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A WMA manual with groundfighting
Found this on ARMA.
A WMA manual with groundfighting!
Interestingly, it includes theory but not technique. Tell me it isn't the whole thing.What am I?:
I am ignorant, thieving, lying, hypocrital, violent and thoroughly self obssessed. I steal from others to make myself look better, only to make the item or information worse.
I go on and on and ON about how brave and strong and brilliant and wealthy I am, but in the end I'm all mouth and no trousers.
That's right children, I'm your average AMERICUNT! and I exemplify AMERICA!:911flag:
JohnnyCache's "retort" proving how much he knows about medicine and geography and First World countries:
Yes, through persistent lack of work and the cultivation of ignorance, he is a true American.
A number of historical German combat treatises include quite extensive instruction on groundfighting techniques, but they tend to be either written but not illustrated, or appended as a codicil to a technique that is illustrated (e.g., the written instruction for a stnding technique will say something like "by making this adjustment, you can also do this on the ground.") Many of these are demonstrated in Christian Tobler's excellent book on Ringeck's combat techniques, "Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship" - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/189...lance&n=283155
There's at least one treatise that includes several detailed illustrations of elaborate unterhalten ("holding down") techniques in which one fighter restrains one, two and even three opponents - frankly, the latter looks more like a theatrical show-off move than anything that could realistically be accomplished - but unfortunately I can't remember where it's reproduced online. I suggest searching through the image libraries at ARMA and AEMMA.
--Originally Posted by DdlR
I think you're referring to the Codex Wallerstein.
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Style: Sub Wrestling/Karate--
Looking at some of the Wrestling ilustrations in the Codex, the techniques look very similar to freestyle wrestling.
http://www.thearma.org/Manuals/43.jpg : looks like the two on one.
http://www.thearma.org/Manuals/41.jpg : after grabbing a leg and going in for a high croth you make sure the guy can't move as you set up by trapping the leg as in that picture.
http://www.thearma.org/Manuals/39.jpg : a way to finish a single leg.
Anyways, alot of them seem very similar to freestyle wrestling, which makes alot of sense.
I think it's cute when I go to my MMA gym and they show a takedown I already know because I learned it from ringen and I can tell my girlfriend "this is in my german wrestling stuff, too"
Or when I learn something in class that I find sometime later in one of the historical manuals.
The best though, is when I successfully execute a technique from ringen that I havent learned anywhere else and my girlfriend says "That looks like something from one of your books, because it's kind of funky, but it works"
I slammed someone pretty good the other day with this one:
and she made the comment about how it looked like something from one of my books, and I could happily tell her that it was.
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Style: Sub Wrestling/Karate--
That looks similar to this judo throw.
http://www.thearma.org/Manuals/90.jpg I didn't see this one before but I think it's the best.
I would be interested in seeing more manuals with grappling techniques (not just disamring ones) if anyone could link me up.
--Originally Posted by seeker of truth
I also like this kneebar attack.
I would be interested in seeing more manuals with grappling techniques (not just disamring ones) if anyone could link me up.
Scroll down for one of my favorites. Pictures from the Modern Army Combatives manual right next to illustrations of the same techniques from Paulus hector mairs fight book.
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With Jus at Baseline
With Jus at Baseline
Sunday, April 19, 2009
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- Britt Britt said...
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- April 19, 2009 at 7:45 PM
- Britt Britt said...
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- April 19, 2009 at 7:46 PM
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- April 19, 2009 at 7:53 PM
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- April 19, 2009 at 8:47 PM
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- April 19, 2009 at 9:23 PM
- bmos1821 said...
Yo that's big you and Hov!!!! Congrats on everything you been consistent on putting out Great music. I don't even consider you a rapper, more like an artist you don't fit no genre. But enough of the di*k ridin. Can't wait for the album.
- April 19, 2009 at 9:24 PM
- Keshia said...
I was there, SUPER DOPE!! and I don't even go to the school. Didn't know anybody there. haha I saw you on the stage oliver. Mad pics from front row!! You guys looked fresh!! But tell Drake. No more denim on denim outfits. You in the fashion game O, you know better than that.
- April 19, 2009 at 9:30 PM
- #1 SUPPLIER said...
Dam I wish you came thru SUNY oneonta.. All goodie tho, you blowin up.. do u kid
- April 19, 2009 at 10:04 PM
- Vincent said...
you done made it!! drizzy drake the cashier bringin change to the game!!
- April 19, 2009 at 10:50 PM
- NEDRA said...
This man is amazing..love the melody he brings to my ears..starts my day off just right
- April 19, 2009 at 11:22 PM
- FraNcis James said...
Good Looking out!!
- April 19, 2009 at 11:38 PM
- JuST_dRiZZy said...
Yessss!!! Drake was the BOMBsz at Purchase College!! definitely went over there from BROOKLYN for that performance!! <3 DRAKE IS THE FCKIN BEST!!! =]
- April 20, 2009 at 1:51 AM
- Carlito Way said...
Great show at purchase meng, U definitely put us on da map. Waiting on dat hov track as well
- April 20, 2009 at 2:22 AM
- Jai. said...
Hell yes!
Im proud as fluck.
p.s. Dont be afraid to pull that camera out.
- April 20, 2009 at 4:09 AM
- foxxy said...
go, drizzy, go.
