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FANCY making a date with this lovely?
She's one of the wives and girlfriends of serving Royal Marines who've
stripped for a new charity calendar for 2013.
Dozens of brave Brits bare their bits every year to raise money for good
causes up and down the country.
And this year is no exception as plenty of folk go nude covering their
privates with all manner of things for calendars to go on sale in 2013.
Here we've picked out some of our favourites so far…year going to love them!
The Army WAGs
These girls came up with a way of ensuring they're never far from their
loved-ones minds while they are hundreds of miles apart.
The women took part a glamorous photoshoot for a calendar in aid of the Royal
Marines Charitable Trust Foundation to help injured marines.
The calendar was the brainchild of Becci Banfield, 24, whose boyfriend was
serving in Afghanistan.
Another group of military wives – including a PREGNANT mum – also got their
kit off for a calendar called The Garrison Girls.
The women are all wives of men from the three Armed service and had never
modelled before.
They posed with military and sailor hats, helmets and berets in the set of
artistic calendar shots.
The students
A BRAINY business graduate stripped off and persuaded six other brave beauties
to bare all for a charity calendar – after her mum Sarah Morfoot was
diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Cardiff University student Amy Morfoot managed to round up some of her more
adventurous friends and they stripped off to pose for a series of arty
pictures – shot in chilly Cardiff.
A group of girls from Trinity College, Dublin, also stripped off for a
calendar to raise cash for their Cancer Society.
The sexy students posed in locations around their campus including the
university's debating chamber, students' union shop and locker rooms.
The hunting girls
THESE foxy ladies bared all for a naked calendar, using saddles and hunting
paraphernalia to protect their modesty.
Over a dozen women aged from 18 to 65 were pictured in the Northumberland
based Tynedale Hunt 2013 calendar.
It's being sold to raise much-needed funds for the Great North Air Ambulance.
The bare bikers
These hairy bikers poked fun at wacky calendars by stripping off their
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The members of the Yamaha XJR Owners' Club bared all for a cheeky charity
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The cavers
A GROUP of cavers threw the health and safety rule book in the bin to pose
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11:55 20th June 2014
By Tom Phillips(@thomasphillips6)
Goals from Bruno Ecuele Manga, Kiko Macheda and Kenwyne Jones ensured Russell Slade's 100% win record at Cardiff City Stadium remained intact against Leeds United on Saturday.
The Bluebirds took a two goal lead through Manga and Macheda before being pegged pack by Souleymane Doukara, forward Jones added a further goal late on to secure victory.
Chronological Report
A minutes silence was held in the Cardiff City Stadium with this fixture being the last home game before Remembrance Sunday, a silence respected by both sets of fans alike.
Leeds made one change from their last outing against Wolverhamton Wanderers with Doukara coming in for Oliviera. City lined up with an unchanged starting XI but with one change on the substitutes bench with Kenwyne Jones being recalled. A major talking point occurred just over an hour before kick-off as Neil Redfearn was confirmed to have signed a contract to become permanent manager at Elland Road.
Once the game kicked off it was Cardiff who started the brighter. Adam le Fondre was causing the Leeds backline problems, especially Jason Pearce, as the Leeds captain gained an early booking for hacking the striker down on the edge of the area. From the resulting free kick, Peter Whittingham forced United keeper Marco Silvestri to make a save diving low to his left. He could only palm the ball out for a corner but luckily for Redfearn's men they dealt with Whittingham's corner kick with relative comfort.
City continued to press with Craig Noone delivering testing balls into the Whites' penalty area. The first was headed away straight back to Noone who then produced the second. The ball landed on the head of the onrushing Gunnarsson who could only loop his header to the waiting Silvestri, who was then fouled by le Fondre as he tried to apply some pressure.
The Yorkshire side did create a chance of their own 18 minutes in. Stephen Warnock produced a cross from the left, which was met by Welsh international Steve Morison. His header was directed over David Marshall's bar from 10 yards out.
It didn't take Cardiff long to pile the pressure back onto the visitors. Whittingham's dead ball deliveries continued to cause problems with le Fondre being in the thick of the action once again. This time his header from a City corner was just too high from his back post attempt.
With half hour on the clock it was still the home side pressing. John Brayford with a trademark run down the right wing found Federico Macheda in the box. The opening was quickly shut as his shot was blocked by the United defence.
Russell Slade's team were finding a lot of joy down the flanks with Noone forcing yet another player to illegally halt his run. Not for the first time Whittingham and le Fondre combined from a free kick, this time the striker's header was glanced wide.
On the stroke of half time, Cardiff came close to finding the opening goal. Some neat hold up play from Macheda allowed him to lay the ball off to Anthony Pilkington. A burst a pace from the Republic of Ireland international gave him space to fire a low drive in the area, which cannoned agonisingly wide of the near post off Jason Pearce.
Substitution: Cardiff City: Anthony Pilkington replaced by Joe Ralls (45 minutes)
City started the second half as they ended the first, looking dangerous on the attack. The fresh legs of Joe Ralls were involved from the outset. He found space on the wide left and his delivery avoided everyone in the box and was retrieved by Craig Noone on the far side. He then produced a ball of his own, which narrowly missed the head of the lurking Macheda.
Peter Whittingham's left foot was proving to be a real threat for City. Five minutes in the second half he latched onto a bouncing ball and released a well-struck half volley, which dipped just too late, travelling just over the crossbar.
Joe Ralls gained the first Cardiff caution in what was now turning into an intense affair. This was followed by a frantic period of play, which saw the game opening up and becoming increasingly end-to-end and some heavy challenges being made.
With the tempo now increased it was Slade's men who were benefitting. Cardiff continued to pepper the box with crosses and won yet another corner. Whittingham once again stepped up and whipped in a left footed cross which found its way to Craig Noone on the edge of the area. He then returned the ball back into the penalty area and a leaping Sean Morrison nodded the ball from the back post into the centre where Bruno Manga produced a pinpoint header into the bottom corner of the net.
GOAL: CARDIFF CITY 1-0 LEEDS UNITED (Bruno Ecuele Manga, 60 minutes)
After taking the lead the Bluebirds were not happy to settle with a slender 1-0 lead and continued to throw bodies forward and create chances. With a sustained period of possession, City's Italian front man picked up the ball just inside the Leeds half. With space opening up in front of him Macheda drove forward, to the fringe of the United box, and unleashed a powerful strike. Once again, the ball cannoned off Jason Pearce, but unlike in the first half the ball flew past Silvestri and into the net.
GOAL: CARDIFF CITY 2-0 LEEDS UNITED (Federico Macheda, 67 minutes)
Substitution: Leeds United: Steve Morison Replaced by Chris Dawson (69 Minutes)
After a fast paced and highly charged quarter the game slowed slightly. This triggered both managers to make changes to try and get a foothold.
Substitution: Cardiff City: Federico Macheda replaced by Kenwyne Jones (75 minutes)
Substitution: Leeds United: Tomasso Bianchi replaced by Casper Sloth (75 Minutes)
With Redfearn's men now facing a two-goal deficit they started to press. While under pressure and trying to clear their defensive lines an attempted clearance was charged down and collected by Souleymane Doukara. With the ball at his feet he charged into the left side of the box and cut the ball pack to centre where the sprinting Alex Mowatt controlled and produced a fine side foot finish into the top right corner of the goal, well out of the reach of the diving David Marshall. Leeds United now well and truly back in the game.
GOAL: CARDIFF CITY 2-1 LEEDS UNITED (Alex Mowatt, 77 minutes)
Substitution: Cardiff City: Adam le Fondre replaced by Ravel Morrison (80 minutes)
With the game now competitive again, the play was not as open as the early exchanges of the half. City were then handed a chance out of nothing. A long punt forward by Iceland captain Aron Gunnarsson caused a mix up between keeper Marco Silvestri and defender Giuseppe Bellusci. Kenwyne Jones was there to take advantage, blocking Silvestri's clearance, gathering the ball and calmly slotting the ball into an empty net. The two-goal cushion was restored.
