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Unless they can find a loophole. And John Daly has found one.
At the 2010 Sony Open, Daly is playing with a 1986 set of Ping Eye 2 wedges. Another player, Dean Wilson, is also using Ping Eye 2 wedges from the late 1980s. Both players are doing so despite the fact that the old Ping Eye 2 wedges sport square grooves, the kind of grooves that are now non-conforming under the USGA's new groove rules that are in effect on the PGA Tour.
So how are Daly, et.al., getting away with it? The reasons seem pretty arcane now, but date back to what was a major brouhaha in the golf world in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
In the early 1980s, the USGA first ruled square grooves conforming. Ping introduced square grooves to the marketplace with the Ping Eye 2 irons in 1984. In 1985, Ping founder Karsten Solheim made a tiny adjustment to the shape of his square grooves (very slightly rounding the edges). With that adjustment, Solheim unwittingly sent the irons out of conformity with USGA regulations.
Or did he? The conformity or non-conformity of those new Ping Eye 2 irons and wedges in 1985 hung on interpretations of USGA regulations over the spacing between grooves on the clubface. Solheim and the USGA disagreed over the proper way to measure groove width and spacing. Solheim, measuring one way, felt his irons still conformed; the USGA, measuring a different way, disagreed.
While that was going on behind the scenes, Ping tour staff members were winning. Bob Tway and Mark Calcavecchia won majors. Strangely, no other major manufacturers jumped on the square grooves train. Today, every other club company would have clubs on the market in no time sporting the latest innovation. In the late 1980s, only Ping was making square grooves.
Then the PGA Tour got involved. The PGA Tour ruled that starting with the 1990 season, square grooves would be illegal for play in PGA Tour events. Remember, the USGA at this point says square grooves are legal. So the PGA Tour is in effect trumping the USGA's ruling with one of its own.
So Ping is faced with the technical dispute over groove measurement with the USGA, and then the PGA Tour just bans square grooves outright. Ping went to court, suing both the USGA and the PGA Tour.
Ping and the USGA reached a settlement fairly quickly. The USGA developed a new point-by-point procedure for measuring groove width and spacing; the USGA agreed to grandfather in the Ping Eye 2 irons and wedges made from 1985-89, allowing them to continue being used; and Ping agreed to make all its irons and wedges conform to the new measuring procedure going forward.
The PGA Tour, however, fought on until 1993, when it finally agreed to an out-of-court settlement with Ping. In that settlement, the PGA Tour essentially just agreed to agree with Ping's 1990 settlement with the USGA. The Tour would allow square grooves going forward, and, like the USGA, grandfathered in those 1985-89 Ping Eye 2 clubs, allowing them to continue being used in Tour events.
So here we are in 2010, and the USGA has initiated new groove rules banning square grooves, and the PGA Tour has adopted a condition of competition enforcing the USGA ruling on the PGA Tour. But the details of those 1990 and 1993 legal settlements remain in place - meaning that Ping Eye 2 irons and wedges made between 1985 and 1989 are still permissable in USGA and PGA Tour competitions, despite the new groove rules.
And that's what John Daly and Dean Wilson know, and why they are using Ping Eye 2 wedges more than 20 years old this week at the Sony Open.
But there are some catches for Daly, Wilson, and any other golfers who might want to exploit this loophole. For example: Ping Eye 2 clubs from that era whose grooves are still sharp enough for a PGA Tour player's liking aren't that easy to find (especially if Tour players start hoarding them). And Ping can't make any more of them, although it is allowed to adjust lie angles, loft angles and make shaft repairs.
Daly told the Associated Press that he expects more Tour players to try tracking down old Ping wedges. "I know a lot of guys are buying them off eBay," he said.
I'm skeptical that we'll see many more players using 20-year-old wedges, however. Most players switched to clubs that conform to the new groove rules months ago; some even earlier (Tiger Woods' clubs conformed to the new groove rules throughout 2009).
It should also be noted that no golfers outside the USGA's jurisdiction can take advantage of this loophole; the R&A was not a party to those 1990s settlements, and the old Ping Eye 2 irons and wedges are non-conforming in competitions played under the auspices of the R&A.

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Singing is an integral part of education at the Minnesota Waldorf School. Although formal choral classes do not start until the fourth grade, singing inspires and informs other class work from kindergarten forward. It gives a framework to social interaction and enlivens the festival cycle.
The activity of singing enhances children's physical, intellectual and spiritual development. When singing, a child's breathing deepens, heart rate increases, and muscles of the head, neck and abdomen are engaged. The practice of singing aids concentration and memory and increases visual and listening skills. The art of singing separates humanity from the animal kingdom and links us with the spiritual world.
In the kindergartens, singing is nurtured as joyful, natural expression. The teacher's gentle song calls children from one activity to the next, and the children spontaneously join in. Singing accompanies circle games, puppet show and stories. Seasonal songs reflect the changing year.
In the lower grades, children continue to sing with games, stories and during transitions. Now singing also reinforces learning in the morning lesson and subject classes. Songs appropriate to each illuminate mathematics, language arts, foreign language and later history and geography. Only gradually is music perceived in a conceptual way. Rudimentary notation and awareness of pitch and rhythm are introduced in third grade.
Choir class begins in fourth grade. Now children begin to experience the art of singing and the social process of making music together in a more conscious way. At first songs are learned in unison and by rote as children also learn to follow direction. Next, children read songs from printed text. Then they write the musical score of a familiar song. By year's end children read from two-part musical scores. Complexity of music progresses in a similar manner. Unison singing leads to songs in call and response style, songs with ostinati (simple repeated harmonies), quodlibets or partner songs, rounds and simple two-part harmonies.
Proper singing technique, including breathing, posture and intonation, are taught by game-like activities. The choral repertoire follows the seasons and the fourth grade curriculum. It includes folk songs, classical melodies and compositions by the teacher and students. The choir sings at several school festivals and at a spring concert.
