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Through a broad overview of key policy and legislation dating back to the early 1990s, this paper finds that despite persistent efforts to coordinate an EU level approach to asylum and refugee protection, the process has been severely stifled by the lack of a philosophical consensus between Member States as to what constitutes refugee protection in Europe and globally.
Recognizing the particular challenges to refugee protection faced on both sides of the Atlantic, this report questions whether strengthening resettlement programs in the U.S. and Europe can help to address ongoing concerns over security, the volume and diversity of migrants, the rise of right-wing parties and the role of the welfare state.
In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., EU officials issued a symbolic statement that the EU was prepared to receive Afghan refugees displaced from the looming American intervention. Despite internal policy tendencies to reject Afghan claims to protection and domestic security concerns, EU officials seemed to recognize at the time there was very little risk of a massive influx of Afghan refugees.
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In the immediate aftermath of September 11, the U.S. government committed to increasing national security through every possible avenue. Although the most effective measures to combat terrorism will inevitably rely on intelligence, certain immigration programs and procedures can contribute to better intelligence and enhanced security.


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The big race is less than a week away! I am super excited to participate and am so happy that I have been able to keep up with the training these last three months. I was initially worried that life would get in the way or that I would give up. But perseverance and my stubborn determination prevailed! These last few weeks my knees have been giving me some issues as I completed my longer runs. Although I am a little worried I may not be able to run the entire 13.1 miles, I am perfectly okay with the idea of running more than half and walking a few miles. I was able to do the 15k a few weeks ago with no issues so I am hopeful.
I am also excited because while watching The View last week, Elisabeth Hasselbeck announced that she will also be running and raising money for a national charity. I am a big fan of the View and have my DVR set to record it daily. Wouldn't it be great if I could snap a picture of Elisabeth and me? I could also tell her about my MISSION to run in support of the Go Red For Women movement, which is fighting heart disease – the #1 killer of women.
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For this, (as the question, that the link links to, has been removed, "this" refers to sharing a banner on 3rd party websites concerned about limited resources) I'm looking for a free and reliable host for images, where I can share the image with a direct link. Google Picasa is not a good option because it produces a very long direct link, any other suggestions?
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In my dream, PD was an actual physical land. All of us lived in our own houses with our avatars on our doors... Anyway, one day Pants disguised himself as an old hermit and went to live in the woods on the hill, and people had to travel there to see who it was and to talk to him. He would then tell his visitors crazy but amazing stories- he actually told me a story about a gecko having lots of adventures (really fast paced and interesting, too bad I've forgotten it).
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How bad was the drought that plagued much of the U.S. last year? According to Georgia's Gov. Sonny Perdue, it couldn't have been much worse.
In October, he declared the northern part of his state to be under a water-supply emergency, and he appealed to President Bush to declare 85 Georgia counties as federal disaster areas. As he addressed reporters that had gathered by the shores of Lake Lanier, the main drinking water source for 5 million residents in the greater Atlanta area, he stood on ground that should have been well under water. Instead, it was packed red clay.
To abate his state's drinking-water woes, Perdue filed an injunction against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, seeking to ease regulations that require Georgia to send water downstream to Alabama and Florida. To meet the needs of a Florida hydroelectric power plant, and protect mussels and other endangered species, the Corps releases 5000 cubic feet of water/second from the dam between the lake and the Chattahoochee River—water that Perdue says his state cannot spare.
Perdue also sought divine intervention. On Nov. 13, the governor and 250 other Georgians held a vigil on the steps of the state capital to pray for precipitation.
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In November, the Orange County (Calif.) Water District started a pilot plan that will recycle up to 70 mgd of sewer water to bolster drinking water supplies. Before it reaches residents' faucets, the wastewater will be purified by a scrubbing with filters, screens, chemicals, UV light, and underground storage. The district hopes its project will serve as a model for other water-system managers desperate to come out from under severe water shortages caused by drought and rapid community growth. While officials claim the end result is water that's as pure as distilled, residents have their doubts.
Other states are leaning heavily on bodies of water for their drinking supply.
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- In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. In a small bowl, combine the milk, pumpkin, egg white and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (April 8, 2010) - Nic Chernikow (Seymour, Tenn.) entered the final day of the decathlon in tenth, but when it was all said and done, the senior Buccaneer multis athlete made up some ground to finish seventh in the event at the 44th annual Sea Relays inside LaPorte Stadium on Thursday evening.
Chernikow, who was competing in his first decathlon of the season, finished with 6055 points. The Seymour, Tenn. native collected 3277 points on day one and Chernikow totaled 2833 points in the track events.
