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Southern California is ground zero for dubious decisions on government investments and pensions. Orange County went bankrupt in 1994 after gambles made by a treasurer who consulted a Ouija board went bad. San Diego became known as Enron by the Sea after the city increased pension benefits while decreasing funding in 1996 and 2002.
Now San Diego County is petitioning to join this pantheon. As detailed by U-T business columnist Dan McSwain, the board of the San Diego County Employees Retirement Association has unanimously adopted a policy allowing it to leverage its assets to make far more investments than it could otherwise afford.
Leverage is an aggressive investing tactic that is loved by hedge funds but disdained by such investment experts as Warren Buffett and by pension funds in general.
Yet in a commentary published in these pages on Saturday, SDCERA CEO Brian White depicted this approach as being undertaken with "the dual objectives of maximizing the fund's likelihood of meeting its return objective while minimizing the risk of significant loss."
This is difficult to swallow. It is a maxim of investing that it is not possible to raise returns without also raising risk. Consider the Investopedia website's explanation of leverage: "Leverage helps both the investor and the firm to invest or operate. However, it comes with greater risk. If an investor uses leverage to make an investment and the investment moves against the investor, his or her loss is much greater than it would've been if the investment had not been leveraged — leverage magnifies both gains and losses."
This is one more chapter in the unusual, sometimes troubling history of SDCERA since it began using Houston-based Lee Partridge as its main investment strategist in 2009. It would be one thing to take a plunge into the dark if Partridge had a spectacular record in that time. But SDCERA's returns over the three- and five-year periods before Sept. 30, 2013, were only 84th out of 100 comparable funds and were far behind the returns enjoyed by the city of San Diego's pension system — which doesn't leverage its funds at all.
And what is peculiar about this chapter is that two members of the SDCERA board who used to worry publicly about Partridge's unorthodox ways are now all aboard. It's not clear why county Supervisor Dianne Jacob and county Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister have changed their minds.
But we fear that the increase in 2013 of the county pension system's unfunded liability to $2.45 billion led them to think boldly — not prudently — about how to address the shortfall.
It could work out well if Partridge has a great run in picking investments — a much better one than he's had to date. But if things go awry, the county will be in a far worse hole than before.
So be nervous, county taxpayers and pensioners — very nervous.


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Three weeks after their wedding, Gavin and Stacey return from their honeymoon
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Three weeks after their wedding, Gavin and Stacey return from their honeymoon
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GENEVA, Switzerland, April 6 (UPI) -- The U.N. high commissioner for Human Rights said orders issued by a Sudanese official to "clean" an area of rebels could be considered criminal.
South Kordofan Gov. Ahmed Haroun was recorded on film telling Sudanese forces that bringing rebels back alive would be "an administrative burden."
"Hand over the place clean, swept, rubbed and crushed," he was overhead as saying.
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay warned that Haroun's statements could be considered a crime.
"We urge all parties to the conflict to refrain from attacks against civilians and to refrain from making inflammatory statements that could amount to incitement to commit gross violations of human rights and humanitarian law," she said in a statement.
Haroun is wanted by the International Criminal Court for his role in the genocide in Darfur, where he once served as governor.
South Sudan split off from Sudan in July as part of a comprehensive peace agreement reached in 2005. Border conflicts, ethnic tensions and disputes over oil threaten to unravel the truce, however.
Both sides blame the other for the violence. The governments had agreed to the terms of a non-aggression pact this week, though South Sudan walked away after rejecting claims it was backing rebel groups fighting Sudanese forces in the border states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile.
Sudanese officials defended Haroun's statements by saying he was trying to boost troop morale.


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Yes it is rural area.
If you try to translate the words as Danish to English you get no results
since the words are German:
Kniplerin is a girl or woman making lace. -in is a German fem ale ending.
Parzelen Besitzer is the owner of a piece of land or farm. Besitzer is the
German word for owner. Parzel is a part of a piece of land...
Hauerinst is a female expression for a wine farmer. Klüpelt is probably the
I asked my husband - he is Austrian.
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Two local girls are gaga over Google.
Eileen Powell, 11, from Alexandria, and Johanna Robinson, 11, from Brookeville, are finalists in the annual Doodle for Google contest.
More than 114,000 kids from kindergarten through grade 12 drew pictures using the search engine's logo. The theme for this year's contest was: "If I could travel in time, I'd visit . . ."
This week, finalists from each state were chosen. The drawing of the national winner will appear on the Google site and on Crayola's box of 64 crayons.
Eileen's doodle showing all the groovy elements of the 1970s was chosen from Virginia. Eileen knew immediately she wanted to make a doodle about the 1970s. "It was a decade when there was a lot of protesting for peace and people trying to be green. I feel like that's something that we lack today," She used the peace symbol as one of the o's.
Johanna's drawing is Maryland's representative in the contest. It celebrates crafts including crocheting and sewing of the kind that her ancestors in Hungary did. Johanna is now very talented at needlework, although she admits that the first scarf she crocheted "wasn't very good." She would like to get a needlework lesson from people "whose livelihoods centered on this unique talent." The G in her drawing is a basket holding yarn.
The national winner will be chosen May 17 and the winning doodle will be on the Google home page May 18. Through Thursday, you can vote for your favorite doodle. Ask a parent or guardian if you can go online to vote. Then go to www. google.com/doodle4google/vote.html. To see Eileen's and Johanna's doodles, click on the tab marked "4-5" — for fourth and fifth grades.


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November 22 2013
Holmes returns from injury
By PGATOUR.COM Staff
J.B. Holmes shot 1-under 70 on Friday at the Japan Golf Tour's Dunlop Phoenix to make the cut in his first tournament since The Honda Classic in February.
Holmes opened the Dunlop Phoenix with an 8-over 79, but made the cut on the number after breaking par in the second round. He missed four of five cuts on TOUR in 2013 before fracturing his left ankle March 9 while rollerblading with his wife. When Holmes returns to the PGA TOUR, he will have 19 events to earn $580,299 under his Major Medical Extension.
The two-time TOUR winner had brain surgery in September 2011 to correct structural defects in his cerebellum that had been giving Holmes vertigo-like symptoms. He withdrew from the 2011 PGA Championship and missed the remainder of the season, returning at the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2012. He finished 48th in the FedExCup in 2012.
Holmes is one of several PGA TOUR players in the Dunlop Phoenix field. Defending champion Luke Donald (73-66) is one of four players tied for the halfway lead.
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (73-69), who is in the middle of his first season as a PGA TOUR member, is three shots off the lead, as is Hideki Matsuyama (71-71). They are tied for ninth place.
Keegan Bradley (73-72) is tied for 37th, while Charlie Beljan (75-72) and Billy Horschel (71-76) are tied for 44th.
Tom Watson, the U.S. captain for the 2014 Ryder Cup, missed the cut by two shots with rounds of 76-75. Former PGA TOUR winner Shigeki Maruyama, a captain's assistant at this year's Presidents Cup, shot 75-82 to finish 82nd in the 84-man field.


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MyWay.MyWebSearch Redirect Virus Removal – How to Remove MyWay.MyWebSearch ManuallyPublished March 8th, 2012 by Tee Support Agent Sally
Are you frustrated by getting MyWay.MyWebSearch redirect virus? Haven't find an effective solution yet? Look here, the step-by-step guides in this post can help you safely and quickly remove MyWay.MyWebSearch browser hijacker.
