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- "You are stormtroopers. You are the keenest weapon in the Emperor's arsenal. Do not fail him. Do not fail me."
- ―ISB Commander Alecia Beck
Stormtroopers were the assault/policing troops of the Galactic Empire. Dissenting citizens referred to them as bucketheads, a derogatory nickname inspired by the bucket-shaped helmets of stormtroopers. They wore white armor made from plastoid over a black body glove which, in addition to creating an imposing image, was outfitted with a wide array of survival equipment and temperature controls that allowed its wearer to survive in most environments, and were designed to disperse blaster bolt energy. As members of the Stormtrooper Corps, an independent branch that operated under the Imperial Army, stormtroopers represented the backbone of the Imperial Military—trained for total obedience to the command hierarchy, as well as absolute loyalty to Emperor Sheev Palpatine and the Imperial regime. Stormtroopers were trained at Imperial Academies, and used a variety of weapons.
In the aftermath of the Clone Wars, the clone troopers who served the Galactic Republic became the first stormtroopers, tasked with suppressing rebellious worlds and enforcing the new Emperor's will across the galaxy. Over time the clones were retired from Imperial service, leaving the stormtrooper ranks open to birth-born human recruits. Though they fought against the Rebel Alliance throughout the Galactic Civil War, the Empire was ultimately defeated and the Emperor slain at the Battle of Endor. The remnants of the Empire were subsequently compelled by the New Republic to sign the Galactic Concordance. Among its conditions, the peace treaty forbade the recruitment and mobilization of stormtroopers. However, a new generation of stormtroopers would be trained under the guidance of the First Order, a military junta inspired by Imperial ideology and determined to reclaim the legacy of the Empire. In Stormtrooper command, A squad of stormtroopers consisted of 10 stormtroopers, with 5 squads in a platoon, 4 platoons in a company, 4 companies in a battalion, 4 battalions in a regiment, and 4 regiments in a legion, for 12,800 troopers in a legion.[8]
- "Stormtroopers? Here? We're in danger. I must tell the others. Oh, no! I've been shot!"
The stormtroopers represented the ultimate evolution of the clone troopers, the soldiers who fought on the Galactic Republic's side against the Confederacy of Independent Systems in a prolonged and protracted conflict that came to be known as the Clone Wars.[1] Following the execution of the Separatist Council, Sheev Palpatine, then Supreme Chancellor of the Republic, transformed the democratic government into an autocratic regime of his own, which he dubbed the First Galactic Empire[9]
With the development of the new Imperial war machine,[10] the clone trooper armor was upgraded.[1] Additionally, the new Emperor ordered the extermination of the Jedi Order, the members of which had served as officers in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars.[9] Within the new regime, the clone troopers—now known as stormtroopers—were placed under the guidance of Imperial officers and governors instead of Clone commanders or officers.[1]
Following the transition, stormtroopers were used to bring any remaining Separatist worlds into line.[11] As the clones' accelerated aging process began causing their physical skills and abilities to deteriorate, they were replaced by non-clone volunteers and conscripts.[12] Nonetheless, several clone troopers would remain in service to the Galactic Empire, with some serving as training instructors in the Imperial Academy,[13] while other members remained in active duty such as Sergeant Crest and TX-828, who was still active following the Battle of Yavin.[14]
During the Galactic Civil War, the Emperor's enforcer Darth Vader commanded a battalion of stormtroopers who served him loyally.[1] With those troops, Vader captured Princess Leia Organa's Alderaan cruiser Tantive IV over Tatooine shortly before the Battle of Yavin.[15] Stormtroopers were also used to arrest dissidents on numerous worlds including Akiva[16] and Zeitooine.[17] Stormtroopers also saw action against Rebel Alliance forces during the Battle of Hoth,[18] the Mid Rim Retreat,[19] and the Battle of Endor.[20]
After the events on Endor, stormtroopers saw action on many fronts against the armed forces of the New Republic, the successor government to the Rebel Alliance. Numerous stormtroopers were killed on worlds as far flung as Uyter, Naalol, and Akiva. New Republic forces also took many stormtroopers prisoner with many prisoners being sent to the New Republic capital of Chandrila. On one occasion, the New Republic public relations official Olia Choko personally stopped New Republic soldiers from parading stormtrooper prisoners through the streets of Hanna City.[16] Later, stormtroopers saw action during the liberation of Kashyyyk[21] and the Battle of Jakku.[22]
Following the defeat of the Empire at Jakku, the remnants of the Empire signed the Galactic Concordance with the New Republic. The Galactic Concordance forbade the recruitment and mobilization of stormtrooper forces and forced the Empire to abandon its network of Imperial Academies. The Imperial remnants eventually retreated to the Unknown Regions where they reorganised themselves as the First Order. Defying the Galactic Concordance, the First Order recruited and mobilized new stormtroopers. The new stormtroopers were influenced by the ideas of Brendol Hux, a former commandant at the Arkanis Academy.[23] The First Order's stormtroopers were equipped with sleeker armor and powerful weaponry.[4]
- "Cadets, you entered this facility as children. And in a few short weeks, you will leave as soldiers. By the time you complete your training, you will be prepared to serve your Emperor."
- ―Cumberlayne Aresko
Unlike their predecessors, the majority of stormtroopers were non-clone recruits. Imperial cadets were shipped off to Imperial Academies, and subjected to rigorous training programs in order to produce highly trained shock troopers fiercely loyal to the Empire.[24] Stormtroopers were trained to disregard fallen comrades in battle, and to press on, no matter the cost, even when the odds were stacked against them.[11]
Although they were a rare sight, women were not prohibited from serving in the ranks of the stormtroopers.[25] During training, female cadets were placed in all-female units. Unit Forn was an all-female unit at the Academy for Young Imperials on Lothal.[26] who were selected for stormtrooper training had to undergo extra reconditioning. This has the effect of dehumanizing the cadets, who came to refer to themselves by their operating numbers rather than their names. One such cadet was Ames Bunkle, an acquaintance of Zare Leonis.[27]
Among other things, cadets would train to fire blasters, and Imperial specialist Ralsius Paldora noted that stormtroopers hit 77% of their targets.[28] Cadets also learned to pilot Imperial walkers and the ruthlessness it took to become a stormtrooper. Cadets who attended Imperial Academies also underwent simulated obstacle courses in the Well, which were designed to test their strength, agility, reflexes and intelligence. Such courses and tests of skill became increasingly difficult over time, and accountability for losses were harsh.[26]
While cadets attended the academy, they wore white uniforms and specialized helmets, similar to the standard stormtrooper or pilot gear. Aside from their basic training, many cadets were also assigned other non-combat duties on base. Such duties offered cadets the opportunity to gain experience over their peers, and were often presented as rewards for excellent performance during training exercises.[26]
As cadets were being evaluated, the officers in charge were often instructed to take note of performance that might denote an affinity for the Force, and report it to one of their superiors. Cadets who met this special criteria were taken by the Grand Inquisitor and forcibly inducted into Project Harvester, a top secret Imperial program based on Arkanis. Cadet Zare's older sister Dhara Leonis was one known subject of Project Harvester.[26] Another prospective subject was Jai Kell, who managed to escape due to the help of Ezra Bridger.[24]
Stormtrooper and other Imperial cadets also assisted in law enforcement operations. Following a spate of rebel activity on Lothal, Imperial cadets there were used to search homes and streets for illegal activities, detain the children of fugitives, and to raid smugglers. During these law enforcements operations, some cadets like Nazhros Oleg came to flout their new-found powers; a trait that was encouraged by some officers like Captain Piers Roddance. Some prospective officer cadets like Leonis and Oleg were also given the chance to lead adult stormtroopers in these raids. Cadets also had their backgrounds investigated for any sign of criminal connections and other subversive activities.[29]
- "I can't see a thing in this helmet!"
- ―Luke Skywalker
Stormtroopers wore a distinctive set of white armor that was intended to instill fear in the Empire's subjects, while also providing the soldiers with an extended range of survival equipment and temperature controls. Their armor was also specifically designed to dissipate blaster shots and stormtroopers were known to recover after being shot.[1] The helmet provided cranial protection, filtered air, and contained enhanced vision, communication systems and a effective HUD (heads up display) that could help locate threats, aid in navigation, and to help alert the wearer.[30] Rank was determined by a color coded pauldron worn over the left shoulder, with orange or red representing the rank of commander, black indicating an enlisted trooper, and white representing a sergeant. Sometimes on the pauldrons they had specific symbols distinguishing who they were serving, exemplified by Grand Admiral Thrawn's troops, who had a styalised chimaera on their pauldrons.[31] They also had a utility belt and a grappling hook attached to it, and primarily used the E-11 blaster rifle, however they also occasionally utilized the DLT-20A laser rifle or DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle. However, stormtrooper armor was not without its faults. The plates made running harder and offered little protection against a large scale pulse detonations and blunt weapons.[6]
By 28 ABY, stormtrooper helmets and armor were collected by individuals like the New Republic senator Ransolm Casterfo, who had an interest in Imperial "artifacts." Several of Casterfo's Centrist senators including Apolin and Fatil also admired and collected Imperial uniforms and armor. In addition, Imperial armor and other artifacts also sold at markets on Chrome Citadel.[32]
Dress uniformEdit
Outside of combat and security details, stormtrooper officers wore black dress tunics, caps, and boots, as well as code cylinders, rank insignia plaques, officer's disks conform to the standards of the Imperial Navy.[11]
Specialized stormtroopersEdit
In addition to the "standard" troops, the Empire had created a number of specialized stormtrooper units assembled to operate on varied planets and climates within its territory. Scout troopers wore lighter armor and used speeder bikes to patrol the perimeter of the Imperial garrisons they were assigned to.[20]
Sniper troopers were specialists pulled from Scout trooper ranks and wielded the deadly E-11s long-range blaster. Stormtrooper snipers were also pulled from standard stormtrooper ranks, and wore a blue pauldron over their shoulder and had a visor attached to their helmet, along with a black bandolier across their chest plate. [33]
Sandtroopers wore modified armor that allowed them to survive on desert worlds such as Tatooine.[34] To deal with problems on frozen environments, the Empire utilized their cold weather assault stormtroopers, nicknamed snowtroopers, who wore a special mask and a kama that both resembled the equipment worn by the Galactic Marines on Mygeeto during the Clone Wars.[9][1][18] Coastal defender stormtroopers were stormtroopers trained and equipped to operate in coastal and tropical regions, such as those found on Scarif.[35]
Similar to the Shadow Troopers, the black armored death troopers were an elite variant of troopers under Imperial Intelligence's Tarkin Initiative. They were usually assigned to protect high ranking personnel and equipped with SE-14r light repeating blasters.[35]
Magma troopers were equipped to operate in extremely high temperatures, and were trained to fight on volcanic worlds such as Sullust.[36][26] Spacetroopers wore armor designed to breathe in space and were used to patrol parts of the Death Star with no air.[37]
Shock Troopers were armed with heavy weaponry and wore stormtrooper armor with distinctive red markings, similar to those of Republic clone troopers who served as Coruscant Guards during the Clone Wars.[22][38] There also existed Imperial Heavy Troopers who were equipped with heavy combat armor and electrostaffs, similar to the Imperial riot troopers. Heavy Weapons Stormtroopers wielded large, rotary blaster cannons while the more agile Jumptroopers, equipped with jet packs easily bounded over walls and other obstacles to assault targets directly.[38] Stormtrooper grenadiers wielded grenade launchers, and wore a red pauldron along with a black bandolier across their chest, while Stormtrooper chargers took down their opponents with extreme ferocity.[33]
Stormtroopers in mechanized battle armor armed with heavy handheld cannon were present at the battle of Sevarcos.[16] Purge Troopers helped enforce Imperial law in the Anoat sector, being lead by the formidable Commander Bragh during the Iron Blockade.[39] Flametroopers were stormtroopers equipped with incendiary weapons.[17] Storm Commandos were the special forces of the Stormtrooper Corps and were trained to deal with extreme combat situations.[7]
Thirty years after the Battle of Endor, variants of the former Galactic Empire's armed forces would exist under the auspices of a new organization known as the First Order. It would continue to utilize new stormtroopers, as well as megablaster heavy assault troopers, riot control stormtroopers, snowtroopers, and flametroopers.[23]
Behind the scenesEdit
Stormtroopers, as depicted in the early drafts of Star Wars and envisioned by Ralph McQuarrie, were to wield lightsabers and hand-held shields. George Lucas, when composing background information for licensees in 1977, stated that females did exist in the Stormtrooper Corps, although there were few stationed on the Death Star. He suggested that they were numerous in other units.[40]
In Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, an actor playing a stormtrooper accidentally hit his head on a doorway. In the Star Wars Special Editions, a sound was added for the purpose of comedy. Over the years the accident turned into a tradition by making actors hit their heads on doors in the Star Wars films. [41]
Stormtroopers were named after Imperial German Sturmtruppen, which in English translated to Stormtroopers, special troops who were tasked in the last year of World War I with mounting fierce infantry assaults on Allied trenches in an attempt to break the stalemate on the Western Front. However, many aspects of the branch of service, such as their unwavering obedience to the Emperor, their reputation for excessive force, and their status as an independent element separate from the overall army bears some similarity to the Sturmabteilung (Lit: Assault Section) of the 1930s NSDAP party in Germany, as well as the Waffen-SS or "Armed SS" units that served as independent military formations controlled directly by the Nazi hierarchy and not the German High Command during World War II.[source?]
Non-canon appearancesEdit
- Angry Birds Star Wars II (Called Pigtroopers)
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
- Star Wars Epic Yarns: A New Hope
- "Far Too Remote"—From a Certain Point of View
- Star Wars Epic Yarns: The Empire Strikes Back
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
- Star Wars Epic Yarns: Return of the Jedi
Notes and referencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Stormtrooper on Wikipedia


