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Been here for a year now — guess it"s time to update
I am still terrible at writing about myself. I tend not to talk much until you get to know me and I am not much for crowds. Playing music is an exception and my outlet. I like to think that I am something of a gentleman, if not all that perfect. I do say things like "please" and "thank you", hold open doors, and other old-fashioned ideals. But I"m also something of a perv, but then being a guy that perhaps goes without saying. If you wanna know more, just ask — not like I am completely unapproachable.
I do have a strange sense of humour though, or so I have been told.
I guess I came here mainly to explore and exhibit my more perverted side. But that I suppose is apparent and goes without saying as well. I consider myself "mostly straight" — I am definitely not gay (like women WAY too much) and I cannot really call myself bi either. I am not really attracted to guys (or at least none I have met thus far did much for me). But I can appreciate a nice cock. And I do have some fantasies there.
But perhaps that is revealing too much.
If you have any questions, go ahead and ask. Meanwhile enjoy and feel free to leave me a message or comment.
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Exhibitionism, public places, streaking, flashing, outdoor nudity are all biggies for me. Girls with glasses for some reason. Long sessions of foreplay. Ropes and bondage when the mood strikes me. I have some pretty ecclectic tastes actually. Not much turns me off. Gotta try everything once, right?
Turn Offs
Not too many things turn me off. Pushy people. Willful ignorance.
Horror of all types, particularly psychological horror. Love a good mind-fuck. I am also into gothic, thrillers, post-apocolyptic, b-movies, and sorta thing as well as comedies, and the occasional sci-fi and fantasy.
I spending my nights playing music and my days working on old cars and bikes.
Rockabilly, garage, punk, and alternative stuff
Horror and thrillers mainly.
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Ideal partner
Creative, enthusistic, willing, open-minded, intelligent... all highly desirable qualities.
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Dark Brown
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Mid-back length
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Moustache, Goatee
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Pubic Hair
Shaved or waxed to be neat
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Favorite sexual fantasy
Just pick one? Not sure if that is even possible!
Sexual Orientation
Sexually Daring
I'll try most anything once
Sexual Activities
Blindfolds, Butt Play, Breast/Nipple Clamps, Dominance/Discipline, Exhibitionism, Glory Holes, Group Sex, Giving Anal Sex, Giving Oral Sex, Handcuffs/Shackles, Leather, Making Movies, Massage, Mutual Masturbation, Naturism/Nudism, Public sex, Receiving Anal Sex, Receiving Oral Sex, Role Playing, Rubber/PVC/Latex, Strap-Ons, Threesomes, Toys
Sex, When?
Afternoon, Mornings, Weekends, Evenings, Noon, Late Night, Weekdays
Sex, How often?
Practice Safe Sex
Most Erogenous zones?
Ears, Inner thigh, Neck, Nipples
A dark back alley, A movie theatre, A moving vehicle, In the nature, A rollercoaster, A dressing room, A swimming pool/hot tub, An airplane, My bed, My desk at work, My yard, The beach, Under a waterfall
Dirty talk during sex?
Entirely depends on my mood
Making home videos/pics
Have a growing collection
Bars or pubs, Night clubs, Adult theatres, Strip clubs
Sexual Accessories
Toys, Which?
Butt plugs/probes, Cock ring, Dildos/Vibrators, Strap-ons, Vibrating eggs/bullets
Bondage Gear
Blindfolds, Cock and Ball Toys, Handcuffs/shackles, Masks, Nipple clamps, Silk scarves
Porn Movies, Which?
Amateur, Bisexual, Bondage, Busty women, Cumshots, Fetish, Lesbian, Transsexual
Porn Movies, With?
Wish my partner would watch with me
Porn Movies, How often?
Once or twice a week
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It's been months since I posted a blog. It's been at least 6 weeks since I was faithfully tracking both food and exercise. And not that I'm not still exercising, but for some reason I haven't been able to get around to recording what I've been doing. So, where did my motivation go?
I'm starting to think it's been a couple of step process. First, we took a week and a half mid July to go on vacation. 19 hours straight in a car with little to do but stare out the window and eat crappy food. Back from vacation, I just start to get in the swing of things again with working out and yoga. And then bam, labor day weekend, I have the worst sinus infection I've had in years. It took almost three weeks to get over. And then right when I start to feel better, allergies mixed with a head cold hit. It's been a fabulous fall so far.
I'm so far behind in my workouts, it's not even funny. The upside? I'm still losing weight. The downside? I've got a Zombie 5k run on Sunday that I'm nowhere near where I should be. I should have been almost to jogging the entire thing, but I can barely jog for over a minute before I have to start walking again.
So, back to square one. Back to trying to get to yoga at least twice a week and back to working on building up my endurance for running. Unfortunately, it's just not in time to get through the race on Sunday.
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I am so glad you are back! I just joined and i need all the motivation i can find--the good news is that you are here! Yeah, you may be back at what feels like square one but having been here before--this time it will count twice and get you closer to where you where and en-route to where you want to be!
You have work to do to get to "where you should be" take it one day at a time...push yourself like you never have before and you will go where you've been before! You may not be any where near where you should be--but you are at a great place and will get to your best one step ata time :)
Keep posting, keep tracking, keep jogging--one minute at a time!!!
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SnowPeak Trek 900 Pot ModificationLet me just preface this post by saying what I am about to describe has most certainly been done a number of times. I just thought I would repost this just in case someone was interested.I have been using the SP Trek 900 pot and my bushbuddy stove for about a month now. I really wanted to get the BPL 1100 pot made for the bushbuddy, but I didn't want to wait for it to come into stock. The trek 900 has worked well but no matter how I position the pot on the stove the handles become covered with soot so they had to go. In their place, a bail allowing me to lift the pot soot free.Tools I used:Dremel tool. Used both the cutting wheels; it took two to do the project. I also used a grinding wheel to grind down the spot welds after removing the handles.Flat head screw driver. Used to pry and make sure I didn't cut into the pot with the dremel.Needle nose pliers. Used to gently pry the handle sheath away from the spot welds.What I did:I used the dremel with the cutting wheel to cut the handles off. I cut along the raised portion of the handle sheath. Then, using the pliers, pried up the handle sheath and slowly started cutting it away with the dremel. I used the the screwdriver to pry between the spot welds (an old, small, flat piece of metal would work just as well) and cut the handle sheath with the dremel tool while the screwdriver was in between the handle sheath and the pot itself (see picture). I then just pried off the sheath from around the spot welds. Be careful when doing this. Even though the weld is stronger than the surrounding metal it can pull the weld apart from the pot leaving you with a small hole that needs to be patched. I then ground down the spot welds with the dremel tool and the grinding wheel to make them rounded so they will not catch on anything. You could grind them down a lot more than I did, but I didn't want to risk putting a hole in the pot. To attach the bail I just drilled two small holes opposite each other 0.5" down from the top of the pot. I cut a length of titanium wire that was donated by a most generous BLP staff member and bent it to fit. I made it long to keep it cool and soot free and easily removable so it could be stored in the bottom of the pot below the bushbuddy for ease of packing.The end result:Pot without lid before modification weighed in at 3.5oz. Removing the handles saved 0.5oz. Removing the handle sheath saved 0.15oz. The titanium bail added 0.10oz.The final tally of the pot with a homemade lid, bail, and bushbuddy stove weighs in at 8.0oz.
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Turned out great, Jay. And what a nice round number for the final weight!
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Looking for advice on an all mountain board
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All good boards but none really the first choice for what you are describing.
TRS is probably closest, but might be a touch wide - but 159 (assuming you get your weight under control) might just work for you at 25.3.
