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One of the better 5.4s in the Gunks; a long approach and undistinguished first pitch keep the crowds away. This climb is at the far end of the Trapps, almost at the S-turn in the carriage road, about a 25-min. walk from the Uberfall. Look for a buttress just to the right of the broken area that marks Roger's Escape Hatch. Scramble up to the right of this buttress (no trail here!) and then up behind it. Ledges lead to the top of this buttress, the start of the route. P1: Climb easily up somewhat vegetated slabs aiming up and right for a huge tree. 5.0, 50'. P2: Climb straight up clean, aesthetic white rock to the top. 5.4, 100'. An easy descent down Rogers Escape Hatch is available - walk left a few hundred feet to a cairn. Some downclimbing is involved. Or you can rappel from the tree (awkward).
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Guidebook rates this climb as 5.2. Everyone raves about it and although P2 is fun on cool rock, P1 is a vegetated easy slab where the only skill required is threading your way through trees. Worth doing if you are down that way, but IMHO not worth the walk down just for this route. FWIW, most people disagree with my impression of being worth the walk.
Well worth the walk on a busy day. I felt that P2 was more like a 3+
Since I'm just coming back from a foot problem, and it's early season ... this really was worth the walk, or at least it fit the bill for the moment, and I'm glad we hit it. I'd do it again, if I were bringing someone new out. P1 is indeed undistinguished, similar to Moon/Sundance. But it's over fast! P2 is stellar for its grade (range) - great rock, great position, continuously interesting. It's a great option for a first lead. There's definitely a move or two on it, as well. The rappel is hella awkward.
P0 - Inside at Emilio's: Enter down into the Comici wine cellar. Find your way up to the living room. Exit out the right skylight. Above left side emerging from skylight is the pine tree platform at the bottom of P1. We've climbed this lower starting pitch twice now: Great chance to make some climbing moves inside a cave. I wouldn't make the walk out to Casa Emilio without doing it. Difficulty? I don't see how the easiest way I found thru this P0 each time could be harder than Gunks 5.3 -- my best guess for a difficulty grade would be Gunks 5.2. Length seemed less than 30 meters. I protected the first section (up to the "living room" level) with a threaded sling and a #2 Camalot (slightly larger would have been easier to place). Then I even remembered to place a directional in the "living room" to protect Sharon coming to the top of the first section. For the second climbing section (up out the "skylight"), I found a couple of smaller cam placements available. How to get down into the Comici wine cellar? Take the normal yellow-blazed and cairn-marked trail (which starts like 70 meters before the S-curve) up into the near part of Sleepy Hollow, but stop when it reaches the face for Creaky Joints + Almost Pure and Simple (white-ish face with some obvious cracks in its right half, with a small flat area just below it). Now instead of continuing around the right side of the Creaky Joints pillar/buttress following the marked trail toward Casablanca, go up on its left side: Leave the marked trail and go left from the flat area, gently a short ways (20 meters?); then turn and walk up the hill (some grass + dirt). See the cave to the right, and walk down to its bottom. That's the start of P0. Emilio Comici was a famous early climber in the Dolomites in northeast Italy. The Comici route on the north face of the Cima Grande di Lavaredo (Drei Zinnen) is the ultra-classic long "moderate" alpine route. Early Gunks climbers also did first ascents in the Dolomites, which are still popular classics: Fritz Wiessner the west ridge of the Sass d'Ortiga (in 1928); and Hans Kraus (with Gino Solda) the south-east face of the Pala Delle Masenade. Fritz + Hans together did the first ascent in the Gunks of "Emilio", just next to this "Casa".
Fun, easy mellow climb. As of October 2013 there are rings/slings on both trees. I thought P2 was trickier than the rating, but no harder than a 5.4 Glad we did it.


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In western states, lynx are associated with old growth forests at high altitudes, which are being cut for timber, and environmental groups have advocated greater restrictions on land use to protect western lynx habitat. In the East, lynx occur in large tracts of woodlands, including areas of young forests that supply habitat for snowshoe hares. Maine's lynx are found across the northern part of the state, with a few reports from Down East Maine. They are rarely encountered, and little is known about the status of the population. Historical records suggest lynx have persisted in low numbers in Maine throughout the past century. They apparently were more common during the 1800s, according to fur trapping records. Although lynx may have lived as far south as Pennsylvania in colonial times, Maine is currently at the southern edge of the species' range in the east. The Department has conducted track surveys each winter since 1995 to detect lynx and other furbearers. IFW began a field study of lynx in January 1999, in partnership with the USFWS, several nongovernmental conservation organizations, and the paper industry, including industrial forest landowners in northern Maine. Early field efforts began near the Maine-Quebec border close to St. Pamphile, but little lynx sign was observed; and we soon moved the study to a 4-township area near the Musquacook Lakes. Since March of 1999, we have captured 65 lynx, including 29 adults and subadults that were fitted with radio collars. Our intensive monitoring of the collared lynx is providing answers to questions about the persistence of lynx in Maine, the types of forest that they use, their reproduction, and mortality factors. Land use practices on industrial forestlands in northern Maine, such as regenerating clearcuts, provide ideal snowshoe hare habitat and may be beneficial to lynx. 