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The highlight destinations were the extraordinary ancient city of Petra in Jordan. Well worth the hour walk each way. An extraordinary sight, lost to the world for many centuries, and just re-discovered less than 100 years ago. Also, the great temples of Ankor Wat in Cambodia. There were more than 40 of themin addition to the main temple, which is a World Heritage Site. I would like to compliment the staff on Nautica for their thorough and complete assistance to us in making this side trip, even though we made our own arrangements in Siem Reap. They were also very acommodating in assisting us for a private side trip to Luxor, even though they had a much more expensive trip to Luxor, sponsored by the ship.
As to Nautica, it is one of the fabulous, smallish former Reniassance ships, with all the charm and sophistication of those vessels, but all the amenities of the big ships. Dress was smart casual - No tuxedos needed, and with the heat in this part of the world, that we great with us. Just the right size at 678 passengers. We had the best cruise director (Dottie)of any cruise we have been on, and the entire staff (from 47 nations) was extra special but unintrusive.
Food was SPECTACULAR! 5 dining venues: Polo Steak House, Sabatini's Italian, Tapas of the Terrace, Main Dining Room, buffet. In addition there was an extraordinary lunch cafe (with free fruit smoothies & milk shakes, kobe cheeseburgers, Phily cheese sandwiches, and great salads) and of course, room service. The quality, presentation, and service was comparable or better to any top rated restaurant in America. The best I have ever had! No set meal times. You often needed to make advance reservations at Sabatinis and Polo,but all restaurants accepted walk ups.
Entertainment was limited, but very high quality. There was regional talent and cultural experiences. A great full band, and three other entertainer groups.
Managed by the finest staff of any ship I have sailed. Our cabin steward collected dark chocolates for me daily when she found I was a chocoholic, and even lent me her personal wash basin and filled it with ice when I sprained my ankle.
We met some amazing and very interesting people on the cruise, and have made some lifetime friends (whom we have already visited with). The group was generally in their 50's 60's, and 70's, but very hip (Loads of IPods, IPhones, Blackberries, laptops, and Kindles around) and most loved the casual atmosphere. Plus, they and amazing stories to tell and experiences to share.
I guess you get the idea that I really liked this Cruise Line and their staff. Before you think that this is a paid commercial, let me tell you about a few things I found fault with: 1. The ship doctor had the bedside manners of Mussolini or Howard Cosell, and overcharged me grossly. 2. The Port of Mangalore, India was the sorry-est port I have ever experienced in 30 years of cruising. No one on the ship could tell me why we stopped there (Ask them in Miami, they told me, they tell us where to go, and we take it from there). 3. The guest laundry was small and pathetic. It was so bad that the ship comedian had as the evening entertainment a play called "Episodes in the Laundry" featuring guests experiences there. 4. The "Crafts Ladies" who ran the daily craft program were pretty pathetic. I don't think they will get another gig. I had better crafts from a high school girl at the public playground.
This was a real deal! We paid $7,899 each for the cruise, but that included airfare from Washington to Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific and return from Athens on Air France, all gratuties, and $500 each room credit. There are 4 rooms on decks 7 & 8 near the front which are the same size as balcony suites, but the area where the balcony would be is enclosed with a big round window. The result is the largest cabin on the ship (plus 80SF) except suites at a regular outside cabin rate. (My cabin # was 7007)


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Gidday from Pitch Black!
You turn around and…...... sheeeit!! Over a year has slipped by since our last mail! You may (or may not) have be wondering what we've been up to in the last 12 months! But first things first…
How are ya?
Yeah, thought so.
Us too.
Our big news is that we are about to drop a new album! Well, it's a compilation album of some of the remixes we've done for people over the years, plus some of our own tracks that we have dug out of the vaults - unreleased mixes and the like - which we have put all in one place for your listening pleasure.
1. Hirini Melbourne & Richard Nunns: Te Po (Pitch Black Remix)
2. Pitch Black: Kaikoura Dub (from Whale Rider)
3. International Observer: House of the Rising Dub (Pitch Black Remix)
4. Salmonella Dub: For the Love Of It (Pitch Black Version)
5. Tom Cosm: The Opaque (Pitch Black Remix)
6. Katchafire: Sensimillia (Pitch Black Remix)
7. Pitch Black: I'm a Wanderer (First .Ever. Tune.)
8. Mirror System: Mirror Beach (Pitch Black Remix)
9. Laya Project: A New Day (Pitch Black Remix)
10. Pitch Black: Protect the Grain (Flex EP Mix)
11. Tiki: Past Present Future (Pitch Black Remix)
and if you buy the album from our
page, you get not only
12. Across Digital - Disarray (Pitch Black Remix)
13. Zen Lemonade - For Your Digitalize Only (Pitch Black Remix)
thrown in, but you can also download an animated short film that we composed the soundtrack for back in 1997 called "
" (and get the album artwork too).
