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And The Patent Medicine Ad
Dean Edell; Bob Slotta
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Date: Friday, July 14, 2000 6:03 AM
Does anybody know which piece radio host Dr. Dean Edell refers to here?
Mark Twain And The Patent Medicine Ad
July 13, 2000
I can get a little ascerbic when talking about bogus health remedies, but I have to hand it to Mark Twain for writing one of the best retorts to an advertisment for a "miracle cure" elixir.
Remember, this was in 1905, when some patent medicines were based on herbs. Twain was in ill health himself when he was pitched the elixir for a life "without disease, death and always in youthful tonic." It also claimed to cure acne, appendicitis, corns, diabetes, dandruff, diptheria, measles, mumps, pneumonia, tapeworm and whooping cough.
In a biting response, Twain wrote: "The person who wrote the advertisements is without doubt the most ignorant person now alive on the planet, also without doubt he is an idiot, an idiot of the 33rd degree and scion of an ancestral profession of idiots stretching back to the Missing Link."
Later on, he adds: "A few moments from now my resentment will have faded and passed, and I shall probably even be praying for you; but while there is yet time I hasten to wish that you may take a dose of your own poison by mistake and enter swiftly into the damnation which you and all other patent medicine assassins have so remorselessly gamered and do so richly deserve."
I can't help but wonder what Twain would say today if he saw all the food supplements on the market making unproven claims for almost everything.
Cliff Walker
"Positive Atheism" Magazine
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Subject: Re: Mark Twain And The Patent Medicine Ad
Date: Friday, July 14, 2000 7:36 AM
Dear Cliff,
I am intimately familiar with this Mark Twain item. A.B. Paine wrote about it briefly in his 1912 Biography, and it is a small collection that Mark Twain himself assembled (patent medicine advertisement & a note by Twain and a dictation signed by him) which came into my possession several years ago. The quote in question, which contains errors from the original dictation hand written by Isabel Lyon and signed by Mark Twain, stems from an autograph dealer that I sold the collection to. The radio broadcast repeated the autograph dealer's errors, namely the incorrect word "Profession" somehow replaced the correct "procession", and the incorrect "gamered" is substituted for the correct "earned." If you read it correctly you will find this makes infinitely more sense. Thus, the radio source was an autograph dealer catalogue. The Twain quoted was an UNMAILED response to the Elixir company , who sought Mark Twain's endorsement for the elixir. Often Twain is at his best this way, writing or dictating letters and never intending to actually mail them.
I am making these corrections from memory, so there may be more subtle corrections to be made, and my notes aren't handy at the moment. As far as authenticity goes, you can rest assured the item is genuine Mark Twain. I have specialized in Mark Twain's handwriting for nearly two decades, and represent the only business that exclusively deals in rare Mark Twain memorabilia -- which is the only entity in the world that offers a double money back authenticity guarantee for handwritten material.
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Ken Henderson
Feb. 20, 2014
|Carmel Inn Showdown, Hosted by Nicholls State
|Tournament Page
|Tournament Central
|Friday, Feb. 21-Sunday, Feb. 23
|Fri. - 3 p.m., Sat. - 6:30 p.m., Sun. - 12 p.m.
|Ray E. Didier Field - Thibodaux, La.
| Game 1
|SIU: RHP Sam Coonrod (0-0, 5.40 ERA)
WIU: RHP Tom Constand (NR)
| Game 2
|SIU: RHP Todd Eaton (0-1, 9.00 ERA)
NSU: LHP Grant Borne (0-1, 7.36 ERA)
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SIU: LHP Aaron Hauge (0-1, 4.91 ERA)
|Game 1 | Game 2
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|Southern Illinois | Western Illinois | ULM | MVC
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FRIDAY'S STARTER Sam Coonrod will make his second start of the year and his 27th career start. It is his eighth career series-opening start. Last Saturday on Opening Day, he allowed two runs in the first inning, then retired seven of the last nine hitters he faced, leaving after three and a third innings of work.
WESTERN ILLINOIS SERIES NOTES Southern Illinois leads Western Illinois series, 29-10, all-time in a series that dates back to 1948. The two teams have not played each other since 2001 when SIU swept a two-game series in Carbondale. Southern enters the weekend with an 11-game winning streak against WIU. The Leathernecks last win over the Salukis was in the 1965 Mideast Regional of the NCAA Tournament.
NICHOLLS STATE SERIES NOTES Nicholls State leads the all-time series, 2-1. The Colonels swept a two-game series from SIU in 1960, and the Salukis defeated Nicholls State in an opening weekend tournament hosted by Louisiana Tech in 2011. It was Ken Henderson's second career win as head coach at SIU.
LOUISIANA MONROE SERIES NOTES Louisiana Monroe leads the all-time series, 2-1. The only meeting was a three-game series to open the 2002 season in Monroe, La. The Warhawks took the first two games, and the Salukis won the third.
PUNCHOUTS On Tuesday, Southern Illinois pitchers struck out 16 Austin Peay hitters in a 14-4 victory over the Governors. That was the highest strikeout total by a Saluki pitching staff since the Dawgs rung up 19 Ks against Chicago State in 2005.
BREAKING OUT After scoring eight runs off 20 hits for a .204 batting average in its season-opening series at Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois tallied 14 runs off 12 hits and drew a season-high five walks in Tuesday's win at Austin Peay.
SATURDAY, SUNDAY STARTERS On Saturday, Todd Eaton will make his second start of the season and his fifth career start. The converted closer is second on SIU's all-time list with 19 career saves. Last Saturday, in his season debut, Eaton allowed five runs off seven hits in five innings and took the loss at Western Kentucky. He allowed three solo home runs. Junior Aaron Hauge will make his second career start for SIU. Last Sunday, he took the loss at Western Kentucky. He allowed five runs and five hits, but only two of those runs were earned.
EFFECTIVE RELIEF In 20 innings of work this season, SIU's bullpen has allowed only two earned runs and three total runs. The Dawgs' relievers began the season by allowing a single hit in 5.2 scoreless frames on Opening Day. Southern has used nine relief pitchers, four of which are true freshman, in the first four games of the season.
DUSCHINSKY'S HOT START Senior outfielder Donny Duschinsky has a team-leading two home runs and six RBIs in his first four games of 2014. He hit a two-run home run on Saturday at Western Kentucky and a three-run homer on Tuesday, which put the Salukis on top for good at Austin Peay. Duschinsky did not hit a home run in 2013, and he is already approaching his RBI total of nine from last year. Over the last three years, he is hitting .300 in nonconference games.
