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Don't anybody forget for a moment that Castro was enraged when Kruschev took his finger off the trigger during the Cuban Missile Crisis. His sense of his place in history would have been fulfilled if he could have destroyed millions in the US. What an animal!
What is Turkdeniz talking about? He says, "There is no one here defending one party rule"...then goes on to defend one party rule in Cuba, saying that it provides more liberties that China or Saudi Arabia. and then, goes on to blame the US for the lack of democracy. Give us a break. You guys wanted Castro, you wanted Communism, you wanted "Yankis Go Home"...guess what you got what you wished for. Alex de Tocqueville wrote that people get the government that they deserve". Sorry!
it is a bloody shame that this so called "communist revolution" has sapped the strength of the Cuban people for so long. it doesnt work well and it never will. think what might have been accomplished in 50 years with democratic and good governance.
and given a bit more time, the other Latin genius, Hugo Chavez
will do the same to Venezuela!
stop blaming USA. the poor results are self inflicted!
I am an American that lived in Vietnam under our embargo. The people it hurt most were those in need of medical or food supplies. It also hurt the nation's ability to respond to natural disasters, which are not infrequent. The (economic and political) elites had access to anything they needed. As a Westerner, it was relatively easy to purchase any American consumer product I might want. I am aghast that anyone thinks that the Vietnamese were not smart enough to find ways around the embargo, even if a small category of essentials were effectively blocked. By and large, the embargo was a cruel joke: it mainly hurt those that were already hurting. To think that the Cuban government is getting anything more than a reason for intransigence is to vastly underestimate the Cuban people's ability to get most of what they need from other people. Ask their Caribbean neighbors who the best capitalists in the Antilles are. If they thought about it for a second, the answer would undeniably be "the Cubans." Embargos, wars based on faulty intelligence, and even torture (for now) are sadly becoming the defining shortfalls of US foreign policy.I vote for change.Mr. BroganMontreal, Quebec
It's ironic that the human rights record of Cuba -- a record which undeniably is pretty bad -- is being criticised by the country which has by far the worst human rights record in the western hemisphere: the USA. Its record of torture and capital punishment quite simply places it among the world's most barbaric nations. Not to mention overthrowing governments in Latin America in order to set up fascist regimes, as occurred here in Chile, for example, and then giving lessons in torture methods to the police and armed forces of those regimes.And the "embargo" against Cuba has been a lot more than an embargo, more like an economic blockade. Passing laws with extraterritorial effect to prohibit companies in third countries from trading with Cuba? The legal basis of that is, to say the least, dubious.
I bow to no one when it comes to anti-Communism, but after 50 years of policy failure it's time to admit defeat.
The US embargo of Cuba has done nothing but create misery among an oppressed, innocent people. It is time to stop.
Normally, the first foreign heads of state to visit the United States are the President of Mexico and the Prime Minister of Canada. I hope Obama has already had his transition team contact the Cuban government to invite Raul Castro to meet with him somewhere on neutral turf.
Open trade. Remove restrictions on remittances from the US. Open tourism. Invite some of those surplus Cuban doctors to practice in the United States. Create a major league baseball team in Havana.
The mailed fist didn't work. Maybe sun screen and a few beers on the beach will. And if not...at least we'll have winter tans to show for our efforts.
It is a mistake to think that the Cuban people had/have any voice in their destiny. The "people" were shot or put in jail while "egalitarian" tyrants denie basic freedoms. Cubans did not remake their society, thugs control it behind the Orwellian chimera of Marxism and the "good of the state".....
Turkdeniz, I wholeheartedly agree that the concept of race is a most troublesome one and I broach it with fear and trembling. I personally do not believe in the concept. As you know from having been to Cuba, they have a ridiculously intricate system of racial classification. I do not wish to get bogged down in a dead end debate about what constitutes "blackness"The only point I wanted to make is that a majority of Cubans have African ancestry and dark skin pigmentation.
