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Do you enjoy biking on weekends, or do you bike to work? Did you know that the U.S. Department of State has the second largest number of Federal government employees who bike to work each day? Whether we're in Washington, D.C. or serving at one of the 250 Foreign Service posts around the world, many of our colleagues are taking advantage of alternative options over driving to work.
In May 2013, as U.S. diplomats did their part to promote National Bike Month, we asked our colleagues around the world to submit short videos of their daily bike commute to show not only how cool it is to ride a bike to work in London or Tokyo, but how we all have to play our part, however small, to protect the environment, promote healthy living, and prove how beautiful our neighborhoods can be when we experience it from a bike. Check out these videos offering street views from our colleagues bicycling in the following cities:
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Man arrested in Iron River on assault, drug charges
IM man sentenced to 12 months jail for cutting lock
By LISA M. REED
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IRON MOUNTAIN – A 32-year-old Iron Mountain man was sentenced to 12 months in the Dickinson County Jail for malicious destruction to utility property and attempted carrying a concealed weapon.
Peter V. Colburn was handed the sentence by Judge Richard Celello.
He was convicted of habitual offense, second offense.
Colburn, represented by Henry McRoberts of Iron Mountain, was given credit for 51 days already served.
According to the felony complaint, the charges stem from between July 11 and Aug. 21 of last year when Colburn was living in a mobile home with his girlfriend, and the electricity had been shut off due to non-payment of the bill to We Energies. Inspection by a We Energies employee indicated the lock placed on the meter had been cut, and wires were altered to allow power to flow to the trailer without being detected.
For the weapon charge, Colburn was arrested on an outstanding warrant on Sept. 27. According to the complaint, officers located a knife with a double-sided blade in his front pants pocket.
Colburn was previously convicted of unarmed burglary of unoccupied structure and grand theft of a motor vehicle in Bartow, Fla. on Jan. 23, 2009.
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I'm currently working my way through his entire solo output (including Wings), albums, singles, B Sides, 12" remixes, the lot, in strict chronological order, as I tend to do maybe once a year.
Big difference this time round is that I think I've now got everything (in terms of officially released stuff), where as before I always had stuff missing.
Anyway, I'm a couple of weeks in now (I've gone back over and repeated some of the stuff I was less familiar with, like Red Rose Speedway and McCartney II, giving them both several plays) and am, as I type, half way through Press To Play, so a long way still to go!
I love doing this like this in chronological order, you really get a better sense of how things fit, what was ahead of its time, when you first notice a particular style creep in that you know becomes fashionable soon after etc.
Things I've noticed this time around (some of which are of course purely my opinion)-
Thrillington was a great, but frankly ridiculous project, to take on. To have those recordings made at the same time that the regular album was being completed is something that only Paul, and perhaps Brian Wilson, would ever contemplate doing. Genius move, with some great results.
There has often been an accusation levelled at Paul that his solo career was slow at getting out of the blocks, especially in comparison to his 3 special old friends. However, in just 20 months following the split he had released his 3rd album, that's not too shabby!
Red Rose Speedway has gone up in my affections somewhat, as has McCartney II. Back To The Egg and Pipes Of Peace remain the absolute low points.
Venus & Mars absolutely needs an archive collection release, the sound quality could be so much better!
Wings At The Speed Of Sound and London Town were definitely the sound of Paul slipping in to middle age. Thankfully he regained form later (Not that I'm dissing WATSOS, I do like that album, and I will always defend Morse Moose against ANY unfair criticism levelled at it!!)
Arrow Through Me, despite being from the 70s, is pure 80s production and style. Paul ahead of the trend there? (But not in a great way!)
Give My Regards To Broad Street - Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this last night/this morning! Some good new songs on it, some of the interpretations of older songs work better than others, but it turns out I STILL love the Yesterday/Here, There And Everywhere/Wanderlust medley. I'll also make no apologies for still enjoying Eleanor's Dream.
Anyway, 2 songs further on from when I started typing this, Angry is playing, and Press To Play continues its recent resurgence (in my eyes) as a fine album, once you've stripped out those 3 bonus tracks that drag it down.
Not massively looking forward to those 3 bonus tracks that will be up in a few minutes, followed by a plethora of 7 inch and 12 inch remix versions from the Pretty Little Head and Only Love Remains singles. Once they are out of the way, and the painful "Ferry Aid" version of Let It Be, I can start to look forward to the late 80s, and the time period when I became a Macca fan in the first place, with all the first hand memories that will bring


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Roasted, Smashed and Loaded Potatoes
- 1 pound small red bliss potatoes
- 6 tablespoons garlic-infused olive oil, divided
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 1/2 cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup sliced scallions
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Adjust the oven racks to the top and bottom positions.
Place the potatoes on a sheet pan, pour 3/4 cup water over the potatoes and cover tightly with foil. Bake on the bottom rack until tender, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, drain any remaining water and let rest 8 minutes.
Drizzle 3 tablespoons oil over the potatoes, making sure they are evenly coasted. Space the potatoes evenly on the sheet pan and, using a potato masher, flatten the potatoes to about 1/2 inch thick (about 1/2 the length of your thumb to the first joint). Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drizzle the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil over the potatoes and roast on the top rack for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the cheese. Roast on the bottom rack until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and top with the sour cream and scallions. Serve immediately.
BYOC: Think of your favorite baked potato items and just add it on top. Bacon would be delicious, as well as chopped up broccoli with shredded Cheddar cheese. Sometimes for dinner, I just make the potato plain and poach an egg on top. Easy dinner with great leftovers.
Recipe courtesy of Claire Robinson, 2010
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Five vie for FD fire chief job
A veteran Fort Dodge firefighter is among five candidates still in contention to become the city's next fire chief.
Capt. Steve Hergenreter, who has been a city firefighter since 1989, is one of the people deemed eligible for the post by the city's Civil Service Commission.
Another candidate, Brian Nickerson, was a finalist for the post in 2010 when current Fire Chief David Luers was hired. Nickerson is a division chief and fire marshal for the Los Alamos County Fire Department in New Mexico.
The other candidates are:
Michael Heim, fire chief in West Burlington;
Kent Hulett, former chief of the Chippewa Fire District in Lake Hallis, Wis.;
George Spencer, fire chief for Yakima County Fire District No. 4 in Washington state.
One of the five will replace Luers, who will retire by the end of July. Luers has been the chief since Aug. 1, 2010. He has about 36 years of fire service experience, mostly in Burlington where he worked until coming to Fort Dodge to take the chief's position.
The Civil Service Commission certified the five as eligible for the job after reviewing their answers to a series of essay questions on things like leadership, budgeting and communications skills.
Nine people had applied for the post.
The City Council on Monday will consider accepting the list of candidates. If the council accepts the list, City Manager David Fierke will interview them. Fierke may submit his pick for the chief's job for council approval by the end of the month.


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BiologyThese tortoises spend a large part of the day grazing in small groups (2); they eat a wide range of vegetation from grasses and flowers to cactus fruits (8). During the rainy season a lot of time is spent wallowing in shallow pools, and at night tortoises can be found in depressions dug into the ground (9). On some islands, Galapagos finches clean parasites from the skin of tortoises, which raise themselves up on their legs to facilitate this process (10). Males become territorial during the mating season (2), rivals will size each other up by standing tall on their legs and stretching their necks out, the taller tortoise will be dominant (10). Females lay their clutch of 2 to 16 eggs into nests dug into sandy ground; the nest is then covered over with soil and leaves and the hatchlings emerge around 4.5 months later (10). These giant tortoises are one of the longest-lived of all vertebrates and the oldest recorded individual reached the formidable age of 152 (3).


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Hi there,
Been using my Venue for over a year now running 3 pedals in front of the input with superb results. But now I am considering using the fx loop.