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MyWay.MyWebSearch is connected to browser hijackers and other malware infections such as rootkits that may involve ZeroAccess rootkit, Google Results Hijacker and Google Redirect Hijacker. After attacking the compromised computer, whenever you search on Google, you will always be sent to http://home.mywebsearch.com/ without your permission. The site pretends itself as a bogus search engine, after entering the keyword, it also still displays the top 10 results for whatever you searched for. However, when you click on one of the links it displays, it takes forever to load or link to suspicious website with crazy ads. Since MyWay.MyWebSearch belongs to browser hijackers virus, it can use the tracking cookie in a try to deliver ads and gather web users' personal information in order to forward it to remote attackers. After corrupting the affected web browser, these infections can change your default homepage or install useless toolbar. It is a must for you to remove MyWay.MyWebSearch quickly.
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Complaint Review: Excalibur Exhibits
- Excalibur Exhibits
7120 Brittmoore, Ste. 430
Houston, Texas
United States of America
- Phone: 713.856.8853
- Web: www.excaliburexhibits.com
- Category: Media
Excalibur Exhibits Excalibur Exhibits a Swords company. Peggy Swords, Excalibur, Excalibur Exhibits filing for bankruptcy..."Were out of business" says Peggy Swords owner. Houston, Texas
Ms. swords has had financial problems for over 4 years that I have been involved; up to the day she announced our closing. The only way they made payroll was to use the office manager Camie Barber's credit cards and get cash advances. Vendors were chosen not on their products but on their ability to give us credit. All while Ms. Swords flew around the world. Signed up for a $1400 dating site for business lunches with men and rarely even showed up at the office. But she drove a new Lexus. Common sense is she drove the place into the ground. She was also severally addicted to prescription medications and was even banned form the Astrazenaca booth last year at Houston's senior games. [continued below]....
Many times we never finished the project and the customer just gave up. It was a revolving door of employees and Peggy swords abusive nature made working there hell. I was personally called names and berated in front of co-workers. She was awful and 'although I am out of a job I think it's best' several employees were quoted as saying.
I know they have tons of clients property and they WILL sell it so get it out of there and save your booth and possibly your job. I have asked others to post here so you will have more back up. She is an addict though and they do crazy things. I'm glad I'm gone.
The consumer will be much better off fo it.
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US eager for Bridget Jones
By Peter Bowes in Hollywood
Bridget Jones's Diary is as eagerly anticipated in the United States as it is in Britain.
Much of the attention is focussed on whether Texan actress Renee Zellweger has managed to perfect an English accent.
The story of the neurotic single woman, obsessed by calorie counting, cigarettes and alcohol, is based on the international best seller by the author Helen Fielding.
However, Lael Loewenstein, who writes for the Hollywood bible Variety, believes the movie "misses its mark".
Surprise casting
Loewenstein expects the pre-release hype to guarantee the film healthy returns at the box office, but expects "it will inevitably disappoint some of the book's devotees".
The casting of Zellweger as the quintessentially English woman was, by common consent, a surprise.
Her co-star, Hugh Grant, says: "I admit, I raised an eyebrow and thought, 'it's a bit weird.'"
"She's a national icon," he says. "I think the British were feeling particularly protective and defensive.
"Having said that, we're all having to eat our words. I mean it's a complete triumph. She's done it perfectly."
Grant adds that by the end of shoot, he considered Zellweger to be the perfect Englishwoman.
"It was frankly sinister when she turned up at the wrap party with her Texan accent," he says.
"I wanted to call for security I didn't know who that girl was."
For Zellweger, her transformation into the character of an obsessive English woman did not come easily.
She was forced to put on weight, work every day at a publishing company, endure rigorous training with a dialect coach and attend exhausting rehearsals.
The actress says she was well aware of the initial outcry in Britain over her being chosen to play Bridget. "I understood it," she says.
"Especially after having spent time over there and seeing how much smaller the film market actually is. I can understand that there would certainly be fewer opportunities.
Colin Firth plays Bridget's second love interest in the film - the snobby Mark Darcy.
Firth says he regrets the British press's obsession with the issue of Zellweger's accent.
"I think it's the most irrelevant and really inane thing to get fixated on that," he says.
"I don't see the American press getting up in arms every time an Englishman plays an American which happens frequently - and the whole of early Hollywood was based on that."
Focus on Grant
The US build-up to the film has also concentrated on Hugh Grant's portrayal of the movie's bad guy.
Most know the actor as an awkward, bumbling Englishman. Grant says it is a relief to break away from the stereotype - making the movie was "therapeutic".
He welcomes the opportunity to play a villain again. "I used to do a lot in the old days. That was my sort of staple, pre Four Weddings and a Funeral," he says.
"I certainly got sick to death of being Mr Nice Guy. And I suspect the audience has as well."
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The euro strengthened amid growing economic sentiment in Germany to 4-year high level. The ZEW index of economic sentiment in Germany rose to 54.6 in November from 52.8 p in October, exceeding the expectations of growth up to 54 p. The index reached the highest level since October 2009. Economic expectations in Germany remained at a high level over the past few months, the president of ZEW said. Assessment came out worst in November, it fell to 28.7 from 29.7 p n, while everyone expected its growth to 31 p. We are waiting for IFO Business Climate on Friday.
The pair is in a bullish trend. Chinkou Span is below the price, and the price is in the Ichimoku cloud, the sell signal is weak and confirmed as the pair is being corrected upwards. Tenkan-Sen and Kijun-sen are following the pair up, Kijun-sen and Tenkan-Sen are horizontal. The Cloud is growing.
The pair left the cloud. The upward movement remains as long as the Kijun-sen is located below the price.
Bollinger bands are directed upwards. The MACD histogram is shifted into the overbought zone, still its histogram is reducing.
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The growth trend remains more than relevant thought the rising trend line 1.3525 constrains buyers.
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The biggest advantage were hands that spun miracles out of horsehide. One night in a hotel bar in Milwaukee, umpires Doug Harvey and Jocko Conlan were having a drink when Koufax came in, sat down, and sent over a couple of beers. "I immediately ordered him a drink," Harvey said. "'Cause Jocko said, 'We don't take nothing from nobody.' In those days, that's the way the great umpires were. I said, 'Sandy, put your hand up here.' And I took the base of my hand and put it against the base of his left hand. And it just went up. His fingers must have extended beyond my hand by an inch and a half."
When Koufax put up his hand, he put down his World Series lighter with his name and the image of Dodger Stadium engraved on it. Later, when Harvey got up to leave, the barkeep said, "Here, this is yours." He was tempted to keep it. "I carried it around until the next time I saw him," Harvey said. "He gave me his glove as a way of saying thanks."
--excerpted from page 148 of Jane Leavy's biography Sandy Koufax, A Lefty's Legacy, copyright 2002.
