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"[New billionaires in fast-growing countries] have to buy longer-range airplanes. If you're flying from Mongolia to Nigeria, it's either a three-day journey flying commercial or a nine-hour flight on your jet."
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We are thrilled to be back in your majestic and beautiful country, which is rapidly expanding its business aviation footprint. This is the third annual China edition of the Buyers' Guide from Business Jet Traveler, the bimonthly international magazine we created more than 10 years ago to help readers maximize their investment in private jet travel. We have been delighted by the response to our past two China-edition Buyers' Guides and see it as a clear sign that private jet travel is on the rise here.
Superstar Jackie Chan, this issue's cover subject, may be the country's best-known business jet traveler. Mr. Chan—who is admired worldwide for his innovative film work and commitment to charitable causes—currently owns an Embraer Legacy 650. He will take delivery of a Legacy 500 next year. You can read our interview with him at bjtonline.com/Chan.
If you share Mr. Chan's enthusiasm for business aviation, you'll want to spend some time with this issue. We begin with an article that explains why you don't have to own a jet to fly as if you do (page 10). Also here are a look at business airplanes that are large enough to be called "flying mansions" (page 16); a shopper's guide to available aircraft (page 20); and a report on models that will become available in the years ahead (page 28). In addition, you'll find an interview with architect and business jet traveler Frank Gehry, who designed the National Art Museum in Beijing (page 36); and a report on a great place to fly your jet—China's Shanqin Bay golf course (page 34).
Business Jet Traveler regularly features detailed reviews of new and used jets as well as articles about buying, refurbishing, selling and chartering aircraft. We also report on luxury cars, worldwide vacation destinations and notable business jet travelers such as Mr. Chan, John Travolta, pianist Lang Lang and Sir Richard Branson.
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'Frankenweenie' takes on 'Hotel Transylvania': what's YOUR kid's pick for favorite animated Halloween movie?
What's your kid's pick for favorite 3D animated Halloween movie this month –Frankenweenie or Hotel Transylvania and why? Lots of fans have checked into Hotel, giving it the last laugh on the critics who've trashed it, including Roger Moore, who gave it a D on the one hand and marks in his Parents Guide on the other for being "the cleanest Adam Sandler movie in history…the occasional toilet, tush or gas-passing gag" as he puts it, notwithstanding. PLUS, Dallas' own Selena Gomez plays a starring voice role!
Meanwhile Frankenweenie offers amazing stop motion animation in uber cool black and white from Tim Burton. And I totally love that Studio Movie Grill and AMC Theatres will be offering special screenings of Frankenweenie for kids with special needs Oct. 13 and donating ticket sales at a 7 p.m. screening on Sept. 15 at SMG Plano for the Red Balloon Run & Ride for Children's Medical Center.
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It's an action-packed weekend of winter sports as world championships continue in alpine skiing, biathlon and speedskating. World Cup events in bobsled, skeleton and snowboarding are also in the plans, as are the U.S. championships in curling. Plus some of the top U.S. swimmers are in Orlando for another USA Swimming Grand Prix. Check out the Team USA Weekend Preview for all the details.
FIS Alpine Ski World Championships, Feb. 4-17, Schladming, Austria
U.S. skier Ted Ligety became the first man to win three gold medals at the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships since Jean Claude Killy in 1968 when he clinched gold in the giant slalom on Friday. He was the defending champion in the event. Ligety has a chance to make it four gold medals when he competes in the slalom on Sunday.
American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin finished sixth in her World Championships debut Thursday in the women's giant slalom. It marked her best career giant slalom finish in an international event. Julia Mancuso, a bronze medalist in the super-G, finished 22nd.
"It felt different than a normal World Cup start because I had really good training and I had a lot of confidence going into the race," Shiffrin said. "But in the end, it was just me, my skis, and red and blue gates. It was loud, but it helps me get down (the course) because the crowd has so much energy."
The World Championships will wrap up with the women's slalom Saturday and the men's slalom Sunday. The United States' three medals is just one behind leader France.
TV: 8 p.m. ET Friday, Universal Sports; 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. and 4 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Universal Sports; 3 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, NBC
Also in skiing:
FIS World Cup Ski Jumping, men, Feb. 15-17, Oberstdorf, Germany
Webcast: 11 a.m. ET Saturday and Sunday, universalsports.com
FIS World Cup Ski Jumping, women, Feb. 15-17, Ljubno, Slovenia
FIS World Cup Cross Country, Feb. 16-17, Davos, Switzerland
Webcast: 4:50 a.m. ET Sunday, universalsports.com
FIS World Cup Freestyle, Feb. 15-19, Sochi, Russia
Webcast: 10 a.m. ET Saturday and 10:30 a.m. Sunday, universalsports.com
IBU World Championships, Feb. 7-17, Nove Mesto, Czech Republic
Tim Burke became the first U.S. athlete to medal at the IBU World Championships in 26 years when he claimed the silver medal Thursday in the men's 20-kilometer individuals in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic. It was the first world medal for a U.S. athlete since Josh Thompson earned silver in the same event in 1987 in Lake Placid, N.Y.
And Burke is not done yet. He and Lowell Bailey will compete in Sunday's 15k mass start. The men's 7.5k relay is Saturday. Annelies Cook, Sara Studebaker, Susan Dunklee and Hannah Dreissigacker will race in the women's 4x6km relay Friday.
On Thursday, Burke had a time of 50:06.5, with two penalties. He finished 23.5 seconds back of France's Martin Fourcade.
"I'm so proud," Burke said. "It's been such a big effort by our entire team and organization, and it feels great to help finally make that come together. It was one of those races where I ended up being by myself for most of the race, so I wasn't able to judge where I was from the others, but my shooting went really well so I knew I was going to be up there."
Webcast: 6 a.m. ET Sunday, universalsports.com
Essent ISU Long Track World Allround Championships, Feb. 15-16, Hamar, Norway
Two-time Olympian Shani Davis, and 2010 Olympians Heather Richardson and Jonathan Kuck will be among the expected U.S. skaters looking for podium finishes at the Essent ISU Long Track World Allround Championships, which begin Friday in Hamar, Norway. Richardson already is the 2013 world sprint champion and broke three U.S. records at the national championships.
Brian Hansen prepped for the world allround championships by earning a bronze medal in the men's 1,500-meter race at last week's World Cup event in Inzell, Germany. Davis had a top-10 finish in the same race.
Webcast: 8 a.m. ET Saturday and 7:10 a.m. Sunday, universalsports.com
World Cup, Feb. 15-17, Sochi, Russia
The 2012-13 season's final World Cup event this weekend will be a test event for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. The races begin Friday on the newly constructed track located about one hour northeast of Sochi.