In fifth and sixth grades, children sing in a combined choir for the first time. Singing is still encouraged as joyful self-expression but with increased consciousness of the musicianship skills that build ensemble sound. These skills —singing in tune, singing in harmony and blending voices together in unified tone—are acquired by careful listening to fellow choir members. Songs are sung in two and three parts. The solfege (do-re-mi) system helps reinforce awareness of intervals. Major and minor scales are learned. The choral repertoire is taken from American folk, classical and world music traditions. Gregorian chant is introduced. The choir sings at many festivals, at the spring concert and usually makes at least one visit to a nursing home.


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On Thursday 7th March, the 22-year-old Palestinian, Mohammad Samih Asfour, died of wounds sustained last week during clashes with Israeli forces in his village Aboud, north of Ramallah.
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I've noticed -- have you? -- that many of the topics having to do with women's history -- including such topics as women's history itself, feminism, and women's rights -- are portrayed poorly in Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia where just about anyone can post. Here's what Wikipedia says about women's history -- it's ungrammatical, incorrect, simplistic, and misleading, all in one short excerpt:
"Women's history is a term that refers to information about the past in regard to the female human being. When used as the name of a field of study within women's studies, "women's history" refers to the study and interpretation of wome'ns suffrage. The history of women in the United States dates back to colonial era and condition for women varied greatly. In other countries, women have had varying power in society." (Wikipedia article on Women's History)
Sure, I could correct that. But who knows how long the correction will last? I corrected a couple of spelling errors recently in the article on Feminism, which has some great information but a lot of the article is filled with idiosyncratic takes on hot button issues. There's no proportionality or consistency.
For example, how do you evaluate a statement like this, when just below the editing box Wikipedia says that information "must be verifiable": "A large portion of the sayings of Muhammed are taken from his wife Aisha, whom men often consulted on religious matters." At best, it's worded poorly. Perhaps the author meant to say that Aisha attested to many of the Sayings of Muhammed (a collection of the words of the final prophet of Islam). As it stands, it could easily be read as alleging that Aisha's own words are attributed to Muhammed. If that's what's meant, it is clearly a matter of interpretation, subject to question, and it is not neutrally-presented fact.
Similarly, the statement in the women's history entry about the term "herstory" does acknowledge that the term is usually "ironic" but the statement is worded so it sounds like most feminists use the term as a substitute for the term "history." That's simply an exaggeration and misrepresentation.
Another part of the entry seems to imply that there's a major disagreement between socialist feminists, who want more state involvement in child care, and "others" who want men to take more responsibility for child care. This is a misleading and false dichotomy. Many socialist feminists also want men to share family responsibilities, and many non-socialist feminists wannt more public funding for child care resources. And most feminists would not call child care an "onus" which carries the connotation that child care is always disagreeable. What is an onus, to many feminists, is the assumption that child care should fall exclusively on women, coupled with the assumption that women have no other legitimate role in society.
Enough examples from me. Wikipedia has some good information, but a lot of the entries related to women's history and women's studies include misleading or inaccurate information, opinion masquerading as fact, and too many spelling and grammar errors. Wikipedia's own criteria says "Wikipedia content is intended to be factual, notable, verifiable with external sources, and neutrally presented, with external sources cited. It is a collation of knowledge." I say, take anything in Wikipedia with a grain of salt.
Ronald Reagan said, about nuclear weapon treaties, "Trust but verify." About women's history entries in Wikipedia, I'd say it differently: "Trust only after you verify."
- Wikipedia entry on Women's History
- Wikipedia entry on Feminism
- Another article on Wikipedia problems: Finding the Online Truth: Seigenthaler vs. Wikipedia


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MADISON (WKOW) -- UW-Madison's Chancellor Rebecca Blank spoke to the incoming freshman class and transfer students Friday in her first major public event since getting the new job.
Blank officially welcomed the students at the Kohl Center.
Blank said the university is proud to have this class be one of the most ethnically diverse classes its ever had.
"Despite all these different backgrounds, you now share a common identity as Badgers, one that will connect you for the rest of your lives," Blank said. "You are students, in a few years you're going to become alumni of one of the greatest universities in the world."
Blank also took the time to give some advice to the new students.
"Take advantage of this incredibly diverse community," Blank said. "It is a little scary to find yourself, just one person in the midst of 7,000 new students, but if you really want to use this experience to its fullest, spend these first few months getting to know the people around you, no matter how different they seem when you first meet them."
Blank comes to Madison from the Obama administration, where she was acting U.S. Commerce Secretary.


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Premature call about ProAbition.
The Roarin' 20's-style cafe and whiskey bar, most recently occupied by the Crescent Jewel Restaurant, wasn't quite ready for its soft opening on Thursday, Feb. 14. The eatery intends to serve dinners only for the first month, according to marketing consultant Pablo Fonseca.
Half of the menu will consist of small plates for sharing and seafood, flatbread pizza, salads and hamburgers made with hand-ground beef on the premises.
When I visited last week, the joint sure didn't look ready for prime time. Well, stay tuned. I hope no one showed up on Valentine's Day. Sorry for the false alarm.


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Starting in 2015, just about all of the varying crime-stopping functions on a state level in Alabama will fall under one department, the new Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
ALEA, as the new agency is known, was created by the Alabama Legislature last year and the concept was billed as a way to cut down on redundancy among departments and to improve communication between law enforcement entities.
"This is about improving the way we all talk to each other" says Spencer Collier, who was appointed the state's first ever Secretary of Law Enforcement. "For the first time ever we have a true state police force."
Collier explains that for many years agencies never had any requirements to share information which he says at times made things difficult. Now, all agencies will work together depending on the case.
He says the toughest part has been getting officers and staff who have held some jobs for years to accept the new system.
"You have such an institutional pride in individual agencies and that's not a bad thing. I went through that myself. I was a state trooper and that's ingrained."
