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The Vanguard Group closed its high-yield corporate bond fund to most new investors to curtail a flood of money from investors seeking the relatively high returns of its non-investment-grade bonds.
In the last six months, investors had poured $2 billion into the fund, bringing its total assets to $16.9 billion, Vanguard said.
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would love to see a complete media player like on the xbox..no reason why not and you could use either the sd card slot or dvd drive for media. Shame the sd card slot is not sdhc compatable.
For your viewing pleasure here is a tutorial video:
InstallationOriginally Posted by Kotaku.com
You will need:
1x Wii
1x SD card, formatted as FAT16
1x copy of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess that has been run at least once
1x Computer
1x Some way to read SD cards on a computer
(Optional) 1x or more GameCube controller
(Optional) 1x USBGecko
Inside the zip archive, you will find several savegame files; you will need to choose the correct one based on your version of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The easiest way to check your version is to compare the text string which is on the inner cycle of the data surface with the ones below.
RVL-RZDP-0A-0 JPN - rzdp0.bin
RVL-RZDE-0A-0 JPN - rzde0.bin
RVL-RZDE-0A-0 USA - rzde0.bin
RVL-RZDE-0A-2 USA - rzde2.bin
RVL-RZDJ-0A-0 JPN - rzdj0.bin
If it does not already exist, make a directory called "/private/wii/title/RZDx/" on your SD card; replace "RZDx" with RZDE, RZDP or RZDJ as appropriate. Copy the above file into that directory, renaming it as "data.bin".
Next, take your homebrew Wii executable, and save it in the root directory of your SD card as "boot.elf".
Now, put the SD card into your Wii and turn it on. Go into Wii Options --> Data Management --> Save Data --> Wii. Find your Zelda save, click on it, and click "Erase", and click Yes. Now, go into SD card, and select the "Twilight Hack" save (the icon says "Wiibrew Loader"). Click copy, and yes. Now, go back out of that menu.
Insert Zelda, and run the game. Load file A, and walk backwards.
Download the Hack HERE
More information HERE!
Download some homebrew HERE
You can now load homebrew from the internal SD card slot on the Wii no modchip or extra hardware needed just an SD Card and an SD Card Reader for your PC. I'm hoping for DVD homebrew soon if its not already out :P
EDIT: Fixed links added install info to post for easy access. The Wiibrew servers are over loaded so if the links don't work try refreshing or try again later cus they are not broken.
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would love to see a complete media player like on the xbox..no reason why not and you could use either the sd card slot or dvd drive for media. Shame the sd card slot is not sdhc compatable.
maybe homebrew will make sdhc cards work in the wii's sd card slot some devices have the capability with a small firmware or software upgrade :P
Anyways thanks for posting this is major news and no one is posting anything about it what gives people?
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i,ve yet to try the hack yet...dont want to mess up things...have you tried it yet??
yeh i have it won't mess up your wii just do the tetris one :P
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sweet dude
cant see the file structure in the video as its so poor...lOL
well i didn't make it but its in the instructions in my post
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tried this the other day and bingo works a treat. Course i got no gamecube controller but tetris loads, just cant plat it!!!
I don't even know what homebrew is. What does it do? Is it worth it?
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Tax Shelters and Corporate Debt Policy
John R. Graham
Duke University; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Alan L. Tucker
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August 17, 2005
We use a novel sample of 44 tax shelter cases involving public corporations to investigate which types of firms shelter, the magnitude of the tax shelters they use, and whether participating in a shelter affects corporate debt policy. The propensity to shelter increases with firm size, profitability, R&D expenditures, foreign operations, and the market to book ratio. The average deduction produced by the shelters in our sample is very large, equaling approximately nine percent of asset value. This is about three times as large as interest deductions for comparable firms.
Our results suggest that corporations substitute away from debt when using tax shelters. Seven years before they engage in sheltering activity, shelter firms have mean debt ratios of about 25 percent, roughly equivalent to matched firm debt ratios. By the year of the sheltering activity, shelter firm debt ratios have fallen to approximately 18 percent while matched firm debt ratios have not fallen. These results help explain why some firms appear to be under-levered when tax-sheltering activity is ignored, and also why corporate tax payments have fallen so precipitously in recent years.
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Remembering Sudetenland: On the Legal Construction of Ethnic Cleansing
Timothy William Waters
Indiana University - Maurer School of Law; Max Planck Institute (International Law)
Virginia Journal of International Law, Vol. 47, No. 63, 2006
What is the true shape of our commitment to prohibit ethnic cleansing? This Article explores that question by considering a case observers have almost universally decided does not constitute ethnic cleansing. It examines the recent controversy in the European Union, when Sudeten Germans demanded that the Czech Republic apologize for having expelled them after WWII before being admitted to the EU. Their demands were almost universally rejected and the legality of the expulsions was reconfirmed by all relevant actors. So what is the consequence for customary international law's rules on ethnic cleansing?
The Article derives the customary legal norms logically arising from that rejection. It makes two specific claims about the Law of the Holocaust that has arisen since Nuremberg: 1) that despite our otherwise absolute commitment against ethnic cleansing, the Sudeten case identifies a Corollary, an identifiable and predictable limit on our willingness to oppose ethnic cleansing; and 2) that the same case establishes limits on our commitment to restitution for mass violence.
The Article also asks why these norms do not appear as acknowledged doctrine; the inquiry, therefore, is not simply into the rules, but into law's construction of them. Throughout, the Article considers the responsibility of the present to order itself in light of the past: what is the proper moral and legal response to actions that implicate a bygone age and the suffering of another century?
This Article constitutes the first part of a larger project on rethinking the definition and legal contours of ethnic cleansing, as well as the first chapter of a five-part project examining Europe's legal and political identity through the prism of controversies over ethnicity in Central Europe.
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Keywords: customary international law, ethnic cleansing, European Union (EU), memory, Sudetenland
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Same age is pretty easy. And if you get them at the same time, neither feels like their space has been invaded.
The hardest introduction of a kitten was (just my limited experience, nothing googled or researched), was an adult female and a male kitten. She never liked him or played with him ever. She wouldn't even eat in the same room as he did and she wouldn't let him on my bed. Male adult, female kitten, much the same, but he ate with her - he just seemed indifferent. Male adult, male kitten - took about 10 minutes of sniffing and a little hissing, then they became fast friends.


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Spring crafts without flowers are ludicrous. Thankfully, this Mother's Coupon Bouquet from Heidi Borchers is inspired by beautiful blossoms, making it a worthy craft for spring. Learn how to make recycled crafts that look gorgeous and have a creative purpose. With this particular recycled craft, the faux flowers you make won't merely look lovely. These fancy flowers will also double as coupons for a special someone. Use this as a Mother's Day craft or handy homemade birthday gift.