OK, so I understand why one uses an fx loop in an amp, but what is the rationale for running my pedals through the Venue's loop vs. into the front of the input? BTW, the pedals are delay, reverb, and chorus, (and possibly a dirt pedal as well) if it matters. Thanks!


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by Anton Shilov
Rambus, a leading designer of memory and interface technologies, said on Wednesday that its partners among makers of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) have shipped 100 millionth XDR memory chip. Nevertheless, despite of shipments milestone, adoption of XDR DRAM is still very low and the major customer for the memory type remains Sony PlayStation 3 video game system.
At present, XDR memory is used inside Sony PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, certain DLP projectors, Teradici PC-over-IP computing systems, Toshiba's Qosmio laptop PCs with SpursEngine processors inside as well as Toshiba's HDTVs featuring SpursEngine chip. Now that Qimonda has stopped production, Elpida Memory and Samsung Electronics are the only suppliers of XDR.
Sony Computer Entertainment has so far shipped around 23 million, or slightly more, PlayStation 3 game systems, each of which features four 512Mb XDR memory chips, or 256MB of XDR memory in total. Therefore, 92 million XDR chips, the vast majority of the supplied amount, have been installed into the PS3. Other consumer electronics and computing applications consumed considerably less amount of XDR DRAM.
XDR DRAM can operate at 3.20GHz to 6.40GHz clock-speeds, providing industry leading bandwidth per pin, which is a benefit for networking and consumer applications. The XDR memory architecture features a number of advanced technologies built on patented Rambus innovations that include low-voltage, low-power differential Rambus signaling level (DRSL), octal data rate (ODR) technology that transfers eight bits of data each clock cycle, FlexPhase circuit technology for precise on-chip alignment of data with clock and dynamic-point-to-point (DPP) for both enhanced signal integrity and scalability.
"The XDR memory architecture has proven an ideal solution for a broad range of products needing blazing fast speeds and excellent power efficiency. No other memory technology provides the flexibility the XDR architecture offers to system and chip designers," said Sharon Holt, senior vice president of Licensing and Marketing at Rambus.


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In an effort to study the migration of turtles, scientists at the Phuket Marine Biology Centre are attaching to GPS tracking devices to two young turtles that are heading out into the Andaman sea.
Until now, turtles' migration movements have remained largely a mystery, especially in their early years. It is believed that mature adult turtles can travel a range of thousands of kilometers, traveling as far as India, the Philippines or even Australia.
If this mission is successful, another 5 turtles will be equipped with GPS trackers as well. Meanwhile, those who are interested will be able to follow the tortes on the Aleenta's web site.Read More →


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Kenneth Jay Lane Strawberry Necklace
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This is INCREDIBLE! I must make it! You've done a killer job!ReplyDelete
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how do you connect the strawberry to the findings?ReplyDelete
as shown in step three, you set either a looped headpin or wire piece deep into the strawberry so only the loop sticks out. this is the loop you attach to the chain, with a jumpring.ReplyDelete
Freakin' amazing!ReplyDelete
This is outstanding!ReplyDelete
Fantastic!!! Found your site through Craftgawker, and I'm so glad I did.. you do amazing work! Happy to be your newest follower :)ReplyDelete
LOVE it! Very cute! I like that you made the actual pendent. :)ReplyDelete
I am so making this! This is the kind of project that gets me excited to dig out my polymer clay! Thanks so much for posting!ReplyDelete
What gold paint are you using? (Like the brand and color name)ReplyDelete
it's folk art #660 metallic pure gold. it took some coats since the paint is a bit watery but it turned out fine!ReplyDelete
So fabulous! I love how easy your DIYs are, but with such a HUGE impact!ReplyDelete
I love the pictures, it looks like a perfect storebought one! :)ReplyDelete
This is ADORABLE. I love the unique color choice.ReplyDelete
Any chance you would be willing to take orders? Etsy perhaps?
I unfortunately don't own most of the supplies you listed and equally unfortunately have limited artistic ability.
I would love to take your order :). Do you have an email address? Or Etsy account?ReplyDeleteReplies
This is so pretty! I was looking for crafts to do with my friend and this will work perfectly!ReplyDelete
Oh my god, your DIY versions of expensive jewelry are amazing! This looks so perfect!ReplyDelete
if you do not have a toaster oven what temp would you suggest for a regular oven?ReplyDelete
Thank you the strawberries are adorableReplies
Each kind of polymer clay has a baking temperature listed on the package, and suggested length of time to bake. I work in polymer clay a LOT, so let me offer some hard earned knowledge. Make sure you bake it at the temperature recommended; to NOT let it go more then 10 or so degrees above temperature. But it IS helpful to bake it for LONGER than the package calls for... it makes it sturdier. If you don't bake it at least long enough, it can remain uncured in the center, and that will make it weak in the long run.Delete
So... bring it up to the temperature recommended (use a oven thermometer!) and NO HIGHER.... and bake it twice as long to make it stronger.
Debbie G - Member Southern Connecticut Polymer Clay Guild (scpcg.org)
- AnonymousAugust 23, 2012 at 5:02 PM
I love strawberries..OMG cant wait to try this!ReplyDelete
for a regular oven I wouldn't go above 200 degrees just to be safe.ReplyDelete
ok thank you, oh for how long should it be in the oven?ReplyDelete
it depends on the type of clay, but I'd say at least 30 minutes. make sure the clay doesn't darken too much because with more time in the oven clay darkens.ReplyDelete
this is awesome!ReplyDelete
How do you get the mustache cursor? I have a blogspot blog too and I cannot find any way to change the cursor.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 26, 2012 at 11:25 PM
Wow!! I really love this necklace!! What kind of polymer clay do you use? I use fimo or premoReplyDelete
I used sculpey clay I think. But it shouldn't matter, they should all work good if you've got a good brand.ReplyDelete
For the cursor I had to change the html code.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 7, 2012 at 7:11 PM
Your nails are awesome! Did you do them yourself?ReplyDelete
yes! I have the tutorial on my blog go to the style page!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 9, 2012 at 8:29 PM
Made it and love it!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 26, 2012 at 1:38 AM
thanks for posting.ReplyDelete
WOW....I am so amazed. I bought a strawberry from claire's but now that i know i can make it myself i'd love to have different colors as well. Thanks, Thanks, ThanksReplyDelete
what kind of clear lacquer do u use? is there another name for it? cant seem to find it anywhere =/ReplyDeleteReplies
From someone who has worked in polymer clay for over 10 years - it's VERY important to use only finishes (like lacquer) that are polymer clay safe. Over time, it's been found that many 'sealers' seem to work just fine when applied, but months later start getting goopy and sticky, ruining your art. A bit of 'searching' online will bring you to all sorts of sites that can tell you what finishes work and what don't. For instance, to NOT use clear nail polish!Delete
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It's Clear Gloss Glaze by Delta. You can find it at Michael's or JoAnn Fabrics.ReplyDelete
unfortunately im in cyprus and i have to order it online. thanx for the info though, very useful ;)ReplyDelete
my bad, stores are online ^ ^ReplyDelete
I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate the colors you use - earth tones are great for some things, but I am a color lover! Nice project you have done here.ReplyDelete
I like the DIY strawberry a lot more than the designer one.ReplyDelete
It was nice of you to acknowledge the one by Kenneth Jay Lane, but I like yours' much more and I love the turquoise! Great job, TFS!ReplyDelete
Yours is better than the original!ReplyDelete
I actually like yours MUCH better! It also doesn't hurt that it's one of my favorite colors :)ReplyDelete


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Jeez, John, now you're thinking about selling fish, too?