Cobra could also be ok but would be more limiting if you are planning to ride switch.
Billy Goat not the right board for the described riding - it is much more of a big mountain charging board. It will work ok on the groomers but is too stiff and plankish to be much fun there.
Of the other boards, the Bataleon Goliath is not a bad choice.
The Jam is way too much board again (like the Billy Goat). Have not ridden the BSOD but assume the same applies.
To be honest, the SL is pretty damn good board for your type of riding. The Proto would be good, too.
Thanks for the honest input that's what I was looking for. I was afraid the Gnu might be too stiff for what I'm looking at in a board, but the waist width was attractive. I'd love to do the type of riding its truly meant for, but I'm just not there yet.
They did just update the SL for the 12-13 lineup... hmm, haha. Decisions Decisions. So then it would be roughly down to Cobra (I rarely ride switch unless I'm getting myself out of a jam, and a little more sometimes in the trees), the TRS, the Goliath or the updated SL.
Controlling my weight won't be a problem. I'm the opposite of most people, I work on call and outside so in the summer when I'm not working I'm lethargic as balls. It gets a wee bit hot down here. In the fall/winter months I'm much more active and drop 10 lbs like nothing, with effort 15-20 won't be a problem, I used to cut weight all the time.
So I'm guessing with those, the Cobra is probably the stiffest, and the other 3 are pretty close and more of a which graphic do I like better type of thing. The one thing I didn't like about my SL was that it seemed like it could be a bit soft for when I wanted to absolutely haul ass. Then again I was around 190 when I rode it last season. So if I could drop to 180-185 that might not be such an issue at that length.
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With the forecast predicting warm, sunny days this coming weekend, it seemed like a great time to bring up spring-cleaning. In addition to getting rid of winter clutter and debris lying around, did you know that outdoor spring-cleaning projects are a great way to prevent future pest infestations? Since most pests venture in from the great outdoors (the exception being those who hitch rides such as bed bugs), you will find that paying close attention to the exterior of your property will actually reduce the threat of pest infestations inside your home. So while you are underway with projects like staining the deck and preparing the garden for the growing season, now is the time to implement a few spring pest prevention tips as well! Here are some suggestions from the Denver and Boulder pest control pros at EnviroPest by Sprague Pest Solutions:
Trim back tree branches, shrubs, and bushes - Any trees, shrubs or bushes that touch the side of the home or the roof are going to create a bridge that allows insects like ants for instance to walk right on over. This greatly increases the chance of an infestation considering even a tiny crack or hole can allow insects and some rodents access to the inside.
Seal off cracks and holes - To follow up on our first tip, next we suggest that you inspect the exterior of the home for any small cracks, holes, crevices or other openings that could allow pests a chance to get inside. Seal off these openings with caulk or a screen depending on the size and nature of the opening. A good rule of thumb, if the opening size is greater than or equal to the diameter of a dime, seal it! In some cases like chimneys and vents, a screen is necessary compared to a full seal.
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South America has changed. I was happy to find plenty of wonderful roasted vegetables and beautiful fruits and salads in both Argentina and Brazil. This was not the case when I visited South America other times. I think it's us…food bloggers…continually touting farm-to-table, healthy choices and balanced eating. So, a round of applause to all the foodies out there!
Oh, yes, I had meat too. Infinitely more in 1 week than I generally consume in months! Various cuts of beef, pork, chicken, lamb, ham and chorizo passed these lips. And I had fried appetizers, the occasional dessert and lots of bread. But I also had fresh local fish several times and lots of vegetables and fruit. Sounds like a lot of eating, doesn't it? Come see…
In case you don't know, while both Argentina and Brazil are known for their BBQ-ed meats, there is a large Italian influence in both countries so you also find wonderful pizzas, pastas and gelato.
This was my third visit to Buenos Aires but, like the others, it was just for a few quick days. We stayed in the micro center for convenience, but there certainly are more beautiful areas. Buenos Aires is a huge and diverse city with many green areas, especially in Palermo, and historic 'old world grand' areas like Recoleta. We were, however, in walking distance to the Puerto Madero, a great complex on the water which houses a lot of restaurants, and to Florida Street (shoppers mecca).
[FYI: Argentina boasts the widest avenue in the world "9 de Julio" in Buenos Aires and the widest waterfall in Iguazu.]
Vamos a comer (let's eat!)
After flying all night and the usual rigmarole before boarding and after deplaning, we were ready to eat. Since our rooms weren't ready, we asked where we could go for a quick lunch and the food court at the Galleria Pacifico was recommended. A food court would not be our first choice (ever) but we were tired and hungry. And it was close by.
Let me tell you…this is one great food court! Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful tortas can be found all over the place as well as beautiful salads and all kinds of other choices. (They even have a bar and specialty coffee shops.) But I could not get past the array of tortas, most of which were vegetable-based, many layered with pureed pumpkin.
For dinner I suggested Cabaña Las Lilas in Puerto Madero (a popular restaurant noted for raising its own meat) but there was a long wait so we went to Happening about a block or two away. I'd read in NY Magazine that this was Gael Greene's favorite restaurant in Buenos Aires — and I couldn't argue with that. It was quite nice, comfortable, service great — and we loved their communal antipasto table!
Here's my group the night we went to the elegant La Esquina de Carlos Gardel for a lovely dinner and tango show.
I loved my appetizer of avocado, salmon and citrus sauces (crappy photo but I can't wait to try to make it at home).
Other recommendations: Las Cholas in Las Canitas specializes in parilladas (grilled variety of Argentine meats presented together) — we also had a parillada of grilled vegetables. Available everywhere: great appetizers of empanadas and proveleta (baked provolone cheese).
This was my second visit to Iguazu Falls. The first time I stayed on the Brazilian side of the Falls. This time, the Argentine side, which afforded us the wonderful experience of riding the rapids and going under the falls for a thorough (and cold) dousing.
We stayed at the Grand Iguazu Resort Spa + Casino and had a lovely dinner in their restaurant our first night. Here's my gazpacho appetizer and lamb 2-way entree.
The second night we had dinner in a wonderful restaurant in town called Aqua which specializes in local fish and Italian dishes. This was the appetizer platter for 2. The curly white stuff under the avocado is edible palm flowers.
And then…on to Rio de Janeiro. The first time I was there I stayed in Ipanema, this time Copacabana. Ipanema is preferred.
After visiting Corcovado and Sugarloaf,
we stopped for 'rodizio' (BBQ that is carried to your table on skewers until you beg for mercy) at Estrela do Sol Churrascaria. All kinds of beef, pork, chicken and even fish – not to mention a huge salad bar.
Feijoada is the national dish of Brazil. It is only served on Saturdays — and only in the afternoon. (You need the remainder of the day to digest!) Perfect timing for us as we were leaving that evening so we had a wonder farewell brunch at the Caesar Park Hotel in Ipanema. It started with a caiprinha bar, appetizers (all things fried like this) and live bossa nova music by a trio.
Then the big reveal. Feijoada! Nice touch that it was broken out by individual cauldrons of the various meats that had been cooked with black beans so that you could avoid pig trotters if you chose to. Feijoada is generally accompanied by white rice, collard greens, farofa (toasted manioc flour) and orange slices to cut the richness. Of course, there was the ubiquitous salad bar and other specialties like roast suckling pig and chicken.
A sample plate (I won't say whose) showing a variety of meats, orange, pumpkin, cassava, collard greens, black beans, rice and farofa.
Yes, we were satiated. And, yes, we had dessert anyway. They were really tiny. Really.
