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'You must be mad!" yet another amused voice said as I described down the telephone my plans to cycle the route from Paris to Dakar made famous by the annual car rally. He was right. Brain by name, brainless by nature.
I had only six weeks to find more than £3,000 in sponsorship and that didn't even include equipment. It was July 2006 and I had just confirmed my place to start officer training at Sandhurst in January 2007, but I did not want to spend the next six months pushing paper in an office. My final weeks of freedom were going to count, but how? I needed to get fit, I wanted to do something useful and, above all, I wanted a challenge: a real experience - an adventure of a lifetime.
Having spent a lot of time travelling alone, I was not keen to do it again, but felt that idle travel in a generic group lacked a sense of purpose. I indulged in fantasies of epic mountaineering feats and first descents of South American rivers, but the funds were not there, nor was anyone with similar ambitions.
While absent-mindedly flicking through a cycling magazine I saw a small item headed "Paris-Dakar by bike". Like most people, I had heard of the rally, but little more.
The more I read, the better it sounded. It fitted all the bills: a 4,500-mile endurance race across mainland Europe to the wilds of West Africa. The prospect of crossing the Sahara filled my mind with exotic images of endless sand dunes, bedouins and camels; if it caught my imagination, hopefully it would catch the imagination of sponsors.
I had just six weeks to get together £3,350 and equipment costing about the same, start training, publicise the ride and start fund-raising for charity. By day I slogged around a local 30-mile circuit on my mountain bike, and then spent the evenings contacting sponsors and typing grovelling letters.
To make things worse, I found that my speedometer was not calibrated correctly and I had been cycling only two thirds of the distance I thought. Suddenly, 4,500 miles seemed like a very long way and my dream trip an insurmountable task.
In the final week things finally came together, only to get off to a fairly inauspicious start. Moments after leaving Greenwich I slashed a tyre; by midday I had passed out in a Canterbury park with heatstroke. When I came round, the full scale of what lay ahead hit me hard, but there was no turning back.
I carried on to Dover and to France, where the ride would begin. With adrenaline coursing through my veins the first miles to Paris passed in a blur, but as I neared the capital, I cast my mind back to the various emails that had been exchanged by the participants - 27 riders from 11 nationalities.
"I'm sure like many of you I'm not that fit, the last ride I did was only 2,000 miles so I'm expecting this to be tougher," one said.
"This will be a very different to my last challenge, I haven't cycled much since my last Iron Man in spring," another said. As I rounded the Arc de Triomphe, I glanced down at my gelatinous gut - and shivered. No more delays; no more tomorrows; this was it.
The group was more relaxed and mixed than I had expected. I was the youngest: nearly 40 years younger than the oldest rider. When I managed to avert my eyes from Team Hawaii Express (four steely-eyed, Lycra-clad, shaven-legged riders from the Baltic States) fears of being left standing were allayed.
Instead, I worried about saddle soreness. The transition from mountain to racing bike was enormous and my back and groin bore the brunt. A week passed before I was told that cotton underwear was my undoing. More disturbing still was that mashed banana was my saviour.
The Loire valley was a haze of vineyards and villages, and as we descended through central France we settled into camp life. The distances were reasonable - about 60 miles a day. Cycling was sociable and people chatted amicably. But at night my muscles burned; every twitch sent shock waves down my spine as I drifted in and out of fitful sleep. And we had not even reached the mountains.
Some of the more experienced members took pity on me. Marcus and Pritt from the Hawaii Express team quickly took me under their wing and coached me in the art of peleton cycling. Cycling centimetres from the man in front was a new and nerve-racking experience, exacerbated by their ferocious pace. I was torn each morning between the gruelling challenge of the Peleton or a more serene but longer individual cycle.
The mountains made the decision for me. I had no hope of matching their pedal-to-the-metal pace. Helping hands gripped my saddle and launched me forwards, but it was no use: I was simply not fit enough. However, with the thigh-burning gradients of the Pyrenees came jaw-dropping scenery.
Andorra and Spain had us climbing over passes of 7,500ft, which brought the reward of long, sweeping descents where breaths were taken and then lost to the incredible views over a patchwork quilt of olive plantations and rustic towns in valleys far below.
With the Pyrenees behind us, I expected things to get easier, but the gradient only steepened. As we neared Granada in relentlessly increasing heat, many riders were reduced to walking; it was a taste of what to expect in Africa.
In Algeciras we boarded a ferry for Morocco. The short transfer across the Straits belied the vast economic gap between Europe and Africa. Gleaming vehicles were replaced by dented old Mercedes belching black clouds in their wake. Not only did they lack MOTs, but also drivers with licences; time and again we were run off the road by the most erratic driving and the occasional camel.