- Aleene's Fabric Fusion Peel & Stick Sheets
- Fabric - for the flowers - fun colors - for the leaves assorted greens (note: for the stems and leaves you will need to rip fabric strips from green fabric and iron flat)
- Scissors
- Aleene's Mothers Day Coupon Flower Pattern
- Buttons (various colors and styles)
- Wooden skewer sticks (for stems)
- Florist wire 20 gauge (for leaves ) 2 for each flower 6" - 8" long
- Needle nose pliers (to bend leaves wire)
- Circle template or paper punch (for cutting coupon)
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- Jar to hold flowers
- Paper shreds for inside jar
Cut 2 pieces of fabric slightly larger than Peel & Stick sheets. Remove release paper and press Peel & Stick onto wrong side on one piece of fabric. Press paper firmly with fingers (or use a craft stick with one end cut off to use a rubbing tool). Remove release paper and adhere both pieces of fabric wrong sides together. Place pattern onto top and cut out flowers.
Glue buttons in place on front of flowers with several layers of Peel & Stick.
To cover the stems, place a 1/2" x 1/2" piece of Peel and Stick onto the end on the wrong side of one of the green fabric strips. Remove backing paper and place onto the top of a wood skewer stick. Begin to roll or wrap fabric around the stick. When you reach the end of stick, cut fabric and place another small piece of Peel & Stick on fabric and finish wrapping end to secure in place.
For spiral leaves, use same procedure of wrapping fabric strip(s) on the florist wire. Using pliers, bend covered florist wires into spirals. Cut a 6" strip of the green fabric. Cut a 1/2" piece of Peel & Stick and attach to end of wrong side of fabric. Remove paper backing. To hold the two leaves onto the stem, adhere the end of the 6" fabric strip just below the spirals and continue to wrap fabric strip around stem to secure leaves in place. Use another piece of Peel & Stick to glue end of fabric strip in place on stem.
Use Peel & Stick to adhere flower to top of stem.
Print out coupons on computer and cut into circles approximately 1-½" diameter.
Place a small piece of Peel & Stick on back of coupon. Remove the backing paper and place coupon onto the back of the flower (over the stem.)
- Fill jar with paper shreds and tie a fabric bow around the jar. Place flowers into the jar.
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> "subnetting allows a single physical network to be logically divided
> regardless of the physical layout of a network, since it is possible
> to divide a physical network into several subnets by configuring
> different host computers to use different routers."
This is a misleading statement, though it is literally true. Perhaps
it makes more sense in context.
> I can see how that is possible if network ( which we logically divided
> into two subnetworks S1 and S2) has star topology, since HUB can send
> the incoming packet intended for S1 through the ports which connect to
> the computers residing on S1.
It has nothing to do with where the hubs send the packets. The packets
go to their destinations somehow, that's all that matters.
> But I don't understand how we can, with the help of subnetting,
> logically divide Token Ring and Ethernet network.
> For starters, how can Ethernet and Token ring exists together as one
> physical network?
They can't. The statement above stars with the assumption that we're
dealing with a single physical network and says nothing about
subnetting in multiple physical networks (which is probably more
> Perhaps there is a device similar to HUB which uses some ports to
> connect Token ring computers and other ports connect Ethernet
> computers --> the device then based on subnet ID decides through which
> ports will the incoming packet go?! But other than that, I don't
> understand how else it would eb possible!
You are confusing two things that have nothing to do with each other.
Using multiple subnets on the same physical network has nothing to do
with using multiple subnets on different physical networks. The
statement above was talking about the first case and you are talking
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Knit yourself a decorative knot necklace. It's tongue-tied. This braided necklace is a great way to make your own jewelry. It's a DIY craft you and your friends can do at get togethers.
- 50g of Cotton Rich by Cascade Yarns, in lemon yellow
- Yarn needle
- Two double pointed needles size US 7 (4.5mm)
- Crochet hook G (4.5mm)
- Scissors
- This pattern requires very basic and simple crochet, knitting, and knotting techniques.
- It's essentially an i-cord with a crochet "fastener" and knot.
- It doesn't matter how long your DPNs are, but the shorter ones are easier to work with.
- I recommend using a cotton yarn so it won't pill as you're working the knots.
- 50 grams of yarn could make 2 or more necklaces... one for you and one for a friend!
- Finished size is about 38 inches (about 92 cm).
Gauge: Exact gauge isn't essential, as long as the stitches aren't too loose or too tight.
Abbreviations (US):
CH - chain
SL ST - slip stitch
SC - single crochet
beg - beginning
DPN - double pointed needle
K - knit
Crocheting the Fastener
Make a slip knot and leave a short tail to secure and weave in.
- SL ST in first CH to form a ring
- CH1 and 20 SC into ring.
- Join with SL ST in top of beg CH.
Anchoring the I-cord
Here, I marked the stitches that will anchor your i-cord in pen.
- Pick up a ST through the back loop of first ST.
This is a yarn-over inserted through the 1st stitch.
This is the same stitch being pulled through.
- Pick up next ST through the back loop.
Knitting the I-cord
- Switch to DPN. This photo is exactly like the first one, but with different needles. It's easily done by holding down your stitches as you switch.
- Slide stitches to the right end of the DPN, the yarn will be at the left side of the stitches. And now begin knitting, K3.
This is what 3 stitches on your right needle should look like.
- Do not turn the work, slide the stitches to the other end of the DPN.
- Pull the working yarn tightly along the back and K3.
- Repeat Steps 9 & 10 until the i-cord is 36 inches (92cm).
Bind off. Weave in loose ends.
Tie a simple knot at the end of the i-cord.
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Crafter 0735581
Jul 22, 2010
I am wondering how this is worn. Is the knot just slipped into the ring?
cat lover
Jun 26, 2010
Mammoth, Did you look at the pattern? Only the circle is crocheted! The rest is KNITTED!
Jun 25, 2010
Bad title since this necklace is CROCHETED!
Jun 25, 2010
the title here is very misleading since this necklace is CROCHETED!
Janice G
Feb 28, 2010
I love this! Can't wait to try it with some metallic yarn I have.
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October 11, 2016
5:30-8:00 p.m.
Marquette University Alumni Memorial Union (AMU)
1442 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee
Parking: Parking available in the parking structure at 749 N 16th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233 for a nominal fee. Some metered street parking will likely be available near 15th and Wells Street. Street spots are metered till 6 PM.
Kipp Podlewski, Director, Indirect Procurement Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Presentation Summary:
Kipp will share his experience with purchasing and supply management at H-D and how the principles learned within Direct Materials management can be applied to Indirect spend management. He will also describe the transformation journey within Indirect Procurement that is on-going at H-D to deliver value and to become a true business advisor and deliver bottom line savings. In addition, Kipp will explore and share his experience with the use of outsourced service providers for the execution of procurement and supply management.
Speaker Bio:
Kipp is responsible for all of the Procurement activities related to Harley-Davidson's Indirect Spend. Kipp leads a team of professionals and service providers responsible for the procurement of +$1 billion of goods and services in categories such as IT, Marketing, Logistics, Human Resources, Professional Services, Capital Equipment, & MRO. Kipp's team is focused on delivering business value through the execution of strategies to plan, source, contract, and manage H-D's indirect supply. Podlewski joined Harley-Davidson in 1997 as a Purchasing Engineer. Since then he has worked in various supply management and operations leadership roles of increasing responsibility. Kipp has extensive global supply management experience having led teams in China, Czech Republic, Mexico, India, and Brazil. In addition, Kipp is extremely proud of his experience within H-D's new product development organization developing exceptional motorcycles to fulfill customer's dreams of personal freedom. Prior to joining Harley-Davidson, Kipp worked within purchasing at a Tier One automotive supplier, Varity Kelsey-Hayes. Kipp holds a BA degree in Integrated Supply Management from Western Michigan University and an MBA from Marquette University.
