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Undefeated featherweight Orlando Cruz (16-0-1, 7 KOs) scored an explosive one-punch fifth round knockout of world rated previously unbeaten KO artist Leonilo Miranda (24-1, 23 KOs) on Friday night at the Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The favored Miranda pressed the action early and showed great power during a huge round three. Southpaw Cruz, however, weathered that storm and two rounds later he ended the fight with a punishing straight left hand that leveled Miranda for the count. Time was :39. Miranda is rated #5 by the WBA and #8 by the WBC.
In a brutal and highly entertaining fight, lightweight Marvin Quintero (15-1, 12 KOs) outslugged Nick Casal (18-4-1, 14 KOs) during three violent rounds. Casal opted to stay on his stool after round three. Very impressive performance by Quintero.
2008 United States Olympian Gary Russell, Jr. successfully made his pro debut with a third round TKO over Antonio Reyes (3-3) in a 126-pound match. Russell looked good as he dropped Reyes in round two, and referee Steve Smogar stopped the fight 21 seconds into round three.


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Have you ever told someone to LTB in real life....? Did they?(70 Posts)
Just remembered an incident many years ago when a girl I worked with was telling me about her 'lovely' new boyfriend and how caring & attentive he was. After just three dates he was already choosing her outfits, telling her how to have her hair cut and trying to veto her going out with friends for the evening. Not long out of an EA relationship myself at that stage I grabbed the poor girl like a Shakespearean soothsayer and predicted doom and disaster if she didn't LTB. Bless her, she dumped him.
Anyone else?
I am one of many people telling a dear friend she should LTB. She still hasn't. And believe me she really, really should.
Yes. No she didn't.
He left her 2 years later, with no money, 2 kids and dealers knocking on the door for £2000 he owed them
Oh and it was her fault coz she's 'emotional and a crazy bitch'
Oldest friend, husband had serious mental illness poor chap, but he tried to strangle her and waved an axe around. She asked me if she should leave but tbh I think she'd realised that she should already, but for her marriage was for life. I was afraid it was going to be for death, too.
She was headed right down the 'I provoked him, I should have done this that and the other' path. Somehow she managed to make the decision to leave against all her conditioning.
Iirc when she asked I didn't say Yes outright (though I was screaming it inside) but said something like "It's your choice but I don't think he's going to get better"
It took a long time (a couple of years) and getting her to think for her self properly about her own situation. Fear of him kept her within this for a long time; fear is without doubt in my mind one of the reasons why she could not just up and leave. That and her perceived shame and embarrassment for both herself and her family amongst other reasons but those were the main two.
I gently questioned my friend and listened, got her to think over time about what life would be like without him in it. She came to her own conclusions in time that life would indeed be better without his constant criticism of her (and by turn their child who was fast becoming a witness to all this as well). She had to come to that realisation herself that this was not healthy. I gave her the tools, it was up to her to do what she wanted with them.
She is now free of him day to day but he is still being difficult unsurprisingly (my DH never liked him either).
Yes. More than once. He moved our but she had him back
after realising that living a single life is quite costly
When we were in our early twenties a groups of friends and I staged a sort of "intervention" with a friend who had a twat of a boyfriend. We told her to LTB. She did, but then she already had serious doubts so I don't think it was really because of us. She got back together with him six months later and told him how much we all hated him, which made social events very awkward.
Last year I persuaded a friend not to LTB. She and her husband had grown apart, he wasn't abusive in any way. She was all set to leave and
I persuaded her to give it another chance. Now things are vastly improved, they have been to relationship counselling and she is very glad that she didn't leave him.
A very dear friend is married to an absolute arsehole. The first time I met him, he was waiting for her outside work on pay day so he could take her atm card to get some money to go drinking all weekend. The last time I saw him he tried to grope me in front of her and a pub full of people. In between he did numerous really awful things to her including pushing her around, but apparently that didn't count as violence because he didn't actually hit her.
I did tell her to ltb, so did her parents and siblings. But she is still with him and none of us see her any more
For 2 years a formerly close friend of mine went out with a man who kept trying to dump her. He was a banker and she was so desperate to marry him that she clung to him, ignoring everything that he and her friends said to the contrary.
When he did finally give her the boot she was pole-axed, and regretted the waste of 2 years.
If only she had listened to us eh?
Yes, and I was so concerned about their dc that I would have called SS if she'd stayed (he was violent and emotionally abusive). Thank God, our conversation woke her right up, she left the bastard and never looked back.
Yes i did, she didn't leave - but he did leaving her with 2 under 2's to cope with and a lot of debt. he's still being a dick to her.
Yes I did. My friend's new bloke was a nasty, amoral, feckless, criminal waste of space who wasn't even allowed to see his own DC unsupervised. She moved him in undeclared and risked her tenancy and benefits. She started drinking lots with him, neglecting her DC and became someone I didn't recognise. She would complain about him constantly and I told her to LTB til I was blue in the face. Looked after and fed her DC, gave her somewhere to run to when she needed a break and ended up receiving a fair amount of verbal abuse from him for trying to help her.
Eventually he beat her up and trashed her house in front of her DC. She left him, I supported her with police statements and cleaning up the house. 2 weeks later she went back to him. I haven't seen her in over a year. Last I heard she had significant social service involvement and her ex was taking her to court for residency of the DC.
A really close married friend turned out to be unhappily married, although I'm not sure she knew that until she met and started flirting with someone else who apparently made her feel really 'alive'
It just kept sounding worse especially after I found out that he lived with someone.
Not only that but he wasn't divorced from his wife
Friend left her husband but kept seeing this man even though it must've been just as clear to her as it was to me, that it would end in tears.
I didn't mince my words at all, but it took her a long time to see sense and has had a lasting effect on her. She knew all the reasons why it was all kinds of wrong but he seemed to have a mesmerizing effect on her.
