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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (501 votes).
In short: 1st Snowdonia but not my lastIn full: brilliant support all the way round scenery fab will see you next yearDate of review: November 19, 2012
In short: Superb race brilliantly organised every year. I ran the VLM this year too and this race is by far a bettr race!Date of review: November 18, 2012
In short: The only marathon I doIn full: I return to this every year. I'm hooked; wouldn't miss it for anything. 7th consecutive year for me. I plan to make it ten in a row AT LEAST.Date of review: November 14, 2012
In short: Good race, weather fab, will be back next year.Date of review: November 5, 2012
Date of review: November 4, 2012
In short: Always the sDate of review: November 3, 2012
In short: if you haven't run the Snowdonia Marathon, I can really recommend it - it's just great! I think entries for 2013 open at the beginning of January so it's best to enter early as it always fills up.In full: Out of all the marathons I've run this year, this was the one I was really looking forward to the most. The Snowdonia Marathon or Marathon Eryri, which I have run for the last two years, has just about become my all time favorite marathon, even eclipsing the likes of Barcelona, Rome and the VLM. There's just something about the landscape, the environment, the support and yes in late October even the weather, which for the last two years has been dramatic to say the least, with combinations of torrential rain, sunshine, hail, mist and even rainbows. With the marathon being on the Saturday Patsi and I drove up on the Thursday picking my two brothers up on the way. We arrived at the Legacy Royal Victoria Hotel in Llanberis at about 2.00pm. This is the ideal spot to stay if you can, as it's right in the middle of the start and finish which are just a few hundred metres away. I had a few hours to relax after the long drive before I was off again, this time to collect a VIP who had decided to combine his first visit to Wales with running the Snowdonia Marathon. If you're into marathon running big time then you may have heard about Horst Preisler from Hamburg, Germany. Horst, who at 76 is the World Record holder for the most number of marathons completed - this currently stood at 1,796, can you believe that? He was completing a marathon of sorts just to get to the start line, having left Hamburg Airport at 7.00am on Thursday morning his National Express coach was due in at Bangor bus station at 7.10pm and then he had to put up with my driving to get him to his hotel in Llanberis. On the way back from Bangor I asked him about his incredible marathon story. He started to tell me but first apologised for his poor English, I said don't worry, it's very good and anyway much better than my German – all I can say is "Dankeschon" and "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet" (I don't think he got the joke) - If you would like to read more then check out my full blog here at http://60in60at60.com/2012/10/27/m43-snowdonia/Date of review: November 3, 2012
In short: Climbs from hell but race oragnisation and scenery that makes the pain go awayIn full: What a wonderful race. The organisers were kind enough to open up registration until midnight the day before which was great for those travelling a long way after work. everything was brilliantly organised and even the sun came out this year which was totally unexpected. The climbs and descents are not to be under estimated, nor the exposed route if the weather had been bad however the support along the route, the marshalls, right down to the cup of tea and biscuit at the end was just superb. My legs hurt leg hell now but I already have it in next years calandar!!! Date of review: October 31, 2012
In short: Thank you for a wonderful race...In full: As mentioned there are hills, only 3, but they add up to 2400ft of climb... That's good as there's 2400ft of down as well... Everything about this race was ace... Marshalls, organisation, support, 12 water/feed stations, fellow competitors... And I got a bit of the 30th birthday cake at the end, thought it would've all been snaffled... Mrs Lemmy wants to do it again, we'll have to see how persuadable I am on New Year Eves!!!Date of review: October 31, 2012
In short: Superb, excellent like normal - but not rain at all!!!In full: The second time I have run this and I think it is great. What made it superb this year was the weather. Zero rain and clear sunny skies at times. Unheard of. It also made it much faster on the downhill stretches. In terms if the course, you have 3 big hills to worry about. The rest is downhill or bumping along the flat. Big Hill 1 is fine as it's right near the start and the huge downhill stretch after it makes for some seriously fast running. Hill 2 just after the halfway point - 2 miles of solid climb takes the puff out of you. Hill 3 at 22 is the monster but the views at the top were magnificent. The steep downhill fast finish leads to cramp and a lot of hobbling. It was even faster this year with no mud and no risk of aquaplaning! Couldn't recommend this more.Don't be too scared of it. I held back two years ago and didn't need to. This year I took 38 mins off my time.Date of review: October 31, 2012
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Census of Population and Housing, 1990 [United States]: Summary Tape File 1A (ICPSR 9575)
Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
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U.S. Women Travel to Poland for World Grand Prix's Second Weekend
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 24, 2008) – The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team travels from Japan to Wroclaw, Poland, for the second preliminary weekend of the FIVB World Grand Prix that begins on June 27.
Team USA, with a 2-1 record and in fifth place for the 12-team tournament, faces Thailand (0-3) on June 27 at 8 p.m. (noon Mountain Time). The U.S. challenges NORCECA zone rival Dominican Republic (1-2) on June 28 at 5:30 p.m. (9:30 a.m. Mountain Time) before concluding the weekend against host Poland (0-3) on June 28 at 3 p.m. (8 a.m. Mountain Time). The three opponents are a combined 1-8 with the only victory a five-set Dominican Republic victory over Poland in the first weekend at Italy.
The FIVB World Grand Prix includes three preliminary round weekends with three different sites each weekend hosting round-robin events of four teams. The World Grand Prix Finals, a round-robin format of the top five teams from the preliminary round plus host Japan, will be played July 9-13 at Yokohoma, Japan. The overall ranking in the preliminary rounds is decided by the total number of World Grand Prix Points (GPP) gained by the teams in the preliminary matches with two points awarded for a win and one point for a loss.
With the ability to change rosters for each leg of the World Grand Prix, U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach "Jenny" Lang Ping has elected to add two-time Olympian Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) to the roster in place of Jennifer Joines (Milpitas, Calif.). Tom continued to train in Colorado Springs at the U.S. Olympic Training Center while the team was in Japan for the first three matches. Joines will travel back to Colorado Springs to train with other Team USA players not on the Poland Preliminary Round Weekend roster.
Without both Tom and two-time Olympic Games setter Robyn Ah Mow-Santos (Honolulu) in the opening weekend of the World Grand Prix, the United States finished second in its pool held at Kobe, Japan. The U.S. dropped a four-set match to an improving Turkey to start the tournament. Team USA rebounded with victories over two Olympic-bound teams – a sweep of Kazakhstan and a five-set come-from-behind victory over host Japan.
"I think finally we got our rhythm in front of a big crowd," Lang Ping said after the victory versus Japan. "I think the players played well, but of course there are some moments when we cannot hold the chance. We were still a bit up and down. We will try to reduce our unforced errors to improve our game. We try to use every game to improve the teamwork."
Thailand, ranked 18th in the world, had a tough opening weekend of the 2008 World Grand Prix with straight set losses to Brazil and China and a four-set loss to Germany. Thailand did not compete in the 2007 World Grand Prix, but had participated in the five previous editions with a top finish of eighth place in 2002. At the 2007 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, Thailand finished third behind Japan and China with victories over Korea, Kazakhstan and Chinese Taipei. Team USA is 9-0 all-time versus Thailand.
Dominican Republic, ranked 14th in the world, is participating in its fifth straight World Grand Prix with a high-water mark of eighth place in 2006. Although not going to China for the 2008 Olympic Games, Dominican Republic has enjoyed success in 2008. It captured the 2008 Pan American Cup that included a five-set victory over the USA in the opening match of pool play and a five-set victory over Brazil in the championship match. At this year's Grand Prix, it defeated Olympic Games-bound Poland in five set after losing to Italy in four sets and Cuba in three sets. The U.S. leads the all-time series with Dominican Republic with a 29-7 record, but the series is tied 6-6 since 2004.
Poland, ranked ninth in the world, has qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games after winning the 2008 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in May. Poland's record after the first World Grand Prix may be somewhat deceiving as it lost to Italy and Cuba in four sets each. Italy is ranked second in the world, followed by Cuba in third place. Poland concluded last weekend with a five-set loss to Dominican Republic. At the 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix, Poland qualified for the Final Round but placed sixth in the round-robin final format of six teams. The U.S. and Poland will also meet again in the third leg of the World Grand Prix on July 4 at Taipei, Chinese Taipei. Team USA, 8-3 versus Poland all-time, defeated Poland last year in five sets at Rzeszow, Poland, during the World Grand Prix along with a four-set victory at the FIVB World Cup in November 2007.