Noelle Pikus-Pace, who won gold and silver at the 2013 World Championships, and Katie Uhlaender, a four-time World Cup medalist this season, will race for gold in the women's skeleton on Saturday. Katie Eberling, a silver medalist at the World Championships, will combine with Jamie Greubel to form one of three U.S. teams in the women's bobsled Friday. Also racing will be world silver medalist Elana Meyers and Aja Evans, and Jazmine Fenlator and 2012 track Olympian Lolo Jones.
Olympic gold medalist and 2013 world bronze medalist Steven Holcomb and his push crew of Steve Langton, Justin Olsen and Curt Tomasevicz will be one of three U.S. teams in the four-man bobsled. U.S. sleds in the two-man competition include Cory Butner and Chris Fogt, and Nick Cunningham and Dallas Robinson.
Competition began today with John Daly finishing fourth in the men's skeleton World Cup finale. Daly slid a strong performance to finish a mere 0.07 seconds from the medals to cap a season of ups and downs. Racing continues today with the women's bobsled World Cup event.
TV: 11 a.m.-noon and 2-3 p.m. ET Saturday, Universal Sports
FIS World Cup, Feb. 10-17, Sochi, Russia
Olympic gold medalist Kelly Clark won the halfpipe on Thursday in an FIS World Cup that is the test event for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. She dominated the women's field with a score of 88.25 on her first run in warm conditions that produced a soft base of snow.
"It was challenging this week due to the warm weather," Clark said, "but the event organizers made the right call to make practice at the right time and did their best to maintain the conditions. I'm pleased with how the event went tonight (Thursday) for me and, realistically, moving forward this could be a similar situation next year."
The event continues with men's and women's parallel slalom Friday, and snowboardcross Saturday and Sunday.
Webcast: 2:30 a.m. ET Sunday, universalsports.com
USA Curling National Championships, Feb. 9-16, Green Bay, Wis.
Three-time Olympian Debbie McCormick helped the Erika Brown rink win a semifinal-round match Thursday night as the team advanced to Saturday's gold medal match at the USA Curling National Championships. Learn more about Team Erika Brown here. My heart is beating out of my chest," McCormick said after the team's 8-7 win over a team skipped by defending champion Allison Pottinger. "This means so much to me to make it back to the final."
Team Brown team will meet the Courtney George team in the final. George, a four-time national bronze medalist, is in the championship match for the first time.
Tyler George and two-time Olympian John Shuster grabbed the top two seeds in the men's division with 7-2 records, and were to play in the 1-2 playoff Friday. Also in the playoffs are the Heath McCormick and Brady Clark rinks. McCormick, the defending champion, will face Clark in the 3-4 playoff.
The winning men's and women's teams at Saturday's championship matches will represent the United States at the world championships, and also qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials.
TV: 9 p.m. ET Friday, Universal Sports; 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, NBC Sports Network
Also in curling:
World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Feb. 16-23, Sochi, Russia
Arena Grand Prix, Feb. 14-16, Orlando
Olympic gold medalists Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer and Tyler Clary each struck gold on the opening night of competition Thursday in the Arena Grand Prix in Orlando.
Franklin, a four-time gold medalist at the London 2012 Olympic Games, cruised to a win in the women's 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:58.01. Vollmer won the 100 fly in 58.91 seconds. Clary won the men's 400 IM in 4:24.56. Olympic gold medalist Conor Dwyer captured bronze.
The event continues Friday and Saturday at the YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando. The meet will heat up with Olympian Ryan Lochte, who is seeded No. 1 in four events. Included is the men's 200 IM, in which Lochte is No. 1 and Dwyer is No. 2.
Franklin is also seeded No. 1 in four events, including the 200 free she won Friday. A teenage battle could evolve in the women's 100 backstroke, in which the 18-year-old Franklin will face 17-year-old Olivia Smoliga. In the men's 100 backstroke, 17-year-old Ryan Murphy is the top seed with a blistering time of 53.76 seconds.
TV: 6 p.m. ET Friday and Saturday, Universal Sports
Millrose Games, Feb. 16, New York City
Duane Solomon, a 2012 Olympian who broke an American record at 600 meters in January at the Five Nations Match in Scotland, will be among multiple Olympians competing Saturday at the 106th Millrose Games in New York City. Solomon and Olympic teammate Nick Symmonds will both be chasing down a new record in the 600. Solomon's record-setting time in Scotland was 1:15.70.
Other Olympians in the meet will include Olympic long jump champion Brittney Reese, two-time Olympic medalist Jenn Suhr in the pole vault, mile runner Bernard Lagat, high jumper Chaunte Howard-Lowe, hurdler Jason Richardson and long jumper Janay DeLoach.
TV: 8-10 p.m. ET Saturday, ESPN3; 8-10 p.m. Sunday, ESPN
USA Gymnastics Rhythmic Challenge and Group Championships, Feb. 13-17, Colorado Springs
Rebecca Sereda, the reigning national all-around champion, is among 12 current U.S. Rhythmic National Team members competing in the 2013 Rhythmic Challenge this weekend at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. The event is the first rhythmic competition in the 2013-16 Olympic cycle and will be used to choose national team members for international competition.
Nastia Liukin Cup Series, Feb. 15-17, various locations
The final weekend of qualifying for the fourth annual Nastia Liukin Cup will take place at five venues: The Magical Classic, Orlando, Fla.; Buckeye Classic, Columbus, Ohio; Presidential Classic, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; WOGA Classic, Frisco, Texas; Arizona Sunrays Classic Rock Invitational, Phoenix, Ariz. The top gymnasts will advance to compete in the Nastia Liukin Cup on March 1 in Worcester, Mass.
Dan Kolov International, Feb. 15-17, Plodiv, Bulgaria
Olympic gold medalist Jake Varner and 2013 Dave Schultz Memorial champion Jon Reader are among seven U.S. men's freestyle wrestlers who will compete in the Dan Kolov International in Bulgaria. Varner, one of three U.S. wrestlers at 96kg/211.5 pounds, earned a bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships and was a two-time NCAA champion at Iowa State. Reader, also an NCAA champ at Iowa State, will compete at 84kg/185 pounds.
The Kolov International is one of five international tournaments that U.S. wrestlers are competing in this weekend. Overall, 36 Americans are in action. Elena Pirozhkova, a 2012 Olympian and 2012 world champion, did not travel because she is recovering from a concussion sustained in practice.
