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The news is out. Davi Millsaps to Factory Kawasaki. Now the question is whether Ryan Villopoto will be his teammate? It is still up in the air between racing in Europe, retirement, or defending his 5th straight title in a row.
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Darryn having grown up on Steel City soil reminisces on all the good times spent as they are just memories now. Steel City, near Delmont, Pennsylvania, is now closed and the track has been grown over.
Broc posts a picture of one of Johnny O'Mara's bikes from the year he ran the same brand bike and number as Broc.
Jimmy has been having a rough few weeks. We wish him the best!
FMF rider from back in the bar drags some serious bar.
Ever since Kenny took Jessy Nelson under his wing he has really stepped up his game.
Dean might have had some tough races but he always puts his head down to keep moving forward.
RedBull takes care of their athletes. Here, Levi Sherwood relaxes in first class on the way to X-Fighters.
The bright colors of the Troy Lee team had no chance against the Indiana mud.
Reedy had to toss his goggles last weekend.
Had to post this. This almost looks fake. Marc Marquez getting insanely low.
(1) Are you flexible. A simple and easy way to test your flexibility it to do the toe touch test without cheating. While standing erect, keeping your feet together and your knees straight, bend over and attempt to touch your toes. If you can touch your toes without bouncing you are flexible. If your not even close, then its time to put on some yoga pants and get to work.
(2) Riding. Motocross takes a toll on the body. It¹s one of the most physical demanding sports on Earth. Your body is consistently pulling, pushing, standing, sitting and contorting to control the 240-pound machine. The constant abuse from the hard landings, rough tracks, and holding on to the bike makes your muscles tendons, and joints tighten up. This is why you feel sore after a race and why you can¹t move around on the bike as much as necessary which in turn will cause bad technique, crashing, fatigue,or even injury.
(3) Flexibility. Flexibility is defined as the static maximum range of motion available to a joint. As we age our initial range of motion of the joints starts to decrease due to tight muscles and tendons. Lack of flexibility has become a health issue among many adults causing common issues such as bad posture, back pain, along with stiff joints and muscles. Having sufficient flexibility is a key ingredient to good health.
(4) Stretching. Flexibility is improved by stretching on a regular basis. It takes a consistent stretching routine to get the muscles to relax back to their normal state. Stretching a specific muscle group or tendon will result in increased muscle control, more flexibility and increased range of motion. Athletes in all sports use stretching for injury prevention, improved balance, increased performance and blood circulation.
(5) Riding Technique. Stretching and the gained flexibility will allow your body to move fluidity with the bike rather then fighting against it. Your hamstrings and hips are prime areas to focus on because these are the core elements of an aggressive stance on the bike. You don¹t need to be a gymnast, but you do understand that the ability of stretch you bike across the length of your bike (from fender to fender) is often the saving crash of a potential crash.
(6) Injury prevention. Whether you like it or not crashing is a part of a motocrosser¹s life. Like most, you probably have an obligation to a 9-to-5 job and a family to feed. Injury prevention should be on the top of your to-do list. Pro rider have to stay healthy to keep earning money, but Vets also have to stay healthy for the same reasons the more flexible you are the more range of motion you have in your joints, which in turn reduces your risk of soreness, broken bones, torn tendons or muscles when you crash.
(7) Dynamic. Dynamic stretching uses specific movements to stretch muscles while actively moving a joint through the range of motion. This type of stretching will feel like a workout your heart rate should be elevated enough to break a sweat and should take between 10-20 minutes. Such exercises considered as dynamic movements are arm circles and walking lunges. Dynamic stretching should be used before you workout or ride to warm-up the body. Dynamic stretching increases your blood and oxygen flow.
(8) Static. Static stretching is the generic way to gain flexibility by holding specific positions while the body is at rest. This form of stretching should be used after you ride or workout when your body is still warm. Do not static stretch before an activity when your body is cold. This can lead to pulled muscles or decreased performance. We recommend building a full body stretching routine with a focus on the lower extremities. Hold each stretch for 30 seconds.
(9) Massage. Regular massage will help you to retain flexibility while working out the knots that training and riding load on your muscles. Massage helps your muscles elongated as it provides injury and stress relief.
(10) Foam Rolling. Foam Rolling is the poor man¹s way to get a massage. It is an effective way to release and lengthen tight muscles. What is foam rolling? It is a piece of stiff tube-shaped foam about 22 inches long and 6 inches wide that you roll your muscles out on. The goal it to find a tender spot or knot in the muscle, then hold pressure directly onto the tender spot for 30-60 seconds until the pain subsides and the muscle releases and lengthens.
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The biggest surprise of the year hands down goes to Jeremy Martin. I mean who would have thought at the beginning of the year he would be crowed champion of the 250 class. Not to sound mean by any means but I don't think anyone could have predicted a number one plate, other than him. And that is exactly what is came down to. He knew what needed to be done to prove himself after a shaky Supercross season struggling to make mains. So he put his head down and went to work.