After the first weekend of 2008 World Grand Prix matches, only China and Italy are undefeated with three victories. Right behind the undefeated teams are five countries with 2-1 records including Team USA, Turkey, Cuba, Japan and Brazil. Germany and Dominican Republic are 1-2, while Poland, Thailand and Kazakhstan are winless in three matches.
Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) ranks ninth in scoring during the tournament with 45 points, despite not starting the first match. She ranks 13th in both Best Spiker and Best Blocker with a 44.05 kill percent and 0.58 block average.
Kim Willoughby (Napoleonville, La.) ranks fourth in the tournament in the Best Receiver category with a 60.24 efficiency. She also has 31 points for 25th place in scoring and is 14th in Best Spiker with a 43.10 kill percent. Willoughby averages 1.33 digs per set for 28th place and 0.42 blocks per set for 29th place.
Lindsey Berg (Honolulu, Hawai'i) has averaged 6.83 assists per set for fifth place among setters. She is listed 24th in the Best Server category with 0.17 aces per set.
Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) ranks 14th in scoring for the tournament with 38 points, while converting 35.96 percent of her attacks into kills for 23rd place in the Best Spiker category. She has added 1.25 digs per set for 30th place.
Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.) ranks among the leaders in Best Scorers with 26 points for 40th place. She has contributed 0.50 blocks per set for 21st place. Joines, playing in limited action during the first weekend, managed to score 28 points for 33rd place overall. She also averaged 0.25 blocks per set for 46th place.
As Team USA continues to prepare for the 2008 Olympic Games starting Aug. 9 at Beijing, Lang Ping has been using the World Grand Prix to evaluate her players to help make roster decisions for the Olympics. Last weekend, nine of the 12 players started at least one of the three matches. Angie McGinnis (Fraser, Mich.) did not start a match, but played in eight of the 12 sets played as a double-sub. Kristin Richards (Orem, Utah) started the final two sets against Turkey. Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) entered late in the match against Kazakhstan and tallied two kills on as many attempts.
During the World Grand Prix, Team USA will face an average world ranking of 13.22 during the three-week preliminary rounds. The Americans will face only one team – Italy – ranked among the top seven teams in the current world ranking during the preliminary rounds.
To download the U.S. Women's National Team Press Kit for the second FIVB World Grand Prix preliminary weekend, click here.
To view the FIVB World Grand Prix home page, click here.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster for Opening Weekend World Grand Prix
# - Name (Pos, Ht, Hometown, College)
2 - Danielle Scott-Arruda (MB, 6-2, Baton Rouge, La., Long Beach State)
3 - Tayyiba Haneef-Park (OPP/OH, 6-7, Laguna Hills, Calif., Long Beach State)
4 - Lindsey Berg (S, 5-8, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Minnesota)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawai'i)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH/OPP, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
10 - Kim Glass (OH, 6-2, Lancaster, Pa., Arizona)
14 - Kim Willoughby (OH, 5-10, Napoleonville, La., Hawai'i)
15 - Logan Tom (OH, 6-1, Salt Lake City, Utah, Stanford)
17 - Angie McGinnis (S, 5-11, Fraser, Mich., Florida)
18 - Kristin Richards (OH, 6-1, Orem, Utah, Stanford)
19 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
Head Coach: "Jenny" Lang Ping
Assistant Coaches: Sue Woodstra, Li Yong, Tom Hogan (not traveling)
Technical Coordinator: Diane French
Technical Consultant: Gen Kawakita
Team Leader/Manager: Joan Powell
2008 FIVB World Grand Prix Statistical Leaders Through First Weekend
Best Scorers: 9T. Tayyiba Haneef-Park (45 points); 14. Kim Glass (38); 25. Kim Willoughby (31); 33. Jennifer Joines (28); 40. Danielle Scott-Arruda (26); 57. Heather Bown (16); 75. Cynthia Barboza (9); 94. Lindsey Berg (4); 97. Kristin Richards (3); 102. Foluke Akinradewo (2); 109. Angie McGinnis (1)
Best Spikers: 13. Tayyiba Haneef-Park (44.05 kill percent); 14. Kim Willoughby (43.10); 23. Kim Glass (35.96)
Best Blockers: 13. Tayyiba Haneef-Park (0.58 blocks per set); 21. Danielle Scott-Arruda (0.50); 29. Kim Willoughby (0.42); 36. Heather Bown (0.33); 46. Jennifer Joines (0.25); 49. Cynthia Barboza (0.25); 64. Lindsey Berg (0.17)
Best Servers: 24. Lindsey Berg (0.17 aces per set); 46. Kristin Richards (0.08); 55. Heather Bown (0.08); 58. Kim Willoughby (0.08); 59. Kim Glass (0.08); 60. Angie McGinnis (0.08); 62. Tayyiba Haneef-Park (0.08)
Best Diggers: 11. Nicole Davis (2.00 digs per set); 28. Kim Willoughby (1.33); 30. Kim Glass (1.25); 55. Tayyiba Haneef-Park (0.67); 77. Lindsey Berg (0.33); 91. Jennifer Joines (0.17); 93. Cynthia Barboza (0.17); 103. Heather Bown (0.08)
Best Setters: 5. Lindsey Berg (6.83 assists per set); 22. Angie McGinnis (0.50)
Best Receivers: 4. Kim Willoughby (60.24 efficiency); 16. Kim Glass (42.86)
FIVB World Grand Prix Standings
China 3-0
Italy 3-0
Turkey 2-1
Cuba 2-1
Japan 2-1
Brazil 2-1
Germany 1-2
Dominican Republic 1-2
Poland 0-3
Thailand 0-3
Kazakhstan 0-3
Pool A: Kobe Japan, Green Arena
June 20: Turkey def. USA, 28-26, 25-16, 21-25, 25-19
June 20: Japan def. Kazakhstan, 25-17, 25-13, 25-23
June 21: USA def. Kazakhstan, 25-16, 25-17, 25-19
June 21: Japan def. Turkey, 21-25, 25-16, 17-25, 25-19, 15-12
June 22: Turkey def. Kazakhstan, 25-17, 26-24, 25-15
June 22: USA def. Japan, 27-29, 25-18, 18-25, 25-16, 15-13
Pool B: Ningbo, China, Beilun Sports Centre
June 20: Brazil def. Thailand, 25-22, 25-18, 25-20
June 20: China def. Germany, 19-25, 25-19, 25-11, 25-21
June 21: China def. Thailand, 25-11, 25-16, 25-19
June 21: Brazil def. Germany, 15-25, 25-23, 25-20, 30-28
June 22: Germany def. Thailand, 19-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-22
June 22: China def. Brazil, 22-25, 26-24, 22-25, 25-22, 15-13
Pool C: Alassio, Italy, Palavavizza Hall
June 20: Cuba def. Poland, 25-20, 29-31, 25-21, 26-24
June 20: Italy def. Dominican Republic, 19-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-15
June 21: Cuba def. Dominican Republic, 25-22, 25-15, 25-19
June 21: Italy def. Poland, 25-17, 25-22, 23-25, 25-16
June 22: Dominican Republic def. Poland, 25-21, 23-25, 19-25, 25-23, 15-11
June 22: Italy def. Cuba, 25-23, 27-25, 27-25
June 27: Turkey vs. Germany, 4:30 p.m.
June 28: Kazakhstan vs. Germany, 2 p.m.
June 28: Brazil vs. Turkey, 4:30 p.m.
June 29: Turkey vs. Kazakhstan, 2 p.m.
June 29: Germany vs. Brazil, 4:30 p.m.
Pool E: Wroclaw, Poland, Centennial Hall
June 27: Poland vs. Dominican Republic, 5:30 p.m.
June 27: Thailand vs. USA, 8 p.m.
June 28: Poland vs. Thailand, 3 p.m.
June 28: USA vs. Dominican Republic, 5:30 p.m.
June 29: Poland vs. USA, 3 p.m.
June 29: Dominican Republic vs. Thailand, 5:30 p.m.
Pool F: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Coliseum
June 27: Italy vs. Japan, 5 p.m.
June 27: China vs. Cuba, 8 p.m.
June 28: Cuba vs. Italy, 1:15 p.m.
June 28: China vs. Japan, 3:45 p.m.
June 29: Japan vs. Cuba, 1:15 p.m.
June 29: China vs. Italy, 3:45 p.m.
Pool G: Bangkok, Thailand, Huamark Stadium
July 4: Thailand vs. Kazakhstan, 2 p.m.
