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Retailers in New Zealand
Retailers in New Zealand. These good guys & gals will have a range of our bikes and products in store and ride them too
Planet Cycle
213 Dominion Rd, Mt. Eden, Auckland 1024
09 630 6940 planetcycles.co.nz
33 Barry's Point Road, Takapuna, North Shore 0622, Auckland
09 489 5494, 0800 KIWIVELO, firstname.lastname@example.com
Torpedo 7
K Road, Auckland 1010
09 309 6444, firstname.lastname@example.com
Bike Culture
1133 Pukuatua St, Rotorua
07 343 9372, email@example.com, bikeculture.co.nz
Central Bicycle Studio
69 Walding Street, Palmerston North, 4414
06 358 6151, firstname.lastname@example.com, centralbicyclestudio.co.nz
Dirt Merchants
93 Aro Street, Aro Valley, Wellington
04 385 0398, mountainbikingwellington.com
Torpedo 7
Cnr Rutherford & Bridge Street, Nelson 7010
03 548 4999, firstname.lastname@example.com
Scotty Browns
206 Wordsworth St, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023
03 366 3773, email@example.com, scottybrowns.com
Torpedo 7
1 Picton Ave & Blenheim Road, Tower Junction, Addington, Christchurch 8011
03 365 2178, firstname.lastname@example.com
Torpedo 7
The Forge Building, Cnr Camp & Shotover Streets, Queenstown 9300
03 409 0409, firstname.lastname@example.com
Racers Edge
99 Ardmore Street, Wanaka 9305
03 443 7882, email@example.com, racersedge.co.nz
Torpedo 7
70 Stuart St, Dunedin 9016
03 474 1211, email@example.com
Friday, October 29, 2010
Petrol Head Friday - QT R300 Wildcat
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Testing a Stigmata... the wrong way!
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Whaka 100 here I come... oh wait, my bike is broken!
A couple emails later my bike for the Whaka 100 would be a Santa Cruz Stigmata cyclocross bike courtesy of Stylie and Bike Culture Rotorua. Only one minor problem: I had never ridden a cyclocross bike and will only get the bike the day before taking on one of the hardest races on the calendar.
Now the bike itself is quite something. It reminded me of my (bad) old days as a roadie, the Stigmata is a twitchy racing machine. When you put your foot down, it goes! However it is a handful when the terrain is better suited to some of the other bikes in Santa Cruz's range.
So after picking up the bike from the good folk at Bike Culture Rotorua, I headed into the forest to learn how to ride a cross bike. Within a few minutes of starting on the easy tracks of the forest, I was struggling to keep the bike under control - it was rodeo style! At the time I was riding with Dave Sharpe who in his wisdom suggested that the best way to learn how to get to grips with this bike was to simply head to the top of the forest and try riding one of the hardest descents I would have to do in the race the next day. Off to Billy T...
Sometimes the best way to learn something is to simply throw yourself into it... this time it worked! While it wasn't the smoothest ride down a Grade 4 trail I have done, it was up there with the hardest things I have ever done on a bike. Nothing quite like launching over some roots trying to catch a berm when you have no suspension and brakes that are really only there for decorative purposes. I got down the long descent of Billy T, G Rock and Rollercoaster cleanly. I even forgot that I was on a cross bike hitting up a table top jump on G Rock (I remembered just as I was about to land... not smooth!). If I could ride this, I could do the Whaka.
So would I recommend you get a Stigmata? Hell yeah! It is a performance machine and can be ridden beyond what it is designed for. I would rather something like a Blur for racing the Whaka because I am a fan of suspension and disc brakes, but the word on the trails is that cyclocross is only going to get bigger in NZ next winter - so this is your weapon of choice!
Now you are probably asking what happened in the Whaka race the next day. Well I was confident I could do it (I even lead the race through the start field - thanks to Cabin for that idea!), but... the limitations of narrow tires and canti brakes is that when things get "rodeo" you have no say in pulling the bike back into line. I got intimate with a tree only 10km into the 100km race, giving my knee the good news - ouch!
|Inappropriate kit for an inappropriate "mountain bike"
Friday, October 22, 2010
Petrol Head Friday
As lead up to the 2010 Single Speed World Champs, Raceline Karting held a Editors Challange, which had representatives from Spoke Magazine, NZMTBer a Ozzie Mag and oddly enough Hyperformance Hardware.
Rad Ross Schnell beat him by .097274 seconds (or something like that.....less than a whisker).
Bike Culture 16" Wold Champs Dual Slalom 2010 - SSWC 2010 festival week by annika smail
If you weren't there you did miss out on a very exciting as well as hilarious event.
here a few shots of the race:
Fiona McGaffin in action, taking the hot line on the berm, dodging a few Sheep poops while aiming for the spectators :)
annika smail: " i'll be fine if i just close my eyes" - it was pretty scary on the little bike (it was close to being the right size though :) ).
the winners: DJ could have been it but somehow Casey King goes on to take out the World Championship title.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Like a Bat out of Hell I'll be gone…
Haha, you have that classic Meatloaf song in your head now! But I'll spare you, that's where the singing stops and the racing begins; Vegas was host to another awesome race on Sunday, the Whaka 100. 100km's, 5 hours and a whole heap of sweet Vegas single-track.
The forecast during the week was pointing to a foul Sunday, but alas the weather played ball and just held up (providing you finished by 1pm). With a decent amount of sunshine in the lead up, as well as some resealing on most of the 4wd's in the forest, a fast race was on the cards. A few of NZ's Pro Elite sifters lined up for the 8am start, with a decent contingent of single speeders from around the globe gearing up for this weekends World's (100km's on one gear isn't my cup of tea)! With my big bro having the honour of leading us out around the field on a SantaCruz Stigmata CX bike, it was down to business as we hit the single track.
The first 15km was literally all single-track in the core network part of the forest, allowing Cabin and myself to pull a gap on the rest (always handy sitting behind locals). All the tracks were flowing sweet, bike was riding smooth, legs were pumping; everything was looking good as we headed out for the large out back loop.
After about 20km I felt really strong, setting a rhythm I thought would last me the following 80km; this rhythm was a bit faster then what Cabin had in mind so he happily sent me on my way. Around the lakes, over three big hills (including descents of No Brains and Split Endz), through Old Chevy, everything was still feeling comfortable. Through the feed-zone for a quick refuel, a time check (4mins back to Cabin) and, onwards to the more challenging second sector.
On the way up to Billy T things began to fall apart very quickly. I could feel fatigue starting to set in fast prompting me to slow things down (hard ask when you have a 400m climb ahead). After a brief breather at the top it was time for one of the coolest descents in Vegas, except this time it was a struggle with a body that was refusing to cooperate. Into G-Rock then Rollercoaster, the race caught up quite literally; what was a 4 min lead on Cabin was wiped out in 10km, Cabin was right back on me!
After a quick jaunt across the flat towards Hot X Buns, the penultimate ascent began which would confirm my world of pain. Cabin simply rode away and all I could do was conserve my placing. Down Hot X Buns cleanly and onwards to the final hill of the day (with out dribbling on, managed to get over in one piece and press onto the finish).
At just under 5 hours I crossed the line in 2nd place, some 9mins after Cabin (that sandbagger pulled 14mins on me in 35km)! While I was disappointed to not win I was relieved to finish and improve on last year by a full half hour.
Lessons to be learnt…? Riding like a Bat out of Hell won't always work. A 5 hour marathon race such as Whaka is a complete different story to the 2 hour XC events I've been racing for the past few months, but how can you hold me down when I'm thrown into a race, of course I'll ride at 110%.
Bit of rest for now, but I'll be back in a couple of weeks to hopefully defend my PNP series title and win the Huka race at the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge; if I'm right, on Sunday I blew at about the same point as the Huka race finishes, 80km, here's hoping….
World Solo 24 Hr MTB Champs
This race was my reward to myself for missing out on the Alpine Epic after foolishly breaking my ankle in February. I'd been thinking about it for a few months but it was lying on the couch in a plaster cast in a codeine induced stupor, drowning in self-pity that was the final motivation necessary to make me bite the bullet and enter.
So, almost 6 months after that joyous day the cast came off I was adding the finishing touches to my preparations for the World Solo 24 Hour MTB Champs. Writing lists of lists of lists, cleaning and packing bikes and sweating out half my body weight in saunas and Bikram yoga to acclimatise my Dunedin winter-accustomed body to hot, dusty Aussie.
Pushing our combined 60kg luggage allowance to the max, Marc and I departed Earthquake city for Seedney, filled our hired Corolla to the ceiling and pushed on to Canberra.
Our accommodation for the week was a "space efficient" cabin with a double bed, 3 bunks, ensuite and a kitchen. Any smaller and our bedroom would have been in the toilet.