- April 20, 2009 at 2:38 PM
- annie_ said...
hellz yeah, it's the illest city!
- April 20, 2009 at 7:42 PM
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Keep up the good work.
- April 20, 2009 at 8:20 PM
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- April 22, 2009 at 5:06 AM
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- April 23, 2009 at 10:30 AM
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- April 23, 2009 at 6:35 PM
- A-1 said...
Excuse the last comment, I meant May 7th in Austin MAY 8th in Houston and POSSIBLY MAY 6th or MAY 20th In Dallas. Let me know.
- April 23, 2009 at 6:39 PM
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Global Warming Affects Lake Baikal in Siberia
Russian and American scientists have discovered that the rising temperature of the world's largest lake, located in frigid Siberia, shows that this region is responding strongly to global warming.
Drawing on 60 years of long-term studies of Russia's Lake Baikal, Stephanie Hampton, an ecologist and deputy director of the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) in Santa Barbara, Calif., and Marianne Moore, a biologist at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass., along with four other scientists, report their results on-line today in the journal Global Change Biology.
"Warming of this isolated but enormous lake is a clear signal that climate change has affected even the most remote corners of our planet," Hampton said.
In their paper, the scientists detail the effects of climate change on Lake Baikal–from warming of its vast waters to reorganization of its microscopic food web.
"The conclusions shown here for this enormous body of freshwater result from careful and repeated sampling over six decades," said Henry Gholz, program director for NCEAS at the National Science Foundation (NSF), which funded the research. "Thanks to the dedication of local scientists, who were also keen observers, coupled with modern synthetic approaches, we can now visualize and appreciate the far-reaching changes occurring in this lake."
Lake Baikal is the grand dame of lakes. In 1996, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared it a World Heritage site because of its biological diversity. It boasts 2500 plant and animal species, with most, including the freshwater seal, found nowhere else in the world.
The lake contains 20 percent of the world's freshwater, and it is large enough to hold all the water in the United States' Great Lakes. It is the world's deepest lake as well as its oldest; at 25 million years old, it predates the emergence of humans.
In more recent times, it was a dedicated group of humans who made this study possible.
"Our research relies on a 60-year data set, collected in Lake Baikal by three generations of a single family of Siberian scientists," Moore said. "In the 1940s, Mikhail Kozhov began collecting and analyzing water samples in anticipation that this lake could reveal much about how lakes in general function.
"Ultimately, his daughter Olga Kozhova continued the program, followed by her daughter, who is also a co-author of today's paper: Lyubov Izmest'eva."
The decades-long research effort survived the reign of Stalin, the fall of the Soviet Union, and other social and financial upheavals in the region.
Data collection continued through every season, in an environment where winter temperatures drop to -50 degrees F.
The data on Lake Baikal reveal "significant warming of surface waters and long-term changes in the food web of the world's largest, most ancient lake," write the researchers in their paper. "Increases in water temperature (1.21°C since 1946), chlorophyll a (300 percent since 1979), and an influential group of zooplankton grazers (335 percent since 1946) have important implications for nutrient cycling and food web dynamics."
The scientists conclude that the lake now joins other large lakes, including Superior, Tanganyika and Tahoe, in showing warming trends.
"But," they note, "temperature changes in Lake Baikal are particularly significant as a signal of long-term regional warming.
"This lake was expected to be among those most resistant to climate change, due to its tremendous volume and unique water circulation."
The research paper is the result of a collaboration involving six Siberian and American scientists, who were assisted by student translators from Wellesley College.
In addition to Hampton and Moore, the paper's contributors are Izmest'eva, director of the Scientific Research Institute of Biology, Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russia; Stephen L. Katz, recently of the Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Seattle, Wash.; Brian Dennis of the departments of statistics and fish and wildlife resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho; and Eugene A. Silow of the Scientific Research Institute of Biology, Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russia.
Image 1: This well-known landmark, Shaman Rock on Lake Baikal in Russia, stands guard over an ancient lake whose pristine condition is changing quickly. Credit: Nicholas Rodenhouse
Image 2: This well-known landmark, Shaman Rock on Lake Baikal in Russia, stands guard over an ancient lake whose pristine condition is changing quickly. Credit: Nicholas Rodenhouse
Image 3: The vessel, "Mikhail Kozhov," was used to conduct research on Lake Baikal. Credit: Nick Rodenhouse
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Elliot Carter: Symphonia - sum fluxae pretium spei; Clarinet Concerto / Michael Collins, clarinet
1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-08-20Works: Elliott Carter: Concerto for Clarinet; Symphonia "Sum fluxae pretium spei"
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Sinfonietta
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Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid; El Salon México; Hear Ye! Hear Ye! / Zinman, Knussen
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Conductors: Zinman, David; Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: ; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
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Recording information: Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore (01/1993); Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London (01/1993); Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore (06/1993); Walthamstow Assembly Hall,...continue...