Yes. Three times. Twice they did. The third (and current one) she hasn't, although she keeps on saying she will, and then changing her mind. The first two were just unpleasant tossers and the women in relationships with them were obviously unhappy. The third one is being physically, emotionally and financially abused. It's horrible.
Of the 2 who did leave, I almost lost a friendship because of it. It was risk I was willing to take because I couldn't stand to see her so unhappy and throw away her life.
Someone very very close to me.
She did. Not on my advice though, she was kicking him out anyway, which he
Then she took the bastard back.
I'm biting my tongue now.
Yes. A few days before a wedding that I suspected was going to tip her over the edge. She admitted she was dreading the wedding and cancelled it, he moved out days later. She was glad I said something.
I had a feeling he was a twat but it turned out he'd done time for rape so my spidey senses were working <phew>.
The first one - she was with someone who didn't seem to want to actually be with her, kept putting her down, adversely commenting on her appearance (and she already had very low self-esteem anyway) etc. So I and another friend told her to stop wasting her time with the loser as he was clearly only marking time with her.
She dumped him.
He chased after her, they got back together, got married and are still together 20y later.
The second one - her DH had already walked out. He kept telling her she was a mad bitch, that everything wrong in their marriage was her fault and he wasn't going to change or do anything different so she might as well stop nagging him (he's a neanderthal prick who expects her to not only be the 1950s housewife, but to do it silently and without complaint). She is technically a feisty take-no-nonsense woman - but she has underlying 1950s housewife tendencies, as well as a "need" for a man in her life. So - he kept leaving her for weeks at a time and each time I told her to tell him to fuck off out of it and not bother coming back - each time, she let him back. Now she has "accepted" that it's her attitude that's at fault and she puts up with his shit to keep him. She also no longer tells me what goes on in their marriage - in fact I've been sidelined quite heavily - and that's probably the best way forward. We're not such good friends now, although we still see each other - just everything is on a more superficial level.
Argh - meant to say re. the first one that they are HAPPILY married - his attitude changed enormously towards my friend after she dumped him!
A very close family member.
He had already destroyed her though.
But we got her out eventually and she's doing fine now many many years on.
She'll always bear the scars though.
I wish she has listened and got out earlier but that's the way it goes.
Also a friend of my DD. After a while now on MN I had some good advice for her.
She has now moved on and is with a nice partner (I hope!)
Yes. I also called the police because he was abusing her and threatening their tiny DC. She eventually left (not on my advice but because he was getting worse) but took him back a few months later. He's still there.
Kind of. On the day my best friend was getting married I asked her if she really wanted to do it. If she didn't she could get in my car and drive away and I'd deal with everything. She married him.
If she had listened to me she wouldn't have had her (totally awesome) DD. They split up when the DD was a toddler and had a very messy divorce and he still is an arse now.
I didn't ask the same question on the morning of her second wedding. She met a man who was worthy of her and I very much approve of how she traded up!
Yes, I did. Reader, she married him. Bit embarrassing. He actually changed his (cheating) ways and they seem quite happy.
Message withdrawn at poster's request.
Yes. About five years ago I made sure she knew that she could always stay at mine if things got difficult, even on very short notice. The subtext was clear.
She left him a few weeks ago to my delight.
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Fantasy Wars: Elven Legacy - Demo Review @ Shacknews
Shack has taken a look at the Elven Legacy demo in one of those articles where the author starts off by saying they don't really play that genre. The score appears to be 50% and here's the conclusion:
This game is difficult, not as is "hard" but as in "find out the one way the programmers designed as the only winning way for the level". Its terrible. There is no alternative in strategy, every level has one way to succeed and one way alone, and your task is to guess it. Some levels are not to beat first time, because events will surprise spawn enemies right on the territory, so you will find yourself in a save-load orgy in this game. It's not difficult it's just bad game design.
I haven't played the demo, but if it's the same as the first level of the game I'm surprised the reviewer was so completely stumped. After I worked out the basic mechanics, I got a Gold rating on Normal difficulty. Later on, the game does get brutal. This is the first computer game I've ever played any part of on "Easy". I like it though, that means there's that much more replay value later.
I've considered buying this since I like a good challenge. I really like Battle for Wesnoth. Is this game similar? Is it frustratingly hard, meaning hours of trying different strategies and starting over? Is it worth it? These questions are aimed at the people who enjoyed the game.
Try the demo yesterday and no problem, it was easy at normal difficulty(first try)… Withdraw is a strategy and a good one but yes, if we use the Chuck Norris strategy, it goes wrong.
I had great problems winning the first task in the first demo, and failed on the second task.
The difficulty level *is* high. I'd have *several* tried in order to be victorious, and I just don't want to play the same battle over and over.
some similarities to BfW: you have goals other than "kill everything that moves", individual units continue from mission to mission, benefit from experience, gain perks, etc. I didn't really like BfW, but I love EL.
The game is hard. After trying each mission on Normal, I've ended up playing more than half of them on Easy. On Easy it's a fun and engaging game. You'll still have to reload from time to time.
Here's how I look at it: the game is as difficult on Easy as most games are on Normal. The result is a lot more replayability. Once I've beat the game on Easy, I can go back and do it all over again. Branching paths and bonus missions also add to replayability.
Play the demo mission. It will give you a good idea of the format, but keep in mind what I said about difficulty.
Just finished downloading it, gonna have a go at it later tonight…
Thanks for your reply screeg. :)
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Morris Publishing Completes Sale of Publications to GateHouse Media
AUGUSTA, GA — December 3, 2007 — Morris Publishing Group reported today the completion of the previously announced sale of fourteen daily newspapers, three non daily newspapers, a commercial printing operation and other related publications to GateHouse Media, Inc.