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Great script Timbones! I've been using 1.5.8/9 since you released it and it is working fine.
Just noticed an interesting one - it highlighted a trail segment red even though 'Locks' highlighting was disabled and it wasn't locked. Took some trial and error to figure out what was going on. Turned out the segment didn't have any nodes at all. I fixed it and the highlighting went away. Is that red highlighting by design? Seems like it should have been highlighted lime instead.

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How to pass argument to vpnc in F8 to acknowledge connection?
Using the NetworkManager applet in F8 to setup a vpnc connection to my workplace. I am able to get to the point where I get the WARNING message from the vpn server that I am about to connect, but I need to pass a "y" argument somehow to indicate that I agree to the terms of the connection. Does anyone know how I can do this?
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Co-modal transport solutions for long-haul journeys.
Through greater integration, co-operation and competition between transport networks, the project addresses the potential for greater efficiency and reduced environmental impact of passenger transport. ORIGAMI will also focus on users of the transport system, their demand for travel, their expectations and their reaction to the transport supply available. Citizens' travel behaviour varies across the EU and its regions is based on many factors and they need to be taken into account when assessing the potential effectiveness of any intervention. The general focus of ORIGAMI is on all those long-distance journeys which might benefit from more effective co-operation and/or interconnection between different modes and services. Development is currently hampered by institutional barriers, lack of investment, or failure to innovate. ORIGAMI focuses on investigating alternative futures and pathways for successful intermodal transport systems and a range of modelling approaches. This is done to forecast the demand for different modal combinations in different scenarios. Solutions are evaluated against relevant criteria for European transport policy. Just as paper-based origami requires a series of folds to create the desired shape, each case of transport for ORIGAMI requires different implementation of multi-modal methods. For more information please visit: www.origami-project.eu
PRESS4TRANSPORT is funded by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7)
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Co-modal transport solutions for long-haul journeys.