Yet this didn't detract from Morocco's other-worldly beauty. In the north we were greeted by traditional Arab families, around Marrakesh by Western-influenced Muslims and in the Atlas mountains by nomadic Berber tribes.
Here, arid landscapes were slashed through by huge gorges secreting lush green oases filled with dates and palms, all but invisible a few hundred metres away. We carved in and out of these giant mountains three times, where the winding roads begged to be ridden at speed, before continuing our journey south down the coast.
Morocco also had its frustrations. Because we were there during Ramadan it was hard to find food or water on the go, and it became difficult to feed ourselves in public for fear of causing cultural offence. But Morocco is a modern Islamic country and familiar with tourists, so we need not have worried. It was also the site of two accidents, fortunately neither serious, but a sobering demonstration of the dangers of cycling at speed in a peleton.
We proceeded to the disputed territory of the Western Sahara. We were constantly reminded of its uncertain existence as we were stopped every 15 or 20 miles at police checkpoints. Each policeman seemed more confused than the last as the motley trickle of cyclists pedalled farther and farther from civilisation.
Despite the monotony of travelling along one straight line through scrubland for hours on end, the Western Sahara was not without its surprises.
I woke one morning, before dawn as usual in the effort to escape the incessant heat, when my eyes caught some movement in the blue glow of my head torch. Leaning over I saw a tarantula - reared up and ready to attack. For the only time on the trip, I was the first out of camp.
The last thing I expected to find as we entered the Sahara was rain, but find it we did; it fell in torrents. Silt rivers appeared from nowhere, scouring the landscape and littering the roads with awkward deposits of mud and rock. These quickly set hard and proved quite dangerous obstacles.
Nearing the border with Mauritania, sand dunes loomed menacingly -- a sign of things to come. The border crossing required us to negotiate three miles of horrendous knee-deep loose sand. It was 47 degrees - and it was only going to get hotter. Yet the border marked a significant change in culture, from Arabic Maghreb to the deep, dark hues of Africa. We were getting closer to our final destination.
There can be few places more desolate than Mauritania - a single road carved through its westerly edge. Visitors invariably have only transit visas and do not stay long.
My cycling had improved hugely during the mountain phases of Morocco, and I was earning my wings in the front group. As we sped along the flats at speeds of more than 40mph, I learnt how to conserve my energy and my sanity in the peleton. But that meant keeping close. The faster we went the more disciplined we had to be. Yet the oncoming traffic wasn't so accommodating. Juggernauts blasted past at 60mph, blowing and sucking us in their wake. The cool, gentle tailwind dropped, and in its place a scorching hot continental headwind blew at us like a hair dryer straight off the Sahara.
The monotony of more than 600 miles of flat, straight, burning-bright desert made every pedal stroke an effort - it was, in fact, the solitude and adversity of the Sahara that proved the greatest challenge of the ride.
In stark contrast, southern Mauritania suddenly came to life. In the course of a single day vibrant greenery returned and, with it, settlements appeared by the side of the road. We were nearing Senegal, home of Dakar and our blessed finish.
We were surprised by a 60-mile detour away from the road, in an attempt to avoid the border at Rosso, by reputation Africa's most corrupt border crossing. But it seemed to make little difference. As we waited to cross, officials pestered us for our bikes, contributions for their children and ridiculous fines.
Trucks were hammered even harder: fined for having the wrong colour yellow on the tailgate and crossing the white line in the road. The roads clearly didn't benefit from visitors' contributions to "tax" since huge potholes were scattered along our route.
But there were pluses: due to the treacherous roads, timing was cancelled. Our imminent arrival and relaxed wind-down brought about a mellow mood, and we spent our penultimate night on a beach enjoying a whole goat barbecued by our chef and some cold beers.
Our arrival in Dakar saw the streets lined with hundreds of locals waving and cheering as we cycled past with our Senegalese guides. We waved back, smiled and punched the air, slightly mystified by the attention. That the crowds were there to see the King of Morocco and our guides had taken us on the wrong route mattered little. We revelled in the welcome all the same.
Wheeling up to our hotel, I was greeted by the British ambassador. Exhausted, and still clad in Lycra, I sat down with a beer and told him about the events of the past 11 weeks.
It had been a real challenge, an emotional experience and certainly an adventure. I was fitter than I had ever been and succeeded in raising £10,000 in pledges for my charity, SOS Children. My legs might have felt in need of their own salvation, but it was truly an experience of a lifetime.