Also in wrestling:
Cerro Pelado International, men's freestyle, Feb. 14-16, Havana, Cuba
Granma Cup, Greco-Roman, Feb. 14-16, Havana, Cuba
Outstanding Ukranian Memorial International, women's freestyle, Feb. 12-18, Kiev, Ukraine
Klippan Lady's Open, women's freestyle Feb. 12-21, Klippan, Sweden
World Cup, men's foil, Feb. 15, Heidenheim, Germany
Olympians Alexander Massialas and Race Imboden will pursue podium finishes Friday in a men's foil World Cup tournament in Heidenheim, Germany. Massialas placed 11th in the season's first World Cup two weeks ago in Paris. The U.S. squad won its first team gold at the Paris event.
Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, Feb. 15-18, Baltimore
Junior world gold medalists Michael Dudey and Jerry Chang are among more than 1,500 athletes who are competing for U.S. Junior Olympic titles this weekend in Baltimore. The event is the final selection tournament that will decide roster spots for the U.S. team that will participate in the 2013 Junior and Cadet World Championships.
Also in fencing:
World Cup, men's saber, Feb. 15, Padoue, Italy
Junior World Cup, men's and women's saber, Feb. 15, Budapest, Hungary
U.S. Men's U-20 National Team vs. Haiti, Feb. 18, Puebla, Mexico
The U.S. Men's U-20 National Team will begin play in the CONCACAF U-20 Championship on Tuesday, when it faces Haiti in Puebla, Mexico. The top four teams in the tournament will advance to play in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which begins June 21 in Turkey.
TV: 6:30 p.m. ET Tuesday, Fox Soccer
U.S. National Sled Hockey Team vs. Canada, Feb. 14-16, Rockland, Ont.
The U.S. National Sled Hockey Team will face Canada on Friday night and Saturday afternoon, concluding a three-game series at the Canadian International Hockey Academy Arena in Rockland, Ont., Canada. The series is a final preparation before the United States defends its world title in April at the IPC World Championship in Korea. The United States defeated Canada in the title game of the 2012 World Sledge Hockey Challenge.
Junior World Cup, Feb. 15-16, Winterberg, Germany
The final Junior World Cup event of the season will be held Friday and Saturday in Winterberg, Germany. Riley Stohr has medaled in three consecutive races, including bronze last week in Igls, Austria.
National Junior Weightlifting Championships, Feb. 16-17, Foster City, Calif.
Junior titles will be up for grabs when the National Junior Weightlifting Championships are held Saturday and Sunday in Foster City, Calif. Nine competition sessions are scheduled over the two days at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Foster City.
USA Racquetball National Doubles Championships, Feb. 13-17, Tempe, Ariz.
Competition continues through Sunday in the USA Racquetball National Doubles Championships, which are being held at Arizona State University in Tempe. In addition to national titles being decided in multiple age divisions, the tournament in the men's and women's team qualifying divisions will determine spots for the U.S. National Team.
Story courtesy Red Line Editorial, Inc. Paul D. Bowker is a freelance contributor for TeamUSA.org. Material from various news services and press releases from National Governing Bodies was used to compile this report. This story was not subject to the approval of any National Governing Bodies.


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Event DetailsCategory: Salzburg Events Event: Mozart Dinner Concerts Date/Time: 26 May 2017 - 19:30 Venue: Restaurant St. Peter Stiftskeller Address: Sankt-Peter-Bezirk 1/4, 5010 Salzburg (Map)
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Visiting our performance you will be taken back to Mozarts time.
Enjoy an evening likely to have taken place in 1790 - in the candlelit baroquehall, having a dinner based on historical recipes, listening to a concert with musicians in period costumes and the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
And this music is most important to us. We celebrate it. Every single evening.
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The letters and operas of Mozart make uncountable references to culinary delights. Good reason for us to marry his divine music with our dinner by candlelight and to stage it in a spell binding historic ambiance.
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The single courses of our dinner are served during the concert intermissions. Of course we want to make sure not to interrupt Mozart´s music...
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IL TROVATORE (Premiere) Vienna State Opera, with Anna netrebko Premiere on 5 Feb 2017 Other dates: 9, 12, 15 and 18 Feb 2017 Tickets Available for all Dates
NABUCCO VERDI / García Calvo / Nucci, Karahan ... Vienna State Opera 4 February 2017, 19:00 Info & Tickets
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BJT Around the World: John Travolta at EBACE 2013
We caught up with BJT cover subject John Travolta at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva. Travolta, a brand ambassador for the airframer, has been working as a test pilot to support its efforts to get the super-midsized Challenger 350 certified. The company has issued a video of a test flight that Travolta took in the model in the U.S.
"I felt like an astronaut," he told the crowd at a packed Bombardier booth in Geneva. "We did full performance takeoffs and climbed straight to 41,000 feet. This aircraft is definitely going to break records. It's like a homesick angel."
Stressing that he hadn't joined the Bombardier flight test crew as a PR stunt, Travolta called the Challenger "a really pilot-friendly airplane" and added, "I want one." He also mentioned that his Hollywood friends frequently ask him for advice on the ins and outs of private aviation. We were happy to learn where he points them.
For more news coming out of Geneva, please visit our sister publication EBACE Convention News.
so john says he didn't join the bombardier b350 flight test development crew as a publicity stunt. then the video shows him as a strap hanger in an observer rider seat,as well as observing flight briefings. so much for being a real test pilot; bombardier got all the pr they wanted from this, and now faa will certify the b350 based on this stunt? what a laugh, as is comic john.
I love John , his family and want to make sure you keep him safe. Has he had training to jump or being ejected from plane? I have followed him since the early 70's and just recently lost my only child to cancer. I raised her by myself since the age of four. I was a teacher then Asst. Principal for high schools in Ohio. My daughter's first job was at Kent State Un then East Carolina Medical School where she received her higher degrees. She taught college in Williamsburg but was going back to the medical field as physician assistant--fewer hours more time with family -2 girls age 10 and 14 when she died in 2009 on Oct. 31. Since then, I have somewhat adopted --in my own mind--John and his family as we both lost a child. TAKE CARE OF JOHN-KEEP HIM SAFE AND ALIVE---WE ALL LOVE JOHN!!!!!
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Did you love The Hunger Games and Divergent?
Give these YA Dystopias a try!
Aguirre, Ann. Enclave series.
Book 1: Enclave
Book 2: Outpost
Book 3: Horde
In a post-apocalyptic future, when 15-year-old Deuce, a loyal Huntress, is partnered with a mysterious outsider, she begins to see that the strict ways of the elders may be wrong--and dangerous.