OFF AND RUNNING After not attempting a stolen base in the first three games of the season, Southern swiped two bags in two attempts on Tuesday at Austin Peay. Parker Osborne stole his first base as a Saluki and Jake Welch stole his 42nd career base, which puts him 12 away from joining the Salukis' career top 10 list.
WELCH APPROACHING RECORDS Jake Welch is within striking distance of becoming SIU's all-time leader in career hits and at-bats. The Saluki leadoff hitter has 204 career hits. That puts him 82 hits shy of SIU's hit king, Joe Schley, who was inducted into the Saluki Hall of Fame earlier this month. Welch set a career high with 79 hits in 2013. Welch's 698 career at-bats puts him 195 at-bats behind SIU's all-time leader, Kevin Koski, who had 893 at-bats in his career.Welch had 249 at-bats in 2013, which is the second-highest single-season total in school history.
NEW HOME Southern Illinois will play its home games at new Richard "Itchy" Jones Stadium. The facility is being named in honor of SIU's all-time winningest coach thanks to a $4 million renovation at the site of Abe Martin Field. SIU is scheduled to open the new facility with a three-game series against Northern Illinois Feb. 28-March 2. The stadium features a new AstroTurf playing surface, the installation of stadium lights and new dugouts along with a new press box, seating bowl and concession area.
LOOKING AHEAD On Tuesday, Feb. 25, Southern Illinois will travel to UT Martin for a midweek game starting at 2 p.m. SIU will host Northern Illinois for a three-game series at brand new Itchy Jones Stadium. The series begins on Friday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. The Dawgs will then head back to the road for the next five games, facing Belmont for one game, South Alabama for three games and Mississippi State for one game.


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Yesterday the United States Department of Justice declared that federal inmate James Ninete Leon Guerrero, 48, of Guam, was sentenced today to serve life in prison for the murder of United States Correctional Officer Jose Rivera. The announcement was made by Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department's Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner of the Eastern District of California. The convict was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Phillip Pro of the District of Nevada.
According to documents pertaining to the case, inmate Guerrero with the assistance of the co-defendant Jose Cabrera Sablan stabbed to death Officer Rivera. The record indicates that on June 20, 2008, as Officer Rivera was on duty and carrying on his daily count in the United States Penitentiary in Atwater, California, Sablan attacked him with an eight-inch homemade shank. The records revealed that Officer Rivera tried to flee, but was knocked backwards by Sablan and tackled by Guerrero. Guerrero then held Rivera down as Sablan "stabbed him with the shank in excess of 20 times. Officer Rivera was 22 years old at the time of his death and was a United States Navy veteran." www.justice.gov Responding staff successfully restrained both inmates and performed life-saving measures. Officer Rivera was immediately transported to the nearest local hospital, where unfortunately, he died shortly thereafter.He was a four-year veteran of the Navy, and completed two tours of active military duty in Iraq. He began his career with the Bureau as a Correctional Officer on August 5, 2007, and less than one year later was killed in the line of duty. He is survived by his mother, two sisters, and brother.
At the time of Rivera's death, Guerrero was serving a lifetime sentence on a third-strike felony conviction for conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery in Guam, according to a transcript of the plea arrangement.
Sablan and Guerrero had been indicted for murder of Officer Rivera on Aug. 14, 2008. Co-defendant Sablan's case is set for trial on April 6, 2015, and the government will be seeking the death penalty if he is convicted.
The Justice Department stated that the investigation was led by the Bureau of Prisons and the FBI. The case is being prosecuted by Trial Attorney Bonnie Hannan of the Capital Case Section of the Criminal Division and Assistant U.S. Attorney Duce Rice of the Eastern District of California.


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The new year is here and a domestic box office record was set last year, so what does January hold? If it is business as usual, it means a slowdown as Hollywood enjoys its awards.
Now through March, when the Oscars are handed out, red carpets will be worn out. In the meantime, movies will be released and when one becomes big now, it is a pleasant surprise for studios. It is also a time to watch those films which are hoping to take home awards. Some of the nominated ones will expand its theater counts while some others will get re-released.
1. "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones" - 2,500 theaters
With only one wide release this weekend, that shows that the slowdown is here. "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones" should do well, as a horror film can have one big weekend and the coast the rest of the way. This series has proved that over the year.
Looking ahead shows only one other wide release Jan. 10 in "The Legend of Hercules" then it picks up more on Jan. 17. The films released then include "Ride Along," "The Nut Job," "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" and "Devils's Due."
Meanwhile, diving deeper into the story which was reported here about the record year at the box office, shows the comparison between 2012 and 2013. Despite 2013 actually having negative growth it still had that record year. In 2013, while the numbers were up, Box Office Mojo reports a -0.5 percent change from the previous record year of 2012.
The overall box office figures were $10,903.4 in 2013 to $10,837.4 in 2012. The number of films released in 2013 was 669, compared to 665 in 2012.
Now that is a lot of movies to watch. Looking back to 1980, there were only 161 films released. It was 1982 when that number starting to explode. In 1981, there were 173 films released and then in 1982, that explosion occurred when 428 movies got released. It hasn't gone under 400 since with four years having over 600.
As for ticket prices, in 2013 the average price was $8.03. An interesting item on that front is that they do seem to rise every year, with two exceptions. One of them being a very slight one. But another was notable. That was in 1988 when the average price was $4.11 and then it went down to $3.97 in 1989. That is perhaps the best reason to rely on the adjusted for inflation list of top-grossing films of all-time.
Note: Once again, Tim O'Brien will be live in Hollywood for the 2014 Oscars, marking his 17th year doing so.


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Campbell's Field (map it)
401 N Delaware Ave
Camden, NJ 08102
Year Opened: 2001
Capacity: 6,425
There are no tickets available at this time.
Official Review by Marc Viquez, Stadium Journey Regional Correspondent
Campbell's Field debuted in 2001 and serves as the home of the Camden Riversharks of the independent Atlantic League. It was the last new ballpark built in the state of New Jersey. The 6,425-seat stadium offers spectacular views of the Delaware River, Ben Franklin Bridge and the Philadelphia skyline. The ballpark's construction was designed to spark urban renewal in the city of Camden and along with the aquarium and amphitheater that shares the stadium's parking lot, makes for a pleasant destination to visit.
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Each area is rated from 0 to 5 stars with 5 being the best. The overall composite score is the "FANFARE Score".
The Riversharks provide a lot of local flavors at the ballpark. The Philadelphia Pretzel Factory offers their famous Philly style pretzels. Chickie's & Pete's, a Jersey Shore tradition, offers a bucket of French fries with Old Bay seasoning for only $7 - perfect for families and the number one selling item during games.