- See www.bike-dreams.com for details on how to enter the Paris-Dakar by Bike race. This year's event starts on September 9


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Breeders' Cup: A Who's Who of OwnersOctober 24, 2012
Breeders' Cup: A Who's Who of Owners
The Breeders' Cup is the premiere place for American equine athletes to be found in the fall. Not only can the horses win some of the biggest purses they'll run for in their careers, they can also rise to greatness and put themselves into contention for year-end awards here.
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While horse racing has multiple famous owners, here are eight that you will probably see in the stands at Santa Anita.
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum
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Sheikh Mohammed owns Godolphin, LLC and Darley. He is also the constitutional monarch of Dubai and will be sending multiple horses to the Breeders' Cup.
His headliner horses include Travers (gr. I) winner Alpha in the Breeders' Cup Classic and one of the most talked-about three-year-old fillies of this year, Questing, in the packed Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic.
Gary Barber
Gary Barber is involved in horse racing both as a hobby and in his professional life.
The owner of In Lingerie is the CEO and co-founder of Spyglass Entertainment, which has produced many successful movies, including The Sixth Sense.
Barber himself is the executive producer of over 50 movies, including Seabiscuit.
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Eugene Melnyk
Eugene Melnyk is the owner of the NHL's Ottawa Senators. While Melnyk currently doesn't have any professional hockey to watch due to the 2012 NHL lockout, he will be entertained the first weekend in November by his racehorses.
Bridgetown will be headed to the Breeders' Cup for the third time. In 2009, he finished second in the Juvenile Turf and, in 2010, finished fourth in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint.
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B. Wayne Hughes
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Hughes is the founder of Public Storage. He is on Forbes' list of the 400 richest people in the nation after starting the company with only a $50,000 investment.
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Aga Khan
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The 49th and current Imam of Nizari Ismailism does not rule over any geographical territory but is the head of the denomination of Ismailism within Shia Islam.
He has a stud in Ireland, where popular former racehorse Sea the Stars currently stands. The Aga Khan's Ridasiyna won a Win and You're In Breeders' Cup race in Europe for the Breeder's Cup Filly & Mare Turf. She has won four out of five starts, with three of those being stakes.
His Highness will also be sending Grade I winner Shareta to the Breeders' Cup Turf.
Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber is an English theater icon with long-running shows both on Broadway and in the West End.
Lord Webber has numerous honors under his name, including a knighthood, and he has won seven Tony Awards, three Grammy Awards and an Academy Award, among others.
His filly, The Fugue, is a Grade I winner in Europe and looks to run in the Filly and Mare Turf, with a second preference against the boys in the Turf. The three-year-old filly comes in with only one off-the-board finish in seven starts.
Barbara Banke
Barbara Banke is the widow of Jess Jackson, of Kendall-Jackson wine fame in Napa. Banke owns Stonestreet Stable, the co-owner of last year's Juvenile Fillies winner, My Miss Aurelia.
My Miss Aurelia is scheduled to run in the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic, while Banke also has the talented Dreaming of Julia and Kauai Kate headlining her other entries.
Joe Torre
Former baseball player and manager Joe Torre may not have much to smile about on the baseball front, with all of his former teams done for the season, but he is looking forward to having a lot to smile about at Santa Anita on November 3.
Torre played baseball from 1960 to 1977 on three different teams, before fluidly stepping into the role of manager. He first managed the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves until 1981 and moved to three different teams, before retiring from the manager's position of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2010.
Torre co-owns Game On Dude, one of the favorites for the Breeders' Cup Classic and Horse of the Year honors. Game On Dude finished second in last year's Classic and looks to win the race this year in his home state.


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Reflections on the week that was, from Twitter, Facebook and augustachronicle.com
Webb Simpson's U.S. Open win provided plenty of fodder for weekend tweets. The golfer, basking in his first career major title, had this to say:
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A vibrant economy is the foundation of a thriving community.
In this section, we highlight trends for 4 indicators: 1) job growth or loss; 2) major employment sectors; 3) spending by county government; and 4) tourism revenue.
In all cases, comparisons to state statistics reflect the state excluding New York City.
Despite a small decline in jobs during the Great Recession, regional job growth is now at its highest level since 2007. Most major employment sectors have experienced job growth, with the strongest growth in financial activities, professional and business services and health care/social assistance. Country government spending is rising throughout the region. Tourism revenues have slipped since 2005 in the region, with Ulster having the only increase.
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Regional job growth has been strong through the decade overall, despite job losses in 2009.
Between 2000 and 2015, total jobs in the region increased 12%, below the nation (15%) but above the state (7%). Between 2014 and 2015, jobs increased 1.8% in the region and 1.3% in the state, compared to a 2.2% increase for the nation. Orange County led the region with a 2.3% increase in jobs in 2015 followed by 1.6% in Ulster and 1.4% in Dutchess.