The article makes a very good point. If the cruel and illegal embargo against Cuba is lifted, only the national leadership would be to blame for Cuba's misery. Successive presidents have wanted regime change on the island but if any of them had been serious, they would have opened trade and travel long ago. Economic development and tourism would do more to democratize Cuba than a thousand embargoes.
I wasn't referring to CIA factbook, I have been there. Today, majority of Cubans are mulattos of different shades. Mixed partnerships and marriages are very common.
On the other hand: Race is the most subjective association of the individual in human culture. If a Sicilian and Norwegian both count as "white", why should we be surprised at most Cubans associating with the white race? Which racial reality do you talk about?
Whilhim, Turkdeniz:Your source for determining the ethnic background of Cubans (the CIA)has once again demonstrated its ineptitude at gathering accurate information. These figures reflect what Cubans answered when asked their race was. There is a gap between what is reported and what, for lack of a better term, I would call reality. While I acknowledge the bias of this article, it is correct in assessing that the majority of Cubans are "black". Most sources I have consulted place that percentage today around 60%. (It is an inherently fuzzy statistical exercise given that so many Cubans have mixed backgrounds.)What the CIA numbers do demonstrate it seems, is the stigma that is still associated with being black in Cuba, despite certain advances towards greater equality made by the Castro regime.(At least in comparison to what the situation was under Batista.)Hopefully, Barack Obama's election will not only bring about a normalization of US-Cuba relations, but also a greater sense of pride in the identity and background of Cuba's majority.
"Those who try to defend heavy handed one-party rule have to answer two related questions: Why do they want for the Cuban people what they do not want for themselves?" - J. Edward
J. Edward, there is no one defending here one-party rule.
First: The author of this article didn't even know whether Blacks are a majority in Cuba or not. Is this the level of quality that we should expect from The Economist?
Second: Cuba is no banana republic from the shelf. Like it or not, it's a proud nation that re-invented itself and fought for universal ideals. It was never like those ex-satellites of the Soviet Union; Cubans was always independence-minded and could give hard time to Soviet governments in the midst of cold war. Cuba deserves more informed reporting than this poor quality piece of biased text.
"Why, for example, do they defend one-party rule that severely restricts opportunties for Cubans to use the internet and cell phone, read "normal" publications from around the world, travel abroad, openly discuss political alternatives, challenge those currently in power?" - J. Edward
This is not exactly true. Cubans can enjoy more liberties than Saudis and Chinese (both US allies, having the worst human rights records in the world; maybe you can try to explain this to us). Cuba could develop towards a more democratic society if the US governments didn't continously attempt to distort and exploit all opposition movements in the country in order to pursue an absurd and irrational revenge policy against Castro.
Charapita:An embargo is QUITE DIFFERENT from an occupation.And as for "letting our neighbors starve", intervening in nations' internal affairs (for their own good, of course) is what has gotten the US in trouble so many times before in places like Cuba and El Salvador.But judging by your accusation of an indifferent US standing idly by and not intervening in Haiti (you might want to check your history on that one), the US will be forever damned for doing too little and damned for doing too much.
It is a pity that the charismatic leaders that the mobs choose always turn out to be smart only at keeping themselves in power, even if it means that their followers die or suffer the consequences of their stubbornness. It is sad too that many of Latin America's "intellectuals" (like the writers from the "boom") had to pass the Castro test if they were to join the privileged class of immortals.
Those who try to defend heavy handed one-party rule have to answer two related questions: Why do they want for the Cuban people what they do not want for themselves? (Why, for example, do they defend one-party rule that severely restricts opportunties for Cubans to use the internet and cell phone, read "normal" publications from around the world, travel abroad, openly discuss political alternatives, challenge those currently in power?) Why do they want to keep from the Cuban people they would not want kept from themselves, including the freedoms just mentioned?
In defending one-party rule in Cuba, moreover, they must answer another question: Why do tens of thousands of Haitians and others sail by the shores of Cuba in unsafe boats to get to Florida? Why do they not land in Cuba and enjoy "free" medical care, "free" education, and the complete absence of racial discrimination? Haitians are not stupid or lacking in intelligence. They know something. If we stop and think about it, we could learn from the choices that tens of thousands of Haitians and others make every year.