Nice job man! If I knew you were up there I would have hopped on 287 and bummed a slice
Haha, me too! Although I don't think, with my physique, I'd ever be able fool anyone into thinking I played tennis.


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Authorities are investigating whether or not texting was involved in a fatal accident between MTA bus driver Jeremy Philhower and a student named Seth Kahn.
According to police reports Philhower had been suspended by the MTA and was going to be fired for updating his Facebook status while on duty. However instead of getting fired, an arbitrator ruled that Philhower would have to attend both a drivers safety and customer service training course. On his first day back he got into an accident which killed Seth Kahn. An eyewitness stated that Kahn was sprinting across ninth ave when he was hit by the bus which was making a left turn on West 53rd st.
People who attended Kahn's funeral were outraged to learn that Phil, however had a previous record of texting while driving. "I can't believe a bus driver would be updating Facebook when he's supposed to be giving all his attention to driving. It's so outrageous," said friend Jessica Snell, 24. Transit officials checked Philhower's cell phone, which was in a bag near his seat. The phone hadn't been used, the source said. Angelo Tanzi, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 726, said Philhower was getting counseling, but was struggling.
Philhower refused to comment but a woman who identified herself as his sister stated "My brother is very distraught right now, our hearts go out to the family. It's a terrible accident." Kahn had over 100 people attend his funeral including brothers from Alpha Epsilon Pi, a Jewish fraternity Kahn had become apart of and helped to start at FIT. Seth Kahn died at the age of 22.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 17, 2010) – Play in the CEV Champions League, the CEV Cup and the GM Capital Challenge Cup began this week and several European club teams with U.S. Men's National Team players are competing.
U.S. outside hitter Scott Touzinsky's German team SCC Berlin is playing in the CEV Cup and defeated Romania's Tomis Constanta on Wednesday, 25-21, 25-13, 25-16.
U.S. middle blocker Ryan Millar (Alpine, Utah) and his Polish Superliga team Asseco Resovia Rzeszów are also competing in the CEV Cup and defeated Hungary's Kaposvari Röplabda SE on Wednesday, 25-13, 25-19, 25-19.
Switzerland's Volley Amriswil, which includes U.S. players Max Lipsitz (middle blocker; Williamsville, N.Y.) and Daniel Mathews (setter; Shorewood, Wis.) fell to Anorthosis Famagusta of Cyprus on Wednesday, 3-2 (25-23, 26-28, 25-22, 20-25, 15-10).
On Thursday in the CEV Cup, Spain's Unicaja Almeria, which includes U.S. middle blocker David Smith (Saugus, Calif.) will play Greece's GC Lamia, which features of U.S. opposite Will Price (Gaithersburg, Md.) and middle blocker Andy Hein (Carol Stream, Ill.).
In the CEV Champions League, Zenit Kazan, the Russian Super League team of U.S. setter Lloy Ball (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and outside hitter Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.), won its first pool play match against France's AS Cannes, 25-22, 25-20, 25-21 on Nov. 16. Priddy did not play as he was visiting his family in the United States. But Ball started all three sets, scoring four points on two kills, one block and one ace. He also set Kazan to a 0.51 hitting percentage.
Also in the Champions League, Olympiacos Piraeus, the Greek team of U.S. outside hitter Jayson Jablonsky (Yorba Linda, Calif.) fell to Budvanska Rivijera Budba of Montenegro, 27-25, 25-21, 25-20 on Nov. 17. Jablonsky started all three sets and scored five points on four kills and one block.
In the Challenge Cup, U.S. setter Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Fakel Novy Urengoi defeated Serbia's Partizan Beograd, 25-15, 25-15, 25-16 on Nov. 17. The two teams will play again on Nov. 23.
Isku Tampere, the Finnish team of U.S. setter Kawika Shoji (Honolulu, Hawaii) will play a Challenge Cup match on Thursday against Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn of Netherlands.
Cup of Russia play continued last weekend, with Kazan qualifying for the final four.
Ball, Priddy and Kazan won their first two matches against Ugra-Samotlor Nizhnevartovsk and Yaroslavich Yaroslavl on Nov. 9 and 10 respectively. On Nov. 11, Kazan topped U.S. opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) and his team Ufa Ural, 2-27, 27-25, 25-013. It is interesting to note that Stanley played with Ball on Kazan for the last four years.
Stanley stared at opposite and led all scorers with 16 points for Ufa. Ball started at setter and scored six points. Priddy started at outside hitter and added six points.
Kazan won the pool at 3-0 while Ufa finished 2-1.
Hansen and Fakel Novy Urengoi finished pool play with a victory over Dorozhnik Krasnoyarsk, 25-21, 25-19, 26-24 on Nov. 11. However Novy Urengoi's record of 2-1 was not good enough as Lokomotiv Novosibirsk won the pool at 3-0.
U.S. middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) and Kuzbass Kemerovo finished pool play with a 1-2 record after losing to Novosibirsk on Nov. 11, 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-14, 25-21).
On Nov. 14, Millar and Resovia Rzeszów suffered their second Plusliga loss of the season to Domex Tytan AZS Częstochowa, 3-1 (25-22, 25-16, 23-25, 25-23).
Millar substituted in two sets and started the fourth, scoring six points on four kills, one block and one ace.
U.S. middle blocker Max Holt (Cincinnati, Ohio) and his team Copra Morpho Piacenza defeated Sisley Treviso in an Italian Serie A League match on Nov. 14, 3-2 (21-25, 25-21, 28-26, 18-25, 15-13).
Holt started all five sets and scored six points on three kills, two blocks and one ace.
U.S. outside hitter Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) scored 20 points for Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia, but it fell to Casa Modena, 3-2 (23-25, 27-25, 14-25, 25-17, 15-13). Anderson started all five sets and had 14 kills (0.34 hitting percentage), one block and five aces.
Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza and U.S. outside hitter Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) fell to M. Roma Volley, 3-2 (19-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-13). Rooney started all five sets and led all scorers with 22 points on 19 kills (0.45 hitting percentage) and three blocks.
Marmi Lanza Verona, the Italian Serie A League team of U.S. middle blocker Theo Brunner (Ridgefield, Conn.) and outside hitter Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.) fell to RPA-LuigiBacchi.it San Giustino on Nov. 11, 25-23, 25-23, 25-20.
Brunner started all three sets and scored five points on four kills (0.61 hitting percentage) and one block. Lotman substituted in the first set and started the second and third, finishing with six points on three kills, two blocks and one ace.
U.S. middle blocker David Smith (Saugus, Calif.) and his Spanish league team Unicaja Almeria defeated C.M.A. de Soria Numancia, 3-2 (21-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-21, 15-10) on Nov. 13.
Smith started all five sets and scored 10 points on six kills (0.42 hitting percentage), three blocks and one ace.
U.S. setter Brian Thornton (San Clemente, Calif.) is playing for Chaumont in France's B league. On Nov. 13 he helped his team to a 25-22, 26-24, 28-26 victory over Martigues. Thornton started all three sets and scored one point. He set his team to a 0.52 attack percentage.


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On a spectacular autumn day in Tokyo, Deputy Secretary William Burns caught a glimpse of the next generation of Japanese leaders as he delivered remarks and took questions from students at the University of Tokyo (known in Japan as "Todai"), one of the most prestigious educational institutions in Japan. In front of an audience of nearly 200 graduate and undergraduate students from the School of Public Policy and other departments, Deputy Secretary Burns reaffirmed the enduring value of the U.S.-Japan Alliance and underscored the truly global partnership shared by our two countries -- ranging from our cooperation in Afghanistan to our anti-piracy efforts off the Horn of Africa. But he also emphasized that our bilateral partnership is not limited to security-related issues, encompassing a robust economic relationship and a vital array of people-to-people exchanges as well.