The daily newspapers sold include the Dodge City (Kan.) Daily Globe, The Newton (Kan.) Kansan, The (Pittsburg, Kan.) Morning Sun, the Hillsdale (Mich.) Daily News, The Holland (Mich.) Sentinel, the Hannibal (Mo.) Courier-Post, The (Independence, Mo.) Examiner, The Grand Island (Neb.) Independent, the York (Neb.) News-Times, The Daily Ardmoreite (Okla.), The Shawnee (Okla.) News-Star, the Yankton (S.D.) Daily Press & Dakotan, The Oak Ridger (Tenn.), and the News Chief (Winter Haven, Fla.). The nondaily newspapers sold include La Estrella (Dodge City, Kan.), The Girard (Kan.) City Press and the Vermillion (S.D.) Plain Talk. The commercial printing operation sold is Flashes Publishing (Mich.).
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Imagine being on a plane and hearing a loud "boom!" That's exactly what happened to Dr. Anthony Hancock, Associate Dean of Workforce and Economic Development, during his flight to Washington, D.C. last week. He modestly described the experience as "interesting to say the least".
The "boom" rang through the United Airlines jet cabin with just an hour left of the flight. Dr. Hancock could see and feel the plane losing altitude. He and his fellow passengers waited "the longest two minutes ever" for the pilot to explain what happened. "Engine problems. A compressor failed." He had to divert the plane from Reagan National to Dulles Airport because they needed a longer runway to land with just one engine to slow the plane down. While it was a tense situation, everyone seemed calm in the cabin. "I was calm, but inside I was concerned, worried and processing the situation," Dr. Hancock said.
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How To: Install an OEM Brake Controller in a 2009 F-150
I recently picked up a 2009 F150, which has been just an excellent truck. When I got it, I wasn't able to find one with the brake controller option, so I decided to install one myself. Note: Your truck NEEDS to be equipped with the trailer tow package. Most were, but some base 4.6 models were not. Check your truck, if you have both the 4 and 7 pin trailer plugs from the factory, you should be all set.
Its quite easy to do, here's how:
Obviously, you need to get the brake controller itself. I got mine from Tasca auto parts online. They were pretty quick and had them in stock. The part number is 9L3Z-2C006-A for the 2009. I am pretty sure the 2010 is a different part number.
OK, once you have it, then you need to remove the coin tray below the shifter, thats where it will go. To do this, grab the bottom of the trim and gently pop it out. The whole piece is just held with clips.
Work your way up, unsnapping the clips. You'll want to pull out the right side, as the left side is slid under the dash trim.
Once its out, you'll need to unplug your 4x4 switch, if you have one. You can see it here, just push the button and release it..
once removed, you can see the coin tray here. I think its 9/32nd or 7mm to remove it, just two bolts....
When you remove it, you'll find it has a dummy plug molded into it, that the trailer brake harness is attached to, just unclip it, and get rid of the coin tray
Here's the new brake controller. Note the big rubber nub on the back, leave that on there, its a support pin/cushion for it. Plug it in, and install it into the dash with the two bolts.
OK, now reassemble the trim and its all installed. You should see it light the display up when you start the truck, then it will go blank. You may see a brake system fault the first time.
What you need to do now, is have it activated at your Ford dealer. If you are in the metro air, check out Suburban Ford, Natureboynate & Trailrail302 will help you out
Here is the procedure for the dealer, it literally takes 5 minutes or less. Once this is done, you are all set :)
Programmable Parameters
The message center will display TBC FAULT if it is receiving communications from the Trailer Brake Control (TBC) module, but has not been configured for a trailer brake system. If the message center displays TBC FAULT and there are no DTCs stored in the TBC module, follow these steps to verify and/or modify the TBC module programmable parameter in the Instrument Cluster (IC).
1. Identify the vehicle using the normal Integrated Diagnostic System (IDS) process.
1. Select Programming and press the check box.
1. Select Module Programming and press the check box.
1. Select Programmable Parameters and press the check box.
1. Select Personality and press the check box.
1. Follow the on-screen directions.
1. NOTE: The scan tool will display either EQUIPPED or NOT EQUIPPED to the left of TBC-IC.
Highlight TBC-IC.
1. If the IC needs to be configured for a trailer brake system, choose EQUIPPED and press the check box.
1. Carry out a self-test of the TBC module. Refer to the Trailer Brake Control (TBC) Module DTC Chart for any DTCs retrieved
NOTE: The trailer brake system is normally installed at the assembly plant, however, the system can be installed at the dealership but only if the vehicle is equipped with the trailer tow option. This option can be confirmed by verifying the presence of both the 4-pin and the 7-pin connectors at the rear of the vehicle as well as a receiver hitch. If the vehicle is not equipped with these 3 items, then it is not equipped with trailer tow and cannot have the factory Trailer Brake Control (TBC) system installed. On those vehicles equipped with the trailer tow option, the electrical connector for the TBC module is attached to the back of the coin bin/ storage tray. If the system is installed at the dealership, the TBC module will be installed in place of the coin bin/ storage tray and the Instrument Cluster (IC) must be configured to communicate with the TBC module. Refer to the Wiring Diagrams manual, Cell 95 Trailer/Camper Adapter and Cell 151 Component Location Views for connector and wiring information. Refer to Programmable Parameters in the Diagnosis and Testing portion of this section for information on IC configuration.
* Without a trailer connected to the vehicle and with the ignition key turned to the RUN position, the TBC module display lights up/proves out, but does not light up afterward (will not illuminate with input from the gain + button or slide lever)
* Instrument Cluster (IC) not configured for TBC system
* REFER to DTC U2202 in the Trailer Brake Control (TBC) Module DTC Chart.
|January 13th, 2010, 03:55 PM
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This was super fast to program... I was suprized how quick it was. The brake controller is worth every penny they work Awsome!!!!