So pretty much something in there for everyone, we reckon. We've carefully sequenced the tracklist so the whole album flows by very nicely as a cohesive listening experience.
For the Kiwis amongst you, Salmonella Dub, Tiki and Katchafire will be familiar names: for those of you unlucky not to be born/live in Godzone ;-), all three bands were, and are, at the forefront of the phenomenally successful dub movement down under, with Katchafire channeling the spirit of the Wailers, and Salmonella and Tiki infusing dub sensibilities into drum'n'bass and electronica.
Further afield, Mirror System is the downtempo project of System 7's Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy (also from 70s psych rockers, Gong), who we met in Japan aeons ago and did a remix swap with. Likewise, International Observer had remixed so many of our tracks over the years, that it was only fair we repaid the favour and deconstructed his dub take on the classic "House of the Rising Sun". Laya Project was a very different kettle of fish, being a project set up to raise funds for the victims of the 2004 Asian Tsunami. We reckon its one of the best things we've ever done, and clocks in at a hefty/healthy twelve minutes!
We loved working with these artists and remixing their work, as it gave us a chance to play with different types of sounds and composing techniques. It has also helped us make new friends across the globe.
From our own ouevre, "Kaikoura Dub" was originally a long jam, which was then edited down for inclusion in the film "Whale Rider" before morphing into "Elements Turn" on "Ape to Angel". Over the years we have had so many emails asking for the track that we felt obliged to hunt around in the garage for the original DAT recording. 'I'm a Wanderer' was the first track we ever worked on together, evolving from a long drums and effects jam that Mike had begun, which we then chopped up into a structure and Paddy added his magic to. Pitch Black was born :-)
The album drops on June 13th, and will be available from all major download stores worldwide as well as most good record shops. You can also buy it direct from us, either as a download or CD, by going to www.pitchblack.bandcamp.com. Pre-orders are open now, and this allows you to download three tracks right away, with a link to the rest sent to you on release day.
We've been gigging somewhat less regularly this past year, while Mike devotes more time to his young family. While doing less shows overall, we have been concentrating on ones where we can put in really special video environments.
At last year's Splore Festival in Tapakapanga Regional Park we installed three colums of 3D video cubes with expert projector-mapping assistance from Chris MacMillian from Mulk. Also last year we played at LATE at the Auckland Museum where we got to create a series of audio-visual environments amongst the natural history exhibition. Paddy gave a teaser of his new live AV show, playing in amongst the dinosaurs, and then we took it into the main foyer for some quadraphonic sound and mapped projections.
In December we were invited to celebrate Massive's 15th year anniversary with a summer Solstice gig on the remote east coast of the South Island, 2 hours north of Christchurch, an amazing site at the end of a dirt road that basically ran out onto the beach. A host of fantastic NZ electronic acts played, and once again we were reminded about the awesomeness of Aotearoa's natural environment.
The following month we played the Kotahitanga Hauraki Unity Festival in Paeroa, an event put on by the local Marae from all around the Hauraki Area. Mike created a new 3-screen video work with Dan Mace from Remote based on working with the historical Hauraki Digital Archive. It was a great day celebrating, with the other bands like 1814, Mihirangi and all the wicked crew!
Paddy has been playing with Maori bands
Nga Tae
, and Reo, where he is exploring the interaction between Taonga Puoro (traditional Maori instruments) and dub and electronic production. He also unleashed his full AV set at New Years Eve at the Prana Festival in the Coromandel, and then played WOMAD in Taranaki in March. He is currently composing the soundtrack for "Te Houhi" an upcoming production by
Atamira Dance Company
Meanwhile Mike has been working on building projections for Living Lounge, an inner city art program; creating video for the World Expo show in China; designing images for the NZ Music awards; and building experiential installations exploring underground energy for the
Erupt Festival
We are working on finishing up some new tunes, but in no particular hurry! We're probably going to be keeping fairly quiet on the live front, unless there is the potential to really push boundaries, sonically and visually, and we will keep ya posted.
Well, we are waving a fond farewell to a fantastic summer in NZ, the highlight for us was our set on the main stage at Splore with our new video rig and 3-D cube screens. Was fun to deliver a new look for our show and at such an awesome festival.