Cass, Kiera. The Selection trilogy.
Book 1: The Selection
Book 2: The Elite
Book 3: The One (May 2014)
16-year-old America Singer is living in the caste-divided nation of Illéa, formed after the war that destroyed the United States. America is chosen to compete in the Selection--a contest to see which girl can win the heart of Illéa's prince--but all she really wants is a chance for a future with her secret love, Aspen, who is a caste below her
Condie, Ally. Matched trilogy.
Book 1: Matched
Book 2: Crossed
Book 3: Reached
Cassia has never had a choice. The Society dictates everything: how to play, where to work, what to wear, when to die, and whom to marry. When 17-year-old Cassia is matched with her best friend Xander, everything is perfect. But why did her neighbor Ky's face show up on her match disk as well? And why can't she stop thinking about him?
Dashner, James. The Maze Runner Series
Book 1: The Maze Runner
Book 2: The Scorch Trials
Book 3: The Death Cure
Prequel: The Kill Order
16-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in a maze, surrounded by 60 other boys. Like Thomas, they don't know how they got there. All they know is that every 30 days a new boy is delivered. Thomas was expected. But the next day, a girl is sent up—the first girl to ever arrive. And more surprising yet is the message she delivers.
Derting, Kimberly. The Pledge trilogy.
Book 1: The Pledge
Book 2: The Essence
Book 3: The Offering
In a violent country where classes are separated by their languages, 17-year-old Charlie can understand all languages, a dangerous ability she's hidden all her life. When she meets a beautiful, mysterious boy who speaks a language she's never heard, her secret is almost exposed. As the violence within the country escalates, it becomes clear that Charlie is the key to something much bigger: her country's only chance for freedom.
Khoury, Jessica. Origin.
Pia was raised in a secret rainforest laboratory by scientists who created her to be the start of a new immortal race. But on her 17th birthday, Pia sneaks outside for the first time and meets Eio, a boy from a nearby village. They embark on a race against time to discover the truth about Pia's origin--one with deadly consequences that will change their lives forever.
Lu, Marie. Legend series.
Book 1: Legend
Book 2: Prodigy
Book 3: Champion
In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, 15-year-old Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common and dangerous enemy.
Oliver, Lauren. Delirium series.
Book 1: Delirium
Book 2: Pandemonium
Book 3: Requiem
Lena looks forward to receiving the government-mandated cure that prevents the delirium of love and leads to a safe, predictable, and happy life, until 95 days before her 18th birthday and her treatment, she falls in love.
Price, Lissa. Starters series.
Book 1: Starters
Book 2: Enders
To support herself and her younger brother in a future Beverly Hills, 16-year-old Callie hires her body out to seniors who want to experience being young again, and she lives a fairy-tale life until she learns that her body will commit murder, unless her mind can stop it.
Revis, Beth. Across the Universe trilogy.
Book 1: Across the Universe
Book 2: A Million Suns
Book 3: Shades of Earth
Teenaged Amy, a cryogenically frozen passenger on the spaceship Godspeed, wakes up to discover that someone may have tried to murder her.In order to find the murderer, Amy must join forces with Elder, the future leader of the ship. But all of the inhabitants onboard have been told lies, and there are secrets that even Elder doesn't know.
Rossi, Veronica. Under the Never Sky trilogy.
Book 1: Under the Never Sky
Book 2: Through the Ever Night
Book 3: Into the Still Blue
Exiled from her home, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland are slim. If the cannibals don't get her, the violent, electrified energy storms will. The very air she breathes can kill her. Then Aria meets an Outsider named Perry. Opposites in nearly every way, Aria and Perry must accept each other to survive. Their unlikely alliance forges a bond that will determine the fate of all who live there.
Rush, Jennifer. Altered series.
Book 1: Altered
Book 2: Erased
17-year-old Anna is on the run from her father's enigmatic Agency, along with the 4 teen boys the Agency had been experimenting on, as they try to make sense of erased memories, secret identities, and genetic alteration.
Smith, Sherri L. Orleans.
After a string of devastating hurricanes and a plague outbreak, the Gulf Coast has been quarantined. Years later, residents of the Outer States assume that life in the Delta is all but extinct…but in reality, a new primitive society has been born.Left with her tribe leader's newborn, Fen is determined to get the baby to a better life over the wall before her blood becomes tainted. Fen meets Daniel, a scientist from the Outer States who has snuck into the Delta illegally. Brought together by chance, kept together by danger, Fen and Daniel navigate the wasteland of Orleans. In the end, they are each other's last hope for survival.


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In that simulator, candidates are to learn some of the upset recovery techniques. Randy Brooks, a vice president at Aviation Performance Solutions in Mesa, Arizona, said a study of 16 accidents involving upsets (extreme banks, climbs, dives) revealed the pilot did the wrong thing. "In 16 out of 16 accidents the pilot did something that was contradictory to whatever training they would have had," he said. As it turns out, the International Civil Aviation Organization that happens to be headquartered in Canada (it is for the world, not just Canada) will recommend to the world at some point in the future that upset training extend to those wanting the commercial pilot certificate. Once again, AOPA has officially expressed concerns that the suggestion consider all the consequences. The FAA doesn't have to follow the suggestion.
Simcom Training Centers' Tracy Brannon said the new ATP multiengine rules "…elevate the requirements to meet the title of the certificate." His company, where he is the chief operating officer, is planning an ATP course that will be close to the ones Simcom offers for a full type rating. A full type rating course includes 14 hours in a simulator, and the new FAA requirements for the ATP call for 10 hours. The academic part will also be very similar. He has had inquiries from airline companies interested in sending applicants to such a course.
Brannon pointed out that the new ATP rules apply only to multiengine aircraft. So, the pilots like myself who got the multiengine ATP, just for fun, can still have the option of getting the single-engine ATP that does not fall under the new requirements. Simcom has a Saab 2000 simulator that meets the new requirement for training in a simulated 40,000-pound simulator, but company officials have asked the FAA to consider letting them use less costly simulators for the Hawker 800 and Dornier 328 that simulate aircraft weighing less than 40,000 pounds. There is no word from the FAA as yet on the request.
The FAA guidelines also require that the ATP candidate demonstrate a proper recovery technique after being startled. Brooks manages to startle students while flying an actual training aircraft by distracting them. "Then we're going to talk about things you like to do besides flying, where you live, whether or not you've got kids–anything that will take you out of the cockpit, thinking I'm not going to do something, and wham. You're going to have a simulated wake vortex encounter, and you're going to hear me say 'recover.'" Brooks can train students to automatically recover in three 45-minute flights. The new ATP rules call for use of a simulator for situations where the nose is too high or too low.