Great write up Jesus ....Thanks again, enjoy the truck.
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On topic, the module programming is literally what I do for a living (from the development side). I have a PDS and IDS system available along with access to the PTS (the technician website with programming information by VIN). I work in Dearborn and live in Southgate, so I can help out with free programming for people who want to pay me a visit.
|January 13th, 2010, 08:50 PM
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Yes, thats a thumb drive, you can see in one of those pics the artist/song on the display, its playing from the thumbdrive. Very convenient with the voice activated sync stuff..
Yes, its the 5.4 in it, 4x4 crew cab, short box with 3.55s and the 6 speed auto. FOr mileage, I've been getting 14-15 city, and 18-19 hwy. I'm happy with that, for sure. My commute turns in bad mileage numbers on anything I drive.
My last car was a V6 AWD fusion, got 19 avg.
before that, 4 cyl Focus, got 24 avg.
My TJ gets 15 mpg avg
So getting 15 in my truck is just fine with me. 75 mph hwy is around 18, 65 mph hwy was 19.5 mpg. I also have only 2200 miles, might loosen up a bit still. Its used 355 days a year to drive to work, or to haul the family, really didn't want to go with another 3/4 ton.
I *really* like this truck. Seats 5 adults very comfortable. Rear view camera in the mirror makes parking and hooking to the trailer is retardedly easy. The traction + stability work so well, I really never use 4wd in it (I live down twisty dirt roads that never get plowed...).
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|January 13th, 2010, 09:08 PM
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|January 14th, 2010, 09:06 AM
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When you aren't in reverse, the display disappears and you have normal mirror.
3 big things for me:
1) I have little kids. So between bikes in the driveway, and the rare possibility that on of my kids runs out, I can see everything behind the truck.
2) Parking is soooooo easy. Back into any space, I can put the truck 4" away from the next car first time, every time. After this holiday season parking at crowded small lots, this was awesome.
3) Hooking up to the trailer is stupid-easy now. You can see the trailer ball in the camera. You just line up that black dotting line on your trailer coupler and back up. Again, you'll get it right first time, every time, by yourself.
My wife has the truck now, while her van is in the shop, she's 5'2", and happy to have that camera.
|January 24th, 2010, 12:54 PM
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OK, so we got to tow with the truck this weekend. Worked GREAT.
I think the best wa yto describe it, is I didn't feel the trailer at all. I didn't have to brake harder than normal, and didn't feel like the trailer was pushing or dragging us. Very seamless operation with this brake controller.
Overall, the truck was easy to tow with. We were towing about a 5500-6000lb load, with 500lbs in the bed as well. Got about 11.5 mpg @ 70 mph.
I wasn't sure how it'd do without the manual shifters than the dodge and chevy have, but it towed fine in 6th, and then would go into 5th when I wanted it to, and stayed there as long as I wanted it, very easy to control what gear it stays in. Tow/Haul worked very well.
|February 4th, 2010, 09:52 AM
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$233 from Tasca Ford (bought it online, they stock most of these 'upgrade parts'). Considering that its a $230-ish option on the sticker anyway, the cost was the same. Dealer charge was about 15 minutes of time, will depend on your dealer. I have read where people have paid as much as $90-$100 at their dealer, that is much too much.
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Excellent and very helpful information. One question. What is the pigtail adapter supplied with the vehicle used for. I'm guessing it's for an aftermarket controller. Thanks
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(Washington, DC - Todd Zwillich, Transportation Nation) Gasoline prices are likely to rise under the energy and climate change bill the Senate is planning to tee up in July, according to an Environmental Protection Agency Analysis released today.
EPA predicts gas prices will hover around $5 per gallon in 2050 under the American Power Act (APA), the main legislative vehicle getting set for Senate debate. That's about 20% higher than the $4-per-gallon estimate predicted if Congress does nothing.
The agency says gas prices would rise slightly under the APA starting in 2015, with about a 25-cent per-gallon premium on fuel by 2030. Prices will continue to accelerate under the act until reaching the roughly dollar-per-gallon increase by 2050, according EPA's analysis.
Touting the EPA analysis Tuesday, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) told reporters the bill would have a "negligible" effect on transportation costs for consumers. Instead, it appears a significant rise in gas prices would be largely negated by cuts in other household costs.
EPA points out that household energy costs would actually drop through 2020, stay flat until 2030 then rise an average of 16% by 2050. The rise in gas prices is largely offset by lower home heating and cooling costs for consumers, at least in the short term, the agency's analysis says.
Overall, the bill would have "a relatively modest impact on U.S. consumers," EPA said in its analysis. "Cap and trade" as envisioned by Sen. Kerry and co-sponsor Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Ct.) would raise total household energy prices $79 to $146 per year, the agency says.
The price mathematics all depends on the bill's "cap and trade" policy, which caps carbon production by utilities and other polluters then places an auction price on carbon emission permits. The bill envisions sending money from the auctions back to utilities and consumers themselves to make up for higher energy costs.
EPA says their modeling doesn't take into account new efficiency standards for light-duty, heavy-duty, and non-road combustion engines. Those standards will likely cut demand for gas, they say. That would likely help press gas prices downward.
Cap and trade faces an uncertain future in the Senate. Democrats are set to meet Thursday to decide whether to include it in an energy bill expected on the Senate floor in July. Kerry acknowledged today that he does not have the 60 votes needed to pass an energy bill with a cap and trade policy included. That could mean cap and trade will fall by the wayside before an energy bill can pass Congress.
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Todd Antonelli has joined PGT Industries as vice president of sales and marketing. He comes to the Florida-based window and door manufacturer from Masco Corp., where he most recently was director of sales for Masco Cabinetry.