Another recommendation in Rio: Stravaganza in Ipanema for delicious pizzas and salads in a trendy setting. For a non-alcoholic drink, try Guarana Zero, a carbonated soft drink.
Home again, home again, jiggity jog. I'm trying to keep my lips zipped since my return. I have less than 2 weeks before I have to pack the suitcase and head out to San Francisco for the FoodBuzz Festival…another eating/drinking orgy. And I don't want to think about Thanksgiving and the year-end holidays being right around the corner. Oink-oink.
Great Pics. The food there is really wonderful. Thanks for sharing your photo's
Wow! What a great trip. Those desserts made a grand finale.
What a great write-up! I lived in Buenos Aires for a year and a half and miss it very much. I love that you found the food court at Galleria Pacifico so good. It's easy to get incredible food in Argentina, including in a mall. Although this is no ordinary mall, eh? I'd be hard pressed to think of a bad meal in Argentina.
Well, ok … the Riñon al Horno (roast kidney) that I thought was roast beef waiting on the kitchen counter when I got home from work one night was not my favorite.
I didn't make it to Brazil, other than to look at it from the Argentine side of Iguazu, but your photos and write up make me want to hop a plane and head down this weekend!
I'm so glad you enjoyed your trip to my adopted country. I haven't made it to Brazil yet, but a visit to Rio is in the works.
I am a big fan of tartas, too. The one in your photo looks like a tarta de acelga (swiss chard), which is one of my faves! I have never eaten at the food court at Galerías Pacífico – thanks for the tip!
The Brazilian food all looks amazing, especially those big, steaming dutch ovens filled with feijoada.
Thanks for the great write-up and the recommendations.
Greetings from Argentina,
Wonderful post Joan! So many great ideas in those photos. I can't wait to see you make that avocado/salmon appetizer. Love the gazpacho service too. Sorry I'll miss you at the FF this year, I have to be in Vegas that weekend. Can't wait to read all about that too!
I've never been and your post makes me want to pack my bags to Buenos Aires! WOW – suckling pig…everything looks simply delightful. Eating your way through the country. Enjoy!
Look at all that wonderful food. How could we ever eat again!Argentina even has a day set aside just for Gnocchi!!!!! Looks like you had a wonderful holiday!!!!!
Great trip Joan, Mary and girls. How wonderful for all to have the benefit of your culinary critiques and appreciatioh.
The commentary and the pictures – truly wonderful. Thanks.
What a trip and great shots. The brazilian restaurant really got me….wish I had been there…
Sounds like you have a blissful time in South America. I never been to any of these country. Food sounds delightful as well.
awesome pictures. come visit me next year when I move to Bahia!
A great write up Joan…I have always enjoyed BA and Rio for their wonderful foods…it's hard trying to stop at the rodizios!!!! I can totally sympathise. Glad you had a wonderful trip!
This looks like a food vacation. I totally love that. Damaris and I try to focus our vacations totally on food– I'm definitely going to Brazil next year.
The Feijoada was truly my highlight of your trip. HOLY FLIPPIN' COW! I cannot imagine being at a feast with cauldrons brewing and a suckling pig, too!
I have never travelled to South America. Peru is on the top of our list, but there are more European places I want to hit before Brazil. I wish I could live forever ,and do it all.
Wow !!! I loved your pics !! Nostalgia for me (but I'm going to BA in February) When I lived in Argentina, I worked teaching English to professionals in the offices in Retiro (next to the sheraton) and Puerto Madero…and had lunch in Galerias Pacifico, almost every day !! Thanks for this post!!
What a GREAT trip Joan and it is so nice to see you take this with your girlfriends. How lovely!
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Amazing post Joan! I'd love to travel more to write about the food of the countries south of my border. Those pictures have made me hungry. What a great trip.
What a fantastic trip. Your third one too! Lucky. I'd love to visit one day. The food looks amazing and what a fun time you had! Looking forward to meeting you at the festival!
I miss home! I love all that food,Joan!!!!What a fantastic trip!
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WORTHINGTON – Yesterday's weather caused a multitude of traffic crashes, which are still being documented through the Minnesota State Patrol and other area law enforcement entities. Major roads were closed in the early afternoon across southwest Minnesota and other areas due to low visibility.
There was a rollover on eastbound I-90 at 7:20 a.m. in Nobles County, and at 1 p.m., there was a multiple vehicle crash on I-90 in Rock County, but the details have not yet been released. At 2:42 p.m., a semi rear-ended a vehicle on westbound I-90 in Nobles County, again with no details yet released.
In South Dakota, a crash that ultimately involved more than 20 vehicles on Interstate 90 near Humboldt blocked the westbound lanes of that road. Officials closed those lanes to allow troopers, Department of Transportation crews and other responders to work at the scene and to make the scene safer for motorists involved in the crash or traveling in the area. Officers also responded Thursday afternoon to a multiple-vehicle crash on Interstate 29 in the Tea area. As many as a dozen vehicles were involved in that incident.
In Pipestone County, a crash between a van and a semi sent two people to the hospital. Shortly before 2 p.m., both vehicles were westbound on Highway 30 when the van, driven by Douglas Carstensen, 53, of Pipestone, slowed for whiteout conditions. He was rear-ended by a semi driven by Merlin Myhra, 62, of Pipestone. Both were taken to the Pipestone hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
WORTHINGTON - In honor of Martin Luther King Day, all city, county and state government offices will be closed Monday, including the law enforcement center at Prairie Justice Center. The Worthington Post Office will be closed, as will the Nobles County Library. Hy-Vee and Fareway will observe their regular hours, and Schaap Sanitation will maintain regular routes. First State Bank Southwest and Rolling Hills Bank and Trust will be open, all other Worthington financial institutions will be closed.
WORTHINGTON — As part of its Winter Book Sale, the Nobles County Library, 407 12th Street, Worthington, will host a bag sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the downstairs conference room. That book sale has been going on since Wednesday.
WORTHINGTON – There's a new director at the Memorial Auditorium in Worthington, and she's very excited about it. Tammy Makram of Luverne started in the position Monday.
According to Makram, this is her dream job. She said she is in love with arts and has a huge passion for performing arts venues.
Makram grew up in Ellsworth, attended college at Augustana, then moved to the Twin Cities to work as a graphic designer. That work eventually took her to Los Angeles, but after her son was born, she moved back to the area to be closer to family.
She has served as the executive director of the Council for Arts and Humanities in Rock County, and is on Blue Mound Area Theater Board of Directors, which runs the Palace Theater in Luverne.
Her passion for theater and the arts prompts her to make sure community theaters thrive. Makram said when she heard the job at Memorial Auditorium was available, she applied immediately. She was fortunate enough, she said, to have them select her for the position.
SPIRIT LAKE – Spirit Lake resident Tailer Handsaker, accused of murdering 36-year-old Sarah Grimmius of Jackson, is scheduled to go to jury trial September 9th in Dickinson County District Court. Handsacker was arrested December 8th when authorities were called about an unresponsive individual at a residence in rural Spirit Lake. Court documents indicate Grimmius may have been dead for several days.
Handsacker has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Grimmius. Details into the case, including the manner of death, have not been released.
Handsacker remains in the Dickinson County Jail on $500,000 bond. A court hearing on motions in the case is scheduled for January 31st.
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Upon further investigation officers discovered that someone entered the residence and stole a 32 inch Sony Bravia television, a Nintendo Wii game console, Wii games, a DVD player, DVD movies, a safe, jewelry and cash. The report says the burglary likely took place between Friday, January 10 and Wednesday, January 15.