July 4: Cuba vs. Germany, 5 p.m.
July 5: Germany vs. Thailand, 2 p.m.
July 5: Kazakhstan vs. Cuba, 5 p.m.
July 6: Thailand vs. Cuba, 2 p.m.
July 6: Germany vs. Kazakhstan, 5 p.m.
Pool H: Taipei, Chinese Taipei, Hsinchuang Gym
July 4: USA vs. Poland, 3 p.m.
July 4: Italy vs. Turkey, 6:20 p.m.
July 5: USA vs. Turkey, 3 p.m.
July 5: Italy vs. Poland, 5 p.m.
July 6: Poland vs. Turkey, 3 p.m.
July 6: Italy vs. USA, 5 p.m.
Pool I: Macau, Macau Forum
July 4: Brazil vs. Dominican Republic, 6 p.m.
July 4: China vs. Japan, 9 p.m.
July 5: Brazil vs. Japan, 2 p.m.
July 5: China vs. Dominican Republic, 5 p.m.
July 6: Dominican Republic vs. Japan, 1 p.m.
July 6: China vs. Brazil, 4 p.m.
Final Round: Yokohama, Japan
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Feet Don't Fail Me Now
A concise guide to five runners' foot maladies
This article appeared in our October 2011 issue.
Like the tires on your car, your feet are your direct connection to the dirt, rocks and roots—and they take a beating. As a result, foot injuries are common among trail runners. Below is a quick reference guide to five run-stopping injuries, by the Rock 'N' Roll Marathon's Medical Director.
Lisfranc Foot Injuries
Although the press regularly writes about Lisfranc season-ending injuries in professional football, runners get these injuries as well. Lisfranc foot injuries occur in the mid-foot. They're named after French surgeon Jacques Lisfranc de St. Martin, who in the 1800s, as a member of Napoleon's army, first described an injury sustained by mounted soldiers whose foot got caught in the saddle's stirrup as they were thrown from the horse.
Nowadays, the injury happens when stepping into a hole in the trail, twisting the foot on uneven terrain or pushing off roots or rocks with force as a football lineman might do. These injuries can be ligament sprains, dislocations of the joints between the forefoot and mid-foot or fractures of the bones in the mid-foot complex.
Anatomically, the Lisfranc joints are between the tarsometatarsal joints involving the cuneiform bone and metatarsal bones, as shown in the illustration. Only a small percentage of Lisfranc injuries are fractures or dislocations; most are sprains involving the ligaments.
After feeling the foot and twisting the mid-foot (which would cause more pain if injured) and checking the pulse on top of the foot (because the artery there can sometimes be injured, too), a doctor will generally order standing and non-weight-bearing X-rays. However, Lisfranc injuries that are not fractures or dislocations will not be seen on X-ray. An MRI will then be ordered to check for a ligament sprain; the doctor will also look for bone-marrow edema (fluid within the bone marrow) indicative of stress injury or stress fracture.
Treatment varies depending on whether the injury is a sprain or a fracture. A sprain will usually be treated in a cast or removable, non-weight-bearing cast boot (meaning that you cannot walk on the cast and will have to use crutches) for about six weeks. After removal, physical therapy and a gradual return to the trails usually takes eight to 12 weeks. Fractures and dislocations will require surgery with wires and/or screws to properly align the bones. The cast and non-weight-bearing post-surgery will last about six weeks, followed by another six to eight weeks in a walking cast or cast boot. After that, you will need physical therapy for another eight to 12 weeks before getting back to running.
Quick Guide: Lisfranc Foot Injuries
Symptoms: Pain in the mid-foot.
How it occurred: Stepping in a hole, twisting the foot or pushing off with force.
What the doctor may do: Complete medical history. Palpate the area. X-ray. MRI.
Likely treatment: If injury is a sprain, physical therapy. Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) injection has shown some promise in speeding healing. If injury is a fracture or dislocation, may require surgery. Cast or cast boot (non-weight-bearing), six weeks. Exogen bone stimulation. PRP injection for a fracture is still experimental but shows promise.


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Starting a link building campaign is actually easier than most website owners think. Most never try because it sounds too difficult or too time consuming. However, with some guidance, you can be well on your way to building site credibility and some amazing backlinks with very little effort.
1. Internal Links
One of the most overlooked aspects of link building is optimizing internal links for maximum SEO value. Strategically placing in content anchor text links from page to page on your website will not only help the link juice flow from page to page, but also help it rank better for the phrases you are targeting with the anchor text.
2. Link Reclamation
Have people been linking to pages on your site that don't exist? Have they been linking to pages that have been taken offline? If so, there is some link juice coming in to your site that can be funneled (301 redirected) to other, more important pages of your site. This will ultimately help them rank better in the SERPs. You can use Google Webmaster Tools or Open Site Explorer to find these pages that are showing a 404 error and reclaim those links!
3. Company Name & URL Search Queries
Brand monitoring is not only important from a reputation management standpoint, but can also be used a a link acquisition strategy. Finding mentions of your URL or your company name and contacting those webmasters for a link is a great way to build links. If they are talking about your website (in a good way) and it is pretty recent, they are probably going to be willing to make a clickable link to your website. If you are super nice or offer something in return, you might even get them to use some highly targeted anchor text as well.
To monitor your brand and track these mentions, you can use services such as Andy Beal's Trackur (my favorite brand monitoring software EVER) or Google Reader.
4. Authoritative Directories
One of the quickest ways to gain Google's trust and build site wide credibility is by building links from authoritative directories like DMOZ, Yahoo! Directory, Best of the Web, and Business.com. Yes, DMOZ is nigh impossible to get into and the others cost some money each year, but links from those domains can take a website from zero to hero!
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Doing a Google search for your state or city + directory will most likely yield some directories that you can quickly submit your website to. Searching for Utah Directory in Google has immediately given me http://www.UtahBee.com which is a local directory. These links are very relevant especially if your website services individuals in that area.
You see… in just a few short minutes of reading, you have five ways to get EASY links that will not only help you increase the credibility of your website, but help you start showing up higher in the SERPs.
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LINGUIST List 23.307
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Calls: General Linguistics/USA
Editor for this issue: Alison Zaharee <alison
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 22, 2012) – The U.S. men's beach volleyball team of Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers defeated compatriots Matt Fuerbringer and Nick Lucena on Sunday to win the gold medal at the Brasilia Open in Brazil, the opening event of the 2012 FIVB SWATCH World Tour.
The top-ranked Dalhausser (Ormond Beach, Fla.) and Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.) defeated Fuerbringer (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Lucena (Santa Barbara, Calif.), seeded fourth, 21-17, 21-18 in 44 minutes.
Rogers and Dalhausser will split $30,000 while Fuerbringer and Lucena will share $21,000. It was the third straight Brasilia Open victory for Dalhausser and Rogers.
"We love to play in Brazil. We love playing Americans and we love winning in Brazil and it certainly showed this week," Rogers said in an FIVB release. "We had a tough week, especially losing in the second round and having to come back in our first tournament of the year and me coming off a serious knee injury. In the second set I was tired and made a couple of mistakes and they got back in the game.
"We know Matt and Nick so well we have a lot more rallies than against most opponents, but I can say any questions I had about our off time from the tour are gone."
It was the 13th time in the history of the FIVB SWATCH World Tour that two teams from the United States have met in the gold medal match. The last time was July 24, 2011 in Quebec, Canada when Dalhausser and Rogers defeated Fuerbringer and Lucena. It was also only the fourth time in 34 FIVB events held in Brazil and first since 1991 that there was an all-USA gold medal match.
"Unfortunately, we committed more errors in the match than Phil and Todd," Lucena said. "They're very strong opponents and they kept the pressure on our side the entire match. But this silver medal is very important for us because of the qualifying for the Olympic Games."
After losing in the second round on Thursday, Dalhausser and Rogers have won seven straight matches to finish the Brasília Open with an 8-1 record. Fuerbringer and Lucena lost in the third round on Friday and ended with a 6-2 record in the tournament. On the FIVB SWATCH World Tour, Dalhausser and Rogers now have a 6-1 record against Fuerbringer and Lucena. This was the third time the two teams have met in a FIVB gold medal match and Dalhausser and Rogers have won all three.
Dalhausser and Rogers, the 2008 Olympic champions, were playing in their 50th FIVB SWATCH World Tour event as a team and made it to their 39th final four. They have now played in 29 gold medal matches and have earned a gold medal in 22 of them.