Multiple law enforcement sources have said they've had "little information" or that they've been "confused" about what the new hierarchy means for their jobs.
Collier insists, "if you're a uniformed officer, January one you're going to get in your car and you're going to begin your shift. There's not going to be a seismic change in the world but operationally, really for the first time in history we have a true chain of command for state law enforcement."
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NEW BEDFORD (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) The 80-year-old mother-in-law of a New Bedford store owner fearlessly began hurling fruit at a pair of robbers after one of them pistol whipped her in the head.
Otilia Martins was shopping at her family's store, Continental Market on Sawyer Street, when two men entered the store around 1:30 p.m. Friday and held it up at gunpoint.
The grandmother attempted to thwart the robbery and even ran after the suspects. During the robbery, one of the men hit the 80-year-old Portuguese immigrant with the gun. Martins received a laceration from the blow, but she did not give up without a fight. Instead, she began hurling mangoes at the suspect with the gun.
The suspects were allegedly able to get away with $500 in cash, but were later caught by police after a 15-minute chase. The weapon believed to be used during the robbery was found in a second floor apartment at a building on Belleville Avenue.
Police identify the suspects as Jesse Dossantos, 32, and Eduardo Torres Lopez, Jr., 22. The men face charges that include armed robbery and robbery while masked, carrying a dangerous weapon, and assault and battery on a person over the age of 60.
Martins did not need medical attention for her injury.
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CARY — Wake Countys newest school board member will take office as controversy heats up over student assignment, the search for a new superintendent and the development of a school-construction bond referendum for this fall.
On Tuesday, the school board chose Tom Benton, a retired principal who spent most of his 32-year education career in Wake. Benton won four of seven votes, with the rest split among three other candidates.
Benton, a Democrat, replaces Chris Malone, a Republican, who resigned in December after being elected to a seat in the state House.
Also on Tuesday, the school board voted 5-2 along party lines with Democrats agreeing to let interim Superintendent Stephen Gainey hire a lobbyist to oppose legislative changes backed by the Republican majority on the Wake County Board of Commissioners.
Commissioners want to change state law to take over from the school board the jobs of locating, constructing and owning schools. They also want authority to give money to help charter schools build facilities and to require that four of the nine school board seats be elected at large.
Benton, 62, of Zebulon, joins as two board committees are scheduled to review on Thursday changes to the assignment policy that would restore diversity as an official goal. Its the prelude toward developing a comprehensive long-range assignment plan that would begin in the 2014-15 school year with a goal of balancing schools by student achievement.
During interviews the board members conducted with the applicants Tuesday, Benton called assignment a powerful tool to make sure students are in situations where they can be expected to be high-performing. But he also said they need to do a better job of explaining assignment to families to reduce the frustration of children being moved to different schools.
Some of the bad feelings about student assignment will go away if we can convince parents wherever they live and go to school their children will get a high quality education, Benton said.
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Benton will now help fill one more vacancy, the slot that was created Friday after Debra Goldman, a Republican, resigned to become executive director of the Dorie Cheek Reece Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Wilkes County that promotes stroke awareness and prevention. Board members hope to fill that vacancy in March.
But for now, Bentons appointment gives Democrats on the officially nonpartisan board six of the nine seats. This gives Democrats a supermajority allowing it to waive policies as it deals with a wide range of issues in the states largest school district.
Control on the board has shifted back and forth since 2009 when Goldman and Malone formed part of a new Republican majority whose actions included dropping diversity from the assignment policy. Democrats regained the control after the 2011 election and, barring any state legislative changes to the way Wake elects board members, will be in the majority through 2015.
Benton will now hold the seat through the end of Malones term, which expires in November. But Benton has said he intends to run in October when the seat is on the ballot for a four-year term. The District 1 seat covers Wake Forest, Rolesville, Wendell, Zebulon, part of Knightdale and part of North Raleigh.
Benton started his career in the area as a teacher at Enloe High School in Raleigh in 1973. He later was a principal at Zebulon High School when it was converted to a middle school. He retired as principal of Durant Road Middle School in Raleigh in 2005.
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This little number here is like its neighbor to the right Longing for Miss Adonis, only easier. which would make sense since they are the same climb but with different starts that are quite similar, Hmmm. Begin your adventure by working your way up the blocky ledges clipping the first two bolts on Orange Marmalade, then cut straight right on very small balancy holds which is the crux to a right hand pinch on the ar�t� with good feet, alternatively one could use what I call a "thumbdercling" to accomplish the crux reach. once you are locked in the pinch grab a left hand crimp just above the pinch, get those feel up and bump your left hand to a gaston and move into the slaby dihedral and finish on Longing for Miss Adonis, with some chill but interesting stemming action, the last few holds are a bit dirty but over all the rock is solid, but as this is Red Wing do not quote me on that.


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The last blogpost we made was published December 31, 2011. Wow! That's a good 3 years of inactivity! Where has the 'The Wandering Couple' gone?
Well, to summarize:
- I think we have mentioned that we went back to school to finish a Bachelor's Degree. Both me (Edcel) and Sheena had to endure College all over again
- Time was mostly juggled on school then work
- I finished Bachelor of Science in Computer Science March of 2012
- Sheena had to take longer as he had more subjects to cover and finished Bachelor of Science in Information Technology March of 2013
- After graduating, we had to work hard to recuperate all the expenses for College. Yes, education is expensive. It drained my savings account to near-zero, same as Sheena's
- Don't be mislead though. We did travel from 2012-2014, but we just did not have the time to finish writing about and publish it. We had trips to Davao, Palawan, Baguio, Sagada, Negros & Apo Island and some cancelled trips due to really bad weather and some schedule conflicts to Zambales, El Nido and Surigao. We will make sure we take care of all those first quarter of 2014
- In 2012, I got the chance to be featured on GMANew TV's POPTALK as one of the reviewers for "Affordable Beach Resorts" in Cebu. Full episode here:
- In 2013, we got hooked to FREEDIVING. Yes, the art and science of deep diving without tanks and all the shiznit. We dove from sea to sea, island to island together with other Cebu-based travel bloggers who got hooked to the sport as well. Here is a video of our dive in Hilutungan Island in Mactan
- And some trips within Cebu. Yes, Cebu is that beautiful we don't get tried traveling within it. So one final video for today is during our trip to Sumilon Island:)
Sumilon Island Getaway from Edcel Ceniza on Vimeo.