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Spending by county government grew 15% from 2000 to 2015.
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Tourism revenue increased 2% over the past 10 years in the region.
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It's rare these days in Major League Baseball to see a player end his career with the team he was drafted by or even signed as an undrafted or international player.
Two guys come to the top of my head. Todd Helton of the Colorado Rockies and Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees. I'm sure there are more out there but those are the two that came to me.
Helton, because of the fact when I worked in the minor leagues, he was one of the players that came through where I worked. And Rivera because he is probably the greatest closer this game has seen and has garnered the respect of opposing fans and players every where.
Well now, we can add Boston Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia to that list.
On Wednesday, the Red Sox announced that they and Pedroia have agreed on a contract extension that will keep him in Boston through the 2021 season. Basically, he'll retire with the team that drafted him. The deal is worth $110 million over eight seasons beginning with the 2014 season.
His previous contract was set to expire after the 2014 season with a team option of $11 million in 2015.
This is a great signing for the Red Sox.
Not only does it keep one of their leaders around for the coming years, but it may end up saving them a little money to keep him around.
With Robinson Cano set to test the free agency waters after the season, the price of elite second baseman will go up. Cano is likely to get $20 million a year from whatever team signs him. And when you compare the two players, you'll see their numbers are similar.
So if Cano gets an eight year deal worth $160 million, the Red Sox in theory would save $50 million for a player who is equal to Cano if not better.
Now the only thing left to wonder is will the Red Sox slap the "C" on Pedroia's No. 15 uniform. He's already the de facto leader, why not make it official.
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BOSTON, MA – The Boston Red Sox today signed All-Star second baseman Dustin Pedroia to an eight-year contract beginning in 2014 and continuing through the 2021 season. Executive Vice President/General Manager Ben Cherington made the announcement.
Known for his gritty style and dirty uniform, Pedroia, 29, joins Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Thurman Munson, Cal Ripken, Jr., and Albert Pujols as the only players ever to have won a World Series and Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, and Rawlings Gold Glove awards. He is the Red Sox' most accomplished second baseman since Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr.
"Dustin's numbers are great, but they don't tell you how committed he is to winning," said Manager John Farrell. "Watch him every day, on the field and in the clubhouse, and you see exceptional skill and passion. His teammates will tell you: he's a winner, a winner who loves the Red Sox and a winner who loves Boston."
Scouted, drafted, and signed by the Red Sox, the 5-foot 8, 165-pound Woodland, CA native is already second to Doerr among Red Sox second basemen in hits, runs, doubles, home runs, RBI, walks, extra-base hits, total bases, and All-Star selections.
This year, his fourth as an All-Star, he has hit .306 (121-for-395) with 25 doubles, one triple, six home runs, 58 RBI, and 51 walks in 101 games. He has started all but one of the club's 102 games and has reached base safely in 89, tied for fourth most in the majors. He is among American League leaders in average (12th), times on base (3rd, 174), hits (6th), multi-hit games (T-2nd, 37), on-base percentage (6th, .384), walks (7th), and runs scored (T-10th, 58).
A second-round pick (and the club's first overall selection) in the 2004 June Draft, he won American League Rookie of the Year honors in 2007 and the AL MVP Award in 2008. Only Cal Ripken, Jr. and Ryan Howard have also won such league honors in consecutive seasons. The Arizona State star was signed by Dan Madsen, formerly a Red Sox scout and currently a crosschecker in the team's amateur scouting department.
In his 957 major league games, he has hit .303 (1,146-for-3,783) with 270 doubles, 12 triples, 96 home runs, 618 runs, 467 RBI, and 1,728 total bases. He has hit .322 lifetime at Fenway Park, the third-best home batting average among active American Leaguers. His 168 doubles already rank 10th in the history of the park.
Among second basemen, his career .991 fielding percentage is the best mark in American League history among those with at least 650 games. He won Rawlings Gold Gloves in 2008 and 2011. This year, he leads the majors with a .996 fielding percentage at second base, with only two errors in 459 chances.
In his career, Pedroia has drawn 400 walks and has struck out just 379 times, the lowest strikeout total among active players with at least 300 walks. His lifetime rate of 11.3 plate appearances per strikeout is the best mark among active AL players, and he ranks fifth among active major leaguers in two-strike batting average (.257).
His 116 stolen bases are the most ever by a Red Sox second baseman and rank eighth overall in club history, while his four seasons with at least 15 steals and 15 home runs are the most in club history. He is one of seven Red Sox players to post a 20-home run/20-stolen base season (2011).