Turkey Hill ice cream, which is becoming available in parts of the country at Kroger supermarkets, is served along with another area delicacy, the cheesesteak. It should be mentioned that the cheesesteaks in Philadelphia and South Jersey differ from other locales across the nation.
More options include burritos, churros, chicken tenders, hot dogs, burgers and a Budweiser bar that features $1 beers on Tuesday nights.
If you are not enjoying your day at the ballpark, do not blame the Riversharks. They have made sure that your stay during the game is fun, friendly and safe. First and foremost, the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in the outfield is the star of the ballpark. Its presence is looming, magnificent and one of a kind in professional baseball. It is hard not to stare at this massive bridge that stretches across the Delaware River or take a photo at the ballpark without a portion of it being in the background. It is one of the best outfield views in professional baseball.
The children's area is another star attraction and if the kids do not enjoy baseball, perhaps they will enjoy the climbing wall, bouncy slide, and jungle gym. The carousel on the third base line and next to the funnel cake stand is another area for your kids to pass the time during the game. Also, when tickets to Monday games for kids are only $3, this might be the best way for your kid to release some energy. Adding to the ambiance is the official team store that feature replica jerseys ranging from $20-$30, ball caps, and products for the kids.
The ballpark itself is similar in design to Trenton's Arm & Hammer Ballpark and Somerset's TD Bank Ballpark, but is somewhat smaller and cozier. Visitors do have to walk up stairs from the entrance to the main concourse, but one should pay a visit to the South Jersey Baseball Hall of Fame. A very small area is packed with baseball nostalgia from jerseys, seats, photos and buckets of baseball rubbing mud that is harvested nearby in Palmyra, New Jersey. And with Major League All-Star Mike Trout being from the area, the hall of fame could grow in stature in the foreseeable future.
Camden is often known as dangerous place to visit. However, one should never distain traveling to a game at Campbell's Field, since the ballpark is right off the highway and Philadelphia is located a few miles away. The ballpark is located along the riverfront and shares a parking lot with the Adventure Aquarium and the outdoor amphitheater Susquehanna Bank Center. Located just outside of the ballpark is Victor's Pub, which is a fast and easy way of enjoying a drink or bite to eat before or after the game.
Philadelphia is only a quick drive over the bridge and once in the city, you can visit several great places for a bite or brew including Yards Brewing Company, Philadelphia Brewing Company, Tony Luke's (the best cheesesteaks in town), and Marabella Meatball Company. These are just a few of my favorite places, but the city offers endless possibilities including historical venues, museums, and other places to wine and dine.
There were not a lot of fans at the game that I attended and it was a head scratcher. The game night featured $1 hot dogs, churros, popcorn, sodas and beer and this should have been a slam dunk night to get the locals out. Do not blame the Riversharks. They have created a great template for fans to venture out for a night of baseball.
The ballpark shares a massive lot with the aquarium and amphitheatre and costs $5, about $2-$3 more compared to other ballparks in the state. However, since the area outside of the ballpark is somewhat blythe, the price of parking is well worth the peace of mind when heading back out after the game.
The ballpark is off of I-676 and easily accessible from I-295 and the turnpike in New Jersey. If coming from Philadelphia, cross the Ben Franklin Bridge off of I-95 and the ballpark is visible from the bridge. There is plenty of signage to aid the motorist, but if coming from Jersey, beware of your GPS. It has told motorists to cross the bridge into Philadelphia and that could provide headaches and cost you $5 in tolls.
Ticket prices on game day are $13 and $14 for the two levels of grandstand seating between the third and first base lines. The family section tickets are a much better bargain at $5. Tickets for seniors and children in the 200 level are $9 and peanut free zone prices are $13. These prices are aligned reasonably with the rest of the Atlantic League, but it seems like a $10 price point for at least one section in the ballpark would be reasonable.
Campbell's Field provides one of the best views in professional baseball. The Ben Franklin Bridge is gorgeous to stare at and without it, the ballpark would lose a lot of its aesthetic appeal. The variety of food deserves an extra star and so does the kids zone, one of the best that I have seen in my travels.
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Member Review by JVerlin
Although Camden is a city of its own (population 77,000), it really serves as a large suburb of Philadelphia. Yet, in the shadow of the behemoth that is the Philadelphia Phillies, an independent league team has carved out a niche in the New Jersey town. The Camden Riversharks were founded in 2001, and have played all 11 seasons at Campbell's Field, situated right on the Delaware River.
The view when you enter the stadium is breathtaking - the Benjamin Franklin Bridge dominates the backdrop, with the Philadelphia skyline just over the 3rd-base seats. This way, Camden fans feel more of a connection to the baseball-crazed town of Philadelphia. Citizens Bank Park might be the professional standard of baseball stadiums, but the sister city to Philly might have set the minor league standard in its own right.
Member Review by sgilliam03 on Aug 09, 2014
The location of Campbell's Field is very unique, and the view of the Ben Franklin Bridge is magnificent. The video board and sound system are on par with other Atlantic League fields. The parking is convenient. The food options are nice and relatively economical. Overall, in my opinion, Campbell's Field is one of the top stadiums in the Atlantic League.
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Transcatheter mitral valve-replacement startup pulls in $32.5M
Right now, Edwards Lifesciences ($EW) and Medtronic ($MDT) are the major players in transcatheter aortic valve implantation. But California startup CardiAQ Valve Technologies is seeking to advance its own version of the technology geared toward the mitral valve and recently pulled in $32.5 million in new funding to help it get there.
MedCity News reports on the company's new cash infusion, first revealed in a regulatory filing. But CardiAQ is remaining coy about revealing specific investors or how it plans to invest the money in terms of product development. (A spokesman told the publication that details will be announced at some point in the days ahead.)
CardiAQ is focused on developing what it calls a transcatheter mitral valve implantation system as an alternative to open-chest surgery to treat mitral regurgitation (leaking heart valve), according to the company's website. The company previously raised an initial $1.5 million in 2009, and then a $6.5 million Series A round, according to the story.
As the article notes, Edwards Lifesciences is already leading in the transcatheter aortic valve implantation space, with its Sapien valve system. Medtronic is pursuing European approval for its Engager heart valve, which is poised to be a big competitor.
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I take the long way to Chau Doc (another Mekong Delta town) and spend the day there on my first tour booked with a tour guide. The tour is expensive and is much less fun than organising it yourself.
The day involves another set of floating markets, a fish farm, a trip to a Cham village and a walk in the countryside.
Sunset atop Sam Mountain, overlooking the Vietnam/Cambodia border, while sipping a Saigon beer and relaxing in a hammock is bliss.


