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- Making Safety a Culture, Not Just An Initiative
- 3. Develop Safety Leadership
An organization's safety culture reflects the attitudes, beliefs, perceptions and values that employees share regarding safety. Since the devastating incident at Chernobyl in 1986, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of an organization's safety culture on safety performance.
For improved safety performance, an organization's safety culture must promote a sense of shared responsibility for safety through genuine empowerment. The organization must truly value safety and everyone in the organization must feel responsible for others' safety as well as their own. Further, the culture must encourage individuals to act on that feeling of responsibility by taking action every day to possibly prevent injury to others. Such "Actively Caring" is the cornerstone of a world-class safety culture.
Achieving such interdependency is a journey. For most, the next steps of this journey require transformational change which is accomplished through 1) a strategic plan and a leadership team energized around that plan, 2) defined safety roles and responsibilities, 3) the needed knowledge and skills to excel at those roles and responsibilities and 4) safety management systems aligned with the desired culture.
1. A 'Call to Arms'
Given a true leadership commitment to safety, the challenge is to translate this commitment into action. A key step in any successful change effort is to create a degree of discomfort with the status quo and a sense of urgency to change. Although alarming events such as a serious injury can serve as a catalyst, they come too late. This sense of urgency must be created prior to experiencing a wake up call.
A critical review of the organization's safety culture, including benchmarking against the characteristics of a truly world class safety culture, helps define for leaders what excellence can be. Further, a thorough safety culture assessment is instrumental to identify the strengths and weaknesses of current/past safety systems and the key barriers that must be overcome to move safety forward. Perceptions of employees, gained through instruments such as a Safety Culture Survey, are necessary inputs to truly understand the culture as it exists on the 'shop floor.'
Following this analysis, the organizational leadership must set a clear agenda for change and drive and monitor its implementation. This should include establishing:
- A clear vision (what the desired culture will be like) and objectives
- Agreement of the steps that must be taken
- A leadership team that is unified, energized and prepared to lead the change
- A communication strategy to ensure that the message is consistent across the organization
2. Establish Expectations
Having articulated a vision and created a strategic plan, the next phase is to establish expectations across the entire organization, for world-class safety performance requires everyone to be engaged in safety improvement activities and behaviors. Line management has to own safety, with the strategic direction coming from senior leadership. Safety professionals play a supportive role in the safety effort, providing technical and professional advice. Safety committees play a different, but equally important role, acting as a conduit between management and operations. Employees must then passionately carry out the day-to-day activities and behaviors which exemplify the desired end state. As such, individual roles and responsibilities must be clearly defined. Every member of the organization, from the director to the most junior employee needs to know what s/he is held accountable for and what s/he can expect from supervisors, peers and direct reports.
Further, a system should be in place which recognizes and rewards successful performance, where performance is measured by more than conventional lagging indicators such as recordable rate and similar KPIs. Having explicitly defined the role and responsibilities of individuals at every level of the organization, a meaningful set of leading indicators can readily be developed.
Finally, it is important to integrate safety roles and responsibilities into the organization's performance management processes (e.g., performance evaluations). This ensures safety roles do not exist in isolation, but as an integral part of overall performance expectations. Individuals and teams should be recognized for safety achievement (beyond simple prizes or gimmicks) and coached and helped to remove barriers where needed.


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Solve exciting criminal cases on the mean streets as member of the autobahn police force - or freely explore the open game world while chasing down high-octane racers. Escort politicians, transport precious goods or take down the criminal element with over 500HP and close to 200MPH.Read full description
Solve exciting criminal cases on the mean streets as member of the autobahn police force - or freely explore the open game world while chasing down high-octane racers. Escort politicians, transport precious goods or take down the criminal element with over 500HP and close to 200MPH. With fully destructible cars, arcade gameplay, outstanding graphics and stunning slow-mo effects, Crash Time 2 puts you right in the driver seat, ready to burn rubber.
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5 huge criminal cases to solve with up to 10 missions each
Solve cases or freely pursue crimes in the game world
Many bonus assignments and more than 40 new tracks
Over 20 AI cars with visual damage system
Spectacular pileups with impressive and realistic graphics
3 different difficulty settings
Additional tasks and mini games are hidden to be discovered
2009 © Meridian4. All rights reserved. Crash Time 2 is a trademark of RTL Interactive Game Publishing. All rights reserved. All other trademarks and copyrights are the properties of their respective owners.
Although this car game is rarely mentioned anywhere the cool graphics makes it a great game to play. Although it is a bit old fashioned in the sense that it uses the arrow keys to drive around, it is fun to just drive around and wreak havoc. Otherwise this game isn't very great, and should be bought on sale.
Crash Time 2 is a racing game that was released on 27th August, 2009. When I see the year "2009" and how the game is built, then I would definitely go and try to find something else to have fun with. Seriously, Crash Time 2 has pretty cool ideas that involve smashing cars, and is based on a German TV show. Sadly, the developer team obviously didn't put much effort into this. For a racing game released in the same year as NFS Shift, then this is definitely not worth these $10 you will spend to get the game. If it was cheaper (e.g $5), then the money spent on it would be pretty fair, but $10 is simply too much. Compared to other 2009 releases, this is a lot worse than expected.
I love racing games, and even more I love to play games where I car drive around the town in free roam mode. And this game is perfect for it. Here you play as Semir and that other guy from Cobra 11 and as we all know there are lots of cars crashing in these series and so is in this game. I have never seen such good driving and car crashing physics like in this game, cars perfectly react to the road and you will totally crash if there is a bump on a road (unless you drive like a granny) but wheres the problem, because you will certainly want to crash just to see how amazing that was (don't try in real life). For people who really care about games graphics I must say that they won't get disappointed in here, but only bad thing about this game is story, nothing interesting to do, no plot twists and missions are not very good, so if you really care about story you will get disappointed here. But you can release that rage on your car ofcorce, so where's the problem? :DD So if you like to drive, if you like to crash, if you like good graphics, if you like open worlds that this game is definitely for you!
Crash Time 2 doesn't has bad driving physics but in this game driving is not enjoyable and doesn't provide any depth.Crash Time 2 is of average length for an action game and so many old Driver Games like missions to complete.Also you can freely roam through the map and so many different unlicensed car to unlock.Unfortunately missions are shallow,very repetitive and aren't well-designed enough. Graphics are good with some very nice car reflections and crash physics are fun to watch.The game has local splitscreen race mode to play with friend and also this is not much exciting like rest of the game.Crash Time 2 is not a bad game,fun for some hours.
Crash Time 2 is a mess of a game. The graphics are just ok, the storyline is bad, the driving is lifeless, the voice acting and script are awful and the programming is full of bugs. There really are no good aspects of this game. It is a german made game so all money is all in german without any way to change it. The accents are strong and the voice acting sounds like the actors and actresses just completed the basic level of Rosetta Stone a week before recording. On several missions I was doing exactly as the game was instructing me to do when all of the sudden, a glitch in programming happens and a AI bad guy car goes AWOL and veers away to nowhere, even though the bad guys objective is near me. Because the bad guy has glitched away, I am now deemed "too far" from him and the mission is failed. The game starts out by having the narrator refer to the city in which you are driving as "the game area". That's should be your first warning sign. The second warning sign is the slew of tailing missions the game starts you out with. Do yourself a favor and avoid this one.
