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Return to Common Sense
June 24, 2012
Section: Foreign – Europe
"As Europe wakes up to the threat of terrorism and the immigrant's refusal to assimilate into the country culture, recent elections reveal a more conservative, pro-American leadership trend."
"We in America have learned bitter lessons from two world wars: It is better to be here [in Europe] ready to protect the peace, than to take blind shelter across the sea, rushing to respond only after freedom is lost. We've learned that isolationism never was and never will be an acceptable response to tyrannical governments with an expansionist intent." Ronald Reagan.
Philosophy (Background, Issues, Objectives):
Europe is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, based on Europe's borders.
- Physically Europe is a subcontinent or large peninsula forming the westernmost part of Eurasia.
- Europe covers about 4.0 million sqare miles in 56 territories, or 2.0% of total land area.
- Land relief in Europe shows great variation within relatively small areas.
- It contains a population of more than 710 million, or about 8% of the world's population.
- The most popular religion is Christianity, with about 5% of the EU identify themselves as Muslims.
- The Maasticht Treaty established the European Union (EU) under its current name in 1993.
o The Common Market was created in 1957 and grew to a Single Market in 1992.
o The euro, the Eurozone single currency adopted by 17 EU member-nations, was adopted in 2002.
o The constitutional basis of the EU, the Treaty of Lisbon, came into force in 2009.
Economically Europe has stagnated, and is changing in ethnic composition.
- Much of Western Europe has adopted socialistic economic systems.
- The governing of European economy is emblematic of the overly rigid macro-economic approach.
- The number of private sector jobs in Europe has not increased since 1970.
- European Social Democrats have begun initial structural reforms to welfare their states.
- Holland has begun trimming entitlements and reducing the size of the state (retrenchment).
Islamic country domination strategies evolve as the Muslim population increases:
· As long as the Muslim population remains around 1% of any given country they will be regarded as a peace-loving minority and not as a threat to anyone.
· At 2% and 3% they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs.
· From 5% on they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population.
· When Muslims reach 10% of the population, they will increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions.
· After reaching 20% expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings and church and synagogue burning.
· At 40% you will find widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks and ongoing militia warfare.
· From 60% you may expect unfettered persecution of non-believers and other religions, sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon and Jizya, the tax placed on infidels.
· After 80% expect State run ethnic cleansing and genocide.
· 100% will usher in the peace of 'Dar-es-Salaam' -- the Islamic House of Peace -- there's supposed to be peace because everybody is a Muslim.
European leftists are allying with Islamists to undermine culture and capitalism.
- With European birth rates less than replacement rates, Muslims are increasing percentage.
o Muslim immigrants have flooded into Europe for jobs which have since disappeared.
o Muslim rioting in France continues against alienation, unemployment, and discrimination.
o There are an estimated 2,000 identified al-Qaeda inspired terrorist suspects in the UK.
o England has implemented Islamic Sharia Courts by portraying it as a a matter of "civil rights" and multicultural "diversity," despite incompatiabilty with English law.
§ Arbitration is permissible when both parties consent, and waive their rights to a judge and jury.
§ Sharia courts treat men and women disparately, despite British secular law.
§ The U.K. has been unsuccessful at integrating Muslims into mainstream society.
§ A Civita study demonstrates a correlation between Sharia courts and honor killings.
- Muslim Brotherhood strategic planning document describes escalation steps required to create urban violence (intifida) as part of a Muslim jihad.
o First assemble a network fo jihadists who escaped prosecution in the Middle East and North Africa.
o Next "peaceful revolutionaries" groups and networks openly express their opposition to systems of government, but does not confrom to sharia.
o Finally the large base is occupied by groups that publicly purport to support democracy and the integration of Muslim communities, but quietly work to radicalize Europe's Muslims.
- Since 9/11 there have been 2,300 arrests connected to Islamist terrorism in Europe.
o European Muslims have attacked individual Jews, synagogues, and Jewish or Israeli institutions in Sweden, Denmark, France, Belgium, Spain, Greece, and Britain.
o The rate of arrests on terroism charges per capita among Muslims is three to six times higher in Europe than the United States.
- Spain has been attacked by both al Qaeda, but also their homegrown Basque ETA terrorists.
o 12 militant Muslim Pakistanis were arrested for Barcelona subay bombings.
o Although still active, the ETA is losing popular support after governmental reforms.
Ireland and Estonia have grown with balanced budgets, low taxes, and economic openness, and Sweden is reversing its socialist past practices.
- Ireland lowered corporate income tax to 12.5%, with 20% tax credit on R&D.
- Ireland attracted the headquarters of 1,000 international companies, with unrestricted EU immigration.
- Meanwhile Ireland slashed spending on helathcare, education, roads, military, and housing.
- Ireland now boasts the highest per capita GDP in Western Europe, with 4.5% unemployment.
- Ireland has also voted against the Lisbon Treaty in order not to lose the progress achieved.
- Estonia established a sound currency, balancing the budget, cut subsidies to state owned companies, opened the economy, implemented a flat tax, and established rule of law.
- Estonia's reforms have lowered unemployment and inflation, improved living standards, ad improved living standards while the budget was balanced and showed a surplus.
- Estonia initially implemented a 26% flat income tax and has been reducing it ny 1% per year until it reaches a flat 18% by 2010.
- Sweden is paring down the statist excesses of the socialist era that was prevalent in the 20th century.
- In the last four years, Sweden reduced taxes and subsidies that encourage idleness.
- Sweden reformed education and health care with the adoption of choice and competition, returning power to the parents, students, and patients.
- Sweden also did a good job publicizing their multinational companies as engines of growth.
Russia has become an emerging market, but competition hinders progress in achieving common goals.
- Economically Russia has encouraged partnered business investments.
- Petrodollars are bringing Russia long term stability.
- Russia's continental shelf hold one fourth of the world's hydrocarbon reserves.
- The Sakhalin Island fields hold 1 billion barrels of crude oil and 500 million cubic meters of natural gas.
- Russia has seen a 12% increase in real incomes since 2000, and has averaged 6.8% growth since 1998.
- Politically authoitarianism and xenophobic nationalism drive political thinking.
- Russia has had its own exposure to the War on Terror, which as dealt with harshly.
- Militarily Russia has partnered with Iran to deliver arms and munitions.
North American Treaty Organization (NATO) is one of the few multinational organizations that continue to work.
- In the Cold War NATO was focused on defense against the communist Soviet Union.
- Since the Cold War NATO has expanded to include much of eastern Europe.
- Europe as a whole spends two thirds of what the U.S. spends on defense.
- NATO has participated in the War on Terror in Afghanistan.
- European Security and defense Policy (ESDP) has established a military identity distinct from and independent of NATO.
Individuals, businesses, and governments must share the same economic transformation ambition.
European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) must complement, and not compete with NATO.
- Stop the flow of WMDs to countries and rogue terrorist organizations.
Encourage Europe to learn from the Ireland, Estonia, and Sweden economic experience.
- Lower taxes on both individuals and companies.
- Reject the welfare state as an unsustainable economic model.
- Embrace the global economy with public policy and good economic management.
- Invest in training for future needs, particularly science, engineering, and business studies.
Support Russia becoming full participant in global community.
- Support Russia joining the World Trade Organization.
- Expand nonproliferation cooperation that targets terrorists and rogue states.
- Expand energy cooperation and investment
- Champion democracy and human rights.
Redefine Europe as a major theater in the Global War on Terror.
- Abandon multiculturalism as a failed philosophy.
o Promote the values of Western democratic modernity.
§ Require immigrants assimilate into the countries culture and laws.
o Educate European public on true nature of Al-Qaeda jihad.
§ Deport individuals who engage in unacceptable behaviors.
§ Prosecute high profile Islamists who threaten public order.
- Encourage moderate Muslims to condemn terror as a tactic and Islamo-fascism as the cause.
o De-legitimize the immorality and hypocrisy of Islamic fundamentalists.
o Label terrorists as the cowards and "useful idiots" that they are.
o Conservative Muslim Forum turned out to be neither conservative nor conciliatory.
- Cooperate and coordinate transatlantic information sharing.
o Approve the EU-U.S. Passenger Name Records Agreement.
o Accept U.S. data privacy standards as adequate.
o Add Hezbollah to list of foreign terrorist organizations.
o Share data relating to asylum and immigration.
Withdraw US from NATO since its mission is purely defense and Soviet Union is no longer a threat.
- NATO members must commit to being full and active members of the alliance.
o Match the ambitions of the Strategic Concept with military capabilities.
o Encourage NATO members to commit 2% of GDP to defense.
o Reserve NATO resources exclusively for NATO missions.
o Constitute an annual land exercise.
- Upgrade military capabilities to reflect global role and force projection.
o Reserve NATO resources exclusively for NATO missions.
o Create a new rapid reaction force to enable quick response around the world.
o Develop an in-depth cyber-defense policy.
- Encourage Britain to withdraw form the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP).
"The New American Cold War" by Stephen F. Cohen dated June 21, 2006 published by The Nation on http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060710/cohen .