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$ 20 members
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A mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium hydrogen carbonate is treated with aqueous hydrochloric acid. the unbalanced equations for the resulings reactions are
Na2CO3 (s) + HCl (aq) --> NaCl (aq) + CO2(g) + H2O (l)
NaHCO3(s) + HCl (aq) --> NaCl (aq) + CO2(g) + H2O (l)
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Latish Wednesday, Apple seeded OS X 10.9.3 13D38 to registered Mac developers. The release notes are the same — focus your testing on Graphics Drivers, Audio, Mail, Contacts + Calendar sync over USB in iTunes and Safari.
That said, iTunes 11.1.6 beta 5 came with OS X 10.9.3 13D33 and this beta seed, too. Likewise, OS X 10.9.2 13D38 ships with Safari 7.0.3 9537.75.14, which is also the same as the previous dev seed and the same build that Apple has already shipped as a stand-alone install.
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And, if you know that reference, welcome to the Ministry of Funny Walks…
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Sail-Habilitation, the Barnegat Bay-based organization that introduces disabled persons to boating, held a Community Sailing Day Aug. 2, during which some 66 persons with special needs were taken out on the bay by volunteer skippers.
By all accounts, everybody had a great time. One of the participants, John Vacca, an amputee, drove a long way to get to Lavallette, but the trip was well worth it. Here are some pictures and his account of the day.
I woke up a little after 5a.m. this morning, took a shower, woke my daughter Shannon up, and we left clear skies in Poughkeepsie at around 6:15 a.m.
On the way out the door, I grabbed a few eat on the run items like granola bars, yogurt, and some sliced strawberries, along with some bottled water. Shannon traveled with her Nintendo Game Boy DS and played Pokemon during some of the time on the road, to help her pass the time, and reduce the number of times that she asked 'How much longer until we get there."
We stopped at Micky D's on NY 87 south for a Mc Griddle sandwich meal. Shannon drank the chocolate milk, ate the crispy golden hash brown, tasted the Mc Griddle sandwich, and left the rest of it for me to go with my black coffee. We made good time.
Traffic did not pick up until around 8 when we started getting further south into Jersey on the Garden State Parkway. The sky became cloudy and dark. The drizzle that began turned into rain.
Shannon started to worry. I informed her that we had not arrived at our destination, and would not know what the weather was like until we did.
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There was a nice turnout of people there that had braved the weather and had faith that we there would be a good day on the water ahead. Final registration was being processed as a very nice continental breakfast was provided by LYC members to occupy and entertain us while we waited for the weather to clear.
And it did.
The SH group started to move out from the covered patio deck between 9:30 and 10 when the sun came out and started drying things off. The Sail-Habilitation volunteer staff worked at organizing passengers. Boats, skippers, crew and the transfer team awaited assignments.
This finely greased group had done this plenty of times before in their past 15 years of SH existence, and it showed. Life preservers were distributed. Passengers were assigned boats, and the transfer team of some physical therapists and occupational therapis insured safe boarding and later de-boarding of the passenger list.
Many wheelchair passengers were hoisted with special equipment in and out of the boats. What in incredible team effort!
Shannon immediately spotted a big huge fishing boat that she was pulling to board and ride on, and before you know it she was on her. But not too much later, we were given our boat assignment which turned out to be a sailboat.
Shannon was very disappointed about having to leave her boat and crew, as her fond attachment for them had grown very quickly. There was a love thing going on in both directions that could not be broken for anything, especially a sailboat.
I tried and failed at convincing Shannon that the sailboat would be a great experience, but she pulled that anxiety maneuver on me, and I eventually had to pass on the assignment. Needless to say, Shannon got her request at the sacrifice of my sailing experience, but I am not complaining one bit.
We eventually boarded this beautiful 35 ft Cabo Fishing Boat, the 'Sea Patterns' owned by Captain and his wife Ray and Pat Rossman; residents of Lavalette N.J. Shannon had many questions about the boat and being on it, and got plenty of good information from First mate Kurt Oswald.
Shannon scored BIG. She caught one heck of a Fishing Boat on her own. Not only did they give her the grand tour and run of the place while we were boarded. They also presented her with a complimentary take home life preserver for her to remember the day by.
I got to climb up and travel on the top deck during our ride, which I considered to be the best seat on the boat. Shannon even got the nerve to climb up and join me on the top deck after we returned and were docking.
A lunch provided by LYC followed. This story would not be as complete without some pictures to share of our beautiful day which we returned home from at around 6 p.m.
The weather had changed to some rain at home, but not enough to rain on the parade of a most memorable day that will last for our life time. Thank you Sail-Habilitation and Lavallette Yacht Club for what I understand made 66 special passengers very happy this day!


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Where does one learn to use a sword?
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> Where does one learn to use a sword?
December 28, 2005, 01:00 AM
I have been watching the Lord of the Rings movies lately and I would like to learn to use a sword. Where do I start?
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December 28, 2005, 02:33 AM
There's plenty of good books out there now, but like any martial art, you can only learn so much from a book... where do you live? What kind of swordplay are you interested in?
I'd say go visit www.swordforum.com and ask the same question, after giving the above a little more thought. You'll get plenty of good suggestions, and probably a couple mediocre ones too, but that's just the internet for ya.
December 28, 2005, 02:49 AM
Martial arts classes - my buddy and his wife are taking them and she's learning how to use a sword.
December 28, 2005, 03:34 AM
one thing that is fun is to take pvc piping, cut it to length, put pipe insulation over it and wrap it in duct tape. very basic but if you and a buddy make a couple of those and beat on eachother it will help...it wont teach u the technical side of it but it will really help with reflexes.
me and my dad/friends did that for about 15ish years while i grew up. even though i have next to no training i can beat people with much more technical training (not trying to brag...just showing how it helps) never had any serious injuries from it, no broken fingers etc...unlike wooden practice swords.
try it.. great fun for $15 :D
December 28, 2005, 04:56 AM
my local state university has a fencing club or team or somthing, ive been invited to come check it out a few times by various people ive met. check with your local schools and see if theres a team.
December 28, 2005, 07:49 AM
Society for Creative Anachronism.
December 28, 2005, 09:42 AM
Society for Creative Anachronism.
If you're looking for sword training like that shown in LOTR then the SCA is probably your best bet just because they are widely scattered across the country and will have members seriously devoted to learning this style of fighting and can make recommendations.