Consigned directly by the son of umpire Doug Harvey, the presented Sandy Koufax fielder's glove ranks as one of the most important baseball artifacts ever to reach the Heritage Sports Collectibles auction block. The 1966 season during which the Rocky Colavito personal model Spalding 42-204 lefty glove saw action was not only Koufax' last, but also arguably his finest as well. Cy Young voting was unanimous, granting the superstar southpaw his third Award in a four-year span. His 1.72 ERA was a full half-run better than second place finisher Mike Cuellar, and his tally of twenty-seven victories was likewise tops in the National League. Without the services of Koufax, there is no question but that the 1966 National League pennant would have flown over some other ballpark besides Dodger Stadium.
The Cooperstown-quality glove matches all preferred attributes of a standard Koufax gamer, as noted by nationally recognized glove expert Joe Phillips, whose letter of authenticity accompanies the lot. Fine use is evident throughout, with the leather darkened in the pocket at the point of impact. A moderately age-faded number "32" appears at the thumb, with an even paler "Koo-Foo" markered at the pinky finger, Koufax' nickname around the Dodgers clubhouse. Retaining perfect 10/10 boldness is a handwritten inscription from the Hall of Fame legend in his 1960's style, "To Doug, Very Best Wishes, Sandy Koufax." Blue dymo tape, likewise dating from the period, spells "Sandy Koufax, L.A. Dodgers, 1966" over the "Spalding" patch at the wrist strap. This could easily be removed if desired, but we leave that decision to the winning bidder.
Not since December 2004, when the one he wore during his 1963 no-hitter realized $126,500 at auction, has the opportunity to own a genuine Koufax glove surfaced in the collecting hobby. Experienced collectors are well aware that fielding gloves remain the most elusive quarry in the game used discipline, far more scarce even than the coveted uniform, and represent the most personal of the tools of the baseball trade. The spectacular provenance, which includes signed letters from both Harvey's son and Doug Harvey himself attesting to the 1966 vintage, cements the piece as among the most important Koufax collectibles held in private hands. Heritage Auction Galleries is honored to present this historic piece to the collecting hobby for the first time. Letter of provenance from Doug Harvey. Letter of provenance from Todd C. Harvey. Letter of authenticity from Joe Phillips. Auction LOA from James Spence Authentication (autograph).
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"Tovey's years of apid bee-watching"?
Researchers in Georgia, USA, reckon they can increase the efficiency of web servers by mimicking the methods used by honey bees to collect nectar. It seems that the new hive-mind technology was the brainchild of Professor Craig Tovey of the Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT). "I studied bees for years, waiting for the …
"Tovey's years of apid bee-watching"?
Surely the weasel experts write project management software..?
and the Fruit Bat ones write managment self help guides.
"I studied bees for years, waiting for the right application," Tovey said
Meanwhile the bees have developed their own "killer app" ( groan ) , its
called honey , very good , on a little bit of toast . Quite a popular distribution
it seems .
Bees do indeed have a quite efficient resource-harvesting method, but Aliens do a better job. Not only do they relentlessly pursue and capture all "resources" in their vicinity, but they go one step further by dragging their captives back to the hive and transforming them into more Aliens !
Not sure what killer app we could devise from that example, but I'm sure we could kill something with it.
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COLUMBUS - The Columbus Blue Jackets activated forward Ethan Moreau off injured reserve on Wednesday.
The 35-year-old suffered a broken right hand on October 20 in a 3-1 win over Anaheim and has sat out the last 17 contests.
Moreau had a goal and two points in five games prior to the injury.
Over 868 career NHL contests, Moreau has tallied 146 goals, 133 assists and 1,074 penalty minutes with Chicago, Edmonton and Columbus.


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What does Randle mean?
Randle as a boys' name is an Old German name, and the name Randle means "wolf shield". Randle is a version of Randall (Old German): from Randwulf.
VARIANTS Rendell, Rendall, Randl, Randell▼, Randel, Randale, Randal▼
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Randle is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a very prominent surname for all people (#2524 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
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Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ - Free Report) recently announced to have sealed a deal with European Commission ('EC') for an undisclosed sum. Per the deal terms, the Commission will deploy a host of servers from H-P to enhance its information technology ('IT') environment.
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union ('EU') responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and day-to-day administrative affairs of the EU. EC has 27 member-states operating under its jurisdiction. With the help of H-P's Integrity Servers, the Commission will be able to deploy large mission-critical applications within its IT systems to help make decisions faster.
Introduced in Nov 2012, H-P's Integrity Server features Intel Corp.'s (INTC - Free Report) Itanium chips, which run on Oracle Corp.'s (ORCL - Free Report) software. The Itanium chips help in boosting processing speed for all computing applications. Combining the Itanium chips and H-P's enhanced UX operating system software, these Integrity Servers are able to process computing transactions as much as three times faster than previous Itanium-based servers and at the same time save more energy.
The advantages of the cost-effective servers forced EC to select H-P over other applicants. Along with the servers, EC will also adopt H-P's technology services and other related hardware/software support solutions to ensure a secure and reliable IT ecosystem.
H-P's Itanium-led servers faced great challenges before getting marketed. Assuming that Intel could stop the manufacture of Itanium chips due to its feared obsolescence, Oracle decided to stop developing software needed to run Itanium chip-based servers. H-P, being the major consumer of Itanium chips, was in a soup following Oracle's decision. But after a series of hearings, a California appeals court decided to reject Oracle's decision and directed the company to maintain its contractual obligations with H-P.
But the fact remains that Itanium chips are really expensive and are used in high-end servers due to which most organizations prefer to use Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s (AMD - Free Report) 64-bit x-86 chip and Intel's x86-based Xeon server chip family. Hence, the slower adoption rate for Itanium chip-led servers could be a negative for H-P, going forward.
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Posted by Gotro17 » Aug. 8, 2012 8:06am
Why is the 'take a hpt test this day' calculator telling me to take the test this week when I only ovulated last wednesday? Sure, today puts me at CD 26 but I didn't get a positive OPK until CD 20. SO- I'm 6 DPO. I am normally VERY regular at 28 days and 14 for O but last month we had a chemical that started my cycle 3 days late. Please respond, this TWW is torture!
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Reply by greeneyedtat » Aug. 8, 2012 9:50am
I understand the frustration...I am 8 dpo.
This sight keeps telling me to wait to test till at least 10 dpo.
I have taken 3 so far... : )
In my personal view buy lots of dollar test (they are just as accurate as name brand, some even more so) and take one everyday till I get a positive...lol. (I have been watching my symptoms and this will be my 4th baby so I do have a feeling that I am pregnant.)
Make sure you check for systems. Your body will tell you weather you are or not. Pay close attention to yourself.
But I am so anxious as well. If you can handle a little disappointment till you get a positive I say take lots. : D
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Reply by Gotro17 » Aug. 8, 2012 2:27pm
Thanks! Yes- it'll be our 3rd and 5th pregnancy. Our first two were without trying and I had NO symptoms. We had a chemical pregnancy last month so that's why I think my O is so screwy. I'm worried if we are pregnant it's not enough time between ovulation and my cycle due date. That was original question. Technically, I am only 6DPO but because I am normally a 28 day cycle and entered that in, it's like it's assuming today (CD 26) I am 12 DPO. I even entered the day I ovulated... I am having symptoms, but, as we know- PMS symptoms are roughly the same- :(
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City's youngest-ever goalscorer Marcos Lopes inspired his country to a semi-final finish at the Euro u19 Championships in Lithuania.