"How Ireland Became the Celtic Tiger" by Sean Dorgan dated June 23, 2006 published by The Heritage Foundation on http://www.heritage.org/research/worldwidefreedom/bg1945.cfm .
"The Irish Economic Miracle" by Reuven Brenner dated September 27, 2006 published by the National Review Online on http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZDNjZjMyNTJjNjRmODY2YzZlNjkzZGRiOWQ0Y2IxNjk= .
"Is the E.U. America's Friend or Foe?" by John Blundell dated September 28, 2006 published by The Heritage Foundation at http://www.heritage.org/Research/Europe/hl983.cfm .
"Trends in the European Union and Russia: Implications for the United States" by Nile Gardiner dated October 28, 2006 published by The Heritage Foundation at http://www.heritage.org/Research/Europe/hl996.cfm .
"Europe is Finished, Predicts Mark Steyn" by Daniel Pipes dated November 15, 2006 published by New York Sun daily at http://www.danielpipes.org/article/4121 .
"The NATO Riga Summit: Time for Backbone in the Alliance" by Nile Gardiner dated November 27, 2006 published by The Heritage Foundation at http://www.heritage.org/Research/Europe/wm1261.cfm .
"NATO in Afghanistan" A Test Case for Future Missions" by Helle Dale dated November 27, 2006 published by The Heritage Foundation at http://www.heritage.org/Research/MiddleEast/bg1985.cfm .
"The Reality of Eurabia" by Aaron Hanscom dated December 1, 2006 published by Front Page Magazine at http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=25774 .
"Minocracy is creating acute indigestion in Spain" by Robert Duncan dated December 15, 2006 published by Renew America at http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/duncan/061215 .
"U.S. Strategy in the Black Sea Region" by Ariel Cohen and Conway Irwin dated December 13, 2006 published by The Heritage Foundation at http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/bg1990.cfm .
"Confronting Putin's Anti-U.S. Crusade" by Ariel Cohen dated February 12, 2007 published by The Heritage Foundation at http://www.heritage.org/Research/RussiaandEurasia/wm1356.cfm .
"The EU at 50" by Joseph Puder dated March 28, 2007 published by Front Page Magazine at http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=27585 .
"Will Western Europe Surge Again?" by Jurgen Reinhoudt dated March 30, 2007 published by American at http://www.american.com/archive/2007/march-0307/will-western-europe-surge-again .
"Kowtowing to Muslim Culture" by Arnaud de Borchgrave dated April 11, 2007 published by News Max at http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/4/10/161943.shtml .
"Europe's Islamist-Leftist Alliance" by Adrian Morgan dated May 1, 2007 published by Front Page Magazine at http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=28042 .
"Waiting for Churchill or Godot?" by Fjordman dated May 29, 2007 published by Front Page Magazine at http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=28492 .
"The European Security and Defense Policy: A Challenge to the Transatlantic Security Alliance" by Sally McNamara dated July 18, 2007 published by The Heritage Foundation at http://www.heritage.org/Research/Europe/bg2053.cfm .
"Where the Left is Moving Right" by Jurgen Reinhoudt dated July 27, 2007 published by American Enterprise Institute at http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.26558/pub_detail.asp .
"Holland Puts an Entitlement on a Diet" by Jurgen Reinhoudt dated August 1, 2007 published by The American Magazine at http://www.american.com/archive/2007/august-0807/holland-puts-an-entitlement-on-a-diet .
"The Estonian Economic Miracle" by Mart Laar dated August 7, 2007 published by The Heritage Foundation at http://www.heritage.org/Research/WorldwideFreedom/bg2060.cfm .
"Hezbollah's Terrorist Threat to the European Union" by James Phillips dated August 20, 2007 published by Heritage Foundation at http://www.heritage.org/Research/MiddleEast/hl1038.cfm .
"Europe's Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Puder dated September 5, 2007 published by Front Page Magazine at http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=CB855AEA-2352-45E3-9BAB-05AF4DC72C01 .
"The Once & Future Christendom" by James P. Pinkerton dated September 10, 2007 published by The American Conservative at http://www.amconmag.com/2007/2007_09_10/cover.html .
"How Europe and America Should Confront Islamic Extremism" by Sally McNamara dated October 3, 2007 published by The Heritage Foundation at http://www.heritage.org/Research/Europe/bg2073es.cfm .
"Minding the Celtic Tiger" by Jurgen Reinhoudt dated October 19, 2007 published by American Magazine at http://www.american.com/archive/2007/october-10-07/minding-the-celtic-tiger .
"Conservatives for Terror?" by Nile Gardiner dated October 23, 2007 published by National Review Online at http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=YWFmYWM2YTEyZTMzZTllMzYyZDJhMzA5NDBiMmExN2I= .
"Coalition of the Incapable" by Stuart Koehl dated November 9, 2007 published by Front page Magazine at http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=4727528C-608E-4A42-BE73-EAE0819064AB .
"The Parisian Intifada and 'The Project'" by Patrick Poole dated November 29, 2007 published by Front Page Magazine at http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=20FFE708-EE41-4BC5-8852-DA5248EA086D .
"Deutsche Marx" dated January 11, 2008 published by Investor's Business Daily at http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=284947300928960 .
"The Tripartite Threat of Radical Islam in Europe" by Lorenzo Vidino dated January 16, 2008 published by Front Page Magazine at http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=F9C3DECF-8AC7-4AC3-ACB8-E732F84F4981 .
"Out With Old, In With A New NATO" dated January 16, 2008 published by Investor's Business Daily at http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=285379365703339 .
"Europe: Major Staging Area for Islamic Extremists" by Sher Zieve dated January 20, 2008 published by American Daily at http://www.americandaily.com/article/21538 .
"The EU Reform Treaty: Why Washington Should Be Concerned" by Sally McNamara dated January 30, 2008 published by The Heritage Foundation at http://www.heritage.org/Research/Europe/wm1789.cfm .
"Osama bin London" by Nile Gardiner dated February 28, 2008 published by Human Events Online at http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=25226 .
"Britain: A Central Front in the War Against Islamist Terrorism" by Nile Gardiner dated March 10, 2008 published by The Heritage Foundation at http://www.heritage.org/Research/Europe/wm1843.cfm .
"Good Job, Brownie" dated April 18, 2008 published by Investor's Business Daily at http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=293411477645900 .
"The Decline of Leftism in Europe" by Bruce Walker dated May 4, 2008 published by American Thinker at http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/05/the_decline_of_leftism_in_euro.html .
"The Other Terrorism" by Judith Miller dated Spring 2008 published by City Journal at http://www.city-journal.org/2008/18_2_basque_terrorists.html .
"Will Estonia Liberate the United States?" by Nicholas J. Kaster dated June 21, 2008 published by American Thinker at http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/06/will_estonia_liberate_the_unit.html .
"Which Has More Islamist Terrorism, Europe or America?" by Daniel Pipes dated July 1, 2008 published by Front Page Magazine at http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=932DF90B-4644-49A7-A754-C263BF74DE9B .
"The Stealth Jihad in Britain" by Robert Spencer dated July 9, 2008 published by Human Events Online at http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27416 .
"A Pain in the EU" by John Gizzi dated July 22, 2008 published by Human Events Online at http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27617 .
"Who Needs NATO?" by Alan Caruba dated July 23, 2008 published by Intellectual Conservative at http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/07/23/who-needs-nato/ .
"Britain's Sharia Courts" by Kathy Shaidle dated September 17, 2008 published by Front Page Magazine at http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=A27F7C33-6E33-49D2-BE2F-551AC1893A87 .
"We Are Losing Europe" by Diana West dated September 18, 2008 published by Town Hall at http://townhall.com/columnists/DianaWest/2008/09/18/we_are_losing_europe_to_islam .
"Shaping the NATO – EU Relationship: What the U.S. Must Do" by Sally McNamara dated October 8, 2008 published by The Heritage Foundation at http://www.heritage.org/Research/Europe/bg2195.cfm .
"Ending the Free Ride" by Douglas Stone dated October 21, 2008 published by Front Page Magazine at http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=E05F5A6B-7A3B-44B1-8DFB-12CDA527EBBA .
"Old Europe, New Europe – Red Europe, Blue Europe" by Seth Cropsey dated October 27, 2008 published by The Weekly Standard at http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/726urfjf.asp .
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"Why Stay in the EU" by Warren Beatty dated June 24, 2012 published by American Thinker at http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/why_stay_in_the_eu_1.html .


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Saturday, February 16, 2008
Dark rum
First up is a Puerto Rican rum called DonG Gold by Serralles. When I was in the duty free shop in San Juan, a fella carrying four bottles of this rum recommended it. He was an American and said he drives to another state to stock up on it. Sounded good to me so I bought a bottle. Needless to say, we are enjoying it.
Clarke's Court dark rum. The guy in the liquor store said that Grenada doesn't export it because they like rum there so much that there isn't enough to spare. We can see why cuz it's delicious too!
There are still two bottles we haven't tried yet. I'll let you know how we like them when we do.
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Ummmm hmmmmmm isn't the limit 40 ounces?? LOL
I got pulled over on my return Monday night and customs went through EVERYTHING..every piece of paper ..everything in my wallet..business cards etc..I declared 120.00 and that is all I spent...not something you want to
do at midnight after flying all day.
