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I am happy for you, I still don't have my stash the way I want it to be...Looks like you did a good job of sorting & organizing yours...
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The Great American Veepstakes
With the Republican nomination all but locked up, the media moves on to the next great guessing game: who will Romney choose as his running-mate?
It is almost a foregone conclusion that Mitt Romney will be running a full-blown presidential campaign come November; he's all but sealed up the nomination with 919 delegates and has swept the last 14 primaries. We're confident this is going to be a first ballot type deal.
And with that, we're on to the next round of speculation: the running mate. Who, how and when will Romney choose as his wingman? He's got options and viable ones at that; the question is which faction, wing or demographic does the Romney brain trust see as the most important in the general election?
Marco Rubio
Age: 41
Birthplace: Miami, Florida
Education: University of Florida (B.A.), University of Miami (J.D.)
Experience: Junior U.S. senator (F.L.), Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.
Religion: Roman Catholic
Upside: Demographics. Not only is Rubio the "crown prince" of the Tea Party, he's the supposed "son of exiles," the child of Cuban immigrants in a key electoral state. The ideologues of the former will be more inclined to line up behind a moderate Romney with Rubio on the ticket, and the latter might find it in their hearts to forgive the fracas of a borderline-racist primary season with one of their own second in line.
Downside: Rubio lacks experience on the national stage, though it's worth noting that the sitting president was little more than a junior senator prior to taking office. His economic record is sparse and by no means sparkling. His parents' plight as fleeing immigrants from an oppressive regime also has some holes. As the story originally goes, they fled Cuba in 1959 to escape communism and Castro; in reality they left in 1956, during the reign of Batista, and probably seeking a more lucrative life in America. Whether that compounds the damage already inflicted by "100-foot-wall–building" Republicans remains to be seen.
Paul Ryan
Age: 42
Birthplace: Janesville, Wisconsin
Education: Miami University in Ohio (B.A.)
Experience: U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 1st district, chairman of the House Committee on the Budget.
Religion: Roman Catholic
Upside: Ryan is the operative cog in the Republican economic machine. He's the author of "The Path To Prosperity," the Republican answer to Obama's 2013 budget and the party's long-term proposal for "American renewal." It's a partisan plan, universally despised by House Democrats and only disliked by the few Republicans who still follow Hammurabi, so it and he fit the bill for a united front against the left.
Downside: Ryan is more of an operator than a front man; his name is only as well-known as it is because his fingerprints all over the GOP financial plan cannot be ignored. Prior to his public political career, he was a backroom guy and speech writer for Jack Kemp and Sam Brownback, and many Republicans feel that is where he is best served. He might not be enough of a counterpoint to the oft-mechanical Romney.
Rob Portman
Age: 56
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Education: Dartmouth College (B.A.), University of Michigan (J.D.)
Experience: U.S. representative from Ohio's 2nd District, U.S. Trade representative, director of the Office of Management and Budget, U.S. senator from Ohio.
Religion: Methodist
Upside: By far the most experienced name cropping up for the nomination, Portman is a longtime Republican servant and a Bush-era banner man. He's one of the most mild-mannered politicians the right has to offer, and the long list of Democrats he's struck down in Ohio will certainly appeal to the party's kingmakers who see winning the state as key to winning the general. His experience with both internal and external economic concerns can't hurt.*
Downside: *It can. His opponents will be quick to point out that under Portman, U.S. public debt rose $469 billion. His strong ties to the Bush clan won't help his public appeal, and his tendency towards pragmatism won't strengthen his bid with the far-right factions within the party.
Mike Huckabee
Age: 56
Birthplace: Hope, Arkansas
Education: Ouachita Baptist University (B.A.)
Experience: Lieutenant governor of Arkansas, governor of Arkansas.
Religion: Southern Baptist
Upside: Huckabee is a jack-of-all-trades: governor, author, ordained minister, musician and talking head. He's had a pulpit to preach from for a long time and he's made fairly good use of it. His strongest suit as far as securing the nomination goes is immigration, where his moderate and at times inspiring views stand in stark contrast to the "crocodile moat" proposed by some members of his party. The rest of his views tend to line up with the Republican stereotype, and he has managed to avoid all the ugly mudslinging by staying just on the fringes of the national limelight.
Downside: The 1,033 pardons he handed out as governor double the number handed out by his three predecessors combined, so some grumbling about him being soft on crime should be expected. His views on energy dependence and the environment tend to conflict: in 2008 he promised that by the end of his fictional second term the U.S. would be self-reliant, but he also wanted to "leave the earth better than we found it" and he'd be hard-pressed to do both. That could cost him in the agriculturally minded Midwest, where Romney needs all the help he can get. Huckabee's also a home-grown hero; his views on foreign policy are nearly nonexistent.
Mitch Daniels
Age: 63
Birthplace: Monongahela, Pennsylvania
Education: Princeton University (B.A.), Georgetown University (J.D.)
Experience: Director of the Office of Management and Budget, governor of Indiana.
Religion: Presbyterian
Upside: Daniels brings with him the electoral votes of Indiana, another swing state high on the list Republicans need to capture if they want to take back the White House. His Midwestern roots will help Romney in a place he fared poorly in the primaries, and Daniels' pragmatic views and moderate temperament could rally the middle ground votes the party desperately needs.
Downside: The water surrounding Daniels is always still; as a speaker he lacks enthusiasm, and while he won't rock any boats within the party, he also won't rally the base or shake any foundations outside of it. His rebuttal to the State of the Union was more than moderate, and many Republicans feel he drifts too far over the center line for them to bestow the type of power the Vice President would have within the party. Opponents will be quick to point out his gross underestimation ($50-60B) for the cost of the Iraq war, which totaled somewhere in the neighborhood of $1.9 trillion when all was said and done.
Eric Cantor
Age: 48
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia
Education: George Washington University (B.A.), M.Sc from Columbia University, William & Mary Law School (J.D.)
Experience: U.S. representative for Virginia's 7th District, House chief deputy whip, House minority whip, House majority leader.
Religion: Judaism
Upside: Not that it matters in a country founded on the First Amendment, but Cantor's religion brings with it a substantial "in" with a key demographic. He's a darling of the party, was voted unanimously to the position of House majority leader in 2011 and is quickly becoming the voice on the hill for the GOP. His tenure in the House has seen him chair a handful of committees relating to both finance and foreign policy, so his credentials are strong, and his ties to the Tea Party movement could bring that fringe into the fold.
Downside: Within the party, Cantor has very little downside, aside from the fact that he would have to give up his position in the House. But he's so stereotypically Republican that his appeal for undecided voters might be limited. He's a bit of a bureaucrat and, like Ryan, perhaps too robotic to wrangle substantial appeal on the national campaign circuit. Party powers might be averse to having their golden boy flayed too early in his rising career.