Opponents of the new rules warned that they could reduce the supply of airline pilots. "They're going to pay $12,000 and then we start them out in a $10,000 job," said the owner of a North Carolina flight school. The full impact won't be known until after the rules take effect late next summer. In the meantime, a few hours of aerobatic training can pay big benefits. Make sure the instructor startles you before you graduate.
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College students with A or B+ grades see teaching as a low-prestige job for "average" people, according to the National Online Survey of College Students. Education majors are nice, socially conscious people who aren't very ambitious, said the respondents. Education is one of the easiest majors, they believed.
Despite efforts to recruit top students to teaching, nearly half of American teachers still graduate in the bottom third of their college classes writes Conor Williams on EdCentral. A quarter of teacher preparation programs accept nearly every applicant, and two-thirds of programs have acceptance rates over 50 percent.
Only 17 percent of students surveyed reported that they were "very interested" in teaching, while fully 40 percent weren't interested at all, writes Williams.
What would make the B+ or better students consider a teaching career? Higher pay for all teachers, higher pay for highly effective teachers and better student loan repayment for teachers.
The report suggests that the Department of Education use NCLB waivers to ensure that all districts "create and implement stratified career ladders and differentiated pay structures that offer the best teachers the opportunity to stay in the classroom while taking on additional responsibility and earning increased autonomy," writes Williams.
(Successful) students are uninterested in a career with low base compensation and no connection between quality work and salary increases. They're not attracted to "step and lane" contracts. Maybe there's room in today's Overton Window to pay teachers more on the condition that they were also held more responsible for the effects of their work.
Nearly three in four teachers became teachers because they wanted to make a difference in children's lives and enjoy working with children, according to a University of Phoenix College of Education survey.


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Ear infections in dogs are a common ailment and require the intervention of a veterinarian to be properly treated. It's important that owners understand the causes and clinical signs of this illness, especially if they own a breed that is at a higher risk for ear infections.
VCA Animal Hospitals reports that ear infections are more common in dog breeds that have large and floppy ears, such as Old English sheepdogs, cocker spaniels and miniature poodles. However, ear infections can occur in just about any breed. Recurrent ear infections can also point to an underlying problem with allergies or hormonal imbalances such as hypothyroidism in dogs.
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There is no general drug for treating ear infections, as a wide variety of bacteria and fungi may cause the issue. Your vet will not know what to prescribe until the cause of the ear infection is identified. Ear infections may also be caused by foreign debris within the ear or ear mites; both issues with similar clinical signs. Having your dog checked by a veterinary professional is critical to properly treating this problem.


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Gear Up for Fall and Winter in Pure Michigan
With fall well underway and winter just around the corner, it's time to stock up on items that will take you well into the new year in Pure Michigan.
From outerwear to home goods and collectibles, the Pure Michigan Store offers a variety of items to help prepare you for cooler months. Here are a few of our favorites.
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Full Zip Fleece Jacket:
What's more versatile than the Pure Michigan Full Zip Fleece Jacket? Made of Land-Tec fleece, this unisex jacket is sure to be a wardrobe staple season after season.
Stormy Kromer Wool Cap:
With timeless style and enduring durability, there's a reason that the Pure Michigan Original Stormy Kromer cap has been popular for more than 100 years. Beyond offering the best in fit and comfort, the cap can be pulled down around your ears like a headband when you need a little extra warmth. It is currently available in four colors and two size options.
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Whether you're taking part in an outdoor activity or running holiday errands, stay fueled on-the-go with the Pure Michigan "not a paper cup" Travel Mug. This mug looks like a paper cup from your favorite coffee shop, but is made of porcelain so that you can reuse it over and over again. It's a simple way to keep our state clean while getting your daily coffee (or hot chocolate) fix!
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|Another silver medal performance at the Canada World Cup
I cannot believe it is already over – what an amazing winter of growth and experience it was! There was very little time to lose focus this winter from the No. 1 priority, which was to make the U.S. Paralympics Snowboarding National Team. This year we had to rank high in the U.S. team qualifiers and if we were invited then we also needed to compete on the World Cup circuit in order to be considered. The team won't be officially announced until July 1, 2013. Below are my results from my races this season, with a few important lessons learned!
Tahoe Qualifier – Our first qualifier of the season was held at Sierra at Tahoe in Lake Tahoe, Calif.! This was our first opportunity to see the entire U.S. field of competitors as well as the international field, since it doubled as a Nor Am. I finally got my legs dialed just the day before the race and ended up riding strong, coming in second and winning silver! I still am a ways off of my friend, single leg amputee Bibian Mentel, who won gold for the Netherlands, but either way I'm going to make sure that solid riding for me is a trend for the rest of the season!
Copper Qualifier – The Copper Mountain qualifier was an intense race for me. After losing my first timed run due to a meeting with the B netting and a dislocated rib, I jumped in for my second and third timed runs. I decided to play on the safe side and wound up in a solid lead against the rest of the field and ended up landing another silver medal, which placed me second in the world and first in the U.S. I knew I could have raced harder and faster but what I learned from this race was that sometimes it's not just you against yourself, it's you against the other competitors. I landed that silver not by trying to race faster, but by racing safer and smarter. I am learning that is how you have to play your cards sometimes.
Sochi Test – The Sochi test event in Russia was an amazing experience! I was honored to be the only U.S. female invited to test out the course; to be traveling with the top U.S. guys who are like family to me and who may eventually be my U.S. teammates was an honor! The course ended up being one of my favorites of the season, it consisted of two big step-ups, tight turns and a pro jump which reminded me of a road gap where the ground dropped out from under your feet for a good 20-25 feet. I challenged myself and I won another silver medal, my third silver of the season. I'm seeing a trend here and feeling good about it. I left ready to take on the World Cup in Slovenia.
Slovenia World Cup – The Slovenia World Cup was quite an experience. The snow was slushier then any snow I have ever rode. The two feet of slush in the turns ate me up during practice and the double "wutangs" at the start were one of the most challenging features I have rode yet . A wutang is basically a wall with a flat section on top. They were maybe two feet wide up top. Due to the slush, there was nearly no transition on the backside of the first one so if you overshot it then you would fall from the sky and land flat, then quickly reset for the second one. Needless to say, practice was one of the most discouraging days I have had yet on my snowboard. As defeated as I felt, all that kept going through my head was "never let defeat defeat you!" I spent the evening visualizing the course, coming up with a game plan, then went back on race day and nailed the start and the rest of the course! I won another silver and my first silver on the 2013 World Cup circuit! "Never let defeat defeat you" has never felt so true!