The Economist should excuse itself from writing articles about Cuba (or Latin America for that matter). Not only does it not get Latin America but it has proved ad nauseum that it cannot be unbiased. It would be best to commission the articles to professional historians, universities or even the Wikipedia.The Cuban struggle, (as ALL Latin American struggles) has been nationalistic first and ideological second. Not being able or willing to understand that fundamental difference can only produce misinformation at best or propaganda at worst.Since the Cuban struggle has been against the US, it would be imperative for a commentator to be unbiased towards the US, a requirement that The Economist simply does not have.Of course the piece about Cuba is the opinion of the magazine. However, to anyone that really wants to get unbiased information I suggest you look elsewhere. The Wikipedia would be an excellent choice.
According to the CIA World Factbook, in 2002 the population of Cuba is 65.1% white, 24.8 mulatto/mixed, and 10.1% black. Unless there has been a radical demographic shift in the last 6 years, I think it's safe to assume that a majority of the island's people are not black, but white. http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html
"... after all, a young, black, progressive politician has no chance of reaching the highest office in Cuba, although a majority of the island's people are black."
I kindly protest this article which is more of a piece of disinformation a-la-Pravda than honest reporting. Cuba may not be an example of perfect democracy, but US African-Americans can not even dream today the level of integration and equal opportunity Cuban blacks enjoy since decades.
It seems that The Economist's liberal worldview has its limits when it comes to respect the achievements of a small island nation that keeps working hard to prosper under embargo of its immediate neighbour which also happens to be the leading power of the world. Being true to one's own values requires respecting the achievements and strength of one's opponents. Or you'll never come to grasp that it's the majority of Cuban nation that keeps resisting since half a century, not the Castro bros.
If Obama is as smart as assumed, he would start with apologizing for US having supported once the Battista regime, one of the the filthiest history has ever seen, and lifting the embargo without conditions.
The cuban embargo is a barbaric action from a powerful nation(the most powerful) to a small peripheral neighbor, NO DIFFERENT than China with Tibet and Russia with Chechnya or other of the so called"dissident" regions.Irish dissidents and British empire. And for what? to appease the vengeaful ire of the once powerful(economically )Cubans who were forced to leave their wealth in the hands of a "communist mob" led by Castro.They now reside in Miami, enjoy enormouus political and economic power, and continue to feed the hatred towards their own brethen with the backing of of the Helms-Burton Act. They continue to let their own starve in a fruitless effort to topple Castro. The sworn "hatred 'til death" is well and alive sitting in various parts of the U.S. governing apparatus. Not that we do not let others in the neighborhood starve, like Haiti or El Salvador, but hey!, those areas don't have ANY economic or political appealto the U.S..so they may well just dissappear from the face of earth...they're a nuissance...One day, some leader will reflect seriously on this and make changes so that we are percieved as what we aspire : a great nation of freedom and justice..hope it happens sooner than later..
So Cuba long ago stopped trying to overthrow goverments is South America...How does that square with creating a intelligence department to assisting Chavez maintian power (possibly using all sorts of "boliviarian" techniques - Simon Bolivar is turning on his grave) in Venezuela which you report in another article.
The place is a totalitarian regime, the men running it have blood on their hands however decent, if at all, their initial intentions...
People flee the Island in rickety crafts...Compare that to "colonialized Puerto Rico". Where if nothing else, complaining loudly is a right...
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by Kathan Brown is an eloquent book that defies conventional categorization. Part travelogue, it is also a testament to the aspiration of human endeavor and a warning about the potentially devastating effect of global warming... The book illustrates the complex, fragile interconnections of nature and shows how inhabitants of this place, whether animal or human have adapted to survive... Kathan Brown's book leaves one with a tangible sense of this awesome place and moving examples of the courage of those who have sought to experience it.