The Very Best of Benjamin Britten [3 CDs]
3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Cello Symphony, Op. 68; Elegy for Viola solo; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Blatchly, Mark; Booth, Claire; Bostridge, Ian; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Dean, Stafford; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fullbrook, Charles; Gritton, Susan;...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Knussen, Oliver; Brown, Iona; Warren-Green, Christopher; Paavo, Järvi; Hickox, Richard; Willcocks, David; Brunelle, Philip; Haitink, Bernard; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble; Endymion Ensemble
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Britten: The Rape of Lucretia / Kirchschlager, Bostridge, Britton, Purves, Russell, Coleman-Wright. Knussen
2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-22Works: Benjamin Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
Performers: Bostridge, Ian
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble
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Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas; Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin / Welser-Möst
2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-05-17Works: Benjamin Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57; Béla Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19/Sz 73
Performers: Orford, John
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver; Welser-Möst, Franz
Carter: Concerto for Orchestra; Knussen: Océans de terre
2 CD / Erato / 2011-05-03Works: Elliott Carter: Three Occasions; Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Orchestra; Oliver Knussen: Songs without Voices, Op 26; Whitman Settings, for voice & piano, Op. 25; Hums and Songs of Winnie-the-Po...
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Conductors: Purvis, William [Horn]; Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Speculum Musicae members


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A few Nor.Cal folks are headed to California City. Most will arrive Friday, ride Saturday & Sunday, depart on Monday. Most on plated dirtbikes, some intermediates, some novices.
Bring your garmin GPS to get my tracks in camp.
We'll split into 2 groups if we have enough riders, or one group with hard/easy splits on the way. Adventure bikes should be fine on easy routes, so long as you can handle the sand.
Saturday will include nice trails to the bunker, the Fremont Mtns, and the Husky Memorial.
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Sunday we'll cross the Rand Mtns, & enter the El Paso Mtns for Burro Schmidt Tunnel, Walsh Cabin, Sheep Spring, and maybe to Randsburg on the way back to camp. Many other routes & destinations available in the area.
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Get out and take a walk. Good idea at any age, but particularly so for active retirees. In this list of most walkable cities for retirees, TopRetirements.com looked for midsize cities with populations between 500,000 and 100,000. John Brady, president of TopRetirements.com, says that in addition to outstanding walkability, to be make the list, these cities have at least one other feature attractive to retirees—such as a hospitable climate, ample recreation and parks, cultural opportunities, and affordability. Walkability scores were reported by walkscore.com. All of the cities on the list have a walk score of at least 60. Read the full story at TopRetirements.com.
10. Hialeah, Fla.
Hialeah is the sixth largest city in Florida with a walk score of 64. Hialeah is served by the Miami Metrorail at Okeechobee, Hialeah, and Tri-Rail/Metrorail Transfer stations.
9. Pittsburgh
This is one city that's a frequent best place-to-retire destination, and its walk score of 64.1 is another reason why. It has multiple universities, high-tech businesses, and a compact center city set against the magnificent coming together of three rivers. At left, Pittsburgh at night from the Roberto Clemente Bridge overlooking the Allegheny River.
8. Portland, Maine
This city in Southern Maine made it onto the list because it is such an interesting midsize city, and because of its excellent walk score of 65. There are coffee shops, restaurants, brew pubs and shops galore in the food-centric port city. Granted, Maine isn't particularly retirement-friendly and the winter climate is cold, but it's still a neat place to retire, says TopRetirements.com.
7. Alexandria, Va.
Alexandria is an old city. The restored riverfront along the Potomac is one of the nicest walks you could have anywhere. You can walk to loads of great restaurants and shops. It has walk score of 65.4.
6. Arlington, Va.
The government's strategy of concentrating much of its new development near transit facilities, such as Metrorail stations, has apparently paid off for walkability in Arlington. There are a number of mixed use and pedestrian-oriented urban villages, such as Crystal City and Rosslyn. It has a walk score of 67.1.
5. Pasadena, Calif.
This beautiful City of Roses set up against the hills has a walk score of 67.7. It also has parks, Cal Tech, the Norton Simon museum, and the Huntington Library and Gardens. At left, the courtyard of the historic Pasadena City Hall.
4. Torrance, Calif.
This Southern California city is nearer the coast than Burbank, between Los Angeles and Long Beach. The city has a walk score of 69.7. It has 90,000 street trees and 30 city parks. The city consistently ranks among the safest cities in Los Angeles County. The Torrance Cultural Arts Center hosts cultural events year-round.
3. Miami
With a population of about 400,000, Miami is a city of many neighborhoods, and many of them are eminently walkable. Certainly those near the beach such as the Art Deco district are, and there are many established neighborhoods filled with history. The city was awarded a 72.5 walk score.
2. Burbank, Calif.
Located northeast of Los Angeles, Burbank is referred to as the media capital of the world because it is headquarters to so many production companies. With a very high walk score of 73.6 it has a downtown, the Burbank Village shopping district, the downtown Burbank Mall, and many cultural institutions, not to mention weather that's virtually year-round walkable.
1. Berkeley
This city on the east side of San Francisco Bay garnered the highest Walk Score of the group—81.6. The city has a main commercial district that stretches from the bay and up the hill to the beautiful campus of the University of California, at left, with many shops and restaurants surrounding it. There is also an abundance of great neighborhoods to walk through.
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On the seventh day of Christmas my puppy gave to me
Seven scraps of wrapping paper
Six yards of soggy ribbon
Five chewed-up stockings
Four broken window candles
Three punctured ornaments
Two leaking bubble lights
And the Santa topper from the Christmas tree.