USA's Fuerbringer and Lucena have played in 24 World Tour events as a team and have made it to their fifth final four without a gold medal; but they do have two silver medals as a tandem
On Sunday, Dalhausser set the tone early by blocking Lucena's kill attempt in the first set and the only tie was a 1-1 as Dalhausser and Rogers made few errors and scored on several blocks and cut shots by both players. Fuerbringer and Lucena did mount a rally to close to 13-15, but the Olympic champions pulled away from there to win the set that ended a serve by Lucena that went long.
The second set was closer in a set of runs. The score was tied at 6-6 when Dalhausser and Rogers ran off three straight points, only to see Fuerbringer and Lucena come back with two points of their own. The last tie in the set was at 12-12, when Dalhausser had another of his massive blocks followed by a Rogers poke cut shot for a point and they rallied for four points. After several long rallies that seemed to wear on both teams in the heat, Dalhausser and Rogers led 20-16 before another run by Fuerbringer and Lucena closed it to 20-18. The set and match ended when Lucena's serve went long
Brazil's third-seeded Ricardo Santos and Pedro Cunha took the bronze medal with a 21-18, 21-14 win over Spain's fifth-seeded Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera, 21-18, 21-14 in 39 minutes.


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House of Commons Hansard #16 of the 35th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was recall.
- House Of Commons Standing Orders
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- Grain Handlers' Strike
- Cigarette Taxes
- Cp Rail
- Cellular Telephones
- International Year Of The Family
- 1996 British Columbia Summer Games
- Crimes Of Violence
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- Bosnia-Hercegovina
- Social And Co-Operative Housing
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- Bosnia-Hercegovina
- Cn Rail
- Cigarette Taxes
- Bosnia
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- Indian Affairs
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- Labour Dispute
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- Canadian Milk Board
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Border Crossings
Oral Question Period
2:55 p.m.
Ovid Jackson Bruce—Grey, ON
Mr. Speaker, my question today is for the Minister of National Revenue.
Over the last number of weeks the minister announced in his proposed legislation some savings from the amalgamation of two departments. I would like to ask the minister today what part of that revenue, if any, is being used to make sure that our borders are more secure from criminals and the abduction of young people who are crossing the border.
Border Crossings
Oral Question Period
2:55 p.m.
David Anderson Minister of National Revenue
Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question. I can assure him that because of a number of savings that have come about as a result of automation we have been able to put a large amount of resources, approximately $13 million, into computer and electronic surveillance equipment for our customs officers at border crossings.
In addition, I can tell him that through reorganization again we have the possibility of increasing the number of people at customs stations, so we will in fact have a larger number using
better equipment to reduce the number of abducted children that cross the border, and also deal with other elements such as terrorists, criminals or others who attempt to cross the Canadian-American border and other borders, and of course at airports.
I would specifically like to mention, as he has, that the programs for missing children are working effectively, but we need the support of the public in making sure that we have the maximum amount of information available so we can in fact use our automatic systems for licence plates and other such things and make sure that the numbers of missing children and abducted children who are recovered is increased.
Labour Disputes
Oral Question Period
2:55 p.m.
Leon Benoit Vegreville, AB
Mr. Speaker, my question is to the Minister of Human Resources Development.
As the minister said last week, the Reform Party is the party of free enterprise. As such, we recognize that some labour disputes in monopoly-like situations may require third party intervention or regulation which will prevent the problem. Clearly the labour dispute at the port of Vancouver is such a case.
Will this government permanently resolve the problem of grain handling interruption by declaring grain handling an essential service?
Labour Disputes
Oral Question Period
2:55 p.m.
Winnipeg South Centre
Lloyd Axworthy Minister of Human Resources Development and Minister of Western Economic Diversification
Mr. Speaker, as I said earlier we will be putting on the Order Paper today notification of legislation. I will be more than interested in listening to the hon. member's comments on debate trying to justify such a position. I would hope he would not take too long because we would like to get the legislation passed and into law tomorrow so we could put people back to work.
He may want to hold back his larger philosophical discourse until another occasion when we can talk about labour relations in this country and how we can assure that both parties' rights are protected.
Public Works
Oral Question Period
2:55 p.m.
Réjean Lefebvre Champlain, QC
Mr. Speaker, the wasting of public money seems to have no limits. This morning again, the Toronto Star revealed that Canadian taxpayers have had to shell out more than $150,000 for the reconstruction of the towers of the Caribou pier in Nova Scotia, and the Wood Island pier in Prince Edward Island. This expenditure was made necessary simply because the Department of Public Works did not check to make sure that the size of those piers could accommodate the ferry.
My question is for the Minister of Public Works. How can the minister explain or justify such irresponsible planning of federal investments, since it seems that those who built the ferry and those who built the piers had some communication problems?
Public Works
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David Dingwall Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for his question. It is a question that probably should have been directed to the previous administration when this incident occurred.
I want to assure the hon. member that after the error was detected it was rectified within a two-week period at a cost of $150,000. I have given clear instructions to my staff at Public Works and Government Services Canada that that kind of behaviour will not be tolerated.
In essence we have asked for a review and if necessary, disciplinary action will be taken.
Oral Question Period
3 p.m.
Nelson Riis Kamloops, BC
Mr. Speaker, my question is directed to the Prime Minister. He will likely be aware that earlier today his House leader indicated the new government's approach to Parliament and to government was to include all the stakeholders in a decision prior to its being made.
The Prime Minister will realize that nearly 40,000 people die of cigarette related illnesses each year. He will also realize of course that health care which is a major component of this discussion is largely a provincial jurisdiction.
Will the Prime Minister indicate to what extent the provincial ministers of health and the health care community in general have been consulted prior to the decision which he says is coming down tomorrow?
Oral Question Period
3 p.m.
Jean Chrétien Prime Minister
Mr. Speaker, we have been in discussions with the premiers. I hope they are talking to their ministers of health just as I have the pleasure of talking regularly with the federal minister of health. She has good judgment.
Transportation Safety
Routine Proceedings
3 p.m.
Marcel Massé President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
Mr. Speak-
er, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the annual auditor's report and financial statement of the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board.
This report covers the fiscal year ended March 31, 1993.
Canadian Multiculturalism Act
Routine Proceedings
February 7th, 1994 / 3 p.m.
Mount Royal
Sheila Finestone Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women)
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, copies of the annual report on the operation of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act for 1992-93.
I will be making a statement shortly, outlining my vision on this government's new directions for multiculturalism.
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Madam Minister, we are at that point now.
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Mount Royal
Sheila Finestone Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women)
Mr. Speaker, I did not anticipate your being ready so quickly.
In 1971 the Liberal government took a timely step forward in affirming the uniqueness of Canadian identity. It proclaimed the multiculturalism policy of Canada showing how we perceived ourselves and how we were viewed by nations throughout the world.
We let it be known on domestic and international stages that we placed a high value on the diverse heritage that history bestowed upon us to share. Many changes stemmed from this policy in the lives of citizens and in government activities. Part of this social evolution took place in 1988 when the world's first national multiculturalism legislation saw the light of day in the House and was unanimously passed.
Through the multiculturalism act we made an emphatic statement that ours is a life story to celebrate a legacy of traditions brought from nations far and near to link our cultural communities as one people united under one banner. The act codified in law the multicultural reality that has flourished since the First Nations settled this vast land, long before the advent of the explorers. We were indeed proud to see respect for our neighbours' origins become the law of the land.
Diversity is a Canadian reality, a reality reflected in this House, in you, in me and among all our colleagues, and among the citizens from all ethnocultural groups who have placed us here to speak on their behalf. The essence of this diversity lies in how we conduct day to day life in Canada, at home, at school, in our neighbourhoods and in the workplace.
It is with regard to where many Canadians work and provide services to the public that I tabled the fifth annual report on the operation of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act. It documents progress the federal departments and agencies made in honouring this government's commitment to reflecting Canada's cultural make up in its daily affairs. It also helps keep these administrations accountable to the people of Canada whom we have the privilege of serving.
In other words, the federal government must play a leading role in Canada's cultural development. This annual report covers the 1992-93 fiscal year. It applies to a time that preceded the return of this government by seven months.
Nevertheless, I have the duty to ensure that the document is tabled.
Some departments and agencies have made great strides in upholding diversity in the workplace and ensuring that all citizens have equal access to government services.
To cite just two examples among the many highlights of outward looking ventures, during 1992-93 CBC prepared a plan of action on equitable portrayal in programming. This led to further progress in the movement toward increasing the presence of visible minority performers and subjects on TV and radio in Canada.
