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Jan 21, 2012 at 5:07 pm #1284483
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Are you frustrated with the current bear canisters on the market? We are…
Its about time someone made a high quality bear canister that was lightweight, easy to use, and didn't cost an arm and a leg. We aim to change that… and YOU can help! We are currently in the design process and need enthusiastic backpackers like you to give us your opinion. We plan to share our design sketches often and consider as much feedback as you are willing to provide.
Click the link below and give us feedback. Hurry because this post will be deleted soon. (We can't share all of our ideas with everyone just yet…)
Remember, this is a process and we will have much more to share in the future based on your responses.
Thank you for your kind support.
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Vulpes LLCJan 21, 2012 at 5:16 pm #1827844
It is not whether there is room for improvement or a better design.. there is.
The question is; How are you or your company going to get your design approved by the relevant authorities for places that require bear resistant canisters?
With the demise of the SBBIG (Sierra Black Bear Inter Agency group) that set standards for bear cans, the rules are left up to the individual ranger districts.
Basically Yosemite and Seki are what we are talking about here.
In a perfect world everyone would carry a bear canister in bear country.
In the real world few do so outside required areas because of cost, weight and bulk.
The Ursack still shows promise but is not approved in the main areas of concern.
From the Ranger's point of view the current canisters are adequate and have a proven track record.
There is no incentive for them to want to approve a new and un-tested design.
Not trying to throw a wet blanket because I would personally love to see a significant advancement in the design and ease of carry of current bear resistant canisters.
I have a Garcia Machine Base camp model that weighs 5 lbs from way back when they first introduced them. I also have a Bear Vault 500 at just over 3 lbs.
(The Bearikade is even lighter than these)
Both canisters are heavy and bulky but extremely effective.
The Garcia has a 100% success rate.
I know there was talk of a new design a year ago, something like an expandable ball.
Never heard anything further.
To be succesful any new design would have to be lighter than anything on the market or less than 2 lbs.
The new canister would have to have the same or greater volume than the current canisters.
The new canister would have to cost less.
Now a Bear Vault 500 is made of polycarbonate, weighs over 3 lbs and costs about 70 bucks.
The Bearikade is spun aluminum and carbon fiber, weighs under 3lbs and costs over 200 bucks.
Solve that problem, and get the rangers in Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon to approve, and you will succeed.
Good Luck with this.
P.S. Your link just brings up the main survey webpage. Can't find your specific survey.Jan 21, 2012 at 5:28 pm #1827850
"https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Bearcanisterresearchanddesign "
"Vulpes LLC"
That is a food company in Chicago. ( ? )
You had a bear canister survey last April, and now you are back with another one.
–B.G.–Jan 21, 2012 at 5:38 pm #1827856
David ThomasBPL Member
@davidinkenaiLocale: North Woods. Far North.
Matthew: Those are insightful (if discouraging) thoughts.
We've used canisters in Denali (where they're required) and on our own trips when in grizzly-infested areas like the Kenai Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Canoe Trails. We also do the triangle thing (eat, sleep and store food hundreds of feet apart) or better yet, cook and move on to a separate camp.
I suppose Denali isn't much of a market for private canisters since they loan them for free (which is a great idea if they want people to use particular models). From their website:
The following brands of BRFCs are approved for use on backcountry trips in Denali:
•Backpacker's Cache by Garcia Machine (this is the brand issued to permitted backpackers free of charge by the Backcountry Information Center)
•Bear Keg by Counter Assault
•Contender 101 & 102 by The Bare Boxer
•BearVault models BV250 Solo, BV300, BV 350 Solo, BV 400, BV450 Solo and BV500
To view photos of these containers and additional product information, click here.
The following brands of BRFCs are NOT PERMITTED for backcountry use in Denali:
•BearVault models BV100B, BV110B and BV200
•Ursack or ANY OTHER Kevlar, fabric or fabric-aluminum hybrid bear-resistant bag
Denali, IMO, takes reducing bear-human-food interactions more seriously than Yosemite does and is FAR more successful. I certainly loss less sleep in Denali than LYV. They've got a lot of mid-sized brown bears. Our brown bears are twice the size (by mass) but gravitate towards the salmon rivers (which Denali doesn't have). With the weight and jaw-size differential between a blackie and a big brown bear, "bear-proof" is not a single, well-defined criteria.Jan 21, 2012 at 5:57 pm #1827860
Yep, bear cans are only resistant and not bear "proof".
There was a black bear that could even open the first generation of Bear Vault.
Not by unspinning the lid.. by jumping on the canister until the polycarbonate deformed enough to make the lid pop off!
Still, the bear resistant canisters are better than the old days when my uncle and i had to get up 5 times a night and scare the man habituated bears away before they figured out which tree our bear hang was tied off to.
My uncle Wayne had a neat trick in those days.
He would find a set of three trees.
The bear hang rope would be suspended by two trees with the third "dummy" tree located in the center closest to the hanging food bag.
The bears would always climb the tree nearest the bag first.
They begin by swatting each branch methodically.
After a half hour or so they would descend and try a different tree.
That is why my uncle always called it a "delaying" tactic.
Gave us 1/2 hour to rest after the first sound of claws on bark before having to get up and scare the bear away.
Bear canisters have changed things for the better for us and the bears.
Nowadays the bears wander through camp not even giving the canister a second glance.
EDIT: Holy Sheep Shank! That photo below!
Okay, so the bears I have met mostly wander through my camp never giving the canister a second glance. ;)Jan 21, 2012 at 6:10 pm #1827867
Greg MihalikBPL Member
@greg23Locale: Colorado
In the past you could have canisters tested at the IGBC. You pay the costs. As noted below, things are changing…
"At its January 19-20, 2011 meeting, the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee decided to revise its bear-resistant container testing program. The protocol providing information and guidance related to this important program is being updated and will be available at this website in the near future.
"For information regarding product testing during this time, please contact:
Patti Sowka, Living With Wildlife Foundation (www.lwwf.org), (406) 544-5307 or
There are reasons why one might not want to do this….