During his remarks, the Deputy Secretary stated, "the continued, tremendous importance of Japan to the United States is clear to all of us here today. And, in our words and our actions, it is clear to the entire world… The United States is strongly committed to connecting the next generation in both our societies to one another. With young leaders like you, there is no limit to what we can achieve together."
The Todai students demonstrated an interest in regional and global affairs, querying the Deputy Secretary on the U.S. approach to North Korea, American policy towards China, and the possible impacts of the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Deputy Secretary also had the opportunity to meet with Japanese officials in the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the country's two major political parties during his visit. It was a terrific beginning to the Deputy Secretary's first trip to Asia. The United States will continue to engage with Japan to keep our bilateral partnership vibrant and focused on the future -- particularly as we enter the next phases of recovery and reconstruction in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
You can read the full text of the Deputy Secretary's speech here.
Palgye in South Korea writes:
Floods in Thailand, China and Thailand, making the instruments more closely, is there? Any countries in Asia, this situation would ever want - right now in the army stationed in the United States and Asia, but in other places if there is a war - I would advise against that. With conventional weapons of war and economic war against China to win the nation, does not exist in Asia, I think.
He made a mistake and sentenced to death, or ....... I'm not sure.
In South Korea, opposition parties and progressive forces in South Korea and the U.S. signed a FTA with the ISD provision that would give up sovereignty, to oppose the signing who know the truth? Then, if possible, ISD will wonder if you can renegotiate johangman. Not impossible, but ...
Please, political situation in the United States signed this FTA is not affected by the ring was given, I should earnestly.
If you are likely to be exploited by ISD, please will you have to renegotiate.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (25 votes).
In short: Great Race!In full: I really enjoyed this race, managed to knock some time off my PB even with a big hill, plenty of places for spectators. The run itself was really good, lovely views, nice route and easy to overtake or be overtaken. Supportive marshalls. Overall I would really reccomend this race and will be back to do it next yearDate of review: July 15, 2013
In short: A good 10K, keeps you interested and a great charity.Try it next year.In full: I returned to this race after a couple of year gap, I was missing out. A great race for all the family with a 2K fun run and although I am not a fan of 2 laps I did not mind this one.Your supporters get to see plenty of you and there is enough changes under foot, twists and turns to keep you interested.Well done to the organisers, a great cause and i for one will be back next year. Date of review: June 23, 2013
In short: A very enjoyable run on this beautiful private estateIn full: I thoroughly enjoyed this run. The scenery was stunning and the terrain not too challenging. There is one big hill, but as the start is at the top and the finish at the bottom we only had to run up it once but got to run down it twice. There was a slight problem with some stampeding sheep but most people seemed to take that in good humour. Nice medal, banana, mars bar, t-shirt and a bottle of water was generous for the price.Date of review: June 23, 2013
In short: A well-organised trail race through lovely private grounds. In full: Thanks to the team for organising this event. The trails through m'Lord's grounds (!) were delightful, traffic-free, and, barring the 25m climb at 5k, flat and easy to run on. Well marshalled, with lots of smily faces, and a goody bag with banana, water, nice heavy medal, T-Shirt and Snickers bar was very welcome. I enjoyed the burger bar as well - shame more people didn't stay at the end to hear the band and chill...One thing to consider next year, the water stop at the foot of the hill is much better once you've come back down it. You could take water either way, but newbies might not know that and will struggle up the hill with a water bottle, much better when they've come back down. So I would only have it on the flat bit as you round the foot of the hill on lap 2. But really, that's a tiny thing! Thankyou once again to everyone who made the race possible. I hope it raised lots for Autism Wessex.Date of review: June 23, 2013
Date of review: December 31, 2012
In short: A cracking post-Christmas canter around the countrysideIn full: What a great way to end the year. Lovely marshalls, the lady in the red coat at registration reminded me of my old headteacher (she was bossy too), a few puddles for those that hadn't had their fill of rainwater during the last week and great support at the finish from faster runners who had stayed behind for those of thus that had run slowly to admire the scenery and an adequate goody bag. I loved it. The band were good too. Date of review: December 30, 2012
In short: Fab race, very picturesque, great atmosphere In full: I did this at the last minute as a way to run off those post-Christmas blues and what a great way to do it! Beautiful course, tough in places with the great big hill at 5K but you had to walk up that to get to start so you knew what was coming and the first half a K was fast downhill. Fantastically well organised and the most friendly organisers and marshals I have ever encountered. A great race and one to be highly recommended. Date of review: December 30, 2012
In short: 3rd year in a row Date of review: January 13, 2012
In short: Fourth time I have done this race and it is always enjoyable whatever the weather.In full: Great day for running.I was not sure what was different about the course from last year although we approached the finish from a different way. Markers were a bit confusing but the starter did say they would count down for the 10k.Like a lot of races people are too busy talking to bother to listen.I would recommend this race to anybody who enjoys off road running as it is not too hard and the tracks are not too uneven.Date of review: January 4, 2012
In short: Really enjoyed this one, but could someone tell me where i could find the race results online?Date of review: January 4, 2012
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Ready for Lift Off: Inspiring Pieces by Contemporary Designers
In its humblest forms, the stool has long provided a seat for milkmaids, tavern regulars, and shopkeepers. The grander versions favored by Egyptian pharaohs and the Greeks and Romans are hardly ancient history: Those designs have provided inspiration for such furniture makers as T. H. Robsjohn- Gibbings, Ole Wanscher, and countless others.
"The stool is probably the oldest form of furniture," says designer Chuck Chewning. In today's multifunctional spaces, it's as useful as ever, he explains, adding that his own pair of 1930s stools are in constant rotation. "They usually live at the end of the bed, but I sometimes move them into a seating group or stack books on them."
A lightweight stool is not only mobile, but can double as an accent piece, says decorator Heather Moore, who often uses a pair beneath a console or places one next to a chair to serve as a drinks table. For a recent project, she tucked a stool under a side table. "It has a layering effect," she says, "but it's practical too."
CHUCK CHEWNING: After making his name decorating luxury hotels across the globe, Chewning joined Donghia as creative director, where he oversees product lines and design projects, including a Venetian palace. donghia.com
HEATHER MOORE: As a senior designer at Jed Johnson Associates, Moore primarily works on the firm's New York--area residences, which range from old-world traditional to chicly modern. jedjohnson.com
Heather Moore stands beside stools by Charlotte Perriand by Cassina, top, and Christopher Kurtz, and Chuck Chewning holds a folding stool by Lia Siqueira.
The French designer's 1951 stool has been reissued as part of ProuvÉ Raw, a collaboration between denim company G-Star and furniture manufacturer Vitra. "This is classic ProuvÉ--very industrial, very simple," Chuck Chewning says, pointing out the tractor-style seat and tubular steel legs. Heather Moore envisions one or two scattered around a modern living room. "It's really comfortable," she adds, praising its ergonomics. Two colorways are available: rustic red with off-white, shown, and off-white with basalt. 17" w. x 18" d. x 17" h.; $1,860; vitra.com
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I just want to stay in the sun where I find,
I know it's hard sometimes,
Pieces of peace in the sun's peace of mind,
I know it's hard sometimes,
Yeah I think about the end just way too much,
But it's fun to fantasize
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Tonight's featured track is Young The Giant's newest song, 'Amerika' from their upcoming release Home Of The Strange - coming out August 12th!
Were you looking for someone as I watched you go?
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Always talking about one day in America
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A new report shows that 19 percent of Americans are skeptical about the Bible, almost double the 10 percent who were skeptical three years ago.
Another 19 percent are engaged with Scripture, according to the State of the Bible survey conducted by the Barna Group for the American Bible Society.
The report says that 88 percent of American households own a Bible.
It appears that adults 18 to 29, referred to as the millennial generation, are driving the change toward higher skepticism.