A great number of programs dealt with the fight against racism and hatred as well as with the promotion of cross cultural relations. It included a Canada Day documentary in which five Canadians of diverse cultural backgrounds discovered the meaning of being a Canadian.
Agriculture Canada funded research into the diverse food buying habits of consumers and the opportunities that these trends present to Canada's agri-food industry. The results of this research were provided to producers and retailers in this fast growing sector. We shall do some ongoing nation-wide studying of these trends and help our food processors compete with foreign companies.
These innovative ideas are but a few among the many put forth by a large number of agencies and departments on the front line of diversity awareness. These employees deserve our praise. Other administrations proceeded at a somewhat less
accelerated pace. We acknowledge their efforts and encourage them on.
Finally, a minority of offices have not quite blazed a trail in advancing the benefits that diversity can bring and diversity offers. Hanging posters in the lobby is a good start but one must make the actual message on those posters come to life. Their intentions are honourable but they really could go further.
With this in mind, I have asked program staff to convene a round table of senior officials. These people will explore new ways to highlight the fact that the government demonstrates leadership in bringing about meaningful change in Canada.
Clearly one cannot look to the outside until one has had a thorough scan of the inside.
As my hon. colleagues have likely sensed, this report is a good foundation for a much more energetic plan of action for the remainder of the decade. However one cannot really call it a best seller, not at least right now. Let us wait until I table some reports in the year to come, same place, same time, but I do believe it will be a different story, a story about widespread institutional change.
The portfolio entrusted to me by the Prime Minister is an honour, as well as a challenge.
Our mandate is to articulate the idea that our approach to citizenship embraces all Canadian women and men-seniors and young people-regardless of where they or their ancestors were born. We will be busy during the 1990s and I look forward to every day of it!
At the top of our agenda is the need to enlighten, to educate, to arouse a better understanding and interest, to open the eyes, to drop the lid on the coffin and finally entomb the myths that multiculturalism is merely an immigration issue, that diversity must lead to division, and the misguided musings about quotas.
I have already heard rumblings in this House about ghettoization. It is true there are those who do move into places some people think of as comfort zones. Others might call them ghettos. I do not think that is the right nomenclature, but they move to a place called Canada first. They contribute their skills to a land built by others before them who arrived with courage, hope and dreams.
Canada is a nation where we all enjoy freedom of movement and we all have the right to move to a neighbourhood with stores, with a market and with a community centre that represents a familiar setting. It is a comfort zone. All citizens have that right too. They have every right to tell us to stop focusing on the small picture of who lives where and who does what and to look at the whole screen in panorama.
Let us recognize diversity as the most obvious characteristic of the Canadian reality, thanks to our ancestors from around the world.
Our diversity is at the heart of our identity, and you cannot rewrite history. We know of regimes in this century that tried to do so, and they failed.
I suggest that members see "Schindler's List" if they want a reminder.
Whether people know it or not, multiculturalism will not fail.
Anyone who foresees the end of our respect for neighbours' origins and for their right to become involved in our communities is not facing the fact that all Canadians have equal rights and equal responsibilities.
Embracing all our traditions is an eloquent expression of the Canadian dream. It forms the very lifeblood of our nationhood. It creates building blocks, not stumbling blocks, for one only stumbles when one lives in darkness and cannot see the path ahead.
The federal government intends to follow a path clearly laid out, long before Confederation, by our aboriginal peoples and generations of ancestors.
The finest homage we could pay them is to show that there is no such thing as us and them, mainstream versus immigrants, old guard versus newcomers.
Even the so-called mainstreamers have roots that spread all over the world. We Canadians are one big family. After all we are all made of flesh and blood.
We also have a mission on a broader scale to serve as an example to troubled nations that look to us for inspiration in times of strife when they think of freedom, human rights and shared values. We will reinforce our status as a role model through an alliance of every man, woman and child with a grasp of the responsibilities of Canadian citizenship. We shall pick the route that leads to a land where every person's talent and energy will build on what is great about Canada. We will strengthen our economy through communication with trading partners. It will help us maintain our revered status in the eyes of the world.
The task that faces us all is not an easy one. Yet I can think of little in life more debilitating than idleness, scapegoating, antipathy and apathy.
I speak from my own heart to those who ask if a land of opportunity, equality and fairness is a dream world; who question whether multiculturalism has a value or is a value, has an inclusive policy or is an inclusive policy; or who think that it can happen alone. I say when we cease to dream we cease to grow.
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Suzanne Tremblay Rimouski—Témiscouata, QC
Mr. Speaker, I welcome the opportunity afforded by the presentation of the fifth annual report on the operation of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act by the Secretary of State for Multiculturalism to address this important topic.
We are also anxious to hear the results of the round table of senior officials, which will report shortly to the secretary of state on new ways to demonstrate the government's leadership in bringing about meaningful changes in Canada. However, I would like to draw attention to the subtext of the speech by the secretary of state, which implies there is no difference them and us, no difference between immigrants and the citizens of this country, the founding citizens.
How can the government claim to promote multiculturalism while stating there is no difference between the members of cultural minorities and the members of our two majorities in this country, the franco-Quebecois and anglo-Canadians?
The secretary of state appears to use the words multiculturalism and assimilation interchangeably.
Let us look at the facts. In most Canadian provinces, Amerindian and cultural minorities of every description are assimilating in great numbers. In Quebec, however, aboriginal nations maintain their language and culture to a greater extent, and we can even speak of a renewed interest in those languages. Among Quebec's cultural minorities, mainly in Montreal, we see greater retention of their mother tongue by children of immigrants-the second and third generation.
I think the secretary of state was referring to the integration of immigrants in the vast Canadian anglophone majority to which she belongs. Does the secretary of state realize what is happening in her own province? This is a denial of Quebec's distinct identity. Her department's mandate is to encourage a sense of Canadian cultural identity based on the main characteristics of Canada, which are bilingualism and multiculturalism. it is clear that the federal government's policies are more inclined to embrace the perspective of a hypothetical pan-Canadian cultural identity.
Until Quebec has acquired full political sovereignty, we will defend Quebec's right to the recognition of its cultural identity.
When the secretary of state says that diversity is the most obvious characteristic of Canada, because our ancestors came here from all over the world, we must not and cannot ignore the fact that today, and in fact for the past 350 years, there has not been one Canadian reality but three: one francophone, one anglophone and one Amerindian or aboriginal, the reality of the aboriginal First Nations.
This is not a situation unique to Quebec. It is the same for Acadians and the French speaking communities of the rest of Canada.
Waves of immigrants settled in Quebec, coming first from Great Britain, Ireland and Mediterranean and slavic countries, then more recently from Asia, Africa, Latin America and West Indies. Quebecers do not make a distinction. They are all true Quebecers.
For Quebec, the diversity principle must revolve around the French nature of our culture embodied in all our institutions and on which is based Quebec distinctiveness. The contribution of immigrants to Quebec and Canada is enormous, culturally as well as socially and economically. The diversity of our population must allow for differences while encouraging newcomers to blend into the social fabric.
To that end, the authorities having jurisdiction, that is to say Quebec and the other provinces, must have the tools necessary to facilitate this blending in, whether it be job training or French language education.
It is important to establish clearly that a sovereign Quebec has every intention to abide by the treaties and conventions which protect minorities. We will participate fully in the discussions that, at the international level, will focus on the tools developed to better protect minorities.
The multiculturalism policy of the Canadian government has a lot in common with that of Canadian diplomacy. It irons out the reality and distinctiveness of Quebec.
A federation has to give a certain image of itself, whether abroad or to newcomers. In this regard, it appears that our federation hides behind stereotypes the true identity of one part, because it cannot integrate its distinctiveness.
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3:20 p.m.
Diane Ablonczy Calgary North, AB
Mr. Speaker, the statement of the hon. minister was long on rhetoric but in our opinion very short on substance.
As the party in power for 17 of the past 25 years and the architect of the multiculturalism policy since 1971, the minister gave two examples today through which she was able to identify progress having been made in upholding diversity in the work-
place in the public sector. One of them was in the form of a plan of action prepared during 1992-1993 to increase the presence of visible minority performers and subjects in Canadian television and radio.
Twenty years after the multiculturalism policy was proclaimed the Canadian Broadcast Corporation finally made plans to be more inclusive of visible minorities. This the minister heralds as a great stride forward. Can we expect to wait another 20 years before this plan of the CBC is actually put into action?