Chris Helwick of Team Wick-Set won the decathlon with 7779 points, while Georgia's Cory Holman was the top collegiate athlete in the 15-man field (7308 points).
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Words I Never Said ft. Skylar Grey
Amazing. Can't wait to see what else LASERS has to offer. Guaranteed nominee for album of the year I think.
lupe has turned into a god of hip hop/rap he is so strong and powerful with words! this song just makes this more apparent, if people are not storming music stores for your newest album i reckon that itunes may have some difficulty controlling how many people are downloading it! i know im gonna be one of many to get the album and then get it off itunes as well!
But do not diss the Tea Party Just like how they make people think Muslims are terrorists they make you think the Tea Party is racist It's the only approach they have to limit the spread of dissent To call yourself an Anarchist but so strongly oppose the largest group of people that are pro-limited-Govt. makes no sense whatsoever!!! Ron Paul 2012!!! Make the right choice You cannot vote for change when you do not change the way you vote You a spectacular artist Lupe, but plz no more hate on the Tea Party In fact this song right here.... It should be the Tea Party Anthem!
WHEN YOU LOOK ON TV ALL YOU SEE IS A BUNCH OF WHAT THE FUCKS..........LA....SERS......we patently waiting in VA.... F N F ^
Man, first of all, long time fan no doubt. from chicago mayne. And I was wondering if you would even consider taking some time off to attend a (not yet fully elaborated) "Waking Up The Masses" forum here in the chi during the summer. Theres plenty of planning to do, but with you on the guest list, im sure it would attract half of chicago. This consist of speakers trying to direct some common sense into the people that might not be fully aware of whats going on with their goverment, city, country ect. This is in its roughest of stages but with some colegues of mine & social networking sites doing the wonders they do, Im sure this would be something that would develop into an instant sensation. Im planning on posting this over the weeks to see if it actually reaches you. This is from a fan who simply wants the best man for the job. And you are that. Thank you for reading if you even get thsi far. From record-setting-blizzard windy city, Im out.
..........bro it was like getting hit in the gut and liking it! March 8th can't get here quick enough!!!
Omg... yeas now i know why my freinds n family say i remind them of lupe fiasco but a girl version... great mind thinks alike... this world has come ta an end... the news isnt even news anymore.. i love u lupe ckuz u speak THE TRUTH...CANT WAIIT TILL LASERS DROP .. I NEVER BOUGHT AN ARTIST CD BUT IM SUCH A FAN UR THE FIRST ,IVE BOUGHT ALL UR ALBUMS
this is the truth,its such a relief to hear it from someone else,i'm considered insane by civil society,so this really gives me comfort
This song and 'Show Goes On' are shaping L.A.S.E.R.S to be a great album. Though personal preference, I hope that songs with a 'Go To Sleep'/ 'SLR' type flow/wordplay/beat are on the album as well.
This only vindicates more of buying Lasers once March 8th comes around. March 8th can't come soon enough...this song is AWESOME!!!!
Pretty much amazing. Ive been waiting for you to just explode like that but in my humble opinion I prefer your lyrical world play and flow over the blunt hard hitting message. It seems a little commercial too(by that I mean it would be radio play suicide for any other artist but for Lupe it is a tiny bit commercial). But man you are an inspiration.Seriously. Clearly the best in the "game" lyrically. I need to hear Kid Fiasco Im sorry but I need to hear both of the best artists in hip hop collaborate. Lupe you are the greatest(I thought I should put that in to give my amateur critique some context).
im floored... i truly believe this song sparked something in me. i cant tell you how much i love and respect you.
Life-altering, game-changing art. Lupe, I respect you for you do what some can only dream of -- speak the truth. I will definitely be copping this album on preorder. LASERS


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Pastries on the Path - We're still out there! Are you still riding to make Boulder a more livable community?
Every Friday morning @ 8 am, Boulder Food Rescue and Community Cycles provide coffee and tasty eats to bike commuters on the Boulder Creek Path @ 17th Street. Time to make that detour on your way to work! This event is a simple gesture to thank and encourage bike commuters for riding their bikes. Pastries, Bagels and Cake are rescued Thursday night from area bakeries' surpluses, and coffee is provided by Conscious Coffee roasters. Check out the video.
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TOPSAIL BEACH | From 4-9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at Missile Assembly Building on Channel Boulevard, the Town of Topsail Beach 50th Anniversary Celebration gets under way.