It's the day before Christmas
And all through the house
The puppies
are squeaking
An old rubber mouse.
Dog Poetry
Inscription on the Monument of a Newfoundland Dog
Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who
possessed Beauty without Vanity,
Strength without Insolence,
Courage without Ferocity,
and all the Virtues of Man,
without his Vices.
This Praise, which would be unmeaning
Flattery if inscribed over human
ashes is but a just tribute to the Memory
of Boatswain,a Dog.
Lord Byron
Epitaph to a Dog
How often do we stop to admire the unique qualities of our dogs? On the one hand, they are completely loyal to us and on the other, they put up with all our faults.
In the modern day world, the qualities of our dogs are to be greatly admired, and perhaps we can learn something from them too. Aren't you amazed at how easily they can relax and not worry about their problems? Even street dogs don't think about their next meal if they're full and you can see them relaxing on the pavement though their food supply is far from being set.
Let's look at what a dog owner has to say about our dogs…..
If you can start the day without caffeine,
If you can get going without pep pills,
If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,
If you can eat the same food everyday and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time.
If you can overlook it when those you love take it out on you,
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,
If you can ignore a friend's limited education and never correct him,
If you can resist treating a rich friend better than an poor friend,
If you can face the world without lies and deceit,
If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can relax without liquor,
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,
If you can say honestly that deep in your heart you have no
prejudice against creed, color, religion or politics,
THEN, my friend, you are almost as good as your dog.
Then, my friend, you are Almost as good as your dog,
Almost, but not quite,
Because besides not having any of your hang-ups and vices,
He would without hesitation, give up his life for you if need be.
It's not often that we mourn over a puppy. Sure, when a whole lot of them are born together, it's not unusual for there to be a few fatalities. But what really hurts us is when an accident or disease claims the life of a young pup who has been with us for a while. It's heartbreaking because we have seen life blossom up so quickly. And what better figure for blossoming life than a puppy?
The poem below tries to explain why this happens….
Dedicated to all our "rosebuds" …..
When God calls little puppies to dwell with Him above,
We humans always question the wisdom of His love.
For no heartache can compare with the loss of one small 'child',
Who does so much to make this world seem wonderful and mild.
Perhaps God tires – always calling the aged to His fold,
And so He picks a rosebud before it can grow old.
God knows how much we need them and so He picks but few;
To make the land of heaven more beautiful to view.
Believing this is difficult, yet somehow we must try,
For the saddest word that mankind knows will always be "good-bye".
And so when little pups depart; We, who are left behind,
must realize how much God loves puppies….
For angels are hard to find.
—Author Unkown—
The more one lives with dogs, the more one realizes their amazing qualities. Qualities, which if possessed by a human would raise them to dizzying heights. As Lord Byron recites in the following poem, such praise if bestowed on a human would have to be flattery, but when bestowed on a dog are fair tribute.
I believe it has mostly to do with ego. A dog doesn't connive and scheme at any level, and so there is very little scope for malice. Premeditated thought is what corrupts the noblest ideals of man, and it is precisely the lack of this that makes our dogs so appealing.
Near this spot Are deposited the Remains
Of one Who Possessed Beauty
Without Vanity,Strength without Insolence,
Courage without Ferocity,
And all the Virtues of Man
Without his Vices.
This Praise, which would be unmeaning
flattery If inscribed over Human Ashes,
Is but a just tribute to the
Memory of "Boatswain," a Dog
Who was born at Newfoundland,
May, 1803,
And died at Newstead Abbey
Nov. 18, 1808.
— Lord Byron —
The Basset Hound has an amazing sense of smell. Second only the Blood Hound in this regard, they were initially bred for hunting Rabbits. Their long ears are often the subject of much comment!
Their noses mean that they respond exceptionally well to all promises of food while training. Here is a poem about their amazing sense of smell…..
The saggy baggy Basset Hound
has ears that nearly touch the ground
with mournful eyes and wrinkled skin
that hangs below his droopy chin
But Basset has a clever snout
His nose will always sniff you out
With this amazing nasal asset
nothing an get past the Basset
As our dogs grow older, we realize that our current comfort with them is but a passing time. Does that mean that it's less real? Not at all. Only we who have had dogs know the value of that time spent with our friends.
As Townsend says in this poem below, we live in a "Fragile Circle". It is very true that we would choose no other way to live.
We who choose to surround ourselves
with lives even more temporary than our
own, live within a fragile circle;
easily and often breached.
Unable to accept its awful gaps,
we would still live no other way.
We cherish memory as the only
certain immortality, never fully
understanding the neccesary plan….
— Irving Townsend —
"The Once Again Prince"
If we believe in angels and that each person has a guardian angel, what do you think of an angel for our dogs too? One that takes our dogs with them after they leave earth. Remember your dog when she was young, and used to have unbounded energy? When she used to always want to play and bite your socks? They grow old so fast, these friends of ours.
It's like the elves would feel towards men…
And how will she be when she goes off to heaven (Where else can she go?). Will she play again? Only while she looks forward to meeting you again I'm sure.
Hello. I've been expecting you for quite some time.
Here, come sit beside us for awhile .
and let me tell you about this old friend of mine.
She might look tattered or maybe old
But I won't say goodbye until you've been told.