We also played at the 40th birthday party for the Govett-Brewster Gallery in New Plymouth in March, a wicked outdoor street party with mapped video projections by Tim Gruchy on the front of the building. We had a chance to re-map the video show to the gallery and dropped a mean set.
We've picked a few of the tracks from these shows and will be putting them up for free download in the near future. We will send a small mail out once these are up.
We've also been working on new material, bouncing stuff back and forwards between each other and further refining our dub techniques. There'll be some tasty new gears out later in the year.
We've also been busy in our individual musical lives, Paddy has been writing music for Atamira Dance Company and the Wearable Arts TV show, and Mike has just completed an exhibition called Underland Domain for the Taupo Festival, an interactive show playing with the vibrant energy of the land and its relationship to the body, working on an arts show for the World Expo in Shanghai, as well as knocking off a remix for Super Cozi (http://www.supercozi.com/) under his Misled Convoy moniker.
Ti Coleing has given our UK label an excellent DJ mix of Pitch Black tunes which you can download for

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Last year some San Jose schools ( such as Union School District and Willow Glen) scored higher than PAUSD at the elementary and especially at the middle school levels.
Los Gatos/Saratoga has always scored higher. I personally know of some people in PA who moved to Los Gatos or Saratoga for this purpose, and got the added benefit of a lower (if only a little) cost of housing.


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A Lee County deputy was arrested Sunday evening after he allegedly beat and robbed a man while on duty, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office began investigating after receiving a complaint of a deputy involved in a robbery.
During the course of the investigation, investigators were able to confirm the complaint. The suspect was identified as Michael J. Ronga.
The victim, 20-year-old Rodolfo Lopez Castaneda, told deputies he was at Maria's Restaurant in Bonita Springs where deputies responded in reference to a disturbance early Sunday morning.
According to the report, Ronga offered Castaneda a ride back to his house. Castaneda accepted and Ronga patted him down before driving off.
Ronga did not drive to the victim's home, instead he drove to a secluded area near the intersection of Isla Bella Circle and Somerset Falls.
"I thought he was going to take me to jail. I said, 'Why, if I'm not doing anything?'" Castaneda remembered.
The victim told deputies that once they arrived at the location, Ronga punched him several times and took his cell phone and money.
"He grabbed me right there, he turned me around and he started to hit me just like this - hard. I started bleeding. My face was full of blood, my whole mouth was," Castaneda described.
The victim managed to get away and fled to a wooded area. The suspect got back into his vehicle and drove away.
"I left running because I was scared," said Castaneda.
When he got home, his sister took him to the sheriff's office, where he again came face to face with Ronga as paramedics treated his injuries.
"The guy who hit me arrived and I said to my sister, 'That's the one who hit me! That's the one who hit me!' And I said, 'Where's my phone?' And he seemed mad," Castaneda remembered.
At the scene investigators discovered physical evidence verifying the victim's story resulting in the charges.
As Rodolfo recovers from the attack, he says he wonders why someone who's supposed to be protecting him could do just the opposite.
"After, I thought, 'Why would a cop hit me like that? If I was doing something bad, he could arrest me and that would be it,'" Rodolfo said.
Ronga was arrested just before 9 p.m. on Sunday.
As a result of his arrest, Ronga has been placed on administrative leave without pay.
Ronga was employed at the Lee County Sheriff's Office since 2008 and most recently worked as a deputy in Delta (south) District.
Before that, he worked for the Fort Myers Police Department from 2004 until 2008.
According to his personnel file, the only violation on Ronga's record while working for FMPD was failing to appear for traffic court in 2007.
His separation with FMPD was voluntary.
At first appearance this morning, the judge set Ronga's bond at $15,000. His next court date is set for June 3rd.
The judge also ordered him to have no contact with the victim.
Sheriff Mike Scott made this statement regarding the arrest:
"Words simply can't express my disgust and disbelief. Mike Ronga has been arrested and jailed like a criminal should be and his betrayal of our office and the public trust is unforgivable. Immediately upon learning of this, I ordered a full investigation as we would with anyone suspected of committing such a serious crime, and we will pursue prosecution and justice to the fullest."
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Thunder Wolves, Ubisoft's upcoming helicopter-based shooter, is headed to Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and PC in the first quarter of 2013, the publisher announced today.
The upcoming title will allow players to take part in a variety of missions including high-risk convoy protection, the deployment of a commando on a fast-moving trail, and a battle on a fully destructible battlefield.
Thunder Wolves features 30 combinations of choppers and weaponry, while users can play through the game's campaign to upgrade the helipter with weapons and defensive tools.
In addition, the game features two-player co-op, with one user piloting the craft as the other takes the role of gunner.