"Todd's skill and experience positions PGT to be poised for growth when the market turns," states Rod Hershberger, PGT president and CEO. "We're looking to leverage Todd's strong leadership and relationship building expertise to aggressively grow market share. Our sales team has traditionally been developed from internal candidates. This particular move enables us to capitalize on a broader base of experience."
The company has also named Debbie LaPinska to the newly-created position of vice president of customer relations. In her new role, she serves as customer advocate to provide a comprehensive and authoritative view of the customer at the highest level to the organization and help ensure greater customer value and increased loyalty, officials note.
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April 28, 2013
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--The UAB track and field team won two races in its final regular-season meet, the Samford Open, on Saturday.
"We ran into a little bit of a weather delay that caused us to not run a few events," head coach Kurt Thomas said. "This time of year, we look to peak and be at our best, and sometimes that means being cautious with some athletes and focus on the conference championships in two weeks."
Redshirt senior Rhiannon Johns and junior Elinor Kirk posted a one-two finish in the 1,500m with times of 4:28.05 and 4:29.05, respectively. Sophomore Lauren Scott crossed the finish line at 4:49.67 for eighth place, and sophomore Kristie Leybourne finished at 5:07.55.
"The distance girls who did run got a good race in," Thomas said. "Kyana (White), Rachel (Harley), Lytrice (Thomas) all ran good 400m races and got some good personal bests going into conference."
Junior Kyana White finished second overall in the 400m dash with a time of 55.07, and senior Rachel Harley finished third with a time of 56.09. Senior Lytrice Thomas rounded out the top-five with a 57.05 finish.
Redshirt junior Angel Watson won the 200m dash with a time of 24.17 (0.2), while junior Alexis Bates followed in second with a time of 24.35 (+0-0). White finished 11th overall with a time of 25.25 (+0-0), and Thomas finished at 25.49. Also for UAB, Harley finished with a time of 25.89.
In the 100m dash, Bates finished fourth with a time of 11.88 (-0.5), while Watson finished in seventh at 11.96 (0.3). Also for the Blazers, junior Renay Ransawfinished at 12.55 (0.1).
In the 100m hurdles, sophomore Jessica Shelley finished in fifth overall with a time of 14.28 (-0.7), while freshman Autumnn Burnett finished in seventh at 14.58 (-0.7). Also for the Blazers, sophomore Shelby Barker finished with a time of 15.45 (-0.2).
Burnett also ran the 400m hurdles, and finished in second with a time of 1:01.73.
"The weather hit, and we had to wait a while before running the 400m hurdles and 200m, but Autumnn ran a great race and finished with a personal best by 1.5 seconds," Thomas said. "She just did great and hopefully takes that confidence to the C-USA meet. All the sprinters ran the 200m and did well. It's great work this time of year to get a solid 200m race in.
In the field events, Barker finished in second in the high jump, topping at 1.62m (5-03.75), and sophomore Kendra Gipson finished third in the triple jump with a best of 11.35m (37-03.00).
Ransaw finished the long jump with a distance of 5.19m (17-00.50).
"Kendra and Renay jumped well in the long jump and triple," Thomas said. "They fouled a few real good jumps, so they'll need to iron out those kinks, but they competed well. All in all, it was a good meet before conference. We have another week to train and prepare."
Up next, the Blazers will travel to Houston, Texas, for the Conference USA Championships, May 9-12.


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The two special models are named 595 Turismo and 595 Competizione. The former isn't all that exciting compared to the American Fiat 500 Abarth anyway, basically just packaging typical aftermarket-style upgrades like 17-inch alloys, aluminum pedals, leather, Xenon headlights and red brake calipers, among other equipment. The Competizione is the interesting one, adding ungraded shocks, cross-drilled disc brake rotors, Sabelt seats and a Monza exhaust system to the equipment list.
List price for the Turismo is £17,725 (about $27,725) and the Competizione is £18,725 (roughly $29,295) and both models are available in 500C convertible guise as well. Keep in mind that like most quoted UK prices those include taxes and licensing fees.
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Two new model names herald the UK arrival of the new high-performance Abarth 500 and 595 ranges.
An overhaul of the original and highly successful Abarth 500 line-up signifies a milestone in the development of the historic Scorpion brand. And to celebrate that history, two new versions of the sporting hatchback and convertible have been revealed: the 595 Turismo and the 595 Competizione.
Both of these cars will come as standard with a 160bhp version of the turbocharged 1.4 T-Jet engine, to offer greater choice for customers in terms of enhanced standard specifications.
The original Abarth 500 will remain as an entry-level model, though a new colour, and extra standard equipment has been added, while the on-the-road price has been reduced. An esseesse higher performance option will continue to be available for the Abarth 500 as part of a dealer upgrade kit.
All three new versions will be available in manual form or with Abarth's MTA (Manual Transmission Automated) semi-automatic gearbox.
"When the ground-breaking Abarth 595 SS was created in 1964 it established itself as a genuine performance car and a force to be reckoned with on and off the circuits," says Ivan Gibson, head of Abarth in the UK. "It is therefore fitting that our two new versions revive the great 595 brand in the form of the Turismo and the Competizione.
"While the Abarth 500 is positioned as an entry point for customers to gain access to the brand, the 595 models will now allow customers to progress or renew their Abarth experience and will also attract new drivers to the marque."
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Pep Guardiola is expected to quit Bayern Munich at the end of next season - just when Arsene Wenger might be ready to relinquish his role as manager of Arsenal.
The former Barcelona boss is expected to head to England having previously been linked with moves to Chelsea, Manchester City and more recently admitting he could one day see himself managing Manchester United.