She had the brightest eyes I had ever seen,
And wore a beautiful fur coat that would out shine a queen .
She was never prissy but walked with an aire ……
And oh so polite, you could take her most anywhere.
She could run like the wind and could catch anything she chased
But she protected and sat with me when I had problems to face.
You could not find a friend nearly so dear.
Because no matter the trouble she always stayed near…
She has never asked for much from me;
Just to love and respect her and I think you'll agree .
To give her a good meal plus a nice warm bed is not much to ask ;
When she has given me all her love and to her this was no task.
Now I understand you have a schedule to keep.
But I have a small favor before she nods off to sleep.
Please fold your wings around her and let her feel young while in no pain ;
Dear Guardian Angel of Pets ,
please keep her safe and happy until I see her again.
—Ginger Patton—
Someone once said "Whoever said that money can't buy happiness forgot small puppies". That thought is absolutely true! The $25 my mother spent to get me my first dog was an investment that lasted our family for 14 years and gave us all the love she could.
Never underestimate the joy and happiness a dog can bring you. Through all the stages of her life.
You can't buy loyalty, they say
I bought it though, the other day;
You can't buy friendship, tried and true,
Well just the same, I bought that too.
I made my bid, and on the spot
Bought love and faith and a whole job lot
Of happiness, so all in all
The purchase price was pretty small.
I bought a single trusting heart,
That gave devotion from the start.
If you think these things are not
for sale, Buy a brown-eyed puppy with
a stump for a tail.
— author unknown —


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Beautiful large lakefront home on Greers Ferry Lake. Located on the tip of a small peninsula, you are virtually surrounded by the lake. Fantastic views. Quiet. Secluded. Huge decks and balconies. Excellent lake access. Close to the water. Boat dock can be used for loading/unloading and temporary tie-up. No slip provided, but you can anchor your boat offshore. Rocky shoreline with small bluffs nearby, great for swimming. All bedrooms have balconies. 3 over-sized Jacuzzi bathtubs. 3rd floor loft suite with balcony. One 2 bedroom suite. Great for family get-togethers. 3 miles from Tannenbaum Golf course. 10 miles from town of Greers Ferry. One ground level suite.
No elevator. Windows abound, with beautiful views in all directions. There is a large gas fireplace in the center of the great room for cozy winter visits. The views are outstanding when the leaves are off the trees. In the summers the trees provide some privacy from the Lake.
Complete kitchen, linens, and basic wireless internet provided. Game room with pool/ping pong table.
There are 4 suites that have private bathrooms. One is the Loft suite which has a 3/4 bath, King bed, and inflatable Queen size bed/mattress. The West suite, and the Southern suite are 2nd floor and have Queen beds and 2 person Jacuzzi bathtubs and 2 person showers. The Southern suite has an additional Office/sleeproom with inflatable Queen bed/mattress. There is one ground floor suite with large Jacuzzi tub and a shower. It has a King bed. There is a bedroom with 1/2 bath next to the gameroom. It has bunk beds, a Queen bed and an inflatable Queen bed/mattress. They have share someone's bath or shower. There are couches in the gameroom, West suite, Loft suite, and the Living Room.
Excellent place, very spacious and well maintained .. We were a grp of 16 and had a blast.. Perfect for family reunion ...
Just as advertised! Plenty of room and very nice. Owners were more than accommodating, and we will be back!
Our family of 15 just recently visited this beautiful lakehouse on Greers Ferry Lake. We all were delighted with the house and the large, spacious bedroom suites. The children enjoyed the bunkroom and all 5 couples had space to stretch out and relax. The porches are great but need outdoor furniture.
Located on a peninsula gives you great views of the lake and easy access. This is a 5 star property and well worth the price! When we return to the lake this will be our house of choice.
Loved the house. It was so spacious and there was room for lots of family. Location was remote but once on the property you felt like you had really gotten away from it all.
My business rented this house for a weekend for our staff. The owner and manager were very nice to work with. The pictures on VRBO don't do the property justice. Every room is large and decorated very nicely.Kitchen is huge and there are 2 refrigerators and everything you need minus food and drink. There is something for everyone -plenty of places to sleep, plenty of bathrooms, game room with ping pong / pool table, flat, grassy front yard; nice deck in the trees, rocking chairs, easy path to dock and a lovely view of the lake from the bluff. It is very isolated from town, so make sure you have all supplies before you get there. Definitely would recommend for large groups and would rent again.
Great location, very nice home, and plenty of space for large groups, We will go back and recommend to others. Owners very nice to deal with.
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$750 - 995/nt
Summer and Holiday rates (Memorial Day to Labor Day): $995/night, 3 night minimum,
Summer weeks: $3,995.
Off-Season: $750/night, $2,995/week.
Pets: $25/night, $100/week. per pet.
Dates Available: Year Round.
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I like a good argument on yacht design so to keep this one going I'll take the other side and once again thumb my nose at the court of public opinion. If paid attention to that group the V40 would have had a full keel and I'd be a butcher today.
Look at today's fleet of wide transom boats. This general type sailing of the wind and approaching hull speed will in most cases begin to drag it's transom. The Passport 40 does. The Nordic 40 does and I'm pretty sure the Norseman 447 will too. But the same proportions on a double ender gives us a boat that can't drag it's transom. It has no transom. So the DE has the advantage in those conditions of adding the drag that comes from sucking the water around the edge of the immersed transom. The run of the DE will be clean.