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Liberia: County Health Team Gets Major Boost
AllAfrica.com December 24, 2012— In an effort to strengthen and expand the quality of health care services in Nimba County, a fleet of 12 AG 100 Yamaha motorcycles and two Toyota Land Cruiser Jeeps, including a state of the art ambulance has been presented to the Nimba Team.
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1.3 million rice farmers now using innovative growing methods in Vietnam
Oxfam, December 19, 2012— The harvest season is just over in Thai Nguyen Province, and the vast terraces are filled with rows of freshly harvested rice stalks in countless small paddy fields. It was a good harvest, says 41-year-old Chu Thi Thanh Khuong as she shows visitors bags of rice stacked up to two meters high.
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Coca-Cola Donates $1.5 Million (R12 Million) in HIV and Aids Funding to Africare
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Africare lauds Mobil over Malaria Control Program
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CAPITAL PRESS, May 10th, 2012— Getting people in African countries to like dehydrated potatoes prepared in a typical manner is a challenge for food aid programs.
Claude Nankam, who works for the nongovernmental organization World Vision International, is certain that youths in Cameroon would come back for more dehydrated spuds incorporated into one of their favorite snacks -- a sweet fritter called beignet. Learn More>>
10 Year Old, Nathaniel Crossley works to build wells in Africa
Alberta, Canada, April 26th, 2012- One small drop in a pool of water can create an ongoing ripple effect, and 10-year-old Nathaniel Crossley has taken on the roll of becoming that drop. What started out as his personal "get well" Facebook page for U2 lead singer Bono, has now exploded into an extraordinary fundraising campaign that will help 30 different schools in Malawi and Tanzania. Learn More>>
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ALLAFRICA.COM, Tanzania, April 6th, 2012— The Lake Zone Health and Economic Development Initiative ( LAZHEDI) is a programme that fights poverty, HIV and AIDS in communities surrounding the North Mara Gold Mine in Tarime District.
The three-year programme is being implemented by Africare, under the sponsorship of African Barrick Gold in joint co-operation with the USAID through the Tanzania Chamber of Minerals and Energy (TCME). The Africare KAYA, Chief of Party, Ms Ranahnah Afriye, granted an exclusive interview with our writer MUGINI JACOB on the role of LAZHEDI in addressing these issues. Learn More>>
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The "hiccups" in the performance of the new Essex County Regional Communications Center are being used by opponents of the operation as an argument for pulling towns out of the regional operation, delaying joining the collaborative, or scuttling it all together.
While we believe that shouldn't happen – the new dispatch center should eventually save taxpayers money – neither should the project's "growing pains" be minimized or brushed aside.
Last week, for example, a dispatcher at the regional center announced a Middleton fire box alarm to Wenham firefighters.
"Our dispatcher was on the wrong frequency," Maurice Pratt, assistant superintendent and director of communications for the Essex County Sheriff's Department and Middleton Jail told reporter Ethan Forman. "She called for the location and she announced for Middleton Fire Department to respond. She did that on the Wenham Fire Department frequency."
Pratt said there was no fire, and there was "no lapse or delay of response or service. That is critical, critical."
The dispatcher involved in the incident is receiving extra training, Pratt said.
Still, the Middleton Fire Department has temporarily taken back its dispatch responsibilities from the new center. Essex, another of the six communities committed to the endeavor, has had trouble accessing its own logs.
"There are hiccups every time you turn around, but are they fatal flaws? No," Middleton Town Administrator Ira Singer, a member of the center's financial advisory board, told Forman. "Everything is gradually being transitioned over, and it's not without its hitches."
The $10 million center opened this summer. It was originally intended to serve 13 communities. So far only six – Beverly, Wenham, Middleton, Topsfield, Amesbury and Essex have signed on.
The effort at regionalization has run into resistance from public safety unions and residents and elected officials opposed to any kind of change or perceived surrender of control. There is, however, a real opportunity for improvements in service and cost to the taxpayers. Beverly Mayor William Scanlon, for example, estimates joining the regional center would save his city $300,000 a year, money that could be used to put more officers on the streets. Amesbury has predicted a savings of about $200,000 a year. Essex, meanwhile, would never have been able to pay for the communications upgrade afforded by joining the initiative.


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For only the fourth time in school history and second year in a row, the Wapahani Lady Raiders are softball sectional 40 champions after a 9-4 win Wednesday over the host Frankton Lady Eagles. As with all championships, it did not come easy.
In a little bit of a repeat from their 10-2 win over Lapel on Tuesday, Wapahani hit three home runs and Hanna Rose pitched seven innings to earn the title.