GOAL: CARDIFF CITY 3-1 LEEDS UNITED (Kenwyne Jones, 83 minutes)
Substitution: Leeds United: Gaetano Berardi replaced by Sam Byram (85 Minutes)
Fresh from scoring, Jones was proving to be real nuisance and won countless headers and aerial battles. He also had a chance to get a second goal just as the game was entering injury time. The ever-present Whittingham producing a cross from a half volley and found the head of the towering Trinidadian whose header flew across the face of the goal and just wide.
Four minutes were added on but this did not panic the home team. The game played out with Leeds barely getting a touch of the ball and with the home fans cheering every successful pass. Cardiff City are now unbeaten in the last sixteen meetings in all competitions in a run that stretches back to 1984.
Cardiff City:
Marshall ©, Brayford, Fabio, Manga, Whittingham, le Fondre (R Morrison), Noone, Macheda (Jones), Gunnarsson, Pilkington (Ralls), S Morrison.
Subs Not Used:
Moore, Connolly, Maynard, Gabbidon
Leeds United:
Silvestri, Warnock, Bellusci (Byram), Pearce, Berardi, Bianchi (Sloth), Morison (Dawson), Cook, Mowatt, Doukara, Antenucci.
Subs Not Used:
Taylor, Tonge, Montenegro, Cooper
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The noise changes before he responds. Now it sounds like I've placed my ear right up against a speaker, the noise amplified so much that I instinctively cover my ears with my hands. I can hear the fly trying to go out through the closed window at the back of the classroom, as well as the vibrations of Mr Stalink's throat as he speaks. I also hear the sound of footsteps approaching the classroom from a long way down the passage outside, the heels of shoes clicking against the tiles.
Aidan scribbles something on a piece of paper, sneakily flinging it over to me while Stalink is paging through the textbook. I read the note without removing my hands from my ears, feeling like they might start bleeding soon.
"Just relax, don't panic. This happens with the Clepsydra during the developing stages. Try focus on just one noise at a time, it's a bit off balance when it first occurs but should normalise in a short period of time. We only really experience it during battle or other high intensity situations. People sometimes have it as an Enhancement since they can control it at will, but most only experience it once while they're developing."
I'm glad he understands what is happening without me needing to explain, the sound of my own voice ringing through my ears could send me running out of here like some lunatic.
I try to do as he says, concentrating on blocking out everything except the words coming from Mr Stalink's mouth. It's slow, but eventually the pitch and volume go back to how they're supposed to be and I can actually understand what my English teacher is saying.


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I will be hitting the road for the Fourth of July holiday and I wish I could look half as glamorous as the stars who seem to turn the airport into their own fashion runway.
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Canon has been going through a particularly good phase with its printer line up, both in the inkjet and laser printer markets, and it has a strong range of mono and colour laser printers in the i-SENSYS brand. The LBP5100 colour laser comes in at a very competitive price, but has too much been snipped away from its feature-set to compensate?
The slightly-sloping, blank fronts of Canon's i-SENSYS laser printers have become something of a trademark and this colour unit looks cleaner and blanker than most, thanks to a thin line of just eight LEDs at the top and no control buttons at all.
There's a 250-sheet paper tray right at the bottom, with a supplementary, single-sheet feed virtually at desktop level. A second feed tray with the same capacity can be added as an optional extra. Paper feeds out to a fold-up tray, which cleans off the printer's lines when folded closed. If you forget to open the tray before starting to print, pages fall harmlessly from a slot at the back of the printer, rather than jamming the paper path.
At the back of the machine there's a single USB 2.0 socket – Ethernet is only an option – and a power socket mounted inconveniently high up the printer's chassis, so the mains cable drapes across the desk.
Canon uses combined drum and toner cartridges, so setup and maintenance is very simple. Pull down the front cover and each of the four cartridges is lined up vertically within the case, with a transfer-belt attached to the cover itself. Cartridges slide in, in a silky smooth way and don't even need to be held in place by latches.
The software supplied is basic, but includes a driver that supports all the features of the printer, including duplex print, multiple pages per sheet and watermarks.
This is a great printer
but it will not work on the Microsoft x64 operating system
There are no drives for Window or Vista x64 operating systems
Cannon told me to buy a printer that will run on the 64 bit platform
Cannon doesn't have a colour laser printer that will
Cannon say it will run on
Mac OS X (2)Windows 2000 (2)Windows 98 (2)Windows Me (2)
Windows Server 2003 (2)Windows XP (2)Linux (1)Windows Vista (1)
No mention that Windowsx64 is not supported
So if you run a x64 operation systems you will need to change platforms
Printer delivered yesterday. No driver included for Mac OS X. 24 hours later I still cannot get it to run reliably (barely at all) using the driver downloaded for Mac OS X from the Canon site.
The very few pages I have coaxed out of it, indicate that this unit can produce great results. Very, very frustrating. I haven't had to mess around like this, with no progress, on a computer for ages. I thought those days had gone. If I crack this problem (or indeed, send the unit back) I will report.
UPDATE: Ok - I've sorted out how to avoid/or sort dodgy operation of this machine when using the Mac driver and get good, reasonably fast results. However the CAPT StatusMonitor for Mac remains totally useless- it refuses to have any dialogue with the printer at all, so consumables-levels, print-count and job queue remain completely unavailable (although the last item is available through the Mac dialogue panel). Freezes and printer disconnection / restarts are still necessary too often for comfort.
Canon support have been utterly useless.
To be completely fair I have (reluctantly) run the printer from a Windows XP laptop, and the difference is instant. Everything runs as it should, although the driver control dialogues are the usual Windows, complicated mess.
Clearly the real problem is with the poorly written Mac OS X (10.4.11) driver, which in time might get fixed by Canon - but I'm not holding my breath and still considering sending this quite nice little printer back for a refund.
FINAL UPDATE: I know this a review site and not a tech forum - but I do feel the need to be fair. Canon finally came through with useful support, even if the process was long, hard work. My LBP5100 is now working perfectly down to an additional factor in the driver installation process not covered by the Canon installation guide. By using 2 Mac machines to test it, I've found that deleting all other Canon printers, trashing the Canon folder from 'Library' then using 'Reset Printing System' in 'Printer Setup Utility' is essential, prior to a reboot and then driver installation, to allow the driver and utilities to load properly.
The printer and utilities now work very well indeed and I like this printer a lot.
My own experiences setting this printer up on two Macs have been good, no problems:- one running 10.5, the other 10.4. The procedure is slightly different for both OS's, but Canon provide clear instructions for each version of Mac OSX. The other point I'd like to make about this printer is how quiet it is, especially compared to a Konica Minolta 2430 DL which was my previous colour laser printer.
This is an update on the Printer
on the 9/11/2009 Canon said
Please be advised that Canon will support its laser printer, multifunctional, fax and personal copier products with Windows 7. Detailed information will be available approximately mid November.
On the 4/1/2010 Canon said
Please be advised that Canon will be supporting your printer on a 64-bit Windows 7 operating system and Canon will distributing drivers shortly.
on the 10/3/2010
Thank you for contacting Canon.Please be advised that your scanner is not compatible with a 64-bit operating system. We apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
I now have a Scanner I did not know I had
I am not sure how It works
I need an other Printer that works on x64 any ideas
This is the next update
Canon the nice company they are have finally released the X64 bit version for this printer
So we can now enjoy the full potential of Windows
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Chivas USA owner Jorge Vergara held a press conference on Tuesday to discuss the future of his Major League Soccer Team and the event had a familiar feel to it, in part because many of the same messages he delivered on Tuesday were ones delivered by the team in years past.
