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This essay is concerned with criticisms of Giorgio Agamben's biopolitical theory of sovereignty that are developed by Jacques Derrida in his final seminar titled The Beast and the Sovereign (2009). The implicit interlocutor for much of the seminar is theories of biopolitics. However, when these theories are addressed explicitly, it is through the work of Agamben. The article proceeds first with a brief account of the main issues that preoccupy Derrida in the seminar. In general, these relate to conceptualizing sovereignty and its relationship to the division between human and animal. The second section introduces the criticisms of Agamben, which are articulated initially in terms of the latter's tendency to declare the origin of ideas and concepts. The third section outlines some central aspects of Agamben's theory that are pertinent for evaluating Derrida's criticisms. The fourth section turns to the conceptual and textual basis for the criticisms, which involve a way of thinking history and an interpretation of Aristotle. The final section of the paper extrapolates the implications of Derrida's criticisms for thinking sovereignty and its future.
This essay is concerned with the criticisms of Giorgio Agamben's biopolitical theory of sovereignty that are developed by Jacques Derrida in his final seminar titled The Beast and the Sovereign [
Derrida's reading of Thomas Hobbes'
In defining the human in terms of the capacity to respond, Hobbes, Derrida suggests, participates in a tradition going "From Descartes to Lacan inclusive," which makes "The most powerful, impassive and dogmatic prejudice about the animal that [does] not consist in saying that it does not communicate, that it does not signify, and that it has no sign at its disposal, but that it does not respond ([
Derrida explores the idea of response further through the psychoanalysis of Jacques Lacan, who he shows also attributes the capacity for response to the human. Lacan characterizes animal behavior exclusively in terms of reaction, which he contrasts to the properly human ability to respond freely. A reaction is determined by a "code," which is a "fixed correlation of its signs with the reality they signify ([
However, Derrida argues that just like with Hobbes there is an undecidability at play in Lacan's formulation. When Lacan characterizes lack as resulting from a 'generic' prematurity of birth in humans, the criterion of response as proper to humans loses its "decidability ([
It is in the context of an undecidability of animal life and human life that the discussion of theories of biopolitics in
Agamben argues that the werewolf is akin to another figure in medieval law, that of the bandit. The bandit was literally 'banned' by the law. It could be killed without the death being a homicide and it was forbidden to shelter a bandit. In this sense, the law applied to the bandit in the maintenance of the relation of ban. Agamben notes how bandits were often associated with wolves. For instance, the laws of Edward the Confessor (1030–1035) contained a juridical statute called
Agamben connects this idea of a form of life, exemplified by the figure of the werewolf, to Hobbes' use of the phrase
There are several other examples of this tendency in
For Derrida, this argumentative style, which consists in "Recognizing priorities… first times, inaugural initiatives, instituting events" is problematic ([
He who posits himself as sovereign or intends to take power as sovereign always says or implies; even if I am not the first to do or say so, I am the first and only one to know and recognize who will have been the first ([
The full implications of this criticism become clear later in the seminar, when Derrida draws them out with reference to specific aspects of Agamben's theory of biopolitical sovereignty. Specifically, he takes the criticism above and uses it to critique Agamben more generally, arguing that his desire to set internal thresholds to law is mirrored by an attempt to impart thresholds and origins to philosophy and history, and, in the process, to establish himself as a 'first' to see or do these things as well (which is a form of sovereignty, according to Derrida). The point is that there might be a contradiction in declaring the origin of certain ideas and concepts, while at the same time critiquing the concept of sovereignty. Before turning to this discussion directly, however, the next few pages will outline some salient aspects of Agamben's theory that provide context to evaluate Derrida's criticism.
An important part of Agamben's theory is defining the form of life that corresponds to the state of exception, which he terms 'bare life'. He argues that if sovereignty is constituted by the decision on the state of exception, bare life is the form of being that is 'captured' in the state of exception. Similar to the werewolf and the bandit, it is constituted by being inclusively excluded by the law. He generates the concept by turning to ancient sources, for instance, an obscure figure in ancient Roman law called the
To further bolster this claim, Agamben turns to other ancient sources, specifically 'the Greeks', who apparently had two terms to express what we mean today by the word 'life' ([
In the
To explore this relationship in the contemporary context, Agamben connects the concept of bare life to Michel Foucault's discussion of biopower and biopolitics. In
Derrida's issue with this conception of sovereignty is multi-layered. As mentioned above, he begins by pointing out how it involves the naming of firsts: Agamben "Wants to be the first to announce an unprecedented new thing (…) and also to be the first to recall that in fact it's always been like that, from time immemorial ([
For Agamben's theory to hold, the difference between
It is true that in a famous passage of the same work [the Politics], Aristotle defines man as a politikon zoon (Politics 1253a, 4). But here (aside from the fact that in attic Greek the verb bio nai is practically never used in the present tense), "political" is not an attribute of the living being as such, but rather as a specific difference that determines the genus zoon ([
Agamben is arguing that there is a difference between an attribute of a living being and a specific difference that defines the living being. Yet, Derrida's position is that this difference is neither certain nor clear. The phrase
It is evident that Derrida agrees with Agamben that biopower is an important concept in the contemporary moment. He notes the "Incredible novelties in bio-power" that must be addressed, but there is an issue concerning the "conceptual strategies relied on" to characterize these novelties ([
The difference in conceiving history corresponds to a difference in the two thinkers' positions on the future of sovereignty. On the one hand, Derrida rejects conceptualizing sovereignty in terms of an essential relation. The readings in
Derrida is no doubt correct that Agamben forces the origins he claims to be naming. However, this does not necessaruly mean that defining sovereignty essentially is undesirable or morally problematic. Taking a position on the difference in Derrida and Agamben's view of sovereignty depends on factors beyond the texts in question. It is a decision that is properly taken in the context of situations where such decisions are demanded. In a sense, Agamben and Derrida are both correct. Derrida brings the fundamental problem of the metaphysics of sovereignty to light, even if he remains focused on the interminable undecidability it implies. Agamben in contrast does not dwell on undecidables infinitely in excess of signification; he rather produces a compelling account with significance in the present moment, admittedly with all the risks this entails according to Derrida.
At one point, Derrida states that the task of the seminar is to deconstruct, "The dominant, classical concept of nation-state sovereignty ([
The question of what is proper to man is a recurring theme in the seminar (e.g., [
Derrida does question the category of the 'animal' elsewhere in the seminar. For instance, he refers to, "The scheme of my recurrent and deconstructive objections to this whole traditional discourse on 'the animal' (as though any such thing could exist in the general singular) ([
'Altricial' is a term from biology that refers to organisms which are incapable of moving around on their own soon after birth and need to be cared for a long time by adults. In this case, we are referring to the prematurity of birth of the human infant.
