text:
Cycling falters, but maintains lead
April 14, 2009
Boone, NC -- The ACCC weekend held at Appalachian State University took a turn for the worse for Team Pfeiffer Cycling. The weekend began with a family emergency, a crash, sickness and cold rain in the deep mountains.
For the first time this season Pfeiffer Cycling fell into difficulty from the beginning of the day. The roads were very slippery, the down hills extremely fast and dangerous with the wind gusting over 25 miles per hour.
With so many problems plaguing the team all at once the road race proved to be a daunting test. The opposing teams began attacking on all fronts. The team fought hard and managed to finish 3rd overall for the road race.
Mid afternoon held some hope of better weather for the Individual Time Trial. Due to the very high winds and narrow roads the length of the TT was dropped to only 8 long, painful miles. Pfeiffer Cycling finished in 5th place.
Sunday brought warmer temps, light wind and a sunny flat criterium in Boone. Pulling back into form, all the racers knew what was at stake. Regardless of the events of the day before, all were focused on the crit. The course was a ¾ mile board flat circuit. This would favor the crit specialist of the team. By fighting for good finishes, taking as many prime points in each race the odds of keeping the conference lead was promising. Each race was fast and furious. It was no holds barred and a take no prisoners attitude coursed throughout the team. As each race finished hopes were higher that the team would save the day.
By the last race Pfeiffer Cycling finished the crit races 2nd overall. The waiting began as it would be a few hours until final results were posted. The Falcons only lost 16 total points dropping the overall lead to 70 points over second place ASU. Pfeiffer leads ASU by 202, Wake Forest by 214 and Georgetown by 274 points.
The ACCC Conference Championships will be held at Wake Forest April 18-19. The road race and Team Time Trial are scheduled for Saturday, while the final race will take place on Sunday in downtown Winston-Salem. The events began at 8:00 AM and the last race goes off at 12:40 PM.


text:
Elizabeth Hutchinson, M.D.Elizabeth Hutchinson, M.D.
Family Medicine, Family Medicine w/Obstetrics
- Accepting Children: No
- Accepting New Patients: No
- Accepting Medicare: Yes
- Accepting Medicaid/DSHS: Yes
Contact this office for accepted insurance plans.
Delivering exeptional patient care in a teaching facilityPersonal Interests
Sports Medicine, Women's Health, Global HealthMedical School
University of WashingtonResidency
Swedish Family Medicine First HillProfessional Associations:
American Academy of Family Practice, Washington Academy of Family Practice, American Society for Colposcopic and Cervical Pathology. Instructor for community practitioners.
Family Practice Inquires Network (FPIN). "What is the best screening test for past tuberculosis infection?" Evidence Based Practice 14(7): 10.
Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-386-6111
Map & Directions
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 386-6111
Fax: (206) 386-6113

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Alexander F. Au MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic); Director of the Breast Reconstruction Program
Biographical Info
Dr. Au is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Yale University School of Medicine. He serves as the Director of the Yale Breast Reconstruction Program. His clinical interests are surgery of the breast, particularly reconstructive microsurgery, surgery of the head and neck, treatment of skin cancers and body contouring.
He obtained his M.D. from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and completed his residency in plastic surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Following residency, Dr. Au performed a fellowship in reconstructive microsurgery at the University of Pennsylvania.
Education & Training
- Haverford College (2000)
- Univ of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry (2004)
- Resident
- Yale-New Haven Hospital, General Surgery (2004 - 2007)
- Resident
- Yale-New Haven Medical Center, Plastic Surgery (2007 - 2010)
- Fellow (Microsurgery)
- University of Pennsylvania, Plastic Surgery (2010 - 2011)
- Board Certification
- Plastic Surgery, Board Certified (2012)
Honors & Recognition
- Corso Award - Best resident clinical research project


text:
Funny Bone
Michael McDonald
About Michael McDonald
Get Tickets
Michael McDonald is originally from Orange County, California. He is an alumnus of the famed Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles. McDonald has recurring roles on the hit Showtime series "House Of Lies"
...View More
Upcoming Shows
This comedian does not have
any upcoming shows. Become
a fan to get updates when a
new show is announced.
Full Bio
Michael McDonald is originally from Orange County, California. He is an alumnus of the famed Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles. McDonald has recurring roles on the hit Showtime series "House Of Lies" and "Web Therapy." He can next be seen co-starring opposite Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy in the highly-anticipated 20th Century Fox comedy "The Heat." Directed by Paul Feig, the film will be released on June 28th. His first professional writing and acting jobs came from Concorde Pictures, Roger Corman's infamous low-budget movie studio. Starting as an extra, McDonald quickly landed dozens of film roles, eventually moving behind the camera to write and direct for the studio.In the 1990's, McDonald worked steadily in television, landing guest spots on "Seinfeld," "Ellen," "Just Shoot Me" and "News Radio." Finally, in 1998, he obtained a starring role on "MADtv," where he enjoyed an unprecedented ten-year run. While there, McDonald created several popular characters - most notably man-child Stuart Larkin, Marvin Tikkvah, Rusty Miller, and Mofaz, the Depressed Persian Tow Truck Man.In 2007, McDonald left "MADtv" to work both behind and in front of the camera on a variety of television shows and in film. He co-starred in all three "Austin Powers" films, has appeared on every season of "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" and guest-starred on the hit series "Scrubs" and "Desperate Housewives." McDonald was a writer, director, and producer for several seasons of "Cougar Town" and has directed episodes of the hit series "2 Broke Girls," "Scrubs," "MADtv" and "7th Heaven."In addition, McDonald continues to tour as a stand-up comedian, performing to sold-out audiences across the country. His first hour-long comedy special, titled "Michael McDonald: Model. Citizen.," aired on Showtime in 2010 and is now a best-selling DVD. More information on Michael can be found on his website at
why married men have affairs
what makes a husband cheat
women who cheat on men
how many women cheat on husbands
read here
how do i get an abortion pill


text:
home plan
In this rendering released by Homeplans.com, House of the Week HMAFAPW00734 shows a three-bedroom plus, two and a half bath Grand Style home with a two-story entryway. (AP Photo/Homeplans.com)
In this floor plan released by Homeplans.com, the first floor, with a view from the foyer through the living room to the rear lanai, with soaring entertaining spaces in a grand style home is shown in House of the Week HMAFAPW00734. ((AP Photo/Homeplans.com)
The design features 2,808 square feet on two levels. Soaring entertaining spaces make it seem larger than it is.
The two-story entry and double doors to the foyer lead inside, where the view extends straight back through the living room to the rear lanai. Formal living areas grab your attention both here and in the semi-enclosed dining room.
The family room, complete with a fireplace, features open access to the kitchen and breakfast nook. There's seating for three at the angled island. The nearby "recipe corner" includes a built-in desk -- the perfect place to charge your phone or tablet.
On the left side of the plan, the master suite opens to a private lanai with room for a hot tub. Other amenities in this luxurious haven include a whirlpool bath, separate shower and walk-in closet.
Nearby, the den could easily double as a nursery or craft room.
Two bedrooms, a full bath and a loft are located upstairs.
To build this house, order a complete set of construction documents at www.houseoftheweek.com or call toll free 866-772-1013 and reference the plan number, HMAFAPW00734.
•Bedrooms: 3+
Baths: 2 full, 1 half
Upper floor: 671 square feet
Main floor: 2,137 square feet
Total: 2,808 square feet
Garage: 620 square feet
Dimensions: 75-6 x 62-6
Exterior wall framing: 2x6
Foundation options: Slab
Share your comments: Log in using your HeraldNet account or your Facebook, Twitter or Disqus profile. Comments that violate the rules are subject to removal. Please see our terms of use. Please note that you must verify your email address for your comments to appear.
You are logged in using your HeraldNet ID. Click here to update your profile. | Log out.
Our new comment system is not supported in IE 7. Please upgrade your browser here.


text:
Darryl Peebles sounded pleased and surprised to learn this week he got 16 write-in votes in this year's race for Alamance-Burlington Board of Education.
"That's great," he said during a brief phone interview conducted while he was on an out-of-town trip.
Peebles is the pastor of Historic Providence Christian Church in Graham. While his name is reported as "Darryl Peeples" in a printout from the Alamance County Board of Elections (and may have been cast using that spelling by one or more voters), there are no apparent local residents to fit the name other than Peebles.
Peebles said some people had told him they planned to vote for him, but he wasn't sure how serious they were. A pre-election post on his Facebook page suggested that people consider writing in his name.
He didn't rule out running for office with his name on the ballot someday, but said he would need to have less going on in other areas.
Peebles' wife recently retired from teaching after 37 years.
The school board race was one of four in
In the race for president and governor, voters are allowed to write in a name, but votes only count when cast for someone certified as a write-in candidate.
In local races for school board and Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor, voters can cast write-in votes for anyone. If candidates receive at least five votes, their votes are reported along with their names to the State Board of Elections.
Along with Peebles, Braudie Fitch was listed as receiving more than five write-in votes in the school board race, with six. While write-in votes are not accompanied by an explanation elaborating on who is receiving the vote, the votes appear to be for a central office employee of the Alamance-Burlington School System.
A total of 541 write-in votes were cast in the school board race. Based on the fact that the ones not cast for Peebles or Fitch being categorized by the local elections board as "miscellaneous votes," no other candidate appears to have gotten as many as five votes.
Likewise, all 161 write-in votes cast in the Soil and Water supervisor race were grouped in the miscellaneous category.
In the race for president, Virgil Goode received 18 out of 134 write-in votes cast. Goode represented part of Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives, first as a Democrat and later as an independent and Republican. He was this year's Constitution Party candidate for president.
In the governor's race, the elections board reported Donald Kreamer as receiving two of 12 write-in votes, despite his not reaching the five-vote benchmark. Kreamer promoted himself as an "independent candidate for voters tired of the two-party squawking."
His two were among 12 cast in that race.