- 17 February 2008 at 08:58
- Fleur de Lisa said...
I like rum too. This sounds good. Have you ever heard of Sailor Jerry rum? It's yummy.
- 17 February 2008 at 10:23
- Teena said...
Poor you, LeeAnn! I had no problem and there was zero line-up (the first time evah). I bought two bottles at the duty free at the airport and carried them onto the plane with me. Maybe it's cuz you look so suspicious!
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- Teena said...
I've never heard of Sailor Jerry rum, Lisa. I'll have to keep an eye out for it. Send me some! Ha!
Gord is going to Chicago in a couple weeks so I'll mention it to him.
- 17 February 2008 at 10:27
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Ooo i like rum. Especially with some orange juice. I want to try the second one.
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Johnson taking a knee. He wasn't in 'go on and get it mode' against Davis, and would be well advised to seriously ponder what he wants to accomplish in the game, because his motivation seems lacking.
It is pondering time for prospect Marcus Johnson. He was outboxed by Dyah Davis, by scores of 98-91, 98-91, 96-93, in the main event of the ShoBox presentation in Laredo, Texas on Friday night, after needing to carve off a half pound to make 170, the max weight for the bout. This was the second straight time he's been heavy, and one has to wonder: how bad does he want it?
Johnson and his team were talking Lucian Bute, but instead should perhaps consider thinking about going back to the most basic of questions: is this the proper vocation for me? He'd been put on the shelf for a dirty urine, and that, along with the weight issues, and this dispassionate performance are certainly grounds for harsh self examination.
Johnson (20-0 with 15 KOs entering; from Houston, Texas ) was 170 pounds, after shedding a half pound, while Davis (son of 1976 Olympian Howard Davis; 18-2-1 with 9 KOs entering; from Florida) weighed 169 1/4.
Early on, both men had their moments. Davis looked to feint, move, jab, move, while Johnson tried to walk him down, cut off the ring, land a heavy shot. David dictates distance quite well, and he had Johnson on the outside looking in often in the first three rounds. Johnson did close the gap better in the middle rounds. But the crowd showed their dismay, wanting both men to be busier.
Johnson's corner wanted him to be nastier entering round eight, after Davis used his jab to fine effect in the seventh. Davis, by the way, moved mostly to his left, but Johnson didn't pick up on that and exploit it. In round nine, Johnson took a knee, from a gut shot, 30 seconds in. A mean right caught Johnson backing up with 30 seconds remaining.
Brooklyn's Gabriel Bracero (14-0 with 1 KO entering) took on Danny O'Connor (14-0 with 3 KOs entering) of Massachusetts in a junior welter matchup. Bracero was the busier man in the first. He ate a left right before the bell, but took the first. The two stayed busy, and didn't bother moving much. Bracero's rights touched O'Connor a few times in the third. The New Yorker came out fiery in the fourth. A right clanged off O'Connor's head a minute in of a round clearly won by Bracero. O'Connor needed an adrenaline injection or a shot off a Panama Lewis water bottle; he simply wasn't showing the desire a judge wants to see. The Mass man backed up, let Bracero be first and didn't keep the New Yorker at bay with a stiff jab. The blood coming from his nose from round three on probably didn't help matters. O'Connor's corner told him he needed a KO to get the W after round seven. The Mass fighter did work with more urgency but the KO didn't come. We'd go to the cards. The scores were: 80-72, 80-72, 79-73, for Bracero.
Welters Willie Nelson- Vincent Arroyo kicked off the show. The smaller man Arroyo was an effective aggressor against the 6-3 plus Nelson early. He incurred a nick under his right eye in the second. In the third, he had a point deducted for holding. He then scored a knockdown, off a right hand to the chin, on Nelson right after the deduction. A left hand in round six sent Nelson to the mat again. He clinched to buy time with a minute left. Nelson went to the floor for the third time at the end of the seventh, this time off a right hand which got there first. Nelson did well, I guess, to stay erect, and wait for the judges' cards. The scores were 74-74, 75-73, 75-73, for Arroyo.
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Some more hyped-up softies were exposed. Just luvin' to see those not-paying-the-dues sockas go down. Enough said.!
Showtimes friday fights and ESPN FNF has produced some the most competitive and entertaining fights this year... those guys who are almost ready to burst upon scene and into the top ten are hungrier than newborn babies... at least some of them are.. Johnson looked like his regular plodding self but even more dispassionate than I've seen him before... Ismayal vs Despaigne and Lundi vs Lopez are another couple of recent classics on ESPN.. man... on ESPN you can hear the gloves impacting like they have microphones inside... and the online feed is lag free. Even a blind man could tell what was happening in the ring... I guess producers are saying "no" to one sided bum fights... and thats a good thing.
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Milwaukee may not have as many hot dog stands as Chicago, but that number is rising.
With the opening of Johnny's Franks on Milwaukee's North side, there is a new, and welcome, addition.
Located just a block off Capitol Drive, Johnny's Franks, with it's bright yellow sign and interior, is a splash of color in a tiny strip mall. The color is emblematic of Vienna Beef, the brand that Johnny's Franks sells. Recent graduates of Hot Dog University, the owners are proud to show off their knowledge and to offer the superior Vienna Beef product for their dogs and sausages.
The menu at Johnny's Franks is simple. A Classic Dog, a Chicago Style Dog, Corn Dogs, Polish Sausage, an Italian Beef sandwich, and a small array of sides, including fries, mozzarella sticks and pizza puffs.
To order, you walk up to the bullet-proof glass counter - a leftover from the previous owners. There are a few tables to dine at, but most of the business, like a majority of hot dog stands, is take-away.
As business grows, there are plans to add more tables and a lunch-counter type dining area, as well as a slightly expanded menu.
The hot dogs here are very good, as one would expect from Vienna Beef. They are beefy and juicy, and have a nice snap to the casing. The steamed buns are poppy-seed, but plain will be offered in the future as well. The fries are generic, but good and crispy, and go well with the dogs. All the hot dogs and Polish come with a handful of fries included in the price.
Johnny's Franks offers daily specials, and a satisfying meal can be had for less than $5.00. It's a great value, and if you're in the area, a stop here is a must.
For More Information:
Johnny's Franks and Polish
3902 N. 76th St. Milwaukee, WI
Hours: Mon - Sat 11 AM - 9 PM
Website: www.johnnysfranks.com
Dine In: Yes
Carry Out: Yes
Delivery: Yes, for orders of $25 or more
Payment Options: Cash Only
Catering: Yes
Child-friendly: Yes
Vegetarian options: No
Celiac/low-carb options: No
Parking: Free; Lot


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Today we're excited to welcome Melissa of Your Handmade Home to the FQ blog with a wonderful tutorial in celebration of the 12 Days of Ruby Star. Melissa is sharing her pattern for a unique iPhone case — one that is sure to be the envy of all of your friends. It's also a great gift idea for the iPhone owners in your life. We think it's a particularly good item for those hard-to-shop-for teens on your list.
If you make one of Melissa's iPhone cases, we'd love to see it! Be sure to share it via the Fat Quarterly Flickr group. And go visit Melissa on her blog and say a quick "hello". We're sure she'd love to hear from you!
Fabric used: Ruby Star Spring & Ruby Star Shining by Melody Miller for Kokka
Materials needed:
- Ruby Star Shining (Interior)- Two pieces at 9.5 cm (3 3/4") x 14 cm (5 1/2")
- Ruby Star Shining (A) – Two pieces at 9.5 cm (3 3/4") x 9 cm (3 1/2")
- Ruby Star Spring (B) – Two Pieces at 9.5 cm (3 3/4") x 9 cm (3 1/2")
- Ruby Star Spring (Headphones pocket) – One 9 cm (3 1/2") circle (I used the insect)
- Fusible fleece – Medium loft – 2 pieces 9.5 cm (3 3/4") x 14 cm (5 1/2")
- 5mm (1/4") wide elastic 5 cm (2")
- One button to match fabric
Note: seam allowance used throughout is 1/4"
1) Place A and B right sides together and stitch – repeat with the other A and B pieces - then press seams.
2) Cut 2 cm (3/4") from the top of the circle and stitch to one of the A pieces.
This will be the headphones pocket – so ensure you only stitch from A to B.
3) Iron on the fusible fleece to the wrong side of the pieces above.
4) Loop the elastic and pin in place at the top of the piece without the headphones pocket.
5) Place the fabric piece and one of the interior pieces right sides together and stitch at the top. Remove pin and press seams.
6) Repeat for the headphones piece and remaining interior piece. Press seams – be careful not to iron the elastic loop. You should now have two pieces as below.
7) Place these two pieces right sides together, matching up the seams and pin all the way around. Marking a 5 cm (2") line on the back of the interior piece. This will be your opening for turning right side out.
8) Stitch all the way around the edge of the fabric – expect for the opening.
9) Clip excess and corners and over lock edges (I use a zig zag stitch)
10) Turn right side out and use a blunt object to push out the corners. I use a crochet hook. Then press – again making sure not to iron the elastic loop.
11) Tuck the interior into the case using the blunt object to push into the corners.