Derrida shows a similar tendency to divide the human and the animal in several texts by Lacan. For example, in a text that argues that criminality (specifically cruelty) is a unique human capacity that animals do not possess, Lacan again invokes the idea of reaction/responsibility to differentiate the human from the animal [
Lacan refers to lack in terms of the "Genetic prematurity of birth" in the essay "Subversion of the Subject and Dialectic Desire in the Freudian Unconscious" ([
Another example is Jean-Jacques Rousseau's references to the werewolf. For instance, in the Confessions, Rousseau describes himself as a werewolf because of an, "Immoderate, compulsive, raging taste for reading, for book culture, and for buying books ([
For example, in Canada, the War Measures Act allowed for an extension of government power beyond constitutional limits in times of war or insurrection, real or apprehended. This Act was used during the two world wars and the October Crisis in 1970. It was superseded by the Emergencies Act in 1988.
Laurent Dubreuil makes a good point about Agamben's interpretation of bios and zoe that Derrida does not address. He argues that Agamben uses Aristotle as a stand-in for the 'Greeks' in general, but that there are different ways of using the terms evident in other Greek texts. He writes, "Aristotle has perhaps the tendency to place bios more on the side of particular life (vegetable or aquatic existence in the city) and zoe on the general. One would have the play between a marked substantive and an unmarked one, linguistically speaking. But in no case can bios be reserved to either humans or political practice (…) Take, for example, the phrase 'living [zēn] the life [bion] of a plant.' One reads as well that 'the differences among animals [zōon] are relative to their lives [bíous], their characteristics, and their organs'" ([
"The Greeks had no single term to express what we mean by the word 'life.' They used two terms (...): zoe, which expressed the simple fact of living common to all living beings (animals, men, or gods), and bios, which indicated the form or way of living proper to an individual or a group ([
Aristotle discusses the notion of the good life In the Nicomachean Ethics, where he posits that the gods were the happiest beings because they enjoyed the, "Single and simple pleasure," of rational contemplation ([
Derrida spends a significant amount of time in the twelfth session of the seminar addressing the meaning of Logos in Aristotle and Heidegger.
In the seminar Security, Population and Territory Foucault defines biopower as (…) the set of mechanisms through which the basic biological features of the human species became the object of a political strategy, of a general strategy of power, or, in other words, how, starting from the 18th century, modern Western societies took on board the fundamental biological fact that human beings are a species ([
For instance, to unconditionally oppose sovereignty would mean opposing classical principles of freedom and autonomy. Derrida argues that there is no way to conceptualise freedom without a certain sovereignty. Therefore, it is impossible to reject sovereignty without also threatening the value of liberty.
Derrida's elaborated analysis of sovereignty can be found in the book Rogues [
For some critical response to Agamben's 'utopian' meditations, see [
For more of Agamben's work on the idea of a 'coming politics', see [


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When it's time to wind down after discovering the many charms of Hasbrouck Heights, check in to one of the many local short and long stay accommodation options. If you're looking for a warm welcome and a good nights sleep check out the amenities at the Hilton Meadowlands, East Rutherford, the Hilton Garden Inn Ridgefield Park, and the Hampton Inn Carlstadt.

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Franklin Sweeps Stephens in Basketball
Autumn Brooks' running, one-handed shot in the lane with two seconds left on the clock gave the Franklin County Lady Lions a 36-35 win over the Stephens County Lady Indians Friday night.
Stephens County's girls had come back from a 10-point second half deficit to take the lead at 35-34 on a shot by Andresha Merritt with seven seconds left. Franklin County got the inbound pass to Brooks for the winning basket.
Lexie Cash led the Lady Indians with 11 points and Mya Cleveland had 9 points. Abby Hunter led the Lady Lions with 10 points.
Stephens County's girls are now 2-9 before the Christmas break, while Franklin County's girls are 6-4.
Meanwhile for the second night in a row, the Stephens County boys had a scoring drought in the second period and dropped a 47-40 decision to the Franklin County boys.
After leading 11-8 after the first quarter, Franklin County out-scored the Indians 12-4 and never trailed after that. Tomas Colbert led the Indians with 11 points and Fred Smith had 9. Kalep Leverette had 12 points for the Lions and Drew Parten chipped in with 10.
Stephens County's boys are now 7-4, while the Franklin County boys are 8-2.
Stephens County's girls play in the Lake Hartwell Tournament December 27 through 29, while the Stephens County boys will play in a tournament in Walhalla, South Carolina those same dates.
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Effect of Daily Low Dose Aspirin on Exhaled Inflammatory Mediators in Normal Subjects
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Low dose daily aspirin in healthy volunteers for two weeks
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- To compare the change to that seen in diseased states such as asthma and Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
We will interview healthy volunteers to confirm that they do not have any major underlying medical conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, stroke and bleeding disorders. We will collect breath condensate before and after two weeks of low dose over the counter enteric coated aspirin 81 mg/day therapy. Side effects are extremely rare at this dose, but include bleeding, heart burn and allergic reaction.
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Hindsight is a pretty worthless commodity at the best of times, and nowhere more so than on a racecourse. After Fifteen Love beat Masaalek and Dubai's Touch in the totesport Mile here yesterday, though, it was difficult not to reflect that Britain's punters had just missed an ideal opportunity to bring the bookmaking industry to its knees.
The effect of the draw in this race is hardly a secret, with not a single winner from a stall below 16 in the last eight years. Twenty runners were declared for the latest renewal, with 18 going to post, and the first five home were drawn 20, 19, 18, 17 and 16.
The Tricast, though, paid 144-1. If every punter in Britain had stuck a tenner on, the betting shops would all have been Starbucks this time next month.
It helped, of course, that the two most progressive horses in the field happened to draw 20 and 19, while the symmetry of the result also depended on a cool ride under pressure by Steve Drowne on the winner.
It seemed as though Fifteen Love would be the victim of typical Goodwood bad luck as Drowne angled for a run from the inside, allowing Richard Hills, on Masaalek, to get first run. Having moved three wide, though, he came back inside and found the room he required, picking up the favourite inside the last 100 yards and holding on by a head.
