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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by skatingfan04, Mar 13, 2011.
Ralph/Hill and Orford/Williams' SB scores are below the criteria for the GP.
Can they be asked for host picks still?
Not quite. Their names were listed at both Skate Canada and CoR long before Virtue and Moir indicated that they intended to withdraw. Sarah Arnold and Justin Trojek were V/M's replacements and Skate Canada. They were never replaced at their other event (I can't recall if it was TEB or NHK, but it definately was not CoR)
I couldn't agree more. I really hope that they get two assignments again. I would assume as much, since they are now Canadian national team members. The depth in Canadian dance is quite astounding, isn't it?
For a country with 1/10th population as U.S.........we sure do.
The 4th couple is of course, Paul & Islam, the subjects of this thread. Not Orford/Williams.
Clearly R&H will have to do Nebelhorn or other Senior B this year.
I feel sorry for Ralph and Hill. They obviously want to get better, but being barred from the GP is a step down for them. I don't like this minimum scores for the GP thing.
If you're not on the world/4CC/euros team for your country, it seems you will get barely any international exposure now. Competing at senior bs isn't quite the same as competing in the grand prix. If you're borderline on the minimum scores for the GP, but you don't have them yet, the senior bs won't offer much intense competition for you.
I know, it's a shame I really do like Ralph & Hill, but I'll admit that as soon as I saw Paul & Islam's programs from junior worlds in 2010, I began to fear for Ralph & Hill's placement in Canada. They're already struggling, and taking them off of the GP circuit certainly won't do them any favours. I hope that they can achieve those minimums, becaue international events might help to push their progress along. I don't know what it is, but it seems to me that Ralph & Hill have hit a wall the last couple of years. They seem to have stopped improving and bringing new elemnts to the table. I really hope that they haven't reached their peak.
Ralph & Hill are definitely in a tough spot. The teams ahead of them all are young so arent going to move out of the way anytime soon. They are going to have to work hard to make any move.
Yikes...I'm going to stick my neck out, here... conditionally, that is. Much depends on what the five teams below V/M work on over the off-season .
I'm assuming V/M will stay in , and regain their national championship. So...
First, I think it's do or die time next year for C/P. With five placements between them and W/P , I really think they're in a catch up position , now, Canadian Championship notwithstanding. They must address their weaknesses , because W/P have really worked on theirs , and I don't think they'll let up now. I think they'll be inspired to work really hard to try to at least maintain their World placement. All these teams ( and Skate Canada ) must be painfully aware of the competitiveness of the international scene.
Alexandra and Mitch must know that that 3rd place Canadian spot is within the realm of possibility for them next year ( especially if they're continuing to progress at their former rapid pace ). Their technical scores were pretty competitive at Canadians .. and David Islam's report on how much speed they'd gained in the month following nationals sounded pretty positive. Sure, there could be a certain amount of PR there, but we've seen how fast they've progressed in the past , so maybe it's entirely accurate. We'll know in about 4 months. P/I have an advantage in danceability and interconnection . Another plus for them is that even at the Jr. level, their coach /school believes in the benefits of seeking outside help and experience for their pupils. I don't say they'll breeze by C/P, but I think it's within the realm of possibility for P/I to pass them.
It's really the L/R school that has to step up here..for C/P and also for R/H , because here, again, not only are R/H now decidedly trailing P/I , but H/G are not that far behind , if R/H's problem areas remain unaddressed.
ITA> I think it's possible that P&I could beat C&P next year.
Who's H&G?
Tarrah ( or Tara ? ) Harvey and Keith Gagnon , coached by Wing & Lowe.
Oh, thanks! I was getting confused with all the initials.
It's *possible* that they could beat C/P and W/P but I don't think they will..
Will P-I will work with Shpilband-Zueva for next season? I mean new programs?
Dont know... Honestly, Vanessa and Paul have there own face, style, difficult choreo in programs. But made for team, who want skate something unusuall difficult to take higher places? Dont know. I think C-P have very light skating, very easy move across the ice.
I like P-I too. But i think W-P have huge progress in skting this season too. So i really wish C-P and W-P made team Canada next season - i wish to see there skating at 4CC and at WCh.
To watch a lot off young teams skating is really greate, but i want to see how they grow up, how they will become better during years.
But i have also impression, that now ice dance teams from USA will not let to take Canadians high places. They are very talented and Shibs are World medalists now.
Thanks. My brain wasn't working. I'm actually going to see them today in a gala at their rink. I remember their SD from Canadians and they skated sooo close together.
I haven't heard a thing about them going to S/Z. I don't think so. They're with a good team, and I think S/Z are just about full up.
I also want W&P and C&P on the world team. I love both. But I also love P&I. Canada should have 4 places!
I don't necessarily think Shibs being bronze this yr means anything for next year. But W&P and C&P, and even P&B will have to step up and take it. Just because Shibs are ahead this year doesn't mean one of the other teams won't be ahead of them next year. K&N anyone? Also P&B will be skating at home next year, and hopefully will have learnt from this year and finally get their bronze medal. And of course I&K will be in the mix too.
alilou..In the little article PJ did with David Islam before World's , she was saying that Islam thought it was good for skaters to work with a variety of outside choregraphers , and then she wrote..like Zueva & Shpilband.. So, no-one knows if he actually mentioned their names , or if PJ just arbitrarily used them as an example ( or wanted to tease us ) . If it was him , and Z/S are not doing any choreo for P/I , why wouldn't Islam mention Haguenauer ( sp?), or Dubreuil / Lauzon ,instead.. both of whom they have worked with ? It was a tantalizing comment , but there's a chance PJ just picked their names out of the blue. Only time will tell.
While Zueva has done quite a bit of outside choreo in the other disciplines , I don't think I've heard of her doing dance choreo outside the S/Z school. Has anyone else ?
It's a puzzle.
This will be funny, if I-K will go to S-Z and P-I wil do the same.
So all young stars in the same group
Have David Islam and company ever coached a really high-level ice dance team?
I have no doubt that Paul/Islam have the talent to reach a very good level in ice dance. I'm not sure they'll do it with their current coaches, however.
I could be wrong about this, however. Sometimes coaches surprise us with how good they are as coaches once they are working with top-level talent. In other words, the restraint on their coaching success was not their ability as coaches, but that they were working with skaters that were good but not great.
I think after seeing P/I live that they have the "it" factor going for them.
I didn't really know a lot about David Islam before,I mean, I knew the Islam family was very involved in skating in Canada but hadn't really paid a lot of attention until I saw video of P/I at World Juniors last year..Here he is :
I enjoyed the very interesting ( and witty) comments he was texting to the commentators during one of the skatebuzz livestreams last year.. whatever that's worth...