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Celebrating American AbundanceAchelous and Hercules by Thomas Hart Benton is a raucous, gaudy, vibrant mural, 22 feet long, full of surging shapes and churning rhythms. By the time Benton painted it for a Kansas City department store in 1947, he had already been tagged by the East Coast critics as an uncouth, outspoken, provincial artist, so he may have been playing to his critics with his bright colors and athletic figures. I always imagine this scene with the sounds of Aaron Copland's Rodeo in the background. Or maybe it's closer to "spacious skies amber waves of grain purple mountains majesty and the fruited plain."
In this large postwar mural, the high-flying allegorical figure offering a laurel wreath and trailing a red drape seems especially out of place. She is there to remind us that this is not a simple Midwestern farm scene. Benton took the story of Achelous and Hercules from Bulfinch's mythology.
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Propagating The Confederate Rose
How to get cuttings and grow the Confederate Rose.
A dear friend gave me cuttings of the beautiful Confederate Rose and I have been in love with them since they first bloomed in my garden. I understand that the Confederate Rose (often called Cotton Rose) was imported from China into England in the 1600s. It was much later that it came into the United States. It marched through the South with its grand beauty and quickly became a favorite immediately after the Civil War. Perhaps it was the tacit balm of beauty and dignity it exudes that caused it to gain favor so quickly.
Not surprising, the legend of the Confederate Rose asserts that the flower was once pure white. During the Civil War, a soldier was fatally wounded in battle and fell upon the rose as he lay dying. During the course of time he took to die, he bled more and more until at last all the blossoms were covered with his blood. When he died, the flower died with him. Thereafter, the Confederate Rose opens white, and over the course of the two days the blossoms last, they turn gradually from white to pink to dark pink.
Now that I have rambled some, I want to tell you how to propagate this lovely plant.
- In the fall, before the first frost, take strong clippers and cut the branches into pieces about 18 inches long. You may cut several pieces from one branch. If you do this, be sure to always keep the lower end you cut as the lower end. In other words don't turn a middle piece upside down; it won't root if you do.
- Put the cuttings in a five-gallon bucket of water. Have at least six to eight inches covered in water.
- Keep the cuttings in a warm, sunny spot if you can. If not, they will still do fine just about any where in your home.
- I add sand to the water after they begin to root.
- In late spring, plant the new growth in a rich, loamy soil. They need at least six hours of sun, and they require a lot of water during hot weather.
- It will grow and blossom on its own. No pruning is required. It will bloom in the fall and go dormant for winter.
I have been surprised by the growth of the cuttings. I have seen roots come out quickly. Other times I have thought they were not going to root at all, but saw live buds up and down the cutting. They both lived and did well after they were planted in late spring.
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Queiroz camp to protest ref performance
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11/14/12 3:34 AM by Bentleysuper8
Holy shit. That's crazy. He should retire from refereeing now.
11/14/12 3:27 AM by Bentleysuper8
Because the ref clearly had a poor grasp of the rules. "Don't use your head"???? What the fuck was that. You have to give the guy in top position more than 10 seconds to improve his position. It's pretty standard. I mean that was judo stand up fast. Screws the guy with good takedowns or robs him of the opportunity to clear his head a bit.
11/13/12 10:13 AM by ranier wolfcastle
i'll show u why that ref hates ground fighting
11/13/12 3:21 AM by Wu Massacre
Yeah it's funny now but just wait until the UFC wars erupt and the army of ariany celest robots take over the world, and DW rains down bombs from his pyramid illuminati spaceship, it won't be funny then
11/13/12 3:16 AM by YellowWrkedByTapIn
If you're gonna try trolling, be funny.
11/13/12 3:15 AM by Wu Massacre
It's about BELLATOR favoring Russian fighters similar to how UFC favors Brazilian fighters to build up viewer bases in these highly populated countries , even though I think that might just have been a terrible decision, but the favoring is a secret theory I have linked to how Dana White actually also controls the illuminati, the pyramid thing on the back of the dollar bill is actually a picture of his spaceship, and Ariany Celest is a cyborg robot and there are many copies of her
11/13/12 3:09 AM by YellowWrkedByTapIn
^What does any of that have to do with the topic at hand? This ref need to be fined/suspended. Utterly insane.
11/13/12 3:03 AM by Wu Massacre
I didnt read much at the time and most of what i saw was consumed by Lombar-Boetsch but I'm interested what did people think about that Faber-Barao decision by the way. I know Faber broke his rib during the fight but I couldnt even tell. I thought he counterstruck well and outlanded Barao significantly. Barao threw a lot of wild strikes but almost all of them were blocked or checked but for some reason were counted as having landed. He almost never landed clean on Faber the whole fight, and Faber tagged him in the face a bunch. Barao was looking more hurt after a few of them than Faber did at any point in the fight. I've seen it twice and I'm convinced that the judges just couldn't see the level of detail ringside to call who actually landed strikes and gave it to Barao for a number of reasons, striking wildly with big motions being one of them.Also it's funny because every article I see about it says 'barao completely dominated faber' but, watch the fight carefully again, and see what really happened for yourself. And I don't even like Faber , really. Neutral to both.
11/13/12 2:28 AM by Wu Massacre
Also I think Bellator is going to call fights and give edge to their Russian fighters. Know how UFC always overhyped/overhypes the Brazilians, especially when they were competing with PRIDE? Building up their market in Brazil. Giving the Brazilian's easier fights on home turf and in general, and the edges in decisions (Still going on, Faber-Barao was a joke IMO). It's going to be very similar.
11/13/12 2:26 AM by Wu Massacre
I actually thought that reffing was awesome! Some of the best I have seen recently.He got his chance when he showed he could neither work effective GnP or get close to a submission when 2 or 3 minute of the first round were wasted after he went to save himself with a takedown.No LnP, thanks. Reminded me of the PRIDE fights that were so great because of the fast standups and constant action. The 'no using head' was a bit odd although it could be argued that pushing one's head forcefully into the face, the nose, is illegal. That ref needs to get promoted and start working the UFC. Let's see some fights.


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Pavilion destroyed, streets flooded, golfball-size hail reported in storms
Lakeside pavilion destroyed by storm
CLEVELAND - Thunderstorms packed high winds and large hail, knocked out power to thousands of residents across northeast Ohio on Tuesday.
The storms hit the region around 8 a.m., with much of the damage coming east of Cleveland, in Ashtabula and Lake Counties.
There were reports of hail as large as golf balls and even baseballs, and wind gusts up to 60-70 mph. A viewer from Streetsboro sent a picture of a chimney that fell off a home.
In Amherst, hail damages all the cars at the Spitzer VW dealership. One car even got a cracked windsheild.
A salesman said it hailed there for 20 minutes Tuesday morning.
Mark Clark said the near golf ball sized hail left 12 dents in his car outside the Giant Eagle in Amherst.
[ You can view a photo gallery of the storm photos by following this link: http://5.wews.com/84K ]
The Ashtabula County Sheriff's office said that most of the storm damage was in Orwell and Geneva-on-the Lake. They had several reports of trees and wires down in those areas.
The pavilion at Geneva Township Park was destroyed. Some of it ended up in Lake Erie. We got several pictures from around the Geneva-on-the-Lake Lodge showing trees down. There was supposed to be a concert in the park this evening.
Motorists were having trouble getting into Geneva-on-the-Lake. The main road is shut down due to a huge tree falling down in the middle of town and taking out some power lines.
A woman from West Virgina who is camping in the area said she has never seen anything like the storm this morning.
No injuries were reported as a result of the storms.
