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The governor created the commission to find ways to keep and increase the military and national security presence in Virginia. Now that Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced he wants to close JFCOM, that issue becomes the group's immediate priority.
Chairing the group are former congressmen Tom Davis and Owen Pickett.
Legislative members include Sen. Jeffrey McWaters of Virginia Beach and Del. John Cosgrove of Chesapeake. Other General Assembly members are Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple, Arlington; Del. Mark Sickles, Fairfax and Del. Richard Anderson, Prince William County.
Citizen members include Sentara Healthcare CEO David L. Bernd, Norfolk; Barry DuVall, president/CEO of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Newport News; Norfolk Southern President Wick Moorman, Norfolk; retired Vice Admiral Hank Giffin, Norfolk and retired Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Richard Inge, Williamsburg.
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- An encounter that will bring you within inches of curious Galapagos and Sandbar sharks in their natural environment from the safety of a cage
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- Educational tour with fascinating facts about shark biology and behavior, ocean life, conservation issues and the significance of sharks in Hawaiian culture and mythology
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Put your courage–and what you thought you knew about the ocean's most misunderstood masters–to the test on these thrilling and educational shark encounters. Motor far into the open ocean, where the mysteries beneath the waves wait to reveal themselves. Armed with little more than a snorkel, slip into the water, suspended in hundreds of feet of clear blue. If you get the feeling you're being watched, you're right. It won't be long before beady eyes emerge from the depths, followed by familiarly pointy fins. Soon, you'll find yourself encircled by swarms of graceful Galapagos and Sandbar sharks. Protected by a floating cage, you'll come nose-to-nose through impenetrable Poly glass partitions as your curiosity–and eyes–meet theirs 600 feet above the seafloor.
This has to be one of the most exciting and thrilling experience(s) I have ever been on. We saw about 20-30 sharks swimming around our cage....it was CRAZY!! We also learned a lot about these beautiful creatures. I will definitely do it again and recommend the tour to anyone visiting OAHU.

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We live in a modern world where everything needs to be available in the shortest time possible. We need to get to work fast. We need to communicate with family and friends quickly. We need medication to cure ails instantly. This obsession with instantaneous results even reaches out to women who have problems getting pregnant and so they rely on fertility drugs to give them a quick and easy solution.Get Pregnant Quickly and Naturally Within 2 Months
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Fertility is a big concern for many women all over the world. While a big percentage of females still want to enter motherhood during the prime age to get pregnant, a significant increase in delayed pregnancies has been recorded in recent years. One major reason for this is the changing role of women in the society. Whereas in the past they were relegated to house chores, today their contributions are valued in almost if not all fields of industry.
As a result of this trend, there's also an increase in usage of this type of drugs to help these women achieve pregnancy. But the question many of them ask is does it really work? There have been many claims of successful pregnancies with the aid of these drugs for women like Clomid or Clomiphene Citrate which stimulate egg ovulation through production of LH and FSH hormones. Gonadotropin works in the same manner and is used as alternative to Clomid.
The effectiveness of these or any type of medication for that matter lies on what condition it treats and how it's being used. For female infertility, it's important to determine the real cause. If there is a lack of hormone like progesterone, an appropriate supplement or medication that helps increase its production should be used. On the other hand, physical defects in any reproductive organ cannot be cured by these types of fertility meds.
Are over the counter fertility drugs for women safe?
Traditionally, drugs and all kinds of medicinal concoctions should be used with the guidance of expert professionals like doctors and pharmacists. But since there are medical conditions that are easy to treat like ordinary cough and fever, it has been a practice to let people buy medications "over the counter" or without prescription from physicians. In this light, over the counter fertility treatment for women are generally considered safe. However, since the issue of pregnancy is such a delicate one especially for female health it is advised to carefully choose the kind of drugs to take to promote fertility.
Fertility meds are hot items especially for couples who are having a hard time getting pregnant. While there is no guarantee or assurance of positive results, using them has not been ruled out by experts which mean to some extent they are effective. The important thing to remember is to use them properly and with aid from doctors who know best when it comes to health.Get Pregnant Quickly and Naturally Within 2 Months
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The specter of Todd Akin, which has hovered around the GOP for a full week, has struck again. This time, Tom Smith, a first-time candidate for US Senate in Pennsylvania, who will probably lose his race to the well-situated Bob Casey, has been nicked. Smith was asked about the rape exception for abortions, and he gave this extremely clumsy response.
Mark Scolforo, Associated Press: How would you tell a daughter or a granddaughter who, God forbid, would be the victim of a rape, to keep the child against her own will? Do you have a way to explain that?
Smith: I lived something similar to that with my own family. She chose life, and I commend her for that. She knew my views. But, fortunately for me, I didn't have to.. she chose they way I thought. No don't get me wrong, it wasn't rape.
Scolforo: Similar how?
Smith: Uh, having a baby out of wedlock.
Scolforo: That's similar to rape?
Smith: No, no, no, but… put yourself in a father's situation, yes. It is similar. But, back to the original, I'm pro-life, period.
[Another question on an unrelated topic]
John Micek, Morning Call: Mr. Smith, can I ask you to clarify one more time the question that Mark asked you. Did I just hear you say that having a child out of wedlock is analogous to rape?
Smith: No, I did not say that.
Scolforo: You did say that.
Micek: But you did say it, sir.
(Noise as a Smith campaign aide sought to answer, but Scolforo insisted Smith answer).
Scolforo: But you did say that.
Smith: I said I went through a situation.
Scolforo: With your daughter, with a daughter.
Smith: Yes.
Scolforo: OK.
Smith: And it's very, very difficult. But do I condone rape? Absolutely not. Do I propose life? Yes I do. I'm pro-life, period.
Smith denying what he said minutes earlier to a room full of reporters was probably a bad idea.
Obviously, comparing having a child out of wedlock, presumably willingly, to a rape is pretty awful. But even if Smith somehow found a more elegant way of explaining this, the underlying policy preference is exactly the same as Akin – banning abortion in all cases. I think all this talk about rape exceptions, and the resultant outrage when anti-choice conservatives inevitably say something completely insensitive relating to it, obscures the bigger point here. It's not even clear how you would structure a rape exception. Unless there's incontrovertible evidence of a rape adjudicated quickly, within a couple months, I don't see how you could even definitively grant that exemption. Wouldn't the offering of the exemption in time to have a legal abortion trample on the rape suspect's due process rights? Dylan Matthews had a decent piece on this.
I understand the argument that focusing on the most extreme examples exposes the anti-choice movement's rigid ideological worldview. But so does focusing on an abortion ban, period. The rationale for such a ban is inevitably one of control over women's bodies and women's decisions. You don't actually need to make that too much more extreme than it already is. Tom Smith got tripped up because he's an insensitive man. But that's pretty clear from the preference for banning a legal medical procedure, and imposing his will on how women should choose to conduct themselves over theirs. I'm generally uncomfortable with focusing on the rape exception because it frames the argument as about how some people are more deserving of being allowed to have an abortion than others.