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IBM recently announced a new combination of chemical elements that have a very strong potential to lower the cost of photovoltaic (PV) energy production. The chemicals used at the level of the absorber layer (see photo) have no environmental restrictions, are readily available worldwide and are low cost. Additionally, the process used to make the cells is less expensive.
Some of the largest solar cell manufacturers around the world currently use materials that are relatively expensive, use chemicals that are restricted for environmental reasons or the source minerals used to make the solar cells have limitations in production or in their known ore reserves. This is the case of Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 or CIGS solar panels (includes Cu-Copper, Indium-In, Gallium-Ga, Sulphur-S and Selenium-Se) and CdTe or cadmium telluride panels (includes Cadmium-Cd and Tellurium-Te). Mineral supply restrictions directly affect the cost of Indium (In) and Tellurium (Te), one of the less abundant solid elements on Earth surface. On the other hand, environmental restrictions of heavy metals affect CdTe cells for their content of Cadmium (Cd) which is highly toxic and carcinogenic. Some of these cells are manufactured by vacuum deposition and produce electricity at commercial efficiency rates that are above 9%.
IBM's announcement is significant in terms of the materials used, the power efficiency rate achieved and the method to manufacture cells of those types. The process to make the cells uses a liquid coating method that combines Copper, Zinc, Tin, Selenium and Sulphur which are widely available and low in cost. Vacuum manufacturing of solar cells is more expensive than liquid coating. Earlier, research using the same chemical elements produced cells with efficiencies below 6.7%. The solar film produced using this new method and chemistry achieved up to 9.6% efficiency combining these elements as Cu2ZnSn(Se,S)4. Other devices fabricated as part of this research produced electric output at efficiency rates greater than 8%.
Additional gains in performance are already envisioned by refining the process to obtain better packing of the photovoltaic film at the molecular level as well as thinner coating. These incipient results have the potential to reduce the cost of solar cells and produce them at a faster rate, besides other applications in opto-electronics. IBM is not planning to produce solar cells. The technology might be available to solar cell manufacturers through partnership with the company.
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Horton Joins UMass Hockey Incoming Class For 2014-15
June 3, 2014
AMHERST, Mass. - Jake Horton, a 5-11, 190-pound, defenseman, has joined UMass hockey's Class of 2018, head coach John Micheletto announced on Tuesday. Horton comes to Amherst after spending the past two seasons with the Aberdeen Wings of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), where he was a teammate of fellow Minutemen classmate Henry Dill.
"Last season Horton was second among all NAHL defensemen in point scoring and we're looking forward to having both his leadership as well as his offensive point production in our lineup in the future," said Micheletto.
Horton appeared in 117 games for Aberdeen from 2012-14 and totaled 76 points on 32 goals and 44 assists. Serving as team captain this past season, Horton amassed 46 points and led all NAHL defensemen in goals scored with 21 en route to All-NAHL First Team and All-NAHL Central First team honors. He was selected to the 2014 NAHL Top Prospects tournament, as well and helped Team Central to a pair of victories.
In his first year in Aberdeen, Horton was named to the NAHL All-Rookie second team after logging 11 goals and 19 assists for 30 points in 57 games in 2012-13.
Prior to his two seasons of junior hockey, Horton enjoyed an accomplished high school hockey career at Benilde-St. Margaret's from 2009-12. In 85 games (regular and postseason) with the Red Knights, he registered 123 points on 42 goals and 81 assists, including 29 power-play tallies and four shorthanded goals.
Horton co-captained Benilde-St. Margaret's to a State AA title in 2011-12 and received all-conference and Pioneer Press All-Metro honorable mention recognition.
In 2010-11, he became the first defenseman in school history to score 20 goals in a season and led the team with 14 power-play goals and 32 blocked shots to capture honorable mention all-state accolades from both the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Star Tribune as well as an all-conference nod. Horton was an honorable mention all-conference pick and co-winner of team's Best Defenseman Award in his first season with the Red Knights in 2009-10. He was twice selected to attend USA Hockey Select Festivals in 2010 and 2011.
Horton also played soccer at Benilde-St. Margaret's and served as team captain in 2011. He led the squad to a 2011 Class A state title, scoring goals in all three games of the state tournament to earn a spot on the all-tournament team.
The Plymouth, Minn., native was a National Honor Society and high honor roll member at Benilde-St. Margaret's and received the 2011-12 All-Star Sports Academic Award. He is the son of Jim and Kim Horton.
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Freetour offers: The design of the free tour is perfect, and really fits in with the theme of the website. It's a simple design, with a little section for the most recent updates to the website. It's so close to being just perfect, but falls short due to the lack of a video sample. It makes no sense, either, because the videos inside are so fucking good! The quality is unbelievable. It just seems odd that they wouldn't want to show it off. So, as a result, you guys are just going to have to take my word for it regarding the video quality.
General impression: Like almost every guy on the planet, I've had the naughty schoolgirl fantasy. Imagine teaching a class where there was one or two seriously hot 18 year old babes that you couldn't keep your eyes off. And just imagine the chance to fuck one of these gorgeous beauties, or even better, both of them, came up. I couldn't wait to get inside and see my schoolgirl fantasies being realized.
Bravo's opinion: I've been waiting for quite some time to come across a website like this. The naughty schoolgirl fantasy has always been one of my favorites, and has provided some much needed inspiration on more than one occasion, if you know what I mean. ;)
The design of the member's area is very similar to the design of the tour. It's that same basic layout and color scheme. It's extremely easy to find your way around, as the content is organized in a very simple manner. The most recent updates appear on the main page, and you'll find links to the picture and video archives towards the top of the page. There's a corresponding picture set for some of the videos, and a video stills picture set for all of them.
First things first. Don't even bother with the video stills. They're nothing more than screengrabs from the videos. The result is terrible, quite frankly. These pictures are blurry, pixelated, small and just crappy in general. However, the actual picture area is a different story all together. This is where the quality is. Instead of crappy screenshots, you'll actually find photography images. The quality of these is far superior to that of the stills, and they are an impressive size too; measuring in at 1024 pixels on the longest edge, which is very respectable for image content.
As good as the pictures are, it's the video section that will really impress you. It's not often you'll come across videos of such quality. To put things into perspective, try to remember that even these days, most paysites only have videos with a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. Shy Teacher's Pet, however, has videos that measure in at a very impress 640 x 480 pixels, with a bitrate of nearly 1200kbps. Basically, this means that you'll be able to view these videos in full screen mode without any pixelation. The image will remain crisp and sharp. It's not exactly DVD quality, but it's not too far either!