Canada World Cup Day #1 – The Canadian World Cup was one of the most fun experiences yet! The course was long – around a minute and half long. It took a lot of endurance. It started with a 12-foot wutang, which I am proud to say that after the Slovenia experience, I nailed right off the bat. There were 10 turns and a handful of rollers and features between each. I went into this race feeling strong and won another silver World Cup medal with a 33-second lead over the next fastest girl who trains on our Adaptive Action Sports team as well, Heidi Jo Duce.
Canada World Cup #2 – Day two of the Canadian World Cup I was fired up and ready to go! At this point we knew the course like the back of our hand and my goal was drop my time from the day before by two seconds each run. I ended up dropping it by 11 seconds overall. I exceeded my own expectations and with this race secured a solid silver medal, a second place ranking in the world and a secure ranking for the U.S. team! I walked away feeling proud and "safe."
Final Copper Qualifier – The last race of the winter was the USASA national competition and final qualifier of the season. For those of us who had solid world rankings, this was the least pressure race of the season meaning the results would not make or break us. The course was the shortest of the season, only 40 seconds long at fastest time. I went in calm, maybe too calm. Bibian wasn't there, so looking at my times all season there was a good chance I could bring home that gold. My first run I played it safe in order to get a secure time and I came out in first place. My second run I decided I needed to go for it, I cleaned the top with a good amount of speed, then suddenly I hit a rut and I took a fall off the first turn. I lost two seconds and have now fallen into second place. I now needed to duke it out on this third run. This is the first time of the season that I was not "safe" and have had another competitor this close to my time. I had two options – race as fast as possible or race as safely as possible. I decided to race safely. The last thing I wanted was to go down like I did on my last run. I ended up racing clean, coming out with the fastest time of the day for women but with the overall combined times I ended up losing gold by .03 of a second. Such a small increment of time is hard to fathom.
So here it stands, I won my seventh silver medal of the year and I learned another lesson. That lesson is that it's ok to race safe at times but it's not ok to believe you are safe. This is a race after all and everyone wants that gold! As hard as it was to swallow that I lost gold by an inch, I am more motivated than ever to do what I need to do in order to race the absolute best I can from this point forward.
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- 12-09-12, 09:34 PM Thread Author #1
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I've got the 9550 Storm 2 and coupled with a PlayBook, they make for a sweet sweet harmony! However I feel that it is an awesome phone in its own right, and I mean awesome by its original definition, as in worthy of much awe. Sure, like the first Storm that hit town before it, its riddled with issues. But, in retrospect, what phone isn't? I still show my Storm Deuce off to friends and family because the technology is still so largely unknown. I think the S2 is largely a good phone and was mostly scarred by the blasphemos mess that carried the name before it. I've prepared here a short review of my PROs with the Storm 2. This forum is riddled with posts covering its CONs, so I figured it was time for a refresher. Here are some things I adore about the 9550:
>SCREEN: As mentioned, the screen is best-in-class solely because its the only one of its class. SurePress may not be for everyone...but anyone can admit that the technology used the second time around was worlds better than the first attempt. Its the only screen like it on mobile tech today and I wouldn't be surprised if it stays that way. It really was ahead of its time and I don't think RIM botched the execution so much as the world was ready for it and/or didn't care for it. That being said, its still a one of a kind to stand out amongst the crowd. And it may be just me but that screen is gorgeous. I'm not so sure what RIM went for as far as screen technology but colors pop, viewing angles are better than on most devices I've used, and it really is just a joy to look at, despite paltry resolution.
>>SOUND: As with most BBs I've used, the sound this thing produces is next to none. I listen to my tunes in the shower and can hear it across the room no problem. And that's not to mention the clarity of the speaker phone, as well as the earpiece. Sound through headphones is as to be expected, and I noticed better than average clarity through my BlueTooth headset as well as car system. All of this is better than what is produced by my Curve 8330, also not a bad device in its own right.
>>>BROWSER: I know previous (and probably current) Storm 2 users are going to look at me like "WTF bro?!" for this one, but yes, I actually do quite like the stock browser on the 9550. Its lite, to the point, and plenty fast for me. Its not I.E, WebKit or Safari but it functions as well as I need it to for what I may need to look up on my phone. Simple pages like Google load in a snap and I can do all that I need to do in a mobile browser quickly and efficiently. If I want a more aesthetically pleasing browsing experience, well, that's what I have my PlayBook for. The browser functions as well as it should on a small communications tool.
>>>>KEYBOARD: This will be the last thing I touch on as you can't review any BB device without mentioning the keyboard. And I type this with some bit of reservation. It features no physical keyboard, a hallmark of the BB brand. Its also not REALLY a touchscreen, at least not as we traditionally know them to be. Its sort of a hybrid, if you will. But what it does, it does well. Typing on this thing is highly intuitive, SurePress coupled with SureType make for some very fast composing of texts and email. It still doesn't keep up quite as much as you might want it to, but its plenty efficient for everyday tasks. Even using the keyboard on my PlayBook, I find myself longing for that satisfying "click," found on the Storm 2. It feels like a physical keyboard but also it doesn't. It sounds like one, but also it sounds like something entirely unique. In a word, the keyboard on the 9550, and the phone as a whole is...ambiguous.
So there you have it, my short review on some of the things I like most about my Storm 2. I didn't post all of them because one, I didn't want you to have to read a book of a post and two, that's where you guys come in! I'm calling on all proud Storm Deuce users still out there to report on what they like most about their device! Please don't post your issues with it, there are other discussions for that. This is for proud 9550 users to explain why they are still caught in the eye of the Storm!!
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I had/have a Storm 2 from work. Through no fault of it's own, it went mostly unused (I bought and use a personal 9650 instead), but I did actually like many things about the Storm 2.
One of the things I dislike about touchscreens (even with my PlayBook) is the lack of confirmation before making a selection. The SurePress idea addressed that issue, as even when selecting menu options you had a chance to highlight something first without actually clicking on it. Best of both worlds! That was pretty brilliant I thought, but consumers and (most) reviewers I guess didn't agree
It's ashame, it sometimes seems like RIM gets SO close to perfecting an idea... and then has to drop it before it reaches it's full potential. The Storm 2, the 9930, The current PlayBook OS... all I think were great at the time, but just needed a few more tweaks to be fully developed.
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Nice review. It's good to see a consumer judge a product on their own terms and not based on fear of how another might perceive them.