"The thing with Goodwood is that if you've got a horse that quickens, the gap appears and you can get in there before it closes," Drowne said. "It's when you're on a one-paced horse that things don't happen for you. He's a handy little horse, he settled so well and then picked up. He's a horse that will help you out, but fast ground is really important for him."
Prolific was a brave winner of the Group Two Richmond Stakes, though he is bred to be a sprinter and therefore unlikely to improve the race's lacklustre recent record as a pointer towards the Classics.
Close to the pace throughout, Prolific was in front over a furlong from home and was beginning to tire as Gallagher launched a strong challenge that would have prevailed in a few more strides.
"I'm glad the line came in time, as he was just getting a little bit lonely out in front," Richard Hughes, Prolific's jockey, said. "But when they came to me, I think he found a bit more.
"He was a bit unlucky [in the July Stakes] at Newmarket last time, as the rain came and he wants it like the M4. I don't think he'll get much further than this but he's a really good, fun two-year-old and there are races like the Gimcrack for him."
Sixties Icon, the 2006 St Leger winner, returned to form with victory in the Group Three Glorious Stakes, prompting the stewards to inquire into his improved form, as he had finished 12th of 12 at Ascot last time out.
This might have been a little embarrassing, as he is owned by Paul Roy, the chairman of the British Horseracing Authority, but the officials accepted that Jeremy Noseda's entire string had been "under the weather" at the time.
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The frustration was palpable. Less than five minutes into his last game before a trip to the NBA rising stars competition in New Orleans, Jonas Valanciunas was 0-for-5 – three of them gimmes against an opponent with no inside presence – and Dwane Casey took him out.
Valanciunas shook his head as he walked past his head coach, spreading his arms wide in frustration, and continued to shake his head as he walked down the Toronto Raptors bench, exchanging desultory fist-pumps with teammates.
It has been part reminder and part predictor, these past two Raptors home games.
Last Monday, against a game New Orleans Pelicans team that has played Eastern Conference foes tough, the Raptors survived frightening periods of listlessness for a 108-101 win. On Wednesday, in their final game before the all-star break, the Raptors survived a 1-for-12 start from the field, and what was a 1-for-13 start from three-point range, for a 104-83 win over the Atlanta Hawks at the Air Canada Centre.
The Raptors head into the break at 28-24, the first time since 2009-10 they've had as many wins at this point in the season.
"I think both teams were on vacation at the start of the game," Casey quipped later. "It was a grind, but that's the way it's going to be in the second half. It won't be pretty; we don't want it to be pretty."
For the first time since 2006-07, they enter the break leading the Atlantic Conference, and it wasn't supposed to be like this.
Guaranteed: Ninety per cent of the Raptors fanbase (and, likely, 90 per cent of the front office) thought this team would be scuffling, lining up for a lottery pick.
You know what happened by now: General manager Masai Ujiri traded Rudy Gay to the Sacramento Kings for Greivis Vasquez, Patrick Patterson, Chuck Hayes and John Salmons – and the Raptors have gone 21-12 since. The deal brought them an instant bench and gave Casey an enviable five big men: Valanciunas, Amir Johnson, Patterson, Hayes and Tyler Hansbrough.
Patterson has been a revelation, scoring 22 points last Monday in his first of two starts for Johnson, who has been given time off to rest an injured ankle. (Patterson got 14 on Wednesday.)
DeMar DeRozan is going to the all-star game.
Terrence Ross – who finally hit some three-pointers late in the first half, as the Raptors somehow escaped with a 45-44 lead despite just four second-chance points and despite the fact the Hawks doubled their points in the paint – is in the slam-dunk competition.
But they only had a one-point lead over an Atlanta team that was outrebounded 57-28 in a 100-85 loss to the Chicago Bulls last Tuesday.
Casey ordered the Raptors to focus on DeRozan, who was being guarded by Kyle Korver. It worked. DeRozan went off for 14 third-quarter points (going 5-for-6 from the field) and would have had more had he not picked up his fourth foul with 4 minutes 23 seconds left in quarter. This was DeRozan the all-star, no longer settling for mid-range jumpers and finishing with 31 points, while Raptors guard Kyle Lowry had another double-double, his 12th of the season.
There is a consistency now, to so many of the Raptors – helped, no doubt, by the fact Casey has used just seven different lineups.
"Efficient," is the word that Casey used to describe DeRozan, who was effective on the pick-and-roll against the Hawks – the one particular element of his game that Casey thinks can improve in order for DeRozan to become one of the elite players in the game.
As for Valanciunas? He had nothing to show for eight shots and 12 boards through 23 minutes – a spectacularly difficult feat when you're seven-feet tall – before finally plopping in a bucket with seven minutes left. He finished with two points and 14 rebounds. Yikes.
"He probably needs a mental rest," Casey said. "He did a good job rebounding. He couldn't buy a basket, but it wasn't for lack of trying. Maybe it was too much trying."
The game against the Hawks started a stretch of three against opponents directly behind the Raptors in the standings. On Tuesday, they'll face the Wizards in Washington. Next Wednesday, they'll play the Bulls at the ACC, followed by winnable home games against the Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic.
Casey doesn't have a contract to coach in 2014-15; Lowry doesn't have a deal to play in Toronto next season.
The season that wasn't supposed to be continues and … say, are you starting to get the sense this could be quite the spring in Toronto? The Raptors, with 17 of 30 games left at home, in the NBA playoffs and the Maple Leafs in the NHL playoffs.
Which begs the question: Et tu, Blue Jays?
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What's the best eyeliner for the waterline?
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La Bisbetica, I hope you get a chance to try the UD pencils, they are awesome and they really last ages on the waterline!
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I'm happy to hear that UD works for you! Sadly, those UD pencils work great for tight lining and rimming my upper waterline, but when I use it on my lower waterline, it doesn't seem to stay on as well. But Milani liquify is love!
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While still maybe not as much of a household name as Don Cherry, most Islanders would now acknowledge that P.E.I.'s bioscience sector is an important component of a growing and diversifying economy.
Over the past decade the P.E.I. cluster has tripled in size, employing almost 1,200 people and generating more than $124 million in annual export sales.
With a growing group of 38 companies, expanded research organizations, aligned government partners, and growing international networks, the chairman of the P.E.I. BioAlliance says that he expects to see an acceleration of the growth in revenues and job opportunities in the years ahead.
"We have really established a solid foundation of technical capacity and successful companies here in P.E.I.," said Russ Kerr. "The private-public partnership that we have in place has been an essential part of our success to date."