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Like many things in MySQL, choosing a high-availability solution for MySQL has traditionally been an exercise in tradeoffs. There are many alternatives to choose from, many good enough but none perfect.
In this session we'll look at all of these alternatives, we'll present an unbiased view on solutions to increase MySQL availability such as native MySQL Replication, Tungsten Replicator, and DRBD. We'll then progress on to evaluating the solutions to provide high availability through automated failover such as MMM & MHA, solutions to provide high availability through a cluster suite such as Heartbeat and Pacemaker (including the Percona-PRM resource agent), and on to solutions to provide high availability through synchronous multi-master clusters such as MySQL Cluster and Galera.
Students are provided with a spreadsheet they can use for their own evaluations, so that everyone can rate and weigh different features according to ones own needs and preferences. The spreadsheet is usable also for real-world evaluations.
MySQL statement based replication is widely used, yet error prone. It is easy to end up with slaves having different data from the master (non-deterministic functions).
MySQL 5.1 row based replication was an improvement on the above, but is still asynchronous. This means you can actually lose committed data on a failure - not desirable for a high availability solution.
MySQL 5.5 introduces semi-sync replication, an improvement over MySQL asynchronous replication. The main drawback remaining here is mostly in the complexity and poor manageability, such as lack of a global transaction id.
MySQL Cluster offers synchronous replication with the NDB engine, but is is not widely used as it replaces the InnoDB engine and gives very different behavior (such as performance).
Disk-level DRBD replication then became popular since it offered synchronous replication with no data-loss on failover. The tradeoff with DRBD then is that you only have a cold standby, and the recovery time during a failover can be minutes - again not perfect for today's online requirements.
3rd party solutions like Tungsten and Galera bid to improve on the available solutions. Tungsten brings you global transaction id's and other user friendliness, and more throughput with parallel and multi-master replication streams. Galera adds to that list also synchronous replication.
In most of the above solutions complexity is also increased by the need for some external cluster management software, such as Heartbeat, Pacemaker, Red Hat Cluster, Solaris Cluster... and some MySQL specific ones like MMM, MHA, and Percona-PRM.
Henrik and Ben worked together on MySQL installations at Nokia. Ben recently started working at Pythian. Between them they have evaluated and benchmarked pretty much all of the above alternatives, and used many of them in production too.
Experience level:Intermediate
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Ben currently works as a MySQL DBA at The Pythian Group, previous to this he was a DBA at Nokia, where he provided MySQL support for Mobile Services such as Music, Maps, and Messaging.
Senior Performance Architect, Nokia
Henrik works as Senior Performance Architect at Nokia, where he is mostly interested in the performance of MySQL and Galera, but also other SQL and NoSQL databases. He previously worked as Chief Operating Officer at Monty Program and as a Sales Engineer at Sun Microsystems, selling MariaDB, MySQL and MySQL Cluster technologies while being closely in touch with their respective development teams. He is the author of the book "Open Life: The Philosophy of Open Source (http://openlife.cc), fan of Open Source in general and contributor to Drupal in particular. Since 2010 Henrik co-organizes the MySQL Community Awards, a tradition which will again take place as part of the 2013 MySQL Conference and Expo (http://openlife.cc/blogs/2012/february/mysql-hall-fame).


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Discover the Cellulite Facts: Get Equipped with Accurate Information
Not All cellulite buzz is worth believing as there are tons of information out there that can extremely scare people, especially women, yet are not true. Spare yourself from unnecessary worries and learn the facts about cellulite.
The Culprit
So what is cellulite? Some people might tell you that the dimpled appearance in the different parts of the body is fat. Others might say the combination of water and toxins trapped beneath the skin is the culprit. Both are wrong. Cellulite involves fat but not fat alone. Moreover, there are no studies proving toxins of any kind that hinder fats from breaking down.
The lumpiness of cellulite is caused by fat build up in the areas of the body, specifically the hips, legs, thighs and buttocks which impedes the blood flow through the tissues. This results to distortion of connective tissues underneath the skin and uneven contours or texture of the skin.
The Probability of Having Cellulites
Hormones and heredity are the two unavoidable causes of cellulite. An increase in natural hormones that include prolactin, estrogen, thyroid hormones and insulin can make an individual more susceptible to cellulites. However, other factors including gender, skin thickness, age, lifestyle factors, clothing and the distribution of body fat in the body can influence the severity to which cellulite is visible.
Additionally, proper diet and exercise plays a crucial role in worsening a cellulite condition. Decrease the body fat by avoiding unhealthy foods and following a proper diet. People who eat excessive carbohydrates and fat, lack exercise and consume less fiber are more likely to have cellulite's than active and healthy people. Increase the blood flow near the tissues in the body under the cellulite through exercise.
Tight clothing like under garments having tight elastics around the buttocks can also add to the rapid development of cellulite. Cellulites appear more often in women than men. This is true to some extent. Women are more prone to mounting up fat on the hips and thighs than men. Plus, the connective tissue beneath the skin of women is vulnerable to disruption as it has more stretch.
The shocking statistics saying, 85% of women with ages 19 and above develop cellulite on the thighs regardless of ancestry and weight, was reported by Cosmetics and Toiletries Magazine (2004).
Creams and Lotions Galore
Cosmetic procedures such as liposuction and mesotherapy are the recognized options for those who have the money and willing to take the risk. Devices including endermologie, non-ablative lasers and light systems, electrical muscle simulators and iontophoresis devices claim to effectively restructure skin and/or break down fat deposits. However, these options are excessively costly yet promise nothing. This is why a wide array of skin care product claiming to reduce the appearance of cellulite is mesmerizing since they cost less and easy to acquire.
Cellulite may seem impossible to remove, but diminishing the appearance is achievable. Creams, lotions and extracts containing safe ingredients can give you smooth skin you desire for the longest time. But before spending cash and time to sophisticated treatments, it won't hurt to give chance to trusted and reputable skin care products.
Cellulite can affect people of all ages and body types and can be notoriously difficult to get rid of. While there are certainly no miracle cures, using specially formulated creams and treatments along with a healthy diet and exercise plan can reduce the appearance of the dimpled skin affected by cellulite. Creams and lotions that contain stimulating ingredients such as caffeine are particularly beneficial as they help move toxins out the body while other natural ingredients are used to condition the skin, giving it a firmer, tighter appearance which further reduces the look of the affected area.


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Garifuna Scholar Salvador Suazo.
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I'd like to know where to purchase Suazo's new Garifuna – Spanish dictionary.
I'd like to know where to purchase Suazo's new Garifuna – Spanish dictionary.
Seremein lun babürühaña, Boriwex Laboy. ("Thank You for writing, Boriwex Laboy" in the Garifuna Language). Salvador Suazo's Garifuna – Spanish Dictionary is currently only available in Honduras for 600 Lempiras (approximately $35 US). I am trying to purchase a copy myself but it's been tricky. Get in touch with Mr. Suazo by way of his Facebook profile and see what you can work out. http://es-la.facebook.com/salsuazo or https://www.facebook.com/salsuazo or http://www.facebook.com/salsuazo Sadly, his website is currently down.
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Lotus 'well placed' ahead of final gathering
|L. Hamilton
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22 February 2013 – According to Trackside Operations Director Alan Permane, Lotus is in a strong position prior to the final pre-season test in Barcelona next week. Despite technical troubles striking Kimi Räikkönen's car early in the week, the team bounced back to cover plenty of dry and wet mileage with Romain Grosjean on the final two days.
"Romain reported the E21 to be a step forwards from its predecessor in terms of wet weather performance. Being the slowest of those who set times is not representative of where we are, as we did not run seriously when there were drier conditions."
With just four more days of track time before the opening race, Lotus will be bringing a package of aerodynamic parts to its E21 next week in a final push for performance.
"It's nice to complete a test at a second circuit with only positive things to say about the car," Permane said of the team's latest design. "We look forward to four more days testing here, starting next week when we will evaluate a package of new aero parts."


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|November 17, 2012
|A Place to Play, Santa Rosa, CA 95401, USA [large map] 38.4394, -122.763
|norcal, cx, santa rosa, north bay, bike monkey
The Santa Rosa CX Cup is a vaunted prize, one that, like Steinbeck's Pearl, Gollum's Ring, or Trump's GOP Endorsement, will cause men and women to go to shocking ends to attain it. For our part, we'll be awarding it to the racer that achieves the lowest amount of points across both race dates in their respective class. That means that if you raced Women's B's on 11/26 and 12/18 and got 2nd and 3rd, you've got a score of 5. If you raced multiple categories both days, you're competing for the Cup in the more difficult field, i.e. A's instead of B's or C's. You can only win once.
It's a lovely trophy, suitable for holding flowers, pencils, or just cradling in your own hands as you drift off to sleep tonight. Go on and win it–make your holidays bright.
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Can I participate with a mountain bike? I don't want to go against etiquette.
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Carver Amazing Originals - possible crossover issue???
So what to do now? I have 2 brand new ribbons and 4 woofers that look great. Should I inspect and possibly swap the crossovers? How difficult is it to solder the x-over in and out and can they be swapped to work in the L or R speaker? The guy I bought these from had them sitting in a AC controlled room for 6 years with no play. Apparently he was playing that loud 6 years ago and he hurt something and then the one speaker's ribbons just stopped playing. Please help me troublshoot this issue. Thanks, Jeff


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Startups Doing Well!
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Kochi: In yet another shocking incident of sexual abuse of minors by their kin in Kerala, a 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her father and seven others over a year.
Eight people, including her father, mother and step father, were taken into custody at Paravoor today, police said.
A case has been registered against the accused and they are being questioned and their statements being recorded, police sources said.
The parents of the girl had separated.
Autorickshaw drivers saw the girl at night and brought her to the police station. When questioned by woman cops, the girl narrated her plight, the sources said.
In a similar incident from Ernakulam district recently, a six-year-old girl from Kurumpady was allegedly sexually abused by her 40-year-old father for six months after he would force her to drink alcohol.
Police have registered a case against the accused, who is absconding following a complaint from the girl's mother that the child's father had been sexually abusing her for the past six months. A case has been registered against the girl's father under Protection of Children against sexual offences Act and IPC section 328 (giving liqour to a minor).
There were reports of fathers sexually abusing and raping their daughters recently from Kottayam and Kannur districts as well.
In Kottayam, police had arrested a man who had been alleged sexually abused his two minor daughters for the past two years.
The man, a hotel employee, has been charged under sections 376 (rape) and 377 (unnatural offences) of the IPC.
While in Dharmadom in Thalassery in Kannur district a 13-year-old girl was raped by her father, 15-year-old brother and and uncles for nearly two years. One of the accused died two days ago.