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The other advent was larger screens. I couldn't stand trying to type on the iPhone's screen, the keyboard was so tiny. The keyboard I'm using now combines tap with a swipe type of feature, and I like it even more. To boot, it auto-adds apostrophes and auto-capitalizes the I, which my last phone did not do. it does make a difference.
The Storms were definitely an unusual experiment in hybriding, with mixed results. I know people that swore by, and at, them. Sometime, simultaneously. BB did a lot better job with the Torch full-touch devices, so much so that I actually gave it a nod for a touchscreen.
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I had, literally, 6-8 Storm devices (I and II) in two and a half years. I even attempted my best Nolan Ryan impersonation with one of them and a brick wall.
I am very confident, though I have no scientific study or poll as evidence, that when you talk about BB users who left 2007-2009, it was the Storm that drove them away.
My running joke with VZW technicians for my bi-weekly call regarding some kind of issue (that is NOT an exaggeration....something, on EVERY Storm I had, went wrong every two weeks....I believe once I may have made it a month and a half with no calls to the technical help department) was that I knew why it was called the Storm.....because it BLOWS!
I now have the Torch 9850 and LOVE it. If they had released THAT phone, instead of Storm 2, BB IMHO would still be king, or at least a solid 2nd place.
The Storm series destroyed Blackberry....
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It's great to hear such thoughts. Happy with my Storm 2 for all the reasons stated in the post (oh, except for the browser. Have Opera to take care of it. I love the hapstick 'clack' but i got my Storm 2 the 'lightning keyboard' app. I believe RIM has stopped making the device so I'm doing my best to take care of this precious part of my mobile life.
What I found quite interesting is that when people see my device, they can't help but check it out. My Storm 2 may be an 'oldie', but it's still 'GOODIE' big time
Cheers to all Storm Troopers!
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The Storm 2 was/is a GREAT phone, one of the most underrated of all time. The Storm 1 hurt the Storm 2 more than anything because people developed preconceived notions about it.
But going through 6-8 Storms can not be all RIM's fault. At some point, you have to look in the mirror.
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Proud Storm Deuce Users, Post Here!!
I am still using a Storm2 and it is 2013. A classic never dies! I have it all set and ramped up to my needs, and i dominate the email/text/facebook/twitter wars with my peers! i will be sad the day i get a BB10 and have to move!
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I too am still using my Storm 2. Still works great; I use it for email (a lot, and several accounts), Twitter, Facebook, texting and some browsing. For browsing I rely mostly on Opera Mini. I`m looking foward to getting a Z10 but there are things I will miss with this OS5.
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For this look, this woman has her hair shorter at back with the hair layered. The hair is thick and styled into curls on top towards the front, and at the forehead. This classy and chic look is clean and stylish.The hair is cut short and layered with the front, longer cut.The hair is coloured a rich, warm light brown.
Contessa 21 Atlantic Hairstylist of the Year Hair: Marjorie Clarke The Hair Force Mount Pearl, NFLD Photography by: Giancarlo Intini & Richard Dubois


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Eight Trends Shaping the Creative Team of the Future
March 19, 2012
This report from The Creative Group looks at how the creative field is evolving and what competencies organizations will need to embrace in order to succeed in it.
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I was wondering if anybody with a Santos (Bill, David)?? has tried to get a Caputo dough down to 60% hydration starting with water first? Can it go that low?
Scott,My last try was at about 60% including the water in the starter, but I didn't add the water first. Why should that be tried?Bill/SFNM
There is technical reasons behind starting with the water first or the flour.This will affect absorbtion, oxidation, increase the strenght of the flour, maturation time, dough fermentation and maturation, and many others.Instead of me telling you the answers once again, I think that would be more of a learning point for you, if you would experiment and then come up with your own conclusions


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The Summer Day Camp of the JCC of Atlantic County.
•Camp By The Sea is for children two years old through Grade 10
• Full Day: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Shacar Full Day pickup at 3:45 PM)
•Shacar and Specialty Camp Half Day Option: 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM; Shacar Katan Half Day pick up at 12:00 PM
•Extended care is available before and after camp, 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM for an additional cost
•All camp programs are five days per week, excluding Shacar which has two, three and five day options
•Camp is available in flexible weekly options
•Shacar is available in four and eight week increments only (first four or last four)
•All facilities and programs are specially designed to meet the needs of each age group
•Gesher, Chaverim and Shacar receive two swim lessons per week in the JCC's indoor and outdoor pools
•Special Events – Camp Carnival, Color War, Game Shows, Professional Entertainers, Concerts, Dance Troupes, Talent
Shows, Moon Bounces, Theme Days and more!
•Sports Clinics and Leagues – gaga, soccer, tennis, baseball, kickball and basketball in the JCC gym and Margate Recreation Fields
•Educational Nature Room – live animal zoo and museum specimens
•Judaic & Israeli Programming – camp-wide summer Judaic themes, special Israel day, Challah workshops,
Friday Kabbalat Shabbat and Israeli Schlichim Counselors
•Adult directors and division heads supervise each program
•Excellent staff-to-camper ratios
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Work to win
Dear editor:
In the article published Wednesday about the Mock Trial Team at WAHS:
You say that your Trial Team "…ultimately finished our season and put hours upon hours of hard work in the courtroom and classroom preparing for the competition to waste".
There is no downside to putting hard work into any good cause, especially learning. "One loss and you're down for good" only works if there is no tomorrow. The picture shows all smiles among the group that are all winners whether placing first or last.
Never participate in anything you do not try your best to win and are not prepared to lose. The only loser is pride and being the next greater sin to selfishness, that is not a bad thing.
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PHOTOS: The Australian Men's Olympic Swim Team Goes All Baywatch
MORNING GOODS: Australia is surrounded by water, so it's not too surprising it has one of the best Olympic swim teams in the world. But as these pics—shot on the appropriately named Manly Beach in Sydney—indicate, it's also got one of the best looking. Here Eamon Sullivan, James Roberts, James Magnussen and Matt Targett give us their best Mitch Buchannon impressions.
Oh boys, we think we feel a cramp coming on.
Source: SquareHippies.com
Queerty, could you folks check-in with Buzzfeed; they post so that you can scroll down rather than clicking thru photo to photo. Personally, I'd check out more if I could do so more quickly.
Very Nice! Aussie boys are so hot! Yum.
Yowzers. I'd love to do a lap or two with those guys. Gurgle gurgle.
Start at far right… Using tongue, work your way to the far left… Rinse, repeat…
Thank the gay gods for the return of the speedo and discontinuation of those HORRIBLE full body shark skin suits !!!
Four gold stars to JJ, spot on comment!