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Each year the Walton High School Band program is honored to have new "rookies" join us from our two feeder middle schools, Dickerson and Dodgen. This can be a time of both excitement and angst for both the students and the parents. The WBOP works very hard to provide all of necessary information in an attempt to assist in the transition from the Middle to High School programs.
One tool that is updated every year is a Rookie Handbook. You will find a wide variety of information in this guide including welcome letters, things to expect, and an all important calendar for the upcoming year. To view/download the most current Rookie Handbook click on the link below. As always, please feel free to contact any of the WBOP officers with any questions you might have. Their email information can be found on the Contact Us page of this website.
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After 12 years, Kyle Petty thinks he has finally positioned himself to have a season like Richard Petty used to have.
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Blue Ridge Middle School dedicates solar panels
Ribbons fell Nov. 15 as students of Blue Ridge Middle School gathered to watch the dedication of six solar panels that will light their parking lot.
Sixteen students from the middle school helped research what solar panel costs and the benefits of solar power. They presented their efforts during the ceremony.
They worked during teacher workdays because of school cancellations for Hurricane Sandy, according to Blue Ridge principal Brion Bell.
"They [teachers] created a student solar research group," Bell said. "Their work just scratches the surface of the value of conservation."
Each student spent about 15 hours of time researching for the project, according Blue Ridge science teacher Jackie Robertson.
The panels have a one-time installation cost of $70,000, according to Blue Ridge student Samantha Hinton.
"It costs Blue Ridge nothing to keep them running because they operate on their own," Samantha said during the dedication. "It took a very short time to install them – only three days."
The solar panels save the school $1,500 a month in maintenance and electricity costs, according to Blue Ridge student Jacob Coleman.
Using solar panels simplified the construction process – conventional light would required the school to dig up the parking lot to wire the lights to an existing source of power, Jacob said.
Loudoun County Vice Chairman Janet Clarke (R-Blue Ridge), praised the students' presentations.
"I was tremendously impressed by how articulate the students were and they research that they did," Clarke said after the dedication.
The project was started when former Blue Middle principal Roberta Griffith went to the school's Parent-Teacher Organization looking for help putting lights in the parking lot.
"For 10 years I'd been begging for lights in the parking lot," Griffith said. "It was a safety issue that it was so dark out there."
The PTO raised about $20,000 to help defray the costs of the panels from local organizations, including Wegmans, Giant Food, Great Country Farms and the Helmut Wolfgang Schulmann Fund.
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Fans of wrestling destruction take note: RingDivas has just released three new custom videos for April, featuring the complete destruction of Sayuri, Destiny and Isabelle (played by Wonderful Girl herself, Hannah Perez). This batch of videos should delight fans of one-sided beatdowns.
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I just got the first two to be honest, but both are great.
Seriously These girls looks great on HD and the two including the whole top of the company is awesome.
Hope someone puts sayuri on the TROD again soon. It's been too long. Maar?
LOL…Yes….a little more than 4 years ago.
Actually her last meeting with the TROD was on her second movie "Sayuri Blood Chronicles 2″ published on March of 2008.
She actually was one of the first participants of the TROD match at Capital Punishment 2007 along with Alexa Lockhart.
Even though she was part of it, she was never really attached to it so she has never being attached to it in a wrestling match or a custom. Glad she is back for it!
As much as I love Destiny and Sayuri dropping $40 for videos that aren't even twenty minutes long just seems seriously overpriced
Well, these are customs, since they go to a more specific liking the cost more than normal, not to say not to say anything against what you said jacob because some people feel the same way.
In my experience, they are worth it but in the end is up to you.
Now this price is for customs, if you want just matches the range for their PPD matches is from 10 to 15 bucks and last PPD main event Included Sayuri, Destiny, Cali, Sam and Madison (outside) all in the same match.
I understand charging the person who requested the custom more to make it in the first place, but it doesn't make any sense to charge everyone else more simply because the vids are a custom. I'm guessing the majority of their customers don't see a real difference between their PPD matches and these custom matches.
$40? What a joke. Videos look good but at that price give me a break. Hell with these guys haha
Hannah Perez is hot. Loved her in the wonderful girl vid. More Hannah Perez! (just not at that insane price)
Well for each his or her own, but like I have said, the prices for customs has always being like that.
From what I have seen from different companies ad the quality of their videos, 40 for a custom is not really that much, and well is different from regular matches because it is the kind of situation you most likely won't see with these girls, at least not with the main girls anyway in there monthly PPDs.
Agree with most here, RD customs at $40 are not on par with the 2012 marketplace.
You can get the same type of 'custom' video download for a lot less.
There is nothing remarkable about these clips that can qualify the high price.
So I guess you have got one already to make that judgment?
Like I said, I see your point guys, but to really for some people they are worth the money and to say that there are customs for a lot less with the same content or production values is a little over the top.
And like I said, I really don't see the big deal about it, the prices have been the same since they started to offer them online like 6 years ago, the only increase was to main events and you can save that if you get the whole PPD.
would love to see proud "empress" sayuri to be turned into the ultimate loser, and suffer the humiliations fitting for losers, the torture rack, the leash, the dog walk… she makes the hottest loser, would love to see her face when she is introduced as "former empress", or when one of her former preys takes her robe from her, forcing her to appear in a jobber outfit…
I'd buy for $20. Forty bucks – not a chance.
I made the mistake of paying $40 for one of the customs. Never again. They are very tame and contain a lot of filler with little or no action.
agree with lake. i purshased 2 times these customs and i deeply regreted
there is no action in this company. the girls are hot but when the heels punish the jobbers they start to sleep
No Cali peril = no buy.
I think most frustrating to me is the reason you give. If all your vids were $40 (regular and custom) bc you felt they were worth that then fine. I still wouldn't like it but could respect that. After all it's your site charge what you want.
But your reason is senseless. So what it's a custom? The customer paid a premium for good reason, he got to script a vid EXACTLY to how he wanted it. Why should others be charged a huge premium for someone else's fantasy?
Your other videos are normally priced, and yet presumably the production cost for a custom and a regular vid are the same. And in a custom you're getting a big upfront payment so by charging more thats just greedy and rubs customers the wrong way.
Look at damiens vids. He did customs for people with the lovely Ashley Rhodes and kept the price to about $1 per minute which is industry standard.
But hey it's your site you can charge what you want. But at least give a good reason. The one you provide makes no sense.