Thanks to the draw, Frankton was the "road" team in the contest and led off the first inning. Natalie McGuire hit a shot to Angelica McKibben at short that nearly went into left field. Instead, McKibben backhanded the ball and fired the ball to first to narrowly retire McGuire. In the bottom of the first. McKibben led off with a single and moved into scoring position on a wild pitch by Frankton starter Tia Sharp. After Amanda Parsons walked, Kaija Aikman drove McKibben home on a ground out. Rose came up and delivered a two-run homer to left for a 3-0 Lady Raiders lead.
"You get one home run and it just gives you a little spark," said Wapahani coach Jacci Glancy of Rose's shot. "I was happy that we came out like that, we came out ready to go."
Wapahani extended its lead to 4-0 in the second and came up with one of the all-time rally-killing plays in the top of the third.
Taylor Ryan led off the third for Frankton and delivered the team's first hit of the night. Shelby Hulse drew a walk to continue the threat for Frankton. Ashtyn Rastetter, the No. 9 hitter in the lineup, squared around to bunt the runners over. Rastetter caught a little too much of the ball and popped it up in front of the plate. Wapahani third baseman Katelyn Myers made a diving catch of the pop-up, rolling over on the ground with her mitt extended. Myers stood, fired to Parsons at first, who in turn threw to second to easily record a triple play.
"All week we worked on a lot of bunting situations and she (Myers) mentioned she let one drop," Glancy said. "She said 'Jacci, I'll get that in a game.' As soon as she got it, she said 'I told you I would get it in a game!"'
It disrupted a golden opportunity for the Lady Eagles and Mother Nature took over from there.
Rain moved in during the bottom of the third, suspending the game for about 30 minutes with Wapahani leading 5-0 and threatening.
When play resumed, the Lady Raiders had two on with one out and the bottom of their order coming to the plate.
Kerri Myers walked to load the bases, but Ryan was able to retire Rhyan Webster. Ryan threw two wild pitches with Katelyn Buchanan at the plate, scoring two runs for a 7-0 Wapahani lead.
"That was big," Glancy said of the extra runs. "With a team like Frankton, if you give them an inch they take a mile. I told them (Wapahani) they had to jump on them and hold that foot down on them."
Instead of packing it in, the Lady Eagles came out swinging in the fourth. McGuire reached on an error and scored on a single by Kaylee Irwin. Irwin later scored on a Sharp double. Frankton scored again in the fifth to cut the lead to 7-3, but Wapahani plated two runs in the bottom of the inning to put the game out of reach. Caitlyn Clark drove Irwin in for the final Frankton run after Irwin hit a double in the top of the sixth.
"That's the positive thing about today, they didn't quit," Frankton coach Jeremy Parker said of his squad. "I thought four runs would be enough, I never would have dreamed they (Wapahani) would hit three bombs."
In addition to the three home runs, it was seven walks and a hit batsman that helped doom Frankton's chances.
"We walked seven and hit one. That's eight people on base and four of them scored," Parker said. "Take away those runs and it's 5-4."
Frankton's first four batters, who slaughtered Winchester's pitching on Tuesday night, could only muster three hits against Wapahani.
"Our top three went 1-11. You're not going to win many games with that," Parker said.
Frankton wraps up the season at 11-10 and will graduate six players: McGuire, Sydney Smith, Hulse, Holli Jones, Kelaney Smith and Liz Armendariz.
Wapahani is 23-7 and will host the winner of sectional 39 next Tuesday.


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BLACKBURN Rovers due Raheem Hanley and Jack O'Connell have been included in the England Under-19 squad for their forthcoming friendly match.
The youngsters have been named in Noel Blake's squad for the match against Finland next month, having won their first caps last month.
Hanley was named on the substitutes bench for Rovers first team's win over Watford on Saturday and has already captained the club's under 21 side this season.
Centre half O'Connell, 18, made 35 appearances for the academy and reserves last season after they beat a host of other clubs to his signature in the summer of 2011-12.
The pair are included in an 18-man squad for the international friendly that takes place at Telford on Tuesday, November, 13, kick-off 7.30pm.
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Killing a friend by shooting him in the head is murder, not assisted suicide, even if the friend wanted to commit suicide and asked for help.
Suicide is the "intentional taking of one's own life." When someone else takes the life by, for example, shooting the other person in the head, the deceased did not "take his or her own life" so it is not suicide. If there's no suicide, there can be no assisting of suicide.