Trainig in sport fencing is an entirely different style from broadsword or shortsword as seen in LOTR. If you are looking for very serious european 15th – 17th centuries style you can look for an ARMA group. They consider themselves a western martial arts group and focus entirely on combat. http://www.thehaca.com/. Also try Swordplay Alliance, http://swordplayalliance.com/
As a fall back, look for a martial arts school teaching FMA, Kali, Arnis with classes in the Barong. Much of what will be taught will serve for short sword training and you woll pick up some pratctical skills as well.
Don Gwinn
December 28, 2005, 10:46 AM
December 28, 2005, 03:20 PM
Careful with the padded pvc stuff... I've got a scar on my forehead from when we were using those in a martial arts class, practicing evasions... I zigged when I should have zagged, and caught the corner tip of one, where it wasn't as padded. Didn't hurt, but the skin just opened up...
December 28, 2005, 04:51 PM
i should have specified to sand all edges smooth/round them...and i put a layer of material at the "point" to pad thrusts.
the worst injury ive gotten from them is when i let loose with a battle cry and stepped in for an attack and the guy thrust at my face...went right in my mouth and poked the back of my throat. was more embarrassing than painfull. crotch shots dont feel the best either.
December 28, 2005, 09:07 PM
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December 29, 2005, 01:13 AM
What kind of sword do you want to learn to use? There are many different ones. Each has its peculiarities, and each has traditions which teach its best use.
December 29, 2005, 09:20 AM
Hi all,
I went on the SCA website and found a group near my location!
Now all I have to do is contact them and start shopping for some basic equipment.
December 29, 2005, 04:31 PM
Just so's you know, these all do different things for you:
SCA- fun, but play. The 'heavies', with the armor and broadswords and such, get to do fun things like have mass battles and whatnot, but it's not too much more sophisticated than just grabbing some boffers and whacking your brother or friend- hit a leg, they go down on one knee, bop them a couple times, they play dead...
Historical armored fighting was much more about finding the spots between the armor and poking a blade in there (against the rules in SCA I think), or bashing in the armor so it wouldn't work, or grappling (banned in most SCA baronies).
Sport fencing- teaches good footwork, but very linear, and also bound by 'right of way' and other artificial rules.
thehaca- really depends on who's in the local chapter. Many instructors of Western martial arts have had problems with the guy who runs it (and I have myself), but there are definitely some good groups out there, and they have a great website.
Also check out http://www.aemma.org for some good stuff, or the Chicago Swordplay Guild, or Christian Tobler's group... there are many good groups out there.
As with all martial arts, every group has to find that balance between safety, speed, and realistic technique - you can't really practice with all three at full, you know. Also in this case between sticking to pure source material (written texts from medieval or rennaisance times, good but often incomplete), interpretations, combining various systems versus keeping them as pure as possible, etc.
December 29, 2005, 04:32 PM
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December 30, 2005, 01:18 PM
Sport fencing- teaches good footwork, but very linear, and also bound by 'right of way' and other artificial rules.
Even if you go on to do more historical sword work Olympic style fencing is just about the best base you can have. It has some very artificial rules, but it teaches fundamentals very, very well. You learn distance, time, precision, point control, efficiency and a number of other important things. Frankly, most of the so-called reenactors I've met haven't had any of those. If they did it usually came from classical fencing training or something like it.
It's a lot like shooting. If you spend the time internalizing grip, sighting, trigger control, follow through and the rest you will be an infinitely better shooter when you do the less constrained tactical training. If you haven't really learned to shoot the other stuff may actually make you worse.
Back to swords...
The martial arts of the Phillipines have some very good sword work depending on what teacher you end up with. Kendo and the sword work in the older comprehensive systems is excallent for the Japanese sword.
January 1, 2006, 10:50 PM
I'd have to agree that taking fencing is probably your best way to learn the basics of swordplay. There are many different forms of fencing, but all have several things in common. You need to learn footwork, balance and strategies before you can become good at it. I've been taking fencing classes for about two years now and I have yet to find a better workout then that.
Yes, there are rules and procedures you need to follow. But if you get into the right class, they mix things up so that you get a variety of different challenges. I particularly like it when we dual with sabres. This is a lot like old fashioned swordplay, but it's fast and you have to have a strategy in your head before you begin or your dead.
If you just looking to beat someone with something hard, fencing isn't for you. But if you want to start from the basics and learn, then I would strongly recommend it.
January 2, 2006, 02:11 AM
After 20 years of playing in the SCA I can safely say that SCA fighting has very little to do with sword fighting. It's fighting with clubs that resemble a sword. SCA armour can be expensive to buy and you must take the training and pass a test before you can fight. 18 years old or older only.
Fencing, Olympic or otherwise is a highly organized sport that resembles 16th Century rapier fighting, but not with a broad sword. The SCA does university style fencing too. Lots of rules about what you can wear and what sword you can use when fencing in the SCA.
A lot of the AEMMA guys are SCA fighters too. They wanted to use real swords(aka; live steel) instead of rattan clubs. There are other 'live steel' groups out there though. These groups are closer to the LOTR movies than the SCA. Just remember that movie swords are props that are usually Al or painted wood.
January 2, 2006, 02:45 AM
Where do I start? In part, that depends on where you are now, and where you're willing to visit.
This school (http://www.northwestacademyofarms.com/) would be my option.
The instructor's name is Sean Hayes.
He's a master of medieval European sword.
Of course, if you're not in his town, then...
January 3, 2006, 05:04 PM
Did a lot of traditional western style fencing in my younger days.
The sword that you use or style that you train in really isn't that important. This is true for any martial art. What is important is that you have an instructor who teaches you how make a plan and execute it and also how to quickly react to patterns and situations. The coordination, reflexes, and anaylsis skills don't hurt either.
For swords, I would still choose the sport fencing (or possibly kendo) because the quaility of instructors is much better. Training with European masters (a master's degree in sports training, specializing in fencing) is a big step up from the Purdue intramural fencing club or hobbyists. You can guess how I know this.
The artificialness of the right-of-way rules (epee, of course has no ROW if that concerns you) usually stems from people not completely understanding them and why they are there. I will agree that it is somewhat linear, though.
Rockrivr is right, sport fencing is a great workout - except that it overdevelops one side of your body. Back when I was seriously competing, my right thigh was 1-1/2" bigger around than my left.
January 3, 2006, 08:35 PM
I agree with the preceding poster (despite name) in almost every respect.
Point by point:
My perspective is kendo-based aND THIS IS ONLY MY UNVARNISHED OPINION (SORRY ABOUT CAPS).
I agree with this point but would add that ferocity/determination/zanshin is extremely important (and difficult or impossible to teach).
Definitely agree with this: quality of training is very important and you're more likely to get this in a style with some true and direct martial antecedents and one that actually involves some real, unpredictable violence with actual physical consequences. I suspect that the SCA care more about the look of the thing and that the HACA basically make it up as they go along (and I have met some of these guys, in Oxford, UK -- the best of them were those that were currently or previously 'sport fencers'. I thought, though, that they were sincere in what they were trying to do and some undoubtedly had facility with blades).