I agree, $40 is too much. I've bought a few myself and regret to say I will never buy one again. Do you want to lose customers and a lot of bucks just to make an extra few when it costs you nothing extra for production? $40 for 18 minutes, with 5 minutes of the stupid introduction and useless crap is a little ridiculous, I'm sorry. I love Sayuri and seeing her in peril but clearly you just cost yourself more than one customer. If that is how prices have always been well maybe you'd turn a higher profit if you tried something new instead of stubbornly arguing with customers and rationalizing. Come on…
I agree with the above posters: Why are someone else's customs costing everyone else $40? They have already paid a decent sum for their video – why charge everyone else a high price? If these were $20, I would consider it, but $40 is driving a lot of customers away – just look at the few posts here.
DTwrestling charges $25 for their videos and I feel like that extra $5 makes the videos not worth it. No more than a dollar per minute should be general rule.
With respects to everyone's opinion, I am not sure why we are discussing their pricing rule here, unless maybe HM owns RingDivas? Otherwise we can't change anything here, best idea is simply not buying these stuff, I certainly don't.
Well, truth be told I am just a fan, is not my site at all.
For me is fine, because I have seen worse, I really don't know what is the standard for minute of action is as you mention.
Seems to me that a lot of people feel the same way so you can do what HM said, contact them and let them know about it.
@SoapRanger: You know what? you have a point, while I am "arguing" with you, which was not my real intention at all, I am not helping them at all with the whole thing.
Truth be told, I think if it were my site, it would have been very unprofessional of me to start an argument about my prices in a public forum, and in the end it seemed like it did more harm than good to a site I am a big fan of, so on that note, I apologize to everyone about the whole issue, it was not my intention at all.
Ring Divas has hot girls, good production, and nothing more. Its too bad they keep selling their vids at $40, because otherwise I might actually buy some as I think Cali Logan is one of the hottest actresses in the genre.
I'll agree $40 is way too high. You can get similar quality videos from Slampegs.com and DT for about 1/2 the price.
Damn Hannah Perez looks amazing. and she seems to be really into the action which makes me want to buy but like everyones said, its just too expensive. Ive bought two customs from ringdivas, one I was happy with, Destiny Dumon's ultimate lowblows, I liked what i saw so I wasnt upste about spending 40$. But then when my stupid computer harddrive corrupted I lost all my vids. All producers I reached out to helped me out and allowed me to re download their movies after pulling up my account… except ringdivas. The first thing I saw was in big red letters IF YOU ARE ASKING ABOUT LOST DOWNLOADS PLEASE READ HERE. Then it went on to tell me dont even bother to ask for download links for they will not send me any. That really let me down especially since I paid so much for it and was actually a pretty big fan ringdivas. If We're gonna pay so much for their videos at least they could provide us with links to our lost downloads right?
Seems like everyone was chiming in with their thoughts so I decided to throw mine in.
BTW @HM You worked with Hannah Perez once, Are you two working again any time soon? Id love to see her in more superheroine vids.
Great news. I dont know why shes not utilized more either for heroine vids. Based on those pics above it looks like she's really giving it her all to make a worthy and exciting video.
The $40 price is way too much, customs or not. I have a gal friend that makes custom vids and her main charge is to the guy that makes the request and who she makes the vid for. After she has sent it to the requester, she makes it available on her site for $20 or less, depending on length.
@Fabio and HM.
Just a note about Hanna Perez, I don't know how is she doing (hope she is fine) but I have seen here in other video sites like Sleeperkid's or Velvet Fantasies (I think) and more recently on Nikel Dakota's site.
Thanks for the info Maar!
Sorry, I had no idea you were not a representative of the site. I'm a fan too but surely you'd like to pay less as a fan too.
Yes, you have a point there, can't really argue with that logic.
My only point was I don't consider it a unfair price.
And I defended it way too much and it was counter productive, but it is just because I really love that site, so I am very biased to it and it showed


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David Halberstam was killed yesterday in an automobile accident in Menlo Park, California, bringing to a close a legendary journalistic career. Plaudits for the Pulitzer-prize winning author are flowing with abandon. Here is a bit of hagiography from the New York Times:
Tall, square-jawed, and graced with an imposing voice so deep that it seemed to begin at his ankles, Mr. Halberstam came into his own as a journalist in the early 1960's covering the nascent American war in South Vietnam for the New York Times.
This reporting, along with that of several colleagues, left little doubt that a corrupt South Vietnamese government supported by the United States was no match for Communist guerrillas and their North Vietnamese allies. His dispatches infuriated American military commanders and policy makers in Washington, but they accurately reflected the realities on the ground.
This is fascinating stuff, for what the Times omits to say is that Halberstam, who did come to deride the war in Vietnam ferociously, began his career as one of its most avid supporters. Indeed, as late as 1965 Halberstam was telling his readers that if America pulled out of Southeast Asia, a moral tragedy and strategic debacle would ensue:
[T]hose Vietnamese who committed themselves fully to the United States will suffer the most under a Communist government, while we lucky few with blue passports retire unharmed; it means a drab, lifeless, and controlled society for a people who deserve better. Withdrawal also means that the United States's prestige will be lowered throughout the world, and it means that the pressure of Communism on the rest of Southeast Asia will intensify. Lastly, withdrawal means that throughout the world the enemies of the West will be encouraged to try insurgencies like the one in Vietnam.
Halberstam never came to terms with his past view of the war; he just silently shifted away from it.
As I wrote in my review of Robert S. McNamara's memoirs in Commentary, "considering what happened to the South Vietnamese after America did pull out—hundreds of thousands bidding farewell forever to their ancestors' sacred graves to flee 'reeducation camps' and other appurtenances of Communist rule, and so many perishing at sea at the hands of pirates or with the foundering of their rickety ships, not to mention the even more unspeakable fate suffered by millions in the mass graveyard that the entire nation of neighboring Cambodia became—surely Halberstam's is the most clear-sighted forecast ever to be quietly disavowed."


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A law that would protect high school and college journalism teachers from being reassigned, fired or otherwise retaliated against because of student speech has passed the Assembly.
This reminds me of one of my first blog posts, last June.
Anyway, here's the release, sent out Monday:
SACRAMENTO – On a bipartisan 66-5 vote, the California State Assembly today approved legislation to protect high school and college teachers and other employees from retaliation by administrators as a result of student speech, which most often happens when a journalism advisor or professor is disciplined for content in a student newspaper. The bill, which was approved by the Senate in April on a 35-2 vote, only requires a procedural concurrence vote in the Senate before consideration by the Governor.
Senate Bill 1370 by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) follows a 2006 law also authored by Yee which prohibits censorship of student press by administrators and protects students from being disciplined for engaging in speech or press activities.
There have been a number of documented cases throughout the state of journalism advisors being dismissed or reassigned due to student speech. In fact, Senator Yee's office has learned of cases in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Claremont, Fremont, Novato, Oxnard, Rialto, and Garden Grove.