Thursday dawned to the sound of alien birds making noises resembling a small cat being throttled. It was time to head to Mt. Stromlo to pre-ride the course. I admit to having been psyched out by talk of a heinous rock roll-over and an enormous gap jump on an Aussie MTB forum. However, I was relieved to find the course 100% ridable. I was even eyeing up the gap jump for a 3am nac nac!? I was somewhat distracted by ideas of sparking up a fire, hauling a battered couch up the hill and sessioning the jump later on. Thankfully my plans were thwarted by the taping off of the jump and I was able to re-focus on the task at hand.
Thursday evening was spent performing a mammoth shop at Woolworths where tempers began to fray over instant noodles and packet mash.
Friday began with registration at a posh hotel in a hoodie and a baseball cap, some fondling of the World Champs trophy and a team pow-wow with Erin and Willy (fellow NZ affletes and R&R groupies) and their support crews with whom we were sharing a pit. A shuttle to the top of Mt. Stromlo, a free ride down the luge track and a close encounter with Skippy and his mates rounded out the morning.
After another trip across Canberra which again involved us getting hopelessly lost and doing laps of Capital Hill, we arrived at the briefing. Here we were told of brown snakes, black snakes, black red-bellied snakes, deadly spiders, wombats and kangaroos, all representing great hazards to the unwary rider. Hmmm, no pants down in the bushes then.
After briefing we were lost once more trying to get back to Mt. Stromlo. Finally the race site loomed into view: welcome to Woodstock! There were tents, cars and people swarming all over the hill. I sat around lazily watching our pit crews assemble the marquees. Once the pits were in order we headed back to the cabin and I think this was the only time we made it to our destination without any unforeseen detours. Now that Matt had arrived we were even more cosy. We opted to give Matt the double bed as he was by far the tallest. Since (average height) Marc could only just fit in the bunk with his head wedged at one end and his feet at the other this didn't offer much hope for Matt!
Race day at last! After discovering how much gear can be crammed into a Toyota Corolla (quite a lot it seems), getting lost again on the way to Stromlo (damn those pesky slip roads) and spotting 8 Galahs we finally arrived.
Whilst the pit crew fluffed and primped, we racers took a moment to get in the zone before a Le Mans start got us underway. My stubby legs at high cadence did me proud and I was on my bike well before a lot of folk better endowed in the leg department. The lap started with a fairly gentle gradient singletrack climb with lots of switchbacks and a few rocks to keep it interesting. Once up near the Observatory we descended the much hyped "Pork Barrel" - a rough, rocky piece of singletrack containing the infamous rock roll-over (or optional chicken line). A steep fireroad climb returned us to the top of the hill for an awesome bermed luge ride to the finish of the lap (incidentally the hallowed ground of Steve Peat's World Champs win in 2009). Approximately 18km and 430 metres of climbing according to Garmin-Nerd dot com. And repeat.....
The first four hours of riding were dominated by feelings of nausea and chugging vast quantities of water to counteract the heat (about 20 degrees but that's hot for us Dunedinites). Skippy briefly bounced across the track in front of me and I kept well clear on advice from Mullet the gifted course creator (he managed to make two 20km courses from 36 kms of tracks!).
After about 7 hours of sucking down dust in the heat of the day, the light began to fade and the long night began. This was the cue for all the creepy crawlies including large spiders, millipedes and beetles to emerge and await death by MTB wheel on the track.
I continued to lap fairly consistently until about 3am when fuelled by a bottle of warm chocolaty milk drink I felt the overwhelming urge to put in a hot lap. I can't remember why I thought this was a good idea but I certainly surprised my pit crew when I turned up 10 minutes earlier than anticipated. Unfortunately my eagerness on my hot lap was somewhat detrimental to my performance on the subsequent two laps and I grovelled up the climbs wheezing in even more dust. At the pinnacle of Mt. Stomlo were perched two portaloos which I had been using for my pee stops. It was here on one of my go-slow laps that I ditched my bike, waddled across to the loo, slumped down on the toilet seat, leaned my head against the wall and closed my eyes, ahhh bliss... I could really do with a kip right now I thought. The remaining motivating factor to get me up and going again was the thought of the indignity of the discovery of my skeletal remains atop Mt. Stromlo incarcerated in a grotty portaloo. I waddled back to my bike, HTFU I thought.
The laps flowed by in a fashion and I started to crave daylight. Man I hate this pork belly track or whatever the hell it's called, I thought as I forced my battered body once more down this increasingly rough piece of singletrack. My normally incredibly comfortable bike (Santa Cruz Blur XC carbon- plug, plug) with plush (Fox!)forks was starting to feel much like I was sitting on a pneumatic drill. I had strange songs in my head annoying the hell out of me - the wheels on the bus go round and round, all day long...
Dawn finally came and I felt as if I had regressed back to childhood as I was spoon-fed what was essentially pureed pumpkin in the pits. I was informed by my pit crew that I was only 12 minutes down on Rickie, my nemesis from the recent Trans Wales. Right then, better go catch her. It turns out the information was a lap old and I passed her just as we were beginning the first climb of the loop. She greeted me cheerily, I passed and that was it, my revenge for TransWales.
For my final lap the boys knocked me up some "flaming Galah" instant noodles which felt like rocket fuel. My chain by this stage sounded like sheet metal grating in the wind (forgot to tell the boys it needed lube - bugger!). On my final descent of the hill I was groaning out load through gritted teeth as my body was pummelled one last time. I hit the final corner into the crit track flat and fast hoping not to wipe out in front of the crowd. I was well and truly done: 24 hours:51 mins, 18 laps, approx. 320km and 7600m of climbing.
What did I have to show for it at the end? a nose bleed, blistered palms, tendonitis in my wrist, burning tight muscles in my shoulders, a lower back that was no longer capable of standing up straight, swollen knees, rubbed raw toes and a chafed butt. Not to mention a big ding in my rear race wheel. Awesome!
Would I do it again? Hell yes, what a great sense of achievement and so satisfying to feel that I had pushed my body and mind to their limits. But I am a bit of a masochist.
I was 8th in the Elite women - I was pretty chuffed at my first attempt at a 24 hour solo MTB race.
Thanks Marc, Matt, Lucy and Erin's Mum (Jenny) for being the most amazing pit crew and well done to Erin and Willy too, both in the top 10. Nice work team.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Dreaming of a White Xmas?
You don't have to wait for Xmas to get a white frame....you might need something now to complement your iPad.
SSWC's, we've landed some Chameleon frames in white (there might be some black frames too), these will have a 'nice price' of $950.00*.
So throw away that early 90's singulated bad geometry old hard-tail frame and get yourself a Chameleon.
(* while stocks last and only black or white frames)
I've been running around on my personal HD for about a month now and it's been hammered down Peaking Ridge a few times now, really loving this bike...will put my thoughts to blogger soon.
Mojo SL in white (and matte carbon, trans blue and soon Eddy Orange and nuclear pesto).
This frame is silly lite for a 140mm travel bike.....around 5.3lbs for a medium frame.
Of course there is the Tranny, Hakkalugi and Silk SL from, Ibis, but they aren't available in white, so I will have to think of another theme for them....murdered out rides maybe....or have I done that already?
LT Carbon will now be available in white too (and lime or matte black), it also gets the new graphics like the Nomad Carbon.....although the Nomad C is matte white as where the LTc is gloss white.
(sorry Max, only got medium and large white LTc's frames, I am sure XL is not far away).
Nomad Carbon, in matte white (also available in matte black). Pictures says it all, so I will stop ranting.....and 'No' I haven't finished building my new one up....still waiting on 2011 parts (none of them white).
Nickel (which has only had 29 votes as the Coppermine spot prize, take my word for it, this is a bloody cool bike, it's got me thinking about short travel bikes again....so go on vote for the Nickel).
pedals (which rock), click here to see Straitline's new robot that makes the pedals and stem.
Silent Guide (which you really do need on your 1 x 10 setup or new DH bike) and if you are running something else....well, you're not being silent are you?
OK, so I'm stretching it a bit to include the Silent Guide as part of the white line up, but you can get replaceable guides in white.
And to end the White Xmas edition of blog posting, here is something get us in a Xmas mood.
Yeah, it's insane, but it was this or Elvis, Bing Crosby, Michael Bolton or the Flaming Lips
I supposed I could add something from the White Stipes?
Friday, October 15, 2010
Petrol Head Friday
If you have just won lotto and trying to decide what exotic sports cars you need to get, I recommend the Ferrari 288 GTO.