Since the start of his first full season in 2007, Pedroia's 266 doubles are second behind Robinson Cano's 278. In that time, he ranks fourth in the AL in runs (613), fifth in hits (1,129), sixth in batting average (.306), and fifth in multi-hit games (328). He is also fifth with 1,553 times on base and fourth with 16,633 pitches faced.
Pedroia's dedication to the Jimmy Fund has been a constant since joining the Red Sox. A spokesman for the Jimmy Fund's Rally Against Cancer fundraiser in 2008, he spends time with patients during visits and events on behalf of the charity. He has also worked closely with Make-A-Wish, meeting with children and their families.
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Hey hey fellow prospector! Here is a quick dig tip that I found to essentially create a Google EarthTM grid overlay that will easily show you a bearing because we were actually looking around during our recent trip to Colorado and going, "Well, what the heck peak is that over there?"
And so what we did is you can actually go into this free service that's actually going to be in the member's Launchpad. So if you join me here at eGoldProspecting.com and sign up, just your email address, you will have access to these resources.
So this is one that will be added to the launch pad. It's called a Google Earth Grid. What you do is you punch in your latitude and longitude (in decimal minutes with just numbers with + or – ) and what bearing you want it to draw and it will overlay that bearing AND give you a .kml file to download and open with your G'gle Earth.
One thing that you will notice when you open your file in G'gle Earth when it was opening up, there was a huge line. Huge lines drawn around the globe essentially and what I did is we were interested in seeing what peak was down here in the Roosevelt National Forest and so you punch in where you're at and it turned out it was Mount Ethel and what that does is it just takes your bearing and overlays the bearing as a line, as you can see on my Google Earth. It just overlays it for you across your entire globe in Google Earth.
So once again, you punch in your latitude and longitude and your bearing and then you just click to get your download link. It gives it to you as a KML and then you can select the grid style. You can turn it into a cube. I just did the tetrahedron which is that three-dimensional, multi-sided figure but man, they've got all kinds of stuff, stuff I can't even pronounce – icosahedron (the one I am currently using for my bearing overlays) and dodecahedron. But anyway, you math guys may know more about that stuff than I do. So that's another great resource to help your gold prospecting or metal detecting.


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Bill Clinton should admire President Bush. While Clinton's naughty behavior with Monica Lewinsky inspired virulent citizen anger and impeachment in Congress, our current president's fabrications and mistruths hardly produce a raised eyebrow.
During his presidential campaign, Gov. Bush insisted that, as president, he would not lead the United States into the role of building nations. In a nationally televised debate Oct. 11, 2000, Bush stated, ''I don't think our troops should be used for what's called nation-building. I think our troops should be used to fight and win war. I think our troops ought to be used to help overthrow a dictator that's in our - when it's in our best interests.''
As president, he now expects Americans to accept the death of one serviceman a day, the expenditure of a billion deficit dollars a week, and years of occupation by more than 100,000 troops nation-building in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Because of Bush's position that the Clinton administration was too frugal in defense spending, military personnel overwhelmingly supported him for president. Bush promised significant additional funding to dramatically upgrade the quality of life for those in uniform. He didn't deliver.
Tired of broken promises, the June 30 edition of the Army Times ran a scathing editorial, entitled ''Nothing but Lip Service.'' It stated, ''In recent months, President Bush and the Republican-controlled Congress have missed no opportunity to heap richly deserved praise on the military. But talk is cheap, and getting cheaper by the day, judging from the nickel-and-dime treatment our troops are getting lately.''
The Army Times is not alone in bringing the penny-pinching to light. On his Web site, highly decorated hero Col. David Hackworth publishes letters from combat troops in Iraq. They complain of heat casualties and death because soldiers were limited to ''two 1.5 liter bottles of water a day.'' Bush has plenty of money for tax cuts, but none to water combat troops warring in the blistering desert heat of Iraq.
Our president stood atop the rubble at Ground Zero and pledged that terrorist ''evil-doers'' would be put out of business. Less than two years later, the Bush administration secretly decided to pull marshals off airliners. Flights on which marshals would incur hotel costs were to be left unprotected. When exposed, the plan was quickly scrapped. However, according to MSNBC.com, air marshals are now being threatened under the Patriot Act should they again blow the whistle concerning public safety.
President Bush assured us his tax cuts would stimulate the economy. They haven't. In fact, his policies have created the weakest economic growth under any president in the last 50 years. Not impressed, Dr. George Akerlof, a Nobel laureate in economics, stated at a Aug. 12 press conference that ''the Bush fiscal policy is the worst fiscal policy in the last 200 years.''