12) Mark the position of the button by folding over the elastic loop and marking the centre of the loop. Sew on the button.
13) Insert your phone and headphones and enjoy!!


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My dear family, friends, and church supporters,
I hope this finds you well, and having an enjoyable and safe
celebratory weekend of our nation's Independence Day. My 4th was
celebrated with a rooftop pizza potluck with patriotic Budweiser, some
sparklers in the park, and an impromptu rendition of our national
I find it harder and harder to write these update emails the longer
and longer that I wait. I feel as so much has happened with the new
placement, town, people, adjustments, churches. The past three and a
half months in Kumamoto have certainly gone fast! Although I haven't
made an official update since March, I have been keeping up a blog
online. I write in it maybe twice a month, and it is simply short
thoughts or stories I felt compelled to write down. Think of it more
of a journal. If you'd like to check out the blog the site is:
www.stypkainjapan.blogspot.com I will not be sending out
notifications when I update the blog, as it is fairly informal. These
emails will continue to be send at least quarterly.
Since I last wrote, I've completed more than the equivalent of a
quarter semester. We had our midterm exams about two weeks ago. Most
students will start their summer vacation at the end of this week,
July 10th. My fellow teachers and I, as well as advanced class
students, will continue coming to Luther Gakuin for at least the
entire month of July. Although I won't be teaching classes, I will be
working with students in Speech Competition preparation, grading, as
well as doing all final preparations for English Summer Camp in Mt.
Aso July 27-29th. Our theme this year is Wild, Wild West, so it's
been a blast working on camp ideas. Hopefully they'll still be
greeting us with "Howdy ya'll" come August back in school.
As far as teaching, I teach two classes of 3rd year junior high
students, four classes of regular level 1st year high school students,
and one class of English Tokushin (advanced, extra classes with an
emphasis on English) 1st year high school students. I thoroughly
enjoy teaching and seeing students get excited about English, which is
sometimes a rarity depending on the day, and the particular class. My
most challenging classes are my two junior high school students. It
has taken alot of energy and trying new techniques each week for my
partner teacher (also new) and I to at least gain the respect from our
students to half pay attention, sometimes try and not constantly be
talking. In the past month I was finally seeing both classes on a
regular basis, and we were able to bring in a variety of ideas. It's
been challenging and fun to try and think up ways to engage the
students. I've become more aware of seeing the variety of my students
learning styles. It's been particularly rewarding seeing some more
unmotivated students to get excited about drawing scenes from The Very
Hungry Caterpillar or getting to try out spelling on the board.
I've been enjoying my time at my new church, Murozono Lutheran Church.
This is the first time I've had a woman pastor, Yuki (Goto) Sensei,
and she is just wonderful! There are a handful of teachers from my
school that attend the church, as well as some students. Murozono has
a fairly decent group of youth that attend fairly regularly, a point
of struggle for most churches in Japan. At school, there is morning
reihai, or worship, every morning. It was a good reminder at the
start of the school year, as the chaplain first explained the parts of
the Bible to our students; you could tell immediately by watching that
this was the first time for most students to ever hold a Sesho in
their hands. Morning worship is about 10-12 minutes long, with a
song, scripture verse and short message. I gave a message in May, and
will do so again in August. In this past week, fellow J3 Jenifer and
I performed Amazing Grace (bilingually) at morning worship. We had
also done it at Murozono a month or so ago. It's good to get my
fingers tickling the old ivories again. Jen, of course, sang
Please keep me and my fellow missionaries in your prayers. Many of us
will be traveling (long and short) distances over our summer
vacations. In particular, Jen will be going back to the States to
marry her lovely fiancee Rob this August! I will be back in Tokyo for
a few days, and then working on a farm for two weeks. The place I
will be working is the Asian Rural Institute, and if you'd like to
learn more, please visit http://www.ari-edu.org/ I hope to take a day
trip or two during this month as well. School meetings will start
again August 21st.
As always, I welcome any and all questions or comments. Please feel
free to forward this information along to anyone who might be
interested. To find out more about my work through the ELCA please
visit www.elca.org/globalmission If you, your organization, or
someone you know would like to get involved in supporting what I do,
as well as others around the world, please contact
Thank you all again for your continued support, love and laughs.
In love and peace,


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About endangered animals in Taiga
Taiga is the Russian word for forest. The other name for Taiga is the boreal forest. It is the largest territorial biodiversity, covering almost 17 percent of the land. Northern parts of Eurasia and North America are covered in the cold Taiga region.
The climate in the Taiga region is characterized by a very cold and harsh winter with a low precipitation rate of snow and rain. The region has a very short growing season. It is home to a large number of animals, but harsh and cold winter makes living in the area difficult. During winter, many animals migrate to other areas with soothing climate as they are not able to withstand the extremes of climate whereas some animals hibernate underground.
Cold winters and short summers make it challenging for the amphibians and reptiles to survive in the Taiga. During summer, the area attracts a large number of insects and birds. Many animals migrate to this land in summers. It is home to Woodpecker, Cedar waxwings, Waterfowl, Hermit thrushes, Ducks, Goshawks, Robins, Golden crowned Kinglet, Ruby crowned Kinglet, and Geese during summers.
Some animals such as Caribou and Wolves move to the Tundra region during the summer, and they come back to Taiga at the beginning of winter.
Canada's boreal forest has a large number of endangered animals. 85 species of mammals, 130 species of fish, and 32,000 species of insects are reported to inhabit this region. It is home to herbivorous mammals such as Woodland Caribou and Moose. Elk and Roe deer are found in the southern closed boreal forest.
American black bear, Grizzly bear, and Wolverine are some of the carnivorous animals found in this region. It is also home to rodent species such as squirrel, mountain hare, vole, snowshoe hare, and beaver.
Animals such as Red Squirrel, Wolverine, Red Fox, River Otters, Minks, Ermines, Martens, and Gray Squirrel mate during the winter, and prefer to have their young ones in the early spring so that they can enjoy the warmth of this season.
Owls and eagles, along with foxes and weasels prey on the rodents. Lynx and Wolves feed on larger animals.
Causes of endangerment of animals in Taiga
The Grizzly bears, Beavers, Siberian Tigers, Siberian Cranes, Wood Bison, Red Fox, etc. are included in the list of endangered animals in Taiga. Habitat loss, pollution, logging, and hunting are the main reasons for their endangerment.
In Siberia's taiga, large areas have been harvested for lumbering. Deforestation and pollution caused due to mining activities have endangered animals in Taiga. Moreover, hunting of animals for their meat and fur has added to their endangerment. The recurring occurrence of fire in the woods has also caused habitat loss to them.
Conservation of endangered animals in Taiga
Many laws have been enacted by the governments for the conservation of endangered animals in Taiga. Orders prohibiting logging, mining, and oil and gas production in the region have been issued to protect the endangered animals.
Therefore, conservation efforts to safeguard the endangered animals in Taiga are necessary to maintain the ecological balance.


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Coghlan's Contain-Alls
Product Information:
Use the Coghlan's Contain-Alls for anything and everything! These food-safe pharmaceutical grade plastic containers with interchangeable caps will hold any pourable liquid or solid. They're perfect for camping or backpacking trips, holding items in your purse or suitcase or organizing pills in your bathroom cupboard. These handy containers are lightweight, flexible and reusable.
Set includes:
- Food safe pharmaceutical grade plastic
- Interchangeable caps
- Holds any pourable liquid or solid
- Lightweight and flexible
- Reusable
Set includes:
- One 4 oz bottle
- Two 2 oz bottles
- Two 1 oz bottles
- Two � oz polycon containers
- Coghlan's
Country of Origin: CanadaWeb ID: 12705520
Customer Reviews:
Rated 4 out of 5�by 11 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5�by Trix77 Great little bottles These bottles are small enough that they don't take up too much room in my backpack but they hold enough soap/shampoo/honey/etc... I have yet to have one crack or leak!! Will be buying more!! February 2, 2016
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Rated 5 out of 5�by Gentle Ben handy pack Bought these for my long range backpack. When ever I go on extended hikes, I like to bring white vinegar, baking soda and sea salt for their many uses. I also bring a seasoning mix for cooking as well as vitamin supplements. this packet had vials for all of this. I have used them on 3 trips( 22 days total) so far and have had no spills or leaks. They seem to be durable and pack well. July 3, 2013
Rated 1 out of 5�by Truck6alpha Not Satisfied Used for backpacking the SC/NC Foothills Trail. Leaked shampoo and bath gel. Fortunately, I had them overpacked in a ziplock. Not worth the money, will probably be used for something around the house instead. I got what I paid for, I guess. April 16, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5�by BAT worked for the job. I used this product for personal hygiene products. I filled the bottles with my desired liquids and put them in my go bag. April 2, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5�by shendog Small Plastic Containers. These are great for storing various and sundry items in my various day packs and trekking packs. Liqiuds, pills, ets are equally safe in them. September 11, 2012


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FestivaLink.net presents Ollabelle at MerleFest, NC 4/26/08
Here's what No Depression had to say about this performance:
"It's tempting to call this MerleFest 'The Year of the Piano,' in that keyboards seemed to figure fairly prominently in many of the most memorable performances. None were better than Ollabelle, whose keyboardist, Glenn Patscha, repeatedly cast mesmerizing trances and tones with his organ work ... Their version of the Grateful Dead's 'Ripple' on the Cabin Stage...was a show-stopping beauty. MerleFest may generally be all about the banjos and fiddles and guitars and mandolins, but when you hear a good keyboardist in the midst of all that, it tends to stand out like a clarion call..."