What's in store in 2014? An updated blog, more travel and most specially, OUR FIRST INTERNATIONAL TRIIIIIIPPPPPPP (read with Erich Gonzales voice)
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A photograph of a 93-year-old terminally ill WWII veteran showing his dedication to the democratic system is going viral.
The photo shows Frank Tanabe casting what will likely be his last ballot, and it has captured the hearts of tens of thousands of internet users.
The picture shows Tanabe lying in a hospital bed at home, as his daughter Barbara Tanabe helps him fill out his absentee ballot.
Doctors diagnosed Tanabe with an inoperable cancer tumor two months ago. He's been in hospice care for the past three weeks.
Despite all that, he has been determined to vote, eagerly asking when the ballot would be arriving. His daughter said he filled it out immediately when it came last week.
Since then 500,000 people saw his picture on Reddit after his grandson posted it. People left comments like "True patriotism," "This is America. Amen," and "Thank you, citizen."
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Victoria Wilcher, the young dog mauling victim at the center of an alleged hoax, is now in Florida to be fitted with a new prosthetic eye.
The 3-year-old arrived from Mississippi with her family to meet a Naples expert in prosthetics.
Wilcher has been in the spotlight recently after her grandmother claimed she was kicked out of a Mississippi KFC due her to her facial scars.
Though the chain restaurant denies that claim, which others have labeled a hoax, help is still be offered to the girl.
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The Pepsi Refresh Project Awards $1.3 Million to Support the Public's Favorite Ideas to Refresh the World
PURCHASE, N.Y., March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The first Pepsi Refresh Grant recipients – who developed the 32 refreshing ideas voted most likely to move our communities forward – have been awarded $1.3 million from the Pepsi Refresh Project, a ground-breaking initiative designed to fund good ideas, big and small, that help refresh our world.
"The Pepsi Refresh Project was developed with the belief that great ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, anytime," said Jill Beraud, CMO and president of joint ventures, PepsiCo Beverages Americas. "The first group of winners proves it's true. Each of them is a testament to how someone from any walk of life can produce powerful, creative and fun ideas that can make a difference."
From improving the energy efficiency of school buses to promoting financial literacy among high school students, the top 32 vote-getters in six categories (Health, Arts & Culture, Food & Shelter, The Planet, Neighborhoods and Education) caught the public's attention by making a compelling case for why they deserved a Pepsi Refresh Grant. Refresh Grant recipients include:
- The American Legion of Indianapolis, IN, intends to use a $250,000 Refresh Grant to provide comfort items for U.S. military troops recovering from wounds (Neighborhoods);
- The Economic Empowerment Initiative of Atlanta, GA, will receive a $50,000 grant to provide financial literacy seminars for high school and college students (Education);
- The Frank Broulliet Elementary School PTA will use $50,000 to complete a community playground in Puyallup, WA (Neighborhoods);
- All-Ages Music, a network of music organizations based in Seattle, WA, will receive $50,000 to increase access to all-ages music in underserved areas (Arts & Culture);
- The Hugs Project of Edmond, OK, will use a $50,000 to send care packages to troops overseas (Food & Shelter);
- The Belleville Farmer's Market plans to use a $25,000 Refresh Grant to grow fresh produce to help fight childhood obesity in southern Illinois schools (Health);
- 14-year old Jonny Cohen of Highland Park, IL, will receive $25,000 for GreenShields, a group he formed with his sister to make school buses more energy efficient (The Planet);
- Glenmont Elementary School of Delmar, NY, will receive a $25,000 Refresh Grant to build its community through swing dance (Arts & Culture);
- The Sparkle Effect of Bettendorf, IA, will use a $25,000 Refresh Grant to help high school kids across the country form cheerleading squads made up of special needs students (Neighborhoods); and
- Because We Are Sisters of Richmond, VA, will receive $5,000 to support seven families in need as they prepare for the arrival of a baby (Food & Shelter).
In January, the Pepsi Refresh Project invited individuals and organizations to submit beneficial, achievable, constructive and "shovel-ready" ideas that would make a positive impact on communities. From February 1 through February 28, Americans voted for their favorite ideas at www.refresheverything.com.
"It's an honor to collaborate with Pepsi and their partners to conceive and execute such an impactful program," said Ben Goldhirsh, CEO and co-founder of GOOD, a lead partner in the Pepsi Refresh Project. "It's very exciting to feel the Pepsi Refresh Project as a new and significant pulse in this shift that is upon us — where individuals, businesses, and non-profits are working together to push toward our potential."
In total, the Pepsi Refresh Project awarded two $250,000, ten $50,000, ten $25,000 and ten $5,000 grants. Other Pepsi Refresh Grant recipients include:
- Teach for America, New York, NY (Education)
- The Foundry for Art Design + Culture, Cohoes, NY (Arts & Culture)
- Active Minds, Inc., Laurel, MD (Health)
- Darren Riskedal, Leland, IL (Neighborhoods)
- Atlas Corps, Washington, DC (Education)
- ServeNext.org, Washington, DC (Neighborhoods)
- World Leadership Corps, New York, NY (Education)
- APO Mu Alpha Alumni, Washington, DC (Neighborhoods)
- STRIVE-New Haven, Inc., New Haven, CT (Education)
- myImpact.org, Washington, DC (Neighborhoods)
- New York Needs You, Stamford, CT (Education)
- Social Studies Department, Springfield Middle School, Toledo, OH (Education)
- Patrick Nelson, Mankato, MN (Health)
- Military Connections Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (Food & Shelter)
- Quad City Animal Welfare Center, East Moline, IL (Neighborhoods)
- Nancy Nelson, Cherokee, IA (The Planet)
- The Detroit Area Diaper Bank, Canton, MI (Health)
- Blake Hammond, 6th grade science teacher, Merrill Middle School, Des Moines, IA (Education)
- Homespun: Modern Handmade Goods, Indianapolis, IN (Arts & Culture)
- Sharif Morad, Bike & Build, Charlottesville, VA (Food & Shelter)
- Crow Elementary School, Arlington, TX (Education)
- Easter Seals New Hampshire, Manchester, NH (Food & Shelter)
New Round of Voting Begins April 1
In 2010, the Pepsi Refresh Project will give away more than $20 million to refresh the world, one idea at a time. Each month, Pepsi will award up to $1.3 million in grants to the ideas with the most votes. Pepsi will accept up to 1,000 new ideas every month and the public decides who wins. Vote for your favorite ideas now at www.refresheverything.com.