I just have to tell you about this one video featuring a very naughty girl named Candi. She was in a bathroom cubicle enjoying a cigarette when two maintenance guys happened to come in to clean the place up. Candi sits on the toilet and lifts her feet up so that they can't be seen, and the guys go about cleaning up like they normally would. One of them must have heard something or smelled the smoke, because he looks under the door and spots her. He then opens the door and asks her if she's been smoking. She denies it, of course. Then she says they can't do anything, and that they're just janitors. The one guy says he's sick of cleaning up cigarette butts and has a good mind to report her to the faculty. Not wanting to be suspended for smoking, she pleads with them and then offers a solution, saying that cigarettes aren't the only things she smokes as she reaches down and grabs the one guy's crotch. You can tell these janitors realize it's their lucky day, and they don't let the chance pass them by. They lock the door and undress. Candi gets down on her knees and starts sucking. This girl really didn't want to get suspended! She then shows the guys her tits before getting to work on the other guy's cock. At this point, you begin to realize that she's enjoying this a little too much. I think it's more than just wanting to avoid suspension. This slutty schoolgirl also craves cock! They then get her undressed and one of the guys starts licking her pussy and her ass. When she's good and wet, he stands up behind her and slides his cock into her cunt. While he fucks her, she's busy sucking the other guy's cock again. The guy's pass her back and forth, fucking this schoolgirl slut in various positions. Finally, they both fuck her at the same time: one in the ass, and one in her pussy. Then when they're both ready to cum, she gets down on her knees between them and takes their loads into her mouth.
Making this website even better is bonus access to a further 30 websites. So, for less than 30 bucks per month, you don't just receive access to one website, but to 30, and all for the price of one. There are no hidden charges or surprises. There's a full list of the websites at the bottom of the Shy Teacher's Pet tour page, but I'd have to say my three favorites are Double Team Suckers, Nasty Ass Lickers and Dirty Babysitter.
This website really does the naughty schoolgirl niche justice. The videos are excellent quality, the girls are fucking gorgeous, and the sex scenes are fucking hot! And with access to 16 other websites, this membership represents excellent value for money. Shy Teacher's Pet is a great website and I think it's well worth it's monthly asking price. Enjoy!
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So a couple of state Senate staffers are told they won't have jobs by the end of the year. Big deal, right?
Those with the majority make the rules, and the Majority Coalition Caucus of 23 Republicans and two Democrats decided the pair who lead the nonpartisan office of Senate Committee Services should go. That, at least, is the narrative crafted by the leaders of the Senate, especially Sen. Rodney Tom, D-Medina, who leads the majority caucus.
Democrats complained about the dismissals — both how they were done and why they were done. Senate Minority Leader Sharon Nelson, D-Maury Island, claimed the pair were being punished for refusing to hire a partisan staffer who wasn't qualified for committee staff work. They were pushed out for protecting the integrity of the committees.
But her complaints amount to using private staffing decisions for partisan gain, Tom claimed in a letter to Democratic leaders quoted on WashingtonStateWire.com. He even suggested that he and the other members of the ruling caucus are the protectors of employees by trying to keep the dismissal hush-hush and that Democrats violated their privacy by calling it out.
I understand that all of this is lost on regular folks with real jobs and real lives. Some of them have a negative view of all things political and figure this is routine. Others think of it as inside baseball, if they think of it at all.
But staffing legislative committees with nonpartisan professionals — lawyers, budget and revenue analysts, researchers — is a good-government reform. Each of the four partisan caucuses hire their own partisan staffers, but the committee staffers work with members of both parties, with chairmen of both parties. For 40 years, the nonpartisan staff of Senate Committee Services and the House's Office of Program Research remained mostly in place regardless of which party won the election.
"In essence, staff keep the legislative vehicle tuned and in good running condition so legislators need only get behind the wheel and drive it in the direction they, and the voters, determine," wrote former Senate committee staff director Edward Seeberger in his guide to the Legislature "Sine Die."
An unusual move
Washington state has a higher percentage of its legislative staff in the nonpartisan category than Congress or most states. This is a good thing, even for those who don't often think about how the Legislature works.
Nonpartisan staffers do not make policy, they do not work on campaigns, they do not broadcast their politics or their opinions. Instead, they immerse themselves in budgeting, health care, the court system, workers' compensation, prisons and mental health. When the elected legislators want a bill to accomplish some change in policy, the committee staff makes sure it does what is intended. Committee staff also make sure the electeds are aware of what other states are doing, what the feds are doing, what has worked elsewhere and what has failed.
If they also must pass a political litmus test, if the committee staff turns over each time partisan control changes, then the Legislature becomes less effective. The glare of politics would blind policymaking. The truth does not lie halfway between two untruths, but without nonpartisan staffers as fact-finders, that is what many legislative debates would become.
Tom claims that he can't talk about the matter because it is a personnel issue. But such rules are meant to protect the employees, not the bosses, and the majority caucus shouldn't use them to prevent scrutiny of a decision to undo four decades of legislative reform.
How unusual is dumping the leaders of nonpartisan staff for apparently partisan reasons? So unusual that the last time anything similar happened was in 1982.
"In the same time frame, the longtime nonpartisan Senate staff director was fired under intense pressure from one Republican senator," wrote Don Brazier in his "History of the Washington Legislature." "These actions did nothing to ease an already tense atmosphere throughout the Legislature."
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Break out the slickers, that rainy day has finally arrived.
That money you've saved since last August will come in handy when Firestone Country Club greets the best from around the world for the Bridgestone Invitational.
If it's anything like past events, it'll be all about making memories.
Memories like the inaugural Bridgestone last year.
Tiger Woods beat Stewart Cink on the fourth playoff hole to win for the fifth time on the South Course.
He squandered a three-shot lead with five holes left in regulation and survived a blown chance by Cink on the third playoff to win outright.
When Cink couldn't, Woods could as the skies poured down their praise in the form of rain on what turned out to be the final hole.
Memories like 2005. What turned out to be the final NEC Invitational became an instant classic.
With a gaggle of golfers working their way toward Woods, the best golfer on the planet made everyone realize why he is linked to the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Ben Hogan.
Nicknamed "The Monster†by Palmer, the 667-yard, par-5 16th stood in Tiger's way and he tamed it.
A towering 7-iron brought the ball to 18 feet behind the pin and he sunk the putt before breaking out the fist pump to beat Chris DiMarco by a single stroke.
Memories like the 1960 PGA Championship where No. 16 bit Palmer to give Jay Hebert the title.