But what I noticed right away with P/I at World Jr's and again this year, was the level of sophistication of their choreo , not only from their outside choreographers, but I was impressed with the work of their "in house" choreographer , Pavol Porac . And there's no denying the technical progress they've made in a short time.
Thanks Pratfall. I hadn't heard this. But maybe it would only be for choreo and not a complete move to S/Z school.
I love this team. I saw them live at Canadians this year. They just blew me away. They certainly have that "it" factor.
Re I&K going to S/Z - it's nothing more than a rumour started on this board from an interview with Piseev re Russian coaches only teaching Russian skaters. I think it was a complete misinterpretation of what was said. http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/showthread.php?p=3168796#post3168796
I agree. I don't think it's anything more than speculation based on an intriguing comment...at least for now. I don't rule it out at some point ,since Elena has already been with their school.
For P/I , i'm eagerly anticipating their programs for the coming year.
OT..how did you enjoy the gala you went to ? ( and H/G , who might be a bit under appreciated )
See this thread
I was very impressed with H&G at Canadians, and had also enjoyed them at this same gala last time I went (about 2 yrs ago), but unfortunately yesterday not so much. They seemed shakey, and he fell, and they were quite slow. Just having a bit of an off day I guess. They did have some great lifts, and overall I enjoyed the choreo.
LOL C&P arent going to win a medal at Worlds last year after being 10th this year. They will be happy just to make it back to Worlds at all next season.
What was I thinking I think somehow in there I was getting the battle at Canadians for silver and bronze (W&P, C&P, P&I) mixed up with something I wanted to say in reply to pani's post about Shibs being world medalists now and that could mean that no Cdn teams (apart from V&M) could ever beat them. I'm just confused
P/I will probably Be invited to two events as they were ranked 18th in the season's best scores for 2010/2011.
In the world of ice dance in Canada, unfortunately P/I will need to spend some time growing, developing and waiting for the top teams to retire. But I think that is actually a very good thing. P/I absolutely must develop their own style. Right now, they look way too much like "V/M lite", which is not good for the long term. It's almost like they did it on purpose! If they did, that was very ill-advised. They have a ton of talent, but just need to "gel" a bit more together and find their own way. And they are still so very young. They need to mature a bit more physically yet. My prediction is that they are a solid 4th in Canada next season.
As for the rest of the field, I really think that V/M will be in a league of their own as long as they compete. And I hope they stick around for awhile, pushing the boundaries of the sport and ensuring 3 spots at Worlds for Canada. I hope they win gold in Sochi.
I think W/P and C/P will continue to battle it out for 2nd place. However, unless C/P address their deficiencies instead of simply behaving like nothing's wrong, they will finish behind W/P consistently. While W/P and C/P have finished really close all season, perhaps that wasn't always right. And W/P finished very convincingly ahead of C/P at Worlds. There is momentum. If W/P continue to work as hard as they have, and choose 2 fabulous programs next year instead of just 1, I think they will find themselves solidly in 2nd in Canada.
As for the rest of the field, it's a little more open. Unless R/H fix things, they are going to drop out of the 5th spot. They are looking like they are stuck in a rut in many ways. There is no real improvement year on year. H/G can be very engaging, but I felt they were over-scored last year. And now that both of them are all grown up, I'm not sure they match physically anymore. They seem to cover this well with humour and engaging programs, and they skate fast, but the lines aren't that good, and I'm just not sold on this team yet. Great people, but perhaps no longer a well-matched team. A/T were 7th this past year, and I think they have a chance to move up, given another year of skating together. Last year was only year #2 as a team, and I think they improved a great deal. They suffer a little from the same physical mis-match as H/G, but not quite as much. I think their technique is so much better than H/G.
And there are always a couple of teams that move up from Junior or just appear suddenly at Senior. I hope there are some nice surpises out of the lower ranked teams. Who is coming that will work hard and surprise us with their presence? Time will tell whether or not the success of O/W will translate to Senior. I personally feel they are a little over-hyped. They were 8th at Junior Worlds, but that perhaps is not high enough to translate well to Senior. We'll see. In my opinion, BC teams generally tend to skate with well developed themes, great costuming and presentation, and with speed and "cute" factor. I think this works well at Pre-Novice, Novice, and a little at Junior. I'm not sure it will work at Senior. The standard for quality edges, clean lines, finished movements, balanced teams, and overall quality skating will be much higher at Senior. I think there are a couple of gems in BC, but they are all so very young, and it is much too early to decide which of them will survive in the long-term, and be able to make the transitions successfully up the ranks.
I think that's just it. I wonder if C/P w/ Lane do recognize where they went wrong this season. Because if they don't, than I fully expect P/I to beat them at least once next season. It's definitely do or die time for them.
I'm mixed on P/I. On the one hand, I really dislike the V/M vibe they attempt to recreate. It makes me disregard them as knockoffs. On the other hand, their improvement between World Juniors and Thornhill's Summer skate knocked my socks off. I knew they had a steep learning curve in the 09/10 season, going from not even medalling at the JGP events to winning silver at juniors, but to see it demonstrated as they did was astonishing. I think they could surprise a lot of people next season and challenge C/P, if they improve the way they did and C/P don't improve at all. I think they could have a really terrific SD next season (they do have beauty, line and some charisma/chemistry).


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2 - A Memorable Experience
News Flash: Putting 12 facings on the shelf and "calling it a day" is not memorable. What we want to achieve is not simply more brand interaction, but a memorable interaction – one that creates a fan!
One promotion that can create a memorable brand experience is "Pour Over Brewing." Your store can be the first in the neighborhood to carry and inform your shoppers about an inexpensive and ingenious way to brew coffee by the cup. It is the preferred brewing method for the snobbiest coffee connoisseurs, and it is also the most economical. Recently reborn in indie coffeehouses across the country, pour over single cup brew is now the rage.
To facilitate a pour over promotion, bundle Melitta plastic pour over cones, paper filters, and twelve ounces of your most prized coffee for $9.99. You could also demonstrate single cup brewing on a Saturday morning while promoting the same bundle. The benefits of pour over brewing:
- Exact per-cup dosing, with no wasted coffee so you get more brews per 12 oz bag
- No expensive equipment required - simply boil water!
- Active brewing (vs. passive brewing) engages shoppers about specialty coffee
- Superior cup quality than automatic brewers
Help Fans Help You
The word 'fan' now immediately forces us to think about Facebook. And rightfully so. This is where brand advocacy happens in real time. With high quality coffee and memorable brand experiences in play, put up a simple facebook page: facebook.com/yourbrandcoffee. You don't need ten million fans to encourage yours to share their coffee stories, and to continue to engage them with new products announcements, events and special offers targeted specifically toward for this loyal group.
And before you know it, your brand will be a legend in the coffee aisle.


