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Poor guy, he was a great player.
I saw this on fark.com - thought some of you here might find it interesting.
Earl Campbell, an old, hurting man at 52, remembers his runs
Former UT running back says he became a different man with the pigskin tucked into his arm.
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By Brad Buchholz
Sunday, December 09, 2007
Earl Campbell's back is killing him so badly, in fact, that the man hasn't slept in a bed for almost seven years. He spends a fair amount of time in a wheelchair, and he can't get around on his feet without using a walker. Man, what he'd give to be able to hop into his van and drive, to sail alone on the open road, no music on the radio, no sound in his ears but the hum of tires on highway.
But he can't. Not right now. Earl Campbell's 52-year-old body hurts him so much that he relies on a driver his longtime friend James "Sugar Bear" Yates to take him to work, or to fetch a can of Sprite at the 7-Eleven, or run him up to visit his brothers and sisters in Tyler. The most indomitable running back in the history of Texas football as a collegian and a professional has come to know what it is to be vulnerable.
"I feel pain," says Campbell, speaking in a slow, husky drawl. Then he reconsiders, just to make things clear. "I never had no pain like this in my life."
Campbell utters these words with little inflection, almost no emotion. He sees them, instead, as simple statements of fact. He would not want them to seem poignant or wistful. Yet for all his public good humor, Campbell is clearly frustrated with his body and his slow, up-and-down recovery from a series of back surgeries that forces him to sleep in a recliner. After all, this is the man whose athletic legacy is all about power and physicality, about absorbing punishment with dignity, about running toward conflict with a sense of blue-collar dignity.
This is Earl Campbell, University of Texas icon. Winner of the 1977 Heisman Trophy. The soul of the "Love Ya Blue" Houston Oilers. The Tyler Rose. The most elegant power runner to play the game. And this is Earl Campbell, a man who has yet to see his son Tyler play a college football game at San Diego State because it's too difficult for him to negotiate the stairs at stadiums.
"I've been so independent all these years that it's hard getting used to having people around me, having people do things for me," says Campbell, addressing the question of his health and his life before it's even asked. "But my friend Sugar Bear understands that. Me and him have been friends for 30 years. He played football with me at UT. He was my roommate, everything. Now he has to take care of an old man.
"That's what I call myself, you know: an old man. Sugar Bear asks me why do that, why call myself that." And here, Campbell's voice rises slightly. "But hell, what can I do? Sugar Bear says, 'You ain't old. You're the same age I am.' Yeah, sure. But you can walk down that hill if you want to, or get in that car over there. I can't."
Thirty years after winning the Heisman Trophy, Earl Campbell's life is defined by this fascinating duality: the legacy of invincibility set against the vulnerability of the here and now. He displays the bronze Heisman statuette (awarded annually to the nation's best college football player) in the reception area of the office where he runs his sausage business, Earl Campbell Meats. It's a simple stone house, a few blocks west of downtown Austin.
As pleasant autumn light slants through curtained windows, Campbell sits at the head of a wooden conference table and begins a conversation about life and football that will last for 31/2 hours. Campbell wears a gray T-shirt with no sleeves. He says hello without standing. A laptop sits open on the table before him; his metal walker sits near the doorway. On the walls behind him are trophies of a different kind the mounted heads of deer and exotic game that he shot years ago, on hunting trips with his football buddies.
Campbell has an expressive face, accented by wonderful, bold lines that dash horizontally from the corner of his brown eyes. You learn, quickly, to study those lines and those eyes in conversation to catch nuance, or irony, or wit. These don't show so much in his upper body which is too stiff or his voice. It's work for him to shrug both shoulders at once. Sometimes, Campbell tracks with his eyes so he doesn't have to move his neck.
The conversation bounces back and forth, between matters of health and matters of football. What was the sensation of it, Earl? What was it like, at UT, to run?
"It was such a high. When that ball got in my hands, that leather, it's like I turned into a different human being. You know?" says Campbell, his voice slow and soft and a little slurry. He lifts his massive hands just a bit, cradles an imaginary football, changing the grip as he talks, as if savoring the dappled texture of pigskin.
"Hearing 75,000 people holler: I mean, I would just turn into a different human being. The key to me was being able to build my mother a house in Tyler, and not having to go back to work in those rose fields again. Believe it or not, when I was running that football, all that kind of stuff was going on in my mind."
Earl Campbell ran hard, so hard that he once staggered Bevo, knocking him off one knee, then the other, after he slammed into the UT mascot in the end zone at Rice Stadium. Depending on the circumstance, Campbell's runs could be concussive, majestic, even frightening for their raw power. He loved to stiff-arm defenders. Former UT wide receiver Alfred Jackson, an old friend, swears that defensive backs would sometimes cling to Jackson's jersey whenever he blocked for Campbell downfield, pretending to be locked up in a good block rather than confront the Tyler Rose in the open field.
Campbell's best runs were arresting. Some unfolded in episodes, like his epic 83-yard carry against North Texas State in 1976, when he broke into the open field, swooped toward the home-team sideline, tore his hamstring muscle and then dragged several defenders downfield with him. He was finally pulled down just short of the goal line. "I almost forgot about the hamstring, when those guys jumped on me," he says.
Campbell's running style reflected a larger sense of honor. On the field, he looked conflict in the eye and then ran straight at it with the intent of bowling it over. As a matter of pride classic working man's pride he didn't like the larger idea of evasion, running out of bounds, losing a yard or two for the sake of protecting himself.
"I always thought if I let one or two guys tackle me, I wasn't doing something right. I wanted a bunch of them to get me," says Campbell, his voice very quiet, very slow, but warming some as he remembers the sensation of working on the football field. "I mean, I didn't think I was a part of a game unless I had the ball in my hands 20 or 30 times. I had to get lathered up, you know? And right when the game was over was when I felt like really gettin' it on. Not that I didn't get it on in the middle. But I always thought if there was a fifth quarter, I could really show 'em something, you know?"
For Campbell, it was a matter of style running hard and delivering punishment while carrying a football. "And all the glory and stuff that came along with that? Damn right I paid a price for it," he says, almost as if he's talking to himself. "But, I wanted that."
Earl Campbell's admirers must shudder at the notion that the qualities that defined him as a runner, that brought the Tyler Rose such honor, may have contributed greatly to the pain he suffers today. I paid the price for it. In most interviews, Campbell has denied such a notion (noting, for example, that doctors recently told him he has a congenital defect, spinal stenosis). In this interview, he pulls toward it and away from it.
"I never had any problems playing football with my back when I played football," says Campbell, who carried the ball 1,043 times in his first three pro seasons, the most in the history of the NFL at that time, and ran into defenses that were focused foremost on gang-tackling him into submission.
Campbell gave it all to football as a young man. He played his final NFL season at age 30, in 1985, then won induction into the NFL Hall of Fame. In 1990, Campbell moved his family (wife Reuna, sons Christian and Tyler) from Houston to Austin, where he took a job as special assistant to the UT athletic director. Campbell looked quite healthy then, his gait strong, his speech clear, his smile bright.