This brings clearly into question the effectiveness of the official multiculturalism policy. Given the identification of the policy with the Liberals, it is particularly surprising that Liberal MPs from ethnic minorities have in the past been openly critical of the policy of multiculturalism. The Liberal MPs representing Toronto area ridings particularly were critical not only of the creation of a separate department but also of what they termed the ghettoizing nature of multiculturalism as a whole.
Expressing sentiments he said were shared by several ethnic minority MPs in the party, the member for York South-Weston argued that while the policy of multiculturalism may have been valid in the past, it no longer plays a constructive role.
I believe strongly that the policy is no longer valid or appropriate today. In effect, the present policy of multiculturalism is divisive. It divides Canadians. It is unfair in that it treats Canadians in different fashions. It is regressive and at times discriminatory.
That statement was by the member for York South-Weston.
In an article entitled Ethnic Pluralism Under Siege-Popular and Partisan Opposition to Multiculturalism from Canadian Public Policy , December 1992, Spencer's commission argues for refocusing official multicultural policy as follows:
We believe that Federal Government funding for Multiculturalism activities other than those serving immigrant orientation, reduction of racial discrimination and promotion of equality should be eliminated, and the public funds saved be applied to these areas.
The Spencer report's criticism of multiculturalism and recommendations for narrowing the policy's scope were reinforced by suggestions that minority and immigrant groups were also critical of the policy.
For example, one writer of Japanese ancestry describes the reality of racism from her experience as a child and adult in Canada that is belied by the rhetoric of multiculturalism. She says:
Multiculturalism, a term everyone loves to use in defining Canada, is admirable in theory but it does not work in practice. Multiculturalism is the name given to the ethnic and cultural diversity of our country. It implies an attitude of tolerance and acceptance, of equality among all regardless of ethnic background. This idea does not stand the test of personal experience. And the experience of individuals provides real insight into what defines our country. Though official policy would have it otherwise, it is hard to be different in this country. For me this is an irony that underlies the very fact of being Canadian.
Still others have gone further to argue that through strengthening the associations between being ethnic and being of inferior status, multiculturalism actually promotes or causes racism.
Similarly novelist Meil Bisoondath writes:
In stressing the differences between groups, in failing to emphasize that this is a country with its own ideals and attitudes which demand adherence, the policy has instead aided in hardening of hatreds.
This brings me to the position of the Reform Party on the current policy of multiculturalism. We call for the abolition of the official multiculturalism department. We call for the acceptance and integration of immigrants into the mainstream of Canadian life.
We have found that Canadians welcome, value and enjoy the wealth of backgrounds and cultures represented by its citizens. This great country was built by hard working and enterprising people who came here from all over the world. Many are proud to celebrate their heritage and ethnic societies have flourished in Canada for generations.
Whatever our ethnic and cultural backgrounds, what binds us together is our tremendous pride and privilege in being Canadians. It ought to be the role of the federal government to preserve and protect those things that we all have in common, and in ensuring equality for all regardless of things like race, language, culture and country of origin. Because of this I urge the minister to use her influence in cabinet to end the use of a definition of Canada as a meeting of two founding races, languages and cultures. This definition of Canada was introduced by the Liberals and is one which they cling to to this day even though it excludes more than 12 million Canadians whose culture and language of origin is neither French nor English.
In addition, those proud Canadians who fall outside the Liberals' two founding races definition are ready, able and willing to preserve those elements of their culture and heritage that are important to them, using their own money and their own resources.
They do not require these activities to be funded by other Canadians through the allocation of tax dollars. Keeping the heavy hand of government out of such activity would also allow ethnic societies to remain free of some of the unfortunate political obligations that have been perceived to arise in conjunction with the allocation of political largesse.
Instead the Reform recommends that federal multiculturalism programs provide immigrant adjustment services, language training and focus on the elimination of racism. These are the services new Canadians really need to help them build a new life in this country.
The Reform's position is that official multiculturalism has indeed failed to respond to historical and contemporary discrimination as well as class and gender based inequities in the workplace.
I suggest to the minister that we ought to focus our energies and resources on the key problem which is removing the tremendous challenges and obstacles to ensuring that every Canadian becomes an effective participant in the economic and political spheres of our country, Canada.
Routine Proceedings
3:30 p.m.
Simon de Jong Regina—Qu'Appelle, SK
Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent of the House to be able to place on record for maybe five minutes or so the position of the New Democratic Party on the statement by the minister.


text: Patrick Theres a very good helpful forum here http://forums.delphiforums.com/kawvulcan/start Enjoy your Vn there Mrs wishes I still had mine. Steve -----Original Message----- From: gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com [mailto:gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Sent: 04 July 2010 15:03 To: GPZ List Subject: Thanks to the group for all the help and advice! Hello all, I ended up selling the '96 GPZ 1100 and picked up a 2003 Kawasaki Vulcan Classic 1500. My back issues are getting worse so I decided to just go for the cruiser. I couldn't ask for a more comfortable ride. the solo seat, floor boards, riding position etc are just what the doctor ordered. I will always miss the GPZ, but I can only do one bike at a time. I will always be Kawasaki loyal, I always have. Thanks again to all the group members for all the help and advice through my trials and tribulations! Happy Trails! Signing off, Patrick "In vino veritas" --- On Sat, 7/3/10, Paul Heim <SuprHtr at columbus.rr.com> wrote: From: Paul Heim <SuprHtr at columbus.rr.com> Subject: Re: Out of lurk mode............SHIMS To: "GPZ List" <gpzlist at micapeak.com> Date: Saturday, July 3, 2010, 3:23 PM Thanks, Dave! ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Spaulding" <spauldingd at hotmail.com> To: "GPZ List" <gpzlist at micapeak.com> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 12:36 PM Subject: Re: Out of lurk mode............SHIMS > I haven't talked to him lately, but he friended me on Facebook a while back. I don't really use facebook myself but like to check up on my daughter every so often. His facebook page is here: > > http://www.facebook.com/#!/lischer1 > > Dave in Des Moines > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Paul Heim" <SuprHtr at columbus.rr.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 9:03 AM > To: "GPZ List" <gpzlist at micapeak.com> > Subject: Re: Out of lurk mode............SHIMS > >> All this shim discussion raises a question. Has anybody heard from Art Lischer lately? He's not posted in a while and I know he was the Keeper of the Shims. >> >> Just wondering, >> Paul in Ohio >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Wheeler" <the74impala at hotmail.com> >> To: <gpzlist at micapeak.com> >> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 9:37 PM >> Subject: RE: Out of lurk mode............SHIMS >> >> >> >> That's not too bad of a deal. I guess if I get stuck with needing one outside that range I can just let it sit until I get it. I have gone this long, I could wait a couple more days ;-) >> >>> Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 13:42:24 -0600 >>> Subject: Re: Out of lurk mode............SHIMS >>> From: 1kperday at gmail.com >>> To: gpzlist at micapeak.com >>> >>> The ones you want for the 1995-97 GPZ1100 are the 9.48 OD ones. Google them. >>> I'd probably get a couple of the refill kits in sizes 2.40-2.75 or so rather >>> than buy the whole kit full of a bunch of shims you'll hever use. >>> >>> I didn't shop around price wise but these are the ones you want. >>> >>> http://www.cyclebuy.com/shopping/hotcams/shimkits_948.htm >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Steven Bixby <steven at bixbys.net> wrote: >>> >>> > I speak not from actual experience (yet, but very soon!), but my >>> > understanding is that the more-recent Japanese bikes generally use one > of >>> > two diametric sizes - 7.48mm and 9.48mm. >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Utah Jeff >>> > '96 SheePz1100 >>> > >> >> >> >> >


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Super Mario World
Super Mario World (known in Japan as Super Mario World: Super Mario Bros. 4) is a side-scrolling platformer developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System on November 21, 1990 (in Japan), August 31, 1991 (in North America), and April 11, 1992 (in Europe).
One of the launch titles of the SNES (and bundled with early systems in North America), Super Mario World is the fifth main game in the Super Mario series. (starring Nintendo's mascot, Mario, and his brother, Luigi). The game follows both Mario brothers as they explore Dinosaur Land (known for its large amount of dinosaurs) to find and defeat the evil Koopa king Bowser (and his seven underlings, the Koopalings) while rescuing Princess Toadstool.