Although Marcos was one of the youngest in the competition, he was arguably one of the players of the tournament for a talented Portugal under-19 outfit.
The young Portuguese tyros were ultimately knocked out on penalties by Serbia in the last four and City's 17-year old did his growing reputation in the game no harm at all with a string of fine performances.
Lopes started all four of Portugal's final round games in Lithuania and lit up the last game of the group stage with a stunning 30-yard strike in their 4-2 win over the hosts.
In total, Marcos scored four goals in Portugal's run to the semi-finals, including one in each of the qualifying games against Latvia, Israel and finalists, France.
Portugal drew 2-2 with Serbia in the semi-final but lost 3-2 on penalties which denied them a place in the final but they can still reflect on the positives after reaching this stage of the annual competition for the first time since 2003.
Serbia will play France in the final of the UEFA Euro u19 Tournament on Wednesday evening.
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Just three events into the '14 season, NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster driver Bill Reichert has already earned two semifinal finishes and a win, and amplifying those accomplishments is this week's announcement that he will be recognized during a pre-race ceremony as Grand Marshal for the 8th Annual Mickey Mart Rewards Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser, May 16-18 at Summit Motorsports Park.
Reichert, a Michigander who owns Reichert Racing Engines and is currently seventh in national points and first in North Central regional points, was introduced to racing as a teenager via go-karts before moving to a '64 GTO followed by a '65 Chevelle and a '69 Camaro. With a desire to go even faster in '92, he bought a Bowen-built dragster, gave it a 452 cubic-inch engine, a supercharger and a sip of alcohol and let it rip to a 5.40 in Top Alcohol Dragster. After two wrecks — the first of which rendered him unconscious — he moved to a different Bowen-built chassis in 2000, set it up with a 425 cubic-inch engine and nitro and has held the national record for speed and ET in Top Alcohol Dragster with a 5.10 and 284.75 mph since '07.
Boasting about 3,500 horsepower, the dragster is maintained and tuned by Reichert and his son, Andy Reichert, who skillfully determine how much clutch to give their combination, whether to offer it more or less fuel for various track and weather conditions and control ignition timing.
As a result, Reichert is a 5-time NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster national champion and 9-time NHRA North Central Division Top Alcohol Dragster champion, and has earned 28 national event wins, 50 national event final round appearance, 39 national event top qualifiers, 52 regional and divisional event wins and 76 regional and divisional final round appearances. His sponsors include Bar's Leaks and Rislone, Clevite, NGK Spark Plugs, Lane Automotive and Allstar Performance.
"I certainly didn't see this coming and never thought I would be named Grand Marshal, but it's quite an honor for me, and I'm very appreciative," said Reichert. "I'm looking forward to the race."
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MINNEAPOLIS -- New Cleveland starting quarterback Brian Hoyer found tight end Jordan Cameron from seven yards out with 51 seconds to play as the Browns beat the Vikings 31-27 in Minnesota yesterday. Hoyer threw for 321 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions for Cleveland, which improved to 1-and-2. Cameron had six catches for 66 yards and three TDs in the win. Josh Gordon made 10 receptions for 146 yards and a touchdown in his return from suspension. Cleveland was without starting QB Brandon Weeden, who was out with a thumb injury, and running back Trent Richardson, who was traded to the Colts. Christian Ponder tossed for 228 yards and an interception for Minnesota, which dropped to 0-and-3. He added 46 yards and two scores on the ground. Adrian Peterson rushed for 88 yards and a TD on 25 carries. Cleveland converted a successful fake field goal and successful a fake punt to help them win the game.
The unbeaten Golden Gophers will be back on the practice field this afternoon, just two days after beating San Jose State 43-24. Minnesota is 4-and-0 and will welcome border rival Iowa to town this Saturday. It is Homecoming Week on the U of M campus, so the already-intense rivalry will have some additional spark this weekend. The Minnesota-Iowa game kicks off at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium. Iowa is 3-and-1 after beating Western Michigan 59-3 on Saturday.
ESPN's "College Gameday" show was originated from Fargo this past weekend. A large crowd of North Dakota State Bison fans lined the downtown area during the Saturday morning program. Two Minnesota small colleges also got some national recognition during the program. Nearby Concordia-Moorhead was hosting St. Olaf in a battle for "The Troll Trophy" on Saturday. So, the television program showcased that game and that trophy for a few minutes. Concordia-Moorhead beat the Oles 33-29 to retain "The Troll."
The Athletics scored six runs in the second inning and cruised past the Twins 11-7 at the Coliseum, clinching the AL West in the process. Sonny Gray allowed four runs in five innings to pick up the win for Oakland, which swept the four-game series. Daric Barton went 3-for-3 with a solo homer and three runs scored, and Coco Crisp blasted a three-run shot and knocked in four. It's the second straight division title for the A's, who hadn't won back-to-back AL West crowns since 2002 and 2003. Cole DeVries of Eden Prairie took the loss for Minnesota after giving up six runs in two innings. Oswaldo Arcia went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer and six RBI for the Twins, who have lost six of seven.
Minnesota's Seimone Augustus hit a go-ahead jumper with 21.1 seconds left to lift the Minnesota Lynx to a 58-55 win over the Seattle Storm and a sweep of the best-of-three WNBA Western Conference semifinals. Maya Moore netted 22 points and Rebekkah Brunson added 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Lynx, who won the WNBA title in 2011 and fell to the Indiana Fever in last year's finals. Minnesota will face Los Angeles Sparks in the Western Conference finals. That series begins on Thursday at the Target Center.
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Among the barrel racers competing in last weekend's Ute Mountain Roundup rodeo, many were longtime professionals and a few were superstars.
In no way intimidated by the stiff competition however, Mancos resident Marie Hoch took to the arena for what turned out to be a solid professional debut.
Competing on June 5, Hoch completed the course in 18.17 seconds. Although Hoch's time was not fast enough to place, the ride represented a respectable showing.
"My performance wasn't too bad," said Hoch. "(My horse) tripped on the third (barrel), but I'm very excited."
In light of her path to the Ute Mountain Roundup, Hoch's excitement was more than justified.
Born to parents from the Midwest, Hoch, did not grow up in a household familiar with rodeo. As a result, the longtime Mancos resident had to learn as she went along.
"I didn't start riding horses until I was 8 years old," said Hoch. "We didn't really know a lot. We just had to learn for ourselves."
Thanks to her love of rodeo, however, Hoch learned quickly. A fan of steer wrestling growing up, Hoch eventually took up barrel racing.
After several years of practice, Hoch decided to turn pro earlier this year and entered the Ute Mountain Roundup for the first time.
Clearly excited to be competing in near her hometown, Hoch reflected on what turned out to be a special experience.
"This was my first pro rodeo and it was kind of nice to do it in my home town," said Hoch. "I like seeing friends and family. I like getting together with everyone and having a good time."
Encouraged by her professional debut, Hoch will compete in professional rodeos in Prescott and Window Rock later this year.
Before those events, however, Hoch plans to enjoy the Mancos area, which she calls home.
"I like being in the mountains," said Hoch. "Mancos has really nice people. It's a good community."
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Hike for your Hops, Walk for your Wine!
