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In one of his old "Turning the Tide" blogs at ZNet ("Iraq and Vietnam," June 10, 2004), Noam Chomsky wrote that he didn't "see much useful analogy between Iraq and Vietnam." The major dissimilarity between the two cases, as NC described it, pertains to the material significance of Iraq (unquestion- ably huge–"at the heart of the world's major energy reserves," NC wrote, "which is why the US invaded in the first place") relative not only to Vietnam, but also the whole of Indochina.
A second level of dissimilarity follows from the American intention to install and to prop up a particular kind of Iraq (i.e., "nation-building," American-style–a wholly subjugated Iraq, managed by a puppet of American Power, and wholly in keeping with the "Arab facade" method of the past century).
But, because the actual material stakes are so much greater in Iraq than they ever were in Vietnam, the Americans fear a truly independent Iraq far more than they ever feared a truly independent Vietnam.
Indeed. Reason No. Two and especially Reason No. One constitute huge dissimilarities between Iraq and Vietnam. And if we put some meat on the bones of the old State Department memo from 1945–the Middle East as a "stupendous source of strategic power, and one of the greatest material prizes in world history"–by now, one of the most frequently quoted passages in the history of formerly classified U.S. Government archives–the argument for the dissimilarity between Iraq and Vietnam becomes even clearer. Much clearer, in fact.
Thus to cite a few morsels from the data for which the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a clearinghouse, after Saudi Arabia's approx. 262 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, "around one-fourth of proven, conventional world oil reserves" (perhaps with "up to 1 trillion barrels of ultimately recoverable oil"), Iraq possesses:
115 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, the third largest in the world (behind Saudi Arabia and Canada), concentrated overwhelmingly (65 percent or more) in southern Iraq. Estimates of Iraq's oil reserves and resources vary widely, however, given that only about 10 percent of the country has been explored. Some analysts (the Baker Institute, Center for Global Energy Studies, the Federation of American Scientists, etc.)believe, for instance, that deep oil-bearing formations located mainly in the vast Western Desert region could yield large additional oil resources (possibly another 100 billion barrels or more), but have not been explored. Other analysts, such as the U.S. Geological Survey, are not as optimistic, with median estimates for additional oil reserves closer to 45 billion barrels.
(One caveat, however. We need to put on a pair of gloves before handling these notions of proven versus ultimately recoverable oil reserves (and the like). The U.S. Energy Information Administration often relies upon private sector sources of information, such as the energy-sector's own Oil and Gas Journal. What is more, the notion of ultimately recoverable oil reserves often takes into account oil for which the method of recovery exceeds even the best available current technology. The overriding factors when estimating just how proven so-called proven reserves are, then, are how recoverable the oil is (e.g., Can a well be drilled straight down into the earth and the pumps turned on?), at what kind of cost per barrel, and involving what range of risks? Both Iraqi and Saudi oil are proven in the first sense. But the first sense only.)
Whatever the case, ultimately, turns out to be for Iraqi oil, the fact that Iraqi national territory sits atop vast reserves of recoverable non-renewable energy makes the outcome of the American occupation of the utmost significance not just to American Power, but to the rest of the energy-gulping world. Nothing remotely comparable ever could have been said about Vietnam or Indochina as a whole.
Still. I think there is one axis along which an analogy between American Power in Vietnam then, and American Power in Iraq today, is both powerful, persuasive, and enlightening. This is the logic of quagmire.
(A brief digression. There is a term, 'quagmire', which turns up in commentary on U.S. occupations of foreign territories, and which saw its original use in the context of the U.S. occupation of Vietnam. Most notably, David Halberstam's The Making of a Quagmire: America and Vietnam During the Kennedy Era (Rev. Ed., Alfred A. Knopf, 1987–the First Ed. was 1965). But this is the "quagmire" of noble American intentions gone awry. So, for the record, I am not alluding to this standard usage of the term 'quagmire'.)
Back to the actually-existing logic of quagmire (and see my earlier ZNet Blog, "Quagmire"): As NC writes in Rethinking Camelot (South End Press, 1993):
Without exception, withdrawal proposals [from Vietnam] were conditioned on military victory. Every known [Kennedy] Administration plan was explicit on that score, notably the October 1963 "program to replace U.S. personnel with trained Vietnamese without impairment of the war effort," coupled with instructions from the President to "increase effectiveness of war effort" so as to ensure "our fundamental objective of victory" (N.C.'s emphasis, p. 33). (For the etext version, see Sect. 14.)
The point is that (to use another passage of NC's from elsewhere in the same book), "The US is militarily strong but politically weak, unable to elicit support for its plans for the Third World, a persistent problem in Indochina as elsewhere, always a mystery to the planners….These are enduring themes of the 500-year conquest, sure to persist." (RC, pp. 98-99. For the etext version, see Sect. 26.)
This is the most pertinent similarity, I think, between the American occupation of Vietnam 40 or more years ago, and the American occupation of Iraq today. Surely in the case of Iraq, withdrawal proposals have always been in circulation that are conditioned on a kind of military and political victory that is unachievable–where the crucial qualifications remain (a) militarily strong, but politically weak, and (b) without impairment of the war effort. (On NC's Rethinking Camelot, see, e.g., "Stable Guidelines," "Militarily Strong, Politically Weak," and "The Military View." And, of course, read around.)
In terms of the major oil-rich states in the region (Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, and the smaller Persian Gulf states), American popularity is at or near an all-time low. Extending the geographic frame a little wider, from West to East, in Syria, Egypt, and Jordan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, it is more of the same: Militarily strong (though sometimes very tenuously so), but politically weak. Indeed. Politically detested. Politically vanquished.
In Vietnam, as NC shows, the consequence was the de-emphasis of the political and the escalation of the military, across four different presidential regimes, both Republican and Democrat (esp. the latter).
This dynamic of American Power, I think, is not only one of the "enduring themes of the 500-year conquest" and "sure to persist." But it is persisting. In Iraq most immediately. But also across this vital region of the world.
True, the rapidity with which this dynamic has unfolded this time is far greater. Events in the Iraqi city of Fallujah (ca. April, 2004) having been a case in point. Imagine a whole city of 300,000 (or more) people transformed into an enemy encampment in less than a year-and-a-half!
But, politically, the Americans are finished in Iraq. All they have left is their vastly superior firepower. But the more they resort to it to get what they want, the more hated they become. The greater the resistance.
Endnote: With very minor changes, the preceding commentary was originally posted to my now-non-existent Rocinante Blog at ZNet on June 27, 2004. I have re-entered it here based on an old printed copy. The argument, however, is unchanged. Politically speaking, the Americans are nowhere inside Iraq. All that they have is what they arrived with more than three-and-a-half years ago: Their superior violence, their threats, and their bribes. People who resort to such means deserve to be defeated.