"With SB 1370, California continues to lead the way in making sure true freedom of the press is alive and well on our campuses," said Yee. "Allowing a school administration to censor in any way is contrary to the democratic process and the ability of a student newspaper to serve as the watchdog and bring sunshine to the actions of school administrators. It is quite disheartening to hear, that after we specifically prohibited prior restraint by administrators, that some are engaging in this type of nefarious activity and even firing quality teachers because of content in the student newspaper."
Specifically, SB 1370 would prohibit an employee from being dismissed, suspended, disciplined, reassigned, transferred, or otherwise retaliated against for acting to protect a student's speech.
A Los Angeles School District case is one of many where a highly respected and successful newspaper advisor was removed from his position. In November 2006, the student newspaper published an editorial criticizing random searches conducted on campus. The newspaper advisor, Darryl Adams, was immediately removed after refusing to eliminate the editorial at the principal's request.
"In a span of four months, they all but stripped me of my professional existence," said Adams.
Another case involved Janet Ewell, a Garden Grove tenured teacher and certified journalism educator, who was removed as newspaper advisor in 2002 despite her students winning numerous journalism awards. The school's principal admitted to student reporters that he had removed Ewell as a result of editorials that ran in the school newspaper. The editorials focused on such issues as the school bathrooms, cafeteria food and a teacher who was unavailable to help students.
Ronnie Campagna, a journalism teacher of 18 years at San Marin High School in Novato, was removed in 2003 and replaced by a new teacher with no previous journalism experience after the student paper published stories critical of the administration. For example, one story criticized the school administration for not letting students stand up in the bleachers during varsity basketball games. The school board went so far as to attempt dissolving the entire program until parents protested and even offered to fund the class themselves.
San Francisco journalism and English teacher Katharine Swan was told that she must find a different school in which to teach after her students covered a first-year principal's attempts to effect prior restraint and influence coverage of events occurring at the school.
"Since administrators are unable by law to exercise prior restraint with regard to a student publication, they lean on advisers to do what they legally cannot," said Jim Ewert, Legal Counsel for the California Newspaper Publishers Association. "When advisers refuse, they are punished because administrators know they will face no legal consequences. SB 1370 is necessary to close this gaping loophole in the law."
Recently, the Newspaper Association of America Foundation released a study that found students who work on high school newspapers and yearbooks are more likely to receive better grades in high school and college as well as score higher on college entrance exams.
In addition to support from CNPA, SB 1370 is endorsed by the California Teachers Association, California Federation of Teachers, California School Employees Association, California State Student Association, Associated Students of the University of California (Davis), California School Employees Association, California State University Employees Union, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), State Employees Trades Council, Council of University of California Faculty Associations, Service Employees International Union, California Faculty Association, California Nurses Association, American Civil Liberties Union, and California Labor Federation.


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Aston Villa are in a great run of defensive form at the moment, having kept 5 clean sheets in the last 6 games. One of the main beneficiaries of this has been Cuellar, who has played practically every minute of every game. He also popped up with a header goal to help Villa draw with Manchester United this week. While he hasn't been bringing home assists and goals this season, he has is good value at £5.8 million and looks likely to get at least a few more clean sheets before the season is out.
However this is a bandwagon that is fast gaining momentum, and this gameweek has seen over 10,000 managers transfer Cuellar into their squad. His price is sure to rise in the very near future, but expect it to settle very quickly, as although Aston Villa face lowly Burnley at home - a very favourable fixture - after that they miss the following gameweek 28, and will have a bye in gameweek 29 if they progress in the FA Cup being played this Saturday, which is looking likely. Or at least as likely as any cup tie can... which is to say, anything might happen.
If Villa qualify for the next round, two byes in a row will alarming to many of Cuellar's new owners, and his price may slip as people transfer him out rather than have £5.8million sitting on the bench for two weeks. It could be a wise move to consider Cuellar for gameweek 30 onwards.
Other than Chelsea, Everton and Manchester City, Villa's draw for the rest of the season is against teams currently in the bottom half of the league. Amongst this is a yet-to-be-scheduled match against Hull, which means one of these weeks will be a double gameweek.
From this point of view, Aston Villa have about as favourable a run of fixtures from gameweek 30 until the end of the season as you can get. This presents the opportunity taking two (or more) Villa defenders to form a block defence. Dunne and Cuellar are surely the men for this task. This is somewhat of a risk as if Villa slip up then you can have a low points return. However, with those 5 clean sheets in their last 6 games, if you had a Villa block defence of two or even three players in the last few weeks, you would have done particularly well. If you need to catch up ground on your mini-league, this is definately a tactic that may pay rewarding dividends.
A Villa block defence may be an excellent choice given their current form and future fixtures, but be wary of jumping on the Cuellar bandwagon too soon, as there is the possibility Aston Villa may not play until Gameweek 30. But from that point on, two or even three Villa defenders may make a good investment until the end of the season.
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Aston Villa are in a great run of defensive form at the moment, having kept 5 clean sheets in the last 6 games. One of the main beneficiaries of this has been Cuellar, who has played practically every minute of every game. He also popped up with a header goal to help Villa draw with Manchester United this week. While he hasn't been bringing home assists and goals this season, he has is good value at £5.8 million and looks likely to get at least a few more clean sheets before the season is out.
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The Islamic Courts Union which controls parts of the region has reportedly supporting the local militia which is fighting against the Shabab.
The fighting started after al-Shabab attacked the town early on Friday and the fighting is still underway in the town.
A lot of civilians have fled from the town and the telecommunication of the town has been cut off.
Separately, another fighting between al-Shabab and Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a is ongoing in Wabho Village of Elbur district in Galgadud region in central Somalia.
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The Canadian Cowboys' Association rodeo circuit made a stop in Kindersley on May 29-31 where 18 Southwest competitors won money, including four event winners.
Consul's Monty Koopman helped set the pace for the Southwest when he won Bareback. He scored 82 points on Whisky Drummer for $939 in the win. Swift Current's Linden Woods placed third with 78 points on Dae Ja Blue for $615 during a strong rodeo weekend. Tompkins' Jason Hofer was sixth in Bareback with 71 points on Dae Ja Blue as well for $81.
Maple Creek's Brady Resch added an event win in Junior Steer Riding when he tied for top spot with 72 points for $515. Lancer's Chad Hartman and Hazenmore's Chanse Switzer tied for third spot with 71 points for $228.
Leader's Cody Resch won Novice Saddle Bronc by a comfortable margin when he scored 70 points to earn $438.
Waldeck's Tuftin McLeod continued his strong opening segment of the season when he tied for top spot in Tie Down Roping in Kindersley. He tied with Solsgirth's Devon Porter in 9.6 seconds to earn $949. Val Marie's Wyatt Hayes was right behind them in third in 10.1 seconds for $718.