Yet in recent years, Campbell's physical condition has deteriorated substantially. Honored at halftime of the Texas-Texas Tech game at Royal-Memorial Stadium in November 2003, Campbell was so brittle that he had to be driven onto the field in a golf cart.
"Ninety percent of the people thought I was drunk that night," he says, his eyes a little hurt, a little defiant. "The guy who helps me make my sausage called me, told me people at the game said I was drunk, told me that's no way to run a business, being drunk in front of 90,000 people."
"Man, that was my back," says Campbell. "So what I basically do now is try not to go out in public too much because people don't understand and I don't have the time to explain it."
Campbell's biggest problem, as he describes it, stems from the discovery of three large bone spurs on his spinal column several years ago. Doctors wanted to remove them, explaining they were covering nerves in his back, causing atrophy in his muscles. No way, not yet, said Campbell, a man who feared no defender but cringes at the mention of an MRI machine. He decided to tough his way through it.
"Well, Earl, you'll be back in about a year," the doctor told him.
When Campbell finally did have the surgery to remove the spurs, he says, doctors told him afterward that he'd never walk the same, that he'd never be the same. His reaction: "I'm going to prove you wrong."
So at the end of his rehabilitation program this summer, Campbell started lifting weights at UT something he'd never done as a player hoping to power his body up, to heal his back through strength and will.
The doctors implored Campbell to stop, told him he was hurting himself in the weight room. "So now Earl just rests his back," says Campbell, his voice a little weary, clearly resigned.
He says he's been told, with rest, that his back will improve but it might take a year, or a year and a half.
"I live a funky life now," says Campbell, glancing down at a bag of pistachio nuts that rests by his left hand. He dreams aloud about working side-by-side with the hands at the family ranch in Tyler, as he used to.
"Sometimes, I wish I would have never let that guy operate on me. Sometimes, I wish I had just continued to take pain medicine. I didn't know that a back was so important."
Earl Campbell adheres to an elemental world view that holds that determination and will and humility produce positive results. It was the foundation of his boyhood, growing up in the Tyler rose fields. And it was the fundamental motivation of his Heisman season of 1977.
"I just always wanted to be the best," says Campbell, a moment after Sugar Bear gracious smile, welcoming postures pops into the conference room to say hello. "But I never let anybody know I wanted to be the best. I kept it inside, kept it hid.
"If I was watching a game film, and I put a stiff-arm on a guy, and the guys in the film room would say, 'Oooww,' I would downplay that, you know. Like no big deal. But deep inside, boy, was I proud."
Three decades later, Campbell's teammates from the 1970s still speak of him with awe. How many remember, for all his offensive skills, that he once blocked a punt against Arkansas? Or that he once blocked a field goal against Baylor?
Defensive tackle Doug English remembers Campbell's body: "It was as if it was chiseled from stone." Quarterback Randy McEachern remembers his power: "No one ever hit me harder than the day Earl Campbell ran into me on a handoff during a practice." Defensive tackle Brad Shearer remembers his perfectionism, how he ran all the way to the end zone on every play, even in practice.
"We all knew we were playing with Superman," observes Rick Ingraham, a star offensive lineman on the '77 team who remains one of Campbell's closest friends. "In the moment, we understood he would be the best player we'd ever step on the field with. He was a man among boys and he earned that Heisman through self-sacrifice. Guys like Brad and I had a little more fun than Earl did at Texas, going out, doing things at night. But Earl literally sat in his room. He did not seek money. He did not seek women. He did not seek alcohol. He stayed true to his gal, and he stayed true to his body."
Ingraham flew to New York to attend the Heisman Trophy ceremony in 1977. He watched from the audience, snapping a picture, as O.J. Simpson, the 1968 winner, presented the Tyler Rose with the statuette. He knew Campbell's heart, knew what the honor meant to him.
"I have no doubt that winning the Heisman Trophy galvanized the whole Campbell family," says Ingraham. "It validated their whole life ethic, their whole life's work, knowing what it was like to grow up in a fatherless household with 11 kids. (Campbell's father died when Earl was 10.) It has to be the highest accomplishment you can have as an individual to win that award. Yet in his acceptance speech, he gave all the credit to the team."
Earl Campbell's heart is killing him as he's been grieving for his sister Ruby Fields, who died of cancer in mid-November. Ruby was an older sister, a leader among the seven brothers and four sisters in the clan. "She taught me how to run our family's ranch in Tyler," says Campbell. "She was my backbone."
Although Ruby and Earl were not the closest in age, they may have been closest in spirit. It was not unusual for them to talk to each other on the phone two or three times a day particularly when it involved matters of their mother's health. "Before I did anything on the ranch, I'd say, 'Ruby, what do you think about this?' "
"Ruby did everything," Campbell says softly, staring ahead at his computer screen, remembering his childhood for a moment. "Dad let her go to the store, cashed the checks. When we were out there (working) in those rose fields, I always wanted a banana and Ruby always made sure after we cashed a check that Earl had his banana."
As he looks hard at infirmity for the first time in his life, Campbell admits he experiences good days and bad days. Teammates who haven't seen him in a while confess it pains them to see him struggle. Those who see him regularly suggest he's a lot healthier, more optimistic, since ceasing his weight-training regimen several months ago.
"Let me put it to you this way," says Campbell, struggling a bit as he cracks open the pistachios in his giant hands. "If the good Lord wakes me up in the morning, and I feel like I don't want to be bothered, or I don't want to be messing around with (certain) people, I just say, 'I'm not lifting up that garage door and going out there.'
"Because people want to see the good Earl Campbell. What they think they should see, you know?"
Earl Campbell is 52, feeling a little like 62, and facing elemental truths. Our loved ones die. Our bodies fail us. Dust returns to dust. What does that do to a man and his larger faith to lose his invincibility, to see his body grow weak before its time?
"I believe that one day, he's going to heal my back," says the greatest running back in the history of Texas football. "No matter what I do, it's in his hands now."
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Poor guy, he was a great player.
a great RB and person.
"They don't bug me...they're not like the little brother down the street. They are more like the retarded cousin that drools and says silly things. I don't get mad at him. He knows no better." MiccoMacey
he was a beast, man I feel bad for him, one of the best ever
Anyone else remember this game from 1978, his rookie season, against the Miami Dolphins on MNF? What a performance!
yep, me tooOriginally Posted by usmc-sooner
I met him once at a store not too long after I moved down here. He seemed to be a very nice, geniune and humble man. I told him that as a Sooner I was a fan of his AFTER he left UT and he got a laugh out of that.
This is one of the main reasons you see guys play for 7,8,9 years make their money and simply retire. A la Barry Sanders, Jim Brown, Robert Smith etc etc. They don't wanna end up like Earl. Man thats bad.
Hard work will defeat talent everytime talent doesn't work hard!!
One of the few shorthorns I like...
...Hell, what am I talking about: he's the only shorthorn I ever liked.
Behold the pale horse. The man who sat on him was death, and Hell followed with him.