Unfortunately, a racer is only remembered by his last race. Many people forgot that Jeremy got on the podium twice last year in the outdoors and finished out the season 6th in points. In his head he knew what he was capable of while others doubted his abilities coming into Glen Helen. I feel Jeremy is going to stay on top. The reason being, his believes in himself. He focuses on himself and no one else. This is what makes good riders great. And Jeremy, you are well on your way to becoming one of those great riders.
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By Jim Kimball
Although maybe somewhat a dark horse coming into 2014 Supercross, many insiders knew that Jason Anderson would be a championship contender. Anderson quickly established himself as the guy to beat in the 250 West Coast Supercross series. Even an ill-timed crash and collapsed lung didn't deter his drive for the title. While his outdoor season has not been quite as successful, the Rockstar KTM rider has shown that he can win moto's, and be on the podium. With one race left on his 250 KTM, we caught up with the 21 year old who sits 7th in points.
MXA: Jason, lets go back some, congratulations on your Supercross championship.
Jason: Yeah Supercross went very well for me. Everything seemed to be going my way; I felt that I was riding well, had some luck, and then came out with the championship. After the Salt Lake City round I was practicing and ended up having a big crash. I collapsed my lung, and I wasn't able to ride until the Vegas round. It was pretty nerve racking, because you have the points lead and it's the biggest race of your life, so it was a pretty crazy situation, and very stressful.
In spite of what you just said, you generally seem pretty relaxed.
I try to be that way. You know at the end of the day we ride dirt bikes and have fun. It's a job that we have dreamed of doing since we were little. It's cool to be in the spot where we are, and I'm very thankful for that. Everyone wants to win, but this sport has so many up's and downs. Things don't always go your way, so you just try to fix the things that you can. I feel like I have done that year-to-year; whether it's indoors or outdoors my seasons have gotten progressively better. Someday I hope to be considered one of the role models in the sport, and be one of the top 450 guys–it will be very cool.
You've had some ups and downs this summer in the motocross series, but overall are you pretty happy with your riding?
Obviously I would like to be winning; that's what everyone wants to be doing. I feel like the crash I had just before the Vegas Supercross did knock my momentum down some, and then I had a couple more minor injuries that further knocked me down for outdoors. I lost some confidence, but I feel like I have been riding well. I've just had too many crashes. Looking back I have basically finished on the podium whenever I haven't crashed. This has been my best outdoor season to date, so its not been bad, I just need to be positive and look forward. I'd love to get an overall win at Miller Raceway.
I was on the podium at High Point, Red Bud, Budds Creek, and maybe one other race. I won my first moto at Budds Creek, so that was cool. I won the first moto there, but the humidity kind of got to me in moto two, and I finished fifth or sixth. Getting that moto win was huge for me, especially as I have struggled a bit in the past racing outdoors. It's in the 100's back home in Southern California, but it's a dry heat. It's just difficult to prepare for that humidity when you live in California. Going forward I hope to make some changes and spend more time out east and hopefully be more prepared for the outdoors next year. Especially with being a 450 guy, you don't want any bad weekends, and make life as easy as possible.
Have you been able to learn anything from Eli Tomac or Ken Roczen who had their first year in the 450 class?
They have actually been doing great in their first season of racing the 450 class. I think that probably the most difficult thing to adapt to is the longevity of the season. I feel like everyone is fast, but I feel that I'll need a solid off-season of training, and preparing and then to maintain that throughout the year. You need to just try to stay fresh for the races, and all the travel takes a toll. If I can stay fresh through all next year, that would be ideal.
I think its pretty cool that you are leading the Husqvarna brand next year. That's such an iconic brand, although you may not have been that aware of their rich history in motocross.
No, I have to admit that I wasn't really familiar with the brand at all (laughing). But since riding the bike some, it's a great machine. Overall it's a solid bike, and a great starting point. I've actually been riding it a lot, much more than my 250. I've been doing a lot of testing on it, and my main goal the past month or so has been to get used to it, and be ready for next year. It is pretty cool to be the "starting guy" for Husqvarna. Hopefully I can be the first guy to get Husqvarna a Supercross podium, and then an overall win – and build some memories with the brand. [Historical note: Husqvarna did win the 1973 Daytona Supercross with Bob Grossi, before the formation of the official Supercross series in 1974. They also won the 1972 Daytona 500cc Supercross, before the 500 class was dropped from the series after 1975, and Travis Preston won the 2001 Houston 125 West round on a Husqvarna.]
You must be in a bit of a tough spot, as you are excited about next year, but still want to win this summer.
Yeah that is true. I really enjoy riding the 450 a lot, but do want to finish out my 250 career with a bang! I still want to win a race! It's been pretty cool for KTM and Husqvarna to have the relationship that they do so I can ride the 450. I am ready to move on, yet I still want to do well this summer. The championship has not really gone my way with the DNF's that I have had, but I do want a reason to enjoy my upcoming break – hopefully with a win. Then I'll be doing a Supercross in Sweden, and the Monster Energy Cup on the Husqvarna 450.
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Senate reaches deal to end shutdown, raise debt limitOctober 16,2013MONTPELIER — Senate leaders have reached an accord to reopen the federal government and lift the nation's borrowing limit before Thursday's deadline.