When the V40 was new we regularly raced an early model MOTHER NATURE. It was a very well equipped boat but short on all the "necessities'" o what people think you need t go cruising, i.e. it was a relatively light V40. We raced PHRF against a varied fleet of 40+'ers including Cal 40's and IOR two tonner sized boats, all with transoms. Upwind against those boats was a challenge due to several things and probably the biggest thing being the broad flare to the V40's bow. It was not happy being punched into a steep chop upwind. But of the wind we sailed boat for boat and often faster than some of those other boats. My friend John's new Standfast 40 was easy to beat off the wind. And in a breeze we could give a Cal 40 fits. Against a Luders 44 Navy yawl it wasn't even a contest. It was a horizon job. Against a couple of custom Ray Richards 40' alu boats it was almost embarrassing.
Maybe we should adjourn the court now so both sides can reassess their positions.
For the record, I am a huge Uffa Fox fan and I keep his book handy at all times. I was a kid in Australia when Uffa started sailing with the Prince. I remember it well. I did a pen and ink drawing of Uffa and the Prince sailing and I entered it in a newspaper contest. I called it "Sailing with the Priince". I did not win but my drawing did get published.
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In this paper, Chebyshev's theorem (1850) about Bertrand's conjecture is re-extended using a theorem about Sierpinski's conjecture (1958). The theorem had been extended before several times, but this extension is a major extension far beyond the previous ones. At the beginning of the proof, maximal gaps table is used to verify initial states. The extended theorem contains a constant r, which can be reduced if more initial states can be checked. Therefore, the theorem can be even more extended when maximal gaps table is extended. The main extension idea is not based on r, though.
Published in Ukrains'kyi Matematychnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 59, No. 12, pp. 1701–1706, December, 2007.
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Shit, when I watched the quick look I was worried, because while installing usually does help, it's usually not THAT big of a difference. But when I played it, it was just a ridiculous difference. In the quicklook Jeff waited on the disguised load screen area of the Normandy for a long ass time, and when the game is installed it's almost instant. And the armor shit wouldn't even load in the quicklook, and while installed it's almost instant for me.
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The breath sensor, developed by Siemens, measures telltale rise in levels of nitrogen monoxide. NO is produced naturally in the body, and can signal the beginnings of inflammation in the bronchial tubes. If unchecked, the inflammation will constrict the airways and trigger an asthma attack.
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How many of you would enjoy having a 3 day week every week :D Chris said he could get used to it
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Names: more fundraiser ambassadors, envoys, empty chairs
- By Laura RozenLaura Rozen writes The Cable daily at ForeignPolicy.com.
Donors: Reports and sources say that two prominent Democratic fundraisers are in line for ambassadorships:
Minneapolis attorney and Democratic party fundraiser Sam Kaplan is going to be named U.S. ambassador to Morocco. Kaplan, 72, along with his wife Sylvia Kaplan, a restaurateur, are huge Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party donors and power brokers in Minnesota. Major backers of the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, they were "bundlers" for Barack Obama's 2008 campaign. A Washington Middle East hand in touch with Kaplan tells The Cable that Kaplan was offered a choice of various ambassadorships (including Italy) and chose Morocco. He couldn't immediately be reached.
Retired Beverley Hills cable television businessman Marc Nathanson, a former chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors that oversees Prague-based Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, is reported to be up for U.S. ambassador to Prague. Nathanson declined to confirm or deny the tip when The Cable reached him last week. Nathanson, vice chairman of the board of directors of the National Democratic Institute, was a major fundraiser and backer of Hillary Clinton who threw his support to Obama when Clinton conceded the Democratic primary as some other Clinton donors resisted — a decision that may have earned him the Obama White House's gratitude. A recent Los Angeles Business Journal survey rated him the 39th wealthiest Los Angelino. Prague is considered one of the most desirable U.S. embassies in the world, and the mansion that serves as the ambassador's residence has some 80 rooms.
Named: Perhaps sensitive to reports he's appointing so many big money donors to key ambassadorships, Obama named 10 more ambassador appointments tonight, five of whom come out of the Foreign Service.
Among the FSOs nominated in this bunch: U.S. Consul General in Toronto John R. Nay is named to be U.S. ambassador to Suriname, dean of the Foreign Service Institute and career FSO Martha L. Campbell is nominated to be ambassador to the Marshall Islands, former Deputy Assistant Secretary in State's NEA bureau Richard J. Schmierer is nominated to be ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman, former senior advisor to the U.S. ambassador to Iraq Gordon Gray is named ambassador to Tunisia, and former deputy ambassador to the US embassy in Nairobi Pamela J. H. Slutz is nominated to be U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Burundi.
Among the non-FSOs nominated today: former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Don Beyer is slotted for U.S. ambassador to Switzerland, Brookings' senior fellow and partner at Mayer Brown LLP Mark Gitenstein for U.S. ambassador to Romania, Williams & Connolly partner Howard Gutman for ambassador to Belgium, businessman Vinai Thummalapally ambassador to Belize, and Maj. Gen. Alfonso E. Lenhardt (USA, Ret.), president and CEO of the National Crime Prevention Council and a former senior VP for the Shaw Group, has been named U.S. ambassador to Tanzania.