The issue was addressed by the South Dakota Supreme Court in State of South Dakota v. Goulding, 2011 S.D. 25, where the Defendant who shot his friend argued he should be found guilty of the lesser offense of "assisted suicide" rather than murder. The Court rejected his argument, stating:
We conclude that the assistance "in any manner" language of SDCL 22-16-37 (the assisted suicide statute) does not contemplate a third party's overt act that directly causes the death of another person.
How might this issue arise? Theoretically, any time life drives an individual to want to end his life such as terminal illness or pain, pending incarceration, or intractable drug abuse.
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UFC 158: St. Pierre vs. Diaz at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada will begin a solid night of fights on the Facebook preliminary card and after follows a by a mixed bag of matches on FX.
Patrick Cote (18-8) vs Bobby Voelker (24-8) [Welterweight]
Who are these guys?
Patrick Cote fought Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight title at UFC 90, and blew his knee out in the middle of the fight. Cote lost his next two fights and was cut from the UFC, went 4-0 in regional shows and returned to the UFC. He is coming off a very tepid "win" where Alessio Sakara was DQed for strikes to the back of the head and is making his Welterwegiht debut.
Bobby Voelker is crossing over from the Strikeforce Challengers series and is a long time veteran of the sport. This is his first fight in the UFC.
What can they do?
Both fighters are fairly limited, but Cote is the more well-rounded of the two. Cote's base skill is his boxing, but he has been expanding his skill set to include some strong kicks, clinch fighting and passable grappling. Voelker is primary a grappler who looks to drag fighters to the mat and then punish them with strikes.
How do they match up?
Not very well from an entertainment stand point. Cote has looked very tepid since his return to the UFC and has been very reluctant to engage. Voelker is not very good on the feet and Cote should be able to beat him up on the feet. Cote is not a great grappler and Voelker might be able to control him if it gets to the ground. So I expect a lot cage clinching in this one, with bouts of ugly striking and grappling. I'll pick Voeker based purely on how uninspired Cote has looked in his last two runs in the Octagon.
Fight Prediction: Bobby Voelker by Decision
Darren Elkins (15-2) vs Antonio Carvalho (15-5) [Featherweight]
Who are these guys?
Darren Elkins was a wrestling stand out in high school in Indiana; he has been fighting since his early twenties, and has faced some tough competition already in his career. He has been in the UFC since 2010 and is 5-1 inside the Octagon.
Antonio Carvalho is a BJJ black belt, a karate black belt, and is working on his judo. He has also gotten into the cage with some top talent in Featherweight but has been less successful. He is 2-1 since joining the UFC at Aldo vs Mendes.
What can they do?
Elkins is a punishing wrestler, who gets on top and goes to work with striking. He is very difficult to move when on top and he lands very heavy strikes if he is able to posture. Carvalho is an able striker, but his best work comes from getting on top and working a submission game.
How do they match up?
This one is less than thrilling match. Carvalho will not be able to get Elkins down, and won't be able to stop Elkins from taking him down. Once on the ground Elkins likely won't be able to finish the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt. Short of a miracle strike or submission, I don't really see Carvalho winning.
Fight Prediction: Darren Elkins by Decision
Jordan Mein (26 - 8) vs Dan Miller (14 - 6 1 NC) [Welterweight]
Who are these guys?
Dan Miller is a name that should be a familiar to all UFC fans as he as fought on the main card of several large UFC Pay-Per-Views. The older and larger brother of Jim Miller, Dan fights out of the AMA Fight Club, holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, was the last IFL Middleweight champion, and is 6-5 in his UFC run reaching back to 2008. Dan just recently dropped to Welterweight, getting his first win the division in his last fight. Dan's personal life has also been in the news as he and his wife lost their first child in 2009 and their second child, Dan Miller Jr, has struggled with health issues.
Jordan Mein was a Welterweight prospect who spend some time with Strikeforce and lost to Tyron Woodley in a one-off fight to challenge for the 170 lb belt. The son of a fight promoter, Mein has been training and fighting his entire life, competing in kickboxing and grappling from a very young age. He actually made his pro debut in 2006 against Rory MacDonald at the age of 17. Mein was not brought over from Strikeforce and has logged a fight on the local circuit before getting the UFC offer.
What can they do?
Miller's skill set is similar to his brother's Jim but dramatically less dynamic. He has decent striking, mostly boxing based, but his strength is based in his grappling. He has a very strong Guillotine choke and a good top game. On top Miller can work a good top game, but nothing spectacular.
Mein is a very skilled striker, he uses very nimble footwork to angle off of strikes and then land hard counters. He mixes strikes together extremely well and will throw kicks, punches, knees, and standing elbows with intent to finish the fight. Mein also has fairly good wrestling, it took quite an effort from Tyron Woodley to get Mein down and once there Mein is very aggressive off his back.