Browns inflict more damage than blacks. If your market is in black bear country, then it's probably better to not alarm your customer base.Jan 21, 2012 at 6:21 pm #1827871
Rakesh MalikMember
@tamerlinLocale: Cascadia
> To be succesful any new design would have to be lighter than anything on the market or less than 2 lbs.
> The new canister would have to have the same or greater volume than the current canisters.
> The new canister would have to cost less.
No, not quite. It just has to be better in two of those, not all three.
The catch is that it has to be enough better in the two than it's worse in the one.
So if it's lighter and has greater volume than the current canisters but costs more, then if the price difference isn't egregious, it could be successful. The Bearikade is evidence of this; it's certainly not less expensive than its competitors, but it's lighter for the same packable volume, so people like it, if they can afford it.Jan 21, 2012 at 6:33 pm #1827876
Rakesh, I see the truth of what you are saying.
I would definitely pay more to upgrade my bear canister if it was significantly lighter or more packable.
As it is, my Bear vault 500 just barely squeezes into my MLD Exodus vertically and just fits into my Golite Pinnacle horizontally (if you put the lid end in first).
I have always dreamed of a more ergonomically shaped canister. Something like a kidney shape or a flattened oval. Just an easier shape to fit inside the pack.
Clearly it would have to be strong. I know the reason they are round cylinders is the inherent strength of a circle under load allows them to use less material than would be the case for any other shape.
Cylinder has the greatest volume, with the most strength, for the least material.Jan 21, 2012 at 7:05 pm #1827895
Bob BankheadBPL Member
@wandering_bobLocale: Oregon, USA
Alas, bear canisters have to be shaped so the bear's jaws can't get a grip on them rather than to be egonomically acceptable to us as hikers.
I've found that my Bearikade Expedition model fits fine vertically in my SMD Traveler and my sleeping pad in the exterior pad pockets shields it from reshaping my spine.
Nothing made by man is indestructable. I've heard rumours of a secret Ursine laboratory that is developing a small tactical nuke that Yogi and BooBoo can use to gain access to any bear canister. Personally, I think C4 would have been cheaper and safer to use, but just try buying the ingredients for C4 these days.Jan 21, 2012 at 7:12 pm #1827898
Tom KirchnerBPL Member
@ouzelLocale: Pacific Northwest/Sierra
Holy cow!!! A griz did this to a Bearikade???
I'm sticking with the PCT method.Jan 21, 2012 at 7:27 pm #1827902
Justin BakerBPL Member
@justin_bakerLocale: Santa Rosa, CA
Doesn't anybody hang their bear canisters? I would rather not have a bear take it's claws to something I reluctantly paid 90 bucks for.Jan 21, 2012 at 7:34 pm #1827904
No on hanging the canister. It could crack open on impact like a pinata if it took a good fall. I toss mine in an area where it can't roll too far.Jan 21, 2012 at 8:29 pm #1827930
Sam FarringtonBPL Member
@scfhomeLocale: Chocorua NH, USA
First, I don't think we should confuse what we really need with what some bureaucrat requires. Some must comply with certain area rules to hike there. In that case, you must select a canister from their list, and use it, period. Ship the thing where you must have it, and ship it back out ASAP.
Some others, like moi, avoid those certain areas like the plaque. Those areas are over-used, worn out, and unattractive to someone who hikes in wilderness areas. Unless you are thru-hiking and there is no way other than to pass through them, IMO you are nuts to go there. It is no one's fault, they simply get too much traffic due to their reputations and government and other publicity.
OK, if you are thru-hiking a major trail, you often have no choice. That is why I have made it a lifetime project to locate a different route for one of the major trails in one of the most scenic and backpacker friendly States. The recent demise of the CDTA, and the Forest Service's unadmitted but persistent policy of abandoning high country trails further underscores the need for this.
For actual, functional bear protection, not related to moronic agency regulation, I have a couple suggestions:
First, the last issue of the BPL print magazine had an article about small-battery powered, electrified containers. After seeing one of the readily available little Tasers purchased by a lady friend, I was impressed. Pretty daunting. A sack or container that emits that kind of message when nudged by a bear ought to be pretty effective for practical (as distinguished from 'regulatory compliant') purposes.
Second, some of the odor proof bags, like OpSacs, have been shown to really work, so long as you are careful to not place odors on the outside of them by packing up food with traces of food on your hands. Easily replacable and more securely sealable liners made out of this material for the electric sacks would greatly diminish the likelihood of molestation by bears and others.
A light weight product with the above features is something I would definitely buy for a reasonable price (not the $300 or so mentioned in the BPL article), and for protection against wildlife, not from other humans with fancy outfits.
Will still hang bearbags for added protection, and to avoid other clever varmints. Bears have been known to make off with those 'regulatory compliant' canisters. If we really help them to avoid us, we can co-exist with them much better. That's my desire, because I really like them.Jan 21, 2012 at 8:30 pm #1827931
It's not a good idea to hang a bear canister. If you do, you will have some sort of bag or cord around it. Once the bear gets it down from the tree branch, the bag or cord would give it a spot to bite and carry it off. If there is no bag or cord, then it can't get its claws into it, because the outside is intentionally pretty smooth and slick.
Some types, like in the photo, require the user to tighten it, and if it isn't tight enough, the bear can get its claws or teeth in it.
I generally set my bear canister right in between some rocks so that it can't roll or be pushed away. I set my noisemakers on top of it, or from there to my shelter.
–B.G.–Jan 22, 2012 at 5:39 pm #1828270
Justin BakerBPL Member
@justin_bakerLocale: Santa Rosa, CA
Good point Ken. Maybe if you wrapped some cord all around it, it wouldn't wiggle it's way out.Jan 23, 2012 at 8:07 am #1828417
Erik BasilBPL Member
@ebasilLocale: Atzlan
Hey, if the canister is lighter than what's available, easy to fill/unpack, durable and doesn't cost what a Bearikade does, AMEN I say. It is what it is, and I need the darn things.
Having eliminated my Garcia for the BearVault, with joy, I appreciate that design greatly. Our BV 500 was tossed and gnawed about like a circus ball this last summer, but all we had to do was rinse it off and get back to business. Now, give me the same canister size and strength at 8 ounces lighter and it would be awesome!