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Finchley N.A.L.G.O. Jubilee
Finchley branch of NALGO—the National and Local Government Officers Association—celebrated its golden jubilee last week with a dinner at the Hendon Hall Hotel.
Guests included Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, M.P. for Finchley, and Sir Charles Westlake, who was president of the branch during the war years.
Mrs. Thatcher, replying to the toast to "Our Guests and Visitors", listed the qualities a local government officer should have.
"You need something much more than a good brain, more than a good brain coupled with integrity", she said. When people come to him with their problems, it was the ability to reduce those problems to their right proportions that marked the really competent local government officer.
She had known "tremendously worthy" councillors and council officials who, for all their talent, lacked this quality.
Mrs. Thatcher spoke of Finchley's local government officers. She worked them "pretty hard", but they always managed to provide her with the information she wanted.
Congratulating them on attaining their golden jubilee, she concluded: "I salute you and thank you for the wonderful work you do".
NALGO's general secretary, Mr. W. C. Anderson, replying to the same toast commented, "How pleasant it is in these days to attend the jubilee celebrations of a trade union".
The toast to the branch was proposed by the Mayor of Finchley (Cr. W. G. Hart).
"In Finchley we have got a branch of which we can be very proud". A lot had happened in the 50 years since it had been formed. He recalled he was at the 21st anniversary dinner. There had been 18 presidents of the branch, and nine of them were still alive today.
Cr. Hart spoke of the "very happy relationship" that existed between employer and staff and, looking back, he could say the Council had been well served by its officers.
Mr. Wilfred A. Stokes, president of the branch, replied and also referred to the good relationship between staff and council.
The jubilee dinner was a great occasion for him, and he thanked members for electing him for a second year so that he could be president in the branch's 50th year.
The Town Clerk (Mr. R. M. Franklin), proposing "Our guests and Visitors", welcomed particularly Mrs. Thatcher. She had already made her mark in the House of Commons and he was sure she would go further. It was a great honour to have her with them on this occasion.


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Courthouse Plan Gets $3 Million From BP
The plan to convert the Rockaway Courthouse to a CUNY annex got a $3 million boost from Queens Borough President Helen Marshall last month – prompting her office to declare 'we're halfway there!'
Talks of bringing CUNY, the City University of New York, to the long-vacant courthouse at 90-01 Beach Channel Drive surfaced last spring, but Marshall's $3 million allocation of discretionary funds is the most significant step taken in the courthouse's name in decades.
Dan Andrews, Marshall's spokesperson, said his boss toured the "distinctive" courthouse with local representatives recently and decided "the building is worth saving." Marshall is now determined to see the project become a success, Andrews told The Wave this week. An early estimate shows the project would cost about $6 million, $3 million of which would go towards remodeling structure.
"We're halfway home already," Andrews said, before cautioning that the project would not come to fruition "overnight."
Negotiations, however, are underway to kick-start "CUNY By the Sea" at M.S. 180, on Beach 104 Street.
Sources close to the plan say establishing a center for higher learning on the peninsula will require collaboration between Marshall and local representatives, the Department of Education, the School Construction Authority, the Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation, CUNY and others. "The ultimate goal is excellence in education," said Andrews.
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5GB With The Boxer Rebellion; Playing Vinyl Tonight April 16th
London-based quartet, The Boxer Rebellion, have reached their 10,000 hours. For over a decade the band remained the underdog in the U.K. underground indie rock scene, despite their multiple television and movie placements. After a brief cancellation of their North American tour, the band is back in Atlanta and joined us for our 5GB series before their show tonight at Vinyl.
What's the first gig you ever attended?
I had no contemporary music really going on in my house when I was growing up. My parents are classical musicians so I pretty much had to fend for myself in that regard and was a late starter on a few levels, including live shows. I was already 15 when I went to my first gig. I am not proud of the venue, which was Hyde Park in London. A disastrous mass of Londoners in a field does not make my perfect gig experience. The line up, for a first gig I am slightly more proud of. A massive line up of Alanis Morrisette (it was 1996 – she was everwhere), Jools Holland, The Who (playing the whole of Quadrophenia), Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan. All for £8. This summer Blur will play an Olympic Games closing event accompanied by New Order and The Specials in the same venue. Tickets? £61. I love Blur but that £8 was probably the best bit of value for money I've ever experienced.
What is the best gig that you ever played/performed?
We have been lucky enough to have had some pretty special shows over the last few years. Our last show in London at Shepherd's Bush Empire is up there but it doesn't always come down to the size of venue – and we were pretty nervous that night which meant I reckon we have performed better. So my favourite would have to be the first time we ever played Bowery Ballroom in New York. It wasn't the first time we had played New York but it wasn't far off, despite having been together for a number of years previously. It was a definite step up from the last time we had played there, added to which we are never a band that forget where we've come from. To be thousands of miles from my home town and to be sell out a gorgeous venue to hundreds of brilliantly responsive people in one of my favourite cities in the world gave me a feeling that has been like few others.
What is the best gig you have ever seen?
Radiohead @ South Park, Oxford, July 2001. They put this show on themselves in their hometown which not only meant it had a special vibe to it, it also meant that they got to choose the support as well, which was a fantastic bonus. The late Humphrey Littleton's Jazz Band (who appeared on Amnesiac), followed by local boys Supergrass, then Beck and finally Sigur Ros. A quite brilliant and eclectic choice of support. And the main event was quite astounding. Radiohead, post-Kid A and Amnesiac were at a happy peak it seemed and the set they played that night was extraordinary. If you want to get a feeling for how brilliant they were live at this time then give a listen to their 8 track live album I Might Be Wrong – some of it was recorded that day. The evening finished, not even remotely annoyingly, with a rain shower of epic proportions that drenched everybody to the bone. No-one cared. In fact, it was the icing on the cake.
Gig you would most like to play?
For a band of our size it's very easy to say a certain festival but then at all festivals there are so many varaibles. I'll neve forget how glorious it was to see Gomez at their peak on the second stage at Glastonbury in the most wonderful sunset you could imagine. We have also played that stage but I can't say it lived up to the same billing I'm afraid. So let's say the second stage at Coachella, but it has to be packed and the sun has to be setting within view of my drum kit. Two big asks there I know. As for the second stage thing, (as long as it's outdoors) I have been undewhelmed watching main stage acts too many times. The second stage at most festivals of a great size is most definitely where it's at. You can get to the bar a lot quicker…
What would be the lineup for your dream gig?
This is difficult one. As a band you always have that awkard desire to play with your heroes due to you assuming they will play you off stage. So for the purposes of this question I am going to assume that we will play the gig of their lives and the rest of the acts will wish they had stayed at home. That said, I would love to share the stage with Elbow, a band that have inspired me musically from their first album and in all sorts of ways other than musically in the mean time (we have a lot of time for the underdog, and their achievement in the UK over the last 4-5 years has been nothing short of an everyman success). We would be churlish not to invite Radiohead onto the bill, despite it being a cliche. They have continually raised the bar and their live shows have never disappointed me. And to keep it to a reasonably old man billing I would have to have Wilco play. Engaging, consistent and like very little out there for me. And I reckon they would be a good laugh. I'm not one for destroying my ears before we go on stage so assuming we'd be headlining this self-indulgent evening, I think I'd have to leave it at that -which is a shame for the under-30's quite frankly.
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Waste King, is continuing its special relationship with the British Film Industry by not only supplying a 40 yard waste container to Elstree Film Studios but also recycling 100 per cent of the materials that were put into it.