Wyatt Hayes roped his way into more money in Team Roping when he combined with Kevin Grad (Vibank) to place second in 6.8 seconds for $2,448. Val Marie's Ryan and Riley Hayes were third in Team Roping in 7.8 seconds for $2,080. Swift Current's Andrew Furseth and Blaine Switzer were fourth in 7.9 seconds for $1,713. Clay Brownlee (Moose Jaw) and Tyler Paicu (Avonlea) won the event in 5.7 seconds.
A pair of Southwest cowboys found the money in Saddle Bronc in Kindersley. Piapot's Casey Bertram tied for second with a 76-point ride on Role Model for $653. Maple Creek's Ross Kreutzer tied for fourth when he scored 75 points aboard Minnie for $277. Brandon's Kirk Thompson won Saddle Bronc with a 79-point ride on Spare Change.
Maple Creek's Lane Link was second in Novice Bareback when he scored 64 points for $302, behind Oak Lake's Bailey Plaisier, who won the event with 67 points.
The Ladies Barrel Racing field featured 51 cowgirls and Maple Creek's Colby Gilbert placed eighth in 14.67 seconds for $203. Medicine Hat's Alex Hanson won the crowded event in 14.36 seconds.
Maple Creek's Mardi Yarshenko placed fourth in Junior Girls Barrel Racing in 15.23 seconds for $332. Ashley Cleveland (Bengough) and Shaylee Mcmann (Donalda) tied for the win in 15.09 seconds.
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In the series, two mothers of celebrity families, each with opposing values, trade households, lifestyles and children (but not bedrooms) in a week-long challenge. In the first part of the exchange, each mom moves into the other's home and agrees to follow a manual of "household rules" written by the departing mother, including how to parent, manage their social life, do house work, unwind and more. Everything changes in the second half of the week, when "new mommy" takes charge, introduces her own set of rules and runs the "nest" her way. At the end of the week the two couples meet for the first time. In a raw, honest and highly-charged exchange of views, the couples will make frank assessments of each another and discuss their experiences, having had a very real taste of what life would be like in someone else's family.
In the season premiere episode, "Kate Gosselin / Kendra Wilkinson," reality TV mom Kate Gosselin is living with her eight children in rural Pennsylvania. As a single mother raising twin Girls Cara and Mady (12) and eight-year-old sextuplets Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel, Kate lives by a rigid set of home rules. She cooks, cleans and shops, all while working to support her family.
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New England manager Roy Hodgson paid his first visit to the national football centre on Wednesday in his build-up to taking over the position on a full-time basis on Monday.
Hodgson visited St George's Park near Burton, which will become the Football Association's centre of excellence for coaches and sports science and medicine - a centre into which he is expected to have a significant input.
Hodgson has one more match in charge of West Brom - at home to Arsenal on Sunday - before he concentrates exclusively on England, with his Euro 2012 squad to be named on Wednesday.
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Cyborg wouldn't sign with the UFC because she would "die" losing the weight so she left for Invicta, she has yet to fight a 135lbs(MMA) so not sure what you're getting at........
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I must be buying the shit he's selling, because it makes sense to me.
So someone who said they couldn't make the weight, or according to their doctor, could die or do permanent damage to their body. Someone who's never made that weight before. And someone who's yet to prove they could make that weight, even in a practice run.
Let's say they UFC signs her, for a fight with Rousey. Let's say she doesn't make weight. That's a ton of money down the drain. And now they have someone under contract that has no weight class to fight in. Immediate release. Huge waste of time and money (maybe millions).
Seems like pretty legit reasons not to sign her to a contract. She should do what Dana has already said she should do. See if she can make the weight, and then take a few fights (and win) at that weight. If she does that, and they still don't sign her, then fine, let the conspiracy theories fly. Until then, I think they are being pretty reasonable, certainly from a business standpoint.
At one point didn't Dana say he would help her make weight by hiring the best nutritionist, I can't remember his name.
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I knew you were not that's why I did not address it, I dont want that headache. There were some things in this decision i did not like but on the whole not a lot to argue with.
I knew you were not that's why I did not address it, I dont want that headache. There were some things in this decision i did not like but on the whole not a lot to argue with.
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lol -- yeah, it's called the 2nd Amendment, and it's part of our Constitution. Very clear words and 250 years of Federal, state and local legislation recognizing the individual right to own and carry weapons. The Chicago ban violated the 2nd Amendment plain and simple. So, there is a big GD difference.
His original appointment to the Federal bench by Ronald Reagan was opposed in Congress by Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who represents San Francisco, and other Democrats because of a perceived bias against gays. That bias was "proven" by his having represented the U.S. Olympic organization in their suit against the Special Olympics over the use of the word "Olympics". He was later re-nominated by George H. W. Bush.
If we are to accept the argument that his sexual orientation would effect his judicial judgement, then what do we do about the "bias" of heterosexual judges? Or do we have to have every case decided by a panel of judges - a panel that would have enough members to cover all of the possibilities of personal bias? Can you imagine the bench requirement for a suit between Tiger Woods and his wife? It would take dozens of judges to "equalize" all of the potentials!
R.I.P. Cyrano and Roxanne.
[QUOTE=M Richardson;329284]I don't think the judge's sexual orientation had any bearing on his decision.[QUOTE]
I couldn't disagree more and not because of the points you brought up. Those were good points, assuming all things were equal, but they aren't. The gay community had to live in the shadows for sooo long. They formed a bond amongst themselves that will take eons to break. Same with blacks, native americans ect....
Let's skip the white bashing here because we all know what happened. I don't fault these groups for forming bonds like this and passing it to other generations, it happens. But, could you imagine being a gay judge and hanging out with all of your friends for years. Friends who are gay (we all hang out with like minded people) and then getting the chance to over rule this decision? We aren't robots and neither is he. He probably would have been ousted from his own friends. This was a biased decision. I can name hundreds of thousands of straight people who would've liked to over turn this decision. But can anyone name one gay person who would've? This guy had no choice but to do what he did and he shouldn't have been put in that position.
That is not a gay-bashing position. It is reality. That is why I think it may be overturned. Not because I think it should, but because I think that others can look at it more objectively. And, BTW, I couldn't care less either way.
So, if I am in a dispute with my neighbor, do we get an Anglo judge or a Hispanic? After all, a Hispanic would be rejected from his social community for ruling in my favor, and an Anglo for ruling against me. No black, hispanic, female, gay, non-northern european, etc. judge can sit on a civil rights case?
We have to "judge" our judges by their rulings and the logic within them. To say that a case is a forgone conclusion because of the personal charactoristics of the judge is an attack on the personal integrity of that individual.
If, in fact, this case is "no surprise since the judge is gay" he should be removed from the bench. Instead, he seems to have the high regard of those in the legal profession and his peers on the bench.
R.I.P. Cyrano and Roxanne.
I am biased in ways and so are you. These judges are no different. They just have a different job.
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.. This can be interpretated many different ways by reasonable people. A logical interpretation for me is that the government can pass laws to restrict certain types of gun ownership or require registration for guns, but it cannot outright ban all gun ownership.