Update (November 17): The American President just landed in Hanoi. He is there to participate in this weekend's summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. His trip to Vietnam marks the first ever by his Preisdency, and only the second by an American President (the first having been Bill Clinton in 2000) since the last diplomats, staff, family, military personnel, and "Tiger-Cage" administrators fled Saigon back in April, 1975.
Shortly after his arrival, the American President met with Australia's Prime Minister at the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel, where they prepared for this weeknd's APEC summit. Afterwards, the two heads of state held a news conference at the hotel.
Asked a couple of questions about what it means to "Americans who experienced some of the turbulence of the Vietnam War that you're here now, talking cooperation and peace with a former enemy," and, subsequently, whether he thought "there [are] lessons here for the debate over Iraq," Bush replied ("President Bush Meets with Prime Minister Howard of Australia," White House Office of the Press Secretary, November 17):
I think one thing — yes, I mean, one lesson is, is that we tend to want there to be instant success in the world, and the task in Iraq is going to take a while. But I would make it beyond just Iraq. I think the great struggle we're going to have is between radicals and extremists versus people who want to live in peace, and that Iraq is a part of the struggle. And it's just going to take a long period of time to — for the ideology that is hopeful, and that is an ideology of freedom, to overcome an ideology of hate. Yet, the world that we live in today is one where they want things to happen immediately. And it's hard work in Iraq. That's why I'm so proud to have a partner like John Howard who understands it's difficult to get the job done. We'll succeed unless we quit. The Maliki government is going to make it unless the coalition leaves before they have a chance to make it. And that's why I assured the Prime Minister we'll get the job done.
Reading these words, it is true that the terms boilerplate and rhetoric come to mind. But not entirely. Instead, one sentence and one clause stand out above the rest. Namely: "We'll succeed unless we quit." And:"[W]e'll get the job done." Why these, and not the "great struggle…between radicals and extremists"?
Comparisons between the American wars over Iraq and Vietnam keep coming up. (Often to be rejected, incidentally.) So let me state here what I believe to be the most important parallels or likenesses between the American war over Vietnam (and the whole of Indochina), on the one hand, and the American wars over Afghanistan and especially Iraq, on the other.
Most fundamentally, I believe there are two likenesses.
First, there is the overarching continuity in both the ends and the means that we find affirmed and pursued by the aggressor state over the many decades of its history–but in particular, over the course of its history since the end of the Second World War, the period during which it has reigned supreme.
Second, there is, therefore, the exact same continuity of willingness on the part of the policymaking elite within the aggressor state to achieve its ends using all the necessary means–right down to the very last drop of the victim population's blood, which it is never shy about spilling. Whether in Vietnam (the old South especially). Laos and Cambodia. Neighboring Indonesia. Afghanistan and Iraq. And dozens of lesser–and several not-so-lesser–points in between.
And though it is true that, contra Indochina, "Iraq cannot be destroyed and abandoned." (Failed States, NC, pp. 147 – 148.)
Still, as a proxy for this entire geographic region where most of the world's proven non-renewable energy resources happen to be located, Iraq can be both destroyed and retained.
At least the American policymaking elite hopes this against hope.
As always, it remains up to the rest of us to prove it wrong.
"Iraq and Vietnam I," ZNet, October 29, 2006
"Iraq and Vietnam II," ZNet, November 17, 2006


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August 2014 BOOKLIST
April 2014
Properly pink Princess Magnolia is having cocoa and scones with Duchess Wigtower when her glitter-stone ring signals a dangerous beast at large. Quickly excusing herself, she secretly slips into black garb to become the Princess in Black, off to do battle with a hungry blue monster.
Print reference works slated for publication between August 2014 and January 2015 are listed here. Page numbers and pub dates have been provided by the publishers and are subject to change. Many of these titles are also available as e-books; check with the publishers for further information.
The Book of Beetles: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred of Nature's Gems. Ed. by Patrice Bouchard. Sept. 2014. 656p. Univ. of Chicago, $55 (9780226082752).
YA or NA?
By Michael Cart
Unless you've been living on the planet Xenon or under a rock, you surely know by now that the term "new adult" (NA) was coined in 2009 by the publisher St. Martin's Press when it issued a call for "fiction similar to YA that can be published and marketed as adult—a sort of older YA or NA."
What hath St. Martin's call wrought in the years since? I decided to find out, querying a clutch of people in publishing to get their take on the situation.
Core Collection: New Adult Fiction
By Gillian Engberg and Donna Seaman
New adult (NA) fiction—erotic, dramatic, and funny—crosses the adult and youth line. So we've joined adult and youth editorial forces to put together a new adult core collection that encompasses the three primary facets of the genre, which we've tagged: New Adult Romance, New Adult Fiction, and Young Adult for New Adult. You will find an enticing spectrum of novels that portray characters who are leaving home for the first time, or returning flat broke; navigating college, buckling down to jobs, or not; and, of course, weathering the storms of lust and love.
New adult isn't a new phenomenon. After all, human beings have always progressed from adolescence to adulthood. What's new is that we're seeing a surge of interest in promoting books to readers between the ages of 18 to 24, and the term "new adult" (NA) has emerged as the buzzword to define these titles. There are many similarities between today's NA fiction titles and the novels that were marketed as chick lit at the turn of this century. So what exactly are we talking about when we discuss today's NA books?
At Leisure with Joyce Saricks: In Praise of Browsing
By Joyce Saricks
I've long been an advocate of browsing in the library. Well before I became a librarian, I learned from experience that even if I wasn't sure what I wanted to read, I'd come upon something that captured my interest if I just spent some time in the stacks. Many readers are just like me; they don't come to the library looking for a specific title. Or, if they do, they are often seduced into taking more when they come across something that strikes their fancy, either in the stacks or on a display.
Read-alikes: Life after the Apocalypse
By Donna Seaman
Six years ago, Booklist took stock of postapocalyptic fiction in a core collection, "Before and After The Road," by Keir Graff. As this particular strain of speculative novel appears to show no sign of slackening, we take, admittedly, rather morbid pleasure in presenting a more recent selection of postoil, postgrid, post–financial collapse, postpandemic tales by exceptional writers.
A History of the Future
. By James Howard Hunstler. 2014. Atlantic Monthly, $24 (9780802122520).


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2013 Grounds Artists
Artists listed below performed at the 56th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, September 20-22, 2013.
Artists for the 57th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, September 19-21, 2014, will be announced in early April.