Regarding 'artificiality', from what I know, the epee is the most realistic discipline in modern fencing insofar as any part of the whole body is a target (and no ROW apparently). The rules in shiai (fencing in armour with shinai (bamboo swords) -- full contact) are unrealistic in that the targets are the most heavily armoured bits -- the opposite of actual practice with katana. But many things can be learnt by this kind of 'no-risk' practice -- timing, reading your opponent. handling a weapon (sort of thing), etc. plus, it hurts like fwark when you get hit (armour in kendo isn't very efficient and you often get twatted on bare flesh -- ouch!). From my limited experience of modern fencing, it also can be quite painful and, to be fair, some HACA guys (and similar) seem to appreciate the didactic value of pain and risk.
I must say though that I suspect that only very few people in any of these disciplines set out to improve their real-world fighting skills and that still fewer have the attitude to succeed in a real fighting situation with or without weapons -- the word 'romanticism' springs to mind . . .
Lastly, kendo is also a great workout, but it's your left calf (and your arms if you have poor technique) and your 'hara' that get bigger!
January 3, 2006, 08:36 PM
what's your problem with cats?
January 3, 2006, 10:10 PM
SCA is to swordfighting as professional paintball is to CQC training.
If you are interested in what you saw in The Lord of the Rings, Medieval swordcraft is probably what you're looking for.
There are books to whet your appetite: http://www.thearma.org/medsword.htm
And they'll probably be able to put you in touch with someone to coach you.
January 4, 2006, 09:40 AM
That zanshin part of kendo was that only thing that stopped me from trying that as well (okay, and the hour drive to Plano).
I hated fencing screamers and bouncers when I was competing. They would make a bunch of noise and jump around before and after the point - attempting to influence the referee's decision. I'd usually fence quietly until the last point and then obnoxiously imitate them when I won. I admit that was mean and probably not the graicious thing to do, but most of the people who did it once, never did it again around me. :evil:
But mainly, I don't believe in telegraphing my intentions to my opponent.
All sports are artificial to some degree. That's to minimize injury and death.
The story behind my screen name is here (http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?p=260130&highlight=cat#post260130).
January 4, 2006, 11:03 AM
:) fair enough (about the cats)
Zanshin, though, approximately translates as 'awareness' or 'concentration'.
All the yelling and screaming in kendo is 'kiai' and is meant (officially) to demonstrate spirit (the 'ki' in 'ki-ken-tai no ichi' -- spirit, sword and body as one), but is used to intimidate and/or distract one's opponent.
January 4, 2006, 11:22 AM
Sport fencing probably offers the best instruction, but it only goes so far. It can teach you footwork but is more sport than martial art at this point. Points are scored for what amount to taps that would do little damage IRL, so you can't count on being able to utilize a real rapier as a lethal weapon from fencing classes. It all depends on how practical you want to be, though. Obviously, the most practical solution of all to a swordfight is:
January 6, 2006, 01:08 AM
Thanks for all the answers. Sorry I haven't followed up on this but I don't really think to check this part of the forum that often because I generally tend to only post to the firearms related forums. I think fencing would be a cool place to get started anyway. That is something that I might try. I'll have to check into it.
January 8, 2006, 02:28 PM
Look in the yellow pages for a Kendo school.
January 8, 2006, 02:34 PM
That zanshin part of kendo was that only thing that stopped me from trying that as well (okay, and the hour drive to Plano).
I hated fencing screamers and bouncers when I was competing. They would make a bunch of noise and jump around before and after the point - attempting to influence the referee's decision. I'd usually fence quietly until the last point and then obnoxiously imitate them when I won. I admit that was mean and probably not the graicious thing to do, but most of the people who did it once, never did it again around me. :evil:
But mainly, I don't believe in telegraphing my intentions to my opponent.
I studied Iaido for a while and when I came to Purdue I went to a Kendo club callout...the kiai-ing definitely turned me off. It is funny to hear how you used to fence silently except for mockery. :cool:
January 8, 2006, 03:51 PM
I studied Iaido for a while and when I came to Purdue I went to a Kendo club callout...the kiai-ing definitely turned me off. It is funny to hear how you used to fence silently except for mockery. :cool:
Completely different school of thought about killing I'd guess.
Personally, I've never understood the fascination with the martial arts of the East.
January 8, 2006, 08:17 PM
Screaming isn't zanshin. It's a substitute for zanshin or at best a sign of the thing rather than the thing itself. Unfortunately, the ZNKR took leave of its senses in a few important ways somewhere along the line.
As for fencing being "just a sport" I've heard people say the same thing about boxing and Muay Thai. They may be "just sports", but a good boxer or Thai boxer is a pretty fearsome fighter. A well-trained historical fencer may be better in a fight to the death with swords than an FIE-style fencer. The problem is that good historical fencing training is much rarer than good sport fencing. And again, if you want to specialize in older systems that's great. If you already have a solid base in modern fencing you'll be even better.
El Tejon
January 9, 2006, 09:42 AM
The sword fighting man for LOTR was a fencing medalist from the UK. He was also involved in a couple of James Bond movies (the one where the Bond girl is a fencer, maybe 2002 or so).
I would think that fencing would be the most efficient means to learn something about the sword as most martial arts teach weapons only after a foundation in empty hand instruction.
January 9, 2006, 02:57 PM
Completely different school of thought about killing I'd guess.
Personally, I've never understood the fascination with the martial arts of the East.
I don't really see how they are all that different in their core philosophies but definitely in the application.
For me, Eastern MA is a way to get in touch with the Asian part of my heritage, much like riding horses and hunting gets in touch with my Caucasian side. But for most people, I think the situation is more availability of training than fascination. It is very tough to find a good combatives school. The days of the public perceiving an invincible Karate/Kung Fu/Ninja/etc. master are over with thanks to MMA competitions.
January 9, 2006, 03:05 PM
I have been watching the Lord of the Rings movies lately and I would like to learn to use a sword. Where do I start?
there is a really reputable sword-fighting school for fighters, fighter/thiefs, fighter/mages and bards in the desert town of dunekeep. join us on sunday nites at my friend keith's house.
January 9, 2006, 03:11 PM
I would think that fencing would be the most efficient means to learn something about the sword as most martial arts teach weapons only after a foundation in empty hand instruction.
Depends which ones. The Filipino and Indonesian traditions usually start off with weapons immediately. Same with the old Japanese martial arts.
January 13, 2006, 12:52 AM
A lot depends on what exactly you want to do and how interested you are in historical accuracy vs. brawling. I used to do SCA heavy fighting and the techniques probably bare only a loose resembalance to medieval weapons fighting. SCA fighting does have some neat things though: It's all full contact and full speed. We do both one-on-one tourney fights and multiple fighter melees and larger battles. I've been in battles with upwards of 1,000 people on a side. We also do more weapons than just swords.
I can't really comment on the eastern martial arts or the other swordsmanship schools. I don't have any experience with them. If you are interested in learning "pure" swordsmanship, as close to how they did it as we know, you might want to look into those.
One last thing about the SCA. Sword fighting is only a part of what we do. If you are looking for a hobby that can eat your life, the SCA is a good candidate.