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Fox News' Megyn Kelly is strengthening her bona fides as a non-conspiratorialist. Having served as part of the team that slapped some sense into Karl Rove on election night, she now appears on "The O'Reilly Factor" to bat away any notion that there was anything amiss in President Obama's receiving unanimous support in 59 Philadelphia voting "divisions." The Philadelphia Inquirer put the question this way: "[W]as there not one contrarian voter in those 59 divisions, where unofficial vote tallies have President Obama outscoring Romney by a combined 19,605 to 0?"
O'Reilly expressed the same skepticism, conjecturing that a careless voter may have made a mistake: "One person was drunk, and their finger hit the wrong thing," he says. Kelly said there's precedent here, as John McCain also blanked in many of these same predominantly African-American divisions in 2008. "I haven't seen anything to concern me," says Kelly.
The Inquirer poked around in these voting divisions in search of die-hard Republicans. It was a "quest" story, and the results were threadbare, as this excerpt explains:
Eighteen Republicans reportedly live in the nearby 15th Division, according to city registration records. The 15th has the distinction of pitching two straight Republican shutouts - zero votes for McCain in 2008, zero for Romney on Tuesday. Oh, and 13 other city divisions did the same thing in 2008 and 2012.
Three of the 15th's registered Republicans were listed as living in the same apartment, but the tenant there said he had never heard of them. The addresses of several others could not be found.


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Attack, next to Stormwitch, is the band that basically defined melodic European power metal as we know it today even before Helloween's Keeper albums, except nobody in the world knows about them. While generic European power metal thesedays is such a tame genre (lets use Hammerfall as an example), Attack actually had energy and power behind their material, plus they were pretty innovative especially for their time. They really didn't care what others were playing. This debut however really isn't their best and definitely shows almost too much potential for their own good.
If Rick Wakeman himself wanted to make a supposed metal band, perhaps this album would have been something he would have put out. But, that's not Rick Wakeman on keyboards and they are really the main factor here that brings this album down so much. Its not that keyboards are bad, Attack would pretty much continue on with using them throughout their rest of the career, but the keyboards here are so aged and so ridiculously cheesy its hard to take the majority of this release seriously because of them. It definitely sounds like they're using an extremely cheap/ancient casio keyboard here and they riddle the entire album with rhythm's and solo's from it left and right, so you never really get a break from it. To top it off this sometimes almost sounds more like a hard rock effort than heavy metal, as if Attack just didn't quite have a grip on the sound they wanted to go for.
While I hated how some bands went for a full blown synth based sound, such as Sinner's Dangerous Charm, the difference is that Attack shines with nothing but ambition here. These songs as cheesy as they may be, aren't anything you would have heard on the radio back then. They're just too odd and that just further shows Attack didn't really care what was being played around them. They weren't trying to fit in with any kind of crowd here and this is definitely not something you'd call commercialized.
Honestly this is far from being a terrible album, but because of the incredibly goofy sounding keyboards the majority of this album just isn't very memorable. And it truly falls short compared to their releases after this one, even with their next full length album The Return of Evil. Ricky Van Helden's incredibly odd but vibrant and energetic vocals don't seem fully developed here, and its hard to recognize any of the other members as well. None of the solo's or anything really stand out. Attack is an amazing band and a very underated one, but I don't think I could recommend this one to anyone. The Return of Evil would be a far better introduction into the band, though I'd say their magnum opus is hands down Destinies Of War. So go for those, only check this out if you're familar with the band or want to hear something extremely odd.


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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC) will host its 2012 Annual Conference at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport in Burlingame, California. The top issues being addressed at the conference are a new Clean Water Act permit requirement that may result in mosquito control agencies being unable to provide the same level of protection from vector-borne diseases and the recent infestation of the Asian tiger mosquito in Southern California.
"The new NPDES regulation impedes mosquito control districts' primary mission of protecting public health and the environment," said MVCAC President Ken Bayless. "Money and manpower are being diverted from directly protecting public health to activities that do not provide any additional environmental or human protection." MVCAC has been communicating its concerns about the new NPDES permit to Senators Boxer and Feinstein in support of H.R. 872, a bill that would provide a public health exemption for public health pesticide applications.
"We face the threat of newly introduced vectors and diseases each day and this conference brings together the brightest minds in vector control to find ways to prevent and combat these threats," said Truc Dever, Chair of the MVCAC Public Relations Committee. "The Asian tiger mosquito symposium will allow us to share our strategies and gain a better understanding of the scope of the infestation."
A session on the NPDES permit is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. on Monday, January 30, 2012. The symposium on the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus - a non-native, day-biting mosquito) is scheduled for Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. and brings together the major players in the Los Angeles County control efforts.
In addition to these headline issues, scientific and operational symposiums are being held on important topics such as modeling mosquito abundance and West Nile virus transmission, population demographics and outreach programs, disease surveillance programs, stormwater and mosquito production, and tick-borne diseases. The MVCAC Annual Conference kicks off the evening of Sunday, January 29, 2012 and concludes with the MVCAC Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Attendees will include trustees, managers, supervisors, technicians, vector ecologists and biologists, and state and local public health officials.
MVCAC is the statewide association representing public mosquito abatement and vector control agencies and related professionals. MVCAC's mission is to provide quality public information, comprehensive mosquito and vector-borne disease surveillance, training to high professional standards, and effective legislative advocacy on behalf of California mosquito and vector control districts. Additional information can be found at www.mvcac.org.
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For many candidates running for political office, a campaign is such a consuming endeavor that there's little room in life for anything else. Yet one candidate for Chicago alderman is finding the time these days to spearhead a grass roots push to get Rahm Emanuel off the ballot.
Martavius "Mark" Carter, a self-billed West Side activist, and one of 23 candidates running for alderman of the 24th Ward, sent out a noteworthy text message Saturday, which was obtained by NBC Chicago.
"If u wud lik us2 sho u how2 file an anti-r. emanuel 4mayor object.(on no residency)call 7737074900 we need 1000 pple.he must b stopped."
"If I'm running for alderman, then I have to speak out against anything that's not right," said Carter. "He (Emanuel) shouldn't be able to rewrite the rules."
Carter estimated he sent out 500 texts Saturday, but could not calculate how many people, because of his text blitz, will eventually file a petition to officially object to Emanuel's candidacy.
"We got a bunch of them coming. It's going to be a big surprise for [Emanuel]."
The Emanuel Campaign declined to comment on this latest effort to get Emanuel off the mayoral ballot on the basis of his residency. On Friday, longtime election attorney Burt Odelson filed objections on behalf of two Chicagoans , contending Emanuel, while living in Washington, D.C. as President Obama's Chief of Staff, did not meet the residency requirement mandating that candidates live in the city for a year before the February 22 election.
The Emanuel Campaign has characterized the Odelson challenge as baseless. It's suggested that Emanuel left Chicago temporarily and that his absence was solely for the purpose of serving national interests.
Carter made news last month when the Cook County State's Attorney named him as "Individual F" in the criminal complaint against Carla Oglesby, the former Deputy Chief of Staff to Cook County Board President Todd Stroger. The complaint alleges that Oglesby illegally steered a county contract to a company apparently owned by Carter that may have been unregistered with the state at the time it got the contract.
The contract was just under $25,000, which used to be the dollar amount requiring County Board approval. Carter has denied any wrongdoing.
As of Friday, 14 Chicagoans have filed residency objections against Emanuel with the Chicago Board of Elections. Residents have until Tuesday to challenge a candidate's nominating petitions.