This is everything you would want in a car, fast, raw, involving and will probably double in price every 20 minutes.....also since there seems to be an 80's revival at the mo', it was made in the 80's.
here, for those of you that need to know. Google 288 GTO for more info.....or use bing, if you are that way inclined.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
2011 Santa Cruz colours are turning up now.
Thanks again to Mr. Finch for sorting out my shipment and being so handy with a camera.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Short and Sweet
Mt Victoria in central Wellington was the setting for the latest PNP race, held on a 6-7km course with heaps of roots, clay and pine needles; when it rains like it did for the 12 hours before the race, Mt Vic can turn into lethal sliding feast even for the Steve Peat's out there. Us Pro-Elite punters were thrown 4 laps of fun, sending us on our way for 2hrs of pain.
The turn out for PE was fairly down, but I still had Alex Revell keeping me honest through out. For the whole of the first lap Alex was right on my tail, pressuring me to ride full tilt (couple hairy moments but nothing too scary). Come second lap I really put the hammer down, trying to distance Alex as soon as I could; it took over half the lap but I finally pulled a gap.
Even with a fair amount of traffic, my legs happily settled into a steady rhythm, attacking every up-hill and descent. Only one small slip up to mention, landing on my knees which left me with a few cuts, but other then that my SantaCruz was railing everything.
After 1:55 of racing I rolled into the Mt Vic velodrome for my second win of the series; a nice step towards defending my title and a good sign ahead of the Whaka 100 this weekend.
So this weekend it's the Whaka 100, 100km of sweet Rotovegas trails sandwiched between 5hrs of pain. Forecast is looking sweet so should be a great day!
In the mean time off to Metallica on Wednesday, hopefully the adrenalin will still be pumping come Sunday (and my hearing returned).
Friday, October 08, 2010
Retro DHing - This is too good not to post.
Make sure you watch all of it, it just keeps getting better and better.
Monday, October 04, 2010
Chris Burr talks about his new Butcher
1 x 10 gearing....I might have had something to do with it.
Chris has owned the last two generations of Hecklers, so I thought his feed back would be worth while.
Any-who, it's a good read.
For years now I've loved Hecklers like fat kids love mc'ds. Good price, good weight, well balanced and the no bullshit single pivot made for a dependable all day trail bike.
When I was told that better get a Butcher, I was at first a little sceptical. Why would you mess with a proven design by adding more junk? The Heckler wasn't a flash looking pop star singing love ballads, it's Lemmy from motorhead, not pretty but hard rocking and I was worried that I would be changing from a leather jacket to tight jeans and a designer hair cut.
First impression was that she's portly, because the Butcher has put on some weight compared to the Heckler frame.
I also made a couple of cockpit changes running a short 70mm stem, 710mm bars and going to a SRAM 1x 10 set up with a single 32T front chain-ring.
Worried about running out of gears? - No.
Worried about keeping the front down on the climbs? – Definitely.
On the trail?
It was almost a religious experience, despite what the scales said (30lbs) if peddled light and easy. The extra linkage has stiffened up the rear end resulting in what feels like a very efficient engine room particularly when you hop out of the saddle, improvement over the Heckler – tick. The whole bike feels at home with a short cockpit, never on a climb did it feel cramped or light on the front wheel. I thought that this was a revelation enough to warrant a new design...then I road it downhill.
This was when I fell out of love with Hecklers. No disrespect to the old faithful but it's a shock smacking noodle next to a Butcher. The APP suspension has given the Butcher the never ending travel feel of the more expensive Nomads. Where you can feel the shock tap out on the single pivot bike when taking some heavy hitters the only indication on the Butcher is when you notice the rubber ring that indicates your travel has been blown off. The Butcher still retains the single pivot characteristic of becoming less active under braking but I found that braking hard and early allows you to enter the corner with the brakes off and the suspension working.
It's a bike that crosses the threshold into serious all mountain riding. Get the elbows out, get over the front and lean it like you mean it. The Butcher is definitely not just a heavy Heckler; there are enough improvements in the climbing and handling to make it stand out as a serious all mountain contender.
I for one couldn't imagine ever going back; it's ruined me for straight single pivot bikes. It hasn't gone all bloated pop star, it still is Lemmy but now he's got a bigger amplifier.


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No ants in my pants, ants in my coffee?
After Max broke the french press, I went to use my automatic coffee making machine, only to discover that is where all the ants in our kitchen have been coming from. That's right, they were living in the section where you add water & can't possibly reach with any sort of cleaning device, deep within my coffee maker. Brewed about 10 rounds with just water so far and ants are still coming out in the pot.

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Saturday, September 04, 2010
2011: End of the road for the Yamaha R1
No, we're sure Yamaha will still continue to make the R1 for many, many years – it's just that the 2011 model year looks like the end of the road for the R1 as we know it now. The 2012 bike is likely to be a radical departure from the existing machine – an all-new YZF-R1 could be in the pipeline, even as Iwata prepares to take on the S1000RR and the RSV4 Factory in 2012. And why should you believe that? Because when Japanese bike manufacturers only add cheesy graphics to their top-of-the-line sportsbike, instead of making improvements to the engine/chassis/suspension, it's pretty much a sign that says sayōnara, arigatōgozaimasu. New bike coming next year, kon'nichiwa!
MotoGP-inspired crossplane crank engine or not, the Yam R1 has had its arse kicked into orbit in recent years by everything from the mundane Honda Fireblade to the rather more exotic BMW S1000RR and Aprilia RSV4 Factory. We're guessing Yamaha will try and claw back their advantage with the 2012 model R1, which will definitely have ABS and traction control as standard equipment. Lighter, more powerful, better looking, quicker, faster and absolutely fizzing with electronics – that'll be the 2012 Yamaha YZF-R1. But if you can't wait till the new bike comes along, you can get your hands on the 2011 Yamaha R1 from October this year, with prices starting at US$13,590.
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THE 2012 footy season is well and truly over but the Men of League Sunshine Coast branch held its much-anticipated 5th annual Sunshine Coast Charity Golf Day on Friday, at Twin Waters.
A few celebrity past and present players were among those who teed off for 18 holes of golf in the four-ball Ambrose event.
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Oct. 12, 2000
Ken Johnston (Los Gatos, CA)
Congratulations for playing another outstanding game at Notre Dame. Since you have now experienced playing both offense and defense at the college level, do you think you could play both positions for an entire game?
Playing every down on defense definitely takes its toll on the body. I'm not sure if every snap of an entire game is feasible, but I'll tell you this ... I would be the first one in line to give it a shot ... what a challenge!
Brad (Lemoyne, PA)
Coy, congrats on a terrific start to the season on defense for you. With the running game struggling this year, would you move back to RB if the team needed you more there next year? Are you willing to play defense next year and hope to be recognized by the NFL as a defensive player or running back? Best wishes for your entire future.
I'm not sure that the team would need me back at running back - Kerry Carter and Brian Allen are both very good backs. I think they are both playing good football right now. But, if for some reason I was needed there, I'd definitely help out. I'm going to continue to focus on defense for right now, and hopefully the NFL does notice me. I don't care if they've noticed me as a running back, or if they notice me now as a defensive player. I just want them to notice me as a "player".
Steven Russo (Monterey, CA)
How much do you bench press?
I bench press 425 lbs. I'm still trying to reach my goal of a quarter of a ton.
Michael Oakes (Vancouver, WA)
During the past couple of weeks the idea of replay in college sports has come up. Being a fan, calls go with you and against you. What is your opinion on the subject?
I've always felt that officials making good/bad calls is part of the game. Putting the calls in the hands of instant replay seems to take away from the game a little bit. I do think, however, that the way the NFL is doing it this year is pretty interesting.
Trevor Benning (Chula Vista, CA)
You have a very strange first name. What did your parents say was behind the naming? Just curious. As for football, is there a sense of urgency now that every game is a must win?
I'm thankful that my parents were creative in naming me ... not sure why they named Coy. In high school, they told me that it stood for "count on yardage". I'm not sure if they were kidding or not. There is definitely a sense of urgency now. We have our backs against the wall. We're going to have to be willing to fight with relentless passion in each of our upcoming games.


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Spider Plant- Airplane Plant
The Spider Plant, also known as the Airplane Plant and the Ribbon Plant is a native of southern africa. It's slender grass like leaves grow from a central rosette forming a clump.
Small white flowers will form at the end of wiry stems up to 2 feet long growing from the central rosette. These small white flowers are not the attraction however. Soon they will be replaced by a small plantlet that looks like a miniature spider plant that hangs over the side of the pot. These plantlets can be rooted in a potting mix or cut from the main plant and rooted in water.
Although there are several cultivars, the most common are:
Chlorophytum Camosum Variegatum – green leaves with white stripes along the edges. These produce fewer flowers and plantlets than other varieties.
