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A strong yen and economic uncertainty around the world could rob Japan of demand for its exports going forward.
August 15, 2011, MondayThe strength of the Japanese yen and Swiss franc against the dollar and euro has compelled their governments to intervene to protect exporters.
August 05, 2011, FridayJapan's sale of yen and purchase of dollars were made to address a surge in the yen's value that threatens Japanese companies' business overseas.
August 04, 2011, ThursdayThe revised estimate came as the Japanese automaker posted a 1.1 billion yen net profit for the April-June quarter, a tiny fraction of the 190.4 billion yen it earned a year earlier.
August 03, 2011, WednesdayAmerican investors poured $1.2 billion into Japanese equity exchange-traded funds, the largest weekly inflow on record.
March 24, 2011, ThursdayThe volatility of the Japanese currency has been extreme since the earthquake, making it a risky bet.
March 18, 2011, FridayThe leading industrial nations will intervene in currency exchange markets to stop the rise of the yen and help Japan's export markets.
March 18, 2011, Friday"When we didn't have a nuclear meltdown overnight, cooler heads prevailed," said Tobias Levkovich, chief United States equity strategist of Citigroup.
March 18, 2011, FridayThat Japan's earthquake and tsunami hit far from the country's industrial heartland will at least soften the economic blow, both at home and abroad.
March 12, 2011, SaturdayThe Standard & Poor's 500-stock index made up some of the week's losses, and the Dow and the Nasdaq also rose — each dodging a global slump in the wake of Japan's tragedy.
March 12, 2011, SaturdayThat Japan's earthquake and tsunami hit far from the country's industrial heartland will at least soften the economic blow, both at home and abroad.
March 12, 2011, SaturdayThe credit rating agency Standard & Poor's said the Japanese government's already high debt burden was likely to continue to rise.
January 28, 2011, FridayBond markets sold off aggressively, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield back up to 2.96 percent, near where it was when the Fed first suggested its policy to push down interest rates.
November 16, 2010, TuesdayThe Fed's plan could do the global economy good if it gets China to stop cheapening its currency.
October 17, 2010, SundayThe decision underscores concerns that a strong yen and persistent deflation threaten the country's recovery.
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Okay guys, here's some real talk.
No matter what a female wears to a con, revealing or not, you have NO right to touch her inappropriately, or touch her at all for that matter without her explicit permission.
So to the guy that thought groping me in the middle of the con was a good idea, I hope I gave you a black eye.


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"BACKGROUND" davidjo's Profile
I started hitch-hiking round Europe in 1972, got the travel bug and never stopped. All my time was spent working and saving money for my next trip. I was hitch-hiking from London to Australia when an American picked me up in Jordan and ended up working there for 5 years. since then i have travelled all round South America, North America, Australia and Asia, several times. Settled in Palawan, Philippines in 1995 where i started the Backpackers Hostel, which no longer exists. Usually get away fo a 2 month trip each year, last year-Laos, this year -Sikkim and next year Myanmar.
I was born in Newcastle, England but left there less than a month later, (no, not off backpacking yet), spent a couple of years in Darlington, three years in Dundee then went to primary school in the Edinburgh district. Dad only worked for one company all his life so he was called upon for an important assignment at head office in Kent until i was 18, so we lived in a beautiful village of Woodnesborough, just outside the famous Cinque Port of Sandwich. Alas, Dad was transferred again so now i was on my own and studied at Canterbury Technical College for a year before deciding to train as a Certified Accountant. This only lasted 18 months as i didn't like the salary or the boring life of an accountant, so i was attracted to the easy life of managing a betting office after some training.This was in Canterbury, a good place to spend your young life as each weekend all the top groups either played at Canterbury University, Art College or nearby at Folkstone or Margate. I saw them all. Later i transferred to another betting outfit and became a relief manager in such places as Nottingham, Derby, Leeds and Scunthorpe. I enjoyed the different places but soon saved enough money for my first major trip as mentioned above. I returned to Oakham penniless in early November and got a dumb job at a factory that moulded plastics but this was 1973 and the Middle East War started so the company put us on 3 nightshifts but paid us for 5 shifts. Lucky for me , as soon as they put us back on 5 shifts i packed my bags and scappered with enough money for my next trip. I guess the story continues below.
Have i ever regretted leaving England?--NO, i miss the football and such dishes as fish and chips, shepherds pie, roast beef, yorkshire puds and mash.
Countries that i would have liked to visit but too late i guess--Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, New Zealand(maybe with promo tkts i don't rule this out completely). Maybe i will take a trip to Japan if finances are available, always interested in that culture.
Travelling around the world i have met some amazing people, friends everywhere and still communicate with people i have known for 35 years.
First trip was with an Inter-Rail Pass through Europe, where most of my time was spent on a train arriving at my destination in the afternoon and heading for the next one in the morning. Visited Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Denmark , Sweden. This is how i caught the travel bug.
Worked for 2 years for the big trip and hitch-hiked round Europe for 10 months, arriving in Damascus the first day of the '73 war with Israel.
Worked in England for a few months and set off hitching around Europe for 6 months. Really got the travel bug and knew my life would lead me to many places.
Worked for 3 years and set off overland to Australia, hitched down to Jordan in 2 weeks where an American picked me up and offered a job (megabucks) i couldn't refuse. Logistics manager with a USA company, installation, operation and maintenance of several communication systems throughout the country. I wouldn't make it to Oz for a few more years. Vacations to Cyprus, Egypt, Thailand, Philippines.
Quit Jordan in December '81 and arrived in Colombia New Years day '82, overland to Venezuela, hired a plane to see Angel Falls, down the Pan American Highway to Boa Vista, Manaus, river ferry to Belem with a few days in Santarem. Down via Ouro Preto to Rio for the carnaval, Sao Paulo, Iguazu Falls (better than any of the others), Paraguay, Argentine, cross the Andes and down the famous winding road to Santiago, up to Bolivia, spent my birthday with the Uros Indians on Lake Titicaca. To Peru , rent a plane over the Nazca Lines, trekked Macchu Picchu then up the coast to Ecuador. Flew to L.A., Anchorage, then some days in Seoul before arriving in the Philippines and settling in Baguio.
Swiss friend came to visit me in Baguio so we flew to Australia (got there at last) on to Bali, island hopped to Singapore, up the west coast of Malaysia, to Bangkok, then back to Baguio.
Late '83 flew back to Bangkok, Hong Kong and then Vancouver, 3months there and crossed to Washington DC on the Greyhound, flew to UK.
Was not there for long as i flew in Jan '84 to Washington, worked 2 years, did lots of camping, visited Quebec and Ontario. 89 first trek to Everest. Back to London '86 -89, could not settle, went to Philippines for 6 months, travelled the whole country looking for beach to set up bungalows.
Back to Nepal in '91 for Everest trek again and Annapurna. Stagnated in London so left early '92, wandered around India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Australia, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia for 2 and a half years. Returned to London, couldn't stand it so after a month flew to Philippines where i settled in Puerto Galera for a year, operated 2nd hand bookshop for the travellers. Too much crime in Puerto Galera so headed to Banaue where i enjoyed trekking 5 days a week, rested at the weekends, but the rainy season came. No fun in the rain and the village is dead at 7 pm. So off to Puerto Princesa, Palawan where i opened up the Backpackers, all went well for a couple of years until the kidnappings in Honda Bay. Tourists were scarce and i did not want to hang around in an empty building waiting for the occasional traveller to pass by, so closed the place, found a woman and got married.
Purchased land and built some bungalows, planted an orchard with many different fruits. Managed to take a trip every year to Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia. Settled down but still love to travel
2010 saw us make a trip to North Luzon, visited my wife's birthplace in the Codillieras.--beautiful village by a river on a hillside.
2011 Trip to visit friends in cebu
Flew to Singapore and up to KL for the F1 grand Prix, then flew to Vientiane for Songkran, toured Laos for a month, brief visit to Myanmar and enjoyed some days in Thailand.
October 3 week trip to England.