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The Science of Stewardship: Sin, Sustainability, and GM Foods
The flip side of concern about the earth's climate and global sustainability is angst about population growth. Where these issues collide most prominently is in the question of food. Can the earth's food supply possibly keep pace with a global population estimated by some to top 8 billion by the year 2020 and 9 billion by 2030? A recent article in the journal Science examined the challenge of sustainably feeding a new generation of inhabitants. As the authors pose the problem:
A threefold challenge now faces the world: Match the rapidly changing demand for food from a larger and more affluent population to its supply; do so in ways that are environmentally and socially sustainable; and ensure that the world's poorest people are no longer hungry. This challenge requires changes in the way food is produced, stored, processed, distributed, and accessed that are as radical as those that occurred during the 18th- and 19th-century Industrial and Agricultural Revolutions and the 20th-century Green Revolution. Increases in production will have an important part to play, but they will be constrained as never before by the finite resources provided by Earth's lands, oceans, and atmosphere.
These are complex issues that defy simplistic analysis. But one aspect of the population and sustainability challenge that is nearly universally acknowledged is the need to increase crop yields on finite, and increasingly limited, arable land. And at the forefront of these efforts are companies dedicated to altering crops to accentuate desirable characteristics through genetic modification.
That's one reason why agricultural giant Monsanto was recently selected as Forbes magazine's company of the year. Robert Langreth and Matthew Herper write, "By marrying conventional breeding with genetic engineering, Monsanto aims to produce more food for less money on the same amount of land."
According to Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant, these traditional methods "allow crop scientists to create hundreds of seed varieties tailored to different soils and weather. Monsanto's research budget is now split equally between genetic engineering and conventional breeding." As Langreth and Herper report, "If you have incredibly brilliant biotech and extraordinarily average seed, you will end up with average crop yields," Grant says. "The thing the [genetic engineering] does is protect that preprogrammed yield."
For Christians, moral questions about the validity of genetic-modification of creatures are raised within the framework of stewardship. On the biblical account, God placed human beings created in his image in dominion over the earth, as stewards of the world's natural resources, including plants and animals. God placed Adam in the Garden of Eden "to work it and take care of it" (Gen. 2:15 NIV).
With the Fall into sin, however, the created relationships were upset, marred by enmity and distress. Part of the curse on human sinfulness is the difficulty that marks human efforts at cultivation in a fallen world: "Cursed is the ground because of you; / through painful toil you will eat of it / all the days of your life. / It will produce thorns and thistles for you, / and you will eat the plants of the field. / By the sweat of your brow / you will eat your food / until you return to the ground, / since from it you were taken; / for dust you are / and to dust you will return" (Gen. 3:17-19 NIV).
It is within the context of this world corrupted by sin and death that famine and hunger reign. And as long as we live in this world of sin, hunger, poverty, and sickness will remain (Matt. 26:11). But as stewards of God's creation, human beings are called to work to mitigate the effects of sin wherever possible.
So in the realm of agriculture and food, the call to bring forth the fruitfulness of the earth endures from creation to our fallen world. Efforts to minimize the effects of the curse in our lives do run the risk of aggravating our offense against God if they lose sight of our responsibility as stewards behind an emphasis on our liberties as autonomous tyrants.
Thus our stewardship must be cast in terms of obedience to God's will. As biblical theologian Eugene F. Roop writes in the NIV Stewardship Study Bible, "While virtually all things are possible in God's garden, not all things are beneficial, and some things are not permitted. Nevertheless, we are genuinely free." We are free to make use of the land, for good or ill.
The biblical account makes it clear that plants were given to provide sustenance for the creatures of the world with "the breath of life" (Gen. 1:29-30 NIV), including human beings. And so as stewards of God's creation we have wide latitude to, as Roop puts it, continue "finding new ways to nurture the soil back to life." Increasing crop yields through technological advances like genetic modification appear to be will within the boundaries of God's ordained freedom for human stewardship.
A chastened view of stewardship recognizes that we are only caretakers, called to an important task, but nevertheless dependent on the power of God to make the new heavens and the new earth. While growing more food for the earth's inhabitants will not eradicate hunger this side of Christ's return, we can understand our own efforts here as reflections, however blurry and indistinct, of the new creation. It is with God's own rule manifested in heaven that we will finally realize the day in which the Tree of Life will bear its fruit, and "no longer will there be any curse" (Rev. 22:3 NIV).


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KNOXVILLE, TN (The Spread) – No. 9 Auburn looks to keep its SEC title hopes alive on Saturday when they hit the road to face Tennessee at Noon ET on ESPN.
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Auburn is 8-1 on the season, 4-1 in the SEC, 2-1 on the road and 7-2 against the spread. Tennessee is 4-5 overall, 1-4 in the SEC, 4-1 at home and 4-5 against the spread. Auburn has won five straight meetings with Tennessee.
Trends show that the road team has covered the spread in four straight in this series and Auburn has covered the spread in 5 straight games following a win while Tennessee is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games in November.
According to oddsmakers from Bovada.lv, Auburn is the favorite on the road, as the Tigers have odds of -7.5 points against Tennessee on Saturday. The over/under total for the game has been set at 55 points (View Matchup). The opening odds for this game had Auburn favored by 7 points. The spread quickly added the hook. The over/under total hasn't changed since opening at 55 points.
Auburn is coming off a 35-17 win at Arkansas last week. The Tigers have won five straight entering this game and have scored at least 30 points in all five of those games. Auburn is also averaging 36.8 points per game on the season while allowing 20.1 points per game on defense. Quarterback Nick Marshall has thrown for 1,266 yards and seven touchdowns while rushing for 520 yards and five scores. Tre Mason has added 921 rushing yards and 13 scores.
Tennessee is coming off a 31-3 loss at Missouri last week. The Volunteers have now faced six ranked opponents in their last seven games entering this week's game with Auburn. Tennessee is only scoring 25.1 points per game while giving up 29.4 points per game on defense. Raijon Neal has rushed for 771 yards and nine scores to lead the team while Justin Worley has thrown for 1,239 yards and 10 scores, but is dealing with a thumb injury that has him questionable for the game.
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Patterned my own onesie (can't believe I actually said that), trying to follow the grain of the zebra print. Fur was hand sewn and hat was also patterned and sewn by me from scratch. I had no wig similar to Anna's so I used my own hair and it seemed to work fine. Unfortunately, it's pretty impossible for anyone to look flattering in zebra print, but it was a fun project anyway!
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If you look at pictures in any home decor magazine, website or television show, you'll always see the interior designer has added flowers to the finished project. Flowers can add a dramatic, polished, chic look to your room, making them wonderful home accessories. Lilies and wildflowers provide an instant brightening to a room with a pop of color. Freesia and lavender have a delightful fragrance. Fresh flowers breathe life into a room in an easy and inexpensive way. Try bringing in flowers that add a color contrast; this will make your room look lively. You don't have to look very far to find fresh flowers. You can of course get them from your local florist, but you can also find some really beautiful assortments at your supermarket. Flowers can be a mood enhancer on days when the weather is damp and cold. An arrangement in contrasting colors adds a feeling of cheer and creates an energetic positive mood. It doesn't matter the kind of flower you choose, as long as it's fresh and colorful and it brings a smile to your face.
To add some visual interest and texture, consider buying a couple of mixed floral bouquets and divide them into smaller bunches, placing each bunch into a vase. Spread the vases throughout your home to give it lots of pizazz.
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A bunch of purple irises in a water jar resting on top of a platter. How simple is that?
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Flowers just breathe life into a space! I love seeing an arrangement that's simple and free flowing. It can be just as stunning as a formal arrangement, depending on the color and the height to which you cut them. Sometimes all you need for your vase is a mason jar, a glass or even an empty wine bottle. So go ahead and style your space with flowers!


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In the wake of a shocking double cross that foils an important sting operation set to catch a black-market arms dealer, federal agent Sonni Griffith (Wesley Snipes) finds himself rotting in an Eastern European prison. When his connections in the CIA arrange for his release, Griffith is assigned to return to the United States with a vital witness, Nadia Cominski (Silvia Colloca), in tow. As Griffith struggles to protect Cominski, an army of Romanian criminals follows in hot pursuit.
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Few months back, our COO Helani Galpaya was out in the field in Indonesia, doing qualitative interviews with BOP teleusers. She picked up an odd response pattern: negative answers to questions about Internet use that would lead us to conclude the respondent was not an Internet user but claims that they were using Facebook on […]


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In 1989 US Marine Corps Commandant General A. M. Gray distributed a remarkable 77-page document to every officer in the Corps. Authentically written and brilliantly articulate, Warfighting, the official doctrine of the US Marine Corps, calls to mind other classics of strategy such as Sun Tzu's The Art of War, Carl von Clausewitz's On War, and Miyamoto Musashi's The Book of Five Rings. In 1991, he retired from the Corps after 41 years of service.