text:
Prices shown in currencies other than USA Dollars are estimates based on current exchange rates. We will charge your credit card in USA Dollars on the day your order is shipped, and the conversion to your local currency will be done at the prevailing rate by your credit card issuer.
Shipments outside the USA are declared as "bike parts" for customs purposes and will include the actual amount paid for merchandise and shipping. Jenson USA will not mark your parcel as a "gift", declare a value lower than the actual price paid, or otherwise prepare false customs information.
Tell a friend! We'll send your friends the page and your message.
Note: You and your friend's email addresses are only used once as a referral. We will not collect or store the email addresses.
The Fi'Zi:K Gobi XM saddle features a Tail Flex rear portion offering a smoother transition on and off the saddle, as well as flexibility and shock absorption. The Gobi XM's shell flexes downward where the inner thigh contacts the saddle allowing more efficient pedaling and full range of movement. Wing Flex is not only more efficient, but it's much more comfortable. The jewel of the Gobi XM is the 7x9 carbon braided rails. The carbon braided technology acts as a sleeve of braided carbon fibers filled with uni-directional carbon fibers, enabling the rail to expand and contract for unparalleled resistance.
Reviewed by 1 customer
Best Uses
Comments about fi'zi:k Fizik Gobi XM Carbon Braided Rail Saddle:
Good and comfy saddle, excellent quality build. and the best of all it matches with my remedy 9 (gold/black) You can feel the flex from the carbon rails that is good on rocky terrain.
Highly recommendable
Jenson USA ships worldwide, including APO/FPO addresses. For a quote, simply add the items you are interested in to your shopping cart and look for the "Shipping Options" box. You don't have to login or create an account to see shipping charges.
Some manufacturers restrict where we can ship their products. If this item has shipping restrictions, they are listed below. If you'd like to buy an item that we cannot ship to your preferred address, we can accept your foreign credit card and ship to a USA address for you.
Get free shipping with your $50 purchase today when you choose Standard Shipping at checkout. Please note this offer is only available to physical shipping addresses in the 48 continental United States (no PO Boxes), and oversize charges still apply on some heavy/large items
Get free Standard Shipping with your $50 purchase today! Just choose Standard Shipping during checkout.
Please note this offer is only available to physical shipping addresses in the 48 continental United States (no PO Boxes), and oversize charges still apply on some heavy/large items.


text:
Jetty is a project at the Eclipse Foundation.
|Jetty Powered:
private support for your internal/customer projects ... custom extensions and distributions ... versioned snapshots for indefinite support ... scalability guidance for your apps and Ajax/Comet projects ... development services from 1 day to full product delivery
How do I use port 80 as a non root user?
On Unix based systems, port 80 is protected and can usually only be opened by the superuser root. As it is not desirable to run the server as root (for
security reasons), the solution options are as follows:
- Start Jetty as the root user, and use Jetty's setuid mechanism to switch to a non-root user after startup.
- Configure the server to run as a normal user on port 8080 (or some other non protected port).Then, configure the operating system to redirect port 80 to 8080 using ipchains, iptables, ipfw or a similar mechanism.
The latter has traditionally been the solution, however Jetty 6.1 has added the new setuid feature.
If you are using Solaris 10, you may not need to use this feature, as Solaris provides a User Rights Management framework that can permit users and processes superuser-like abilities. Please refer to the Solaris documentation for more information.
Using Jetty's setuid (and setumask) feature
Create a jetty config file like so:
Where you replace:
- UMASK with the umask setting you want the process to have, or optionally remove this line if you don't want to change this at runtime
- USERID with the id of the user you want the process to execute as once the ports have been opened.
Then, you need to build the setuid feature for your operating system, as it requires native libraries. Go to the $jetty.home/extras/setuid directory and follow the instructions in the README.txt file, summarized here as:
- $JDK_HOME is same as $JAVA_HOME
- linux should be replaced by the name of your operating system.
Using ipchains
On some Linux systems the ipchains REDIRECT mechanism can be used to redirect from one port to another inside the kernel:
This basically means, "Insert into the kernel's packet filtering the following as the first rule to check on incoming packets: If the protocol is TCP and the destination port is 80, redirect the packet to port 8080." Your kernel must be compiled with support for ipchains. (virtually all stock kernels are.) You must have the "ipchains" command-line utility installed. (On RedHat the package is aptly named "ipchains".) You can run this command at any time, preferably just once since it inserts another copy of the rule every time you run it.
Once this rule is set up, a Linux 2.2 kernel will redirect all data addressed to port 80 to a server such as Jetty running on port 8080.This includes all RedHat 6.x distros. Linux 2.4 kernels, e.g. RedHat 7.1+, have a similar "iptables" facility.
Using iptables
You need to add something like the following to the startup scripts or your firewall rules:
The underlying model of iptables is different to that of ipchains so the forwarding normally only happens to packets originating off-box. You will also need to allow incoming packets to port 8080 if you use iptables as a local firewall.
Be careful to place rules like this one early in your "input" chain. Such rules must precede any rule that would accept the packet, otherwise the redirection won't occur. You can insert as many rules as needed if your server needs to listen on multiple ports, as for HTTPS.
Using usermod
On Solaris 10 (maybe earlier versions too) the OS allows you to grant privileged ports binding to "normal" users:
Now the
myself user will be able to bind to port 80.
Using xinetd
With modern Linux flavours, inetd has a newer, better big brother xinetd. I'm not going to get into detail about it, there are plenty of man pages etc out there.
But the point is that you can use xinetd to redirect network traffic, and all you need is a text editor.
xinetd is driven by text files. Now there's 2 ways to give xinetd instructions:
- Add a new service to etc/xinetd.conf
- Add a new file to the directory etc/xinetd.d
Take your pick, the format is the same, if you have a look at the file/directory, you will get the picture.
The following entry will redirect all inward tcp traffic on port 80 to port 8888 on the local machine. Of course you can
redirect to other machines for gimp proxying:
Points to Note
- Space on either side of the '=' or it is ignored.
type = UNLISTEDmeans that the name of the service does not have to be in
/etc/services, but you have to specify port and protocol. If you want to do use an existing service name, e.g. http:Have a browse in /etc/services and it will all become clear.
- Logging may present certain security problems, you might want to leave that out.
- RHEL5 for some reason doesn't contain xinetd by default for reasons best known to themselves. yum install xinetd will fix that.
Xinetd is a hugely powerful and configurable system so expect to do some reading.
7 Comments
On Solaris, the option
-shared, could led to the following error:
Just remove that option and the library will be compiled.
Thanks Claudio, I've updated the wiki instructions with this.
I tried compiling libsetuid.so with your compiling command, but got a linking error, with 'main' being an undefined symbol. The solution is to add a -c to the command!
One other thing: in the example, it says that you want etc/jetty-setuid.xml to be first--but when i tried that, i got permission denied errors. When i put it AFTER jetty.xml, everything as fine.
Normally the command-line arguments to Jetty are the names of xml files that create Server instances. The jetty-setuid.xml file creates a subclass of Server: org.mortbay.setuid.SetUIDServer. Assuming none of the Servers do anything strange, like starting themselves, Jetty starts Servers in the order they are passed to it on the command line. The SetUIDServer class doesn't actually modify the UID until it starts.
Therefore, if you have a jetty.xml that creates a Server that must start as root because it listens on port 80, then you will want to list it before jetty-setuid.xml on the command line.
By the way, in addition to being able to listen on port 80, running Jetty initially as root is also useful for reading in property files containing keys and passwords, since then you can make the files only readable by root.
Another way to have Jetty open port 80 but then change users would be to use commons-daemon (http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/daemon/). Commons-daemon is what Tomcat uses to run as a daemon. To use it with Jetty, you would probably write a small application that embeds your Jetty server, and your application would implement the org.apache.commons.daemon.Daemon interface, which has init() and start() methods. Commons-daemon calls init() with superuser privileges, and then start() with the downgraded privileges. Since Jetty's Server.start() requires superuser privileges to open port 80 (I think), you would call it from your init() method. (This is not ideal, since the Server starts accepting connections while still running as superuser, but I think that's a problem even with Jetty's "setuid" feature.) Commons-daemon includes an init script that can be used in an "init.d"-style directory.
There are some advantages to using commons-daemon instead of the new "setuid" feature:
- It can be used with any version of Jetty
- It lets you keep your container pure java (commons-daemon has a native component, but it calls Jetty..not the other way around)
- You don't have to worry about the order that Jetty loads config files
- Commons-daemon will restart Jetty if it crashes (I don't know if that happens in the real world)
The main disadvantage is that you would have to write a (small) wrapper application. Perhaps someday Jetty will come with such a wrapper.
When using this feature, some JVM instrumentation like jps, jstat will not work, I found this unresolved bug
# ./java -version java version "1.6.0_02" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_02-b05) Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 1.6.0_02-b05, mixed mode)
# ps -ef|grep java webservd 555 916 0 01:49:26 pts/1 1:08 /opt/jdk1.6.0_02/bin/java -Xmx96m -Djava.library.path=lib/ext -Dfile.encoding=U root 6032 670 0 02:50:09 pts/1 0:00 grep java
# id uid=0(root) gid=0(root)
# ./jps -l 6034 sun.tools.jps.Jps 555 -- process information unavailable


text:
England gave their World Cup hopes a boost when they destroyed Wales 62-5 at Twickenham.
This "friendly" (sold to the public as a Test) told us nothing we didn't know already. England's pack can match any in the world, but their backs are pretty ordinary. Wales were awful in the Six Nations and judging by today's effort they've spent the off-season improving their tans.
Wales's pack was understrength, but they will still be embarrassed at how they were pummelled by the Poms. Six of England's nine tries came from the forwards, who mauled like they were up against local club players called in to help at training.
The tone was set when England scored twice in the opening quarter through No 8 Nick Easter. The first came after a break by scrumhalf Shaun Perry down the blindside and the second from a 5m line-out and subsequent driving maul.
Wilkinson uncharacteristically missed two of his first three shots at goal, including an early penalty, but helped set up England's third try when he broke two tackles inside Wales' 22. The forwards cleaned up quickly and second-rower Steve Borthwick barged over. Wilkinson added the conversion and slotted a penalty soon after to make it 22-0.
England's dominance continued after half-time when Easter was driven over for his hat-trick. Perry then finally claimed one for the backs, although it was the forwards who helped him across.
At this point England were leading 36-0, but Wales hit back when winger Daffyd James found himself on the end of a rare overlap and scored in the corner.
The biggest cheer of the day came when Lawrence Dallaglio replaced Easter midway through the second half, and the World Cup winner repaid the fans support with England's sixth try.
Perry then scored his second to bring up 50 points, before Jason Robinson and Mathew Tait completed the rout with another two touchdowns.
England –Tries: Nick Easter (3), Steve Borthwick, Shaun Perry (2), Lawrence Dallaglio, Jason Robinson, Mathew Tait. Conversions: Jonny Wilkinson (7). Penalty: Wilkinson.
Wales – Try: Dafydd James.
By Simon Borchardt


