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I have started this journal entry a dozen times with the themes of "Doors Open and Close", "The Roads Are Open", "A Different Path" and "A New Journey". Not one of those themes seemed to convey the thoughts and feelings I had regarding what transpired this past week. I want to note up front that this posting is not to bash on ANY of my previous sponsors. It is meant as a real world learning experience for future professional track & field athletes. It will give them a look at what to expect in this business. I also hope to give sponsors something to think about with future contracts.
To start with the positive, I have moved up to doing two workouts a week. The nerve damage in my ankle is completely healed and my Achilles is reacting well to the increased work load. This is the best my legs have felt all year. Next week, I will increase the work load even more since I passed the test this week. That news and the amazing weather in Oregon is cause enough for a happy dance. It also eases the blow of the events of this past week.
On to the recent life altering happenings, I was let go from Nike or in legal terms my contract was terminated. I have experience with this process because it is the third shoe company to let me go in 12 years. I understand the business and know that my lack of racing for a year is the reason behind the contract termination of the last two shoe companies. However, this termination was harder than the others.
With the current contract termination, I was not given any advance notice. Instead of a paycheck I received a termination letter. I also instantly lost access to the gym, pool, and track. The access to workout facilities can be replaced quickly. However, instant loss or reduction of expected income can't be replaced. My contract was paid out in quarterly payments. (I will explain the issues with that later.) The contract does give the sponsor the right to terminate my contract after a period of inactivity. However, a clearer channel of communication would not make the termination as life changing.
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To help you understand this process let me explain the business of sponsoring "professional" track & field athletes. This might be similar to other sports' sponsorships but I don't have knowledge of how they work. Below is a typical conversation with an inquisitive stranger (S).
S: "What do you do?"
A: "I am a professional distance runner. I run for Company X."
S: "How does that work? Like Tiger Woods or Lebron James?"
A: "Yes, but the sponsorships are on a much smaller scale. Company X pays me to wear their gear, run races, and represent the company during all events related to running. I am the equivalent to a walking/running billboard for Company X. Unlike NBA players, we don't get a salary from a team. The Company X sponsorship is usually the bulk of our annual income. Also, unlike cyclists or NASCAR drivers, track & field athletes are limited to the number and type of sponsors allowed. This limitation is due to both the sponsorship contracts and the IAAF which is the international governing body of track & field."
S: "So you work for Company X?"
The answer gets complicated and long. If I don't want to go into the details I say yes and they ask how many free shoes I get or if I can get them a pair. However, if they really want to know I explain that track & field athletes are contracted workers. The definition of a contracted worker according to eHow.com is:
"A contract worker is not an employee of a company. He is a self-employed person who operates his own business, usually as a sole proprietor. He is hired for a specific task or project, sets his own rates and pays his own income taxes."
eHow.com goes on to explain the benefits of companies hiring contracted workers.
"By hiring a contract worker, a corporation will be able to save money because the worker, not the corporation, is responsible for his own payroll taxes, training, transportation, health insurance, and other benefits and costs. A company does not pay a contractor for holidays, sick time or other employee benefits."
Track & field athletes are not employees of the shoe or apparel company. They are contracted walking, running, jumping, and throwing billboards for shoe companies; hired to perform better than anyone else. Better performances lead to more views of the products or mentions in the news. After a period of inactivity the billboard is viewed infrequently and not worth as much. Business wise, it does make sense to replace the billboard with a more visible one.
A typical question that inquisitive stranger might ask, "How do you get sponsored?"
I respond that there are two ways to go about it. Athletes can hire an agent to facilitate the deal and bargain with the shoe companies. Agents know the company's contacts, market values of track performances, and the extra perks to ask for. This is the easiest route and probably the smartest choice. However, the athlete can contact the shoe companies by sending their resume and asking for sponsorship without an agent's help.
Depending on the talent, age, and curb appeal of the athlete the sponsorship deals can vary greatly. The following is a very generic outline of sponsorship levels.
1. Gear contract: The company provides the athlete with gear to train and compete in.
a. During my time with three different sponsors the gear contracts varied. One company provided unlimited gear to me and my family. They wanted anyone at my competitions in the company's gear as well. Another company had me choose what I wanted a couple times a year from the catalog. An upper limit dollar amount was set for each order. Another company would send a set shipment to all the athletes. Some of the higher paid athletes were also given a gear stipend to buy more products for themselves, family or friends.
2. Gear and bonus contract: The company provides the athlete with gear as outlined above. They also sign a bonus-only contract that pays the athlete for achieving certain marks, places or rankings. This part of the contract varied even more between companies.
3. Gear, bonus and travel stipend contract: Everything above is included plus a set stipend for travel or medical expenses. The athlete pays the travel or medical bills and submits them for reimbursement until the stipend limit has been reached. This amount was very similar between the companies except some only allow travel whereas others allowed medical and travel.
4. Full contract: Everything above is included plus an annual stipend or salary. The amount depends on the talent or achievement of the athlete. Every company has their standard contract that is adjusted slightly for each athlete. Throughout my 12 year career I have had various contracts with any or all of the following components:
a. Paid monthly or quarterly.
b. Multiply bonuses listed and paid for set marks in an event. That means if I hit the easiest time bonus in the 10,000m and then hit the next fastest one the next week, I would get paid both bonuses. This applied to all events negotiated. Distance runners are lucky that we have a lot of options with distances. The better range you have the more bonus opportunities.
c. One bonus paid per event per year. This means I would not get each bonus marker achieved in the 10,000m. I would only get the highest one achieved by the end of the year. However, I could also get the highest one achieved in other events.
d. Roll-over bonus is an amount added to next year's contract. It is usually tied to records, wins, rankings or making an Olympic or World Championship team.
e. Reduction clauses represent the real business aspect of any contract. Companies use these to save them from paying for performances below what they contracted for. Reductions can range from 10% to 50%. They can be tied to lack of performances, lack of appearances, not being ranked in the USA or World in your event, not making a team, criminal activity or drug use. The higher paid contracts have the harshest reductions.
f. Suspension clauses help the company recover lost time of visibility of the athlete and their performances due to injury and yes, pregnancy.
g. Termination clause. This can be tied to injury, breach of contract, criminal activity or drug use. Breach of contract can include wearing competitors' gear or apparel or bashing the company.