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great comedy from the GOP-NETWORK
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It's too bad, I'm too good....
ok, here's the difference between networks:
MSNBC knows they are liberal. It's no hidden secret.
Fox News was literally created as a spin-off(to use a television term) of the Republican Party, yet still uses "Fair and balanced" as their motto. I mean for ****s sake, their motto isn't even fair and balanced as it's a blatant lie, so what does that say?
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Oderint Dum Metuant
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After a month of visiting 25 cities across the United States to raise awareness about the War on Drugs, it has come to a close. However, the end of this cross-country trek does not signify the end, but rather the beginning a new partnerships, friendships, and a new way forward to change the policies of the this war that has hurt so many of us. Continue to join the Caravan for the next ten days as we declare it 10 Days for Peace & Human Rights from September 12-21.
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Brenda Anderson graduated from Pine River High School. Now, after many years as food service director and more than 30 years working in PR-B schools, she calls her retirement a second graduation.
"I think it's time I graduate again," she said.
She's seen the PR-B lunch program through many changes and helped it grow into what it is today.
Her first job in the food service department was washing dishes in 1981. From there, she held a few different positions before being made food service director in 1987.
When she started, the program was for lunch only with just one line. High school and elementary students were served the same meal. At that time, all elementary students had a morning milk break.
Salary at that time for a short hour staff person (2.5 hours) was $2.68 an hour, Anderson told the school board recently as she offered her resignation and a brief history of the program.
Today, the lunch program has two lines, an a la carte option and vending machines. Between 750 and 800 lunch meals are served daily.
Anderson remembers one year that lunch was served in three different places — the Pine River elementary, Pine River High School and Backus school. Food was transported by van to the schools every day to feed the students until the new commons area was completed at PR-B school.
With the commons area came the addition of breakfast in both Backus and Pine River. The milk break was eliminated, something Anderson said got some community members going. Anderson said that with breakfast in the morning and lunch beginning fairly early in the day, the milk break didn't seem necessary.
She heard that a collection was being taken at a local establishment, but never saw any collection money.
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Home › Forums › General Forums › General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion › Quick food hanging question.
Apr 15, 2013 at 7:05 pm #1301780
Justin BakerBPL Member
@justin_bakerLocale: Santa Rosa, CA
I have been trying to learn food hanging methods lately and I have a question. Is it safe to anchor your line to a tree, rock, log, ect.? Is a bear smart enough to chew through your line?
I am asking this because if you anchor your line down, you can use a much lower branch because the bag will sit near the same height as the branch. With the pct or counter balance method, the bag ends up sitting further down from the branch. I could see this being an issue if I am almost above the trees and dealing with limited trees and branches.Apr 15, 2013 at 7:21 pm #1977041
Justin, in my opinion, a black bear is smart enough to test anything that looks like a rope. The bear might chew it or claw it. That's why I posted the two-rope instruction yesterday.
Yes, it can be quite a challenge to locate your camp within a short distance to the correct tree with the correct branch. If the branch is too strong, the bear cub can walk out on it, chew the cord, and down comes the food bag for mama bear. If the branch is way too weak, an adolescent bear can break it off. If the branch is strong enough at the trunk yet tapers out, and then if you get the food bag line over it just right, the food weight is supported, yet it is too small for the bear cub to walk out far enough.
In one respect you want to camp pretty close to the bear hang so that you can supervise it. You would like to storm the bears before they get too close to the goods. I used to sleep right at the base of the tree so that the damned bears would have to walk over me to get to the tree trunk. If all else fails, a black bear will respond nicely to some golfball-size rocks thrown at them.
That is also why we used to put up decoys.
–B.G.–Apr 15, 2013 at 7:28 pm #1977044
The basic theory is that you tie the rope hanging the food as far as possible from the bag itself (hence the 50 ft of rope) so the association is very weak. It will help if the branch is too small for bear cubs. The bag is suppose to be BOTH 10 feet off the ground and 10 feet below the branch. Tying it right next to the branch is next to useless. The method does not work because bears can't climb – they CAN. Also the line is supposed to traverse a LOt of empty space. So (1) bag far from ground, (2) bag far from any limb or trunk of tree, (3) support line tied off FAR from the tree and running though a lot of empty space high off the ground and away from other tree and branches. Obviously you have to be able to untie it, so technically a bear could reach the rope as well. The hope is that the bear will just not make the association. Once the bear "messes" with your rope the jig is basically up. If a bear decides it wants to snap the rope it can do so with almost no effort.
The general idea is that bears will not be able to easily get to the bag, but also, if the bag is hanging next to the branch then the association between the rope and the bag is also pretty strong. There are some Yosemite bears that have learned the association and know to bite the rope off first, then run off with the bag, so don;t be too surprised. If you learn to do the hang in the the best way, as described above, then you should minimize the risk, but it is illegal (for good reason) to hang food in Yosemite and other places where the bears have learned to get around it.Apr 15, 2013 at 7:29 pm #1977045
W I S N E R !BPL Member
Here's my take:
With the PCT method, if a bear does happen to get the bright idea to gnaw, pull, or somehow mess with your rope, it can only pull your bag higher into the tree or gnaw off a slack piece of cord not essential to the hang.
If you anchor one end to a log, tree trunk, etc., then IF a bear finds that end and messes with it, you're more likely to lose your food. What's the potential? Who knows. But if it did happen, you'd likely lose your food.
But I doubt a bear is going for your rope first. Most importantly, get your bag high off the ground, FAR from the trunk of the tree, and away from any other trees or branches or anything that a bear could climb. From what I understand, most hangs are not defeated by bears manipulating ropes, but by people underestimating what they can climb and what insane lengths they'll go to to snag a bag.Apr 15, 2013 at 7:45 pm #1977051
I know this is old hat to most on here, but it does bear (pun not intended) repeating, especially to potential noobs: remember, hanging the food is not about protecting your food, it is about to protecting the BEAR! If you don't understand this you can google it or see one of the (many) posts here on BPL.
While the loss of your food is probably an acceptable risk to YOU, especially if you are only a few day from a trailhead, it it NOT acceptable for the bears! If you loose your food please don't assume this is just your problem. Loss of you food bag to a bear is basically an epic (possibly fatal) long-term fail for the bear in question. So you should not take it lightly.Apr 15, 2013 at 7:47 pm #1977054
"But I doubt a bear is going for your rope first."
Traditionally, beginner backpackers are using a bright white rope or parachute cord that they just bought. Bears don't always understand why, but they learned that backpackers often hide their food up in a tree using bright white rope. So, the mama bear taught the cubs to chew or claw at every bright white rope that they could find.
We made that more difficult by using black or dark-colored ropes for our hang. Then we made that more difficult yet by using the bright white rope for the decoys.