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In June 2002, the White House stated: ''The tax cut will help create 800,000 jobs by the end of 2002.'' Instead, at a rate of more than 74,000 every month, nearly 3 million American jobs have been lost since Bush took office. And while the president insists his economic plan was not designed to favor the rich, The Wall Street Journal says ''the federal tax cut is proving to be a boon for corporate executives who are reaping millions in after tax gains.''
Some of those executives would have reaped fewer millions had business slowed down after 9/11. The White House made sure that wouldn't happen. The Bush team forced the EPA to alter its air-quality report of the World Trade Center area to make it less alarming. After an investigation, the EPA inspector general found the administration's desire to reopen Wall Street ''played a role in EPA's air quality statements.'' Bush apparently didn't want to scare off customers not caring to breathe carcinogens and pollution while doing business.
Clinton should marvel at his successor. George W. Bush has clearly demonstrated that a president can get away with anything, so long as there's no sex involved.
Steven D. Sacco is a University of Georgia graduate and a U.S. Army veteran who lives in Athens. He can be reached at email@example.com
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Monday, September 29, 2003.
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la tee da, la tee daaa. ( that is me, skipping through rose gardens with a bright floral dress and daisies in my hair, with a slight hint of a tan, but not really)
spring has sprung, folks, and im lovin it.
what can i say, i just love spring! good weather, great for flea markets, bright flowers, colored cupcakes, hell even spring rolls taste better during spring. (we had them last night)
and love is in the air, for realz.
and on that note, im gotta go get ready for shopping & brunchin with ma girls.
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cupcakes = jummy!
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You don't just want to lose weight so you can look thinner and feel more confident. You also want to shed some pounds so you can become healthier and more athletic—and you want to avoid conditions associated with obesity, like diabetes and heart disease.
However, no matter what you try, you can't seem to stick to your diets or exercise regimens. You lose motivation because you don't see change or because you feel hungry, tired, and unhappy. To keep to your goals and lose weight, you'll need to find something to motivate you, like a weight loss journal.
These journals don't work for everyone, but they do help some people stay inspired. Read the information below to see if this strategy will help you stick with your weight loss objectives.
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If you don't know what you want to accomplish yet, you can also use your journal as a workstation to brainstorm goals. Record your research so you know you've found a healthy and scientifically sound objective. When you know you've chosen a rational and sensible goal, you'll likely feel more focused. You'll feel excited to tackle your diets and physical activities again.
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As you brainstorm your goals, write down short-term milestones so you can keep track of your progress each day or week. If your body tends to shed weight slowly, make your goals smaller accordingly. If you record small, achievable milestones, you'll have small accomplishments to reward you on your journey to better health. And when you feel accomplished, you stay more inspired to keep to your regimen.
3. You can see how you progress on a day-by-day basis.
Most people use a weight loss journal to track their calorie consumption and weight daily. So, as you progress towards your objective, you can see how the pounds creep off. You will see how many fewer calories you consume with time as well.
4. You can go back later and see how far you've come.
Many people lose steam because they don't remember where they started, so they have no idea how much headway they've made. When you keep a journal, you won't have this problem. You can look at your first few entries and feel empowered to continue all your hard work.
5. You can track unhealthy habits that you didn't realize you had.
Maybe you don't realize that you snack on potato chips several times a week—the habit seems like an afterthought, so you don't label it as a habit. However, when you record what you eat in your journal, you'll notice repeated occurrences like this one, and you can take steps to cut them out of your life.
6. You can track what works and what doesn't work so you avoid mistakes in the future.
You'll likely try a few diets and a few different exercise routines before you reach your goal weight. Your journal will keep track of regimens that don't work so you can avoid similar problems later.
The Disadvantages of a Weight Loss Journal
A weight loss journal has only one real disadvantage. If numbers and concrete tracking discourage you, a journal might not work in your situation. You may look at how few pounds you lose every week and decide to quit because you think you only get minor gains for all your exhausting efforts.
But if those numbers inspire you, keep a detailed journal and know that one day it will record your victory over excessive weight.
Things to Record in Your Weight Loss Journal
Now that you know how one of these journals can help you, you need to decide what information to put in it. As mentioned above, you have a variety of methods to choose from. And the more detail you include, the more likely you'll have a successful outcome.
Use your journal to record personal information, such as:
The meals you eat, including snacks and the foods you eat during each meal
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Your weight at the end of the day (or the beginning of each day)
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Recently, the all-famous Indian car brand Maruti Suzuki offered a new and trendy hatchback for its lovers at a very affordable price range. Yes, we are here talking about the all-new Celerio which has created a great buzz among the users since its launch. Company is also claiming to get its bookings on a high-scale i.e. 1000/ per day which means 14,000 bookings in just two weeks!!