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Lyrical and practical by turns, an apt portrait of a haunting landscape along with an ample variety of scientific views on the climate and ecology.
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If you are a person who reads for pleasure plus information, you will enjoy this book. Did you know that fewer than 14,000 people have ever been to the North Pole, and that Robert E. Peary, who supposedly discovered it in 1909, probably didn't make it there? Many experts now believe that the North Pole was first reached by surface travel in 1969, the year Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.
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had a crap crap day today....was all dressed up and out on the bike but didn't manage a quarter of a mile.....
but things will be different tomorrow......hubby has the boys all sorted and so i am all prepared for an early start.and will get a long bike in...will hopefully do over the 100 as its been a few weeks since my last one
I've got my first century ride tomorrow! Its quite a scary prospect riding 100 miles
just getting ready to head to the bog. drinking tea 1st, put contacts in then off.
Fell asleep on sofa at 8.30 last night!
Morning guys...any tips on OW swimming in v cold water. I was fine last year (I think the coldest I swam in was about 13 degrees). I did my first last Monday and it was a little over 10 degrees and had a bit of a panic attack. Breathing was short and rapid, could not get my stroke going and ended up getting out after about 3 minutes.
I have the Slateman tomorrow which won't be much warmer, if at all, and I am stressing.
Any suggestions...anyone?
Stanners - I am doing the Slateman having gained a late entry only this week (numpty I'm full of good ideas). Along with many others I am also concerned about the same issues as you.
I have included below the guidlines / rules for OW swimming, I don't think the organisers would contravene these rules, but it is set to be shown on the TV, so who knows.
I have asked the organisers if the event would be run as duathlon should the water temp be below the recommended limit, they have not replied. Someone else has also enquired as to the current water temp... you guessed it no reply.
So I suppose looking at the guidlines if the temp is above 11c then we should be ok. Last year the length of the full Slateman swim was reduced to 750mts due to water temp.
Hope this helps. Good luck !!
Water Temperature Max. Distance
13 c 2000m 12 c 1000m 11 c 500m NB: Based on the above table the minimum temperature for a standard distance swim (1500m) is 12.5°c. 9.5 At temperatures less than 11°C it is recommended that no open water swimming take place. The above are based on water temperatures alone and assume that the wind chill factor is negligible. If wind chill is significant swim distances may be reduced at higher temperatures.
More likely to have been cold water shock reflex than a panic attack. As long as the race is under BTF rules the above water temps should apply but if it's not it will be at the organisers discretion. Too late now but you can train yourself to overcome the effects of cold water shock. In the short term what may help a little is a neoprene cap - or at least two swim caps, understanding the cold water reflex and what is happening so that you don't continue to hyperventilate and progress to a panic attack and getting in to the water in time to overcome the cold water shock reaction before you start your swim. Good luck!
Having the same problems - Just done my 3rd open water session and after 400m was in tears. How can I do 5 times that in 2 weeks? and the full in 7 weeks. I go with a very positive attitude, do all the things I'm meant to, start ok and slow and it actually gets worse. Today felt dizzy and everything spinning a bit. Am going again tomorrow and giving up a long bike. No point practising the bike if I don't make the swim cut off
3rd OW here today 11.3 I wore sox and gloves + 2 hats (Blue seventy OW sox and gloves). Did about 1200m and lost sensation in my feet, struggled to breath most of the time too. Only just starting to feel warm.
I'm not feeling the OW love just now
Cheers folks...don't feel such a wuss now. Plan for tomorrow is to give myself plenty of warm up time, make sure I can immerse myself and control breathing before the off. Best laid and all that!
you'll be fine!!
the may change it to a duathlon too?
Another 2.4 mile swim. I'm going to be amazed with myself if I do complete Outlaw - after every long swim / bike or run I'm so tired I can't imagine being able to do anything else that day ... I guess adrenaline has a big part to play on the day ...?
I hope so Britrisky. I almost got into swimming today but A ran out of time and B started to freeze so had to get out. (the water park is very strict about all out by 9)
Definitely back in the "I can't do this" camp.