Olevet Posse Pistolero
Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2015.
He was a stud at every level. It's hard to see a great guy like that in so much pain.
....and now please direct your attention to the field and J. Clayton Feaver will lead us in a moment of prayer...
"......please protect these young men from injury and for one and all to exhibit good sportsmanship.....IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY AMEN
-J Clayton Feaver
like it was yesterday. luv ya blue.Originally Posted by GreenSooner
Earl was amazing.
Coolest nickname too.
I hope his back heals up. I'm a nurse, and whenever I have patients who are young(by young, I mean 45-60), but hopelessy screwed up with pain and disability, it's always the back. Take care of yer backs people, because apparently, if it breaks, you can A)never really fix it completely, and B) there's a good chance you'll end up being an opiate addict. Anyway, good luck to Earl the Pearl, he was a machine.
I met him at a golf tournament a couple of years ago and it was painful to watch him move around.
He was humble and polite to everyone who approached him. It was amazing considering the number of people who wanted to take a moment of his time (yes I was one of them).
He was a phenomenal player and seems to be a good person too. I hope he can recover some of his mobility and have a decent quality of life.
My only real complaint with Earl is that I wish he had gone to OU
I work in downtown Austin, and Earl has a restaurant down there. He used to valet park his Suburban across from the Driskill hotel, and I occasionally saw him park and walk to his restaurant. he could barely get out of his SUV, and then had trouble walking across the street. I really felt bad for him, although I'm certain he doesn't need or want my sympathy, Despite being a 'horn, he's one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet, and he's a great man. God bless Earl Campbell, he's one of college footballs greatest men.
If you love football, The Tyler Rose has to hold a place in your heart! No one has ran like that man, with the heart and desire, until AD. They are both once in a generation football players. May God bless an heal him.
What a shame, he was a hell of a player.
Barrah always calls him the one that got away.
Know thy self,
know thy enemy.
A thousand battles,
a thousand victories. - Sun Tzu (500 B.C.)
In a local radio interview in Houtson recently Bum Phillips said that Campbell's physical problems are not related to football but from a congenital problem with his spine. In fact, he said, had Earl been properly diagnosed at an early age, he would have likely been prohibited from playing football.Originally Posted by TripleOption14
"When the Sooners come to town, hide your women and your whiskey. Winning is not enough for them."--USA Today, 1988
I grew up in Texas and was an Oiler Fan, until they left Houston. He may be the sole reason the NFL has jersey's that don't tear away. He's a mountain of a man, and it's sad to hear he is in pain. Hopefully doctors can find a way to ease the pain.
Fortunately for us Sooner fans,tx only beat us one time( in '77) when Campbell was a whorn. Then, we on to win the rest of our games that yr., and all we had to do to get the NC was beat that Granny-coached team in the OrangE Bowl...UGH!
Put a lid on it! Kiss it goodbye. We gave it away, and apparently thought it made sense to do so.


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In preparation for the Year of Faith Fr Cantalamessa chose St
Athanasius as the first 'giant of the Faith' in his Lenten series of homilies "Remember your leaders. Imitate their faith" (Hebrews13:7).
Preaching to the Pontifical Household Fr Cantalamessa explained the purpose of his series for the Year of Faith:
"In preparation for the Year of Faith proclaimed by the Holy Father Benedict XVI (Oct. 12, 2012-Nov. 24, 2013), the four homilies of Lent are intended to give impetus and give back freshness to our belief through a renewed contact with the "giants of the faith" of the past. Hence the title, taken from the Letter to the Hebrews, given to the whole series: "Remember your leaders. Imitate their faith" (Hebrews13:7)."
"We will put ourselves each time in the school of one of the four great Doctors of the Eastern Church — Athanasius, Basil, Gregory of Nazianzen and Gregory of Nyssa — to see what each one of them says to us today, in regard to the dogma of which he was champion, that is, respectively, the divinity of Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Trinity, knowledge of God. At another time, God willing, we will do the same for the great Doctors of the Western Church: Augustine, Ambrose and Leo the Great."
"What we wish to learn from the Fathers is not so much how to proclaim the faith to the world, namely, evangelization, or how to defend the faith against errors, namely, orthodoxy; but, rather, how to deepen our faith, to rediscover, behind them, the richness, beauty and happiness of believing, to pass, as Paul says, "through faith for faith" (Romans 1:17), from a believed faith to a lived faith. It will spell, in fact, growth in the "volume" of faith within the Church, which will then constitute the major strength of its proclamation to the world and the best defense of its orthodoxy."
Here are further excerpts from his homily on St Athanasius and the divinity of Christ:
"However, it is time for us to return to see what we can learn today of the epic battle sustained in his time by Athanasius. The divinity of Christ is today the real "articulus stantis et cadentis ecclesiae," the truth on which the Church stands or falls. If in other times, when the divinity of Christ was peacefully admitted by all Christians, one could think that this "article" was the "gratuitous justification by faith," now it is no longer thus. Can we say that the vital problem for the man of today is to establish in what way the sinner is justified, when people no longer believe they need being justified or are convinced of finding justification in themselves? "I myself accuse myself today — Sartre has one of his personages cry out from the stage — and only I can also absolve myself, I the man. If God exists man is nothing." (J. P. Sartre, The Devil and the Good God, X, 4, Gallimard, Paris
1951, p. 267 f.)
The divinity of Christ is the cornerstone that supports the two principal mysteries of the Christian faith; the Trinity and the Incarnation. They are like two doors that open and close together. If that stone is discarded, the whole edifice of the Christian faith collapses on itself: if the Son is not God, by whom is the Trinity formed? Saint Athanasius had already denounced this when writing against the Arians: "If the Word does not exist together with the Father from all eternity, then an eternal Trinity does not exist, but first there was unity and then, with the passing of time, by addition, the Trinity began to be." (Athanasius, Contra Arianos I, 17-18).
(An idea — this of the Trinity that is formed "by addition" — that began to be proposed, not so many years ago, by some theologian who applied to the Trinity Hegel's dialectic scheme of becoming!). Well before Athanasius, Saint John established this bond between the two mysteries: "He who denies the Son, does not possess the Father either; he who professes his faith in the Son also possesses the Father" (1 John 2:23). The two things are or fall together, but if they fall together, then we must say sadly with Paul that we Christians, "we are of all men most to be pitied" (1 Corinthians 15:19). We must allow ourselves to be confronted directly by that very respectful but very direct question of Jesus: "But you, who do you believe I am?" and by that even more personal one: "Do you believe?" Do you really believe? Do you believe with all your heart? Saint Paul says that "man believes with his heart and so is justified, and he confesses with his lips and so is saved"(Romans 10:10). In the past, the profession of the correct faith, namely the second moment of this process, has been so highlighted at times as to leave in the shadow that first moment which is the most important and which unfolds in the recondite profundity of the heart. "It is from the roots of the heart that faith arises," exclaims Saint Augustine. (Commentary on the Gospel of John, 26, 2)
It is necessary perhaps to demolish in us, believers, and in us, men of the Church, the false persuasion of believing already, to be fine in regard to the faith. It is necessary to provoke doubt — not, of course, about Jesus but about ourselves — to then be able to go in search of a more authentic faith. Who knows if it might not be a good thing, for some time, not to wish to demonstrate anything to anyone, but to internalize our faith, to rediscover its roots in our heart! Jesus asked Peter three times: "Do you love me?" He knew that the first and second time the answer came out too hastily, to be the true one. Finally, on the third time, Peter understood. The question about the faith should also be asked of us three times, with insistence, until we also realize and enter into the truth: "Do you believe? Do you believe? Do you really believe?" Perhaps at the end we will answer: "No, Lord, I do not really believe with all my heart and with all my soul. Increase my faith!"