text:
Don't Have an Account? Join the IHG® Rewards Club
Redeem when you want, for what you want.
Reward Nights
When redeeming points for a Reward Night, you may only book one room at a time.
Once you complete your Reward Night reservation you will be given the option to duplicate this reservation.
* Requires affiliation in the respective organization.
** Best Available Rate Search does not include affiliation rates.
To book more than 9 rooms for one stay or request a quote, please use our Easy Meetings tool, call 1-800-MEETING (in United States, Mexico and Canada) or contact a Global Sales Office.
The fresh Holiday Inn Oxford is located in leafy north Oxford, steps from Woodstock Road and Peartree Roundabout. Find us on the A34 road, 3 miles from Oxford rail station, with plenty of complimentary parking. Regular buses run to the nearby city centre, and you're a short drive from Blenheim Palace. Central London is an hour away by train and London Heathrow
View More
The fresh Holiday Inn Oxford is located in leafy north Oxford, steps from Woodstock Road and Peartree Roundabout. Find us on the A34 road, 3 miles from Oxford rail station, with plenty of complimentary parking. Regular buses run to the nearby city centre, and you're a short drive from Blenheim Palace. Central London is an hour away by train and London Heathrow Airport is 50 miles away.
Your meetings at BMW, the Ministry of Defence and the high-tech Oxford Science Park are just 5 miles from the Holiday Inn Oxford hotel. Meet colleagues at our Academy conference centre, which has 11 meeting rooms, high-speed Internet and a host to help your event run smoothly.
Leave your car behind and take the 12-minute bus ride to the Oxford's historic academic buildings, such as the Bodleian Library. It's a short drive to pretty Cotwolds villages and the rolling parkland of Blenheim Palace, and Silverstone F1 racing circuit is 40 miles away.
Indulge yourself at Holiday Inn Oxford with beauty treatments in our Spirit Health Club, which has a swimming pool and a sauna. A full English breakfast, lunch and dinner are served in the Junction Restaurant, and our bar offers snacks all day. Under-13s stay and eat free when sharing a Family room with their parents.
Best Price Guarantee
We promise you access to the guaranteed best available prices, or your first night is free.
Online Reservation Guarantee
Your room is guaranteed.
No Booking Fees!
We do not charge any booking fees for making reservations directly with us.
Data Privacy and Site Security
IHG takes your privacy seriously and works to protect you. All personal information you provide is encrypted and secure.
About IHG
Access for All
IHG Careers
IHG Global Brands
Explore Hotels
Email Management
Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Cookie Usage
Learn more about our free apps
and mobile websites.
Top Destinations
London Hotels | Manchester Hotels | Birmingham Hotels | Edinburgh Hotels | Paris Hotels | Glasgow Hotels | Bristol Hotels | Nottingham Hotels | Rome Hotels | New York, NY Hotels | San Francisco, CA Hotels | Chicago, IL Hotels | Washington DC Hotels | San Diego, CA Hotels | Miami, FL Hotels | Orlando, FL Hotels | Moscow Hotels | Singapore Hotels | Beijing Hotels | Las Vegas Hotels
© 2015 IHG. All rights reserved. Most hotels are independently owned and operated.
The standard cookie policy for this website is to allow all cookies. This helps to ensure you have the optimal experience. If you would like to continue with our optimal website experience, you don't need to make any changes. If you would like to learn more about how we use cookies or change your settings, you can use the link at the bottom of any page at any time.


text: Front - Cherry, grille off Back Profile Shown with grille off View larger Polk Audio TSi CS10 Center channel speaker (Cherry) Item #: 107CS10C 191 Reviews This item is no longer available. Original Price: $99.99 each Shop all Center Channel Speakers Need help? 1.888.955.6000 Email Chat Ask an expert advisor No pressure, no commission — just lots of good advice from our highly trained staff.


text:
Prices shown in currencies other than USA Dollars are estimates based on current exchange rates. We will charge your credit card in USA Dollars on the day your order is shipped, and the conversion to your local currency will be done at the prevailing rate by your credit card issuer.
Shipments outside the USA are declared as "bike parts" for customs purposes and will include the actual amount paid for merchandise and shipping. Jenson USA will not mark your parcel as a "gift", declare a value lower than the actual price paid, or otherwise prepare false customs information.
Tell a friend! We'll send your friends the page and your message.
Note: You and your friend's email addresses are only used once as a referral. We will not collect or store the email addresses.
Reviewed by 1 customer
Best Uses
Comments about Graber Mag Trainer:
The PVC roller will be left a dent where your tire touchs immediately after your first time. Mine is totally worn out and the metal core becomes exposed after less than 100 mile training (less than 5 hours).
I kind of understand the manufacture's intention to put on the PVC part (to make it worn out quickly so customer has to buy more often, just like the plastic axes and bearings in some small appliances). But being so bad? It is a defect!
Jenson USA ships worldwide, including APO/FPO addresses. For a quote, simply add the items you are interested in to your shopping cart and look for the "Shipping Options" box. You don't have to login or create an account to see shipping charges.
Some manufacturers restrict where we can ship their products. If this item has shipping restrictions, they are listed below. If you'd like to buy an item that we cannot ship to your preferred address, we can accept your foreign credit card and ship to a USA address for you.
Get free shipping with your $50 purchase today when you choose Standard Shipping at checkout. Please note this offer is only available to physical shipping addresses in the 48 continental United States (no PO Boxes), and oversize charges still apply on some heavy/large items
Get free Standard Shipping with your $50 purchase today! Just choose Standard Shipping during checkout.
Please note this offer is only available to physical shipping addresses in the 48 continental United States (no PO Boxes), and oversize charges still apply on some heavy/large items.


text:
Christie's To Auction Working Apple-1 Motherboard Designed By Steve Wozniak
Ähnliche BilderAlle anzeigen
Ted Perry stands next to his Apple-1 computer with Roy Mize during... NachrichtenfotoAllgemeine Gegenstände,Apple I,Finanzen,Horizontal,Ingenieurwesen,Internet,Kalifornien,Mountain View - Kalifornien,Stil des 20. Jahrhunderts,Technologie,USA,Vermischtes,Versteigerung,Wissenschaft,Wissenschaft und TechnikPhotographer Justin SullivanCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - JUNE 24: Ted Perry (L) stands next to his Apple-1 computer with Roy Mize (R) during the First Bytes: Iconic Technology From the Twentieth Century, an online auction featuring vintage tech products at the Computer History Museum on June 24, 2013 in Mountain View, California. Christie's is auctioning off an original Apple-1 computer owned by Ted Perry as part of its First Bytes: Iconic Technology from the Twentieth Century, an online auction of vintage tech products. The online auction begins today and runs through July 9. The Apple-1 is expected to fetch between $300,000 and $500,000. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


text:
There's nothing like that good old time gospel music. Amen?
ATLANTA, Georgia—Gospel singer BeBe Winans, a celebrity judge on BET's "Sunday Best" show, was charged this week with assaulting his ex-wife last month during an argument about their children.
Gospel singer BeBe Winans, with sister and duet partner CeCe, is free on bond, according to jail records.
Winans, 46, was jailed briefly Wednesday afternoon before posting a $1,000 bond, according to Nashville-Davidson County (Tennessee) jail records.
The arrest warrant was issued based on an affidavit from Debra Winans, whom he divorced six years ago after 16 years of marriage.
"The victim and the defendant got into an argument about custody issues dealing with their children," according to her affidavit published Friday on The Smoking Gun Web site.
The document alleged that the incident happened February 13.
So the REAL culprit was Friday the 13th!


text:
Product DescriptionKeeping with tradition, the Veloce offers the XC rider with a super lightweight frame. The Veloce is fast, very fast. With exceptional handling in all conditions, this is truly an all around rig that can climb with the best.
There have been no reviews posted yet for this product. Be the first by clicking Submit a Review
Related Veloce Forum Posts
Blackspire Narrow/Wide Mono Veloce 30T and Gusset Double Wide 15T Cog
In the process of putting together a dirt jump/ss trail bike. It came in the mail today from CRC. Figure I'd whore it up with a photo. It is intended to be assembled on a SLX double crank. This 30T unit comes made with spacers to clear the chain from the crank spider. [url=http://www.chainreactio ... Read More »
Campy Veloce/Centaur on Cross Check?
I've just bought a Cross Check frame, and am anxiously awaiting it's arrival! I have a full Campy 9 speed Veloce drivetrain with Centaur cranks and 102mm bb, and I'm wondering if the cranks will have enough clearance for the chainstays. I guess I can find out the hard way by installing everything on ... Read More »
Veloce Velo LBS in Issaquah
I hope an endorsement isn't against the rules here, but I just wanted to give an overdue two thumbs up to this shop. I was looking for a large Niner MCR9 a few months back and e-mailed all the Niner dealers in the Seattle area, as well as an out of state mail order company. Everyone responded to ... Read More »
Can anyone recommend the Blackspire Mono Veloce Chainring?
I ran a search on the Blackspire Mono Veloce Chainring but wasn't able to turn up much. Anyone running them? How do you like it? Any issues? I'm thinking the [URL="http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/CG602A03-Blackspire+Mono+Veloce+Chainring.aspx"]104BCD 4-ARM, 32T, No Ramps[/URL]. [IMG] ... Read More »
blackspier mono veloce
Ok I have a total dumba$$ question here. I have an older bike that I think I am going to convert to a single speed. I was planning on using the crank arms from this bike (all the chainrings are shot) and [URL=http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/CG602A03-Blackspire+Mono+Veloce+Chainring.aspx]this ... Read More »