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We have located the collared lynx chiefly in young, regenerating forest stands that provide cover, as well as food in the form of snowshoe hares. Female lynx establish dens to protect the kittens they produce in late May, and by late June, the kittens have grown large enough for us to to examine safely. So far, we have located 17 dens and handled 37 kittens during 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. These kittens represent the first documentation of reproduction by Maine lynx since 1964. The newborn kittens are too small to carry radio collars, but 35 of them have been marked with numbered eartags. We are already learning about the different mortality factors that lynx face in Maine. Ten of the lynx, plus one uncollared juvenile, have died during the study. Although these mortalities are still under investigation, it appears as if another predator killed 5 of the lynx, 3 starved to death, 1 died of unknown causes, and that the other was human related. The Department continues to cooperate with researchers at the University of Maine in studying lynx and their habitat requirements. In addition to the snowshoe hare study by Jessica Homyack (discussed above), Angela Fuller, a Ph.D. student under the direction of Dr. Dan Harrison, began documenting sub-stand scale habitat use by three radio-collared lynx in our study area this winter. This information will help determine what components of a forested stand are important for lynx. Harlequin Ducks The eastern North American wintering population breeds from southern Labrador and southern Quebec to Newfoundland and northern New Brunswick and winters from Newfoundland to North Carolina. The eastern North American population of harlequins is currently estimated at 1,800 individuals and may be increasing. More than half of that population winters in Maine. In Maine, harlequins are seldom observed, because they winter along remote rocky shores on outer islands, including Isle au Haut, west of Acadia National Park. In the mid-1980s, the eastern North American wintering population was estimated at fewer than 1,000 individuals, with numbers declining at some winter sites. Hunting harlequin ducks on the east coast was curtailed in the late 1980s. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) was petitioned to federally list the harlequin as Endangered or Threatened several years ago, but the petition was denied. In Canada, the eastern North American harlequin population, of which Maine's birds are part, is designated as "Special Concern." IFW listed the harlequin duck as Threatened in 1997, based on 1) the small number of harlequins occurring in Maine; 2) the small size of the eastern North American harlequin population and the substantial portion of that population (estimated as 50%) that winters in Maine; and 3) more than 90 percent of those harlequins wintering in Maine are located at fewer than five locations. In Maine, work focusing on several objectives relative to the conservation of the harlequin duck began in 1995. These objectives included: 1) determining the status, survival, and movements of the wintering population of harlequins on the Maine coast; 2) developing and testing inventory techniques for assessing winter populations; and 3) working to coordinate regional and national survey, management, and research activities with Canadian and other U.S. interests. It is not easy to survey this species because of difficulties in accessing Maine's offshore island locations during winter. However, since 1970, harlequins have been periodically counted along Maine's coast. Unfortunately, these surveys were not designed to obtain a coast-wide estimate of harlequins wintering in Maine or to accurately measure changes in populations, because birds were surveyed during December-March, which includes the migration periods. Only limited areas were regularly surveyed, and a variety of survey methods have been used (ground, aerial, boat). The first attempt to conduct a coast-wide estimate of Maine's wintering population was initiated during a 4-day period in February 1995. An estimate of at least 655 harlequins wintering along the coast of Maine was derived, with 86% occurring around Isle au Haut and adjacent islands in Jericho and Penobscot Bays. Boat surveys during the winter of 1999-2000 yielded a single high count of 952 harlequins! In 1997, MDIFW and the University of Maine received an Outdoor Heritage Fund grant to study the movements, behavior, and habitat use of harlequin ducks wintering in Maine. Graduate student Glen Mittelhauser conducted this research. In 1998, he pioneered a new technique for using floating mist-nets to capture harlequins among the pounding surf and rocky coast of Isle Au Haut. During the last 5 winters, Glen and colleagues captured and marked over 400 birds. Resightings of marked birds, in Labrador, and other Canadian locations, are helping to determine the origin of harlequins that winter off our coast. Some birds radio-tagged at nesting areas in Labrador have also been monitored off the Maine coast in the winter. In April 2001, in cooperation with the Canadian Wildlife Service, eight males were captured and implanted with satellite transmitters during the spring banding effort at Isle au Haut. This technique consisted of fitting birds with radios that transmit signals to satellites, which in turn relay information to biologists. Biologists hoped to gain information on breeding and molting sites important for Maine's wintering population of harlequins. By late May all eight birds had migrated north. Three were tracked to possible inland breeding areas, one to eastern Quebec near the Labrador boundary and two to interior Gaspe Peninsula, New Brunswick. Male and immature female harlequins have specific locations used for molting that they occupy in late summer and early fall. Three of the radioed males likely molted at sites along the coast of Labrador. Biologists were surprised when four of the radioed males were recorded mid-summer near Greenland. This may indicate that some Maine birds use molting sites located in Greenland. By early September seven of the transmitters had failed, one however continued transmitting well into December, indicating the bird was back at Isle au Haut. During last winter Harlequin surveys (2001-2002), seven out of the eight radioed birds were observed wintering back in Maine off Isle au Haut. To track these birds, please click here: http://www.state.me.us/ifw/wildlife/etweb/gr up/hduck.htm Blanding's and Spotted Turtles In 1995, University of Maine graduate student Lisa Joyal completed a study of two populations of both species in the Mt. Agamenticus area of southern York County. More than 80 turtles were marked or radio-tagged to gather information on nesting and hibernation sites, movements, and the types of wetlands being used. With financial support from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, MDIFW has intensified efforts to learn more about the distribution of these rare turtles over the past 12 years. To date, over 2,600 wetlands have been surveyed yielding over 100 new locations for these rare species. In 1999, MDIFW completed a population viability assessment (PVA) for Blanding's and spotted turtles to determine the size of populations that should be conserved. Results from this PVA, combined with data on movements and habitat requirements, suggest that large blocks of relatively contiguous forested and wetland habitat must be conserved to successfully maintain viable populations of these rare turtles in Maine. Southern Maine's landscape is rapidly developing, and one of the best remaining locations to achieve turtle conservation goals is on a 32,000 acre area surrounding Mt. Agamenticus in York County. MDIFW has begun working closely with the Mt. Agamenticus Conservation Coalition - including The Nature Conservancy, local land trusts, water districts, and towns - to initiate conservation