The 14th amendment has the equal protetction clause:
"no state shall ... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws".
Again can be interpreted many ways, but to me it seems obvious that denying one group of citizens the ability to marry violates equal protection.


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What would gorillas and grenades, blackouts and breakups be without a rockin' soundtrack to set the mood for Jersey Shore? Get down to the songs that were featured in Season 3, Episode 12, "A House Divided," (March 17, 2011) and channel all the show's drama through your ears as you work on your own GTL!
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Partners in Education (PIE) was established in 2004 primarily as a small advisory group to the Dean of the College of Education and Integrative Studies (CEIS) comprised of community business women and educational leaders. In its first year PIE raised over $100,000 and established an endowment to support the teaching profession in the Cal Poly Pomona region.
In 2005, PIE developed its bylaws and, with the approval of the PIE Board of Directors and the University President, became a campus-wide and community-based board. Today, there are over twenty Board members representing various sectors of business, academia, and education. The Board is dedicated to supporting excellence in education in the University service region as well as promoting excellence in the preparation of future teachers at Cal Poly Pomona. In collaboration with stakeholders, PIE has also engaged in the development of community-based programs that strengthen the education of the region's students.
Some of the projects PIE has supported the partnership between the Pomona Public Library and the University's Service Learning Center for a Homework Center at the library for local K-12 students; the co-sponsorship of the CEIS Teacher Credential Celebration; the creation of the PIE affiliate group to target teacher credential alumni and to host professional development workshops for K-12 educators; the establishment of a Sponsor a Future Teacher Program that has provided $5,000 scholarships to more than 90 future teachers to complete Clinical Practice; and the publication of a semi-annual newsletter focused on educational issues and PIE successes that is distributed to alumni, donors and friends of the university.
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1999 Lincoln Town Car
The last bastion of traditional American luxury car values.
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Completely redesigned and re-engineered last year, the Lincoln Town Car is softer and quieter than any of the European luxury cars. Lincoln Mercury has one of the highest loyalty and repurchase rates in the industry. Now the division wants to lure buyers away from Cadillac and Lexus.
Lincoln Mercury moved its headquarters to Irvine, California, last year to get out of Ford's shadow and establish its own identity. Even before that happened, this newest generation Town Car was being designed at Ford's California facility. And it shows with a trimmer look and rounded lines that replace the square, formal lines of the previous generation.
For 1999, side air bags have been added to the Town Car. A new Alpine stereo comes standard, and Executive models come with new door trim and a new rear center armrest with cupholders. Five new paint colors are available.
Cadillac's DeVille is the direct competition for the Town Car. But there are a number of smaller European and Japanese cars in the $40,000 luxury sedan bracket: Acura 3.5 RL, BMW 528i, Lexus GS 400, and Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
There are several versions of Town Car to choose from, including the $40,995 Signature Series and the $43,495 Cartier series. (There's a $38,995 Executive series that's sold primarily as a fleet car.)
This is an American luxury car with the time-honored formula: rear-wheel drive, V8 engine, smooth, quiet ride, seating for six, a huge trunk, and lots of luxury amenities.
From its complex-reflector headlamps and pursed-lips grille back to its chrome license plate surround and big corner-mounted taillamps, the Town Car has been redesigned for the 21st century. It's 3.7 inches shorter than the previous generation, and more than two inches of that is taken from the front overhang.
The most exciting news is the Touring Sedan Package, available on both Signature and Cartier models in 1999. The package comes with the more powerful 220-horsepower V8 engine with dual exhaust, larger 235/60R16 tires on unique 16-inch alloy wheels, a special torque converter, a 3.55:1 rear-axle ratio, and revised springs, shock absorbers and stabilizer bars. Those suspension bits are designed to provide improved handling and a sporty ride; the higher numerical rear-axle ratio boosts acceleration performance. With more than 20 special parts designed to improve performance, the Touring package is worth every cent of its nominal cost. It added just $700 to the cost of our Signature Touring Sedan and is distinguished by seven unique colors, perforated leather seating surfaces and a special black birdseye woodgrain finish on the instrument panel and doors.
The Inside Story
Everything in the interior is new and improved, from the door panels to the instrument panel to the radio face, switches and controls. The smaller analog instrument cluster features a centered speedometer flanked by fuel and temperature gauges.
Two small display screens on either side of the speedometer serve as the message center and compass. The system includes a redundant speedometer display, but no tachometer. The radio face has been replaced with larger and easier to use buttons and controls. Below the radio is the control center for the climate control system. Nothing is difficult to reach or understand, and there is so much available width that the controls are not crowded.
The Town Car's front and rear passenger compartments are very spacious. A new rear pillar design makes the rear seat cozier than the one in the old car. The big, thick seats are comfortable and the power front bucket seats offer lumbar support and two-position memory. The steering wheel contains buttons for cruise control and the sound system.
Interior noise has been reduced significantly over the previous model. The windshield has been moved forward four inches for improved aerodynamics. Rearview mirrors have been designed to generate much less wind noise. Thicker glass, triple seals on the doors, and redesigned pillars all help to further reduce noise.
Ride & Drive
Town Car owners will notice greatly improved steering and handling response. Ford has redesigned the steering system with more expensive components that yield improved steering precision and feel. The air suspension system boasts new twin-tube shock absorbers. Another more expensive solution is the rear suspension that uses a Watts linkage between the axle housing and the frame designed to improve both handling and ride quality. Trailing arms have been redesigned to be parallel to the frame.
All this adds up to a much more pleasant ride. The 1999 Town Car feels glued to the road in a way that the previous-generation could not match on its best day. Handling is much more predictable in lane-change maneuvers, without the momentary indecisiveness that characterized the old car. The Touring Package comes with shocks that are 50 percent larger for a firmer, more controlled ride.
Even with the Touring package, 3.55:1 rear-axle ratio and 220 horsepower on tap, the Town Car lacks the acceleration performance of its fastest competitors. Equipped with a 282 cubic-inch engine, it just doesn't accelerate like a $40,000 car should. Its chief competition has 275 horsepower, a palpable difference.
Transmission feel and function are greatly improved over the old automatic, with quicker, more positive shifts. The fourth gear overdrive can be turned off for climbing and descending long grades. The full-time all-speed traction control system can be switched off for climbing out of snow banks or other special situations.
The Town Car's brakes have been upgraded with bigger, thicker front discs and twin-piston calipers. With 25 percent more swept area, the brakes are much less likely to fade away when hot. ABS is standard.
Final Word
The Lincoln Town Car is an attractive, appealing car, with its huge cabin and trunk. Though it lacks the power of some of its Japanese competitors, the powertrain is smooth and refined. The styling is more sensual and modern than any previous Town Car. The Touring Package improves handling response.