Chlorophytum Camosum Vittatum – green leaves with a broad central white stripe. These produce the most flowering stalks and plantlets and is the most common variety grown as a house plant.
Chlorophytum Camosum Mandaianum – a dwarf spider plant with leaves 4 to 6 inches long. This variety has either e central yellow stripe or yellow edges.
Chlorophytum Camosum Depense – has solid green leaves.
The airplane plant prefers bright to moderate light. It will tolerate, but not grow as well on lower light levels. Keep it out of the direct summer sun.
The spider plant will do well in normal household temperatures in the 65 to 75 degree F range.
The spider plant can be potted in any general purpose, well drained potting soil. It is best to use soils without perlite as the airplane plant is sensitive to the fluoride in perlite.
Water your spider plant thoroughly and then let go almost dry before watering thoroughly again. The thick tuberous roots of the spider plant store a considerable amount of water, so the soil needs to nearly dry out between waterings.
The spider plant is sensitive to the fluoride and salts in the water. It is best to use distilled water, or at least let the tap water to sit for a day in an open container for the fluorine and chlorine to evaporate. The fluoride in the water is the most common cause of brown leaf tips.
The airplane plant prefers moderate to higher humidity. Bathrooms and kitchens, which normally have higher humidity than other rooms, make good homes for spider plants.
If the leaves are turning brown at their base, that is a sure sign of overwatering. Loosen the top of the soil and move the house plant to a warmer location temporarily to get rid of the excess moisture.
The spider plant should be fertilized sparingly. Fertilize it at 1/2 strength 2 to 3 times a year during the spring and summer.
Spider plants like to be root bound. This will encourage the development of flower stalks and plantlets. They do not need to be repotted every year and repotting to a larger container will lead to a lull in the production of plantlets.
The baby spider plants at the end of the flower stalks can be pinned to the soil of a new pot with a paper clip and allowed to root before being cut from the main plant. It should take 2 to 3 weeks for roots to form. The plantlets can also be cut from the main plant and rooted in a container of water. If left attached to the main plant they will begin growing roots from the baby plants.
When the plant becomes extremely pot bound and the crown of the plant is pushed upward out of the pot, the plant can be repotted and the roots divided to start new plants.
Spider plants have been found to be particularily good at removing formaldehyde from the air. Formaldehyde finds its way into our homes from carpeting and furniture.
The spider plant makes an excellent hanging plant. It can also be displayed on a small table or stand where the plantlets are able to hang below the level of the pot.


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|From: Niaalsie
|12/04/99 10:19:00
|Subject: de ja vu
|post id: 6418
|Is there a scientific foundation for the concept of de ja vu? I've heard that someone suggested de ja vu is caused by both eyes seeing something out of synchronicity, thereby causing the brain to say 'hang on I've seen this before' as one eye sees it a brief moment before the other. Does this reasoning hold any water, and if not, what is the best possible explaination?
|From: Karl Kruszelnicki
|12/04/99 11:48:40
|Subject: re: de ja vu
|post id: 6435
The signal from the retina takes 300 miliseconds to get to the visual cortex at the back of the head, and then get processed.
There are several stations along the way where the signal gets pulled out for other processing (eg, is this object a threat to my life, because if it is, I should activate the sympathetic nervous system).
Some people think that it's the "leaking" out of this earlier signal, into the frontal lobes, that gives the phenomenon of "deja vu".
But, like so many things to do with the brain, nobody really knows, yet.....
|From: Daryl Greenwood
|12/04/99 21:56:19
|Subject: re: de ja vu
|post id: 6506
|Maybe because we have about two thousand dreams per annum there is a good chance that one of these dreams are going to resemble a situation or place and trigger the subconscious mind into thinking it has experienced this before.
|From: bob s
|13/04/99 0:23:55
|Subject: re: de ja vu
|post id: 6537
|Should people with smaller heads or smaller animals or insects be able to react faster to a threat than animals with large heads.
|From: Jo
|13/04/99 15:08:41
|Subject: re: de ja vu
|post id: 6596
|I haven't heard of any good explanations of de ja vu, but I have a clue as to how it might work.
There is evidence that knowing that something is familiar to you, and recalling how it is familiar, involve two different processes in the brain.
Often, when people who are suffering from dementia (eg. Alzeimer's Disease) are shown photos of famous and non-famous people, they can tell you which one's are famous. They say they get the feeling they've seen them before, but they often can't remember where. They will even sometimes guess that they might be a relative.
Similarly, sometimes when people who have amnesia are asked to remember a list of ten words, and then they're asked half an hour later to recall the words, they can't remember any (most can remember that there was a list at all). But when they're shown a whole page of words, and asked to guess which ones were on the list, they can get 7 or 8 correct. When you ask them how they chose the words, they just say that that when they read that word, they "felt" like they'd just seen it.
Perhaps de ja vu involves these two systems. Perhaps, for whatever reason, the part of your brain that judges whether something is familiar decides that what your seeing now is just like something you've seen before, but the part of your brain that recalls remembered events can't find it (maybe because it isn't there).
Does that sound plausible?
|From: James Richmond (Avatar)
|13/04/99 23:42:24
|Subject: re: de ja vu
|post id: 6657
|Since I don't have a good explanation for the phenomenon in question, I'll settle for being pedantic. For those of you who aren't already aware of it, the correct term is déjà vu, two French words meaning "already seen".
|From: Rhys
|13/04/99 23:49:01
|Subject: re: de ja vu
|post id: 6659
|And of course there's the lesser known but just as real preja vu (almost seen) which causes the victim to feel as if the answer to everything is about to unfurl. It's a feeling I for one have become most familiar with over the years. I think drunks refer to it as a "moment of clarity"


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Over the course of the last week, TNVA students have been receiving their school packages. In some households, this is greeted with groaning and complaints. "But it's still summer." "We don't have to go back yet, do we?" Virtual schooled kids aren't so very different from regular students in that regard. Of course, there are a rare few who genuinely enjoy learning. They're eager to get back to school and start working again. They open their school supply boxes just like they open presents at Christmas, excited to see what the next school year is going to bring. What books will they get to read? What supplies will they get to play with?
Middle school parents, at least, will certainly be noticing some differences in the packages of the boxes this year. Many of the sixth grade supplies are very different from last year; and it would appear that this year, many of the commonly-used supplies, such as workbooks, are no longer part of the standard curriculum.
All of the workbook pages have always been available online. It's possible for parents to print new copies or kids to complete them on the computer, if they're savvy enough to know how to manipulate it into a typing-friendly format. However, there were a lot of advantages to having the workbooks available offline, as well. There were entire classes that could be completed without ever needing to log into the computer for more than a few minutes. The students could be sent away from the computer for a little while, or could work on a subject in the car or at a location without internet access without much preparation.
It will be interesting to see how the Tennessee Virtual Academy implements their new programs and curriculum, particularly for children who may have already started many of their lessons last year. As the year progresses, it will obviously be yet another year of "seeing what works;" but many TNVA students will likely benefit from additional resources that did come along with the supply packs.


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V�ru which is the administrative center for the V�rumaa district of Estonia is another example of Estonia?s small town charm. Located in beautiful southern Estonia, V�ru is the starting point for many outdoor adventures with more than its fair share of bike and outdoor equipment shops. However, it is also the cultural center of Southern Estonia. Friedrich Kreutzwald, author of the Estonian epic Kalevipoeg lived and worked in V�ru. Since the town attempts to focus on the culture of Southern Estonia there is a wide range of cultural activities and centers.
V�ru is home to one of the many folklore festivals that can be found throughout Estonia during the summer months. I happened to visit on a rainy day, but the atmosphere could not be spoiled by the dreary weather. Folk singers and dancers from all over come to perform at the festival along with a wide selection of local Estonian groups. My visit was highlighted by a folk group from Turkey and one from Serbia, both of which put on a fantastic show. The folklore festival also includes a craft fair and ethnic dinners that change on each day of the fair. If you happen to be in Estonia in early July, I would recommend checking up on the dates of the folklore festival.
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HOF 2010: Emmitt Smith
Previous HOF 2010 Bios: John Randle; Roger Craig; Russ Grimm; Steve Tasker; Aeneas Williams; Art Modell; Terrell Davis; Dermontti Dawson; Tim Brown/Cris Carter/Andre Reed; Chris Doleman, Kevin Greene and Charles Haley; Cortez Kennedy; Don Coryell; Ray Guy; Cliff Branch; Shannon Sharpe; Jerry Rice; Richard Dent
Much like the Jerry Rice post, let's begin by running down a list of Emmitt Smith's accomplishments in his outstanding, Hall of Fame career:
Part I: Emmitt the Great
- The career rushing leader with 18,355 rushing yards, Smith outgained Walter Payton by 1,629 yards and has a 5,865 yard edge on the current leader, LaDainian Tomlinson. He may have looked like a compiler by the end of his career, but he led the league in rushing yards four times and ranked in the top five in rushing during three other seasons. He also led the league in yards per carry with a 5.3 average in 1993.