Well, here we bring a brief summary of Celerio's specs and features and price as well. Let's have a look.
- Affordable price range
- 3.7 lakhs for base variant
- 4.7 lakhs for top-end
Engine details:
- Only petrol fuel
- Powered by 998cc, 1.0 liter K10B petrol engine.
- Developing max power of 67.1bhp.
- Peak torque of 90Nm.
- The engine is mated to a 5-speed manual as well as automatic transmission.
- To provide better drivability, a new concept of AMT (automated manual transmission) has been designed for the very first time in industry.
- Offers an impressive mileage figure of 23.1 km/l (ARAI certified).
- Celerio's fuel economy is best in segment.
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- It's a five seater hatchback.
- Maruti's this new model is 3600mm long, 1600mm wide and 1560mm tall.
- It also carries the wonderful wheelbase of 2425mm, ground clearance of 165mm and car boot of 235 liters.
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- Dual toned interior
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Hi all! Happy Wednesday! Got another super duper easy card for you today! Remember how I said that yesterday's card could be a part of a set? Well, this could be card #2 in my little collection of cards! I used more of the Scarlet's Letter collection from Basic Grey, and of course, the Spring Ephemerals set from Flourishes. I also used the same sentiments set - using the 'Best Wishes' from the Many Sentiments set. Why not? It was all there for me on my desk! I even used the ink pad thumping technique (Olive and Vintage Vivid! for leaves and Garnet for flowers) - remember - that's when you "thump" the different colors of ink directly on your stamp to color it instead of using a marker. I used my ticket corner punch on two opposing corners and added some hot fix nail heads (Kandi Kane corp.). Tie on some black sheer ribbon, mat it up and you're done! Ok, this is card #2. Will there be a card #3. It hasn't been born yet, but that doesn't mean it won't be! :-)
Before I go, a bit of a family folly for you! My daughter decided at age four that she was JUST TOO OLD for baths. She informed us all that showers were going to be her new bed time routine. As we got the water warmed up tonight, I heard tons of giggles as she waited to "jump in." My hubby helps with bath time and I must have missed the conversation about why it was so critical that she get rid of baths now. Well, hubby says laughing, "Ellie's going to be five soon and she said that she had to take showers now because she is still four and her brother started showers when he was five." What do you think she did as soon as she got out and got dressed. YEP, she ran down stairs and told her brother!! That's my girl! A competitive little spirit! Gotta love it!!
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Zachary Hammond's Killer To Be Fired
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Seneca Police Chief John Covington said that Mark Tiller was being terminated but declined to give a reason, calling it a personnel matter.
It is unclear if Tiller's firing is related to Hammond's incident, it was stated by Covington that it was a " personnel matter " Really?
Many are outraged after seeing the video as am I!
I just don't see where the justification is…
The video appears to show an officer aggressively approaching a vehicle and then firing his weapon.
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Georgia: Officers Fired After Viral Assault Video Captured
A Gwinnett County Police Sgt. Michael Bongiovanni is captured appearing to be repeatedly punching a 21-year-old black man Demetrius Bryan Hollins in the upper part of Hollins body.
According to reports Bongiovanni has since been fired from his position as a law enforcement officer, a second officer has also been fired.
The incident sparked so much outrage that Hollins attorney said " Attorney: Two Gwinnett County officers who punched client are "thugs" according to AJC.com.
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Nude photos of Justin Bieber swimming naked emerged on Friday. Now fans are reacting to the paparazzi snapshots.
As Gossip Cop reported, the naked pictures were published online by the New York Daily News. They show the singer swimming in the nude with model Sahara Ray, who is wearing a bikini. It marks the second time in the last year that Bieber has been snapped in the buff by paparazzi.
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Youth Fiesta 2016 – Youth Orientation by ICYM City Deanery
Mangaluru: It was a festival of friendship indeed as the Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM) City deanery organized a one-day youth orientation and get together programme at the Most Holy Redeemer Church, Derebail here on August 7.
City Deanery youths from the parishes of Bondel, Bajal, Bajjodi, Derebail, Cordel, Fermai, Kelerai, Paldane and Shaktinagar were present. Over 150 youth of these parishes attended this programme.
The programme began with the prayer song as an invocation of God's blessings. The chief guest of the programme was Fr Gratian Alvares, the residential priest of Derebail Parish, along with Fr Paul Prakash D'Souza, the director of ICYM City Deanery. Vernon Crasta Cordel, the president of the ICYM City Deanery welcomed the gathering. Fr Gratian Alvares, inaugurated the programme and on the occasion extended good wishes and his blessings on the programme. The director gave a short insight in his speech about the day's activities.