In the meantime, I view the BV500 as the king and benchmark. Simple to use, lighter than the alternatives we can afford and functional.Jan 23, 2012 at 9:50 am #1828450
"I view the BV500 as the king and benchmark."
In my bear canister fleet, I have one BV500, two BV450, one Garcia, and one Bear Boxer. Don't ask.
–B.G.–Jan 23, 2012 at 10:18 am #1828465
USA Duane HallBPL Member
@hikerduaneLocale: Extreme northern Sierra Nevada
Erik, did BV finally get it right then? How many lid revisions? :) Three or four?
DuaneAug 18, 2012 at 9:33 pm #1903841
And then there was silence…Aug 18, 2012 at 9:48 pm #1903843
Dale WambaughBPL Member
@dwambaughLocale: Pacific Northwest
I want an electric one, as in electric fence. Let 'em get that big wet nose on the can: ZZZZZZZAP! It could have an alarm too, maybe strobe lights.
I still don't understand why a chemical repellent hasn't been developed. It seems like it would have so many applications. There must be something that tastes bad to a bear.Apr 1, 2013 at 1:22 pm #1971735
You know a company manufactured and sold an electro/fido-shock bag briefly a few years ago and finally went away, as I understand, when the agency refused to even test them.Apr 1, 2013 at 10:42 pm #1971909
Nelson SherryMember
@nsherry61Locale: Mid-Willamette Valley
"I still don't understand why a chemical repellent hasn't been developed. It seems like it would have so many applications. There must be something that tastes bad to a bear."
I worked for a professional hunting guide once that over his many years of killing moose on the Alaskan Peninsula regularly peed and spread pepper around carcasses to keep bears away while they made multiple trips to pack out meat, hide and rack. Apparently it worked pretty darn well and reliably, and this was in serious bear country.
So, just pee on your bear canister, pepper it a bit, and sleep in peace. ;)Oct 24, 2013 at 8:09 pm #2037629
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The camp will serve as an opportunity to be instructed and evaluated by the Pitt coaching staff and players as well as some of the most accomplished and respected professional baseball scouts in the Northeast.
In addition to the Panther coaches and minimum of four professional scouts, several regional College, University, and Junior College staffs have also been invited to attend the event.
The clinic will serve as a great learning opportunity with professional scouts giving mini-clinics to all participants and evaluating all players in pro-style workouts at their chosen position.
For more information and to register online please visit www.pittbaseballclinics.com. This opportunity has limited registration and plans on selling out. Additional questions may be directed to clinic coordinator and Pitt assistant coach Jacke Healy at email@example.com or 412-648-8556.
The Panthers, who begin their third season at the state-of-the-art Cost Field at the Petersen Sports Complex this spring, are one of three teams to advance to the past four Big East Championships. Since 2000, the Panthers have been one of the premier programs in the Northeast winning over 400 games and producing 12 All-Americans, 50 All-Big East honorees and seeing 51 players sign professional contracts.
The future of Pitt baseball also looks bright as the Panthers look forward to joining the Atlantic Coast Conference in the summer of 2013. Pitt recently signed an impressive 2013 recruiting class and are off to a great start with the 2014 class.
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Nicole Kidman: Not Happy with Australia
They say artists can be their own worst critics, and that's definitely the case with Nicole Kidman. In a recent interview she spoke candidly about her disappointment with her performance in "Australia."
The "Moulin Rouge" actress says it was hard for her to even watch the movie, and only attended the premiere in order to support her director/friend Baz Luhrman.
She told press, "I don't usually see my films, but because of Baz I had to see it. I saw Moulin Rouge. I've really only seen that and this in my whole career. It gets worse as I get older."
And at the Sydney premiere she says she squirmed in her seat. "I sat there, and I looked at Keith [Urban] and went, 'Am I any good in this movie?' I can't look at this movie and be proud of what I've done."
Following the premiere, "We ran because I didn't want to read anything. I didn't want to know. I saw my sister and my family and we saw Keith's family and then we were straight on a plane."
A critical and commercial flop, "Australia" has only brought in $47 million in America since its premiere back in November.


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With Office and OneDrive or SharePoint, multiple people can work together on a Word document, Excel spreadsheet, or PowerPoint presentation. Office has tools, such as comments, track changes, and activities for communication, clarity, and consistency. When everyone is working at the same time, that's called co-authoring.
When you're using Office and your document is on SharePoint or OneDrive, when everyone is done, you have a finished document, there's no need to copy and reformat. When you're working together, you can see where everyone is and what they're typing - as though they're typing on your device. For more info on what is required to make co-authoring work for you, see below.
If you use Skype, you can work remotely while feeling like you're sitting in a meeting room. Skype lets you talk to and see the other people working on your documents. Instant messaging lets you ask questions without interrupting, or send links or files to the group. For more info, see Collaboration in Office—chat with your co-editors in real-time via Skype!
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What kinds of co-authoring can I do in Office?
There are two types of co-authoring that are supported in Office, regular, and real-time co-authoring. Both let multiple people collaborate and work together on documents. There are just a few differences between the types.
Regular co-authoring is when you and others can simultaneously work on a document, and not block each other. You can see who else is working on the document (in the collaboration corner), and the paragraph that's being worked on is locked. When new changes are made by others, you see an Updates Available status in your document or presentation. When you save, you see changes that others have made. Your document is refreshed with changes that everyone else has saved since the last time you saved. If you're using an application that can do regular co-authoring, you can co-author with someone who's using a version that supports real-time co-authoring.
Real-time co-authoring is where two or more people can type at the same time and automatically see text changes as they happen. You can see the cursor location where someone is working and what they're typing as they type, just as if they are working on your computer or device. Text and the location or presence of the person appears almost instantly, with formatting catching up shortly. You can hover over the cursor location and see who is making the changes. If you co-author with someone who's using a version that supports only regular co-authoring, you won't see edits from them in real time, but you can still work together.
What do I need to co-author a document?
To co-author, the document needs to be on OneDrive consumer, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online, or SharePoint server. For real-time co-authoring, the document does have to be in the cloud, so it works with OneDrive or SharePoint Online, but not SharePoint server. If you store documents only locally on your computer, you can't co-author.