Athanasius reminds, however, of yet another important truth: that faith in the divinity of Christ is not possible, if one does not also have the experience of salvation wrought by Christ. Without this, the divinity of Christ becomes easily an idea, a thesis, and we know that an idea can always be opposed by another idea, and a thesis by another thesis. Only to a life — said the desert Fathers –is there nothing that can be opposed.
The experience of salvation is made by reading the word of God (and taking it for what it is, the word of God!), administering and receiving the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, the privileged place of the presence of the Risen One, exercising the charisms, keeping in contact with the life of the believing community, praying. In the 4th century, Evagrius formulated the famous equation: "If you are a theologian, you will truly pray and if you truly pray you will be a theologian." (Evagrius, De oratione 61).
Athanasius prevented theological research from remaining a prisoner of the philosophical speculation of the different "schools" in order to have it become instead a deepening of the revealed truth in the line of the Tradition. An eminent Protestant historian recognized in Athanasius a singular merit in this field: "Thanks to him — he wrote — faith in Christ has remained rigorous faith in God and, in keeping with its nature, clearly different from all the other forms — pagan, philosophical, idealistic — of faith … With him, the Church became again an institution of salvation, that is, in the rigorous sense of the term, 'Church,' whose own and determinant content is constituted by the preaching of Christ." (H. von Campenhausen, The Greek Fathers, Brescia 1967, pp. 103-104).
To conclude, let us turn to the divinity of Christ. It illumines,
clarifies the whole of Christian life.
Without faith in the divinity of Christ:
God is remote,
Christ remains in his time,
The Gospel is one of many religious books of humanity,
The Church is a simple institution,
Evangelization is propaganda,
The liturgy is evocation of a past that is no longer,
Christian morality is a burden that is anything but light
and a yoke that is anything but gentle.
However, with faith in the divinity of Christ:
God is Emmanuel, God with us,
Christ is the Risen One who lives in the Spirit,
The Gospel is definitive word of God to the whole of humanity,
The Church is the universal sacrament of salvation,
Evangelization is the sharing of a gift,
The liturgy is a joyful encounter with the Risen One,
Present life is the beginning of eternity.
Written, in fact, is that "He who believes in the Son has eternal
life" (John 3:36).
Faith in the divinity of Christ is indispensable above all in this moment to keep alive hope about the future of the Church and of the world. Against the Gnostics who denied the true humanity of Christ, Tertullian raised, in his time, the cry: "Parce unicae spei totius orbis," do not take away from the world its only hope!"(Tertullian, De carne Christi, 5, 3). We must say it today to those who refuse to believe in the divinity of Christ.
To the Apostles, after having calmed the storm, Jesus addressed a word that he repeats today to their successors: "Take heart, it is I; have no fear" (Mark 6:50).
Catholic Year of Faith comment: It is well worth reading Fr Cantalamessa's entire homily on St Athanasius.


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To close the workshop, relight the chalice. Ask for a couple of participants to share brief reflections from the journaling exercise about their beliefs, feelings, and actions. Wrap up the sharing after five minutes.
Inform participants that each workshop will close with a song. Ask them to find Hymn 188 "Come, Come, Whoever You Are." The words come from the Sufi poet Rumi, who lived in the 12th century. Ask participants what the words mean to them. Invite participants to rise in body or spirit and sing the song together. Invite a participant to extinguish the chalice. Distribute copies of Taking It Home, explaining that it is a list of suggestions of additional ways to explore the topics of today's workshop. Invite them to share Taking It Home with family and friends.
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This kit was a straight drop in replacement for the bearings on my 2004 Triumph Tiger. The kit listed pretty much every 885+cc Triupmh so don't be surprised when you find an extra bearing in the kit, it fits a model that you aren't working on.But on the Tiger - my god, what an awful job. There's so much crapola you have to remove to get to the bearings. Do yourself a favor and replace all your instrument lights while you're in there.
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There is no doubt that American design is currently experiencing a renaissance of sorts—"From Apple to Zipcar, creative design is at the heart of entrepreneurial success in the USA," explains Bill Moggridge, Director, Smithsonian/Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. As Ravi K. Sawhney, CEO of RKS explains, "Better branding our design community is one simple but powerful step to make our voice and value better known. I hope the creation and use of this brand will be a catalyst for a broader emergence of recognition, pride and optimism for the incredible things designers are creating every day in America because of our diversity, ingenuity and spirit."
In a time when the strength and value of American manufacturing has come to the forefront of public discussion, it is a curious move to shift the focus to the more opaque conversation of a product being designed in the United States. What are your thoughts for the brand certification? Do you have plans to use it for future products?
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by Jack Bechta
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Now that the NFL Combine has come and gone, the next event is the college pro day. This is where NFL teams send their scouts, GMs and/or coaches to get a final look at a prospect's skill set. In addition, the day is usually coupled with the testing of incoming seniors by scouts. At a minimum, seniors to be are measured and weighed, and there's a collection of basic data such as birth date, phone number and some personal background information.
A campus pro day will include the same testing drills that were performed at the combine, along an extended version of position-specific drills. However, players will decide if they want to participate based on how well they did in Indianapolis. So if a player ran an exceptional 40, he most likely will choose not to run at his pro day and will just do position drills. On the contrary, if a draftee feels he can improve on his time or even on the bench press, he'll participate. As a result, a lot of guys take an a la carte approach about what drill or drills they'll perform.
For those players who declined to do any drills in Indianapolis, pro day is their combine. Working out in the familiar environment of their football facility, players seem to put up better numbers. That's why many top-rated prospects defer working out until pro day.
I usually advise my clients to perform as many drills as possible. I once had a prominent evaluator tell me, "If a player does something well, have him do it as many times as he can." Even though my Iowa clients (Pat Angerer, A.J. Edds and Tony Moeaki) all ran well at the combine, they'll run again at Iowa's March 23 pro day. Cal's Mike Tepper will do everything again except the bench press (26). DB Sherrick McManus will do all his drills at Northwestern since he was sidelined by a hamstring tweak. I expect all my clients to continue to improve their numbers across the board.