- Smith's the career leader in rushing touchdowns with 164; #3, Marcus Allen, only ran for three-fourths as many touchdowns as Smith did, while #2 (Tomlinson) is still 26 scores back of the Cowboy great. Smith ranked in the top five in rushing touchdowns an incredible nine times. He trails only Rice in total career touchdowns.
- In 1993, Smith won the AP MVP and the Super Bowl MVP, the only non-QB to win both awards in the same season. Kurt Warner ('99), Steve Young ('94), Joe Montana ('89), Terry Bradshaw ('78) and Bart Starr ('66) are the only other players to win both awards in the same season.
- Smith broke the 1,000 yard rushing barrier an incredible eleven times, most in league history. Smith rushed for 1,200 yards in nine different years, tied with Barry Sanders for second most, and just one back of Payton.
- From 1991 to 1995, Smith had one of the greatest runs in the history of the regular season. In 77 games, Smith rushed for 8,019 yards and 85 touchdowns. He gained 9,742 yards from scrimmage (127 YFS/G) over those five seasons, over 1,000 more yards than HOF peers Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders and over 3,000 yards more than anyone else.
- From 1991 to 1995, Smith had one of the greatest runs in the history of the playoffs. In 13 games, Smith rushed for 1217 yards and 16 touchdowns, caught 37 passes for 294 yards and scored two more receiving touchdowns. For his career, in 17 playoff games, Smith scored 21 touchdowns and gained 1,928 yards from scrimmage. He's also the all-time leader in Super Bowl rushing touchdowns.
- And because I couldn't resist hearing it one last time: in games where Emmitt carried the ball 25 times or more, the Cowboys won 49 of 60 games.
- When I ranked the most statistically dominant running backs in league history, Smith ranked #2 behind only Jim Brown. As far as statistical dominance in the regular and post-season goes, the elite numbers Smith consistently put up were staggering. When I ranked the greatest playoff performances in running back history, his three Super Bowl seasons ranked in the top 20, and he gained more adjusted yards of value in the playoffs than any running back ever, too.
Doug wrote a great article on Smith three years ago. Since nothing has changed, I'm reproducing it in its entirety, below:
Part II: Emmitt Smith, star on bad teams
With greatness comes backlash, and every great player has collected his share of detractors. But my observation is that Emmitt Smith has it worse than most. It seems to me like the majority of football fans believe Emmitt was nothing special. "You put him on any other team and he would've been good but not great," is a common sentiment. Feel free to let me know if I'm flogging a straw man here, but I hear that a lot.
Consider the period from 1998 to 2000. During that time, the Cowboys were one game under .500, were coached by Chan Gailey and Dave Campo, and won zero playoff games. I'm a big Aikman fan, but he was pretty much finished. So was Irvin. Some of the great names were still on the line, but their best years were way behind them at that point. These were the age 29, 30, and 31 seasons for Emmitt, who had taken a ridiculous amount of punishment in his first 28 years. What you've got there is a situation where an RB who was merely above average would probably struggle.
Emmitt rushed for 3900 yards and 32 TDs during those three years. And they weren't Eddie George yards, either. He was above 4.1 yards per carry all three years. He was in the top five in the NFL in rushing yards two of those three years.
We don't need to speculate on what Emmitt would have done if he had played for a mediocre team. He did play for a mediocre team from 1998-2000, and what he did was amass more rushing yards from age 29-31 than any player in NFL history aside from Walter Payton and Curtis Martin (yes, I know, Sanders and Brown retired before their age 31 seasons). [Chase note: Since then, Tiki Barber outrushed Emmitt, but Thomas Jones did not.] Most good-but-not-great running backs are struggling to hold a job at age 30. Emmitt was a top five rusher on a bad team.
Those of you who would now accuse me of selecting that particular three-year stretch in an effort to make Emmitt look good would be walking right into a trap. The fact is that you can pick any three-year stretch out of Emmitt's career and he will be among the leading rushers in NFL history in that age group. And the point is that his supporting cast wasn't great in all of those stretches and was downright bad in others.
[Chase:, for those curious:
Ages 21 to 23: 3rd
Ages 22 to 24: 1st
Ages 23 to 25: 4th
Ages 24 to 26: 4th
Ages 25 to 27: 3rd
Ages 26 to 28: 13th
Ages 27 to 29: 18th
Ages 28 to 30: 6th
Ages 29 to 31: 4th
Ages 30 to 32: 3rd
Ages 31 to 33: 2nd
Ages 32 to 34: 3rd
Ages 33 to 35: 4th
Ages 34 to 36: 4th
Ages 35 to 37: 5th]
Smith played on good teams early in his career and bad teams late in his career. Walter Payton did the opposite. Barry Sanders played on bad teams in September and October every year and good ones in November and December. Jim Brown, of course, only played on good teams. During his career, Emmitt's Smith's teams were a total of 12 games over .500. Jim Brown's were 45 games over .500. Walter Payton's were 28 games over .500. (Sanders' were four under). Why does Emmitt get singled out for being a coattail-rider?
No one knows how Emmitt's prime would have looked without Troy, Erik, et al. I am not going to argue that he would still be the all-time rushing champ had he switched places with Sanders or Payton. Nor am I going to argue that he didn't benefit from some good fortune. All record holders did. But he was and is one of the very best running backs in history.
Part III: A look back on Emmitt's O-Line
As Doug alluded to, some feel that the Cowboys' dominant offensive line was what really made the running game effective, and Emmitt was just along for the ride. There's no doubt that the early-to-mid '90s Cowboys had some fantastic lines. And while it's impossible to separate the great production Emmitt Smith had from '91 to '95 from the great offensive line he ran behind, let's take a closer look at those players. Below are the starting linemen for the Cowboys for each of Emmitt's prime years, with an * next to the player if he made the Pro Bowl that season and a + if he was a first-team All-Pro; I've also included, in parentheses, the lineman's age during that season:
1991 Mark Tuinei (31) Kevin Gogan (27) Mark Stepnoski (24) John Gesek (28) Nate Newton (30)
1992 Mark Tuinei (32) Nate Newton* (31) Mark Stepnoski* (25) John Gesek (29) Erik Williams (24)
1993 Mark Tuinei (33) Nate Newton* (32) Mark Stepnoski* (26) Kevin Gogan (29) Erik Williams+* (25)
1994 Mark Tuinei* (34) Nate Newton+* (33) Mark Stepnoski* (27) Derek Kennard (32) Larry Allen (23)
1995 Mark Tuinei* (35) Nate Newton+* (34) Ray Donaldson* (37) Larry Allen* (24) Erik Williams (27)
By 1995, the year Emmitt led the league in rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, yards from scrimmage and total touchdowns, he was playing behind four Pro Bowl linemen and the fifth was a four-time Pro Bowler in the prime of his career. His tight end, a strong blocker, would make the Pro Bowl for the fifth straight season, too. His fullback had made the Pro Bowl the prior two seasons, and only missed it in '95 because Larry Centers had 101 receptions that season. So Smith was playing with an insane seven Pro Bowl caliber blockers that season, in addition to having a HOF QB and HOF WR on his team, too. Only one player in the starting eleven -- WR2 Kevin Williams -- would not make a Pro Bowl in his career. In fact, the '95 Cowboys had 10 offensive players who would make 55 Pro Bowls in their career, the most in league history.
pos pbs QB 6 Troy Aikman RB 8 Emmitt Smith FB 2 Daryl Johnston WR 5 Michael Irvin WR 0 Kevin Williams TE 5 Jay Novacek LT 2 Mark Tuinei LG 6 Nate Newton C 6 Ray Donaldson RG 11 Larry Allen RT 4 Erik Williams
Here are the offenses whose 11 starters made the most Pro Bowls in their careers:
tm pbs dal1995 55 rai1972 51 rai1971 51 rai1970 51 dal1996 50 dal1994 50 cle1959 50 dal1998 47 dal1997 47 kan2004 46 kan2003 46 kan2002 46 dal1993 46 rai1973 46 clt1966 46 clt1965 46 clt1964 46 sdg1964 46 kan2005 45 mia1973 45 min1973 45
So yes, Emmitt Smith had it good. Very good. But everyone on that Cowboys offense had it good (and the defense wasn't devoid of talent, either). You might notice that one of Jim Brown's teams is on the above list; he, too, played on some great offenses and ran behind some incredible offensive lines. In fact, lots of star RBs have played behind great offensive lines, and it's worth noting that Emmitt only logged 40% of his career carries during that five year stretch ending in 1995. For the rest of his career, he wasn't as fortunate. Last August, I asked: What great running back was most helped by his offensive line? The answers, below:
(RValue is the number of adjusted yards over average the RB produced; the OL rating is the average AV rating of the average OL, weighted by the RB's best seasons.)