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In the age of Weinergate, we are all lookers and watchers. The following selection of images from Sandra Phillips' book, Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance, and the Camera Since 1870, traces the fine line between the two. Covering spy and surveillance imagery, images of violence and sexuality, the rise of paparazzi, and our incurable boner for celebrity photos, Exposed's 249 images show how photography shapes not just what we see but how we look at it. —Mark Murrmann


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When you think that you are better than everyone else when in fact you have a 2" penis and still sucks your thumb.
"Look at that Chadhall over there being a complete piece of shit." "You invited him??? Fuck that he if a total Chadhall.
by Call it as I see it! June 06, 2013


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If anyone questioned the importance of having back-up power handy, the abnormal flurry of hurricanes in 2005 provided the answer. Communities throughout the Southeast and Gulf states went days, weeks, even months without power. To complicate matters, generator manufacturers often couldn't make their product fast enough, let alone deliver it, to the hardest-hit areas. Stocking generators should be right up there with water, food, and medical supplies in any first-aid action plan.
With that in mind, how do you go about choosing the correct power source for the job, whether for disaster recovery, fueling a construction site, or driving a water treatment facility?
The primary consideration when selecting a generator is whether it will meet all the operating requirements of the application. This sounds elementary, but all too often the user is offered—and settles for—a product simply because it is on special or it's all that the dealer has in stock.
When determining if a generator is needed to complete the job, there are many variables to consider. The equipment should be flexible enough to allow for multiple voltage taps and output currents. Site requirements vary and the capability of the equipment to handle these demands is crucial.
To maximize the durability and the duty needed from a generator, note the maximum horsepower of the generator's engine and the horsepower at rated load to accurately compare units. For alternators, compare the kilowatt size and heat rise temperature rating to realize the amount of copper and iron in the alternator end of the generator. Copper is the most cost-effective electricity conductor, so generators using 100% copper windings will supply superior voltage regulation and cleaner power. Thus, both the generator and any tools it powers will run more efficiently and last longer than those with units relying on alternators combining copper with other metals.
Professionals using a generator for the first time might be unsure what unit is best suited for their application. Inductive loads require more power to start than to keep running. This typically includes electric motor loads such as power tools, pumps, and air conditioners. Know ahead of time whether the generator will be used to power electric motors—-it simplifies the sizing process.
The amount of power needed to run the load should be a maximum of 80% of the generator's output. Some units are rugged enough to endure years in the field; others are designed price-consciously for occasional use. It is important to decide on the duty the operator will expect from the generator. Output capabilities such as multi-voltage capability, convenient voltage selector switches, and the number of receptacles also are important considerations. Most are standard features on any generator.
Most importantly, understand that you get what you pay for, so compare alternator and engine specifications, controls, and sound levels to ensure a quality product purchase.


text: The Chevrolet Tahoe Special Service SUV expands what law enforcement officers can do and where they can go. Tahoe Special Service is similar to the Tahoe PPV, but is offered in four-wheel drive, making it an ideal vehicle for various non-pursuit applications where four-wheel drive and versatility are a high priority. Tahoe Special Service is powered by the Vortec 5.3L V-8 engine delivering 320 horsepower (238 kW) and 335 lb.-ft. of torque (452 Nm). The Vortec 5.3L features Active Fuel Management™ technology, resulting in improved fuel economy, and can operate on fuel that contains up to 85 percent ethanol. The 5.3L V-8 is mated to a fuel-efficient, heavy-duty six-speed automatic transmission. An available heavy-duty cooling system, including a higher capacity radiator and engine oil cooler, as well as heavy-duty four-wheel-dic brakes with ABS, is one of the Tahoe Special Service's features that make it well-suited to a variety of severe-duty demands. StabiliTrak electronic stability control system with traction control is standard. The system also incorporates electronic trailer sway control and hill start assist. Additional standard equipment on Tahoe Special Service includes a 26-gallon fuel tank, 160-amp alternator, a heavy-duty 730 CCA battery with run-down protection and extended-life spark plugs. Dual 730 CCA batteries are also available. A fully integrated electrical system makes it easier for upfitters to install such police-specific equipment as light bars and police radios. This helps save time and money associated with vehicle upfits. Tahoe Special Service exterior features Black assist steps are standard. Available headlamp/taillamp flasher system. Available daytime running lamps and automatic headlamp delete. Radio suppression (braided brass straps attached at several body locations) is standard. Recovery hooks are standard. Available left- and right-hand spotlamps. Exterior color choices include: Black, Summit White, Gold Mist Metallic, Black Granite Metallic, Silver Ice Metallic and Mocha Steel Metallic. Tahoe interior standard and available features Air conditioning is standard. AM/FM stereo with CD and MP3 playback compatibility is standard. Cruise control is standard. Inoperative inside rear door handles, door locks and windows are available. 100-amp main power supply wiring at the instrument panel and cargo area is standard. Remote keyless entry fleet package ,including six additional remotes, is available. Remote vehicle starter is available. Auxiliary wiring for grille lamps, siren, etc. is available. Front bucket seats are standard. Front 40/20/40 split-bench seat with center fold-down armrest with storage is available. With its second-row seats fully upright, Tahoe Special Service delivers 60.3 cubic feet (1,708 liters) of cargo capacity for such items as gun cases, hazardous materials equipment and other gear and materials that law enforcement officers may require to perform their tasks. With the second-row seat folded, Tahoe Special Service delivers 108.9 cubic feet (3,084 liters) of cargo capacity. Tahoe Special Service powertrain The Tahoe Special Service is powered by the Vortec 5.3L V-8 that balances power and efficiency. Variable valve timing helps the 5.3L optimize performance, efficiency and emissions, while GM's Active Fuel Management cylinder deactivating technology helps improve fuel economy in certain light-load driving conditions. It is also E85-capable and matched with GM's Hydra-Matic 6L80 six-speed automatic transmission. The variable valve timing system allows linear delivery of torque, with near-peak levels over a broad rpm range, and high specific output (horsepower per liter of displacement). It also helps reduce exhaust emissions. Because it manages valve overlap at optimum levels, it eliminates the need for an Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system. GM's Active Fuel Management technology increases fuel economy approximately 6 percent under the federal government's required testing procedure and potentially more in certain real-world driving conditions. AFM temporarily deactivates four of the engine's cylinders under light load conditions and seamlessly reactivates them when full power is required. The transition takes less than 20 milliseconds and is virtually indiscernible. E85 is a clean-burning, domestically produced alternative fuel composed of 85 percent ethanol alcohol and 15 percent gasoline. Ethanol is renewable and produces fewer greenhouse gases during the combustion process. Tahoe Special Service chassis and suspension The Tahoe is built on GM's full-size SUV platform, incorporating a fully boxed frame, coil-over-shock front suspension, multi-link with coil spring rear suspension and rack-and-pinion steering. Additional features include: Wide front and rear tracks – 68.2 inches (1,732 mm) front/67 inches (1,702 mm) rear – enhance handling and vehicle stability for a more confident road feel. A stiff frame reduces vibrations transmitted to the passenger cabin, while the strength and accuracy of the fully boxed frame also enable precise mounting and tuning of chassis and suspension components. Heavy-duty four-wheel disc brake system is standard. The standard axle ratio is 3.42. Two-speed Autotrac active transfer case is standard. Trailering package is standard. A locking rear differential is available. A Skid Plate Package that includes a front underbody shield that starts behind the front bumper and runs to the first cross-member. It protects the oil pan and other underbody/chassis components. Tahoe Special Service safety and crash avoidance features Standard head curtain side air bags with rollover protection for both seating rows. The roof-mounted head curtain air bags include design features that provide increased rollover protection and occupant containment. These head curtain side air bags stay inflated longer than air bags developed only for side impacts, since rollover incidents can last longer. The deployment duration and other design features of the air bags combine to provide increased occupant protection and the ability to help keep occupants inside the vehicle. Standard seat-mounted side-impact air bags for driver and right-front passenger provide thorax and pelvic protection. StabiliTrak electronic stability control system helps reduce the risk of rollover crashes by keeping the vehicle in the driver's intended path by applying throttle, braking or a combination of both. It includes electronic trailer sway control, intelligent brake assist and hill start assist. Standard four-wheel-disc brake systemwith ABS featuring smooth, quiet operation, longer pad life and more resistance to brake pulsation. Pretensioners minimize forward movement during a collision , and are standard on the front safety belts. Load-limiting retractors cinch the belt more tightly. LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) child seat attachment system, which is included in all second-row seating positions. Tire pressure monitoring system , standard on all models. Strong body structure to absorb crash energy and provide a protective "safety cage" around occupants.