Vergara recently took over sole ownership of Chivas USA, taking sole ownership of the club, and he insists he will be taking a more hands-on approach. He also cited a disconnect between Chivas USA and the team's parent club, Chivas Guadalajara as the reason he decided to take over control of the MLS club.
"There was a divorce between Chivas USA and Chivas Mexico," Vergara said. "They stopped using the resources and the knowledge that Chivas Mexico had to offer. One example is that I offered (Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez) to Preki for one season and he declined it saying that he wasn't good enough.
"We believe in the project, we believe in MLS and we're certain of the success the team will have in MLS and the league but the past few years have been unsuccessful," Vergara added.
Vergara made it clear that Chivas USA will go back to its Latino roots.
"Considering that Chivas USA is a team of a mix of cultures; from Hispanic immigrants, Mexicans, Colombians, Salvadorans, etc. and we want to create a factor of success in the unity of cultures and identification with those cultures," Vergara said. "We are going to recreate Chivas USA as an extension and success for Chivas fans in the United States."
Vergara cited the team's loss of a Latin influence as a factor in the team's continued struggles.
"They [Chivas USA] tried to imitate the style of play from other MLS teams; they played more physical, the qualities of the US players and they forgot to use the technical advantage and speed of Hispanic players," Vergara said. "We didn't play like they do in the US, or Mexico and the failure of that is in this last season."
Vergara clearly wants to cater to the Latinos in the greater Los Angeles area, but the club tried that same approach both on and off the field in its early years to very poor results. That reality, and also the reality that the track record of clubs run by leaders with little to no previous experience in MLS or American soccer is a very poor one.
One of the more interesting revelations made by Vergara on Tuesday was that Chivas USA continues to search for a home for a stadium in Los Angeles. He acknowledged that playing at Home Depot Center wasn't working out for the club, and that a stadium in downtown Los Angeles was the club's goal.
He also revealed that Chivas USA has been approached by several markets about potentially moving the team out of Los Angeles, but Vergara insists the Goats are staying put in the Los Angeles area.
'There has been various cities that have offered us a home, specifically one in Texas," Vergara said. "But it's clear why we chose Los Angeles. In the beginning, we paid an extra fee to be in Los Angeles and that's where we remain. This is where we have our fan base and we're not moving. We have the advantage in Chivas USA of having many nationalities; we can promote players of other nationalities, which by the way, is already happening.
"Soccer wise, it's simple," Vergara added later. " We need the team to perform on the field, play spectacularly and most importantly, get the wins, be the champion. Our goal is that in the next two years, we get to the MLS Cup final and grow from there."
Chivas USA must still appoint a new head coach, and Chivas Guadalajara advisor Johan Cruyff will be closely involved in the selection process. All indications are that the team will hire a foreign coach.
What do you think Vergara's comments? Think he is capable of turning Chivas USA into a winner, or do you think the Goats are doomed to fail?
Share your thoughts below.
…recipe for failure
Best player on the team: Dan Kennedy
Solution: go back to the team's Mexican roots!
List of people that DO NOT support the Chivas USA brand:
1. Any Mexican or Mexican American not from Guadalajara (or whose family is not from there).
2. Any Mexican or Mexican American from Guadalajara (or whose family is from there) that supports Tecos or Atlas.
3. Any non-Mexican Latino.
4. Mainstream Americans.
Chivas USA is a horrible, short-sighted and I dare to say, slightly racist endeavor.
Please re-brand and cater to a local market, so as to help the sport grow locally here in the USA.
The MLS is essentially exporting jobs to Mexico, by having this organization hire management who will be "commuting" in from Mexico.
Nationality or Ethnicity should not be a central theme surrounding the core identity of a national sports team in the USA.
They wouldn't lose their fanbase in San Diego, they would increase it.
Sell the club
get rid of all the players
move to arizona
David JS
don't think it's even in the top 5 possible locations for MLS franchises at the moment, but as a resident of AZ I would be absolutely over the moon if Tucson got a team.
The Imperative Voice
You talking rational destinations or ones that Garber likes? Because to me Phoenix would be on a short list of cities without a team that should be looked at. But instead you've got Garber wandering around NYC2, Orlando, Miami.
By the way
Everyone who keeps saying move to san diego needs to a reality check !!!!
Ive lived in San diego for 8 years. They are fair weather fans. It will be hyped up in the beginning but when you have teams like fc dallas, colorado rapids, columbus crew, NE revolution coming into town, there will be empty seats,,,,,,
San Diego has already lost the clippers. The SD chargers are threatening to move to LA because they want a new stadium. The city council is a joke on getting stadium approvals.
Only chance a soccer team would be successful in SD is if the Chargers move to LA
By the way
Everyone who keeps saying move to san diego needs to a reality check !!!!
Ive lived in San diego for 8 years. They are fair weather fans. It will be hyped up in the beginning but when you have teams like fc dallas, colorado rapids, columbus crew, NE revolution coming into town, there will be empty seats,,,,,,
San Diego has already lost the clippers. The SD chargers are threatening to move to LA because they want a new stadium. The city council is a joke on getting stadium approvals.
Only chance a soccer team would be successful in SD is if the Chargers move to LA
SanDiego has plenty of the Latinos the owner says he wants to cater to. (Of course so does LA, Texas, NYC, even Chicago and Florida.) I am pretty sure there is no way Chivas will develop a bigger fan base unless they start winning games. The owner says nothing that makes me think he knows how to do that!
Oranje Mike
Stadiums are money pits for cities. Kudos, to the SD city council for recognizing this.
These guys are going to be playing in Weingart Stadium before you know it. For those unfamiliar with Los Angeles, Weingart is a junior college football stadium (20,000 seats) that is significantly less modern than a Texas high school football stadium. Still would be better than Buck Shaw, but JV to be sure.
Playing in the 95,000 seat Coliseum in untenable.
Also, it should be mentioned that Los Angeles is completely out of money. The city is going to be cutting major services over the next several years, and the chances of getting tax payer dollars for a team branded Chivas (which all non-Chivas Guadalajara supporters hate) is less than zero.
David JS
The state of California is out of money. It's quite astounding, really.
Wait… Chivas USA is still a team?
How can presume to cater to a lot of Mexican fans when you alienate them out of the gate by being affiliated with the one team they might DESPISE? Rebrand the thing and call it, Pocho Athletic or something. At least then, Club America fans will be in the loop 😉
Agree 100%. Think I posted once before how ludicrous/stupifying it is to pigeon-hole your fan base and alienate a good number of potential supporters of your club right out of the gate. Not all LA fans are "Hispanic", not all "Hispanic fans" in LA are Mexican… and far from all Mexican fans favor Chivas. You are not going to catch a Mexican League Club America follower to don the rojo y blanco just because it's MLS. You aren't going to get a Tico or Catracho to jump on board the Chivas bandwagon either, no way no how. Brits, Italians and Chinese and every the gazillion other backgrounds of fans in LA probably won't warm up to a club specifically stating it caters to one ethnicity. Geez… MLS already has enough trouble getting fans here to watch an MLS side over EPL, La Liga etc without this kind of suicidal marketing.
Kind of makes sense that fans want their own team they can take ownership of, not some retread, JV side that is a condescending, thinly veiled marketing scheme for "the real team" in another league. Big Fail. Hit reset. Rename. Focus on football. Better yet, I'll repeat- move to San Diego, a soccer starved city with a huge fan-base that a Chivas rival, Xolos are already poaching quite successfully.
Downtown stadium? Well… AEG has its approval for the downtown stadium that Lieweke has specifically stated will be designed to house a soccer team and international competition. What team might that be? Yup… Gals will likely beat you on that front too, but at least you'll have the consolation of having Home Depot all to yourself.
totally agree with this, Vergara isn't catering to "hispanic fans in the US", he's catering to Chivas fans in LA, which severely narrows his fanbase.
A rebrand and a move would solve alot of this, bring back the LA Aztecs!