Athlete contracts with shoe or apparel companies usually run through the sports marketing budget. Like any business, they need to stay under budget. The way current contracts are written turns budgeting into a guessing game. The annual salaries are set but how many athletes will earn bonuses? How many will hit the big bonuses or earn roll-overs for next year? The companies have been doing this for a long time and have a pretty good system. However, when the bonuses are higher than expected you can expect them to comb the contracts for any reductions to be taken on other athletes. The harsh reality of business and budgets is there is only so much money to go around. In order to fulfill certain contract obligations, money has to be taken from somewhere or someone else. That is the bottom line.
Above, I mentioned how the contracts are paid either monthly or quarterly depending on the company or the size of the contract. The reductions can be made at any time throughout the year if a part of the contract was not fulfilled, like making a team or not placing in the top 10 at nationals. However, reductions are not always taken or can be taken in smaller percentages than listed. I have had companies do both, but in a few instances I had reductions taken retroactively. I had not been notified of the reduction and thought it was an accounting error. Later, I received a lovely letter that went something like this:
Dear Athlete,
We forgot to inform you that we are taking reduction # from section # starting with the 3rd quarterly payment. We have taken both the 3rd quarter reduction and the 4th quarter reduction from the 4th quarter payment.
Also, we are reducing next year's payment by X% due to paragraph # section #.
Thank you for your commitment to this company.
Company X
That retroactive reduction made my last paycheck of the year half of the expected amount and I was going to be receiving less the following year. Receiving half of your paycheck, with no notice, causes a lot of stress. Changes have to be made instantly to both lifestyle and training. The same applies to terminations. Athletes are contracted workers and do not get severance packages or qualify for unemployment.
In this economy, many people have faced this or worse in their jobs. It is bottom-line business practices. I do understand the business model and know that shoe companies help support track & field athletes and the sport in general. I have been grateful for the opportunities given to me by all 3 companies. However, I think there is a better way to make a track & field athlete's salary more stable. I will expand on that in the next posting. I hope I have given insight to the next generation of athletes of what to expect with track & field sponsorship contracts.
By WTS Blogger Amy Begley, Long Distance Track Athlete & Olympian
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Colin Montgomerie has destroyed the rest of the field to win the Scandinavian Masters by a mammoth nine-shots and 20 under for the tournament.
After his win he was in reflective mood, saying: "It was a funny day. In a way I had everything to lose.
"It was very difficult, the wind was always gusting and it was miserable. I had a game plan to make pars.
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"It was a bonus that the weather was so bad that no-one could make a charge."
The Ł166,000 prize places the Scot in an almost unassailable position for his seventh consecutive Order of Merit.
He finished the day on par and 11 over for the tournament.
Parnevik had shared second place with Paul Broadhurst going into the final round, but the Englishman began to slip out of contention with a bogey on the first hole and finished with a disastrous 75.
New course record holder Greg Ogilvy, a 22-year old Australian rookie, kept his composure to finish joint third overall with May of the US on 10 over.
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The Elyria post of the State Highway Patrol has made 14 alcohol-related arrests in the first week of 2013, according to a news release.
Thirteen people were arrested for OVI — operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs or a combination of them, according to the patrol.
- Joseph Ipsaro, 28, of Independence
- Joseph C. Shirley, 29, of Akron
- Charles Rodriguez Jr., 36, of Lorain
- Schonda Edwards, 35, of Mansfield
- Jesus M. Roman-Bonilla, 29, of Lorain
- Manzig L. Williams, 55, of Lorain
- Alison E. Keller, 19, of Grafton
- Tricia L. Matheney, 25, of Elyria
- Tim P. Long, 37, of Elyria
- Beth M. Curiale, 18, of Brunswick
- Jared Heberling, 31, of Amherst
- Erinn Coats, 41, of Elyria
- Vernon Ross Shallenberger, 26, of Elyria
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Bank of Ireland racks up £1.2bn losses but outlook is improving
Bank of Ireland managed to reduce its losses by a fraction last year but said it continues to operate in a difficult economic environment.
The bank, which is 15% owned by the Irish State, reported an underlying loss of €1.4bn (£1.2bn) in 2012, down slightly from the €1.5bn (£1.3bn) it lost in 2011.
A fall in the amount of money it sets aside to protect against bad property debt – impairment charges – of around €200m (£172m) helped the top line figure, one which doesn't include asset sales made by the bank in 2011.
Still, chief executive Richie Boucher said it still faces difficult headwinds.
"While the economic environment has improved somewhat in recent months, it still remains difficult and the group continues to face many challenges," he said.
"However, we are starting to see some of the benefits flowing from the focus we have had over the past four years on our strategic objectives aimed at enhancing our core franchises and rebuilding profitability within a restructured, robust balance sheet."
And he said shareholders won't be left behind.
"My colleagues and I must, and will, continue to keep this focus during 2013 as we strive to reward our shareholders for their patience and their confidence in the group."
Meanwhile, a further breakdown of the figures showed impairments were split with €462m (£400m) accounted for in the property sector and €797m (£686m) in the construction sector.
The results also showed the Irish state received €3.8bn (£3.2bn) in payments of its support of the bank, returns on its investments and repayment of investments.
As far as analysts are concerned, the results represent a relatively good performance in difficult conditions.
"This looks like a reasonable set of results in challenging times," Eamonn Hughes from Goodbody Stockbrokers commented.
And that has helped paint a more positive outlook.
"The outlook for the bank seems positive with margins expected to improve and signs that the impairment charges may have bottomed," according to Muna Muleya from Merrion Capital.
Emer Lang from Davy Stockbrokers agreed.
"The focus on restoring the bank to profitability is reflected in a welcome improvement in the pre-provision profit line while impairments continued to be contained," she said.
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RTÉ's Political Correspondent David McCullagh has been confirmed as a new presenter of RTÉ's flagship television current affairs programme, Prime Time.
David will be joining Miriam O'Callaghan and Claire Byrne to present the show which is broadcast on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights on RTÉ One. The programme features a mix of interviews, panel debates, live audience discussions and topical reports.