State Route 84 between County Line Road and Bates Road in the Village of Madison will remain closed until at least 9 a.m. Wednesday. A spokesman with the Ohio Department of Transportation said a tree fell and brought power lines down on the roadway.
A power outage closed Thistledown in Cleveland Tuesday afternoon for the rest of the day. Sherry Pinson from the race track's communications department said in a news release there is no firm report on when power will be restored. Thistledown is expected to open again at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
By Tuesday afternoon, 6,500 people in Cuyahoga County still had no power, and approximately 3,000 in Summit, Medina and Portage counties also were without electricity.
A spokesman for First Energy said crews will be working throughout the day and into the evening to restore electricity.
At the height of the storm, up to 35,000 residents lost power in Cuyahoga County, and as many as 15,000 people were without power in Lake, Ashtabula and Trumbull Counties, according to FirstEnergy.
In Brecksville, Chippewa Elementary School had power knocked out Tuesday morning, and are closing the school at 11 a.m. Students who are not able to be picked up will be transported to the middle school, officials said.
More than an inch of rain fell by 8:30 a.m. in Ashtabula, Lake, Geauga, and Trumbull Counties.
West of the city, we received reports of large hail falling in Amherst and Elyria.
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I think that I have both of these diagrams right but what I am wondering is if I should put any diode's in here for security. Here is an explanation of all the wires:
5v wire is from the ps/2 port to trigger the reed relay
12v comes straight from distro block connected direct to battery
neg goes to the ground
The once scheme is going to turn on the power inverter when the laptop is on (the one with the two green leads coming for the 12v relay)
The other is going to send 12v to my lilliput screen
So basically what I am wondering if if I should put any diodes in here somewhere so that my laptop doesn't get zapped for some reason. Also I was wondering if I would need to put a diode betwwen the negative of the 12v relay and the negative of the reed relay. The reason that I am wondering this is because after the reeed relay is triggered on it will be sending 5v to the neg side of the 12v relay and since the neg of the reed relay and the neg of 12v relay are connected together wont this try to trigger on the 12v relay? That is kind of hard to explain. Please let me know if there is anything that I should add, diodes, resistors, etc. Thanks!


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|I really haven't come "down on any side" yet David. That is why I am anxious to see JD and Eric's findings. They are the experts. I myself have struggled with the entire battle as so many things (at least to me - appear totally illogical and "out of character" for RE Lee.) This includes the ANV's deployments, lack of initiative in regards to the high ground, Pickett's Charge (of course) among others. Historically, Stuart has been blamed as leaving the ANV blind - and in many regards he is guilty - but WHY was he absent? is the question that has IMO, plagued his legacy for decades.
I have been to Gettysburg several times and at the risk of insulting someone, (which is NOT my intent as BOTH sides deserve equal respect), I have come away with a feeling that the Confederates "lost that fight" - more than the Union "won it." The laundry list of poor judgments that were made (on so many levels) is astounding and I think the CSA made it easier (for lack of a better word) for the Federals to capitalize on their mistakes. Although... hind-site is 20-20 and it is easy for me to "Monday morning quarterback" 143 years later... I'm hoping that JD and Eric will shed some light on the subject for the rest of us.


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Title: Youth Gone Wild (搖滾狂潮)
By: Lee Nicky
Original Publisher: Tong Li (1997)
Target Group: Teens, Girls
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Chinese Release: 14 volumes (complete)
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Yating was working in a recording company until she was fired by her boss (a famous movie actress with a spoiled temperament). Discouraged and jobless, Yating decided to work in a pub where a famous group called "Gangster" regularly played. Along the way, she gets to meet this guy who has the most divine voice. Yating's luck then began to change when her uncle decides to retire and set up his own record company. He asks her to join in his ambition to create the most famous rock group in Taiwan. This is the story of how Yating, being the new manager, tried to create the ultimate rock band!


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New characters announced for Marvel Heroes
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Gazillion Entertainment, took to Comic Con last weekend to announce new characters for their upcoming RPG Marvel Heroes.
Unveiled last week were Jean Grey, Nova and Luke Cage. Says Gazillion, "these iconic Super Heroes join the roster of over 25 announced playable Marvel characters that gamers collect and deploy, including Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hulk and Wolverine."
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Dennis Tribble testifies in Vermont District Court in Hyde Park in February 2009. / Free Press File
Dennis Tribble, whose two murder convictions in the shooting death of Michael Borello have been thrown out, is led from Vermont Superior Court in Hyde Park in January. / Micky Smith, News and Citizen/File photo
The case of Dennis Tribble, the man twice convicted of murdering a neighbor in 2000 only to have the Vermont Supreme Court overturn the verdicts, is headed for a third trial.
Tribble, representing himself, appeared Tuesday afternoon in Vermont Superior Court in Hyde Park to face a charge of second-degree murder.
After an exchange between Tribble and Judge Gregory Rainville, Rainville entered a pro-forma not-guilty plea on Tribbles behalf and ordered that he undergo a mental competency exam before any pretrial issues are addressed, Lamoille County States Attorney Joel Page said later Tuesday afternoon.
Tribble, 62, of Wolcott is accused of shooting his neighbor Michael Borello on his 43rd birthday after the two had argued. Tribble has contended he acted in self defense.
Tribble was first convicted of first-degree murder in 2002 in absentia when he fired his attorney the day before the trial was begin, then refused to show up at court to defend himself.
The Vermont Supreme Court overturned that verdict and ordered a new trial after ruling the lower court had erred in letting the trial proceed without Tribbles participation following a dispute between Tribble and a defense lawyer about employing an insanity defense.
The case was retried in 2009 with Tribble represented by a lawyer. A jury found Tribble guilty of second-degree murder but not first-degree murder.
The high court overturned that verdict in December, ruling that Judge Brian Grearson mistakenly permitted the jury to hear videotaped testimony about Tribbles mental state at the time of the shooting.
By doing so, the justices ruled, Tribble did not have a chance to question the witness face-to-face. Also problematic at the trial, the high court ruled, was the judges allowing Tribbles lawyer to make the final decision to argue that Tribbles mental capacity was diminished at the time of the shooting.
Tribble has fired 10 lawyers during the past 13 years over disputes about his defense against the murder charges, records show.
Grearsons status as the judge assigned to preside over the third trial is in question, Page said. Tribble has filed a request to have Grearson remove himself from the trial. A decision on the matter by Judge Amy Davenport, the administrative judge for the court system, is pending.
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Tony Cokes: 'Retro (Pop, Terror, Critique)' @ REDCAT
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Saturday, September 15 | 6–9pm
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Tuesday-Sunday | 12pm–6pm or Intermission
REDCAT: Rhode Island-based artist Tony Cokes' Retro (Pop, Terror, Critique) is an ambitious new multichannel video installation that surveys the past 15 years of his work. Since the mid-1980s, Cokes has employed the medium of video to borrow and sample materials from high and low culture and reveal how race, gender and class are perceived through "representational regimes of image and sound." Read more
Platform International Animation Festival @ REDCAT
REDCAT: Held for the first time in Los Angeles, the festival offers nine screenings, including highlights from the Annecy International Animation Festival, a celebration of 40 years of CalArts animation, and a retrospective of work by internet sensation PES. Read more
Singing Time with Kirsten: MFA Mid-Residency Voice Recital
CalArts, The Wild Beast
MUSIC: Voice recital by Kirsten Wiest, featuring 20th and 21st century music for soprano by Anton Webern, Per Nørgård, Nicola LeFanu and Jeffrey Holmes.