January 13, 2006, 02:02 PM
Bob Anderson, who was only one of many swordmasters working on the Lord of the Rings films, was indeed a fencer... did his first movie work with Erol Flynn on Master of Ballantrae, but that was back when stage combat or film fights weren't really a separate discipline, and people just went to their local fencing coach to stage their shakespeare or latest Basil Rathbone feature.
Times have changed, and there is a lot out there now in the way of stage or film specific fight training, if that's what you're looking for... but that's not fighting, it's more about safely creating the illusion of violence... it's helpful for people studying it to look into the historical or other valid martial arts, but they aren't the same thing.
Heck, Tony Wolf, one of the other guys who worked on LOTR (developing ethnographic fighting styles for the different races, and then teaching stuntmen to be orcs, elves, uruk-hai, etc) has done everything from 19th-century English Bartitsu to Capoeria to dance to professional wrestling (he was the "Canadian Wolverine" in the NZ pro-wrestling circuit in the 80s).
January 13, 2006, 02:51 PM
Knight School :neener:
January 13, 2006, 11:54 PM
Knight School :neener:
Get thee to a punnery. :evil:
June 7, 2007, 09:06 PM
where could i get information on how to use a sword. and some daggers of the middle ages.:confused::confused::confused:
June 7, 2007, 09:42 PM
Check into a credible martial arts school.
June 7, 2007, 09:43 PM
In case you haven't figured out by now: opinions vary.
Really, all of the mentioned choices are good ones. I fight heavy in the SCA, my neighbor does SCA fencing, and my father in law does Olympic fencing. My wife shoots medieval firearms (hand gonnes) in the SCA.
I think if you really want to perfect the art of the sword, you're going to invest a lot of time and effort in a lot of different disciplines. I think the SCA comes closest to actual medieval warfare (my personal opinion, note). I think Olympic fencing teaches the best footwork and point control. Kendo sounds great, but their rules are more artificial than most and they seem to focus too much on the overhand chop.
One thing that the SCA offers that I haven't see elsewhere is the opportunity to fight in a mob with hundreds of other people. It's definitely exhilarating, and it can be good exercise.
Oh, and real swords are expensive. Many of the swords that are sold through the major warehouses to collectors are nothing like the swords of old due to the nature of their construction. They tend to be far heavier than they should be, in my experience.
June 7, 2007, 09:54 PM
Perhaps a bit more scholarly and formal in terms of instruction and history than SCA, especially when it comes to working with live steel, would be these folks.
June 7, 2007, 10:03 PM
My counter-vote would be for aemma.org, or selohaar.org, the Chicago Swordplay guild... well, in case you haven't figured it out, it depends in large part on where you live, but if you go over to swordforum.com and ask around, it shouldn't take long to get all the answers (and as with anything, don't expect everyone to agree on what's best).
June 7, 2007, 10:21 PM
Personally, I've never understood the fascination with the martial arts of the East.
For me, it was simply picking up a bokken as a 13-year-old boy and deciding it was a beautiful piece of wood. I think the desire to learn history from a weapon is well-known on this forum.
Seventeen years later, and I still feel the same emotion from a spectacular sunset as I do a good bokken. If I think a little harder I can also feel the pain of all the bruises, contusions, and chipped knuckles such a weapon has caused me.
As far as "boffing" weapons, I have made many. Some were meant to approximate bastard swords, some katanas, and some gladii. It is always a compromise between realistic handling and adequate padding, but having had my shin opened up by a failure of the padding, I say err on the side of caution.
Boffers are good for sparring beginners, but I strongly prefer bokken for sparring seasoned martial artists. Boffers are too unwieldy and I rarely feel like I am actually learning anything other than dodging and agility when I use them.
Bokken can inflict a serious wound, but they much more closely approximate a live blade, encourage proper technique, and provide better force feedback. When used this way, a good bokken should last for years. If you are destroying them then you are doing it wrong. My friend and I used to go through 5-6 a year until our technique improved. My current bokken is four years old but unfortunately it has started to splinter beyond what sandpaper can repair. Fortunately the white oak variety that I prefer is only $20/per.
June 8, 2007, 11:11 AM
Go to Ninja School!
I heard that a guy named Gecko45 is teaching a course down at the mall. Bring your own sword, a wheelbarrows and some .22 ammo and you will be set. Oh yes, bring some duct tape and some trauma plates.
Ninja school, remember it.
June 8, 2007, 11:48 AM
im a sport fencer that is lucky enough to have an instructor that is into rapier fighting. We spend the summer (the off season for fencing) playing with the old stuff.
I've got this great bruise from a buckler on my ribs right now. I'm dying to show someone so I can brag on it.
June 8, 2007, 11:21 PM
I've got this great bruise from a buckler on my ribs right now. I'm dying to show someone so I can brag on it.
Better pick the right "someone" to get full cool points...
"Hey, check out my combat bruise."
"Cool, what's it from?"
"A buckler."
"Someone hit you with a bucket?"
geim druth
June 9, 2007, 10:53 PM
I agree with Tellner. Take fencing lessons and learn the basics of time and distance before moving into any other sword discipline.
After you have some experience, if you want to train in a more martial tradition, you could consider lessons from Maestro Martinez.
I only know him from his Destreza video, but I do know a good fencer that was impressed by the skill of some of Martinez' students.
June 10, 2007, 12:18 AM
I used to be pretty good at fencing - perhaps that would be a good way to start.
Now that I think about it, I should probably take some lessons again so I remember it all.
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Interested to know this as well
Anyone got any tips where i can source things like raw milk, unpasteurized cheeses, grass fed beef etc in the UK, and if possible, not to pay the earth for it?
Cheers in advance.
6'6" male
SW: 286lbs/130kg/20st 8lbs
CW: 281 lbs/127.7kg/20st 1lb
TW:216lbs/98kg/15st 6lbs
"...he didn't slam you, he didn't bump you, he didn't nudge you... he *rubbed* you. And rubbin, son, is racin'."
Interested to know this as well
depends where your at, Im guessing down in England somewhere?
Raw milk is legal in England but not Scotland so you should be able to find it if your down that way.
This might help
Unpasteurised / Raw Milk (Green Top - Farm Fresh) UK & Ireland | Natural Food Finder
Look for farmers markets and farm shops around you, I hardly ever shop at the regular grocery stores any more
Every time I hear the dirty word 'exercise', I wash my mouth out with chocolate.
Most beef is grass fed and all new Zealand lamb...get eggs from roadside shops where you can see the chickens eating grass as they will be high omega 3 and tasty. Farmer's markets are good as you can talk to the farmers themselves. I get raw honey from Stroud Farmers' mkt.
Waitrose are pretty good for stuff like that - they even have buffalo milk!
for grass fed meats of all kinds, try Devon Rose - they do boxes and deliver them every month if you want them too!
I'm not a complete idiot! There's parts missing!!
All UK lamb is grass-fed too, also all game - rabbit, venison etc.
I can also buy raw milk easily (cow and buffalo - from Alham Wood), but I'm not a huge one for dairy generally. It was £1/pint, last time I got some, but of course, it isn't subsidised like most dairy.