FolkWax review:
"The sound of Ollabelle is the sound of the mountains and hills, valleys and rivers and ridges, of the people who grew up and grew old in those places and handed along songs about love, life, death, and courage that continue to ring true today. The five people in the band met up in New York City, about as good a place as any for a twenty-first century Folk band to get its start. They came from Jazz, Folk, Blues, and singer-songwriter backgrounds, from the New Orleans Folk scene, from Australia, from Woodstock. Byron Isaacs, Amy Helm, Glenn Patscha, Fiona McBain, and Tony Leone made their own melting pot of sound, which is not like a melting pot really, but like something that's grown naturally from that heritage of land and river and mountain people, harmonies and leads, notes and spaces interweaving to take their own place in the handing of music as story and emotion.
"As soon as I heard them at the Salt Festival up in Maine, I thought, 'I've got to get these guys singing on something,'" says top notch Blues and Folk musician Chris Smither. You get an idea of why he said that in this live recording. The Cabin Stage at MerleFest, the long running acoustic music festival in North Carolina, is not exactly a side stage and not exactly center stage, where acts appear while main stage audio is being reset. Over the years, such innovative musicians as Tish Hinojosa and the Sweethearts of the Rodeo have played the Cabin Stage, and Ollabelle fits right in, with a mix of tradition and innovation that centers of Appalachian mountain tradition and moves beyond it. Among the eight songs present here are "No More Cane On The Brazos," "John The Revelator," and "Before This Time."
Amy Helm (vocals, mandola)
Byron Isaacs (vocals, bass, dobro)
Tony Leone (vocals, drums, percussion)
Fiona McBain (vocals, guitars)
Glenn Patscha (vocals, keyboards, accordion)
Special Guests:
Dirk Powell (fiddle, mandolin)
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Local female radio presenter Sandrine Isheja has joined Kiss FM Kigali franchise, a new entertainment radio in Kigali city.
This comes after the soft spoken lady was heard while presenting her first music show on Kiss FM 102.3 on September 1.
Sandrine has been off the K-FM's microphones for almost a months.
"I am happy to listen to your voice for the first time on this new music radio because I like your super voice," Fabien Uwamahoro posted on Kiss FM officially face book page.
"We will always move with you and we wish you well at your new place of work," Bonaparte Kwizera posted.
Sources says that Kiss-FM managed to snatch the famous presenter after doubling her former salary in a new contract.
Sandrine tasted the lime light while working on famous local radio station Insago star where she was presenting a famous showbiz show dubbed Sunday Night.
Kiss Fm 102.3 is a sister radio of regional celebrated music radio station based in Kenya.
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A whale graffiti incident has upset many residents in Atlantic City, New Jersey and the national office of the fraternity associated with the Greek letters called the tagging a "reprehensible act," the Press of Atlantic City said on their website yesterday. The whale graffiti on the rotting carcass of the animal was discovered Thursday morning on a beach under Central Pier. The incident shocked those who saw the tagged dead whale.
A statement issued by Tau Epsilon Phi regarding the incident read: "While we don't know if any of our members were involved, we have been in contact with the authorities and have offered our assistance in their investigations. This act is in direct contradiction with our mission statement and our teachings of friendship, chivalry and service, and we wholeheartedly condemn it."
According to the Atlantic City police, the graffiti was written in large purple symbols and it corresponds to the Greek letters Tau Epsilon Phi, a fraternity established in the three universities nearby and whose headquarters are located in Voorhees New Jersey. The number "94" was also painted.
The minke whale is said to have been between 12 to 15 feet long, according to the police report. A state pathologist is currently conducting the necessary investigations to determine the cause of death and then the animal will be buried on the beach.
According to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, the whale had been dead for "several days" when it was found Thursday. As mentioned above, the cause of death is not known and it showed no signs of trauma. A 5 foot long common dolphin was also found washed up next to the whale.
It seems as though business owners near the beach seem more concerned that the animal will be buried nearby more so than the whale graffiti incident itself. They are afraid that the smell will be unbearable during the summer. They can rest assured that the situation could be worse: the whale could threaten to explode, for instance.
Authorities with the NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement as well as Atlantic City police are actively investigating the whale graffiti case and they are asking anyone with information to call the NOAA Fisheries office in Marmora at 609-390-8303. An attorney representing Tau Epsilon Phi announced that the fraternity is also conducting its own investigation.
The whale graffiti incident comes just days after experts warned residents in the Canadian town of Trout River in Newfoundland that the flammable gases building up inside a washed up 81-foot blue whale could explode at any given moment. CNN reports that the explosion would be a violent one and tons of foul, flying whale blubber could threaten the town's 600 residents.
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Jan. 11, 2012
DeKALB, Ill. - Just days after celebrating a season-ending victory in the GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile, Ala., a quartet of Northern Illinois University senior football players are taking a step toward a future in professional football as they begin training for postseason collegiate all-star games.
Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish, named an honorable mention All-American by SI.com after a record-setting 2011 campaign and stellar four-year career, will play in the 87th Annual East-West Shrine Game in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. A native of Bluffton, Ind., Harnish earned Most Valuable Player honors in the Huskies' 38-20 victory over Arkansas State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl after throwing for 274 yards on 18-of-36 passing with two touchdowns.
That performance capped a season that saw Harnish throw for 3,216 yards and 28 touchdowns while completing 237-of-384 passes (61.7 percent) and rush for a team-leading 1,379 yards on 194 carries with 11 touchdowns. He averaged 7.1 yards per carry and was the top rushing quarterback in the country this season. Harnish's 4,595 yards of total offense were the fourth-highest total in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2011. He is one of only four FBS quarterbacks all-time to throw for more than 3,000 yards and rush for more than 1,000 in a single season with his rushing totals higher than any other signal-caller to accomplish the feat.
Harnish won the Vern Smith Leadership Award as the Mid-American Conference's Most Valuable Player and was the league's Offensive Player of the Year. A semifinalist for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Trophy, he was one of 16 individuals across all divisions of college football to be named a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete, earning an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship.
Harnish is currently one of three quarterbacks listed on the West Squad roster for the East-West Shrine Game, which will be televised by the NFL Network with kickoff at 3 p.m. (CT) from Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. The teams will be coached by Brad Childress and Bobby Ross.
On the same day, three of Harnish's NIU teammates - offensive linemen Scott Wedige and Trevor Olson and linebacker Pat Schiller - will participate in the 2012 Astroturf NFLPA Collegiate Bowl at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, Calif. The game, which will kickoff at 1 p.m. (CT) on the NBC Sports Network, will feature head coaches Tom Flores and Dick Vermeil.
Wedige and Olson both garnered All-America honors in 2012 with Wedige a second team choice at center by CBSports.com, while Olson was named to Phil Steele's fourth-team All-America squad. They were two-fifths of a veteran offensive line that led one of the most potent offenses in the nation in 2011. NIU ranked 12th in the nation in both rushing and scoring offense, and were 10th in fewest sacks allowed with just 12 given up in 14 games this year. Olson started a school-record 54 games - every game of his collegiate career - over the past four seasons, while Wedige was a two-year starter on Northern Illinois teams that went 22-6.
Schiller led the 2012 Huskie defense with a career-best 115 tackles, 10 for loss, from his middle linebacker position. He finished his NIU career with 239 tackles. One of only three seniors on defense for the 2011 Huskies, he led a young unit that improved throughout the season and gave up 20 points or fewer in four of NIU's last five games.
In its first season under head coach Dave Doeren, the Huskies tied the school record with 11 wins while winning NIU's first Mid-American Conference Championship since 1983. Northern Illinois goes into 2012 with nine consecutive victories, and will enter the season with the nation's longest winning streak.
Keep up with all the latest news, see video and get links on Northern Illinois sports, read "Huskie Happenings" daily on www.NIUHuskies.com and follow us on Twitter @NIUAthletics.


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Residents who were out after dark on Monday night got a chance to see something that you don't see every night. A big ring around the moon.
A ring around the moon occurs because of the refraction of reflected sunlight from ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.
According to Ann Holladay from USA Today's Wonder Quest there has to be two necessary ingredients to produce a halo about the moon. They include moonlight and a thin veil of hexagonal ice crystals between your eye and the moon. These two agents cause a halo, much as sunlight and rain falling between your eye and the sun produce a rainbow Holladay says.
The ring around the moon caused quite a stir of excitement in the social networking facebook community. One local resident wrote, "There is an awesome Halo around the moon right now!!! GO OUTSIDE!!! Means bad weather is a' comin."
Another local resident wrote "the moon is purdy nifty lookin!!" A third wrote "The moon looks crazy!!"