P.E.I. companies range from contract manufacturers for pharmaceutical products, to businesses developing natural and organic products for natural health products and functional foods, personal health care and cosmetics, to whose working on neurological diseases, and therapeutic and diagnostic technologies for human, animal, and fish health.
The P.E.I. cluster includes local startups like Island Abbey Foods, Somru BioScience, and Murphy Laboratories, as well as some of the world's most highly regarded bioscience companies, including BioVectra, Novartis Animal Health, and Sekisui.
An ambitious multi-year strategy for the growth of the cluster is currently being pursued that could provide 1,500 jobs and generate more than $200 million in annual revenues by the end of 2015.
The initial decision to focus on the research, development, and commercialization of bioactives-based human and animal health and nutrition products has produced tangible results. This strategy, developed and coordinated by the P.E.I. BioAlliance, has prioritized the cluster's choices as they relate to research platform development, company attraction, human resource development, infrastructure priorities, and support services.
Hosting International bioscience-based conferences in P.E.I. has helped attract the attention of global companies, researchers and investors. In 2013, PEI BioAlliance and partners hosted two major international conferences, both focused on areas of expertise and growth within P.E.I.'s bioscience industry. They were VetHealth Global 2013, the International Animal Health and Nutrition Business Conference, and the Biotechnology and Human Health Symposiuml, which attracted the world's leading researchers and businesses working on treatment of neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and ALS.
The P.E.I. BioAlliance will host the Biotechnology & Human Health Symposium in Charlottetown again this July.
P.E.I. BioAlliance executive director Rory Francis says people are one of the keys to driving the P.E.I. bioscience cluster forward.
"One of the challenges within a rapidly growing industry, such as our bioscience sector, is to keep up with the increase in demand of qualified human resources — in the management, technical, process engineering, and scientific knowledge areas," says Francis.
"Programs, such as Holland College's two-year bioscience technology program, UPEI's MBA biotechnology management stream and a proposed new engineering graduate program at UPEI are all steps in the right direction, as are successful recruitment and immigration initiatives when the required skills are not available locally."
Francis says that the BioAlliance partners have created a great science and business environment for companies wanting to develop products and commercialize. Now the cluster wants to quickly build on the momentum and reputation that has already been established.
"It's a global competition for market share, capital, and bright minds," says Francis, "but Prince Edward Island is on that global map, and we intend to keep it there."


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It is critical that all of our students feel their academic needs are being supported and met. Teachers work closely with students both inside and outside of class time to assure students are grasping the material. Additionally, options are available for extended English or math courses, allowing students additional class time to master foundational concepts. Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart also has the Study Center. The Study Center offers supported study halls to help students transition to college preparatory course work by offering assistance with writing, organization, presentation skills, note-taking, and study skills. The Study Center also helps upperclasswomen with literacy skills as they continue to prepare for college readiness. Our Study Center is staffed by two members of our English Department with significant training and experience in literacy: Mrs. Nicosia and Mr. Sperrazza.


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ZANESVILLE -- Cambridge High again edged closer to the .500 plateau with an easy 25-12, 25-12, 25-5 East Central Ohio League triumph over Rosecrans on Tuesday.
Lots of Lady 'Cats contributed. Senior Mariah Rossiter and junior Paige Cooley each turned in another perfect passing performance, with Rossiter going 15-of-15 and Cooley going 14-of-14. The pair combined for nine digs and Rossiter also chipped in four kills. Senior middles Brianna Harbin and Mallory Taylor had dominating net efforts. Harbin finished with 10 kills and a pair of blocks. She also added a half dozen service aces to the win. Taylor matched Harbin with 10 kills and added eight-of-eight serves with four aces.
Junior setter Abbey Seckman dished out 17 assists, went 17-of-18 serving and blasted a half dozen aces. Senior Emilee Thompson also was a perfect six-of-six passing to go along with four digs.
Senior Morgan Stocker finished 11-of-12 serving.
For the Lady Bishops (0-16, 0-10 ECOL), Kelli Renneccius had four kills and five digs while Jesse Kinder added an ace and Beth Parry had five digs.
NEXT -- Cambridge (6-7, 4-4 ECOL) entertains Dover in another ECOL match on Thursday, with JV action at 5:30 p.m.
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OLD WASHINGTON -- Host Buckeye Trail High had no trouble in disposing of volleyball "newbie" Shadyside on Tuesday as the Lady Warriors steamrolled the guests 25-7, 25-6, 25-5 to up their 2012 mark to 8-5 and keep the Tigers winless at 0-11.
Highlighting the winners' efforts was a school record serving performance by Lynsey Beros, who drilled 14 aces. She was also serving while her team scored 25 points in the match, also a new BT program record.
Beros also enjoyed setter success with 23 assists. Sister Kelsey Beros paced the hitters with 10 kills, while Josie Hensley added nine.
As a team, Trail served 62-of-65, but passed even better, going 23-of-25. Hensley and Kelsey Beros combined for nine digs. Miranda Stillion, Ashlee Nichols and Meghann Winters combined to add 10 kills to the BT total.
NEXT -- Buckeye Trail is back in action today hosting Shenandoah at 5:30 p.m.
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NEWCOMERSTOWN -- Host Newcomerstown High pocketed its second Inter-Valley Conference win of the sesaon with a 30-28 25-14, 25-19 triumph over Hiland (3-12, 2-7 IVC). The Lady Trojans (5-10, 2-7 IVC) rode the jump serving of senior Cydney McMillan to the win, as she drilled a season high 12 aces. She also added a team high 16 kills. Setter Alisha Moore provided 27 assists. Karlee Peach added 13 digs and Alyson Rexroad had four kills and a dozen digs.
NEXT -- Newcomerstown treks to Cadiz to face Harrison Central on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
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BARNESVILLE -- The Lady Shamrocks had little trouble with visiting Bridgeport on Tuesday, coming away with a 25-16, 25-16, 25-18 triumph.
Setter Paige Gibbons had a stellar game for Barnesville (11-2), dishing out 15 assists, serving a pair of aces, adding three kills and a dozen digs. Kelsey Douglas paced the hitting with 11 kills, but also added an ace, two assists, two blocks and two digs.
Once more, Hunter Weiss led the defense with 14 digs. Setter Paige Huntsman added 11 assists and three digs. Raquel Bahmer chipped in three blocks and five digs. Miranda Plumly added seven kills, a pair of blocks and four digs.
Bridgeport's effort was paced by Hannah Lewis, who registered 21 digs. Emily Nowakowski finished with a kill and six assists.