2012 planned trip to Manila with day trips to neighbouring attractions
2012 Sept flying to Kolkota , then up to Sikkim for a month
2013 Myanmar is planned
travelling, formula 1, football, food, beer, nature, camping, hiking, mountains, waterfalls, beaches, lakes, forests, jungle, swimming, friendly people, dogs, motorbikes, cycling, jogging, boats, trains,
sex tourists, scammers, spammers, touts, know-it-alls, snakes, politics, accountants, tax officials, women's lib, tyrants, basketball, baseball, boxing, wrestling, plastic bags, pollution, bad drivers, billionaires, scroungers, spongers, beggars, liars, thieves, murderers, lawyers, laziness, city slickers,
Thai, Indian, extra hot curry, shrimp, mango, sour sop, steak, chili con carne, salads, boneless fish steaks, pasta, shepherds pie, pizza
bitter cucumber, little fish with bones, fat, liver, kidney, innards, deserts and cake
Iguazu, Carnaval in Brasil, Amazon river trip, Lake Titicaca, Himalayas, Angkor Wat, Macchu Pichu, Mount Rinjani, Kuta in Lombok, Vigan, Tomohon, Coober Pedy, Scottish Highlands, Outer Hebrides, Banaue, Baler, Umphang, Si Ko Chang, Ko Chang, Bukit Lawang, Puahkar Festival, Kovalam, Goa, Luang Prabang, Sihanoukeville, Phnom Pehm, Kampot, Kep, Nha Trang, Sapa, Dharamsala, Darjiling, Petra, Borubodur, Asuncion, La Paz, Finland, Greek Islands, Damascus, Aleppo, Baska Polje, Jenbach, Finale Ligura Marina, Pizzo Calabria, Central Istanbul, Katherine Gorge, Quebec, Assateague Island, Maldives, and many more that i can't quite think of....
Scunthorpe, Bitung, H4, Chiang Khong, Kontum, Bokeo, Bacoor Cavite, Medan, Batam Island, Pittsbusg, Myrtle Beach, Liverpool, Northampton, Lahti, The Ruhr,
Make one religion only so there are no wars
Do away with visas so we can go where we want
Let the whole world destroy their weapons
Limit the amount of commission when changing money
Hang crooked politicians
Prison for illegal loggers
Execution for those who deal in animal parts such as Rhino horns, elephant tusks.
Send all witch doctors and voodoo doctors to Siberia
Force the countries military who plant landmines to clean them up
Ban Smoking
Make it illegal for restaurants to have a service charge- after all we cannot go to a restaurant without being served
I have spent most of the last 30 years in Asia, so here are a few thoughts. In the west the children play inside with the latest electronic gadgets, study hard and go to university, get a job to pay back their student loans, find a wife, mortgage a house, have some kids so they are well and truly stuck for the next 20 years, probably a 2 week holiday each year where they relax on a beach, eat till they burst and get drunk every night. Welcome to the rat race.
In Asia, children run around bare footed playing with a stick and an old tyre, climb trees, paddle in the river. Most children attend school until they are 16 (not free), then the lucky ones will continue to study at university and hopefully get a job. The others will never have a chance in life and will end up working as a manual labourer, housemaid or similar, probably living in a basic house, and never owning a car.
In the west there are hospitals, here too but how do you get the money to get the bus 100 kms to the nearest one, and when you get there you have to pay for the treatment and medication. I have seen people die because they have no money, i have seen people sell their land their house for hospitalisation.
When election time comes around, the politician will also come around with a wad of banknotes buying votes, but the people are poor, they take the money and vote for the corrupt ones, then what happens?
But corruption works if you have the money, pass a few notes to your lawyer who will slip them to the judge before your court appearance. Slip a few notes in your passport when entering the country and get a year's visa. Slip a few notes to someone in the tax office to falsify the figures. Get a false university degree so you can teach at school. It's al normal here.
European supermarkets--frozen food, canned food, cakes and biscuits. Local market in Asia--fresh seafood, meat, fresh vegetables.
DVD in Europe £20, here 50 pence(illegal, i know but how can the poor pay $10 for original)
Europe-2 on a motorbike wearing helmets, here, 2 parents and 3 children without helmets as they can't afford local transportation.
My m-bike insurance $5, my car insurance $15 a year.
24 San Miguel beers $10, See a movie $3. Satellite tv $6 a month. Manual worker $5 a day, skilled mason or carpenter $8 a day, live in maid $60 a month. Fresh fish $3 a kilo. Decent hotel room $20. Pack of 20 marlboro -less than 1$. Litre of brandy or rum £1. Tropical fruits such as pineapple, mango,rambutan,lychee, easily available. 300 kms on a bus £5. 2km ride on a motorised trike 20 cents.
Western people have the latest fashionable clothes, here people wear second hand clothes.
Our country we ate potatoes , here a huge plate of rice with a small piece of meat or fish.
No heating bills here, no council taxes.
No dole money here, if you don't work, hard luck.
If you lend money here don't expext to get it back, and if you ask for it, you are the bad one!
Snake bite, you may die.
Don't criticise or complain about a person in front of others, do it privately.
Never shout at a local.
Get in an argument, smile and walk away.
Family is a solid unit here, they stick together and help each other.
When you marry the girl, you marry the whole family, and there will be no such things as personal belongings, your motorbike will be for everyone to use, the richer members of the family are expected to hand money out, the food in your fridge will be for all.
No divorce here, you married for life. There is an annulment after several years of separation but the costs a year or two's salary for most locals.
If you are invited to eat, turn up late, as it's bad manners to be on tome.
Never help yourself to the last morsel on the plate, ask if anybody would like it first otherwise you may be considered greedy.
Never,ever, admit to doing something wrong, deny,deny,deny!
And a message to single male travellers (there is a disproportionately high number--Don't assume every girl is up for grabs, most are decent. Treat the girls with respect or go home to your own country.
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Thanks for your answer to 'change dollars to euros before arriving or after'. I appreciate your advice.
Hi, David! Thank you for accepting my friend-request. I hope that we will establish a nice and long-lasting friendship!
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Hi David...Thanks for visiting my Darwin pages...always have a great time there...love the place..
Thanks for your answer to 'People in Lille'. I appreciate your advice.
Thanks for your answer to 'Bali or Thailand'. You've been a huge help.
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Rembert Explains America: A Trip to Monowi, Nebraska, America's One-Woman Town
By Rembert Browne onThe morning trip to Monowi, Nebraska, was long overdue. Twice I'd driven through the Midwest knowing that this small town existed and twice I'd passed up the opportunity to visit. But finally, after waking up only a few hours away in Sioux City, Iowa, and headed west, I knew this was my last opportunity.
Two hours into the drive, with only a few minutes remaining until I reached my destination, a wave of nervous energy rushed through my body. I wasn't just rolling into a town, unannounced. I was rolling into her town, unannounced. I wondered how long it's been since she's seen someone? Or talked to someone?
As a series of Gran Torino–fueled front porch thoughts rushed through my brain, I drove by a sign.
That isn't "Monowi, one mile." It's "Monowi: one resident."
Elsie Eiler is the lone resident of Monowi, Nebraska. And according to the 2010 census, this was the only incorporated town in the United States with such a distinction.
When I realized that I'd arrived, I passed a street and then looked for somewhere to pull over. After about 10 seconds, I realized what had just happened.
That side street was Monowi. And now I was, again, out of town.
Turning around at the first opportunity, half a mile up the road, I made it back to the side street, the site of four buildings, one car, and a John Deere tractor.
Furthest from the street was a home, the one I assumed Elsie lived in.
Parking the car, I approached the house. Based on the car adjacent to the home, this certainly was her residence.
I knocked on the door. There was no answer. Perhaps she was taking a while to get to the door. She was in her late seventies, after all. Two minutes later, I knocked louder. Again, no response. Maybe she was gone?
I walked outside and went to the next building.
I knocked on "Rudy's Library," but again there was no response. At the neighboring structure I got the same result.
When I walked past the building closest to the street, the Monowi Tavern, I was sure she wouldn't be there. It wasn't even 11 a.m., and from what I'd gathered online, the place seemed like a weekend dive destination for Midwestern tourists passing through. However, there was a small sign in the window that said "Open."
I entered the Monowi Tavern. Immediately, I was greeted by two sets of eyes that looked surprised to see someone walk through that door.
Or maybe it was me.
Both were sitting down and I was sure the woman was Elsie. The second person, someone I was not expecting to see since I assumed my presence was doubling the population of the town, was a man who appeared to be about Elsie's age.
"Good morning," he said to me. I looked at Elsie and she smiled. Knowing what to say, but not to do with my body, I replied with the same phrase and remained standing. Realizing we'd reached an immediate stalemate in the conversation after only four words, I walked to a chair and sat down.
"You just driving through?" the man said as soon as I sat down. I told him I was headed to Seattle. He seemed curious for more information.
"How long you been on the road?" he continued.
I didn't really know how to answer. The truth was simultaneously two hours since Sioux City, three days since flying into Omaha, and 12 weeks since the road trip began.
"Two days," I settled with. I didn't really feel like telling my life story just yet.
"Well I never get very far," he continued. "I was born out here and have lived on that side of the highway all my life."
He continued to talk, and while he went on, I noticed Elsie had yet to say anything. She smiled a ton when he told stories about the lotto and how he can't drink anymore, but she was rarely vocal. Then suddenly he propped himself up, walked over to the bar, and brought back a picture.