Meat to your door - Buy Meat Online from Paleo Nutrition Wales - Welsh Grass Fed Meat Specialist Butchers are popular, but I've never tried them.
Check out Primal Britain website. They have a Paleo friendly directory of food suppliers from all over the UK. Very useful.
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ahh smashing, thanks all!
I did get 8 MASSIVE rump steaks (cut 1 in half for a dinner) from North Weald Market for 20 quid. Barginski!
6'6" male
SW: 286lbs/130kg/20st 8lbs
CW: 281 lbs/127.7kg/20st 1lb
TW:216lbs/98kg/15st 6lbs
"...he didn't slam you, he didn't bump you, he didn't nudge you... he *rubbed* you. And rubbin, son, is racin'."
Haha, all beef is grass fed but they just mix a bit of horse meat that is not fit for human consumption in it !!


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Roads at the fairgrounds were lined with thousands of guests awaiting Monday's Grand Feature Parade at the Barbour County Fair.
Children and adults of all ages gathered to watch the parade that featured floats, vehicles, fair representatives, area school bands, twirlers, political campaign signs, assortments of candy to toss to children in waiting, and much more.
The parade, which was sponsored by the Junior Lions Club, circled the narrow road within the fairgrounds, with crowds often cheering when they recognized familiar faces or supported participating groups, businesses, organizations and campaigns.
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The Mace's Pharmacy float participates in the Barbour County Grand Feature parade on Monday. The float placed first in the commercial division at the After Parade Award Ceremony and also was the Queen's choice. The Barbour County Fair continues through Saturday. More photos can be found online at cu.theintermountain.com.
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The Philippi Middle School Marching Band creates music during the Barbour County Grand Feature Parade on Monday. More photos can be found online at cu.theintermountain.com.
The nearly hour-and-a-half parade began at 6:30 p.m.
Some participants were in competition for one of three placements in the After Awards Ceremony conducted at the John Loyd Entertainment Center following the parade. Commercial participants, non-commercial participants, and twirlette groups were able to compete with one another.
In the commercial division, the first-place trophy went to Mace's Pharmacy for an Irish-themed float featuring a rainbow and a leprechaun waiting at the end of the rainbow in his pot of gold.
Miss Barbour County Fair Queen 2012, Bridget Booth, selected her favorite float as well, giving the Queen's Choice award to Mace's Pharmacy. Second place went to Freedom Bank and third place was awarded to Barbour County Bank.
"The overall float itself, it fit the theme to a 'T' and it was very nicely done," Booth said of the Mace's float.
"Find your pot of gold at the Barbour County Fair," is the motto on many publications promoting this year's fair, which takes on an Irish theme.
For the non-commercial division of the parade contest, Good Samaritan came out in first place with Belington Public Library in second and the Barbour County Beekeepers Association in third.
For the first time, the Barbour County Strutters took home the top-ranking trophy for the twirlette division with a special appearance of Spongebob Squarepants riding on top of a painted vehicle sporting the group name as well as Lost Creek Salvage. One of the team's senior feature twirlers, Amanda Benjamin, 16, of Philippi, said winning first place felt "awesome."
Second place went to Robin's Rockettes and third place was awarded to the Golden Angels Baton Group.
Miss Barbour County Fair Queen 2012, along with contestants and escorts in Saturday's pageant, rode together on a float. A separate float carried the minor court members.
Others participates in the parade included the Barbour County Sheriff's Department, Junior, Philippi and Belington Volunteer Fire Departments, and the American Legion Post 96 of Belington, with a vehicle honoring the memory of Sgt. R.J. Jimenez, a Barbour County native who was killed in action in Fallujah Iraq.
The Junior Lions Club participated with a truck decorated in giant stuffed lions and flags.
Kasson, Philippi and Belington Middle School marching bands all performed during the parade, along with the marching band of Philip Barbour High School.
The Colts cross country team ran in the parade and youth sports teams tossed and kicked balls around as they continued around the loop.
Also, members of Tacy Stickers 4-H Club, Girl Scouts and Brownton Boy Scouts participated in the parade.
Many floats featured local, state wide, and national November election candidate campaign signs. Some of the election races included the Barbour County Commission, House of Delegates, Barbour County Sheriff, Congress, State Senate, Attorney General, Presidential Campaign signs and more.
The Barbour County Fair began on Saturday and is scheduled to run through Saturday. Carnival rides begin today. Admission is $10 for the remainder of the fair week and includes parking and entertainment, with the exception of reserved seating.
Senior Day activities are planned today for seniors 55 and older from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for $4, according to the official website for the Barbour County Fair. Commercial and competitive exhibits open at 4 p.m.
Anyone interested in registering for the 7:30 p.m. Demolition Derby today may do so at 5 p.m. for 4 and 6 cylinder vehicles. From 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., livestock registration takes place. From 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., the midway is open. Animal weigh-in will occur at 6:30 p.m. today.
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What do you consider to be the best sport? I think we have discussed favorites, but this time it's different. I want to hear people's criteria for what makes their sport the best.
For me, I like a sport that is challenging in the most ways possible. I want to be able to say that the star from this sport could absolutely kick ass. First of all, fighting sports are out. That's not a sport to me. Individual sports are out too. Other than events like the decathlon, they are just too one dimensional. Football is a game of athletes. I absolutely love football, but until the very, very highest levels (and even still then), the best athlete wins. I love baseball, but when the best player on your team can hit 40 HRs and be 2 hot dogs from a heart attack, I realize it's not a test of athleticism. Basketball is fun as well. It's the game I grew up playing in the streets, but it is even more athleticism-based than football. I used to think hockey was the ultimate sport. Unfortunately, I never played much growing up in an area without snow (then again, maybe fortunately...). I just realized today the awesomeness of lacrosse. My high school was just getting a team when I was a senior, but I never had a chance because it was JV to start out. I did a little research, and sure enough, it was created by natives of North America possibly as much as 1500 years ago. Games were held with 100s to 1000s of people and they played for days on end to celebrate their creator. I'm captivated by this sport.


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PHILADELPHIA — An MRI exam revealed Monday that Michael Vick injured the cartilage that connects his second and third ribs to his sternum in the Eagles' 17-12 loss to Washington on Sunday.
Coach Andy Reid would not speculate how much time Vick could miss, but two local sports-medicine doctors said injuries of this type could shelve a professional football player for two to four weeks, maybe longer.
Reid said that Vick, who was at the NovaCare Complex on Monday, was sore but did not break any ribs after sustaining a high-impact hit from two Redskins. He did fracture the cartilage.
On Monday night, Vick told WXTG-FM in Virginia Beach, Va., that he expected to be out no longer than two weeks.
"There is some cartilage damage up in there and a small fracture up in there, so maybe a week, maybe two weeks," Vick said. "We'll have to see. . . . I just have to work through it. I've always been a quick healer. It won't be no more than one, two weeks hopefully. Hopefully.
"I'm feeling good, despite the rib injury. I'm fighting through it. Overall, I'm feeling well."