Folklore has it that a ring around the moon signifies bad weather is coming. The ice crystals that cover the halo shows high altitude, thin cirrus clouds that normally come before a warm front by a day or two. Quite often a warm front will be associated with a low pressure system which is commonly referred to as a storm.
The current weather forecast for Liberal has the high being in the 40's with the lows being in the 20's consistently for the next 10 days.
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Are humans the only sentient beings in the universe? What is the likelihood that others exist in the cosmos? Can they visit or communicate with earth? Where are they? This seminar examines the last fifty years of the scientific search for intelligent life off the earth. The occurrence of intelligence on a planet depends on astrophysical, biological, and environmental factors. Students investigate these factors and attempt to estimate the number of civilizations within the galaxy. The seminar also examines the view that humans are truly the only intelligent life in the galaxy based on the lack of extraterrestrial artifacts within the solar system. Affiliate department: Physics.
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Blue Rodeo were among the winners of the 2014 Governor General's Performing Arts Awards.
According to a news release posted March 26 at BlueRodeo's official Facebook page, the veteran Canuck roots rockers joined an elite group of Canadian performing artists who received the honour, including Métis actor Tom Jackson, actress Janine Sutto, dancer Anik Bissonnette and choreographer Louise Lecavalier.
Winners were announced March 26 in ceremonies held in Montreal, Toronto, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Calgary, AB and Winnipeg, MB.
Founded in 1992, the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards are given to Canadians whose accomplishments are deemed to have inspired and enriched the country.
Yesterday, Blue Rodeo frontman Jim Cuddy was announced among the final 2014 Juno Awards presenters and will be part of a tribute to 2014 Canadian Music Hall of Fame Inductees Bachman-Turner Overdrive, scheduled to close the Juno ceremonies on March 30 at Winnipeg's MTS Centre
Earlier this month, Blue Rodeo wrapped up the east coast leg of their winter Canadian tour in support of their latest studio album "In Our Nature" in Montreal earlier and were recently named the official ambassadors of Record Store Day 2014 in Canada, set for Sat., April 19.
See BlueRodeo.com for more details.
Did you know? Blue Rodeo were inducted in Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2012.


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If only we could get Line 6 to release a drivers , and fixes for their Apps and plugins on OSX10.6 ! ...Oh wait we may get beta part two next month ?!? Line 6 = Fail
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well......... BRACE AUDIO...... has similar system.... no companding and blah blah.... for $149 u.s. And its quiet as a mouse. you can run several guitars on the same receiver and additional transmitters are $99 ......... so at $299 Line6 will have to do better
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STANFORD, Calif.-The No. 23 University of Arizona women's gymnastics team fell to the No. 19 Stanford Cardinal, 194.275-191.275, Friday night in front of a crowd of 500, in Stanford's Burnham Pavilion. Arizona dropped to 2-2 overall and 0-2 in the Pac-10, while Stanford grabbed its first conference win and upped its record to 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the Pac-10.
Arizona scored a season-high team score of 48.675 on bars and a season-high 47.550 on beam. Five UA gymnasts set new career-high marks during the meet. Arizona took the top individual spots on bars and in the all-around, while Stanford swept the team events and the top individual spots in the four events.
Individually for the Wildcats, sophomore Randi Liljenquist led the Wildcat charge once again with a new career-high 38.825 in the all-around, giving her the first all-around title of her career. Liljenquist set a season-high 9.725 on bars, tied her season-high 9.800 on beam for a third-place finish, and she also took third place on floor with a 9.750. Freshman Nikki Beyschau looked impressive for a second consecutive week, scoring a career-high 9.900 on bars for a tie for first place. She also set career-high scores on beam (9.300), floor (9.700) and in the all-around (38.525).
Senior Kiernan Andrews lifted the Wildcats on beam with a new career-high 9.750 and third place in the event. Senior Gretchen Diaz scored a season-high 9.550 on vault. Junior Kara Fry set a season-high 9.775 on bars and a season-high 9.275 on beam, while fellow junior Heather Straccia scored a career-high 9.475 on vault. Sophomore Lindsay Compitello made her official collegiate debut in the meet, posting a 9.200 on beam and a 9.050 on floor.
Arizona returns to the McKale Center for a dual meet on Friday, Jan. 28, at 7:30 p.m., when the Wildcats square off against the San Jose State Spartans.
Arizona at Stanford January 21, 2000 Team Scores Vault Uneven Bars Balance Beam Floor Totals ARIZONA 47.600 48.675 47.550 47.450 191.275 Stanford 48.375 49.200 48.075 48.625 194.275 Top scorers Vault 1. Larissa Fontaine Stanford 9.925 2. Jen Exaltacion Stanford 9.650 2. Kelsey Stillinger Stanford 9.650 Uneven Bars 1. Abby Gair Stanford 9.900 1. Nikki Beyschau Arizona 9.900 3. Jen Exaltacion Stanford 9.850 3. Alissa Cooper Stanford 9.850 3. Sarah Harding Stanford 9.850 Balance Beam 1. Kelsey Stillinger Stanford 9.875 2. Randi Liljenquist Arizona 9.800 3. Kiernan Andrews Arizona 9.750 Floor Exercise 1. Larissa Fontaine Stanford 9.850 2. Jen Exaltacion Stanford 9.800 3. Randi Liljenquist Arizona 9.750 All-Around 1. Randi Liljenquist Arizona 38.825 2. Abby Gair Stanford 38.800 3. Jen Exaltacion Arizona 38.650 4. Nikki Beyschau Arizona 38.525


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10:18, UK, Tuesday 08 March 2011
A Mexican has established a new world record for the fastest barefoot water skiing.
Fernando Reina Iglesias was towed by a helicopter in Acapulco and reached 153mph on his second attempt.
The local businessman and lawmaker for the Partido Verde Ecologista (Green Party) broke the record of 135mph established in 1989 by American skier Scott Pellaton.
Public notary Manlio Favio Pano witnessed the event and corroborated that Reina reached the record-breaking speed, recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Mr Reina dedicated the record to his hometown and said it was important to do positive things for the tourist destination.
Acapulco has been the scene of bloody drug cartel turf wars.


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Monday. July 12th, 2010
by Lindsey Padelford
Well I am in the bus right now heading about 6 more hours to get back to Tororo. The day started at about 5am. We got packed and headed off to the airport. We got to the airport at about 1pm and dropped off part of the group. Then we went to Fang Fang!!! OO LA LA, the best restaurant I have ever been to. It is a beautiful Chinese dining area. Then we dropped of the rest of the team at the airport including my brother Daniel. I am going to miss him so much …. and I say goodbye to you as I am about to sleep and you are just about to wake. BYE BYE
Saturday, July 10, 2010
By Lindsey Padelford
Today we went on a safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park. It was amazing as you will see in the pictures. The animals were so close we could touch them and, Oh Boy, was I tempted. We drove two hours to the park from the hotel and met our guide, Van. He is an expert in finding lions. We then got on the boat and toured around the channel that connects Lake George and Lake Edward. In the distance I could see the mountains of the Congo and my heart took flight. We took the boat and went through herds of hippos in the water and saw hundreds of birds, crocodiles, elephants, water buck, cob, and buffalo. I again, have no words to express the beauty of this place. The water from the hippos coming up for air splashing against my face, the cool breeze rushing through my hair, and the sweet smell of clay, this was an amazing experience. Then we jumped back on the bus and went on a tour of the land. We saw more elephants, even one with a baby. We also saw wart hogs, cob, and the best of all LIONS. We drove off the road a little ways to get a closer look. The lions were up in a tree right above us, close enough to jump on the bus. Definitely the highlight!!!!! We then drove back to the hotel, and on the way we stopped at the equator and took pictures. At the hotel we had an amazing dinner and had showers. It is amazing how much I can appreciate having a hot high pressure shower. Very fun!!!!
We then traveled to the hospital. I believed I knew what I would see, I was wrong. I thought I knew what I was going to do, I was wrong. And I was worried about not being accepted by the sick, and BOY, WAS I WRONG!!! Truly you can never understand what the hospital is like unless you come to Uganda. The smell of the air, the touch of a hand, and the embrace of a hug, a picture will never be able to convey. We walked to the women's ward at the hospital with the Ugandan Pastor Charles. The building had its windows open as the rain poured down, and a calm breeze swept through the hall. Beds were everywhere with women scattered on them. Pastor Charles turned to us and said, "Who would like to give the women a word of encouragement?" I said yes thinking it was almost a rhetorical question, little did I know that he was expecting a lot more. He turned to me and said, "Share the Bible with them." Completely terrified I turned to the woman Wendy behind me and said, "What do I read?" She told me to read a Psalm. And I flipped to Psalms 103. I was so scatter-brained, that in that moment I truly had no idea what I was going to read. Read it and you will understand why this was the perfect verse for these people.