Already a two-time major winner that year and a runner-up at the British Open, Palmer's chances faded when he triple bogeyed the hole, which was then 625 yards, to fade to seventh.
The biggest memory, however, took place in 2001 with Woods and Jim Furyk battling in an incredible seven-hole playoff.
Surviving three lead changes and bogeys on 18, the two went back-and-forth in a two-hour battle to the delight of everyone not named Woods or Furyk.
It took a bad tee shot by Furyk on the 464-yard, par-4 18th to finally settle things.
Woods put his tee shot to 140 yards and took a wedge to three feet for birdie to sink Furyk and grab his third straight title at Firestone.
Ironically, Woods comes into Bridgestone seeking his third straight title again. Furyk will be there. DiMarco will be there. Cink will be there.
The top 50 golfers in the world as well as members of both Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup teams will be there.
They'll all try to pry the Gary Player Cup away from Woods.
Throw in some valuable points awarded toward the FedExCup and this one could be one for the ages.
"It's an exciting time for golf,†Woods said.
And a memorable one at that.


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Fishing License, Sportfishing License, Buy License Online, Discount Fishing License 2014
Official Sportfishing License Website CA DFG (link to the main CA DFG website)
California Fishing Licenses San Diego So Cal Sportfishing License and Mexican Fishing Licenses:
CA Dept. Fish and Game Apply Online License Service (I provide these links as a convenience only please refer to the CA DFG Sportfishing License links above for accuracy or any last minute changes)
2014 Sport Fishing Fees and Descriptions
Valid January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
Fish and Game Code Section 70 defines "Resident" as any person who has resided continuously in the State of California for six months or more immediately prior to the date of their application for a license or permit, any person on active military duty with the Armed Forces of the United States or auxiliary branch thereof, or any person enrolled in the Job Corps established pursuant to Section 2883 of Title 29 of the United States Code.
Fish and Game Code Section 86 defines "Take" as hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill, or attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, capture or kill.
Fees for licenses that are available from license agents include 5% license agent handling fee.
Fees for licenses that are available from license agents and CDFW offices include 3% nonrefundable application fee. $7.50 maximum per item (Section 700.4, Title 14, California Code of Regulations).
To qualify for a for Free or Reduced-Fee Sport Fishing License, anglers must meet the criteria described below.
2013 Reduced-Fee Fishing License
2013 Reduced-Fee Fishing Licenses - Fee $6.95
Fish and Game Code, Section 7150, authorizes the Department of Fish and Game to issue Reduced-Fee Sport Fishing Licenses to anglers who meet specific criteria. Additional validations or cards are required for certain species and areas and must be purchased at the regular fee.
Click here for a list of all other licenses sold by DFG
Free Fishing Days in 2011: July 2nd and September 3rd
FAQ's about California Fishing Licenses
Q. Do I have to wear my fishing license?
Q. How long is an annual sport fishing license valid?
Q. Should I leave the Application for Duplicate License attached to the back of my Annual Fishing License?
Q. How do I replace a lost or destroyed current fishing license?
Q. What type of Fishing Licenses, Report Cards and Stamps are available or required?
Q. Do I have to buy an annual license if I am only going to fish a couple of days?
Q. Can I get a refund on my fishing license?
Q. Can I purchase a Lifetime Fishing License?
Q. Can I purchase a fishing license for my friend?
Q. Is a fishing license required while fishing from a public fishing pier in ocean waters?
A "public pier" is defined in the sport fishing regulations as a publicly owned man-made structure that has the following characteristics: is connected, above the mean high tide, to the main coastline or to the land mass of a named and charted natural island; has unrestricted free access for the general public; and has been built or currently functions for the primary purchase of allowing angling access to ocean waters.
Even though licenses, stamps, and most report cards are not required while fishing from a public pier, all other regulations (including minimum sizes, bag limits, and seasons) apply.
Mexican Fishing Licenses
If you will be fishing on a boat in Mexico, you will need to obtain a fishing license for all members who will be present on the boat.
You may also purchase licenses directly through Conapesca:
Only money orders or cashiers' checks in the correct amount are accepted. All money orders and cashiers' checks should be made out to Oficina de Pesca.
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Cumberland Striper Charters - Guided Striper Fishing
We offer the finest guided striper fishing Lake Cumberland has to offer! Contact us today to schedule your greatest fishing experience ever!
Welcome to Cumberland Striper Charters located in Southeastern Kentucky on Beautiful Lake Cumberland. With over 63,000 acres of striper filled water, we invite you to come fish with us. We fish year around with enclosed and heated boats for the winter weather fishermen.
Cumberland stripers are averaging 8-10 pounds with much larger fish being caught fairly often. We have dedicated a large portion of our lives to following and learning the habits of the great striped bass. So from beginners to experts and kids too, come down and let's go fishin'.
We provide all bait and tackle, and all catches are cleaned and bagged for you free of charge at the end of your fishing adventure!


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Wilkes Bashford is a San Francisco shop that offers impeccable made-to-measure shirts. If you live in the Bay Area, and you'd like to make a man in your life very happy, they can give you a hand-written certificate for a fitting.
Most men who bother to have a custom pattern made order a wardrobe of about six shirts, but minimum order is three. That's quite a stocking stuffer, no?
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I met Yosh years ago when she ran Dave Egger's Pirate Supply store at 826 Valencia. She sold her tiny bottles of gorgeous perfumes from a glass case in the store.
Her business grew over the years until Yosh's tiny bottles could be found at places like Barneys. Years later, Yosh still loves to collaborate with her customers on signature scents. She also offers fragrance flights and workshops.
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Butler Takes Fourth On The One-Meter Springboard At NCAA's
March 21, 2013
AMHERST, Mass. - As only the third ever UMass swimming and diving athlete to qualify for the NCAA Championships, Michaela Butler did not disappoint, finishing fourth on the women's one-meter springboard Thursday night with a school record score of 333.45.
At the conclusion of the first day of the 2013 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships from the IU Natatorium and the IUPUI Sports Complex, Butler finished fourth out of a total of 40 divers, and sat just under five points off the silver medal.
The redshirt junior from Dennisport, Mass. needed to qualify in the top 16 spots during the afternoon prelims in order to guarantee a spot in either the consolation or championship final. She finished the preliminary round with a school record score of 309.05, qualifying for the championship round with her sixth-place finish.
During the preliminary round she averaged an individual judge score of 6.83, with her highest dive score of 54.60 coming on her second dive.
The championship round was a battle with the top five divers all sitting with 20-points of one another. Butler was in the bottom-half of the group until her fourth and fifth round dives.