NEXT -- Barnesville travels to Bridgeport on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
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BYESVILLE -- Meadowbrook High dropped a hard fought, four set contest to visiting New Philadelphia in East Central Ohio League action. The Lady Quakers won 25-21, 23-25, 25-16, 25-22.
For the Lady Colts (8-6, 4-5 ECOL), setter Bria Graham recorded two dozen assists. Karli Tellep led an awesome teem effort at the net with a team high 18 kills and a season high seven solo blocks. Brittany Oliver added eight kills and three blocks. Sydney Black also had eight kills. Delaney Singleton chipped in seven kills to go along with a pair of blocks. Libero Erin Smith provided 39 digs.
NEXT -- Meadowbrook welcomes River View on Thursday, with the reserve match slated at 5:30 p.m.
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CALDWELL -- The Caldwell High volleyball team continued to struggle for wins, dropping a 25-7, 25-15, 25-9 Pioneer Valley Conference decision to visiting Frontier on Tuesday. The Lady Cougars (6-5, 3-5 PVC) got four service aces from Corisa Ficklesen and another pair of aces from Emily Hinton to go along with 14 assists.
Caldwell (1-12, 0-7 PVC) was paced by Bre Sawyer, who registered an ace and added four digs and a kill. Teammate Marla Border added an ace to go along with three assists and a half dozen digs.
NEXT -- Caldwell travels to Beverly to face Fort Frye on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.


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93 – Goblin General
Seems like about time to check back in with the goblins and see how their plan to rise up and take over all of Foon is going.
Seems like about time to check back in with the goblins and see how their plan to rise up and take over all of Foon is going.
This week I interview a lizard guy who's here to fix up the tavern.
The tavern is very busy. Let's talk to the Pandenomicon, a sentient vapor… and maybe someone else.
This week we learn what life is like for the fairy-folk.
We're still testing out new co-hosts, so I invited the Memory Gremlin to join us and help us remember an old friend.
It's time again for Chunt's annual blood drive for local vampires. Usidore is unusually excited.
Let this week's episode be a song that draws you in. You'll be okay.
It's Sunday in the tavern so let's talk to two of our old goblin friends.
You should never cross a dragon, a wizard, a flower, or my next guest…
The tavern is busy, and the Bandit King is here!
This week I'm excited to meet Foon's first Unicorn dentist.
I found these resonance stones in Spintax's old hat.
An ambitious young make-up artist from the Unmarked Territories is ready to join Usidore's quest.
I'm not entirely sure, but I think my next guest is in a cult.
The tavern is extra busy, and we have a tiny flying guest with two heads.
It's goblin day at the Minotaur again and we're joined by the Goblin Queen herself! She's very approachable!
Princess Trachea Aurealia Belaroth is back to talk about her path to the throne and who might help her make it happen
It feels like this may be it… our last chance to save Chunt.
We all need some cheering up in these dark times. Hopefully this dancer can do it.
I meet Foon's current Mauve Wizard who is also Foon's first black wizard.
Jak Vorpal, Foon's Greatest Swordsman, returns with his weapon/companion The Singing Sword. They have…an interesting dynamic.
A healer has come to Hogsface. Maybe he can help Chunt with that curse.
Is there a new sheriff in town? No, she's had this job for a while. But she's new to me: this week I talk to Gianessa Relkorus, the first female …
This week we talk to Jimminent Turlybirther, the Confidential Courier. What's he couriering? We'll see if he'll confide.
This week, we're visited by clinical psychologist Dr. Mark Ward. I can't wait to learn about doctors in Foon!
We chat with Melchoir, The Keeper of the Doom Horn that Blows at World's End. Really hoping he doesn't blow it.
Meet Thretta Dreamclimber. She doesn't get many breaks from her job of climbing into peoples dreams, but she's spending one of them with us!
This week I meet a dungeon guard named Chad. Seems nice!
I always thought it was weird how Usidore saves his bodily fluids. This week I learn why. It's still weird.
What's a polite word for hag?
Last we heard from Tomblain Belaroth, his role as Danlet earned him a nomination for a Tosser Award. Now he's back to tell us all about his experience on the …
It's my one-year anniversary in Foon and I'm going to spend it with my goon companions, Chunt and Usidore. Boy's Night!
This week I meet my first Foonish baron. Also my first baron!
Larry Birdman is in town for a meeting to have a meeting to form a panel to change some Mittens rules and he stops by the podcast to discuss the …
There's another princess at the Vermilion Minotaur! And she seems pretty chatty. Maybe now we'll get the real story on princess life. Download | Subscribe |
I'm going to try to keep Blemish in line while we chat with our old pal D'athaniel Quen'yarvin. Maybe I'll say his name right this time. Download | Subscribe |
Finally someone in Foon is going on an actual quest. It's not Usidore. It's Otok Barleyfoot, off to find his daughter Activia. Download | Subscribe |
No guest this week. Looks like another Boys Ni–wait, who's this guy at our table? Download | Subscribe |
I've always wondered how Judaism exists on both Earth and Foon. This week's guest has the answer! Download | Subscribe |
We're joined by Arnor, the greatest warrior in all of Foon! People have been comparing us a lot since our names are so similar. I bet he'll get a kick …
This week I meet two Sharks, but only one of them is a literal shark. I mean I GET IT, but it still seems more confusing than it needs to …
Happy Winter Solstice everyone! The regular show will be back next week. Download | Subscribe |
There's a chill in the air and in Foon that could mean literally anything. But this time it means Winter Solstice! Glenn Miller and Spants join us for gift giving …
I learn about dungeons from an actual dungeon-guarding skeleton. Nice guy! Download | Subscribe |
We venture out of the Vermilion Minotaur for a meal at Chu Chu's Chow! Not sure what they serve, but it's got to beat spiced potatoes. Download | Subscribe |
Chunt here! Arnie's hung over so I'm hosting the podcast this week. Usidore's wizard-friend Can is drinking at the Vermilion Minotaur today. Maybe he'll chat with us. Download | Subscribe |
We've been getting so many emails lately, I decided to do an all letters episode. Letters night! Download | Subscribe |
I was trying to teach Usidore the Earth phrase "when pigs fly." One thing lead to another and I met this week's guest. Download | Subscribe |


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Last month, I decided to start a series of monthly #missionalchat conversations on Twitter, on the third Monday of the month (which is also when I'm planning to post on the Emergent Village Voice blog).Back in December, the conversation was around the terms "incarnational" vs. "missional" for the type of ministry we're talking about in the emerging church. I had the privilege of doing that first experimental #missionalchat with Kathy Escobar, co-pastor of The Refuge and author of Down We … [Read more...]