The troops stood at the entrance to the lodge, geared up with hiking shoes and water bottles. Introductions were made as everyone filed into the van, and off we went! With 7 guests and 2 Naturalists doubling as Local Brew Enthusiast Guides, Basin Harbor's inaugural Vermont Libations Leg-Strech Mini-Tour headed south to Middlebury in search of tasty brews and some pleasant wooded strolls.
The Green Mountain State has become well-known for both its lush, forested hiking trails as well as its hopping craft beer scene and, more recently, its award-winning cold climate wine. Why not put all these things together? That's just what we were aiming to offer our guests with this exciting new activity.
First stop: Drop-in Brewing, which just opened last summer with their flagship Belgian-style golden ale called Sunshine and Hoppiness. The brewery has continued to put out a range of styles from Imperial IPAs to red ales, brown ales, and their newest addition, a witbier called Katarina Wit. Drop-In just so happens to be adjacent to the Trail Around Middlebury (TAM), a 16 mile footpath circuit that runs through various outlying parts of Middlebury and over Otter Creek. Trailheads are accessible in many different areas, including right from the parking lot of the brewery!
With the aroma of malt in the air, we set off on a quick 20 minute loop through these lovely woods, stopping to check out interesting mushrooms and birdlife, and returned ready to sip our first suds. The tasting room attendant provided enthusiastic service as participants sampled all 6 pours. Growlers and smaller "Squealers" were purchased by a few guests (buying beer is optional with the complimentary tasting), then off we went to the next trail.
Heading back up Route 7, we parked at a lot that accessed the Otter Creek Gorge trail, another part of the TAM. The trail begins at a hydropower unit over a large waterfall, and meanders across a bridge over the rushing falls to the West side of the creek. Another 20 minute stroll had us admiring the calm pool of Otter Creek as it opened up into a gorge. A lovely sight!
Finally, it was time to cap off the adventure with a wine tasting. Lincoln Peak Vineyard has been making a name for itself as an International Cold Climate Wine Competitor, winning many awards including a gold medal for its Late Harvest '11. The winery uses 100% Vermont-grown grapes to produce red, white, and rose blends and maintains a beautiful, inviting estate and tasting room that encourages guests to bring picnics and relax on the deck. Lincoln Peak even hosts music nights on Fridays during the Summer.
Our guests were happy to pay the $5 tasting fee, in exchange for 5 pours of what some consider to be Vermont's best wine, and a keepsake glass to take home. The attractive wooden deck overlooking a serene pond provided the perfect conclusion to BHC's Libations Mini-Tour, and participants were delivered safe and sound back to the Harbor, pleasantly buzzed and natured up, just in time to get ready for dinner.
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A/N: HA HA HA!! Alright. This is just a little one shot. Heh, sorry! I know I should be working on my story but….well you know how it is! If I don't do this now I'll never do it! So, enjoy
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Why Narumi?
"So," began the customer. "Why him?" she asked, truly confused.
"Try again?" Kiri questioned. As she said this, Kiri continued to snip bits of hair from her regular.
"You know, why him," saying this, the woman pointed at a certain hot-tempered young man. Said young man was currently involved in cutting another regulars hair. He smiled as he talked to the old man in the seat. He appeared to be blushing about something, "Sure, he's cute, and I mean really cute," Kiri nearly sweat dropped over this statement, "but just I don't see it."
"Ah, look down please," instructed one of Japan's top beauticians.
"Oh, right."
For a few minutes a silence hung in the air. The only thing they to could hear was the sniping if the scissors and the faint talking between Narumi and his customer. Finally, when the regular could no longer take it she again started "Well?"
"Why him?" Asked the woman, growing slightly impatient towards Kiri's absent mind.
"Ah," Kiri took a moment to ponder this. Why Narumi? Many people have asked her this same question. Kiri could never really think of a reason they would, let alone could, understand. "Well, why not?"
Her customer frowned at the question. Why answer your question with a question. "Think about it. You're calm, level headed, and very nonchalant."
"Well, he's, uh, NOT! While you're these, Narumi-sama is loud, obnoxious, hard headed, and pretty damn arrogant if you ask me. You could have just about anyone, and you chose the guy who is nothing like you."
Kiri sigh inwardly. "Wait…what do you mean I could have had just about anyone?" asked a confused Kiri.
"Okay, this may take a while." Her customer took a deep breathe. She looked as if she were getting ready to run a marathon.
"Let's start simple, Ochiai." She began.
"Yes, Ochiai. You could have been with Ochiai. He liked you remember? Let's see. Ochiai, tall, dark, handsome."
Kiri grinned and rolled her eyes toward the Narumi. Who was talking uncharacteristically quite to Kei. "I don't think you're going to win this with looks."
"Okay okay. So Narumi-sama owns in looks. But aside from that! Ochiai was intelligent, mysterious, and could think on his feet."
"Try malicious, manipulative, and sneaky." Reasoned Kiri.
"Fine. Forget about Ochiai. What about that Iketani boy? The one from LA."
"You mean Billy?"
"Yes! If I remember correctly, he was quite enamored with you too."
"So? Why would I want him?"
"He absolutely adored you! Wouldn't you prefer to be showered with love and admiration then yelled at with lectures and rants?"
Just the thought of constant attention and affection was suffocating to Kiri. Taking one look at Kiri's face the woman knew the answer. Sighing, said woman shook her head in frustration.
"Don't you ever think it would be better if you ended up with someone else?"
Kiri looked straight into the woman's eyes. "No. Never."
"Not with anyone?"
"How about Iori?"
"Please don't kid."
Growling in defeat, the woman stayed quite the rest of the time.
Stepping from her seat, the woman looked in the mirror with a smug grin.
"Do you like?"
Turning towards Kiri she stated, "Of course. As to be expected from you."
Heading towards the door, the customer stopped before opening the door. Looking back at Kiri, she tried one more time. "You never told me why. All I got from you was why NOT Narumi. But I never got why. So tell me. Why Narumi?"
Kiri opened her mouth to reply. But before she could, Kiri felt strong arms wrap around her waist, embracing her. Kiri smiled and looked up to see a blushing Narumi. "Yes?" Kiri asked casually.
"W-well…" sputtered Narumi. Shifting his eyes franticly, he pulled from his pocket and small box. "I, um, here."
Taking the box, Kiri opened it with extreme care. Upon opening it she found a beautiful silver bracelet. On the bracelet were many charms. Scissors, a cat's face, and both the initials BP and SP. Gasping at how beautiful it was, Kiri, and her customer, could only marvel its grace.
Narumi, not liking the silence spoke up. "You hate it don't you. I knew you'd hate. I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. I'll get rid of it. Don't worry, I'm sorry. Really I am. So sorry. It was suppose to be an early birthday present. But I couldn't wait that long and, I, I'm so sorry!"
Kiri watched Narumi ramble a little longer before she took his chin and brought their lips together. When they pulled away from the kiss Kiri smiled. "I love it."
Narumi face lit up. "R-really? G-great! I-in fact. I knew you would love it. How could you not. After all. I thought of it. How could you hate something I, the great Narumi Shogo, picked especially for you?"
Kiri listen to his ranting for a little longer. When she couldn't take it any more she brought him back down for another kiss. Not that Narumi was complaining. Looking in his chocolate brown eyes Kiri sigh. "But I love you more."
Blushing, Narumi mumbled, "I love you too."