Her fourth round dive, a reverse 1 ½ somersault pike, scored her a 61.20 moving her in to third-place. Butler followed that up with a 1 ½ somersault tuck, in the fifth round, for a score of 61.50, putting her in second-place.
In the last round of diving Butler pulled in a score of 51.25, but it wasn't enough as the divers who finish in the top-three spots all pulled 57.20 or better. She finished the round with a total score of 333.45, breaking the school record she set earlier in the day.
Samantha Pickens, of Arizona, took gold in the event with a score of 348.45. Margaret Keefer of Minnesota took the silver (338.20), while Jodie Mcgroarty of Tennessee took bronze (335.75).
Three-meter springboard action will be held during day two, with the preliminary round getting underway at 1:30 p.m. The consolation finals are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. The championship round will begin after swimming, which is set to begin at 7 p.m.
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Heather Hammonds is a full time author, living and working in Melbourne, Australia. To date she has written more than 200 books for children, including titles for the Educational market in series such as the multi-award winning PM series with Cengage Learning,Nelson Literary Directions with Cengage Learning and Macmillan Australia Topics. She is co-author of the ever-popular Guided Reading series, Nelson Focus (also sold as Rigby Focus). Heather also writes for the Trade market and has a number of books published with Hinkler Books such as Ancient Egypt and the best-selling Dog Tricks and Training boxed set and DVD, for both adults and children alike. Fiction titles include Thunder Box, Monkey Business and Bargains from Outer Space.
Heather's E-book collection can be found here at Smashwords and includes titles in the 'Sigmund' series and 'The Weezlegog'. Heather is currently working on fiction for Young Adults, as well as further whacky and weird fun titles for younger kids.
Heather lives by the beach and shares her life with family,including three beautiful German Shepherds and a cat.
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Fantastic, entertaining, humerous book with a great storyline. My two kids were hooked from start to finish. Highly recommended for the mid to upper primary age bracket. Keep them coming!
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Fantastic, funny story that entertains from beginning to end. Both my kids loved it and didn't put it down until they'd finished it. Fantastic for the middlie primary bracket - keep them coming!!
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A humorous tale that will truly get kids to laugh. The series of mishaps and twists keep the reader entertained till the very end. Cute characters and weird habits are all part of the fun and the plot moves along nicely so the young reader isn't given a chance to get bored. I highly recommend Weezlegog for the mid primary school age group. I know what my niece and nephew are getting for their birthdays this year!
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Welcome to the Clearwater Association
of Center Lake
IMPORTANT...Center Lake Treatment...IMPORTANT
June 18, 2014 Professional Lake Management will be performing a lake treatment to eradicate shorline Pond Weed and Milfoil starting in the morning. areas treated will be posted on the LAKE side of treated properties.
No Swiming for 24 hours
Lake Irrigation for grass and non orinamental plants 14 days
Lake irrigation for Orinamental plants 14 days
The Michigan Center Lioness Parade was held
Saturday June 14, 2014
The Clearwater Association Float
Won this years award.
6th ANNUAL CLEARWATER GOLF OUTING
The 6th annual golf outing will be held at the Lakeland Hills Golf Club located at 5119 Page Ave Michigan Center Mi. July 26th with sign up at 8 am and shotgun start at 9 am, come out and scramble with the lake residents for a fun filled day with 18 holes of golf, hotdogs at the turn and a juicy steak dinner with refreshments included for a small fee of $65.00! longest drive contest and closest to the pin and a silent auction as well! contact John Zimmer at 313-363-1570 or Grace Virzi at 517 764-6434 to reserve you spot. Sponsorships are still available with golfer specials if you are a paid reservation / sponsor by July 15th 2014.
This year the Clearwater Association will once again be contracting Huron Lakes Harvesting company to remove aquatic plants from our lake.They will be here on Monday July 7th, 2014 for just a few days weather permiting. We are excited that the company has added some new tools to their arsenol, a muck thrower, stump cutter and lillie pad removal machine (see pics below) the Association will be targeting a few troubled areas this year to assist residents to have water depth by muck removal increasing navigation. If you have interest in learning more about muck removal please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com
2012 Starry Stonewort & Lillie Pad Harvesting by Huron Lakes


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On Thursday, September 12, 5 - 7 pm, please join me for the opening of "Sharon Butler: Dense Surveillance," a solo show at the Fine Art Gallery at Westchester Community College that will be on view through November 24. In a large, quirky space, the exhibition includes new work as well as paintings and drawings from the past several years. A couple of events related to the exhibition are in the planning stages, so look for more details about those in the near.
(Image at top: Sharon Butler, Turbine House (Purple), 2013, pigment and binder on canvas, 66 x 78 inches. Installation view.)
The following week, on Thursday, September 19, I'll be speaking at the UConn Art & Art History Department's Annual Convocation Ceremony. Co-sponsored by the William Benton Museum of Art and the Mittelmann Lecture Fund, the event is FREE and open to the public. Samoan artist and independent curator Shigeyuki Kihara, currently a resident at ISCP, and I will each make 30-minute presentations, followed by a brief question and answer period. If you're anywhere near Storrs, Connecticut, please join us at 6pm in von der Mehden Recital Hall. I'll be giving away free backpacks to all Two Coats of Paint readers!
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Upcoming show: Dense Surveillance (2013)
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Hugh Jackman and Jean-Georges Still Tight
The chef and the movie star share food intimacies.
A while back, we revealed the budding friendship of Hugh Jackman and Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Well, it seems the friendship is continuing to blossom, as JG now knows the movie star so well that he can name Jackman's favorite rice dish. Fans of Wolverine, the ABC Kitchen chef, or Korean-inspired food can even make the gingery recipe at home. [People]


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I know what you're thinking
—Bamboo Fly Rod—Giveaway–I'M IN—
But before you jump to the comment section, you should know.
There is a catch.
An awesome catch.
A very cool catch, but why don't you watch this video I made first and then we'll talk turkey…
Fall River Flyrods has been busy busy making an extremely special custom Bamboo fly rod for the Outdoor Blogger Network.
About Fall River Flyrods:
Fall River Flyrods is now in our third full-time year building premier custom bamboo and graphite fly rods, without the premium pricing often seen with fly rods of this caliber. We pride ourselves on this fact as it's our belief that everyone should be afforded the right to fly fish, not just a chosen few.
We also stand behind the craftsmanship of everything we make; should there be an issue relating to workmanship or material defects, we will fix, replace the offending item at no cost other than the return shipping.