To support the project, Pepsi is partnering with three organizations dedicated to making a positive difference in the world: GOOD, a leading platform for thought and action revolving around pushing the world forward; Global Giving, an online marketplace that connects people who have community and world-changing ideas with people who can support them; and Do Something, the largest non-profit teen charity.
The Pepsi Refresh Project can be found at www.refresheverything.com, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/refresheverything or on Twitter, @Pepsi or #pepsirefresh.
Pepsi Refresh Project
In an effort to support those who generate innovative, optimistic ideas, the Pepsi Refresh Project (www.refresheverything.com) will award more than $20 million in 2010 to move communities forward. Individuals can apply for grants to benefit a variety of projects and site visitors can vote for the best ideas for funding. The Pepsi Refresh Project is an evolution of the Refresh Everything initiative Pepsi launched in 2009, which showed the brand as an optimistic catalyst for idea creation, leading to an ever-refreshing world. Pepsi will fund projects that make a difference in six categories: Health, Arts & Culture, Food & Shelter, The Planet, Neighborhoods and Education.
About Pepsi
Pepsi is a product of PepsiCo Beverages Americas (PBA). In addition to the Pepsi trademark, the PBA portfolio includes the Mountain Dew, Sierra Mist and Mug trademarks in the carbonated soft drink category. PBA is a division of PepsiCo, which offers the world's largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands, including 19 different product lines that each generates more than US$1 billion in annual retail sales. Our main businesses – Frito-Lay, Quaker, Pepsi-Cola, Tropicana and Gatorade - also make hundreds of other nourishing, tasty foods and drinks that bring joy to our consumers in More than 200 countries. With annualized revenues of nearly US$60 billion, PepsiCo's people are united by our unique commitment to sustainable growth, called Performance with Purpose. By dedicating ourselves to offering a broad array of choices for healthy, convenient and fun nourishment, reducing our environmental impact, and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace culture, PepsiCo balances strong financial returns with giving back to our communities worldwide. In recognition of its continued sustainability efforts, PepsiCo was named for the third time to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) and for the fourth time to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI North America) in 2009. For more information, please visit www.pepsico.com.
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Just about every web story reporting on Earth Day is published with the picture of a tree, which I find rather sappy. Sorry, bad joke. It's worth the few chuckles though.
In case you forgot (not that I'm passing any judgement), today is Earth Day, the holiday when self-righteous greenies have fun being all self-righteous and stuff.
And, apparently, we are supposed to turn off our lights and televisions for the day. Fat chance.
Earth Day organizers have called on people worldwide to pledge "one billion acts of green." Those pledges range from residents turning off lights in their homes, to using mass transit for travel to work, to eating locally grown food. …
What's funny is, a good portion of these environmental do-gooders are going to be Facebooking and Tweeting about how they are abstaining from electronics for the day.
I'm not sure if it's a coincidence or not, but it just so happens that Vladimir Lenin's birthday falls on Earth Day, which means he was born precisely 100 years since the first Earth Day was celebrated.


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Pre-recorded video address by Sakyong Mipham RinpocheFCSMC Fund-Raising, Retirement Vow Ceremonyfor outgoing Director, Pam Turner and New Members Vow CeremonySuggested Donation: $10.00
Shambhala has a tradition of marking the turn of the seasons with global community celebrations on or near the equinoxes and solstices.
Harvest of Peace is a celebration held at the time of the autumn equinox in the northern hemisphere. Related to the Sakyong Wangmo ("Lady Earth Protector") principle, this day is an opportunity to enjoy each other's company, hear teachings by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, and celebrate the riches of our culture and heritage.Everyone is invited. Please Register to RSVP. We need to know that you are coming!
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You are warmly invited to practice the Shambhala Sadhana with us Monday, Sept 23 at 6:30 - 8:30 pm.The Sakyong is continuing the tradition of making the Shambhala Sadhana open to everyone on this special holiday. This will give us an opportunity to welcome, inspire and be inspired by those new to this amazing practice.
The Shambhala Sadhana is part of our Harvest of Peace celebration, and there will be a feast in the form of a light snack after the practice. If you are inspired to bring a food offering, please do so!
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10:50am Thursday 3rd July 2014 in News By Chris Yandell, Chief Reporter, New Forest
David Otworoski (front left) and Emma Randall pictured with their son Daniel, 3, organiser Cathy Bartlett and (back row) Matt Weaver, Julie Currey and landlord Chris Hall.
SHE has been battling the odds ever since she was born six months ago.
Aimee Otworowski arrived three months prematurely and tipped the scales at just 1lb 14oz, about half the weight of a bag of sugar.
She was born with a hole in the heart and also suffers from chronic lung disease.
After spending almost four months in the Princess Anne Hospital in Southampton she was well enough to go home but had to return three weeks later and has been in and out of the high dependency unit ever since.
Her parents, Emma Randall, 31, and David Otworowski, 28, of Holbury, say Aimee's excellent care and the outstanding support they have received from hospital staff have been a constant source of reassurance.