Friday Night / 9.20.13
Joe Lovano Us Five
Gregory Porter
Snarky Puppy
Dave Douglas Quintet
Uri Caine Trio
Roberto Fonseca
Carmen Lundy
Joe Lovano with the Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors
7 Come 11
Saturday / 9.21.13
Joe Lovano-Dave Douglas Quintet: Sound Prints
Ravi Coltrane Quartet
Craig Taborn Trio
Charlie Hunter & Scott Amendola Duo
Mary Stallings
Orrin Evans Trio
The Relatives
California Honeydrops
Big Sam's Funky Nation
In celebration of 10 years of Motema Music, Monterey Jazz Festival presents:
Charnett Moffett
Jana Herzen
Marc Cary Focus Trio
Kentyah presents: M1, Brian Jackson & The New Midnight Band
A contemporary revisioning of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson
Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet
Brubeck Brothers Quartet
Claire Daly: Baritone Monk
Presented by North Coast Brewing
Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors
Smith Dobson V and Prez Kids
North Pacific String Band
Top student groups from the 2013 Next Generation Jazz Festival Presented by Monterey Jazz Festival:
Mt. San Antonio College "Singcopation"
SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Orchestra
Annual DownBeat Blindfold Test with Joe Lovano
Hosted by Dan Ouellette
Panel Discussion: Dave Brubeck: Hip as a Pair of Horn-Rimmed Glasses
Sunday / 9.22.13
Lou Donaldson Quartet*
Bobby Hutcherson Quartet*
Hammond B3 Blowout!
Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio
Anthony Wilson Trio with Larry Goldings & Jim Keltner
Tammy Hall Quintet
Davina & The Vagabonds
Along Came Betty
Paul Contos Quartet
John Brothers Piano Company Quintet
Family Day with Peter Alsop
Monterey County High School High School All-Star Band
and Vocal Honor Jazz Ensemble
Top student groups from the 2013 Next Generation Jazz Festival Presented by Monterey Jazz Festival:
Berkeley High School Combo A
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Jazz Singers
Folsom High School Jazz Choir I
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Jazz Ensemble
Rio Americano High School AM Jazz Ensemble
USC Thornton Jazz Orchestra
Fantastic Planet
Conversation with National Endowment for the Arts
Jazz Masters Lou Donaldson and Bobby Hutcherson
Hosted by Willard Jenkins
Conversation with Legendary Drummer Jim Keltner
Hosted by Ashley Kahn
Partial List / Artists Subject to Change
*National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master
NEA Jazz Masters Live is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest that celebrates the living legends who have made exceptional contributions to the advancement of jazz.
Jazz on Film: Legends of the Tenor Saxophone
The Language of the Unknown: A Film About Wayne Shorter (Friday)
A film by AV Independence
Round Midnight (Saturday)
Starring Dexter Gordon and Celebrating "Dex@90"
Hosted by Maxine Gordon. Post-film discussion with Maxine Gordon, Ashley Kahn, Ravi Coltrane, and Bobby Hutcherson
Sonny Rollins: Beyond the Notes (Sunday)
Judy Roberts on the Yamaha AvantGrand
with Greg Fishman on saxophone
Arena Simulcasts in The Jazz Theater Presented by Alaska Airlines
Silent Auction, Beer tastings and Entertainment in the
North Coast Brewing Co. Jazz Education Pavilion
Coffee House Gallery Exhibit:
Brubeck at Monterey: Six Decades of Excellence
- Access to 7 general admission Grounds Stages with non-stop music
- Simulcasts in The Jazz Theater Presented by Alaska Airlines of all Arena concerts
- 20 acres of exhibitions, films, food, shopping, and fun for the whole family!
- 3-Day Grounds Stage Tickets and Single Day Grounds Tickets on-sale dates will be announced soon.


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Edmond, Okla. — Our mother, Arlene R. Snyder, found peace in the loving arms of Our Lord early on Christmas Day, December 25, 2012. Born November 2, 1922 in Haverhill, to the late Marie and Matthew Ryan. She found the love of her life with our father, Charles E. Snyder, Jr. Mom could not resist the handsome man in his Army uniform.
Mom and Dad traveled to many countries during their Army years. Mom continued her travels after Charlie died. She visited Norway, Egypt, and cruised Alaska. She traveled from Canada to Mexico and the Atlantic to the Pacific. Our favorite trip was to Yellowstone where Mom had her first snowmobile ride at age 81. She was always willing to try new adventures.
Mom spent her life doing volunteer work and helping charities of all kinds. During her ten years at Little RIver Glen (Va.) she volunteered at the front desk and mini store. Mom was a long time member of the Springfield (Va.) Women's Club with many friends.
Greeting Mom in Heaven are husband, Charlie, infant son, John, her parents, brother, Donald and many others.
Left behind to remember her unique spirit are son, Charles E. Snyder III and wife, Kathy; daughter, Jeanne S. Kline; daughter, Mary S. Wheeler and husband, Russell; daughter, Lisa S. Haugen and husband, Casey; daughter, Anne S. Charron and husband, Jim;, son, Mark R. Snyder and childhood friend of 80 years, Mary Thayer. Surviving grandchildren are Michelle, Lysanne, Jessica, Stacey, Ashley, Penny, Andrew, and Kathryn; great-grandchildren are, Bryaunna, Jonna, Coleton, Hannah, Savannah and unborn baby boy due April 2013.
ARRANGEMENTS: Private services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice.


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Jefferson College of Health Sciences will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 1, 2014. The College will reopen at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, September 2, 2014.
Explore our Programs
Upcoming events
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Sep. 2
In this refresher, we'll be covering the sentence structure: what it is and why it matters.
Sep. 9
Semicolon or colon? Conquer comma confusion with this workshop covering what you need to know about punctuation.
Sep. 11
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All applicants to the dual degree programs must apply and be accepted into each program separately. Applicants are evaluated by each degree program in separate admissions processes. The College of Public Health application requirements include the following:
- Completion of the College of Public Health application and submission of an application fee.
- Official transcripts reflecting an earned bachelor's degree, with a 3.0 or higher grade point average for the last 60 undergraduate or the last 18 graduate/post-baccalaureate credit hours completed.
- FOREIGN TRANSCRIPTS: Official transcripts or mark sheets of college level work not in English or in the standard U.S. grading scale must be sent to a credential evaluation service for translation. The transcript evaluation must be a course by course evaluation that identifies and describes each diploma or certificate with periods of education and equivalency of each document. The preferred services are: World Education Services (WES) and Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE). Other services approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) will also be accepted. Transcripts must carry the signature of a responsible official in which the work was done and the seal of that institution, or must be certified true copies of the original records. If photo static copies are provided, the copies must be certified after duplication as true copies of the original document. Transcripts should clearly indicate the grades received or the standing attained on required examinations. If transcripts do not show the degree earned and the date on which it was conferred, official degree statements must also be provided.
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Gr8 N. OC Condo w/ Pool — Walk 2 Beach, Park & Fireworks! in Ocean City
- bedrooms 1
- baths 1
- sleeps 6
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type Condo
- community Jockey Beach
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 595 - $ 895 / week
Ocean City Condo deals
stays between: 8/21/14 & 2/16/15
deal expires in: 2 days
FREE Local Gym Passes - up to $48 VALUE!