Yosemite black bears became so predictable that you could set your watch by them, almost. At Young Lakes, in the distance we could hear the bears attack the lowest lake first, where the beginners would camp, and that would be around 9 p.m. It would normally take the bears an hour to finish up their work at the lowest lake and then work their way up to the middle lake where we were. It was always so magical how quietly they walked. We would be standing there in the dark in the middle of our camp of eight people, perhaps wondering when the bear was going to hit. Then we would look around and find said animal already sniffing around somebody's empty backpack.
–B.G.–Apr 15, 2013 at 8:01 pm #1977066
I like the idea of a black rope. I have used a dark green one in the past, but I think black would be optimal.
Probably more important might be to wash your hands before hanging – if the bear smells food ON the rope then fagettboutit! Bears sense of smell is up to an order of magnitude more sensitive than a dog's – pretty amazing actually. Guess they are the sharks of the mountains.Apr 15, 2013 at 8:06 pm #1977071
Jeremy and AngelaBPL Member
@requiemLocale: Northern California
Some bear photos for your amusement:
(Sorry, I couldn't find any of a bear dive-bombing a bag.)Apr 15, 2013 at 8:12 pm #1977073
Cayenne RedmonkBPL Member
@redmonkLocale: Greater California Ecosystem
PCT method removes the need to hide the rope visually or by scent. Easy.Apr 15, 2013 at 8:58 pm #1977105
"Some bear photos for your amusement:
tee hee, cue James Bond soundtrack.Apr 16, 2013 at 5:50 am #1977206
Kevin BabioneBPL Member
@kbabioneLocale: Pennsylvania
The guys I was hiking with this past weekend never saw this, but I had an issue getting my bear bag down…
I use the PCT Method and I was just being lazy when I hung my food bag and grabbed a stick that was about 10" long to use as my "stopper". I tied my normal half-hitch knot and lowered the bag until it met the stick – about 12' off the ground. Everything was good until I tried to get it back down…
When I pulled on the rope to bring the stick back down to me my long stick got hung up on my food bag and wouldn't budge! After a couple of minutes pulling the rope and getting the bag swinging I finally grabbed my trekking pole and (using the handle)pushed the bag up enough that the stick cleared it when I pulled the rope and I was able to pull the stick down and untie it.
Lesson learned: The stick you use needs to be only as big as necessary to stop when it hits your carabiner!Apr 16, 2013 at 7:06 am #1977223
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i think you can use a thinner tube than he has for lighter weightApr 16, 2013 at 7:57 am #1977237
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Bob, other than a darker color, which cord do you recommend for a bear bag? I've learned since joining this forum that my technique needs refinement. Until about six months ago, I was unaware of the PCT technique. I've traditionally used parachute cord and a silnylon bag but I'm trying to lighten it up. I've considered anything and everything from the varmint resistant bags mentioned in another thread to the Zpacks food bags.
I've read a few threads about the properties of some of the guy line cords and have noticed that some of them are not a slippy as others and presumably will be more difficult to throw over a branch.
Thanks in advance.Apr 16, 2013 at 1:39 pm #1977364
In the old days (pre bear canister) we used black or dark green parachute cord. However, it depends a lot on how much food weight you are hoisting up in the two bags. For group trips, we would often have 25 pounds or more of food.
The A cord is the dark one, and the B cord can be any color or white.
There are some very fine spectra cords. However, they are very strong and very small in diameter, and if you run one back and forth over a tree limb much, it tears up the bark and gets the cord stuck in the bark. This is not good.
On the other extreme, parachute cords are not as tough, but they are easier for an animal to chew.
In today's market, there are some cords with a spectra core, but with a softer braid over the outside. Some of these are pretty slippery, and that can be good or it can be bad.
Sometimes a tough cord gets used as a stream-crossing rope, so it is not stupid to have one strong enough to support one or two bodies. I like to use a cord with a 300-pound test strength.
Since I now use a bear canister, I don't need a rope for a bear hang, so I need only a stream-crossing rope (100 feet of orange dyneema).
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Just adding on for Ian, that Spectra and Dyneema cord is very, very similar. Often the price is very similar too.
Re: bear canisters, i don't know anything about them. Do people tie them to a tree so the bear doesn't play soccer with it or something? Or do the bears generally just try to gnaw on it for a bit, then more or less leave it in the same spot?Apr 16, 2013 at 2:39 pm #1977394
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No, they leave them out in the open in a place where a bear won't kick it off a cliff.Apr 16, 2013 at 4:05 pm #1977414
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@ Justin, I use the PCT method for all of my trips in Los Padres. Like others have said, it's important to not only ensure adequate distance between the ground and your food bag (at least 12') but also between the overhead limb and your food bag and the trunk of the the tree and your food bag. I try to pick thinner limbs that won't break easily but that have some give while pulling the bag up into the tree and position the bag out toward the end of the limb. The PCT method is quick, easy and so far, has proven successful for me. The tail end of the cord just sits there hanging out of the tree, no need to tie it off or secure it.
@ Ian, I like a slick dyneema cord like the H-line cord from http://www.litetrail.com or the ironwire sold by Lawson Equipment. Both have breaking strengths of over 1,000 lbs and weight about 2 oz for 50'. The slick coating helps them to avoid tangling and slide over branches more easily. I use a small stuff sack filled with rocks to throw my line over the selected branch. A bandanna filled with rocks and tied off to make a pouch works great too as a throwing bag.Apr 16, 2013 at 4:29 pm #1977425
"No, they leave them out in the open in a place where a bear won't kick it off a cliff."
That is important. Also, sometimes we wedge the bear canister between some logs or something so that it can't roll around at all. Bears are not good at lifting a canister up out of a hole. Typically they just bat at it a few times, maybe try to chew it, maybe jump on it, and then give up.
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Meet Kendall Lock: SCAD senior and haute new fashion illustrator
Kendall Lock incorporates her love of fashion into her art, producing stellar fashion illustrations. Photo by B.F.A. photography student Grace Ann Leadbeater.
Illustration was once at the forefront of the fashion industry. It was how designers, brands and magazines marketed a lifestyle and aesthetic. B.F.A. illustration student Kendall Lock is pushing fashion illustration back into the spotlight and her work is getting noticed.
Kendall blends high fashion and femininity with bold patterns, textures and colors. Like her art, she is vibrant and colorful.
"As an artist, I've always been really inspired by fashion," Kendall says. "I originally came to SCAD as photography major, but my first day, my first drawing class, I realized oh my God, I have to draw. I changed majors and never looked back. It felt so right. Nothing had ever felt so normal and so natural."
After checking out other art schools, Kendall visited on SCAD Day, and realized her search was over.
"This is where I'm going. This is where I'm going to get my degree," she remembers. "In hindsight, everything was serendipitous. I didn't even consider anything else after that."