Emma said: "They have answered every little enquiry, talked through her treatment with us and generally helped us stay positive."
Now staff and customers at the Langley Tavern in Lepe Road, Langley, have launched a major fundraising campaign to thank the hospital's neo-natal ward.
A grand raffle and auction, being organised by landlord Chris Hall and customer Cathy Bartlett as part of the pub's annual music festival on August 2, aims to raise £10,000.
Auction lots include a football boot signed by England player Frank Lampard, two boxing gloves signed by former WBA champion David Haye and ex-amateur champion George Groves, and a free ride in a hot air balloon.
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Maroon 5 with Kelly Clarkson Honda Civic Tour is on sale nationally. You can purchase tickets for any of the shows on the tour now. If you have never seen Maroon 5 in concert or this is your "um-tenth" time you won't want to miss the energy and electricity that goes into a Maroon 5 Concert. With such hit songs as "This Love," "She Will Be Loved," "Harder to Breathe," "Sunday Morning," "Makes Me Wonder" the multiple Grammy winners will be sure to deliver. You can purchase Maroon 5 Tickets with Kelly Clarkson now without any service charges or hidden fees.
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Some of the more specific awards they have won include The American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group in 2011 and 2012, the Billboard Music Award for Digital Artist of the Year in 2005 and Top Digital Album in 2007 for It Won't Be Soon Before Long and The Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2005 and Best Pop Performance by A Duo or Group With Vocals for This Love and Makes Me Wonder.
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Its already a controversial issue for parents and students, standardized testing. By 2014, each course will have an End of Course Exam, but is this going to far? Bay Haven Charter Academy decided to study how much instructional time is lost because it is spent preparing and taking these state mandated tests.
With such an emphasis on state mandated assessments, it's hurting both students and teachers according to Bay Haven Charter Academy CEO Dr. Tim Kitts.
"We don't need all the testing that's going what we're doing is over testing for some unknown reason to have this data and what we're doing is we're ending up with this statistical cliff," says Dr. Kitts.
With a move to even more testing by 2014 with an end of course exam for every course, Bay Haven Charter Academy took a look at how much time is lost in the class room and is spent on testing and technology training for testing for these state mandated assessments.
Just for this school year, the school found the average 5 grader will have lost 40 hours of instruction to testing and technology training for testing. The average 8th grader will have lost 43 hours of class time, and the average 10th grader will have lost up to 48 hours.
"When we elevate by 2015 to every subject in every school, you are going to see an exponentially increase in testing. It's ridiculous," says Dr. Kitts.
The study says an average student will lose a cumulative total of about 46 days from grades 3-10 on these tests.
Another area of concern in the world of education is the state mandated evaluation system for teachers. Many educators say the process is taking up time that should be spent on instruction.
Here in Bay County, the superintendent and several other teachers are speaking out against the assessments.
Superintendent Bill Husfelt says teachers are having to spend so much time preparing for the evaluation that it's taking away from lesson planning and learning in the classroom.
The Value Added Model or the VAM is a state mandated teacher evaluation system that compares the student performance of similar students in order to rate the teachers. Law makers, like Marti Coley, say it was intended to help account for factors in the classroom teachers cannot control.
Educators, however, are saying it creates an unfair formula. Husfelt believes the state needs to back off the VAM and instead evaluate the teachers that still need to grow and let the highly effective teachers spend more time in the classroom.
"It is hurting instruction in the classroom. It is so in depth and so unfair to the teachers that it is taking time away from instruction and it's hurting classroom instruction," says Superintendent Bill Husfelt.
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Even though she might have been too sexy for David Fincher's "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo," Scarlett Johansson is just right for fashion house Dolce & Gabbana and this new ad finds the actress playing a version of herself in the short film/advertisment "The One."
There's not much too it -- the actress answers a variety of off-camera questions revealing a few insights such as her favorite body part, how playing an actress in a movie is difficult and how the smell of sunshine is "the best." Not exactly deep stuff here. However, the spot is directed by famed photographer and music video director Jean-Baptiste Mondino (who has worked with Madonna, David Bowie and Tom Waits and many, many more). He is also the photog behind the recent pics of Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander in Le Monde that hit the web. So yeah, he knows how to light a pretty face (though seriously, what is up with ScarJo's hair?). Anyway, check it out below.
Steph | October 27, 2011 9:43 AM
I like the photography of this commercial, its smooth tones, matching very well with the softness of the scene. Not a big deal, it's minimalistic, but pleasant.
But Scarlett's lines, besides being pointless (I think it's the goal of this ad, as it stays in line with all the artistic dimension) are also a bit stupid (the part with the inspiring wind is a bit dumb)
Then, I quite like this commercial (but I haven't see anyone dying in front of me, so I'm sad I can't compare) !
Katiehall | October 25, 2011 2:05 AM
wtf?! Really??
Stephen | October 25, 2011 1:04 AM
This is -- and I'm really, seriously, honest-to-goodness not exaggerating AT ALL here -- the worst thing I've ever seen and heard. And I've seen a man die right before my eyes. This is worse than that.
barf | October 24, 2011 6:52 AM
oh barf.
"Music inspires me. Art inspires me. But so does the wind."
Cee Lo Orange | October 24, 2011 3:51 AM
Scarlett Johansson is really gorgeous and very talented.


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Darin Marshall, founder of the influential electronic label Belief Systems Recordings and Belief Systems artist Mantic on Magnatune.com joins the roster at Nude Photo Music!
Growing up in San Diego, Darin was immersed in the early electronic sounds of Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, Cabaret Voltaire, and NIN and was first exposed to Acid House in the late 80s. This early exposure through the record stores and clubs of San Diego, combined with an interest in electronic music production, led Darin to move to the Bay Area in 1990 and take a job at Opcode Systems, a pioneering technology company responsible for many advances in the music production realm.