The Associated Press reported an agreement was reached between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Wednesday morning. The government would reopen through Jan. 15 and the Treasury Department would be allowed to increase the debt limit through Feb. 7, according to the AP report.
The U.S. House is expected to vote on the measure first. House Speaker John Boehner will need to rely heavily on Democratic votes to pass the bill.
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Serving Size ½ of recipe
Calories 486
Total Fat 10 g
Saturated Fat 1.5 g
Sodium 496 mg
Total Carbohydrate 61 g
Dietary Fiber 9.5 g
Protein 30 g
Ingredients and Preparation
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Fettuccine pasta 4 ounces
Olive oil 1 tablespoon
Garlic cloves, thinly sliced 3
Medium shrimp, peeled and deveined ½ pound
Dry white wine (can substitute chicken broth) ½ cup
Diced tomatoes, drained 1 (14.5-oz) can
Kosher salt ¼ teaspoon
Freshly ground pepper to taste
Parsley, chopped 2 tablespoons
- Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting fat and salt. Drain and set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook 1 minute. Increase heat to medium-high and add shrimp, cooking 1 minute on each side, or until they turn bright pink.
- Stir wine into skillet, and simmer 1 minute. Add tomatoes and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes.
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Barre City budget crunching the numbers, painfully
BARRE — The focus of municipal budget discussions shifted over the weekend from dollars, more than 10.36 million of them, to cents — nearly 7 on the tax rate to start and close to 11 if city officials are serious about a plan to hire two new police officers.
Though funding for the two new officers isn't yet reflected in the bottom line of the draft budget city councilors reviewed Saturday, City Manager Steve Mackenzie told them that adding the police positions to his "bare bones" budget proposal would push the projected tax increase from roughly 6.8 cents per $100 assessed property value to 10.6 cents.
Neither of those estimates includes the projected 4.9-cent tax rate hike that would accompany approval of the budgets proposed for Barre City Elementary and Middle School and Spaulding High School.
Based on the numbers now being discussed, the combined rate that would be used to calculate tax bills for the coming fiscal year would increase anywhere from 11.7 cents (up about 4.2 percent) to 15.5 cents (a 5.6 percent increase).
For the owner of a home assessed at $200,000, an 11.7-cent rate hike would translate into a $233 increase in the annual tax bill, while the 15.5-cent increase would require that same homeowner to pay an extra $310 in taxes during the coming fiscal year.
The $77 difference can be traced directly to an evolving proposal to expand the city's 18-member police department by hiring two additional officers.
That proposal, along with several competing alternatives, was discussed at length during a Saturday morning session that spanned three hours. Before it was over the projected tax impact of the city budget came into much sharper focus, the already adopted budget for the local elementary school came under fire, the council was divided over the police question, and the only thing that was clear is that members of a newly appointed budget committee have their work cut out for them.
Committee members — five of whom were able to attend Saturday's session — are scheduled to resume and conclude their deliberations tonight when they meet at the public safety building. If all goes as planned the panel will make its recommendation to the council Tuesday night.
What happens next is anyone's guess, because, while Mayor Thomas Lauzon said the council will heed the advice of the committee, Councilor Paul Poirier downplayed the group's role in the budget-building process.
"Theirs is a recommendation," he said of the committee. "That's what it is."
Technically, Poirier is right, though by charter the last word on the budget isn't the council's either — it belongs to Mackenzie. However, Mackenzie has embraced a collaborative process, developed a budget he believes is essential to finance the operation of the city, and expressed a willingness to entertain and potentially advocate for strategic adjustments.
Committee members said very little Saturday, though they were lobbied heavily by Poirier and Councilors Charlie Dindo and Michael Boutin to seriously consider a proposal that would spare two school-based police officers while increasing the size of the department from 18 to 20.
Both figures include Chief Tim Bombardier, who also spoke in favor of expanding a department that he described as under-staffed and largely "reactive."
Poirier argued that two new positions should translate into faster response times, addressing what he claimed is the most frequent complaint he hears about the department.
Lauzon and Councilor Michael Smith said they weren't sold on the need for two additional officers and openly worried about what it might mean to the tax rate and many of the people who pay it.
According to Lauzon, many residents are just finding out that they will be required to invest in flood insurance due to a looming change in the federal flood maps, are already struggling to make ends meet, and could be overwhelmed if the tax rate spikes by 15.5 cents.
"That's asking a lot of people," he said, at one point openly criticizing the city's school board for balking at his suggestion it revisit a plan to hire a new assistant principal in the context of a budget that reflects a 12 percent spending increase this year.
Though Lauzon later apologized for his admittedly sharp tone, he told Councilor Lucas Herring, who also serves as chairman of the School Board, that he believed the budget increase for the elementary school was excessive and that revenue projections were overly conservative.
The result, according to Lauzon, is a higher than necessary tax rate to support the school system.
Following the brief detour into the merits of the school spending proposal, Lauzon said he remained concerned about hiring two officers a year before the city will be obligated to pick up the cost of a third position that is currently being funded by a federal grant.