Among millennials:
• 64 percent view the Bible as sacred literature (compared with 79 percent of all adults).
• 39 percent never read the Bible (compared with 26 percent).
Results are based on telephone surveys of about 1,000 people conducted Jan. 8 to 20 and online surveys of about 1,000 people conducted Jan. 28 to Feb 5.
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On January 26, 2011, U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Beyrle paid his respects to the victims of the bomb attack at Moscow's Domodedovo airport. Ambassador Beyrle said, "We are grieving together with the families that lost their loved ones. And we're expressing our solidarity with the Russian people and the Russian government, that there can be no refuge for monsters who are capable of carrying out an attack like this, against us."
Earlier in the week, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton condemned the attack. Secretary Clinton said, "We stand with the people of Russia in this moment of sorrow and we offer our deepest sympathy to the families and loved ones of those injured and killed. The United States condemns terrorism and all forms of violence against the innocent, wherever it occurs. We stand with the victims of these crimes and we will continue to work with the international community to combat violent extremism that threatens peace-loving people everywhere."Related Entry:President Obama, Secretary Clinton Condemn Attack at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport


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Utilitarianism began as a movement in ethics of the late eighteenth-century primarily associated with the English philosopher Jeremy Bentham. The basic principle of Utilitarianism involves a calculus of happiness, in which actions are deemed to be good if they tend to produce happiness in the form of pleasure and evil if they tend to promote pain. As such, the philosophy is said to derive from the classical concept of hedonism, which values the pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain. The sophisticated system proposed by Bentham and later expanded by John Stuart Mill and others regards not only the end product of happiness, or utility, in actions, but also considers the motives of actions and the extent to which happiness can be created not only for the individual, but also for the members of society as a whole.
Both Bentham and Mill forwarded a belief in the intrinsic nature of value; thus good or the lack thereof could be regarded as inherent in an act or thing—a concept that allowed for the mathematical calculation of utility. Beginning from this view, the Utilitarians created systems of moral behavior as standards for how an individual ought to act in society. Bentham's principle of utility is frequently regarded as the "greatest happiness principle," the simple idea behind which is that individuals should endeavor to maximize happiness for the greatest number of people. While Bentham modified this concept over time, critics acknowledge that its essence remains intact throughout his work. Bentham developed this principle throughout a number of writings, including his most significant work of moral philosophy, An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (1789). Ostensibly a plan for a penal code, An Introduction contains Bentham's view that individuals in society should act for the benefit of the community as a whole, and analyzes the means by which legislation should enumerate the penalties for those who refuse to contribute to the overall benefit of society. In this work, Bentham also sought to specifically record the sources of pleasure and pain, as well as to create a scale upon which the relative effects of individual acts in producing happiness or misery could be examined.
Notable among the Utilitarians to follow Bentham, the philosopher and economist John Stuart Mill made considerable contributions to Utilitarian philosophy, beginning with his succinct apologia for the doctrine in Utilitarianism (1861). The essay displays Mill's emphasis on rational calculation as the means by which human beings strive toward personal happiness. Mill's remaining philosophical writings elucidate his Utilitarianism, especially in regard to a number of related practical issues, including women's suffrage, and legislative and educational reform. Following his death, Mill's system was later expanded by his disciple Henry Sidgwick, who in his Methods of Ethics (1874) discussed the means by which individuals may endeavor to achieve moral action through reasoned behavior.
Numerous other individuals contributed to the Utilitarian movement in the nineteenth century, including the British philosophers John Austin and James Mill (J. S. Mill's father). In theory and in practice, Utilitarianism has continued to be influential, with the work of Bentham and Mill proving to be of the greatest importance and interest. Commentators on the writings of both men have continued the process of analyzing and codifying their work in order to more clearly define the doctrine. Among the principal interpretations have been a bifurcation of the philosophy into so-called "rule" and "act" Utilitarianism, the former emphasizing the importance of unbending codes of moral behavior that may not be violated, and the latter allowing for a freer interpretation that permits the breaking of certain Utilitarian rules under individual circumstances. Further criticism of Bentham's and Mill's Utilitarianism has focused on the important concept of justice as it applies to the principles of liberty and utility advocated by both. Additionally, critics have suggested the significant limitations of an ethical system that attempts to reduce human behavior and action to simple rational calculations of pleasure versus pain, but at the same time they acknowledge its considerable impact on nineteenth- and twentieth-century normative ethics.
Representative Works
Jeremy Bentham
An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (philosophy) 1789
Leading Principles of the Constitutional Code (philosophy) 1830
John Stuart Mill
A System of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive: Being A Connected View of The Principles Of Evidence, and the Methods of Scientific Investigation (philosophy) 1843
On Liberty (philosophy) 1859
Utilitarianism (philosophy) 1861
The Subjection of Women (philosophy) 1869
Henry Sidgwick
Methods of Ethics (philosophy) 1874
Criticism: J. S. Mill's Utilitarianism: Liberty, Equality, Justice
Jan Narveson (essay date 1979)
SOURCE: "Rights and Utilitarianism," in New Essays on John Stuart Mill and Utilitarianism, edited by Wesley E. Cooper, Kai Nielson, and Steven C. Patten, Canadian Association for Publishing in Philosophy, 1979, pp. 137-60.
[In the following essay, Narveson explores the conflict between justice and utility in the thought of J. S. Mill.]
Few questions about utilitarianism have been more vexed than that of its relation to rights (and its associated notion, justice). It is commonplace to hold that there are nonutilitarian rights, rights not founded on considerations of utility. And it is even thought that the very notion of...
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D. A. Lloyd Thomas (essay date 1983)
SOURCE: "Rights, Consequences, and Mill on Liberty," in Of Liberty, edited by A. Phillips Griffiths, Cambridge University Press, 1983, pp. 167-80.
[In the following essay, Thomas offers philosophical and moral justifications for Mill's liberty principle as contained in his essay, On Liberty.]
Mill says that the object of his essay On Liberty is to defend a certain principle, which I will call the 'liberty principle', and will take to say the following1: 'It is permissible, in principle, for the state (through law) or society (through social pressure) to control the actions of individuals "only in respect to those actions of each,...
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Mark Strasser (essay date 1991)
SOURCE: "Mill's Moral View," in The Moral Philosophy of John Stuart Mill: Toward Modifications of Contemporary Utilitarianism, Longwood Academic, 1991, pp. 23-53.
[In the following essay, Strasser evaluates Mill's moral stance and characterizes Mill primarily as an "act-utilitarian."]
Both the quantity and the quality of pleasures must be considered in utility calculations. However, Mill's theory needs further explication, since we must discuss whose happiness should be promoted. For example, Mill might claim that an individual acts rightly if her action promotes her own happiness. Or, he might claim that an individual acts rightly if her action promotes...
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Roger Crisp (essay date 1997)
SOURCE: "Utilitarianism and Equality: The Subjection of Women," in Mill on Utilitarianism, Routledge, 1997, pp. 201-15.
[In the following essay, Crisp considers the implications of Mill's utilitarianism with regard to the equality of women.]
… [The] cornerstone of Mill's practical view is the principle of utility. According to this principle, the right act is that which maximizes overall welfare. Some of our acts involve our taking part in the practices of everyday, or 'customary', morality. Because my child is less likely to attack others if I encourage her to feel proud at her...
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Henry R. West (essay date 1997)
SOURCE: "Mill's 'Proof' of the Principle of Utility," in Mill's Utilitarianism, edited by David Lyons, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 1997, pp. 85-98.
[In the following essay, West asserts the logical plausibility of Mill's proof of his utility principle.]