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Mishmash Magazine has an enthusiastic review of Eschalon: Book II, the author enjoying the art and small touches:
Another element of Eschalon: Book II that I found truly impressive was the writing. This game not only has a good story, it also has very well-written dialogue, and detailed, textual descriptions that accompany everything. If you right-click a weapon or potion, you get a sentence or two telling you what it is. If you eat something, you get a sentence telling you what it tastes like. And when you talk to someone, you get a brief description of what they're doing, how they appear at that moment and anything else that might be relevant, or that simply adds to your immersion.
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In the world of Gnomes and Wood spirits, the turtle is a special means of ground transportation. When it is small it is a taxi, as with Pokey's family. When it is large, like the one with Heather and Jan it is a mini-bus.
The largest one is a bus named Night Train. These seven friends are riding their bus to a picnic. They have crackers in a basket and they will pick berries and nuts at the picnic site. The turtle seems a bit willful and may decide to take a shortcut through the pond. In case this happens, I put in life savers for the five who can't swim.
Their names are similar to those of soft drinks. Then again, they are also names given pets of friends of mine: Shasta, R.C., Pib, Sprite, Doc, Brit, and Tab. Each has a coin with which to pay for his ride. Six of the coins are transportation tokens and the other one is for free parking when they wish to stop for additional suppliesPlease click on the photo's for a bigger image D r. Thomas F. Clark is the lead artist for Cairn Studio, ... read more