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Jens Lehmann is back at Arsenal.
The goalkeeper from Arsenal's 'Invincibles' season has come out of retirement to help the Club on a short-term basis following injuries to Wojciech Szczesny, Lukasz Fabianski and Vito Mannone.
After putting pen to paper on a monthly rolling contract until the end of the season, the German spoke exclusively to TV Online about his return.
He discussed:
- how the move came about
- an exciting end to his career
- his fitness level
- whether the Club is any different from when he left
- the Premier League title race
- what Arsène Wenger has said to him
- whether he had any other offers
- switching back to a competitive attitude
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Switched Routers with Wireshark
After some searching I found wireshark, but during the test run I discovered I wouldn't see traffic from other computers. I looked some more and it seems like my router is "switched". I don't have a port-miroring option with this router.
What is the easiest way to do this?


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Visser reflects on 4-H and leadership project
In 4-H, the Horse Project includes learning about equine science, care and training of horses, exhibiting at county and state 4-H horse shows, Western Heritage (roping, goat-tying, cutting/sorting) and a leadership opportunity called the Dan Patch Award.
Since 1966, one member of the 4-H Minnesota Horse Project has been awarded the Dan Patch Award based on the individual's overall achievement, leadership and service. The award is named after a famous horse, Dan Patch, who set the world pacing record for the mile of 1:55 on Sept. 8, 1906, at the Minnesota State Fair.
This year, Crow Wing County was represented in the top 10 finalists by Alexis Visser of Pequot Lakes.
All applicants are judged on a submitted resume and portfolio that highlight what they have learned from their life experiences and how they have applied that learning and used it to provide service to 4-H and to their communities.
Each component of an applicant's evaluation is judged by a team of adults selected from 4-H, business and educational areas within Minnesota. The goal is to provide each applicant with feedback that will contribute to their personal growth while competing for top state awards.
The top 20 applicants competing for the Dan Patch Leadership Award are invited to attend a judging day that includes a personal interview, group problem solving and a horse-related presentation. In addition, these applicants also participate in a personal coaching session, receiving feedback on their resume and portfolio.
The top 10 applicants are selected based on their composite scores for all five activities and are awarded state horse show trips. The finalists ride in the grand entry and receive their awards during a ceremony.
In the competition at the Minnesota State 4-H Horse Show, Visser placed fourth in Pole Weaving, third in Key Race, third in Jumping Figure 8 and 11th in Barrels out of 42 contestants in her age division. She improved on her own personal time in barrels by two seconds with a time of 15.4 (the winning time was 14.2).
Barrel racing can be the most difficult of the gaming events as the horse has to step in all the right places and the focus of the horse/rider has to be consistent and in complete partnership.
Her equine partner, Hope, is a horse adopted from the Minnesota Hooved Animal Rescue during the 2008 Trainer's Challenge. The 14.1 hand, 8-year-old Mustang mare showed potential when working cattle. In looking for a horse for Western Heritage, Hope was found to be a good fit. They both like the events that are fast-paced and require focus.
Visser describes her horse as exuberant, willful and having a "lot of try," which compliments her own competitive mindset and determination. They did much better at this year's state show over last and Visser attributes this to her decision to treat herself and her horse as athletes in training, following strict diet and fitness regimes throughout the past year in preparation for the county and state horse competitions.
When asked what stands out for her as leadership experiences, Visser responded: "I help fellow 4-H members hone their riding skills for shows and teach them how to groom their horses for show such as clipping, bathing, braiding and banding. I volunteer as a youth mentor in 4-H, have led worship music and service projects at my church, served as a director in Youth-As-Resources, taught skiing at Ski Gull, and helped many kids at my local stable. I have had the delightful privilege to be one of the State Western Heritage co-chairs and love interacting with people across the state.
"This past year I have taken on another position as co-chair for the Horse Expo Tack Sale, which is the Minnesota 4-H Horse Association's biggest fundraiser. I enjoyed being at the tack sale through the entire duration because I like to meet and work with many people involved in the 4-H horse project," Visser said. "I have held several officer positions such as president, vice president, reporter and treasurer at the local club level and held various officer positions within Crow Wing County and on the State Horse Project Development Committees.
"The fact that I have worked with so many different people of all ages has made me value the opinions of others. My various experiences have given me familiarity with decision making and planning," she said. "Recent opportunities with the Horse Knowledge Bowl have allowed me to practice planning meetings and learning activities. I am always working to improve these skills. I have come to value the importance of building relationships in achieving goals."
Visser said her favorite subjects are math, science and writing. Currently she is enrolled in the post-secondary enrollment option, allowing her to obtain her associate degree from Central Lakes College and her high school diploma from Pequot Lakes High School next May.