Dad started his radiotherapy this week & from what mum said it's not nice at all. Thoughts of what he's enduring made me keep swimming.
long bike ride today..started the route by going west over the mountains.........the bwlch wasn't so bad from thwe other side even though its over 500m......lots of hills out.got carried away when i met up with some cyclist and di some miles with them......
found myself 60 miles into the ride and at Pont Abraham..which is where the M4 end
had a bit of a panic depresed moment.phoned hubby to ask him not to drink and stay on standby.....
had some food and cycled back with the benefit of the wind and a flatter/ underlating route.and manage to do the whole lot feeling strong at the end.......117 miles done at a fair pace for me.......
so glad there wasn't an option to bail at 60 or I would have taken it and felt totally demoralised....
a lot of the unofficial ironman distances aren#t run under BTF rules and so can make their own rules.......
I know the one is scotland last week was only 10 degrees and went ahead and allowed booties etc........
Enduroman will allow booties but it is a shallow lake and will be fine in a fortnight.....the kids are swimming in their already in swim suits.....
for those strugglingling..just give yourself time to get used to it prior to the race...if you are still struggling then do breast stroke.....anything to get you moving and buy yourself time.and double swim hats
just realised the bwlch is 545m and we turned from the summit on a different road that went even higher.......not sure how haqndy that was for outlaw training
Guys stop panicking about the swim! The water is unseasonably cold at the moment if you are having difficulties do more! Its still a long time till outlaw to get the experirnce and endurance in the weathers perking up temps will come up and it will get easier
Just getting geared up for my first century.
Im in awe of everyone's training, I've managed bugger all for weeks. I need my head sorting out
I wonder if you can condense fink into 6 weeks
Matt.........I have done hardly anything since the DIY weekend.....yesterday was me kickstarting my training back into focus..........
so i am all dressed up for a run...going to run the 7 miles ( slowly) to the start of my club race and then i will walk to my marshalling point........luckily my marshalling point is not on the top of the mountain...just one of the first levels up.....
OW swimming in the river tomorrow morning....
have a great ride today.........i was out so long yesterday .luckily my OH is understanding about the demands and made everyone dinner whilst i was out and did the school visit and the hockey club taxiing twice......and sorted out the washing :0
his turn to race today whilst i marshall
just back from long ride
drank lots more
felt loads better but had to stop for a wee 3 times!
also tonnes of flies had to stop to get one out of my hat
Have sacrificed my long bike ride and just done 4th open water swim in a week. breathing still raspy and out of breath, did a 750m loop but 90% breaststroke. Took 23mins. If I can speed the breaststoke up I might dip in under the hour for outlaw half but the full is obviously a problem.
Tomorrow I shall swim in wetsuit in (heated) outdoor pool and see if thats ok and wednesday I'm going to do 750m loop again alternating 30 strokes of fc and bs


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There will be no unilateral ban on illegal conventional cage eggs entering the UK, Farm Minister Jim Paice has confirmed today.
Mr Paice told delegates at the NFU 2012 Conference he has been told by the EU Commissioner that trade rules don't allow the UK to stop illegal eggs coming into the country from the 13 EU states who aren't compliant with the conventional cage-ban.
"If I could have banned them I would have done so but the law is clear on this we've got it in writing from the Commissioner, and we will be publishing it shortly, but it would be illegal for any member state to initiate a unilateral ban," Mr Paice said.
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"A year ago, I stood in line at an Apple store at 5:00am, outside in the cold for four hours, before I got my iPad 2."
The wait was worth it to 62-year-old Ellie Doff, who already had a Kindle and was waiting for the second version of the iPad to come out before purchasing one. Says Doff, "I was blown away by it."
A former kindergarten teacher with a knack for technology (which she refined during her 25 years of running her husband's dental practice), Ellie Doff quickly became the gadget go-to gal among friends and family; she thought the one-on-one "technotutoring" would fill the hours in her post-retirement, empty nest days.