Co-authoring with Office is turned on by default in OneDrive, and SharePoint, and just works unless it's blocked or turned off by an administrator.
To co-author with others, you need:
A shared storage area OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online, or a SharePoint Server document library to store your files. For real-time co-authoring, you must use the online versions, but regular co-authoring works fine with on premise SharePoint Server.
Apps that support co-authoring Word and PowerPoint on all platforms, and on all versions since Office 2010, Excel Online, Android, and Windows Mobile. In addition, real-time co-authoring is supported on Word for Windows Desktop 2016, and Word, PowerPoint, and Excel Online.
A co-authoring friendly document Co-authoring is only supported on modern file formats: .docx, .pptx, and .xlsx. A few features are also not supported, such as VBA. Documents with track changes do not support real-time typing in Word.
Co-authors People with permission to access and edit the documents to co-author with you.
Note: Any version of an app that supports co-authoring, can co-author with any other supported version. For example, if you are in Word 2016, you can co-author with people who are using Word Online or Word for Mac. You'll see people's changes from Word Online in real-time, and changes from Word for Mac users as they save.
Create or open documents for co-authoring
You can create documents in Office Online or Office desktop products. These topics will help you learn how to co-author documents:
Share your documents to collaborate and co-author with others
A key to collaborating and co-authoring is sharing your documents. In SharePoint, OneDrive, and Office apps you can share files with others.
To find out more about sharing documents in OneDrive and SharePoint, look at these topics:
Share sites or documents with people outside your organization
Can I co-author offline?
When you open a shared document in a desktop or mobile app, it doesn't matter if you're connected or not, you can keep working. If there are others editing the same document, they won't be able to see your changes while you're offline. When you go back online, you'll be notified of any changes that are available, and others will see that you have changes.
When you're working in Word, the paragraph you're working in is locked so that no one can overwrite what you're working on. When you go offline with Word, it is possible to work on the same paragraph as someone else in your group. When you save your changes, you'll get a pop-up message saying there is a conflict. You can then click through to where you'll be able to sort it all out.
If you're working on a file that's in a sync folder (such as OneDrive or OneDrive for Business), it syncs when you come back online, regardless of whether the app (Word, PowerPoint) is running. When you reconnect, your file automatically syncs. If there are conflicts, you'll get an alert. For more info see Sync OneDrive.
Who can co-author documents
By default, in SharePoint the groups and permissions assigned to a library where you store or create a document are inherited by all documents in the library. For example, on a team site where everyone has read/write permissions, anyone can co-author. While a SharePoint Online document library with read-only permissions only allows peopleto view documents, though no one but the author can make changes unless explicitly invited.
SharePoint permissions are inherited, but you can set different ones for specific people. If a SharePoint library shares for view only, you can give edit permission to some users. However, if the library is set for edit permissions for everyone, you can't restrict a few to just viewing. You can override inherited permissions with a higher permission, not a lower permission. For more info on permissions, see Understanding permission levels in SharePoint
With SharePoint MySite, OneDrive for Business personal library, or consumer OneDrive, your files need to be explicitly shared. By default, they can only be edited and viewed by the owner of the library. You can select who can edit individual files by sharing to people or groups with edit permissions. For more on sharing, see Share files or folders in Office 365.
Can I co-author documents with Office 2007 or older?
Although you can upload files via Word and PowerPoint 2007 or earlier to SharePoint Online or OneDrive, and you can open them for editing, you can't co-author these documents with those legacy applications. When a user opens a document with Word or PowerPoint 2007, SharePoint Online or OneDrive creates a lock on the document and prevents other users of Office from editing that document. To take best advantage of co-authoring in Word or PowerPoint, it is recommended that all users work with at least Office 2010 on the desktop, Office Online, newer Mac or a mobile app.
Can I co-author my files with a storage provider other than SharePoint or OneDrive?
Yes, Microsoft has worked with dozens of partners worldwide so you can co-author with Office Online. Check your storage provide to see if co-authoring with Office Online is supported.
There is no support, however, for third-party providers with Office desktop or other platforms and Microsoft does not support co-authoring documents stored on Google Drive.
Here are some links to get you started.
Troubleshoot co-authoring in SharePoint, OneDrive, and Office
If co-authoring isn't working correctly, there are several things that can cause problems. To help troubleshoot your co-authoring sessions and setup, see Troubleshoot co-authoring in Office.
How can I tell if my collaborator has updated the documents we're collaborating on?
If you've shared your documents using OneDrive or OneDrive for Business you can receive an email message letting you know that the document has been updated.
Can I collaborate without co-authoring?
You can still collaborate without co-authoring, such as when you've got unsupported file formats or you're using Information Rights Management (IRM). While everyone works separately, documents can be shared and checked out by others to write or update. In SharePoint, you can create workflows that track and enforce how a document is edited and approved. Additionally, you can create alerts on documents or libraries, or subscribe to an RSS feed so you're notified when changes are checked in. For more about checking documents in or out, workflows, and alerts:
Other topics of interest
If you haven't used Word Online or Office Online, you can test drive it here: Word Online. To change to a different online app, click the app launcher and choose another app.
Here are a few blog posts that might have valuable information for you:
Real-time co-authoring in the Excel Web App: Why and how we did it
Co-author a presentation in real time using PowerPoint Online
Here are some Help links:
For SharePoint administrators:
Configure the maximum number of co-authoring authors in SharePoint
Note: For more information about how to co-author documents, search the Help for Word, PowerPoint, and Office Online. For more information about configuring SharePoint for document collaboration and co-authoring, see the TechNet web site.
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An open letter to OU football fans
There are 56 comments on the El Paso Times story from Dec 18, 2009, titled An open letter to OU football fans. In it, El Paso Times reports that:Oklahoma running back DeMarco Murray, left, dives into the end zone for a touchdown in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Nov.
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#1 Dec 18, 2009
"I'll give you a few tips on how to stay safe while walking over to Juárez."