"We pledge to recycle at least 75 per cent of all the waste materials we collect from our customers," said Waste King's managing director, Glenn Currie.
"And, this time, we're delighted to say that we recycled absolutely everything we collected. Nothing whatsoever went to landfill – which has got to be good news for our environment."
Some two years ago, Waste King – which has domestic, industrial and commercial customers - began working in the film industry by clearing up the various shooting locations used in making the comedy drama feature film, 'Re-uniting the Rubins', after each day's filming.
The film – which starred Timothy Spall, Rhona Mitra, James Callis and Honor Blackman - was shot in South Africa, Elstree Film Studios and locations in and around London including The Fish Market at Canary Wharf, Radisson Hotel in Canary Wharf, the University of Harrow and Radlett Cricket and Rugby Clubs.
Currie explained: "Making the film involved a lot of people and they were moving to new locations regularly. When they moved location, it was important to clear the site where they had been completely – otherwise the film company could have been accused of fly tipping.
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If you have ever climbed in the Himalaya, ambulance you probably are as shocked by this headline as I was to receive the news. Lama Geshe suffered a stroke around September 20, 2010. He was flown to Kathmandu, paralyzed and in poor condition. He has since undergone an initial surgery and seems to have improved some. He is now responsive and resting.
Lama Geshe, 79, lives in the Nepalese village of Pangboche with his wife and family. He is the highest ranking Buddhist Lama in the area. Almost every climber to the Everest region visits him to receive a blessing before their climb. For many climbers and trekkers, this is one of the highlights and life long memory of their visit to Nepal.
If you do not know Lama Geshe then this is what makes him so special – his smile, his gentle touch, his soft laugh, his aura that made you feel as if the world was in good hands. You simply feel better no matter your woes by just being near him.
He conducts pujas where climbers receive his blessing for a safe climb. Many Sherpa will not touch a mountain without his blessing. This is how I reported one of my visits:
The ceremony is very detailed. First he takes a thin yellow or red string (a sungdi) and places it around our neck. Then we give the silk scarf (a kata) to his daughter with an offering in it. He says a brief prayer and the scarf is placed back around our neck. For many, he offers a gentle head bump to "seal the deal". We move to the bench and sit quietly while he does the same ceremony with all the other climbers and Sherpa.
The Lama then begins to chant prayers for our safety and permission to climb the mountain while tossing rice into the air and occasionally ringing a small bell. The entire ceremony last about 20 minutes. Today he must have blessed over 100 climbers and Sherpa.
I am always touched by this ceremony. In the quiet moments, I reflect on why I am here and what this means to me.
The family has established a fund to help Lama Geshe. Please use the secure "Donate" button below to make a one time donation that is fast and secure. This will take you to PayPal's safe and secure web site to enter your personal information.
Your donation will be sent directly to Lama Geshe's son Jigme Sherpa who will serve as Director of the fund. 100% of donations will be utilized to benefit Lama Geshe and his family. Jigme is currently a Junior at Nazareth College. He has taken an emergency leave this semester and is en-route to Kathmandu to care for his Father.
Update October 3, 2010: This is from Jigme, Lam Geshe's son.
My father is doing pretty well. I met the doctors yesterday and they told me that he had suffered Chronic Subdural Haematoma. Before admitting to the hospital he was motionless and could not talk.The doctors said that it was due to excessive amount of blood in the brain which pushed and squished the right side of the brain. My entire family believed he would not survive but now things are in control.
The doctors operated on him to take out the blood and clean the brain. After the operation, he was in ICU for 4 days. During the four days in ICU, rash developed on this bottom which was pretty bad but is getting better day by day. After the surgery, my sister said he could not even recognize her but now he can recognize most of the people who come to see him. He has been eating well. He can move his left side of the body well. His right side of the body at the moment is functionless but the doctors said that he will recover from that as well.
The doctors still believe that there is blood in his brain and mentioned that they would take those blood out in small amount in multiple periods because they fear that taking out blood at once could damage his brain and also might cause death because of his age.
Update 10/13/10
Lama Geshe has been discharged from the hospital and is living in a rented apartment in Bouddha. He will most likely be in KTM for couple of months. The stitch on his head is taken out and he has started doing physical therapy.
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My heart is heavy as I make my way to Kathmandu. Those who know us and know him, know how dear he is to us. This years expedition will be very different. We are all praying for a possitive turn around in his health.
Thanks Alan. I'm still wearing a very faded and worn sungdi that he tied around my neck in 2007.
The Lama's sungi from 2003 sits above my head where its presence brings back many fond memories. I was always afraid to take it off until I was back in the US even though last year's had gone thru quite a trip. I also remember the first head bump where I was concerned that I had 'hit' the Lama only to discover later that he had initiated the move. Our thoughts are with him and his family. Ken – IMG Expedition to Lobuche 2009
Thanks for sharing Alan – for many of us, your postings are the single most direct way one can "see" the other side of the world and learn more about the culture, people, and mountains. I hope Lama Geshe recovers from this turn of events.
I was on Everest in 1980 and stayed at Pangboche Monestary for a very long time. My heart and prayers go out to Lama Geshi and his family and all of those he has blessed. I am praying for the best! Melissa Jenkins
Lama Geshe has been a friend of climbers for many, many years. We are all praying for him, as he has done for us.
Sad news Alan..had blessings from him over the years.
I was in Pangboche about 4 months ago on my way down from EBC and spent one night there but was not aware of the Lama's presence. I am sorry to hear about his condition and pray that he will soon recover.
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Ontario's Liberal government's deeply ingrained struggles with honesty and transparency continue to taint their governing legacy. That struggle is most pronounced in the Liberal's ongoing war with Ontario's Independent Officers of the Legislature, who are tasked with holding government and provincial agencies accountable.
He won't talk about his government's non-progressive policies, but man does he ever look good with his shirt off. This calculation is duplicitous; it showcases an accessible leader but one with little time to get into the specifics of the policies that run counter to Trudeau's reputation of a real progressive. It is the best of Trudeau, it is the worst of Trudeau, and until his gushing fans and the complicit media start doing their jobs by demanding transparency, we will be stuck having to tolerate both.
Sites like Google and Amazon have blazed a path for consumers' high expectations around information access and transparency, generating consumer demand for transparency around pricing and other factors involved in the purchase decision. This demand for transparency is now transforming entire industries.
I believe the public should know how taxes are spent. More importantly, the public should know their money is wisely spent. With physician billings, though, I think we're chasing the wrong number. Billings are a crude, misleading measure of value for money. In isolation, they cannot and do not tell the story we need to hear.
The impact of not being honest and truthful from the beginning can be devastating to a company's reputation, and in some cases, their entire business. As a result, we've seen established organizations attempt to appease their customers by pre-emptively disclosing information that never would have been released in the past.
This may come as a shock to some readers: Teachers are human beings -- nearly all of them. This means that, like the rest of us, they make mistakes, behave badly, and sometimes just lose it. It also means that, like the rest of us, most teachers are basically good and honest people who work hard to do a very difficult job. But some are not. And the ones who are not should not be teaching.
When most communities in B.C. have more in-camera meetings than the City of Toronto, there's a problem. In Ontario, councils are entitled to go in-camera to consider six specific matters. There are four reasons that councils must go in camera and over a dozen reasons why they "may" close a meeting. The nuance between "may" and "must" seems to have been lost on a few.