The festivities include music by the Fantastic Shakers from 5:30-8:30 p.m.; food provided by Bill's Barbecue of Wilson, for $7 per plate, from
5-7 p.m.; and fireworks by Zambelli, starting at approximately 8:30 p.m. Beer, wine, soft drinks and water will be available for purchase, and no coolers, backpacks, or large bags will be allowed at the event. A dance floor will be set up, and participants are encouraged to bring their own chairs.
Pender County school history subject of event
BURGAW | At 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, a free event addressing the history of Pender County schools will be at the Burgaw Library, 108 S. Cowan Street
The first part of the presentation will be a screening of "Under the Kudzu," a film that traces the history of two historic Rosenwald schools in Pender County, the Canetuck School and the Pender County Training School. The 55-minute documentary won the 2012 Director's Choice Award at the Cape Fear Independent Film Festival, and was also shown at a National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference at Tuskegee University.
The second part of the event is a meeting for anyone who wishes to discuss historic school-preservation in Pender County.
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Track in old italo disco 8-bit style, very popular in 80' years. Funny dance music, good for PC games.
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Add Loudness – very driven dance track
Techtonik – track like a "Add Loudness", very punch and modern.
Good Morning – simply positive, hard rock
80's Pop/Rock – cool, melodic, pop rock
Infinity – positive rock track with tasty piano lead
Evil Mushrooms – funny track about evil mushrooms. =))
Rubber Man – simply idiotic track. But very strong!
Rapata-Chapata, happy and funny hip-hop track
Inside Seashore, beautiful, melodic track with guitar lead
Sportbike On Road, progressive trance track
Alternating V, happy old hard rock
Long Road, romantic rock track
Singing Pygmies, romantic relax track
Traffic in the Matrix, agressive break beat
Funky Pygmy (no vox), happy funky track
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Beautiful Nature, melodic electronic track
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Panama City Beach officials and residents are once again discussing the pros-and-cons of an amphitheater at Aaron Bessant Park. Panama City Beach City Council members held their second workshop on the park renovations this afternoon.
The Aaron Bessant renovation proposal calls for a $2.6 million dollar make-over, including a large amphitheater for concerts, and that's been the main sticking point.
Neighbors say the new amphitheater and those concerts will create more noise, traffic, trash, and even become a threat to endangered species.
Miranda Lambert and Jason Aldean are headlining this weekend's country music fest at Frank Brown Park. The Tourist Development Council plans to measure noise levels, hoping to gain some insight on building the Aaron Bessant ampitheater but there's still opposition that's keeping those plans from moving forward.
"Nobody is happy with the noise. No body wants it to be their problem" said one outspoken critic.
There were talks of repositioning the ampitheater to funnel noise away from neighborhoods. An architect and sound consultant will be looking into how feasible that potential plan will be in abating the noise problem.
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The first question is whether the net effect of all hurricanes has a cooling effect (albeit slight) on the tropical oceans in the present climate. If it does, then depending on how things change, this signal might also change.
In terms of current simulations of a warmer climate, if the sub-surface ocean cools and the surface warms, then the cooling at the surface due to this mixing from below will be larger (a bigger change in temperature).
What is my confidence? Low at this point, because we have to answer the question of whether this is a season-long net feedback and my inferences about the changes in SST and sub-surface temperatures from GCM would have to be right.
So why did I pose this idea? Because it has been discussed and debated quite widely and because I felt that thinking about hurricane impacts back *onto* the climate system is important. If hurricanes contribute to the net climate that we observe - and I think that they must - then we need to think about their interactions in both directions.
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Theories about the Hadley cell and the midlatitude storm track tie their strength to the magnitude of the difference between the temperatures in the tropics and those near the poles.
If the poles warm more than the tropics these circulations could reduce in strength, since less heat has to be transported out of the tropics to make the temperature difference smaller.
One signature of the Hadley cell in the tropics is in the amount of deep convection (the thunderstorms we need for developing hurricanes). The stronger the Hadley cell, the more thunderstorms we need to help with the heat transport. So, a weaker Hadley cell likely means less convection in the tropics - or less efficient convection (more smaller clouds and fewer really intense ones).
This is the basic idea for why reducing the equator to pole temperature gradient could cause a reduction in some aspects of hurricanes (most likely their frequency or the average lifetime - number of days - for an individual storm).
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Past simulations have tried to address the problem of a large climate shift by taking into account the different patterns of ocean currents resulting from different continental configurations. This won't get you the whole way with hurricanes but, coupled with information about the other factors we talked about (deep thunderstorm activity, monsoons, wind changes with height) it will give you a sense of what might happen.