Missional Conversations with … Kathy Escobar
Incarnational or Missional?
During this season of Advent, I've been reflecting a lot on the idea of incarnation — specifically, these words from author and activist Parker Palmer: "The Christmas story is ... about God taking the risk of showing up in the flesh, and all that comes with it. I think that's a risk that we're all called to — the risk of incarnation, the risk of embodying our values and beliefs, the risk of manifesting our identity and integrity in the world, the risk of being fully human. And it's … [Read more...]


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Elfin Haircuts With Charlize Theron
There are so many wonderful words one can say about Charlize Theron's elfin haircut. The two that stand out the most however are cute and elegant. Elfin haircuts have been around for many years without ever fading out of style.
Although they may have faded to the hair fashion background through the years, an elfin hairstyle has never fully gone away.
Now, the elfin haircut such as the one that Charlize Theron has is back at the forefront of hair fashion and looks better than it ever did.
An elfin hairstyle always looks neat and stylish. With your locks clipped as short as this, styling time is minimal at best. This is literally a wash and wear hairstyle if you so desire.
Charlize will always be ready to go with a cropped haircut like her elfin. You too can look lovely and chic in a cute yet elegant elfin hairstyle. Everything from a walk in the park to a fancy affair are suitable situations to show off your elfin hairstyle.
Elfin hairstyles are generally a basic cut. However, you can always have slight adjustments done to suit your own hairstyle preferences.
For Charlize, her stylist opted to taper the back and sides while creating texture through the top with lengths that were chipped in.
Oval, square, triangular, diamond and oblong face shapes can wear an elfin hairstyle wonderfully. The longer your face happens to be, the more an elfin style will suit you.
Although this elfin hairstyle that Charlize Theron has works best with tresses that are thin to medium, thick locks can wear a cut such as this as long as they are thinned.
A touch of mouse and hair wax is all that is necessary to place this elfin into fine form. Looking good has never been as easy as this. As already stated, you can wash and go if you like. If however, you would like to style your locks somewhat, it will take you only mere minutes.
Styling Steps - Charlize Theron's Elfin Hair
Wash your hair with products geared towards your current hair type.
Towel dry and distribute mousse throughout your tresses evenly for hold. Short locks will receive a certain amount of texture from mousse.
While blow drying, use a small round brush. A small brush should be chosen for its ability to help style shorter tresses.
The back of your hair should be dried working from the nape down. Drag the brush from the roots and on to the mid length's. When you are drying your ends, work under allowing them to curve.
The sides of your hair will need to be dried under and your bangs should be dried in a forward motion.
Style your bangs forward with wax on your fingers. Draw your fingertips through your bangs for texture.
The back of your hair will need to be waxed down. Pinching small sections of hair will result in a sculptured, yet still messy style
Your sides can be worked down with wax on your fingers.
When it is time to work on your roots, lift slightly with wax for volume.
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The Stoned Smiling Skull Ring
A skull that is smiling.. I like it. Looks like he's had a smoke with his red eyes and all. I want one.
It's just what my skull list needed! A skull votive holder!Added 7 Years Ago from Stepheneinhorn
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As winter rolls in across the northern hemisphere and the holiday travel season forces us into close quarters with others, here are some tips for keeping the bugs at bay.
As winter rolls in across the northern hemisphere and the holiday travel season forces us into close quarters with others, cold and flu viruses come along for the ride, infecting a significant number of travellers.
For example, Health Canada, the country's national health agency, estimates that between 10% and 25% of Canadians get the flu each winter.
But it doesn't have to be that way. Here are some tips for keeps the bugs at bay while travelling:
Track the flu
Before you take off across a continent or around the world, use Google's new Flu Trends tool to check if there's a flu outbreak in the city you'll be visiting. Google found a close relationship between how many people search for flu-related topics and how many people are actually getting sick in a given region. By counting how often Google sees flu-related search queries, the tool estimates how much the flu virus is circulating in different countries and regions around the world. In the US, the Weather Channel posts a colour-coded "Influenza Reports" map, which illustrates which states have the most (or least) severe outbreaks. Novartis, the company that makes the medication Theraflu, offers travellers a cold and flu tracker mobile app to help pinpoint and prepare for outbreaks. Health Canada's FluWatch maps also track the spread of the flu across Canada's provinces.
Consider trip insurance
Nothing's worse than making plans, buying non-refundable airline tickets and then catching a bad cold or flu at the last minute, forcing you to cancel or interrupt a trip. Trip cancellation or interruption insurance plans, as well as broader "cancel for any reason" policies protect travellers from financial losses due to illness.
Wash up
Cold and flu germs are primarily spread among humans via dirty hands, so pack a few individually wrapped antibacterial towelettes or a small bottle of alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Neither are as effective as soap and warm water, but they do the trick when you can't find a sink. During cold and flu season, make it a point to not touch your mouth, nose or eyes unless your hands are clean, because cold and flu germs enter the body through mucous membranes.
Get a shot and pack medication
Frequent travellers are exposed to germs more often than non-travellers, so consider getting a flu shot early in the season.
Also consider long-acting decongestant sprays or tablets, which help keep blocked nasal passages open when cabin pressure changes during take-off and landing. (Decongestant can be overly drying in airplane cabin air — so consider saline solution, too). Also, don't forget aspirin, ibuprofen or Tylenol to help reduce fever and make you feel better if you do get sick on the road.
Many frequent travellers swear by fruit flavoured tablets that act as fizzy cocktails of vitamins, herbs and minerals when the tablet is dissolved in water. They go by various names, such as Airborne, Berocca or Emergen-C. You may also want to consider nasal gels or lozenges that contain Vitamin C, Echinacea and/or zinc, which manufacturers claim can help reduce the duration of a cold. Also, carry along a mentholated inhaler, which can alleviate pressure and sinus pain during airline takeoff and landing.
Take a vacation
Despite the threat of catching the cold or flu, the simple act of taking a vacation could be good for you. According to a recent Hotwire survey, 81% of travellers reported feeling energized and productive after returning from a leisure trip. "Travel stimulates the brain and promotes the growth of new synapses, [it] heightens creativity and may even resist Alzheimer's disease," said Dr Matthew Edlund, director of the Center for Circadian Medicine and author of The Power of Rest. "Your brain, like the rest of your body, rebuilds itself constantly, but it needs to be given the regular opportunity to do so. Taking frequent leisure trips at regular intervals continually rests and rejuvenates you, increasing your productivity and sense of satisfaction."