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The ranch on which I hang my hat, though short on most the frills,
Is thirteen sections, give or take, of rugged trails an' hills.
We call it 'home', our little world, our very own frontier,
Amongst the cattle, sheep an' goats; the varmints, hogs an' deer.
Today I watched the breakin' dawn an' whiffed the mornin' air,
A time I often set aside for things like thought an' prayer.
A Mockin'bird an' Mornin' Dove, an' other birds at play,
Were there to sing an' set the mood to start another day.
This mornin' saw the strangest thing, like time itself had merged,
An' all the souls who once were here, appeared an' then converged.
In swirlin' clouds of mist an' fog, right off the bluffs they rolled,
Till all had gathered in the glen, the modern an' the old.
The Indians, conquistadors, an' other ancient men,
The soldiers from this country's wars, an' cowboys from back when…
They all had come from yesterday to help me understand
Our link with those who came before, to heritage an' land.
A crazy notion, so I thought, that they could just appear,
But as the morning went along the reason got real clear.
They rode along with me that day to show me things I've missed,
The things I've seen a thousand times an' some I'd just dismissed.
Those wagon roads of long ago, still evident today,
Are carved in rock an' rutted earth, not apt to wash away.
They linked the missions, forts an' towns those many years gone by;
An' left their mark for all to see, as modern times grew nigh.
The artifacts an' weathered ruins attest to yesterdays,
When others came an' lived their lives in very different ways.
We've seen their skill in arrowheads they honed from fired stone,
An' craftsmanship in beads an' tools they fashioned out of bone.
At ever turn and trail we took was something to remind,
The Maker must have had a plan laid out for humankind.
The Earth He made's been feedin' us a half-a-million years,
An' used it's wonder, force an' change to challenge pioneers.
I do not know if they'll return or if they'll feel the need,
But I'm prepared to ride the trail, where ever it may lead.
We all are spirits ridin' time with bodies of the Earth,
Whose time has come to take the reins an' offer up our worth.
The land has been the legacy we cultivate an' reap,
The life has been the heritage our father's fought to keep,
An' we are bound throughout our time with those who came before,
To put our hearts and souls to it, and make it something more.
Copyright © Jim Fish | Year Posted 2009
One day I was passing time
And wrote these words upon the lines,
I know not where they came you see
The Winds of Time were there for me.
If I could open a door to the past
And there before me were the paths
I'm not quite sure which I would choose
But The Winds of Time would see me through.
The vastness there before God's Hand
Then came the heavens, the seas, the land
Eden, Noah and the Christ Child's birth
Is the path that I see first.
I'm not into Knights or dragon days,
Nor Robin Hood and his saving ways,
But give me a Viking as he crosses the seas
And I'll dream of the lands so wild and free.
The music of Irland calls to me,
Where Kathleen's heart has ever been,
And for Danny Boy the fifes do call
I'll shed my tears lest he should fall.
As Immigrants touched upon our shores
The Indians prepared to fight once more,
But fate stepped in and eased the sore
They'd live in peace forever more.
The battles fought upon this land
To protect us from Tierney's hand,
The Civil War for Freedom's right
The Alamo where comrades died.
At Little Big Horn where our soldiers died,
As Indians defend their homes with pride,
The government later took a hand
And put them on Reservation land.
I remember well, when I was quite young
The days of World War II
And how my father's life did change
When the family business he assumed.
Twenty-four seven was unheard of then,
But that was their working day,
They helped keep our nations trucks on the road
Their battlefield was here in the USA.
I'll choose the path with pastures green,
Horses, cattle and the cowboy scene,
This is the land of my mother's birth
The most precious land to me on earth.
I chose this land and took a stand,
Married a cowboy and we ranched the land.
Though now retired and family gone
This land will always be our home.
The Winds of Time, know well my soul
I'll rest at night with days of yore.
And as I wake a prayer I'll say
Please God, may we have Peace today?
Cile Beer
Copyright © Marycile Beer | Year Posted 2005
Enter a storybook tale
Where I can be
The heroine you hail
Lucid dreams of soft reflection
A touch heated with lust and desired protection
A breathe a gasp as we succeed
Join the fairytale with me
Valiant night within dark eyes
the right movement and I make them shine
like moonlight on the steamy hot spring
care to follow for a little dip with me
Trailing like the water at my fingertips
Grasp me around my hips
As close as the breeze on my skin
Whisper lies as I let you in
Lips mumbling up my thighs
bare heart exposed to the sky
fire burning in my veins
Am I a mistress of this lust or simply a slave
Trembling with desire
Take me till we've lost count of the hours
enter this storybook tale
Where I can be the heroine you hail
Copyright © Jay Loveless | Year Posted 2012
If you'd have lived and worked on Juno Ranch, you'd have come away better for it. It
may not have seemed like it at the time but Pancho (Uncle Frank) would put it to you, an' it
was for you to decide to do it, what to do with it, or to fight. The motto was, "You either work
or fight, there ain't no quittin' on this-here ranch."
Pancho cultivated a reputation as a living legend in his fifty-some years in the Devil's
River country of the Texas frontier. He loved his life, family, work and felt plumb lucky to be
livin' it. He believed there was art in every undertakin' an' practiced the highest standards in
dealin' with any an' all comers. He savvied horses, cattle an' the land; and death was just the
gate that opened into higher pastures.
Ride 'em Pancho!
The cowboy wakes before each dawn
With blurry eyes n'a mournful yawn;
Gets breakfast down, just bacon'n eggs,
An' biscuits dunked in coffee dregs.
He feeds the stock some oats an' hay
In growin' light of break o' day.
Then Pancho comes an' rigs a hoss,
An' chews his butt, 'cause he's the boss.
"The sun is up, you little bride!
We're loosin' light! We gotta ride!"
So they ride out to make their rounds
In echoed clops of hoof-beat sounds.
The sun is high 'bout half-passed noon,
An' dinnertime is none too soon.
He eats his beans an' taters fast,
Then rolls a smoke an' rests at last.
He dreams of how he'll spend his pay
When he's in town on Saturday,
An' where he'll go to have some fun
With gals who'll laugh and call him, "Hun..."
He gets his hat an' pulls it down,
Forgets the dream of gals in town,
Cause if he ain't just damn near dead,
The work comes first on Pancho's spread.
papa said
son what you going to do
with your life
now that you have
no money job
or wife
he said papa
I'm going to
leave this town
think I'll
join up with the rodeo
and break them bulls down
Maybe even rope
me a stallion or
even a clown
Son you better
take another
look around
for theres no money
for bull riders
thrown to the ground
or being stepped on
by a horse or bull
weighing over eight hundred pounds
Papa I promise
Ill make you proud
of your rodeo cowboy when I'm done
And promise
not to be thrown or bucked off
to the ground
So papa please come
visit when our show's
in town
for I'll be
the one riding high on
the biggest bull that's found
hanging on for just
eight seconds while I'm
listening for that bells sound
just kicking those sides
of horses and bulls
jumping up and down
with coming out your
top rodeo champion and
bull rider found
Tribute To
The Rodeo Cowboys
and Cowgirls
Hang Tough
Copyright © Katherine Stella | Year Posted 2008
my heroes have alway's been cowboys
so giddyup go
my ghost riders in the sky
let that whiskey river
flow through luckenback texas
for I'm a rhinestone cowboy
the gambler
running bear
just a coca cola cowboy
headed for El Paso
strumming my teddy bear song
cross the brazos at wacco
at the 'Y' all come back saloon
just waiting for Poncho and Lefty
bringing that white lightning
wild horses and that burning ring of fire
stays gentle on my mind
for all my rowdy friends have settled down
And it wasn't God who made honkey tonk angels
it was the daydreams about night things
So mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
For I'll go to my grave lovin you
Tribute To Country's Best
The Lonesome Cowboy
Also Trying a new gig lol
< she's a hard headed woman
lovin a soft hearted man
when they get together
they join hand and hand
for loves be glory
in this fairy tales story
for she's a hard headed women
lovin a soft hearted man
a hard headed woman
lovin that soft hearted man
though shes stubborn as an mule
but can make that man still drool
as he's so shy
but captured her roving eye
for she's a hard headed woman
lovin a soft hearted man
a hard headed woman
lovin that soft hearted man
now don't you just think
romance can start out as a wink
even if it may be a little lie
come on little boy now give it a try
for she's a hard headed woman
lovin a soft hearted man
a hard headed woman
lovin that soft harded man
My Next
Country Western Song LOL
Copyright © Katherine Stella | Year Posted 2010
A great storm came and your world was left in the dark,
You tried your best but you failed to leave a mark!
You stepped that thorn
Now your heart is torn...
You're questioning why you were born!
Just remember, the sun will shine again!
Dont let your teardrops fall like rain!
Stay strong, avoid the growing pain.
Those dark clouds will eventually move on
Soon that pain will finally be gone.
Its not a promise
Thats just the way it is-
Tough times dont last forever
Tough people never say never!
That heartache will soon go away
All you need is to constantly pray
And hope for a better day
Because soon, and very soon, the sun will shine again!
Faith must reside in you
For some days the sky will be blue
And others the sky will be dark!
Those times When the sun may fail to shine through
Always find strength inside of you to hold on to!
So when you're hanging in there in the dark-
Wait in faith for that spark,
For its obvious, the sun will shine again!
-Titus Kirega
Copyright © Titus Kirega | Year Posted 2013
Watch those buckaroos lose their insides when saddled to a wild one untied it's fer a sight when they ride . Yiddy –up was the wail when a bull of a devil left his trail some kinda fight on the road to hell.
No wonder I headed for Whiskey Row with some forty drinks down below sure is thunder in your hole will rock your soul as you face the mighty cold.
Strums my guitar and softly singing as the cowboys are around the camp fire ringing as the fire is blazinin another day is hazing. Got the notion for prayin as another cowboy was payin and he was sayin
Lord ya know the deeds I've done and in the shadows I have hung I just wanted to be thankful for meeting me on this fateful day and in thy range I will forever stay.
Vanita Allgood
Copyright © Vanita Allgood | Year Posted 2012
In 1957 I took my teaching certificate back to the land of my mother.
She was raised on a cattle ranch in the north central area of Nebraska. The
famous Sand Hills. It was there I found my cowboy and we ranched for fourteen
years on the eastern edge of the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. The
teacher in this story is my mother's sister and our experiences at the Indian
Government School of Spring Creek during my early years.
In the year 2002 Cowboy and I moved to a very special town, Harper,
Kansas. This town is just a few miles down the road from the memories of my
Kansas childhood. How lucky to be able to have all of these memories and with
the help of God maybe another dozen or so years down the road I'll have another
set of memories to pass on to another generation.
Yesterday I was sitting at my computer working when I looked out of
my magic window
and noticed the swing set. The wind was fiercely blowing up a gale and the
swings were rocking to and fro. That didn't bother me, but when I saw the glider
was in motion, I didn't even have to close my eyes to picture the children playing
on it. They weren't my grandchildren. They weren't my children. They weren't any
children I could recognize, but I felt blessed. I didn't care who they were, they
were happy.
And then I thought back. Back to the reservation. I could hear the
laughter of the Indian children, but whenever we came into view they would run to
hide behind their mothers or grandmothers and peek around at us. Some of the
older ones, seven, eight, nine or ten year olds would line up in front of the shack
or tent to stare at us.
I can still see them dressed in faded, wrinkled, soiled clothing.
Disgards from who knows where that ended up at the mission. Their large
round brown eyes staring from behind the greasy scraggly black hair. Some with
their dirty fingers stuffed in their mouths. The little ones clinging desperately to