Keep your workout routine going even when you're on vacation! Book today & receive complimentary local OCMD Gym Passes to use during your visit to this home! (Memorial Day-Labor Day)
- Free Local Gym Passes ($48)
deal# DE2GA7
stays between: 8/21/14 & 2/16/15
deal expires in: 2 days
FREE Welcome Bag of Starter Amenities - a $25 VALUE!
Begin your vacation at the Beach, not the grocery store! Life's necessities will already be waiting for you, such as Dish Soap & Detergent, Hand Soap, Paper Towels, Bag of Gourmet Starbucks Coffee, Sweetener, Creamer & more!
- FREE Welcome Bag ($25)
deal# DV273Q
vacation rental description
Grab Your Beach Chair & Go!
Jockey Beach 347 is a bi-level, 1-BR, 1-BA, North Ocean City condo that's an easy, 3-block walk from the Beach. You get the best of both worlds here: peaceful location by the Bay (2 blocks), but with all of OCMD's fun & excitement right at your fingertips. Property features 2 TVs, DVD player, quality furnishings, Central A/C, Private Balcony, distant views of Northside Park, and Fully-equipped Kitchen with updated appliances & cabinetry. Please note the spiral staircase from the 1st floor of the unit up to the 2nd level where the bedroom and bathroom are located.
Great Location in N. Ocean City
Convenient 123rd Street location puts you just 1 Block away from beautiful Northside Park – a lovely Bay Front area with Walking Paths, Playground, Ball Fields, Picnic Pavilion, and long Fishing & Crabbing Pier. Numerous shops, mini-golf & restaurants are also within short walking distance, including Olive Tree, Blue Ox Steakhouse, Ledo Pizza & more! Spend an afternoon swimming in the Outdoor Pool or relaxing on the Beach, then walk down to Ice Cream Castle for a sweet treat. All of this, and only minutes from Ocean City's downtown Boardwalk area, amusements & world-class golf. Non-smoking. No pets, please.
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Vantage Resort Realty (410) 723-2002
condo rental amenities
Unit Amenities:
- Great 123rd St. location – 3 Blocks to Beach, 2 Blocks to Bay & Northside Park
- 2 TVs/1 DVD player
- Full-Size Washer/Dryer
- Central A/C
- Quality Furnishings
- Fully-equipped Kitchen
- Distant Views of park
- 1-Car Parking
Building Amenities:
- Outdoor Pool
- Close to Beach, Bay & local Shops/Restaurants/Mini-Golf
Bed Sizes:
- Master Bedroom - 2 Double beds
- Living Room - Queen Sleep Sofa
Guest Benefits (at no cost to you!):
- Complimentary Business Center
- Sunny Days Guaranteed!
- Free Starter Amenities
- Free Gym Passes during your stay
activities and attractions in Ocean City Maryland
You'll feel like an "OC Local" at Jockey Beach! Many of OCMD's classic hot spots are just a short walk away, so you'll never have to battle traffic or pay for parking! So much to see and do! Here are just a few of the nearby attractions & conveniences (all within 1/2 mile):
- The Beach!!
- Northside Park
- Blue Ox Steakhouse
- Dumser's Dairyland Ice Cream
- Ice Cream Castle
- Ledo's Pizza
- Olive Tree Restaurant
- Crab Bag
- Tequila Mockingbird
- Crabcake Factory
- Cold Stone Creamery
- Grotto Pizza
- CVS Pharmacy
- WaWa Gas & Convenience Store
vacation rental rates
01/05/13 - 06/14/13 $119-$139/night........................$595-$695/week (3-night min)
06/15/13 - 06/28/13 $159/night........................................$795/week (3-night min)
06/29/13 - 08/16/13 $179/night........................................$895/week (3-night min)
08/17/13 - 09/06/13 $139-$159/night........................$695-$795/week (3-night min)
09/07/13 - 12/27/13 $119/night........................................$595/week (3-night min)
* Rates are subject to change without notice. Pricing excludes taxes, add'l options or fees.
* Each reservation will need to sign a Lodging Agreement.
* Each reservation will have 10.5% tax, processing fee and travel guard damage insurance or refundable security deposit.
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* We are licensed REALTORs.
Vantage Resort Realty (410) 723-2002
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Top things to do in Ocean City
- Spend a relaxing day on the Beach.
- Walk the famous Ocean City Boardwalk.
- Play a round of golf (18-hole or putt-putt).
- Treat yourself to some fun at an amusement or water park.
- Sample some delicious Eastern Shore cuisine.
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CNN has an interesting piece on Unemployment Insurance in South Carolina, headlined "Tough Love for South Carolina's Jobless." They could have omitted the word "love" for a more accurate depiction of the situation.
The article quotes Sen. Kevin Bryant (R-Anderson) singing the same old song about how we need to worry about protecting freedom instead providing handouts – "subsidizing poor behavior," as he puts it. Except for a few, short-lived (and promising) experiments with progressive policies, this is the same "blame the victim" line that South Carolina's political leaders have applied to poverty issues since our days as a colony. We've tried this approach for the majority of our existence.
CNN notes where it has gotten us:
South Carolina is one of the poorest states in the nation, and its official unemployment rate — just under 10 percent — is higher than the nation's. It has been since the recession began.
It ranks near the bottom — 45th — in the amount of money it gives to people who've lost jobs. The average check is $235 a week. And South Carolina cuts off benefits six weeks earlier than most other states.
It's mind-blowing that some state leaders think people enjoy living on this pittance, as if it were enough to satisfy even the least ambitious among us. It's also mind-blowing that in a state whose Evangelical Christians form one of the most (in)famous voting blocs in the nation, our policy makers give such shrift to the teachings of the Gospel of Jesus, referencing instead the Old Testament, in order to tar the poor.
"And it's unfortunate that we do have a mind-set that is really based on breaking one of the Commandments — Thou shalt not covet. We have some segment in our society that feels like they are deserving of something taken from somebody else. And we've got to get away from that," Bryant said.
Right. Our economic problems stem from the jealousy of the have-nots.
Our side came at the issue a little differently, a little more attentive to facts.
"The problem is, we are a poor state," says Sue Berkowitz, director of South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center, a nonprofit group that works on behalf of poor people.
"We don't have many jobs. The jobs we have don't pay living wages. Instead of addressing the real problems out there, he's blaming people for having misfortune."
Frank Knapp says Kevin Bryant isn't alone in doing that. Knapp heads the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce.
"What we typically do here in South Carolina is try to blame the victim — instead of having a true game plan to grow our economy from the bottom up," Knapp told CNN this week.
South Carolina has long tried to create jobs by recruiting outside manufacturers — such as BMW and Boeing — by offering huge tax breaks and other incentives.
One of those incentives is South Carolina's cheap labor force. It's a right-to-work state, meaning unions have little influence.