How do they match up?
Really doesn't seem like Miller will be able to get Mein to the mat and on the feet Mein has a strong advantage. Mein has a real killer's instinct once he has fighters hurt and has already beaten some talented Welterweights. I think the prospect gets by the gatekeeper in this one.
Fight Prediction: Jordan Mein by TKO, Round 2
Daron Cruickshank (12-2) vs John Makdessi (10-2) [Lightweight]
Who are these guys?
Daron Cruickshank was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Live and has since gone 2-0 inside the UFC. A lifelong martial artist, Cruickshank is the son of two fighters, has wrestled at the DIII level, holds a black belt in Taekwondo and has a great deal of striking experience.
John Makdessi fights out of Tristar Gym, and has been a regular on under-cards when the UFC travels to Canada since 2010. A black belt in Taekwondo and Shotokan karate Makdessi is an exciting striker who has some highlight reel knockouts.
What can they do?
Cruickshank is a wrestling-in-reverse kind of fighter, who uses his grappling background to stay on his feet mostly and then work his striking. But he will mix in level changes and takedowns to keep opponents honest, and to enhance his striking. He favors kicking offense, but mixes in punches when the distance is right. Cruickshank is prone to unpredictable offense that catches fighter off guard.
Makdessi likewise favors kicking offense and likes to use the Taekwondo side kick to keep distance. He doesn't have the grappling background to mix things up with, but he does punch with a little bit more power and has shown off some good ground-and-pound.
How do they match up?
This has the makings of a fun striking match. Cruickshank could very well take Makdessi down, as the Canadian is not a good grappler, but Cruickshank also seems like he would like the challenge of a fellow striker. Makdessi had a great deal of hype coming off that spinning backfist KO of Kyle Watson, but it does look like he is anything overly special on the feet, he just makes good use of kicks not often seen in MMA. Cruickshank is a fantastic athlete and could develop into a pretty solid lightweight, so I expect Cruickshank to have the edge anywhere this fight takes place.
Fight Prediction: Daron Cruickshank by decision.


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Car Stereo's "Grandma" Passes
Updated! Alma Gates, who was affectionately called the Grandma of car stereo, passed away last week at the age of 77.
A beloved figure in car audio, Alma was an avid and formidable competitor in sound off contests, even while in her 70s.
Gates, a retired school teacher, became involved in 12-volt competition as a shared interest with her then-teenage son, Patrick, as it provided a means of spending time with him. Eventually, he grew up and stopped competing, although she continued.
CNN once called Gates the "boombox Granny," said JBL. And a local TV station called her "The Rockin' Granny."
"Alma loved to win. She'd spare no expense to allow the creators of her Beast, in its many iterations, to make something that was the best it could be. She always gave credit to everyone involved," said Andy Wehmeyer, who recently left a post at Harman. "Over the years, it became obvious to me that, while she loved to compete, that wasn't what was most important. It was the connection to people, and especially kids that was most important to her. She taught me that what's important isn't what you do that connects you with other people, it's that you connect with other people in a way that affirms them and inspires them to be the best they can be. That's why I loved Alma. I'll bet that's why all of us loved Alma, too."
Chris Dragon of Harman said, "I had the pleasure of knowing Alma Gates both during the time she worked with my good friends at Kicker as well as during her time with Team JBL. Alma had an amazing passion for the car audio industry that could not be equaled. She served as an evangelist and ambassador to our industry which had incredible impact on people of all ages, especially with youth. Alma also had an amazing passion for competition, which is what drove so many milestones both with Kicker and JBL. As founders of Team JBL, Andy Wehmeyer, Gary Biggs, Mark Eldridge and I were constantly inspired by Alma. I am sure the boys would echo my praises as she will always be in our hearts and souls as one of those people that you are grateful to have known and loved."
Alma Gates with her Bronco"I met Alma for the first time, when she came to Oklahoma to take a factory tour at Kicker," said Gary Biggs, a notable competitor, former manager at Harman and current Director of Mobile Sales at Momentum Marketing, Tulsa, OK. "On her way to the airport she had some extra time before her flight so she stopped by our store "Car-toys" in Tulsa. I was working on a project, where I was molding a skull into a fiberglass sub-woofer enclosure. She looked at that box and then looked at me and said "You're a pretty strange guy, I like that."