She is an ambitious and focused individual with an obvious love of learning and challenge. As a high school senior she has thus maintained a 4.0 GPA and is strongly considering North Dakota State University in Fargo or River Falls, Wis., majoring in biology or economics. She is looking at these colleges because they both have rodeo clubs and she wants to take her horse with her to college.
In addition to being an active 4-H member and community volunteer, Visser has participated in competitive trail and endurance rides. She said she will cherish 4-H, school and community learning experiences forever and hopes to use them to teach others that life isn't about how far you get but the lives you touch and all the little things you learn along the way.
For more information on local 4-H programs, contact Crow Wing County Extension in Brainerd or Jeanne Rohr at 218-824-1069. Or go to http://www1.extension.umn.edu/youth/mn4-h.
(Brenda Myers is a Pequot Lakes resident and Alexis Visser's grandmother.)


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Well job done! I would be spending hours in there! Love the layout, cabinets and room you have!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Well job done! I would be spending hours in there! Love the layout, cabinets and room you have!
Wow, your a very lucky lady having a hubby who could do that for you. I saw the pictures and first thing I did was call my husband over and said "see that is what I want" his response, well I shall not go there. Although I must say I am really excited to see it, as we are moving early next year and I have an entire room dedicated to my sewing, so I cannot wait to have the builder incorporate something like that for me. Thanks so much for the share
You are one very lucky lady!
Beautiful room, I love those cabinets.
great cabinets, lots of room for your stash
You have a Gorgeous sewing space and a Keeper for a hubby!! How could you not be creative in this awesome space?
Don't sing of yesterday; yesterday is gone. Tomorrow isn't written. Make today your song.
What a great team you and your husband make. You had the vision and made it happen! Very nice job. Enjoy
What a wonderful space. It would be fun to have a studio similar. Your hubby is quite the artist with his cabinet making.
I don't whether to hate you or just be envious of you..This room is wonderful


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To perpetuate or elevate the status of a person, concept, ideal, organization or the like. Etymology stems from a Middle-English amalgamation of Latin 'pro-' (for) and Middle English 'motan' (allow, must). To offer support for allowance to continue is to promote. The opposite of condemn and dissent.
Roberto wasn't aware that his mass-murder killing spree promoted strong Republican values until Rush Limbaugh offered him a co-hosting role on his talk show.
by GothYena September 29, 2005
I got promoted from vice president to president.
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Cleveland Steamer Plush
The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush
The act of trying to get people to come into a nightclub, either via advertisement or word of mouth. To assemble a concert or club event.
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IceNetwork doesn't have 'blackout' restriction applied for US Nationals, which means you can see their coverage just fine even if you live outside North America.
IceNetwork doesn't have 'blackout' restriction applied for US Nationals, which means you can see their coverage just fine even if you live outside North America.
Futureidol, you posted:
The Ladies SP LIVE will air on Thursday January 21st at
10:30 PM EST on Ice Network (includes HALL OF FAME CEREMONY)
12:30 PM EST on Universal Sports
Just to clarify - that's 10:30 pm and also noon-ish on Friday? or do you mean 12:30 am just after midnight on Univ. Sports, on Thus. night?
I really need to know. Life and death!
Unlike the men's free skate, it looks like NBC will be tape delaying the ladies free skate for those on the West Coast for prime-time ratings (I would assume).
What that means: You will be able to watch the first two groups on Ice Network LIVE from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. local time — but then you have to wait to watch the last two groups until 9 p.m. local time, one hour after the competition is completed.
I don't see any reason it couldn't be earlier, they don't really have anything before it that would warrant delaying it. (Just CSI and a rerun of Mercy). Maybe NBC will change their mind?
That means for me that if I want any suspense, I will have to ignore Twitter, GS and well frankly the entire Internet.
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Hi, everyone!
Anyone have a streaming to watch live US Nats? I don't find any. Universal Sport and Icenetwork are geo-blocking to my area!
To those of you from Israel. There are reruns of the competition on fox sport all week long.
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Billionaire Santorum backer: In my day, contraception was women putting aspirin between their knees
posted at 3:45 pm on February 16, 2012 by Allahpundit
Via Mediaite, behold the left's newest viral sensation. This is a, shall we say, unhelpful soundbite in service to a worthy point, namely, that there are bigger policy fish to fry than birth control at a moment when Obama's pushing a catastrophic new budget and Iran's getting closer to nuclear breakout capacity. What I can't figure out, though, is why a Rick Santorum supporter would be eager to make that point. No one's benefited more politically from the uproar over HHS's contraception mandate than his guy, and there may be no politician in either party who's willing to riff on sex and morals as freely as Santorum is. And not just on sex, of course: Jim Geraghty flags this bit on gambling from RS's interview with Vegas reporter Jon Ralston a few weeks ago.
I'm someone who takes the opinion that gaming is not something that is beneficial, particularly having that access on the Internet. Just as we've seen from a lot of other things that are vices on the Internet, they end to grow exponentially as a result of that. It's one thing to come to Las Vegas and do gaming and participate in the shows and that kind of thing as entertainment, it's another thing to sit in your home and have access to that it. I think it would be dangerous to our country to have that type of access to gaming on the Internet.
Freedom's not absolute. What rights in the Constitution are absolute? There is no right to absolute freedom. There are limitations. You might want to say the same thing about a whole variety of other things that are on the Internet — "let everybody have it, let everybody do it." No. There are certain things that actually do cost people a lot of money, cost them their lives, cost them their fortunes that we shouldn't have and make available, to make it that easy to do. That's why we regulate gambling. You have a big commission here that regulates gambling, for a reason.
I opposed gaming in Pennsylvania . . . A lot of people obviously don't responsibly gamble and lose a lot and end up in not so great economic straits as a result of that. I believe there should be limitations.
You could swap in "drinking" for "gambling" there and have a rough argument for banning alcohol consumption in homes. (If you're free to indulge in private, who'll stop you from going overboard?) If you nominate Santorum, you're getting a guy who's more willing to try to save people from themselves than the average "personal responsibility" conservative, which means you'd better prepare for occasional moral tutelage from the presidential podium and maybe some new morals regulations if he can cobble together a congressional majority for it. Which, of course, is what makes Friess's objection to Mitchell's question so ironic: Contraception issues are Santorum's bread and butter, whether he wishes they were or not. He'll be sidetracked endlessly with this stuff in the general election if he's the nominee. Arguably that makes him a stronger candidate than Romney since, unlike Mitt, he'll still have something to campaign on even if the economy recovers. Thing is, it won't be just abortion questions that are thrown at him on the trail; it'll be questions about contraception and online gambling and other things he considers vices as a way of teasing out how far his "there is no right to absolute freedom" reasoning extends in the interest of keeping people on the path to virtue. Is that reasoning more or less likely to deliver a victory in the midst of an economic comeback?