The two of them in a wheelbarrow. From 1937. In Monowi, Nebraska.
"That's a great picture," Elsie said, standing up to put away some dirty dishes.
"We tried to re-create it, but couldn't find a big enough wheelbarrow," he said. All three of us laughed. At that moment, I asked Elsie for a coffee, finally comfortable enough to settle in.
We continued to talk about the issues of the day — most concerning themselves with the weather — and then Elsie's lifelong friend said he had to go bale some hay before it got too hot. We walked out together, myself to get some cash out the car and him to drive away.
When I returned, it was just me and Elsie. I started wandering around the bar with my coffee. She turned on Gunsmoke and began to clean. The walls of the bar were filled with memorabilia from her life, the life of the bar, and thus the life of Monowi.
I noticed that she'd finished the dishes and sat back down, so I joined her. I wanted to finally hear her story. Looking over her head at the updated 2010 Monowi population sign of one, I noticed a sign indicating that the tavern was closed on Monday.
"Glad I didn't come yesterday," I said.
"Good thing," she says. "I was at the doctor, so the whole town was cleared out."
A giant smile crawled over her face. After nearly an hour, she'd finally made a joke — the joke — that I traveled two hours to hear. It was as if she'd given me permission to ask all of my silly, touristy questions that she's heard time and time again. So, armed with a coffee cup filled to the brim, sitting next to her in this empty bar, I cleared my throat and prepared to talk.
"Hey, Elsie, you got some soap and water we can borrow," a man said, bursting through the side door. She stood up, waved at the man, who was accompanied by a second man and his son, and gestured them to come to the sink.
As this happened, the group ordered three burgers, two sets of fries, and three drinks. So, instead of sitting back down to talk with me, she abandoned her perch and her coffee (and me) and got back to work.
I was never going to get these questions in.
After the two men and the kid ordered their burgers, I figured I might as well ask for one too.
As soon as I did, another guy walked in. Seeing the outline of a tractor trailer in the parking lot, I assume he was simply passing through. But then he approached the table of three:
"How you doing," he said to the group.
"Better than you," one fired back, causing everyone in the room, except for me and the little boy who needed water and soap, to laugh.
Everyone was a regular.
He sat at my table and also ordered a burger and fries, sending Elsie back into the kitchen only minutes after taking my order.
This was not the lonely cat lady that I'd imagined. This was a busy woman. A provider. And she seemed happy.
The next 20 minutes included the delivery of five cheeseburgers and an assortment of fries and drinks. I grabbed a newspaper and read (and reread) the same front page sports article as the entire room engaged in a series of conversations, from griping about vegetarians to griping about angus beef to griping about sea salt.
"You know what's actually bad for you," one of the men chimed in, after shunning a series of new-school healthful lifestyles. "Pop is probably the worst shit for you," he said, as he took another long sip of soda.
"Well, they say the diet stuff is even worse than the regular," Elsie replied, bringing over a knife to cut the little boy's cheeseburger.
After feeding everyone, and becoming less involved in the men's jabs at one another, she came back down to sit in her seat, next to me. She couldn't completely tap out of the conversation, however.
"Isn't that right, Elsie?" one would often ask regarding some story, hoping she would nod her head in approval.
Watching her take an inventory of the contents in her bar, I turned to her and asked, "Is the library open?"
"Oh sure, I'll give you the key and you can go over," Elsie said and stood back up to find it. It was clear she liked to stay moving, never sitting still, never getting too comfortable.
Returning with the key, we continued to talk.
"We put the books in there nine years ago last January," Elsie said, "after my husband passed away. He was getting it ready."
"Since then, I've had a lot more sent to me, by the authors, and we put those in. But every now and then, someone'll bring a big box full, but there's really no room for them. So we have to give some away. There are boxes piled in there, you'll see, we haven't done anything with."
She didn't seem hesitant to talk about her husband. Elsie wanted it to be known that a great deal of what she did was in her partner's honor.
"He had it ready to go, but then he passed away, but then that May my two kids and a couple of nephews came down and helped."
When she mentioned kids, I was caught off guard. You read about a woman who lives alone, in a town in which she's the lone resident, and your instinct is to assume things aren't well with her. And that she has no one.
With every passing minute, this was proving to be an unfair assessment of Elsie's life. The life she'd chosento live.
"One of my kids lives down by Sioux City. My grandson went to school in Germany and the Netherlands and he's now working in the Netherlands. And there's my granddaughter in Omaha, who's about to have a baby. Everyone's growing up. But I'm excited to have a little baby again."
She giggled and then walked away for a few seconds, returning with a manila folder. Inside, there was a series of old photographs.
"I have no idea what was going on," Elsie said referring to the crowds in some of the pictures. "Something pulled all the farmers into town, who knows?"
She smiled and, again, stood back up. I knew what that smile meant. This tavern was doing just that, some 100 years later. I stared at her in wonder as she wiped off the countertops, straightened the barstools, and then took a long look at her clean bar.
After the other patrons left, I grabbed the key, walked outside, and opened the door to Rudy's Library, named after Elsie's husband.
Like the bar, the library was functional, but also a collection of her history and that of the town.
After about 20 minutes of thumbing through issues of National Geographic and Reader's Digestfrom the '50s and '60s, as well as applauding that one copy of Roots, I walked back to the tavern.
Inside sat six new men with an assortment of food orders pending, on their plates, or already in their bellies.
I sat at the bar briefly, before deciding that I should go. Elsie walked on her side of the counter and asked me if I wanted anything else. I declined, but couldn't stop looking, and laughing, at the series of town-issued licenses on the wall.
Two hours had passed, and I'd forgotten to ask her the one question I came to inquire about.
"You're the mayor, right?" I asked Elsie.
"Yes. I'm the mayor," she responded proudly. "Of Monowi."


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Hi guys. I have been very tired for days now so I apologise for vanishing. This would be day 13 but the truth is I have broken the fast. I came downstairs to make my first lemonade of the day after the flush yesterday morning and instead found myself juicing oranges. About five minutes later I was eating oranges with no problems and then last night I bought a full blown Chinese takeaway. I did overeat, and after two huge plates of heavy food I did feel a bit uncomfortable but two cups of mint tea sorted that out. I know I didn't break the fast anywhere near like it says to do in Glickman and Burroughs' books but to be perfectly honest I have had none of the problems others have had from breaking it incorrectly/eating cooked food too soon. At one point the scales were showing that I had lost over a stone (14 pounds) on my eleven days of cleansing, and all in all I have to be happy about that. However, I have some serious reservations about the master cleanse and its effectiveness. Then again, I have to concede that I did not follow the instructions to the letter or do many of the other recommended activities to aid detox. For example, I mixed nearly all of the pup from the lemons/limes into my drinks on most of the days, including tiny seeds which are obviously protein. I am still confused about whether adding some or all of the pulp is recommended, although I remember Burroughs says 'some' can be included. I was also fast and loose with the amount of lemon/lime juice and water in each drink. The Glickman book is very disappointing. Reading it has not answered alot of questions I still have.
The Chinese takeaway tastes great, but it isn't as mind-blowingly wonderful as I thought it would be. The oranges, however, are delicious. I will allow myself a few more days of indulgence before starting exercise, a cooked vegan diet and more research. I will stick around this forum to see how you are all doing. I may repeat the master cleanse in two or three months if I think it will help me.


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Preview: IceCaps at Admirals
The St. John's IceCaps will attempt to squash the Admirals league-record 20-game winning streak Wednesday night in the first of two games at Scope Arena in Norfolk this week.
IceCaps sign O'Neill to ATO
The Winnipeg Jets today announced they have signed defenceman Will O'Neill to an NHL contract. The St. John's IceCaps have also signed O'Neill to an amateur tryout contract.
IceCaps recall Carrozzi from Ontario Reign
The St. John's IceCaps today announced they have recalled goaltender Chris Carrozzi from the Ontario Reign of the ECHL.
Pasquale perfect as IceCaps snap losing skid
Eddie Pasquale stopped all 27 shots he faced as the banged-up St. John's IceCaps gritted out a huge victory and blanked the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2-0 Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.
Depleted IceCaps earn tough point in Syracuse
A gritty effort by an undermanned squad wasn't enough to earn a victory, but the St. John's IceCaps moved closer to a playoff position with a 5-4 shootout loss to the Syracuse Crunch here Friday night.
IceCaps sign Daavettila to PTO
The St. John's IceCaps announced today they have signed forward Trent Daavettila (daav-UH-till-la) to a professional tryout contract.
Weekend Preview: IceCaps visit Crunch, Penguins
The St. John's IceCaps continue their six-game road trip with stops in Syracuse and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this weekend.
IceCaps can't complete comeback against Bears
The St. John's IceCaps fell behind early and dropped a 3-2 decision to the Hershey Bears Wednesday night at the Giant Center.