Yet the timing of Guardiola's departure from the German giants could potentially coincide with Wenger deliberating over his future at the Emirates. Guardiola signed a three-year contract at Bayern but close friends maintain he has no wish to extend his stay once his tenure comes to an end in 2016.
Although there have been rumours both Manchester clubs could look to make a move for Guardiola as early as the summer if either Manuel Pellegrini or Louis van Gaal fail to impress this season it's unlikely he will consider breaking his contract.
That will inevitably lead to speculation about where Guardiola will go to once he leaves and with Arsenal potentially looking to appoint a new manager the timing could favour his appointment.
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Inspired by a meeting today with two successful bloggers in my local area, I'm considering taking up blogging again. Who knows if it will stick; I do a lot of writing at work, and I don't often have much left in me for writing at home. I've stripped it all down to the basics, and want to start all over: from scratch, of course. I want to focus on my words and the documentation of my life as myself and as a parent.
Here's what I want to say about parenting today: It is hard, and I didn't do my best today.
I yelled at Sadie. A lot. Loudly.
I also did something I thought I'd never do, or at least not until she's much older. I told her that when I was a little girl, my parents spanked me. They hit me. I don't think I wanted to scare her, but I did want to get her attention. I told her that her dad and I would never, ever hit her. I think part of me wanted her to know that as bad as the yelling was tonight, it would never turn into hitting. Who knows what she'll take from that information. I know I don't feel great about it.
I am immensely glad for the strong attachment that is the foundation of our relationship, because when we both regained our composure, we spent the next several minutes hugging, kissing and I-love-you-ing.
Tomorrow is another day; we can try all over again.


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There was a Boris-shaped absence on Jeremy Vine (Radio 2) yesterday. While Ken Livingstone and Brian Paddick were ready to talk, the other leading mayoral candidate had gone awol. "Where are you, Boris?" cried Vine, all fidgety. "We've got an all points bulletin out on Boris," he explained over the end of a track. "That's Blondie," he added, with a chuckle. "How about that? Coincidence."
"If you can see Boris," Vine implored listeners, "call us." One, declaring himself "the only Tory in Skelmsersdale", went further than that. "I have now rung Conservative head office to say you are looking for him," he said. Another couldn't see Johnson, but had watched him on Question Time and reassured Vine, "He'll make an awful lot more sense if he's not there."
Finally, after Livingstone spoke over the racket of a noisy cafe and the audience had a bit of fun with the absent contributor ("He's busy working in the chip shop with Elvis"), Johnson called in, all breathless and vague. Asked where he was the day before the London elections, he replied simply, "I'm in London." All three contributions were a bit underwhelming, but Vine ended the show happy. "Well," he sighed, "we completed the set."


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Friends of the Earth considers abandoning anti-nuclear stance
Friends of the Earth is seriously considering abandoning its decades-long opposition to nuclear power, the organisation's head of policy, science and research Mike Childs has revealed to me in an extensive and very frank interview. To me this very much confirms Friends of the Earth's position on the pragmatic end of the environmentalist spectrum, and is a welcome reflection of the fact that there are many in the green movement – even in well-established NGOs with long-held positions – who do not hold 'religious' positions even on exceptionally divisive and emotive issues such as nuclear.
(The entire interview is transcribed in full underneath these introductory comments, as I'm sure many might worry that I am misinterpreting Mike's comments or taking them out of context given the controversy they could potentially generate.)
Friends of the Earth has already quietly moved away from calling for an immediate shutdown of the UK's nuclear power stations, and now supports the continued operation of nuclear plants until the end of their prescribed lifetimes. It has also stated its support for research on thorium-fuelled nuclear plants, and is examining the arguments around GE-Hitachi's proposed PRISM reactor which could generate carbon-free power by consuming nuclear waste and plutonium. However, Mike Childs' comments are an indication that Friends of the Earth is perhaps moving faster and more ambitiously on this issue than many observers will have realised – and I think this potential shift could hold great significance for the environmental movement as a whole.
With regard to Germany's phase-out of nuclear post-Fukushima, Childs acknowledged openly that Friends of the Earth UK already takes a very different view from its sister organisation in Germany. "In the UK we don't think it's a good idea because if you close it [nuclear] down it will lead to increased emissions, and that is what we are most concerned about," he told me. Moreover, "our ability to rapidly increase renewables and energy efficiency to negate that increase in emissions from closing nuclear power just isn't there" in the UK. With regard to Japan, Childs also did not explicitly support the de-facto nuclear switch-off – though "you can understand why they reached the decisions they reached" given the "psychological impact" of the accident. Instead, he said that it was not for Friends of the Earth in the UK to comment on the situation in Japan because of the organisation's devolved structure as an international federation.
Instead of taking an explicit anti-nuclear position, Childs admitted that "there are absolutely good arguments on both sides". This is not the sort of thing I would have expected to hear from a spokesperson on behalf of one of the best-known green groups a few years ago. He continued: "And that's one of the frustrating things I find about the nuclear debate – sometimes those who are anti-nuclear just dismiss all the arguments of those who are pro-nuclear out of hand, seeing them as illogical and wrong, and likewise the other way round." Most importantly, Childs concluded that a sensible position on nuclear should instead be about "balancing risk, balancing the risks of nuclear proliferation and nuclear waste against the risks of more carbon emissions". I and many others in the climate-change pro-nuclear camp would agree with that statement entirely.
Friends of the Earth could abandon its anti-nuclear position completely if its board agrees do to so following an academic review which is soon to be carried out by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in Manchester, Childs said. The review will include a "look at the quality of the arguments on both sides" together with a peer-review process and internal discussion within local groups and the wider supporter base, and its documentation will be put in the public domain. In the meantime Friends of the Earth continues to oppose nuclear new-build in the UK, because to suspend this campaign would prejudice the outcome of the review by already being "a change in policy". If anyone is sceptical, Childs insists that the academic review is absolutely not "a tick-box exercise, it is a genuine review, genuinely looking at our position, and if the evidence suggests we need to change, then absolutely we should change them [our policies]".