By the way: He's finally overtaken Romney for the national lead in Gallup's tracker.
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Media Bites: Five Things the Media Got Wrong in 2012
J.J. McCullough | Posted 03.02.2013 | Canada
Read More: Wente, Alberta Election, Best Media Stories 2012, Media Stories 2012, Cabinet Shuffle, Mark Carney, Justin Trudeau, Top Stories of 2012, Robocalls, Canada News
Well, I mocked and I teased but in the end, I couldn't resist. Year-end retrospectives might be trite, but dagnabbit, they're also a lot of fun. So here's my picks for the "Top Five Media Bites Moments of 2012", also known as the "Top Five Times the Canadian Press Was Inadvertently More Interesting Than the Stories They Were Trying to Cover."


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Talk radio was huge for Brown. Yes, the dearth of exit polling in the Brown-Martha Coakley contest makes it hard to quantify its exact impact. But if you listened to Boston talk radio during the race — commercial talk, as opposed to the sedate stylings of NPR affiliates WBUR and WGBH — you know that this segment of the airwaves was, overwhelmingly, Brown country: a source of hope and good cheer when things looked grim, and a high-volume ally as the Brown juggernaut headed down the home stretch.
Consider, for example, the love lavished on Brown by WEEI, the sports-radio powerhouse that doubles as a source of conservative commentary. On primary day, Gerry Callahan, half of the duo behind its morning drive-time Dennis & Callahan, tossed Brown this softball: "Does it make any sense to you that people follow this far-left agenda, and want another far-left loon like [Senator John] Kerry, like [Congressman Barney] Frank, like [Congressman Edward] Markey, like the rest of them?" And shortly before the election, Glenn Ordway, host of the afternoon drive-time Big Show, and three Big Show associates (Pete Sheppard and former New England Patriots Fred Smerlas and Steve DeOssie) appeared in a video in which they gushingly endorsed the Republican. (Brown "believes in a country that's sovereign," Smerlas explained, sort of.)
The question now is: is there any way for other liberals to avoid the sort of total talk-radio drubbing that Coakley suffered? It's unlikely that any Democrat will win the messaging battle there outright. But with talk radio and the GOP poised to collaboratively whip the nation into an aggrieved-populist frenzy, liberals need to be thinking about how to play effective defense. And Coakley's loss offers some clues.
Phoning it inAmid Boston talk's unceasing pro-Brown drumbeat, Jim & Margery, Jim Braude and Margery Eagan's morning drive-time show on WTKK, was an anomaly: a broadcast that seemed more sympathetic to Coakley than her opponent. Even so, says Braude, Brown called in repeatedly out of the blue, just to say hello (and, presumably, to get some free exposure). This was Brown's strategy with a number of talk stations — and the antithesis of Coakley's aloof approach. (Among other things, she apparently spurned Dennis & Callahan.)
Harkening back to Braude's earlier career as a champion of liberal ballot initiatives, he claims the lesson is simple. "Democrats should start dialing," he says. "Most if not all conservative talk-show hosts are paper tigers. It's also hard for any human to completely eviscerate someone who talks to them, and most talk-show hosts are human. And in my experience, after I called a show, I'd get e-mails saying, 'You know, I hate everything you stand for — but I gotta give you credit for having the courage to come on.'
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A poop stache is the remnant hairs or ingrown hairs that are still visible on a guy's upper lip even after they shave. No matter how many times they shave it still stays there. A poop stache is most noticeable on guys who grow hair mostly on their upper lip and nowhere else on their beard or sides of their faces; this makes it look even more like shit.
by brittany snow February 02, 2008
A thin, weak, fine collection of hairs on the upper lip that is noticible but not technically thick enough to be considered a real moustache. They are usually found on pubescent boys aged 13 to 16 whose moms won't buy them razors.
by ihatebuffering March 06, 2011
When you have poop on your upper lip like a mustache. You can have many types of poopstaches in the form of a traditional mustache- like pinchers, goatee, soul patch, etc.
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It is odd this off season i feel calm about Eli manning and what he will do. no its not about cruz staying for a year at least. nor nicks. its just while he isnt going to put up mvp numbers. he seems consistently inconsistent. What I mean is he will give you a good season. I guess its time i appreciated that.
I personally dont think he is a HOFer, or even a top 5 QB (maybe he is). But at least he isnt a bobo. and for that im thankful.


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Good-bye to the World Cup and welcome to the Tour de France. I even think a new competition should be created, that is the Tour de Paris. Indeed, every day the prettiest girl found riding a bicycle in the city would get to wear a yellow skirt the next day. Like the idea ? (click on picture to enlarge)
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I am going to Europe next week (whoo-hoo!) and so I wanted to see what kind of fashion I might encounter while I'm there that hasn't made it over here yet. What should I pack?
Well, I'm not sure these looks have made it to the streets yet, but they will be soon, since they showed up on the 2011 fall fashion runways this year.
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I won't be taking turtlenecks or ponchos on my trip with me, but if I'm lucky, perhaps I can find some to bring back!


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50 years ago, July 26, 1963
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The heat wave, which has had the temperature hovering in the 90s for the past couple of weeks, was dissipated somewhat by rains which fell in the area..
Several accidents this week caused damage to cars of local residents, the first one occurring on Highway 371, at the fairgrounds entrance last weekend when Oscar Boquist's car tangled with a truck, as he was coming on the highway.
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A special meeting of the city council was held Tuesday evening, July 19, to assess the repair problem on sewer and water mains along Barclay Avenue. After investigation earlier this summer it was discovered that some of the storm sewer mains will need repair prior to putting the new coating of blacktop, which is scheduled to begin this summer.
A Mexican-American Potluck was held July 10 at St. Joseph's Hall in honor of Monsignor Hogan's retirement.
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Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is going to celebrate World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2010. The A three days national program will be inaugurated on this grand occasion in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 17th May, Monday 2010.
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is celebrated annually on 17 May since 1969 to raise the awareness of the people regarding various aspect of ICT. The event will be celebrated in Dhaka this year. The theme of this year is Theme 2010: Better city, better life with ICTs. To popularize the concept, building the awareness and to ensure people's participation, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has chalked out an elaborate program for three days (17-19 May 2010) to observe this event.
Keeping "Digital Bangladesh" and "Vision 2021″ in view, the observance of WTISD 2010 shall comprise of an ICT based exhibition, Seminar, ICT classes and various online/offline competition at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. The purpose of this event is to encourage the citizen of Bangladesh to contribute in building ICT based nation. The idea is to connect the unconnected and bridge the gap between lighted and unlighted in the field of ICT knowledge.
Demonstration a full-functional Community Radio Station will take place at the program venue Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on the eve of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2010 during the Three days program.