Pro days are also a chance for scouts to pick up some hidden information about players. I know some who bring donuts and coffee into the trainers' offices to loosen up their tongues. One seasoned GM I know spends all his time on campus with the strength and conditioning coach. He firmly believes that that coach knows more about the players than anyone on campus since he works with them year round.
Pro day is also a big opportunity for those who got snubbed by the combine. I once had a linebacker from New Mexico, Nick Speegle, run a 4.55 40 on his pro day, which impressed scouts enough to get him drafted by the Browns in the sixth round.
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We already mentioned the prevalence of the outdoor arena at last weekend's Dwell on Design in LA. But its worth delving into the trend of moving the outdoor world inward. And at Dwell, a few designs making it easy to place plants in non-traditional indoor locations—like a wall—suggest that greenery may be taking the place of more traditional works of art.
About a year ago, we posted about a great Kickstarter project, Urbio. Designers Beau Oyler and Jared Aller surpassed their goal by about $60,000, and the resulting product was in effect at Dwell, as the modular board + magnetic planter systems are now in production and available.
Another take on plants-as-art is local Los Angeles plant and design shop Potted's City Planter. The planters are essentially a sheet of steel, with a rectangular steel pot, hand-finished with a sealed rust patina. The industrial steel combines nicely with the organic matter.
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If you have any plants or roots that you would be willing to share please consider me. I will send you SASE. Due to a job loss, two hurricanes and a lot of unexpected cold weather I have lost almost all my plants due to either moving or the cold. I am back and ready to pick up my love of plants but as you may realize it is expensive to just go out and purchase replacement plants. I am hoping that some blessed and compassionate people will come to my aid and share. Thank you Duane |
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I got a few old tractor tires and decided they would make good planters. I filled them with peat moss and pine mulch and used them to plant my blueberries in. Using the tires was easier than having to try to mix the right type of soil and it keeps the young plants up away from the voles. |
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Thanks, I just read that. I will probably get my tractor and mix up a lot of compost to loosen the soil up in the area and then plant them in the ground with a wire guard to protect them from voles. Though the deer seem to be a bigger problem. They will come right up on the front porch to eat plants they like. |
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Year: 2007The insane, over-the-top, borderline racist shoot 'em-up Chili Con Carnage has what is easily the funniest missile-riding scene ever put into a game, which in our book also makes it the best. It starts off strong, as gun-crazy hero Ram hops onto a stray rocket after battling an attack chopper, and zooms off in search of the villain Elvez Gonzalez.
Above: Our favorite screenshot of 2007
We next see Ram (presumably) several hours later, after the cold, stark realities of riding missiles with limitless fuel reserves have set in. Miles out to sea, Ram is wet, freezing and hounded by a bunch of dolphins who are just way too happy about this whole stupid situation.
Ram's dignity is at an all-time low, and it only gets worse when he runs afoul of a flock of low-flying seagulls.
Luckily, Ram's suffering isn't totally in vain, as his Uncle Marco swoops in via helicopter and informs him that the missile is headed straight for Elvez's distant retreat.
Needless to say, fireworks ensue soon after. You can see the whole silly spectacle for yourself in the following video.
Year: 2007If you take away anything from this article, it should be that when it comes to missile rides, nobody brings it like Contra. In its latest outing, the series returned to territory that had previously been explored only briefly by Sonic Adventure 2: that of missile-riding a ginormous rocket, instead of just a surfboard-sized one.
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Contra 4's missile is nothing less than a full-sized, futuristic ICBM, and before you can ride on it, you'll need to fight your way up the support scaffolding that surrounds it.
Then, once you're on board, you'll need to contend with the attentions of this giant weirdo:
It's not until you near the top of the missile that things start to get really crazy, though, as you're forced to dodge and shoot incoming rockets while leaping from handhold to handold, all as the missile curves and arcs along its flight path.
Above: Precarious!
Before long, the missile nears its intended target and goes vertical, forcing you up toward its base, where you'll get to balance on its engines while avoiding jets of fire.
Then the whole mess slams into a building…
After which you're left standing on the street, unharmed.
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Year: 2008Based not so much on the Disney movie as it is on the TV show within the movie, Bolt flirts with the idea of a super-powered puppy surfing on man-sized rockets, but instead opts to have its star drag them around with his teeth.
Despite the teasing, Bolt eventually does ride a missile. And when he does, it turns out to be of the huge, Contra 4/Sonic Adventure 2 flavor.
In order to save his friend Penny, who's been trapped inside the rocket, Bolt has to dismantle it in flight, piece by piece. This begins with a couple of electrical panels on the side of the missile.
It then continues with the removal of the missile's warhead, which flies off to detonate harmlessly in some nearby city or village…
… and culminates with Bolt eye-lasering his way into the compartment where Penny's being held captive.
The remaining chunk of missile crashes to Earth somewhere in a snowy mountain range, but Penny and Bolt appear to be fine.
Above: Or at least they will be, until they have to decide which one will eat the other while they wait for rescue
Year: 2008Taking its cues from Neo Contra, the Xbox Live Indie Game Weapon of Choice deployed its heroes in a unique, somewhat more candy-colored manner.
Above: Whatever you say, Wilford Brimley, sir!
Candy-colored or not, it's hard to argue with the results:
Above: Lock and load, rock and roll, etc., etc.
Year: 2009Say what you will about Ninja Blade, but it never shies away from trying to give gamers who love awesome, absurdly over-the-top action sequences exactly what they want. A prime example is its missile-surfing scene, which builds on what Devil May Cry 3 started by making it longer and interactive, and setting it amid a backdrop of Tokyo skyscrapers instead of some dank cave.
The sequence begins just after the game's ninja hero, Ken, fights an attack chopper that seems to have been possessed by a bunch of giant snails.
Above: Looking at this thing, it's hard to believe awesomeness is only moments away
While he tries to wrestle it into submission, Ken grabs hold of the wrong end of a missile, which the possessed chopper immediately launches.
What follows is one of the game's better quicktime events, as Ken struggles to gain control of the rocket…
… rides it up the side of a building…
… twists it back around…
… puts it on a collision course with the snail-infested helicopter that fired it…
… and finishes it off in true ninja style. Or possibly in the exact opposite of true ninja style.
Whatever, it's awesome. It's also a suitably well-executed example with which to end this history. Of course, still images can't do justice to its majesty, so we recommend you check out the following video footage:
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This sounds like it would be fun. The only question I have are what are "social tea cookies?" What other types of cookies would work? I do know that my son used to make "Gingerbread houses" at school, using a small milk carton as the base and covering it with graham crackers. Thanks


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Richard Tapper signs his story for the Endowment Book of Life
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As I participate in the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba's Endowment Book of Life in the summer of 2011; I'm told that I am the youngest signer of the book to date. I'm proud of that, but I hope it's a distinction that I don't hold for too long. My generation needs to grab hold of Jewish life in our community and help build a meaningful future steeped in Yiddishkeit, creativity, and pride. I want my infant son and all of his peers to benefit from vibrant institutions like I did.