Lauzon did say he and other mayors plan to lobby the Legislature to come up with "community support grants" that could aid communities, like Barre, that are home to a disproportionate number of residents who are under the supervision of the state Department of Corrections.
Unfortunately, he said, the results of that effort won't be known until well after the city's Town Meeting Day elections.
Like Lauzon, Smith said he might be talked into supporting one additional officer, but believed it would be a mistake to ask for more.
"I just think we're pounding the taxpayers here," he said. "We've got to go with a very lean budget."
According to Mackenzie, the $10.36 million budget that represented the starting point for Saturday's discussion was about as "lean" as he could get it.
"I'm comfortable that the (draft) budget is a reasonable and realistic budget to maintain operations," he said. "I think it's lean. There's no contingency in it."
The draft budget did not include funding for additional police officers, or for an assistant city manager, but still reflects a spending increase of about $425,000, or just under 4.3 percent, over the $9.93 million municipal budget that was approved by voters a year ago.
According to Mackenzie's calculations, adding the two officers would boost the budget's bottom line to $10.54 million — up nearly $610,000 altogether, or a little over 6.1 percent.
Even Poirier said that was a bigger increase than he felt comfortable with.
Poirier urged the committee to find a way to fund the new officers and keep the spending increase below 5 percent.
"You have to decide what your priorities are," he said.
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"Fuelling a Sustainable Economy"
Op-Ed, Business Daily, (Africa)
August 23, 2007
Author: Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Science, Technology, and Globalization; Science, Technology, and Public Policy
In response to long periods of neglect, African countries are starting to invest in new energy production facilities. But such investments are likely to focus largely on producing energy rather than contributing to the continent's efforts to build local energy technology capabilities.
Kenya, for example, is renewing its investment geothermal energy production. A recent contract between the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) with Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will bring 35 megawatts (MW) of geothermal power on stream by 2009.
The challenge is immense. Kenya's electricity generating capacity stands at 1,045 MW. But peak demand rose from 980 MW to 1,082 MW in the first six months of this year.
The gap between electricity supply and demand is projected to widen as Kenya endeavours to provide adequate basic needs such as nutrition, provide clean water and health care, and expanding its manufacturing base.
Meeting such needs will require significant investments in energy infrastructure. Past efforts in decentralized efforts such as improved wood stoves can add to the energy mix.
But their role will always not be a substitute for critical energy infrastructure needed to support agriculture, industry and household needs.
In fact, much of the improvement needed in fields such as health care will depend on providing cheap electricity to the majority of the population. Africa accounts for only about five per cent of world primary energy demand.
Only about 36 per cent of the population, mostly in urban areas, has access to electricity. Nearly 80 per cent of Africa's rural population lacks access to electricity, which limits the growth of rural industries.
Much of the policy discussion on Africa's energy needs focuses on trends in supply and demand and their environmental implications such as carbon sequestration As a result, importance of technological innovation associated with energy production and use is often ignored.
Africa's geothermal potential is a case in point. Using existing technology, Eastern Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia) can generate over 2,500 MW of electricity from geothermal energy (compared to the global output of 8,100 MW). But what is important is building local capabilities in a wide range of fields associated with utilizing this resource.
Geothermal energy production involves building competence in a diversity of fields including biology, chemistry, ecology, electronics, electric engineering, geology, hydrology, and physics.
The expertise needed to develop geothermal energy is transferable to other sectors of the economy. Building geothermal energy capacity can therefore go hand in hand with efforts to meet longer term development goals.
Equally important are is the development of expertise in the management of emissions of carbon dioxide, nitric acid and sulfur can be transferred to other sectors of the economy.
But none of these technological benefits will be realised unless African governments design policies that focus on the use of science, technology and innovation to promote long-term economic growth.
The implementation of the agreement between Kenya and Japan provides a strategic starting point for such a regional centre of technological excellence. Other countries will follow their lead.
Prof. Juma teaches at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government where he directly the Science, Technology, and Globalization Project.
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I'm really good at learning new languages for about a day, maybe two
I knew French Spanish and Pig Latin not to mention Spanglish and English and Ebonics when I was younger and wanted people to like me better.ReplyCancel
I'm terrible at it.ReplyCancel
But you only need one!ReplyCancel
Ok really I just wanted to understand why anyone would create tentacle porn. 6 years of study and I am still no closer to understanding. I mean bukkake is at least about control and power dominance, but my cultural anthropology studies provide no insight into the prevalence of tentacles.ReplyCancel
I am great with languages until I meet a native speaker then I get intimidated and will not say a word, lol. Then there are times I will mix up my Spanish with my Portuguese or ItalianReplyCancel
Aw, Cleo, I'm sorry. 🙁 Is it treatable?ReplyCancel
^ French, German, English and Latin.ReplyCancel
Symptoms, yes. Vet put her on phenobarbital with testing to check her blood for "therapeutic" levels. Of course my brain was thinking, she probably wants to make sure it's not going to human use. Thankfully Czarya has been seizure free since Friday morning (Fingers crossed).ReplyCancel
@Gayeld, neither can E!ReplyCancel
I'm so sorry to hear that, Cleo! How is she doing?ReplyCancel
I've always wanted to learn Italian. I blame Maeve BinchyReplyCancel
Didn't know about tentacle porn. Looks like I've got a new hobby.ReplyCancel
Sorry, Cleo. Hope your pup gets better.ReplyCancel
Good luck with your fur baby, @Cleo.ReplyCancel
Tentacle porn is because in Japan, penises cannot be displayed. In order to avoid censorship, they invented squid shaped aliens which made love to the girls.