Put on a greasy baseball cap with a Cowboy logo, wear baggy pants and cheap tennis shoes, take out your partial plate and don't shave for five days before you go. Wait until after the middle of the month when most have already spent all their welfare checks. In other words, look like you never worked a day in your life and of course like you don't have more than a dollar in your pocket.
#2 Dec 18, 2009
El Paso is not only the 2nd safest city in the U.S., but the most friendly. El Paso's hospitality is like no other you will ever come accross. I would say the only fear there is, is putting on the lbs. eating at all of the wonderful new restaurants that have opened up during the past year. There is nothing you could possibly want from Juarez that you couldn't get in El Paso. So you'all come on over.
#3 Dec 18, 2009
El Paso is much safer than any city in Oklahoma ...
That's For Sure.
#4 Dec 18, 2009
Jay....Thanks for "Standing Up" for our Fair City. This is indeed a great place to visit AND live. Hope the OU community is listening. Welcome to El Paso Texas!
#5 Dec 18, 2009
There are plenty of good mexican food restaurants that have a lot of tradition in El Paso like Dominguez, Avila's, Carlos & Mickeys, Forte's, Carnitas Quretaro, and Jaxons just to name a few of my faves. Come down and you will not regret it unless your team loses, then again, who knows. C-ya!
#6 Dec 18, 2009
Don't worry, your check will be here in time for Christmas.
#8 Dec 18, 2009
Thanks for the open letter Jay, but its not going to change their minds. They're using the violence on the border as an excuse. The OU fans on their comment section are just flat out snobs. They think their beloved Sooners are above playing in the Sun Bowl. Those fans need to get their heads out of their @$$es and realize that their record does NOT put them in a position to be looking down their noses at any team, city, or bowl.
#9 Dec 18, 2009
Is that how people look like in Irene, Tx?? You hick! Where is that anyway....
Juárez, Mexico
#10 Dec 18, 2009
Hey, I'm a silver-haired gringo living right near the downtown area in Juarez, Mexico. I have been here for nearly six years.
Is it dangerous here? Yes, it is for some. However, there are well over 1 million people in this city and more than several hundred thousand will NEVER see or touch violence in this city.
Yes, it can be dangerous here but the news media focus only on those affected and not on the hundreds of thousands who live life unaffected.
#11 Dec 18, 2009
Sorry, but I would never go into Devils Triangle or Sherman Park area in the Northeast after dark.
Juárez, Mexico
#12 Dec 18, 2009
By the way, I plan to attend the Sun Bowl game as I always do. Go Stanford, go Oklahoma! We want to see a great game.
"Common sense ain't common"
Since: Nov 09
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#13 Dec 18, 2009
while those are ok, the best mexican food restaurants are off the beaten path, fell free to add to these
Los Jarrones
i hear leo's is good, but have not been there.
#14 Dec 18, 2009
The last time the Sooners played in the Sun Bowl, a some of their fans had an unfortunate experience in Juarez. A couple fans noted a sign, written in English, on the front of a small store: "Suits,$2.00; Pants,$2.50; Shirts,$2.00". Thinking they could make a killing by reselling the clothes in Oklahoma, they went inside and ordered 50 suits, pants, and shirts.
"You are from Oklahoma!" exclaimed the proprietor.
"How did you know?" they asked.
"Because you are not the first Sooners to place such an order even though I am just a dry cleaner."
#15 Dec 18, 2009
el paso sucks
#16 Dec 18, 2009
I've seen some outright dumb comments and excuses by the OU fans. It doesn't matter though. They're making it easy to decide who to cheer for. It will be a sellout without them. Go Stanford.
#17 Dec 18, 2009
Great article.
#18 Dec 18, 2009
that is a great letter to the people of Oklahoma and I hope they put their fear aside and enjoy the Sun Bowl and everything else El Paso has to offer
United States
#19 Dec 18, 2009
If they don't want to come, let them stay away. What's the big deal?
"Common sense ain't common"
Since: Nov 09
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#20 Dec 18, 2009
fery, fery vunney....lol, fa ra ra ra raaa, ra ra, ra raaaaaa.
#21 Dec 18, 2009
I sort of wish that you would quit singing El Paso's praises..........my wife and I like it just the way it is. Should too many people find out, then the secret will be out and we will be competing with the rest of the folks to find accommodations, etc.
It's a great spot and we feel very comfortable there...
Roy from Nebraska
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This is how many people get hooked. They think it's a harmless activity, something that doesn't affect anyone else. But over time, Lauren discovered the destructive effects of watching porn: its addictive power, the way it reduces your self esteem, and the way it ruins your sex life. Her account, as told in "What I Wish I'd Known Before Watching Porn," is both compelling and disturbing.
Disturbing because more and more young people today are getting hooked – including women. And it's particularly tempting for singles, who often struggle with feelings of loneliness and anxiety. In today's online culture, a quick fix for these feelings is only a mouse click away.
Once Lauren started watching porn, she found she wanted more and more. Viewing pornography has been called the "crack cocaine of sexual addiction" – after the "novel rush" of sexual highs, the brain quickly begins to rewire itself for addiction. Yet those fleeting moments of intense pleasure are soon followed by feelings of degradation and shame (because we know, deep down, that it's wrong). Completing the cycle, the user turns once more to the very activity that caused those feelings of anxiety and shame, thereby cementing even further the preoccupation with porn and, eventually, leading to addiction. At the same time normal relationships (with real life people) become less satisfying, less exciting. Porn use rewires the brain, causes intimacy disorders, sexual aggression, "sexual anorexia," and sexual self-hatred.
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Just when moms everywhere finally gave into their teenage daughters reading vampire romance, they are now faced with bondage and domination. The fastest selling paperback in history (beating out Harry Potter) is Fifty Shades of Grey. I haven't read it, but I've heard about it – from my teenager who told me that everyone (and their mother!) is reading this explicit novel about the sexual escapades of a young woman seduced by a handsome entrepreneur who is into sexual domination. (For the record, when she heard about the plot, her reaction was "ew!")
Reading a romance novel might seem harmless compared with watching X-rated movies, but when the hero is a sado-masochist and it's being marketed to young teenage girls, we're looking at a gateway to hard-core porn.