Impressed with the facilities and the faculty, Kendall enrolled, starting in Fall 2010. After switching majors to illustration, she found a way to incorporate her love of fashion into her art.
"The way SCAD operates, there's this amazing movement of different majors coming together," Kendall says. "Photo shoots, ad campaigns. I kept meeting all of these people who were doing such exciting things centered around fashion, and I realized that I could do that too — that I could do that with illustration."
While in school, Kendall pushed herself artistically and found a mentor in illustration professor Julie Lieberman.
"She reined me in and pushed me really hard in the greatest way," Kendall says. "I ended up having a huge breakthrough. I had the confidence to do what I wanted to do."
And that confidence paid off. Kendall began pushing her art on Tumblr and Twitter. She garnered the attention and admiration of Lady Gaga's brood of Little Monsters after her illustration of the music and fashion icon went viral.
"It was really crazy. It was so fun to see how social media could work and open up everything," Kendall says.
With her presence on the rise, it wasn't long until others, including Lucky magazine took notice.
"I was contacted by the creative director of Superior magazine and he wanted to focus on fashion illustration. It was monumental that a magazine wanted to offer 10 illustrators the chance to participate in a cover contest," she says. "I was honored and excited they asked me to do it and bring fashion illustration back to the front of things."
With graduation looming and New York on her horizon, Kendall gives a lot of credit to SCAD.
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Former Hawke's Bay rugby coach Peter Russell would welcome star player Zac Guildford into his winning team in the north of England if the Magpies star loses his contracts with the Canterbury Crusaders and the New Zealand Rugby Union.
"He'd thrive here," said Russell, speaking to Hawke's Bay Today from the UK where he's fashioned an unbeaten record with English rugby championship side, the Newcastle Falcons who, weather permitting, shoot for a 20th consecutive victory this weekend.
As was the case with many players, Russell fashioned a close coach-player relationship with Guildford after the pair's introduction to the Magpies in 2007, a type of relationship observers of team culture came to recognise as a signature of Russell's success with club and representative teams in Wellington and Wairarapa-Bush, as well as Hawke's Bay.
But Russell was already well aware of the teenager's potential. He played with the teen's father and uncle in Greytown before Guildford moved to Hawke's Bay and embarked on what has been a serious rugby career encompassing almost half the player's life of almost 24 years.
He was unhesitating in saying that if it were his choice he'd have Guildford with the Falcons next season, hopefully promoted to the English Premier competition from which the club was relegated last May.
It was after that demise that the Falcons appointed a new head coach, signing Russell, who had been without a new job six months after being rejected by the Hawke's Bay union despite a championship-winning 2011 season and three NPC top-division semifinals for the Magpies in his five seasons at the helm with departing assistant Tom Coventry.
He said the "silly-season" player-market has already started in Britain, with "agents all over the place".
But with barely half the northern season gone it would be months before he, club director of rugby Dean Richards and senior officers in the privately-owned club would know who's staying, going and possibly coming.
Russell said he and Guildford had been in contact about Christmas time, exchanging seasonal pleasantries, but without talk of a possible Northern Hemisphere season.
"I try to stay in touch with the boys," he said. "A few of them are already over here."
Players from New Zealand can get a boot through the changing-room door if they have English parents or grandparents, but he expected if Guildford were to be considered, it would be as an "international" player within the contract structure, with value according to All Blacks and Super Rugby status being a significant issue.
Guildford's future is unclear, with the Crusaders and the NZRFU considering disciplinary processes after the latest in a series of drinking-related misdemeanours, an alleged binge and a private home fracas on January 12.
Guildford has stood-down from the Crusaders squad pending inquiries, but with Russell and Hawke's Bay union CEO Mike Bishop noting none of the player's deviations have been while in the "Magpies environment," it is not thought any sanction from the higher authorities would stop Guildford playing for the Bay in this year's ITM Championship.
One former age grades teammate of Guildford, noting the extent of Guildford's serious rugby at such a young age, reckoned yesterday "he's still being a teenager", and Russell said, "He'll grow out of it".
Guildford's agent, fellow former Napier Boys' High School student and First XV player Simon Porter could not be reached for further comment yesterday.
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The Financial Reporting Council, the British accounting watchdog, will be investigating the financial report of cloud service provider Autonomy before it was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2011. The FRC's investigations will include financial accounts from the beginning of 2009 until the middle of 2011, before Autonomy was acquired by HP.
Since the beginning of the accounting scandal, Autonomy CEO MIke Lynch has denied fraud allegations and stated that he welcomes the investigation.
"We are fully confident in the financial reporting of the company and look forward to the opportunity to demonstrate this to the F.R.C.," Lynch said in a statement on behalf of the former management team of Autonomy.
Last year, HP CEO Meg Whitman disclosed that her company lost $8.8 billion in revenue after Autonomy missed 90 percent of its first quarter numbers. The blow came about a year after being acquired by HP for over $10 billion. Whitman accused Lynch of accounting Fraud, which he answered with an open letter to HP's board, asking them to explain the accusations. HP wasn't fazed by Lynch's PR campaign to undermine HP's credibility, stating that the proper way to go about the whole issue is by legal process.
HP asked the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate Autonomy for its unscrupulous accounting practice that led them to believe that the company was doing well enough to warrant an acquisition. HP has since turned to the US Department of Justice in an effort to increase the odds that the $5 billion write down it's pushing for the Autonomy deal will be green-lighted by officials.
Though the acquisition has brought negative attention to the company, HP stated that it is still committed to Autonomy's technology.
"We remain 100 percent committed to Autonomy's industry-leading technologies and its employees," Whitman said in a previous statement. Autonomy "will play a very significant role in our growth strategy moving forward."
2012 ended with HP remaining positive about its future with Autonomy, but it looks like it might not hold for long.
Earlier in January, Whitman revealed that this year, HP will be cutting its losses in an effort to balance its books. There's no telling how Autonomy and its staff fit into this picture, but it could all be worth it in the end for Autonomy CEO Lynch and HP.


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Elegant City Centre Apartment
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Boasting comfortable furnishings and plenty of natural light, this spacious apartment features twin bedroom and a double sofa bed. A living room containing comfortable seating, a dining area and a flat-screen TV allows guests to relax after a day of sightseeing. A fully equipped kitchen which includes modern appliances such as a coffee machine completes this apartment.
The apartment boasts an excellent location and a variety of amenities including authentic restaurants and lively bars can be found on the surrounding streets. The popular Rudas Thermal Bath is just 8 minutes' walk away. The pretty banks of the River Danube can be reached within 10 minutes' walk.
Ferenciek Tere Metro Station is just 300 metres from the apartment and connects the area with Andrassy Avenue within 10 minutes. Buda Castle and the well-known Chain Bridge can be reached within 15 minutes via metro.