planning for the turtles and other rare species in one of the largest remaining contiguous coastal forest ecosystems between Acadia National Park and the New Jersey Pine Barrens Clayton's copper butterfly Clayton's copper is found only in association with its single larval host plant, the shrubby cinquefoil (Pentaphylloides floribunda). This uncommon shrub requires limestone soils and has a scattered distribution throughout Maine. Although not considered rare, it occurs in relatively few stands large enough to support viable Clayton's copper populations. In Maine, shrubby cinquefoil typically occurs along the edge of calcareous wetlands (i.e. rich in calcium carbonate or limestone), which are also uncommon in Maine. It can also be found in old fields, but these stands are typically short-lived as a result of forest succession. All of the currently known occurrences for Clayton's copper are circumneutral fens and bogs, or streamside shrublands and meadows. Clayton's copper butterflies take one year to complete their life cycle. In late July and August, when shrubby cinquefoil is blooming, females lay their eggs singly on the underside of cinquefoil leaves. Leaves and eggs drop to the ground in autumn, and the eggs overwinter. The pale green larvae hatch in spring and crawl back up the plant to feed on its leaves. After the larvae molt and pupate in early summer, adult butterflies emerge during July and August to start the cycle over again. Throughout the flight period, Clayton's copper remains local to its cinquefoil stands, where the abundant yellow flowers provide its primary nectar source. In 1997, Clayton's copper was listed as Endangered in Maine because of the extremely limited number, size, and distribution of its populations; the limited availability of its habitat, and its near-endemic status in Maine. Forest succession, impoundments, and dewatering of wetlands for irrigation are currently the most serious threats to the butterfly and its habitat. In 2001, MDIFW completed an assessment of the Clayton's copper's status and conservation needs in Maine, and convened a public working group to establish recovery goals and objectives. Studies initiated in 2000 at Dwinal Pond Wildlife Management Area - where a proposal to stabilize water levels could potentially effect the largest known occurrence of the butterfly - were continued in 2001. Five survey plots were surveyed throughout the peak of the copper's flight season in order to begin estimating population size and monitoring trends at Dwinal Pond. These surveys will continue in 2002. Also in 2001, consulting botanists Sally Rooney and Jill Weber surveyed and described the Clayton's copper's habitat at Dwinal Pond and prepared management recommendations for shrubby cinquefoil at the site. Management efforts to improve the existing stands of cinquefoil, and potentially to create and maintain new upland stands, will be undertaken at Dwinal in the near future. What is learned about monitoring Clayton's copper populations and managing habitat at Dwinal Pond will then be applied to benefit other sites and potentially improve the butterfly's status. |
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Here is a link to the list of winners of the 2006 Homeschool Blog Awards.
I had been nominated to the category of "Best Current Events, Politics, or Opinions Blog".
Today I checked to see who won in that category, the winner is Spunky Homeschool—congratulations Spunky!
Spunky stopped blogging in December 2006 and I know she is missed in the homeschooling blogosphere. In light of her nomination, she did publish a blog post on April 10, 2007 that explains a little about why she stopped blogging, mostly by linking to this absolutely fantastic online article which she asks us to read, and I did, and now I urge everyone to read it and to ponder it.
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- Amanda said...
They were talking about this story on our local classical radio station. I'm so glad that you linked to it. It turns out that they read the article word-for-word, but I thought they were just giving commentary on it.
- Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 7:39:00 PM CDT
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I think today most Americans value freedom of religion... as long as it is Christianity... which isn't truly freedom of religion.
They scream "freedom of religion" when they want to place the 10 commandments on government buildings, or put prayer in school, but they completely forget that concept when someone wants to build a mosque over two blocks away from the 9/11 site or someone objects to the insertion of Christian creation mythology into school science programs...
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Montana Policy Institute
We're hearing a lot about jobs lately and how important it is to "save or create" them. That's all well and good, but many of those who on one hand wax eloquent about ways to reward businesses for hiring people are on the other hand feverishly pressing for programs that will make hiring more difficult and expensive. The "cap-and-trade" measures currently rattling around in Washington are great cases in point.
Congress is now debating far-reaching energy legislation that would impose an aggressive cap-and-trade system on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and mandate high levels of energy efficiency and renewable energy production. You might be hearing that this legislation is dead in the Senate, but nothing could be further from the truth. Big banks, big business, and other special interests have too much riding on this new financial scheme for it to go quietly into the night. And as usual, the rest of us would foot the bill.
As an example, a study released on February 11th by the Montana Policy Institute (MPI) and the American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) shows that Montana would stand to lose between 4,964 and 6,761 jobs by 2030 under cap-and-trade. And that's just the start.
Most jobs would be lost due to lower industrial output because of higher energy prices, the high cost of complying with emissions cuts required by the legislation, and greater competition from overseas manufacturers without the same pressures. Among the hardest hit would be manufacturing jobs-the heart of our state's economy - and those at the lower end of the wage spectrum.
As Congress debates our energy future, we need to understand what Washington special interests are trying to do to our economy, our jobs and our future. It's clear from these findings that Montana has nothing to gain-in fact, too much to lose-from cap-and-trade legislation, and that the economic impact of this legislation on Montana is enormous and not isolated to lost jobs.
* By 2030, the average Montana family can expect the price of electricity to increase by up to 61 percent, gasoline 27 percent and natural gas 78 percent.Low income families and the elderly, who spend a disproportionate amount of their income on energy, will be especially hurt.