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THE MUSICAL WEST SIDE STORY TOLD US A BIT ABOUT Puerto Rico, You lovely island . . . Island of tropical breezes. Always the pineapples growing, Always the coffee blossoms blowing . . .
Here we are, off on another great adventure! Our final destination is Aguadilla in Puerto Rico. We are just going a bit of a long way around. Travel is the adventure of our life.
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Rachel Riley was left with a red face yesterday when she missed an important interview, because she overslept.
The blonde beauty was booked to appear on BBC Breakfast with her new Strictly Come Dancing Pasha Kovalev early in the morning, but her alarm didn't go off and the hunky professional was left to fly solo, after his partner failed to turn up to the TV studios.
The Countdown star admitted that she felt terrible about letting Pasha down so badly and tweeted fans saying:
"Terrible day to sleep in by 2 hours!"
It's thought that the daily dance rehearsals, on top of her normal work, have left the Countdown star exhausted and tired out and things are set to get even worse as the live shows begin on BBC One tonight.
Later in the day Rachel issued a more extensive apology to BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid and his professional dancer Kevin Clifton on Twitter.
She tweeted: "So sorry to miss @Susannareid100 @Keviclifton & leave @PashaKovalev partnerless for BBC breakfast this morning – obv need a new alarm clock!"
Riley is all ready for tonight and she tweeted this morning revealing that she's been spray tanned to within an inch of her life.
She tweeted:
"I am now the colour of rich mahogany and have many leather bound books #Strictly"
Her costume is going to be something else too and she revealed that the dress is looking pretty amazing, posting:
"Got to see my dress for my first Strictly dance this morning and WOW the Strictly wardrobe department are amazing! Can't wait for our waltz!"
Pasha seems just as excited about the new series and said:
"So excited to dance with @RachelRileyRR Thank you all for your support Good luck to all the pros and celebs Let's make it the best show ever"
Rachel and Pasha will perform for the first time on the BBC show tonight at 9pm on BBC One on the first live show of the new series.
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The Festivus Film Festival has been bringing serious independent cinema to Denver for the past three winters. But Festivus has a silly side, too, one thats being expanded into a film-plus-standup-comedy showcase called the Laugh Track Comedy Festival.
One of the most popular blocks every year at Festivus is the Laugh Track, which features comedic short films, says fest organizer Tim DeMasters. Due to sold-out attendance at this block, weve decided to expand our comedy selections into their own festival. The inclusion of live comedy mixed with films is new to Denver, and it will give people even more of a reason to come out.
A wide range of comedic films and standup performers, including the Nix Brothers and Adam Cayton-Holland, are slated to jack up the laugh quotient. Adds DeMasters, Programming Laugh Track in the summer enables us to stay active during a different part of the year and gives the films and comedians that we love a chance to reach an expanding audience. And it remains true to our independent mantra.
The Laugh Track Comedy Festival starts tonight at 7 p.m. at the Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo Street, and continues tomorrow at 4 p.m. Pre-sale tickets to the all-ages event are $8 per block or $25 for a weekend pass ($10 and $30 at the door). For tickets and a full schedule, call 720-221-3586 or visit www.laughtrackcomedyfest.com.
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A 31-year-old Shreveport man has been charged with failure to register as a sex offender, according to records from the Calcasieu Correctional Center.
Brian Randall Tate was picked up by the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office on East Broad Street on Monday.
Tate was convicted of simple rape in August 2006 and failure to register as a sex offender in August 2008.
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office reported the following arrests:
• Kato Jamal Harrison, 24, 1219 N. Simmons St. — theft over $1,500. Bond: $150,000.
• Gildrake Brown, 46, 2114 Tulip St. — two counts of drug possession with intent to distribute. Bond: $125,000.
• Daniel Justin Moak, 28, 2208 St. Francis St., Sulphur — domestic abuse battery by strangulation, domestic abuse battery with child endangerment. Bond: $75,000.
• Natalie Lashaun Boutte, 26, 2115 Cessford St. — theft of a firearm, theft $500 to $1,500. Bond: $15,000.
• Shirley Willis, 62, 1751 E. Houston River Road, Sulphur — drug possession with intent to distribute, drug possession. Bond: $15,000.
• Quinten James Sonnier, 19, 1911 West Stage Ave., Basile — drug possession with intent to distribute, drug possession, careless operation. Bond: $8,000.
• Hazel Michelle Haines, 42, 3158 Lafanette Road — simple burglary, theft under $500, drug possession.
• Chester Ray Bonnet, 26, Cankton — drug possession, possession of a firearm in presence of drugs, non-moving violation.
Those listed are presumed innocent until proved guilty.
Posted By: Layne McLean On: 10/25/2015
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He Was not arrested for failure to register. He was arrested over charges people said he did. He did not. I thought in America we are innocent until proven guilty. He was severely misjudged and is a patsy to the real problem at hand.


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Westpac said it had appointed Peter Clare as its next chief executive of the bank in New Zealand, replacing George Frazis, who will become chief executive of the Westpac subsidiary, St. George Banking Group, in Australia.
The bank said Clare is one of its "most seasoned'' executives, having held senior management positions in St.George, Westpac and formerly Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Clare is currently the chief operating officer of the group's Australian financial services business.
"George Frazis has done an excellent job over the past three and a half years in significantly improving the performance of the New Zealand business,'' Westpac chief executive Gail Kelly said in a statement.
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Baobab trails : an artist's journey of wilderness and wanderings
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- Clive Walker with Sally Antrobus.
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- English.
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- Auckland Park : Jacana Media, 2013.