Unknown to the both of them the same curious customer was watching them with a kind smile. "So that's why." Walking out the door the woman could only chuckle. "What was I thinking? Why Narumi?"
A/N: AH HA! So. Does you like? Its futureific! Right on. Anyway I had to write this oneshot. It was lurking in my head. All it said was Write ME. Write Me. So I said OKAY!! I'll try to get started on my other story. Really. Expect another chapter soon. Thanks for reading.
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Our Sky Sports Fantasy Football guru previews this weekend's action with the big sides clashing again.
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Last Updated: 28/09/12 5:03pm
Sky Sports Fantasy Football bosses are presented with another tough gameweek as the top sides face off again.
Saturday lunchtime brings us the clash of an Arsenal team that is showing the defensive steel that helped them earn the 'Invincibles' tag and the in-form Chelsea.
The Gunners have conceded just twice in the league so far this season, with Carl Jenkinson (£3.8m) proving the best value-for-money player in the game so far with 29 points to his name.
The tie pits the two top point scorers together; Chelsea's Eden Hazard (£7.7m) and Arsenal's Santi Cazorla (£6.7m).
This battle in midfield should prove to be a spectacle to witness as Hazard has ensured 42% of managers have enjoyed a point's haul of 50 which has featured six assists in five games.
Cazorla (27%) on the other hand has been better-rounded by picking up 43 points; the tally includes points for the tackling bonus, passing bonus and a couple of Sky Sports man-of-the-match awards.
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The pick of the 3pm kick-offs sees Manchester City try to pick up their first clean sheet of the season against an impressive Fulham side, who look dangerous with Damien Duff (£5.7m) and Dimitar Berbatov (£7.5m) picking up 28 and 23 points respectively so far this season.
Everton, who host Southampton, are the biggest favourites to win over the weekend, at 4/11 with Sky Bet, and have Nikica Jelavic (£8.1m) available again, while the Saints possess one of the bargains of the season so far in Rickie Lambert (£6.8m), who has picked up 32 points already.
Sunday sees a battle of the Midlands, Aston Villa will hope to build on their extra-time win against Manchester City with three points against a well-organised West Brom side. Steve Clarke will be looking at Gareth McAuley (£6m) to carry on with his run of good form and pick up another clean sheet to add to his 34 point total.
Transfers for Saturday's games must be completed before 12.45pm and any players you want in for Sunday must be in your team by 4pm on that day. Also, your captain for this game week has to be picked by 12.45pm on Saturday to score double points.
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Aerobic workout Zumba is 'all the rage' in Milton
Women of all ages, from young girls to senior citizens, did the salsa, cha-cha and reggaeton as sweat poured down their faces and necks.
They didn�t care. They were having too much fun to worry about what they looked like.
That�s the beauty of Zumba, an aerobic workout based on Latin dance moves, instructors said. People of all ages, fitness levels and dance abilities can participate without feeling as if they have to be perfect.
�It�s like a dance party with your friends, and nobody bothers you,� instructor Kristi Downing said.
The YMCA of Northern Rock County offers Zumba at its Janesville locations and started offering classes at The Gathering Place, Milton�s senior center, in June. The Milton classes proved so popular that the Y already has added a second weekly class.
The Milton classes are open to anyone for $2 a class on Monday and Thursday nights.
Three instructors wearing jingly coin scarves around their waists led about 30 women through the moves Monday. Two instructors did the high-intensity steps while the third offered a lower-impact workout. They called out the dance moves to some, while they let other dancers simply follow their lead.
�It�s more focused on the party-dance atmosphere, not someone telling you what to do every eight counts,� said Jessie Cutsinger, YMCA fitness director.
Colombian fitness trainer Beto Perez invented Zumba in the 1990s when he forgot to bring music to his aerobics class, according to the official Zumba Web site. Instead, he used the only music in his car, and a worldwide exercise craze was born.
Some of the dancers Monday seemed familiar with Latin dances, while others did the best they could. Laughter and cheering followed each song.
Bonny Guenther, 39, Milton, was there for the first time.
�You just did whatever,� she said. �It�s very liberating.�
Friends Nancee Moyer, 65, and Sue Teske, 56, both of Janesville, enjoy the rhythm and the workout, they said.
�With dancing, it doesn�t feel like 45 minutes,� Teske said.
The Y chose to offer Zumba in Milton to help reach out to all of northern Rock County, Cutsinger said. The Y bought land to build a new facility in Milton.
The Gathering Place, for its part, is happy to host the classes, said Paula Schutt, executive director.
�We really want to strive to open up The Gathering Place as a community venue as well in the evenings, to get the building used on a more complete basis,� she said.
�Zumba is all the rage right now. People in Milton are excited to have a venue to be able to do it.�
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NFL fans are up in arms after replacement referees -- filling in during the NFL's labor dispute with regular officials -- made a controversial call on the final play of Monday night's Seattle Seahawks victory over the Green Bay Packers, following weeks of criticism that the new refs were too inexperienced to officiate professional football.
After Monday night's referees credited Seattle quarterback's hail-mary pass with a touchdown -- though it looked like an interception Packers' M.D. Jennings -- furious fans, players and football analysts took to Twitter to express their frustrations with the NFL and it's new officials [WARNING: Expletives ahead].
Packers guard T.J. Lang weighed in with a comment that got more than 77,000 retweets:
Fuck it NFL.. Fine me and use the money to pay the regular refs.— TJ Lang (@TJLang70) September 25, 2012
Here's what Packers tight end Brandon Bostick had to say:
No Comment— Brandon Bostick (@Bostick11) September 25, 2012
Prolific Olympics commentator and actor Samuel L. Jackson:
Okay, TOTALLY TIME for theCheap Assed Owners to PONY UP!! These refs are in Over their heads!!! OBVIOUSLY!!!— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) September 25, 2012
And more:
I simply just LOVE the NFL to much to see these mistakes. I'm sick like I just played for the Packers— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 25, 2012
Hey, Roger Goodell: Bring back the zebras and send out the clowns espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/s…— ESPN New York (@ESPNNewYork) September 25, 2012
All @nfl fans watch the Ryder Cup this week, we got no refs. #USA— bubba watson (@bubbawatson) September 25, 2012
Naturally, web parodies mocking the replacement refs' incompetence have begun to emerge.
Via sports entertainment channel, The NOC, the following take on Flo Rida's hit "Whistle" calls the replacement refs "scabs," and hits them with lines like "My last real job was as a line cook, for a Division III high school."
Here's the chorus:
I just bought a whistle baby, whistle baby, let me ref Girl I don't know the rules except they tell me how to dress I just wave my arms around and then I throw my flag I just bought a whistle baby, whistle baby... I'm a scab
Though you probably spent your summer watching countless "Call Me Maybe" parodies, this one has a relevant news peg. Minneapolis radio station KFAN FM 100.3 first aired this spin on the replacement ref scandal.
Written and performed by Seth Haake, the parody takes the point of view of one of the unfortunate newbie refs:
"Hey I just met you, that play was crazy. What's his number, I'll call it maybe," Haake sings.