text:
No Need to Be Scared of Snakes While Enjoying the Outdoors
June 16, 2011 by CollegiateCamo · 1 Comment
Snakes have always had a bad reputation, from the story in Genesis of Eve being tempted by a serpent, to present day when some people just kill them because they are snakes. Snakes, even with their bad reputation, are very helpful in the animal kingdom. Black snakes eat mice and other varmint. So what would you rather have: a black snake that hangs out on your property, minding his own business and eating the family of mice that thrive in rural areas or having to go empty and reset the mouse trap every day?
What seems to be the trend in the human-animal relationship is that people are naturally scared of these slithering creatures. A few years ago, I was mowing my yard. I was using a push mower and stopped in my tracks and let the mower die. I had just seen snake #3 in my yard in about a 15 minute time frame. The grass was not overly tall; it was just the first mow of the season. Intrigued, I went inside the house, fired up the computer and Googled "Missouri Conservation Department" and decided to check into whom all of my neighbors were.
After looking around for a few minutes, I found the page that listed all of the snakes in the state, the region you would find them in, and which ones were poisonous and which ones weren't, complete with pictures! It really set my mind at ease knowing that the 3 different species in my yard were the mellow, laid back snakes and not the kind that was featured on the movie Anaconda. The only poisonous snakes in Missouri were copperheads, rattlesnakes and water moccasins, all of which wanted nothing to do with my region of the state.
I know it's warm and us outdoors folk like to spend a lot of time in the warm weather on the water or fishing. It's really nice to be able to pick up some knowledge of the animals in our area instead of having a fear of them. So, just check your facts, know your snakes and be prepared in case of a run in with an unfriendly reptile.


text:
Prices shown in currencies other than USA Dollars are estimates based on current exchange rates. We will charge your credit card in USA Dollars on the day your order is shipped, and the conversion to your local currency will be done at the prevailing rate by your credit card issuer.
Shipments outside the USA are declared as "bike parts" for customs purposes and will include the actual amount paid for merchandise and shipping. Jenson USA will not mark your parcel as a "gift", declare a value lower than the actual price paid, or otherwise prepare false customs information.
Tell a friend! We'll send your friends the page and your message.
Note: You and your friend's email addresses are only used once as a referral. We will not collect or store the email addresses.
The Mavic TN119 Disc rim paired with a Shimano SLX hub, screams versatility! The TN 119 Disc rim is constructed of 6106 aluminum and features the Crossride 11 style rim extrusion for bomb-proof-like durability. With a 19c rim extrusion, the Mavic TN119 rim is wide enough to allow the use of large volume tires, yet minimal on weight, making the TN 119 Disc rim willing and able to meet all of your recreational 29er needs. The Shimano SLX Hubs accommodate a center lock disc brake design unique to Shimano. Angular bearing assemblies in the Shimano SLX are easy to service and can be perfectly adjusted to run smoothly without freeplay. This is one of the highest quality entry level rims being complimented by the performance to value bound Shimano SLX hubs, making it the perfect upgrade for recreational riders.
If you're not quite sure which axle type you need, check out our Ask a Wrench video under the video tab!
Not sure what your current hub configuration is? Check out this video!
Jenson USA ships worldwide, including APO/FPO addresses. For a quote, simply add the items you are interested in to your shopping cart and look for the "Shipping Options" box. You don't have to login or create an account to see shipping charges.
Some manufacturers restrict where we can ship their products. If this item has shipping restrictions, they are listed below. If you'd like to buy an item that we cannot ship to your preferred address, we can accept your foreign credit card and ship to a USA address for you.
Get free shipping with your $50 purchase today when you choose Standard Shipping at checkout. Please note this offer is only available to physical shipping addresses in the 48 continental United States (no PO Boxes), and oversize charges still apply on some heavy/large itemsDue to manufacturer restrictions, this product cannot be shipped to the following locations:
Get free Standard Shipping with your $50 purchase today! Just choose Standard Shipping during checkout.
Please note this offer is only available to physical shipping addresses in the 48 continental United States (no PO Boxes), and oversize charges still apply on some heavy/large items.


text:
Notify Me! The product you are searching for is out of stock. If you wish us to notify you when the product is in stock please submit your name and email.
|The Brixton Crass Wallet features a canvas style cardholder that's perfect for only the most important essentials you need to carry around with you, with a Brixton woven patch.


text:
Im here to tell all of the single ladies of Europe, that im not giving my place away for free anymore!!! (unless you can prove to me that You Really REALLY REALLY want to work for it!) Now, when nicollette came in� I fuckin pitched a tent! U can not believe what she was sayin! She was straight dirty talking from the second she came in the door� which I love! You�ll loose ur mind when u see her trailer! Trust me! I did!!!
"Sweet Conny"
Conny Carter
"So Dreamy"
Marry Queen
"Platinum Pussy"
Blanche Bradburry
"A Night In Lola"
"Rear Exposure"
Sandra Luberc
"Red Beauty"
Emma Leigh
"Jizz On My Mouth"
Gina Gerson
"Beautiful Belle"
Belle Claire
"French Bootylution"
Liza Del Sierra
"Killing Moves"
Valery Summer


text:
Don't Have an Account? Join the IHG® Rewards Club
Redeem when you want, for what you want.
Reward Nights
When redeeming points for a Reward Night, you may only book one room at a time.
Once you complete your Reward Night reservation you will be given the option to duplicate this reservation.
* Requires affiliation in the respective organization.
** Best Available Rate Search does not include affiliation rates.
To book more than 9 rooms for one stay or request a quote, please use our Easy Meetings tool, call 1-800-MEETING (in United States, Mexico and Canada) or contact a Global Sales Office.
You'll enjoy our convenient location just outside central London in Swiss Cottage. Holiday Inn Express London-Swiss Cottage is 1 minute from Finchley Road underground station, with speedy links to the city centre and the famous West End. Enter the glass frontage into our stylish Lobby, where friendly staff is on hand to
View More
You'll enjoy our convenient location just outside central London in Swiss Cottage. Holiday Inn Express London-Swiss Cottage is 1 minute from Finchley Road underground station, with speedy links to the city centre and the famous West End. Enter the glass frontage into our stylish Lobby, where friendly staff is on hand to provide travel information and connect you to wireless Internet.
Invite 2-25 people to training days and seminars in the air-conditioned meeting room at Holiday Inn Express London-Swiss Cottage. You'll find us outside London's congestion zone, with plenty of parking onsite.
The iconic arch of Wembley Stadium is just 1 underground stop from Holiday Inn Express London-Swiss Cottage. King's Cross St Pancras station and the Eurostar are within 15 minutes by underground, and central attractions like the London Eye can be reached by bus or Tube from near the hotel.
Light fills our airy Great Room, where hot options such as scrambled eggs, baked beans and sausages are offered as part of the all inclusive buffet breakfast. The O2 Centre opposite the hotel has a cinema and plenty of dining options such as spicy chicken at Nando's and Italian dishes.
Best Price Guarantee
We promise you access to the guaranteed best available prices, or your first night is free.
Online Reservation Guarantee
Your room is guaranteed.
No Booking Fees!
We do not charge any booking fees for making reservations directly with us.
Data Privacy and Site Security
IHG takes your privacy seriously and works to protect you. All personal information you provide is encrypted and secure.
About IHG
Access for All
IHG Careers
IHG Global Brands
Explore Hotels
Email Management
Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Cookie Usage
Learn more about our free apps
and mobile websites.
Top Destinations
London Hotels | Manchester Hotels | Birmingham Hotels | Edinburgh Hotels | Paris Hotels | Glasgow Hotels | Bristol Hotels | Nottingham Hotels | Rome Hotels | New York, NY Hotels | San Francisco, CA Hotels | Chicago, IL Hotels | Washington DC Hotels | San Diego, CA Hotels | Miami, FL Hotels | Orlando, FL Hotels | Moscow Hotels | Singapore Hotels | Beijing Hotels | Las Vegas Hotels
© 2015 IHG. All rights reserved. Most hotels are independently owned and operated.
The standard cookie policy for this website is to allow all cookies. This helps to ensure you have the optimal experience. If you would like to continue with our optimal website experience, you don't need to make any changes. If you would like to learn more about how we use cookies or change your settings, you can use the link at the bottom of any page at any time.


text:
Sharddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapoor starrer and Mohit Suri's directed film, 'Aashiqui 2' has crossed 100 crore mark at the box-office since it's release on April 26 and the makers have plans of making third part of the blockbuster. The original movie 'Aashiqui' starred Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwa
Venkatesa Saanamaya [Full Song] Sri Venkatesham Sri Srinivasam
bhushan kumar
The lead actor for the remake of 1990 blockbuster 'Dil Hai Ki Maanta Nahi' has been confirmed and now the makers of the movie is zeroing on the lead actress. Both Alia Bhatt and Shraddha Kapoor is a top contender for the leading role but the final decision is yet to make. It is learnt that Bhusha
Bollywood fans have long hoped to see the handsome hero with romantic eyes, Abhishek Bachchan paired with the bubbly and most popular heroine of B town, Kareena Kapoor. Well, the wait is over as Abhishek and Kareena will work together in Bhushan Kumar's 'Mere Apne'. The couple debuted together in
Latest Bollywood News
- Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif will not have roka ceremony
- Jurassic World trailer out, features Irrfan Khan
- Karan Johar celebrates birthday with Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra in London
- Salman's travel pleal to Bombay HC will be heard on Tuesday
- Inside Photos: Salman, mom Salma at Arpita's reception in Mandi


text:
|You are not logged in. Click here to log in now. | Switch to our mobile site→
|My Profile My Galleries My Networks
Bloody cows
Want to link to this gallery?
Peru's photographer based in Rio de Janeiro, spending most of the time working for Reuters since 1997. Languages: spanish, english, portuguese…… and learning French!
Rio De Janeiro , Brazil
Play slideshow →


text:
from The Daily Beast
* 67 percent of Republicans (and 40 percent of Americans overall) believe that Obama is a socialist.
The belief that Obama is a "domestic enemy" is widely held—a sign of trouble yet to come.
* 57 percent of Republicans (32 percent overall) believe that Obama is a Muslim
* 45 percent of Republicans (25 percent overall) agree with the Birthers in their belief that Obama was "not born in the United States and so is not eligible to be president"
* 38 percent of Republicans (20 percent overall) say that Obama is "doing many of the things that Hitler did"
* Scariest of all, 24 percent of Republicans (14 percent overall) say that Obama "may be the Antichrist."