I don't speak any language at all correctly, as you can read.ReplyCancel
I've had several dogs with epilepsy, Cleo (1 mixed breed and 2 Italian Greyhounds) and I've had 2 other IGs that had occasional seizures but not frequently enough to be medicated.
The epileptic pups all responded very well to phenobarb. Only side effect was weight gain.
Best wishes to your hound!
Riven, this tentacle porn is insane! Fucking Japan, they really do some weird shit over there! Years ago I had one of the Japanese channels on my cable package and I would just sit there for hours in a cloud of cannabis smoke watching these totally undecipherable game shows full of naked girls doing things with brooms and bicycles. It was great.ReplyCancel
That is very very cool!! Love this!ReplyCancel
It counts with me, BeckyMae. Can I impose on you to list "fuck off" and "asshole" in as many languages as you can?ReplyCancel
"Older" Island girl, has been taking Exams this week. She's in elementary school. Her final, for language, is a 3 day final..poor thing has one day of questions, one day of essay writing and one day of "conversation". I'm amazed at what she has learned. Love her school, worth every penny. Figured a would say something nice about learning a language in school, since I took 4 years and could tell you nothing. She's going to try to use it when she goes to volunteer. Makes me smile. Thank a teacher when they do a good job!!ReplyCancel
@lowkey Finland is awesome! I went a couple of years ago and it was a crazy place, everyone looks a bit like an elf and the language is indecipherable!
@Harry I'll make it my mission to learn that in all the countries I go to in Europe this trip! I already know it in Greek: agamisouReplyCancel
Love this!!! Your very cool!ReplyCancel
Got it, LowKey. And a nice girl like you shouldn't even know about bad places like this!ReplyCancel
Thanks BeckyMae. Looking forward to your filthy report.ReplyCancel


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Strangest Thing You've Ever Seen While Fishing
I've so enjoyed the "Strangest Thing You've Ever Caught" thread that I thought I'd start a related one--The Strangest Thing You've Ever Seen While Fishing." I'll begin with two offerings--one magical and the second macabre.
For the magical, I look back to a time, right at daylight, when I watched a mother mink ferry her kits (three of them) across the Nantahala River one by one. She carried them just like a cat carries kittens, swimming with her head high.
On the macabre side of things, years ago while fishing in Virginia's Smith River I spotted an oblong object in fairly deep water. As I got closer I realized it was a coffin. Presumably there had been some flooding which had undercut a cemetery somewhere upstream. I reported it to local authorities and never heard anything more.
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Well Jim, nothing close to your 2 but while fishing Nolin Lake here in Ky, I was traveling up the lake when I saw a deer swimming right in the middle of the lake. I stopped to wait and see if it made it and it did.
Now I have to tell you that my thought was to assist if it needed but after it made it I thought that trying to help a deer to shore in the middle of a lake would have been a really bad idea.
Very odd seeing that thing in the middle of the lake though.
A couple of friends and I were in Yellowstone Park on our way to fish the Yellowstone at the buffalo ford. Traffic came to a complete stop. Cars were lined up as far forward and back as I could see. To our left was the river. To our right was a high rocky bluff. I noticed there was no traffic in the oncoming lane, and I assumed every thing was stopped while someone was looking at wildlife. Suddenly a guy comes bicycling down the oncoming lane going as fast as he could and looking over his shoulder. Twenty yards behind him about 15 or 20 buffalo are coming as fast as they could down the oncoming lane. They were trapped between the bluff and the traffic with no way out except right down the road. I hope the guy out ran them. Silvercreek
it was a couple copulating on a rock..so ieft
I can't beat the couple on the rock.
One strange thing I see almost every time I go fishing is my reflection in the water. That's enough to scare me. I keep wondering who is that old man looking back at me.:smile:
I've been charged by a pit bull (dog stopped right before I shot it), had a guy try to sell me some drugs.
My strange sight was not so dramatic, scary, funny or tittilating but it was definitely memorable.
I was fishing the gorge of the West Prong of the Little Pigeon one rainy day when I came upon two men and a woman all fishing (not a normal sight on that stretch of river but not the strange site). As I was passing them to leapfrog on up stream, I happened to look over at the bank and there was a young woman curled up in a notch under a rock that just fit her. Reminded me of one of those hidden pictures in the Highlights magazine when I was a kid. Seeing her curled up there with an impish little grin gave the immediate impression of a wood nymph hiding out, watching the silly people go by waving sticks in the rain.
One of those images that stays with you for a long time.
Although I've never "caught" anything unusual while fishing, things I've seen are much different.