Sheldon Alvares Derebail delivered the vote of thanks. The programme followed with a talk and debate session on the topic, "Youth in a parish" by Eugene D'Cunha who was the resource person of the day. A short ice breaker by Rohan Vamanjoor was held after the session. Then the programme followed with a Holy Mass at the church of the Most Holy Redeemer. The celebrant was the director, Fr Paul Prakash D'Souza. The programme then followed with lunch being served to all present.
The afternoon session was full of dance, songs, games and a whole lot of fun. Valentine Crasta Cordel and Rohan Vamanjoor along with Jaison D'Souza Bajal organized the afternoon session. The ICYM Mangalore Diocese council of 2016-2017 under the leadership of Jackson Eric D'Costa Vamadapadavu extended the late afternoon sessions with more games. Fr Victor Vijay Machado, the dean of City Deanery and parish priest of Holy Cross Church, Cordel, Fr Ronald Prakash D'Souza, the director of ICYM Mangalore Diocese visited and extended their good wishes to the youth. A short valedictory programme was held after the games.
The president of the valedictory and chief guests were Fr Gratian Alvares and Fr Austin Peter Peres, the parish priest of Most Holy Redeemer Church, Derebail. The winners were distributed with the prizes by the chief guest. The unique friendship day by tying friendship ribbons to a new friend was conducted, making a new friend on this day. The Vice President, Benjohn D'Souza Kelerai celebrated his birthday on this very day by cutting the cake as well as with all the others celebrating their birthday on the month of August. The programme ended with a vote of thanks by Sheldon Alvares Derebail, the secretary of ICYM City Deanery. The programme concluded with a Mangalorean Baila.
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If you have watched Planet Earth, you probably remember the scene where the camera is flying over the top of Angel Falls and showing the water falling more than a kilometer. it makes all the waterfalls you have seen before look like miniature toys.
Getting there is not easy but worth the effort. from Caracas, I took a bus to Ciudad Bolivar on the bank of the Orinoco (of course, you can also flight but i took the scenic route in search of the old lady carrying chicken sitting in the back of bus). Long distance bus in Venezuela is the equivalent of the refrigerated semis in North America and the temporature on board is near freezing at night.
the local tour guides can show you the water falls by the lake and the rocky hiking path goes under the waterfalls. you will be walking along with rocks on one side and a wall of water on the other.
from Canaima, it is a 4 hour boat ride up the river to the base of the Angel Falls. rain gear and warm cloth will make the difference between a nice scenic ride and shivering in misery for 4 hours. Along the way, you will see mystic table top mountains (tapias) veiled in clouds and small waterfalls flying down the side of the mountain. the majestic and mystic surroundings make you think about whether Dinosaurs and King Kong can be found here. Water in the river has a deep amber color and looks a lot like Wiskey
at the base of Angel Falls, it takes couple of hours to hike up the hill side through tropic jungle to a lookup point right below the Falls. the word "majestic" does not really capture the beauty. i struggled to find words to describe the raw greatness and power of the mountain and the waterfall. rest assured, your neck will be sore from looking up at the waterfall. there is also a natural pool at the base of the falls where you can swim. there is no electricity, running water or even walls at the overnight spot near the base of the falls. everyone gets a mildly smelly hammock and a very tasty barbecue chicken dinner.


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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – The Red Cross Society of Côte d'Ivoire (RCSCI), has announced the official launch of its new RCSCI mobile app, created with Connectik, after their resounding successes with the Kenya Red Cross Society and South Africa Red Cross Society apps.
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The RCSCI app offers users a variety of features, including membership access to RCSCI services and benefits and volunteer opportunities in local projects. There are emergency up to the minute alerts both nationally and locally, as well as information on blood donation, such as locations of donation centres. Users can make donations, register for training courses and events, get access to RCSCI news and also purchase Red Cross equipment through the app's marketplace.
As an end-to-end solution, the app will spread awareness about RCSCI's mission and current activities, provide resource mobilisation opportunities to increase its membership and volunteer base as well as tools to improve community engagement.
"We are thrilled with the launch of our new app, and the opportunity to provide aid to those in need and improve humanitarian efforts throughout the region," said Emmanuel Kouadio, secretary general of the Red Cross Society of Côte d'Ivoire.
"Following our success in helping the South African and Kenyan Red Cross Societies launch their mobile applications, we are very honored to partner with the Red Cross Society of Côte d'Ivoire and help them make a real difference in how they can leverage their services to better support citizens across the country," said Hachim Badji, CEO of Connectik.
"We take great pride in our ability to help large member organisations such as the Red Cross improve communications and coordination in order to rapidly deploy when and where needed in times of emergency."
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