House rulesGuests should leave the apartment in the same condition as it was at the time of check-in. Families 100€(groups 150€) refundable deposit.
Late check-in (after 22.00) can be arranged for a fee 35€
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The guests should respect night silence in the building, any NOISY ACTIVITIES during the night time 20.00-8.00 are STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.
(Please book us if you are sure that you can controll behavior of your group. Unfortunatully sometimes we had bad expirience with young peoples who come for a parties in Budapest and when they bring themself in "crazy drunk" condition, they make hole building life unacceptible. We dont want this type behavior. We dont want make our neighbors life like a hell. If this information is not correspond to you please ignore it and feel yourself comftarble at our flat.)
We are kindly welcome every people who can respect civilian life and cleaness in the residental building.
Me and my team can always help you with any reqests regarding flat and your stay.
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The place is very beautiful, clean and close to many sights. It is in the centre and there are so many options for shopping and eating. All the sights can be reached by tram or metro but walking would be just as fine.
This was an overrated apartment. The only good this about it was its location. These was a horrible smell coming out of the bathroom that made me nauseous and we had to leave the next morning. What made the experience even worse is the stream of arguments with the owner and lack of any response from Wimdu. Never again......
This property "elegant City Centre Apartment" is a play on words!
This was NOT a 2 bedroom apartment, it was A ONE BEDROOM plus a siting room. When you put the folder bed down there was NOT sufficient room to get to the bathroom. The kitchen was tiny..I know that European kitchens are ting, but to have to stand in the passage to cook??
The beds were very uncomfortable also.
I strongly advise Wimdu to remove this apartment from there list.
One last thing, we moved out the a first rate City hotel after the first night at a far cheaper rate which included breakfast!!!
Clean apartment, at a great location!!
Michael was easy to reach and willing to help with everything. We had a great time in Budapest!
The accommodation and its location make it an option to consider. A very quiet and nice place.
Located in the center of Budapest there was an accommodation.
Mitten im Budapester Zentrum gelegen war es eine günstige Unterkunft.
Oh, just a lovely apartment! Best location but still very quiet. The aircondition was nice too. All the services were very well organized (the check-in manager and the driver). We enjoyed a lot our summerdays in Budapest and just hope to be able to come back soon. Greetings from Finland.
Great price and perfect location. Everyone was very helpful and friendly. We loved the city and had a wonderful stay at this apartment.
The apartment was very nice, clean and it had everything what was needed including iron :) It is very calm although it is located in very city centre of Budapest. We definately would like to come back there when staying in Budapest again.
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UTSA hosts April 20 teleconference on diversity
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(April 12, 2006)--The UTSA Office of Student Activities and the Office of Institutional Diversity will host a live, national teleconference, "Shattering Barriers: Transforming the College Experience for Students of Color," from noon to 2 p.m., Thursday, April 20 in Frio Street Building rooms 2.532 and 2.534) at the UTSA Downtown Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
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[quote user="MattMeyerBud"]Beatty IR'd
jesus ****in god
We're better off with Deihl at LT. Thats his best position. Beatty may have played his last game with us. He's been a major dissappointment.

actually I think he'll be moved to RT next year. I think he'll do alot better there
hes actually had a decent season
He's a left tackle. He's a lousy right tackle. tried in in 03 or 04 and was a disaster. Deihl is a good LT. Not great, but good. He has problems with speed rushers and needs help when we play D Ware and players like that. But he can play LT. The Beatty experiment would have ended eventually because he's soft.

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Arguing with an umpire is often-times like swimming against the tide. And it seems Sharky bit off a little more than he could chew this time.Chad Rogers. 4.2 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K. Anybody know why he left the game in the fifth after only 77 pitches, working on a shutout?
Wahoos' starter Chad Rogers received a no-decision in the contest as he was ejected with two outs in the top of the fifth arguing a call at third base. Rogers was in complete control at the time of his ejection as he had scattered six hits and struck out two.
Saturday, May 18: Tanner Rahier, Dayton. The 19-year-old 3B, a second-rounder in last year's draft, started late and slow this year--hence the .185 batting average--but has gradually been showing signs of handling A ball. Saturday, he played a role in both of the Dragons' doubleheader victories. In the first, he went 2-4 and scored a couple runs. In the second, with Dayton trailing 1-0 in the sixth (they play seven in doubleheaders) he delivered a 3-run blast that accounted for the final score.
Also notable . . .
Joe Terry went 4-5 for the Dragons in the first game, with 2 2B and 3 RBI.
Jesse Winker (first game) was 1-2 with 2 BB and 2 RBI.
Left-hander Wandy Peralta, who had lost the starting role he earned to open the season, stepped up in Dayton's nightcap: 6.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K. Rahier and Alejandro Chacin's first save made him a winner.
James Allen: The Bakersfield righty went 6 IP, 3 H 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K.
Greg Reynolds: The tall right-hander is establishing himself as a viable option for emergency starts with the Reds. He pushed his Louisville numbers to 4-0, 2.88, with a line of 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K.
Henry Rodriguez: 2-5, HR.
Denis Phipps: 3-5.
Felix Perez: 3-5.
Billy Hamilton: 2-4, 2B, BB, SB, 2 R.
El'Hajj Muhammad had two saves in his first three seasons. He now has four in his last four appearances. After last night, when he pitched a perfect 11th inning with 2 Ks, the California League is batting .102 against the 21-year-old right-hander.
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Sunday, May 19: Beau Amaral, Dayton. The outfielder son of a 10-year American Leaguer who hit 11 home runs but once stole 25 bases in a season, Amaral, a 7th-rounder last year out of UCLA, went 3-4 with a walk, SB, and two runs scored as the Dragons won their fourth in a row under the shadow of the Golden Dome.
Also notable . . .
Robert Stephenson: 7 IP, 4 H, 3 ER 1 BB, 9 K.
Jesse Winker: 1-2, 2 BB, RBI.
Daniel Renken: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K.
Michael Dennhardt: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K.
Ryan Wright: 2-3, 2B, BB, 2 RBI.
Dominic D'Anna: 3-4.
Juan Silva: 2-4. 2B, 2 RBI.
Monday, May 20: Ryan Wright, Bakersfield. The University of Louisville product, not hitting up to his usual standards this year, has come alive in the last couple games. Leading off in last night's victory over High Desert, the 6-foot-1 second baseman was 3-4 with two doubles, a HR, two runs scored and three RBIs. The night before, he went 2-3 with a double.
Also notable . . .
Denis Phipps (doubleheader totals for Louisville): 4-6, 2B, HR, BB, 2 SB.
Billy Hamilton (2): 4-7, 2B, BB.
Neftali Soto (2): 4-8, HR.
Carlos Contreras: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K.
Junior Arias: 3-4, 3B, SB.