However, if the climate crosses over a bifurcation point such as you describe, I think that all bets are off...
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I went back to check myself on the ocean sub-surface cooling. I realized that it had come from observations from the recent climate - see chapter 5 of the IPCC report. I'm attaching a couple of graphics taken out of that report.
Fig 5.2 shows the spatial distribution of ocean heat content (per unit area), showing decreasing trends in the tropical Indian Ocean and western tropical Pacific.
I will post an accompanying IPCC Fig 5.3 in a following message - I can't figure out how to attach two files now :(
Fig 5.3 shows T(lat,z) for each ocean basin. From this figure, the decrease in heat content comes from a sub-surface decrease in zonally averaged temperature. (I attached a copy cut out of the report since the IPCC copy on their website had a white out region not in the report copy).
The explanation given for this sub-surface cooling is a shallowing of the thermocline due to more active ENSO in the past 20 years or so. If we take the current model projections of a more ENSO-like mean climate, this cooling *may* persist. This projection is based on a shallower thermocline resulting from different tropical surface wind stresses due to the change in the Walker cell in this scenario.
Does this make sense? Certainly this cooling is not a confident prediction, but it is consistent with recent observations and current explanations for those observations.
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See the previous post for discussion of this figure and how I see it fitting into projections of sub-surface cooling.
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Status Update: On December 13, 2012, the IFA closed a loan with the City of Richmond for $826,125 of hazardous substances Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) loan funding, including $328,000 om ARRA RLF and $498,125 in Regular RLF funds to be spent on remediation activities at the Former Richmond MGP site located at 16 East Main Street. With this loan, all of the Brownfields ARRA RLF hazardous substances funds have been obligated. Currently, there is an uncommitted balance of approximately $78,000 of Brownfields ARRA RLF petroleum funds available to be loaned on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Status Update: On December 29, 2011, the IFA closed a loan with the City of Columbus for $1.2 million petroleum Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) loan funding, including $553,000 in ARRA RLF funds (and $647,000 in Regular RLF funds) to be spent on remediation activities at the Former Columbus Wood Treating Plant Site located at 705 2nd Street (a.k.a. 53 Lafayette Avenue). With this loan, all of the Program's Brownfields ARRA RLF petroleum and hazardous substances funds are obligated. In summary, the Program has closed four loans using ARRA RLF funds: Elkhart ($600,000), Jeffersonville ($772,000), Goshen ($425,000), and Columbus (553,000).
Status Update: On September 30, 2011, the IFA closed a second loan with the City of Goshen for an additional $500,000 of hazardous substances Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) loan funding, including $425,000 in ARRA RLF and $75,000 in Regular RLF funds to be spent on remediation activities at the Former Western Rubber site. With this loan, all of the Brownfields ARRA RLF hazardous substances funds have been obligated. This leaves an uncommitted balance of $553,000 of Brownfields ARRA RLF petroleum funds available to be loaned on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Status Update: Regarding the Jeffersonville loan of $772,000 that closed on March 31, 2011, remediation work continues at the Former BP Ellis site. As of September 21, 2011, the total ARRA RLF petroleum draw for this loan is $487,639.
Status Update: On March 31, 2011, the IFA closed a loan with the city of Jeffersonville including $772,000 in ARRA Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) petroleum funds (of the $1.6 million awarded by U.S. EPA) to be spent on the Former BP Ellis site. These funds were part of a $22.3 million State Revolving Fund (SRF) Program loan (of which $47,211 in SRF funds will also be used to address site issues).
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I have found a lurking bug which is critical (applies to the most revision 7584 in trunk SVN): If two long-running threads are doing multiple updates on the index at the same time, the index can be left in a corrupted/unusable.
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While the Tigers would have certainly liked to end their season on the medal stand, they can be optimistic that they are moving in the right direction.
Princeton finished fifth in the IRA national championship Sunday afternoon on Lake Natoma in Sacramento.
Stanford won its fifth straight national championship, knocking off top-seeded Radcliffe by nearly four full seconds to win the title in 6:47.17. The Crimson finished second in 6:51.12, while Wisconsin overcame a tough opening split to win bronze in 6:54.80.
Princeton held fourth after the first split, but Wisconsin and Bucknell both made a push to move past the Tigers by the middle point of the race. Bucknell was able to extend its lead for fourth place by more than three seconds at the 1500-meter mark, which was too much for the young Princeton boat to overcome.
The varsity four finished fourth in its morning final as Fordham used a very strong final split to make up a deficit and grab the bronze medal. Wisconsin took the gold.