In the Bay Area, Darin pursued his passion for electronic dance music and began DJing in the energetic clubs and underground parties of the early 90′s in San Francisco and the Bay Area.
In 1995, Darin Marshall and Graeme LaPaix released The Nocturnal EP as The Robbers of Antiquity, launching Belief Systems as a record label along with it, and introduced a sound they would continue to refine with the follow up release on Mixman Records, "Phosphene Dream". Later, prolific Florida-based DJ and producer Noel Sanger remixed and re-released the original version of "Frequency Puzzle" from the Robbers of Antiquity Nocturnal EP on Washington DC's Music Now Records in 2001.
Belief Systems Recordings continued to define its unique sound contributing a unique California twist to the minimal techno and IDM genres with the Swivel EP release. This groundbreaking release featured Seth "Sutekh" Horvitz, Erin Krasovich and one song by Darin Marshall as himself called "BeatBox." Belief Systems went on to help launch Warp recording artist Stewart Walker, with the 12″ pressing of the Jetfuel and Longing EP on Belief Systems Recordings.
As a follow up to the Swivel EP, Darin wrote and produced his first official 12″ release of an electro cut under the pseudonym Ibid – "Prolix" on the Exact Science SF Bass Volume 1 Compilation. Continuing to push the electro sound, Darin collaborated with Vic Shukla as DiViD, remixing "Abstract Power" by San Francisco's electro stalwarts Cybrid in 2004.
Darin also co-wrote and co-produced several releases and singles with Jon Williams of Organised Noise under the name User, before moving on to produce the digital albums EPROMs and Eponyms, currently available on Magnatune.com.
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Passamaquoddy Indians from Washington County traveled to Portland in 1920 to take part in the Maine Centennial Exposition. They set up an "Indian Village" at Deering Oaks Park.
Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms
According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.
When Europeans arrived in North America and disrupted traditional Native American patterns of life, they also offered other opportunities: trade goods for furs. The fur trade had mixed results for the Wabanaki.


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Final Score: Lake Elsinore (Padres) 6, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (Angels) 3. WP: Carter. LP: Arredondo. I made the trek out to Rancho to catch the action this evening, and sat directly behind home plate, 4th row up, amongst a bevvy of scouts.
I made the trek out to Rancho to catch the action this evening - and more specifically, Quakes' starter Jose Arredondo. The 22-year old righthander, from San Pedro de Macoris (DR), stands just 6 feet tall and is listed at 170 lbs. Signed by the Angels as an infielder in 2002, he began his professional career with the Angels' Dominican Summer League team and also spent time there in 2003. He didn't do so well. In 2004, he played for Angels rookie club at Mesa, and in mid-season made the transition from shortstop to pitcher. He apparently opened some eyes by fanning 14 in 12 1/3 IP.
He built on that in 2005, posting solid numbers before really blossoming in the playoffs for Orem (rookie league).
He's made the Cal League all-star team for Rancho Cucamonga. Coming into tonight's game, his record stood at 4-5, but he sported a nifty ERA of 2.16, with 100 Ks against only 31 BB in 75 IP. He'd allowed only 2 HR, and a total of only 50 hits.
I sat directly behind home plate, 4th row up, amongst a bevvy of scouts.
At this point, I really urge everyone who can to head out to the Epicenter at least once. They have a very pleasant facility there. I got an amazing seat to watch a baseball game, where you could really sense what it would be like to be in the batter's box. It cost me eleven bucks. There were no pyrotechnics (perhaps due to the Quakes' offense), no obnoxious scoreboard contests. Just some hokey giveaways and shenanigans on the field that were not at all offensive to the senses, and which one could easily ignore. The ballpark food is cheaper (though I didn't consume). Parking was like three dollars. And I spent a pleasant night at the ballpark.
Anyhow, to the game.
Arredondo has 3.5 effective pitches, highlighted by a very good fastball - consistently 94, but he touched 95 and even 96 in the 7th inning. One scout said he was consistently at 96 in his last outing. But more importantly, his ball has movement. It's generally not a straight fastball.
He also mixed in a change, slider and even a splitter (one particularly wicked one for a called 3rd strike to end the third, I believe).
He made a couple of mistakes over the plate, which were hit hard (one of them left the yard). His control was a bit off - he walked three - but was plagued by a terribly inconsistent strike zone (all of the scouts seemed to agree on this one). Lake Elsinore's starter was Woody Williams, on a rehab assignment. The home plate ump was much more generous to the major-league veteran.
Meanwhile, the Quakes offense did its best impression of its parent club. Williams didn't give up squat in his three inning stint. He was replaced by one Brent Carter (4-2, 4.19, 78H in 66 2/3 IP, 11BB and 41K entering the contest), a Jamie Moyer-type. This junkballing lefty's fastball was generally 82-83, touching 85, while he threw offspeed stuff ("he's changing up on his change!" I heard from the guy behind me) from 68 to 79. Needless to say, the Quakes managed only a Michael Collins solo HR with one out in the 4th until finally collecting a solid double from Cody Fuller with two gone in the 8th.
Joe Torres come on to start the 8th. After retiring the leadoff man, he went HBP, 4-pitch BB, 4-pitch BB before getting yanked. He was nowhere near the plate. I mean, not even in the same county. It was kinda sad, actually.
The Quakes finally managed a pair of runs in the 9th off reliever Kyle Stutes, who came in with 33 Ks and two walks in 35 2/3 IP.
Arredondo's final line: 7 IP, 4H, 2R (earned), 1 HR, 3BB, 8Ks.


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Monthly Society meetings are held where programs of historic or community interest are presented to members and the community. Various fundraising activities are held to obtain financial support to maintain museum collections and for restoration projects.
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The scientists used a bioluminescent "reporter" to follow the activity of the Early Flowering gene (ELF4) in living plants so that when the gene is activated the plants would glow. The plants showed a beautiful daily rhythm of luminescence and the academics were then able to determine just how the cycle of ELF4 activity was regulated.