Speaking about the appointment, Managing Editor, RTÉ Current Affairs, David Nally said: "David has shown himself to be one of the most knowledgeable and thorough journalists in RTÉ as well as being a broadcaster of proven excellence.
"He is someone whom Irish audiences trust and respect and his move to Prime Time is a very positive development for the programme. Miriam O'Callaghan, Claire Byrne and David McCullagh will form a very strong presenting team that emphasises Prime Time's central place in RTÉ's programming"
David McCullagh said: "I'm really delighted to be taking up this new opportunity. It's a chance to be part of a fantastic team which has been responsible for producing top class coverage of current affairs. After 20 years in the RTÉ Newsroom, 12 of them as Political Correspondent, this is a big change for me, and a huge challenge, but I'm really looking forward to it".
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Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. (Psalm 51:10 NIV)
. . . All these examples point up to a grave modern evil, permitting temporal consequences to decide eternal issues. A word of caution should be added. Sometimes an act, though good in itself, may, in a given set of circumstances, be better held in abeyance. Only be sure the reason for waiting is the desire to promote the glory of God and bless mankind. Sometimes a word, though true, would be out of season and injurious to someone. Better be silent than to speak a harmful word. Only let the reason for silence be love and not fear.
To sum up: no act, however noble it may seem to be, done from fear of consequences can be good in itself. A good deed done for earthly gain is an evil deed at bottom. Motive imparts moral quality, and without a holy motive there cannot be a holy act.
O Father, give me clear understanding of consequences. May I discern the eternal from the temporal and not compromise.
Thought How clever is the god of this world into deceiving us into thinking that bowing to temporal consequences can be clothed in moral quality. God knows our hearts. We had better know them, too.
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New Hanover County Sheriff's deputies seized guns, drugs and cash from a Wilmington man tonight. Sheriff Sid Causey says the man is a known dealer and had been operating for sometime in his downtown neighborhood. Sheriff Causey says detectives have been running surveillance on Ezau Yanez for some time. They made the seizure today during a traffic stop, and that lead to Monday night's arrest. Detectives seized five to six ounces of pure cocaine, with a street value of roughly seventy thousand dollars, weapons and between six to eight thousand dollars in cash. It was all seized all from Ezau Yanez's car Monday. At the time, Sheriff Causey says Yanez was armed with an automatic weapon. "Taking a guy off like this, we cut a large supply off," Sheriff Causey said, "We've gotten several seizures that have come from this house from this individual." The seizure allowed deputies to obtain a search warrant for Yanez's house. Inside they found bags, scales and cocaine residue. They also arrested Yanez, from his Chestnut Street home. "This seems like a safe neighborhood, unfortunately neighborhoods all across the county look nice and are nice. There's a criminal element in just about every neighborhood now," Sheriff Causey said. Sheriff Causey says the bust is a big one; calling Yanez a multi-kilo dealer selling in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick counties. "We'll charge him with trafficking, possession, transportation and manufacturing. Obviously he was cutting and bagging in pound bags. That tells us he's selling in large quantities," Causey said. Sheriff Causey says Yanez is well connected and further arrests are expected. Yanez is in the New Hanover County jail under $875,000 bond.
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Djembe Repair Made Easy is a step by step DVD designed to walk the novice through the process of re-skinning a rope tuned drum. This Djembe repair DVD allows you to navigate through 20 different chapters each packed with tips and tricks that make the process doable by all.
We begin by helping you select the right goat skin for your drum. We explain what to look for in a good goat skin and how to inspect it before you put the skin on your drum.
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Imo most people want to see an R.O.I. if they do place. I won an ice bowl which is for charity so to get anything was a bonus. But paying 25$ to play a tourney and winning and only getting a cheap trophy would turn me away. Maybe thats the wrong mentality and i am part of the problem.
I wouldn't go so far as to call you part of the problem, but I might ask you to really put some thought into what you are paying for.
Myself I see it more in line with entertainment value then I do as a R.O.I. Like going to a movie theater to watch a new movie, I pay $10-$15 for my ticket and I expect a good movie to entertain me for a couple of hours. In this case my ROI is hopefully a movie I really enjoyed. Or going to a sporting event and forking over $50 for a ticket. I am there to be part of the atmosphere, not to try and win back some of the money I spent.
So I guess I would consider the small fee of $25 to enter the tournament my cost of admission to be entertained for a day. I get to have someone else do all the work of putting it together, assembling prizes and trophies, maybe even provide a small bite to eat (optional). For that small fee I get to show up with little effort done by me to play in an event with other DG'ers. I like to think I am paying for the experience, for the chance to interact with other fellow players, maybe learn a thing or two and if the planets align in some crazy way, even win, place or show. In that case, I would be thrilled that my $25 got me a full day of fun and if lucky a shiny new trophy too.
Would me getting some small return of $10 - $15 really change the experience I just had? I guess that is up to each individual person, but for me I dont believe it would. Like getting $5.00 for placing 6th wouldn't do a whole lot for me personally. In that case I would rather just donate it back to the TD or Club who took their time to put on the event. I don't see me spending $25 as an investment as much as I do me paying to be entertained.
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Of the handguns I have shot, and of the two larger calibers that I considered carrying, I am more capable of accurately rapidly firing the guns I've fired in .40.
That is more likely due to the firearm than the caliber.
If you do not have have something productive and on topic to add to the conversation about those guns, please don't drag down this thread by throwing in your assumptions about whether or not I've shot a .40. It's off-topic, doesn't help me in the least, and probably detracts others who may have valid input from posting to this thread.
And as a final note, no JimDandy, I do not have a gun chosen to equal the "quality" of your 1911. That has nothing to do with this thread even in the slightest, and I do not appreciate the response.
Does anyone have any valid advice to offer?
You're taking offense to people that are trying to help you and have been around this forum for a while. I don't see how anything said at this point is in the slightest bit offensive. If you don't want our advice, don't take it.
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SAN DIEGO -- A day after tossing his first career shutout, Padres pitcher Mat Latos was a popular target of reporters and television cameras at PETCO Park. The 22-year-old, apparently, was also a popular stop for statisticians. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Latos became only the third player in baseball's "modern era" to pitch at least eight innings while allowing no more than two hits and giving up no runs and no walks in two consecutive starts. The other pitchers to accomplish that feat were Cy Young (1905) and Billy Pierce (1958).