"Both our boats stuck their bows out aggressively in the finals," head coach Paul Rassam said. "They can take pride in the fight they showed. But it would be a lie to say there isn't disappointment."
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to mix it up a little.
About the land of the giant men----What is the deal with all these 6'4 and above heroes in (what seems to be the majority of) books I've run across? It's okay to have heroines and heroes be the same height or not much height difference. It doesn't always have to be the hero towering over the tall heroine. Well, at least that's one reason why I'd think heroes are becoming so much taller. Seriously, I cannot read any books with six and a half feet, or *gasp* seven feet heroes. I love tall heroes, but come on, there's a limit.
Or is it just me and coincidence?
About authors ---There are some authors whose books I like reading, but they seem to stick with the same heroines. They're either all tall, certain hair color, etc... in every single book. You're losing me.
I want more blond heroes! Too many giant dark haired heroes running around in romance book land.
While I'm at it, lets do away with the redhead, especially the petite redhead, heroines. Alright, dark red is okay, but these flaming redheads are burning my eyes.
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bookmark wrote:
to mix it up a little.
About authors ---There are some authors whose books I like reading, but they seem to stick with the same heroines. They're either all tall, certain hair color, etc... in every single book. You're losing me.
I thought I was the only one feeling this way. I'm having this issue with an author. Without naming names, she has a series about 7 male best friends. They all look different from one another. They have different hair and eye color combinations. Not the heroines though. 5 of the 7 heroines are blond. However, they do have different eye colors. The only reason that the one heroine has dark hair is because her brother is one of the dark haired heroes. I don't know about the last heroine though. There's no info about that book yet. I like the books and all, but it's really aggravating me. You don't have a group of best friends that have wives that are so similar looking.
I'm really over the heroines with golden blond hair and blue eyes. Or the heroines that are so petite that they are child-like. I want my heroine to look like women with breasts, hips and an ass, not like little girls that haven't developed yet.
sorry for the rant
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I have to agree with the annoyance at tall heroes. I'm 5'5", so pretty average, and I always feel uncomfortable with excessively tall men. I really can't enjoy being with someone if I can't even see his face unless I crane my neck. Six feet is plenty tall.
What really bothers me is when the hero thinks something along the lines of, "She was tall for a woman. She came up to his shoulder." Then I start imagining the heroes as slightly monstrous in size.
Similar physical descriptions for characters by the same author don't really bother me, since I usually don't pay all that much attention to exactly what a character looks like. I can still remember what the characters looked like in the book I just finished, but beyond that is gone. Besides, I like my heroes dark-haired ;D
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Timmy Duggan Returns to his Elementary Alma Mater to Inspire Kids
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US National Champion and Olympic Road Racer Timmy Duggan returned to his elementary school in Boulder this week to talk to students about his life as a professional bicycle racer. After reuniting with his own first and fourth grade teachers, Timmy got the chance to have a conversation with two classes of third and fourth graders. The children were filled with excitement and loads of questions for Timmy including:
How much does your bike weigh? about 15 pounds
How much does your bike cost? $7,000
What's the fastest you've ever gone on a bike? 70 mph
Where have you gotten to travel with your bike racing? All over Europe, Asia, Australia and even South America (way more countries than a typical NFL player would travel to with his sport). Timmy also lives part of the year in Spain.
Did you see Michael Phelps at the Olympics? Yes!
Did you have to pay for your own flight to the Olympics? No!
Timmy shared more of his Olympic experience including how awesome it was to stay in the Athlete's Village and to meet athletes not only from all over the world, but also of every possible body shape from tiny gymnasts to huge swimmers and body builders (athletes come in all shapes and sizes). Timmy also explained to the kids the importance of working as a team in cycling and likened it to the offensive and defensive positions in football (his job was to play the defense in the Olympics). One girl in the audience raised her hand and said she was afraid to ride her bike in the street because her dad had once gotten hit by a car. Timmy then shared the importance of wearing a helmet and how a helmet saved his life after a devastating crash in a race a few years ago. Timmy didn't know for nearly a year after whether he would be able to return to bicycle racing. Now after plenty of hard work and perseverance, he is at the top of his sport again. He also related to the kids that he had no idea he would be a professional bicycle racer when he was in elementary school. In fact he was a competitive skier who used cycling as off season training to stay in shape, but then discovered he was a better cyclist than skier. Timmy was kind enough to stick around to take photos with the kids and sign autographs, at which point his former teacher teased him, "Who taught you handwriting?!?". Overall it was a wonderful and inspiring visit. What an excellent role model Timmy Duggan is to his community!


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