IceCaps COO Stanford addresses St. John's Board of Trade
St. John's IceCaps Governor and Chief Operating Officer Glenn Stanford addressed the St. John's Board of Trade at a luncheon Wednesday afternoon at the Delta Hotel.
Preview: IceCaps at Bears
The St. John's IceCaps look to get back on track when they invade the Giant Center in Hershey to take on the Bears Wednesday night.


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Report: Ballinderry win
Brian Carthy reports on Ballinderry's Ulster Club SFC win over Glenswilly
Brian Carthy reports on Ballinderry's Ulster Club SFC win over Glenswilly
Glenswilly of Donegal are through to their first Ulster SFC Club final after a 3-09 to 2-08 win over Fermanagh's Roslea in Healy Park.
Monaghan manager Gregory McGonigle has hailed the impact of Seamus McEnaney, as the Ulster champions prepare for their All-Ireland Ladies SFC semi-final against Galway.
Laois meet Monahgan, while Galway take on Tyrone in this today's TG4 Ladies' SFC quarter-finals at Kingspan Breffni Park.
Tyrone edged out Ulster neighbours Monaghan by 0-14 to 0-12 to reach the All-Ireland SFC semi-finals.
Donegal's Mark McHugh is expected to be sidelined for at least a month after being injured in the Ulster final and will now miss the Round 4 qualifier against Laois.
Monaghan scored a sensational 0-13 to 0-7 victory over All-Ireland champions Donegal to claim their first Ulster SFC crown since 1988.
Relive the action as Tyrone, Laois, Cavan and Galway progressed to Round 4 of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.
Karl Lacey is set to make his first start of the season as Donegal take on Monaghan in Sunday's Ulster SFC final in Clones.
Galway held onto their TG4 Connacht ladies Senior Football Championship crown on Sunday and Monaghan claimed four-in-a-row in Ulster, as the two remaining provincial finals were decided.
Great day of Championship action with Dublin knocking Kilkenny out at the Leinster semi-final stage while in football Monaghan edged past Cavan to book a place in the Ulster final
Dick Clerkin has been included in Monaghan's starting 15 for Saturday's Ulster SFC semi-final with Cavan despite breaking a bone in his hand.
Cavan have made no changes to their starting line-up for Saturday's Ulster SFC semi-final with Monaghan.
Relive the action from a busy day of GAA action in both codes and across the four provinces.
Donegal held on to win a tight tussle at Kingspan Breffni Park, defeating Down by 0-12 to 0-9 to reach a third successive Ulster SFC final.
Mark Poland says Down can't afford to lose their concentration for a second against Donegal in this Sunday's Ulster SFC semi-final.
Cavan are through to the Ulster SFC semi-final after defeating Fermanagh 0-13 to 0-11 at Brewster Park this afternoon.
Fermanagh have named two Championship debutants in their side to play Cavan in the Ulster SFC semi-final on Sunday.
Cavan manager Terry Hyland has announced the same starting XV as he did for the Breffni county's opener with Armagh for their Ulster SFC quarter final against Fermanagh on Sunday at 2pm.
Karl Lacey faces a fitness battle to make Donegal's Ulster SFC semi-final against Down on 23 June after undergoing knee surgery on Thursday.


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Adtran Rating Lowered to Neutral at Zacks (ADTN)
Adtran (NASDAQ:ADTN) was downgraded by Zacks from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report issued on Monday, Analyst RN reports. They currently have a $28.00 target price on the stock. Zacks' price objective suggests a potential upside of 4.59% from the company's current price.
Zacks' analyst wrote, "We are downgrading our recommendation on ADTRAN to Neutral based on its high level of current valuation. The stock price has soared more than 74% in the last year and currently provides limited opportunity for above market gain. Meanwhile, ADTRAN continues to perform well owing to solid contributions from its Internetworking and Broadband Access product divisions. The company benefits from an improved spending atmosphere and increased strategic investments by ADTRAN's carrier customers. The company has stabilized its businesses with the Tier 1 carriers, while generating contracts from Tier 2 carriers. The Enterprise division complements with strong sales of IP gateway and switch products. We expect ADTRAN to benefit from market share gain, new product offerings, strong international sales and growing service revenues. We believe that free cash flow will also remain steady in the near future. "
Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Analysts at MKM Partners raised their price target on shares of Adtran from $22.00 to $24.00 in a research note to investors on Thursday, September 12th. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock. Separately, analysts at Thomson Reuters/Verus downgraded shares of Adtran from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note to investors on Monday, July 22nd. Finally, analysts at UBS AG cut their price target on shares of Adtran from $19.00 to $18.00 in a research note to investors on Thursday, July 11th. They now have a "sell" rating on the stock. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. The company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $20.88.
Adtran (NASDAQ:ADTN) traded up 1.34% during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $27.13. 371,871 shares of the company's stock traded hands. Adtran has a 1-year low of $15.38 and a 1-year high of $27.92. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $26.06 and a 200-day moving average of $23.85. The company has a market cap of $1.579 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.19.
Adtran (NASDAQ:ADTN) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 9th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts' consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $162.23 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $154.16 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.33 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was down 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Adtran will post $0.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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The Shuffle Demons were always about the convergence of top notch musicianship and crowd pleasing antics, combining jazz, bop rap, free jazz, poetry and performance art into a musically compelling and visually stimulating show.
The Demons played 1000s of sold out shows in Canada, traversing the country no less than 15 times from 1986-1997, building up a solid fan base that to this day will never forget the music and the antics...stopping traffic with the famous 'Spadina Bus ' walk around, playing a Mingus tune and really meaning it, thrashing around the stage in crazy interpretive dance, delivering the classic poem 'What do you Want.'
What I enjoyed the most about the Shuffle Demons was that each show was unique, and each fan and band member felt like they were part of something special. Our interactions with the crowd during our walk arounds and our no holds barred performances really captured the imagination of a whole generation of concert goers, and spawned many a jazz career.
What do you get when you cross 3 amazing saxophonists dressed in wacky clothes, a crazy dancing drummer and a killer upright bass player, have them sing songs about Buses, Roaches and Hockey and spend 1/2 their time playing in the audience? The Shuffle Demons, that's what!!! They were a band that captured the imagination of a generation with their antics and amazing no holds barred playing and stopped traffic on a regular basis. And now they're back!!
20 years later the Shuffle Demons return to form with a greatest hits album, a DVD and a whole lot of demonic attitude. So get ready to sway in your seat, jump to your feet and dance to the Demon beat! But who are these debonair ruffians, these satirical streetniks of stage, screen, and sidewalk... these Cartoon Hepcats with the cracked conviction of 5 Harpo Marxes? And is it really 20 years since the Demons first took the Spadina Bus??
This is the legend of the Shuffle Demons. Beginning in September 1984 with veteran street sax player Demon Richard Underhill pleasing the pedestrian multitudes at the corner of Yonge and Bloor in Toronto, the Shuffle Demons quickly evolved into an immensely popular group.
Drawing hordes of hipsters to their street gigs with their wild playing and exotic wardrobe, the original Demons (Mike Murley, Dave Parker, Rich Underhill, Stich Wynston, and Jim Vivian) next took their caustic collection of musical majesties and travesties inside and began pleasing bunches of boppers in Canadian clubs and at Jazz Festivals. Inspired by these fashion assassins and their original street hits 'Spadina Bus', 'The Shuffle Monster', 'What do you Want?, and 'Out of My House. Roach,' large delirious audiences began experiencing the early stages of shuffle rapture.
Then things got really crazy! 'Spadina Bus' became a MuchMusic hit, and was quickly followed by the hilarious 'Out of My House, Roach'. The Demons caught fire, sold more independent albums than anyone up to that point, were nominated for a Juno, won 5 CASBY Awards, toured like mad and released their 2nd album (Bop Rap) which featured a very popular rendition of 'Hockey Night in Canada Theme.' More touring and more albums followed and soon the Shuffle Demons were playing to packed houses around the world with a new line -up featuring Perry White and George Koller.
The Shuffle Demons released 6 albums and 7 videos in their 13 year career. They played 1000s of shows at every major jazz and folk festival in Canada during 15 Canadian tours. They toured Europe 15 times playing from Estonia to Italy, from the Netherlands to Norway, from Switzerland to Sweden, from Germany to Belgium. And all the while they kept audiences excited, dancing and smiling as they built up a solid fan base that to this day will never forget the music and the antics...stopping traffic with the famous 'Spadina Bus' walk around, playing a Mingus tune and really meaning it, thrashing around the stage in crazy interpretive dance, delivering the classic poem 'What do you Want.' DON'T MISS THE RETURN OF THE SHUFFLE DEMONS!