Dr Paul Devlin, from the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, explains: "In almost all organisms there exists a daily clock which regulates many metabolic, development and physiological processes which is known as the "circadian clock". Rather than just responding to dawn or dusk, the circadian clock is an internal rhythm which allows anticipation of these changes. Our own body's daily rhythms are one example but plants can also "tell the time". They can prepare their metabolism for photosynthesis before the sun rises or for the chill of night before the sun sets. Many plants also use their circadian clock to measure day length and so determine when to flower."
He adds: "For the first time we have identified the mechanism that the plant clock uses. In a grandfather clock, the mechanism is driven by some force, a weight or a spring, that moves the hands forward while a pendulum forms a timekeeping mechanism to regulate that movement. In plants we show that light provides that driving force. Light acts through a group of proteins including FHY3 which are normally degraded in the dark but which are stabilised by light and then directly bind to the ELF4 gene, activating it."
The "pendulum" is another of the genes in this clock loop, a negative-acting component called Circadian Clock Associated (CCA1). The CCA1 gene is activated during the night but activity declines again during the day. The product of this gene, the CCA1 protein, binds to FHY3 preventing its association with the ELF4 gene. Thus, the ELF4 gene is activated during the day and deactivated again during the night. We went on to confirm that this process can continue just a well in constant light as in day / night cycles, forming a genuinely internal timing mechanism.
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Lemon Whipped Cream Bundt
Happy National Bundt Day! My friend The Food Librarian always celebrates by baking a ton of bundts for her "I Like Big Bundts" posts.
I love making whipped cream cakes, esp if there's a butter shortage in my fridge. They're fluffy and delicious and with a touch of lemon it's a fantastic dessert to top off any meal.
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Add the sugar and the lemon juice. Then carefully add the flour mixture until combined. Fold in the lemon zest.
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(AP) - SPARKING ANGER: While most utilities have restored electricity to nearly all their customers after Superstorm Sandy, the Long Island Power Authority has left tens of thousands of customers in the dark weeks after the storm passed.
SHOCKED: The company said that the storm was worse than anyone could have imagined, but it acknowledged that an outdated computer system for keeping customers notified hasn't helped.
BLOWING IN THE WIND: Some say the government-run utility should have seen it coming. It was recently criticized in a withering state report for lax preparation ahead of last year's Tropical Storm Irene.
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LOS ANGELES: A concerned mother has prevailed in her fight to have a neighborhood AIDS-prevention billboard in Van Nuys removed. Eve Ragsdale worried about having to explain the billboard to her 6-year-old triplets. The billboard on Sepulveda Boulevard depicts an image of an inflated condom, with the question "Why Not?".
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Ragsdale must drive her kids by the billboard between Victory Boulevard and Erwin Street every day.
So she complained to its sponsor, The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, and the billboard's owner, outdoor advertising company Van Wagner.
Van Wagner Outdoor vice chairman Bill Crabtree told the Los Angeles Daily News that the billboard would be changed.
"I told my operations manager to move it", Crabtree said. "We listened to Eve Ragsdale, and though we do not necessarily agree with her, if it's offensive to her, the last thing we want to do is offend anyone."
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Ragsdale had contended that her children, who read now and ask questions about everything, were not developmentally ready to have the AIDS-condom relationship explained to them.
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According to United Press International the new species name is Vaejovis brysoni and was found in the Santa Catalina Mountains over looking the city.
Over the past six years, the number of Arizona mountain scorpion species has more than doubled. Originally, there was only thought to be four mountain scorpion species for the past 50 years.
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For the third year in a row, the Downieville Classic in Northern California sold out its 800 race entries. Once again, competitors were treated to fantastic racing on superb, demanding trails. The heavy snowpack had only recently melted from upper sections of the course, leaving the trails in terrific shape with firm, fast soil.
On Saturday, 600 racers lined up for the start of the 27-mile-long point-to-point XC race climbing 3,000 vertical feet before descending into Downieville, not far from Lake Tahoe. Carl Decker, riding a full-suspension 29er, took an early lead and held on for nearly two hours, finishing in 1:50:50, setting a course record in the process. He gapped second place finisher, and Giant teammate, Adam Craig, by nearly six minutes. Jason Moeschler came in third, followed by Tim Olson and Mark Weir.
Mark Weir has made a career of winning the downhill portion of the race and he continued that dominance this year. He finished in 44:01, just nine seconds ahead of Ross Schnell. Adam Craig followed in third, with Nathan Riddle in fourth and Jason Moeschler in fifth. When it was Weir's turn to climb the podium for the DH awards, he donned a black robe with the words "Can't Be Beat, Won't Be Beat" on the back.
Decker finished the downhill race two and half minutes back from Weir, in 46:40, but his large gap in the XC was enough to retain the overall lead and step atop the podium as the Downieville Classic all-mountain champion (best combined XC and DH times). Craig finished second overall, followed by Moeschler, Olson and Weir.
"I usually have a four week window when I feel strong, but right now I feel stronger than I ever have. I just hope it lasts one more week," Decker said after the race, referring to the National Championships next week in Sol Vista, Colorado.
For the women, the race came down to two women: Kelli Emmett and last year's winner Katerina Nash. Emmett took a commanding lead after the XC race, finishing in 2:08:56-nearly three minutes ahead of Nash. Nash, however is a formidable descender and nearly made up the difference on the downhill race. She won the DH with a time of 49:46, but still fell 24 seconds behind Emmett in the overall. Lizzy English finished third in both the XC and DH events.
As always, the event attracted some big-name downillers. Among those competing this year were Greg Minnaar, Duncan Riffle and Jared Rando. All racers competing in the downhill event, however, must also compete in the XC and use the exact same bike for both races. Of the bunch, Riffle finished highest in the overall rankings, coming in thirteenth (he also had the fasted DH time of the group). Minnaar finished 40th overall (12 in DH) and Rando finished 45th overall.
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