The regulatory body for telecom affairs in the country Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has been entrusted Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) and Community Radio Academy to demonstrate a Community Radio station during the program.
We hope that participants of all walk of the society, particularly honorable ministers, members of the parliament, elected representatives of various tier of local government system, academia and students, civil societies, print and electronic media, corporate sector representatives as well as common people will come across the basic features of Community Radioing through this program.
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Im going to try my hand at grafting this spring just to broaden my beekeeping horizons!! I have been thumbing through lots of queenrearing ideas and concepts on here and youtube, but need some more input from those who are in the know!!
Grafting: I have a good grasp at the size of the larvae to graft after seeing it for my own eyes over the last couple years of watching larva growth.
Grafting tool: Lots of different opinions and just as many tools to choose from. I am thinking of trying the 000 paintbrush method first to see how that works!!
Cell cups: I am going to use the JZBZ cups as they seem very easy and practical. Does color really matter?
Ok, now here are the questions!!
Starter Hive: I will make up a 5 deep frame nuc of young nurse bees and emerging/open brood, a packed nuc at that! After two days your suppose to move it to a queenrite hive, possibly above and excluder or cloak board? My question is why would it not work to let the starter finish the cells??
Finisher colony: When using a queenrite colony to finish the cells, what is the best way to make sure the queen doesnt get up into the QC frame and destroy cells? Also maybe the bees themselves from destroying the cells? I have read to make sure your feeding 1:1 SS to your colony to make them think a flow is on and all.
Ive seen Lauri's incubator with cells hatching and would also like to experiment with this as I love listening to the piping!! But that will come after I do some successful grafts and have time to mess with that!
So, if you could, please explain what you queen rearers with HANDS ON EXPERIENCE do from day 1, start to finish!! Perhaps describe in detail the amount of bees in the starter, how and what to do to transfer to a finisher, and then i believe its day 12 that they get put into a 24 hour queenless nuc or hive?
Oh ya, when a cell is put into a QL nuc and a virgin hatches, will her or the house bees tear down any cells they start? Or is that up to the beekeeper to check and make sure that a rogue cell doesnt go the distance?
Thank you for all and any help!! And if you have pictures of what you do, that would be awesome also!!


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Discussion in 'History Zone' started by Hostile, Mar 16, 2007.
Officially, I think the rookie record might be Jimmie Jones.
I'm going to give you #1 -- because I can't imagine that anyone would guess him.
#1 (3rd all-time) Buddy Dial
#2 (8th all-time) Bob Hayes
#3 (15th all-time) Lance Alworth
#4 (20th all-time) Frank Clarke
#5 (tied for 30th all-time) Lance Rentzel
And Dial is the only one of the five who averaged over 20 yards per catch.
Go figure ....
Martin's accomplishments should not be short changed just because it was not an official stat prior to 1980.
I agree, but then neither should Decon Jones or any of the other greats.
For the season, it's probably Jeffcoat with 14.
All time, it's probably Ed "Too Tall" Jones.
Yeah, the whole question was kind of a "trick" question, because it's not easily answered because the records are not kept from past players.
Harvey Martin (I met him in person) was a great player...and those glasses he wore after games made him look really like a cartoon person! Wonderful man!
Trivia questions like this are hard to substantiate...(sp)...
Martin holds the "unofficial" (even though they were real sacks that can be witnessed by watching tapes of the games) team record for sacks in all 3 cateogies - rookie year, season, and career. Go back and review the article I posted.
I agree with you about the great Deacon Jones, but I was only talking about Cowboy team records.
Jeffcoat played with lots of different lines. When he broke in, it was White, Too Tall and John Dutton. In the late 80s, it was guys like Dean Hamel, Willie Broughton, Tony Tolbert and Danny Noonan. In the early 90s, it was Stubbs, Tolbert, Jones and Noonan. By the time 93 rolled around, it was Tolbert, Jones, Haley, Maryland and Casillas and Lett. In 95, he was traded to Buffalo.
Wasn't meant to be a trick question, as they were real sacks. However, I'm glad it gave us a brief moment to reflect on the great play of Harvey Martin. That's neat that you met him in person. He was one cool cat.
Sadly he took a wrong turn after football with drugs, but he ridded himselves of those demons and was clean for last few years of his life. Tragically he died at the early age of 51.
I forgot...how did he die?
fist-fight w/ your's truly, let that be a lesson to ya!
I think it was heart-related
There's no way to tell who really holds those records. Nobody kept stats on guys like Lilly, Cole, Pugh, Andrie or even Too Tall in the early days. Just too hard to say. One thing though, DeMarcus Ware is going to reck those career stats. Also, I was wrong on the official Rookie record. I think I said 7.5 for rookies, don't remember. Ware had 8 his rookie year.
Damn, you're a mean bastid!
I ain't messin wit you! (for your own good)...you will live longer...
Charlie Waters, correct!
Skip asked, "even Charles Haley?" and big Nate said, "even Charles."
Nope, just an assistant.
sweet, I think I saw it on an NFLN thing, Dallas Cowboys @ Atlanta Falcons 1981 Divisional playoffs and he botched the snap.
It was Martin but it was Texas Stadium in the final regular season game of 1979.
Nate was an intimating player on the field, but off, he was a gentle giant...and there is no doubt in my mind that Haley knew enough to not mess with him! And, although I might be in the minority...I absoutely admired Charles Haley...
lol, Charles was like 251
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Lessons will be learned, future lives saved, but for families of Canterbury Television building earthquake victims there will never be closure.
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission report into the collapse of the CTV building in the February 22 quake was released today, with Prime Minister John Key touching on what it means for those left behind.
"Nothing will ever bring their loved ones back and we cannot dull their pain," he said.
Elsa Torres De Frood, 53, was director of studies at King's Education language school on the third floor of the six-storey Christchurch office block, which the report concludes was badly designed.
A fire engulfed the building shortly after it "pancaked" in the violent magnitude-6.3 tremor.
A total of 115 people died, and the remains of Mrs Torres De Frood were never found.
Her brother Gerardo Torres says the royal commission report will change "nothing" for his family.
He wanted those responsible for the disaster to be held accountable, but said no action would ever bring back his beloved sister.
"I don't want to keep my heart filled with anger and negative things," he said.
"Whatever they are going to do, we won't have any consolation.
"Our case is very bad. We couldn't find my sister. Knowing she has never been found is very tough.
"Nothing can repair the pain we are going through. We have to live with this pain every day."
Mrs Torres de Frood's twin daughters now live in Perth, Australia, with their father.
Her grieving brother puts on a brave face every day for his family and himself.
"I feel like a circus clown," he says.