Edwin in LA
That is a HORRIBLE idea, the Aztecs name…..but San Diego as much as it seems a good idea would be no better, probably WORST than Chivas USA in LA after a few seasons and the initial buzz will wear off….as someone said above….very fair weather fans. There's a lot of outdoor stuff the people of San Diego do so the sports teams don't do well…..Chargers are the only team that will have some relative success and support and the city is horrible about money for them so I doubt they can help Chivas, which they would have to LURE them and convince them to move to SD. Vergara has enough money to pony up 250 million for a State of the art 25k seat stadium, granted the land is expensive so it might be more like 300 million for a centrally located stadium somewhere near. btw I live in Hollywood and there's VERY little land in all of LA county period to build a stadium AND have parking let alone just a damn stadium….lol
Totally agree! Bring back the Aztecs. For as much as NASL got wrong, it got a lot right,….team brands were typically spot on.
Edwin,….you are plain wrong.
haha…Pocho Athletic, I love that!. I say make the team half mexican, half british. bring bornstein back!
I'd buy a Pocho Athletic shirt yesterday.
Nicholas Garcia
I'm a Morelia Monarcas fan in la liga MX but support Chivas usa here. Of course America fans won't like it but i don't see why the rest of la liga mx fans wouldn't
In other news, the powers that be at Toronto FC are laughing their asses off at Vergara.
The best way to attract fans is to win games. Vergara needs to spend some money on his MLS club.
Vergara doesn't care about winning. He cares about selling his product. Unfortunately statistics back up his misguided attitude. During 2005 and 2006 when the team was "Latino oriented" attendance was the highest it had ever been. In 2007 when the team had its most successful season, an American coach, and up and coming US stars like Bornstein, Guzan, and Klejstan attendance plummeted to its lowest level to date and has remained in the same sub 15,000 range since. Of course this overlooks the novelty of Chivas being a new team accounting for higher attendance.
Chivas is a failed experiment based on a flawed marketing premise, but Vergara is too big of a fool to admit that he is dead wrong.
Wendell Gee
CUSA attenance has, in terms of median attendance, been on a gradual downward slide since their inception. If I'm not mistaken, the difference in average you cite is due to doubleheaders skewing the average.
Edwin in LA
I'm not sure if you meant to say this but it sounds as if you think their attendance went down after 07??? That simply isn't true….it went down SEVERELY after the 08 and 09 seasons the last time they were any good and that 06 season is heavily influenced as the anomaly type of year because they dropped 5k+ in 07 after going up 2k+ close to 3k from their inaugural year…remember the Galaxy did help them pat their attendance as they played them like 2 or 3 times as the home team back then….the thing about them being Latino couldn't be further from the truth as you pointed out….Claudio Suarez played very little…Ramon Ramirez didn't play much past 07 and Palencia left early as well…Guzan, Kljestan and Razov were the stars of that freaking team lol not exactly your most Latino guys…….and I believe as Wendell Gee said the 06 attendance was greatly influenced by at least 1 double header with FC Barcelona playing Chivas Guadalajara after Galaxy played Chivas USA….I was there for that.
I think he may be BSing but the thing is even as "part" owner he's been sorely lacking….they technically have 2 DP type players with Angel and Joseph although Angel is pretty much retired and Joseph is well ending his career horribly lol but if they can just DUMP some of their playes and keep what little talent they have and start over and actually BRING IN good guys from South America, Mexico even Central America, Osael Romero didn't work out but he should have tried harder and they should have tried to keep developing his role I think Fraser didn't care for him, and actually pick good players in the draft not guys like the forward I think they picked last year or a guy they quickly traded away in Valentin…SMH then they could get back to being a quality side that can compete, but MLS Cup in 2 years? I'd say Portland has a better chance and they are right behind them in the Draft lol but with a great prospect of young talent and Porter to look up to…I'd say SJ, KC, Chicago and even to a degree DC & NY have a WAY better shot than Chivas of even being in the Final…lol
This cannot be understated. So simple, yet so often lost in translation.
it definitely can be understated, though it cant be overstated.
Phoenix? That would be pretty ironic with the Arizona immigration law.
The uniform could be an orange jumpsuit?
Yeah, everyone keeps saying that but the fact is there are still plenty of hispanics in Arizona who love it there and don't plan on leaving.
Besides, In this context Phoenix is basically a marker for any southwest city (Las Vegas, San Antonio, San Diego, etc.)
David JS
I think it is more likely an AZ franchise would be located in Tucson for several reasons (especially city w/o major sport comp) but I'd be stoked with a team in either the Phoenix metro area or in Tucson.
Seems like he has a good head on his shoulders and is headed in the right direction…..NOT!
Vergara: "We believe in the project, we believe in MLS and we're certain of the success the team will have in MLS and the league but the past few years have been unsuccessful"
Google Translate: "I believe in my own ideals, I don't f*cking believe in and/or know anything about MLS but I'm certain that with my ideals we can continue to have little to no success just like these past few years"
Tyler Kitchens
AKA expect another comedy of errors… It takes foreign coaches at MINIMUM an entire season to settle into the league and adjust to the way the league operates. The new coach is undoubtedly going to overhaul the roster and have a group of with as little chemistry as he has MLS experience. They're like the US version of Toronto FC
Paul Lorinczi
I thought they had a plan a couple of years ago to create a SoCal team. They would develop talent from the local market similar to the Guadalahara team. This seemed more in line with Chivas de Guad than trying to be a Mexican team.
1. Change the team name to Los Angeles Aztecs or Club Deportivo Los Angeles or Los Angeles just about anything.
2. Downtown stadium sounds good.
3. How about not worrying about MLS style, or Mexican roots, or getting SoCal players, or loans from Guadalajara, or any other gimmicks and just fielding a quality team?
how about Aztec LA. Nice ring.
el paso tx wants NASL
I follow mexican soccer and this guy is hated by the mexican press, the team owners, even their own fans of chivas mexico. He bought mexican chivas as a business idea and he is super hated by almost every chivas fan and the mexican press. He tells the mexican fans that his life is money and he can do anything he wants in his life with his money and soccer team. My question is, how in the world is that deep sh!t in MLS because his personality is awful from head to toe. But if he was to move the team to el paso texas, hey that would make my life. Accordding to him when he came to juarez, where his wife is from, he said he loves el paso and juarez and he said MLS is missing on El Paso but he loves to bull sh!t. For chivas mexico he was the pioneer of making chivas mexico to play with only mexican players and not only that, he made them a gorgeous stadium. At the end of the day, he is a cancer for chivas usa and mexican chivas but good thing he has money to whipe off his Bull sh!t from his mouth.
Chivas used the "only Mexicans" players way before vergara.
"Our goal is that in the next two years, we get to the MLS Cup final and grow from there."
Sums it all up right there. It's so easy, win MLS Cup and make your team better. Why haven't other clubs thought of that?
Nothing he said was new. They are *always* looking for a place for a new stadium. They are *always* looking to attract the Hispanic sports fan…yada..yada…yada! If they want to play a mexican-syle soccer in the MLS, I wish him lotsa luck.
Nothing was said that make me think he won't take a handsome offer for Chivas once the last (20th) franchise is handed out by the MLS, and increases the value of Chivas exponentially.
Chivas will be gone no later than 2016.
a ridiculous philosophy. How about just seeking excellence no matter where it's from or what it looks like?
You know what every target demo likes? Winning. You know what winning takes? good players. You know where good players come from? lotsa places.
They can't get any worse so what's wrong with change. I initially liked the idea of cdusa, so I'd like to see it work out. It'd be cool to have a team with Latin flavor. His goal of winning MLS cup in 2 years is laughable, but I see he is reaching for the stars lol. If they get their own stadium, start winning, and cater to their Latino fan base they can have some success. They should've never stopped catering to their target demo in the first place.
Chivas' version of "Latin flavor" is Taco Bell. Not surprisingly, not popular with the "Latin" fans or anyone else.