The accent from there is ridiculously hot.
Has anybody else seen articles that Anderson Cooper just came out of the closet popping up all over facebook today?
@cam: Yup, he came out to Andrew Sullivan on The Daily Beast.
Let's see how long it takes Queerty to brand him a hypocrite and a coward.
How much does it cost to ship them to America for a week and be my personal love/sex slaves? Seriously?
@jj: THANK YOU!!!
They are nice enough looking lads but who was the photog. This is the boring photo group I have seen in a major mag. Black suits and the same hands on hip pose? They look like a bunch of male nuns.
Hurry!! Somebody get these guys a sandwich!
mmmhhh…. Vegemite….
@TonyTango: Stupid. These guys daily caloric intake is in the thousands, if not 10's of thousands. They eat plenty of food, they just work it off. You can eat all you want and not gain weight if you're an Olympic swimmer.
Correction. Phelps eats 12,000 calories a day, I'm sure these guys are up there too.
lol exactly! a six pack should look like this, not like the result of a few six packs
I'm waiting for the announcement that one or more of them are gay. It happened when the last Olympics (China) closed and the swimmer, Throp? (spl). came out.? No matter, they are welcomed to our camp!
@Paulus: The one furthest to the left. Defs gay.
BAD Photoshopping PLEEEEZE
These pictures are why I still surf Queerty. OK, hon, we can skip the viagra tonite!!
I got moderated for v-i-a-g-r-a?
What, they couldn't find any aborigine swimmers of color to photograph? Racism!
@Rev. Al Sharpton: Well, that's because none of them actually want to do it or if they do; THEY AREN'T AS GOOD.
So it isn't racism. It's simply depicting those who deserve the credit they are due. Even if the rest are shit, and I have yet to be proven wrong, why should they get a pic? This is based on how well these guys can swim, not on the colour of the skin.
nice pictures, but I would invest in a photographer who actually knows how to use photoshop, it's very clear (in some pictures more than others) that the swimmers weren't actually at the sea for the shoot…
These are gods among men and should be worshiped, serviced and worshiped some more. What beautiful specimens and probably very, very tasty and fulfilling too.
If *I* were in this group, I would *not* be able to hide my reaction in the cover of a Speedo!
@EvonCook: — Oh, how could I miss responding to your comment? I completely agree with you, and would like to know where doe the line form?
Cute men. Boring photos.
@omi: This was shot on the beach so I have no idea what you're talking about… I saw them shoot parts of it
Michael Phelps who?
the styling could have been just a slight better with lighter bathing suits?? or that is the color for the Olympics?? but too dark for pictures….beautiful men
Cheers Australia!
OMG – let the bidding begin. And, may we see the posterior view, please!?!


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AASE Camp 2010 to be held in Cyprus
53 Athletes are heading to Cyprus at the end of the month from 24 till 29 October for the AASE Camp 2010 (Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence).
Split into two training Camps, one at Coral Bay and one at Phaethon Beach, where they will take part in a weeks intensive training as part of their apprentice programme.
The Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence is a two year apprenticeship programme which has been designed to meet the needs of potential elite athletes aged 16-18, who wish to pursue a career in sport and gain a qualification which validates the skills, experience and knowledge they gain during their pursuit for sporting excellence.
AASE recognises that young athletes who are interested in pursuing a professional sports career also require an educational background, knowledge and qualifications in order for them to be able to advance into other career paths at some point in their lives.
Therefore as part of the AASE programme, all athletes are required to undertake qualifications of an academic and vocational nature which will help them to gain employment following their sporting career.


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Jessica Helene Smith and Paul Easton Lycos announce their engagement.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Ronald and Nancy (Skiba) Smith of Canfield, Ohio. The future groom is the son of Athanassios and Martine Lycos of Florence, Ariz.
Jessica will earn a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, cum laude, from Arizona State University on May 8. She is currently interning with the Aarons Company, a Phoenix-based lobbying firm.
Paul is a 2011 graduate from Harvard University with a Masters in Finance. His academic training also includes a J.D. from Boston College, an L.L.M. in Air and Space Law from McGill University, and an A.B. in Government & Law, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Lafayette College. He is currently an associate with Phoenix-based law firm Beus Gilbert PLLC, where he specializes in accountant liability and securities fraud. Prior to moving to Arizona in 2010, Paul worked at investment bank Lazard Freres and also served President George W. Bush in the White House Counsel's Office.
The wedding will take place May 26, 2013 at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Paradise Valley with an evening reception to follow at the Legacy Ballroom.


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Heard a DJ today talking about Macca's new cd saying how strong the early word of mouth is. He added that the pre sales of the album have also been quite strong on Amazon...I took a look for myself and sure enough "New" is already at #3 on their album chart a few weeks before its actual release...Seems the main competition the week of Macca's release will be the new album by Pearl Jam which isn't in the top ten yet.
I understand that this is far from a scientific survey, but is it possible that McCartney has his first solo #1 album in the USA since "Tug of War" in 2013?


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Great year for Rocky Ford cantaloupes
Hot, dry weather perfect mix to grow them
ROCKY FORD — It's been hot and dry across the Lower Arkansas Valley this summer.
That's perfect weather for the world-famous Rocky Ford cantaloupe. And this year, growers are serving up the sweetest treat in years.
"Our harvest is going well this season. The quality is really good — real sweet cantaloupe," said Gail Knapp of Knapp Farm Market just west of this city famous for its melons.
"The watermelon is sweet also."
Knapp said plenty of locals mixed with out-of-state motorists to purchase melons at the family fruit stand.
The Knapps opened their market July 7.
"We couldn't ask for better as far as the traffic we are getting here," Knapp said.
Eric Hanagan, whose family has been growing the precious commodity for more than 100 years, also said his crop is the best he's had for several years.
"The weather conditions have been great. We haven't been getting rain, so it improved our quality. The hot and dry weather increase our sugar content," said Hanagan, a Swink farmer.
"The consumers seem to be pleased with the flavor and the quality of the cantaloupe and they are always excited for the first of the season."
The melon season usually stretches from the latter part of July through September.
Glen Hirakata of Hirakata Farms southeast of Rocky Ford, said he got a little bit of a later start with his melon crop this season.
"There was a cooler spring, but harvest started about 10 days ago," Hirakata said.
"But the quality is excellent. We've been fortunate to not have too much bad weather."
Hirakata's melons are available at King Soopers stores across Colorado. Plenty of people were buying them Saturday at the store on Pueblo's South Side.
"They are very sweet and perfect for a picnic, one customer said.
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