Knapp says the state's strategy of "chasing the big elephants" has left South Carolina with a vulnerable economy.
"We rely on all these deals to recruit a manufacturer from another state," he said. That's what we did with Boeing. Boeing was going to build someplace. We won that deal. Did we create any new jobs for this country that weren't going to be created anyway? No."
"But if we invested a little more effort in South Carolina to grow small businesses and create jobs that would not go anywhere else, and are never going to move out of state — we would have more of a sustainable economy."
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I Accept the Theory of Evolution
I've heard it mentioned, quite sensibly, that it's not necessarily a matter of belief and so... this group. 4,429 People
It Makes SenseYes I can accept the fact that man evolved from other species. Especially since the scientific evidence is overwhelming. I don't accept the Tooth Fairy, Santa Clause, or that some invisible man in the sky created us by blowing into some dirt. Then he's perfect but seems to get...
holloway64 46-50, M 3 Responses 4 Oct 24, 2012
meowmermaid 36-40, F 2 Responses 7 Aug 14
Just A Theory? Do You Even Science?I don't believe in evolution, I accept it as a scientific theory. In science, a theory holds more weight than just a fact does. A theory is not something we think of in the middle of the night after too much coffee and not enough sleep, that is an idea. A theory in science...
chips24 18-21, M 4 Responses 13 Sep 28, 2013
"Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" by the lateCarl Sagan & Ann Druyan will make you question the whole idea of religion. More recently Mary Roach wrote a very witty and insightful investigation of the hereafter in 2005 entitled "SPOOK: Science Tackles the Afterlife". "What happens when we die? Does the light just go out...
2ndHandLion 41-45, T 4 Responses 3 Aug 7
I think its interesting to see how in a way weall have a common ancestor. it really makes you think about how interconnected we are as a planet. even though we're separated by species and the evolution of things, when you trace heritage back to the beginning, at one point, we were all one in a sense.
Sapphirebee27 18-21, F 8 Responses 13 Jun 24
Because science and I think "young earthcreationists" aren't very smart to begin with.
utahwriter 36-40, M 5 Responses 3 Jun 7
Sorry Folks...The Argument should be... Bible vs. Science. Not GOD vs. Science. I have to believe science over a book about a man, a woman and a talking snake. For Pete's sake, we would all be related... Oh, the bible is real, but that particular story is just a story.... Sure. The age of the...
DreamWizard 41-45, F 6 Responses 4 Dec 3, 2013
MadameMM 26-30, F 8 Responses 8 Jan 15
I totally accept it, there is evidencethat supports evolution. It's so strange, but so interesting...
ificutmyhairhawaiiwillsink 18-21, M 2 Responses 5 May 31
I accept evolution as truthas all unbiased scientific evidence points to evolution as truth. I also believe in the theory of abiogenesis and the Big Bang theory. I also accept the multiverse theory as there is evidence to support it as well. I subscribe to evidence, supported theories, logic, and...
SNP1 22-25, M 2 Responses 1 Feb 6
I believe in evolution,but I also believe that the earliest thing here was put here by God. I believe God put everything on earth to eventually evolve into something else. Human beings will probably evolve into some other form of beings too someday a long time from now. And, to those of you who like...
lyricalongings 31-35, F 21 Responses 8 Jul 9
It makes perfect senseif you make the effort to understand the evidence. People who claim not to accept it either haven't tried to understand it or simply don't want to understand.....
LazyApe 31-35, M 4 Responses 5 May 16
Creationism and Intelligent Design are not credible theories. Both of these fraudulent claims are Unconstitutional If Taught In Public SchoolsThe courts have ruled. Creationism and Intelligent Design are bogus plots to get religion back into our public schools. Enjoy this very informative NOVA special on the Kitzmiller v. Dover case that conclusively proved what a fraud Creationism is. http://youtu.be/kCKnHv6rxs8
Endlessslcparty 36-40, F 12 Responses 13 May 3, 2013
Expressing SolidarityI joined this group to express my solidarity for the few Americans that are rational these days and actually need to make a statement of what they think is the reason behind the diversity of species.It hurts to see what was once a nation of inventors and scientists, people who...
xptomaluco69 18-21, M 3 Responses 4 Jun 16, 2013
I repeat this a lot,but so many people don't understand basic scientific thinking or the scientific method:What is a scientific theory?-In science, a theory holds more weight than just a fact does. A theory is not something we think of in the middle of the night after too much coffee and not enough...
chips24 18-21, M 4 Responses 9 May 31
Ilikepi314 31-35, M 4 Responses 1 Mar 8
It seems the only peoplewho deny evolution are the ones who do not understand it or know anything about it. Richard Dawkins once said that a well-educated sane person could not deny it. I spoke to someone who claimed to be a university graduate who went there to study evolution and he claimed the earth...
CompleteDickWin 22-25, M 3 Responses 1 Jan 30
I'm just putting this herefor all of you who don't. And - for those who do. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/18/science/space/detection-of-waves-in-space-buttresses-landmark-theory-of-big-bang.html?ref=science&_r=0
Stephanie2211 41-45, F 3 Responses 2 Mar 19
You are supposed to prove somethingbefore you sweep it away as an invalid theory. There are things on the other hand that makes so little sense that you simply don't question them. To me the existence of god is one of those. There is absolutely nothing in this world that gives me any indication about that he ever...
nyavanner2014 26-30, M 6 Responses 5 Jan 24
I believe in God to be a lovingand conscious energy. Evolution is just a way of explaining how God created the universe in the beings in it. Why is it so hard to accept a plausible theory? I don't think it was Darwin's intent to try to lead people away from religion, he wanted to know more about how we came...
agathashelly 26-30, F 2 Responses 4 Feb 10
Evolving Bacteria: two examplesAdmittedly old news, but relevant, and I believe the experiment to be ongoing: http://richarddawkins.net/articles/2697-bacteria-make-major-evolutionary-shift-in-the-lab Most escheria coli (found in your feces) cannot metabolize citrate, but a lab-raised population of them...
hylierandom 41-45 3 Responses 4 Sep 27, 2011
A Reality Whether You Accept Or NotEvolution is an irrefutable reality. It doesn't require laypeople accepting it or not. I have read a number of extremely ignorant comments on this board. First, in science, a "theory" is much stronger than a fact. It has more evidence, peer-reviewed support, it can be tested...
Endlessslcparty 36-40, F 7 Responses 6 May 2, 2013
Evolution Is NOT A Theory AnymoreThere are still a few blanks to fill in but the(basic)" theory"" is proven beyound a doubt now! What IS Threory-(unproven) is GOD&Religion-Faith&Belief are not by any standard- "Proof" of anything!
jettys 56-60 3 Responses 7 May 7, 2013
I know many people remember only Charles Darwinfor the discovery of evolution, but don't forget Alfred Russell Wallace, they were both important
2t3v3 16-17, M 1 Response 1 Feb 19
I believe God created everything.However, Genesis is poetic and God had the story of creation told in a way they would understand it best at that time. A day to God is not a day to us. Evolution proves God great detailed work that took a large amount of time to us but not more than a "day" to Him.