Along with new abilities (such as the "Spin Jump"), a new power-up (the "Cape Feather") and more obstacles, the game introduces dinosaur companions (known as Yoshi) that Mario and Luigi can ride. Yoshi, known for using their long tongues to snare and eat enemies, have become a fan-favorite among the series (giving them their own games and spin-offs, most notably this game's prequel).
Special bundles of the SNES in 1994 included a compilation cartridge mixing Super Mario World with Super Mario All-Stars. The only difference in this version is a new sprite set for Luigi. The original game was later ported to the Game Boy Advance on February 11, 2002 as Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2. Along with a special version of the original Mario Bros., the port includes a variety of differences, including Luigi as a selectable character (who now has unique features, such as his floating jump from Super Mario Bros. 2), new voice acting, and the ability to save anywhere. The original game was also digitally re-released in Nintendo's Virtual Console platform for the Wii (on February 5, 2007) and Wii U (on April 26, 2013).
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Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3 is a platform video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game console. Mario and Luigi embark on a quest to save Princess Toadstool and the rulers of seven different kingdoms from the antagonist Bowser and his children, the Koopalings. The player, as Mario or Luigi, is able to defeat enemies by stomping them or using items that bestow magical powers. Mario and Luigi are given a wider range of abilities than in previous Super Mario games, including flying or sliding down slopes. In addition, Super Mario Bros. 3 introduces numerous elements, such as new enemy characters and the use of a world map to transition between levels, that have reappeared in or have influenced subsequent Mario games.
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Super Mario 3D World
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Super Mario Galaxy
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Super Mario Galaxy 2
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Alwa's Awakening
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.
Alwa's Awakening is a game that tries to stay as close as possible to the authentic 8-bit look with sweet pixel art, a soundtrack filled with catchy chiptunes and so much charm it'll bring you right back to the NES era. With easy to understand controls the game is easy to learn but tough to master, just like how games were in the old days!
- A new challenging NES-inspired adventure game
- Use the magic staff to solve puzzles and defeat enemies
- Find and unlock upgrades to your items and abilities
- Explore a large interconnected map in true 'Metroidvania' style
- Listen to a completely new 8-bit soundtrack with over 25 new original tracks
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 is a 3D action-adventure platformer game released for the Nintendo 64 in 1996. This game was one of two (three in Japan) launch titles for the Nintendo 64. To this day, it has sold nearly over 11 million copies, and is marked as the best selling Nintendo 64 game of all time.
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Intensive Exposure
Intensive Exposure is a fast paced game in which you have to expose yourself as many times as possible while constantly avoiding the security. Play as Moe Lester and expose yourself with grace, style and intense satisfaction whenever and wherever you can! Are you in the office? On sunday shopping? Or maybe on an afternoon trip to the museum? It doesn't matter - the time has come! But be aware, as you must protect your identity. Don't let the security get you and watch out for ladies that may like what they see a little too much… Use the environment to slow them down and expose, expose, EXPOSE!
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island or simply Yoshi's Island, known in Japan as Super Mario: Yoshi Island (Japanese: スーパーマリオ ヨッシーアイランド Hepburn: Sūpā Mario: Yosshī Airando?), is a 1995 platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Acting as a prequel to 1990's Super Mario World, the game casts players as Yoshi as he escorts Baby Mario through 48 levels in order to reunite him with his brother Luigi, who had been kidnapped by Baby Bowser's minions. As a Super Mario series platformer, Yoshi runs and jumps to reach the end of the level while solving puzzles and collecting items. In a style new to the series, the game has a hand-drawn aesthetic and is the first to have Yoshi as its main character. The game introduces his signature abilities to flutter jump, produce eggs from swallowed enemies, and transform into vehicles.
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Super Mario 3D Land
Mario is once again out to beat Bowser in Super Mario 3D Land! The game features the well-known Mario playstyle that people all around the world love, but in 3D!
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is a third-person puzzle-platformer and action-adventure computer and video game published by Ubisoft. It was released on November 21, 2003 and is a reboot of the landmark video game series Prince of Persia, created by Jordan Mechner in 1989.
The Sands of Time, developed internally at Ubisoft Montreal, successfully captures the mechanics of the original platformer and extends it to the 3D generation. An earlier attempt by The Learning Company to transfer the game to 3D (Prince of Persia 3D) was released in 1999, but despite its initial good reception failed to sell enough and the company responsible for the original trilogy was already closing doors. The game was praised for its visual design, finely tuned game mechanics and intriguing storyline, winning the game several awards.
The game was developed for the PC, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, and later a 2D-version for the Game Boy Advance and mobile phones. The success of The Sands of Time led to three followups, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (2004), Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (2005), and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (2010). A remastered, high-definition, version of The Sands of Time was released on the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3 on November 16, 2010.
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Rise & Shine
Rise is a small kid of Gamearth, the world where the classic videogame characters live. He finds himself lost in the middle of a war against the Space Grunts, the bald muscular soldiers with big guns that just invaded his world. Only with the help of the legendary gun, Shine, he'll be able to stay alive and just maybe, incredibly, save his planet from the invaders.
The game mixes pure shooting arcade with the use of different bullets to solve all the situations Rise will find on his path. Think of a more arcadey Another World, also with a very tight relationship between gameplay and story.
The Last Guardian
In a strange and mystical land, a young boy discovers a mysterious creature with which he forms a deep, unbreakable bond. The unlikely pair must rely on each other to journey through towering, treacherous ruins filled with unknown dangers. Experience the journey of a lifetime in this touching, emotional story of friendship and trust.
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Super Mario Sunshine
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Rayman Legends
he Rayman® Legends Challenges App available April 25th allows users to compete against players from around the globe in daily and weekly challenges! Jump in and play challenges on several different maps, including the Wii U™ exclusive level, Murfy's Dungeon! Keep an eye out for special community contests where the game's developers will be setting the challenges! Rayman, named platformer of the year and winner of multiple artistic and musical achievements, is coming to the Wii U with a brand new adventure. Michel Ancel, celebrated creator of Rayman®, Beyond Good & Evil® and the Raving Rabbids® is bringing his innovative creativity to this new and exciting platform. Rayman Legends makes full use of the power of the Wii U. With the new Wii U GamePad, discover new ways to platform with its touch-based gameplay, gyroscope technology, and even the ability to extend your playing experience when the TV is off. Additionally, the power of the machine has helped pave the way for new, more detailed graphics and lighting. Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies are off wandering through an enchanted forest when they discover a mysterious tent filled with a series of captivating paintings. As they look more closely, they notice each painting seems to tell the story of a mythical world. While focusing on a painting that shows a medieval land, they are suddenly sucked into the painting, entering the world, and the adventure begins. The gang must run, jump and fight their way through each world to save the day and discover the secrets of every legendary painting.
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Super Mario Bros.
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Superfighters Deluxe
Superfighters Deluxe is a multiplayer 2D action game where little flat-headed men fight to the death in small and highly destructible arenas. Surviving each round takes skill, strategy and luck.
ARAGAMI is a third-person stealth game in which you control the shadows. You are Aragami, a vengeful spirit with the power to control the shadows. You've been summoned by Yamiko, a girl imprisoned in the city fortress of Kyuryu. Embark on a dark journey full of blood and secrets to discover the truth about aragami. Infiltrate the occupied city of Kyuryu with your supernatural powers and fight Light with Shadow. Uncover a story about twin souls bound together by destiny that surpasses time and memory.


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About the Author: Christopher Runyan serves in the Office of Deputy Secretary of State Jacob J. Lew.
During a recent visit to the Middle East, Deputy Secretary Lew discussed critical regional issues including Middle East peace, assistance and reform with Jordan's King Abdullah, Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and Planning Minister Jafar Hassan on February 15 in Amman. Following his meeting, Deputy Secretary Lew visited two USAID projects to see U.S. assistance in action.
Both sites, a school and a hospital, were in Sahab, an industrial town just southwest of Amman in need of assistance to upgrade its educational and health services infrastructure. We first visited the construction site of the Sahab Basic Boys School which will provide a fully-equipped and operational school, currently lacking in the area. The students now attend classes in nearby apartments and homes, and lack basic science labs, computer equipment and other educational resources that will support a bright future for Jordan. The Deputy Secretary heard from community members, project implementers and a student on behalf of his classmates, on the value and first-hand benefits of USAID's six-year, $150 million Jordan School Construction and Rehabilitation Project launched in 2006 to build up to 31 new schools and rehabilitate 120 schools throughout Jordan.