However, things synced quite nicely for Doff and North Hill, a senior living community in Needham, Massachusetts. According to Rebecca Donato, North Hill's director of business development, the dominating response to a 2009 resident satisfaction survey was a desire for more technology and education. "At the time, we weren't offering anything in that vein," said Donato. "We started offering PositScience, but that was really a brain fitness program and not exactly the 'technology' our residents were looking for."
In the meantime, the iPad came out — and Ellie Doff came in.
Now, 50 residents have gone through 60 days of classes, and 20 residents have purchased their own iPad. Those numbers will likely continue to increase, especially as North Hill completes a four-year expansion process (they're three months in) from which a dedicated technology classroom will emerge, a place where residents can learn everything from digital photography to Word and PowerPoint to getting lost in electronic books on eReaders. North Hill's leadership team is also thinking about extending the iPad education program to employees, both for iPad use outside and within the community. There are many uses and applications that could streamline staff efficiency and operations, says Donato. "We may eventually have Kindles available in our library for resident use," she added.
For now, North Hill purchased eight iPads to loan to residents (selected by a lottery) who didn't already have their own. They have use of the iPad for a 60-day period while they take Doff's class. For six weeks, she guides four to six residents in each class for an hour at a time, three days a week.
There is a waiting list for the classes and iPads.
As we chatted on the phone a few weeks ago, Doff's enthusiasm for the iPad, her students, and the entire community of North Hill residents and staff came through loud and clear. "It's an amazing and magical world we're living in with this technology," she said. "And I love sharing my passion with others."
Even as the instructor, Doff finds herself learning new tricks, shortcuts and features on her iPad every day. "Technology is changing on a daily basis, and anyone who doesn't want to learn about it will be left behind," she said.
That being said, Doff also believes that the iPad "brings the outside world to those who can't get out," and all retirement communities of the future should have some sort of technology education program (and of course, access to it via Wi-Fi and other digital amenities).
Attendees are motivated by a variety of factors, said Rebecca Donato. Many want to be able to view their grandchildren's blogs and websites, or to connect with them on Skype, Facebook, or through FaceTime. Others want to learn how to make better use of their iPhones.
"It's incredible to see these residents using iPads," said Doff. "Some have no computer experience whatsoever, but the technology is so intuitive, and if you make a mistake, it's not as big of an issue as with a computer." Doff also told me she can adjust the settings on the iPad up to 56 points according to the needs of her students. "It is so helpful for people with extremely poor vision or macular degeneration," she said. "And they can listen to online radio programs, like NPR, just by touch."
Doff uses a lot of repetition in her classes. She also teaches participants how to Google, how to listen to Pandora (many enjoy old favorites like Benny Goodman, she said), how to play bridge, and how to watch Shirley Temple, Groucho Marx and other best-loved shows, like Fibber McGee & Molly, on YouTube and elsewhere. "They love it!" said Doff.
Another activity the students enjoy: Spending time on Maps. A student will type in the address of the house he or she grew up in, and in some cases, a clear picture of the house materializes on the screen. "The residents are amazed," says Doff. "They say, 'that was my house, my street, my neighborhood.' Then I teach them how to grab a screen shot of the picture so they can save it and send it as they please."
The knowledge that residents acquire in Doff's classes have far-reaching benefits. For one, Donato loves how the course — and subsequently, the residents' technology savvy — "completely turns the image that people have about older adults and technology around." The residents (whose average age is about 88, according to Donato), are "so curious and desirous of being engaged." Sometimes, Doff teaches the residents tricks for the sole purpose of teaching them to their kids and grandkids, further turning the stereotype of out-of-touch, technologically inept elders on its head.
What do the residents have to say about their experience in Ellie Doff's class?
George Z., who took the class to become a more proficient iPhone user (his wife is also currently enrolled in Doff's class), says "I'm quite computer literate for my age." But now, armed with the "copious notes" he gathered from Doff, whom George describes as "a wonderful teacher," he has all of his contacts, emails, and other personal records streamlined and synced with Microsoft Outlook. He loves that about today's technology, that all of his information can be securely stored in one convenient location.