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Summer moved on
Intro: Em9
Em9 Bm7 A7
Summer moved on, and the way it works
You can't tag along
Em9 Bm7 A7
Honey moved out, and the way it went
G D/F# Bm7 - Gmaj7
Leaves no doubt, moments will pass
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In the morning light, I found out
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Seasons can't last
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And so there's one thing, left to ask
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Stay, don't just walk away
And leave me another day
Bm A Gmaj7
A day just like today
F#7#5 F#7 Gmaj7
With nobody else around
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Friendship move on, until the day
You just can't get along
Handshakes unfold, and the way it goes
No one knows, moments will pass
In the morning light I found out
Seasons can't last
And there's just one thing, left to ask
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We've known for a while now that Paramount is looking to remake the 1980s horror movie "Pet Semetary", based on the novel by Stephen King. The last we heard, "1408" writer Matthew Greenberg had landed the gig of writing a new script, but that was last year. Yesterday, the LATimes is confirming that the remake is still very much happening, with the studio now actively "seeking a high-level director" to take on the project.
The original centered around a family and a cursed Indian burial ground where things that are buried there tend to come back to life. When the family's young son is killed, the grieving father decides to test that theory out with predictably horrific results.
It's a no-brainer that Paramount is once again putting feelers out on the remake, with King suddenly an "in" name once more in Hollywood. Ron Howard is moving full-steam on the big-screen adaptation of King's "The Dark Tower" books and King's "The Stand" is heading to the big screen. There are also a half dozen or so King-related properties working their way around the TV networks. Meaning, of course, that if you've got a King property in the closet somewhere, it's time to dust them off.


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PIEDMONT — A woman and four teenagers were arrested Saturday afternoon after a patrol officer spotted them traveling in a stolen car, police said.
Officer Steve DeWarns initially considered the white 1994 Ford Crown Victoria suspicious because it was cruising slowly through the neighborhood of Nova Drive and Magnolia Avenue and because the driver immediately pulled over when she noticed his patrol car, police said.
As DeWarns was learning the car was reported stolen in Oakland through a routine records check, the woman and the teens exited and began walking away, Piedmont police Capt. Scott Wyatt said.
The officer held the group at gunpoint until help arrived, Wyatt said.
Investigators identified the woman as Alicia Bolton, 19, of Oakland. The juveniles are two girls, who are 15 and 16 and live in Oakland, a 15-year-old boy from Sacramento and another boy, 14, who lives in Oakland. Their names were not disclosed because they are minors.
Bolton and the teens, who were arrested about 5:30 p.m., were booked on suspicion of vehicle theft, police said.
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The Galapagos tortoise is a unique species of tortoise with a striking presence given its surprisingly enormous size in comparison to other tortoises.
- This is the largest tortoise species in the world, weighing up to 550 pounds and measuring up to 5 feet long.
- They are native to the Galapagos Islands, about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador.
- Galapagos tortoises nap up to 16 hours a day.
- Their average life span is about 100 years.
- Their population drastically shrunk over the 17th and 19th centuries.
- Today, great efforts are being made by conservationists to preserve the species.
The Galapagos tortoise is a unique species of tortoise with a striking presence given its surprisingly enormous size in comparison to other types of tortoises. The massive reptile can weigh up to 550 pounds and measure up to 5 feet long, consuming a vegetarian diet based mainly on grass, fruits and cactus pads. These slow moving herbivores conquer the hearts of many observers with their laid back attitude and endearing behavior.
Galapagos tortoises are native to the Galapagos Islands, located about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador. The isolated location of the islands helped contribute to the rich exoticism of the flora and fauna found here, where about three to five thousand Galapagos tortoises reside today.
They busy themselves by napping almost 16 hours a day, munching on island vegetation and hanging out in the sun. A low stress life and a haste-makes-waste approach to living seem to have encouraged the development of great health benefits. Reaching maximum speeds of about one mile per hour, these easy going animals have incredible life spans (averaging about 100 years) and abilities to survive. The longest living vertebrate in the world, they can also survive up to an entire year without food or water, a characteristic that ironically nearly lead to their extinction; when 17th century sailors discovered the tortoise's unique trait, they began loading up their ships with the tortoise so they could have low maintenance fresh meat for chow during long voyages.
Tortoises were so abundant on the islands when the Spanish first arrived in 1535, that they named the islands after them (galápago means tortoise in Spanish). From the 17th to the 19th century, whalers and pirates would make frequent stops here and the Galapagos tortoise population would plummet by over 100,000. The different varieties of Galapagos tortoises also decreased from 15 to 11. One of these varieties had one single individual remaining known as Lonesome George, who resided in the Charles Darwin Research Station until his death in 2012. Researchers at the station, located on the islands, take an active role in the preservation of the tortoise which is listed as an endangered species. The government of Ecuador also protects them, which has banned the hunting or removal of the huge critter from the islands. In 1959, the government also declared all unsettled areas of the islands national park land.
Despite their slow pace crawl (although during mating season, males may be inspired to journey up to 13 km in just two days) they do not have to worry too much about being directly attacked by animal predators. Like other types of turtles, when the tortoise feels threatened, it draws its exposed tail, legs and head into the cozy shelter of its large shell. Their only natural threat is the Galapagos hawk, which consumes eggs and newly hatched tortoises. Nonnative threats include cattle, goats, rats and cats.
Galapagos tortoises have a curious form of competing with one another for dominance. Pairs of competitors square up and extend their necks as high as they can, holding their mouths wide open as they face off. The tallest tortoise wins while the shorter one backs away in defeated disappointment.
While populations of the enormous tortoises have sadly dwindled over the centuries, great efforts are being made to preserve the endangered species. Researchers have recently cleared one of the islands (Pinzón) of its invasive rat population, which nearly wiped out the local tortoise community, rending the specific variety classified as extinct in the wild. Over one hundred young tortoises raised in a breeding center were then returned to the island. More projects of the same type are being planned on other islands. The promising success story suggests that this fantastic species may one day be able to thrive once again on the unique islands that were named after them.


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Of the four border states (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California), Texas presides over more than half of the nation's international border with Mexico: 1,254 miles of the Rio Grande River. Though the other three states have their fair share of serious immigration problems, Texas — by its sheer size — has the lion's share.
For the record, the Governor's website gives his position on border security: "There can be no homeland security without border security, and there can be no higher priority than protecting our citizens."
Perry's quote continues:
"… Violence is only part of the destruction that can result from a porous border. The free flow of drugs, weapons and people resulting from inadequate security can undercut economic development, education and trade. As such, they can hurt Texas families in every way imaginable, from loss of jobs to the loss of family members to addiction, imprisonment or death.... Border security is a federal responsibility but a Texas problem."
But potential voters are noticing that in 2001 the same Governor who noted on his website that the "free flow of drugs, weapons and people across the border ... can undercut economic development, education and trade" signed a state immigration law known as the Texas DREAM (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) Act. Through this action, Texas became the first state to pass an in-state tuition law.
During a border summit that same year Perry stated,
We must say to every Texas child learning in a Texas classroom, "We don't care where you come from, but where you are going, and we are going to do everything we can to help you get there." And that vision must include the children of undocumented workers. That's why Texas took the national lead in allowing such deserving young minds to attend a Texas college at a resident rate. Those young minds are a part of a new generation of leaders[;] the doors of higher education must be open to them. The message is simple: educacion es el futuro, y si se puede [education is the future, and yes, we can].