Tessica15 18-21, F 4 Responses 4 May 20
I accept the theory of evolution.It is more logical that changes happen over a long period of time and natural selection picking out the best suited for the environment. It is happening, as we are living, the human shape is changing. 20% of people in my generation are born without wisdom teeth (those lucky...
4NeonFun 16-17, F 3 Responses 5 Jul 19
CinnamonFern 46-50, F 1 Response 8 1 day ago
It just flows along. Yes,there are still gaps, but the sense of it all is overwhelming.
jumpersforgoalposts 46-50, M 6 Apr 27
Flowering Plants In BloomThe angiosperms, the flowering plants, really get going about the same time as mammals, coinciding with the demise of the dinosaurs. 60 million years ago, or a bit more. The modern atmosphere of Earth is 20% oxygen, give or take. A large chunk of that is due to the said plants...
KenWX 61-65, M 4 Oct 19, 2012
I don't. Atleast not the most common theyaccepted one especially considering that it was disproved. It was long since believe that we eve loved to walk bipedal in tall savannah grasses, but it's been proved that we were already walking before they developed.
Rachlm214 16-17, F 3 Responses 0 Feb 27
Accept is the correct term,not believe, as it so often incorrectly put. Belief is irrelevant. Evolution is a scientific theory, which means it is supported by an enormous amount evidence, and in science a theory is, essentially (although not technically), a fact. One does not believe in a fact. Facts...
Qataram 36-40, M 4 Responses 8 Apr 7
Creationists YouTube videos can be really stupidand funny, but it must be infuriating to try stop those morons teaching their nonsense in schools. Luckily I live in Europe where we can afford to laugh at the "born again stupid". Creationists are one of the main reason the world talks about stupid Americans.
runtom 56-60, M 8 Responses 9 Apr 8
It seems impossible to me,that anyone can *not* accept this. I have lived my whole life inside the confines (maybe that's a too-negative sounding word?) of the Church: and while I could not remotely claim to be either a theologian or a Biblical scholar (too busy being a mom, wife, and whittering away...
FaithfulB 26-30, F 2 Responses 6 Feb 21
SillinessI think it's absolutely silly that people still debate about whether or not evolution is real, when we've witnessed it happen. Mutations and changes happen all the time. Bacterias have evolved to withstand the drugs used against them. I also think it's important that people look...
JonFurniss 18-21, M 48 Responses 9 Apr 2, 2008
I accept that the theory of evolution is just aTheory! Lol. Its a debate that will never end. Dont show me a drawing of a monkey, than a monkey with a stick, than monkey walking upright, walking upright with primitive garments... Lol! This is one of these subjects thats up to the individual to choose what he believes. I...
AidanCullen 26-30, M 4 Responses 4 Feb 5
God may have created Man.But he still needed a monkey to do it.
Vetrov 51-55, M 4 Responses 7 Jul 8
It's all factual the proof is in the bonesbut spiritually can still exist.just like the ape evolved into man,the brain has evolved into thinking about "WHAT IF?"
bignatbreastluver 46-50, M 1 Jun 8
"just A Theory"I am waiting for the day that all of those ignorants, that call the Evolution Theory just a "theory," stop being hypocrites and stop using the spoils of science that work by applying the other Scientific Theories. Such as: Automobiles - Theory of combustion, electricity...
chalas 22-25, M 16 Responses 8 Oct 14, 2010
I believe in evolution cause there are factsthat support it I'm not saying religion is bad it brings people togeather and gives them someone to turn to in a time of need
Cosplaygirl 18-21, F 2 Responses 2 May 27
If you want to be a creationist that's fine byme - just please do not try to engage me in an debate about it. I will just laugh at you.
Earthgirl188 22-25, F 4 Responses 8 Feb 27
Why We Don't Need To Look At The Fossil Record To Establish That The Theory Of Evolution Is Probably True1. Human fingernails are obviously vestigial claws that have no function. 2. Why is the eye so flawed, and why does it have a gaping blind spot where the optic nerve is? 3. What use is the appendix in modern humans? 4. Why do we get goosebumps if we no longer have thick enough...
LeavingSociety 22-25, M 7 Responses 4 Sep 20, 2010
AnnoyedThis week in my AP Bio class we finally finished the unit on Evolution, and I breathed a sigh of relief. This unit was so incredibly fascinating to me, but my enjoyment was marred by the mass amount of people who were complaining that they shouldn't have to learn this, as it goes...
waonderinggirl 18-21, F 12 Responses 7 Apr 23, 2013
I will take substantiated scientific theoryover someone's dogma everyday and always. That is all.
NuclearELDER 41-45, M 1 Response 1 Jun 1
The problem I have with the Theory of Evolutionis it is just a theory. There is no scientific evidence to back it up. It also only tries to explain what happened after everything has come into being. So considering that. Where did everything start from? Definition of Theory from Merriam Webster Online the·o·ry noun...
Jericho7 36-40, M 44 Responses 1 Apr 22
I hadn't heard of creationismuntil about 3 years ago. I just couldn't believe that people actually believed all the stuff that goes with it. It's a good thing I don't live in the states, I'd go nuts.
scarynipple 16-17, F 6 Responses 8 Jan 4
I believe in God, and his lovefor us is more evident in our evolution. Accepting the theory of evolution is a way to acknowledge the amazing powers of the universe and the nature that God created. But the creation myth just shows a bad tempered God that made his creation for selfish purposes and...
kalila37 18-21, F 4 Responses 3 Feb 10
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Detroit Pistons guards Rodney Stuckey and Ben Gordon are again out of the lineup for Saturday night's game against the Charlotte Bobcats.
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CAROLINA BEACH -Carolina Beach Mayor Bob Lewis announced on his Facebook page Thursday February 28, the Town is working on a new notification system for Carolina Beach water customers.
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We are working on implementing a Carolina Beach Emergency Utility Notification System for all residents in Carolina Beach. One thing we need from all residents and business owners is a phone number which will be kept private and used only for notifications. If any issue with our water system arises in the future we would like to send out an automated notification voicemail/call message to every water customer in our town. Like every other utility our water system is impacted from time to time by failures of equipement or weather related issues. Even with backup systems these issues occur. Beyond our local media (TV, Radio and Print) notification system we are planning on implementing an automated phone (land line or Cell) notification system. Currently we have over 1800 customer phone numbers we can use but we have over 4500 customers. Please send back the request for your phone number in one of your future water bills. Please share this with your neighbors.
Residents can also visit carolinabeach.org online to submit their information. The Town issued a boil water notice on February 11, resulting from low water pressure throughout the Town's water system over the weekend.