He also used the technology to his advantage when, after a major surgery, he experienced abnormal skin discoloration. Using the iPad, he snapped a self-portrait, which he emailed along to his four sons. "One of them is a doctor," he explained. George's sons were impressed with this initiative… and also concerned about their father's reaction. "So I went to my dermatologist," said George. Shortly thereafter, his skin did clear and return to its normal appearance, and George took another photograph. He made sure the dermatologist had a printed copy of the first photograph (with the discoloration) for his medical records.
George also shared another story of how the iPhone connected family members separated by miles, even oceans. After a flurry of emails, text and picture messages, it was confirmed that a grandson, away at college in London, had connected with a friend in Germany, who happened to be at the same event as his grandson. "It's a small world," he said.
At the close of our conversation, Ellie Doff shared one of the most incredible experiences she ever had in a class (though I'm sure it wasn't easy to choose just one). The daughter of a resident had just given birth. "He had seen a picture of his grandchild, but I set him up on FaceTime so they could connect live and he could talk to his daughter and see his grandchild all at once." Says Doff of the moment, "It was beautiful, it was gorgeous — and for me, by staying connected to technology, I stay young and can change with the world."


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NEWTON, Mass., Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TripAdvisor®, the world's largest travel site*, today announced the results of its pet travel survey of more than 1,000 U.S. animal-owners, together with the Top 10 properties in the U.S. that allow pets, according to the TripAdvisor Popularity Index. Forty-nine percent of the pet-owners surveyed plan to travel with their pets in the next 12 months. Among that group, 56 percent will stay in hotels with them – up from 51 percent who have done so in the last year, while 35 percent plan to stay in a vacation rental, up from 24 percent.
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None of the Republican candidates seeking to unseat Klobuchar have formally filed campaign paperwork with the Federal Election Commission, but Minnesota Army National Guard Capt. Pete Hegseth's campaign reports that he raised $160,000 during his first month in the race and has $130,000 of that in the bank.
Former state Rep. Dan "Doc" Severson and freshman state Rep. Kurt Bills, who recently entered the race, are expected to file their fundraising totals this weekend. Severson had raised about $34,150 by the end of 2011, records show.
The totals released Friday won't include proceeds from a Wednesday fundraiser in Minneapolis featuring U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. Ticket costs for that event ranged from $10,000 to $125. During the event, Biden called Klobuchar a close ally of the Obama administration.
Though her fundraising totals dwarf those of her potential opponents, Klobuchar told supporters their contributions would help counter the millions of dollars that national Republican-backed super political action committees may spend in an effort to defeat her.


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Being a conference champion, All-American, and NCAA finalist isn't enough for Jeremy Taiwo. The senior decathlete continues to push the limits of his sport.
Jeremy Taiwo's right arm was throbbing. It was the first weekend of May 2011 at the Pac-10 Conference Track and Field Championships in Tucson, Ariz., and the senior decathlete from Renton, Wash., had already set personal bests in five decathlon events. He was about to complete the ninth of his 10 events: the javelin throw. But his right arm — his good arm — was in excruciating, searing pain.
It was too much pain to throw.
He'd injured the elbow throwing the javelin at a competition at Azusa Pacific University the previous month. Some athletes in his position might have thrown in the towel and decided that the injury was too much to overcome. Maybe this just wasn't Taiwo's time to win a Pac-10 title. Timing is so crucial in track and field.
But he was in too good of a position to just give up.
So he did the unthinkable. He threw the javelin with his left hand.
His throw traveled 107 feet, nine inches, which was 70 feet shorter than the throw of UCLA's Trent Perez, who won the event. But what mattered was that Taiwo secured 300 points.
He won the title by 200 points, becoming the UW's first Pac-10 champion decathlete since Mike Ramos in 1986.
Taiwo decided to throw with his left hand just to get some points and thought being right-handed or left-handed was more of an innate state of mind rather than a limit on his abilities.