Latos took a perfect game into the sixth inning on Thursday against the Giants, a 1-0 victory, before allowing an infield single to Eli Whiteside. In his previous start in Houston, Latos tossed eight scoreless innings in a 7-0 victory. "He's maturing mentally and physically, and he's learning how to make pitches when he needs to," Padres pitching coach Darren Balsley said. "I think his preparation has gotten better. He's learning. I think early in the season, he got his tail kicked a few times. He's learned from that."


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The prime minister of Pharaoh. Mentioned in the Qur'an in three different chapters.
Surah xxviii, 7 : "For sinners were Pharaoh and Haman."
Surah xxix. 38: "Korah (Qarun) and Pharaoh and Haman! With proofs of his mission did Moses come to them and they behaved proudly on the earth."
Surah xl. 38: "And Pharaoh said, 'O Haman, build for me a tower that I may reach the avenues."
"'The avenues of the heavens, and may mount to the God of Moses, for I verily deem him a liar.'"
Some European critics think that Muhammad has here made Haman the favorite of Ahasuerus and the enemy of the Jews, the vizier of Pharaoh. The Rabbins make this vizier to have been Korah, Jethro, or Balaam. (Midr. Jalkut on Ex, ch. 1, Sect. 162-168.)
In the Mishkat (book iv. ch. i. pt.3), there is a tradition that Muhammad said he who neglects prayers will be in hell with Korah, Pharaoh, Haman, and Ubaiy ibn Khalf (an infidel whom Muhammad slew with his own hand at the battle of Uhud.)
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As the roses begin to bloom on the eve of the Spring Carnival, the progeny of Lonhro are firing on all cylinders, indicating that in the ensuing few months we could well see some further Black-type performers for the "Black Flash". With his third crop about to hit the racetrack, it is Lonhro's current crop of three-year-old which are taking all before them, with over $1.7 million in earnings already.
Headlined by G1 Caulfield Guineas aspirant Denman, Lonhro's current three-year-olds have recorded four Stakes wins so far this season. A near black colt just like his sire, Denman got the ball rolling in August when he defeated a class field to take out the G3 Run To The Roses. Racing in the colours of Sheikh Mohammed, Denman's win was the second successive year these silks were carried to victory in this race after Desuetude's win in 2008.
At his next start, Denman raced away with the first G1 of the 09/10 racing season, recording a one-and-three-quarter length victory over Trusting in the G1 Golden Rose (1400m), to become his sire's first winner at the highest level. Out of the Vain mare Peach, Denman joins Sires' Produce Stakes winner Preserve (Canny Lad) as the mare's second G1 winner and third Stakes winner overall. Dropping back in class in the G2 Stan Fox Stakes (1400m), Denman once again produced a stellar showing to record his sixth consecutive victory.
Although Denman has a long way to go to emulate his Champion racehorse father who was successful on 26 occasions, with 11 of those at G1 level, he is surely heading in the right direction.
Another of Lonhro's Stakes winners this season is Denman's stablemate Demerit. Bred in the purple, this three-year-old colt is out of the G1 Thousand Guineas winner Shame (Scenic), a winner of six races including four at Stakes level. After a debut second placing behind boom filly Black Caviar, Demerit broke his maiden by a widening four lengths. Jumping straight to the G3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) at his next start, this highly-talented colt sat wide throughout but was still too good, defeating Trusting who at his previous start had run second to Denman.
Demerit will look to emulate his sire and dam with victory in a G1 when he lines up in the Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) down the famed Flemington straight towards the end of the Melbourne Spring Carnival.
Having visited Lonhro on four occasions, the impeccably-bred Danehill mare Danislew is the dam of another of Lonhro's Stakes winner this season in the shape of Deer Valley. A winner of three of her nine starts, this three-year-old filly has been a model of consistency, collecting a prize money cheque for connections at each and every start. Her biggest payout for connections came when she defeated Melito in the G3 Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick.
It is not only Lonhro's current three-year-old crop that are creating news, but also four-year-old horse O'Lonhro who has shown from his short six-start career that he is a galloper of immense talent. After two narrow defeats early on this campaign, he justified the early faith bestowed on him with a strong win in the G2 Chelmsford Stakes (1500m), a race won by Lonhro as a four-year-old and then again at five.
Although it has shown that the progeny of Lonhro appreciate time to mature, there appears to be no bias towards a favourable race distance. Both Euphemism and Heraklion are Stakes-placed at 1600m and beyond this season, with both heading towards this season's three-year-old staying contests. Meanwhile two-year-old Lonhro Stakes winner Black Minx scored over a 1000m to record her first Black type in her sires' initial racing crop. Lonhro has recorded 19 Stakes performers from two crops to hit the track, his versatility is abundant
Having finished just behind barn mate Exceed And Excel in both the first-season and second-season sires' tables, it appears that 'now is the time' as Lonhro asserts his dominance, leading the third-season sire table by over $1million. With 22 individual winners this season from 74 starters (less than half the number of starts of his nearest rival), Lonhro's progeny have done a tremendous job. As we progress through the remainder of the carnival, it would come as no surprise to see the progeny of Lonhro further enhance his burgeoning reputation.


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The word is getting around town on the resignation of nationally known urban planner Bill Fulton after slightly more than a year on the job.
"He had very little support from the mayor and there was no serious effort to try and keep him here," says Steve Erie, professor of political science at the University of California San Diego and an expert in local government. Fulton suffered a "death of a thousand cuts," says Erie.
The turning point came after Faulconer was elected. However, upon the resignation, Faulconer issued the obligatory praise for Fulton, who returned the insincere laudations.
Fulton "lost his million-dollar Civic Innovation Lab, his baby. Faulconer took it out of the budget," says Erie. Fulton supported the Barrio Logan community plan which was knocked down in a referendum. Fulton encountered opposition to greater density in the Ocean Beach community plan, which was modified. He faced more opposition over the Morena trolley line. Also, he lost the authority to oversee economic development when it became a separate department.