Many residents were concerned because they were not aware of the notice and Town officials did not contact Carolina Beach Elementary School. School officials brought in water coolers and bottled water after hearing the notice in local media. The notice stated, "Today, the Town of Carolina Beach's primary water treatment facility experienced a temporary loss of water pressure. This interruption resulted in a temporary lack of water pressure throughout the Town's water distribution system. Periods of low or no pressure in the distribution system increases the potential for back siphonage and introduction of bacteria into the water system. The issue has been corrected and the treatment facility is now operating normally."
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Questions about race, online habits, minority-owned businesses, TV bias and much more were all part of a 25-page, 122-question document that will go a long way in determining the jury in the federal corruption case of ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.Around 400 potential jurors spent Wednesday filling out the questionnaire.Some of the more curious questions include:
- Do you believe that minority owned businesses do not get enough opportunity to compete for private or public sector jobs?
- Do you or your spouse or partner have bumper stickers on your car?
- Do you enjoy playing "devil's advocate" or presenting opposing positions when arguing or debating?
- The government's evidence in this case includes court approved wiretaps of phone conversations between parties unaware of the recordings, as well as hidden devices placed on persons cooperating with the government in order to secretly record conversations with others. What is your opinion of the use of these techniques?
- Do you believe that the prosecution of elected officials tends to be politically motivated?
- Do you think minorities are generally treated unfairly by the government?
- Do you think African-American defendants are less likely to be offered a plea deal than white defendants?
- Are there any racial or ethnic groups you do not feel comfortable being around?
- What do you think of the current state of racial relations in the United States?
- Do you regularly send text messages, IM's or Tweets to people?
- Do you believe the news media has been unfair in covering African-American public officials?
Click here to review the full questionnaire.After attorneys review the answers, the jury pool should be trimmed to 80 by Sept. 6 when candidates are interviewed in court. From there, 18 people will serve as the jury and alternates for what is expected to be a four-month trial.
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SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - A DUI suspect is in custody following an overnight police pursuit.
The chase started around 1:30 a.m. on State Route 163 near Genesee, when officers noticed the 52-year-old driver swerving across lanes. They attempted to pull him over, but he just kept driving.
Authorities say the suspect was driving at normal speeds and may have been too drunk to know he was being followed.
The chase finally ended at Mira Mesa Boulevard near Black Mountain Road, when the driver stopped at a red light and got out of the car.
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NORWAY — Lake Pennesseewassee isn't an unusual place to see people in their swimsuits, but usually they don't show up when it is possible to see one's breath in the air. Or when the lake itself is capped with a crust of ice and snow.
Keri Welch, a 21-year-old woman from Auburn, was the first to defy that tradition on Sunday. She waited, wrapped in blankets, until a snowmobile had been driven up onto a snow-covered platform and two photographers had finished setting up equipment. Welch then removed her coverings to reveal her only defense against the freezing air: an American flag bikini and a pair of white boots.
"Oh, it's cold!" she immediately exclaimed.
Guided by photo stylist Courtney Hatton, Welch sat on the snowmobile in a few different poses as the photographers snapped off a series of shots. Once they were finished, a couple of assistants quickly bundled the shivering model back up in the blankets and spirited her to the warmth of a trailer parked on the ice.
The shoot was part of a photo project undertaken by Jason Harris, owner of Life Through the Lens Images of Bethel. Along with Jessica Robbins, another model in the shoot, he came up with the idea of photographing several Maine women posing on snowmobiles to be used in a calendar. The pair have since formed the company Mainely Calendars. They've been preparing for the shoot for four months.
"If I was asked to do it again, I would take pause," said Harris. "This really has taken over my life."
At Harris' last count, the shoot had 14 models and 26 snowmobiles lined up. It received sponsorship from I Love Swimwear of New Jersey, which provided the swimsuits; AMI Clubwear of California, which supplied the boots; and Subway of Oxford, which provided lunch. The snowmobiles were donated for use in the shoot by Blaisdell Brothers Racing of Dixfield, Ken's Yamaha of Oxford and individuals from around the state.
The event attracted a small crowd to an open-air tent, which was covered with a tarp on one side to exclude the sun and improve conditions for photography. It coincided with the second day of the annual Snowfest snowmobile races hosted by the Norway Trackers.
Soon after Welch's session, Snowfest vendor Scott Mondor of Lynox Cleaning Systems loaned Harris a large portable heater to train on the models during the shoot. Debbie Moreau, a 38-year-old model from Portland, said she managed to make it through her time in front of the cameras without getting too chilly.
"I noticed my legs were shaking, so I tightened my muscles a little bit and was fine," she said.
Moreau said she first started modeling last January and had never done an outdoor shoot or one in front of a group of people.
"It was fun," she said. "I was more nervous for the photographer than all of the other people here."
Kayla Bailey, 26, of Gray said she has been modeling for five years and got into it through participation in pageants. She said she grew up using snowmobiles and was pleased that her session took place on a vintage snowmobile of which only 12 were made.
"I've never done anything like this before," she said. "I've done some work down in Boston, but never anything out in the cold."
Todd Bergman, of Vonberg Photography in Livermore, said the frigid project was a new one for him as well. He is used to taking photos in studios or in Florida.
"I've never shot outside when it's below 32 degrees, ever," he said. "I made an exception for this one because it sounded fun."
Bergman said he usually takes about an hour to shoot a subject, but Sunday's sessions were limited to a few minutes. He said there will be a considerable amount of post-production work, including an estimated four to six hours of computer editing for each photo to enhance the colors. He said he aims not to do any touch-up work on the models themselves so they can look as natural as possible.
Harris said the goal of the shoot was to produce enough photos for two calendars, one each for 2011 and 2012. The calendars will be printed in November or December and be nationally distributed, along with posters.
"If this is a success, we'll move toward a summer calendar," he said.
Harris said more information on the calendars will be made available at the project's Web site at www.realityoneradio.com/ztek/lttlipsb.


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Top Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight contender Michael Bisping expects to win his fight against Vitor Belfort in the main event of UFC on FX 7, which goes down this Saturday night (Jan. 19, 2013) from Ginasio Estadual Geraldo Jose de Almeida in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
His strategy? Survive the first round.
"The Count" expects his Brazilian rival to empty his tank in the opening frame, leaving him a "walking punching bag" for the latter two-thirds of the fight. After all, how hard can it be for the British banger to stay out of harm's way for a mere five minutes?
Considering "The Phenom" has 15 first-round finishes -- 12 of them knockouts -- I'd say the answer is "very hard."
Belfort (21-10) is clearly entering the twilight of his career, but still widely-considered one of the most dangerous strikers in the 185-pound (or any other) division. Not just inside the Octagon, but perhaps in all of mixed martial arts (MMA).
Never was that more evident than at UFC 17.5: "Ultimate Brazil."