I saw a sow grizzly and three cubs in the Lamar canyon of Yellowstone. She charged, we ran, she stopped within 15 yards of us - close enough that I could hear her "pop" her jaws. This one still gives me nightmares.
Closer to home, I've had white pipes flush right in front of me. I also had a washer go through the rinse cycle through a different white pipe - the pool I was in turned into a bubble bath.
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Mine happened this past summer, on the Gunnison River, just prior to the salmonfly hatch. The flies hadn't started returning to the water yet, but were all in the grass along the banks. I saw a fairly large trout jump up onto the bank, mess around for a few seconds, then flop himself back into the water. I KNOW that trout jumped up there to grab a salmonfly
This one is pretty common I would imagine, but seeing a northern water snake with a very decent sized rainbow trout in its mouth on Bradley Fork was a sight to see. I heard spashing upstream and wondered what it was. Then it got closer and closer. The fish was putting up a good fight, but eventually the snake was able to crawl into a clump of branches on the bank to enjoy its meal.
On Slough Creek in YNP, I witnessed three coyotes take down a fawn. Lots of commotion upstream as they ran through the river, then across. The mother doe was too late. She tried to fight the coyotes off, but the kill had been made. The doe stayed by her fallen fawn the remainder of the time I fished. Came back the next day and she was still there.
Had a staredown with a moose on the Firehole in the Fountain Flats area. That wasn't much fun.
The strangest two things I have ever seen while fishing were both animals and both fearless of us.
The first was a few years back when I was 8 or 9 and my dad and I were bait fishing a local lake near our house that is surrounded by woods. We were fishing in a cove when a racoon walked down the hill to the bank and stared at us in clear daylight. It just so happened that we had minnows so we started throwing them to him and he would catch them and eat them. We couldnt stop laughing about it because we had never seen anything like it.
The second strange thing happened was on our smokies backpacking trip in July. We were fishing up a long pool when we saw something jump in the creek from about thirty yards away and start swimming toward us. We were all trying to guess what it was when it swam under my cousin's flyline and hopped up on a rock not ten feet away from any of us. It was a rabbit just sitting there trying to dry off. We couldn't believe that it did that right in front of us.
Also, I just got your new book for Christmas Mr. Casada and I think it is excellent. I like all of the pictures, information, and especially the history. Thanks again.
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Now that they have Gerald Wallace...can they convince Deron to stay?
Lol, doubt it.
As funny as this sounds, getting Gerald Wallace might make the Nets have one of the scariest frontcourts in the NBA. Wallace is joining a frontcourt that already has two borderline all-stars in Kris Kardashian and B.Lopez. Put those three talents together and they might equal one Dwight Howard.
Humility is a virtue and pride is a vice.
Doesn't matter how much you hate the Kardashian guy he averages a double-double. Wallace is solid and Lopez can be way above average if healthy. Give them a normal offseason and they can become one the toughest frontcourts in the East.
Kris Humphries is a statpadder - he's been known for it for years. He did it at Minnesota where he grabbed tons of rebounds and yet was criticized for not really doing anything to help the team win, and my hunch is that he's doing it in NJ too, can't really verify that without watching the games though.
Brooklyn or not, Nets will forever be the other New York team. No superstar will want to land there.
What other teams have the cap space to land Deron? I have a funny feeling he'll be back in a nets uni next year. I think he'll back into a deal, but if I'm correct there aren't any teams with cap space for a max contract that would be much better options for him. If the nets can sign and trade him into draft pick or players i think they are ok going forward. I don't get the humphries hate on this thread, hes been outstanding all year. Stat padding... maybe... but he is no joke. If lopez is ever healthy, he and kris are perfect complements.
Brooklyn is the wrong place for a losing team to go. If they are winning...they'll have their share of supporters because Brooklyn has been wanting a sports franchise to root for since the Dodgers left. If they suck... best believe they will be laughed out of town.
I don't know about the future of the team as far as DWill and Howard goes... but, I do know the Nets have deep pockets and a town that will put pressure on them from day 1.
It will be interesting to see what happens. Their arrival to the city will also inspire the Knicks to play better... like they are #1 bball team in the city.


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Drinking the Kool-Aid
Until 1978 Kool-Aid was synonymous with children and summer. No matter what chemically produced flavor it came in, the refreshing blend of water, sugar and artificial colors and flavors was sure to quench any thirst. Then, along came Jonestown and ruined it forever. Now Kool-Aid brings to mind cyanide laced beverages or the willing ingesting of something one knows or perceives to be wrong.
Sounds kind of like baseball.
Baseball used to mean transistor radios in the summer and guys hitting one out of the park for some sick kid. But then came the '81 strike, the '94 strike and the steroid scandals. Instead of cheering on their team, fans started to wonder what the players would ask for next, what the owners would do to screw the fans and players over and when the other shoe would drop and you'd find out that you're favorite player had been getting ahead by using a little something extra.
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Huh, that does sound a lot like baseball. A summer sport, and a summer drink turned into an every season thing. Never thought of it that way before. Fans get surprised over the littlest things, even if it's the same thing over and over. Like the Yankees winning the World Series. They've done it what, 27 times already and some fans are in the "OMG, they won?!!" State of mind. A bit annoying, but not surprising!!