Rvalue OL Name 1735 55.9 Calvin Hill 4155 55.3 Jim Taylor 7971 54.9 Jim Brown 2074 52.8 Larry Csonka 1678 51.6 Mark van Eeghen 3443 50.4 Chuck Foreman 2465 48.5 Lenny Moore 4491 48.2 Priest Holmes 3261 47.8 Roger Craig 2025 46.2 James Brooks 3666 46.0 Lydell Mitchell 1504 45.9 Rick Casares 7057 45.4 Emmitt Smith 2295 45.1 Robert Smith 3964 44.8 Terrell Davis 3421 44.8 Leroy Kelly 1575 44.4 Pete Johnson 7445 44.1 Marshall Faulk 1723 44.0 Earnest Byner 5083 43.8 Thurman Thomas 5029 43.7 Edgerrin James 3644 43.4 Tony Dorsett 1515 42.8 Wendell Tyler 1949 42.4 Frank Gifford 1813 42.2 Mike Pruitt 2318 41.9 Neal Anderson 4221 41.4 Shaun Alexander 2399 41.4 Lawrence McCutcheon 1783 41.4 Freeman McNeil 1608 41.2 J.D. Smith 3293 41.2 William Andrews 5457 40.7 Eric Dickerson
Emmitt Smith had a lot of help in front of him. But so did Jim Brown, Larry Csonka, Jim Taylor and several other HOF RBs. Did he have it easier than Barry Sanders? Of course. But without Emmitt Smith, would any of those linemen (or for that matter, Troy Aikman or Michael Irvin) be thought of as highly? Emmitt missed only three meaningful games in his prime, all coming in the 1993 season. That season, arguably his finest ever, deserves a more complete look.
Smith held out the first two games of '93 due to a contract dispute, and the Cowboys lost both games. With Emmitt back, the Cowboys won their next six games. In the last of those, a win over the hated Giants, Troy Aikman went down with an injury that would sideline him for two games. The first of those, against the Cardinals, Smith gained 182 yards from scrimmage and scored a touchdown, allowing Bernie Kosar and Jason Garrett to call themselves winners. The next week, Smith injured his quad, and had just one carry in a loss against the Falcons. The next week, Aikman was back, and on Thanksgiving Day the Cowboys had locked up a win over the Dolphins until Leon Lett cost Dallas the game. The Cowboys would win their next four games, setting up a rematch with the Giants to decide the NFC East on the final weekend of the season. I'll let his DallasCowboys.com bio take over from there:
Despite separating his right shoulder late in the second quarter, an injury that required surgery [on] March 1, 1994, Smith ran for 168 yards and caught 10 passes for another 61 yards to establish a club record for rushing-receiving attempts in a game at 42. Smith gained 78 yards on 17 carries/catches after the injury, including 41 yards on nine runs/receptions in Dallas' 12-play, 52-yard drive to the game winning field goal in overtime. In the two playoff games leading up to Super Bowl XXVIII, Smith struggled with his injury, but still managed 148 yards against Green Bay (1/16/94) and San Francisco (1/23/94). It was in Super Bowl XXVIII against Buffalo (1/30/94) where Smith capped his storybook season, capturing MVP honors for leading Dallas to its second consecutive NFL title. For the second consecutive year, he topped the 100-yard rushing mark in the Super Bowl, gaining 132 yards, 91 yards and two touchdowns in the second half as Dallas scored 24 unanswered points.
Smith missed nearly three full games in the 1993 season, yet he still was named NFL MVP because of his dominance while playing (and, perhaps, because of how ineffective the Cowboys were without Smith). In the remaining 16 games, the Cowboys went 15-1, with the only loss coming when Lett's blunder snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. He led the league in yards per carry and rushing yards. Despite blowing away his '93 numbers in just about every metric in '95, he wouldn't win the MVP that season because voters were either bored with seeing Smith dominate or were in love with Brett Favre (pick your poison there). The truth is, from '92 to '95, Smith would have been a solid MVP choice in any season.
Smith passes every Hall of Fame test you can think of, and even the biggest Smith bashers would have a hard time saying they didn't think Emmitt deserves a bust in question. Like Rice, Smith's defining legacy won't be making the Hall of Fame, but figuring out where he stands among the game's greats.
Congratulations to Emmitt Smith, future member of the Hall of Fame class of 2010.
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Café des Artistes' chef Thierry Blouet was featured as a special guest at the 2011 Madrid Fusión international gastronomy summit that took place in said city last month. Considered the most important gastronomy congress, worldwide, the annual event gathered over 2000 participants and 36 celebrity chefs from Europe and the Americas, who offered demonstrations of their culinary specialties during three consecutive days. Blouet captivated with his presentation, titled "Modern Mexican Dishes Created With Pre-hispanic Utensils."
Mexico has been represented in Madrid Fusión for three consecutive years, thus helping raise interest in Mexican cuisine, worldwide, as well as the implementation of Mexican, food-related exports throughout the world.


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The American Pit Bull Foundation is looking for the next "ambassadog" to serve as the 2012 APBF Mascot.
In an effort to showcase responsible breed owners and their good breed ambassadors, APBF has opened the door for voters to pick who they think should be the face of APBF in the coming year.
The winner of the contest will get the cover spot on the 2013 APBF calendar, a photo shoot for their upcoming rescue book, merchandise with the winner featured, and the new mascot will be pictured on educational materials for APBF programs; all of that…and the bragging rights to being the most popular Pit Bull.
Owners with Canine Good Citizen certified dogs, therapy dogs, Search and Rescue dogs, and just overall well behaved family dogs are all encouraged to partake in the contest.
The polls are currently open and votes are being tallied daily. Voters are allowed to make a selection once a day, now, through December 31st. The winner will be announced on the front page of the APBF website on New Year's Day.
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College Sports Chaos Begins … Now
Texas A&M's move to the Southeastern Conference: You've read about it here as recently as yesterday. So it's a stretch to call it a surprise that the SEC voted to accept A&M as a member for 2012; Texas A&M is expected to accept the invitation today. It's a big deal, both because it would make the SEC that much more dominant and because it could key the dissolution of the Big 12, and possibly the University of Texas's controversial Longhorn Network as well. But it's not quite a sure thing just yet.
The main hang-up is a simple one, if unexpected: Texas A&M needs unanimous consent from the Big 12′s members to leave the conference without a hitch, and may not get it. "One item remains: making sure the Baylor Bears don't sue," SB Nation's Jason Kirk reports. "Some might be surprised to learn Baylor, a smaller school with a subpar football program, holds the last card here. But the university has outsized connections all throughout Texas politics and zero shame in using them."
For the time being, though, we can ponder the power of an A&M-enhanced SEC. That conference's stranglehold on college football is already plenty strong, of course. At Grantland, Bryan Curtis writes that the conference's dominance has helped make the SEC more than just the most mega of college football's mega-conferences – it has also become a point of Southern pride.
"The SEC fan roots for his school, of course," Curtis writes. "But he also roots for his conference, and, in an interesting, New South kind of way, his whole region. The thing historians used to call southern exceptionalism — and its first cousin on its mother's side, southern solidarity — has been channeled into a football fight song. Chanting 'S-E-C!' is the last polite way to root for the South." All Baylor has to do is say it, but even that may take awhile.
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The facts of the matter are that the home team did not win, and that its starting pitcher threw only five innings. But given that the home team was the Washington Nationals and the starting pitcher was Stephen Strasburg, those facts don't really matter all that much.
The Nats are out of contention this year, and "Strasmas," the name given by the nickname-happy D.C. media to the pitching phenom's 2010 debut, seems a long time ago. But Strasburg's return was a gift to a fan base desperately in need of hope all the same, and he was dominant in his five shutout innings, cruising through those frames in just 56 pitches and striking out four. "Afternoon rain and a horrible forecast limited the crowd to nothing close to what was anticipated," Danny Knobler writes at CBS Sports. "But the fastball was back. The changeup and the breaking ball, too. The command. The presence. And the magic. Especially the magic."