The extent to which the Liberal government takes seriously its response to these petitions will demonstrate how much it embraces openness and accountability, whether or not it chooses to support or oppose these requests. In two years, the Trudeau government is scheduled to review how the new system is working and how it might be improved. In my view, the prime minister should put in the measures found in my original motion where e-petitions gaining a high level of public support, say 100,000 signatures, could trigger debates in the House of Commons.
Sadly, too many public officials are all too eager to scam taxpayers and charge fraudulent expenses. That is especially true if they feel they are accountable to no one. Accountability begins with transparency. After all, you can't judge a person's actions if you don't know what they've done. Just as companies are accountable to their owners and shareholders, so elected officials are accountable to their citizens and taxpayers.
Do you recognize any of these red flags? On a board or in a company of which you serve? Allegations of wrongdoing can put assets and reputation at risk. Regulators have enormous power, and are focusing their sights much more on the role a board plays, or does not play, in overseeing the affairs of the company.
Recently, Canada's Parliament introduced the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act, which could have a huge impact on people around the world experiencing the "resource curse." Too often, poor communities have no say in the extraction of resources from their land and receive little information about the scope of these projects, the revenues they generate, their timelines and potential impacts. The Canadian government has an historic opportunity to make a low-cost contribution to fighting corruption and improving the lives of thousands of communities around the world.
Since trust plays a big factor in listening to what we're being told, corporations have the responsibility to provide messages that are both accurate and in the best interests of their audiences. Time and time again, however, we see the power of suggestion being used in a misguided and sometimes even destructive way.


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Colleen, once again a wonderful read. I've always enjoyed reading, since I was 5 I would find a quiet place and curl up with a good book. Books take us places we can't go & let us do things we can't do. I think it is so important to instill a love of reading in children, and it sounds like you've done a marvelous job. Bravo!
Thanks, Colleen. I'm always on the hunt for Catholic kids' books. Those are some good ones, and some I'd never heard of. I'll check them out!
I'm a new grandmother. Need some advice for little ones books to teach and love the Lord
Colleen, a few other great titles for children's catholic books are: Hooray! I'm Catholic by Hana Cole, ages 3-7; Peek-a-Boo Jesus and Peek-a-Boo Christmas by Loretta Oakes, ages 2-3. These are published by Paulist Press. Available online at www.paulistpress.com. Thank you. Mary Ann Carey


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is it ok to keep the inner cover off or would it be to much bee space between the lid and the top of the super?
is it ok to keep the inner cover off or would it be to much bee space between the lid and the top of the super?
The bees will tend to glue a telescoping cover down and make it hard to get off. More and more people are using a plastic sheet to replace inner covers. I don't need or use inner covers myself. I sometimes wonder if they would earn their keep, but I am doing fine without them.
Actually it would be too little bee space and would encourage the bees to glue things together more. John
Vance G, what kind of plastic sheet are you talking about, never heard of it before? What would be wrong with using a propolis trap as an inner cover, kill two birds with one stone? John
Depends on your inner cover -- the Kelley ones are flat, so there would be no difference except that you may have trouble getting the telescoping cover off. If you use a migratory cover, it won't make any difference either, unless your frames are close to the top of the box (less than 1/4" away).
I'm making very solid inner covers of 1/2" plywood with a 1.5" rim. My brother's bees glue things up badly, and he's been ripping his Kelley covers apart getting them off. A tougher cover is in order there, you may have bees that don't want to seal everything up with huge amounts of propolis.
I've been a beek for over 50 years now and have never owned an inner cover. If they glue the lid down stick your hive tool under it and pry it up. You all do own hive tools, right?
Some use the plastic from feed sacks. Any visqueen would work. But the old grouch from Florida is right, popping off the cover is not a huge deal. But I do doubt that most newbies really know all that a hive tool is good for.
Old grouch? Thank you, thank you, thank you for the recognition. My son calls me that too! Thing is, I'm always right!!!!!!!
If the cover (wooden inner or telescoping) is propolized, prying it can make a "pop" that can get the bees going.
When we switched from mostly top entrances to bottom entrances we went with grain bag inner covers - even our most feisty hives barely react when we peel back the grain bag.
Great for checking in winter as you only have to peel back a corner to peek in and get an idea of what's going on. You can fold back a corner or edge aligned with the entrance so the bees can ventilate.
Also good if you have to feed - we use paper plates of crystallized honey placed right on the top bars (a few slashes in the bottom of the plate so the bees can access the honey). Grain bag pressed into the honey means few bees drown in the honey and telescoping cover just settles down over the plate.
The grain bags new were about .60/each - way less money than a wooden inner cover and so far, no down side to the way we're managing our bees.
Interesting idea, that grain bag. I only own one inner cover, and I hate the thing - it always surprises me when it falls out of the telescoping cover. I want to go to migratory covers, as soon as I figure out what to make them out of.
Stuck in Texas. Learning Permaculture in drought, flood and strange weather. The bees are still alive.
3/4" plywood with 1x2" cleats on the ends.


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T is it True? H is it Helpful? I is it Inspiring? N is it Necessary? K is it Kind?
She absolutely sure to love it ! Beautiful in all aspects !!
Of all the things i've lost, i miss my mind the most.
very nice quilt and quilting
Just perfect for a musician. Well done.
Aloha Karen
Very pretty.
Another Phyllis
This life is the only one you get - enjoy it before you lose it.
What a great quilt for Cassandra!! The panel and fabric are just perfect.
That is such a wonderful quilt. So thoughtful, so well executed...you ROCK!
From the artist formerly known as Missus Fear...Hi, my name is Tracy and I am a hobbyaholic.
Love the musical fabric panels. Quite clever how you put it all together. Yes, it looks like wood. Love the backing also. Nice to see the hand quilting.
She is gifted with musical talent and you are gifted with quilting talent, lucky her to know you.


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I spent the better part of yesterday listening to Marc Jacobs and Tyra Banks being interviewed in person as part of The New York Times "Sunday with the Magazine" series, and you better believe both larger-than-life personalities had some pretty enlightening things to say. Find out what they were, after the jump.
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HYDE PARK, Tuesday—Yesterday was a busy day. The rain continues and it was still coming down with determination when I stepped off the train at Poughkeepsie a little after 10:00 a.m. I had to do some errands, give a number of orders in the house, have a bag packed, go down to the hospital to see Mrs. Scheider, have lunch, and leave as near 2:00 as possible for Lake George.
I always think I am a fairly good executive, until I get wound up doing little details around the house. Then I find I can spend more time doing nothing than anyone else I know. To add to our difficulties, the telephone wires to the big house were down and all messages came to me and had to be sent over by car.
I did get off at 2:30. The run to Lake George is beautiful even under grey skies and, after we reached Albany, the rain stopped. Under ordinary circumstances, I would have driven myself, but I made up my mind to come back last night and decided that a punctured tire at 2:00 in the morning would not be so pleasant if I were alone, so I was driven up in state in one of the big cars and felt rather lonely and insignificant bouncing around in the back seat.
The National Achievement Award, given by Chi Omega every year, was presented this year at their national convention, which they held at the Sagamore Hotel at Lake George. Judge Florence Allen, the recipient, had hoped to take the night train for Ohio, but decided that it would not be possible because she did not think that I could get her to Albany by 1:30 a.m. As a matter of fact, I drove through on my return trip about 12:45.