Yeah Allen, you, like me, have indulged in way too much MLB Kool-Aid. However, to paraphrase Cypher from The Matrix, "Kool Aid is bliss."
i think the purity of the game is a thing of the past as well.
btw-either of you guys wanna take my political science final for me? Its Friday at 11am in Morgantown. I know politics are your forte!
Allen would love to take your test. He's a sucker for raw deals. And when I say 'raw' I mean RAAAAAW.
Nice follow-up, Allen. Instead of drinking and driving, Kool-Aid for everyone!😉
The game was never "pure", it simply was not reported on. Whether it was racism and intentionally spiking someone, gambling (incl. on the game), spitballs and "greenies", or now, PED's (which greenies were the precursors), cheating/ "getting ahead" was always going on in some form. We delude ourselves if we think cheating started with PEDs. And no, the strikes in '81 and '94 did not help.
Jonestein — I'm with you, the Kool-Aid is bliss. It just seems to wear off at inopportune moments
Matt — You should really have Jeff help with your test. I mean, he's from the state that produced our president.
Greg — You're dead on. The game never has been pure. But we used to be protected from the bad stuff. Sometimes I think I'd rather not know about it. You know, kind of like watching the behind the scenes special on a DVD. Somehow the movie doesn't seem quite as cool then.
Wow, the Phillies have reached the ranks of the Yanks & Sox just because we got Halladay? I could see that if we kept Lee too, but only the Yanks and Soz could have pulled that one off.
That was deep…… I don't follow what you are saying, but that was deep.
Because I don't think Kool-Aid is like baseball. Baseball evolves like you said (steroides, strikes, and so on).
Meanwhile, Kool-Aid is still water, sugar, and artifical sweeteners. I just prefer mine WITHOUT the cyanide
I associate Kool Aid with the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Tests from the 60's when Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters were expending their minds with LSD. I am not sure how to draw a baseball analogy on that one though.
I really hope baseball has turned a corner and the players are not using PED's. But since there is no test for HGH I have to believe that some players are still going to be looking for that edge.
I hate to get all morbid on ya, but I can still see the images of all of the dead men, women and children lying face down in Jonestown. I was 12 yrs. old when that happened, and those images stuck.
On the brighter side, I loved the Kool-aid dude running through the wall singing "HEY KOOL-AID!" Check out this photo: http://www.guzer.com/pictures/hey-kool-aid.jpg


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Yahoo! Japan Key to YHOO Treasure
What didn't get a lot of attention was Yahoo! Japan. It should have.
Yahoo! Japan is the leading Japanese portal and a huge e-commerce player. It's jointly owned by Yahoo! and Softbank - the new owner of Spring (S) . Yahoo's stake in Yahoo! Japan is 35%.
When it comes to Yahoo!'s "Asian assets," most Americans think only about Alibaba. There's good reason. Alibaba will probably be worth $60 billion when it IPOs (as early as this year perhaps). But YJ isn't chopped liver.
YJ is actually worth more than Yahoo!: $24 billion vs. $23.3 billion. Surprised? That's thanks to Tuesday night's trading, which sent YJ up on the news of a great quarter.
A year ago, you might remember that then new Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson was trying to unload the stake in YJ. He and CFO Tim Morse telegraphed a couple of times on their earnings call that they were actively trying to sell their stake in YJ. However, later in the year, they sheepishly admitted that the valuation gap between the two sides was too big and a deal couldn't be completed.
Thank goodness Yahoo! shareholders were able to avoid that fate. A year ago, Yahoo! Japan's shares traded in Tokyo for JPY23,000 per share.
Wednesday morning, Yahoo! Japan's shares (4689: Tokyo) are trading for JPY37,000 per share.
What happened?
Yahoo! Japan has a new and younger management team in place who have been doing a great job in their first couple of quarters. Tuesday, they released their financial results and they demonstrated an acceleration in growth at the company and the best financial results since 2007. Here's a taste:
Revenue up 16% vs. a year ago Operating income up 20% Ordinary income up 18% Quarterly net income up 22%
But the big news was that the company announced a very large stock buyback: 6% of the float or 25% of the average volume when they'll be making the purchases on the open market.
The company pointed out that all these shares will be retired. Why? Because suddenly earnings per share will increase significantly.
So the good news for Yahoo! shareholders is that their stake in YJ is worth $8.2 billion today vs. $5 billion a year ago. Net of taxes and fees, that YJ stake is worth $5.07 per Yahoo! share vs. $2.83 per share a year ago.
So why would YJ want to do a deal now with Yahoo! for their 35% stake? Well, I'm sure if they had their druthers, they would have loved to do a deal with Scott Thompson at that discounted price. But even paying off Yahoo! at current prices, YJ would be crazy not to do it.


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A Chinese man abducted at age 5 was reunited with his family 23 years later after using Google Maps to find his way home.
Luo Gang, born in a small town in Sichuan province, was kidnapped on his way to kindergarten and taken to Fujian province, where he was raised by loving adopted parents, the South China Morning Post reported.