"Faulconer was afraid to fire [Fulton] because there would have been a huge backlash," says Erie. "Outside of downtown the NIMBYs rule — there is fierce opposition to higher density."
shirleyberan: Yes, Fulton is good. It was a coup to land him and a blow to lose him. Best, Don Bauder
Filner hadn't even been officially lynched yet when they fired most of his people, many of them the very women that were supposedly the victims of his depravity, though they endorse him to this day. The council now pays for Jan Goldsmith's defense of his use of private Email accounts for public purposes, and doesn't even question him for starting the payouts without notifying them officially. I have to wonder if the council conspired with Goldsmith by Email also, in violation of the law. Those with nothing to hide, hide nothing. Those who need six figures in legal help to quash subpoenas conceal crime. Fulton has a story to tell, along with the rest of those hired by Filner.
Psycholizard: Yes, the fact that Goldsmith hired outside counsel before the city council ever knew about it stinks to high heaven. And then, even knowing that, the council voted to pay his legal bills. Best, Don Bauder
Sherrie Miranda: These days, if you sign off a letter or internet post with the word "Peace," you may have a visitation from the CIA. Best, Don Bauder
What is most interesting about this Goldsmith/Briggs email spat is that they were as thick as thieves in their efforts to get rid of Filner, but now it's legal briefs at dawn. What happened? I think the answer may lie buried in the Sunroad story.
Goldsmith is very close to San Diego's "other" billionaire, Aaron Feldman, who is perhaps even more powerful and ruthless than Manchester or Jacobs. Feldman has a habit of hiring former City people like Tom Story, who from his days at Development Services knows the San Diego permitting process better than any other.
Is he lining Goldsmith up for a top legal job with Sunroad? He has a big hotel project coming up on Harbor Drive that will require expert handling. It would be classic Feldman to be "working" Goldsmith with promises of after-office riches. Everybody underestimates Aaron and he likes it that way. He doesn't seek the limelight like Jacobs or Manchester.
There is reason to believe that Goldsmith and Story tricked Briggs into helping Feldman by suing Filner over Sunroad in Kearney Mesa. The Sunroad setup was Goldsmith's grand plan to get rid of Filner. The sexual harassment plan only came later.
Filner was told by Goldsmith that the applicable City Code was exactly the opposite of what it actually is. Now that took balls by Goldsmith! How much Briggs understood is uncertain. He was clearly led to believe by Goldsmith that Filner had breached the law and encouraged to wade in with a lawsuit. It is what Cory does.
If Briggs only found out later that he was as much a victim of the Sunroad setup as Filner was, then we are in for a fight to the death between these two top-dog lawyers. It may well be that Briggs has reason to believe that Goldsmith is hiding email proof, perhaps involving Tom Story, that Sunroad was indeed a setup. There is lot of money and prestige riding on this one, perhaps even somebody's law license.
Pat Flannery: You hit the nail on the head, as always: 1. I would hardly be surprised if Goldsmith, upon being termed out, goes to work for Feldman. San Diego's corporate welfare crowd takes care of those who do its bidding; 2. I agree with you that Goldsmith was going to concentrate on the Sunroad matter until the sexual harassment strategy arose -- thanks to Frye, Briggs, and Gonzalez, all Democrats. 3. The email proof may involve both the sex smearing (manipulating the media) AND the Sunroad legal interpretation; 4. Goldsmith and Story may have tricked Briggs. That may be why he is indignant and pursuing the email litigation.
I am not convinced that Frye, Briggs and Gonzalez were working with Goldsmith at the time they did their press conference. They certainly may have worked together later. Best, Don Bauder
Robert Collins: There are a lot of critics of the smart growth strategists like Fulton. Trouble is, the alternative to smart growth is sprawl. Best, Don Bauder
I agree that Frye, Briggs and Gonzalez were unlikely to have been working with Goldsmith at the time they did their press conference. But they knew, everybody knew, that Goldsmith wanted to get rid of Filner at any cost.
From Sunroad Cory would have gauged the depth of Goldsmith's commitment to oust Filner. He knew that there would be no legal opposition from the City on any attack, no matter how far fetched. He probably advised the sexual harassment planners accordingly. Cory understood the awesome power of the City Attorney's office.
The moral of the story (which may explain the recent Council vote): if you can't be sure that Goldsmith will defend you, you are toast. It will be interesting to see what they will try on Alvarez. But David is squeaky clean and may be able to outfox them (and Gloria) in the long term.
In the meantime, Cory must win this one. He is going up against the biggest law firm in town. It is High Noon for both he and Goldsmith.
patflannery: This may be another case in which the correct position -- Cory Briggs's position -- loses at the trial level because of the coziness of the corporate welfare crowd and the local judiciary. However, the trial level decision could be reversed on appeal.
Remember that a local judge, Prager, gave the go-ahead to the kinky plan for the convention center expansion. Briggs and Mel Shapiro appealed, and the appellate panel realized that Prager's decision defied the state constitution as well as San Diego laws. If Briggs loses the Goldsmith suit at the trial level, it could be easily reversed on appeal. The law is on Briggs's side on this one. Best, Don Bauder
It appears that Briggs is willing to drop his request if the City pays him $100,000 and admits that his request for the emails was lawful. However, there's nothing in the proposed settlement that actually obligates or requires Goldsmith or Gloria to actually provide the requested emails. And even if Briggs goes forward with the lawsuit and obtains the emails, there's no guarantee that he's going to make the information public.
Burwell: Yes, I have read about that. I am very disappointed in Briggs. It is critical that San Diegans know what is in those emails. It appears that Briggs will sell out. Shame. Best, Don Bauder
The emails Goldsmith is hiding are his (ill-advised) conspiratorial leaks (probably concerning the Tom Story/Sunroad setup) to U-T's Trent Seibert and Ricky Young in the first half of 2013. It was to protect himself against the legal consequences of leaking such confidential information about his client (Filner) to selective members of the media using his private email account that he MUST defeat Brigg's lawsuit.
It was fear that Donna Frye's CalAware ballot measure might be helpful in Brigg's case that Goldsmith put his best people like Kathy Bradley on the job of killing it. They succeeded on that but may not be so lucky with Briggs.