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3 saxes, bass, drums, one goatee, 20 years later, 6 albums, 5 Casby's, 2 Toronto Musician Awards, 1 Juno nomination, 7 videos, 700,000 km, 3800 concerts, 6500 conga lines, 1 cockroach, 12 Beer my dear,100,000 rubles, 1 Spadina Bus
18 countries, Canada, US, Cuba, Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands, England, France, Spain, Scotland, Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Italy, DDR, 15 European tours, 20 Canadian tour- nobody else like them!!!!!
The Shuffle Demons' Streetniks
Posted: 2003-02-27
By Trevor MacLaren www.allaboutjazz.com
The Shuffle Demons
In the mid to late eighties popular jazz was traveling through some pretty murky waters. In the eyes of many young people, jazz had taken on the stodgy air that afflicts Baroque, Classical and Romantic era music. Many no longer saw jazz as music of the people, but instead music of pompous intellectuals. With many of the genre's best performers taking on the guise of adult contemporary smooth layered in drum machines and synths, it was damn scary.
While most people were convinced that comatose grooves such as Kenny G's "Songbird" passed for great jazz, a force had emerged. Five garishly dressed -pajamas?- young men resembling fifties-era beatniks laid out great chops while singing about a Toronto bus run, "Spadina Bus". Although they looked goofy and sang songs such as "Get out of My House, Roach" and "The Puker," they were amazing players who translated their love of jazz into some of the most original music of the eighties.
"For many young Canadians glued to video station MuchMusic, it was an exciting first foray into bop, free and fusion."
With their debut Streetniks, Toronto's The Shuffle Demons changed the way a whole new generation looked at jazz, in much the same way DJ Spooky has in the nineties. Led by Mike Murley (now with Metalwood), Rich Underhill and Dave Parker on saxes, the group was rounded out with Stich Wynston on percussion and Jim Vivian on bass. The Demons built a huge following on the street corners of Toronto, leading to both a video of "Spadina Bus" and the release of the independent Streetniks. They mixed a quirky groove with fun rap style lyrics (which they called bop rap), blazing solos and a sound that remained every bit true to the pioneers of be-bop.
Although aimed at a jazz audience, Streetniks gathered a new group of listeners through their hipster/clown style. With the thumping bass opening of "Spadina Bus," which recalls layouts by both Mingus and Carter, followed by a downbeat that leads into a horn chop that etches itself into your brain. It is hard to imagine even today that serious playing like this will lead to lyrics such as "I reached deep down in my pocket to try and find some coin/ But much to chagrin all I found was my groin". Even though Dizzy was certainly the clown prince of bop, he would never have spilled such words before an audience.
But the proof is in the music. The solo on second single "Get Out of My house, Roach" is brilliant: a slap in the face chunk of be and free-bop that send shivers down one's spine. But what makes this bizarre is that it became a hit single on MuchMusic's video singles chart! The idea that people who were listening to synthetic divas such as Madonna would groove to skillfully played jazz with ripping free solos is still hard to imagine. Opening with squeaks and squeals that owe influence far more to Ornette Coleman and Albert Ayler than the be-bop pioneers. A track every bit different as possible from "Spadina Bus" proved to all critics that the Demons had more depth than being a novelty act.
Although they would never reach the success of Streekniks again, the Demons' other records held a tightly glued cult following that still exists. Even today their mixture of contemporary styles with bop is still fresh. The ideas and originality laid out on Streetniks still lie unmatched seventeen years later.
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i'm gettin the papers, the papers!
price would probably go up
hey faber, where's stocks like priceline, amazon, chiptole, google on your list, they are not overpriced u say ???? psycho
louise, what da hell are u talking about? its the pumpers on here who are tryin to get suckers to buy more shares wth this news, news which we have heard all b4.
ohhhh my!!!!! a whisleblower is really gonna change anything ??? thats laughable... this company which i OWN is going nowhere cause chuk is no businesman! he mite be a genius, but he messed up, made a couple of bucks for himself and gale ,but totallly screwed us shareholders cause he's probably a cheap knucklehead who thought he would win wall street with his ideas, not spending the bucks for a great mgmt team!
avg investor up maybe i say maybe 100 bucks since you got your NEW reinvested shares from your own money, but don't worry cause its a low tax investment
i have every idea wtfook u r takin about, u r ignorin every claim i am makin.. either u work 4 fidelity or u r just narrowminded... i am not happy with the pittance of a few new shres i hav been given, we deserve better!
you are one thickheaded/stubborn sob! i want to know where the divi's payed to this fund, OUR MONEY, through the years, where does it go? i want to know why billions of dollars were wiped out in 1 day, they did this in '00 & '06 ... what they did on fri, y don't they do that every year? u say i don't answer your question?????? u haven't answered anyone of mine!
than you jack , the most common sense post i have read in a very long time!
20 extra bucks from "new" shares, and today you lost half of it
don't know what happens tomorrow, but its been a nice ride, been in since day 1 and i will remain patient, HOPEFULLY!
gelty, i am happy for you, if you are happy that makes me happy, thats the person i am, i have been blessed in so many ways that money is not an issue... not that i have so much of it, i don't need it for ego! i want things done right! i am not the brightest bulb, but for some strange reason i feel someting is wrong about this situation, thats all!
cubby y isn't this stock taking off!!!!!! we are the last to know, the news i mean, and the news is good, its always good....
i fail to see what i posted to be percieved as bashing this pos
in the executive summary where they highlite nlst's positives, they use the term "underfollowed" with WS and retail investors... is it too late to turn it around?
bc1 was one of those analyst
all the news regarding anything NLST has always in the end gone in their favor, but ... what are we taking here.. chuk always stated he wanted a good working relationship with businesses , obviously he was taken advantage of , is it too late?
its so nice to see all u techies getting along for a change... good things!!!!!
lol your # of shares// what a joke u r lucky if you get 50 new shares at the decimated price that will take 5 years to get back to 100
what it means is fidelity gave you your own money, money that you earned by being in this fund, in a single day they wiped out billions of dollars, while the money collected in divi's in the fund through the years sits tight ! must go to some very special people
how does fidelity wipe out billions of dollars, over 6 bucks from its price , when they recieve hundreds of millions a year from divi paying companies like appl, to pay out a divi to its shareholders by giving them new shares reinvested at the lower price?


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December 11, 2013
State Bond Commission To End Year With Political Fundraising Controversy
by Hugh McQuaid | December 11, 2013 1:00pm
(UPDATED 5:11 p.m.) The state Bond Commission is expected to approve $10.5 million in borrowing at its final 2013 meeting Friday, including a $1.8 million project which has Republicans alleging campaign finance violations on the part of the Democratic Party.
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Tags: Bond Commission, campaign finance, fundraising, bonding, borrowing, gov. malloy, john mckinney, dh
December 10, 2013
Democratic Donor Introduces Malloy At Breakfast
by Christine Stuart | December 10, 2013 12:59pm
An utility company executive who donated $1,500 to the Connecticut Democratic Party's federal account in October introduced Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Tuesday morning at the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce breakfast.
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Tags: Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Rodney Powell, Yankee Gas, Northeast Utilities, Lawrence McHugh, Middlesex Chamber of Commerce
December 6, 2013
Dems to Donors: Show Me The Money
by Staff Report | December 6, 2013 12:29pm
The Democratic Party has not been struggling to raise money, according to their most recent filing with the Federal Election Commission. However, that's not going to stop them from continuing to pick your pocketbook.
December 3, 2013
Republican Party Struggles With Fundraising In A Blue State
by Christine Stuart | December 3, 2013 12:10pm
While the Democratic Party in the state of Connecticut has been aggressively raising money from individuals, PACs, and state contractors, the Republican Party seems to be struggling, according to its most recent fundraising report.
Continue reading "Republican Party Struggles With Fundraising In A Blue State" »
Tags: Republican State Central Committee, Democratic State Central Committee, public finance, fundraising, John McKinney, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, dh
November 13, 2013
Finally, Voter Turnout Numbers
by Staff Report | November 13, 2013 10:52am
A week after the 2013 municipal election, Secretary of the State Denise Merrill announced that 31.43 percent of voters cast their ballots last week.
Recounts Continue In Several Communities
by Eugene Driscoll | November 13, 2013 7:31am
There were no changes in Derby's Third Ward Aldermen race after a recount that lasted about three hours Tuesday. The same was true in Ansonia where Republicans swept the Democrats out of power. There were no changes in aldermanic races in two wards or on a referendum question.
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Tags: Derby, Ansonia, West Haven, recount, election 2013, dh
November 12, 2013
A week later, Connecticut Finally Posts Last Local Return for Election 2013
by Christine Stuart | November 12, 2013 5:29am
As of Monday evening, North Canaan was the only town whose election results were still missing from the Secretary of the State's website, almost a week after the Nov. 5 municipal elections. They were posted Tuesday morning.