David K
Taco Bell is much more popular than Chivas USA
I'd be curious how many Latino MLS fans in LA cheer for the Galaxy versus CUSA.
Something tells me Latinos are a lot like everyone else and like winning teams, too.
I think what everyone is missing is the fact that Chivas supposedly passed on Chicarito. Is that really true? If so, that blows cuz that is exactly the type of player that all MLS clubs should be looking to acquire if available.
they could resolve a lot a issues just by putting an exclamation mark in their name…
or just CHIVAS! like COSMOS
Chivas will never win anything in MLS. It is a waste of a franchise. Do you ever see anyone wearing a Chivas USA jersey? I didn't think so. Vergara sounds like a complete moron.
Nicholas Garcia
I have every season of Chivas USA's jerseys and so do my son and daughter. I know we don't count in your eyes because were Mexican American. You people see us as garbage. for that same reason we weould like something of our own. Viva Chivas USA
Two years is a super short timeframe. Maybe three or four years would be more reasonable.
Tom Traubert
Ridiculous. Imagine an NFL team somewhere with lots of expats. Create a team totally based on the Cowboys. Do you think the Steeler fans will love it? The way to attract Latino fans is to win…not to hard to figure.
"One example is that I offered (Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez) to Preki for one season and he declined it saying that he wasn't good enough."
Ya okay,
I was thinking the same thing about Chicharito. Can anyone confirm this? More likely Preki said 'sure but how much will this cost.' and when he heard how much young Chicha was getting paid he said forget it because it was too high. Mexican league pays way better than MLS.
Nicholas Garcia
It's actually true. chicharito even said that is when he was really re evaluating his career as a footballer. After that he had some pep talks from his dad and grandfather and he decided to stay on at Guadalajara and had the best season of his career that saw hime eventually end up at Man U
David JS
It's possible… but like you said, I'd like to hear Preki's recollection of events. Altho Hernandez didn't break into Chivas' 1st team until 2009 so it's entirely possible he could've gone on loan to Chivas USA in '07 or '08. I do know Garber said he never heard anything about Chicharito-to-Chivas USA until now.
Edwin in LA
No He made his debut in the fall of 06 and played a total of 7 times in the 06-07 season THAT is probably when he was offered to Preki….or in late 07 as he had 6 appearances in the 07-08 season with no goals and then he played in the fall of 08 or Apertura 08 and didn't scored in 10 appearances but played 15 times and scored 4 in the Spring 09/"Clausura 09″ or the 2nd half of the traditional calendar in the 08-09 season and then in the fall of 09 or "Apertura 09" he played all 17 games in the Mexican regular season, remember they play 2 short tournaments with playoffs so they have 2 champions per FIFA calendar season and scored 11 times…which is better than his breakout season of Clausura 10′ or Spring 2010 when everyone got to know him and he made his "El Tri" landing as their big star….but he only played 11 times as Mexico was playing like 6 games in the US in their prep for South Africa….. so he was technically a starter or regular in 08 playing all but 2….. most likely tho Preki didn't want to deal with the money he commanded….
The Imperative Voice
I think it's possible it happened too. People forget Chivas USA has had some decent young Mexicans farmed out there, the problem is they are rentals, they head back after a loan. You can't build a consistent team that way.
My thing is I don't buy someone as sharp as Preki, not a genius but a decent soccer coach good enough to put together a .500 team in this league, would have missed the boat on Hernandez on talent. Cost on the cap weighed against everything else, maybe, but I don't believe he just thought he sucked. That sounds Jerry Jones.
Maybe the idiot Vergara should try rebranding his team. Nobody in America cares a bout Chivas USA as a name brand, they will continue be Second Best to LA Galaxy.
vergara is too busy running his guadalajara team into the ground.
Nicholas Garcia
Thats true, that would mean the revs, colorado, dc united, the last 8 years of the earthquakes would have all been relegated but …oh wait…they don't have mexican roots so for some reason you all don't hate them as much
pfft a great argument for rebranding maybe, but not pro/rel.
Yeah…. and… this is also EXACTLY the reason why MLS need a single table and to align the season schedule…
We've heard this same drivel for years and we reply over and over why Pro/Rel is a bad idea in North America. For those new to soccer (or are in the slow class) here's another attempt to get you to understand why:
1) Relegation is a death knell for a relegated team. Single entity ownership means that your don't want any teams to die.
2) What kind of idiot owner would buy into a league and build a stadium when their investment can become worthless because of one bad season on the field?!?!?!
3) What kind of fan would want to root for a team that was relegated, since the financial hit they take will mean they have little hope of ever winning a championship in the first division. How many teams in the (EPL for example) have won the championship after having been relegated within the past 15 years?
4) Teams that finish at the bottom of the standings have difficulty retaining fans and generating enthusiasm for next year's ticket sales. How would adding the insult of relegation to the injury of a last-place finish help with selling tickets? Remember that our fanbases are young and growing rather than a century old and passed down through the generations.
5) In a salary-capped league, even the most successful teams will have bad years. Witness my favorite DC United. Also, the LA Galaxy have had bad years in 2006-2008. Do we want to relegate teams that have been icons of the league at various times?
6) We will add more teams at some point in the future. Expansion teams tend to be weak as they figure themselves out. Why would you want to welcome a new team and fanbase to the league only to immediately punish that fanbase with relegation? You'd waste all that investment money by immediately killing your fanbase.
7) In (England for example) fans of relegated teams will watch their team in the lower division. That would not happen in the U.S. or Canada. In North America, fans tend to only want to watch the top level of copetition.
Again, you may think that you had some genius revelation here but you've actually said the same uninformed thing that countless other uninformed individuals have said.
Class dismissed.
I met with him. He admitted to never having his hands on the club before and that he didn't invest to buy full control just to lose money. I say lets all wait and see, but it did sound like he is ready to put money into CUSA with the stadium and player acquisitions.
Cusa sounds like a dirty word in Spanish…
"Ahí, Cusa madre…."
Rewind the team's philosophy to 2005, bring in a bunch of Chivas Guadalajara reserves again, and somehow win MLS Cup. Brilliant!
Yes, it seems Vergara has not learned his lesson from the team's early days. Reserves and Mexican 2nd division players can't cut it in MLS. They had Roberto Nurse who was top scorer of the 2nd division, and he couldn't do jack in MLS.
They realized this and started to bring in other MLS proven players, or decent Mexican 1st division players.
bring them to el paso. huge growth for a pro team. we almost had one a few years ago. indios de ciudad juarez played next door to us and people went over in droves to support them. a team in san "in"tonio would be another set of fair weather fans. there are die hard mexico fans and there are die hard US fans here, but we supported our sister city.
Joseph D'Hippolito
I can't see how Vergara is making any money on Chivas USA. He's either a stubborn man who won't admit making a mistake or he's using the club as a tax writeoff — or both. He certainly doesn't know the L.A. market. Neither, frankly, does MLS — or else the league would not have let him in. I know Garber suggested that Vergara make San Diego the team's home before the expansion draft, and Vergara rejected the idea. Given how popular Xolos de Tijuana is, Chivas USA would have no chance in San Diego, now.