I do not want to suggest that a reversal of the anti-nuclear policy is more likely as an outcome of the policy review than a restatement of the existing policy – I have no insider information here, and Childs was at pains not to speculate. But the mere fact that such an open-minded exercise is being carried out at all is surely a great credit to Friends of the Earth's current leadership given the dangers involved in any possible challenge to green orthodoxy on the nuclear issue. However, as Childs concluded, policies should always be re-examined, "because the world is changing and evidence is changing" – and Friends of the Earth is an "evidence-based organisation".
Watch this space.
[The interview below is transcribed from a phone conversation as recorded. I have the original audio file and will try to find a way of uploading it. I have in the meantime transcribed it verbatim, except for removing 'ums' and 'ahs' and suchlike, and putting in sentence punctuation.]
Friends of the Earth interview – Mike Childs with Mark Lynas, 13 June 2012
Having read the existing FoE policy, I see it is currently not to ask for a premature closure of UK nuclear plants – which I have to say I didn't know – so can you tell me how much that's an evolution from Friends of the Earth's former policy?
I think to be honest I don't think we've ever really called for the premature closure of nuclear power plants when they've been up and running. Obviously it came onto the agenda post-Fukushima when there were premature shutdowns in Germany particularly. So the reason I don't think it is a massive change, although stating it clearly is a change of some degree, is that – we've been working on climate change for 20 years, so we've been aware of the need to reduce carbon emissions for that long and more really. So, it may be an evolution in terms of saying it, but I don't think it's necessarily a dramatic change in many of our longer-standing positions.
Sure, but given that the premature closure of nuclear plants is what environmentalists – or Greens, rather, not all environmentalists – are celebrating in Germany, and lately in Japan, this is actually quite different from what you're calling for in the UK, isn't it?
So, yes, there are different positions between different Friends of the Earth groups in different parts of the world. Friends of the Earth is a federation rather than a kind of international organisation, so that's perhaps not surprising that each has their own position according to their national position. I actually have no idea whether Greenpeace in the UK would say they are for prematurely closing down UK reactors or not, I suspect Greenpeace in Germany is very much in favour in the same way that Friends of the Earth Germany is in favour.
So Friends of the Earth in the UK and Friends of the Earth in Germany have different positions on this?
Yes. And that's fine – there may be different national characteristics that needed that, different characteristics in energy or culture or whatever. Nuclear has always been a very major issue in Germany. Public opinion is much stronger against in Germany – in the UK, we know that the majority of people in terms of preferences would put renewables above nuclear, but the majority of people do support nuclear power. So there are different reasons why different groups will come to different conclusions in different countries I think, I respect that as a celebration of diversity and democracy.
But does that mean that you don't think what Germany is doing is a good idea?
So in the UK we don't think it's a good idea because if you close it down it will lead to increased emissions, and that is what we are most concerned about, and our ability to rapidly increase renewables and energy efficiency to negate that increase in emissions from closing nuclear power just isn't there. In Germany I guess Friends of the Earth Germany would say, well actually they can, they have the financial capacity and the institutional ability to make those investments in renewables and energy efficiency quick enough to negate the increased emissions from closing down the nukes. And I haven't looked at that in detail to see whether that is true or not.
Well in Japan, fossil fuels on the electricity grid have gone from 64% pre-Fukushima to 90% today. Presumably you don't think that's a good result.
Yes, but you've also got to look at what's happened in Japan, haven't you?
You know, we do live in democracies, so people take up different positions, and there is this psychological impact of the Fukushima accident in what clearly was a very old plant, not up to the threat posed by the tsunami, which was quite unprecedented. So, you know, you can understand why they reached the decisions they reached. I don't think it's up to me to criticise what someone in Japan is saying about what's happening in their country.
But given that a transition to renewables would take decades, do you not think that the Japanese government should switch them back on, given the urgent imperative of climate change?
Well Friends of the Earth International is a federation and different groups come to different positions, which is a great luxury – but it absolutely means it is not up to me to say what Friends of the Earth in Japan should call for and what their position should be, especially since I don't know enough about the situation in Japan.
Are you saying that Friends of the Earth UK can only comment on UK policy?
Friends of the Earth internationally, when we work together, we reach agreed international positions, and we work on those agreed international positions, but within our own member countries we are able to argue our own positions – so that's the nature of a federation really.
But you're constrained from commenting on other countries' positions because they've got Friends of the Earth groups there who may have different policies from Friends of the Earth UK then?
Well only in that I wouldn't particularly like it for a Friends of the Earth group in another part of the world to be saying what we should be doing in the UK. You know, they won't have the information that I've got at hand, they won't understand the culture, they won't understand the politics of what's trying to be achieved, so you know I think it would be wrong for other people to come kind of ploughing in saying what Friends of the Earth UK should be doing, if Friends of the Earth in Sweden or wherever were saying this is what should happen in the UK when they haven't got the information to hand. And that works both ways really.
What about China then – given that CCS has completely failed so far, and China is going hell for leather for coal, and some renewables, but nuclear obviously is a major mitigation factor in China… do you have any comment on that?
Our current position for the UK is that we are looking at this, as we look at all our policy positions from time to time, we are going to do that in an in-depth way over a period of time, without rushing into it. I know some people would argue we should have been doing this a long time ago, but we're doing it now, which is a positive thing I think. Our current policy stands until we carry out any review. And of course the review is not prejudged one way or the other so our current position may stand past that or it may not. But our current position is that we are not for the building of new nuclear power plants, although we are supporting research into cleaner forms of nuclear power. So again, this is not based on what should happen in China, but the fact that we're not supporting new nuclear power plants in this country would imply at least that we wouldn't think that necessarily they are the best idea in other countries, but their circumstances may be different, so you have to look at it on a country by country basis.