* Montana would experience a sharp decrease in manufacturing output. The higher energy prices, fewer jobs and loss of industrial output under this legislation are estimated to reduce Montana's gross state product (GSP) by between $900 million and $1.2 billion in 2030. Coal production alone could decrease by 96 percent. The impacts of artificially higher fuel, feed, and chemical prices on our farming families will force hard choices for them as well.
* State tax revenues would be reduced by as much as $65 million by 2030, forcing Montana policymakers to make hard choices about how to fund basic services, such as law enforcement, hospitals and schools, even as their costs increase with higher energy prices.
Despite the current recession, recent employment figures demonstrate a promising trend. In 2008, while the U.S. unemployment rate rose, Montana's employment actually grew at a rate of 1.7 percent, and our state's economy grew at a rate of 1.8 percent.
But much of this growth is tied to mining and the development of our natural resources, areas hard hit by cap-and-trade legislation. In the past ten years, employment in the Montana mining industry has grown 68.4 percent and is now responsible for 16,220 Montana jobs. A recent study by Pricewaterhouse Coopers credited the oil and natural gas industry for 34,210 jobs and a $3.3 billion contribution to the state's economy. If cap-and-trade legislation is enacted, this growth would be reversed as jobs and production move overseas.
We all want a clean environment. Most of us live in Montana because we love our Big Sky and the beautiful land beneath it. But those shrill voices demanding that we trade our economic well being for a clean environment are trying to drive us into a false choice. Exporting our jobs to cheap overseas labor and our energy production to dirty overseas power plants will not help the environment or reduce greenhouse gases. There are alternatives to cap-and-trade, and a politician's willingness to look at them can be a litmus test indicating whose interests he or she is really serving.
Carl Graham is president of the Montana Policy Institute, a nonpartisan policy research organization that equips Montana citizens and decision makers to better evaluate state public policy options from the perspective of free markets, limited government, individual rights and individual responsibility.
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World came crashing down
i dont think today was a great day, well it felt great today, i mean it started great. woke up feeling super energised from my previous run, i was like great. i feel like working out today, went to work at 6am did my back and shoulder workout preparing for this saturday climb. trained some PT's and BOOM, it hit it right in the face.. some ppl with attitude just shoved right in my face, i didnt know what hit me cause i hate it when you give one person full dedication and the next they turn thier back on you. i feel lost.. sigh why do ppl do that.. so after that everything went downhill.. it was 12 in the afternoon asked Sam if he wanted to go running ? he was busy doing his weights, so its cool .. told me he had a client.. well ok .. i went off to lunch after my 3k run with Jov at Johnnys Restaurant.. food was so so.. then i found out that SAM WAS WITH ANGEL having lunch.. ya right .. he had a client at 1, well maybe cancel ma.. maybe not.. i dont know .. haha .. its up to him ..
went back home at 4pm after shopping with azuan, sigh wanted to do my 5k run till i found out that my PC CRASHED ON ME ! ARGH !! THE ULTIMATE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE !! it really felt like the world has crashed .. cause i have my digital pictures.. my notes.. my everything.. sigh .. hope i can retrieve it back .. if not i would really feel sad for this whole month .. i am using my family pc outside..
oh only one thing made me happy today.. Ammie came online when i was blogging and she said hi.. she turned on her webcam and she gave me this million dollar smile.. thanks Ammie, u are great… that smile worth a lot to me ok .. it cheered me up a little


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The Muslim College aims to offer a programme of study that is of an academic standard comparable to that of other institutions of higher education in the west, and to ensure that the programme of study is coherent and provides a stage-related learning experience for all. The Muslim College is different from most other institutions offering Islamic studies because it employs both Western and traditional scholarship in the medium of English. We do not favour or subscribe to any particular denomination of Islam. We allow for equality of the sexes, where men and woman are taught together and are allowed to fully participate in lectures. We also allow people of all (or no) faiths to come and study at our establishment. Our student's submission are sent to external examiners and moderated by lecturers at a number of British universities.
The Muslim College envisages to provide continued excellence in Islamic academia and thus regularly reviews and develops its programmes. It presently offers the M.A. in Islamic Studies, PhDs, Imamship courses, specifically designed short-courses for authorities across the globe, conferences and seminars. In addition to the taught courses on the programme, the Muslim College also houses key services to the Muslim community not only in the United Kingdom, but also across the globe.
Our underlying ethos at the college is to imbibe a progressive approach to religion in our students. This is borne out by graduates who have gone on to positions of influence and leadership. Our graduates have positively engaged with and provided services for various communities across the globe.


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Former F.C. Kallon Midfield maestro, Alusine Baggio Kamara, has helped his club, Syrianska F.C. to stay in the top division league in Sweden.
Speaking to AYV from Sweden, he said he was very delighted to help his club stay at the top league which, he started, was very good for him.
"I can't say much but I think next year will be different because we are very much determined to win the league and become champions," he noted.
Taking about his first call for the national team, Leone Stars, Alusine said that he will honour future invitations but that currently he had a lot of demands on and off the pitch.
He explained that playing in Swedish top division league is really good and helps him and that he hoped to continue to play very competitive games that will bring him attraction from big clubs.
"We've got a great set of fans and we've had some great performances, so if we can keep that momentum for the next qualifying then hopefully things will be a lot better," he concluded.


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Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
RCIA is a program for those who wish to learn about the Catholic Faith with a view of becoming Catholic. It also offers an overview of what Catholics believe, as well as a preparation for Catholic adults who wish to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Sessions will begin at the end of September. Please call the Parish Office at 202-785-0982 if you are interested. If you are a Catholic already and would like to update your faith, you are also most welcome to attend.