Continue reading "A week later, Connecticut Finally Posts Last Local Return for Election 2013" »
Tags: election 2013, Election 2012, pcc technology group, Denise Merrill, registrars, local rule, data, reporting, dh
November 6, 2013
Election Day Registration Called A Success
by Hugh McQuaid | November 6, 2013 10:25pm
Although the officials numbers are still being tallied by the Secretary of the State's Office, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy called Connecticut's first year allowing Election Day voter registration an encouraging step in the right direction.
Continue reading "Election Day Registration Called A Success" »
Tags: election day registration, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Denise Merrill, Hugh McQuaid, dh
November 5, 2013
Not Registered to Vote? Not A Problem
by Hugh McQuaid | November 5, 2013 5:30am
Not registered to vote? Don't worry. Today marks the first Election Day in Connecticut in which residents may register to vote and cast a ballot for municipal candidates on the same day.
Continue reading "Not Registered to Vote? Not A Problem" »
Tags: elections, election 2013, registration, voter turnout, voter access, ballot access, Connecticut, Denise Merrill, cheri quickmire, common cause, hugh mcquaid, dh
October 30, 2013
GOP Files Election Complaint Against Malloy
by Staff Report | October 30, 2013 12:26pm
The complaint against Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was filed Wednesday with the State Elections Enforcement Commission. It alleges that Malloy met with a state contractor on his fundraising trip to California on behalf of the Democratic Party.
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Froome unlucky to win in post-Armstrong fog of suspicion
Lance Armstrong's legacy is that any cyclist see as above the norm is open to question
There were rational explanations for Froome's superlative climbing performances in this year's Tour de France. Photograph: Reuters
In the first Tour de France of the post-Lance Armstrong era, the much reviled former seven-times tour winner played a disproportionately large role. Not so much Banquo's ghost at the feast as the ghosts of tours past, present and future, rattling his chain from his bunker in Texas, present in spirit, on screen and in the pages of Le Monde.
Armstrong got in there before the race by telling the French newspaper that in his day it was impossible to win the tour clean; after that the Texan's spectre loomed large.
Chris Froome's times for the toughest climbs were compared with Armstrong's, irrespective of the fact that times and speeds in road racing are not an exact science.
The former Festina trainer Antoine Vayer conjured up power figures that claimed Froome was the physical equal of the Texan. Not surprisingly, when the A-word was mentioned at the tour leader's rest day press conference, Froome was not delighted: "Lance cheated and I am not cheating. End of story."
The Armstrong comparisons and references were inevitable. The influence the Texan made on cycling in his heyday was massive, the debate that raged from 2004 onwards about his probity was intense, and the immense mass of gory detail that was uncovered by the US Anti-Doping Agency and published in its "reasoned decision" last October was shocking.
His legacy is that any cycling performance viewed as being even an inch outside the norm – although no one is quite clear what that norm should be – is open to question.
French television, who drive the media agenda on the tour, felt free to ask the hard questions they largely failed to put to the Texan and speculate loudly during live commentary.
At times they were overcompensating. The French TV anchor Gerard Holtz made much of his "can you look me in the eyes, Chris Froome, and tell me you are clean?" moment. He could have asked the same question of riders within the Movistar team, who won two stages in the final week with Alberto Rui Costa, banned for doping in 2010, and who benefited from strong rides from their leader Alejandro Valverde, banned for his part in the Operación Puerto affair. But he did not.
The Alpe d'Huez winner, Christophe Riblon, said he felt the way Froome was being put on public trial was "scandalous", adding that he personally would rather learn how Team Sky approach cycling and work to improve his own performances.
David Millar, who has fallen out with the Team Sky head Dave Brailsford, was happy to defend Sky's race leader: "The press are sceptical and that's understandable. They have been fooled so often by false stars who lied to them. But they are mistaken. In 15 years' time they will look back at their views [of today] and will say: 'Christ, we were horrible to Chris.' I know Chris. I know the volume of training that he does. I know he's clean."


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"All Action packed weekend organised by C2T" Wales by into-thin-air
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I am Just back from an All Action packed weekend organised by companions2travel in Llangollen and it was Brilliant, In fact I can't recall a weekend where I have packed more in !!
I set of from Cumbria on Friday 22nd September after taking my Mother out for her 85th Birthday lunch with her sister-in-law to a nice local Tea-Room, then Grabbed my bags, Hopped into my old car and headed down to Barrow-in Furness to pick up Claire, another C2T memeber, then on down to Lancaster to pick up Dee who had come down from Dundee by train, then south, stopping off for a Good meal at a "Posh" transport cafe before getting the passports out ;-) and crossing the border into Wales and on to Llangollen dropping of Dee at her B+B and on to another B+B called Plas Hafod where Claire and myself had rooms. A quick freshen up and then to a pre convention meet-up at The Old Corn Mill for a Good Crack and a few beers with fellow C2T members. An Excellent evening it was too !!
After a Breakfast "Fit for a king" Claire and myself made our way over to "The Royal Hotel" for the start of the Convention proper. This first entailed meeting the "Staff" and fellow members of C2T for an informal chat and Coffee, A Really Nice and relaxed way to start the Convention, Then we made our way into another room and The Staff / Owners of C2T formally introduced themselves and told us all about what they did, This was followed by a section entitled "Travelers Tales", First up was a talk on Nepal and a trek into the Khumbu and Ama Dablang, This was followed by another talk on Travelling on a Freighter, Both were Very Interesting, Then I did a small piece on Spain's Best Kept Secret, Camino walking and that also seemed to be well received, Then I was kindly given the opportunity to demonstrate my products from Pro-Tector and then we adjourned for lunch, After lunch there was another Very Interesting meeting on "Where C2T was Going" Views from the Owners / Staff and from the members and All good stuff !!
Then it was time to choose which activity you wanted to do, Available was a choice of a canal walk or Archery, I chose the latter. My 1st attempt at archery and I thought it was Bril !!, I then chose to walk back into Llangollen as I had sold a couple of pieces from my range and had said that I would deliver them, so a Nice leg stretch back into town, then a shower and we all met up again at The Royal before splitting into smaller groups to go out and eat (This was decided to be a better idea than to "Swamp" one particular restaurant !!) Some of us chose to eat at the local Chinese and it turned out to be a bit of a catalogue of errors -- I had pre-booked a table for approximately 10 people for 19.30, I then tried to increase the number to 14, I was told this would be ok If I made it 20.00. So at 20.00 we went back to find out there was no table available !! -- So we waited around for a while, then eventually got a table, got a drink, put our orders in But we were kept waiting until 22.00 before actually getting our food -- Just a bit to long !! -- The food was ok when we did eventually eat !! (Well I thought so at the time but I was a little ill the next morning and whether that was down to the food or the 1/2 of shandy that I drank ;-), I am not sure) Then we all went along to the "Sun" An Excellent Inn that had a Live Band playing who were Fantastic !! Then after drinking my 1/2 we went back to our B+B's for the night. All Agreeing that it had been a Really Great day !!!!
As I said earlier, I was a little sick first thing, but I managed a light breakfast before heading for The Royal to meet up to go off on an organised walk (Some C2T members had chosen to go White Water Rafting, I had given this a Lot of thought myself but as it turned out, as I was feeling a bit delicate I was pleased that I had chosen a more sedate option) Unfortunately the weather wasn't at it's best but it did fair up around 10.30 so we were about to set off on the "Organised walk" Unfortunately at this point, the Walk Leader informed us that we wouldn't get back to Llangollen until around 15.30 and as I Really Needed to be leaving Llangollen at 15.00 to get Dee back to Lancaster for her return train (And also I quite fancied a stab at the absailing) This was going to be No good at all for me, I Did suggest that as the walk was going to "Worlds End" and then to "The Abby" and then back to Llangollen that if we did the Abby first that then myself and Dee (Who was also coming on the same walk) could make our own way back from there) but this proved to be unacceptable as "They Always went the same way" ?? So I decided to try and find the Abby myself, accompanied my Dee and Malisa we set off, The sun came out and we followed the canal -- No map, No Guide, just a general idea of which direction to head, After a mile or so I asked some directions and after another 1/2 an hour we amazingly found ourselves stood outside the Abby !! -- What a Beautiful building it is too -- £2.50 to get in and Well worth the money, a Very Friendly and Knowledgeable guy looking after the place, We spent almost an hour there before heading back to Llangollen, stopping at the Tea Room by the canal for a Quick lunch, then It was a Quick Dash up to the quarry (Delayed because someone had had a puncture on the very narrow and steep road, so the quickest way to get past them was to change the wheel for them !!) for my attempt at Absailing -- In a word it was AWESOME !! But in truth I was in such a rush I just didn't have time to think about what I was doing, I stepped into a harness, Signed some form without reading it, a quick explanation of what rope did what and a backwards step into the Void !! I Loved it -- as I said -- AWESOME (Thanks Guys) !! Then Quickly back into Llangollen for the trip home via Lancaster and Barrow to drop"The Girls" off, finally arriving home just after 10 !! -- As I said at the outset -- A Full And Fun-Packed Weekend -- Thanks to All at C2T for organising it -- and By the way -- Some of you might be wondering what the cost of all this was -- OK, Sit Down and I will tell you !!