His birth parents did everything they could to find Luo, but eventually gave up and adopted a daughter.
Luo told Fujian's news portal nhaidu.com his adopted parents treated him well, like their own son, but he never forgot his birth parents and was haunted by a desire to find them.
His only memory of his birthplace was of two bridges.
He drew a map and posted it to a Chinese website that helps locate missing children. Soon afterwards, a volunteer wrote back about a couple who had lost a son 23 years ago, the Morning Post reported.
Luo scanned for pictures of the Sichuan town and zoomed in on the area using Google Maps, where he recognized the two bridges.
Photos show a tearful reunion with his birth parents and grandparents in Sichuan.
Authorities would not say whether they were pursuing criminal charges against Luo's adoptive family.


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Jun 24/14| For Immediate Release
Dr. Paul Jessop, Dean
Lori Chalmers Morrison, Acting Director
WATERLOO Wilfrid Laurier University is now accepting applications for its new PhD program in Biological and Chemical Sciences (BCS), which will launch in September 2014. The interdisciplinary doctoral program is offered jointly by Lauriers Departments of Biology and Chemistry and Biochemistry and aims to help students answer those questions that cannot simply be described as biological, chemical or biochemical.
Traditionally, people have been trained in sub-disciplines of chemistry and biology. However, an increasing number of research problems in the natural sciences today and in the future require more collaboration between the disciplines, said Matthew Smith, associate professor, Department of Biology. Our goal is to train students to become independent researchers who can work at the interface of chemistry and biology and provide more holistic solutions to global problems.
The BCS doctoral program operates on an apprenticeship model where students work closely with a faculty supervisor whose expertise lies in one or more of these areas of identified research strengths: environment and health, biotic interactions, and structure and reactivity. The research component of the program is complemented by coursework that is designed to emphasize the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to biological and chemical research.
This PhD program brings together several strong and vigorous research programs in biology and chemistry, and enhances the culture of collaborative research within the Faculty of Science, said Masoud Jelokhani-Niaraki, professor and chair of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department. In this program, we envision an interactive, innovative and lively research environment with students and faculty working in unison on challenging scientific problems.
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There are currently eight redevelopment areas in Columbus that have been identified in the 2028 Comprehensive Plan. The areas are as follows:
Planning staff has completed the analysis of three of those areas that include: 5th and 6th Avenue, Medical Center and Baker Village.
The Planning Department along with the Department of Community Reinvestment are currently assessing the remaining five areas. Staff is working diligently to compile up-to-date land use of the redevelopment areas and studying the latest census data to determine where the boundaries of these areas should be.
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BWW JR: Tony Award-Winning ONCE Casting 5-7 Year Old Girl
The producers of Broadway's ONCE are seeking one five to seven year old girl to play IVANKA, the sweet natured daughter of GIRL. Actresses should be comfortable on stage and have the ability to sing. Producers stress that girls must be between 39 and 46 inches tall. Please submit a photo and resume to email@example.com.


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John C. Wells Planetarium Show
Sat, 5 Oct 2013 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
11 a.m.
Miller Hall
The planetarium offers an extra showing of "Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity" for JMU's Family Weekend, with seating beginning 10 minutes before show time on a first-come, first-seated basis.
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We are providing only the address at this time, there has been an error in the MAPQUEST link application. While we work on a resolution, we are providing the street address information and provided notes to playing fields. In addition, we are providing a DIRECT link to MapQuest - from which you can generate driving directions. Shortly we will restore the Mapping function.
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u need 2 skim through more than a few post.
u should go to the Phoenix Board and find out how headcoach Gentry
swept the Spurs in a series.
u need to know why the Knicks hired celebrity coach Dantoni, and why owner
Dolan wanted to hire Isiah as a consultant after the last star FA had signed.
I did not witness any decent FA lining up to be sign by the Knicks on July 1st,
when we had so many Starter jobs open and available for the FA market.
Or do u actually want to believe and think the next team under the
salary cap wouldve took a chance on paying Amare's knees above $85M
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 2 DVD
With dramatic flourish, Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock used these simple words to introduce all of his 39 timeless episodes of horror, mystery and intrigue in Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Two, now available in a 5-disc collection. Not only loved by millions of TV viewers around the world, this legendary season also received three Emmy® awards as well as a Golden Globe® for Television Achievement. Loaded with twists, turns, and things that go "bump" in the night, these classic half-hour tales of menace and mayhem feature such iconic stars as Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Rip Torn, Vic Morrow, and many more. It's time to tune in once more to the master storyteller as he delights viewers with some of the most deliciously wicked and chilling television ever aired!
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- Format: DVD
- Rating: Not Rated
- Number of Discs: 5
- Run Time: 1012 Minutes
- Region: 1
- Aspect Ratio: Fullscreen
- Studio: Universal Studios
- DVD Release Date: October 17, 2006
- Subtitles: English
- Audio: ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
- Cast: Alfred Hitchcock
- Genre: TV Series
- Color: Black & White
- Release Date: 1956
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