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China eases requirements for Private Pilot's Licences for the first time since 1996. http://t.co/8NHdB7Y1hA 1 week ago
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Gotta love Edgar Davids. Signs as joint-manager at Barnet, registers himself as player, names himself in starting XI & makes himself captain
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Plenty of people will be quick to jump on that and brand all #lufc fans as thugs. We're not. Over 5,000 fans there tonight. Let down by one.
Russia fined £96k for fans beating up stewards. Bendtner fined £80k & banned for a match for wearing Paddy Power pants. Nice one, UEFA.
*Geordie accent* Becchio v Warnock - who goes? YOU decide. Click Favourite to evict Becchio, RT for Warnock. #LUFCEvictionNight #lufc
Stephen Warnock has signed for #lufc from #avfc and it looks like @habibhabibou7 will join from Zulte Waregem tonight too. @sunsportnow
Sky showed Leeds fan attack Kirkland multiple times with close-ups but are refusing to show City fan on pitch at all or replay Rio incident.
Pic of Billy Sharp's goal celebration tonight, his T-Shirt read: "THAT'S FOR YOU SON" http://t.co/wUvPTQ49 #DRFC
#LUFC record after 9 games:
2010/11: W4 D2 L3 GF 15 GA 16 Pts 14
2011/12: W4 D2 L3 GF 17 GA 15 Pts 14
2012/13: W4 D2 L3 GF 17 GA 16 Pts 14
This is brilliant. Linesman to Man City players: "They've paid 62 quid over there, go see them" http://youtu.be/B8of3UMYIJA
England record in last 5 U-20 World Cups (1999, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013):
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Wanna know really, really, really who I'm dating
Is she civilian or super duper famous? (hmmm)
Is she African American, Caucasian, or Asian? (so many)
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Extrapolating on the previous line about dating Amanda Bynes. Basically he's saying that everyone cares too much about his personal life and who he's dating and everything about her life as well.
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AN OPTIMISTIC Eamon Sullivan is determined not to let his injury woes bring him down but admits he may have to put the brakes on in training to preserve his fragile body.
Sullivan brushed aside his latest illness and injury concerns in returning to the pool at the grand prix meet at Sydney Olympic Park yesterday, finishing third in both the 50 metres and 100 metres freestyle finals.
It was a solid hit-out for Sullivan, who has struggled to train with the flu since his stunning 100 swim of 48.52 seconds at last month's Commonwealth Games trials, the second-fastest time in the world this year behind Frenchman Alain Bernard.
That performance came after undergoing hip surgery for the fifth time in January but despite his ongoing problems, the 24-year-old said his motivation levels were peaking ahead of this year's Pan Pacs and Delhi Games.
''I've felt more motivated and excited about this year than I have in swimming in general for the last two years so if the body can hold up I think definitely there's going to be some good times to come,'' said Sullivan, who also had a knee injury before yesterday's swims.
''Even though things have been tough for me, I speak to some mates I used to swim with and they say: 'You've got the life, I'm stuck in the office from 9am to 5pm.'
''They'd give anything to be back on the team again … it really puts things in perspective.''
Sullivan now plans to work with coach Grant Stoelwinder in devising a training regime to preserve his fitness, believing it may be in his best interests to restrict himself to only 80 per cent effort.
''I think Stoel and I have got to sit down and really manage our training from now on and not be afraid to take a backward step if we need to,'' Sullivan said.
''If anything, the trials showed that lack of preparation and not doing 60-80 per cent of the preparation that the other guys did, I was still able to swim pretty well.
''It's just a case of having to do 80 per cent work all the time instead of being at 100, (then) 10, (then) 60, jumping around and having weeks off.''
Cameron Prosser took out both sprint races on the first night of the two-day grand prix meet, essentially a training meet which follows a four-day camp in Canberra.
Jessicah Schipper (59.52) claimed the 100 butterfly from Alicia Coutts (59.79) and Stephanie Rice (59.89), who stole Schipper's national title at last month's trials.


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Christies is auctioning off Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress tomorrow, the one she wore to wed Conrad "Nicky" Hilton, not to be confused one of the two she wore the times she married Richard Burton, or any of her other eight marriages to seven men. (Image via Keystone/Getty)
Tomorrow Christie's will auction 1,300 Steiff stuffed animals that belonged to hedge fund manager Paul Greenwood, who pled guilty to fraud earlier this year. The collection, valued at $1.5 million, includes a 1925 Steiff Harlequin bear worth $80,000.
[London, October 11: A Christie's employee examines a Roy Lichtenstein work entitled "Ohhh...Alright...". The painting is part of collection, never seen before in the UK, from artists including Gerhard Richter, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. Image via Getty.]
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Chuck Close's 2003 daguerrotype of Kate Moss nude (originally published in W) is being auctioned at Christie's. The estimated price is $11,400-$16,300; a signed nine-print set of the photos fetched $166,567 in 2007 (link NSFW). [WWD]
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By Jayette Bolinski | Illinois Watchdog
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois unemployment officials are trying to recoup nearly $2 million worth of benefits that wrongfully were paid to people while they were in jail or prison.
More than 1,100 people could be charged criminally for accepting the fraudulent benefits, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security, which in July began cross-checking its rolls against inmate logs at prisons and jails throughout the state. People who receive unemployment benefits must be available for work, which they aren't if they are incarcerated.
"The inmate cross-matching initiative is another important step in rooting out waste, fraud and abuse," said Jay Rowell, director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
According to figures for July, August and September released by the agency Wednesday, the largest amount collected by someone in jail or prison was $43,000. That person was in the Cook County Jail. Also, 296 Cook County inmates collected $722,689 in wrongful payments.