Edwin in LA
They need to ger rid of guys like Peter Vagenas, Nick LaBrocca, Laurent Courtois, Ben Zemanski and probably Miller Bolaños and maybe even Sharlie Joseph unless he plans to actually get back to form and play the way he is getting paid as he is DP….and I guess Angel is no longer a DP but he will probably retire….somehow Oswaldo Minda is a DP and if that is the case and he's getting more than say 500k I think he has to go too…..unless he gets a pay cut, don't feel like looking up his salary in the MLS players union listings lol
They could use Riley, Valencia and either Califf or McKenzie and maybe even Jazi….until they get better players I think Riley is good enough to start for a whie….Ryan Smith offers some wing play but need another guy not sure "Sueño" guy Jorge Villafaña formerly Jorge Flores is a starter but could offer depth…need a playmaker to play in front of Sharlie Joseph or next to him however they do it and between Agudelo, Moreno Correa and maybe even Bowen if he gets to how he played for the Galaxy during the WC when Buddle was gone they have enough for now I think…..Townsend and Cesar Romero give them "youth products" for depth and reserves to keep working on developing guys…..I have no idea how Miller Bolaños fits in….he did not as great as expected….I'd keep Joseph before him tho….oh well my 2 cents for the goats
And yes a lot of the Non Mexican Hispanic fans are fans of the Galaxy because they were here in teh beginning and they had players like Mauricio Cienfugos, Martin Machon, Carlos Ruiz, Carlos Pavon (even tho he didn't work out as well) and also even Pando Ramirez (who also didn't work out well but man did that guy delivered at least ONE goal when it counted and made his mark as one of the best goals in MLS Cup Finals LOL)….they root for the Galaxy and even some Mexican fans do….but Hispanic fans as everyone has said will respond to a good quality side with cable and internet the fans out there overall have become used to great quality teams…..
Edwin in LA
The only 2 things that could help say LA is getting more World Class guys like Keane, LD and Beckham but more in their prime still and closer to 29 or 28 rather than 32 or 33…..and lowering their ticket prices….75 dollars for the Sideline tickets near midfield is ridiculous when that can get you an awesome Dodger Ticket near the 3rd or 1st base coaches are or around where the foul ball boys sit or a Laker ticket with resell pricing in the upper 300s level at Staples Ctr and there's not a bad view there…..maybe more quality around the whole field and for sure more than say 16 players…..other than that maybe a closer stadium as it does take a bit to get to the HDC and the trains and buses aren't the fastest there even if they improved by say 15% they would be well above a 95% sellout average for them when they have waiting lists they should expand to about 32k or more if possible but only when prudent…so if you look at what the Galaxy faces imagine the Goats who in a way marginalize their freaking target audience and potential fan base……
Chivas tickets are super cheap tho….when I had a better job and had Galaxy season tickets I wanted to buy Chivas tickets to A) support MLS by going to watch some of the more exciting teams in the league at the time like Columbus, RSL, Seattle even NY in 2010 and the Galaxy "clasicos" and they convinced me into a season ticket package….it was about 480 bucks per seat behind the damn benches lol…. so for Galaxy they should lower their prices about 20% lol but Chivas needs to improve their play by about 180%…..
Scott A
Yeah, foreign ownership is great.
So he is doubling down on idea that did not work. Not too bright. I said this Brand would not work when they started it and I was right. Chivas USA is a stupid bigoted idea. It works in Mexico not the USA. He should and probably will sell the franchise in the future after he fails again.
It will go to another city. It will be re-branded with a different name. Chivas USA is doomed.
Oranje Mike
I quite enjoy the laughing stock that is Chivas USA. The blatant pandering makes me glad the club is in this state. It's the one club I would refuse to play for if I was a player and one club that I would never support.
People keep saying ditch the Chivas angle. I say ditch the Hispanic angle. Embrace the entire community. Why does this owner insist on making the same mistakes all over again?
The Imperative Voice
It sounds like he was offered a San Antonio move and he should have taken it. San Antonio is a growing, heavily hispanic metropolis who support a minor league team very well and would respond well to hispanic branding. They would go from a team with an inferiority/ sibling complex in a big city with many sports teams to one of the few shows in town. This is such an easy decision that is says something about him that he continues to perseverate.
LA is not going to build another playpen for them, if anyone gets it, it will be NFL. I think it's just the complex talking that he can't share a stadium with LAG. As long as they have the complex the team isn't going to be any good either. They need to focus on their own team and quit worrying about older brother.
Some of their problem goes back to the fundamental paradox/ impossibility of trying to install a Chivas franchise in the US. Chivas is reknowned for being exclusively Mexican. How could you ever replicate that here? Unless we drop the international player limits, never. The international player limits will always undercut the basic concept, which Vergara still wants to press in some modified form nonetheless. The fundamental tension leaves the team flawed from the get-go. It can never be what Vergara wants, and I'm not sure Americans (even Mexican-Americans and hispanics) are going to be comfortable with a team based on a true "exclusivity" concept, nor will it necessarily be competitive under MLS roster and salary rules. It's hard enough to formulate a team under the cap without picking players of particular backgrounds. Try doing it with internal restrictions to obey.
FWIW, if Vergara is merely doing this to try and differentiate from LAG, maybe what he needs to do is move away from big brother where the team doesn't have to be so identity obsessed.
Joseph D'Hippolito
If Chivas USA moves to San Antonio and keeps the "Chivas USA" identity, Vergara would still have the same problem: Latinos who don't root for CD Guadalajara would be alienated. If Chivas USA moves out of Los Angeles, it would have to develop a new identity based on its new home,
Imperative Voice, I have two questions:
San Antonio is a growing, heavily hispanic metropolis who support a minor league team very well and would respond well to hispanic branding. They would go from a team with an inferiority/ sibling complex in a big city with many sports teams to one of the few shows in town.
I'm not sure what you mean by your second sentence. The Spurs are huge there. San Antonio isn't exactly "minor league."
I think it's just the complex talking that he can't share a stadium with LAG. As long as they have the complex the team isn't going to be any good either.
If by "complex" you mean the Home Depot Center, I think you're absolutely right. AEG is a pretty arrogant organization that probably sticks it to Chivas USA pretty hard in terms of paying for things.
For four seasons, the Dodgers and Angels shared Dodger Stadium. Walter O'Malley, the Dodgers' owner, was nickel-and-diming the Angels to death on even incidental expenses. Angels attendance was dropping precipitously after 1962; that forced the move to Anaheim. I wouldn't be surprised in the least if AEG is trying to do the same to Chivas USA.
If they changed the name to the Aztecs and put together a playoff squad, I'd become a fan.
ed houston
even chivas guadalajara have not been doing good lately ….
Two things need to be done in order for Chivas USA to be relevant:
1) they must re-brand, the Chivas brand alienates more potential fans than bring them in. If they want to cater to the Hispanic market in SoCal area, they need to get out of the Galaxy's shadow in HDC and bring yourself to an area that you are actively courting.
2) Win! I don't care how well you are marketed, how great the atmosphere is, where your soccer-specific-stadium is located – if you don't win, you will become irrelevant. This league is designed for parity, it speaks volumes of the management at Chivas USA that they have been so poor for this long (and TFC for that matter). If they continue to be mediocre, their attendance numbers and relevancy will continue to dwindle.
A few things.
1. His statements are inherently racist and the MLS should step in.
2. If anyone moves into the stadium downtown it will be the Galaxy. AEG anyone?
3. I pay double for Galaxy season tickets what I would pay for Chivas tickets mostly because it's not a local team. I recently moved to LA and want to support a local team. Essentially watching the B squad of Chivas is completely unappealing to me in any way. It needs to be rebranded badly. I also despise the idea that has been floating around of branding a Florida team with Barcelona. I don't want someone's scraps I want my own unique team to support.
4. The MLS should be a place to develop the USA national team and MLS's own self interest. Developing players for other leagues is self defeating and idiotic.
Also, I don't see how the MLS doesn't see this as a massive liability. You don't think the MLS Players Union will be filing grievances win one entire team makes roster selections based on race? This is a major lawsuit waiting to happen. Marketing a team toward hispanic fans is one thing…but saying black, asian, euro, pacific islander, ETC players aren't going to play for us is insane. I bet the Union is already filing a complaint.