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Assistant Professor
School of Public Health
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-7360
Fax: 510-643-6981
Current Research Interests
The role of scientific expertise in shaping environmental policy in the United States
Organizational strategies used by science assessment organizations working in policy environments
Learning and innovation in the application of public health programs (e.g., chronic disease and HIV/AIDS)
Patient interest group activism and impacts on research communities
Key Publications
Peter Alpert and Ann Keller 2003. The Ecology-Policy Interface: How Close is Too Close? Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 1,1 (February).
Alexandra von Meier, Jennifer Lynn Miller, and Ann Keller 1998. The Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium: A Comparison of Three Narrative Contexts. The Nonproliferation Review 5, 2 (Winter): 20-31.
Todd R. LaPorte and Ann Keller 1996. Assuring Institutional Constancy: Requisite for Managing Long-Lived Hazards. Public Administration Review 56, 6 (November/December): 535-544.
Issues in Environmental Health Policy
Health Policy in the United States: Expertise, Interests and Institutions (Ph.D. level)
Health Policy Decision-Making and Analysis (Master's level)
Robert Wood Johnson Scholars in Health Policy Research Fellowship, 2002-2004.
Public & University Service
Committee Member, Chemicals Policy Advisory Committee, California Policy Research Center, UC Office of the President and Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, UC Berkeley University of California
Committee Member, 2003 Don K. Price Award Committee, Science Technology, and Environmental Politics, American Political Science Association
External Advisor, Flight Attendants Medical Research Initiative Environmental Tobacco Smoke Study, University of California, San Francisco
Brief Biography
Before accepting a faculty position in the Health Policy and Management division of the School of Public Health, Ann Keller was an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder where she was jointly appointed in the Political Science Department and the Environmental Studies program. Keller received her Ph.D. in political science from Berkeley (2001) and her B.A. in math and political science from Indiana University (1991). Keller's training also includes a two-year postdoctoral fellowship with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research Program. Keller's research sits on the boundary between political science, health and environmental policy, and science studies. Though she is pursuing a number of research projects, all are united by a common theme of exploring the nature and use of scientific and technical expertise in public decision making. Keller has published in the Public Administration Review on the question of institutional stability in managing long-lasting, hazardous wastes. Her work on the political frames operating in the debate surrounding weapons plutonium disposition appears in The Non-Proliferation Review. Currently, Keller currently has a book manuscript entitled Interested Scientists and Disinterested Science: the temptations of efficacy in environmental policy making under review at MIT Press. This book examines policy debates in the United States surrounding acid rain and climate change and demonstrates that scientists' style of policy participation changes from one stage of the process to the next. In a related study, Keller is conducts a comparison of organizational strategies for maintaining credibility and relevance in applying scientific expertise to political decision-making. Keller is also pursuing two projects more firmly rooted in health policy. First, she is studying expertise and innovation in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In connection with this research, Keller has applied for funding to compare the CDC's HIV/AIDS prevention efforts applied in its Global AIDS Program. This research will compare CDC efforts in three GAP countries and analyze tensions between evidence-based models for intervention and the need to adaptation to local-level conditions. Finally, Keller's newest research project involves the study of patient interest groups in the United States. The goal of this work is to learn about the impacts that these groups are having through the demands they are making in research communities that used to be relatively insulated from interest group lobbying.


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S2 Ep7: Episode 7
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On Cynthia's district rounds, she administers daily insulin to a man who consistently belittles his wife, Annie. Jenny witnesses persecution of a different kind when she looks after a black mother-to-be who is subjected to racial prejudice from neighbors. Fred teaches the midwives to ride a scooter — with amusing and unforeseen results. Everyone is thrilled when Chummy and Peter return.


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Located across Highway 1 from the Hearst Castle Visitor's Center inside historic Sebastian's General Store, the Hearst Ranch Winery tasting room beckons visitors to enjoy our vintages of Chardonnay, Rosé, Tempranillo, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Late Harvest Zinfandel and our Red Cuvée, White Cuvée and Barrel Select Cuvée blends.
While it still serves as a general store and cafe to tourists, campers and sport fishing enthusiasts, historic Sebastian's is also the gathering place to sample the wines of Hearst Ranch Winery and enjoy café style meals featuring Hearst Ranch Beef. Visitors and locals boast about this hidden treasure located near William Randolph Hearst Memorial State Beach, and world-famous Hearst Castle.
Taste our award-winning wines, enjoy the sights of Old San Simeon Village, and relive a little history by visiting the Hearst Ranch Winery's tasting room in Sebastian's General Store.
Hearst Ranch Winery Wines:
2011 WHITE WINE, "THREE SISTERS CUVÉE"—The nose of our 2011 Three Sisters Cuvée is driven by apricot, violet and white peach. The front end of the flavor profile is dominated with peach and nectarine flavors that transition to mild back end acidity with lingering flavors of orange zest.
Silver Medal—Sunset International Wine Competition-2013
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DRIVE M7 Aspar Team MotoGP - Hiroshi Aoyama Biography
Date of birth: 25/10/81 Ichiara/Shi â Chiba â Japan
Age: 32
First Grand Prix: Pacific Grand Prix 250cc - (2000)
First win: Grand Prix of Japan 250cc â (2005)
Last win: Malaysian Grand Prix 250cc â (2009)
First pole: Grand Prix of Japan 250cc â (2003)
First fastest lap: Grand Prix of Japan 250cc â (2003)
First podium: Grand Prix of Japan 250cc â (2003)
Victories: 9 (250cc)
Poles: 8 (250cc)
Fastest laps: 11 (250cc)
Podiums: 27 (250cc)
Best championship finish: 250cc World Champion - 2009
Total GP appearances: 150 (104 in 250cc and 46 in MotoGP)
1996: Kanto Regional Minibike Champion
1997: Kanto Regional Minibike Champion
1998: 2nd in 125cc Tsukuba Championship
7th in 250cc Tsukuba Championship
1999: 11th in 125cc Japanese Championship (Honda)
2000: 250cc World Championship Wildcard (Honda) â Pacific GP
2nd in 250cc Japanese Championship (Honda)
2001: 250cc World Championship Wildcard (Honda) â Pacific GP and Japan GP
8th in 250cc Japanese Championship (Honda)
2002: 250cc World Championship Wildcard (Honda) â Pacific GP and Japan GP
2nd in 250cc Japanese Championship (Honda)
2003: 250cc World Championship Wildcard (Honda) â Pacific GP and Japan GP
250cc Japanese Champion (Honda)
2004: 6th in 250cc World Championship (Honda)
2005: 4th in 250cc World Championship (Honda)
2006: 4th in 250cc World Championship (KTM)
2007: 6th in 250cc World Championship (KTM)
2008: 7th in 250cc World Championship (KTM)
2009: 250cc World Champion (Honda)
2010: 15th in MotoGP World Championship (Honda)
2011: 10th in MotoGP World Championship (Honda)
2012: 18th in Superbikes World Championship (Honda)
2013: 20th in MotoGP/CRT World Championship (FTR)
Hiroshi Aoyama is one of the most experienced riders in MotoGP, having spent half his life travelling the circuits of the world. Unlike many of his peers, however, Hiroshi was unimpressed by motorcycles as a young boy and it was his father who convinced him to give them a try at the age of five, when he rode his first pocket bike. The next step was to try riding it at a local karting circuit near the family home and soon enough watching Hiroshi ride his bike became the Aoyama family's main weekend hobby. The Chiba prefecture is well known as a hotbed of motorsport talent and there was no shortage of places for young Hiroshi to practice his new-found passion in his home region.