text:
Pom Poko is a tale of the clash between modern civilization and the natural world. The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back.
The Raccoons practice and perfect the ancient art of transformation until they are even able to appear as humans. In often hilarious ways, the Raccoons use their powers to try to scare off the advancement of civilization. But will it be enough? Or will the Raccoons learn how to live in balance with the modern world?
DVD Features: Original Storyboards, TV Spots, and Trailers.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English Subtitles.
This item has customer reviews! See what other people think.
Submit your own review of this item.
People Ordering This Have Also Been Interested In:
See more products people have ordered with this one.
Do you have questions about this item or a correction to the description? Send us some feedback!
Right Stuf Anime, Manga and More! Phone: 1-800-338-6827, Email: email@example.com
Copyright 1997 - 2015 Right Stuf, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Dealer Inquiries Invited.
*The following restrictions apply to all coupons unless otherwise noted: Items already heavily discounted (weekly specials, bargain bin items, closeout items, and specialty imports items) are excluded from coupon discounts. Orders must be completed through our online store at RightStuf.com. Items that are on special or are excluded from additional discounts do not count toward coupon dollar amount requirements. Only one coupon or gift certificate may be applied to each order. Canceling or revising your order may affect its eligibility for the coupon.


text:
Darn Tough
Boot Sock Coolmax cushion (Men's)
Out of Stock Product Number: 10987
Made In USA
Gender: Men's
Season: F12
Vendor ProductId: 1439
Review ProductId: 10987
Reviewed by 1 customer
- Comfortable
- Cushy
- Durable
- Good Design
- Wicks Away Moisture
Best Uses
- Hiking
Comments about Darn Tough Boot Sock Coolmax cushion (Men's):
Very dense weave. Wore them to January cold outdoor event and have highest praise for them: I was never aware of any foot problem of any kind (hot, cold, soreness, pinching, moisture) the whole time. I plan to use hiking, also could be used as with workboots I think.
- Fit:
- Feels true to size


text:
The Role-Based Security component handles role-based security on method level (could even do it on field level) and handles both authentication and authorization.
The implementation is completely unaware of the security scheme being used. It relies on abstraction and is using security managers that implements the
org.codehaus.aware.security.SecurityManger interface. The default implementation is using JAAS (Java Authentication and Authorization Service).
If the security managers available does not meet your needs you can just implement you own implementation of the interface and plug it into the aspect.


text:
Notify Me! The product you are searching for is out of stock. If you wish us to notify you when the product is in stock please submit your name and email.
|The Pig Tri Socket Threader Tool features a combination of skateboard tools in one with a 3/8", 1/2" and 9/16" sockets and a self aligning axle thrader. made from heavy duty steel and durable ABS plastics.


text:
HBO PPV - Nov 12, 2011
12 action-packed rounds between two of this era's top pound for pound fighters.
Revisit one of the best fights of the past 10 years: the original Pacquiao-Marquez matchup
When fight week rolls around, make sure you're following along with HBO's Boxing Blog.
Connect with HBO Boxing for news and updates.


text:
NASHVILLE – The Miami baseball team posted a resilient comeback attempt, but a walk-off balk sent it to a 9-8 loss at Belmont in the Mule Mix Classic on Friday.
The Red and White (0-4) came back from an 8-4 hole in the latter innings to even the score, but remain winless in the early going of the season.
"Our plate approaches were consistent today," Miami head coach Danny Hayden said. "We were solid offensively for all nine innings. We are close, but we need a couple guys to step up in the bullpen for us to get where we need to go."
Jake Romano led off the game with a double and advanced to third base on a groundout. Austin Coley recorded a strikeout, but then walked Gary Russo to bring up John Crummy. The senior drilled a two-out RBI single to put the RedHawks on top 1-0 after half an inning. However, the Bruins answered with a two-out RBI of their own in the bottom of the frame as Nick Egli plated Drew Ferguson to even the score at 1-1 after a full inning of play.
The score remained tied at one apiece entering the fourth, but Gary Russo changed that with one swing of the bat. The sophomore belted his first-career home run to lead off the inning and put MU on top by a 2-1 count after four innings.
Romano put together a scoring threat on his own in the fifth when he drew a two-out walk and proceeded to steal second and third base. Coley, however, escaped the jam by inducing an inning-ending groundout.
Belmont took the lead with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth. Ferguson evened the score with a solo home run and a homer by Jamie Ritchie put the Bruins on top 3-2.
Undeterred, the Red and White regained the lead with a two-run sixth. Matt Honchel walked and stole second before coming around on Scott Slappey's one-out single. With two men on, Chad Sedio was plunked by a pitch and Jacob Wolf lofted a sacrifice fly to left, plating Crummy and putting MU back in front 4-3.
Five-straight Bruins reached base with one out in the bottom of the sixth in the form of a single, two walks and a bases loaded hit batter that tied the score at four apiece. BU took a 5-4 lead when a passed ball allowed Drake Byrd to score. After a new Miami pitcher came in, Ritchie drilled a three-run double to put MU into an 8-4 hole.
The Red and White bats kept on coming, adding two more runs in the seventh on Dan Walsh's RBI triple and Honchel's sacrifice fly. Another run came around with two outs in the eighth as Romano singled home Slappey to cut the deficit to 8-7.
With one down in the ninth, Honchel drew a one-out walk and moved to second on a wild pitch. A Belmont error put two runners aboard with only one out, though Greg Brody struck out the next batter to bring Miami down to its final out. Needing a big hit, Slappey delivered just that with a game-tying RBI single to left that brought Honchel around and sent the game to the bottom of the ninth tied 8-8.
Belmont's first three batters drew walks to load the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the ninth. Following the third free pass, Miami went to freshman Jacob Banks to try to escape the jam and force extra innings. Banks fanned Drake Byrd and Tyler Walsh, part of a 17-strikeout performance by the MU staff, to get within an out of stranding all three runners. However, a balk was called in pitch into his third batter, which forced in Zach Hald and ended the ballgame.
Seth Varner garnered the start for the RedHawks and struck out a career-high 11 batters while allowing three runs on four hits in five innings. He also walked three batters. Charlie Suich (0-1) was credited with Belmont's walk-off run in the ninth and took the loss. Offensively, Romano (3-for-4; two steals) and Slappey (3-for-5, two RBI) posted three hits apiece and Crummy (2-for-5) also had a multi-hit outing.
Miami resumes the Mule Mix Classic on Saturday when it travels to Middle Tennessee. Opening pitch is at 1 p.m. ET. Nathan Williams is slated to start for the RedHawks.


text:
By Chris McGovern courtesy of The Glass
Violinist Jennifer Choi, player of an extensive repertoire for the instrument, and interpreter of composers as diverse as Mozart, John Zorn, and Rogers/Hammerstein (I neglected to ask her about her stint as concertmaster for the touring company of South Pacific; next time!) was recently given a boost of profile in the online classical media when she joined the esteemed quartet ETHEL, with whom she plans on giving her strongest efforts as a musician. On a beautiful late summer afternoon in NY, we hung out on an outdoor restaurant patio and had this wonderful interview.
CM: How is your take on your classical and your new music repertoires?
JC: I was trained classically and it was pretty rigorous–hardcore teachers who wanted a certain standard repertoire to be in your fingers and in a certain way, and I was always listening to the great violinists and to great musicians…Nathan Milstein, Henryk Szeryng, that old school…Michael Rabin, Perlman, I listened to Perlman when I was growing up 'cause my mom had these records in the house, and she had symphonies playing all the time. But then, when I started playing new music, I guess I was using the same approach that I had learned with classical music, and you're using your technique–it is music after all, and there's a thing called execution, you have to execute it well…It still has to be clean and has to be fiery. the approach is similar, although the music can be so completely different.
Continue reading


text:
McDavid PeeWee Performance Brief with Cup Pocket
Item # 11194602
|Eligible for Free Shipping on Orders $49 or More! (see promotion details)
|Members of The League get 5% back when you spend $100! (see promotion details)
Product Details
Each classic McDavid® #9120 PeeWee performance brief in this 2-pack is cut for a full range of motion. It's extremely lightweight, wicks moisture and includes a cup pocket.
- 60% polyester, 32% rayon, 8% spandex
- Classic brief
- Cut for a full range of motion
- Extremely lightweight
- hDc moisture management technology
- Features a cup pocket
- Includes 2 pairs of briefs
- Imported
Product Recommendations
Product Reviews
Reviewed by 1 customer
Comments about McDavid PeeWee Performance Brief with Cup Pocket:
After much discussion, sales lady ordered wrong item, again! This product does not inclu a cup. Why???
We need to return it again, but last time they made a big deal of pointing out that under garments were not refundable... (!)


text:
If you are the victim of identity theft, early notification is the key to resolving tax records fraud. Use our easy online form to report identity theft to us immediately.
> Report identity theft now> Read more
Most popular 2014 forms:
> 40 full-year resident> 40N nonresident> 40P part-year resident> Withholding tax reconciliation
Log in or sign up for a personal income tax account. My Account allows you to access personal tax information and perform online activities.
Personal Income Tax FAQ
Power of Attorney
Property Taxes
> Read more information about how property taxes work in Oregon
Same-sex Married Couples
Resolve an Issue
> Property value appeals
Does Oregon Have a Sales Tax?
Adobe Reader, or equivalent, is required to view PDF files. Click the "Get Adobe Reader" image to get a free download of the reader from Adobe.
Are you sure you would like to leave?
You are currently running an old version of IE, please upgrade for better performance.