I was born in 1977 to Bernie and Leya Tapper (née Cogan). I was raised on Seven Oaks, between Main and Salter, with my sister Heather. All of my grandparents came from Russia. My mom's parents were David and Bertha. My grandmother died before I was born, but I still cling to memories of having milk and cookies with Zaida David and coming to help him at his store, 'David's His and Hers Shoes'. He lived with us for a while and passed away when I was just a toddler. My dad's parents were Lily and Motel Tapper, who owned a grocery store on Selkirk Avenue.
My parents are now retired, but they did several interesting things throughout their careers. My dad sold siding and ran catering and candy businesses; my mom worked at a bank and spent some time as Rabbi Peretz Weizman's secretary at the B'Nay Abraham, which was just around the corner from our house. Later on, they started to invest in property. We weren't wealthy, but we never felt deprived. We participated fully in community life; and if it weren't for the great childhood I had and my supportive parents, I wouldn't be the person I am today. My parents taught me to work hard, and never give up on my dreams.
After kindergarten at Rosh Pina, I attended Talmud Torah/I.L. Peretz School after the schools on Jefferson and Matheson merged. Elementary school produced fabulous memories. I remember being a TV correspondent for CKND's Kids News and having my picture on the front of the Winnipeg Sun for Chanukah. Countless school plays and concerts, and siddur and Torah celebrations still make me smile when I look back.
I went on to Joseph Wolinsky Collegiate from where I ultimately graduated. My JWC highlights included a year as student council president and playing on two championship basketball teams for the JWC Raiders. Perhaps my greatest JWC experience happened after I graduated when I had the honour of serving as the madrich (leader) for the grade 12 Israel program for two years. Another pivotal Israel experience was my participation in the March of the Living program when I was a teen. That was my first trip to Israel and it changed me forever. I couldn't stop staring at the land.
My Jewish youth was also enhanced by my active membership in Alophim, a BBYO chapter full of great guys who treated each other with respect. I'm proud to have later served as a volunteer advisor of the very same chapter.
Camp Massad was also an extremely significant part of my childhood and teen years. I spent many summers as a camper, counsellor, and programmer. For me, Massad was pure joy. It was—and still is—a place where Jewish youth gather to celebrate Jewish life in creative, exceptional ways. For there to be a positive Jewish future, we need organizations like Massad that bring Jewish people together to do Jewish things with energy and pride. Massad isn't just about fun, it's about vision...but, boy is it fun!
After JWC, I moved on to the University of Winnipeg to study sciences and then went to Southern California University of Health Sciences to study chiropractic. After the program, I thought I would try to establish myself in Ottawa, but quickly realized that Winnipeg was a better fit for me. It was home, so I returned.
As I was establishing my career in Winnipeg, I started to extend low-fee and voluntary service to the clients of Siloam Mission. The media picked up on that and I was able to get a lot of publicity early in my career. I haven't looked back and now run a busy practice in Fort Garry. I am proud of my work and believe strongly in natural health care solutions and the potential of chiropractic to improve people's lives. As part of my practice, I have worked with professional athletes, and I've contributed chapters to two books: "Tired of Being Sick and Tired" and "In Service: Wake Up...Live the Life You Love." For fun, I co-host a radio show with current Winnipeg Blue Bomber, Obby Khan. We call it "The Doc and the Jock" and we talk about sports and health.
I'm active with the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg as a member of the Board and the Cabinet, and as President of the Ben Gurion Society. I'm also President of the Chiropractic Division of the United Way. I truly love my community service work and am committed to making philanthropy a part of my life for the long term.
In 2010, I married Lauren Goldsman from Edmonton. Lauren is a neo-natal intensive care nurse, and I'm so happy that she has embraced life in Winnipeg. This is now her home. Our son Gabriel was born in 2011. As his parents, Lauren and I plan to share our values about Jewish living, tzedakah, and community service.
I once heard a speaker say: "The hole you give through is the hole you receive through." In other words, you get back everything you give. I truly believe that, and I see the Endowment Book of Life as an important way to give. The return for all of us is immeasurable.


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kt (unless otherwise stated) | 2011 | 2010 |
Ore output1 | 33,432 | 32,935 |
Copper grade (%) | 1.01 | 1.09 |
Copper in concentrate from own production | 303 | 335 |
Copper cathode equivalent from own concentrate2 | 299 | 303 |
Copper cathodes from purchased concentrate | 2 | 3 |
Copper rod production | 32 | 35 |
- 1 Excludes output from the Central Mukur gold mine in 2010 and 2011 and the Mizek mine in 2010.
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Total ore extracted from the 15 underground and three open-pit copper mines operated by Kazakhmys Mining during 2011 was 2% above the prior year. The growth in ore output was mainly due to higher production volumes from the Central and East Regions which offset a decline in output from the Zhezkazgan Region.
In the Central Region, production from the West Nurkazgan mine ramped up as ore transportation at the site improved following the repair of the mine's ore conveyor in early 2011. The Akbastau open-pit mine recommenced in September 2011 mainly to conduct preparatory ore extraction work after operations were suspended in 2008. Continued extraction is expected from Akbastau in 2012 ahead of the project to extend the life of the mine and construct a concentrator at the site. These production gains were partially offset by lower output from the Sayak mine which was impacted by harsh winter conditions in early 2011 and equipment outages.
Ore extraction volumes in the East Region were 2% higher than the prior year as improved equipment availability at the Irtyshsky mine more than mitigated lower production from the Artemyevsky mine which experienced poor weather conditions in early 2011 and as the ageing backfill plant underwent reconstruction throughout the year. The work on the backfill plant was completed at the end of 2011 and this should assist production from the Artemyevsky mine in 2012, providing access to other sections of the deposit.
In the Zhezkazgan Region, total extraction volumes were 2% below the prior year, mainly as operations at the maturing Annensky mine moved to more challenging sections, and as production at other mature mines also declined. Zhomart, the region's largest mine by copper metal extracted, maintained ore output at 3.7 MT but at a slightly reduced copper grade of 1.44%. Whilst insufficient to offset the lower output from the region's mature mines, extraction at the open-pit North mine rose as production in the first half of 2010 was limited due to the extensive stripping work that was conducted.
During 2011, the average copper grade of ore extracted fell in line with Kazakhmys Mining's plan to 1.01%, down from 1.09% in 2010. The lower copper grade was due to a number of key mines in the Zhezkazgan Region maturing and as the Central Region also saw a decline in grade, with operations at Sayak and Abyz mines moving to lower copper content sections and as the West Nurkazgan mine, which has a lower than average copper grade, ramped up output. The lower copper grade was partially offset by the higher ore output, and resulted in a 23 kt or 6% reduction in copper metal in ore extracted in 2011 compared to 2010.
Copper in concentrate from own production totalled 303 kt in 2011, a 10% decline compared to the prior year due to the lower quantity of copper metal in ore extracted and a small decrease in concentrator recovery rates. In addition, higher volumes of stockpiled ore were processed in 2010. The contribution to copper in concentrate production from the reprocessing of slag generated from the Balkhash concentrator and converters was flat year on year, with this material continuing to be processed in 2012.