A Distributed Book Launch for 'I'll Drown my Book: An Anthology of Conceptual Writing by Women'
Locations: Institute for Figuring, Automata and Human Resources (Chinatown LA)
CRITICAL STUDIES: This event is sponsored by the CalArts MFA Creative Writing Program and Les Figues Press.
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8-11 pm on Saturday, October 27, 2012
Institute for Figuring, Automata and Human Resources (Chinatown LA)
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Teresa Carmody, Jen Hofer, Vanessa Place, Frances Richard, Giovanni Singleton, Christine Wertheim
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Steelers conclude disappointing season with win over Browns
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The Steelers must be hoping a game out of their past will portend their future.
Troy Polamalu made a interception, one of four turnovers forced by the NFL's top-ranked defense. Ben Roethlisberger threw touchdown pass after touchdown pass. James Harrison was a one-man disruption force.
Too bad that what the Steelers envisioned for the season happened only in the meaningless final game of a forgettable, injury-disrupted and loss-filled season already relegated to the scrap heap.
After a 24-10 win Sunday over the Cleveland Browns before the smallest crowd to watch them at Heinz Field, the Steelers (8-8) must wonder if only their second non-winning season since 2003 will signal big changes to come.
"It will be an interesting offseason," said Polamalu, who made his first interception since the final game of the 2011 season.
The offseason already has begun, a result of three straight losses and five of six down the stretch that cost the Steelers their ninth postseason appearance since 2001 — and likely jump-started their most extensive makeover in a decade.
Max Starks, Ramon Foster, Mike Wallace, Keenan Lewis, Rashard Mendenhall and possibly Casey Hampton might be gone due to salary-cap restraints and the realization it might be time to start retooling an aging team.
There probably will be others who leave, too, following the Steelers' second-worst season in 13 years.
"It was a humbling experience for us," said Antonio Brown, who made his fourth touchdown catch in as many games. "The Steelers' organization isn't used to ending the season on an early note, so there's a lot of stuff that's going to come from this."
If there had been more games like this, there might not have been such an ominous change-is-coming atmosphere in the locker room following only their second win since Roethlisberger was injured during a 16-13 overtime win over Kansas City on Nov. 12.
The offense took awhile to get going, and it took the defense to help it along.
Cornerback Cortez Allen forced the first of two fumbles he caused, this one by receiver Josh Gordon, and Roethlisberger took advantage by finding tight end Leonard Pope in the end zone from a yard out to put the Steelers up, 10-3, in the final minute of the first half.
Allen caused five turnovers by himself in the final two games, or one-fourth of the Steelers' total season production.
"I hope I do that every game," Allen said.
The Browns (5-11), down to their No. 3 quarterback, tied it in the third quarter on Thad Lewis' first career touchdown pass, a 7-yarder to Greg Little. But the Steelers regained the lead on Roethlisberger's 9-yard TD throw to Brown to end their only extended scoring drive, 80 yards in 12 plays.
Roethlisberger finished it off with a back-to-the-future TD throw to Plaxico Burress with 3:20 remaining, drawing cheers from the few in the crowd of 51,831 who remained. Burress likely was in uniform only because Wallace (hip) was injured.
"We wanted to come out and finish the year with a win and have a good feeling going into the offseason," Roethlisberger said.
Burress, Polamalu, Roethlisberger, Harrison and Starks all contributing to a win? What is this, 2004?
The trouble is, 2013 is almost here and this cast won't be together again. The Steelers are about $12 million over the salary cap, and that could make unrestricted free agents such as Lewis and Wallace unaffordable and require renegotiations with Harrison, Polamalu and Roethlisberger, among others.
Harrison (11 tackles, one sack) and Polamalu were outstanding all day as the Steelers averted the first season sweep by Cleveland since 1988. But it wasn't until the final two weeks of the season that both former Defensive Players of the Year were close to being healthy at the same time.
"Nobody can play this game forever," Harrison said, foreseeing the impending changes. "Each year it's a different mix of people. Whoever we've got, we're going to hit the ground running."
And do it a lot sooner than they did this season.
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i'm new to informatica. i'm using informatica 8.6, oracle 11g, windows 7.
i cant able to create repository service and integraty service??
while creating it shows as unable to connect to repository POW_REP(name) on database..
please help me..
Hi Jeeva,
Give me the steps that you followed to create repository. If possible log also.
Best Regards,
Hi Jeeva,
I belive you cannot install informatica on window 7 . check the support environmnet docs on product documnets.
mahesh Paluri.
Hi chandu,
im too facing the same problem. it has got successfully installed in Windows 7. bt im unable to create repository services. i have created a database user with DBA permissions, and i hav configured that with repository services. bt at last im getting a screen which shows " Please wait, Creating Repository Service, This may take few minutes "........uuff the same screen im seeing from last 1hr, nothng hapnd.. got struck here..u can chk the error screen attachd with the post..
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Join us on a journey through the untouched wilderness of Botswana and Zambia. We explore the game parks and reserves of Moremi and Chobe in search of Africa's best wildlife. Along the way we marvel at the incredible Victoria Falls and stay on board a private houseboat in the tranquil oasis of the Okavango Delta.
Tour Highlights
- Botswana - A special wildlife experience in an untouched destination with few visitors
- Moremi Game Reserve - The big wildlife of Africa in a huge unspoilt wilderness.
- Okavango Delta Panhandle - Two nights on a houseboat exploring the Okavango Delta
- Chobe National Park - Look for the huge herds of elephants in the park.
- Victoria Falls - Feel the spray of the mighty falls, one of the natural wonders of the world.
Itineraries on some departure dates may differ, please select.
1Join tour Maun
2Drive to Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta
3Game drives in Moremi
4Drive to our houseboat on the Delta's Panhandle
5Optional Tsodilo Hills visit; Boat trip on the waterways
6Drive via Namibia's Caprivi Strip to Kasane; Chobe National Park
7At Kasane; Game drives in Chobe National Park
8Cross in Zambia and on to Livingstone; Visit the Victoria Falls
9Full day in Livingstone with a range of activities available
10Tour ends
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Families who are looking to view a wide range of wildlife need look no further than our adventure around Botswana. The country boasts a number of premium game viewing locations including the famous Chobe National Park and Okavango Delta which is combined with visiting a wonder of the world, the Victoria Falls. A wide range of accommodation awaits including a houseboat and a number of meals are included which all contribute to a good value game orientated holiday.
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MOU between raila odinga and Muslims.pdf Fellow countrymen/women, forget about Kibaki and PNU, ODM and Raila, ODMK and Kalonzo.
Kindly put your emotional attachments aside. Its now revealed and evident that some of these politicians are bent on destroying this country. Please go through the document and see what awaits you and me!!
So that you know. . . . . KBC News of 05.11.07, had muslim leaders in a press conference reacting to Raila's denial and accused him of denying there was a mkataba yet there was one!! On all the channels during news yesterday(06.11.07), he repeated at EL WAK, WAJIR and MANDERA that there is a mkataba with muslims.
Well, this is the actual MOU that Raila signed with Muslims. If it is not, let someone produce any other that is contrary to this.Or is this also propaganda? Do you remember the words of Balala at Kasarani?MAJIMBO IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN A NEW CONSTITUTION - NOT A TOOL TO GET VOTES!!!


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I've posted some comments about FMA and how some of the training is less than optimal. Here's some random thoughs on what we could be doing to further our skills and the art.
1. Invite guest instructors. Kendo, Spanish school, Fencing (saber, particularly), Medieval weapons (broadsword, etc.), WMA (Western Martial Arts) are good examples. This way you are not always fighting guys in your same system. It's too easy to think you're going unrehearsed, but in reality it's really speedy pattern drilling.