That's where the 21-year-old "lion" competed in his final UFC fight before embarking on a four-year sabbatical under the PRIDE FC banner in Japan, facing off against a violent young "Axe Murderer" named Wanderlei Silva, who entered the cage with a 5-1 record and a list of bloody finishes that read more like a crime scene report.
Here's what happened.
Both fighters enter the cage at 199 pounds as referee John McCarthy gets the action underway. "A very stoic and expressionless Vitor Belfort," remarks cageside commentator Mike Goldberg. "None of the rah-rah that we've seen in the past, he appears to be extremely focused."
The combatants cautiously leave their respective corners and Wanderlei uncorks a low kick that swings wide. Silva slowly walking him down and slaps a leg against the thigh of his Brazilian rival and Belfort answers with a lunging jab.
"The Axe Murderer" retreats and "The Phenom" meets him in the center of the Octagon.
Then, disaster strikes (literally) for Silva.
Wandy lumbers in with bad intentions but inexplicably stops short without throwing a punch. Confused and flat-footed, just inches from his sneakered assassin, Silva gets driven in reverse by a powerful combination of punches. Despite his manic retreat, Belfort follows him to the cage, fist-first, and drops him into a pulverized heap.
McCarthy waves off the attacker at the 0:44 mark of round one.
In less than 48 hours, Belfort will return to Sao Paulo nearly 15 years later to try to replicate his performance and finish his opponent inside the first round.
Can he do it?
For more on the upcoming UFC on FX 7: "Belfort vs. Bisping" network television event click here. For a historical look at "The Count's" UFC career click here.


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LONDON (AP) -- Schoolchildren, charity fundraisers, war veterans and a centenarian are among 8,000 people who will carry the Olympic flame in the torch relay for the 2012 London Games, organizers announced Monday.
London Games officials unveiled a street-by-street map of the 8,000-mile (12,875-kilometer) route, which begins at Land's End -- the westernmost tip of England -- on May 19.
Some 8,000 torchbearers will carry the flame across Britain, with a stop in Dublin, Ireland.
The International Olympic Committee ruled relays should be confined to host countries after human rights protests disrupted the international route before the 2008 Beijing Games.
Most of the torchbearers are members of the public chosen for embodying community spirit, courage and sporting determination.
The volunteers, who each will cover about 300 yards (meters) include Britain's oldest full-time firefighter and a soldier who lost three of his limbs in an explosion in Afghanistan.
The youngest is 11, and the oldest is Londoner Diana Gould, who turns 100 on May 23.
"As long as the walk is on the flat I think I'll be OK," she told the BBC.
One of the first torchbearers will be Dave Jackson, a volunteer coast guard officer from Cornwall, southwest England.
"I think it'll be a case of 'don't drop it'! That'll be going through my mind quite a bit," he said. "'Don't start any fires.'"
While most torchbearers will walk or run, the flame will also be carried on skates, whizzed on a zip wire off the Tyne Bridge in Northeast England and rowed along the River Thames during its 70-day trip.
Olympic organizers said Monday that the relay will pass within 10 miles (16 kilometers) of 95 percent of Britain's population.
Details of the final two days of the journey -- and the names of those who will carry the flame into the Olympic Stadium ahead of the July 27-Aug. 12 games -- are being kept under wraps.
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Keith Stanfill is the director of the University of Florida's Integrated Product and Process Design program. Dr. Stanfill has over ten years industrial experience with United Technologies, including seven years with Pratt & Whitney and three years with Carrier Corporation. As an engineer at Pratt & Whitney, he designed gas turbine hardware for fighter aircraft – most recently the Joint Strike Fighter. At Carrier, he served as a key resource to the New Product Development Council Steering Committee, facilitated Design for X (DFx) workshops internationally, developed business process linkages between new product development and lean manufacturing, and developed and implemented manufacturing systems software. He received his PhD in 1995 from the University of Florida Department of Mechanical Engineering. His interests include technology transfer, product development, design education, and DFx. He is a registered professional engineer (Florida) and member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Society of Engineering Education.


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Are you ready for some football??The Arizona Cardinals hit the field Friday for the start of training camp. This year they're holding camp in the valley, rather than in Flagstaff. If you're headed out to training camp, what do you need to know before you go?Fans can catch the team in action for free, with 17 practices are open to the public. Practices run from 2 p.m. to 4:35 p.m. between July 26 and August 22.
Gates to the stadium open at 1:30 p.m. Fans can enter through Budweiser Gate 3, the AZone Team store and Hyundai Gate 1 on weekends.
Parking is free on the east side of the stadium (green and grey lots) and will open each day at 12:30 p.m. Additional lots on the west (orange) side will be available for fans to park on weekends.
It's all open seating on the east side of the stadium, so you'll want to get there early to make sure you get a good seat.
For practices Friday through Sunday, additional lower bowl seating will be provided on the west side of the stadium and the south bridge will be open for fans to use. One of everyone's favorite part of training camp is the Red and White practice on August 3.After practice is over, players will sign autographs for lucky fans along the lower level field walls.
In addition, a limited number of children between the ages of 2 and 12 will be able to participate in a free post-practice player autograph experience. Wristbands for access to the special session will be given on a first-come, first-served basis at the Children's Autograph Experience table at the entry to the Kids Interactive Zone.Something every kid can get really excited about: an interactive zone just for them. Kids can weave through an inflatable obstacle course, throw the perfect spiral and combine football-like drills.
Feeling hungry after all that competition? Concessions at the stadium will offer a savings of 15 to 40 percent off regular menu prices.
Many are hoping the Card's training camp can help out the shops and restaurants at Westgate.The first game of the regular season is against the Saint Louis Rams on September 8 on FOX 10.
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Here's a look at a key matchup heading into Thursday night's game between the Bears and Dolphins.
Bears WR Devin Hester vs. Dolphins' kickoff- and punt-coverage units
Just a few days after Hester had kickoff returns of 68 and 32 yards, he'll run into the Dolphins' kickoff-coverage unit, which is ranked toward the bottom of the league and allows 26.6 yards per return.
Hester hadn't returned a kickoff all season prior to Sunday, and he's not the full-time kickoff returner. The plan is to put Danieal Manning or Johnny Knox back deep occasionally to give Hester, who still is involved on offense, a break if he needs one. Hester is considered more of a big-play threat, but Knox went to the Pro Bowl as a kick returner after last season and Manning is averaging a respectable 24.9 yards per return this year. All three players have the ability to give the Bears great field position.
Miami has done a better job covering punts — it's ranked 10th in average return allowed — but it has also allowed two punts to be blocked, and Brandon Fields is ranked 24th in the league in net punting average (36.5) among qualifiers. Fields' protection has been better of late, but the coverage will be tested if Fields punts to Hester and doesn't get enough air under the ball to give Miami's players a chance to force Hester to make a fair catch.