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Biggs became friends with Gates. "Soon after I went to work at Kicker and we re-worked her Bronco as she traveled around the country competing SPL as part of The Kicker Competition Group. Years later we worked together again on Team JBL as we built an all new Bronco, this time the focus switched to Sound Quality. I had many conversations with Alma and she shared a lot of her life's journeys with me, giving me a lot of valuable advice and direction. When Alma was younger she was a school teacher. Alma loved people, most of all young people. The young people are what kept Alma young and on the go. She loved traveling the world talking about car audio and connecting with people of all walks of life, she would help anyone with almost anything. She was a feisty lady with a huge desire for success, That was really the lesson she was trying to teach everyone. Do your best and always try to succeed. Alma was truly a special lady and will truly be missed."
Here are some videos of Alma and her show vehicles.
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"It has been my pleasure to have known and worked with Alma Gates and I am saddened to learn of her passing. Alma didn't come from the car audio business. She was a successful business woman in her own right, and found a common ground with her son through involvement in the sound-off phenomenon of the late '80s and throughout the '90s. She was into it because her son was into it, and it was a way for the two of them to bond and grow their relationship and throughout the time that I knew her, that goal was clear.
I quickly learned that Alma just naturally exuded that warm welcoming feeling beyond her relationship with her son to the point that over the years literally hundreds of sound-off enthusiasts grew to know and love her and her extended family mushroomed from there to include people around the world. Alma was always a fan of the underdog, but she also never got in a game she didn't have a real decent shot at winning, and winning she did. Whether at Precision Power, MTX, KICKER , JBL or Pioneer one thing she did consistently was show up and win and generate interest outside the sound-off community. Alma Gates was a genuine personality the likes of which our industry sorely needs more." –Kevin Campbell, KICKER Director of Global Marketing
"Alma's passing is truly a loss for the industry as a whole. She was an amazing woman that always found a way to make time for fans and fellow competitors. Viper and myself personally feel VERY fortunate to have known Alma and worked with her over the years. Alma Gates a woman that was in a class of her own. The first and the last Grandmother of Car Audio. You will be sadly missed.– Chris Fierek, Directed Director of Marketing
"I can say that when Alma Gates came on the scene she changed dB drag racing forever, and in a good way. She took it from the streets to the suburbs. She changed how people perceived the sport . She was the DB Drag Racing ambassador for many years going on Good Morning America, Local news shows, Australia, Japan, Europe and telling people that it wasn't all punk kids playing loud stereos, but a true competition. And she did it in a way that was constructive and educational.
She was our Mom, our grandma of car audio. All rolled into one. The nicest person you ever meet and not one to cross!!!!"–Larry Frederick, Eastern Regional Sales, Diamond Audio/Cerwin-Vega Mobile/Caché
She will be sadly missed by all.
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Spectacular ocean/mountain view!/Internet now available! in Acadia
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vacation rental description
Spectacular ocean/mountain views on Mount Desert Island, Maine/Acadia Natl. Park/Bar Harbor area. Four-bedroom arts & crafts home with path to ocean Sailing, hiking, swimming in pristine lakes. Screened-in porch for cozy reading, visiting. Home of former local bookstore owner, so the bookcases are full! One renter called it "the house that feels like a hug."
Now includes the fastest wifi on Mount Desert Island!
*Available monthly at $900 for vacation in a winter wonderland!
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Sheila Wilensky 520-9074128
house rental amenities
screened-in porch, dishwasher, washer & dryer, grill
activities and attractions in Acadia Maine
one mile from downtown Southwest Harbor and in the other direction Seawall/Acadia National Park/Wonderland and Ship Harbor short hikes. Stroll down the path behind my house to the Cranberry Island dock; take a beautiful half-hour boat ride to Great Cranberry Island or Islesford on Little Cranberry Island, where there's much more to do. Take your bikes or sit on the dock and have lunch at the very good Docksider restaurant.
Take 20-minute drive to Bar Harbor -- the big city -- for a first-run movie at Reel Pizza. You'll have two choices of movies and many choices of yummy pizza. Really fun place!
vacation rental rates
Weekly in June, $900
Weekly in August, $1,200
*Special rates for two weeks or more
Sheila Wilensky 520-9074128
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Top things to do in Acadia
- gazing at the ocean
- having a drink at the Claremont Hotel boat house
- Jordan Pond House for afternoon tea and popovers
- sailing
- eating lobster at Beal's or Thurston's
Top things to do on a budget
- walking/hiking
- scenic drives
- biking -- bring your own
- more hiking
- park yourself by the ocean with a book
Top things to do with a family
- Wonderland/Ship Harbor walks
- Walk around Jordan Pond
- Hang out at Sand Beach in Bar Harbor
- Swim at Echo Lake
- Hike, take picnic lunch to top of Beach Mountain
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