text:
Mark Pocan
|Mark Pocan
|U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2
|In office
|2013 - Present
|Term ends
|January 3, 2015
|Years in position
|Tammy Baldwin (D)
|Base salary
|Elections and appointments
|Last election
|November 6, 2012
|First elected
|November 6, 2012
|Next primary
|August 12, 2014
|Next general
|November 4, 2014
|Campaign $
|Term limits
|Prior offices
|Wisconsin State Assembly
|University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1986
|Date of birth
|Place of birth
|Kenosha, WI
|Owner, Budget Signs and Specialties
|Net worth
|Office website
|Campaign website
- 1 Biography
- 2 Committee assignments
- 3 Issues
- 3.1 Legislative actions
- 3.1.1 113th Congress
- 3.1.2 National security
- 3.1.3 Economy
- 3.1.4 Immigration
- 3.1.5 Healthcare
- 3.1.6 Social issues
- 3.1 Legislative actions
- 4 Elections
- 5 Campaign donors
- 6 Analysis
- 7 Personal
- 8 Recent news
- 9 See also
- 10 External links
- 11 References
He was previously a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 78th District from 1999 to 2013. He won election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Wisconsin in 2012.[1] Pocan also previously served on the Dane County Board of Supervisors from 1991-1996.
Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Pocan is an average Democratic member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Democratic Party on the majority of bills.
Pocan is the owner of Budget Signs and Specialties.
He is a member of a number of organizations, including 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Action Wisconsin, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Clean Wisconsin, Colombia Support Network/Apartadó Sister City Organization, Midwest States Center, Painters and Allied Trades Union - American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and Wisconsin Environmental Decade.[2]
In February 2012, the grassroots organization Democracy for America, founded by Howard Dean, named Pocan one of the top 10 progressive candidates in the 2012 U.S. House races.[3]
Committee assignments
U.S. House
Pocan serves on the following committees:[4][5]
- Committee on Budget
- Committee on Education and the Workforce
- Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Regulatory Affairs
- Subcommittee on Government Operations
Wisconsin State Assembly
In the 2011-2012 Wisconsin legislative session, Pocan served on these committees:
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Pocan served on these committees:
- Audit Committee
- Finance Committee (Chair)
- Audit Committee, Wisconsin State Legislature
- Finance Committee, Wisconsin State Legislature (Co-Chair)
- Employment Relations Committee, Wisconsin State Legislature
- Joint Legislative Council Committee, Wisconsin State Legislature
Legislative actions
113th Congress
The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[6] For more information pertaining to Pocan's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[7]
National security
American response in Syria
- See also: United States involvement in Syria
On August 29, 2013, more than 50 House Democrats signed a letter written by California Rep. Barbara Lee that called for a congressional resolution on strikes, and cautioned that the dire situation in Syria "should not draw us into an unwise war—especially without adhering to our constitutional requirements."[8][9] The letter also called on the Obama administration to work with the U.N. Security Council "to build international consensus" condemning the alleged use of chemical weapons. Pocan was one of the 50 Democrats in the House to sign the letter.[8][9]
Pocan voted against HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.[10]
DHS Appropriations
Pocan voted against HR 2217 - the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 that was largely along party lines.[11]
Keystone Pipeline Amendment
Pocan voted for House Amendment 69, which would have amended HR 3 to "require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place." The amendment failed on May 22, 2013, with a vote of 176 - 239 and was largely along party lines.[12]
Pocan voted against HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill would allow federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities. The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.[13]
Farm bill
On January 29, 2014, the U.S. House approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 2642, known as the Farm Bill.[14] The bill passed by a vote of 251-166. The nearly 1,000-page bill provides for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through 2018. The $1 trillion bill expanded crop insurance for farmers by $7 billion over the next decade and created new subsidies for rice and peanut growers that would kick in when prices drop.[15][16] However, cuts to the food stamp program cut an average of $90 per month for 1.7 million people in 15 states.[16] Pocan voted with 102 other Democratic representatives against the bill.
2014 Budget
On January 15, 2014, the Republican-run House approved H.R. 3547, a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September 30, 2014.[17][18] The House voted 359-67 for the 1,582 page bill, with 64 Republicans and three Democrats voting against the bill.[18] The omnibus package included 12 annual spending bills to fund federal operations.[19] It included a 1 percent increase in the paychecks of federal workers and military personnel, a $1 billion increase in Head Start funding for early childhood education, reduced funding to the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, and the protection of the Affordable Care Act from any drastic cuts. Pocan joined with the majority of the Democratic party and voted in favor of the bill.[17][18]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[20] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[21] Pocan voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[22]
The shutdown finally ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[23] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Pocan voted for HR 2775.[24]
Morton Memos Prohibition
Pocan voted against House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain illegal aliens residing in the United States.[25] The vote largely followed party lines.[26]
Healthcare Reform Rules
Pocan voted against House Amendment 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 227-185. The amendment requires that all changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be approved by Congress before taking effect. The vote was largely along party lines.[27]
Social issues
SNAP challenge
- See also: United States Farm Bill 2013
In June 2013, more than two dozen House Democrats, including Pocan, took part in a SNAP challenge, feeding themselves for a week on the average benefit level of a SNAP recipient.[28] Participants agreed to eat all meals from a limited food budget comparable to that of a SNAP participant, approximately $1.50 per meal, or $4.50 a day.[29]
Pocan voted against HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The resolution passed the House on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 228 - 196 that largely followed party lines. The purpose of the bill is to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.[30]
Fast food worker strikes
In December 2013, Pocan tweeted his support for raising the minimum wage for fast food workers. He tweeted, "#MinimumWage in 1968 was $10.60 in 2013 dollars. Today it is $7.25. Past time we #raisethewage."[31]
Pocan ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Wisconsin's 2nd District. Pocan sought the Democratic nomination in the primary. The general election took place November 4, 2014.
Pocan sought election to represent Wisconsin's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives in 2012.[32] He defeated Kelda Helen Roys, Matt Silverman and Dennis Hall in the August 14 Democratic primary.[33] He defeated Republican Chad Lee in the general election.[34][35]
|U.S. House, Wisconsin District 2 General Election, 2012
|Vote %
|Mark Pocan
|Chad Lee
|Joe Kopsick
|Total Votes
|Source: "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"
|Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2012
|Vote %
|Mark Pocan
|Kelda Roys
|Matt Silverman
|Dennis Hall
|Total Votes
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010
Pocan was re-elected to Wisconsin State Assembly District 78. He was unopposed in the September 14, 2010, primary election and in the general election on November 2, 2010.[36]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 78
Democratic primary (2010)
|Mark Pocan(D)
Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Pocan is available dating back to 2012. Based on available campaign finance records, Pocan raised a total of $1,143,296 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 5, 2013.[37]
|Mark Pocan's Campaign Contribution History
|US House (Wisconsin, District 2)
|Grand Total Raised
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Pocan's reports.[38]
|Mark Pocan (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
|Date Filed
|Beginning Balance
|Total Contributions
for Reporting Period
|Cash on Hand
|April Quarterly[39]
|April 15, 2013
|July Quarterly[40]
|July 15, 2013
|October Quarterly[41]
|October 15, 2013
|January 31, 2014
|April Quarterly[43]
|April 15, 2014
|July Quarterly[44]
|July 25, 2014
|October Quarterly[45]
|October 15, 2014
|Running totals
Pocan won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that re-election cycle, Pocan's campaign committee raised a total of $1,143,420 and spent $1,087,264.[46]
Cost per vote
Pocan spent $4.10 per vote received in 2012.
|U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin, 2nd District, 2012 - Mark Pocan Campaign Contributions
|Total Raised
|Total Spent
|Total Raised by Election Runner-up
|Total Spent by Election Runner-up
|Top contributors to Mark Pocan's campaign committee
|University of Wisconsin
|American Assn for Justice
|National Assn of Realtors
|National Education Assn
|Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund
|Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
|Building Trade Unions
|Public Sector Unions
|Health Professionals
|Lawyers/Law Firms
In 2010, Pocan received $15,710 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[47]
|Wisconsin State Assembly 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
|Top contributors to Mark Pocan's campaign in 2010
|Capital Area Uniserv North
|Wisconsin Pipe Trades
|Wisconsin Health & Hospital Association
|Service Employees Local 150
|Federation Of Teachers Local 212
|Total Raised in 2010
The top 5 donors to Pocan's 2008 campaign were professional and labor organizations:[48]
|Managed Health Services Insurance Corp
|Northwestern Mutual Life
|Sprinkler Fitters Local 183
|School Administrators Alliance
|WI Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Assoc
Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[49]
Pocan most often votes with:
Pocan least often votes with:
Voting with party
Mark Pocan voted with the Democratic Party 94.8% of the time, which ranked 90th among the 201 House Democratic members as of June 2013.[50]
Lifetime voting record
According to the website GovTrack, Pocan missed 0 of 96 roll call votes from January 2013 to April 2013. This amounts to 0%, which is better than the median of 2.1% among current congressional representatives as of April 2013.[51]
Net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Pocan's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $467,005 to $1,064,999. That averages to $766,002, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic House members in 2012 of $5,700,168.36. Pocan ranked as the 231st most wealthy representative in 2012.[52]
|Mark Pocan Yearly Net Worth
|Average Net Worth
Pocan married his partner, Phil, in 2006 in Canada. They reside in Madison.[53]
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term "Mark + Pocan + Wisconsin + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
- Loading...
See also
- Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District
- Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014
- United States congressional delegations from Wisconsin
External links
- Social media:
- Biographies:
- Political profiles:
- Financial (federal level):
- Financial (state level):
- Interest group ratings:
- Issue positions:
- Legislation:
- Public statements:
- Voting record:
- Media appearances:
- Campaign 2008 campaign contributions at Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
- Wisconsin Democracy Campaign profile
- Representative Pocan's Freedom Speaks profile
- Representative Pocan's blog, last entry February 2012
- Meet Mark Pocan, the Original ALEC Spy, Molly Redden, The New Republic, July 25, 2012 | 9:05
- ↑ Politico, "2012 House Race Results," accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Assemblyman Pocan
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Democracy For America Names Top 10 Progressive House Candidates For 2012," accessed February 16, 2012
- ↑ CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress," accessed March 3, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House of Representatives, "Committee assignments," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 112th Congress," accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 113th Congress," accessed March 4, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Office of Barbara Lee, "Lee Letter to President Obama," accessed September 2, 2013
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Washington Post, "More than 50 House Democrats also want Syria strike resolution," accessed September 2, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "HR 1960 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "HR 2217 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014 - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "H Amdt 69 - Requires Threat Assessment of Pipeline Vulnerabilities to a Terrorist Attack - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "HR 624 - CISPA (2013) - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote 31: H.R. 2642," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "House clears Farm Bill," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 New York Times, "Senate passes long-stalled Farm Bill, with clear winners and losers," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 CNN.com, "House passes compromise $1.1 trillion budget for 2014," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote 21," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "House passes $1.1 trillion omnibus," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Library of Congress, "H.AMDT.136," accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "H Amdt 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "H Amdt 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House.gov, "Full Member List of Congressional Snap Challenge," accessed September 25, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Feeding America, "Taking the SNAP Challenge," accessed September 25, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - Voting Record," accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Pols back #FastFoodStrikes," accessed December 6, 2013
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal "State Reps. Kelda Helen Roys, Mark Pocan to run for Congress," September 7, 2011
- ↑ AP "Primary Results 2012" accessed May 30, 2013
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board "Candidates registered by office," accessed June 10, 2012
- ↑ WISN "Primary Results"
- ↑ Official GAB primary results
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Career Fundraising for Mark Pocan," accessed April 5, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pocan 2014 Summary reports," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year-End Report," accessed February 19, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 18, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed October 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 24, 2014
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Pocan Campaign Contributions," accessed February 26, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2010 contributions," accessed December 23, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Mark Pocan," accessed August 6, 2013
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
- ↑ GovTrack, "Pocan," accessed April 11, 2013
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Pocan, 2012," accessed January 14, 2014
- ↑ Pocanforcongress.com, "About," accessed January 3, 2014
|Political offices
|Preceded by
Tammy Baldwin (D)
|U.S. House of Representatives - Wisconsin, 2nd District
| Succeeded by
|Preceded by
|Wisconsin State Assembly District 78
| Succeeded by
Brett Hulsey (D)
- Former member, Wisconsin State Assembly
- 2010 unopposed
- House of Representatives candidate, 2010
- Wisconsin
- 2010 candidate
- Democratic Party
- 2010 incumbent
- 2010 winner
- 113th Congress
- 2012 Congress challenger
- U.S. House candidate, 2012
- 2012 Congress primary (winner)
- 2012 Congress general election (winner)
- 2012 Congress open seat
- State House incumbent retired, 2012
- State House running for U.S. House, 2012
- Current member, U.S. House
- U.S. House, Wisconsin
- 2014 Congress incumbent
- U.S. House candidate, 2014
- 2014 Congress primary