There were about 300 girls besides some members of the committee, and a few of Judge Allen's friends present. Her sister, Dean of Women at the Ohio State University, was the only member of her family there. Dean Sommer of New York University, where Judge Allen studied, gave a most amusing address. It proved that many of the things we complain about today have been complained about unceasingly ever since we first settled this country. However, I think our punishments today are a little less harsh. We do not have disobedient sons put to death, nor do we duck scolding ladies three times in salt or fresh water.
Judge Allen herself made a remarkable speech. I am sure it must have left not only an inspiration, but a determination in the hearts of many of the girls present to justify what had been done for them in the past.
The weather is still cold and the skies gray and fires burn on our hearths, but we are happy today for Mrs. Scheider is home at last.


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Today me and mommy woke up early and got ready to go it was raining outside but we decided to go anyways we waited for my mommies aunt and uncle to get there and their 2 dogs who are my buddies Happy and Eli then we left. It took us a long time to get there or at least I thought it took us a while! We were the last ones to get there so we signed up and started walking it was really fun cause it was on a trail right next to a river me and Happy wanted to go play in it but they wouldn't let us and told us we would get to cold we got to a playground with lots of people me my mommy her uncle and her brothers kept walking. But her mommy and aunt and little sister stayed there we kept walking for a long time until we reached the end of the trail then we figured that was the turn around spot so we would head back when we finally got back to where her mommy and everyone was they told us that we had gone to far! 3 miles to far! and that the turn around spot was right there so they all started laughing then we headed back. When we finally got back to the finnish no one was there BOL. We had taken so long that only two people were left and they were packing the last of the boxes in the car. They told us they were sorry cause they forgot to mark the turn around but mommy said it was okay because we had a lot of fun and got ride of a lot of energy walking the extra couple of miles! In all we were able to raise $250 in donations thank you to everybody who donated! I can't wait until we get to go again next year!!
Tomorrow is the MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Walk in our area we are going to participate not only because we want to help the cause but also because mommy's Aunt has Multiple Sclerosis she is still very young (in her mid 20's) and she just had her first baby. Sometimes she is effected by it so badly she has to be in the hospital. There is no cure for the disease that is why we are doing the walk, because we want to help fund the research to find a cure. For those of you who don't know what Multiple Sclerosis is this here is some information on it
I am so excited that I get to walk with mommy it will be so much fun! She also said that outback steak house might be sponsoring there Yummy! We have been walking around our neighborhood all day and have gotten lots of donations! For any of you kind doggies out there who would like to donate I'll put a link at the bottom, the picture on there is of my mommies mommy. All donations will go strait to the National MS Society. Even 5 dollars will help out a ton!
For those of you who donate I would like to give you a huge thank you in advance! and for those of you who can't I would also like to thank you for taking the time to read this and learn about this disease!
I'll be sure to write and tell you all how it goes tomorrow I'm sure it will be lots of fun!!
Yesterday mommy woke up really early and told me we were going some where special we went outside while her mommy was getting her sister ready for school and played with my tennis ball. Then we got in the car and drove her sister to school. After that we started driving towards to mountains and pulled up next to a little dirt trail. I got really excited cause this meant mommy was taking me hiking! I jumped out of the car and walked over to the trail mommy let me off my leash and I walked right beside her (because she doesn't like it when I go ahead of her since I could get bit by a rattle snake what ever that is...) We walked into the canyon then we were by a stream and mommy said I could play in it so I jumped in and it was really cold!! Mommy told me it was because of the winter run off when all the snow melts so I decided to stay on the trail with her the rest of the way up. We hiked for about an hour then we got to a place were we had to crawl across the stream over a log so I sat and waited as mommy went over then went over myself cause I didn't want to go in the cold water again after that we kept hiking up for a little while until we got to a place where everything was still covered in snow then mommy told me it was time to head back down I was sad but very happy that mommy took me hiking it was really fun!
Then later after all the other kids were out of school mommy took me over to the school to play with my new Frisbee and when we got there we saw that they were having soccer practice so my mommy told me to leave it and that we would play on the other field (Although I would have enjoyed playing some soccer...) When we got to the other field one of my mommy's neighbors came up to us she is really nice and always likes to play with me. So mommy let her throw my Frisbee for me and I showed off a few of my new tricks.
After I had played Frisbee for a little while we went over to the playground and I got to play with the nice girls cousins and a little boy who really liked me he was nice but liked to pull my tail but that's okay cause mommy taught me that little babies don't know better and to get up and walk away instead of getting mad at them. I showed them how I went down the slide and played with them until I was really tired then mommy told me it was time to go home I didn't really want to leave but then when she said it was dinner time I was happy to!
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Round 2
Stone circles then shoots for a takedown but he is stalled along the cage. After two minutes and no improvement of position, Oliver finally separates them. Off the restart, Pague gets repaid in kind with a shot south of the belt line. He says he is ready to continue after a brief halt to the action. Pague lands a few middling shots but not much happening here in the second frame. By default, Pague gets round two by a 10-9 score.
Round 3
Pague comes out a tad more aggressive in the final period. He stalks Stone from the center of the cage and lands a one-two. Stone shoots again but is rebuffed. Pague turns it around for a moment and brings Stone to the mat but in the ensuing scramble Stone takes top position. Stones try to get busy but Pague keeps him largely at bay with an active guard. Stone fires off some hard elbows but their accuracy is questionable. Pague wall-walks back to his feet in the final moments of the fight but is forced to fend off a guillotine attempt as time expires. Ken Stone takes the third 10-9 and the fight 29-28 on the Sherdog card.
Official decision: Stone takes a split decision with scores of 29-28 (twice) and 28-29.
Round 2
Miller punches his way across the Octagon and grabs hold of Funch's neck. He looks for the guillotine briefly before giving it up. The fighters separate but Miller clinches again and cinches another choke attempt, this one is much tighter. Funch shows good composure and extracts himself again. Miller won't give up and wraps up again. This time Funch breaks free and the fighters tumble to the mat with Miller on his back. Funch sands and drops some punches but Miller uses an upkick to create space and stands back up. Funch tries to work for a takedown while Miller locks up yet another loose guillotine. The round closes with the fighters still tangled along the cage. Miller gets another round 10-9 on Sherdog's card.