Other counties that had a high amount of unemployment fraud among inmates were:
- Will County – 21 inmates collected $85,159,
- Winnebago County – 20 inmates collected $84,533,
- Lake County – 20 inmates collected $76,017,
- Peoria County – 21 inmates collected $72,350.
Rowell noted that businesses provide the money that funds the unemployment insurance program.
"Stopping fraud helps our businesses reduce costs, which leads to new hires and a stronger economy," he said.
Jay Shattuck, director of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce Employment Law Council, commended the state's effort to root out unemployment fraud.
"The IDES efforts are part of an effort to combat fraud and inappropriate payments, which was a focus of the Illinois Chamber in 2011," he said. "The IDES program to weed out prisoners who are not available for work will help make benefits more available to eligible recipients and lead to lower costs for the employers who would otherwise be charged for the benefits and pay higher unemployment insurance taxes."
State unemployment officials said they will deny future benefits to those who received fraudulent benefits until they pay back the money they owe. Some cases will be recommended for prosecution. They noted that some of those caught up in the fraud did not know someone continued to certify for benefits on their behalf while they were in jail or prison.
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Patrick Dougherty lecture and discussion
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Eastman Aniline Explosion
Kingsport Public Library Mead Auditorium
Evening of Health, Wellness & the Arts
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Oak Hill Needle Arts School: Learn to Knit session 1 and Crochet Snowflake
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Toyata KATA and TWI
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Counting the Costs of Climate Change, a public lecture by Dr. John Nolt
On the campus of East Tennessee State University, Ball Hall Auditorium, Room 127.
Dr. John Nolt is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. He does research on environmental ethics and logic, and has publilshed several books and numerous essays on these subjects. His most recent work is on climate ethics. This talk will consider the nature and extent of the harms of climate change.
Region, Race, and Memory: Inheriting the Civil War
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The 2nd Amendment and the Current Gun Control Debate
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Introducing ASAP, an open source parallel assemble JRuby library 08/12/2011 Avik Das Software Development Intern LinkedIn since 05.11 Constructing a dynamic webpage usually involves fetching data from several remote services. In this post, I'll tell you about ASAP, a small JRuby library we've open sourced that provides... | Read More Tags: JRuby Open SourceIntern
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JRuby Meetup at LinkedIn, featuring Nick Sieger 06/12/2011 Baq Haidri Senior Software Engineer LinkedIn since 06.10 Are you a Ruby or Java fan, or better yet, both? The next JRuby Meetup is being hosted right here at LinkedIn Headquarters on June 23rd at 6:30 pm and features guest speaker Nick Sieger.... | Read More Tags: JRubyJavaRubyMeetupEvent


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Across America, tributes to Neil Armstrong (+video)
As a blue moon rose Friday, people across the country celebrated the life of Neil Armstrong, who in 1969 became the first human to set foot on the moon.
Blue moon: A cosmic wink at Neil Armstrong memorial service
The blue moon Friday is on the same day of a private memorial service for Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. A blue moon occurs when there's a second full moon in one calendar month. It won't happen again until July 2015.
Paul Ryan's factual shortcuts in convention speech
A look at claims made in political campaigns and how they adhere to the facts.
Isaac surges as GOP convention begins (+video)
Despite strengthening Tropical Storm Isaac on its way to New Orleans, the Republican National Convention began Monday. Delegates differed in their opinions of how the storm might impact the convention.
Focus Obama plan for high-speed rail, after hitting a bump, chugs forward again
High-speed rail plans, announced by the White House in 2009, are back on track after Amtrak commits to upgrades in the Northeast and California approves billions to build new tracks.
In joining Romney, will Paul Ryan get his 'clear choice' campaign? (+video)
Back in February, long before he got the vice presidential nod, Rep. Paul Ryan urged Mitt Romney to run an 'affirmative' campaign, laying out how he differs from Obama. Picking Ryan may signal Romney's intent to do just that.
Paul Ryan: bold, risky pick for Romney VP (+video)
Conservatives applaud Rep. Paul Ryan as the intellectual leader of the Republican Party. Liberals see Ryan as an ideologue who would destroy the nation's social safety net.
Romney picks Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate
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Veepstakes: Why rise of Paul Ryan, Chris Christie signals trouble for Romney
Beltway chatterers are telling Mitt Romney, who is down in the polls, he needs to go bold with his choice of running mate – and are pointing to Rep. Paul Ryan and Gov. Chris Christie.
Decoder Wire Will Stephen Colbert mess up Mitt Romney's VP rollout?
Stephen Colbert, playing with the theory that Mitt Romney's team will be polishing the Wikipedia entry of his VP choice, urged viewers to recklessly edit entries of potential picks. Wikipedia was not amused.
Could Rep. Paul Ryan put Wisconsin in play for Mitt Romney?
Wisconsin isn't beyond reach for Mitt Romney, the latest swing states poll by Quinnipiac/New York Times/CBS shows. So maybe the veepstakes buzz around Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan is warranted.
The Vote Mitt Romney VP pick: Convention speaker list offers fresh tea leaves
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Opinion The best pick for Romney vice president? The one no one's talking about.
Speculation over Mitt Romney's pick for vice president repeats the same few names. But there's another VP Mr. Romney should consider, someone who could help him with the Jewish vote and gain him support in a crucial swing state: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia.
Focus It's all about Ohio: Could Rob Portman boost Romney's chances? (+video)
Sen. Rob Portman, a reported Romney short-lister for veep, is worth three to five points in battleground Ohio, says the state's Republican chairman. No Republican has ever won the presidency without winning the Buckeye State.
Will Romney release more tax returns? (+video)
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Lawmakers and the White House keep putting off tough fiscal and political decisions until after the elections, prompting criticism that this is a 'Zombie Congress.'