On a night that saw a lot of baseball played in rainy stadiums before sparse crowds – the first pitch of the game between the Yankees and Orioles was thrown at 11:08 p.m., for instance – Strasburg delivered a bright performance that seemed beamed straight from his brief-but-transcendent debut last season. "If you didn't know any better you would have never known anything bad had happened to him a year ago," the Washington Post's Dave Sheinin writes. "In some ways, it was as if he had never left."
But of course it wasn't totally like that. While Strasburg is still as close as baseball gets to a sure-thing future ace, the Tommy John surgery that sidelined him for over a year is much more than a blip on any pitcher's career trajectory. But, in the same way that pitchers routinely return from that surgery throwing harder than ever before, Strasburg's return to the mound in the majors raised the possibility that the game's top pitching prospect could return from his surgery even stronger than he was before. "For one night, almost everything Strasburg set as goals for himself for the past year — better efficiency and lots of soft contact rather than long-at-bat strikeouts — was on display instantly," the Post's Thomas Boswell writes. "It's not that easy. But, in his first time back in Nats Park, Strasburg showed how he's used the last year as a baseball graduate school to condition his body and refine his mound tactics." The idea of a healthier, even-better Strasburg is a scary one for big league batters, of course. But, even for baseball fans who don't care much about the Nationals, it's something to dream on as the season winds down.
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Your more hard-line NFL heads will insist that judging a quarterback by his won-loss record is the only metric that really matters. Your Fixer might take some issue with that, but in the case of David Garrard, who put up a 39-37 record as the starting quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars, the winning percentage seems to tell the story fairly well. While Garrard is no one's idea of a franchise quarterback, he has been a productive and effective starter – certainly productive and effective enough that Jacksonville's decision to release Garrard on Tuesday raised some eyebrows, especially given the way that Colts quarterback Peyton Manning's mysterious and irksome neck injury seems to open up the race for the AFC South crown.
"The move was stunning for its timing – both five days before the Jaguars' home-opener against the Tennessee Titans and one day after the disclosure that iron man Manning is likely out for the foreseeable future," Yahoo's Dan Wetzel writes. "Garrard may not be an elite quarterback but he may be enough to win the AFC South this season."
He won't get that shot, now, although it looks likely that Garrard will land a gig somewhere, soon. In the San Jose Mercury News, Tim Kawakami argues that Garrard would be a perfect fit with either the Oakland Raiders or San Francisco 49ers. Sometimes, even 39-37 just is that much better than any other option.
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DeLAND, Fla. -- Brenden Geary (South Hadley, Mass.) went 3-for-4 with five RBI, while Scott Heath (Westbrook, Maine) picked up his second win of the season on the mound as the University of Maine baseball team defeated Stetson 6-3 on Sunday afternoon in DeLand, Fla.
The Black Bears improve to 2-7 on the season, while Stetson falls to 2-9.
The Hatters opened the scoring with a run in the bottom of the first inning. Kyle Zech doubled to right field and scored when Patrick Mazeika hit a sacrifice fly.
Maine scored three runs in the top of the second inning. Alex Calbick (Burnaby, British Columbia) reached on a fielder's choice and Shane Bussey (Boynton Beach, Fla.) followed with a single to shortstop. Both runners advanced a base on a passed ball. Geary drove home both runners with a double to left field. Geary scored the third run of the inning when Sam Balzano (Portland, Maine) singled to first base.
The Black Bears added to their lead with three runs in the top of the fifth inning. Troy Black (Mississauga, Ontario) singled to left field to lead off the inning. Kyle Silva (Warwick, R.I.) walked and both runners advanced a base on an error. Calbick was intentionally walked to load the bases. Geary followed with his second double of the game, this time clearing the bases, giving Maine a 6-1 lead.
The Hatters added a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to pull to within three runs. Kyle Pitts singled to left field and Mazeika followed with a single. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Pitts scored when Wade McNabb hit a sacrifice fly. Mazeika scored the second run of the inning when Robert Bruce doubled down the left field line.
Heath got the start on the mound and went five innings. He allowed three runs on five hits while striking out three batters. He improves to 2-1 on the season. Jacob Gosselin-Deschesnes (Montreal, Quebec) was impressive in relief. He went 3.2 innings and did not surrender a run, while fanning four. Charlie Butler (Marlborough, Mass.) retired the final batter to earn his first save of the season.
Taylor Cockrell got the start for the Hatters on the mound. He went five innings and allowed six runs on eight hits and falls to 0-2 on the season. Adam Schaly relieved Cockrell and went 3.2 innings while allowing four hits. Ben Rakus pitched retired the final batter.
Colin Gay (Franklin, Mass.), Black and Balzano each had a pair of hits in the game for the Black Bears.
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This lighting project was truly a mixture of the old and the new. The aluminium sheet metal wall mounted uplighters shown here were used to illuminate the vaulted ceiling of part of Chichester Cathedral. The sheet metal housings were quite simple with tack welded end plates but the performance comes from the reflector helping to boost the light output and throw it up over the vaulted ceiling.
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Editor's note: Zach Trefzger of LacrosseRoads of America provides us with his first post.
My name isn't HOV. Too literal of an effort by myself on the introductory paragraph in Cap'n Dan's first post on Monday afternoon. And yes, I understand it's Wednesday, but I will normally be posting on Tuesdays, hence the title.
When Daniel asked me to provide him with a few sentence bio, I did too much listening and not enough thinking, and simply introduced myself. Sorry for the lack of flare, but I'm not really that sorry. My co-bloggers and teammates took it in a different direction…
Hey, I love Avril Lavigne's art as much as the next guy, I just didn't know Petey Moore loved it that much.
Cap'n Dan likes clementines.
Michael Shagi saying he's the best dressed guy on the team? Well that's just true.
Manderson is a hunter/ gatherer? I'm pretty sure that's the least ridiculous thing he's ever written. Prepare yourselves.
I contemplated doing another bio (hilarious one liner's included) to introduce myself to the reading public, but I'll just let my posts talk for me.
3 Step Process
We're all really excited about this blog and the opportunity to get IU Lacrosse "out there," especially from the players' perspective. We spent countless hours in Manderson's living room coming up with this blog and the time is finally here. A sneak peek into the creative development meeting:
This is stage 3 of our flawless marketing plan, the 2nd stage that we actually completed on purpose.
Stage 1: Get on College Gameday next to Kirk Herbstreit's funny little chin
Check. (Cap'n Dan holding up the sign)
Stage 2: Get on Big Ten Network after IUBB's first win over a top 25 team in 3 years.
Check. (That is a former IU Lax player sporting the current practice jersey, so still a check.)
And this blog is, of course, Stage 3.
Practice Recap
We had a great practice last night at the John Cougar Pavilion. Jeff Redish, Michael Shagi, RC Aikens and myself had to make the short trek in the beginnings of a serious looking ice storm.
The Hall being Iced.
We started off with our usual line drills, worked our way into some box passing, Syracuse stick work (many of you have seen on 412) and some nice shooting on the run drills.
We worked on 6v6 for the rest of practice, with some highs and lows. Both the offense and defense have things to work on and we all know that we can keep getting better. With every practice we've been improving and working on things that we noticed can get better in the previous practice. The season is only a few weeks old, but everything is starting to take shape and we'll be ready to go for our season opener Feb. 18th at VaTech.
Breaking News at the John Cougar Pavilion
At the conclusion of practice, Coach Tumbas had a tiny little surprise for us. And no, it wasn't the full field gassers we had to run. It was what was waiting for us in the hallway upon the completion of those gassers. You've seen our White Silo II Gloves on Coach Tumbas' 412 blog. Now we have King III's. Read about it Here.
(Special credit to LRA blogger Michael Shagi for the excellent Crab themed sheets.)
Home and Away Gloves. Thanks for hooking it up Coach T.
We couldn't have asked for a better surprise waiting for us in the John Cougar Lobby. With the new shorts Coach Tumbas posted yesterday and these new lovely gloves, it's gonna be a good looking IU Lacrosse Team this spring. We also have something to keep our hands warm during the impending doom of our dear Midwestern home…
Bloomington SnowIceWindpocalypse
From the Weather.com warning for Monroe County, Indiana:
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And then freeze, and then be really windy, and freeze more and then the power will go out.
Today is the day before the day after tomorrow. Hopefully we'll have some photo evidence if we make it out alive.
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Chocolate Stanley Cup
Yum. But I'd still take the real one. You hear that Bruce?
Wipe your face, big guy. Did you know that you could eat all the chicken wings and Haagen-Dazs you want out of that Cup when you win it? Don't fail me now. Again.
Deciding to root for the Green Bay Packers in the big game.
"Maybe the bears can probably win next year?"
"Well your probably right"
My team beat them both this year. And we had this guy.
He's my quarterback now. Unleash the Dragon, Rex.