2. Always emphasize power over flippy-dippy twirling, florettes and fancy moves.
3. Instead of being so self-assured on your moves, always try to analyze them as you would BJJ and grappling. Look to see if you're allowing too much space, if you're not getting positional dominance, see how you can improve posture, learn to anticipate your opponent's moves. You're already good at the flow, so try to go outside that.
4. Work on weapons grappling. All too often, just when we get to the point of finishing the opponent, we stop and just 'indicate' the moves'. Learn weapons deployment, deployment prevention, two hands on one knife grappling. Don't be so worried about how you get into grappling range - it happens. So start there and 'go'.
5. Study a different art. Learn the basics of Kendo, study some WMA, join a fencing club. It will broaden your experience.
6. Understand that a weapon is a force multiplier, a speed multiplier and a range extender. If you're still doing big, broad movments, you're not taking best advantage of your weapons' characteristics.
7. Investigate better footwork. Lunge and riposte, KK footwork and moving like a tennis player has some possibilities.
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1. Yes an open mat for any weapon style would be good. Unmatched weapons FTW.
2. My guy always tries to emphasise these curving tipped strikes, it's so hard to hit that way and seems low percentage. I would rather just strike hard in simple fashion.
3. Because of the speed I think video taping is necessary for analysis.
7. Lunging forward and backward does have so many uses, many more than the triangle stepping it would seem. It seems strange that it's not really trained in FMA.
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Great stuff Widespread Panic, I like your open-mindedness and tendency to pressure-test the material.
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I responded earlier to your post WP. It is good ideas and I like them too - we had some of these concerns back in the 90s. Previously in Hawaii there was a group of us who tried this, we WANTED kendo, fencing, and kung fu guys to be in the weapons tournament. We wanted it to be open to all. Unfortunately, it never came to and many of the eskrima masters died and their students going into backyard training.
As for the flippity moves, I have no idea why eskrima has degraded itself this way. I grew up in plantation Hawaii. All the old manoys I've seen did not do this. It's often funny when some of the mainland guys would come down and do things like hubud, and were avid with such fancy abanikos twirly stuff - some we saw had merit . . but most times we were absolutely puzzled and didn't understand why training centered around stuff we considered mere coordination exercises.
I don't like to offend people about it . . but really that's how we were taught. Hubud, de cadena, twirly arkos - all were coordination drills. Really wasn't taught to us as actual fighting things. It was like jumping rope or hitting speed bag.
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MobutuHari - I responded earlier to your post WP. It is good ideas and I like them too - we had some of these concerns back in the 90s. Previously in Hawaii there was a group of us who tried this, we WANTED kendo, fencing, and kung fu guys to be in the weapons tournament. We wanted it to be open to all. Unfortunately, it never came to and many of the eskrima masters died and their students going into backyard training.Agree. I think all the flippy stuff was added to keep up interest. They're good to practice, and the energy drills are fun, but they should be viewed in the right context.
The key elements are power, aggression, transitions to ground fighting, and cardio and burst (part of aggression). So many people want to just let their conditioning fade and delude themselves into thinking the flippy-dippy stuff (like sinawali or knife tapping) will win any confrontation for them. It all goes out the window when you face a big tough guy with a heavy stick. If you have no 'alive' skills like the Dog Brothers have shown, you're now on level ground with a basically untrained guy. You're just backing up and trying to survive and hope his shots don't get through - heaven help you if you try some kind of weak block or you gas out. If the aggressive guy knows ground fighting and you're a traditional FMA guy, you're toast. He'll close and roof block and you'll be choked out.
Thanks for the input.
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The problem my teacher has is that he just doesn't have enough gear, and no one wants to buy it. So I bought two of everything, and now the other students still don't want to spar, because I'm encouraging it, not the teacher. I couldn't possibly know what I need to do to get better.
Actually, that's two problems. I'm from a BJJ / MMA background so I can't see the point of doing any of that stuff without sparring afterwards. The others are TMAish. Yes, it's a pejorative term.
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phauna - The problem my teacher has is that he just doesn't have enough gear, and no one wants to buy it. So I bought two of everything, and now the other students still don't want to spar, because I'm encouraging it, not the teacher. I couldn't possibly know what I need to do to get better.
Challenge the teacher to spar? Got a ring or a cage to do it in?
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You don't need much equipment to spar. A couple of headgears (decomissioned ones from a fencing school will do) and some light street hockey gloves. Perhaps elbow and knee pads until the fear diminishes.
You don't need to go balls to the wall every time you spar. It is un-necessary. Hard to avoid at the beginning, but un-necessary. Professional fighters (of all types) use a mixed bag of sparring, bag work, pad work, and drills to develop and and maintain their skills.
Even the dog brothers started this way. It should be no big deal.
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Hello Everyone,
Having sparred and trained in many weapon systems from Chinese,Japanese systems, to Medieval weapons to the FMA, the best method of training always includes a force on force hard core session of sparring.
There are many ancillary components to the training matrix that should be discussed here( along with hard core sparring) Drills such as isolated, environmental changes, pain induced, fatigue induced, odd hand sparring and attribute development sparring methods are another lynchpin in your development.
Don't overlook anything in your development. This is not an easy thing to say but after training, coaching, fighting and teaching for over 30 years, I can say that most students and people I have met and fought with under estimated their training by a long shot.
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One of the often overlooked components is knowing your limitations. Spar with a lot of different people, try out different arts related to what you're doing, see what genetic gifts you have (speed, durability, mobility, timing). A very large component of skill is due to genetics. What can take some people years to accomplish is often achieved by a gifted trainer in a matter of days.
Some old-time boxing trainers still have fast eyes and good timing (they use 'cues' off of your movement). They can still beat you to the punch, and make you miss. They don't really need raw speed.
Another is ability to conceptualize. If you've seen other arts, and know angles and footwork, things take less time to analyze on the fly. Just as watching a soccer game for the first time is confusing, after you know the rules, the use of the forwards and wing men and can pick out the teams better, it makes much more sense. You've conceptualized it. Your vision didn't get faster, but the things that may have hindered interpretation have been removed.
Some guys can take a hit and keep coming. Though a small knife can inflict a horrific wound, it won't stop a determined bad guy pumped up on adrenaline or drugs. There are a lot of intangibles wrt weapons use and training. Experience is a good teacher, but even then, things happen so quickly it's not easy to pick up useful information.
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very interesting!
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Mankato, Minn.— There's no better way to learn about what is happening in the global soybean market than to see it for yourself. The Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSRPC) is coordinating a See For Yourself trip to Japan and the Philippines to show Minnesota soybean farmers where their soybeans are going, to build relationships with foreign buyers and to help farmers better understand how their checkoff dollars are being invested. It also provides you with a chance to evaluate your investment.
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Applications are open to any Minnesota soybean farmer. Cost of the trip for those selected is $2,000. Spouses can attend but must be paid on your own at an estimated $5,600. Application deadline is Dec. 1, and can be completed at www.mnsoybean.org. Selection will occur in early December. Space is limited.
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It's Memorial Day here in the US and I'm in the midst of a four-day weekend before I start some wicked travel for the next three weeks. So I'm taking the easy road this week and asking one of my favorite questions to ask (it never gets old).
You tell us: What book have you read recently that you really enjoyed? It can be any genre, any publisher, the only criteria is that it's a book you liked!
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Cowboys coach Jason Garrett on seeing team's veterans: 'It was great to see players walking the halls'
A handful of Cowboys made an appearance at the team's headquarters in Valley Ranch on Friday morning, when the NFL removed restrictions that had forbid players from working out at team facilities, receiving medical treatment and meeting with the coaching staffs.