Utilitarianism, in every one of its forms or formulations, requires a theory for the evaluation of consequences. Whether the units of behavior being judged are acts, rules, practices, attitudes, or institutions, to judge them by their utility, that is, by their contribution to good or bad ends, requires a theory of what count as good or bad ends. In the philosophies of the classical utilitarians,...
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Criticism: Jeremy Bentham's Utilitarianism: The Science Of Happiness
David Lyons (essay date 1973)
SOURCE: "Bentham's Utilitarianism: A Differential Interpretation" in In the Interest of the Governed: A Study in Bentham's Philosophy of Utility and Law, Clarendon Press, 1973, pp. 19-34.
[In the following excerpt, Lyons explores Bentham's basic principle of utility and its relationship to morality, ethics, and government.]
The principle of utility, Bentham says, is the foundation of his work on morals and legislation. This is so, and in a variety of ways. The criterion of utility shapes his attitudes and judgements in every area of life. No philosopher has embraced a doctrine more consistently; none has...
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Frederick Rosen (essay date 1983)
SOURCE: "The Greatest Happiness Principle," in Jeremy Bentham and Representative Democracy: A Study of the 'Constitutional Code,' Clarendon Press, 1983, pp. 200-20.
[In the following essay, Rosen analyzes Jeremy Bentham's greatest happiness principle, focusing particularly on the related ideal of equality.]
There is no necessary connection between utilitarianism and democracy. Many democrats have not been utilitarians and many utilitarians (including Bentham himself during a considerable portion of his life) have not been democrats. Nevertheless, the democratic principles of the Constitutional Code rest on a utilitarian foundation, and this study of...
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James E. Crimmins (essay date 1990)
SOURCE: "Ethics and the Science of Legislation," in Secular Utilitarianism: Social Science and the Critique of Religion in the Thought of Jeremy Bentham, Clarendon Press, 1990, pp. 66-98.
[In the following excerpt, Crimmins views the scientific basis of Bentham's utility principle and its hostility toward religious ethics.]
Weak reasoners in morals, by a kind of instinct, take shelter behind the altar. Yet not even this shall save [them]. Mankind is too deeply interested in the display of those truths which [they] would keep concealed … to make it pardonable to desist from the pursuit. The Sanctuary is in its own nature common ground, unless...
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Further Reading
Johnson, Edgar. "A Christmas Carol Criticizes England's Economic System." In Readings on Charles Dickens, edited by Clarice Swisher, pp. 86-93. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, 1998.
Views Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol as "an attack upon both the economic behavior of the nineteenth-century businessman and the supporting theory of doctrinaire utilitarianism."
Kelly, P. J. Utilitarianism and Distributive Justice: Jeremy Bentham and the Civil Law. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1990, 240 p.
Begins a revisionist assessment of Bentham's moral theory that takes into account the...
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LASTEXILE -Fam, the Silver Wing
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The Next Chapter in the Last Exile Saga.
Years ago, humanity abandoned the ruined Earth. Generations later, with the planet again capable of sustaining life, mankind returned. In the skies above the reborn world, rebellious young Fam and her best friend Giselle make their living as Sky Pirates. Atop sleek Vespa Vanships, the girls dart fearlessly through the clouds, capturing and selling airborne battleships for profit. It's a life of care-free swashbuckling – until the Ades Federation attacks. The only nation to remain on Earth during humanity's exile, The Ades Federation wages war against those who returned only after the planet's darkest days had passed. When Fam and Giselle rescue a princess from the clutches of the rampaging Ades armada, they join the young royal's battle to save her Kingdom from destruction – and undertake the impossible mission of uniting humanity in peace.
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New Lyoto Machida interview
someone on another forum was generous enough to translate it into english.
Lyoto Machida, light heavyweight world champion from the UFC, 31 years old, trains in Belém to face Curitibas own Maurício Shogun Rua.
The fight will be in October 24, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, USA. This will be Lyotos first bout after the world championships conquer against the unbeaten Rashad Evans, on UFC 98, with a KO that left no doubts about the Machida Karate, which came out from the Shotokan Karate.
When Lyoto appeared in the MMA world, Karate hasnt proven that it could be a champions base. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing and Muay Thai were always among the roots of the fighters that were upon the rankings.
But Lyoto achieved 15 fights without losing, knocking opponents out with karate movements, training in his familys gym in Belém and not in a big foreign training center, surrounded by friends and long time partners, with his conditioning coach Eduardo Lisboa, who is also from Belém and knows him since he was 8 years old and is a Shotokan Karate black belt and a former Yoshizo Machida student, patriarch of the Machida family. Laurel, another friend, is his most important sparring partner. His brother, Shinzo, is his coach, leads the trainings and goes to the corner giving instructions when he fights.
Lyoto is focused on his trainings to his first title defense. He has delayed all his obligations and also doesnt talk to the press. With the same humbleness that he fights, he made an exception for Diário do Pará journal to make this interview.
Question: How is your training?
LYOTO Its six days per week, here in this gym (Machidas Dojo). On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays we make the physical part, which is the strength training along with the power training, which is the plyometric training.
Question What is plyometry?
LYOTO Its a work where we throw a ball, we jump upon a box, but depending on the day we have a specific training. Tuesdays and Thursdays are the days where we have sparring and running, when we make the aerobic work. Sparring is closest to the reality. We have protections and we train with a lot of will to catch the other one and we simulate the day of the fight. We also train the ground game, because in the fight we can go to the ground so we train everything to leave no holes in the game.
Question - Whats your base?
LYOTO - Im a karate black belt, 3rd dan, and a black belt in BJJ under Master Ricardo De La Riva. De La Riva was one of the best Carlson Gracie students, in the 80s decade, and opened his own gym. That comes through Alexei Cruz, Walter Broca and Michel Menezes, who is an instructor in our dojo. These guys always help me and give me strength when I need.
Question So you already had a BJJ base (before debuting in MMA)?
LYOTO- Yeah, because I had a program. I always say that to people. I made a program for whats happening today. Im not here without a reason.
Question So you didnt go there only with a karate base?
LYOTO No. When I watched the UFC for the first time I was just 15 years old and I Said I want to do that. I saw BJJ as a very efficient art and required to a MMA situation. So, to fully use my karate I have to learn BJJ. If I need to go to the ground, Im prepared to the situation where I set me free and try to do my standing game. I see the ground game as a 2nd option for me.
Question But youve already finished an opponent on the ground with a katagatami (arm triangle choke), inst that true?
LYOTO Yes, Ive finished him with a katagatami (talking about the Sokoudjou fight). So if the fight goes to the ground, I do have enough weapons to go toe to toe with a lot of people out there.
Question Who is your idol in MMA?
LYOTO I like Anderson Silva a lot. I like his style. I also like a lot Fedor Emelianenko and Rodrigo Minotauro. Fedor was in Pride, and then went to Affliction. As both organizations bankrupted, today the UFC is the biggest and strongest MMA organization.
Question You use a lot of leg works and De-Ai. Was that the way you knocked out (your opponent) in order to gain the title?
LYOTO Usually in karate we train a lot of distance. This is very important inside the fight because you can have a ton in your punch but if you dont land it its not worthy. This leg movement is called Tai-Sabaki, which is also trained in Judo. Its the so called footwork, when you go to a side, gets into the opponents reach, backpedals, gets out again, hit, rotate thats the Tai-Sabaki. Another resource is the De-Ai, the fights time, when you hit your opponent when he is not waiting for it.
Question Was that what happened in the Evans fight?
LYOTO Yes. When he came out I had already anticipated him. Karate is all about time and distance, because the fight time is fundamental. You can see on Andersons last fight (against Forrest Griffin). He didnt hit him with power, he hit him on the right time, and thats why he fell down.
Question Before the KO, there was a moment when you dropped him on the mat with a left kick and a left punch. Was that a Mawashi Geri?