Despite the 10% fall in own copper in concentrate output, copper cathode equivalent production from own concentrate of 299 kt in 2011 was only 2% below the prior year, with the balance mainly made up by the release of copper material at the smelters over 2011 which had accumulated in previous years. The Balkhash smelter and refinery produced 63% of Kazakhmys Mining's copper cathode output in the year, processing all of the copper concentrate from the Central and East Regions, along with some concentrate from the Zhezkazgan Region to gain processing efficiencies. The Zhezkazgan smelter continued to operate with one of its two furnaces held in reserve and this is expected to continue in 2012.
Own copper cathode equivalent production in 2012 is anticipated to be at similar levels to that achieved in 2011. This target will be supported by higher ore extraction volumes with a full year of production from the Akbastau mine, increased production from some of the existing mines as optimisation work is completed and market conditions permitting, the recommencement of the low grade Konyrat open-pit mine in the second half of 2012. Copper grades are expected to decline in 2012 with output from Konyrat and lower grades at a number of existing mines.
Copper rod production was slightly below the prior year. With the decline in premiums available for copper rod, it is expected that a reduced volume of copper rod will be produced in 2012.
Zinc production
kt (unless otherwise stated) | 2011 | 2010 |
Zinc grade (%) | 3.55 | 4.58 |
Zinc in concentrate | 140 | 167 |
Zinc grades were lower in 2011 as most of the mines in the East Region, which produced 92% of the zinc metal in ore extracted by Kazakhmys Mining, recorded declining grades. In particular, grades were lower at the Artemyevsky and Orlovsky mines as extraction moved to lower zinc content zones. The decline in grades also reflects the extraction of lower zinc grade ore from the Akbastau mine. The quantity of zinc metal in ore extracted in 2011 was 13% below the prior year as the decline in the zinc grades was partially offset by a 12% increase in the production of ore containing zinc.
The zinc in concentrate output of 140 kt in 2011 was 17% below the prior year due to the lower volume of zinc metal in ore extracted and a decline in concentrator recovery rates from 72% to 69%, primarily due to the lower grade and also with the processing of Akbastau copper-zinc ore from which reduced zinc recovery rates are achieved.
In 2012, zinc in concentrate production is expected to slightly exceed output in 2011, as extraction moves to higher zinc content sections of existing mines in the East Region.
Precious metals production
2011 | 2010 | |
Silver grade (g/t) | 17.69 | 20.06 |
Silver own production1, 2 (koz) | 13,137 | 14,127 |
Gold grade (g/t) | 0.66 | 0.73 |
Gold own production (by-product)1 (koz) | 118 | 127 |
Gold grade (g/t) | 1.27 | 1.25 |
Gold doré production (primary) (koz) | 33 | 43 |
- 1 Includes slimes from purchased concentrate.
- 2 Includes a small volume of by-product production from the Central Mukur and Mizek mines (previously included within Kazakhmys Gold).
The volume of silver bearing ore in 2011 was 2% above the prior year, however the volume of silver metal in ore extracted reduced by 11% compared to 2010 as the silver grades in the Zhezkazgan and East Regions were lower. Together, the Zhezkazgan and East Regions produced over 90% of the silver metal in ore extracted in 2011. The lower silver grades were anticipated as grades declined at the mature mines in the Zhezkazgan Region and as grades fell at a number of the mines in the East Region, in particular at the Artemyevsky mine.
The 11% decline in silver metal in ore extracted in 2011 was partially mitigated by the release of work in progress at the smelters and precious metals refinery brought forward from the prior year. Silver granule and bar production from own material was 13,115 koz for the year. The output of silver granule and bars is estimated to be around 12,000 koz in 2012 with a decline in silver grades and no significant contribution from the release of work in progress expected.
The volume of ore containing gold extracted in 2011 increased by 10% compared to the prior year with the re-opening of the Akbastau mine and ramping up of the West Nurkazgan mine. However, gold metal in ore output in 2011 was 1% below the prior year as gold grades were lower than in 2010. Gold grades fell due to the West Nurkazgan mine producing a greater volume of ore with a below average gold content and as the grades at the Artemyevsky and Orlovsky mines in the East Region were adversely impacted by changes to the extraction zones.
Gold bar production was 7% below the prior year as the lower volume of gold metal in ore extracted in 2011 was combined with an increase in work in progress at the smelters and precious metals refinery, while the prior year benefited from a release of work in progress.
Kazakhmys Mining includes the Central Mukur and Mizek mines previously reported in Kazakhmys Gold. The closure of the depleted Mizek mine at the end of 2010 is the main reason for the 23% decline in gold doré production in 2011, although some processing of previously extracted ore from the mine continued in 2011. The processing of material from the Central Mukur mine also reduced in 2011 as the mine reached the end of its operational life.
Total gold bar and doré production from the Mining Division is expected to be approximately 120 koz in 2012, below the current year production of 151 koz mainly due to declining output from the processing of stockpiled ore at Central Mukur and the completion of the processing of stockpiled ore at Mizek in 2011.
Support services summary
Kazakhmys Mining operates two coal mines which supply around 90% of their coal production to the Group's captive power stations with the balance sold externally. In 2011 the coal mines produced 7.6 MT of coal, below the output of 8.1 MT in the prior year, as transportation delays resulted in lower extraction volumes.
Kazakhmys Mining also owns a rail and road transportation network to move ore, concentrate and cathodes. The rail network includes 1,100 km of railway in Kazakhstan, a fleet of 110 electric and diesel locomotives and over 1,500 wagons. The road haulage fleets operate principally in the East and Karaganda Regions where there is less railroad infrastructure. The management of railway services and a number of the road haulage routes are outsourced to third-party suppliers.


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The Hangout is giving you two great reasons to spend your New Years on the beautiful white sandy beaches of Gulf Shores. Tons of fun in store for January and snowbirds.
New Years Eve Party - Party with DJ Jermaine QuizDJ Jermaine Quiz will be rockin' the night away with his New Orleans Funky Mash-ups to include live horns, strings, turntables and vocals. Balloon drop at midnight for your chance to win Hangout Music Fest Tickets. Champagne toast and appetizers included with entry. Just $15 in advance online, $20 at the door, $15 with military ID at the door. 18 and up event.
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Slip n' Slide, Jump, Jive an' Wail, and Take the Plunge into the Gulf of Mexico for a non-traditional, family friendly, Polar Bear Dip in Gulf Shores. The Kiwanis Club of Gulf Shores presents the second annual Slip n' Slide Polar Bear Dip at high noon on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Gulf Shores Public Beach in front of The Hangout. All participants will be treated to a great post dip party at The Hangout with complimentary chili (while supplies last) and live music by Grayson Capps and The Lost Cause Minstrels.
Activities begin at 11am with the opening of the beach front slide and live music by David "Hornman'' Jones inside The Hangout. The plunge will take place at high noon and is followed by the post-dip party featuring live music, prizes for best costumes, and a special cash award to the "loudest" Snowbird Club. Of course, all the football bowl games will be shown on the Hangout's 20+ TV screens.