But many Texans are asking what could undercut economic development and education more than giving a resident tuition rate to illegal immigrants, diverting resources from resident taxpayers, when such rates are denied to American students from other states?
Joe Gomez for Houston radio station KTRH observed, "The bill signed into law in 2001 allows illegal immigrants to get in-state tuition so long as they intend to apply for permanent residency, but who's checking to make sure they go through with the process?"
Perry's critics note that though he has said he opposes Obama's "amnesty" plan, and gives voice to border security, he has permitted so-called " sanctuary cities" in Texas — and in this year's state legislative session, allowed a bill to die which would have outlawed these cities. According to Wikipedia, there are 31 such cities in the United States, and the term (which has no legal meaning) "generally refers to cities which do not allow the use of municipal funds to enforce federal immigration laws." In practice, it means that police or municipal employees are not allowed to inquire about a person's immigration status, which is a violation of federal law.
Despite rhetoric that it is "dead," Perry continues to promote and implement the Trans Texas Corridor (TTC) project, though it is wildly unpopular with Texans. Many of his constituents are wondering how his stance as a border hawk can be reconciled with his desire for a trade corridor that will effectively dissolve the international border, ease border restrictions, compromise security, promote contraband shipments, and facilitate a regional government (the North American Union). They point out that it's impossible to have border security and open borders at the same time.
About the connection between immigration and border security, Perry has declared,
We need to, as a country, address border security before we tackle any immigration issues. Absolutely, immigration issues need to be addressed but before you can do that you have to go to the root of the issue which is ultimately border security. Until you secure that border, you've got a porous border where it's almost pointless to address immigration reform. We can have a conversation, but until it can be implemented effectively we need to address border security and both of those responsibilities lie with the federal government.
In another move, Perry has decided that Arizona-style immigration law wouldn't do for Texas. "I fully recognize and support a state's right and obligation to protect its citizens, but I have concerns with portions of the law passed in Arizona and believe it would not be the right direction for Texas," he said in a written statement, in spite of the fact that the Grand Canyon State's measure is widely acclaimed in Texas. He added,
For example, some aspects of the law turn law enforcement officers into immigration officials by requiring them to determine immigration status during any lawful contact with a suspected alien, taking them away from their existing law enforcement duties, which are critical to keeping citizens safe.
Some observers have suggested that Perry's lax policy on immigration may be a bow to his many important construction-industry donors — donors who depend heavily on the illegal-immigrant workforce in order to conduct business.
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KAI RYSSDAL: The program to revive the banking industry had less than $350 billion left in it when Tim Geithner walked up to the podium today. Then, without even blinking, the Treasury secretary outlined $1.5 trillion or maybe $2 trillion worth of new spending to stabilize the financial system. So, where's the new cash coming from? As he said, Geithner's clearly hoping to get private investors to cough up hundreds of billions of dollars to buy up troubled assets.
But Marketplace's Steve Henn reports, up to $1 trillion more will come from the Federal Reserve.
STEVE HENN: So where will the Fed get more than a trillion dollars to pay for its piece of the bailout?
JAMES HAMILTON: There are basically two options.
James Hamilton is an economist who follows the Fed closely.
HAMILTON: One is to have the Treasury borrow the money and keep it in an account for the Fed to use.
Or the Fed could get the money from commercial banks. Right now banks have nearly $650 billion stashed at the Federal Reserve that they're afraid to lend.
HAMILTON: Right, as long as the banks sit on those reserves the Fed can use those funds without any repercussions.
But if banks decide to do something else with all that money, the Fed will need to cover the shortfall quickly. It could just print money, but Catherine Mann at Brandeis says that would create new set of problems.
CATHERINE BRAND: And, ultimately, that is inflationary.
Mann says inflation is a long way off, but she agrees with Hamilton that taxpayers and the general public are the ones on the hook. And that make Hamilton a bit queasy.
HAMILTON: I don't like these kinds of huge commitments on the taxpayers being made in kind of secretive backroom deals. I don't think that's healthy for our system.
Beverly Lumpkin with the Project on Government Oversight says that's just the trouble.
Beverly Lumpkin: The Fed is just about the most opaque organization in Washington, D.C.
If the federal government is going to spend more than a trillion dollars to prop up the financial system, Hamilton says Congress should have to vote to appropriate the money.
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Enjoy panoramic ocean views from the private, secluded Beachfront Palapa Spa Junior Suite located on the top floor. This suite has a 1200 sq ft of indoor/outdoor living space, with a vaulted handmade palapa ceiling, a king bed, two flat screen TVs and an infinity edge hot tub on the private terrace.
The villas are luxurious and range from 1800 to 4000 sq ft of indoor/outdoor living space with a full kitchen and dining area. In the three bedroom villa, the master bedroom has one king bed and private bath, the second bedroom has a king bed and the third bedroom has two twin beds. This type of accommodation is ideal for families and groups or couples.
The private residence is approximately 4000 sq ft of indoor/outdoor living space with a full kitchen, dining area and an expansive outdoor terrace. The master bedroom has a king bed, the second bedroom has a king bed, the third bedroom has a king bed and the fourth bedroom has two twin beds.
The spacious Ocean View Garden Casita features one king-size bed, as well as a full bathroom with bathtub. This room boasts beautiful garden and ocean views with its own private terrace equipped with a hammock.
Cocina del Mar is known for its exquisite variety of fresh fish and seafood specialties. The executive Chef, born in Argentina, offers cuisine that covers several styles and traditions of North, Central and South America, utilizing contemporary and creative techniques. A three and four course menu is offered, considering always vegetarian and vegan options.
The Lounge Bar directly overlooks the ocean's edge with a beautiful view of Cabo San Lucas' famous Land's End. This cantina serves a variety of appetizers and light meals in addition to specialty cocktails. In the evening, entertainment compliments an extensive tequila and cigar menu.
La Terraza Americana features light fare and traditional American cuisine including salads, sandwiches and burgers, all served in a casual outdoor setting. It is open for lunch daily.
Located at the private residence club, The Palapa offers casual outdoor Cabo dining featuring authentic Mexican food with amazing views, an exhibition kitchen and a swim-up bar. The Palapa serves lunch and dinner daily.
Located in Auberge Private Residences at Esperanza, Las Estrellas is a casual, family friendly Italian restaurant highlighting our pizzas and homemade bruschetta.
There are more striped marlin caught within 20 miles of Cabo San Lucas year round than any place in the world. The deep-water canyons at the mouth of Cabo San Lucas harbor and the warm waters of the Sea of Cortez create favorable fishing conditions most of the year.
After their 10,000 mile migration from Alaska, gray whales arrive to give birth and nurse in the warm waters of the Sea of Cortez. Whale watching is available between January and March.
Spend a hands-on day learning to drive a modern-day, professional desert race car on the challenging terrain of the Baja outback. Exclusive open-wheel cars ensure supreme performance and safety. An expert guide will coach you through exciting back road regions, past villages and across open desert. This is the perfect adventure for thrill-seekers of all ages!
The Spa at Esperanza, with its signature water passage, is world-renowned as a relaxing and rejuvenating sanctuary. Celebrated for its naturally restorative coastal desert environment and hand-crafted botanical treatments, the spa was recently named the #1 spa in Latin America by Travel + Leisure.