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My name is Ariel Cohen. I am Senior Research Fellow, Russian and Eurasian Studies and International Energy Policy at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are my own, and should not be construed as representing any official position of The Heritage Foundation.
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The forthcoming parliamentary elections in Georgia, which will take place on October 1, are crucial to U.S. interests in the South Caucasus, the Black Sea, and the Caspian region. They are crucial because two powers – Russia and Iran – would like nothing better than to see President Mikheil Saakashvili and his party defeated.
President Saakashvili's principal challenger is the Georgia Dream coalition, headed by a billionaire named Bidzina Ivanishvili with deep ties to Russia. Ivanishvili built his $6.4 billion fortune in Russia's opaque business world. This year, he safely sold his holdings to businesspeople that enjoy excellent ties with the Kremlin. Such highly sensitive business transactions never happen without the Kremlin's blessing. In Russia, business is politics and politics is business – as some less-fortunate denizens of the Russian business Olympus, such Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who has been in jail for 10 years, know well.
While Saakashvili is considered the most pro-American leader in the former Soviet Union – and perhaps one of the most pro-American in the world – Ivanishvili has never criticized Vladimir Putin. He promised to restore relations with Russia, and to reopen Russian markets to Georgian wine, fruit, and mineral water, after Russia punitively excluded Georgian imports. He even promised to return to Georgia territories Russia occupied in the war of 2008 – a highly unlikely notion. Saakashvili has been working tirelessly to bring Georgia into NATO, while Ivanishvili and his people said that NATO enlargement will not be a priority. This is understandable if they want to prioritize relations with Moscow.
The rhetoric of this campaign is far from courteous. The Ivanishvili-led opposition is not mincing words: its leader has called Saakashvili the "son of a dog" and a "professional liar." In Russia and many neighboring countries, such language would earn the opposition leader a jail term – or worse. Not in Georgia.
In fact, a recent media monitoring report funded by the EU/UNDP found that President Saakashvili received more negative photo coverage in the Georgian newspapers; the print media was generally supportive of the opposition, while radio was neutral, and TV channels were polarized, with a somewhat more pro-government slant.
Ivanishvili's Georgia Dream coalition has accused the ruling United Democratic Movement, led by Saakashvili, of abuse of office, firing supporters of Georgia Dream from their jobs, and other transgressions. It has also claimed that a small group of cronies surrounding Saakashvili holds Georgia in an iron grip. If this is so, it is difficult to understand why the Georgian Dream trails the United Democratic Movement by 20 points: 35 percent to 55 percent according to one recent poll.
After all, the ruling party took Georgia through a disastrous war and a deep economic crisis. Georgian voters may have had enough of the perennially active Saakashvili, who is currently moving the Parliament to Kutaisi, the country's second largest town, and relocated Georgia's Supreme Court to the coastal city of Batumi -- but that is not what the poll data show. In addition, speaking of poll data, it appears that the opposition consistently manipulates their polling results, projecting higher numbers than independent polls commissioned by IRI and NDI suggest.
Since 2003, Georgia has boldly progressed from a failed post-Soviet state to a growing, modern, and more prosperous country. The current Georgian administration was successful in eradicating petty corruption and establishing an astonishing precedent in the Caucasus and the former Soviet space: Georgia is the only country in the region where officials practically do not take bribes.
A successful police reform, an anti-corruption sweep, streamlining of government bureaucracy, rural electrification and gasification, and construction of roads all make the ruling party still an attractive choice for Georgia. So does Saakashvili's vision of Georgia integrating into Europe and NATO.
Clearly, not everything is perfect. The recent revelations of systemic torture and abuse horrified Georgians and foreigners alike. Such horrors should not be tolerated, especially in a country, which aspires to integrate into Euro-Atlantic institutions. However, unfortunately, such despicable abuses happen everywhere, as we remember from the Abu Ghraib scandal.
It is encouraging that President Saakashvili, Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili, and other leaders took it upon themselves to investigate, and the minister responsible for jails resigned immediately. All friends of Georgia, including in the U.S. will eagerly await the results of an impartial investigation and the comprehensive prison reform Mr. Saakashvili promised.
What we see in Georgia is a real political process. The opposition-affiliated TV stations took a lead in exposing the prison scandal – and probably gained some political dividends in the process. Georgians are a very emotional people, who take their feelings very seriously. Some of the accusations sound dramatic.
However, there are several daunting questions concerning these elections. First, why Mr. Ivanishvili decided to fight these elections not only in Tbilisi, not just in Kutaisi, Batumi, in Svaneti and Adjara – but around the world. He is he taking his message to Washington and Brussels, besmirching his President and his government.
According to the Washingon Post, Mr. Ivanishvili decided that it is important to spend a reported $300,000 a month on an A-team of the most expensive lobbyists in town. For what purpose? Isn't the Obama Administration already imploring the Saakashvili Administration to "democratize" and not to "over-militarize" Georgian security, as one senior State Department official put it?
The effective ban on supplying Georgia with defensive weapons systems, such as anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles, even M-4 rifles, goes far enough to placate Mr. Obama's Russian "reset" partners. Is further de-legitimization of the Saakashvili government in Washington by the opposition leader really necessary for the victory of Georgia Dream or for the future of U.S.-Georgian relations?
Is this PR campaign by the opposition in Washington just an preliminary "artillery barrage" before Mr. Ivanishvili takes a million of his supporters to the streets, as he promised? Can the Russian army interfere to "restore order" in Georgia if massive street demonstrations occur and someone calls for Russian troops to march in? Will they?
Hopefully not.
What Is at Stake? These elections are crucial to the future of U.S.-Georgian and U.S.-Russian relations, as well as for the overall stability of the region. President Saakashvili has built upon the efforts of his predecessor, Eduard Shevardnadze, to extricate Georgia from the Russian sphere of influence and move it toward the West. Russia does not like his approach at all. And it may not like Mr. Ivanishvili, if he ever comes to power in his country. Unless, of course, he is doing exactly what the Russians are telling him to do. Abandoning the dream of joining Europe and NATO and joining the Moscow-led Eurasian Union with Belarus and Kazakhstan may be an approach much more palatable to, and perhaps dictated by, the Kremlin.
Under Saakashvili's leadership, Georgia has become an important and close ally of the United States. Georgian soldiers have fought side by side with their American brethren in Iraq and Afghanistan. Georgia is a crucial transportation hub for the resupply and evacuation of ISAF and other American forces in Afghanistan. The country is the most pro-American in the former Soviet Union bar none—in its foreign affairs as well as in promoting democracy and economic freedom within its borders.
Among Georgia's neighbors, especially in Russia, Iran, Armenia, and Turkey, anti-American sentiments are growing. Just this past Tuesday, September 18, 2012, Moscow announced that it is shutting down USAID operations throughout Russia. So much for the hallowed "reset" policy.
Georgia, however, is truly different. President George W. Bush has a street named after him in the Georgian capital. Oil, gas, commodities, and finished goods worth hundreds of millions of dollars move through Georgia on a daily basis. Georgia's geopolitical role alongside the Black Sea, and abutting oil- and gas-rich Azerbaijan on the Caspian, is crucial. Georgia is an energy and transportation corridor that connects Central Asia and Azerbaijan with the Black Sea and ocean routes overseas – for oil, gas, and other commodities. It is a part of the ancient East-West corridor. It is also a part of a North-South axis, which Russia and Iran would love to control.
Russia, Georgia's most important neighbor, is unhappy with Georgia's pro-American orientation. Moscow's designs against Georgia are a threat to peace and democracy in the region, as its 2008 war with Georgia demonstrated. Moscow would like to threaten the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Main Oil Export Pipeline; as well as a planned TANAP gas pipeline via Turkey and the new railroad from Azerbaijan to Turkey.
Russia's current goals are to annex the Georgian territory it occupied during the 2008 war to the secessionist enclaves of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which Moscow already controls. The United States and members of the European Union do not recognize the legitimacy of this occupation, as Secretary Clinton has repeatedly stated.
Moscow would exacerbate ethno-religious conflicts in the region, including in Nagorno-Karabakh, a flashpoint of tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and seeks to re-establish its "sphere of privileged interests" – speaking bluntly, a sphere of influence.
If a pro-Russian regime is established in Georgia, it will bring the strategic Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline and the Baku-Erzerum (Turkey) gas pipeline under Moscow's control. It will allow Russia a land re-supply route for Armenia, its Commonwealth Security Treaty Organization ally, and, under certain circumstances, a land bridge to Iran via Armenia. These scenarios are being actively discussed in the Russian media.
Georgia is also important in view of the rising threats of Iran's nuclear program. Georgian airfields may play a role in a number of future scenarios involving Iran, thus rendering Georgia's domestic politics vital to the success or failure of the West's effort to prevent the Iranian regime from acquiring nuclear weapons. If government sentiments inside Georgia were to change, such as through the rise of a pro-Russian government, the geopolitical picture in the South Caucasus and the Black Sea region would fundamentally change.
Crucial Elections. The elections this year are therefore a determining point: will Georgia remain pro-American, pro-Western, and pro-democratic under President Saakashvili, or will it change its orientation under Bidzina Ivanishvili's coalition. Do the Western countries realize this?
While the Georgia Dream coalition attracted first-rate diplomats, its component members often are anti-Western, xenophobic, and anti-Semitic. Their foreign policy will be different than that of the current government.
In recent years, blindly worshiping the democratic process, especially elections, and disregarding American geopolitical goals has become somewhat of a fashion, including in this Administration. The U.S. vociferously supported elections in Gaza which brought Hamas to power despite the warnings from the Palestinian Authority and the Government of Israel.
It cheered when the Muslim Brotherhood won contested seats in the Egyptian parliament during the Mubarak Administration. It urged the pro-American Egyptian rulers to quit quickly, disregarding the predictable outcomes for U.S. power and influence in the Middle East. As Kim Holmes, Heritage Foundation Vice President and former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations, wrote,
Egypt isn't yet a democratic society. At best it's "pre-democratic." Its willingness to embrace elections may yet open up the political system to democracy. But it lacks the democratic values, institutions and customs that would ensure future elections are more than a choice between anti-democratic forces seeking to claim, or hold onto, power.
Of course, Georgia is not Egypt and Saakashvili is not Mubarak. Georgia, one hopes, would rise to the occasion and conduct elections with minimal violations. Again, let me quote Kim Holmes:
[F]ree and fair elections are indispensable to democracy. You can't have democracy without them. But neither can you have democracy without an even greater commitment to the values, institutions and customs that make it work.
However, let us not forget that this country's democracy is only nine years old, and it shed Soviet authoritarianism only 20 years ago. Thus far, observer missions from the OSCE, IRI, and NDI seem to report that the elections are on track, and we should calmly expect their reports. We should definitely hold the current Georgian government's feet to the fire, expecting reasonable conduct of elections by European standards. However, we should not face an either-or choice of focusing exclusively on elections or pursuing American interests to the exclusion of our commitment to democratic values.
Hopefully, the U.S. can learn from our own recent mistakes.
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The well-known lecturer and professor at Yeshiva University is speaking on "A Miracle on a Mission to Rome: The Holy Jewish Treasures in the Vatican" at Beth Tzedec Congregation. He is expected to reveal fascinating details of the fate of many precious Jewish items.
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Chai Tea Presents Israeli Film: Toronto Jewish Film Festival presents the Canadian première of Policeman (Ha'Shoter), Israeli director Nadav Lapid's explosive 2011 film judged as one of the year's best by the Village Voice. The story focuses on Yaron, part of an elite Israeli anti-terrorism unit that is pitted against a group of young anarchists associated with the global Occupy movement. (Occupy protests began in Israel two days after the film's first public screening.)
Hebrew with English subtitles. Cineplex Odeon Sheppard Cinemas, 4861 Yonge Street at Sheppard Avenue. Chai Tea, Sunday, Nov. 25, tea at 4 p.m., film at 5 p.m. Tickets $15, available in advance or at the door. www.tjff.com, 416-324-9121.
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Beth Tikvah Variety Show: Beth Tikvah's fourth annual Tribute to Laughter, Nostalgia and Song features Mitch Smolkin, Zoey Adams, Nina Shapilsky, Michael Wex, Jenny Eisenstein and Alf Kwinter, performing in English, Yinglish and "a bissel Yiddish." $12 in advance, $18 at the door, $25 reserved patron seating. Beth Tikvah Synagogue, 3080 Bayview Ave. Sunday, Nov. 18, 2 to 4 p.m. 416-221-3433.
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• Violinist Itzhak Perlman returns to Toronto for a recital with Rohan De Silva on piano at Royal Thomson Hall on Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. Tickets $29.50 to $129.50. 416-872-4255.
• The energetic acoustic guitar duo Isra-Alien plays original compositions inspired by the roots of Israeli music. The duo performs a CD release show at Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W., Sunday, Nov. 18, 7 p.m. www.lula.ca.
• Beth Sholom Music Series presents A Touch of Klez, an evening of Jewish soul music featuring klezmer, Yiddish, Gypsy, Arabic and Mediterranean music. Beth Sholom Synagogue, 1445 Eglinton Ave. W. Wednesday, Nov. 21, 8 p.m. $18, includes dessert reception. Call 416-783-6103 to book tickets.
• Israeli flutist, composer and Yemen Blues member Hadar Noiberg and two other musicians perform a CD release concert, featuring jazz improvs, western harmonies and Middle Eastern and North African rhythms and melodies. $25. Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, Al Green Theatre, Thursday, Nov. 22, 8 p.m. www. algreentheatre.ca, 416-924-6211, ext. 0.
• Israeli-Canadian viola soloist Rivka Golani, formerly of Toronto, performs two concertos with the Canadian Sinfonietta based on themes from the Blackfoot tribe. Glenn Gould Studio, Saturday, Nov. 24, 8 p.m.
• The Jubilate Singers and the Toronto Jewish Folk Choir perform "L'khayim!" a concert of Jewish music in Ladino, Yiddish and other languages to mark the 80th birthday of the late composer Milton Barnes. With klezmer ensemble Shtetl Shpil. Grace Church on the Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. Sunday, Nov. 25, 3:30 p.m. Tickets $25 to $10. 416-485-1988, www.ticketweb.ca.
• The Israel Cancer Research Fund presents An Evening with Canadian Music Icons featuring "Lunch at Allen's," a musical collaboration with Murray McLauchlan, Cindy Church, Marc Jordan and Ian Thomas. Hosted by Amy Sky. Glenn Gould Studio, Monday, Nov. 26, reception 5:30 p.m., performance 7 p.m. 416-440-7781, www.icrf.ca.
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Bengali Blaze Burgers, hmmm. Not really into Indian food, but when I have some time, I'm going to try this recipe. Good luck Christina! And, congrats to all of the finalists! Have fun.
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Thank you Dan and Tom. Who said anything about hating any of the recipes? Competition and creativity go hand in hand and I'm all for it. I just don't want to take a half hour to read a recipe, search for exotic ingredients that I will never use again that are not readily available, even in a gourmet store or use my whole kitchen and all my dishes to set up to make a "burger". I'm sure of the many recipes that were submitted there was not a one that just included "salt and pepper".
Congratulations Christina- that's amazing. Good luck!
I have to agree with the posts that say these recipes are too complicated. They aren't practical and they make cooking something it should never be: A game of who can use the most ingrediants to make something simple difficult and unenjoyable.
I am thrilled to see the names of the 2010 finalist. Kathy Jones was next me in 2006 BBB challenge.
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Congrats capone! ur lasagna is my favorite but your new bengali burger was the bomb. Good luck!"
Kathi, you did it again! As a co-finalist of 2006 BBB, I wish all the best to win the grand prize of $100K!!!
Congratulations! To all of the winners. All of your recipes sound delicious. Good luck in Miami and have fun.
I have to admit I am more than a little surprised at the complexity of the 2010 winning recipes. I submitted a recipe based on ingredients and procedures of winners from previous years. I tried to keep my unsuccessful recipe simple but interesting with certain unique ingredients. I would try previous winning recipes but certainly not any of the 2010 winners. Too much work, too many ingredients for a summer burger or any other time of year.
I wish I could have been in Miami. Both of my children live in the Ft. Lauderdale area. Have fun Everyone.
How unfair it is for you too have 3 winners from WA, 2 from NY. I truly believe there had to have been other people from other states with great recipes, even though I donot win were you truly fair with your judging? I pray to God their was not faviortism.
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I am in such a shock my spelling was off. I am sure im not the only person who feels this way.
Go Christina! This burger is the best meal I've had at our foodie get-togethers this summer. The taste is beyond words! Good luck in Miami!!!
Christina super proud of you!!! And by the way if you haven't tried Christina Capone Famous Buger YOU ARE MISSING OUT!!!!!! :) Good Luck in Miami!!!!
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I agree with Linda, these burgers are all way too complex. Food tastes much better when you can actually taste each ingredient used. These all look like jumbles. What a joke!
Wow, check out all the haters. Linda and Dan, get a grip and take a closer look at the recipes. Yes, they may have some steps involved but it's a BURGER COMPETITION! Salt and pepper, while great on a burger, wouldn't make for a very interesting cook-off. They said they looked for creativity. If you know anything about recipe development, you would see that the flavors in the recipe do play off each other. Indian, Chinese, and Venezuelan influences sound pretty impressive to me.
Good luck to all the talented finalists and I'd love a ticket to the event, as I live in Miami!
Check out all the haters here! I totally get the appreciation for simple food but this is a BURGER COMPETITION! They asked for creativity and innovation, not simply salt and pepper. If you actually look at the recipes, yes they are complex, but they are not very difficult to execute.
I live in Miami, I'd love a ticket! Good luck to all the finalists; Indian and Venezuelan burgers sound great to me!
I must admit my disappointment that my friend's entry into this contest was not selected as one of the top 10. It is delicious as well as very creative. The Classic Burger Italiano is scrumptious!!!!
I wouldn't say I'm a hater, just don't get how some of these burgers were chosen, except that most of them use Sutter Homes wine in their recipes. I have experience as a chef and I find these way too complicated for the typical home cook to re-create. Believe me, I'm all for creativity and some of these recipes were pretty creative. However, some weren't and some were complete messes. Next year I'm using Sutter Homes wine in my submittals.


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Douglas Freeman High School tenth-grader Anna Laughter (pictured) recently learned that a drawing she completed last year will be placed on display at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art in Virginia Beach Nov. 16 through Dec. 30.
The recognition, part of The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers' "Art. Write. Now. Tour 12-13," is the latest for Laughter's work, which earlier had earned three other honors.
The piece also earned a Gold Key Regional Award as part of The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards program and was displayed in February and March at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
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Commonwealth Senior Living at the West End, located at 2400 Gaskins Rd., will hold their grand opening on Oct. 3 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The community recently underwent a multi-million-dollar renovation which included the addition of a new memory care neighborhood, new resident suites, an expanded dining room, and brand-new courtyards and additional outdoor spaces. Commonwealth Senior Living associates will be on site to provide tours of the newly renovated community. > Read more.
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Wegmans Food Markets Inc. will become title sponsor of the Richmond Road Runners Club's annual Turkey Trot 10K, a Thanksgiving Day tradition for many Richmond area runners.
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Styles are a matter of preference.
"You have different flavors from chardonnay and pinot noir," Scott Murray, sales representative for New Mexico's Gruet, which was founded by a family that still produces Champagne in Champagne (Paul Laurent), says.
"When the pinot noir grape is involved, there's more of a fruity taste, more strawberry and cherry notes. Chardonnay has more lemon notes, a little more austere."
Gruet does not use the pinot meunier grape—"We don't think it offers the complexity that chardonnay and pinot noir do on their own," Murray says—but to the grape's credit, it's hardy and can add brightness and fruitiness to sparkling wine blends.
While Egan and David Sellers, the chef and owner of Amavi (221 Shelby St., 505-988-2355), both enjoy good Champagne, they also enjoy good sparkling wines ("good" being the operative word).
Sellers likes vintage Old World wines best, but says some of the large Champagne houses aren't necessarily worth their names anymore.
"Strictly speaking, Champagne producers have almost costed themselves out of the market, getting more and more expensive, especially the big names," Sellers says.
As a result, he recommends grower-producer Champagne houses, which both grow the grapes and make the wine. These are distinct from larger Champagne houses, which often only produce the beverage, purchasing the grapes from growers throughout the region.
There's been an upswing in grower-producers of comparable cost and even superior quality to the large Champagne houses. Sellers believes these sparkling wines and Champagnes have more personality and indications of their terroir—the character of the place and soil in which the grapes are grown.
Egan concurs, noting that grower-producer wines "show a lot of character [and are] very different from one another."
To discern a grower-producer from merely a producer, check the bottom of the Champagne's label for two letters followed by a series of numbers: RM, récoltant manipulant, means grower-made; NM, négociant manipulant" means the producer bought the grapes.
For sparkling wines in the United States, there often is no way to tell whether the producer also grew the grapes, so you may have to ask. Murray tells SFR Gruet's grapes come from New Mexico, both from Gruet's own fields in Engle and other vineyards in the state.
Murray believes Gruet's product is just as good as good Champagne.
He says to look for tinier bubbles as a sign of quality: "Big fat bubbles are not what you're looking for. [Those sparkling wines are] not well-made and are not of quality," Murray says.
Gruet, which produces with the méthode Champenoise, sold more than 100,000 cases of sparkling wine last year, nationally to New Mexico, New York, California and Texas, as well as internationally to Japan and even France. It's also received great praise from venues that include The Wall Street Journal, Wine Advocate, Good Morning America and Martha Stewart, not to mention Egan and Sellers.
"I think they're the best sparkling producers in the US, for sure," Sellers says.
For Valentine's Day, Murray recommends Gruet's non-vintage rosé ("nice little strawberry notes, beautiful pink color, fruity but it's also dry," $12-$14), and the vintage 2003 grand rosé ("nose and aromas of pinot noir with a creamy soft texture and flavors of cherry and green apple," $32-$36).
"The big difference is not only that our quality stands up with the competition, but we're at a much better value," Murray says.
Beyond preference, consider the situation.
"If you're looking at Champagne for Valentine's Day, consider what it's drunk with. If it's chocolate, you don't want a bone-dry Champagne," Egan says. She recommends one with more residual sugar.
Champagnes range from sweet demi sec, to extra dry to brut, which is drier than extra dry (Egan says to think "brut-ally dry").
And of course, there's always the matter of with whom you drink it.
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As the coaches, competitors and students at the New Mexico Fencing Foundation will tell you, today's fencing derives from one long-ago practice: the gentlemanly fight to the death. From the shape of the weapons to the areas of the body that count as hits, the rules of the points-based sport trace back to the days of familial honor when it was normal to challenge a foe to a legit duel.
Contemporary fencing, however, does differ from its sometimes fatal forbear in one important way: Fencers don't draw blood to score.
Today—thanks to an ingenious 20th century invention—a fencer is wired to a complex electrical system in which a wire runs from the sword, down the wrist and arm and out the back of his or her jacket to a circuit system hooked up to the wall.
When fighting with épée or foil—the two earliest fencing weapons—a small pin on the end of the sword compresses as it hits the opponent, connecting a circuit that registers a point on the scoring box.
The sabre, however, is different. With the sabre, any place the sword touches—whether it's near the handle, the very end or somewhere in between—is worth a point. So for sabre fencing, each fencer is rigged up in a jacket woven with copper wires that conduct the electricity flowing through the sabre. Even the fencing mask gets a little metal clamp and it, too, is hooked up to the wall—yes, head shots count. Only the top half of the body needs to be rigged, however, since, as Bram Meehan, fencer and NMFF board member points out, "It was ungentlemanly to hit the horse." Therefore, only the waist up is legal in sabre.
The use of electricity not only made the sport immeasurably safer, not to mention more accurate, it also changed the way fencers fought. Fencing is not a contact sport. In fact, a fencer barely needs to touch his or her opponent to register a hit. It takes a little more pressure to compress the pin in the épée than it does that of the foil, but even just a barely there swipe from the sabre registers with a beep on the wall.
A few other changes have come with modern times.
"Classical fencing, you hold the weapon in your right hand, and your left hand goes like this," Meehan explains as he throws his left hand up in the air, limp-wristed and flapping near his head. "But no one cares about that any more."
Meehan says there are some classical coaches who work with their students for years just on footwork before even thinking about putting a weapon in their hands.
"Nowadays, we realize that no one would stick around for a year," he says with a laugh.
Spend some time at the NMFF's practice gym on Clark Road during downtime and it's easy to forget that this sport traces back to the most formal of encounters. The NMFF hosts classes for everyone from children to first-time adults to seasoned sword handlers who compete at high levels. The club strives to make even folks who are totally clueless about fencing (which, Meehan admits, is sometimes viewed as an elitist sport) feel welcome. NMFF founder Jamey Odom, the 2009 men's world championship épée coach, has an easy laugh and a bright smile, often joking with his fencing students and colleagues in the laid-back atmosphere.
On a recent visit, 19-year-old college student Zach Kenyon and 17-year-old Gavin Medley (the 2008 national champion in épée and a 2009 junior Olympics competitor) putter around the room in search of stray sneakers and mesh masks but, once they are on the floor, their bent-kneed, crab-like walk flows almost magically as they push each other forward and backward in a line.
Fencing involves standing in a lunge position for minutes on end. The far foot, the left one, stays at a right angle to the front foot, the right, which points straight toward the opponent. Traditional fencing shoes are made asymmetrical with more instep structure on the left and more ball-of-the-foot action on the right. Speed and agility are everything in fencing, and the brain needs to know precisely what to do to make the other person do exactly what it wants. It's telepathy and trickery simultaneously.
As for that footwork? Part of it is talent, yes—there's a certain lightness and agility in a natural fencer—but much of it must be learned.
"It usually takes about six months before it all really starts to click for a student," Meehan says, watching Kenyon and Medley lunge, parry and attack, among other moves.
Medley and Kate Fulghum, another young member of the fencing club, then fence each other. Fulghum is approximately a foot shorter than Medley and, while he may have a greater reach, she is less of a target. Nevertheless, Kate is having an off day and, in practice, Medley's score light blinks on again and again. Finally, Fulghum, a student at the University of New Mexico, takes off her mask and volunteers to play photographer instead.
Inside the suit, it's hard to know which way is up. The 3-foot hunk of metal attached to one hand and strange, cumbersome metal helmet surrounding the head doesn't much help concentration.
Kenyon, Fulghum and Medley made it look easy; once one is covered in copper and Kevlar, the challenges become clear: A whack to the head is more a loud noise than a physical sensation. It's like being inside a safe bubble with nothing to fear in the world, only someone is coming at you with a sword.
Injuries in fencing seem inevitable—after all, people are rushing at one another with swords.
But Odom and Meehan insist only beginning fencers really hurt or get hurt; they don't know how to hit; they don't know how to fight in a gentlemanly manner.
"In competition, it's actually the goal to hit as lightly as possible," Odom explains. Furthermore, once one gets serious with fencing, the whole "hurt or be hurt" thing becomes a self-policing problem. "If someone's known for hitting really hard, no one wants to fence them," Odom says.
Shortly after Odom and Meehan finish explaining how safe fencing is compared to, say, football, Fulghum comes limping out from the back room with a bag of ice.
"Gavin got me," she says with a laugh. The tiny 22-year-old redhead lifts her pant leg to show off two red welts on her ankle—literally the only body part that is not protected by at least two layers of protective Kevlar clothing. She sits down on the floor and reaches for a beer from Meehan.
"Fencing is always best followed by beer," Meehan says jovially as the group sits in a circle near the front door. Summer is the slow season for the NMFF, and August, especially, is fraught with member vacations and lazy evenings. On this evening in particular, Medley, Fulghum and Kenyon may have worked up a sweat but, for the most part, it was just a gathering of friends doing what they do best: rushing around with pointy metal objects.
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Go Pacers !!!!!
that pacers offense, so amazing.
I thought we played pretty well. We shot the ball well. Hibbert 15 points 7 rebounds 5 blocks was a nice surprise.
2 things happen and we win that game.
1. Jarret Jack misses the half court heave that killed our momentum.
2.Paul George plays like he gives a ****.
Offense wasn't too bad tonight besides Paul. Idk what's wrong with him lately. Hibby is playing better though.
Sam Young may be our starting sf before long...
"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
Klay Thompson killed us in the first half and Steph and Jarrett Jack finished us in the second. I just said this in the game thread but this loss isn't surprising or disappointing. The Warriors are a better basketball team than we are right now, and they were at home.
Also, we gave up so many second chance opportunities. Played great defense, then didn't get the rebound. Happened about 5 times from what I can remember.
I think Donnie and KP and have the guts to trade Paul.
Paul George has been a total dissappointment this season. He cannot score against any defender. His only points come off of uncontested breakaways or open threes. Absolutely cannot drive, create seperation and hit a midrange shot. The way he double clutches in traffic to avoid drawing a foul resulting in getting blocked or his idiotic scoop shot makes me want to go on a shooting spree.
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What did lance do to not play much in the second half?
I don't think it is quite that as they are able to take advantage of our defensive weakness. Good shooters that move a lot off the ball, and use picks.
I knew it
Just got home from work, didnt get a chance to see the game. Looking at the box score obviously whats standing out is PG with 0 freaking points, really? Has he ever laid a goose egg before? I dont even remember that in his rookie season. I gotta say, and i hope im not overreacting, but im starting to see his ceiling as more of a Tony Allen instead of a Rudy Gay or Iguodala. I highly doubt Gay ever posted a 0 point game in his 3rd year. The worst part is hes coming off a 4 pt game last night. 4 points in 2 games well, thats completely unacceptable to say the least.
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Disappointing loss but a 2-1 west road trip I can take.
Evidence is starting to point toward PG being a good player that doesn't have the drive to be great.
Though Augustine looked bad for a lot of tonight, no one besides maybe Paul looked worse than Tyler. He is in a Funke right now, pretty much forcing Vogel to consider West for 40 minutes a game.
As long as we're doing comparisons, Harrison Barnes seemed about as effective as Danny (his draft comp) tonight. The offense is still pretty deadly. Jax is doing a great job so far this season.
I wish they did, but I doubt it. Hope we can drop him off on some sucker who only knows his game from a distance, and soon. Hope they don't wait till he has no value and trade him for a one year rental of Lou Amundson.
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I didn't want to say anything because of the Tyler lovers but Tyler has been useless lately.
The Pacers can also use some of those guards Golden state has, they can shoot, dribble and pass the ball well, the pacers don't even have one.
Paul George + 2013 1st for Shabazz/Nerlens?
As badly as we played, if Paul George had shown up we could have won. Terrible, terrible bench play from everyone. Ian still sucked even with his 10 points but at least he played with some aggression. I didn't see a solution that Vogel could have tried that would have made a difference. West, Hill and Hibbert can't play 48 minutes and we had no one to make up for PG.
Its definitely time we start seeing Ian/Roy. Tyler played way too much to start the 4th.
With the exception of Hansbrough, the bench shot 9/17. I will take that every time. I though Ian played great personally. Defended well and scored when the opportunity presented itself. What made you think he sucked?
Paul George may end up being the biggest bust in terms of expectations that the Pacers have seen in a while.
At least Bender had an injury excuse...