Reid was non-committal when asked whether Vick could be ready by Sunday when the Eagles visit the 0-4 San Francisco 49ers.
"Well, we'll just see how it feels," Reid said. "This is going to be one of those day-to-day, week-to-week (injuries). We'll just see how it goes, and how he feels along the way."
A team spokesman said Vick was not available for comment. He also didn't speak to reporters after the game.
The Eagles did not specify which side of Vick's rib cage was injured, but the quarterback clutched his right side as he left the field and had trouble raising his right arm in the locker room after the game.
In other significant injury news, running back LeSean McCoy has one cracked rib. He suffered the injury in the second quarter against the Redskins but finished the game as the Eagles' leading rusher and receiver, gaining 64 yards on 16 carries and catching 12 passes for 110 yards.
Reid said McCoy could play Sunday with protective padding on his midsection, but he said McCoy was undergoing further tests and wouldn't speculate on his availability.
"It's really a comfort thing," said Reid, who called McCoy a "pretty tough kid."
The only positive injury news was that cornerback Asante Samuel and wide receiver Riley Cooper suffered mild concussions, and both were feeling better on Monday.
Vick was hurt on the second-to-last play of the first quarter, when he tried to dive into the end zone after scrambling from the Redskins' 24-yard line. He eluded no fewer than six Washington defenders on the run. But as he approached the goal line, he was crushed by safety Kareem Moore on the left and cornerback DeAngelo Hall on the right. His effort was negated by a Max Jean-Gilles holding penalty.
Robert Frederick, a sports-medicine physician at the Rothman Institute and an assistant physician with the Phillies, said that with a cartilage tear such as Vick's, normal functions such as breathing, coughing, sneezing and sleeping are painful. The intense pain usually subsides within a week, Frederick said.
"I doubt you'd see him back in a week," Frederick said. "I'm not sure if he'd even be back doing any throwing. The first week is healing, then progressing him up from there. Most people would say two to five weeks, perhaps as long as six, depending on the severity."
Frederick, who has not examined Vick, said that given the injury, Vick likely has bruising around the cartilage tear. He said the typical progression for an athlete with this injury is being able to do normal activities, like putting on a shirt, then doing things, like riding an exercise bike, to keep his fitness level up. After the soreness eases, he can begin throwing, then eventually rejoin practice.
"A younger guy will heal quicker," Frederick said. "With a quarterback with the range of motion to throw the ball and the speed he may have to throw it, that (injury) is going to affect how he can perform in his job as a quarterback. It's like Mother Nature. It takes a certain amount of time."
Brian Sennett, chief of sports medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, said Vick's injury is similar to the one Donovan McNabb suffered last season, when he broke two ribs in the season opener and missed two games. McNabb got the benefit of the bye week and returned against Tampa Bay in Week 5.
"He came back in essentially four weeks," Sennett said. "That's the best comparison. This would be managed very similar to Donovan McNabb's injury last year. The pain has to decrease, and during that period of time, you have to keep an athlete's cardio condition up. Then, when he can handle it, start to work on motion, reestablish full motion of shoulders, add strength, then start throwing."
Sennett said the Eagles' bye on Oct. 31 comes at "an interesting spot" with regard to Vick's injury. Sennett said Vick could be ready to face Tennessee in three weeks, but "in five full weeks, he'll feel great," Sennett said.
"If I was leaning towards the thought, I would say he'd have to be pain free coming into that third week, or he probably wouldn't return until after the bye," Sennett said.
Frederick and Sennett agreed that once healed, Vick should have no lingering effects from the injury.
So, the Eagles likely will have to turn to Kevin Kolb, their starter heading into the season before Reid benched him. Although Reid would not say for sure, it seems likely that Kolb will take the majority, if not all, of the snaps with the first-team offense when the squad reconvenes for practice Wednesday. Kolb was 22 of 35 for 201 passing yards, with one touchdown and the one interception that ended the game.
Reid said he is not concerned about Kolb's overall psyche after Reid benched him for Vick following Vick's performance as the starter in Week 2, when Kolb was sidelined with a concussion. While Vick has played extremely well, completing 61.5 percent of his passes with six touchdowns and no interceptions (plus one rushing TD), Kolb has been shaky at best.
Against the Redskins, he repeatedly checked down and routinely failed to see his receivers on deeper routes. DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin combined for just four receptions for 34 yards, and Kolb's longest pass was 18 yards.
In four games, Vick has 12 throws of 20 or more yards.
"I think he'll be fine," Reid said of Kolb. "I think everybody has confidence in him to go out and play well."
Kolb was not available to reporters on Monday, but after the game on Sunday, he said: "I'm a competitor, and I want to play. I want to win."
With the injuries to Vick, McCoy and Cooper, the Eagles could make a couple of roster moves in the coming days. If Vick is sidelined indefinitely, the Eagles would have only Kolb and rookie Mike Kafka as their quarterbacks. They already are missing fullback Leonard Weaver, out for the season with a knee injury, and running back Mike Bell has been underwhelming.
After cutting Hank Baskett following Week 2, the Eagles are down to just four receivers: Jackson, Maclin, Jason Avant and Cooper, who is a rookie.
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ELIZABETH —A Superior Court jury in Elizabeth deliberated a little more than an hour before convicting a city man on five counts of selling cocaine while on parole for a prior offense, authorities said Friday.
Willy Emmanuel, 36, was convicted on two counts of intent to distribute cocaine within 500 feet of a public park, two counts of intent to distribute within 500 feet of a school, and a single count of possession of the drug, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park said in a statement.
Emmanuel was found guilty after a four-day trial in Elizabeth. Park said the jury reached a verdict after deliberating 75 minutes.
The prosecutor's office did not elaborate on what prior offense Emmanuel was on parole.
Union County Assistant Prosecutor Jeremiah Lenihan, who tried the case, said that on July 25, 2012, an Elizabeth police officer and a detective were conducting surveillance of Jefferson Park when they spotted Emmanuel get out of a vehicle and place an item near the base of a tree.
Officers also saw Emmanuel talk with two people and return to the tree to retrieve items and hand them off, Lenihan said.
He said police arrested Emmanuel and both buyers, who had numerous packets of cocaine in their possession.
Park said said Emmanuel could face a prison term of 10 to 20 years because his is eight prior convictions.


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Four weeks ago, I commented on whether or not a good resume meant a good candidate for the job ("Presidential resume," May 7).
This was aimed at Obama's paper credentials versus his experience under fire. I questioned how the current gulf oil crisis would look on his administration's resume as it unfolded.
Well — now you know.
Since then, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has moved from the statement that BP was the first responder and well-equipped to handle the situation to "We have been on the job since day one."
I am not sure what the government was actually doing on day one, but it is now clear from the press criticism of Robert Gibbs the other day that many do not think being on the job and taking specific action to address the disaster really mean the same thing.
My message to everyone is to make up your own minds but do it by comparing actions the words to see if they match.
So far, the credibility gap between talk and action for this administration seems to be widening with each new challenge our nation is faced with.
Keep score, I expect more examples of the mismatch between paper credentials and actual capability to perform before November rolls around.