Both Goldsmith and Briggs know that leaking client-privileged information about a client, in this case the City's Mayor, Bob Filner, puts Goldsmith in revocation of license territory.
Briggs may be many things but he is one excellent tactician. He knows that offering to settle a case and being refused impresses a judge. That is why he ALWAYS does it.
I believe Cory is after Goldsmith's license and may very well get it. Can you imagine what that would do for his reputation, for his bargaining power? I suspect Goldsmith is having some sleepless nights. He knows he may well be "hoisted on his own petard".
Patflannery: Even bereft of his law license, Goldsmith would be taken care of by the corporate welfare establishment. Best, Don Bauder
I am glad to see Fulton go. He was trying to ram density down San Diego's throat. I don't want to see anymore crackerbox apartments constructed in San Diego as the City was completely built out in the 1970s. By some estimates, one-third of the population of Michigan has already moved to Southern California. We should not try to accomodate or encourage more population growth from Michigan and other depressed areas by building more dog cages (apartments) for transplants. San Diego has always been primarily a community of single family residences and should remain that way. We don't have enough water and there's no room for these morons. We can't accomodate every midwesterner who wants to move here so s(he) can party and pass out drunk at the beach.
Burwell: To me, the water problem is enough of a threat to San Diego's future to justify a residential development moratorium right now. Fulton, had he stayed, would not have liked that. Best, Don Bauder
When they raze an orange grove and put in housing, it saves water. I'm for managed growth and zoning, but not due to water issues.
Psycholizard: That's a thumbnail description of what has been happening to California for decades. Good farm land is replaced with tract housing. In the case of the area around Davis, great farm land is being covered over with homes. Is this intelligent land use? Good question. Best, Don Bauder


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A ten-year-old child remains in criticial condition following a car accident Friday night.
According to La Grange Police, shortly after 7:30 p.m. Friday the child was crossing the road in front of the La Grange Community Center on West Jefferson Street when he was hit by a Dodge Neon. The driver, who police declined to name, stated she was unable to avoid a collision and struck the juvenile with the front of her car.
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Five men charged with crimes ranging from conspiracy to commit murder to gang activity and drug possession are having their cases sent to a grand jury.
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A Locust Grove Elementary teacher charged with driving under the influence has been fired by Oldham County Schools.
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Munson has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Superintendent Will Wells declined to comment on the decision at the school board meeting.
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The sign says it all. The theme of this winter is snow. Every day, every week, everywhere.
We are only half way through winter and I am already extremely sick of snow. In the beginning it was kind of pretty. All white and clean. Draping off trees and eaves. However, now it is just getting ugly.
I wonder if we will have a week, or even two days in a row, without more snow added to the growing banks and piles already lined up and waiting for a spring thaw. It is getting very difficult to see over or around the piles of snow and it may become more dangerous as the winter goes on.
We are already hearing the predictions for spring floods. Depending on how the snow melts and how much rainfall we get in the spring, there could be some nasty flooding. Maybe we should appreciate the snow instead of the mud that we know will replace it.
The worst part of a winter like this is that you can never really plan to do something or host an event because any little wind or another snow fall will be cause for postponment or cancellation. With each new storm the events get pushed back further and further until they are virtually on top of each other.
As I write this, Ground Hog Day is just a few days away. Let's hope he does not see his shadow for once and that we will not have six more weeks of winter. I don't think I can remain sane with six more weeks of this stuff followed by several weeks of mud and floods.
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We may also provide you with materials concerning the products and/or services of other third parties we think may be of interest to you. We may do this by emailing information to you or providing your name and address to a bonded mailhouse that mails information on behalf of a third party. The bonded mailhouse is prohibited from providing the third party with your name and contact information and is obligated to either return the information to us or destroy the list following the mailing. Unless we inform you otherwise at the point at which we collect your information, we will not provide your personal contact information directly to a third party not otherwise described herein.
Our products and services are not marketed to children under the age of 13 and Symmetry Solutions does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. Symmetry Solutions is committed to protecting the privacy of children and if Symmetry Solutions becomes aware that such information was collected, it will treat that information as sensitive.
If you do not wish to receive information about additional products or services or those of its partners and other companies, please let us know (contact information below) and we will respect your wishes. Emails we distribute describing offers we think may be of interest to you also contain instructions as to how you can opt-out of future emails.
Symmetry Solutions stores the personal data of web site visitors and customers indefinitely and may maintain and process such information directly or indirectly in one or more databases in the United States and elsewhere. We may hire other companies to provide services on our behalf that may involve the storage and use of your personal information, such as for delivering mailings or emails. Any such company or third party is required to maintain the confidentiality of that information and is prohibited from using that information for any purpose other than as authorized by us. If you provide personal information to Symmetry Solutions, you agree and consent to the storage and usage of this information anywhere that Symmetry Solutions and its affiliates maintain offices (around the world), for a variety of purposes, including those described above.
Symmetry Solutions may also disclose such personal information if required by law or if Symmetry Solutions believes in good faith that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with legal process (for example, a warrant or subpoena or other court order) or protect the rights, property or personal safety of Symmetry Solutions, our customers or the public.
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Many Symmetry Solutions users gain valuable professional and commercial exposure by being included in lists on the Symmetry Solutions website that identify individuals who have recognized credentials or skills. Symmetry Solutions makes this information available publicly to users of its website as a service to the individual. If you are eligible to be included in such a list but do not wish your personal information to be included, please contact Symmetry Solutions at the location identified under the heading Updating Personal Information and "Opting Out" above.
Symmetry Solutions provides various Community activities to its users, including Discussion Forums. Participation in these activities is voluntary and it is very likely that personal information will be exposed to other members of the Community if you participate. Some users prefer to participate using pseudonyms, but email addresses are required. Symmetry Solutions takes no responsibility for maintaining the privacy of any personal information you make available to members of any Community identified in this section of the website.
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If you wish to purchase items (including software) or services (e.g., training) from the site, we require your personal information such as your full name, billing address, telephone number, email address, and credit card number/expiration date. Collection and processing of information related to this purchase activity may be conducted by a third party fulfillment house that is obligated to maintain the confidentiality of the information. We work to protect the security of your information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input. We may also store information regarding your purchase (not credit card information but information as to what you ordered and whether and when it was fulfilled and your contact information) in order to answers questions and resolve issues that may arise later.