Other names: Dan Russell, a foreign service officer who has until recently served as chief of staff to Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns, will be promoted to DAS for Russia, reporting to Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and European Affairs Philip Gordon, Russia hands say. Russell previously served as deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and at the U.S. embassy in Kazakhstan. He didn't immediately respond to a query, but his replacement as Burns' chief of staff has been assigned.
International energy consultant David Goldwyn, a former counselor to Energy Secretary and then U.S./U.N. ambassador Bill Richardson, will likely be named U.S. special envoy for energy, associates told The Cable. Goldwyn, who has consulted Fortune 500 firms on energy issues and political risk, has reportedly set up oil-company funded business councils with repressive energy-rich countries like Turkmenistan and Libya. A former administration official says Goldwyn has worked to bring more transparency to the energy sectors of countries he's worked in, including Nigeria. The special envoy position would not presumably require Senate confirmation. He didn't immediately respond to a query.
Empty seats: Former administration officials and Washington foreign-policy hands note several still unfilled posts. Among them: under secretary of state for economic, business and agriculture affairs, director of State's INR bureau, and USAID administrator.
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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday held that all power — judicial power exercised by Supreme Court judges being no exception — is accountable to the Constitution.
Rejecting the contention that the declaration of assets by Supreme Court judges as per the 1997 resolutions was based only on convention and that such information was kept confidential, Justice S. Ravindra Bhat said, "Holders of power are expected to live by the standards they set, interpret, or enforce, at least to the extent their office demands."
The judge was disposing of a writ petition filed by the Supreme Court Information Officer against an order of the Central Information Commission asking him to furnish to applicant Subash Chandra Agarwal information in the possession of the Chief Justice of India on the assets of the judges.
The judge said the 1997 resolutions formed the standards of ethical behaviour of judges of the higher judiciary. "Independence and impartiality of judges are core judicial values. That these canons are an inalienable part of what a judge is and how he or she is expected to behave is not doubted."
The court noted that the declaration of assets by the judges was part of the codification process, "yet such ethical forms are neither static nor are [these] in a vacuum."
The judge said, "The introduction of the stipulation of declaring personal assets is to be seen as an essential ingredient of contemporary acceptable behaviour and establishing a convention."
On the subsequent developments, viz. the decision of the Full Court to place the information on declaration of assets by the judges on the Supreme Court website, after modalities were duly worked out, Justice Bhat said: "This judgment does not wish to comment on those developments; the findings in this case, should place everything in their legal and contextual perspective."
The court said the 1997 resolutions and the subsequent decision taken in 1999 were aimed at arriving at common solutions to grapple with problems that beset legal system of the country as a whole. "The resolutions and the decision are taken seriously, and with the intention of implementation. In these circumstances, it would be robbing the solemnity of the resolutions adopted in 1997 to say that they were made with the expectation of not being implemented."
On the contention that the office of Chief Justice of India and the Supreme Court Registry were independent entities and that the CJI's office was exempt from the RTI Act, Justice Bhat said: "What this court cannot ignore, regardless of the varied roles of the CJI, is that they are directly relatable to his holding the office of CJI and heading the Supreme Court. There is no clue in the provisions of the RTI Act that the office of CJI is exempt; on the contrary, internal indications in the enactment point to even the President of India being covered by the provisions."
The court said: "To conclude that the CJI does not hold asset declaration information in his capacity as CJI would also be incongruous since the 1997 resolutions explicitly state that the information would be given to him."
Rejecting the argument that the CJI was holding such information in a 'fiduciary capacity', Justice Bhat said: "Judges of the Supreme Court hold independent office, and there is no hierarchy in their judicial functions, which places them on a different plane than the CJI. If viewed from this perspective, it is immediately apparent that the CJI cannot be a fiduciary vis-À-vis judges of the Supreme Court; he cannot be said to have superior knowledge, or be better trained, to aid or control their affairs or conduct."
On the question "whether the lack of clarity about the details of asset declaration and about their details, as well as lack of security renders asset declarations and their disclosure unworkable," the court said: "These are not insurmountable obstacles; the CJI, if he deems it appropriate, may in consultation with the Supreme Court judges, evolve uniform standards, devising the nature of information, relevant formats, and if required, the periodicity of the declarations to be made."
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The challenges to zoning laws that ban natural gas drilling in towns across New York had their final day in court.
The issue is whether or not local governments in New York can use zoning laws to prevent drilling and hydraulic fracturing within their borders. The arguments Tuesday were focused on the language used in Article 23 of the Environmental Conservation Law, adopted in 1981, which gives the state sole power to regulate oil and gas operations.
At the Court of Appeals, Albany lawyer Tom West argued against the town bans, saying based on Article 23, local authority was limited to regulating roads and setting property taxes. Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman cut him off mid-sentence.
"They were specifically granted limited jurisdiction."
"Isn't zoning fundamental to the power of local municipalities?"
"Your honor, I think that…"
"Can that just be taken away so easily and without expressly saying that you're taking it away?"
"We believe it can…"
Deborah Goldberg from Earthjustice argued on behalf of the towns' right to ban fracking. Goldberg argued that if lawmakers meant to override local zoning laws, what's known as express preemption, when it set the state's oil and gas policy, it would have done it. She was also interrupted by Judge Lippman.