The Deputy Secretary then visited the Dr. Jamil Tutanji Hospital, which serves a population of approximately 800,000 and has about 3,500 deliveries and 370 admissions to the neonatal intensive care unit yearly. The United States Government, through USAID, funded the renovation of the maternity and obstetrical ward and installation of vital equipment in the neonatal unit of the hospital as part of our Health Systems Strengthening Project. The renovation work is a living example of USG support to improve maternal and child health care in Jordan.
The visit to Jordan was concluded with our meeting with a wide range of NGO leaders to discuss the latest developments in Jordan on political and economic reform, women's rights, and refugee issues.
Deputy Secretary Lew also made his first visit to Cairo on February 16. He met with Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, Minister of International Cooperation Fayza Aboulnaga, Minister of Higher Education Hany Halal, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Wafaa Bassim, and civil society leaders. The meetings discussed a broad range of issues, including the U.S. assistance program to Egypt and how the U.S.-Egyptian partnership can best support education, training, and technological development priorities in Egypt.
Deputy Secretary Lew also visited two USAID-supported projects, the Egyptian Patent Office and the Commercial Registry Office, to get a firsthand look at how the longstanding U.S.-Egyptian partnership is promoting entrepreneurship, economic growth and intellectual property rights protection. At the Commercial Registry Office, we saw how U.S. assistance has helped modernize the business registration process for entrepreneurs. Obtaining a business license in Egypt used to take as much as six weeks. Today, that process can be done in as little as thirty minutes. At the Egyptian Patent Office, similar efficiencies are the result of a $2 million partnership with the Government of Egypt. Patent applications are now accepted online and are adjudicated in almost half the time it used to take. But efficiency is not the only result. The Egyptian Patent Office has become one of only 17 intellectual property offices worldwide authorized to examine Patent Cooperation Treaty patent applications, establishing Egypt as a regional leader in promoting and protecting innovation and research in the Arab world.
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Greetings TeaFriends and welcome to a new TeaDay.
Teaisme asks, "Have you ever not raved about a tea item in fear that others would buy it all up? I get the feeling there are a lot of 'tea secrets' around here. And fess up and come clean! What was the tea?"
Keep this on tea as there will be a sequel topic!
Have a great TeaDay!


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What's New from Belstaff
Many notable architects and artists have dabbled in jewelry design, from Zaha Hadid and Michael Graves to René Magritte to Jeff Koons—the latter two spotlighted in the Museum of Art and Design's "The Artist as Jeweler" exhibition last year. So it's only natural that smart shoppers would look to these design world luminaries when it comes to the notoriously hard-to-shop-for gift. Here, five contemporary jewelry collections with serious names behind their designs
Known for its signature silver and trademarked blue, Tiffany acquired a bit of edge in its partnership with legendary architect Frank Gehry. Instead of sweet hearts and delicate diamonds, Gehry's pieces are crafted with strong architectural lines. In addition to silver and gold, the designs are also available in less-expected materials, including both agate and concrete. Prices start at $850; tiffany.com.
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Wismar: Recruiting Wizard. I often think about attempting to write a recruiting column but the sheer volume of research and pure insanity needed to do it right scares me off every time. The recruiting world is a dark and murky place where obsessive dudes hover over their laptops while perusing YouTube for the latest bits of shaky high school footage. I just can't be one of those guys. Don't get me wrong, I love those guys. I just can't become one if I want to stay married.
There are many good bloggers out there with their finger on the pulse of this niche area of college football but none better than Dan Wismar over at The Cleveland Fan. The guy wrote a great piece the other day detailing the amazing turn around for the 2012 recruiting class. His writing is succinct, easy to read and has loads of information. If you can get past the serial killer profile picture (I kid Dan, I kid), I recommend you check out his stuff on a regular basis.


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Where The Wild Things Are Mural
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Add wild style to kids' spaces with this classic scene from the favorite storybook Where the Wild Things Are. The sure-strip mural mounts and removes easily with no damage to walls.
- 36" wide x 32" high
- Easy sure-strip application creates the look of a custom mural.
- Dip pre-pasted strips in warm water and mount to the wall.
- Each piece peels off in one piece and without any surface damage.
- For best results, mount to a smooth surface.
- Set of 2 panels; one-time stick only.
- Dimensions & Care
- Overall: 36" wide x 32" high
- Panel (2): 18" wide x 32" high
- Wipe using a damp, white cloth with cold water and a mild soap.
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Strange bedfellows
Dina Butcher, Bismarck
OK, so what do the majority of North Dakota legislators and Nancy Pelosi have in common? Answer: she said "But we have to pass the bill (massive federal health care reform) so that you can find out what is in it away from the fog of controversy" and of course implied, then figure out how to pay for it.
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem rightly expressed great concern that the legislature should provide an appropriation to defend legislation that will unquestionably be challenged in the courts. In news reports, Stenehjem properly stated that there is no way to know with any certainty what the final costs will be. To paraphrase his comments to the appropriations committee: "We don't really know how much the inevitable litigation will cost so let's start with $400,000."
My, my, my! I never thought my Republican legislators would use the same tactics as the former U.S. House Majority leader, which just proves the old saying, "politics makes strange bedfellows." Pass the bills and then we will figure out the cost to the taxpayer for the inevitable litigation and for the damage that the subsequent unintended consequences will do to medical costs and medical care.
One can imagine how the thought process might have gone for the legislators who will be up for election in 2014: "By the time my re-election campaign kicks off, the bills will not have taken effect because of litigation or referral . And, because I voted with the majority, the single issue zealots who, through threats and intimidation, coerced me into voting for these bills, can't send vicious attack mailers as they have in previous elections in North Dakota."
Sadly, our legislature has become a body that is basing its decisions on fear, and they are unfortunately listening to the extremists in their midst. Instead they should be listening to the professional opinions of the nation's most respected constitutional scholars and the opinions of highly trained medical professionals who provide wonderful medical care right here in North Dakota for women who often face the heartache of infertility or life-threatening medical conditions. Legislators need to listen to experts not extremists!
If you are wondering, yes, I am still a conservative Republican. But, I am not terribly proud of what self-serving wusses many of my fellow Republicans have become. By allowing themselves to be distracted and intimidated by out of state, single-issue radicals, who could not care less about the constitutionality (or costs to the North Dakota taxpayer) of these bills, our legislators have lost their focus on many of the most pressing policy issues facing our state during this sixty third legislative session. This is the session that, may well be remembered as the session when the super majority in the legislature was totally out of step with the majority of North Dakota citizens.


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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: Lovely views of idyllic Cotswold villages on quiet country roads.In full: Very good if you like a quiet, low key race with ample hills. 4 good water stations (the tops are even taken off the bottles) and very nice t-shirt. Well organised and cheerful atmosphere. Scenic views are a bonus.Date of review: June 17, 2013
In short: A challenging morning spent in Somerset hills.In full: A brilliant route with lots of variety - hills & flat, smooth trails, some quality muddiness and a couple of rocky bits. Very friendly, well organised and low key.Date of review: January 7, 2013
In short: Brilliant race, beautiful scenery, lots of supportIn full: Very good all around, v. good atmosphere, beautiful scenery, interesting course and excellent support. Recommended.Date of review: June 20, 2011
In short: Boring course, cheerless marshals, disappointing goody bag.In full: This race didn't represent value for money. A good part of the run was through the town and industrial estates, along busy roads and dodging traffic and pedestrians at the end. The reward was a medal and a dodgy packet of chewits. The start was peculiar, marshals didn't seem to be bothered. I doubt I'd do another race by this company.Date of review: June 20, 2011
In short: The dream MT runIn full: Everything you could want in an MT run, hills, scenery, a terrain of varying muddiness, great organisation, marshals and support. A great challenge.Date of review: February 7, 2010
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Reload with ease and and never lose paint. The Crown SF is based on the upgradeable finger Crown2 platform and features Spring Finger technology. The Crown SF is the pinnacle of speedfeed evolution. Instead of a rubber hinge, each Crown SF finger is attached to a feather light spring, allowing it to flex downward with the slightest touch and immediately spring back to the closed position. This allows a perfect feed, with no paint loss.The Spire Crown SF features it's own built-in hinged lid for easy bag-reloading in the pits and button-locking mechanism to prevent it from ever opening accidentally on the field. When those rain clouds make an appearance, the Spire Crown SF Quick Release back shell allows for changing back and forth from Speed Feed to Lid in mere seconds.
Price is $45. Do you think it seems like it's worth its price?
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