Round 3
Not much going on here in the third until about a minute in when Miller drops Funch with a big right as he exited the clinch. Miller swarms with punches and elbows but referee Dan Miragliotta allows it to continue as Funch valiantly defends himself. Miller lets him back up and cracks him with a number of hard shots. Funch won't go away though and actually scores a takedown of his own. Miller sinks another guillotine from the bottom and this one looks like it could do the trick. Funch tries to roll up along the cage to relieve the pressure but he goes too far and allows Miller to take the top with the choke still sunk. The end comes at 3:12 of the third when Funch taps out to end the spirited match.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Ramos
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Ramos
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Ramos
Round 2
Brown sticks a jab in Ramos' face but the Brazilian charges forward and puts Brown on the cage with a single-leg attempt. Brown fends off the takedown and steps in with a knee, then a body blow. Ramos hits the deck -- looked like a partial slip -- but when he gets up he's greeted by knees in the Thai clinch. Brown trying some short elbows inside, then blitzes Ramos with long, straight punches. Ramos has had enough of the striking and ties up again. Brown turns him around and drills him with a knee. Ramos wobbles and Brown pounces with punches, knees to the gut. Just when he looks to be in danger of being finished, Ramos spins to take Brown's back standing and then drops down for a single-leg. Brown denies the takedown and puts Ramos' back on the fence, then starts unloading with knees and uppercuts. Ramos is still on his feet, his back to a cage post, but his face is a mess and he's not defending well as Brown pours on the punishment. Referee Gasper Oliver has seen enough and steps in to wave it off, giving Matt Brown the TKO win at 4:20 of round two.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Camozzi
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Catone
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Catone
Round 2
It's an aggressive start to the second frame for Camozzi, who pushes forward, trying to trap Catone against the fence and get off with some strikes. The pace slows but Camozzi continues stalking Catone and digs an underhook. Catone reverses into the fence and exits the tie-up with a right hand. Catone puts Camozzi on the cage now, working an underhook with his left arm and punching to Camozzi's body with the right. A couple nice uppercuts from Catone as he exits and they're back to throwing. Camozzi snuffs a double-leg attempt and throws a pair of knees to the body before disengaging. Catone drives hard on a single-leg and puts Camozzi on his back, and Camozzi throws up his legs, maybe hunting for a triangle. He can't get his right leg free, so it's back to butterfly guard and trying to keep Catone at bay. Catone is standing up, keeping his hips heavy and working to pass while throwing sporadic ground-and-pound. That's where the round ends.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Catone
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Catone
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Camozzi
Round 3
Camozzi scores with a punching combo and Catone bounces off the fence. Camozzi keeps after him, throwing knees, elbows and body blows in close quarters as he pins the New Jerseyan against the fence. Catone's face is bloodied from a gash on the inside of the eyebrow, dripping down into his left eye. The cut is bad and referee Dan Miragliotta wants the physician to take a closer look. It only takes the doc a few seconds of examination before Miragliotta leaves the corner, waving an end to the bout. Chris Camozzi gets the win by doctor stoppage at 1:51 of round three.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Story
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Story
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Story
Round 2
Story ducks under a punch from Jardine and plows him down at the base of the fence. Jardine puts his left side to the fence and tries to get back to his feet, allowing Story to drill some knees to the body and then jump onto Jardine's back. Again, Story can't sink in his hooks and Jardine escapes the position. Story walks in behind some punches and gets another takedown; now he's trying to take Jardine's back as they sit at the base of the cage, but again Story has only one hook in. The New Jersey crowd starts to boo as Story tries to secure the position. He can't get it and attacks Jardine with knees to the body before they break away. They parry punches for a minute until Story single-legs Jardine in the middle of the cage to finish the round.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Story
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Story
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Story
Round 3
Story dodges a few punches before getting inside on Jardine and dragging him to the ground. Jardine gets to his knees again and Story pins him on the fence, socking Jardine with a couple hard left before letting go. Another takedown goes for Story but he doesn't keep Jardine on the ground long enough to do much. Jardine slips on a kick but Story doesn't pounce. Story traps Jardine on the fence and attacks with punches, and Jardine is scrambling from his knees. Story tries a guillotine that doesn't go and when they get back to their feet, Jardine clips Story in the cup with a turning kick. Story doesn't need long to recover from the accidental foul, and he scores another takedown soon after they resume. Jardine falls to the ground, seemingly almost voluntarily, after getting clipped by a right from Story. He hops back up, but Story hits another takedown and attacks the left arm of Jardine from the topside in the final minute. Jardine pops the limb loose and dives for a last-second leglock, but it's too late.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Story (30-27 Story)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Story (30-27 Story)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Story (30-27 Story)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Rick Story.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Hioki
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hioki
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Hioki
Round 2
Lamas is looking a little more aggressive at the start of round two, whipping high kicks skyward at Hioki's head and rushing the Japanese standout with punches. Hioki has a single-leg attempt denied and Lamas punishes him for it with a rough combination against the fence. Left hook goes through for Lamas, followed shortly after by a left uppercut to the body. After the body shot, Hioki dives on a takedown, but he leaves his neck exposed to a Lamas guillotine. It looks deep but Hioki frees his head and gets on top in Lamas' guard. Half-guard for Hioki now as he works to advance and gets caught in another guillotine. This one looks bad as well, but again Hioki pops loose. Lamas goes for two more chokes but the left side of Hioki's neck inside is too free to force a tap.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lamas
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lamas
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Lamas
Round 3
Lamas sticks a straight left through the low hands of Hioki, keeps moving forward and misses with a high kick. Hioki paws at his own right eye and throws a slow front kick; not much offense from the "Iron Broomstick" in the opening 90 seconds of the third frame. Lamas sticks a one-two in Hioki's face, then more hooks, and he whiffs on a high kick. A spinning capoeira kick from Lamas goes off the forearm of Hioki. A pair of left hooks connect for Lamas and Hioki wants to bring it to the ground. As he double-legs Lamas to the middle of the cage, Lamas grabs another guillotine choke underneath his left arm. This one looks deeper than the few previous, but Hioki is still hanging in there, working to extract his head with a minute left in the bout. The left side of Hioki's neck is free and he pops loose with 40 seconds remaining. Hioki's not doing anything in his opponent's closed guard while Lamas drives his right hand into Hioki's ribs for the last half-minute -- it's not much, but it's more than Hioki can muster, simply posturing up to the bell.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lamas (29-28 Lamas)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lamas (29-28 Lamas)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Lamas (29-28 Lamas)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Ricardo Lamas.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Swanson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Swanson
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Swanson
Round 2
Pearson keeps coming forward, winging punches, but Swanson seems to have it figured out now and is countering beautifully. Pearson latches on to Swanson's left leg and spins him to the ground. Swanson quickly pops back to his feet and it's back to Cub sniping over the top while Pearson trudges forward, throwing heavy hands. Swanson leaps in with a flying knee and gets taken down, but uses the position to smash Pearson with an upkick. Pearson stays with it and stacks up on top, mashing with grimy ground-and-pound from Swanson's open guard. Pearson grinds for a minute until Swanson explodes to his feet with about 65 seconds left. Pearson catches a front kick and tries to rush Swanson, who hops backward and zaps Pearson with two rights which set up a crushing left hook. Pearson falls into the cage, dazed, and referee Yves Lavigne rightly steps in to call a halt to the bout at 4:14 of round two.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Waldburger
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Waldburger
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Waldburger
Round 2
Waldburger goes up top with a right high kick, then changes levels and puts Ebersole on the ground at the base of the fence. Ebersole drives forward and completes a takedown of his own toward the center of the cage. Throwing up his legs, Waldburger is instantly on the hunt for a submission, first angling for a triangle and then an armlock. Ebersole slips free of both and works to advance in Waldburger's guard. Waldburger attacks the right arm of Ebersole with an armbar, but Ebersole stacks, stands and shakes Waldburger loose. Kneebar attempt from Waldburger turns into a loose triangle, and he loses that, too. Nonetheless, Waldburger keeps attacking off his back through the second half of the round, only slowing when some heavy hammer-fists from Ebersole get through. Waldburger shakes off the strikes and goes for another triangle, but Ebersole gets free of this one as well and spends the last 30 seconds of the round smashing Waldburger with heavy ground-and-pound, Ebersole's best offense of the fight.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Waldburger