Regarding Arias . . . Redsof72, if you're around, I believe I recall you saying last year that Arias was well behind the skill level of the Midwest League. Do you see a difference this year? Has the switch to the outfield helped? (And apologies if I've paraphrased you incorrectly.)
Anybody else on Arias? We know he's athletic and has a strong swing. Any other recent impressions?
Well, it's Ryan Wright again, with two home runs, but I can't get the actual post to post, for some reason. It might be because of the boldface function, which has been having issues. I'll keep trying.
Tuesday, May 21: Ryan Wright, Bakersfield. Our first back-to-back selection. And it wasn't for lack of competition. The sturdy Hoosier simply outslugged the field, socking two home runs from his leadoff slot. The second came in a 5-run seventh inning that broke a 7-7 tie and carried the Blaze to a hopping 12-10 triumph on Taco Tuesday. Wright's last three games: 7-12, 3 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI. Not to put a negative spin on it . . . but he needed that.
Also notable . . .
Mike Hessman: 3-4, 2B, HR #9.
Kyle Waldrop: 2-4, 2B, also HR #9. The two of them are tied for the organizational lead.
Marquez Smith: 3-5, 2B, 3B.
Luis Durango: 2-3, 2 BB.
Chad Reineke: 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K.
I had trouble posting a picture of The Durango Kid last night. Although the error may have largely been on my end as it did eventually post.
I have a hunch that today's MiPOTD is going to be a Dayton Dragon. I get these premonitions and am rarely wrong.
Wednesday, May 22: Jesse Winker, Dayton. There are plenty of uncertainties in the Reds' minor-league system, but none of them involves Jesse Winker's ability to hit the baseball. Since April 19, after a slow start in his first dozen games, the 19-year-old Floridian has whacked the ball at a clip of .382/.479/.667/1.146. Last night, his second hit was a two-run, eighth-inning, tie-breaking HR that carried the Dragons to a 6-4 victory over West Michigan. It was his seventh.
Also notable (with Dayton being the only affiliate that played) . . .
Seth Mejias-Brean: 2-4, 2B. He's hitting .395 in his last 11 games.
Alejandro Chacin: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K. His last five games . . . 7.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 13 K.
Thursday, May 23: Marquez Smith, Bakersfield. Smith, a highly productive minor-league journeyman who's probably under-slotted in High-A, keyed the Blaze's sixth straight victory by going 2-4 with a HR, 2B, 2 BB, and 2 RBI. (Although it was another nice evening for the 28-year-old third baseman, he did catch a break--two ace pitchers virtually cancelling each other out. See below.)
Also notable . . .
Although a bit wilder than usual (curveballs?), Tony Cingrani celebrated his return to Triple-A by extending his season-long scoreless streak to 19.1 innings: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K.
After being ejected from his previous start for arguing a call at third base, Sharky Rogers played it customarily cool for Pensacola: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K. His ERA is now 1.93.
Felix Perez: 3-5, 3 RBI.
Josh Fellhauer: 2-4, 2 2B, 4 RBI.
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Friday, May 24: Ryan Dennick, Pensacola. The 26-year-old lefty was not dominating; but then, he seldom is. He has been consistently effective, however, to the extent of a 2.82 ERA. Last night: 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K. Born in the Cleveland area, Dennick was drafted by Kansas City in 2009 and pitched uninspired ball for the Royals through last year, his ERA staying in the mid-fours over the past three seasons. But over his most recent four starts, the six-footer has made good use of excellent control, walking only two in 23.1 IP and posting a 1.54 ERA.
As OGB noted in the game thread, it was otherwise a wasted night on the farms. But a few guys poked the ball a little bit . . .
Denis Phipps: 2-4, HR.
Marquez Smith: 2-3, 2B, BB.
Yorman Rodriguez: 2-4, 2B.
Phipps quietly hot in Louisville. May ultimately be the best choice for a RH OF bench bat, over Heisey.
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Dennick also pitched very well in the Puerto Rican League this winter, perhaps he's turned a corner?
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No visit to Southeast Asia would be complete without exploring amazing Angkor Wat in Cambodia, cruising Halong Bay in Vietnam, discovering Luang Prabang in Laos, relaxing on the beaches of Thailand, taking a hot air balloon ride over the Bagan temples in Myanmar or going wild in the search of orangutans in Borneo.
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This part of the holiday planning is the best part! You've chosen which country you'd like to visit and should have an idea of which cities or sites you'd like to include on a touring itinerary. If not, grab a guidebook, explore our website which is packed full of information on all the best places to visit, or check out TV documentaries for inspiration. Let your imagination run riot and look into popular spots as well as off the beaten track destinations for something a little different.
You know where you want to go, what you want to see and where you want to stay but there might be a special excursion or activity you want to add to make this trip the most memorable of all. If you're in the Masai Mara consider a hot-air balloon ride at dawn floating over the endless plains as the resident wildlife spring into life or brave the cold and head out into Iceland's countryside in search of the spectacular Northern Lights. The range of experiences can be just as diverse as the destination so whether it's food, wildlife or outdoor pursuits that you're interested in, decide whether you want to incorporate that into your holiday.
This could range from a long-weekend to an epic month-long tour. How long you have to spend on holiday will affect how much you can cover without exhausting yourself. If you're flying half-way around the world to get to your chosen destination it's worth spending at least two weeks there to get over the long flight and make the journey worth it. For shorter-haul destinations you can get away with a quicker holiday as there'll be less jetlag to deal with and less time spent flying, which means more time out and about exploring.
Are you happy with a fast-paced tour visiting as many sites as possible with guided touring each day or do you prefer a more relaxed pace, mixing half day tours with time to explore independently? If your list of destinations includes cities and beaches or national parks, would you prefer to mix it up over the time you have or start with the touring and end with time at leisure on the beach? The more places included on your itinerary the more time spent travelling and checking in and out of hotels and possibly airports and train stations. If relaxed is the speed you're aiming for, consider visiting fewer places to allow more time in each.
Where you spend each night can be just as important as what you do each day so it's good to have a clear idea of what you're expecting of your accommodation. Hotels range from affordable 3* properties to opulent 5* properties that may eat up a fair chunk of your budget but offer the best in luxury and comfort. Consider whether a swimming pool is important to you, whether you will want to use a gym whilst on holiday or have access to an on-site spa for the chance to relax.
Many countries offer their own unique type of accommodation from traditional Japanese ryokans with futons and tatami mats or heritage properties in India's Rajasthan where former royal palaces and forts have been transformed into beautiful hotels. Depending on your choice of destination you may want to add a night on a houseboat or spend a night in a homestay for an insight into a new culture, camp beneath the stars out in the desert or sleep in a treehouse in the jungle - in many places accommodation can be an experience in itself!