£15 each, and that included the Meetings, the coffee, the Lunch, the Organised Walks and Talks, the Archery, The Absailing and even Rock Climbing (But alas I just didn't have time to fit the latter In !!) -- So what do you do -- Simple, if you like the sound of a weekend like the above then follow this companions2travel link and Join Us !!
- Pros:Fab weekend, Lots to do, I tried both Archery and Absailing for the first time and enjoyed both Immensely
- Cons:Not enough hours in a weekend ;-)
- In a nutshell:Looking forwards to the next C2T Convention -- are YOU coming too ??
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Loved the photos. Especially the hiking one. Loved Wales, its a beautiful country...cheers
Sounds like a blast!!!
Absailing looks like fun :)
Nice start with brilliant photos of your exciting weekend ... companions2travel seem to have an interesting concept ..... well done ... :-)
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On The Job - Alabama: Major Toxic Chemical Release Forces Widespread Evacuation
Dennis L. Rubin describes the action that followed an early-morning wake-up call to the Dothan Fire Department.
DOTHAN FIRE DEPARTMENT Chief Dennis L. Rubin Personnel: 174 career firefighters Apparatus: 12 paramedic engines, two ladder trucks, one heavy rescue, two battalion chiefs, one rehab unit, one air-and-light truck, one rescue trailer, one customer service unit Population: 60,000 Area: 83...
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Because of the quantities of hazardous materials kept on site, the plant is required to file a "Tier II" report annually. These reports are copied and carried aboard the fire department's hazmat units and both battalion commanders' vehicles. This information makes for a great initial reference source at incidents such as this one.
Most of the structures at Tri-State are multi-story, non-combustible buildings. They are constructed of a steel framework assembly covered by corrugated steel panels. A building of this type does not add to the fire loading; however, it will collapse rapidly during fire exposure as the heated metal (lightweight steel) fails at about 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Further, all of the buildings in the manufacturing areas were covered with several inches of a dusty product residue. Our concern was for the potential for a dust explosion if there was an ignition of the anhydrous ammonia during this incident. That ignition did not occur, but we had planned for this possibility by stretching several 13/4-inch attack lines to the exposure buildings.
Many large fixed-storage tanks are located at this plant. The tanks store the various raw materials needed for the fertilizer manufacturing process. The hazmat leak that we experienced was from the bulk anhydrous ammonia storage tank area. The plant has two 18,000-gallon tanks and one 14,000-gallon tank that supply a manifold piping system that flows through a high-pressure pump leading into the production area. The pipe had sheared off at a relief valve flange near the tank closest to the building. The break was about one inch in diameter, operating at about 700 psi, and the pipe had been leaking for nearly six hours.
It was estimated that 6,000 gallons of product leaked out into the community. The cause of the pipe shearing off is of great concern to the nearby neighborhoods. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrived on location a few hours into the incident and took over the cause investigation. At press time, no information has been released by the FBI about the cause of the leak.
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Anhydrous ammonia is a colorless gas with a very pungent odor. Although the government allows it to be classified as a nonflammable gas, it will burn in the range of 16-25%. Of course, the fire hazard of anhydrous ammonia greatly increases when in the presence of oil, LPG, gasoline and other flammable materials.
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The Jamaican spirit can get us through this New Year
Sunday, January 01, 2012
The glorious uncertainty of what will happen in a New Year is perhaps what makes life interesting and exciting. We never quite know where the road will turn. But from the compass provided by the past year, there are some things we can be very certain of.
Every thinking Jamaican knows that 2012 will most definitely be a tough year economically. There is so little wiggle room that even with the utmost creativity and the most optimistic projections, growth will be anaemic.
The debt disaster in which we have found ourselves will make it virtually impossible to lift our people out of the perennial poverty which is the lot of too many.
The promised renegotiation of the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), if we are successful, will bring only minimal relief.
And yet, the really great thing about a New Year and its uncertainties is that it is a time of hope that offers opportunity for renewal and making new starts.
There will be economic hard times, but if the world economic recession begins to taper off, we might see big improvements in tourism and foreign direct investment that could bring jobs. This is all within the realm of possibility, given some favourable, if tentative, signs in the United States economy.
Moreover, if the promised JEEP (Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme) comes to fruition — it depends on renegotiation with the Chinese — we could see some relief going to the large number of jobless Jamaicans, some of whom have not known what it is to work in many years. This is also possible because the Chinese have proven to be our great friends.
But whatever assistance will come to us from outside sources, our fate lies in our hands, and it is what we do as Jamaicans that will take us to the mountain top.
Thankfully, it is here that we have our greatest advantage for bringing value added to our development thrust. Our indomitable Jamaican spirit, which has metamorphosed into an internationally recognised and respected brand, is what will make 2012 a truly special year for us.
Ours is a culture of surviving even the greatest odds. Survival is written into our DNA. The Jamaican people -- audacious, creative, courageous, aggressive yet generous -- have excelled everywhere they have called home.
The real challenge is to make that brand work for us in our island nation the way it has worked for others. We can think of two events that right now should engage our minds in a powerful way.
First, the celebrations marking our 50th anniversary as an Independent nation will provide us a unique opportunity to show off all that we are worth to the world, while laying the basis for the Jamaica we want to create for the next 50 years.
Second, the 2012 Olympics in London, England, is of great significance beyond athletics. It is perhaps more than just coincidence that our 50th year of Independence is unfolding while the Olympics is taking place in the very country from whose 'ownership' we have emerged. What a confluence of circumstances! This summer we should aspire and plan to bring colonialism in reverse to the Mother Country, through mighty collaboration with the Jamaican diaspora there.
It might be no accident of fate that the People's National Party (PNP), which fought so hard for our Independence, is being given the reins of leadership as we start the next 50 years of our Independence.
Let us make the most of it and give the world something it has never seen before.
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The Biggest Steals from Day 3 of the 2013 NFL Draft
By (AFC West Lead Writer) on April 27, 2013
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There was a lot of talent remaining on the board coming into Day 3 of the draft. For what the 2013 NFL draft class lacked in elite talent, it had in depth.
Normally only the top 100 picks are expected to become starters. Players in the fourth and fifth rounds are typically role players, special teamers or developmental projects. Players in the sixth and seventh rounds aren't typically expected to contribute immediately, except on special teams.
A "steal" at this point is a bit different from what it would be in the first few rounds. There were several starters, early contributors and key role players that were steals on Day 3, and a lot of players have the potential to exceed expectations for their draft slot.
Alex Okafor
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Pass-rushers aren't easy to find. Even a good situational nickel pass-rusher is pretty rare. It was a surprise, then, that Alex Okafor fell into the fourth round, which made him a steal for the Arizona Cardinals with the 103rd overall pick.
Okafor was a good example of a tweener that may lack the speed required to be a great outside pass-rusher in the NFL, but he can set the edge against the run and will make effort plays in the passing game. Unlike some of his peers, Okafor's only fit is as a 4-3 defensive end, but he has a very good chance to become a starter early in his career.
It's not often that a quality player like Okafor is available at the top of the fourth round. The Cardinals needed a great draft to compete in the NFC West, and Okafor was just one of several great picks they had in 2013.
Tyler Wilson
Matt Miller Breaks Down Tyler Wilson
NFL.com draft analyst Josh Norris had Tyler Wilson graded as the best quarterback in this draft class. Wilson was a potential first-round pick last year if he didn't stay at Arkansas for what ended up being a rough senior year because of a situation outside of his control.
There's a chance that Wilson starts a game before any of the other rookies in this draft class because of his ability and situation. E.J. Manuel may sit behind Kevin Kolb initially, Matt Barkley will have to beat out three other guys and Ryan Nassib will sit behind Eli Manning.
Wilson only has to beat out Matt Flynn and Terrelle Pryor to become the starter.
Wilson has a bunch of ugly mechanical issues that can be ironed out, and he has all the other qualities you need in a franchise quarterback. Wilson is a leader, he's tough, he hangs in the pocket, takes hits and has a very good arm.
The Raiders got a steal in Wilson. Don't be surprised if he ends up being the best quarterback to come out of this draft class.