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Ebersole
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Ebersole
Round 3
Ebersole looks the fresher of the two welterweights as the final round begins, out-striking the fatigued Waldburger with knees and elbows in the clinch. Ebersole rushes the Texan into the fence with a forearm across the throat and then finishes the job with a single-leg takedown. Waldburger is still looking to throw up a triangle with Ebersole in his guard, but the legs aren't looking as quick as in previous rounds. Waldburger slaps on a loose triangle anyway, but can't tighten it up as Ebersole drives him into the fence. Butterfly guard for Waldburger now as he tries to keep Ebersole at bay with a minute to go. Ebersole pecks away with punches to the face and body, keeping the strikes coming steadily down the stretch and leaving Waldburger with one last solid right hand at the end.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Ebersole (29-28 Waldburger)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Ebersole (29-28 Ebersole)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Ebersole (29-28 Ebersole)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Brian Ebersole.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Stout
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Stout
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Fisher
Round 2
Stout's hands look quicker early in the second, but it's the footwork and counterpunching of Fisher getting the better, particularly his lead left. Hooks and straight lefts continue to snap back the head of Stout, who is pulling up short on combinations and having trouble keeping balance as Fisher catches his low kicks. Fisher lands a solid kick to the body but Fisher responds right away with a clean one-two. Stout gets on his bike, bouncing backward and trying to lure Fisher in. Fisher keeps coming forward and catches Stout low with a kick to the cup. Stout is back to work quickly and hits a nice double-leg with a minute to go. Stout doesn't do as much damage with this late takedown as he did in the opening frame, but he does finish the round on top.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Stout
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Fisher
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Stout
Round 3
Fisher is on the attack to begin the third round, trying to further mark up the face of Stout with his lead left. Stout gets a waistlock and puts some strenuous effort into trying to trip Fisher down, but it doesn't work. Fisher comes forward again, landing a short right hook and a left straight. They trade hooks inside and it's back to moving backward for Stout. The lead hand of Fisher is getting off better, and even a right cross from "The King" snaps back Stout's head. Stout, for his part, lands a few good kicks to the body and occasionally comes through with a counter, but Fisher is in control on the feet. Continuing the pattern from rounds one and two, Stout lands a takedown, this time with 2:00 on the clock. Fisher uses the fence post to work his way up quicker this time, and he's soon pressing in on Stout again. Another high double-leg from Stout yields another takedown, but ref Kevin Mulhall wants them up with 30 seconds to go. Stout really busts up the nose of Fisher in the last half-minute, getting the better of the punching exchange by repeatedly sticking Fisher with his right hand.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Stout (30-27 Stout)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Stout (29-28 Stout)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-10 (29-29 Draw)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Sam Stout.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Guida
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Guida
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Guida
Round 2
Maynard catches a finger to the eye early in round two, he only needs a few seconds to recover while Guida is warned by ref Dan Miragliotta. Guida is still escaping the wide punches of Maynard and tagging the ex-title challenger with quick counters. Maynard adds some leg kicks but Guida is keeping a busy pace off his back foot; Maynard's offense slows as he's forced to chase after his man. Maynard takes some more snappy punches from Guida but he's cutting off angles, not letting Guida run amok. Guida keeps on the outside, staying busy with clusters of punches and even a high kick that sees his foot smack off Maynard's head.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Guida
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Guida
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Guida
Round 3
Maynard is the aggressor early, and he comes straight toward Guida with a slugging right cross. Guida stays up and hops away, keeping punches in his opponent's face, but losing a bit of his range now. Guida sticks some jabs and starts showboating, running in place and pumping more punches Maynard's way. A double-leg attempt from Maynard won't go, as Guida sprawls into the fence. Maynard misses with an uppercut and throws up his arms in frustration when Guida backpedals away. Guida is moving backward so fast that Maynard completely whiffs when he blitzes with a series of punches. A frustrated Maynard flips a middle finger toward Guida, who keeps moving backward, ducking in and out while slinging long punches. Maynard tries a takedown, can't get it and lands some knees in the clinch instead before splitting off.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Guida
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Guida
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Guida
Round 4
Guida takes the outside again, bounding around the perimeter while Maynard gives chase. Maynard takes a few zippy punches from Guida before grabbing the Thai plum and drilling a pair of knees to the body. Guida appears to motion toward his hair to ref Miragliotta. Still giving chase, Maynard grazes with looping punches but can't get close enough to the perpetually moving Guida to score with any power. Boos rain down from the New Jersey audience as Guida keeps circling away. A right uppercut from Maynard seems to stumble Guida, but Maynard can't follow up. With 70 seconds to go, Maynard steps inside and roughs up Guida in the clinch. Maynard looks furious, walking toward and jawing at Guida with his hands down. Guida lands a hard right hook and Maynard pulls guard with a tight guillotine choke which Guida slams his way out of.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Maynard
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Maynard
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Maynard
Round 5
Maynard keeps aggressive at the start of round three, his hands at his waist as he walks down Guida. Maynard's right hands are finding a home now, but it's a high kick and left hook from Guida which has Maynard looking a bit dazed. Maynard stays up, though, and keeps chasing down Guida, trying to shorten the angles for "The Carpenter." Guida completely sidesteps a shot from Maynard, who dives into the canvas. Guida's counterpunches have slowed and referee Miragliotta pauses the action to sternly warn Guida about his inactivity. Maynard grabs hold of Guida's ankle and digs for a takedown against the fence with 70 seconds left in the bout. Guida digs an underhook and goes to a knee, preventing the completion of the takedown but absorbing knees to the body in the process. Maynard tries some knees in the clinch as they stand back up. The crowd jeers as the bout ends without any further engaging on the feet.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Maynard (48-47 Guida)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Maynard (48-47 Guida)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Maynard (48-47 Guida)
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NASCAR's Kyle Busch can't seem to win when it matters most
Joe Gibbs Racing might not have a headquarters filled with championship banners the way Hendrick Motorsports does, but the team's eponymous owner -- a former Super Bowl-winning NFL coach, after all -- has held his own when it comes to winning and contending for Sprint Cup Series titles.
Gibbs has employed only eight full-time drivers in his 22 seasons as an owner. Two of them, Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte, combined to win three championships for JGR, and each driver also had a runner-up finish in the point standings. Denny Hamlin nearly won the title in 2010 before losing out to Jimmie Johnson in the final race of the season. And JGR newcomer Matt Kenseth is probably going to finish either first or second in the standings this season.
Among Gibbs' four other drivers, Dale Jarrett was there for the first three seasons when the team was still in the building process. But even though Jarrett didn't contend for the title while with Gibbs (his best finish was fourth), he did win the 1993 Daytona 500, which is probably the next-best thing. Joey Logano was never in championship contention during his four seasons at JGR, but he was only 22 years old when he left after last season, so it's hard to draw any sort of conclusion yet on his championship capability. J.J. Yeley, who did nothing during his two full seasons with the team in 2006-07, is the only true bust that Gibbs has ever had.
That leaves Kyle Busch, who is possibly the most confounding character in 21st century NASCAR. Nobody racks up victories the way Busch does. He has 124 career wins in the Cup, Nationwide and Truck Series combined, including 103 during the past six seasons. He is arguably the top driver in the sport today in terms of pure talent.
Yet not only has Busch failed to win a Cup championship during his nine full seasons on the circuit, he has never even been in serious contention during the final weeks of the schedule. That will be the case once again this year. Busch has been a longshot to win the title since the fourth race of the Chase, when he crashed at Kansas and finished 34th, dropping him 62 points out of the lead. And any slim chance he had at the championship ended by his own hand (or foot) this past Sunday at Texas, as a late penalty for speeding on pit road sent him to a 13th-place finish. He is now 52 points out of the lead with only two races remaining.