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From thrilling rickshaw rides on the city streets to road transfers in comfortable air-conditioned vehicles, getting from A to B will be a necessary part of any tour itinerary but also allows for unique experiences. Perhaps you'd like to see more of Vietnam's countryside and cycle between Hue to Hoi An or cruise between St. Petersburg and Moscow visiting interesting places along the way.
Trains are an excellent choice of transportation in many countries as they provide the chance to interact with locals and soak up the views as you travel to your destination whether it's journeying through the dramatic landscapes of the Sacred Valley to reach Machu Picchu or speeding across Japan in an ultra-modern bullet train. If you're a die-hard railway enthusiast you may want to spend your entire holiday on a train and a number of destinations offer such once-in-a-lifetime experiences - just consider the Trans-Mongolian route between Beijing and Moscow drinking vodka with local Russians, or India's selection of luxury train journeys where you can relive the royal experience of the Maharajas.
Depending on what you're looking to cover, flights may be necessary to save time travelling by road. The cost of domestic flights can either be surprisingly affordable or shockingly pricey - it ultimately depends on the destination, time of travel and availability. Overnight tourist buses exist in many countries - especially in South America where a bus ticket gets you ample leg room, onboard toilets, TV entertainment and snacks - and for those on a budget it's a great alternative to flying, saving on the cost of a night's accommodation at the same time.
To get the most out of your destination it's always best to travel with a guide or use local guides at each site. A passionate, knowledgeable guide can provide you with an invaluable insight into the places you visit, the local culture and be a handy source of tips whether it's the best place to sample the local delicacies or best bars in town. In some destinations your tour guide will also be your driver and accompany you throughout your journey whereas in other destinations you may travel independently and meet a number of specialist guides at each port of call. Private touring in some parts of the world can be prohibitively expensive so where available you may wish to consider joining shared tours, which not only keeps costs down but also gives you the opportunity to meet other travellers.
Having a budget in mind will help decide on the most suitable standard of accommodation to use, the most cost effective modes of transport and whether shared touring or private touring is the best way to go. Ideally our dreams would come first and the budget would sort itself out but unfortunately this is rarely the case so starting with a ballpark figure of what you're willing to spend will ensure that services are selected according to expectations - a 3* budget will require 3* services whereas a 5* budget will allow for 5* services. However, don't let budget put you off! If your budget is limited but you want to add in a spot of luxury here and there, consider a lower standard of accommodation for the most part with a few nights in an upgraded hotel as a treat.
Other ways to make your budget go further is to look at travelling in low season. The weather may not be at its best but there will always be something to see and something to do, usually without the crowds and with hotel room rates slashed and flights and trains much quieter.
There's tailor-made holidays, and then there's real tailor-made holidays! The difference? Really listening to you and understanding what makes you tick, so that the holiday we recommend has truly been crafted with you in mind. Yes, all tour operators can recommend classic itineraries which include all the main sites. We go a step beyond and include some special and unique experiences that will transform a good holiday into really memorable one; get a taste of Bollywood at the famous heritage listed Raj Mandir Cinema in Jaipur, get away from the crowds and explore the less visited Mutianyu section of the Great Wall in China or discover the lesser known temples of Dendera and Abydos in Egypt.
On all our tailor made quotes we provide you with a two clear categorisations of all hotels we recommend for your holiday. A REGIONAL CATEGORY indicating the local rating of each hotel in each respective country and OUR CATEGORY, which will be in line with generally accepted western hotel grading standards as follows:
With basic hotels and simple accommodation, this is a no frills option with an adventurous authentic feel. We would normally accommodate your in these in remote areas, like the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan, houseboats in Kerala or raft accommodation on the River Kwai in Thailand.
Standard accommodation equates to a Western 3-star standard, always featuring en-suite rooms and usually a restaurant. Sometimes these are a good affordable choice in cities where accommodation is very expensive, but where being centrally located is a prime consideration.
Superior accommodation equates to a Western 4-star standard, featuring en-suite rooms and usually a restaurant and often a swimming pool and/or a fitness centre. This is the 'classic' hotel standard we use on most of our group based tours.
Deluxe accommodation equates to a Western 5-star standard, usually featuring spacious, en-suite rooms, a restaurant, swimming pool and fitness centre and an array of amenities, excellent service and customer care. India and Southeast Asia have a fabulous array of top notch 5-star properties.
Lavish accommodation equates to a Western 5-star plus standard - the creme de la creme. Featuring spacious, en-suite rooms, a restaurant, swimming pool and fitness centre and an array of amenities, this accommodation is a cut above the rest. Sheer opulence!


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The Professional Development and Research (PDR) arm of Binghamton University's School of Education and Human Development will host a workshop on understanding the principals and practices of fundraising.
"Creating a Proactive Plan for Gifts and Endowments" will be held Thursday, February 26. Participants will learn about the different kinds of fundraising, the psychology of donating, and how to maintain long-range development programs. The workshop will review case studies and assist participants in the development of their own business plan to establish a multi-year fundraising program.
The workshop will be taught by Michael Degenhart, associate director of the Office of Trusts, Estates and Planned Giving at Cornell University. Degenhart holds an MBA from the University of Rochester and has over seven years of planned and major gift experience.
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Dana White's rough guide to Boston. By Chris Faraone.
Toward a theory of honor in the octagon. By Dan Demetriou.
Toward the end of this fairly standard buddy-cop potboiler, the suicidal cop played by Gibson has a front-lawn dance of death with toothy bad guy Gary Busey. Sprinklers, haymakers, shirtless grunting — and at the fight's apex, Gibson thrusts his crotch under the attacking Busey's chin and wraps his right leg over the back of his neck while draping the left one over the right to cinch it down. Tight. And while this ultimately, in filmic terms, failed to dispatch the villain, in practical terms a nation of those familiar with the foot-fist way sat up straight and wondered: what the hell was that?
The choke is what it was.
It was brought to us, the uninitiated, by none other than Rorion Gracie. Who? Rorion Gracie: fight choreographer for the aforementioned motion picture and oldest son of the father of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Helio Gracie: issuer of the Gracie Jiu Jitsu challenge. (Back in the day? You walk into any Gracie academy and beat a Gracie? You walk out with $65,000. And no one ever did — either walk out a winner or get a Gracie check.) The main brain behind the founding of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). That Gracie, and we noted that while there was something happening here, what it was wasn't exactly clear, and wouldn't really be until Denver in 1993, when the part of the world that pays attention to such things was paying attention to the first of the Ultimate Fighting Championships. A clearinghouse where extended barroom bets about which fight style was better could be settled once and for all. And they were. Choke after choke after choke after choke until Royce Gracie (Rorion's brother), a not-so-big 170-pounder walked away with the win — trailing behind him our assumptions about the neck and how best it could be used against its owner.