"Your honor, the legislature knows how to do express preemption when it wants to do so…"
"Yea, but look at the plain language. What is it that gives you pause in the language that's there to think that every county or every town can go and you know make its own ban or whatever it is?"
Goldberg argued that the law prevents towns from regulating the industry. But she said a land use law is different than regulation of a business and so it's allowed.
Judge Robert Smith questioned John Henry, the lawyer for the Town of Middlefield, which passed one of the first bans, whether this was too much power in the hands of a town board.
"Sounds to me like you're saying you can do anything you want if you call it zoning."
"You cannot tailor a law that specifically relates to the industry…"
"You don't think your law relates specifically to the industry?"
"No it does not…"
"They had a whole meeting to say let's keep this industry out of this town."
Lower courts have so far ruled in favor of the towns. But they relied on previous Court of Appeals decisions that dealt with the use of zoning laws to keep out other types of industry.
Now it's up to the Court of Appeals to decide whether the same rationale can be applied to the oil and gas industry.
If they rule against local bans, dozens across New York would fall. Goldberg from Earthjustice said that would give unprecedented power to the oil and gas industry in New York.
"The legislature can take away the right to zone, unquestionably, and it has done so in some cases as we have seen. But when it does so, it puts in place substitute protections for the interests that are protected by zoning. It doesn't leave the municipalities entirely at the mercy of the industry."
The court's session ends in July, a decision could come by then or when they reconvene in the fall.


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The Kentucky vs. Louisville rivalry is arguably the best in college basketball.
And if you want to know more about this heated rivalry between both state schools, which are only about 75 miles apart, you can find the inside stories in a newly-published book.
The new hardcover, titled "Fightin' Words: Kentucky vs. Louisville" (Sports Publishing, $24.95), is written by a co-author who has very close ties in the Middlesboro area.
Joe Cox, a 1998 graduate of J. Frank White Academy in Harrogate who grew up in Letcher County and Middlesboro, has penned a compelling look at the fierce rivalry, including the early pre-rivalry days. And, beginning with the famous 1983 NCAA Tournament Dream Game in Knoxville, each chapter has a very readable format with pre-game analysis, full-game coverage and post-game discussion, along with personal interviews from players on both clubs.
It's Cox's third book and his co-author is Ryan Clark.
Former rival coaches Joe B. Hall of Kentucky and Denny Crum of Louisville also wrote the foreword for the new book. As you probably know, they are now pretty close friends, sharing their popular statewide radio show, and even sat together at the Kentucky-Louisville showdown during 2012 NCAA Final Four in New Orleans.
The two legendary coaches said they were not enemies many years ago even when both schools didn't face each other. They simply respected each other.
In the 236-page book, Hall and Crum discussed the early days when many folks pushed for the annual UK-U of L contest.
Cox — who lives with his family in Rockfield, Ky. (near Bowling Green) — says he definitely feels his latest literary effort is a balanced look at the rivalry.
"Unlike our first book (on UK basketball), we went into this one knowing that in order for the book to work, we had to be fair to telling two opposing stories at the same time," said Cox, who grew up a Wildcat fan and graduated from the U of L law school. "But both stories were so fascinating (and it) ended up much easier than I thought.
"I suspect that some UK fans will read it and think, 'Wow, they were too tough on UK.' And some U of L fans will read it and think, 'Those guys are Big Blue homers!'
"If that happens, we probably got it right!"
CBS sports commentator Clark Kellogg wrote one of the blurbs, saying the Kentucky-Louisville series is the best one in the country.
There was an interesting tidbit about ex-Wildcat star Rex Chapman and his comments when the authors told him at an autograph signing that they would be interviewing Crum. As you may recall, Chapman nearly became a member of the Cardinals family as the prep superstar was also heavily recruited by Louisville. Before coming to Kentucky in 1986, King Rex played at Owensboro Apollo High School.
On a wintry December day in 1986, Chapman had a very memorable performance against defending national champion U of L at Freedom Hall. He was the big hero as the 6-5 freshman guided the Cats to a stunning 85-51 victory over Louisville, pumping in a game-high 26 points with five three-pointers.
The book's official release date is March 4, according to Cox, but it probably will be available sooner at bookstores and on various Web sites.
By the way, I should note as a disclaimer that the "Fightin' Words" book also published several game photos that I took many years ago when I was an active photographer (along with my sportswriting).
Anyhow, this book would make a very nice addition to a basketball fan's library.
Especially for the folks in the Big Blue Nation or the Cardinal Nation.
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Cox, whose mother and father still live in Middlesboro, is already looking ahead with another writing project.
In addition to upcoming book signings in Louisville, Lexington and other locations for "Fightin' Words," he will be staying pretty busy, writing a biography about a well-known radio announcer.
The new volume will be about the life of former UK broadcaster Claude Sullivan, who provided play-by-play during the 1940s, '50s and '60s.
Cox and Sullivan's son, Alan, are in the final stages of the book, which is expected to be released around October.
Some folks from the older generation have said Sullivan's work was comparable to that of the legendary Cawood Ledford. Sullivan, who also called the Cincinnati Reds, died of cancer at the young age of 42 in 1967.