Yes, Vergara's remarks are largely idiotic. But regarding the idea of playing a Latin style in MLS, why do so many people actually think that's a ridiculous idea? Maybe in 2005 it was more ridiculous, but in 2012 we have designated players and more foreign roster slots. And in case some of you haven't noticed, MLS teams not infrequently continue to struggle against quality opponents from south of the border. If Vergara were to bring in 2-3 truly excellent Latino DPs and deploy some very good younger Latino talent (there are more David Ferreira types out there, you know) around them, you might just have the makings of a team that could make some real noise. Is Vergara smart enough to do that, or willing to put up the cash for such an overhaul? Probably not, but if he actually bothered to go there, I think the Goats might just surprise some people.


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The notion "strictly detailed balanced subnetwork" is introduced, for chemical reaction networks which are open and spatially homogeneous, to refer to any set of reactions the net rates of which vanish in each asymptotically stable steady state, regardless of the kinetic parameters of any reaction in the whole network. Necessary and sufficient conditions for sets of reactions to be strictly detailed balanced subnetworks are derived. An algorithm for detecting all reactions belonging to such subnetworks in systems of arbitrary stoichiometry is given, justified and applied to a realistic biochemical system. A computer program in PASCAL, performing the essential parts of this algorithm, is added.
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Esports Sitcom Coming To YouTube Red
Video game fans have a whole new reason to subscribe to YouTube Red with the announcement of an upcoming esports sitcom. Six episodes starring a slew of familiar names in gaming media have already been confirmed for the upcoming comedy series.
The sitcom was announced by YouTube via Variety on Monday, along with several upcoming titles for their new premium service. For those not yet familiar with YouTube Red, it is the new ad-free version of YouTube that comes with several premium extras such as unlimited access to Google Play Music, offline viewing, and exclusive tv-like content. Writers Sarah Carbiener and Erica Rosbe are in the project as well.
The show, which has yet to be named, will be produced by Dan Harmon and Starburns Industries. Michelle Morrow and Jesse Cox are among the gaming stars who will appear in the series, and the two will have executive producer credits as well.
In typical television style, each 30-minute episode will be scripted for maximum one-liner delivery. It stars Arin Hanson and Dan Avidan, who fans will recognize from Gamegrumps. "We are excited to be the ones finally bringing video game content to YouTube," Harmon joked in a recent press release.
The show is set to make its debut in 2017 on the Game Grumps YouTube Red channel. It will be covered in the $9.99 monthly YouTube Red subscription fee, along with several new shows announced on the service, such as a time travel thriller from The Rock and a sequel to Dough Liman's "Jumper."


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It's no wonder that a guy who makes millions on shady law firm consultations and high-flying speaking engagements is a little out of touch with the common man. Asked by a reporter in Alabama about the prices of a gallon of milk and a loaf of bread, Rudy Giuliani answered:
"A gallon of milk is probably about a $1.50, a loaf of bread about a $1.25, $1.30."
A check of the Web site for D'Agostino supermarket on Manhattan's Upper East Side showed a gallon of milk priced at $4.19 and a loaf of white bread at $2.99 to $3.39. In Montgomery, Ala., a gallon of milk goes for about $3.39 and bread is about $2.
Two observations: (1) This is a classic "gotcha!" question that reporters love, and every presidential candidate should be given a commodities rundown with their morning briefing ("Mrs. Clinton, bags of potatoes are down 30 cents, closing yesterday at $3.49."). You have to believe Mitt Romney's and John Edwards' people are scrambling to get this sort of information to their candidates this very second, because reporters are probably salivating about the idea of catching a second candidate looking silly today.
And (2) I'm not sure I would know the exact price of those things. In my mind, living in New York, the answer is "Too much." I remember seeing a gallon of orange juice at almost $10, and I stopped caring completely. "Just take all my money," I say to the checkout counter lady. "I don't care how much anything costs anymore. You win."
Of course, this all recalls a classic George Bush Sr. moment:
His difficulty with grocery items recalled another Republican's supermarket run-in. In 1992, President George H.W. Bush expressed amazement at a high-tech supermarket scanner, prompting critics to argue that he was out of touch with average Americans. The White House cried foul, pointing out that during a grocers' convention Bush had been impressed by a special scanner that could read torn labels.
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Sheik Ahmed (Valentino) desperately desires fiesty British socialite Diana (Ayres), so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious desert tent-palace. The free-spirited Diana recoils from his passionate embraces and yearns to be released. Only after being kidnapped by desert bandits does Diana realize how much she has grown to love Ahmed, who comes to her rescue in the nick of time.
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Springfield, Illinois. Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west, but Marsh, a contractor, is sceptical. Abraham Lincoln looks on as their children, Davy Brandon and Miriam Marsh, play together. Brandon sets off with Davy to survey a route. They discover a new pass which will shave 200 miles off the expected distance, but they are set upon by a party of Cheyenne. One of them, a white renegade with only two fingers on his right hand, kills Brandon and scalps him. Davy buries his father... Years pass. It is 1862 and Lincoln signs the bill authorizing construction of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railways. Marsh is principal contractor and Miriam is engaged to Jesson, the chief engineer... Crews of Chinese, Italians, and Irish work to build the railway while resisting Indian attack. When the pay train is delayed by Indian ambush, the Italians go on strike. Miriam persuades them to return to work...


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Finding the Right Bed for You
Most of us spend around one-third of our lives in bed ~ and the quality of the bed we spend it in greatly affects how well we sleep during the night; and how refreshed we awake for the new day ahead.
This is why it's so essential to find the right mattress for your body ~ and to realise that beyond being a purchase that will normally last for around 10 to 12 years, it is a long-term investment in your personal happiness, health and wellbeing.
What equals 'Comfort and Support' is all about Personal Preference
Today, there are all kinds of mattress (or 'mattress and base' ensembles) options you can choose from ~ each using different technologies ~ and each offering varying levels of cushioning, comfort and support. These include innerspring, foam, latex and memory foam in king size beds, queen beds and king beds ~ as well as airbeds.
Which one is exactly right for you is very much a matter of personal preference.
When shopping for a mattress to enhance your sleep quality, it is always wise (within your budget) to aim for the highest quality you can afford. Mattress quality is directly linked to durability and will dictate how long the mattress will keep providing the level of comfort and support you seek.
Always remember too that a 'bed' is a mattress and a base working together ~ so ideally, you should always endeavour to try them and buy them together.
As a rule of thumb, it normally pays to buy the largest bed you can comfortably fit into your room. The bigger the bed, the more room you (and your sleeping partner) have to move in the night without disturbing each other. Note that size not only means the width but also the length of the bed ~ which should be 10-15 cms longer than the tallest sleeper.
Valuable Tips for Testing Mattresses at your nearest Forty Winks Store
Never feel embarrassed about trying out as many mattress alternatives as you need to ~ or spending as much as 15 minutes laying on each one to get a true sense of whether a mattress really feels right. At Forty Winks, we not only expect this, we actively encourage it.
When assessing any mattress, try to relax into your normal sleeping position.
- Check that the mattress is supporting your
entire body. It should contour to your shape and there should be no space between you and the bed.
For example, if you're laying on your back, your spine should be correctly aligned with your body and there should be no gap where your back arches.
Sometimes, a bed mattress can be firm to the touch ~ but don't be fooled by a firm outer layer.
Always try laying on it to actually see if it gives you adequate support.
If you suffer from a bad back, don't assume that a firm mattress is necessarily your best option. Often, medium firmness can be a better choice.
If you're buying a mattress that you'll be sleeping on with a partner, test it out with them. The right mattress should prevent you from rolling into each other ~ and also minimise mattress movement that can cause partner disturbance.
Along the way, ask questions and seek advice from our highly trained 'on-floor' consultants. They're well versed in all the mattress products and brand options open to you ~ and are only concerned with helping you find the perfect mattress to suit your body.
Finally, avoid shopping for a mattress when you're tired ~ this is when any mattress will feel good to you.
Firm, Medium or Soft ~ Your Sleeping Position Can Affect Your Decision
Different degrees of mattress firmness (soft, medium and firm) are particularly suited to the three main sleeping positions ~ side, back, and stomach.