It was a monumental realization. When Taiwo talks about his athletic ability, which is freakish, he refuses to set limits for himself. And why would he?
Besides being a Pac-10 champion, an All-American, an NCAA finalist, and former world-record holder, his many accomplishments as a track star are just a sliver of Taiwo as a person and only part of the reason why he doesn't set boundaries for himself. Rather, how he handled a grueling and at times unlucky journey during his career at the UW better illustrates his humble, no ceilings attitude.
The Monday following his one-armed Pac-10 championship win, Taiwo traveled back to Washington to receive an MRI on his aching elbow. On Tuesday, a team doctor gave him news that no athlete at the top of his game ever wants to hear: surgery.
He had a torn ulnar collateral ligament and would need ligament replacement surgery, or what is popularly known as Tommy John surgery.
Rehabilitation would take six to nine months.
The bad luck didn't stop there. The following fall, Taiwo had to undergo another surgery to rid himself of osteitis pubis, an inflammation of the pubis symphysis, which causes severe pain to the pelvic region. He would end up missing the entire 2012 track and field season.
During his rehab, he was bed-ridden for about a week. He spent a lot of time watching movies and reading, trying to keep his mind off the pain.
"Getting out of bed was just painful," he said. "Every time I walked down to the track, my mindset was like 'OK, just got to get through this practice,' or 'How long am I going to last this practice?'
"I sulked. I vented. I almost quit."
But with encouragement provided by his family and coaches, Taiwo remained positive, and he didn't quit. Not even injuries could limit him. Once he was able to fully walk again, he felt like he'd been given a second chance.
After 19 months away from competition, he returned for the 2013 season 100 percent healthy, determined to make the most of his final collegiate season. In February at the Boise State Team Challenge, he set a then-heptathlon world record in the high jump, clearing 7-4 1/2 feet.
The record didn't particularly surprise his coaches, which is a huge testament to Taiwo's immeasurable talent.
"It [was] not totally a shocker," assistant coach Pat Licari said. "He's capable of all that stuff. I think he's got more talent than just about anyone I've ever coached."
Licari has been coaching track and field for more than 20 years.
Taiwo is now a little more than a month away from finishing one of the best track and field careers in UW history. He's gone from two intense surgeries and being out of competition for more than a year and a half to setting a world record. He feels fortunate to be competing at a high level again and believes he's been given another chance to show what he can do. Setting no limits for himself, Taiwo wants to take track and field a step further by using his abilities to promote a sometimes overlooked sport.
"I just want to own up to what I've been given," Taiwo said. "People who love track and field, if I can perform well, and inspire them, I think that's one of the coolest things ever. I want to be someone who really tests the boundaries of the sport. If I can bring any attention over to the U.S. where track and field isn't really the biggest thing, that would be awesome."
When asked what his greatest achievement has been so far, he didn't mention the world record or Pac-10 championship. He looked off into the distance and thought for a moment about what that was exactly, and the 23-year-old who's already accomplished so much isn't satisfied yet.
"I'm kind of still working on it," he said. "I think what I'm trying to really work on is still being myself. Still being humble. I don't want to be treated differently, and I don't want to treat other people differently. I'm definitely trying to take away the stigma of athletes being the way they are. I'm trying to be who I was raised to be. That's the biggest thing, and I want to keep working on that."
Two weeks from now, Taiwo is poised to go to Los Angeles and win a Pac-12 championship, and then hopefully qualify for the NCAA championships in Eugene, Ore., in the first week of June. After that, he has dreams of joining the USA National Team and one day qualifying for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
But like most things in Taiwo's life, he won't limit himself to being just an athlete. Track doesn't define him. He speaks Spanish, earned his degree in Latin American studies with a minor in global health, and would like to start working with nonprofit organizations in foreign countries to spread awareness of global-health issues after he's done with track and field.
"At the end of the day, I know what I can do," he said. "There's no limit to what I can do."
As long as he's got at least one arm, he should be just fine.
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