Polar Bear Dip souvenir T-shirts are on sale now at The Hangout for $15 and 100% of the proceeds benefit the Gulf Shores Kiwanis Club. Representatives from the Law Enforcement Torch Run will be selling caps and T-shirts to benefit Alabama Special Olympics day of. Both organizations will be accepting charitable contributions at the event.
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Modern Warfare 3 first DLC details uncovered?
One map supposedly called 'Morning Wood'.
There's no doubt Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will get additional map packs, the chances of DLC happening for the Activision shooter are simply inevitable. Though, according to a rumor as reported via Kotaku, we may have a glimpse at the names for the very first add-on maps.
Of course, what's not surprising is that it carries the usual sum of five maps. They are allegedly called, Concrete, Italy, Morning Wood (really?), in addition to Overwatch – the latter being a name of a Spec Ops map from Modern Warfare 2.
What didn't make sense, however, is the inclusion of a name already registered in a previous Modern Warfare game, obviously unless Infinity Ward is bringing the map back in the name of nostalgia, or something of that sort. Until then, we couldn't but toss this 'leak' into the rumor bin.
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Harlingen police arrest female connected in fatal shooting
HARLINGEN, TX (KVEO NEWS CENTER 23) — Police have identified the female victim killed in Mondays, April 1, shooting and have arrested the driver of the get away vehicle involved in the shooting.
Mayra Bianey Oyervides, 21, was identified as the victim killed in the shooting at an apartment off Wright and G Streets on Monday.
During the investigation, officers were able to locate the vehicle, a black Chrysler Town & Country van, used in the shooting and it was processed. Police identified the driver as Dorothy Lee Sanchez and arrested her in connection to the shooting.
She was taken to jail and is awaiting arraignment on the charge of murder as officers continue to search for the two male subjects involved in the crime.
The two suspects are described as follows: the first suspect is a heavy set male, medium to light complexion, wearing jeans and a bright orange shirt. The second suspect is heavy set male, dark complexion, wearing jeans and a green shirt.
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Another BusinessDay reader has donated N18, 000 to Victoria Eche, bringing the total cash donations she has received to kick-start her
Another BusinessDay reader has donated N18, 000 to Victoria Eche, bringing the total cash donations she has received to kick-start her tailoring business to N38, 000. This is in addition to a sewing machine she received from Emel Group.
Victoria was first featured in the Wednesday, October 17, edition of the Dollar A Day, CityFile segment, in which she expressed desire to start her own tailoring business. When asked, she said this would require her having a sewing machine of about N18,000 and a wiping machine of over N70,000.
At the time, she was working in a tailoring shop where she got paid N500 daily, of which N300 was spent on transportation to and fro everyday. To augment her income, she hawked 'fufu' during the day as she did overnight sewing at the tailoring shop. The struggling Victoria once had a sewing machine but lost it to a fire disaster.
She explained: "After I finished learning to sew, my parents struggled to put some money together and they bought me a sewing machine at the beginning of 2008. When the fire disaster in Ijegun/Ikotun area happened in May 15, as a result of the oil spill, the sewing machine was among the property my family lost to the fire. The building we lived in was also affected by the fire. It was a rented apartment, so we moved to another one room apartment in another place. My parents could not afford to buy me another sewing machine, so I started working for a tailor."
She added, "I buy five wraps of fufu for N200. I usually buy N1, 000 worth daily. I sell four for N200 to people selling food. I should have been earning about N250 daily if I am able to sell all the wraps in one day. The problem is that they usually collect on credit and ask me to return for payment. It is always difficult getting my money in full and that makes it difficult for me to get fresh supplies, since what I am left with from the other job is not even sufficient."
Her parents are unable to support her financially as they are also struggling, especially after the fire that gulped the few valuable items they had. Her father is a farmer and her mother sells food in a school. She explained, "I am the second of their six children; they still have my younger ones in school to fend for. I hardly eat at home and this is a great relief to my parents due to their financial difficulty."
Since January 2009, BusinessDay with the support of its readers, has been helping to alleviate the sufferings of the poor by empowering them financially.
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New Blind Research Study Shows Skype Users Prefer ooVoo
New York, NY (July 15, 2010)- ooVoo, a high quality video communication service with 13 million registered users and growth of more than 600,000 new users monthly in 2010, today announced the results of a blind study conducted by a third party research firm to demonstrate how its product stacks up against category leader Skype.
The study results show that ooVoo is preferred by 8 out of 10 Skype users, who cited superior sound and video quality as some of the reasons why they favored ooVoo for a better video communication experience delivered anywhere, anytime.
"The research results confirm what users have been telling us about ooVoo quality vs. Skype," said Philippe Schwartz, CEO, ooVoo. "We have built an innovative and scalable technology and infrastructure optimized for the delivery of high-quality video and audio. Based on consumer feedback, ooVoo users enjoy more consistency than what Skype and other video chat companies are offering."
In addition to quality, a number of factors contribute to users' overall preference of ooVoo over Skype. For example, ooVoo offers 6-way multi-point chat, versus Skype which offers only 5-way, a feature that's currently in a beta testing phase and has experienced a number of bugs . ooVoo hosts video chat on dedicated servers that keep quality more consistent. Skype's technology relies on users' individual processors making service less reliable in situations with uncertain bandwidth.
"We led the video chat industry for three years with high-quality multi-point, while it took three years for Skype to catch up," said Schwartz. "Our core technology and infrastructure give us a concrete foundation to continue our history of innovation in cutting-edge applications such as mobile and high-definition video."
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If you have 28 donuts, and 7 officers how many do they each get? 13! That's right. And if you have 3 officers, and 24 donuts, how many do they each get? 17! You are probably wondering how on Earth this is true, well, here's how: First, division: our problem is 24÷3. The 3 doesn't go into 2 but it goes into 4 1 time. 3x1=3, and 4-3=1. Now you put the 2 back and have 21. 3 goes into 21 7 times so you put the 7 by the 1, and now you have 17. Now, we will check with multiplication. Put the 17 on top and the 3 on bottom. 7x3=21. 3x1=3. 21+3=24. Now we will finish with addition, 17 3 times. Add up all the 7s. (21). Now add the 3 1s. 21, 22, 23, 24. That is how you get 3x17=24
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A "Great For You" label will be added to produce and some Wal-Mart brand food items.
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Daytrip Aries Skinny Stretch Jean 3 3
Only place to buy my jeans! they are the best! This piar maybe should've been one size smaller but no biggie. I LOVE them October 1, 2012
Comfortable & Super Stretchy I love these jeans because they are extra stretchy. I have difficult time finding jeans that fit correctly because they will be tight in the thighs and loose in the waist, but with the amount of stretch these jeans have that problem is resolved. March 10, 2012
Great jeans. These Jeans are very stretchy but very comfortable. They do run a little big. But they are a wonderful price for a great pair of jeans. November 12, 2011
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