In a world of front-drive cars, the Lincoln Town Car is a traditional rear-wheel-drive American luxury car that looks like no other luxury car on the road today. It comes loaded with amenities and extras that luxury buyers demand and appreciate.
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Tell us where your bite is (arm, leg, nose, whatever)
Back, lower left side
I have seen a few in my home, but mostly I have a woodpile that I believe attracted a different kind of spider to home, and the woodpile is next to my home(against)
What happened
I was napping on the davenport on a thurs afternoon. Woke up to a bump that kind of stung and itched. Like a bee. Didn't pay much attention until it started getting bigger. The next day I was really concerned because it wasn't healing or looking like it was going to. By Sunday I had fever chills and felt very ill. It was Easter! Roughed it out no ER visit but when to the doctor the following Monday! I am on antibiotics!
- I learned I need to move my wood pile! And thx to this ad I learned to ice pack it! Which makes sense this bite is constantly in fever! Even the doctor was having me heat it up with a heat pack! Felt like I was hurting it more and more everyday. Still trying to heal!!


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Google would have taken a sigh of relief. United States is now the second largest Orkut Using Country which just jumped ahead of India. Orkut has been criticized and termed as a failure in the US.
I am sure these are growing signs since orkutting in India seems to be catching up more and more amongst youths. So i do not see if there were Indian drop-outs from Orkut rather a positive sign that more Amerians are looking towards orkut.
Here is the latest orkut demographics report
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Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: Incarnation
From Middle English incarnacion, from Old French incarnacion, from Medieval Latin incarnatio, from Late Latin incarnari ("to be made flesh").
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
incarnation (plural incarnations)
- An incarnate being or form.
- Jeffrey
- She is a new incarnation of some of the illustrious dead.
- F. W. Robertson
- The very incarnation of selfishness.
2013 June 8, "Obama goes troll-hunting", The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 55:
- The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.
- Jeffrey
- A living being embodying a deity or spirit.
- An assumption of human form or nature.
- A person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea, or the like
- The leading dancer is the incarnation of grace.
- The act of incarnating.
- The state of being incarnated.
- (obsolete) A rosy or red colour; flesh colour; carnation.
- (medicine, obsolete) The process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh; granulation.
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The best is yet to come. In 25 years of publishing stories about cross country equipment, that's the common thread that holds the winters together. Every year, editors, staff writers, expert contributors and freelancers breathlessly announced the latest, greatest, most innovative collection of gear ever assembled on the snow-covered half of our fair planet. Okay, maybe the breathless part is a bit of stretch, but the point isn't that far off.
How can I race faster? Skate or classic? Touring or backcountry? Salomon or NNN? How to pick, what to choose? The reader's cried, "We want answers." Serving the readers insatiable need for knowledge about the next step in ski evolution, the magazine has been filled with gear reports outlining new construction techniques, new materials and the most cutting edge designs for skis, boots, bindings, poles, clothing and accessories. Even when the most exciting announcement from ski manufacturers amounted to little more than, "Introducing exciting bold new graphics for 'insert year here'," the audience still clamored for news.
Innovative boot/binding systems seemed to come along every year or two, announcing that once and for all the perfect partnership of boot, binding and ski had been created. At least until next year. Miracle fabrics created by Nobel caliber chemists promised us that we that we could ski longer and faster if we just wore their clothing. Warmer and dryer, sure, but they still can't stop the stink. Wait until next year.
We've assembled excerpts from past issues to commemorate some of the innovations that moved our sport from wooden boards to today's state-of-the-art.
November 1981
Lateral Stability in Boot/Binding Systems
By Eric Evans
Five years have passed since Adidas developed the revolutionary 38-millimeter-wide boot/binding system-five years filled with innovations at every turn. And still, it is the tried and true 75-millimeter Nordic norm boots and bindings that make the cash register ring.
Why? Because recreational skiers are not convinced that the new, narrower systems have anything to offer them.
December 1981
Facing Up to Fabrics | By Rob Schultheis
Modern and traditional fabrics-from wool to polypropylene-offer a variety of choices in winter clothing. Understanding which fabrics best serve your needs will lead you to the right clothing.
Polypropylene has all the virtues of wool and none of the drawbacks. Today's polywear is thick enough to be tough while still retaining its lightness and flexibility. It is also inexpensive-less than half the price of fine wool.
"The earliest Gore-Tex material had flaws. Dirt and body oils ruined the fabric's water-resistant capabilities. As cross country skiers are often sweaty and dirty, this was a real problem for them. Also, the seams in Gore-Tex garments leaked-the stitching destroyed the delicate surface tension of the fabric and purchasers of Gore-Tex garments had to reseal the seams at home. W.L. Gore and Associates say they have solved both of these problems.
October 1982
Hot off the Bench: Test report on the '83 Racing Skis
By Barbara Brewster
The 1983 racers are softer up front and stiffer in the tails than their predecessors. This means, that, like hydroplanes skipping over the water, the tips of these skis will dart smoothly over the snow. Some skis are faster than others, and this is still the result of blending engineering variables into a rational compromise. "the fastest test skis were all characterized by a medium-soft torque and high gripping power."
February 1984
Positive Poles | By Ted Kerasote
"And God said, let there be fiberglass and carbon and boron. Let there be Tonkin, and aluminum and 7178 alloys. And God called them racing shafts and touring shafts and telemarking and mountaineering shafts. And he blessed them, and bade unto them, be fruitful and multiply. And this they did, bringing forth butterfly baskets and snowflake baskets, baskets of shark teeth, claw baskets, rake baskets, powder baskets and moon baskets as well. And God said, let there be leather grips and synthetic grips and plastic grips so every skier may have his choice. Multitude of choices created he them and thus on the seventh day from all his work which he made he rested."
February 1985
Lycrawear Arrives | By Eric Evans
Beyond the ubiquitous Casio wristwatch and the pursuit of cardiovascular fitness, aerobic athletes today share a common trait: they wear clothing made with DuPont's Lycra if they're interested in performance.
It's easy to see why Lycra is so popular. Providing warmth yet extremely light, it does not absorb moisture. It's sleek, stretchy and fits very snugly-aerodynamic and R-rated.
My tried and true barometer to decide if equipment is suitable for touring: Would my mother use it?
March 1986
Universal Klister | By Paul Daly
Always on the hunt for esoteric, high-performance waxes (the cross country skier's version of the search for the Holy Grail) I picked up my first tube of universal klister in 1982.
Through experimentation, I found that not only did it work very well in a wide range of conditions, as per the manufacturer's claims on the box, but it also excelled in difficult waxing conditions.
Word spreads quickly across the ski tracks, I was dismayed to find universal klister in many a hand and on many a ski base. So much for "the racer's edge" I'd planned on.