OK… the policy says that you are having an expert review process. Can you just tell us what that is, and what the status is of it in terms of the timelines and stuff?
Yes, so we've commissioned the Tyndall Centre in Manchester to lead the review. They'll go through a process of pulling together the arguments for and against nuclear power, both new nuclear power stations, extending existing stations, and some of the fast breeder ideas on the table. They'll synthesise that and do a peer-review with proponents both for and against, to see whether they've got those arguments properly synthesised and understood. They'll then do some further work around that, looking at the robustness and quality of those different arguments, and come forward with recommendations. That work will be between the beginning of July and the end of the year. That then will be discussed within Friends of the Earth, with our local groups and our supporters. Ultimately this is one of a small number of issues that the board of trustees will need to make a decision on if our policy changes or not. And there will be a peer review process just at the recommendations stage as well, and when that internal discussion and any new position has been agreed by the board, the documentation around all of that, including the independent review, will be put in the public domain.
Well, without asking you to speculate too much, can you imagine a scenario where Friends of the Earth would come round to supporting new nuclear build in the UK then? Or rather, what would be the circumstances so that that would change in such a way?
I wouldn't like to speculate too much. What I can say is that, you know, there are absolutely good arguments on both sides. And that's one of the frustrating things I find about the nuclear debate – sometimes those who are anti-nuclear just dismiss all the arguments of those who are pro-nuclear out of hand, seeing them as illogical and wrong, and likewise the other way round. And I think actually people's positions on nuclear are much more about balancing risk, balancing the risks of nuclear proliferation and nuclear waste against the risks of more carbon emissions. And all that is compounded and confused by how much nuclear is or isn't needed to reduce UK emissions, or whether efficiency and renewables and energy storage can do it all without nuclear. So there's lots of different complexities within the arguments on both sides which need careful balancing, and ultimately that's why it isn't a kind of mathematical formula about whether you support it or not, you are balancing very different kinds of risk. And that comes down to judgement.
Absolutely, and it comes down to what you consider the consequences of existing nuclear power to have been, including when it goes wrong, such as at Chernobyl and Fukushima – and obviously Greenpeace takes quite an extreme view on this and they produced reports for Chernobyl saying 60,000 deaths or 6 million – I can't remember what the exact figure was, but it was a long way from the scientific consensus. And I just wondered where FoE is on that kind of issue.
Well, that's one of the reasons for… rather than me in the organisation, or a couple of other people in the organisation or whatever, sitting down and going through the stuff ourselves and coming to a view… that's one of the reasons for saying we want to put this argument out to an academic institution, not a think tank, but an academic institution, who can look at the quality of the arguments on both sides and the quality of the evidence put forward on both sides, to try and identify if you like which side has more of the truth on their side with the different parts of the argument. And that's why it's going to take some time and why, because there are so many issues thrown around, you know on the safety, and the impact of accidents, and the economics, a whole range of areas there are lots of different extremes bandied about – you know, it needs proper consideration.
Sure. But at the moment you'd agree with the IAEA that Fukushima has been a non-fatal accident so far.
Well, again this will be something that the review will look at. There has been some research about some deaths in America as a result of Fukushima but to me – I haven't looked in detail because we're doing this review – but to me it looks highly improbable. But again, there is no point in second-guessing what the review is going to conclude, I don't think that would be helpful for the process we're going through.
Well okay, this review sounds very important in terms of the evolution of Friends of the Earth's policy, so why not just suspend your opposition to new nuclear build in the meantime?
Because that would be a change in policy. We've got a current policy – and it's not just nuclear, our policies are controversial in other areas that we from time to time need to properly review, and we've had a bit of a restructure – I'm heading up a new team one of whose jobs is to make sure that some of these positions are getting reviewed independently and strongly and that relates across a whole range of issues… carbon capture and storage to GM foods. In all these areas that we hold positions that are controversial, that are controversial in the public mind, controversial politically or controversial with our own supporter base, we need to properly review those from time to time, and nuclear is clearly one of those ones that we are doing. But it's important that we don't… flip flop with policies, so if we have a line at the moment let's stick with that line while we're carrying out our review now pretty much – so it's not as if we're doing it in four years' time… let's get that review through and then we can have this discussion about whether our policy should change or not.
OK, so just to finish up, oftentimes anti-nuclear campaigners are accused of having almost a religious position on this, and it sounds like your position is not religious in that it is amenable to change through evidence, right? I mean, it is imaginable that if evidence was produced which was sufficiently strong, that Friends of the Earth could support nuclear new-build?
Yes, we would be, are trying to be, an evidence-based organisation. Obviously we have values as an organisation, things like equality and justice and needing to look after poorer people in the world now, and future generations… all those things come up when we make judgements, because the evidence in many of these cases is never clear-cut one way or the other. We clearly bring our values to some of the decisions we make, but the reason for reviewing these policies is not to go through a process which is a tick-box exercise, it is a genuine review, genuinely looking at our position, and if the evidence suggests we need to change then absolutely we should change them, even recognising that on some issues whichever way you're going to go, if you ever make a change you're going to antagonise some people and perhaps welcome different people – that's just the nature of that. But I think I would expect Friends of the Earth to base our positions on good analysis, and that's what we should do, and I think our supporters would absolutely think we need to look at these questions and positions from time to time and make sure they're up to date and relevant, because the world is changing and evidence is changing. So each review we do of any controversial policy, could absolutely end up by reversing that policy or having a completely different policy – I can't rule that out or rule it in, otherwise why the hell carry out a review in the first place?
That's great Mike, thanks very much.


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