Whispers and rumors spread about Romney's veep
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Ann Romney: Woman being eyed for ticket (+video)
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Chapter & Verse Marco Rubio's memoir is released as his star rises
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Mitt Romney says Marco Rubio is being vetted for VP. What's going on? (+video)
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Romney is vetting Rubio for possible VP pick
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Decoder Wire Why isn't Mitt Romney vetting Marco Rubio as a VP candidate?
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is not being vetted as part of the Romney campaign's vice-presidential search, a report from ABC News says. Is that a snub of the GOP's most prominent Latino?
Mitt Romney running mate search enters public audition phase
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The tuners from RevoZport have released the Razor R upgrade program for the new Volkswagen Golf R. The RevoZport Volkswagen Golf R Razor upgrade includes a new body kit for the German hot hatch, but unfortunately, the power output remains at the standard level of 199 kW and 350 N.m.
The RevoZport Razor body kit includes a new carbon Kevlar bonnet, a carbon fibre front grille and splitter, new side skirts and a rear bumper. The RevoZport Volkswagen Golf R Razor aerodynamics package also includes a carbon fibre rear diffuser, roof spoiler and mirror caps. The price for the kit is €3 552.


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At this roundabout, traffic moves on the mainline about the same as before, and I drive it several times a day. What has changed is that turns to and from Chico Way have improved 500% and I drive it several times a week.
It amazes me that the bozos who benefited the most continue to complain the loudest. What did this guy expect, personal phone calls from Commissioners updating him personally on the progress? Thats what the newspapers are for! Get a life. Thanks County for improving many of our lives!
You're right, Dan. Traffic circles are used all over the world, because they work more efficiently than stop and go intersections. Yes, it takes a little time to get used to them, but then it's full speed ahead.
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There are many commonalities between Mr. Obama and Kali while there is none between Mr. Romney and Shiva except that of color. The similarities include color, some of the religious and ideological similarities; the most notable being Mr. Obama upholding status quo just like Kali is a preserving Brahminical deity. All talk about revolutions is just a lip service; it is true for both Kali and Mr. Obama though the US president has introduced various measures which appear nauseating to many Republicans. The differences include that unlike Kali who is the deity of both upper and lower castes and also of outcasts, Mr. Obama is largely an icon for non-Whites. Also, unlike Kali who slaughters her original worshipper, Mr. Obama would never castrate non-Whites.
The fact is that liberalism has become a global fashion and there is increasingly gaining argument against capitalism. Even Whites in the US are getting used to find flaws in capitalism. The increasing gap between rich and poor is one of the biggest reasons for that. True, the gap between rich and poor is increasing but because of globalization; a result of capitalism and not because of any flaw in capitalism. Rich when they do business in many countries would be benefited in all those countries with the same level of capital input. A normal employee can not simultaneously work for even two companies. The fight between Mr. Romney and Mr. Obama is not just that between capitalism and socialism, it is a general fight between White American and non-White American values. It can also be described as that between the West and the Rest within the US.
Mr. Romney stands for American exceptionalism; a powerful America which can not be contested; neither by BRICS nor by any other Western countries. He stands for straight sexual behaviors, family values, pure capitalism, individualism, freedom to pursue one's dreams, lesser government and lower taxation. Mr. Romney stands for explicit American meddling in the world and imposition of American values and ideals on others. While Mr. Obama stands for completely opposite ideology. He believes that American power is dwindling and it requires his efforts and ideology to outdo the Post American world theory. Mr. Obama stands for diverse sexual behavior, socialism, feminism, collective individualism, more government and higher taxation on rich people. Mr. Obama policies' basis is leading from behind and not that explicit assertion of Americanism.
Mr. Obama highlights ignorance of race, historical illiteracy, and statistical naivety. He appears to be promoting unnecessary equalizing theories, hurting individualism, imposing the will of the state on people with overregulation and over-governance. He might not be that harsh on all the deformities he is being assigned to be causing on American state and its people, but he offers no excuse or apology for his theories. His biggest achievement; Obamacare, is a form of hidden explicit taxation whereby because of the ideology of an individual, his opponents and even many of his half-hearted proponents would be compelled to pay to those people they do not identify themselves with. Obamacare in itself is a stark example of overregulation that Mr. Obama is intending. It limits the choices available to people and help intrude government interference in private lives. But it is also true that by implementing Obamacare, Mr. Obama is championing the cause of many people.
There can not be two Americas; one for rich and other for middle class and poor. While it is true that Federal state is the result of unending immigration but the time has changed. Earlier the immigrants used to come from mostly European countries or their White-dominated colonies. Now that has receded and immigrants are coming mostly from Asia, Latin America and Africa. They can not be compared with the earlier Caucasian immigrants. The fact is that the US is that powerful and unique because of its institutions; political, economic, social, educational and legal etc.
Be it the White House, the Pentagon, the Federal Supreme Court, the State Department, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Reserve, the United State Treasury etc, all these governmental institutions are product created almost monopolistically by Caucasians. American state remains what it is because of the dominant White majority. Any deviation from it would weaken America and create chaos in the outside world too. In this regard this election is unique in the sense that it will decide the future direction Americans will take; capitalism or overt socialism, cogent indigenous policies or imported diffusiveness, primary nationalism or immigrants' versions, White or colored opinions etc.