At the time the order is placed we may ask you to "opt in" for further contact regarding such things as sales and special offers and we may contact you following that "opt in" permission. If you opt in we may also share your information with other companies and organizations whose products we think may be of interest to you so that they may contact you. If you do not opt in we will not contact you regarding other offers, but please be aware that if you have given us your personal information pursuant to other Symmetry Solutions marketing activities, we may contact you.
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Information Collected in Connection with Technical Support and the Use of That Information
Generally, Symmetry Solutions' technical support group can obtain customer contact information via the serial number and registration data it maintains in its customer database. Symmetry Solutions may use this contact information to respond to support inquiries and/or to request additional information from the customer.
Occasionally Symmetry Solutions must obtain files and/or model information to assist it in diagnosing their technical support issues. Symmetry Solutions may share model and file information provided by a customer with a licensor of technology that is included in a software product if Symmetry Solutions considers that appropriate to assist it in diagnosing or resolving a customer problem. All of such licensors are also contractually obligated to protect the confidentiality of customer models and files.
Some third party software that interoperates with the software, such as Microsoft's Windows Vista® operating system software, may request data from your system in order to assist it in diagnosing issues. You will be informed of the need for this information and may choose whether to provide it to the third party. The third party will be responsible for any privacy issues related to the information you provide it.
Symmetry Solutions also maintains many of the customer files in a database it uses to conduct regression tests and other tests of later releases of the software.
Special Cases
Symmetry Solutions' Remote Support Functionality. For those customers with difficult-to-diagnose issues, Symmetry Solutions has added a remote support functionality that enables Symmetry Solutions to view a customer computer remotely via the Internet in real-time. This functionality is used only when authorized by the customer and while the customer is at the computer. The functionality enhances the customer's ability to explain and "show" the problem being experienced.
The customer initiates a secure connection with a Symmetry Solutions support engineer, enabling the support engineer to either view or take control of the customer's system. In order to create this connection, the customer will download a small client (460KB) to his or her system that will communicate with the support engineer's computer. This connection will be encrypted via a 168-bit secured socket layer to ensure that no data transmitted between the customer system and the support engineer is compromised.
The customer retains full control of his or her system throughout the session. If at any time during this session the customer wishes to terminate the remote connection, he or she may do so and upon termination the client will be completely removed from the customer's system, and the support engineer will no longer be able to view or access the customer's system.
Symmetry Solutions treats all information it receives during a remote support session as confidential and proprietary customer information received for technical support purposes (see Information Collected in Connection with Technical Support and the Use of That Information above).


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What is the 'Liquidity Preference Theory'
The liquidity preference theory suggests that an investor demands a higher interest rate, or premium, on securities with long-term maturities, which carry greater risk, because all other factors being equal, investors prefer cash or other highly liquid holdings. Investments that are more liquid are easier to sell fast for full value. According to the liquidity preference theory, interest rates on short-term securities are lower because investors are sacrificing less liquidity than they do by investing in medium-term or long-term securities.
!--break--Investors demand progressively higher premiums on medium-term and long-term securities as opposed to short-term securities. Consider this example: A three-year Treasury note might pay 2% interest, a 10-year treasury note might pay 4% interest and a 30-year treasury bond might pay 6% interest. In order for the investor to be willing to sacrifice more liquidity, he must be offered a higher rate of return in exchange for agreeing to have his cash tied up for a longer period of time.
The Theory
World-renowned economist John Maynard Keynes was the first to introduce the liquidity preference theory in Chapter 13 of his book The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money. According to Keynes, individuals value money for, "the transaction of current business and its use as a store of wealth." For this reason, Keynes purports that they tend to relinquish interest earnings on their money in order to spend their money in the present. He also suggests that these individuals prefer to keep their money on hand as a precautionary measure. Keynes also theorizes that when higher interest rates are offered, individuals are more willing to hold on to less money in order to obtain a profit.
The Three Motives
As Keynes describes the liquidity preference theory, he explains three motives that determine the demand for liquidity.
The transactions motive refers to the fact that individuals have a preference for liquidity in order to guarantee having sufficient cash on hand for basic transactions because income is not always readily available. With this motive, the level of an individual's income determines that amount of liquidity that is demanded; higher income levels equal a demand for more money to accommodate increased spending.
The precautionary motive is related to individuals' preference for liquidity as additional security in the event that an unexpected occasion or problem arises that requires a substantial outlay of cash.
Individuals may also have a speculative motive, based on the belief that bond prices may begin to significantly decrease, thus offering the investor the opportunity to use liquid funds to make an investment offering a more attractive rate of return. Basically, the speculative motive refers to investors' general reluctance to commit to tying up investment capital in the present for fear of missing out on a better opportunity in the future.


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The second chapter of soprano Sondra Radvanovksy's quest to sing all three Donizetti Tudor queens in the same season has her playing the doomed Mary, Queen of Scots.
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TAKING a holiday together or quitting social media are the best ways to save a relationship, a Southampton study has found.
Researchers found it often takes much more than a hug and a kiss to patch up a partnership after a nasty bust-up and statistics showed that people in Southampton were most likely to take a holiday to try to save their relationship.
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Students at two St. Johns County high schools were recently awarded the honor of representing their schools as high royalty. Ebony Cohen and Marcus Jones of St. Augustine High School were crowned Homecoming Queen and King before a crowd of students and parents at the annual Homecoming Skit Night on Nov. 2. Also honored recently were Tara Jones and Luka Gznic of Pedro Menendez High School. They were crowned Inaugural King and Queen of the school's first formal dance.
Students at PMHS celebrated Inaugural Week with spirit-building activities such as dress-up days, banner contests and a pep assembly. The week ended with a football game against the Fort White Indians. During the half-time show, the Inaugural Court was introduced. Representatives from each class were nominated and voted on to participate in the court.