text:
(Antigua, Lake Atitlan, Flores)
This tour walks the footsteps of the Maya from Antigua to Lake Atitlan, to Tikal and arguably the most important of all Mayan sites; Copan. The Mayan culture had respect for all aspects of nature, including the sun and the moon. On this tour you will experience the full moon (dates and weather pending) at one of the more remote and less travelled Mayan Archeological sites; Uaxactun. Here you will spend 1 night camping amongst the ruins of the jungle. Also included are guided visits to Tikal & Copan.
Upon your arrival you will be met by a local representative who will help you locate your vehicle.
Transfer to Antigua by private vehicle and professional English-speaking driver.
You will be met at your hotel reception by your private guide to begin your half day walking tour of Antigua. Your tour will cover the architectural & historical highlights of this colonial city with a behind-the-scenes look at some of the many ruined churches, convents and cathedrals. Entrances are included to the Iglesia San Francisco (church), the Cathedral, Central Park and La Merced Church.
Drive to the village of Jocotenango just on the outskirts of Antigua where you can visit the local workshops of the traditional woodcarvers of the area to see them work. Also see the interesting pink & white façade of the Jocotenango Church before arriving to the wonderful Azotea Coffee Farm and the museums. Take a guided tour of the coffee farm and the museums covering Mayan traditional music and costumes. Learn about the importance of coffee in Guatemala's history and its impact today as well as hearing about the Maya way of life. Later return back to the hotel. Tour includes entrance fees.
Transfer 1hr from Antigua to the famous Maya archaeology site of Iximche for a tour of this fascinating site. Explore the Mayan ruins of Iximche, once the Kaqchiquel Maya capital and a Guatemala must-see attraction. Upon entering the ruins, you'll see four ceremonial plazas, which are surrounded by tall temple structures and two ball courts. Tour the site with your knowledgeable guide and discover the ancient history of Guatemala. Continue on to Lake Atitlan. The lake is surrounded by astounding natural beauty, it floats in the sky, a mile above sea level, relying on 3 majestic volcanoes to hold gravity at bay(1.5hr).
You will be picked up from the hotel & transfer to San Juan La Laguna Village where you visit a local textile cooperative to see the back strap loom in use and to see how they still dye with natural dyes. You will also visit the home and workshop of local naïf painters before boarding the boat onto Santiago Village for lunch. After lunch walk with your guide to find the house where the Maya God Maximon is living. Each year a different "brotherhood" has the privilege of taking care of their God so his location changes. Once with Maximon you may see local shaman performing rituals for local people and if you wish you can ask your guide to help you hire the services of a shaman for you to have a personal ceremony performed. After visiting Maximon guests can visit the local church and learn about the history of this very traditional town and also see the market and learn about the distinctive textiles and primitive art that is famous from this area. When guests are ready they will be transferred back to their hotel.
Pick up from your hotel in Lake Atitlan and a private transfer to Guatemala City (2.5 to 3 hours).
Enjoy a short flight from Guatemala City to Flores.
Airport transfer with private vehicle, and driver.
Guests are picked up from their hotel and transferred to the Ixpanpajul Nature Park in the rainforest near the town of Flores. (1hr) At the park guests can choose between a Canopy walk Way trail or an exciting zip line adventure through the canopy. On either trip guests will be able to appreciate the local flora & fauna and hopefully see a variety of tropical wildlife. Guests then transfer with their driver and guide to Yaxha National Park (1hr) where they have lunch and enjoy a private guided tour of this lesser visited, atmospheric site. Guests can enjoy the sights and sounds of the howler and spider monkeys as well as many colorful tropical birds and other mammals in this area which is rich with wildlife. Sunset drinks are then enjoyed at the end of the tour on top of the main temple with views over the surrounding rainforest and nearby lake Yaxha. Guests then trek back through the jungle with torches as it starts to turn dark - perhaps spotting some nocturnal wildlife along the way - and return to their hotel.
You will be met at your hotel in Flores and transferred to the Uaxactun site. We will tour the archaeology site and the community and learn more about the chicle process and the different crafts. The community has also a small interesting archaeology museum which will be visited. At sunset visit the the lookout tower for Sunset Drinks (included). If you are lucky you will be able to see the ruins from Tikal rising above the jungle! After drinks we will head back to the campsite where there will be a simple local candlelight dinner at the camp site. The night will be spent in tents in this impressive site in the middle of the jungle.
Included in this overnight trip: transfers, guide, entrance fees for Uaxactún & Tikal, Uaxactún Camping Tent, Uaxactún Camping Donation, Uaxactún Camping Meal Package and Uaxactún Sunset Drinks.
The Full Moon Experience: 03:40AM -06:09AM During this time you will be able to observe the full moon at Uaxactun Archeological Site.
Later in the morning we will have breakfast at the campsite before our transfer to Tikal National Park where we will receive a private guided tour of this fabulous site with huge temples rising up through the jungle canopy and a variety of tropical animals and birds on show. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the howler and spider monkeys as well as many colourful tropical birds and other mammals. At the end of the tour you will be transferred to your hotel in Flores.
Take a domestic flight from Flores to Guatemala City. Approximate duration is 30 minutes.
Pick up from your hotel in Guatemala City and enjoy a private transfer to your hotel in Copan, Honduras.
You will be picked up from your hotel by your transferred by your private vehicle and driver to the Archaeology site at Copan. Here you will enjoy a guided tour of this beautiful site which is famous for its intricately carved stelea and amazing hieroglyphic stairway. Tour also includes visit to the famous museum and the tunnels. When ready you will return to the town of Copan unguided to enjoy lunch in a local restaurant and before being transfered back to your hotel.
You will be picked up at your hotel buy your personal guide and transfered to the Copan Bird Park just outside of town in your private vehichle and driver. Here you will enjoy a walk in the lush, shady river valley location of the Copan Bird Park where your private guide will accompany you to learn, see and interact with a number of beautiful tropical birds that have been rescued from locales all over Honduras. When ready you will be transferred to Copan Village where you will stroll around with your guide & visit the local museum. After the visit of the Village of Copan you will be transferred to Hacienda San Lucas where you will have a wonderful gourmet lunch. After lunch you can relax before visiting the small yet interesting site at Los Sapos - a famous fertility site and hiking in the trails close to the Hacienda. When ready you will be transfered back to your hotel.
Pick up from your hotel in Copan and transfer to San Pedro Sula by private vehicle and English-speaking driver.
In its earliest days, Casa Santo Domingo was one of the most grandest convents of America: the one that sheltered the followers of the order of Santo Domingo de Guzman. Casa Santo Domingo is an important part of the beautiful colonial reliquary that preserves the treasures from the baroque period of ancestral America. Each corner of this house, each stone, each image and each piece that composes this unequalled whole of works becomes a lost page in time, which one by one is joined forming a beautiful chapter of the grand book of history. Once you step through the doors of Casa Santo Domingo be prepared to be whisked away to another time and place. This innovative Hotel Museum offers 128 guest rooms with special characteristics. The decoration includes works of art from renowned Guatemalan fine art artists and handmade textiles with traditional-contemporary designs.
The Laguna Lodge is located on the lakeshore of the legendary Lake Atitlan and exclusively nestled in its own nature reserve. Entry into this Mayan world begins by boat. In a privileged setting, the luxuriously natural boutique hotel commands sweeping views over azure waters to a trio of dramatic volcanoes. Inspired by nature and created from volcanic stone, adobe and palm, spacious lakeside suites are individually appointed with comfortable hand hewn king beds, fine linens, intricate woven textiles and indigenous antiques. Come and explore, discover, experience and see why Time magazine says – Laguna Lodge is pure Maya magic!
Seated on the banks of Lake Peten Itza, the Nitun Private Reserve and Lodge promises a delicious, warm experience in this scenic and calming region of Guatemala. The 4 cabanas provide rooms that have built in the native style, with local materials and foundation that assign a rustic, traditional air to the lodge. Authentic Guatemalan art and specialty pieces add to this effect, while still keeping things comfortable by offering the necessities of home. The friendly staff prepares meals from fresh ingredients that are succulent and full of flavor, with a sincere, home-cooked outcome. Roam around the jungle reserve, take hikes and learn from guides how these animals interact. Otherwise, watch the sun set from the private lake terrace and dock.