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- Clive Walker has changed the face of conservation in South Africa and devoted his life to the preservation of our wildlife and natural heritage. Baobab trails is the story of his journey, spanning more than forty years, told through his experiences with some extraordinary and remarkable personalities - the likes of Ian Player, David Shepherd, Kuki Gallman, Eric Rundgren, Blythe Loutit, Iain Douglas Hamilton, Johannes Naari, Lloyd Wilmot, Conita Walker, Peter Hitchin's and Anthony Hall-Martin to name but a few. Clive's contact with baobab trees and their presence, combined with his desire to retrace his steps, as well as record and capture these remarkable trees, their size, human history and his own adventures upon first encountering them, means that these remarkable trees are woven into his autobiography, with the skilful assistance of Sally Antrobus. Many baobab trees are associated with famous 19th-century travellers, hunters, traders and explorers who left their names on the tree trunks, camped under them or used the trees for a variety of purposes, revealing a great wealth of interesting history. His journey covers a large spectrum of the southern African landscape - an amazing 45 000 km - and identifies and records forty trees through photos and art. For Clive Walker, these forty trees represent the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Endangered Wildlife Trust. The baobab peace trails enables readers to follow their own trail in locating these amazing specimens, which include five of the largest known baobabs, located throughout southern Africa; in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Limpopo, Namibia and Botswana. This represents the first ever detailed collection of historical baobab trees. With grateful thanks to SAPPI for funding the books.
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Prudential's Rock-Solid Appeal
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We view Prudential Financial (PRU; recent price, $75) as a major global player in the insurance and investment segments. We believe its size and scale provide for unique opportunities for growth at attractive margins. International growth, both internally and through acquisitions, should help improve top-line expansion, and we see attractive demographics that should lead to strong growth in Pru's retirement business.
Additionally, we expect future share repurchases to support earnings per share (EPS) growth. With a current yield of 1.0%, Pru shares offer the potential for a compelling total return. The stock carries Standard & Poor's highest investment recommendation of 5-STARS, or Strong Buy.
Prudential is one of the largest U.S. financial-services companies, with $532 billion in assets under management and more than $2 trillion of life insurance in force as of yearend 2005. It serves customers in roughly 30 countries.
Financial services operates through insurance (36% of 2005 operating revenues, 38% in 2004), investments (27%, 25%), international insurance and investments (35%, 34%), as well as a corporate and other segment (2.4%, 2.6%). The insurance segment consists of the individual life and annuities unit (49% of the division's 2005 operating revenues) and the group insurance unit (51%), which distributes group life, disability, and related insurance products through employee and member benefit plans.
The asset management segment (27% of the division's 2005 operating revenues), the financial advisory segment (7.3%), and the retirement services segment (65%) comprise the investment division. International insurance and investments consists of insurance (94% of the division's 2005 operating revenues) and investments (6.0%).
As one of the largest financial-services firms in the U.S., Prudential has the breadth and depth that, we believe, affords it significant competitive advantages. Operating in an extremely competitive industry, Prudential has been able to find ways to increase profitability and improve financial strength. We believe the company is focused on two prime areas of growth: international businesses and domestic retirement and savings.
A significant source of profitability and potential growth comes from Pru's international insurance and investments division. Prudential currently operates in 10 foreign countries: Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Mexico, China, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Italy, and Poland. We do not anticipate Pru entering any new markets in the near future, but expect the company to focus on improving profitability and distribution at the current operations.
We expect Japan and Korea to be the driving force of profitability for this division, but also forecast improving results from Mexico and China. The international insurance unit has a current return on equity (ROE) of 23%, while the international investments business has an ROE of 10%. Pru believes it can sustain a 20% ROE for the entire division over the next five years.
We see large opportunities for Prudential to benefit from aging baby boomers. Through acquisitions, the company has positioned itself to be a major player in the retirement services business. The 2004 acquisition of CIGNA's (CI) retirement business doubled the company's defined contribution business and added considerable scale to Pru's retirement operations. Additionally, as part of the June, 2006, acquisition of Allstate's (ALL) variable-annuity business, Pru was granted the exclusive distribution rights to sell variable-annuity products through Allstate's proprietary distribution force of independent contractors and financial professionals.
The forces shaping the life insurance industry today stem from a number of demographic changes, as well as from structural shifts within the financial-services marketplace. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the segment of the general population of retirement age (65 or older) is expected to increase from 12.4% in 2000 to 13.0% in 2010, 16.3% in 2020, and 19.6% in 2030. Conversely, while the segment of working-age people (ages 20 to 64) in the general population is expected to increase from 59.0% in 2000 to 60.0% in 2010, this percentage is then projected to decrease sharply—to 57.2% in 2020 and then to 54.2% in 2030.
As a trend, the overall aging of the population is helping to turn insurers' attention gradually away from income-protection financial products and toward retirement-oriented financial products. In addition, increasing longevity is also having an influence on insurers, as longer lives bolster the need for greater retirement wealth. For more traditional life insurance products, increasing longevity has helped reduce mortality rates, which can aid insurer profitability in these product lines.
The realization by baby boomers that they may not have the financial safety net of Social Security has led to a heightened awareness of the need to save for retirement. (Baby boomers are the approximate 77 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964.) Moreover, a shift in pension trends—from defined benefit plans to defined contribution plans, such as 401(k) plans—has given many Americans a greater sense of financial empowerment.
Since Pru's demutualization (i.e., conversion from a mutual to stock insurance company) on Dec. 18, 2001, it has improved its return on equity by more than 700 basis points to 12.4% as of Dec. 31, 2005. We forecast an improvement in operating ROE to approximately 14% in 2006 and expect ROE to approach 15% by yearend 2007. Over the past three years, pretax adjusted operating earnings increased $1.6 billion, or 80%; assets under management rose $118 billion, or 29%; and total revenues increased from $27.7 billion to $31.7 billion, or 14.6%. Since its initial public offering, Pru's annual common stock dividend has risen 92.5%. In 2005, the company repurchased 32.4 million common shares for about $2.09 billion.
We believe Pru has several sources of potential growth in 2006, including the recent acquisition of Allstate's variable-annuity business; its 38% joint-venture interest in Wachovia Securities; the completion of the integration of the CIGNA retirement division; and the potential to increase overall debt leverage, which should also help ROE improve, in our view. Furthermore, we believe new annuity products should support continued earnings growth at the U.S. insurance division in 2006.
At any time before July 1, 2008, Pru may, subject to limitations, require Wachovia (WB) to purchase its interest in Wachovia Securities. Prior to July, 2008, the purchase price generally would equal $1 billion plus Pru's share of the joint venture's transition costs, adjusted for additional investments. After July, 2008, the purchase price generally would equal Pru's share of the appraised public equity value of the venture plus a control premium.