- If you lie on your stomach, a firm mattress will help keep your spine aligned.
- Something 'middle of the road' (medium firmness) is generally best suited to back sleepers. It will not only provide support for the shape of your spine, back and neck, but also extra comfort.
- A soft mattress is normally best if you sleep on your side as the mattress will support and contour to your body's curves.
Buying at Forty Winks is always your Best Choice for Bedding
As Australia's largest specialist bedding retailer, Forty Winks brings you the most comprehensive range of leading brand beds and mattresses available anywhere ~ giving you every opportunity to 'test out the best' and find 'the one' that feels just right. Our incredibly keen prices always offer you genuine savings ~ and for added comfort, the outstanding product knowledge of our professional 'on-floor' consultants further ensures that you are always in a position to make the most informed bedding decision possible.
Types of Bed Mattresses Available
Spring Mattresses
- Standard innerspring mattresses comprise a core of metal springs covered by foam and padding.
- The springs are the part of the mattress that support you and also give the mattress its lifespan ~ so it's important to get a decent quality spring system.
- While different brands of mattresses use different types of spring systems, the overriding factor behind your choice should always be comfort.
- Whereas the springs give the support, the padding provides the comfort; and the type of padding can make a significant difference to a mattress' price. At the premium end of the market more exotic and comfortable materials are used ~ including silk, wool, cashmere, premium foams and latex. At the cheaper end, materials typically include lower grades of foam and reclaimed cotton fibres.
-Whilst it's possible to find some higher quality foam mattresses, most offer little support and should not be slept on regularly. They can, however, provide an inexpensive solution for occasional use in a spare bedroom.
- Luxury mattresses made of latex (natural rubber) are one of the more expensive options. But on the plus side, a pure latex mattress can be expected to last up to 20 years ~ around double the normal lifespan of a spring mattress.
- A latex mattress can also be of real benefit to allergy sufferers as they're less likely to harbour mould and dust mites. As well, these mattresses help reduce partner disturbance.
Memory Foam
- Also known as 'viscoelastic', this special foam mattress reacts to your heat and weight and supports you evenly to help combat pressure points and bedsores. It's called 'memory foam' because it keeps your shape for a while after you get off it.
- A viscoelastic mattress (which has a layer of viscoelastic attached to another material, usually polyurethane foam) or a viscoelastic overlay (to place on your existing mattress) can often make for a very comfortable bed and red
Air Beds or Air Mattresses
- These use air chambers instead of springs for support. Price ranges can vary from very affordable to high-end. Some air beds can even adjust the firmness of the mattress.
Bed Bases
- The bed's base makes a real difference to how well the mattress supports you ~ not just how good it looks in your bedroom. There are three main varieties of base to consider.
Slatted Base:
- This base is a frame with wooden slats arranged from side to side. Slatted bases can come with 'posture slats' which aren't as firm as standard, solid wood.
Built-in Base:
- This is a standard-looking spring mattress, but it comes with a wooden frame already built in to the bottom. The frame has holes in it to screw legs into, meaning there's no need to buy another base.
- This is the most common type of base in Australia. The mattress sits on top of a base (that looks like a second mattress) as one unit. The base of an ensemble will generally offer better support than others.


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Anyone who owns a Land Rover knows that when it comes to maintaining their car, truck, or SUV only the most superior replacement parts will do. Land Rover automobile enthusiasts have become used to a certain level of versatility when driving their Freelander around town. The vehicle in your driveway is head and shoulders above the rest compared to all the other cars, trucks, and SUVs on the road today. While it's not hard to find replacement parts for Land Rover vehicles, these days only the absolute best are required to maintain your automobile.
Keeping the interiors of our cars and trucks cool and comfortable has been possible since HVAC was pioneered around 70 years ago. The lifeblood of the air conditioning system is a refrigerant called R134a. The refrigerant emits cold air after a simple thermal reaction, and the A/C condenser on your Land Rover Freelander acts like a radiator (it also looks like one) by cooling the refrigerant after it leaves the compressor, and then sends it to the drier and expansion valve. You can locate your Land Rover Freelander A/C condenser sitting right in front of your radiator, as that is the easiest place to soak up air while your car is driving. If you notice the A/C condenser is leaking, then you will likely notice your air conditioning blowing lukewarm air as a result of the lack of refrigerant.
Given all the trouble that can be involved with fixing broken parts on your car or truck, let www.carpartsdiscount.com be the first place you go to make purchasing it easy. Get your Freelander back on the road with the highest quality repair parts from the experts at Car Parts Discount. At Car Parts Discount, we have live customer service members available with enough expertise to help you select the appropriate Land Rover Freelander part for your needs. All the Land Rover Freelander A/C Condenser parts on this page will fit vehicles made in 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002. Choose your year below to refine your search.


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Standard Bed Sizes in the UK - Bite Size Bed Guide (Video)
This bite size bed guide tells you all about the standard mattress sizes in the UK. From single beds and three quarter beds right up to double, king size and superking size beds.
Buying a new bed and mattress can be a complicated task. Today on Bite SIze Bed guides we look at pocket springs, what pocket springs are along with the benefits and advantages they provide.
Storage Options in Beds - Bite Size Bed Guide (Video)
If you are looking to purchase a new bed you may be wandering what storage options are available to maximise the space in your bedroom. This Bite Size Bed Guide will give you all the information you need on two drawer, four drawer, continental…
What are Zip and Link Beds? - Bite Size Bed Guide (VIDEO)
If you have been looking for a new bed or mattress lately you may have comae across the term Zip and Link but aren't sure what they are. This Bite Size Bed Guide explains what Zip and Link beds are, what sizes are available and what they are useful…


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Australian producer mrTimothy and vocalist Inaya Day collaborate on this genre-straddling pop/house/electro track. Four remixes here: the T Funk 12", Dirty South, the DEF 3 Prince and the DEF 3 Prince dub.
Opened in 1991, Ministry of Sound was one of the key locations in the development of house music and super-clubs in Britain in the early 90s.
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Rachel Berkowitz (Earth-One)
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Born to jewish parents in Poland, Rachel was taken from her mother when they arrived at a concentration camp (in her mind, her mother had let them take her and abandoned her).
She managed to amuse the camp commandant so much that she was allowed to live and was taken into his home. Being raised in a Nazi household, combined with her mother's failuire to save her, convinced Rachel that the Nazis were right. The camp commandant had been prepared for the fall of Nazi Germany and had arranged false papers for her. These identified Rachel as American and she set off to the United States, where she studied and received her first PH.D. at 18.
Rachel unraveled a mystery that Einstein could only begin to dream of. The very forces of the universe took her, molding her into Blackstarr.
In the early 1980's, Rachel had made herself the center of a Nazi organization. This caused her to clash with Supergirl and reunited Rachel with her mother.
- This version of Rachel Berkowitz (Earth-One), including all history and corresponding appearances, was initially erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series. However the ending of Convergence retroactively prevented that collapse, saving all the alternate realities, though in an "evolved" form. Even though versions of the character may have since appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.
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Setting Up To Square Off With An Insurance Company FollowingManaging a personal injury is certainly tricky, yet the idea can become possibly more hard whenever insurance carriers sign on. When men and women get seriously injured in something like some sort of truck accident some people usually have to talk with insurance carriers so as to obtain some measure of compensation. In the event that you realize that you might have become one of these individuals, it will be far better to work together with a good personal injury lawyer in your area.
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The Oregon Chub is the first fish species ever to be removed from the Endangered Species List due to recovery!
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Want to know what to look for on your next visit? Check out our Refuge Wildlife Report for the most up-to-date scoop on what there is to see.
A collection of three refuges provides wintering habitat and sanctuary for the dusky Canada goose, other waterfowl and migratory birds in Oregon's emerald landscape, the Willamette Valley.
William L. Finley is managed as part of the Willamette Valley NWR Complex.
The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife, and plants.
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