LYOTO Yes. It was a Mawashi Geri, followed by an Oi Zuki. Even a Japanese reporter said that doesnt exist. Never saw that before, because usually the guy is waiting for the other side. You kick with a side and punches with the other one. In our karate, the Machida Karate, that how it goes. You hit the guy when hes not waiting, with a blow that he is also not waiting. So weve trained a lot of that, the Mawashi Geri, followed by an Oi zuki, almost instantaneously.
Question So the guy (Evans) was hurt at that point?
LYOTO He was hurt, fell down, was able to stand up but he didnt come back the same, because I had already hit him with that combination. That was the right time of the fight.
Question Tell us about your next commitments?
LYOTO - Im going to stay in Belém until one week before the fight. During this time Im focused, I dont travel. My routine is gym, home, gym. If I have to go to a physiotherapy clinic I will go. Thats basically my routine, what I call concentration. Sometimes we go to a little town inside the country to train. We go with all the team and spend 5 or 6 days training, focusing to be better in the fight and to get out of the city stress. So my commitments are all delayed because of the fight. I always do that 3 months before the fight. I dont go out anymore, I just get focused to the fight.
Sounds like he's got the right idea! Very smart to concentrate on training that close to a fight!
I found 2 websites with a bunch of info on 'em. One is more general while the other is geared towards judo:
tai sabaki does help. my legs have gotten significantly stronger since we started doing tai sabaki drills at my school
Kudos to that reporter. Good stuff. I wish I had a Machida play by play of his fight with Rashad to see him talk through this stuff in slow motion so I could know what the stink he was actually talking about.
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Pell Grants provide financial assistance to eligible part-time and full-time students based on need. You must be an undergraduate student who does not have a bachelors degree, or professional degree. The maximum award is $5,550. Applicants must be US citizens or eligible noncitizen's and complete the FAFSA and other required supplemental documents. Students may apply for a Federal Pell Grant any time after January 1st of each year, for the subsequent fall semester.
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Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
- 1 store-bought roasted chicken
- 1 cup diced onions
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1 cup diced carrot
- 4 (14-ounce) cans low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 (10.75-ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup with roasted garlic
- 2 teaspoon fines herbs*
- Salt and pepper
- 2 cups egg noodles, cooked
Remove the skin from the chicken and shred the meat from the bone. Put the chicken into a slow cooker along with the onions, celery, and carrots. Stir in broth, mushroom soup, and fines herbs and season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook on high setting for 3 to 4 hours or low for 8 to 9 hours.
When soup is finished, stir in egg noodles. Adjust seasonings and serve.
*Cook's Note: Fines herbs are a classic blend of herbs that usually consists of chervil, chives, parsley, and tarragon. Fines Herbs can be found pre-blended in the spice section of the grocery store.
Recipe courtesy of Sandra Lee
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Rotor RPMFebruary 20, 2013 by Tim McAdams
Main rotor RPM is like airspeed to an airplane. It creates the airflow over the blades that produce lift. A rotor blade is a rotating airfoil that experiences a much higher airflow over the blade tips than the inboard areas. In order to improve the distribution of lift across the blades, engineers twist the blade so that the inboard part has a higher angle of attack for a given pitch angle. At a constant pitch angle, changing the RPM will vary the lift. However, in helicopter rotor design the main rotor RPM is a fixed value and lift is changed by varying the angle of attack by changing the blade's pitch angle.
Main rotor RPM limits are established by the helicopter's manufacturer. Normal operating RPM is shown on the RPM gauge as a green arc (the actual RPM will vary depending on rotor system design). Above the green arc is a yellow or caution arc that terminates at the rotor system's maximum RPM red line. Rotor RPM that moves into in the yellow arc should be reduced by retarding the engine throttle or raising collective pitch to increase rotor drag. Allowing the rotor RPM to exceed the red line (an over speed) can increase the centrifugal forces to a level that can damage the rotor system. Depending on the severity of an over speed, an inspection or new part might be required.
Below the green arc is another yellow area with a minimum rotor RPM red line. Allowing the rotor RPM to decay into the yellow is recoverable, however going below the red line can become very dangerous. One way this can happen is if a pilot fails to lower the collective pitch (reducing the drag) quickly enough during an engine failure. FAA Part 27 certification requirements for autorotation require the manufacturer to demonstrate acceptable controllability and rotor RPM recovery at 5% below redline RPM. Rotor RPM allowed to drop more than 5% below red line might or might not be recoverable and will cause high coning and flapping angles coupled with significant vibrations. The rotor system can experience extreme stress levels which it was not designed for which will eventually lead to a failure of the hub or blade root. These types of accidents are always fatal.


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Issue Brief #3808 on United Nations
December 20, 2012
December 20, 2012 | Issue Brief on United Nations
The United Nations' regular budget has grown reliably over the past six decades, with particularly sharp growth over the past decade. Last year seemed promising, as the initial U.N. regular budget for 2012–2013 was lower than the final expenditures for the previous biennial budget. However, that reduction was largely achieved through the negotiating gimmick of deferring "recosting" until this year. As expected, the "cuts" resulting from deferring recosting are being challenged by member states seeking to increase the budget.
Recosting, along with new expenditures, resulted in a revised 2012–2013 budget that, if adopted, is projected to cost $445 million more than the budget adopted last December. This reversal illustrates that even skilled diplomatic efforts are unlikely to overcome entrenched support for larger budgets. To enhance its diplomatic efforts, the U.S. must use its financial leverage as the largest contributor to the U.N. by voting against the increased budget, withholding U.S. funding, and seeking to institute changes in U.N. rules and budgeting to enhance chances for budget discipline.
A Temporary Budget Victory
Earlier this year, the Obama Administration announced that the initial U.N. regular budget for 2012–2013 of $5.15 billion was $263 million lower than the final expenditures for the previous biennial budget. This was extremely unusual, particularly in light of enormous growth in the regular budget over the past decade. This is only the third time since 1960 that the initial U.N. regular budget was lower than the final appropriation for the previous budget.[1]
The Obama Administration was proud of this achievement. Ambassador Joseph Torsella stated in January 2012:
[L]ast month, the United States led efforts at the UN that resulted in the first UN regular budget since 1998—and only the second in the last 50 years—that has gone down in comparison to the previous budget's actual expense. In 2010/11, the UN's regular budget ended at $5.41 billion. We passed a budget of $5.15 billion—a 5% decrease. That's a $260 million savings even in nominal dollars; it is several hundred million more in real dollars, when inflation and exchange rate changes are factored in.[2]
Regrettably, this budget "cut" was not, for the most part, reached through decisions to reduce the budget in a manner that would have a lasting impact. That would entail permanently eliminating mandates, programs, or other activities that would lead to a lower U.N. budget baseline, or significantly reducing or freezing staff positions, salaries, or benefits, which comprise the largest share of the regular budget.[3]
Instead, the bulk of the budget reduction hinged on a negotiating gimmick to defer recosting—a delaying tactic that ended during the mid-biennium budget debate this fall.[4] The cuts were entirely speculative, based on the hope that the Secretary-General would find offsetting cuts or efficiency gains that would allow recosting to be paid for within the existing budget level.
Predictably, this did not occur.[5] Member states are poised to add an estimated $445 million to the 2012–2013 regular budget; resulting from overspending the approved expenditures for 2012 by $121 million, increasing expenditures for 2013 by $157 million (including for tribunals) under recosting, and adding $167 million in additional expenditures for 2013. The revised 2012–2013 regular budget is projected to be $5.597 billion. As noted by Ambassador Torsella:
[T]hat figure would not just be over the approved 2012-13 budget level, it would be nearly $181 million over the final appropriations level for the 2010-2011 biennium of $5.41 billion. In other words, the UN's budget achievement of last year could, by next December, have entirely disappeared and we will have returned to the business as usual of year after year of ballooning budgets. A heralded 5% cut could become a disappointing 3.3% increase.[6]
Increasing America's Leverage
The U.S. deserves credit for trying to halt the trend of huge increases in the U.N. regular budget over the past decade. Sadly, the U.N. budgetary field is tilted against large contributors like the U.S. who are outnumbered because, under U.N. rules, the budget must be adopted by two-thirds of the member states.