B.W. Webb
Webb showed he can play at the next level at the Senior Bowl.
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The Cowboys took a beating for most of their draft picks not named Gavin Escobar, but the scouts started taking control in Dallas in the fourth round when the 'Boys selected B.W. Webb from William and Mary.
Webb showcased uncommon traits for a cornerback at the Senior Bowl. Webb has adequate speed to stay with receivers, he's competitive and he quickly gets his head around when the ball is in the air.
He's on the smaller side for a cornerback at 5'10" and 184 pounds, but he has the skills to turn into a starter in the future and can probably be a quality backup and help out in the slot immediately.
Webb was a steal this late for a team that needed a few quality picks to make up for selecting a center in the first round.
Khaseem Greene
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Athletic linebackers should have been hot commodities in the draft, but for some reason many of them went later than anticipated.
That was the case with Khaseem Greene, who converted to linebacker from safety. The Bears needed linebackers, and Greene is a perfect fit for their defensive mentality.
Greene is a playmaker and had 136 tackles in 2012. His experience as a safety shows up in coverage, and he has a knack for forcing turnovers. Greene obviously needs to refine his game, but he's got massive potential.
Linebackers like Greene don't have to come off the field, and they can even cover bigger slot receivers and tight ends. Greene can also be used as a blitzer and clearly has a knack for finding the ball.
The Bears got a steal in Greene. It wouldn't be surprising if he's a Day 1 starter.
Phillip Thomas
Phillip Thomas will throw his body around.
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The 2013 NFL draft had a deep group at safety, but for some reason one of the best ones fell to the Redskins with the 119th overall pick.
Phillip Thomas is a physical safety with a nose for the ball in the run game and ball skills in the passing game. Thomas has good feet and agility, and he's quick enough in coverage not to be a total liability. Thomas is also a hitter and has a knack for the big play.
To be able to find a quality starter at safety at the end of the fourth round is a steal. Thomas will make receivers think twice before coming over the middle. He will also come up and support the run. The mental side of the game is the only thing you have to worry about with Thomas, which is no different from any rookie defensive back.
Johnathan Franklin
Johnathan Franklin will prove to be a great pick for the Packers.
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The Packers picked up Eddie Lacy in the second round, but in following their best-player-available draft strategy, they selected UCLA running back Johnathan Franklin with the 125th overall pick.
This wasn't the best running back class, but Franklin was considered by many to be the best. Franklin was Matt Miller's No. 1 running back and 34th overall player.
When you watch Franklin, you notice exceptional vision and agility. Franklin has nimble feet and finds running lanes if they exist. He's surprisingly powerful and has adequate speed, although he's not going to be a burner. Franklin is also a great fit for Green Bay's scheme.
Don't be surprised if Franklin ends up starting over Lacy next season in what is reminiscent of when Matt Flynn won the backup quarterback job over Brian Brohm despite being drafted five rounds later.
Quinton Patton
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Not everyone was high on Quinton Patton, and some people anticipated him falling slightly on draft day, but I don't think many people envisioned him falling to the end of the fourth round. It should be no surprise that the San Francisco 49ers saw the value and pulled the trigger on the Louisiana Tech product.
Patton might not be super explosive, but he runs excellent routes. Some have compared him to Reggie Wayne in his ability to get open.
Far too many NFL teams overvalue the athletic ability of receivers when the mental part of the game is so vital. Receivers are playing a chess match with cornerbacks, and Patton plays the board as well as any receiver in this class.
For the 49ers to steal Patton in the fourth round is absurd. Patton could push his way onto the field early in his career, even in San Francisco.
Marcus Lattimore
Matt Miller breaks down Marcus Lattimore
The 49ers drafted Frank Gore coming off a nasty knee injury and got a steal. They repeated history by selecting Marcus Lattimore.
The funny thing is that Lattimore's injury is comparable to that of Willis McGahee, who was still drafted in the first round. Lattimore was once considered a first-round pick before his knee injury and really only fell because of his knee.
With the way modern medicine has progressed, it wouldn't be surprising if Lattimore is ready to go by training camp, but at worst he'll be ready for next season and can spend the season on the PUP list.
Also, no one is rooting against this guy. He'll get all the time he needs to heal.
NFL.com compared Lattimore to Arian Foster, and Matt Miller said on the Bleacher Report live draft show that he had him graded up there with Trent Richardson before his injury.
The 49ers continue to stockpile talent, and Lattimore will probably end up taking over for Frank Gore in a couple years.
Sanders Commings
Sanders Commings was overshadowed by his teammates at Georgia.
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At the top of the fifth round, the Kansas City Chiefs found a steal in cornerback Sanders Commings from Georgia. Commings is a big, physical cornerback with adequate top-end speed.
If Commings can improve his technique, he can probably become the next Brandon Browner, but a conversion to safety would make sense if he's too stiff to play outside.
NFL receivers are only getting bigger. Smaller cornerbacks just can't handle their physicality, but Commings can.
Just look at the size of the wide receivers in the AFC West alone. Demaryius Thomas, Eric Decker, Malcom Floyd and Danario Alexander are all over 6'3". The Chargers just added Keenan Allen, who is also 6'3" and over 200 pounds. The NFL is full of these tall receivers, and Commings has the necessary skills to stop them.
Jesse Williams
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We know why the Alabama nose tackle probably fell in the draft, but that doesn't make it right. Williams had some medical red flags, but the Seahawks very shrewdly nabbed him with the fourth pick of the fifth round.
Williams is the type of player that is vastly underappreciated because there are no stats or workout numbers that will really make you appreciate his value. Williams opens things up for his teammates by simply eating space, but that doesn't mean he just stands there in the middle of the defense.
The Seahawks already had a good defense, but Williams is going to turn their linebackers into stars if he can get healthy and contribute.
Just to put this steal in perspective, Williams was Matt Miller's 27th overall player, and he wasn't the only draft analyst that had him rated so highly.
Quanterus Smith
Quanterus Smith likes to sack the quarterback.
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Matt Miller's biggest sleeper at defensive end was Western Kentucky defensive end Quanterus Smith, who dominated Alabama's quality offensive line to the tune of 3.5 sacks last year. Smith fell in the draft because he tore his ACL in November, but once healed he's going to be a very good pass-rusher.
Smith wasn't always consistent when he was healthy, but that was basically his only problem. He was impacting the pocket in just about every game. Few players in college football could string together moves to get around offensive tackles like Smith. He's not an amazing athlete, but it's adequate across the board.
The Broncos found a young pass-rusher that can replace Elvis Dumervil as soon as next year, and to get him this low is a steal.
Brandon Jenkins
Brandon Jenkins can get after the quarterback.
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Last January, Brandon Jenkins was potentially a first-round pick, but the Redskins got him with the 162nd overall pick in the 2013 NFL draft.
Jenkins dropped because he played in only one game due to a Lisfranc injury in 2012. If he's healthy, the Redskins got a first-round quality pass-rusher for where teams are normally just hoping the guys can make the roster. If Jenkins hadn't been hurt, Tank Carradine doesn't see the field much last year and likely never becomes a Day 2 pick.
There is a chance that Jenkins is the steal of the draft if he becomes an elite pass-rusher in the NFL, but at worst he'll be a great situational nickel pass-rusher.
The Redskins had one heck of a draft on Day 3, and Jenkins is just one example.
Jordan Poyer
Matt Miller breaks down Jordan Poyer
One of the mysterious occurrences of the entire draft was the fall of Jordan Poyer. At one point Poyer was considered a potential second-round pick—and he fell all the way to the seventh round before he was selected by the Eagles with the 218th overall pick.
Maybe there is a major character red flag, or maybe he had an undisclosed medical issue, but we'd be speculating. Poyer as a football player is clearly better than a seventh-round selection and could even be a starter early in his career.
The Eagles did very well to roll the dice on Poyer, even if he has a major issue. The only way this is a bad pick is if Poyer can't play at all, otherwise he would have been worth a fourth-round pick. Poyer was Matt Miller's 46th overall player, and only five cornerbacks were ranked higher.
Michael Buchanan
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Pass-rushers usually come off the board early, even if they are only projected to be on the field on third downs in the NFL. To see a guy that tested well at the combine and had a productive career as a pass-rusher in college fall all the way to the seventh round is shocking.
The Patriots saw the value and drafted Michael Buchanan with the 20th pick in the seventh round. Buchanan has the size, speed and agility needed to get to the quarterback in the NFL and just needs to clean up his technique and add muscle. He's also versatile and can do a lot of things for a defense.
Buchanan could have helped a lot of teams before the seventh round, but he landed in a perfect spot with the Patriots. Don't be surprised if Buchanan contributes for the Patriots early in his career. Buchanan is a steal for the Patriots after a lot of questionable mid-round picks.
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