"I'm in the middle of the show, acting, smiling, making everybody laugh. But the audience don't know that inside, my heart is crying.
"I miss her every day. I wish I could see her one more time... one more time."
The parents of Matty Beaumont, a 31-year old programme scheduler for CTV, agreed that the report did not provide any closure.
But David and Jeanette Beaumont did welcome its recommendations, saying it was especially important that lessons were learned from the disaster, which killed 115 people.
"Closure can never happen," Mr Beaumont said.
"Part of our life is gone forever. It's just day by day."
The release of the report brought the tragedy's emotions and sense of loss back to the surface for the Beaumonts.
"Unfortunately, for us, it goes on and on," Mr Beaumont said.
"If you lose someone in something like a car accident, it's in the news and then it's gone.
"But for us, there's an image on the news of the CTV building where our son died and it hits us again and again.
"We'll never forget our son, but it's tough being reminded in this way all the time."
The Beaumonts find solace in socialising with some other families who lost loved ones in the disaster.
"That contact helps, to talk to someone who knows what you are going through," Mr Beaumont says.
"Having good friends and family... that human contact is what helps you make it through."
Others haven't yet been able to read the report.
Geoff Brien, whose wife Pamela died along with 114 others when it 'pancaked' at 12.51pm last February 22, said he'd "skimmed through it" but didn't want to comment.
Quake Families' spokesman Brian Kennedy went straight to the report's recommendations.
Increased accountability for those who build shonky structures and removing building consents from local authorities were two of the major points, as far as he was concerned.
"I only see those as big steps forward," said Mr Kennedy, who lost his wife Faye.
Dr Alan Reay, whose firm Alan Reay Consultants Ltd designed the concrete Madras St structure in 1986, should also feel "uncomfortable" when reading the report, Mr Kennedy said.
He said it would also be appropriate for Dr Reay to face professional questions in the future.
While he'd suffered a grilling at the royal commission hearings and in the media, the public "tends to forget very quickly", he said.
Mr Kennedy remained "amazed" at how one building could be so thoroughly riddled with "problems or hiccups at every turn".
"If another building had 20 per cent of the issues this building had, there would be major concerns.
"CTV had everything going against it, at every stage, from day one. Quite amazing," he said.
Everyone had reacted to the tragedy in different ways, he said, with people's grief advancing at different speeds and manifesting itself in different ways.
For Mr Kennedy, the royal commission report had signalled to him that it was now time to move on.
"After the royal commission hearings, I'd decided enough is enough," he said.
"My daughters were very expressive when I said I was stepping back. They didn't particularly want me to front the media but I just felt I had to.
"I feel that I've done my bit, and it's now time to move on."


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House Appropriations CommitteeSubcommittee on Budget Transparency and ReformHouse BIll 3791 by Rep. John ZerwasApril 16, 2013
Good morning/afternoon. I am Doug Curran, MD, a family physician from Athens and a member of the Texas Medical Association's Board of Trustees. I am testifying today on behalf of TMA and its 47,000 physicians and medical students in favor of Committee Substitute House Bill 3791.
We hear a lot lately about how Medicaid is broken in Texas. Indeed, many parts of the system are badly in need of repair. When people who work in this building talk about a broken Medicaid system, you're often talking about its spiraling, unsustainable cost to the taxpayers.
The people who work in doctors' offices across the state are very sensitive to those costs — we are taxpayers too, after all. But when we think of a broken system, two more immediate, more pressing sets of concerns come to mind.
First are working poor patients who do not qualify for Medicaid, for whom Medicare is years away, and for whom private insurance is priced out of reach. I'm talking about uninsured patients like the 59-year-old woman with chronic congestive heart failure whom I see in a free clinic in Athens once a month. Except, that is, on those all-too-frequent occasions when she can't afford her blood pressure medicine, and then I also see her in the hospital — where the bill to county taxpayers is much, much higher than the cost of paying for her prescription would have been.
And the long-term cost to her heart and lungs and kidneys is even worse.
There is also the cost to employers and the state. Patients with unmanaged, chronic conditions who cannot afford to see a physician regularly often miss a lot of work. Or they may not be able to work at all, so they and their family must rely on a whole host of public assistance programs to make ends meet.
The second set of physicians' concerns goes like this: As Texas seeks a way to expand coverage to include my patient and a million and a half Texans like her, how do we ensure that we also provide real access to the regular, consistent health care services they need to stay out of the emergency department (ED) or hospital?
The most recent TMA survey found only 31 percent of Texas physicians accept all new Medicaid patients. That number has plummeted from almost 67 percent since the turn of the century. Another 26 percent accept Medicaid with limits. For lots of practices, this means the physician will only see patients to follow up from an ED or hospital visit, rather than actively accepting Medicaid in his or her practice. My colleagues and I want to care for low-income Texans, but we also run small businesses that have to pay our staff and overhead. Plain and simple, pitifully poor Medicaid payments are driving physicians out of Medicaid.
So how do we ensure current and any future patients can get the care they need?
For both economic and human reasons, Texas must find a way to improve Medicaid while simultaneously expanding coverage to low-income Texans. Yet, we know from our experience building the Children's Health Insurance Program that a one-size-fits-all approach will not work. Texas physicians strongly support a homegrown solution that:
If Texas does otherwise, patients' new Medicaid cards will be nothing more than empty promises. And we will have failed. Because … in your building and in mine … people will still be talking about the broken Medicaid system.
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A man from UPS just broke my slumber, but I forgave him because in his hand he was clutching Hidden Package #5. It's quite a weighty one, so you'll forgive me for hoping (and praying) that a copy of the game was inside the box. No such luck, I'll have to wait until tomorrow for mine, but what did arrive is still cool nonetheless.
Inside the box was a Liberty City Police Department shirt (which is very close to fitting my small frame - every other T-Shirt they've sent me would fit only a whale), a Grand Theft Auto IV hand grenade (it's extremely heavy and I think I might remove the GTA IV keychain to use on my car keys) and a number of GTA IV stickers. Thanks Rockstar.
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Wilson will only get better in all aspects of his game! obviously he hasnt given Giants fans what we all expect but hes still learning!
i still think in a coupla years Wilson may be better than Martin and Richardson or at least i hope so.
he does show explosive potential which again will only increase with playing time!
My goal had been to win a championship, work toward the Hall of Fame, have my jersey retired by the team and I`d go in as a lifelong New York Giant, but I`m now resigned to the fact that this won`t happen. -- Michael Strahan, just when you think you're down...
So what we are to believe is that because he was a first round pick and has not has a great rookie season he stinks and is a bust. So don't trust Reese. Even though every first round pick he has made has been very pod for this team. Ok.
Wilson has balance, vision, deceptive power, and speed. Love what he brings to our team. The East will have to put up with this guy for years.