Ah, the neck. The highway to the head and, in general, the weakest link on a human architecture composed of nothing but weak links. Carrying both blood and oxygen to the brain, the neck also houses the organs that make speech possible. Speech like "no," "stop," "please God I have had enough and am surrendering now," things like that. The neck is also a shock absorber for the brain and, while a thick one can protect the brain from unexpected blows, a thick one is also easier to choke.
The ways of the choke are myriad. Brabo. Anaconda. Guillotine. Rear naked. Triangle. Peruvian necktie. Loop. And the names run trippingly along all describing the same thing: the application of pressure to the neck in such a way to preclude the healthy and normal flow of oxygen to the lungs or blood to the brain until, and this is the important part here, unconsciousness is achieved. Sometimes with the collar, sometimes with the legs, sometimes with the arms, and on odd occasions, sometimes with all of the above.
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The big White Rock with our Peruvian Friends
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Dante and his wife Debbie were so generous with us, and we so enjoyed the conversations we had over the couple of days we spent with them, they will stay in our hearts and be welcome to come and visit us any time.
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Federal Fuel Efficiency Standards
Fuel efficiency for motor vehicles has largely remained stagnant since the 1970s, despite available and reasonably priced technology. With rising gas prices, and in light of environmental concerns, consumers should have the right to buy efficient vehicles.
During the Bush Administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (which sets tailpipe emission standards) and the Department of Transportation (which, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Board (NHTSA), sets fuel efficiency standards) did little to move the industry forward. In the face of this federal inaction, the Attorney General pushed the federal government through comments and litigation, and California moved forward with its own clean car standards (the Pavley standards). California's standards, in turn, were challenged by industry. See California's Clean Car Standards.
On May 19, 2009, President Obama announced a new national policy aimed at increasing fuel economy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions for all new cars and trucks sold throughout the U.S. The new national policy, which harmonizes greenhouse gas emissions standards and fuel economy standards, is the result of an agreement among California, the federal government, and the automobile industry.
As part of the agreement, EPA and the federal Department of Transportation jointly developed new federal standards for model years 2012-2016 that will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5 mpg in 2016. This is roughly equivalent to Pavley's 2016 greenhouse gas emission standard and surpasses the standard set in the fuel economy law passed by Congress in 2007.
The automobile industry dismissed all of its litigation opposing California's standards and agreed not to challenge EPA's waiver grant. To facilitate implementation of the new standards, CARB has adopted some technical modifications to its regulations that will allow automakers to coordinate their demonstration of compliance with California's standards and federal greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency standards.
On September 8, 2009, in violation of the spirit of the nationwide agreement, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Automobile Dealers Association sued EPA to challenge its granting of the waiver to California for its standards. California intervened in that matter to assist EPA in defending the waiver decision. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied the Chamber's petition on April 29, 2011. Read the decision, pdf
In July 2011, with support from California, President Obama announced the extension of federal standards to include model years 2017-2025. These standards are in-line with those the California Air Resources Board has adopted through its Advanced Clean Cars program.


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When over time you can drink slightly more than you normally can before you feel ill. A sign of alcohol addiction.
My alcohol tolerant levels have gone up. A year ago I was smashed after two glasses of wine. Now it takes me a whole bottle to get wasted.
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The classic Cuban sandwich inspired this recipe. The original is made with ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese and pickles pressed and griddled between two pieces of soft white bread. Our version cuts down on the meat and is served on a soft whole-wheat bun. Feel free to press it in a panini maker to make it crispy. Serve with vinegary coleslaw.
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Serves 4
Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 30 min.
Step 1
Cut each pork chop nearly in half horizontally, stopping short of the opposite side. Open each chop and place between sheets of plastic wrap. Pound with a meat mallet or heavy skillet until flattened to an even thickness, slightly thicker than 1/8 inch.
Step 2
Place a piece of cheese and a pickle slice on one side of each flattened chop. Fold the chop over the filling, closing it like a book. Press the edges firmly together to seal. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
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Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the stuffed chops, reduce heat to medium and cook until golden brown and cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes per side.
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To assemble sandwiches, spread the toasted buns with mustard and top each with a pork chop, tomato slice and lettuce.
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how often should you sting yourself such as your wrist for pain relif it works i just dont want to over do it thanks
how often should you sting yourself such as your wrist for pain relif it works i just dont want to over do it thanks
I have a knee injury that causes chronic pain, and find that if I get a sting a week, it doesn't bother me.
If I wait ten days or so between stings, the effect is not reliable for the full ten days, but frequently I will be be pain free or minimal pain the whole time.
I try to get stung every week or so.
Beregondo, do you sting directly on the knee where you're feeling the pain? I think that or my elbow will be my next spot.
Perhaps the effect would last longer if I did, I don't know. A friend of mine with MS used to take stings for therapy, and had specific sites he was to sting.
You can sting daily if you are still having the pain. When you notice that the pain has subsided, skip a day. Soon you may be able to skip two days. I have found that after a while I can go longer and longer without stings.
With what do you hold the bee with to provoke stinging? I would like to start this therapy on my knee and shoulder, and get stung directly in the affected areas.
I hold it by the wings. It gets angry. Press it against the desired area and it will sting.
A reverse tweezers is very handy. Pinch the tweezers and grab the bee by the thorax or head. Make sure to grab the bee in such a way as to not interfere with positioning it for the sting. The tweezers won't release the bee until you squeeze it again. Put all the loaded tweezers bee up (no pun intended lol) in a coffee cup till you use them.
Ice the spot first ...........helps a lot.
I don't know about the rest of you but I tend to be doing all right up to the time the sting thing happens. after that is when the whole pain thing starts to become a problem.
Actually I am very interested in this subject. I work with a lady that is having some long term shoulder problems. She was asking me about bee stings for treatment of arthritis and other pain. I woudl appreciate any links you have to information concerning it. She is under a doctors care. several of them in fact but she is quickly becoming discontent with their lack of answers.
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Alright, I stung myself on the knee and within 10 minutes started to sneeze and my eyes became very icthy. Within a halfhour I had swelling between my eyes and the skin under my eyes puffed up like a couple of ballons. I still have the swelling around the eyes 24 hours latter. Any suggestions? I did start taking benedryle after about an hour after the swelling started.
DONT STING YOURSELF AGAIN i can do it every day with no side affects but my son is just like you but i dont no how you can get around being alergic to bee stings
There is a desensitization treatment for bee allergy. Go see an allergist. They will determine exactly what kinds of stinging insects you are allergic to and desensitize you to all of them. The desensitization requires monthly shots for 3 to 5 years. I am hoping to start treatment ASAP. You might want to get an Epi Pen too.
a cotton swab with cider vinegar in addition to the ice keeps the sting painless
I was told a couple of days ago to apply vinegar to a bee sting. I had never heard of that one before and now twice in three days. Ever get that feeling that everyone knew something that you didn't?
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