Friday, July 02nd, 2010
by Lindsey Padelford
This morning we went to the women ministry's store. We were greeted by many children. We then went inside and bought many things from the women. Then we went to Smile Africa to visit the Karamojong people. My heart has never been so torn. The Karamojong people are outcasts and their stereotype is cattle stealer. It is similar to the Romanian's perspective to the Gypsy people. The children look horrible. They have huge bloated stomachs and giant cuts up and down their body. I joined two other nurses in the hospital to treat the wounded children. I have never seen wounds so horrific. Most of the wounds happen because the kids get tangled in barbed wire and have small pokes all over their legs. The mud huts they sleep in are caked with their own feces. The cut then gets infected and festers until it is about the size of a half dollar. And remember this can all be prevented with a Bandaid and a drop of alcohol. Some wounds were so bad that it appeared that the entire bottom of the foot was just peeling off. I can't even tell you how many kids I got to treat. The children would rarely cry as I scrubbed their wounds with peroxide. They were all so brave. I can't even describe the amount of pain that they were in. As the day went on we had two malaria cases. One was a boy who was found lying on the ground with a 103 degree temperature. We took him to the clinic and the Ugandan Nurse gave him Malaria pills. I can't even begin to tell you all the stories of the children, they are all so different and special. But one thing I can tell you, as I leaned over a child's infected foot, I looked into his eyes, and he smiled. To be in such agony and smile at me – wow that boy had the joy of Jesus. I know that this is what I shall do for the rest of my life. I say goodnight to you all as I am comforted by the sound of rain and thunder. Tomorrow we will go to the prison and oh boy I can't wait.
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
by Lindsey Padelford
Well today was quite the adventure. We ate an amazing breakfast then ran outside to take pictures of the baboons in the back of the hotel. We got almost 3 feet away from them and then they chased after us, they are actually very frightening. Then we boarded the bus and went to the start of the Nile River. The Nile is actually 75% from Lake Victoria 5% from other rivers and 20% from underground streams. We took a tour around the area on a boat and then went on an island in the middle of the lake. A few of us women crossed into shallow water to reach a small island. We then got back into the boat and headed out into the water. The guide of our boat took us in the middle of the lake and jumped in and of course I followed. I was the only one who jumped into the Nile. It was quite the adventure. We then traveled to Tororo in the bus. Briefly stopping at a sugar cane field and then for food. We would pull over on the road and about 50 people would crowd around the bus selling the best chicken in the world, it is called chicken on a stick. We got to the hotel and unloaded the bus. We then took a tour of True Vine Ministry and got to hold the kids. We are back at the hotel now and are very tired. Goodnight.
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
by Lindsey Padelford
We traveled for 26 hours over these past days. We met the team and they are wonderful. I am the youngest of the group. We arrived in Uganda and from the beginning we knew it was special, partly because there was no line for customs and because we were paraded though a huge mass of people. We were greeted by men of the Church in Uganda and our bus driver Bobby. We loaded up the bus with our bags and waited another hour before the people who lost bags came to the bus. This was our first encounter with the African Time; apparently our culture is very fast paced – everyone gets what they want quickly or we get very upset. Definitely not like that here in Uganda, no one cares about time. Frankly it is just a matter of waking up before the sunrise and attempting to get home before sunset and anything between is like molasses. The driving here is also very interesting. They drive on the wrong side of the road! Oh, and there is no road rage in Uganda. Somehow cars don't hit each other as they use special hand singles, number of beeping the horn and talking to let the other cars know what you're doing. I have to say our bus driver is very good, even though at times when we think that there is no way to avoid and accident the organized chaos somehow pulls through. Well tonight we stay at the Empire hotel on Lake Victoria in Kampala. Who knows what is to come?
Hope 4 Kids International is 501c3 faith-based non-profit committed to help children around the world that are suffering from extreme poverty through Dignity, Health, Joy & Love. www.hope4kidsinternational.org


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BioShock Infinite Release Date
BioShock Infinite Release Date – Three years ago, Irrational Games unleashed the hit game Bioshock to the world, which received much critical acclaim and was a smash amongst gamers worldwide.
Many wondered how Irrational Games was going to follow up such a success. Last night at the lavish Plaza Hotel just off central park in Manhattan, the announcement was made to the gaming world.
Their next project is going to be Bioshock Infinite, a continuation of the hit game, based around Columbia as a floating city.
A trailer and an extended demo were on show for the lucky media and guests to watch and play as studio head Ken Levine watched on in a hope that this new game will be a worthy follow up to their other title.
The trailer, like all good trailers, is a tease show of graphics and it definitely hits the interesting button hard. It starts by showing an illusion of a city suspended underwater, before revealing this isn't the case, it's really what the protagonist is seeing as he is drowning in a fish tank.
This isn't looking to be a nice game, as by the end of the trailer the main character is dead, just like in the first Bioshock where you see scenes of the character dying gruesome deaths.
The release date for BioShock Infinite is 2012.
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bioshock1 bioshock2 and bioshockinfunit no 3
"This isn't looking to be a nice game" <—???
Wtf is wrong with you…look at the video about 10 mins of gameplay…it looks better than the previous BioShocks….
It will be a **** nice game !! (y)
He means it will
Be gruesome not a bad game you f***ing retard
Oh my god this looks like its going to beat the crap out of the first 2 bioshocks. Screw waiting until 2012 I want it now!!!
I hate waiting. These games have been on my top 10 list for a long time, and continue to be one of the greatest stories I have ever had the privilege of enjoying. It's disney world meets steampunk, with a dark side. Soooo amazing.
This trailer, has blown away the other ones. This franchise keeps getting better! With a book, new game, and a possible movie coming out… I just don't know what to do with myself.
Bieng honest i think i looks briliant, but it rly isnt bioshock yet :/ Bioshcok 1 and 2 looks more exciting, but im gonna get this anyway. And what do I know. For all I know this is gonna be better 😀
any bioshock game 4 me is good
I thought first that they wouldnt make a third Bioshock. But when my friend told me about the new bio i was going :OMG another bio game???!!! YES! so i checked the gameplay that was about 10 min a were going :This game will be a big seller!!
2012 Here we Come!!
OMG!!! you all suck for making have to what untill 2012!!!! God bless Biosock!
hey guys 2K and I are trying to speed up the process, cause we know you guys hate waitting. But the more you wait the more it will be worth it
too bad we can only play it for a year then were all gonna be dead after 2012 :[
So ready for this, wanting some details on the game tho: boss, enemies, weapons and is there still gonna be eve?
i think there`s to much time between part 2 and 3 , on the other hand , it `l be wurth waiting for..
no the world might never end so every one will have all the time in the world to play bioshock over and over again
i know
of kors there will be eve
Calling all cars, ciallng all cars, we're ready to make a deal.
The previous bioshocks were awesome because of the unique weapondry and styles of attack, plus an epic storyling and epic graphics. So far,Infinite has met all those requirements, and I barely know anything about it!


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The tentative pact calls for their salaries to increase from an average of $149,000 a year in 2011 to $173,000 in 2013, rising to $205,000 by 2019. The current defined benefit pension plan will remain in place for current officials through the 2016 season or until the official earns 20 years' service.
The defined benefit plan will then be frozen. Retirement benefits will be provided for new hires, and for all officials beginning in 2017, through a defined contribution arrangement.
Beginning with the 2013 season, the NFL will have the option to hire a number of officials on a full-time basis to work year round, including on the field. The NFL also will be able to retain additional officials for training and development and can assign those officials to work games. The number of additional officials will be determined by the league.
The tentative deal must be ratified by 51 percent of the union's 121 members. They plan to vote Friday and Saturday in Dallas.
Coaches and players began griping about the replacement officials in the preseason, but the tension seemed to boil over this past weekend. Scuffles after the whistle were frequent with players appearing to test the limits of the new officials, and coaches were fined for berating them.
"Guys are going to have to play with a lot of technique now," said Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones. "You're not going to get away with the touching down the field."
The football world fretted that a mistake by the replacements would decide a game, and that fear was realized on the prominent stage of "Monday Night Football," with the ensuing uproar reaching all the way to the White House.
The Seahawks won 14-12 on a desperation pass into the end zone on the final play after Golden Tate got away with offensive pass interference. Packers safety M.D. Jennings had both hands on the ball for what would have been a victory-clinching interception, but the officials on the field ruled he and Tate had simultaneous possession.
That call was confirmed by instant replay, and the NFL supported that decision the next day — while acknowledging Tate should have been penalized, which would've handed the win to Green Bay.
Unlike the replacement officials used for one game in 2001, who generally came from the highest levels of college football, this year's group was from lower college divisions or other leagues such as Arena Football.
No longer, at least, will critics say the officials on the field aren't accustomed to the speed of the game.
The longest contract with on-field officials in NFL history was reached with the assistance of two federal mediators. Referee Ed Hochuli told The Associated Press that he had yet to see full details of the deal, "but we're excited to be back."
"And ready," he said. "And I think that's the most important message — that we're ready."
The NFL players' union, which had protested that using replacements jeopardized health and safety, heartily welcomed back the regular officials.
"Our workplace is safer with the return of our professional referees," its statement said.
Goodell disputed that players' health and safety were ever compromised. He said he never heard any objections from sponsors pressuring the league to resolve the impasse.
The commissioner even tried to put a positive spin on the fact that the furor over Monday's calls was so widespread it drew opinionated tweets from athletes in other sports, Hollywood stars and President Barack Obama.