Diplomatic efforts to constrain budget growth cannot reliably overcome the fact that most countries pay the U.N. a pittance (two dozen pay less than $1,000 annually while enjoying the same voting privileges as the U.S., which pays nearly $567 million) and stand to disproportionately gain programmatic funding and U.N. jobs for their citizens.[7]
In reaction, Ambassador Torsella made U.S. opposition crystal clear:
[T]he United States does not support increasing the approved budget level. As you know, Mr. Chairman, the United States and other major contributors have relied since 1986 on the assurance that legitimate budgetary decision in this Committee proceed on the basis of consensus. It goes without saying that any definition of consensus—either in the UN system or in common understanding—cannot include budget increases approved over the objections of major contributors.
Regrettably, the consensus-based budget rule referenced by Ambassador Torsella has been repeatedly violated. In 2006 and 2007, the U.N. member states adopted budgetary decisions, including adoption of the 2008–2009 regular budget, over U.S. objections.[8] The U.N. faced no repercussions because provisions for mandatory withholding in law for violating the consensus-based budget rule were repealed in the early 1990s. To strengthen America's influence, the U.S. should:
History Shows the Way
History indicates that the most effective way of implementing U.N. reforms is for the Obama Administration and Congress to work together and increase U.S. leverage action through financial incentives. The Obama Administration should use the means available to enhance its diplomatic efforts to impose budgetary discipline on the U.N. and work with Congress to strengthen America's hand in future negotiations.
—Brett D. Schaefer is Jay Kingham Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs in the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, a division of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies, at The Heritage Foundation and editor of ConUNdrum: The Limits of the United Nations and the Search for Alternatives (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009).
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[1]Brett D. Schaefer, "The History of the Bloated U.N. Budget: How the U.S. Can Rein It In," Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 2672, April 2, 2012, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/04/the-history-of-the-bloated-un-budget-how-the-us-can-rein-it-in.
[2]Ambassador Joseph M. Torsella, U.S. Representative for U.N. Management and Reform,'Remarks Delivered at the Council on Foreign Relations," January 20, 2012, http://usun.state.gov/briefing/statements/182321.htm. http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/texttrans/2012/01/20120121141941su0.7076991.html#ixzz2FQjG5wdg (accessed December 20, 2012).
[3]Brett D. Schaefer,"U.S. Should Rein in Lavish U.N. Salaries," Heritage Foundation Issue Brief No. 3668, July 16, 2012, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/07/us-should-rein-in-lavish-un-salaries.
[4]Recosting is included in the U.N. budget to compensate for potential inflation; fluctuation in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar, on which the U.N. budget is based, and other currencies in nations where the U.N. maintains a significant staff presence, such as Switzerland; and other variables that could lead to increased expenses.
[5]Brett D. Schaefer, "U.S. Must Ensure that U.N. Accounting Gimmicks Result in Real Cuts to Bloated U.N. Budget," Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No, 2642, January 20, 2012, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/01/us-must-ensure-that-un-accounting-gimmicks-result-in-real-cuts-to-bloated-un-budget.
[6]Ambassador Joseph M. Torsella, U.S. Representative for U.N. Management and Reform, "Remarks in the Fifth Committee on the First Performance Report of the 2012-2013 Budget," December 17, 2012, http://usun.state.gov/briefing/statements/202138.htm (accessed December 20, 2012).
[7]Brett D. Schaefer "U.S. Should Challenge Huge U.N. Funding Disparities," Heritage Foundation Issue Brief No. 3728, September 13, 2012, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/09/us-should-challenge-huge-un-funding-disparities.
[8]Brett D. Schaefer, "Congress Should Withhold Funding for Spendthrift U.N.," Heritage Foundation WebMemo No. 1786, January 29, 2008, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2008/01/congress-should-withhold-funding-for-spendthrift-un#_ftn11.
[9]22 USC § 287e, "Authorization of appropriations; payment of expenses -- Reform in Budget Decision-Making Procedures of United Nations and its Specialized Agencies," http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/22/287e (accessed December 20, 2012).


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Zumba an option for exercise in the Copper Country
LAKE LINDEN – People in the Keweenaw can find a Zumba class any day of the week.
First coming to the Keweenaw about three years ago, Zumba has spread, now including nine classes in Houghton and Keweenaw counties.
It began in the 1990s, when Colombian dancer Alberto Perez improvised a workout to salsa and meringue music after forgetting his normal workout tape.
Latin dances are still the foundation of Zumba. They include reggaeton (stop, knee lift, two steps and bounce, brushing your shoulders off, swing arms, then push them out) and salsa (side to side, front to back, two steps, rock back, then roll your body).
There are about 200 students in the area, said instructor Cindy Crabtree. The hour-long sessions work the abs, legs and arms, and can burn about 1,000 calories.
You'll feel it afterwards, you do sweat quite a bit, but it doesn't feel like a workout," Crabtree said. "It feels like a party, and everyone's smiling and having a good time. Seeing that actually is what I love about it – making people smile, and making them feel good. You do lose quite a bit of weight."
Crabtree started Zumba about a year and a half ago, then became certified as an instructor, taking an eight-hour course in Green Bay. Since starting her own class in January, she's taught everyone from 14-year-olds to people in their 70s. The only difference is that older people can alter the workout to eliminate more strenuous moves.
"It is for everyone, and there's no limitations," she said. "People modify it themselves and they do what they can. It's all about fun."
Tuesday evening, Crabtree led a class in dancing to high-energy songs from the likes of Pitbull and Daddy Yankee.
Sarah Pini and her aunt, Mary Lou Jackovich, both of Lake Linden, began doing Zumba last summer. Pini said friends and family had recommended it.
"I like just being able to get up and move – it's a good workout," she said.
Bonnie Anderson of Lake Linden started about two months ago, when Crabtree put up a flyer in Louie's Super Valu in Lake Linden.
"It's not just fitness, it's dancing, and it's a lot of fun," she said.
Instructors in the Keweenaw are:
Cindy Crabtree: 7-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday (8-9 p.m. third Thursday of month), noon-1 p.m. at Lake Linden Village Hall. For more information, call 369-5401or e-mail email@example.com.
Sarah Fraser and Jessica St. John: 6:15-7:15 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11 Vivian St. in Ahmeek. Call 369-2350 or email email@example.com.
Melanie Keteri: 4:45 p.m-5:45 p.m. Mondays at Range Lounge in South Range. 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at C.J. Sullivan Elementary School in L'Anse. Call 482-2985.
Abby Storm: 6-7 p.m Tuesdays at the South Range Elementary School gym. Call 281-1000.
Amanda Altobelli: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Portage Health Fitness Center in Houghton. Call 483-1149.
Adria Laplander: 5:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Houghton Elementary School gym. 9 a.m.-10 a.m. Saturday at the Lake Linden Village Hall. Call 231-5757 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Royale Johnson Walter, Bobbie Jo Kositzky and Kelsey Johnson: 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays at Gordon G. Barkell Elementary School in Hancock. 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 to noon Saturday and 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Laurium Village Hall Ballroom. For dates and times beyond May 5, call 934-2426 or go to zumbawithroyale.wordpress.com.
Toni Larche: 6 p.m. to 6:50 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays through May 1 at the Student Development Complex dance studio at Michigan Technological University. Call 487-2578.