So while Kenseth swoops in and competes for the title in his first year at JGR, Busch is simply racing out the stretch during his sixth season with the team. There is no easy explanation as to why he can be a dominant Cup driver for the first seven months of the season, and then fade from sight during the final two months. But the stark reality is that of his 28 career Cup victories, only one has occurred in a Chase race, and that was during his rookie season in 2005 when he finished a distant 20th in the point standings.
Could it be that Busch, despite all his physical racing talent, simply doesn't have the mental makeup that's needed to win a championship? He certainly seems to perform better when a title is not on the line. For example, in 2008 -- the year he won eight times -- Busch entered the Chase as the points leader, promptly went four straight races without finishing better than 15th, and managed only two top-fives in the 10 Chase races. By contrast, he failed to make the Chase last year and, with no pressure on him, ripped off seven top-five finishes in 10 starts.
Bad luck in the form of accidents and engine failures certainly has played a role in Busch's late-season demise over the years, but those incidents happen to all drivers eventually. At some point, it is up to the driver to call up the mental strength needed to overcome such misfortune. Championships often are won with what's under the helmet as much as with what's under the hood. And under the helmet is where Busch still needs some fine-tuning, as he continues to show a disturbing lack of maturity.
On Sunday, with his margin of error at zero, Busch made a crucial error by speeding on pit road. It had to be a terribly frustrating moment for him. But it was also a moment when character can come through. That is when a driver needs to publicly step up and admit his mistake, and vow to learn from it and get better.
What did Busch do? He left the track without comment, a regular practice for him when things don't go his way. Busch's silence spoke volumes about his inability to be a serious championship contender.
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1. Jimmie Johnson (2nd previously) -- After Johnson's victory at Texas on Sunday, the championship is now his to lose. But don't hand him the Cup just yet. He also held the points lead with two races to go last season, and then closed with finishes of 32nd and 36th.
2. Matt Kenseth (1st) -- Kenseth was running in second place when he was hit with a pit road speeding penalty, a mistake that dropped him all the way to 16th. Though he rallied to finish fourth, he now trails Johnson by seven points in the standings.
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (6th) -- Since opening the Chase with an engine failure and a 35th-place finish at Chicago, Earnhardt has posted six top-10s in the past seven races, including three runner-up outings. In the process, he has improved from 13th to fifth in the standings.
4. Kevin Harvick (4th) -- In the four races since his victory at Kansas propelled him into legitimate championship contention, Harvick has had an average finish of 8.0. That's good, but not good enough to win a title.
5. Jeff Gordon (3rd) -- So much for all the talk that Gordon might be able to sneak back into the championship picture. A blown tire and ensuing crash at Texas ended his title hopes. His 38th-place finish also snapped a string of 11 consecutive top-20s.
6. Kyle Busch (5th) -- Two consecutive finishes outside the top-10 have ended Busch's title chances. He leads the Cup Series in top-five finishes this season, with 16, but he is not picking up enough of them when it matters the most.
7. Clint Bowyer (7th) -- Bowyer has been remarkably consistent in the Chase. His best finish has been third, his worst 17th, and he has finished between ninth and 11th in five of the eight races.
8. Joey Logano (unranked) -- Logano's third-place finish at Texas gives him three top-five runs in the Chase. He's had a solid season in his first year with Penske Racing, indicating that he might eventually live up to all the hype that surrounded his arrival in Cup racing in 2009 at age 18.
9. Greg Biffle (8th) -- He has now gone 14 consecutive races without finishing worse than 16th. Still, it seems the only way he can gain any sort of attention is by grabbing Jimmie Johnson by the neck.
10. Ryan Newman (unranked) -- Newman has quietly put together a run of five top-10s in the eight Chase races. He probably won't be able to crack the top 10 of the final point standings, but he has shown that he definitely will be an asset for Richard Childress Racing when he joins the team after this season.


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Striped Bass en Papillote with Lebanese Salad
Lightly sautéed onions and garlic, plus ground coriander, stirred into a salsa-like chopped tomato-and-chile salad make a fantastic spicy accompaniment for this simple fish.
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- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium onion, minced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 medium tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 2 cups lightly packed cilantro leaves, chopped
- 1 cup lightly packed parsley leaves, chopped, plus sprigs for garnish
- 2 jalapeños, minced
- 1 fresh hot red chile, seeded and minced, plus sliced chile for garnish
- 1 tablespoon ground coriander
- Kosher salt
- Four 6- to 7-ounce skinless striped bass fillets, about 3/4 inch thick
- 8 thin slices of lemon
- 4 fresh bay leaves
How to make this recipe
Preheat the oven to 375°. In a medium skillet, heat 1/4 cup of the olive oil. Add the onion and garlic and cook over moderate heat, stirring, for 7 minutes. Off the heat, stir in the tomatoes, cilantro, parsley, jalapeños, minced red chile and coriander. Season with salt; let cool.
Arrange 4 large sheets of parchment paper on a work surface. Season the fillets with salt and set one in the center of each sheet. Top each fillet with 2 lemon slices and 1 bay leaf; drizzle with 1 tablespoon each of the remaining olive oil. Bring up 2 opposite sides of the parchment over the fish and fold to seal. Fold up the edges to create a packet.
Transfer the papillotes to a large rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes, until slightly puffed.
Mound the tomato salad on plates. Carefully open the packets and set the fish on the salad. Garnish with the parsley sprigs and sliced chile; serve.
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Pro Audio Veteran Paul Carelli Joins Bosch Communications Systems Team
Bosch Communications Systems is proud to announce that Paul Carelli has accepted the position of Sales Manager, Performance Audio. In this capacity, Carelli will oversee the company's presence in professional audio, with a focus on Electro-Voice line array systems.
Carelli, a 30 year professional audio veteran, brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and expertise to Bosch Communications Systems and its flagship brands Electro-Voice, Midas and Klark Teknik. Prior to this appointment, Carelli spent 12 years with EAW, working in the capacity of Touring Systems Market Manager, handling the company's global sales initiatives. Carelli was an integral part of many successful launches, including KF Series loudspeakers. Carelli also has an extensive background in professional touring - both behind the desk and as system designer - having worked with Iron Maiden, R.E.M., the Pittsburg Symphony, Billy Idol, etc.
Carelli remarks: "I am very happy to be a member of this team. Given its place within the Bosch family, I think it is Electro-Voice's turn to take the pole position. I see the significant investments being made domestically in the company, including millions in the company's loudspeaker manufacturing facility in Arkansas and it's counter to what most companies are currently doing abroad. The brands Electro-Voice, Midas, and Klark Teknik - already huge names in the touring sound business - through the recent acquisition by Bosch, are poised to be the industry's #1 leader. "
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Carelli remarks: "Everybody here has been great to me; the company is definitely people focused. I'm also learning things about the company's products and technologies that I didn't know. It's much deeper and more involved than I thought. For example, Electro-Voice's IRIS software is incredibly well developed as a networking platform. It's far ahead of what other companies are doing and to the point that it really anticipates where we will be 5, 10, 20 years down the road. This kind of foresight is almost absent in our industry. The forward-looking work that the company is doing via Bosch's unprecedented investment in R&D is all very exciting."
For more information, visit www.electrovoice.com
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