On Aug. 28, 2006, Pru announced a $600 million settlement with various regulatory agencies in connection with market-timing activities at its formerly wholly owned unit Prudential Securities.
We expect pretax adjusted operating income in the insurance division to remain relatively flat in 2006, with unfavorable mortality experience offset by increased cost control measures driven by reduced head count. We project that sales in this division will benefit from new annuity products and an expanded distribution network. We forecast strong growth in pretax adjusted operating income for the investment division, helped by our expectation for more than $110 million in expense savings from the CIGNA retirement division acquisition and the Wachovia joint venture. We expect demand for total retirement services and earnings from stable value products to help drive growth.
We estimate that pretax adjusted operating income will see mid-single-digit growth in 2006 for the international insurance and investments division, on improving retention rates, expanded distribution, and strategic acquisitions, and should be partially offset by higher expenses related to recruiting and client servicing.
We first look at historical valuations for Pru. Since its demutualization on Dec. 18, 2001, its price-to-book ratio (excluding realized investment gains and losses under accounting standard FAS 115) has risen steadily from about 1.0 times at the end of 2001 to 1.8 times in 2005. The expansion of the price-to-book multiple has coincided with growth in adjusted operating return on equity. Pru's adjusted operating ROE (excluding FAS 115) has risen from 4.2% in 2001 to 12.4% in 2005.
Our 12-month target price of $87 is based on a multiple of approximately 1.9 times our 2007 book-value estimate of $46 per share. We think a slight multiple expansion is likely in the year ahead, which should be helped by expansion overseas and improving ROE. Our target price also reflects a p-e multiple of 13.3 times our 2007 operating EPS estimate of $6.53, which is toward the low end of Pru's historical average.
Relative to peers, Pru historically has traded at a premium on a multiple to earnings basis. Again, we feel this is warranted due to the higher-than-average ROE and its varied product offerings and geographic diversification. Currently, the stock is trading at approximately 13 times our 2006 operating EPS estimate of $5.75, or about in line with the peer group average.
The company's publicly traded common stock reflects the performance of the financial-services businesses, while its private Class B stock reflects the performance of the closed block businesses. The closed block businesses represent a number of insurance products no longer offered, including certain participating insurance and annuity policies. As of Dec. 31, 2005, Pru had reinsurance agreements covering approximately 90% of the closed block policies.
We believe Pru's corporate governance policies are sound. A supermajority of board members (greater than 90%) are independent outsiders. Directors receive all or a portion of their compensation in the form of equity. We are also encouraged that both the nominating and compensation committees are comprised completely of independent, outside directors.
The primary negative factor, in our view, is that Art Ryan serves as both CEO and chairman of the board. In general, we prefer that a non-executive director serve as chairman, to better serve the interest of shareholders. Additionally, Pru has several takeover defense mechanisms in place, which we view negatively, such as a poison pill and the ability of the board to amend the bylaws without shareholder approval.
Risks to our investment recommendation and target price include currency risk; lower-than-expected investment income in a continued low interest rate environment; reserving risks for new guaranteed minimum benefits; the pricing and availability of reinsurance for some products; integration risks from acquisitions; regulatory risks; and litigation resulting from market-timing issues related to the joint venture with Wachovia.


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Recently saw derm for tt scar and it was so confusing said try everything from kenalog shots to bleaching creams then he used vbeam laser across my tt scar - i had 2 laser tx before that seemed to help, but this time i have big welts and bruises across the scar and i am concerned. Can vbeam cause scars or will this go away? Also the long scar looks indented right now where it seemed flush with my skin before! My ps did a great closure but i was talked into vbeam for slight redness help!
Talked Into Vbeam To Revise TT Scar- It Looks Worse. Will It Improve?
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Scar revision after tummy tuck
A picture would have helped guidance.
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The discoloration is temporary with the VBeam. Things should improve about a month after the treatment, provided settings were reasonable. The VBeam is a reference level device and is the standard by which all others are judged so the equipment is sound, the question is how you responded.
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V Beam is a pulsed dye laser. Pulsed dye laser treatment usually helps with red, raised scars. Multiple sessions are usually required for best results. Treatment with pulsed dye laser typically causes purpura (bruising) that can last about a week before resolving. It would be unlikely for pulsed dye laser treatment to cause a scar. If you have concerns about how it is healing, you should go back to see your dermatologist.
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It sounds that you wanted some improvement in your scar. So you saw a dermatologist, discussed kenalog, ther modalities and V beam. WHY, you were happy with your plastic surgeon whay not discuss it with your surgeonwho did a good job?
Now you have some issues, return to your plastic surgeon and discuss your options
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The Tennessee swimming and diving team has been in the news quite a bit over the last few days, for stories of survival and recovery to national team predictions.
Former Tennessee swimmer Nicole Gross and her husband (another UT swimming alum) Michael, were both injured in the Boston Marathon bombing at the finish line earlier this year. Both returned to Knoxville and the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center recently to meet with the team. Nicole Gross' quest for recovery is documented in this USA Today feature.
SwimSwam, an international swimming news organization, has been rolling through in-depth season previews of the top college programs. The women's squad took third place last year at the NCAA Championships for the first time. This season, SwimSwam again predicts a top-five finish at NCAAs.
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Cop Diamond Scarz, the latest mixtape from Kal Duzay, which dropped on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013. Kal Duzay's odds keep getting better with each new leak, and Diamond Scarz will undoubtedly improve his chances of winning. It's a worthy addition to a respectable catalogue that has seen a lot of growth since Kal Duzay debuted in this game. We're looking forward to the follow-up.
The following artists contributed to the project: Tito Lopez, Washed Out, Mark Kent, Problem, Kal Duzay, Stickz, Kevo Hendicks, Kevo Hendricks.
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02. Trip Feat. Tito Lopez
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06. My Sativa Feat. Mark Kent
07. Colors
08. No Bueno
09. Best Wishes
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12. Juice Feat. Problem
13. Mark Kent- Run That Feat. Kal Duzay, Stickz & Kevo Hendicks
14. Rome Feat. Kevo Hendricks
15. The Ledge