Fall River Flyrods believes in giving back to the fly fishing community and is a member of the Henry's Fork Foundation and Federation of Fly Fisherman; last year we began what we hope will be a long-standing tradition of building and donating one-of-a-kind bamboo fly rods to the Henry's Fork Foundation for their annual Henry's Fork Day fundraiser.
In regards to our bamboo fly rods:
Each bamboo fly rod begins as a top quality bamboo culm which we receive from our supplier who hand picks each piece on site in China. It is then inspected, split, tempered and planed to tolerances of .001″ before being glued into a bamboo fly rod blank.
Each bamboo fly rod is appointed with a natural agate stripping guide set in nickel silver, polished and hand fitted nickel silver ferrules and a nickel silver winding check and reel seat which holds a distinctive wood burl or inlaid wood spacer.
All threads used are the finest Japanese silk, hand wrapped with tedious attention to detail.
Cork handles are turned here in the shop from the finest Portuguese flor grade cork we can get in any profile you like including cigar, western, full-wells, or half-wells. These cork handles are left natural and any pits are not filled with wood glue and cork dust so as to look more authentic.
Each bamboo fly rod comes with hand turned ferrule plugs, a cloth bag and is fitted in a Presentation Grade hardwood hexagonal rod case custom built for the bamboo fly rod to insure your investment will be around for future generations. Custom monograms, engraving, inlays and thread work is available.
Please visit the Fall River Flyrods website for more information and to check their event schedule. They go to a lot of Fly Fishing expos and you should stop by and say hello to them…and get one of their rods in your hands. I have and they are truly works of Fly Fishing Art.
About the Giveaway: Stage 1
This post marks stage one of this giveaway because this Bamboo Fly Rod is going on a journey to 15 Fly Fishers homes before it settles into the hands of 1 forever…
A Bamboo fly rod like the one made for us is like the holy grail of fly rods. The truth is, most of us have never fly fished with a bamboo rod and only dream of adding one to our fly rod collection.
The Custom Bamboo Fly Rod is a: 2 piece, 2 tip, 8 foot, 5 weight
Today we are collecting comments from Fly Fisherman that would be interested in hosting this Fly Rod in their home for a week or so, fly fishing with it, writing a post or two about your experience…and then send it along to the next fly fisherman.
A Fly Rod package that is kind of like a flat board Stanley that travels the country
Except this is traveling set up is not cardboard, it's worth over $1600 dollars…..
Along with the custom Bamboo fly rod from Fall River Flyrods, we have partnered with Montana Fly Company and RIO to make sure you have everything you need to experience fly fishing at it's finest.
Montana Fly Company has sent us a beautiful Madison II Reel – River Rock 5/6 Weight that will go along for the fun.
Be sure to check out the MFC website for all the River Camo reels that are a new level of gorgeous and quality.
RIO Products has sent us a Trout LT DT5F fly line to complete the experience in style.
Be sure to check out RIO's Three New Lines in their Trout LD Dt series here and start your fly fishing season off right.
Ok, you'll need to use your own flies…..but otherwise, you're all set!!
THE FINE PRINT: Starting in March, we will send the entire set up to the first Fly Fisherman. After they have fly fished with it (roughly a week, max 2 weeks) they will be responsible for sending it on to the next Fly Fisherman….and so forth until everyone has had their time.
This means in order to participate in this unique opportunity, you need to understand and agree that there will be a shipping charge involved on your side. Based on estimates, the cost will range from $15 dollars–20ish dollars for each participant.
You will be financially responsible for sending the Fly Rod on to the next fly fisherman.
You must put shipping insurance of $1600 dollars on the package.
I will do my best to map out the Fly Rods journey so that shipping distances are the shortest/cheapest possible. But hopefully those who want to be part of this opportunity will see a 15/20 dollar shipping charge as a small price to pay to be part of something pretty special AND of course, with the 1 in 15 chance to win the whole set up in the end.
Stage 2:
Will happen this Fall. Once everyone has had a chance to experience the Bamboo fun, 1 of the 15 participants will be chosen as the Grand Prize Winner. They get to keep the Fall River Bamboo fly rod along with the MFC reel and RIO line that has built up what I would call a sentimental history. A traceable history…
Conclusion: We will be actively following along the progress and journey of this set up and spotlighting the entries wrote about each persons experience here on the OBN.
I'm also including a small Moleskin journal along with the package that will travel with the rod. It is my hope that all 15 fly fisherman write a personal note in it and in the end the winner of this giveaway will not only own a Bamboo fly rod. They'll have a fly rod with some written history behind it.
Time to Comment: If you are interested in being part of this traveling giveaway, leave a comment below. You have until noon, March 7th to get your comment in for a chance at this first round.
Next week we will randomly pick 15 Fly Fisherman from the comments below that this package will travel to and announce them here on the OBN.
A Huge Thank You Goes out to:
Fall River Flyrods ~ On Facebook
Montana Fly Company ~ On Facebook ~ On Twitter
RIO ~ On Facebook ~ On Twitter
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Got back from the trip out to King of the Hammers in Johnson Valley, California today. We wheeled Sunday through Wednesday and then watched the races on Thursday and Friday.
The jeep did pretty good but did manage to shit some parts over the week. Sunday afternoon I bent the front axle upper control arm bracket. Luckily we caught it Monday morning and took it over to the Ruff Stuff tent and they added some metal to it and it held for the rest of the week.
Monday the alternator started making noise about half way up Spooners and was toast as we cleared the top of the trail. White Rhino towed me back to camp so we wouldn't throw the serpentine belt and cause more problems. Again luck was on our side and the local car quest had a 145 amp upgrade and belt in stock which we installed Tuesday morning.
Tuesday we ran Outer Limits and made good progress until I was coming off a big ledge and bound up the steering and stripped the splines off the pitman arm. White Rhino provided the ready welder and JeepM715 welded it all together and it held up for the rest of the week.
The jeep had a stalling issue all day Tuesday that was annoying. On Wednesday we nut and bolted the car with the help of roger and scanned for codes and found a TPS code. We must have bumped the sensor loose while swapping alternators. We plugged in the sensor and it ran great again.
Wednesday the jeep ran great all day. We took it out on the dry lake bed and did a few passes and a few drag races. Everything was smooth and the engine makes great power.
Now it's just getting the bumps on, a new pitman arm and steering box, and getting it ready to pass safety inspection for the March TREC race.
Here's a video form the gopro coming down Outer Limits
Neither Skinny Nor Pretty coming down Outer Limits - YouTube
Neither Skinny Nor Pretty coming down Outer Limits - YouTube
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Neither Skinny Nor Pretty
DEAK Racing 4517 Ultra 4 Mod Class Rig
Surviving Project Car Hell
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