Quarterback Tony Romo, tight end Jason Witten and wide receiver Miles Austin were among five starters that were seen entering and leaving the Cowboys' complex. Other players spotted included defensive end Igor Olshansky, offensive tackle Marc Colombo, reserve quarterback Stephen McGee, guard Phil Costa, wide receiver Kevin Ogletree, cornerback Bryan McCann and offensive tackle Sam Young. Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said several of the team's veterans worked out under the supervision of new strength and conditioning coach Mike Woicik.
"It was great to see players walking the halls," Garrett added. "It was fun to be around them."
On Friday, a photographer captured a picture of Romo running alongside Witten, the team's most prominent player representative.
The return of Romo is one of the Cowboys' most noteworthy storylines this offseason. He fractured his left clavicle last October in a loss to the Giants, was placed on injured reserve on Dec. 21 and hasn't practiced with the team since he was hurt.
But despite recent events that seem to indicate an impending reunion of the Cowboys' veterans, owner Jerry Jones said Thursday night it's uncertain whether the team will organize team activities in the weeks ahead as the league awaits a decision by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding its request to delay the enforcement of a ruling from a lower court that ended the lockout.
"I don't think it's prudent to set up schedules and have players come in," Jones said. "I do know, and I can tell you first hand, there's a real good chance that things could change on our ability to do that. There's a good chance."
But Garrett would like to see the Cowboys get back to business.
"We certainly would rather have the players here working out, but we understand the nature of this labor situation," Garrett said. "We as an organization just need to be responsive to what's going on and handle it as best we can given what the rules are and what the situation is."


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Since Mother Nature kept us away from Michael's for two Wednesdays, we were only too happy to pull double duty this week. First up, 'The Cosmo 100,' a gals-only power lunch hosted by newly minted EIC Joanna Coles.
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Hillbilly recipe for biscuits and gravy from Mamaw Gerty!
Howdy to the folks on the innernet. My name is Merly Jean and I am gonna write some thangs that my Mamaw Gerty is a gettin reddy ta tell me.
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Well, I don't know what you think about possums but us hillbillies takes 'em serious. However, the stereotype of hillbillies eating possum are over exaggerated. The truth is that in most hillbilly homes you'd be lucky to see possum on the table two or three times a week. We always have possum less than three days out of the week at my house.
Once I was in Brooklyn and a guy from Staten Island asked me if it were true that "you people" eat possums. He was dead serious, I suppose he learned all about hillbillies from watching television, he had never been out of New York. With a very serious face I told him that yes, of course we eat possums but not every day. I told him that I went two or three …
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Several hours before a college student was taken from her apartment and sexually assaulted in December 2007, James Bielas cell phone was used in that area of northwest Reno, a Reno police officer testified Thursday.
And at 3:31 a.m. on the morning Brianna Denison was taken from a campus-area home, a call from Bielas phone to his voicemail was made near the site, the officer said.
Bielas activities and habits before, during and after Denison disappeared and two other women were sexually assaulted were the focus of much of the testimony Thursday, as the trial completes its second week.
Prosecutors said they expect to finish presenting their case Friday, and Bielas lawyers said they will begin their defense on Monday.
Biela is charged with raping and killing Denison in early 2008, and sexually assaulting two other college students in October and December 2007. He could face the death penalty if convicted.
At the end of the day, Jeremy Coston, a supervisor with J.W. McClenahan, testified that Biela worked for the plumbing company for five to six years. He said he was a good worker.
His latest job was at a site in south Reno, about a mile from the field where Denisons body was found.
Officer Joe Robinson, an expert in tracking cell phone records, said he reviewed Bielas phone activity in late 2007 and early 2008 and found that a call from Bielas cell phone was made to his friend Carl Jager twice just after midnight on Dec. 16, 2007. The cell phone tower used for that call is in northwest Reno, he said.
Jager testified earlier that he received a call from Biela that night, but Jager did not answer his phone. A college student testified last week that she was abducted from her university-area apartment and sexually assaulted at about 2 a.m. on Dec. 16, 2007.
Robinson also said a call from Bielas phone to his voicemail was made at 3:31 a.m. on Jan. 20, 2008 the morning Denison was abducted. The tower used for that call was northwest of Virginia and North McCarran. He said it was about 1 ½ miles from the home Denison was in.
Mike Metcalf, a network operations technician with Verizon, testified that if a person was calling voicemail from the area of 1395 Mackay Court, there was a high likelihood the phone would connect with that tower.
Several police detectives testified that they searched Bielas home, truck and trailer after he was arrested.
Reno police Det. Zachary Thew said he found two boxes of 9 mm ammunition and a receipt from Scheels for a 9 mm Glock hand gun in Bielas truck. According to the receipt, Biela first had to pass a background check before he could take possession of the gun, Thew said.
In a video of Biela taken after his arrest, he said told his girlfriend he had bought a gun and wanted to kill himself.
A Reno police detective who searched a travel trailer owned by Biela found two pairs of small womens thong underwear.
Biela had bought the 20-foot 1972 Road Ranger trailer for $600 on June 18, 2008, said Det. Troy Callahan. It was stored at EZ Storage near Lemmon Valley, he said.
During a search, he found two pairs of thong underwear inside a storage compartment. One was brown with pink polka dots. The other was multicolored with a fruit pattern, he said. The woman who sold the trailer to Biela said they did not belong to her, and she had never seen them before.
Reno police Det. Roya Mason said she did a forensic search on three of Bielas computers and found thousands of hits for the word thong. One computer produced 1,164 hits for thong and a second computer had 1,468 hits for thong. She also found hundreds of photographs of adult women wearing thongs.
Based on your review, did you find any appetites, or themes? Deputy District Attorney Chris Hicks asked.
I thought an interest in the thongs and women in thongs was a theme, she said.
Many of the web pages were viewed between May and November 2008, she said.
Some were viewed on the morning of his arrest.
Early Thursday, Bielas lawyers called for a mistrial based on a jurors question on Wednesday.
In a video of a meeting Biela had with his former girlfriend after his Nov. 25, 2008 arrest, Biela said he had tried to buy a gun. The juror asked Det. David Jenkins if he had an opinion about why Biela would have wanted to buy a gun if he already had one as used in the October 2007 sexual assault.
A sexual assault victim testified last week that Biela raped her at gunpoint in a parking garage in October 2007.
Deputy Public Defender James Leslie said the defense should be granted a mistrial because the question suggests that the juror has already decided that Biela is guilty of that October sexual assault.
Deputy District Attorney Elliott Sattler disagreed. He said it only shows that shes paying attention. He said it shows she heard testimony about Biela allegedly having a weapon, and now hearing that he tried to buy one.
The question itself doesnt suggest at this moment she believes Mr. Biela is guilty, Sattler said.
Judge Robert Perry called the juror into the courtroom alone to ask her about her question to determine if she had already decided the case.
Is there anything about this note that we should be concerned about indicating you have made up your mind about the attack? Perry asked.
No sir, she said. Not at all.
Perry dismissed the juror and said the trial will continue.
Deputy Public Defender Maizie Pusich said it was too early to say whether that decision would be a subject for appeal if he is convicted. If it gets to that point, she said the defense team will look at everything.


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About two weeks before they leave the nest, mama is out hunting and three chicks are alone in the nest. The Annual Puke Island punk rock festival is going on below in the park. The chicks spread their wings and mosh to the music.
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Whomever lives in that apartment with the air conditioner is sure to turn the thing on any day now if they haven't already!
I wouldn't imagine a good outcome will result, hopefully the chicks will fly before then!