After racing since the age of five with pocket bikes, at fourteen 'Hiro' stepped on to minibikes to continue racing. He won the Kanto district championship in 1996 and 1997 and the following year, at the relatively ripe age of seventeen, he moved onto 125cc and 250cc machinery. In 1999 he made his Japanese Championship debut on a 125cc Honda but he quickly moved on to a 250cc that would eventually open the passage to international competition in a category he would compete in for the best part of a decade.
After gathering vital experience in the national series in 2000, 2001 and 2002, finishing as the championship runner-up twice, as well as featuring as a Grand Prix wildcard at Suzuka and Motegi, Hiro made it count in 2003 as he stormed to the quarter-litre title. However, it was his pole position and second place in the Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka that really caught the attention of the World Championship paddock and he was given his chance as a full-time 250cc GP rider for 2004.
Signed as team-mate to Dani Pedrosa in the Telefónica Movistar team with direct backing from Honda, Hiro emphasised his commitment to the cause by moving to Barcelona, where he could be close to the team and prepare for the season under the watchful eye of Team Manager Alberto Puig. His debut season saw him pick up two podium finishes in Japan and Qatar, finishing sixth overall, and he felt so comfortable in his new surroundings in Barcelona that he made it his permanent home during the season. With the perfect climate and facilities to train every day, he has been able to adapt to the European way of life and still maintains a close relationship with Pedrosa and Puig to this day.
Hiro stayed with Honda for 2005 and made gradual improvements, finishing the championship in fourth place, before being tempted to make the switch to the KTM factory team for the following three seasons. A constant force at the front, his results on the Austrian bike were impressive throughout those three years but there remained a sense of unfinished business with Honda. So in 2009 he returned 'home' and enjoyed an historic season, clinching the last ever 250cc World Championship title after a battle to the final race of the season with Marco Simoncelli and Ãlvaro Bautista.
Hiro and Honda moved up to MotoGP together but results were not as expected in 2010 or 2011 and the option arose to try his luck in the World Superbike Championship in 2012. It was a fleeting visit to the production racing series, however, and in 2013 he was back in MotoGP on a CRT bike. Next season he will be in the premier-class of Grand Prix once more and again he will be riding a Honda, joining up with the Aspar Team. Hiroshi Aoyama is known for his calm and shy nature but he opens up when he feels confident. He loves living in Barcelona, even though he is always sure to visit his native Japan during the winter break. He remains just as determined as ever to achieve his objectives, whilst enjoying the lifestyle of a worldwide traveller with an open mind.
WEIGHT: 57 kg
HEIGHT: 165 cm
PLACE OF BIRTH: Ichiara/Shi - Chiba - Japan
FAVOURITE WOMAN'S NAME: Monica
FAVOURITE BOOK: âLifeâ - Kazuo Inamori
FAVOURITE FILM: Any Bruce Lee film
FAVOURITE ACTRESS: Catherine Zeta-Jones
FAVOURITE ACTOR: Bruce Lee
FAVOURITE SONG, SINGER, MUSIC: Japanese pop
FAVOURITE MOTORCYCLE: Honda Integra
YOUR FIRST MOTORCYCLE: Pocket - bike
FAVOURITE FOOD: Spanish 'pan con tomate' (bread with tomato) and ham.
FAVOURITE ANIMAL: Cat
FAVOURITE COLOUR: Red
FAVOURITE SEASON: Summer
FAVOURITE ANECDOTE: My brother and I look very much alike and sometimes my nieces get us mixed up, thinking I am their father!
BIGGEST RIVAL: My brother when we raced together.
FAVOURITE PLACE FOR A HOLIDAY: Australia
SEA OR MOUNTAIN? I like both but if I have to choose I will go with the mountain.
FAVOURITE OTHER SPORT: I have only tried it a couple of times but I like horse riding. I also really like darts, athletics and cycling.
FAVOURITE SPORTSMAN: Leo Messi
TV, RADIO, NEWSPAPERS OR INTERNET: Internet
MOMENT TO REMEMBER: When I won the 250cc World Championship in 2009
MOMENT TO FORGET: The actual race at Valencia in 2009, which was so nerve racking. I ran off track halfway through the race but fortunately came back to finish and win the title.
3 THINGS TO TAKE TO A DESERT ISLAND: A motorcyle, food and my friends.
WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE BEEN IF YOU WEREN'T A RIDER?: I don't ever think about that.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE?: Fighting to be the top rider in the new Open Category in MotoGP.
YOUR HOBBIES: Cycling and darts.
FAVOURITE CIRCUIT: Jerez, Catalunya and Motegi
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Red velvet layer, fluffy lemon chiffon, cocoa angel-food and rich, salted caramel slice: Beatrix takes the cake for its gorgeous selection of bakes. But this dinky, corner cafe, flooded with natural light (and decorated with dangling eggbeaters) also has a short menu of sandwiches; they change weekly (and have cute names, like 'the plugger' and 'the chairman'), but they're always stuffed with top-notch produce. Try a hearty mushroom with caramelised onion and tangy goat's cheese, or maybe a BLT in summer. Specials might include tender poached chicken with celery, apple, pinenuts and mustard. Excellent, smooth coffee (by Allpress) is the icing on the cake.


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