"Not much surprises me about what happens in the NFL and the influence and attention that it gets," he said. "That is a reaction not only of our passionate fan base, but this moved quickly into mainstream media. That is a signal of the influence of the game in today's society."
AP Sports Writer Joseph White in Baltimore, AP Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner in New York and AP Sports Writers Larry Lage in Allen Park, Mich., Joe Kay in Cincinnati and Tim Reynolds in Miami contributed to this report.
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Apple will reportedly be bringing its iWallet to the masses with its newest iPhone. Bloomberg reports on Sunday that the tech giant has secured deals with major credit card companies Visa, American Express and MasterCard. The last version of the iPhone contained one part of making this process possible, and that was the fingerprint sensor that will reportedly be used to authorize the payments on the phone. The newest version of the iPhone will have a near-field communications (NFC) chip that will enable the phone to make mobile payments for goods in retail stores.
Apple isn't the first to present a mobile solution to purchasing items in retail stores, but those retail stores have been slow to adapt to the solution that was presented by Google's Android. With these partnerships with major credit card companies and Apple's brand power, the company is banking on the fact that retail stores will give their customers the opportunity to use this latest addition.
And they'd be smart to do it. Retail stores stand to gain money by giving their customers an even easier way to make impulse purchases. Also, the iWallet platform could open up an incredible advertising opportunity and with access to more than 800 million iTunes accounts with credit card information on file, Apple could sell that info for a high price.
With the announcement of the partnership coming so close to the release of the phone as well as the fact that the only source to confirm the announcement has wished to remain unnamed, at least for now, the public shouldn't expect too much of the product when it first comes out. It will take time for retailers to make the necessary moves to make this newest addition worth it. However, Apple could be holding back the best information and could announce having sold their technology to major retail chains at their announcement on Sept. 9.


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- The 2014 Pat Tillman Run is going to be held Saturday April 26.
- Pat Tillman was an inspiration. He was from Arizona and now he is a nation wide known hero.
- It is the 10th anniversary of the foundation forming to support Tillman Military Scholars.
- Packet pick-up for the Run is on April 25th.
- Online registration is closed, to participate, walk-up registration is $50.00
There are countless charities that need our help. The Pat Tillman Foundation is a charity that we all need to support. As the military supports us all, everyday, with their tiring efforts to ensure our land of the free, we can certainly register and walk for their contributions to our community.


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The CW has announced that both of their vampire shows have been renewed for the 2014-2015 season. "The Vampire Diaries" is renewed for a sixth season and "The Originals" is renewed for a second season.
"The Vampire Diaries" is currently number two among its time slot among young viewers with an average of 3 million viewers. The show premiered in 2009 with the largest audience in The CW's history. They are currently airing on Thursday evenings at 8:00 p.m. EST.
"The Originals" is the spinoff of "The Vampire Diaries" and has been very successful even though their day and time slots have been moved around this season. They are currently airing on Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. EST.
The CW also announced last week that it would be renewing "Arrow", "Reign" and "Supernatural" as early renewals for 2014-2015 season.
This is the statement from the CW president Mark Pedowitz, "This season we've had great success with our new hit series The Originals paired with Supernatural, giving us our best Tuesday nights in years. The Vampire Diaries is No. 2 in its time period in the young adult demos, and with Arrow continuing to gain among young men, and Reign growing its time period, we now have strong nights on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. I'm very pleased to announce early pickups for all five series, and let our fans know they'll have more great drama to look forward to next season."
So, we still need to hear about the future of other CW shows such as "The Carrie Diaries", "Beauty and the Beast" "Hart of Dixie", and "The Tomorrow People".
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New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma ran for the end zone in Friday night's preseason opener at the Superdome, trying to turn his interception into a spectacular 69-yard touchdown.
But he fell 4 yards short of the goal line when Cincinnati Bengals receiver Andre Caldwell caught him and knocked the ball loose.
"I got a little tired," Vilma admitted. "I've got to get into game shape."
It's hard to blame him. After all, he had just used up most of his tank earlier in the first quarter, when he scooped up a fumble forced by safety Darren Sharper and returned the ball 47 yards to the Bengals' 6-yard line.
Asked if 112 rushing yards were a career high for him, Vilma laughed.
"Could you tell?" he said. "I felt it. I felt all of that."
That's kind of the way the night went for the entire Saints team in its 17-7 victory over the Bengals -- almost terrific, but not quite there yet.
Those two big defensive plays actually resulted in zero points, thanks to the offense's failure to punch the ball in from the 6-yard line, a missed 20-yard field-goal attempt by Garrett Hartley and Vilma's fumble.
And throughout the first half, a lot of the same old problems crept up for these new-look Saints on opening night -- a porous pass defense, a sputtering short-yardage running game, a botched field-goal attempt and a shanked punt.
But a series of spectacular plays had the crowd roaring its approval by the time the curtain closed.
A 22-yard dart from quarterback Drew Brees to Jeremy Shockey for a touchdown in the second quarter, a 64-yard heave from Mark Brunell to Robert Meachem in the third quarter for a score and a 54-yard kick by Hartley provided enough ammunition for the victory.
"I told the team just a few minutes ago I was pleased with a few things," Saints Coach Sean Payton said. "I was pleased with how we played defense and created turnovers. I was pleased with how we finished the game in that final drive with the backup players. And I was pleased, obviously, with getting the win.
"But there are a number of things we have to do better. We have to capitalize on some of the short field positions, especially the first one, and come away with points. And I thought we were sloppy with the ball. It was on the ground too much.
"Fortunately for us this is the first preseason game. We have a lot of work to do."
Brees wasn't expected to play so deep into the exhibition opener, but he trotted back onto the field in the second quarter after the offense ran a total of just eight plays in a sloppy first period.
It's a good thing he did.
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The unbridled enthusiasm was beginning to slowly seep out of the Superdome after the Saints squandered the golden opportunities in that scoreless first quarter.
Enter Brees, who finally righted the ship.
After a 5-yard run by Reggie Bush, Brees completed four consecutive passes to march the Saints into the end zone -- a 33-yarder to Shockey down the middle, a 6-yarder to Shockey, a 12-yarder to Marques Colston, then the 22-yard strike to Shockey, who made a great catch for his first touchdown as a Saint, holding on to the ball while being taken down by safety Marvin White.
"I was hoping I'd get a chance to go back in," said Brees, who finished 6-of-9 passing for 88 yards and a touchdown. "The whole first unit was hoping we'd get a chance to go back in, because we'd had so few snaps. It was good to get a drive going -- bang, bang, bang -- because that's what we were looking for."
As for the touchdown to Shockey, Brees said, "That's one of those matchup things where I like my guy over their guy."
Cincinnati tied the score before halftime, but the Saints went up for good when Brunell and Meachem connected on their deep ball early in the third quarter.
Meachem made it look easy, breaking wide open behind the entire Bengals' defense and cruising into the end zone.
Meachem said the cornerback bit on his move, expecting the Saints to run another comeback route as they'd been running often earlier in the game.
The Saints now take an unblemished exhibition record into next week's trip to Houston. But the performance was far from perfect.
No doubt, the players will be getting an earful during today's tape sessions before heading back out to the practice fields Sunday morning.
The pass defense was still porous, though most of the damage was inflicted against embattled Saints cornerback Jason David.
Cincinnati quarterbacks Carson Palmer and J.T. O'Sullivan combined to throw for 233 yards and a touchdown in the first half, and the Bengals connected on seven of 11 third-down attempts.
David gave up a 55-yard pass to Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco on a third-and-5 play in the first quarter, completely whiffing as he tried to tackle Ochocinco after the catch. He was also abused repeatedly by Belle Chasse native Chris Henry, who caught six passes for 93 yards in the first half, including a 14-yard touchdown pass from O'Sullivan on third-and-4 just before halftime.
To make matters worse, David was flagged for illegal contact on the play.
David was on the field in nickel packages with the first-team defense because starter Tracy Porter was out with a hamstring injury.
The starting run defense gave up a handful of long gains as well, including gains of 14 yards, 11 yards and two 8-yarders.
The first-team offense was uncharacteristically shaky during its first two drives. It failed to score from first-and-goal at the Bengals' 6-yard line after Vilma's fumble return. Bush ran for 2 yards, then Brees threw an incomplete fade pass to a well-covered Colston, and Meachem was stopped for a short gain on a third-down swing pass.
On the Saints' next offensive series, Brees completed an 11-yard pass to Meachem for a first down, but he also failed to connect with Colston twice, and the Saints gained a total of one yard on two rushing attempts.
The short-yardage running game was not impressive. Fullback Heath Evans was stopped for no gain on third-and-1 with the starting offensive line still on the field in the second quarter.
And backup tailback Lynell Hamilton fumbled the ball away on first-and-goal from the 1-yard line in the fourth quarter, a costly mistake for a second-year pro trying to secure a roster spot.
Payton said he needs to see the tape, but he thinks Hartley's miss was the combination of a poor snap, hold and kick. Punter Glenn Pakulak shanked his first kick 29 yards, but rookie Thomas Morstead wasn't much better.
Overall, the result was a victory, and the good probably outweighed the bad. But the best news of all for the Saints was they still have four weeks left to shake off the rust before the regular-season opener.
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