The site of Uaxactun is famous for the oldest complete Maya astronomical complex found and is one of the longestoccupied Maya sites. It´s also the community where the "Chicleros" (gum collectors) have lived for over 100 years. Many of Uaxactún's residents nowadays make their living from gathering forest products such as chicle (exported to Japan), allspice and xate palm leaves (ornamental plant exported to the US and used for floral arrangements). Camping will be in semi-permanent tents with single beds raised off the ground. There is a toilet/shower block nearby (within short walking distance). Meals will be served at the campsite (outdoors) at a table.
A haven of wildlife and nature's secrets, the Villa Maya sits on the shores of Petenchel and Monifata about 45 minutes from the Tikal National Park, the hotel is located in a vast natural private reserve, and the shores of Petenchel and Monifata lagoos, where a wide variety of birds inhabit, as well as unique flowers and trees. The huge private reserve plays host to the villa's 56 rooms, which are designed to offer the most modern living conditions while still keeping to the rustic, pleasant side of adventure getaways. This means there are no televisions or phones in the rooms. Friendly service goes hand in hand with tasty local and international dishes utilizing ingredients from the region. This beautiful environment features monkeys, deer, birds and insects of all sorts, for guests are practically left to play in the jungle. Roam the lagoons, swim in the pool, and simply discover Villa Maya.
Hotel Marina Copan has been the heart of the Copan experience since 1945. Overlooking the Central Plaza in the charming town of Copan Ruinas, Honduras, the hotel is conveniently set at the very center of town, only 1Km away from the Main Archaeological Site. The original Hotel Marina Copan has been home to generations of Maya investigators and enthusiasts, whereas today it has become a modern hotel that guards the town's colonial architectural heritage. The Marina Copan is the most comfortable and convenient headquarters for exploring the fascinating Maya World as well as the diverse natural landscape that the ancient ones left behind.
Central America
Bob More ,
April 21, 2014
"Every detail was taken care of, and all connections were on time. We were extremely pleased, couldn't stop telling everyone about our great trip. Each room / hotel was better than the last. Wow great holiday!"
Central America
Steve Walling ,
January 20, 2014
"We are home safe and sound from the best vacation I can remember. It seemed seamless to us but I know that you worked very hard to make our experience so good.
The guides and drivers were always punctual and reliable. They were very knowledgeable, personable, and funny. They provided us with very helpful information and helped us work on expanding our Spanish. The hotel staff was friendly and helpful and the rooms were very nice.
I especially appreciate our ability to update our plans while we were in Costa Rica. The zip lines were the highlight of our trip. I hate to think we almost missed out by not including it in our original plan.
You have made a friend and supporter for life. I will certainly recommend you to anyone I know going to Costa Rica.
Central America
Merrel Bowles ,
November 07, 2013
"I would highly recommend this company for overseas travel. We had personal drivers that spoke perfect English and were also very knowledgeable in conversation pertaining to their country. Drivers were always early and eager to please. Your wish was their command!!!Every tour included educated guides who knew how to make our experience fun and exciting! I loved having personal drivers and guides, as well as many inclusive meals. We will definitely use this company for future travels."
Central America
MikeCoke ,
April 09, 2013
"Our Costa Rica trip was amazing. The whole family thinks its the best we've ever taken! Kensington did an excellent job of organizing everything. The two hotels they picked were amazing.
Arenal -- The Springs Resort & Spa was almost too good since as soon as the family saw it they wanted to cancel activities so they could take full advantage of all it offered. We ultimately did cancel the safari to give us a free day to spend a day at the spa, pools and Club Rio (riding the river in innertubes!). The activities Kensington setup were excellent and very adventurous. Our favorite was canyoneering (repelling), We were all terrified at the first drop-off! It's more thrilling the zip lining (also lots of fun) and river rafting (a blast as well).
Manuel Antonio -- The Preserve at Los Altos was very nice. It was like staying in a 3 bedroom apartment at a boutique hotel (same feel as Athenum in London but nicer). The drive to get there was a bit long but worth it when our driver made a surprise stop at the the "crodillio bridge". The tour through Manuel Antonio National Park is a must do for nature lovers (3 types of monkeys, sloths, etc). Our guide was excellent. If you go MA NP, try Kapi Kapi for dinner.
I'd highly recommend using Kensington (Brandi was our rep) for a Costa Rica trip. Thanks for hooking us up with them.
Have fun.
Central America
L Huber ,
April 03, 2013
"Hi Erika
We returned yesterday from our wonderful Costa Rican vacation and I wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed it. We loved staying at the El Silencio (the kids would have liked to stay even longer so we could have taken some of the nature hikes). Being surrounded by the cloud forest was an amazing sensation that really helped us to feel that we were in a completely different world and was a perfect way to begin the trip. Maria Lucia was a very kind tour guide and showed us the all sites in a huge day (the waterfalls, Poas volcano, the coffee plantation & Sarchi). The staff at El Silencio was wonderful and Jeff and I very much enjoyed the food and the very elaborate wine tasting there.
In La Fortuna the activities ruled. We loved everything, the exhilarating waterfall rappelling, the zip lining (& tiger swing - the kids LOVED IT) the volcano hike and we had a FANTASTIC time on the river safari with Gerald and his friend Tom. Gerald was a great guide and was able to share many stories while letting us see the wildlife. We saw a spectacular Toucan flock and of course the monkeys were a huge hit. Ending up at the farm was a fun end note to the trip. Of course we enjoyed the hot springs at the Tabacon - they are pretty amazing. Jeff and I had a chance to have a massage at the Tabacon spa and it was spectacular. The service at the hotel was lovely and our room did have a beautiful view of the volcano. I think the hot springs & spa are far superior at the Tabacon.
Alex drove us from both El Silencio to La Fortuna and then from La Fortuna to Punta Islita (that is a lot of driving and he did a great job - he was so friendly and made the travelling very enjoyable). On the way to La Fortuna he made a point of showing us the Iguana restaurant and it was a great wayside stop for everyone.
Punta Islita was stunning. Our villa Ilan Ilan was ideal, the view and the setting were spectacular. The kids loved the pool (when they weren't swimming & playing in the ocean), Jeff loved being able to finally drive around a bit like a native (the villa came with a small 4 wheel car), and I enjoyed waking up every morning to see the sunrise over the cliffs at the ocean's edge, and hear the incredible variety of birds (and on the last day even the howler monkeys). We enjoyed so many of the activities the hotel had to offer. Andrey & Hector and the whole staff were so warm and hospitable. They really worked hard and made every effort to make our stay so much fun. Hector helped us plan some more zip lining, surf lessons, a dolphin sighting/fishing boat trip and a sunset horseback ride which was the perfect way to wrap up the trip.
Ronald picked us up and got us to the airport in plenty of time. Ronald was very interested in showing us the wildlife as we drove through the different areas and we really enjoyed that.
Everywhere we went the people were absolutely wonderful, kind, and proud to show us their country and it made our trip spectacular.
Erika, thank you for all you did to help make the trip such a huge success.
Central America
Brian Blades ,
April 24, 2013
"Very prompt at getting information back to us and very helpful with any changes we wanted.
This trip was as good as the last trip we did with Kensington, could'nt have been any better. Our guides were excellent, especially Gerald.
Central America
Stephen Strom ,
April 22, 2013
"The transfers went flawlessly; the guides were all superb (knowledgable; thoughtful; sensitive; responsive to our needs). The recommended hotels were, with one exception (see below), also first rate and well matched to our needs and temperaments.
Our thanks for providing 3 wonderful guides: Gary Ortiz (Antigua); Carlos Antonio Lopez (Tikal and Yaxha); and Israel Canto (Belize). All of them understood that we have 'peculiar' tastes (for example: photographing lichen covered tree trunks while the magnificent structures at Tikal were but meters away!). It is really critical that guides not try to make sure that we see every 'important' thing, but recognize instead that 'importance' is very much a personal thing.
Stay in the know: Subscribe to our newsletter to have our hand-picked trips & specials delivered to you!
Please enter a destination


text:
Since 1984, everyone at Nidecker has had one common goal : to push the technological envelope of snowboarding. Our design team works closely with our professional riders and technology partners to develop state-of-the-art composite materials and design innovations. Our single-minded pursuit of excellence has allowed us to revolutionize snowboarding…over…and over…and over again. Join us on the cutting edge.
In this patented technology, the nose and tail of the board are specially molded in a very thin composite material that is laye¬red with a proprietary elastomeric covering. This cancels out vibrations and helps provide a unique light feel in transitions, due to its reduced thickness. Free Flex 2.0 has one of the lowest swing weights in the industry, meaning less chatter for you.permalink