The fact that needs to be recognized is that Mr. Obama is an icon; icon of non-Whites and minorities globally. He appears to be revolutionary and bringing changes which he can not in real time. He is such an icon that can not be demolished so easily. Mr. Romney would have to work hard in order to get votes from Mr. Obama's constituencies; non-Whites and females. It does not matter how ineffective and inefficient Mr. Obama may be, the fact is that he represents a lot many people. If whole globe is considered then Mr. Obama represents far more people than Mr. Romney because Mr. Romney can not be exclusive leader of Whites alone. Demolishing the icon might induce anti-Americanism in many parts of the non-Western world and many might feel suppressed and depressed because of this. This is not a simple question of a Democrat loosing to a Republican; in fact it is more than that.
With time the political options all across the globe would show the trend of hybridization. Even Right and Left might get intermixed. People would find it difficult to differentiate but contradictorily would be more 'colorblind'. It could lead to shredding of 'useful' inertias and as per the level of development would make people lesser complex. There would be lesser options in reality but more proliferation of identities. This could hurt bipartisan consensus in the US and may make life difficult for both Mr. Romney and Mr. Obama.
Contrary to common perception, Mr. Romney, if elected, would perform better in internal matters in relative sense as compared to Mr. Obama. Of course, he may perform better than Mr. Obama in both matters in absolute sense. The world has changed and no matter how hard an American President tries, the world, particularly the Rest, would not change fully to his desire. Mr. Romney can change the US if he gets elected and therefore, consequentially, he would change the external world. But consciousness has changed so much so that Mr. Obama would be considered better President by people outside the non-West and even inside the West he has some support. People do not listen, they just vote and vote of the Rest belong to Mr. Obama predominantly. Therefore, Mr. Romney would find it difficult to change the external world as per his wishes. This wish to continuously support Democrats over Republicans and British over Americans would start bad politics in the world and could become suicidal for many nations.
If Americans want huge economic returns on their investment, then they will have to admit opinions rejecting their dominance. The nuisance is must and it can only be removed by explicit American assertions. Of course, the world then may show branching; the stage where investment promotes conflicts or the world order breaks down. The best thing would be a Republican term ending the dreams of Mr. Obama's second term. It would correct the non-economic inflation and anti-Republicanism in many part of the world.
The fact is that whoever wins, the segregation and segmentation would increase. People would become emotive about their identities to the extent of being called crazy. People even in authoritarian regimes would 'like' to 'vote' in American Presidential race. The world would become more conflict-driven with equilibrium disturbed. People would make unjustified and disproportionate demands and ask for higher subsidies. Again contrary to common perception, people expect lesser from Mr. Obama with his supporters preconsciously admitting that he is not that capable. Since expectations are higher for Mr. Romney, if he gets elected, opposition to his policies would be very high. It is sad thing that even American politics is relegated to the option of choosing between identities and icons and not based on efficiency and effectiveness of the candidates. This polarization is bad for America though in longer term it would help the Republicans more than the Democrats.
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Syndicated columnist David Broder needs to consider a career move from columnist to stand-up comedian. In his column ("Christmas Day plot may toughen Obama, even in matters other than terrorism," Jan. 7) addressing the effect of the Christmas Day bombing on Obama he states, "The Christmas plot appears to have shaken Obama like nothing else […]
Broder too optimistic about Obama
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Napolitano playing semantics with terrorism, war
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In his paean to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, syndicated columnist David Broder neglected to mention the semantic innovation she instituted when she assumed office ("Napolitano's handling of air crisis: Peek at potential," Jan. 3). Ms. Napolitano decreed that acts of terror perpetrated against America and her citizens were no longer to be described as […]
Bumbling bomber made anti-terrorist system work
01/05/10 at 12:03pm by Letters Editor | Comments
David Broder's syndicated column ("Napolitano's handling of air crisis: Peek at potential," Jan. 3) indicated that either he can't distinguish spin from fact when writing about a friend, or we should question what he smoked for breakfast. The statement "the system worked" would only be made by a spinster or an incompetent. Since when does […]
Napolitano's 'unguarded lightweight'
01/04/10 at 1:20pm by Letters Editor | Comments
Syndicated columnist David Broder's emotionally charged column on Janet Napolitano ("Napolitano's handling of air crisis is peek at almost unlimited potential," Jan. 3) exemplifies the overemphasis on personality in contemporary American culture. Broder was "struck most forcibly" when first meeting Napolitano with her "lack of guardedness." After a single lunch engagement at a Phoenix Mexican […]
Democrats display instinct for self-preservation
12/28/09 at 4:23pm by Letters Editor | Comments
Wow! Syndicated columnist David Broder reveals ("Dems poised to abandon Obama in 2010," Dec. 23) that Democratic politicians are more interested in self-preservation at the polls than in committing political suicide by mindless fealty to a president whose policies are rejected by a majority of their constituents. Who would have known? Paul Bloustein Sycamore Township
Obama foreign policy shows ignorance of history
10/02/09 at 5:20pm by Letters Editor | Comments
I do not share syndicated columnist David Broder's comfort with President Obama's approach to foreign affairs. The foreign policy theme of the Obama administration was established early-on when our glittering young president embarked on a European tour of apology in the misguided belief that rogue states would requite our groveling with a little backing-and-filling of […]
Obama's 'groupies' hate America
10/02/09 at 4:53pm by Letters Editor | Comments
I think David Broder should get his head out of the sand if he thinks Obama has a "first-rate team." While he does have some very good people around him, most of his "groupies" are tax dodgers, con men, slum lords and people who just plain hate America and what it stands for by their […]
Broder misunderstands point of CIA probe
09/08/09 at 4:50pm by Letters Editor | Comments
David Broder, a respected and thoughtful columnist, is usually careful with facts. But his Sept. 5 column ("Special counsel on interrogators a wrong move") about the probe of CIA interrogator abuses seems not to be backed by the facts. Broder writes, "Looming beyond the publicized cases of these relatively low-level operatives is the fundamental accountability […]
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