Thanks for reading everybody. I'm thrilled to start blogging every week and give you cherished readers an inside look at everything IU Lax, and a little of everything else. Look out for tomorrow's post from another distinguished IU Lacrosse player and make sure to check out IU Lacrosse on Facebook and Twitter. Follow me on Twitter here.
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|Hydrodynamic Instabilities around Simple A+B->C Chemical Fronts
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|Density or viscosity changes across a simple A+B->C chemical front can lead to hydrodynamic flows that deform the concentration fields in space and time. In the first part of the talk, I will review the buoyancy-driven flows that can be observed around such a front when the chemical reaction triggers density changes in a covered horizontal solution layer. I will show theoretically for this case that the dynamics in the presence of convection can be predicted solely on the basis of the 1D reaction-diffusion density profile across the front. In the second part of the talk, I will discuss chemically-driven viscous fingering instabilities of A+B->C fronts occuring when a solution of reactant A displaces a solution of another reactant B of same viscosity, producing a more viscous product C at the interface.
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A Facebook meme focusing on a young white-bellied spider monkey named Brodi that lost his life late Friday night is making its way across Facebook. The owner, Jacob Ruehlman, had the monkey in his vehicle while stopping at a Chevrolet dealership in Vermillion, Erie county, Ohio.
According to the petition on change.org: "On Tuesday January 14th, 2014 at a car dealership in Northeastern Ohio, Brodi the Spider Monkey was sitting inside of a car with his owner. An employee of the dealership approached the vehicle and reached inside to pet Brodi. Understandably, this frightened Brodi. Out of fear Brodi nipped the man leaving a pin-sized puncture on his thumb. The bite was very minor and did not require stitches." It goes on to tell more of the story as told by the petitioner.
The passing of SB 310 made public contact with certain exotics illegal in Ohio. Transportation rules also apply since the news regulations have been in place. Mr. Ruehlman had jointly registered Brodi with another Ohio owner due to health problems, according to some, which is where Brodi was found after the incident - in Union county. Brodi had been under quarantine there since the bite on Tuesday with a follow-up veterinary visit scheduled in February. Documentation proving a rabies vaccine was given to the monkey by a veterinarian sometime in the past two years was provided to the authorities involved in his confiscation. The primate was legally registered as per Ohio law and likely a pending application for a permit, as per state requirement.
The owner was clearly in violation of the new law regardless of whether the man bitten was given permission to pet the primate or not. Oftentimes animals bite out of fear, including fear of unknown people reaching toward them even if no harm is intended. The exotic animal owning community seems divided about supporting the owner, with the non-support of the owner more heavily represented. The sadness over Brodi being unnecessarily killed for rabies testing is apparent across both supporters and non-supporters of the owner. A previous alleged theft, still pending in court, of two gibbons from another owner in Nebraska caused most exotic owners to show no sympathy toward Ruehlman for the loss of the much loved pet.
Non-human primates do not have an approved rabies vaccine as commonly known for domestic dogs and cats. There is evidence and research proving simple blood testing (instead of decapitation) and the effectiveness of a rabies vaccine for non-human primates. Ohio state health code allows for the choice of quarantine or euthanasia to test the brain for evidence of rabies in any animal. The choice was made by the Erie county health director to euthanize even though it is said he agreed to call the laboratory doing blood sample testing the next morning. Instead, Brodi was dead by midnight, Friday night, after being confiscated from his place of quarantine at 8pm.
With no non-human primate documented as having rabies since 1911, it easy to understand why many are angry over the euthanasia of a healthy, young spider monkey. The statement released by the Erie county health department has left many questioning whether it was a true risk needing tested in this manner, or a show of power by the state of Ohio since the passing of SB 310. Brodi's test results came back as negative, in less than 24 hours.


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Barry John Charman's collection of paintings entitled Ethnic Punk have drawn their inspiration from London urban grafitti and African art.
My business began as a hobby and has taken off. I started out doing portrait photography and was getting frustrated at not being able to display my work comprehensively. Along came Blurb and transformed all that! I have created over 100 books for customers since I began. I started out with my own photography but demand has resulted in my compiling customers' own travel photographs from all over the world, their old family photographs, birthday parties, wedding receptions, special events, creating luxurious coffee table books that will be treasured for life. In addition to photo books, I have created for clients recipe books, poetry books, books to promote business for artists and jewellers, portfolios for building contractors .... new and ever increasing areas!
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War seems to be an inevitable state of being for humanity. In the nearly four millennia of recorded history there have been few in which a war was not waged somewhere on earth. While the exhibition WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath holds up a photographic mirror, starting in 1846, the museum's collection has many works that depict war and those who participated in combat, and objects that help us reflect upon the irreplaceable losses.
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The demolition of Kuwait Airways Headquarters
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The old (and semi-historic, because it was built on 9/7/1974) Kuwait Airways building on the corner of Fahad Al-Salem St. has begun its demolition phase.
This pic [link] is of the 1st demolition phase, and it was taken by Mr. AbdulMajeed Al-Shatti. He's an avid amateur and enthusiastic local photographer. I got it off his FB page (he's a friend, so I think it'll be cool with him).
Since this is Kuwaiti related and poses some historic significance, I emailed Mark about it (I thought it would interest him). I also added that I didn't know what the future designs look like. Turns out that he has posted about the new (ugly) designs already [link].
We both (I think) agreed that the new designs are NOT an improvement. What a shocker. How was this monstrosity ever allowed in Kuwait?! But wait. Hold on. Yep. that sounds about right. You can bet your very last dollar, that (almost) everything redesigned in Kuwait nowadays will get worse and uglier.
I personally know this building very well, it holds tremendous sentimental value for me. It was where I tried booking a plane out of Kuwait (and back to my studies in London), after our liberation from the Iraqi invasion in '91… But I think I ended up leaving on BA and not KA, on the first commercial flight out of Kuwait (something like May 2nd 1991).
Anyways, this is how the Kuwait Airways H.Q. building looked like after the Iraqi invasion; alongside a rendition of its new design (supplied by Mark).


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In 1976 the Viking 1 and 2 landers undertook searches on the Martian surface for the chemical evidence of present or past life on Mars. The images shown below give a picture of one of the backup landers, and two different views of the Martian surface as photographed from Viking 1.
|Viking lander (Ref) and two views of the Martian surface from Viking 1 (Ref)
In addition to photgraphing the surface, the Viking landers undertook a series of experiments at two points on the surface to find evidence for life.


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Randall Hendrick specializes in syntactic theory and the way that syntax coordinates with semantics on the one hand and morphology on the other. Currently he is working on classes of predicates and their relations to events. Syntactic reflexes of the semantic distinction between categorical and thetic judgments are part of this project, as is the syntactic domain of existential closure. This work stems from his fieldwork on Polynesian and Celtic languages. It relates as well to some psycholinguistic experimentation designed to distinguish properties of derivations from properties of representations.
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David Mora-Marín, affiliated with both the Linguistics Department and the Duke-UNC Consortium for Latin American Studies, specializes in historical linguistics and the epigraphic study of ancient Mayan hieroglyphic inscriptions. Currently he is working on the linguistic structure (e.g. morphosyntax, pragmatics) and historical development of Mayan texts, such as the identification of the language that was used as the standard of Classic Lowland Mayan texts (A.D. 200-900) and the nature of Mayan orthographic conventions. He is very much interested in the origin of Mayan writing, its relationship to other Mesoamerican scripts (e.g. Zapotec, Epi-Olmec), and the sociocultural factors that served as the background for the development of writing.
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Why are some phonological patterns much more frequent than others? Two main factors have been proposed as explanations: Either learners are more receptive to some patterns than others, or subtle phonetic asymmetries systematically skew the errors made in inter-generational transmission. Elliott Moreton's research focuses on these factors and their interaction in shaping phonological typology.
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Paul Roberge's areas of specialization are pidgins and creoles, historical linguistics, and Germanic languages. His current research involves creole formation at the Cape of Good Hope, comparative Germanic grammar, and the evolution of human language.
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William G. Lycan (Philosophy), Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind
Patrick O'Neill (English and Comparative Literature), Celtic Languages
Dean Pettit (Philosophy), Philosophy of Language and Mind
Patricia E. Sawin (American Studies), Ethnography of Communication


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I walked into my mega-church a little late that day. The lights were already low and the worship music had begun. Tables were scattered about the sanctuary telling me that this would be a communion Sunday. I scanned the rows looking for somewhere to sit and found an open seat next to an elderly couple…that seat would be as good as any.
On this given Sunday, my church buddy was out of town. Yes, I'm a secure and confident woman, but I still coordinate with a friend each week before entering that sacred place because GOING TO CHURCH ALONE SUCKS.
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