the skirt as they peered around at us, always had snout trailing from their nose,
and their feet were either bare or encased in shoes three sizes to large for them.
I don't know if it was a tradition of some kind but it seems, in my
memory, there were never any men. Only women and children came forth. I
have my ideas where the men were but I shall not go into that here.
Copyright © Marycile Beer | Year Posted 2007
< once there was a man named trader Joe
could do nothing with hair so let grow
under big coonskin hat
fleas tick and his pet rat
mercantile's just say Oh Hell No
once there was saloon name lucky spur
where traders brought in their hunted furs
in walks old trader Joe
miss Molly said let's go
now both itch scratch from leftover burrs
Copyright © Katherine Stella | Year Posted 2011
The Farmer woke,
Before break of day,
And for a little rain did pray.
Then hitched his team,
And plowed the land,
Given him by the Master's hand.
The Cowboy awoke,
And a prayer he sighed,
"Please give us rain, for the prairie is dry."
Then in the heat,
He did rope and brand,
The cattle given him by the Master's hand.
At night, before sleep,
The Farmer read,
The words from the Bible that God had said,
"If you'll keep my Commandments,
In it's season I'll make it rain,
And you shall eat,
And your land shall fill with grain."
The Cowboy fell asleep remembering,
A verse his Ma had read,
A promise God made and the words he said,
"Love and serve the Lord God,
And it shall come to pass,
That I shall make it rain,
And for the cattle, there shall be grass."
So each resolved, in his own way,
To be a better man,
And follow closely the Commandments,
And there-fore save the land.
And though they never met,
They prayed for the same thing,
And watched the sky for the clouds,
And the rain that they would bring.
And though it was long in coming,
The drops fell upon the land,
And revived and refreshed these special places,
Given by the Master's hand.
The Farmer and the Cowboy,
Each prayed for the land of which they were fond,
And through their belief, they saved the Earth,
Through the Lord's Common Bond.
Copyright © Debra Coppinger Hill | Year Posted 2005
< our top story tonight is Lawyers
a pain in the ass and real spoilers
with fancy cars homes suits
fifteen hundred kaboot
rather hire cowboy wearing just spurs
Entry For Carolyn Devonshire's
Lawyer Limerick's Contest
GL All
< beneath swollen ..... moon
in pasture of...... rolling hills
standing ....hind quarters
a beautiful black ...... stallion
simply took my breath ........ away
Entry For
Rick Parise's
A Memory Of Beauty
Tanka Contest
G.L. All
"What's your story?"
she questions,
"you seem interesting."
wildflower eyes
I reply, "NOW." (Kwan$aba! Ha! Really,
often people become confused
by such a unique response
not this one...
she's a beauty
shiny minded stone
lives warm under veins
lacks definition of alone
tho solo she stands
tallest green blade
each time the oily blade passes above
she stays the same
tingling pulses exhale her pores
she'd rather sink
than have to think the way of worldly whores
malice skips her
no ripples in the lake
dripping from her face
sunshine slips across tangerine cheeks
gold flows throughout waves
streaming locks
sky clear eyes surprise those
choosing to be consumed
by her entice
hands free of envy
no webs to spin
hips unmolested
thighs slick
be warned
she will divide you
no voodoo
or silly twisted games
though safe may escape you
the girl
baby of zero maybes
she knows
as clarity lent us its giant umbrella
her lipstick smacked my tongue
from there
we never looked back
Copyright © JSLambert Mister ROBOTO | Year Posted 2012
There's a legacy inside him,
As he sits upon his steed;
His heart is filled with honesty,
Not perjury or greed;
He rides the same old range,
That his father rode before;
And it's been that way for forever,
A hundred years or more;
Pushin' cattle, brandin' calves,
That is a cowboy's life;
Someday he may settle down,
And make some girl his wife;
He's spent so many lonely nights,
Sleeping under the stars,
He hasn't got a tattoo,
What he has are battle scars;
There's a rip across his stomach,
From a rangy longhorn steer;
And even though it hurt like hell,
He never shed a tear;
He always outs on a brave face,
Emotions locked inside;
And for his cowboy heritage,
He feels only pride.
Copyright © Tirzah Conway | Year Posted 2011
hired ranch hand
tends cattle on horseback
ignores potential risk factors
Tribute To The
American Cowboys / Cowgirls
Ride Em High
Copyright © Katherine Stella | Year Posted 2007
Oh lord hear the lonesome cowboys lullaby, singing beneath
The vast prairie open sky.
Hush, do they not lull the restless cattle to sleep, by a soft
Undertones sweet melody.
Drifting plains men, singing of the sorrows broken hearted,
And dreaming visions of their beloved, they've left behind.
Guitar strumming minstrels, of the fire hearth, accented
By the lone harmonica, playing off in the distance
Amongst a sea of cows, and horses.
In harmonic rhythm is this grassroots orchestra, as the fiddler
Strikes up his bow to join in, and playing ever so gently along,
To harmony's rhythm.
On the rocky cliffs mixed in the sandy dunes, the heckling
Coyotes, give an eerie ambiance, to this old western chorus.
Do these desert whyly creatures, howl in perfections tune,
To the wrangler's musical beat, of these wide grassy expanses,
That they all call home.
The rattler shakes it's tail in defiance, against the munching
Prairie dog, whom got away at the last moment.
Listen closely to the sounds of the meadow-lands, does not the crickets,
And locusts, add a natural flavor by their clicking and chirping.
Near the rivers stream, as the winds do blow, along the waters edge,
Another elements assent, is bestowed by the forcing of the reeds, to
Bend hitting them against the hollow log, causing a thumping's,
Drumming, to this uniquest of bands.
As twilight's distant starlight, flickering in the vast
Blackness above, these rambling souls whom wander so.
Down these dusty trails long journey, yearn for nothing
More than to know the quite serenity, of their home
That seems so far away.
Let your music fill your emptiness, for one nights
Beautiful dream, and remember the memory as if it
Were real, a vivid vision of illusion, and rest
In complete bliss, good night my young
Cowboy of the open sky.
Copyright © cherl dunn | Year Posted 2014
' Yellow Rose of Texas ' Haiku # 14
A Lone Star Shone On
A Yellow Rose of Texas
and Bluebonnets Grown
Copyright © MoonBee Canady | Year Posted 2009
A lone rider sits high in the saddle,
As the horizon's sunrise spreads across,
The open prairie.
Twin pearl handed pistols rest at his side,
As rusty spires clang against wooden planks,
At the deadwood saloon.
Legends cowboys whisper his name,
On the dry desert winds,
A giant of a man whom breathed
Life again into the legacy,
Of the old west.
His side swagger's walk trademark
On the larger than a life screen.
The duke truly represents the great
American hero on horse back.
Six shooters drawn at high noon's
Count down,
John Wayne's the trail dusts equalizer,
He always remained on the right side,
Of tin stars law.
The tumble weeds rolls along a dirt path,
As tall cactus stand on an arried canvas,
Life here is harsh and mean,
Where only the strong survive.
Bold individuals with the inner
Strength against god's forbidden land.
Harden men whom lived by one simple,
Rule I will do what ever it takes
To stay alive.
He'll join the ghost riders,
Forever driving the lords herds
Across the grand divides vast
Prairie sky's as the sunsets
In the old west.
Alone figure rides high in saddle,
Set against a legends back drop,
Hell bound for glory,
In a cloud of gun smokes fog,
Behold the duke emerges,
With his hat on straight
And gun at the ready.
Copyright © cherl dunn | Year Posted 2013
Your love pricks me like a rose each thorn grows but no one knows Your so full of
it as it shows so carry on now go on, go. I'm fed up with the phony and i'm
through with the tears, you couldn't pay me all your money to make up for those
years. Someone help me I feel faint how could I think he was such a saint and
worst of all I let me fall into a spiral down below. A magic called love carried
by the dove of someone I use to know.
Copyright © Sam Ruby | Year Posted 2013
Upon the flushing milieu of twilight,
Vague shadows of the ranch hands brook.
A proud slow march on hackneyed legs,
In the slow emergence of autumn's dusk.
Today's sullied labor grimes the worn denim chaps,
In the dawn to dusk harvest of the seasons haying.
An aching exhaustion on sweat muddied faces,
The price and the pride of the old rancher's toils.
Barns piled high from the summers green fields,
The homestead prepares for the silver of winter.
Lost in the muted glow of sunset's backdrop,
The prairie echoes thanks with a soft cowboy song.
Copyright © Charles Fuller | Year Posted 2008
May your cattle drives be short ones,
May worries be small and far—
May you find peace at life's railhead
And at long last rope your star.
Copyright © Glen Enloe | Year Posted 2006
< Now hold on there Tex !
Let me get dressed !
Let me saddle up my horse
To trollop around this Halloween course
Got on my chaps
My spurs and cowboy hat
Replica's of forty five's
Riding on my hips very high
With lasso in my hand
This little cowboy has a plan
So all you ghost and goblins
It's candies bounty I'll be coming an robbing
And I'll be taking loot for mummy
And for my daddy who has a bigger tummy
Happy Halloween To All
Especially little tikes who are so cute and small
Entry For
Halloween Costume Contest
G.L. All
Tears - Are As Old
… As East Of Eden
Pain - Is As Old
… As East Of Eden
Woes - Are As Old
… As East Of Eden …
That's Why The Cowboy … Rides West
And Disappears, Into The Flaming Sunsets … ( Gen. 3: 23, 24 )
< Once came along an man named John Wayne
Winchester by his side causes more pain
Dusty trails ballroom brawls
Battlefield's muddy crawls
The duke of western inflicting gains
I Hear Drum-Beats Across The Land… Can You Hear It?
All Our Homes Are Handed Down by The Highest Spirit
Long-Ago, The Native Peoples of The Land
Knew… The Earth and Us – Go Hand in Hand
I Hear Hoof-Beats Across The Land… Can You Hear It?
Its Not The Buffalo or Antelope – Who Grew To Fear It
Its Battles of Braves and Soldiers – Both Grim Reapers
Can't Forget… We 'Are' Our Brother's Keeper…
Blood – Brothers
… We Are Blood-Bound To Love
Blood – Brothers
We Are Blood – Brothers Of
All Sons and Daughters of Mankind
The Great Spirit Binds…
… Blood – Brothers
I Heard Hate – Beat Down The Land… Did You Hear It?
Pollution and Persecution… Its Time To Cure It
End Our Journey On The Trail of Tears
With Broken Arrows and Rivers – Running Clear
I Hear Heartbeats Across The Land… Can You Hear It?
If You Turn and Face The Wind… You Are Near It
It Pounds Deeper Than The Skin, Or A Flood
It Echoes To All … Its In Our Blood !
Blood – Brothers
… We Are Blood – Bound To Love
Blood – Brothers
We Are Blood – Brothers Of
All Sons and Daughters Of Mankind
The Great Spirit Binds…
… Blood – Brothers
* * * * *
The Eagle Flies On The Breath Of Life
And So Do You
May The Blue Sky And Your Clear Eye
See Many More Moons
Keepers Of The Earth… Guard This Turf
And Each Other
For Every Human Birth… Has Worth
As A Blood – Brother
For Those Killed and Blood Spilled
The Ground Cries
Soaks The Dust… And Curses Us
When A Brother Dies…
Blood – Brother …
Copyright © Tye Chisholm | Year Posted 2005
He must sit back and just smile at sunsets;
The colors and quiet must give him great joy—
As do the sweet sage and morning violets;
God must be a cowboy.
He breathes life in the wind on the prairie
And sustains the green earth with the soft rain;
And he grows all the fish in the vast sea;
It is an unbroken chain.
Oh, you can hear him creak that old saddle
As he rounds up the skies and the whole earth range;
His eyes are on us and he's not idle.
The only constant is change.
Yes, He rides beside us in gold grasses
And He watches our bedroll every night;
He helps us over all the high passes
And teaches us to do right.
And meekly we speak of Him by His name
As we take great pains to please and not annoy;
Knowing when we ride off back where we came:
God must be a cowboy.
Copyright © Glen Enloe | Year Posted 2010
not even herdsmen
can gather all the pokee's
at the dinner bell
Copyright © Katherine Stella | Year Posted 2009


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The vice president's 26-year-old niece was taken into police custody Tuesday after a fight with her roommate and subsequent scuffle with officers.
Sources told the New York Post that Caroline Biden was "screaming at the top of her lungs" and "beating on the doors" of the New York apartment she shares with the roommate who approached her about unpaid rent.
When police officers arrived to mediate the dispute, Biden, the daughter of Joe Biden's brother James, allegedly "got physical", resisted arrest and tried to punch one of them.
Caroline, who works for a New York art dealer, was covered in a white sheet and taken to the hospital after "difficulty breathing."
Authorities charged her with harassment, resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration.