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Minor mentions of other characters Character like Og Loc, Emmit, B-Dup and Big Bear are not mentioned, i tried adding this in but couldn't maybe osme ohne more experienced on this wiki cld.
All four are mentioned in the gang box on the right hand side of the screen. A-Dust 10:31, 25 May 2008 (UTC) I'd like to dispute one of the GSF's gang cars. I have never seen a GSF member driving a Remington. Never. BLUE & GOLD = ROYAL BLUE = GREEN CRIP was originally built out of honor, protection, regeneration and respect for ones community. While the ideal from conception has strayed off that path of realisation, to these ideals original Cripping held true. Of the other gangs in comparison today, the Crips have been around the longest. Of the other gangs in comparison today, which one was not started up to go against the Crips? To get on an even keel with Crip ideals (whose Lineage goes back to Panther ideals and the LA gangs of the pre 60's such as Compton's Business Men) these other gangs (with the backing of unseen forces) instigated the rackets (the penultimate of which being the drugs trade) that support/blight the majority percentage of "gang banging" operations till this day. With CRIP ideals the GSF story (against the background of the other potential LA gang candidates) holds most familiarity. If we're gonna make a game of it, let's at least get the facts right. NIM 02:43, April 3, 2010 (UTC).
Grove St may be based on the Lime Piru Bloods, that's what a lot of people say. I always saw them as Crips though and Ryder's based on Easy E who was a Crip and is voiced by MC Eiht who was a Crip too, all the more reason to believe that Grove St. is based on the Crips. I just don't know what set they based on since the Ballas is based on Grape St. Crips. No way they can be sixties Crips cuz they in Slauson Ave. South Central L.A and Ganton is based on Compton.
Since there isn't enough proof to say there based on the Crips or the Bloods i have out there rivalry with the Ballas is based on the rivalry between the crips and the bloods, which GSF and the ballas are based on. Tom Talk 11:23, April 20, 2011 (UTC)
How do we know this for sure though? Until we here a confirmation from rockstar, than we don't know if they were based on the crips or bloods...who says they were even based on any gang?
I was just trying to solve the arguments about who they're based on, its obvious they are but since we don't know which one's are based on which i thought putting there rivalry would help stop people changing who they're based on so often. Tom Talk 14:13, April 20, 2011 (UTC)
Look, before I became a member on this site, it's been stated on the pages that Grove St. was based on the Lime Piru Bloods and Ballas are based on the Grape Street Crips. It's obvious that they're Grape St cuz the real life gang wears purple and Grove St. are Lime Bloods cuz they wear green. And Grove St.'s main set is in Ganton which is Compton where the Piru Bloods originated. Many Blood gangstas in the early days would wear green along w/ red. Ballas main set is Jefferson which is based on Watts where Grape St. originated. Rockstar may not have comfirmed it but it takes common sense to know whtat the gangs are based on, especially if you from Cali. BigJ1992 20:37, April 20, 2011 (UTC) BigJ1992 1:37 p.m PT Apr 20, 2011
More evidence points towards GSF being Crips. You can argue all you want, but you're still wrong. The least you all can do is work on your terrible spelling and grammar before embarassing yourselves. DelAztecas 18:54, November 21, 2011 (UTC)
Inaccuracies and Speculation
This article features a number of inaccuracies. First of all, it states that OG's is a nickname for the gang. OG is an acronym of Original Gangster and usually refers to high-ranking members of black street gangs. For instance, in the mission, "Reuniting The Families," CJ asks a wounded GSF member where the OG's were at. This was a meeting of some of the top-ranking members of several Grove Street Families and doesn't refer to the gang itself.
On the Crips and Bloods debate: the Bloods are generally believed to have been formed as a reaction to the formation of the Crips violently expanding territory and moving into the drug business. The Bloods formed to counterract the drug trade which was tearing apart their neighborhoods as more and more of their friends, family, and neighbors became addicted to crack cocaine. Additionally, there's a perception that while the Bloods may have become violent and more territorial, the Crips are viewed as being primarily concerned with the accumulation of wealth. To me, it is clear that Grove Street Families represents the Bloods more considering their focus on territory defense and especially their reaction to the drug trade.
Since there is debate about this, however, the article should at least state the obvious (an above poster's suggestion that it mention that the GSF and Ballas rivalry is inspired by the Los Angeles Crips and Bloods) while leaving speculation as to which fictional gang represents which real-life gang to this Talk page and out of the article.
Dangerousluck 19:34, December 15, 2011 (UTC)
Grove Street Families vs The 3rd Street Saints.
Who do you think will win and why?
Let's Be Realistic...
Each gang has traits of real-life gangs in Los Angeles, most promintently the Crips and the Bloods. It is very likely that Rockstar used them as inspiration while purposefully and mindfully crafting the Balls and the GSF to be unique enough so that they could not be compared precisely to real life equivalents. In doing this, they prevent one gang from being glorified or being seen as the "good guys" with the other being the "bad guys" so as not to glorify the real-life tragedies caused by gang life and warfare. The Grove Street Families are not Bloods, and they are not Crips. They do not wear blue or red, but green. In the same vein that Madd Dogg is an amalgymation of several rappers, this gang was inspired by real-life, but is not an equivalent or copy. Dangerousluck 22:43, December 29, 2011 (UTC)
I found a mod that puts the 3 cut GSF gang members in the game, if anyone is curious...
2chance1 19:41, March 17, 2012 (UTC)
GTA V page
I reccommend making a seperate page for the GSF that is related to GTA V (a speculation page). Remember, just because they are wearing green doesn't mean they are in the game. I think this page should be left clean of speculation.
HardCheeseSensei27 (talk) 21:56, April 30, 2013 (UTC)
HD and 3d era of gangs
Ballas have already been confirmed by Rockstar. Highly likely that GSF are too now (especially due to Franklins trailer), though it was a bit confusing at first as to whether they would actually appear. Both ballas and GSF articles need to be reverted to "in the 3d era". A new page for the GSF in hd era should be created. Once has already been created for the ballas.
HardCheeseSensei27 (talk) 18:47, May 2, 2013 (UTC)
"Affiliations" through Big Smoke's treachery
Disputed recent edits to San Fiero Rifa indicate some editors believe that contacts Big Smoke and Ryder made during their betrayal of GSF should mean enemies of GSF were also affiliated with them at some point in the story.
I have one word for that theory and it is: No. smurfy (coms) 03:05, March 30, 2015 (UTC)


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Science in Christian Perspective
Carbon 14 and Lead Deposition
by R. Joel Duff*
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
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The 11 September 1998 issue of Science included an article, "History of Atmospheric Lead Deposition Since 12,370 14C yr BP from a Peat Bog, Jura Mountains, Switzerland" (pp.1635ñ40, summarized on pp. 1622ñ3). This article reports the findings from the study of lead (Pb) and scandium (Sc) concentrations in a core from a Swiss peat bog. The lead concentrations were found to vary greatly over the length of the core and, based on previous studies,1 are attributable to the effects of atmospheric lead deposition alone. Interestingly, lead concentrations from a depth of 145 cm, dated at 3000 14C yr BP, to the top of the 650 cm core can be easily correlated with the record of lead production over the past 3000 years. At the 145 cm mark, the 206Pb/207Pb ratio begins to decrease and the amount of Pb relative to Sc no longer remains in the same proportions. This is indicative of the advent of mining and the subsequent release of lead into the atmosphere. Prior to this time, ratios of radiogenic lead and Pb/Sc match those from exposed soils from Europe and Northern Africa. Above 145 cm, changes in deposition rates and 206Pb/207Pb ratios follow patterns of the use of lead throughout history including the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the medieval silver production in Germany, the Industrial Revolution, and, finally, to its highest levels with the introduction of gasoline containing lead.
14C dates of each of these events in the Swiss bog correlates well with the dates for these events as they are understood from other archeological and historical records. Hence, the lead concentrations in the core provide dependent confirmation of the validity of 14C dating over at least the past 3000 years. Further 14C dating of the core gives a date of 12,370 yr BP for the bottom of the core and the dates derived from 30 cm and below (above represents less compacted peat) suggest a uniform rate of peat production over the entire period. Lead concentrations increase, though the ratios of radiogenic and Pb/Sc do not change, at 220 cm dated at 5320 BP. This is thought to be the result of human occupation of the surrounding regions and deforestation resulting in increased release of dust into the atmosphere. Lower in the core, there are two notable peaks at ca 520 and 400 cm that were 14C dated at 10,590 and 8230 years BP, the former of which corresponds to the Younger Dryas period. These peaks are distinguished as being non-anthropogenic in origin because the 206Pb/207Pb and Pb/Sc ratios are reflective of the natural compositions of rocks that would have been exposed during these times of reduced vegetative cover and increased erosion.
Because presumably well-understood historical events are recorded in the top 145 cm of this 650 cm core, it seems natural to ask what happened during the deposition of more than 3/4 of the peat in this bog. Both 14C dates and peat production rates over 3000 years suggest at least 12,000 years of elapsed time. If the 12C/14C ratio had been much higher in the past, as some suggest, then the peat would have to be interpreted as having been deposited at much higher rates in the past. Though it is not impossible that these two could be correlated in some fashion, I would suggest that there are further complications that make this unlikely. For example, the timing of the origins of this bog is not clear. I would submit that no current model of a young earth would place the origins of this bog near the time of a global flood. Rather the bog would have originated at least several hundred years after the flood, due to the age and nature of the rock lying below the bog and the origins of the valley in which the bog is found. This would then force the production of over four meters of peat into a period of less than 1000 years, during a time postdating the supposed time of a much higher 12C/14C ratio. Further, the physical position of these bogs as isolated, raised mounds leaves virtually no opportunity to have materials transported into them from anywhere but the atmosphere. Examination of the entire core demonstrates that when the effects of anthropogenic sources of lead are eliminated, the amount of atmospheric influx of lead has been nearly constant throughout the entire core (except for two short periods around 520 and 400 cm). If the Sphagnum in the bog had simply accumulated at much faster rates in the past, I would not expect the amount of lead deposition in that Sphagnum to have remained at a nearly constant level. Lastly, the observed pattern of changes in lead concentrations in this core have been shown to be correlated with similar patterns in other bogs and lake sediment records in Europe and the Greenland GRIP ice core.
1P. Steinmann and W. Shotyk, "Chemical composition, pH, and redox state of sulfur and iron in complete vertical porewater profiles from two Sphagnum peat bogs, Jura Mountains, Switzerland," Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 61:6 (1997): 1143ñ63; and óóó, "Geochemistry, mineralogy, and geochemical mass balance on major elements in two peat bog profiles (Jura Mountains, Switzerland)," Chemical Geology 138 (1997): 25ñ53.


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10 Must-See Fights in 2013 for the UFCJanuary 25, 2013
10 Must-See Fights in 2013 for the UFC
After a disappointing 2012 season for the UFC, many possible major fights have been rumored already this New Year along with some fights already being announced. With more Strikeforce fighters coming into the UFC, we've seen fights like Benson Henderson versus Gilbert Melendez and Frank Mir versus Daniel Cormier be put together, creating star-studded matchups for the newcomers.
With 2012 being haunted by constant pre-fight injuries, suspensions to the likes of Alistair Overeem and Nick Diaz, then an actual PPV in UFC 151 being cancelled, it showed how much of a disaster 2012 was for the company.
It was very difficult to make an awards list from last year, because there really wasn't much to look back on compared to 2011, which had far more highlight-reel knockouts and submissions. That is why it's better to look to the future and plan to see what special matchups there could be for 2013.
I'm going to make a list of 10 possible major fights that could happen this year. It will be broken down into two fights from each major division. The divisions will be from the lightweight to heavyweight division.
I'd like the predictions to have more variety with actual great matchups and for it to actually have a chance of happening this year along with not being booked yet. This isn't in order of the most must-see fight either, it's from the lightweight division all the way to the heavyweight division.
Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis
With Frankie Edgar dropping to the flyweight division and Nate Diaz dominated in his last fight, I've been concerned that there aren't many legitimate challengers to Benson Henderson. I'm expecting Gilbert Melendez to be a force, but there is one fight I've been waiting to see.
After the infamous "Showtime kick" where Anthony Pettis rocked Henderson after jumping off the cage, many people have been waiting for Pettis to eventually face Henderson again. He has gone through some injuries in the past year, but now he's fully healthy and in position to challenge for a lightweight title shot.
Only two things would have to happen for this fight to be made official, which is Pettis beating Donald Cerrone this Saturday, which seems likely. Then Henderson would have to beat Melendez in April before there could be a title fight possibly in the summer.
I've always felt that Pettis is the biggest threat to Henderson not only because of the win in 2010, but he has the size to counter Henderson's athleticism and wrestling. Diaz and Edgar never had that, along with knockout power that Pettis possess with his kicks. The rematch is long overdue and it could be the first of a series for years to come within the UFC between Pettis and Henderson.
Nate Diaz vs. Diego Sanchez
This fight may not be the blockbuster main event that you would expect, but this is a matchup in the lightweight division that could get a lot of buzz. Many people are excited to see Diego Sanchez return to the lightweight division after having the most success in his career in the lightweight division.
Sanchez may not be the star that he was three years ago, but he continues to put on fight of the night worthy performances and has shown that he can still fight at a high level. The connection with Nate Diaz, which would make this a very popular fight is based off a twitter rant from Sanchez calling out both Diaz brothers but it highlighted Nate.
It was from last November and he referenced how he beat Nick Diaz in 2005 in The Ultimate Fighter finale, which led to Sanchez wanting to fight him again since Diaz is a big star in the division.
Now, Sanchez will have to face Takanori Gomi in March to prove if he can be a threat in the lightweight division. If he wins that fight, it will probably lead to him calling out Diaz and that could lead to them fighting in the summer.
After the humbling loss in December, Nate Diaz would look to shut Sanchez up and get back on track for a possible title shot in the future. It would be very hard-hitting fight that could end up going to the ground where both fighters excel in.
Diaz would be the heavy favorite, especially with Sanchez's tendency to leave his face too open in stand-up. Despite the past issues, I sense a rejuvenated Diego Sanchez that is capable of a major run in the lightweight division.
Nick Diaz vs. Rory MacDonald
It would be pretty interesting to see Nick Diaz face George St Pierre's training partner along with facing St. Pierre in the same year. This fight may be a stretch to happen just because Diaz tends to only fight when he wants to. I'm not sure if he would be interested in fighting Rory MacDonald, but MacDonald has shown that he's not afraid to call someone out.
The result in MacDonald's next fight against Carlos Condit wouldn't mean much unless he lost in dominant fashion. If he wins or stays competitive, his stock will still be high and could still face a high-profile fighter like Diaz. It would be a great contest with two amazing strikers that both can go to the ground and submit anyone.
I'm pretty confident that Diaz will lose to St. Pierre, even though you should never count out Diaz in any fight regardless of the opposition. This would be a great main event to put on a Fox with two aggressive fighters that are probably the best all-around strikers in the division along with Carlos Condit.
Some would say Johnny Hendricks should be mentioned, but he's doesn't use kicks very often so that takes him out of the running for that. Overall, this fight would get major steam since both guys have shown that they don't mind trash talking and don't shy away from the fight. It may be a stretch since Diaz is so unpredictable in his career choices, but if it were to happen it would be special.
Georges St. Pierre vs. Anderson Silva
This is a common prediction and it shouldn't surprise anyone. This fight has been long overdue of happening and this may be the year for it to happen. With the welterweight division not having many great potential matchups, I felt that this would be the perfect time to put the catch-weight fight in. Both fighters will be booked for most of the year, but this could happen in November or December of 2013.
Anderson Silva will have to defend his middleweight title at least once this year, while Georges St. Pierre will face Nick Diaz in March and most likely Johnny Hendricks in the summer. The timing may not be in their favor but if there is an opportunity to book it, you know Dana White will do it in a heartbeat.
The fight in itself will be legendary with two of the most dominant fighters in their respective divisions for the past five years. It will be a test for Silva to see if he can last against St. Pierre's takedowns along with countering his ground-and-pound if he were to be taken down. Meanwhile, Silva's knockout power will be the major concern for St. Pierre.
It will be a clash of styles along with history being broken in just about every business aspect for the UFC. Hopefully both fighters can stay healthy and can get at least eight weeks of preparation. Some may complain that this should have happened in 2009 or 2010 when they were in their primes, but regardless, when it happens everyone should enjoy it for what it is.
Michael Bisping vs. Hector Lombard
A new rivalry has emerged in the middleweight division after an interview with Hector Lombard on Ariel Helwani's fantastic MMA hour show. According to Lombard, a handshake between Michael Bisping and him led to Lombard dissing his small hands. There has been history with them when Bisping was annoyed that Lombard would get ahead of him for a potential future title shot.
With their past problems, this is easily one of my most confident predictions. If Lombard gets past Yushin Okami, which will be a challenge but Lombard has the jiu-jitsu and judo background to dominate Okami. If he wins, then we'll probably see a fight between them since Lombard is rising up the middleweight ranks.
After the crushing defeat to Vitor Belfort last weekend, Bisping's career is once again in limbo and he'll need to get on another hot streak to be near title contention, especially with the new middleweight signings from Strikeforce. If he were to beat Lombard, who is another fighter with a lot of buzz to him, then it would get Bisping's career back on track.
It would be a true test for Bisping, since he's never had a good chin and tends to struggle against all around strikers. Lombard is a genetic freak, but he is very versatile, which could challenge Bisping's wrestling ability. It's not a main-event caliber fight, but this would be something many hardcore fans would love to see.
Anderson Silva vs. Rashad Evans
This is another stretch pick and another catch-weight fight, but you know how it is with Anderson Silva. The best fighters will face Silva, as long as they are near the weight class. I was going to pick Chris Weidman, but Silva seems more willing to face someone on the level of Rashad Evans and Weidman won't be able to fight until the summer.
Even though Silva wants to fight in spring, it wouldn't surprise me if Evans fought Silva in May. It would give Evans enough time to prepare after his fight on Super Bowl weekend against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. I'm expecting Evans to win and with his tendency to be outspoken, it could lead to him possibly calling out Silva, which could lead to a superfight.
The middleweight division is a mess right now with Michael Bisping losing last weekend and Weidman being injured. Evans could step in and be a formidable opponent to Silva in what would be a dream fight for Evans.
After his loss to Jon Jones, I don't see much of a future for Evans in the light heavyweight division. He could do plenty of damage in the middleweight division and possibly fight the greatest fighter in the world today.
In the fight itself, Evans would have to use his wrestling to defeat Silva. Evans can use some nasty elbows in ground-and-pound that could give Silva serious problems. Silva will still be a heavy favorite, but Evans is always a threat in the Octagon and is one of the best light heavyweights ever. It'll be interesting to see how long Evans will stand up with Silva before eventually taking it to the ground.
I'll be very shocked if Anderson Silva doesn't fight either Georges St.Pierre or Rashad Evans in 2013.
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Glover Teixeira
With the light heavyweight division being so stacked, it's easy to forget about some fighters. It took some time for me to make some potential matchups, then I saw two fighters that have been on impressive winning streaks. Alexander Gustafsson and Glover Teixeira are two rising stars in the light heavyweight division that could be in prime position for a title shot by the fall of 2013.
Teixeira is fighting Rampage Jackson on Saturday and that will likely be another victory for Teixeira. His knockout power and ground game will be too much for Jackson. That would be three straight victories for him, which would set up another possible major fight. It could lead to facing the possible loser of Machida versus Henderson, but it would be better to see two fighters with momentum.
Unlike Teixeira, who is 33-years-old, Gustafsson is only 26 years old and has a great future ahead of him. He'll be facing Strikeforce star Gegard Mousasi in April, which will be a tough opponent that is very identical to him. It will be a fight based on kickboxing, but both guys have proven that they are talented on the ground. If Gustafsson can get through him, it would have to put him in position for a No. 1 contender title shot.
Both fighters are similar in height, but they are very different. Teixeira is more aggressive and tends to always be near his opponent. Gustafsson is craftier and picks his spots, which was shown against aggressive fighters like Thiago Silva and Shogun Rua.
It would come down to Gustafsson chin lasting against Teixeria's vicious strikes because we haven't seen him really take much damage in his fights. Both fighters have a lot to prove before this fight would happen, but it would be a very intriguing matchup.
Jon Jones vs. Dan Henderson
Some of you will be disappointed in this prediction, which is understandable. There have been links to there being a possible fight in the fall between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier. I'm aware of that being discussed but that seems highly unlikely for it happen this year.
The reason for that is Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida both have been in the position to challenge Jones for the title. After Chael Sonnen skipped them both over and got the opportunity, it was a major outrage to Henderson that he had been skipped. Do you really think Henderson would be skipped again if he beats Machida?
Dana White is always thinking about putting out major main events, but I highly doubt he would skip over Henderson again. Cormier would be a major challenge to Jones, but for now it seems like 2014 would be the most likely scenario for them to fight. For now my bet is on Henderson challenging Jones in the fall for the title, and that would be a massive fight.
The fight would have just about everything that you see in the Octagon. They are both fantastic wrestlers, but they both can knock people out as well. Henderson has the dangerous hook, while Jones has those devastating knees and spinning back fists.
Even though he may be in his 40s, Henderson can still go and I'm really looking forward to seeing him prove that he's worthy of a title shot after beating Machida.
Cain Velasquez vs. Alistair Overeem
This is the most predictable matchup, but I'd still classify it as a must-see fight. As long as Alistair Overeem beats Antonio Silva next weekend, then this fight will be finalized. Even though Overeem facing Junior Dos Santos would have been more exciting because they are two of the best strikers in the heavyweight division, Cain Velasquez is a worthy champion and it will still be an excellent battle.
Overeem is coming back from a long ban due to violating the drug policy in 2012, which prevented him from fighting. Now that he's back, I'm expecting an even more aggressive Overeem after the long layoff. Ever since he left Strikeforce, I've felt that he is the best heavyweight in the world regardless of not being champion. It didn't surprise me at all to see him dominate Brock Lesnar like he did.
Velasquez bounced back from a bad 2011 that involved a major injury and a crushin first-round knockout defeat to Dos Santos. He shut the critics up about being a one-hit wonder and dominated his way back to winning the championship.
His superior wrestling skills have really helped him become champion again, but his cardio seems to be forgotten about. For a big guy that isn't necessarily ripped, he never seems to stop moving and is always staying aggressive.
It would be the biggest challenge in Velasquez's career and that includes him being a major underdog in 2010 when he faced Lesnar. Velasquez hasn't faced someone like Alistair Overeem that is so massive and athletic. Overeem is a K-1 champion along with being so well-rounded as a fighter.
Obviously Velasquez would try to take him to the ground, but it will be a challenge. Velasquez has proven critics wrong twice now, being ruled as the underdog, but I'm pretty skeptical that he could do it a third time.
Daniel Cormier vs. Junior Dos Santos
Even though he won't be able to fight Jones this year, please don't think that Daniel Cormier won't land two major fights this year. He already has one with Frank Mir this year and I consider that a major fight. Mir might be older and not the star he once was, but he's still a threat. As for the second fight, it comes as a surprise but I think it will come to fruition.
Junior Dos Santos is probably going to take a long break from fighting after that tough loss. He'll be waiting for a major opponent and probably watching the Mir versus Cormier fight closely.
If Mir were to win, he would probably ask for a rematch against Dos Santos especially after losing to him last May. Dos Santos probably hasn't forgotten that Mir ripped on his ground game after the loss to Velasquez. I still would choose Cormier to win that fight though.
Dos Santos is looking for a big fight to rebound from and there aren't many fighters that are open to fight. Fabricio Werdum would have been an excellent choice, but he's doing The Ultimate Fighter season with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. With Cormier unable to get Jones or Velasquez for a possible title fight, he'll take the next best option, which is Dos Santos.
This fight would be a pure war with two pure boxers that have one-punch knockout power. The big difference between them is that Cormier is a wrestling machine and Dos Santos was just thrown around by a wrestler in Velasquez.
It would be another tough matchup for Dos Santos, where it will show if he improved his takedown defense and ground game. Overall it would be a fight everyone would be excited for and there is a possibility it could happen.
Wrap Up/Predictions
Those are 10 fights that I can see realistically happen that would be must see for at least most fans. Some of them wouldn't be main events but they would be great fights to end their feud, such as Sanchez versus Diaz or Lombard versus Bisping.
As for the UFC on Fox, my quick predictions are Demetrious Johnson submitting John Dodson via rear-naked choke in the fourth round. Then it will be Glover Teixeira knocking out Rampage Jackson in the first round. Some may feel that it's too early, but I see nothing in Rampage anymore that would make me think he can last even five minutes against someone like Teixeira.
The fight that I'm looking forward to the most is Anthony Pettis versus Donald Cerrone. Cerrone is really tough and doesn't get knocked out often, but I'm going with Pettis to win via TKO in the third round due to excessive blood making Cerrone incapable of fighting back. In the other fight, I have Erik Koch beating Ricardo Lamas by decision.
The card is pretty weak and I'm not expecting a lot out of it, but UFC 156 should make up for it with a fantastic slate of fights. I'll be back to preview that one next week. Thanks for reading and hopefully some of these fights do happen in 2013.
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Dear Dave, Oh no and oh yes, you are both right and wrong. Let me explain. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Page" <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 6:00 PM > Is it possible, and, if not a significant work, would you > (Hiroshi) add another choice, namely, int4? (argh :) ) It > would be a real quick fix to our problem to help change > between the databases. <<< What's wrong with int4? I don't recall hearing of any problems with them >>> No problem with int4. Now I see that I wasn't crystal clear about my question. I asked if it's possible to add the driver another option to convert int8 to int4 (SQL_INTEGER or whatsis). <<< in the last 5 years or so. If this request is to make your life easier on your current project rather than fix an actual bug, then I would >>> Yes, it's to make our lives easier. It would be a necessary adjustment for us to change from PostgreSQL 7.1.3 to 7.2, or else the workaround would be a real pain (revisit all queries, server-side functions, triggers and tables). This could be done in time but it is time we really don't have much to change to 7.2. I.e, once we have 7.2 working, we'll have time to do the workaround and drop this excuse of an option. This is why I tried to ask Hiroshi as humbly as my English allows to see if it's easily done. As for the source, I'm unsure if we have the development tools to compile the driver, but if nobody else will do it -- well, we'll have to do it ;) <<< The code in question is in pgtypes.c - the int8 hacks have the comment /* Change this to SQL_BIGINT for ODBC v3 bjm 2001-01-23 */ above them for reference. >>> Thanks for the reference, It's really valuable. Yours, Gábor -- There are 10 kinds of people: those who understand binary numbers and those who don't.
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A 1917 Military Medal to the Royal Field Artillery - George V.R., uncrowned head, (1832 GNR:R.P.EVANS.123/BY:R.F.A.) Naming is officially impressed, near extremely fine. Footnote: London Gazette August 16th 1917.
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A First War Military Medal to the 130th Heavy Battery
A First War Military Medal to the 130th Heavy Battery - Military Medal, GRV (69953 A. SJT. G.W. SHARMAN. 130/HY:BY: R.G.A.); British War Medal (69953 SJT. G.W. SHARMAN. R.A.); Victory Medal (69953 SJT. G.W. SHARMAN. R.A.); and Defence Medal (unnamed). Very crisp detail, dark patina on the silver medals, all but the BWM with original ribbons, extremely fine. Accompanied by the original cardboard box of issue for the Military Medal and six Original Documents: Officer's Original Copy of His Citation on an Officer's Note Pad Paper (inscribed "Copy, The Adjt 9th Brigade RGA, Reference your 32/159.d/31/1/18, The info name is submitted. This NCO has throughout 18 months service in France shown conspicuous energy, ability & courage being decorated for gallantry in the Field on 5/16/17, No 69953 Sgt Sharman MM, Signed D. Adams Capt for major RGA Commandg 130 Hy Bttry RGA 1/2/18", 137 mm x 196 mm); Royal Garrison Artillery Records Office Letter (asking Sharman if he desired presentation of his Military Medal or if not, to return the attached form, which he did, 95 mm x 202 mm); Royal Garrison Artillery Records Office Letter Accompanying the Military Medal (numbered "1582", dated April 14, 1919 at RGARO, Dover, 177 mm x 200 mm); British Passport (issued July 3, 1919, with various renewals, large photo of Sharman with Foreign Office stamps, multiple stampings from India on the foldout passport, with Occupied German Territory Insurance of Baggage note dated October 1923 stapled to it, 112 mm x 173 mm); British Visa/Travel Pass (numbered "63", issued June 28, 1913 at Isfahan, Iran, to allow "Mr. George William Sharman, a British subject, travelling to England via Russia and the Continent" to pass freely, signed by merchant Sharman and G. Grahame, Consul General, with Russian copy and Iranian and Russian stamps on the reverse, 277 mm x 357 mm); and Iranian Visa Fee for Foreign Subjects Receipt (numbered "26", issued in the 1920s, 140 mm x 152 mm). Also included are copies of the War Diary of Intelligence Summary (dated October 1917 at St. Eloi, France, noting "Sgt. Sharman awarded the Military Medal"); Award Document Index Cards; and Citation from the London Gazette 13020 (dated December 12, 1917).
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A 1916 Military Medal to the 160th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
A 1916 Military Medal to the 160th Brigade Royal Field Artillery - (12894 SJT: H. RICHMOND. 'D' BY: 160/BDE: R.F.A.). Naming is officially impressed. Fine.. Accompanied by copies of his Index Cards, Attestation Paper (dated November 2, 1900), Service Records and London Gazette Announcement (dated Saturday, 3 June, 1916). Footnote: Hugh Richmond was born in 1881. He signed his Attestation Paper with the Royal Field Artillery on November 2, 1900 at Manchester, England, stating that he had previous military service with the 3rd Lancaster Fusiliers (although this has been crossed out on the form), that he was not married and that his trade was that of Moulder. He was posted to the 118th Brigade on November 23rd as a Gunner for the next 340 days. He was transferred to the 22nd Brigade on October 8, 1901, upon his departure for India service, and later transferred to the 18th Brigade on January 1, 1902. He was appointed Bombadier on March 13, 1906 and reverted to the rank of Gunner at his own request on August 23, 1907. His Indian service lasted for 4 years and 15 days, from October 8, 1901 to October 22, 1908. Upon his return to England, he was transferred to the Army Reserve on November 2, 1908 and was to remain on the home front for the next 4 years and 49 days, from October 23, 1908 to January 9, 1916. Three years after he returned home, he married Sarah Jane Paul on October 7, 1911 at Salford and they were to have three children: Ellen (born January 21, 1913), Maria (born October 8, 1915) and Hugh Joseph (December 22, 1918). He was re-engaged on November 2, 1912. Richmond was mobilized at Preston on August 5, 1914 and posted to the 43rd Brigade. It was with the 43rd that he was to see elevations in his rank, as he was appointed Acting Bombadier on February 3, 1915, promoted to Bombadier on July 9th and appointed Acting Corporal on August 24th. He was transferred to the 160th Brigade as an Acting Corporal on December 15th and later confirmed in the rank of Corporal on January 9, 1916, upon his departrure for the French theatre in the Great War. He was to remain in France with the 160th, as part of the British Expeditionary Force for the next 2 years and 211 days, from January 10, 1916 to August 8, 1918. While in France, he was appointed Acting Sergeant on March 31, 1916 and named Sergeant shortly thereafter. Richmond was awarded his Military Medal on April 17, 1916. He was posted to Base Depot as a Sergeant on January 19, 1918, then to the 26th Brigade on January 28th, before being on placed on furlough for 19 days, from August 9, 1918 to August 27, 1918. Following his furlough, he resumed served in France on August 28, 1918 for the next 44 days, returning to England on October 10, 1918. He was to conclude his last 173 days of military service on the home front, from October 11, 1918 to March 31, 1920. With the ceasing of hostilities, he was transferred to Class "Z", Army Reserve on demobilization on February 17, 1919 and was discharged from service on March 31, 1920. Richmond was credited with 19 years and 171 days service with the Royal Field Artillery and his character was noted as "exemplary". For his Indian service, he was awarded the India General Service Medal with the North West Frontier 1908 Clasp. That was to be followed up with the awarding of his Military Medal on April 17, 1916, which was announced in the London Gazette 5596 on June 3, 1916. In addition, his Index Cards indicate that he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal but not the Star. 1
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Sandy River Spey Clave 2012, Teeny Landing Hand
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|This year
marks the 12th Sandy River 'Clave. To our knowledge, The Sandy River
Spey Clave is the largest gathering of Spey Casters in the Western
Hemisphere. All of the best Spey Tackle manufacturers are there. The
top Spey Casters in the Pacific Northwest will give On-The-Water
Presentations and will act as your personal instructors during
Friday's FREE Beginner's class.
This year the Sandy River Spey Clave is totally integrated. Instead of "Ladies Day" on Friday, as in the past three Spey Claves, Friday has turned into "Beginner's Day", which focuses on introducing new anglers into the sport of Spey Fishing. Male and female Instructors/Presenters will be mixed into all three days of the scheduled on-the-water programs.
Free Catered Food has been added for lunch all three days. There will be a free booklet on "Spey casting tackle and techniques" and there is a no charge casting school at the 'Clave on Friday. We are all members of the "Spey Community." The essence of the Sandy River Spey 'Clave is as much social as it is educational. See you there, friends. More info...
YOU Are Invited To This Party!!!
Here is a list of people who will be offering free instruction on the water.
Tim Rajeff
Mark Bachmann
George Cook
Al Buhr
Steve Rajeff
Josh Linn
Travis Johnson
Scott Howell
Brian Silvey
Marty Sheppard
Hawkeye Hawkins
Marcy Stone
Mia Sheppard
Klaus Frimor
Eric Neufeld
Mary Ann Dozer
Jeff Hickman
Jennifer Mitchell
Anne Tattam
Jon Hazlett
Judy Graham
|Sandy River Spey Clave Agenda 2012
|May 18
|May 19
|May 20
8:00 to Noon
FREE Spey Casting School
Sponsored by: Simms
and The Fly Fishing Shop
7:30- 9:00
Come early! Everyone is welcome!
Coffee will be brewing by: 6:30am
7:30- 9:00
Breakfast Provided By:
The Fly Fishing Shop
Come early! Everyone is welcome!
Coffee will be brewing by: 6:30am
|This is the largest FREE Spey Casting School offered anywhere...period!!!
9:00am - 9:30am
Josh Linn
"Spey Fishing Techniques
For Local Waters"
9:00am - 9:30am
Travis Johnson
"Spey Fishing Techniques
For Local Waters"
|We're talking about 20 instructors, and 100 students, in 2-miles of river.
9:30am - 10:00am
Al Buhr
"Spey Casting Basics Reinforced"
9:30am - 10:00am
Steve Rajeff
"Dominant 3 Styles of Spey Casting"
10:00am - 10:30am
Mark Bachmann
"Using Sinking Tip Lines"
10:00am - 10:30am
Josh Linn
"Using Sinking Tip Lines"
|The first 100-students are guaranteed hands-on instruction by a professional instructor.
10:30am - 11:00am
Steve Rajeff
"Dominant 3 Styles of Spey Casting"
10:30am - 11:00am
Jon Hazelett
"Solving The Equation"
All 20 instructors
are named on this Agenda Page.
11:00am - 11:30am
George Cook
"How to manage multi-part fly lines"
11:00 - 11:30am
Charles St. Pierre
"Spey Casting For Distance"
Be part of the Woodstock of Spey Casting Events.
America is about big!
11:30am - 12:00pm
11:30am - 12:00am
Jennifer Mitchell
The Take and Fighting Fish
12:00pm - 1:00pm
FREE Lunch
Hosted By El Burro Loco
12:00pm -1:00pm
FREE Lunch
Hosted By El Burro Loco
12:00pm - 1:00pm
FREE Lunch
Hosted By El Burro Loco
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Judy Graham
"Basic Casting Stroke"
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Brian Silvey & Hawkeye Hawkins
"Which rod, when & where."
1:00pm -1:30pm
Jeff Hickman
"The Geometry Of Spey Fishing"
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Mary Ann Dozer
"Improving Your Spey Cast"
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Travis Johnson
"Casting Long Belly Lines"
1:30-2: 00pm
Klaus Frimor
"Scandi Casting & Fishing"
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Mia Sheppard
"Tension, Timing, and Tracking"
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Klaus Frimor
"Scandi Casting & Fishing"
11:30am - 12:00pm
Tim Rajeff
"Single-Hand To Double-Hand"
2:30pm - 3:00pm
George Cook
"Basic Skagit Casting"
Scott Howell
"Skagit Master"
2:30pm-4: 00pm
Try out tackle on the water or -
Tear down - go home.
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Marty Sheppard
"Using Sinking Tip Lines"
Eric Nuefeld
"Intermediate Skagit Heads"
- 5:00pm
Try out tackle on the water.
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Anne Tattam
"Wild Fish Handling"
- after dark
Pot Luck Dinner
Everyone welcome!
5:00pm -
"G. Loomis Hosted Barbeque"
Everyone welcome!
Thank You
For Attending !
Projected Entertainment
4:00pm - dark
Try out tackle on the water.
There will be lots of tackle provided for you to try
and lots of help for you to improve your casting.
This is the 12th Annual
The Sandy River Spey Clave
If you are a big stick Spey Casting Mofo you will be welcomed at the
Sandy River Clave...
You will be even more welcomed if you are also a humble teacher.
At this Clave beginners are as welcome as experts.
We all learn from each other.
Here the two-hander is a common bond...
to be shared.
Everyone is welcome!
Spey Rods At The Clave
This year's show features:
The World's Largest Collection Of Spey Rods For Trial...On The Planet.
This year 12 premium rod makers will have vast selections of rods for trial.
Literally Hundreds of rods will be available for you try on the water.
Try them with hundreds of lines.
This year "Instruction Beach", at the current water level,
is much larger than previous years... more room for everyone
|Beulah Spey Rods
|TFO Spey Rods
|About Spey Rod Fishing
|Echo Spey Rods
|Winston Spey Rods
|Spey Casting Classes
|G. Loomis Spey Rods
|Spey Rod/Reel Cases
|Spey Lines
|Sage Spey Rods
|Rod Mounts for your auto
|Spey Reels
|"headquarters for all things spey"
|These Rods Will Also Be At: Sandy Clave 2012
|Carron Rods
|Scott Rods
|Anderson Rods
|Vision Rods
|Please feel free to give us a call with your Spey rod questions: 1-800-266-3971
Pictured above is the west wall of our show room where 32 different models of Spey rods are on display. There are many more models in the stock-room that won't fit on the wall. Steelhead fishing is a passion at The Fly Fishing Shop. We are surrounded by steelhead and salmon rivers; huge rivers, big rivers, medium rivers and small rivers. These rivers offer a diversity of angling opportunities and challenges. That is why our selection of Spey rods is so large, so you can have just the right rod for every situation. Other reasons are that we really like fishing with Spey rods. We like experimenting with Spey rods and learning about Spey rods. We like playing with Spey rods and talking to other Spey fishers about Spey rods. We might be called Spey obsessed. Spey rods are very cool. And we have cast every rod pictured here and caught fish on most.
We have been Sage dealers for over 30-years and have a lot of miles on the water with Sage Rods in our hands. Many great trophies and many great memories have been collected. No body beats Sage in design, craftsmanship or service after the sale. Sage is constantly refining their rods as new construction materials and casting styles evolve. They have been the leader for over 30-years, and are still the fly rod company that all others are compared to.
More detailed information on: Sage Two-Hand Fly Rods.
Lots of Sage in stock at The Fly Fishing Shop.
"We can get any Sage Product you want very quickly!
We will compete with advertised prices. Sage Z-AXIS Spey ON SALE"
Special orders gladly taken! Can be shipped to your home.
Pre-order Sage ONE Spey Rods now!
G. Loomis has assembled an impressive team of the world's most respected steelhead/salmon anglers, and tournament casters to help design the largest collection of two-hand rods. Ed Ward, Steve Choate, Leif Stavmo and many others under the direction of World Casting Champion Steve Rajeff designed five complete series of two-hand rods to cover widest range of angling situations. At center stage is the NRX Series.
"We can get any G. Loomis Product you want very quickly!
Lots of G. Loomis in stock at The Fly Fishing Shop.
We will compete with advertised prices."
Special orders gladly taken! Can be shipped to your home.
Spey Rods
Winston introduced their revolutionary BIIX
Series of two-handers in 2005 with two models. That same year
Winston's head rod designer, Sam Drukman added expert Spey
caster, Andre Scholz to the Winston team.
"We can get any Winston Product you want very quickly!
Lots of Winston Rods in stock at The Fly Fishing Shop. We can deliver to the Clave.
We will compete with advertised prices."
Special orders gladly taken! Can be shipped to your home.
Temple Fork Outfitters rods are designed in the United States and production of the rods is done in a proprietary plant in South Korea. This approach has some distinct advantages in that the best technology is used, but at reduced production costs, which brings great value to the consumer. Lefty Kreh is the chief designer of the Pro Series. Several years ago Mike Kinney and Bob Meiser joined the staff and introduced the Deer Creek Series. The Pro Series are Plain-Jane rods that are perfect for entry level casters and for guides who furnish gear. The Deer Creek Series are muscle rods with refined cosmetics that will appeal to Spey casters of all skill levels. Deer Creek rods offer incredible performance at mid-range prices.
"We can get any TFO Product you want very quickly!
Lots of TFO Rods in stock at The Fly Fishing Shop. We can deliver to the Clave.
We will compete with advertised prices."
Special orders gladly taken! Can be shipped to your home.
Designed and produced by tournament caster, Tim
Rajeff these three series of beautiful Spey rods spent many
years in the making. To say that Tim is a perfectionist is an
understatement. The Echo "TR" rods are the culmination of
countless hours of tinkering and testing. There are six models
of traditional action Spey rods in the TR Series that range from
12' to 15', which covers nearly every salmon & steelhead
situation in North America. There is also a series of very
"classic-action" Spey rods were produced in collaboration with
popular steelhead angler and writer, Dec Hogan.
"We can get any Echo Product you want very quickly!
Lots of Echo Rods in stock at The Fly Fishing Shop. We can deliver to the Clave.
We will compete with advertised prices."
Special orders gladly taken! Can be shipped to your home.
Beulah Spey Rods
Beulah Spey and Switch Rods feature exciting cosmetics, comfortable
balance, high performance and low price for outstanding value. These
medium/fast progressive action rods are very adaptable to a wide
range of fishing applications and the full spectrum of fly line
types. They really shine with the newest types of Scandinavian and
Skagit shooting heads. All rods come with a Cordura covered hard case
and rod sock.
The new Platinum series is built to compete with the most high performance rods are any price. They feature lightweight and comfortable "fishing" actions.
"We can get any Beulah Product you want very quickly!
Lots of Beulah Rods in stock at The Fly Fishing Shop. We can deliver to the Clave.
We will compete with advertised prices."
Special orders gladly taken! Can be shipped to your home.
"We can get any Hardy Product you want very quickly!
We will compete with advertised prices."
Special orders gladly taken!
"We can get any Carron Product you want very quickly!
We will compete with advertised prices." See Travis Johnson.
Special orders gladly taken! Can be shipped to your home.
"We can get any Guideline Product you want very quickly!
We will compete with advertised prices."
Special orders gladly taken!
Latest Info On Oxbow Park
Oxbow Park is built on volcanic lahar (volcanic mud flow) composed of sand (volcanic ash) that buried an ancient forest. This material likely covered the whole canyon to the level of Oxbow Park at the time when Lewis & Clark explored the mouth of the river in 1805. Since then with the event of each winter storm, the river has been eroding this layer away, carrying multi-billions of cubic yards to the Columbia River, and ultimately to the Pacific Ocean. No doubt that particles of Sandy River sand are mixed into most California beaches. During the years of this erosion process, it has revealed at least two layers of forest buried in the river bed. The filling and excavating of the canyon has happened many times. Last winters storms took some more of the camp ground, including one of the new toilet/shower facility, and some more of Group Area "A". "Instruction Beach" as the Clave Pool has come to be called has greatly expanded in the upstream end. A sizeable log jam has formed in the center of the beach, but it will not impede access to the water.
In the 40+ years that I have been been fishing the lower Sandy River the geological changes to the canyon have been more dramatic than could be imagined. Even during periods of fishable water flows, favored runs come and go. During times of winter floods the river channel can change from one side of the canyon floor to the other. It is likely that Oxbow Park as we know it, is near its end. Another winter like 1964, 1996 or 1997 could take the entire camp ground. This may also be the last Sandy River Spey Clave, because in the near future Oxbow might become too small.
This year the staff at Oxbow has worked through the winter and spring adapting the park to an ever smaller floor plan. They have done a great job against long odds. At present there are 59 camp spots available.
Opening And Closing Times
The new electronically controlled gate opens at 6:30 A.M. and closes at 8:30 P.M. After closing time, you can get out, but will not be able to re-enter until 6:30 in the morning.
New Trail To Beach
The trail from the upper level a Group Area "A" to Instruction Beach follows the course of the old one, but is a little longer this year. It is easy to negotiate and a really good bridge spans the back-channel. Getting to Instruction Beach to view programs this year without wearing waders should be no problem. You will want bring waders for trying out the many rod and line combinations, however.
The Sandy River is in perfect shape. Summer steelhead are in Oxbow Park. Chinooks are starting to show. Early and late are best on bright days. Sinking tip lines prevail. Water is very clear.
|Batdorf & Bronson Coffee roasters will be attending the 3 day event beginning Friday May 18th and ending Sunday May 20th and will provide free coffee for all in attendance.
|Cosmic Harmony Assured At Oxbow Park
|I guess most of us would vote for "Cosmic Harmony", if we even thought about it very much. Apparently the "Rock Lady" devotes a vast amount of time contemplating harmony in the cosmos. She toils endless hours building sculptures of "Rock People" along the shores of the Sandy River in Oxbow Park. Legions of "Rock People" are often arranged in vast arrays she calls "Cosmic Harmony Generators". A huge "Cosmic Harmony Generator" inhabits the upstream end of "Instruction Beach", which is at "Group Area A", the central point of Sandy River Spey Clave 2012. A few of these rock sculptures inevitably will collide with errant D-loops. It is our hope that participants will be mindful of these sculptures, and allow "Cosmic Harmony" to prevail.
Teeny Landing Hand
"The Landing Hand is an extremely useful and user-friendly tool. But I think it does the greater favor for fish. By providing more control during the landing process, my Landing Hand helps me protect and release them safely. Everyone who fishes should have one of these, for both fresh and saltwater." JimTeeny
"This is the most convenient, best designed fish grabber I've ever used. Every angler should carry one. They help subdue and release fish quickly, thus promoting survival." Mark Bachmann
The Teeny Landing Hand is shock-corded, which makes it easy to be attached to your person. I fold mine and tuck it under my wading belt for easy access.
The Teeny Landing Hand is easy to use. Slip your hand inside and grab large large fish by the tail. Fish grabbed this way are subdued quickly.
Hold your fish securely and remove the hook for catch & release.
|This soft, structured mesh bag improves your grip on trout, salmon, steelhead, bonefish and all other game fish. You'll land fish more quickly while exerting less pressure and reduce the mortality rate of the fish you choose to release.
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|Teeny Landing Hand
The Teeny Landing Hand works great for handling fish while in a float tube.
Spey Lines At The Clave
Possibly The World's Largest Collection Of Spey Lines For Trial On The Water
|Royal Wulff
|Fly Line Dressing
|Shooting Lines
|Scientific Anglers
|Shooting Head Wallets
|Replacement Tips
|NEW! Josh's AntiRevolution Spey Swivel Carron Jetstream Spey Lines
Travis Johnson at The Quarry in Scotland 2011.
The Fly Fishing Shop is world wide
headquarters for everything concerning fly fishing for salmon &
This section deals with the most popular lines for
|Josh's AntiRevolution Spey Swivel
"Offering a new level of inner peace for all Spey fishers." Some
days of casting with a Spey outfit are easier than others. Days
when you get a lot of tangles in your shooting line are never
easy. Casts which produce balls of knitting jammed up against
your first stripping guide impair your concentration and pretty
quick other faucets of your casts suffer as well.
Most Spey casts involve circular motions with the rod, which have a habit of twisting the line. Some types casts may put a full revolution of twist in your line each cast. As you work down stream through a piece of water, possibly fifty or more revolutions in your line may result. Pretty quick your shooting line is so twisted that executing a cast without tangles becomes nearly impossible.
There are several methods used for un-twisting a Spey line. Undoubtedly you have your method. Some while back, Josh Linn decided to eliminate the problem altogether. After a lot of trial and adaptation, Josh perfected a way of installing a small barrel swivel between the shooting head and the shooting line. This eliminates line twist and make tangles in a shooting line virtually a thing of the past.
My prediction is that the AntiRevolution Spey Swivel will be the most copied Spey innovation of the next 10-years, because if you don't have one in each Spey line, you will have tangles. No one wants more tangles. The AntiRevolution Spey Swivel is the best answer for reducing tangles caused by line twist.
You can make own. We have all of the proven parts, and will teach you how.
Each new Spey Shooting Head / Shooting Line Combo purchased during the next 30-days will include a Josh's AntiRevolution Swivel installed at no extra charge.
Josh's AntiRevolution Spey Swivels are all hand assembled. Each swivel is thoroughly inspected. Each loop system is made in our store and is tested to withstand 30-pounds of pull-pressure. No claim is made beyond that.
Fishing tackle succumbs to wear and tear and user errors. It is up to the user to inspect his/her tackle continually during each fishing cycle. Every one of our guides and fishing employees has tested this swivel system extensively under actual steelhead fishing conditions, and their feed-back and input has been very helpful and greatly appreciated. It is easy when you live in Oregon.
You just go to your community rivers and test stuff on fresh steelhead. Simple as that!
|Stock Number
|Josh's AntiRevolution Spey Swivel
|Each $9.95
|Josh's AntiRevolution Spey Swivels
|3 for $29.50
Fish long & prosper,
Mark, Patty & Crew
The Fly Fishing Shop, Welches, OR
1(800) 266-3971
P.O. Box 368 - 67296
East Hwy 26
Welches, Oregon 97067, USA
Voice: (503) 622-4607 or 1(800) 266-3971 FAX: (503) 622-5490
© 1981-2012 The Fly Fishing Shop
We have been in business since April 21, 1981.
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Microdust Pro Monitor
The Casella CEL-712 Microdust Pro monitor is a small, rugged, hand-held instrument that measures concentrations of inhalable powders in real-time for display on its high-contrast color LCD. With a wide detection range of 0.01 to 250g/m3 (or 250,000mg) and full data logging, it can be used independently to measure material processes or to capture release events such as a bag breaks, as well as be paired with a cyclone, filter cassette, and sample pump for size-selective or gravimetric monitoring. Using a laser diode based light-scattering sensor, the battery-powered CEL-712 accepts material-specific correction factors and is easily field calibrated with its optical reference cell (included). The CEL-712 also provides proportional output voltage and data stream interfaces.
Industries that would benefit from the unique monitoring capabilities of the CEL-712 Microdust Pro include:
- Open pit mining and quarrying
- Construction & demolition boundary monitoring
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Chemical processing Environmental health and safety consulting
- Paint, Pigment, Foodstuffs / Spices
- Public sector, defense, site remediation and utilities.
- high-contrast color LCD
- detection range of 0.01 to 250g/m3
- full data logging


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Teddy Bear Cupcakes
Teddy bear cupcakes created for a birthday party held at Build-A-Bear Workshop. Cupcakes are chocolate with caramel filling. Icing is chocolate fudge and chocolate buttercream. Bear eyes and nose are made of black fondant. A candy wafer was used for each bear ear (peanut butter for the dark chocolate and vanilla for the light chocolate).


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Clinical Psychology Internship
1 University of New Mexico
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1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Our internship provides broad-based clinical training for the general practice of health service psychology. Our goal is to train new professionals to provide and develop appropriate, effective treatments for culturally diverse populations. Based in UNM's Health Sciences Center, the program integrates the main components of evidence-based practice as outlined by the American Psychological Association.
These include:
Our program has five tracks with emphases in:
All the tracks share a multicultural, developmental, contextual and interdisciplinary training philosophy. There are educational opportunities in inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. We serve a highly diverse population of children, adolescents, and families, many with a history of trauma. In addressing cultural responsiveness, our program emphasizes both process and outcome. We focus as much on the provider as on the client.
Please be certain that your AAPI letter specifies clearly to which track(s) you are applying and your order of preference. Preferences will be used for arranging interviews only and for no other purpose.
*Questions related to the program's accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
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Now, for the first time ever, the retail market gets its first taste of Joel's incomparable live persona with Good, Better, Blessed. This collection of 10 complete sermons (or 'messages,' as they're known to Lakewood members and viewers) from Joel's broadcasts offers traditional audio and book customers their first chance to experience Joel in his original element, as he moves and inspires the huge crowds who come or tune in to hear him preach each Sunday.
Demonstrating once more why he has transcended the traditional Christian market with his approach to timeless self-help topics, he addresses such perennial and popular issues as:
Destined to appeal both to readers who have already read his books but are eager for new material and insights, and members of his tv and radio audiences who know him only for his broadcasts and have never read or heard his books, as well as the general self-help listener who appreciates a dynamic speaker offering useful advice, Good, Better, Blessed has the potential to be Joel Osteen's biggest audio release to date.
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"A blessing that will make you love your life."
I loved every part of this title. Joel Osteen is so genuine, so giving, so full of the Spirit.
I listened during my commute to and from work, and was sad when it was done. I highly recommend this if you want to feel the joy of our Lord while you smile. Your heart will sing.
love to read. only rate books that keep me on the edge of my seat or inspiriting..
"great inspiration "
I enjoy listening to this to Good, Better, Best. I've listened to each time I feel weak or down. Joel Osteen as a way to uplift your entire spirit. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone
"A great writer to read on a person's journey towards God and Jesus"
I enjoy Joel Osteen see what people do not know is my husband grandmother Jean worked with John Osteen when he first started Lakewood Church she would tell us how she witnessed The Holy Spirit move through John Osteen how he truly reached and got through to the people That God Loves Us and wants the Best For His People plus How Much Jesus Christ Loves Us and now his son Joel Osteen is reaching out to God's People and writing books God is working through Joel Osteen and I look forward to going to Lakewood Church in Houston Texas, Watching Lakewood Church on TV, and reading Joel Osteen books his books just everything about Joel Osteen and his wife Victory Osteen they truly talk about life and how to defeat evil, how to better your life with God and Jesus I just feel safe with Joel Osteen and Victoria Osteen I know God and Jesus are with them and working through them to reach God and Jesus people
A collection of motivating sermons from Joel Osteen. Inspiration and motivation as well as hope included. Love listening to Joel Osteen
"great inspiration"
I listened to this complete audio book in just a few days. Joel has a great voice and powerful messages. It's great to listen to at work or in tough times. If you're feeling down, having a bad day, or just want to keep yourself in a positive mood, play this and within minutes something will speak to you and you will begin to feel better.
"This book was good timing for me!!"
As always Joel delivers a message that hits home and give practical ways to better your life.
"great and inspirational"
it was great and inspirational. I am glad I purchased it and glad to hear.
"changing me life. replay by replay"
I repeat everyday. my imagine has changed of myself. I know I'm more than a conqueror.
just what I needed when I needed it. Joel is amazing and this audible was on time for me!
"another great book"
joel has continually written outstanding books.. looking forward to the next book... I tell everyone about his books
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BBC News Online editor Steve Herrmann has appointed Nathalie Malinarich to the first-time role of editor, mobile and new formats.
Malinarich was previously BBC News Online's world editor. She will focus on editorial for mobile and tablets, platforms which have attracted an audience that Herrmann says, "regularly outnumbered those visiting BBC News Online on desktop".
Changes are currently being developed which will see BBC News Online optimised for different screen sizes and will include a simpler design and an updated responsive tablet and desktop site.
Malinarich can be found tweeting @nmalinarich.


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After narrowly missing out on the top spot last year, LIDA came back fighting harder than ever, to land the coveted title of Marketing's Direct Agency of the Year 2011.
Despite the judges heaping praise on the runner-up agencies' records over the past 12 months, the decision to award LIDA the gong was unanimous.
The judges agreed that LIDA, led by effervescent chief executive Mel Cruickshank, was the 'all-round winner' across the vast majority of the criteria, having recorded a year marked by strong business growth, including the highly prized O2 account. They noted that, while it is part of M&C Saatchi Group, LIDA is still clearly 'a very strong standalone agency'.
The agency's hard work over the past year has paid off with revenue growth of 31%. It found itself in the enviable position of closing its doors to new business for the first six months of the year, after a stellar 2010, but profits still jumped an impressive 25%.
Growth at the start of 2011 came from organically growing business with existing clients such as IKEA and Boots. In the second half of the year, LIDA landed accounts from TUI, Kaspersky, Vertu, Google, Transport for London and BMI, which it won without a pitch.
The agency is starting to reap success from a new way of working called '70/20/2010', which is designed to ensure that innovation is at the heart of all activity for its clients. Under the plan, 70% of effort is focused on delivering 'brilliantly for today', 20% is about testing and learning for the near future and 10% is allotted to experimenting and innovating for the distant future.
Big and small accounts alike have benefited from LIDA's efforts. On a limited budget, it drew Londoners' attention to the plight of the capital's declining bee population (see box, below left) but also delivered for big-spenders such as Mini. The car marque rolled out its latest five-door Mini Countryman, supported by a campaign created by LIDA. For every marketing pound spent, the work was found to achieve £22 in sales.
Underpinning LIDA's year of growth and profit is a work culture geared toward rewarding its dedicated staff. Each month, one employee nominated by colleagues wins £1000. One of the 12 winners is then selected by the agency's management to receive another £2000 award at the end of the year.
LIDA has been a consistently high achiever over the past few years, but was able to rise to new heights in 2011 to take the top prize. The judges wholeheartedly agreed with Cruickshank, who signed off the agency's submission to Marketing with the words: 'It's really been our year.'
LIDA launched a direct-response campaign for Capital Growth, a partnership between campaign group London Food Link and the Mayor of London, to help save the capital's declining bee population. The quirky activity, which ran across outdoor and online, used (already) dead bees as characters in comedic illustrations. It encouraged Londoners to visit the Capital Growth site and make a pledge, such as to grow bee-friendly fruits. With a budget of just £3500, the Capital Bee campaign generated more than 60,000 YouTube views and gave the website a 19% uplift, with 500 pledges.
Elvis was a close runner-up, according to the judges, with its strong lead-agency credentials and great breadth of standout work following last year's management restructure. While the agency might have just missed out on the top prize, it still had a storming year, winning 12 out of 14 pitches, including Sky, Yakult and Magners.
The campaign to introduce Magners' Golden Draught, which launched earlier this year, is a case in point. Beer mats, in-bar promotions and posters featured illustrations of unusual heavy items, such as an elephant, being used to crush apples for the cider. The activity helped Magners gain distribution in more than 500 outlets within six months, surpassing its target by 22%.
The agency showed it can also perform for non-commercial clients, winning the CBS Big Bus Challenge 2011 for charity Compassion in World Farming. Its design contrasted the cramped conditions in which animals are transported with the comfort of a bus.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary was just one of the highlights of Proximity's year. The agency also began working with its new and biggest client, Lloyds TSB, having won the business at the end of the 2010. This year Proximity has been on an upward trajectory, winning business from Braun and Wrigley and, the judges said, creating excellent work for its big clients, such as Volkswagen. Of note was an email campaign that enabled recipients to take a virtual test-drive, bringing VW models to life in digital form. The personalised drive was VW Group's best-performing CRM activity to date.
The agency has also experienced what it refers to as a 'creative turning point' over the past year and invested in fresh talent. It has established a graduate programme set up via a Facebook campaign, 'Gizzus a job Mr Cameron'. Through this innovative initiative it found a film-maker, a graduate of fine art, a TV producer and a product designer.
OgilvyOne posted another strong performance this year, hauling in eight new-business wins. These ranged from British Gas Business and Unilever to responsible-drinking group Drinkaware and helped the agency notch up new-business billings of £31m, beating last year's performance. One consequence of this and organic growth in existing business was that it boosted its headcount by 17%.
OgilvyOne's record of effectiveness is also impressive; its 11 best-performing campaigns have generated more than £57m in profitable revenue for clients. No wonder it had a 100% client-retention rate in 2011.
Also shortlisted were EHS 4D, G2 Joshua, Kitcatt Nohr Digitas and SFW.
2009: Rapp
2008: Elvis
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(This is part 2 of 2-article series. Click here for part 1 which covers the basic differences between the 3 kinds of dialysis accesses- fistula, graft, and catheters)

PLACING A DIALYSIS ACCESS: TIME IS OF ESSENCE

A fistula is not something that you could just place and start using right away. Even after placement, it could take months for a good fistula to be ready for use. This time interval is called the period of maturation. A graft might be usable sooner, though. And a catheter can practically be used immediately, making it good for emergency or critical care situations.

DIALYSIS ACCESSES ARE NOT CREATED THE SAME: UNDERSTANDING THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

An arterio-venous fistula is typically considered the best form of dialysis access. He has some of the reasons why that is the case:

Superior patency

Lower long-term health care costs

Less risk of infections and hospitalization. This is the highest for catheters.

For the visually oriented, there is a graph.

Some of these points establishing the superiority of fistulas over grafts are still an active area of debate. However, there is little debate that a fistula (and a graft) are way better than having a venous catheter for dialysis. It was because of these reasons that CMS launched the so-called Fistula-First campaign as a breakthrough initiative in July 2003.

WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN FOR YOU, THE PATIENT

Now that you're aware of the different kinds of dialysis accesses, and the relative advantages and disadvantages, it is time to make some decisions.

It should be amply clear that catheters are the least preferred option for doing dialysis. Given a choice, I would not have a single patient initiated or be maintained on hemodialysis via a catheter. However, they have their place. The are perhaps the only option for doing dialysis when hemodialysis needs to be initiated in a critical care or in an emergent setting. To a large extent, and hopefully, this might change with the development of arteriovenous grafts that can be rapidly used, in as little as a day.

However, I cannot overemphasize why because of these very reasons, it is very important to have a timely referral to see a nephrologist with whom you can discuss your options about what kind of dialysis would you want in the first place. If it is hemodialysis that you would prefer, and if your nephrologist thinks that dialysis might be an impending reality within a short time, it is of great importance to have an arteriovenous fistula placed in a timely manner. Remember, it could take a few months for a good fistula to even be ready for use. And that is assuming everything goes as per plan. They are a decent number of fistulas will not work from the get go, and might need repositioning or replacement. In that case, you might be looking at a lag time of over 6 months between deciding on a fistula placement and actually having a fistula ready to use.

The most frustrating things for me as a nephrologist is to see an otherwise healthy patient crash in an ICU needing dialysis and not having a good dialysis access ready-to-go for dialysis. I typically see this in two kind of situations. Either the patient has been referred way too late to a nephrologist, or the patient has been in denial about impending dialysis and was putting off getting a proper access. This inevitably leads to more complications and prolonged hospital stay, beside increasing the risk of death significantly.

So here is what you need to do:

Seek a timely referral to see a nephrologist.

Make up your mind about what kind of dialysis would you want.

If you chose hemodialysis, have the nephrologist refer you to a good vascular surgeon and have her/him place a good arterio-venous fistula in a timely manner (unless there are good reasons for you to not receive that). This lifeline will make a big difference to your life expectancy and to your quality-of-life.


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Andrea Zanella graduated and received the Ph.D. degree in electronic and telecommunications engineering from the University of Padova, Italy, in 2002, discussing a thesis on the analysis and modeling of wireless networks. From December 1, 2000 to September 1, 2001, he was engaged as Postdoc Researcher at the Department of Computer Science of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he worked on wireless networks and wireless access to the internet under the supervision of Professor Mario Gerla. In February 2003, he won a competition for a researcher position at the Department of Information Engineering (DEI), and, since January 2004, he has been an Assistant Professor of the Telecommunications Engineering Group at DEI. Zanella's major research interest is in the field of wireless communication networks and distributed systems. The topics of interest include the design and analysis of communication protocols for ad hoc mobile networks, personal and local area networks, and wireless sensor area networks. Zanella is TPC member of some of the major conferences in the area (Globecom, ICC, WCNC, ISCC, and so on), and he serves as Reviewer for several international ICT journals and conferences. Furthermore, he is actively involved in several national and international research projects (NEWCOM++, Embedded WiSeNts, ARAGORN, and so on). Finally, Zanella is one of the promoters and coordinators of the SIGNET (Special Interest Group on Networking and Telecommunications) research group, mainly focused on networking research issues.
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The Benicia High golf team gave itself some breathing room in the battle for first place in the Solano County Athletic Conference by defeating Bethel 210-245 Wednesday at Mare Island.
The Panthers (7-1, 3-0 in the SCAC) were led by freshmen Evan Cuenco and Nick Flores, who shot a 38 and 39 respectively. Cuenco started the match with birdies on the first two holes.
"He (Cuenco) was one under going to the eighth hole," Benicia High head coach Rick Olson said. "This was his third time shooting in 30's. Even though he is a freshman I believe he is the real deal. The same goes with Flores."
Tristan Ferguson shot a 43 for Benicia, while Blake Davena shot a 44. Cameron Cuenco, the older brother of Evan, shot a 46.
Leading Bethel was Chris Almeida, who shot a team-low 40. James Nelson and Nicholas Caggiano each shot a 46, while Manny Narag shot a 49. Jonah Perez rounded out the Jaguars golfers with a 64.
"I was very impressed with Bethel today," Olson said. "It was good to see Narag, Nelson and Almeida out there. They played well and they're only going to get better. I thought both teams are very close one through four, but we just had a little more depth today. We don't have that depth today and it's Bob Mansfield (Bethel's head coach) smiling today and not me."