Attendants from the freshman class were Lauren Hill, Abbey Meyer, Tisha Savage, Hunter Conrad, Matthew Adams and Tim Callum. The Sophomore representatives were Hope Johnson, Melissa Bennisar, Jennifer Nicolosi, Karl Kemp, Trey Crist and mason Braddock. The junior class attendants were Toni Hines, Latoya Coleman, Natalie Worley, Brandon Galloway, Gregory Keller an Danny McMahon. Sara Cote, Tara Jones, Aaronda Hackney, Mike Lieber, Luka Gznic and Thomas Burrier represented the senior class.
Activities ended Saturday evening with the Inaugural Dance in the PMHS gym and courtyard. Over 600 students attended. The week was the start of many new traditions for the Falcons.
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MMORPGs Can Improve Your Typing and Reading Skills!
I remember when I first began playing MMORPGs It took me forever to type simple sentences as I was only 12 years old at the time. The game I began my MMORPG career with was Ultima Online, and like every other MMORPG the game had a community, and if I wanted to find some people to hunt with or trade with, I'd have to talk to them. The only real way to get better at something, it to keep doing it; and playing MMORPGs forces you to interact with people online.
Aside from teaching you to type faster, MMORPGs can also help you read better to. Because I started playing MMORPGs at such a young age, having to interact with other players has helped my vocabulary grow. Having to constantly read and understand quest dialogue, MMORPGs actually force players to read. Having to constantly read quest dialogue and user chat, players will indirectly improve their own vocabulary and reading level.
Playing MMORPGs is a great way for kids to learn while having fun! Come to think of it, I learned how to read almost entirely through playing games like "Legend of Zelda" and "Final Fantasy", as those games forced me to read in order to progress in the game. Obviously I learned the basics of reading at school, but school can't force you to master something that you have no interest in; I mean come on, how many kids are excited to go to school and practice reading? Games like Fly For Fun and MapleStory are extremely family friendly so even younger players will learn while having fun. My typing skills improve every single day, as I'm constantly interacting with people online. I just took a typing test, and I type 70 words per minute with 98% accuracy, and I've never taken any typing classes.
Ironically I flunked 2 years of typing class in high school. (yeah typing class on electic typewriters none the less, how old school is that) I started playing MUDs about a year later, and my typing skills improved immensely. Ironically, today, I can type more WPM than my typing teacher could. And you said all I would ever be good at was making license plates in prison, In your face Mrs Cabill!Wed Jul 16 2008 1:10AM Report


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Gear Patrol Talks Shoes with Brett Fahlgren
GQ Magazine's Style Correspondent and Guest Editor at Piperlime
Gear Patrol recently sat down with Guest Editor for Piperlime, Brett Fahlgren (about Brett) to talk men's footwear. Finding the right shoes that offer comfort, style, and verticality is key – and, frankly, not that easy. That's where Brett comes in.
Gear Patrol: What should men look for in a shoe that we want to go from the office to a night out on the town?
Brett: Versatility is very important – shoes that look great with both your office look and your evening look.
A black Chelsea boot is always a good option. It's sleek and formal enough for the office but also has a hip factor so you won't get held up by the doorman. Think about the rest of your look, ways to make your life easier. If you're wearing a suit to the office, bring along a pair of jeans and a zip front cardigan sweater and make a quick change before going out. You should buy suits with jackets that can double as sports jackets – they should be more fitted and not as baggy. Layer the cardigan under your jacket, switch out the trousers for your jeans and finish off the look with a great pair of black Chelsea boots.
GP: It's winter here in the Big Apple, how do shoe options change as the weather gets worse? What kind of shoes can we wear to get to work that still look good once we're there?
Brett: As the weather changes it's important to make sure you keep your feet warm and protected from the inclement weather. Softer, lightweight leather shoes like loafers should be put in the back of your closet until the spring. If you're going to go with black lace up dress shoes, make sure the soles are comfortable and substantial: rubber with a good tread vs. harder leather that can be impractical when navigating wet, icy streets. I have a pair of chocolate brown lace up suede boots that are my favorite cold weather option. They look great with gray and navy suits and pair up especially well with jeans. Hook yourself up with a slightly thicker dress sock as well; you'll be amazed at the difference.
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this waves drought we are in has been the worst I can ever remember since I cant even remember when.
If I were a gambling man... based on what the tropics have produced so far... I dont see there being any surf through the rest of august.... I hope Im wrong!
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Thread: Brutal lack of waves
Brutal lack of waves
Aug 15, 2011, 08:58 PM #2Junior Member
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I feel like I'm living in Surfer Dude.
Aug 15, 2011, 09:17 PM #3
this sucks and yeah I'm with u doesn't look like anything tropical is goona come close
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I agree guys - havent been in NJ waters to surf since the second weekend of july. However, I just got back from a week long trip at rodanthe, NC and caught 7 days of waves. Every day was minimally waist high and Aug 7-8-9 was waist to chest with a once in a while shoulder wave. (Aug 7-9) was really clean with only a few dudes out - best waves of the summer for me- now i am spoiled as i dont see much coming. Even the outer banks look weak. Theres always fall.....Pray for surf!!
Aug 16, 2011, 03:02 AM #5Member
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I think of waves before I go to sleep so maybe I can dream of surfing. It sucks.
Aug 16, 2011, 11:49 AM #6
Where are the god damn hurricanes
these are tuff times we are in..... and we dont have surfing to help take our minds off the real world....
also... this doesnt bode well for the quicksilver pro in LB this coming sept. could be an epic fail for east coast.
Aug 17, 2011, 08:11 PM #8Senior Member
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i blame new jersey
Aug 17, 2011, 11:21 PM #9Junior Member
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i blame those people who predicted that it would be the busiest season on record. and jinxed us east coast surfers.
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I've done a ton of longboard skating, SUPing, bike riding, snorkling, swimming, and beer drinking. Surfing, though... havent had a good day in months. Man.... this summer has been one to forget. No love from the African coast, either. Emily petered out, then reformed in the damned middle of the atlantic going north northeast. Thanks for crushing my hopes, Em. These Noaa folks... I think they flip a coin. "OH! It came up heads. That means busy tropics season." When that first 6 foot groundswell shows in the water (probably in early october) there are going to be some fiesty east coasters in the water along with it. Still praying for it. Hang in there, boys.
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