October 1986
Feet First | How to Choose the Right Boot/Binding System
By Rod Blacklock and Didi Yunginger
In the constantly changing world of Nordic skiing, it isn't unusual for ski designs to become almost redundant overnight. For example, boot/binding systems are being redesigned radically, with new systems appearing nearly every year for the last decade. And the new 1987 systems are no different.
Life has been simpler. For decades, the "norm" in cross country ski bindings was the three pin, 75-millimeter Nordic Norm, which was exactly that, compatible with many boots and suitable for many uses. Then in 1976, Adidas, with its 38-mm racing model, became the first company to introduce a boot/binding "system." Now the market's flooded with them, most notably the widely advertised Salomon Nordic System (SNS).
By last December, systems had become one hot item, accounting for an all-time high of 61 percent of that month's cross country retail sales.
November 1989
Field Test—Patagonia Cool Weather Tights | By Don Cuerdon
I'm not embarrassed to ski in Cool Weather Tights nor to wear them to a grocery store or bistro. In fact, I have a habit of climbing into them first thing in the morning, skiing in them at midday, wearing them to dinner, and then reminding myself that I should at least take them off to sleep. They're like a pair of sweatpants that you can ski in.
December 1989
Field Test—Rottefella NNN Backcountry Boot/Binding System
By Don Cuerdon
Rottefella, the Norwegian binding company, has introduced a new boot/binding system called, "NNN Backcountry," which could do for cross country skiing what mountain bikes did for cycling.
Jack Lufkin of Exel, Inc., an importer of Artex NNN boots, adds, "It's the best recreational skating boot I've tried." Boot prices will range from $120 to $250.
January 1991
Flexing At Bend | Metal Edge in Review
By Allan Bard
For 1991, there are over 40 pairs of metal-edged backcountry and lift-served skis to choose from. Rather than get bogged down in a mountain of rhetoric that pleases the manufacturers and confuses the rest of us into believing that all skis are created equal, let me cut right to the chase-or to the choice. In my opinion, there are only about ten or twelve skis of note.
Karhu. The XCD Ultimate was the testers' overall favorite. Pick your superlative: The ski-wrights from Finland have done it again. Woodward put it most succinctly: "They're silky." This is Karhu's first wood core ski, although it's surrounded by and impregnated with foam for a kind of "unibody" construction. Wood core skis are a product of a once-living thing. No surprise then that they are lively. They are Karhu's widest and heaviest. But the XCD Ultimate is a big ski that isn't a spruce goose.
November 1991
The Fischer Power Edge | By Jim Chase
People are suspicious of things they can't see, so when Fischer began a while back to tout its Power Edge on its racing skis, even we were skeptical.
The Power Edge is a band of composite material set in the edges of the ski beneath the base material. Its purpose is to reinforce the edge so it is more durable. It affects performance by making the edge stiffer and, because it is more durable, keeping the edge sharp for better edging. The verdict on the Power Edge is: it works and it's definitely an improvement.
Spring 1993
Fischer's "The Revolution"
There are times when someone throws away the book and comes up with something truly new. This is one of those times. | By John Dostal
At first glance, the Revolution seems more like a Children's Crusade. At a scant 147cm it has the dimensions of skis that often sport Snoopy graphics. But the Revolution is no joke-or toy. One-size and one flex-fits-all, it's a radical rethinking of ski design. And Fischer thinks enough of it to introduce it mid-season.
The idea behind it, Fischer says, is to make a ski that's not only easy to learn on, but is as much fun even for veteran skiers as a pair of inline skies.
The Revolution comes in a smooth base skating version and one with a waxless Crown base. They're priced at $179.
December 1993
The Short Ski Debate | By John Dostal
Now we've got shorter skating skis. And already we're into the how-many-angels-can-dance-on-the-head-of-a-pin phase of asking whether they're faster than conventional skate skis.
I'm on the sidelines on this one. I'm not interested in being able to do headstands and cartwheels on the suckers. And I'm completely unmoved by headlines that this or that shortie was the first to cross the finish line at this or that ski marathon. This way madness lies.
I was more impressed with short skaters being useful tools. Just the thing for narrow snowmobile trails or tight trails and freeway-free ski areas. And students preferred the shorties when learning to skate.
Redefinition and redesign are in the air. Let the games begin.
Spring 1995
Nordic Poles- Up Close
Standard nylon strap, powder basket, fiberglass shaft, snowflake graphics. Tough to get excited about, good for a few kilometers around the golf course, fine as houseguest loaners, right?
There's a lot more to poles if you are willing to take a closer look. The latest breed of poles, especially in the race and sport-performance categories, do more to improve your skiing than ever before. Ergonomic grips, power straps, lightweight shafts and undersized baskets are designed specifically to make skiing light, relaxed and efficient—at any speed.
Take straps. A more technically-advanced animal is anchoring skiers to their poles with precision and ease. Tagged "Power Strap" by Leki, "Control Strap" by Exel and "SR94 Racing System" by Swix, they've replaced the basic narrow loop strap on nearly every high end pole, and they're available to interchange on any grip that will accept the strap.
The best news about poles is that performance features like power straps and lightweight shafts are no longer only available in the ultra-high end race lines.
January 1998
Gear Report | Kestrel 2000
The Kestrel 2000 is a device known as a thermo-anemometer that measures wind speed, temperature and wind chill. It's easy to use; all functions are controlled by two buttons. It displays measurements in knots, kilometers per hour, meters per second, miles per hour, feet per minute and degrees in C and F. Retail price is around $119. Don't laugh. It's serious.
November 1998
An Off Year in Gear
This year's motto among ski manufacturers seems to be, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." With the exception of a new boot/binding system that was typically introduced exclusively for racers, there isn't much innovation this season. There are some impressive models in backcountry and telemarking and some new racing gear. Since some lines have been cut back somewhat, there is also less duplication in certain categories.
But for most skiers, the news on equipment this year is that the gear is excellent, although mostly unchanged, and you should be able to find good prices-unless it snows early and the equipment there is in stores sells out before Christmas.
December 1998
Gear Report | Releasable Poles
The Exel Avanti QLS, already the stiffest and one of the lightest poles on the market, adds a new method of connecting the pre-existing ultra-secure strap to the pole itself. The strap is connected with an interlocking plastic piece. With a press of a button, you can release the whole hand strap from the pole, allowing you to easily adjust gloves, put on a race bib, or make that last minute trip to the bathroom before the start. The plastic piece snaps back in place almost as easily.
December 2001
Try Nordic Skating this Winter
By Jamie Hess
Imagine slipping into your cross country ski boots, stepping into your Salomon or NNN bindings and gliding through a frozen landscape in the bright sunshine. Think about going twice as fast as you've ever skied in your life. To make that fantasy real consider trading in your skis for a pair of clip-on ice skating blades.
Nordic skate blades have long curved tips to handle the rough stuff. You don't need to skate behind a Zamboni and you can go anywhere.