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|Professor Pumpkin
|Hehe, I was going to start with a Day 0 explaining who he was, but I couldn't think of how to portray that, but your sort of formal way to explain it is pretty good.
|Day 15 is a bit late for me to know who is writing though lol. Remember this isn't a normal diary; it's a story in the form of a diary.
|Professor Pumpkin
|It does tell you who is writing the diary in Day 15 "Say hello to Corporal Robert", but I understand your comments on the description of the planet. It's probably because this guy's kind of informal, but as he gets into the more interesting areas, I'll add more detail. What he's seen so far IS little more than trees and some lakes, bar the villages. But I will add your idea to the start. And I've never wrote in first person before, so it's a little harder for me to jump in with a project like this.
It's coming along nicely mate.
I would stop adding extra days for a while, and explain your feelings a bit more. For instance, what was so exciting about day 10's fighting? Expand on the battle a bit more, use descriptive words to explain the scene.
I have no idea what the planet looks like bar a few tree's and lakes, or who the person writing the diary is. You should start the whole thing off with something like...
+++ Private Joseph Martins +++
+++ Trooper Task Force 141 +++
+++ 42nd Cadian Regiment +++
Data log: Planet Scelus; death world
Mission objective: Recon the area; eliminate any resistance.
See what I mean? Gives the story more character and I now know more about the person writing the diary.
Keep up the good work though
|Professor Pumpkin
|Updated with Days 11-20 seeing as I not got much to do!
|Professor Pumpkin
The Diary of a Guardsmen (Continuous Project)
(This will be updated as much as possible, and I'll be adding to it regularly.)
Name: Robert McKall
Rank upon landing: Private
Age: 22
Mission: Secure Scelus, and search the surrounding area for any resistance
Day 1: We landed on the planet of Scelus today, and it's a god-forsaken place. Little more than some trees and a few lakes, I'm not too sure on why we were sent here. We've already had a casualty, luckily not in my squad, but let's say it wasn't a pretty death. There was a booby trap set up deep in an area rife with trees, pretty much what it was was a candle holder or something, and when Ryan touched the candle holder, it tipped forward, burning his face and ultimately killing him in an incredibly painful death. Anyways, I'd better stop writing, need to get some rest.
Day 2: We gave Ryan a little funeral, burying him into the ground and marking a stick of wood with his name on. Today was pretty uneventful, much the same as yesterday was, bar the fact that we did discover something. A strange village of some sorts that had buildings made of wood and mud and that kind of stuff. It was deserted, but I didn't know that after the Sons of Malice left that their were any inhabitants. Perhaps some had stayed behind and built a civilization of sorts? I'll hopefully find out sometime soon
Day 3: Morale is getting low already, probably with the lack of action we've been getting. Today we searched the area around the village a little bit more thoroughly, and did find some primitive weaponry, merely a rock thrower and a sharpened stick. The inhabitants must have tried to stay pretty native if you ask me, not that anyone actually cares about what I think anyways. It's really lonely out here, I wish something would happen at least.
Day 4: Today we pretty much hit the jackpot. We discovered a larger village, but with more advanced buildings and such. It was built out of stone, with a sort of sealing stuff to keep it together. According to the Sarge, there's a good chance that the villages will get more advanced as we progress, and that we should encounter some people soon enough. But it seems that with every discovery we make, something bad happens. Today we lost Corporal Sullivan in a freak accident. What happened was that he was hanging back and inspecting some rocks or something, when we triggered a booby trap. A hut tipped over on him, and crushed him in seconds. We couldn't get his body out, so he won't be getting a funeral.
Day 5: Uneventful, no deaths or anything. I guess that we have to wait a while before we can discover more shit. There was a bit of a scuffle today between Robert and James, but the Sarge broke it up before anyone got seriously injured. I think things are starting to heat up in camp, and it looks like we might not get out of here with many soldiers remaining.
Day 6: God I'm so hungry. There's absolutely no food on this planet, and the rations we had brought are running out already. Apparently command thought we'd be out in five days, so they didn't send us with much food. Robert and James have calmed down, and are talking to each other civilly again, but yesterday showed what we all want. A slice of action. Anyways, onto what happened today. We took a good look inside both the villages and found some drawings of what looks like a huge man. We couldn't make out the writing but next to the drawings was some food. Steve couldn't wait to eat, and he munched it down in seconds. I don't know if the food was poisonous or if it had just gone off, but he's in a pretty bad way. I hope he makes it through though.
Day 7: Steve died in the morning. We got told by the the medic that he died a horrible death, and that he was coughing up blood for hours. I feel sorry for the poor guy, he'd done nothing wrong. It's always the good guys that die isn't it? We held a funeral for him, and buried him right next to Ryan. Two down, forty eight to go it seems. With all the bother of giving him a funeral we didn't really go anywhere today, but we did manage to find some food! Our medic gave it a quick scan and thought it would be OK for human consumption, and lucky for us it was! I'm going to sleep on a full stomach tonight!
Day 8: We finally got a signal into base command, and when we told them about the situations and that we needed rations, they agreed to send them in, so we should be OK food wise. Today we discovered an old fighting ring, probably used for when the Sons of Malice were recruiting. As I surveyed the ring, I pictured in my head the battles that the initiates would have faced in the ring. It was pretty cool, there was a huge brawl at the end and after the winner was left standing my imagination ended. I'm hoping that the rations will be here tommorow, because the fruit is running low.
Day 9: So hungry. But not as hungry as some of the guys are. One of us died of starvation today, poor bloke. I don't know who he was, because I can't find his grave in our "graveyard". We took another look and discovered another village, but it was pretty late so we headed back to camp.
Day 10: We got action! We went to check out that village we found yesterday, and there were people there! The sarge opened fire on 'em, and although it seemed a bit cruel to kill such primitive beings, I have to say it was cool to get some action in. Rations haven't arrived yet, but we did manage to find some more fruit, so none of us should starve to death. Oh, I almost forgot to mention, I found out that it Corporal Ed who died of starvation. He was a skinny guy anyways, hardly any muscle on him, but I still can't find his grave. Not too sure why though, might have to do a bit of investigating. I want to get some more action in, so hopefully tommorow will bring lots!
Day 11: I found out why Ed can't be found. Sarge told me that an animal snuck in during the night and ate him. But when I asked him how he knew this, he just told me to stop asking questions and to get to work. I'm not totally convinced on what Sarge said, but I don't suppose it's any of my business really. Rations still haven't arrived, and I fear more may go down Ed's path. We found a young boy wandering the wilderness today, and he was clearly starving. No-one knew what to do, so I offered him some fruit, but he growled at me and jumped up. In panic, I shot the young boy clean through the head. I feel guilty, but I knew the rest of the guys would have done the same.
Day 12: More are dying of starvation, we've been reduced to only thirty-five men strong. With all the burying to be done, none of us went out on a patrol, but we did go and grab some fruit, so at least we could eat for the night. It feels like command are telling us to fuck ourselves by not sending the rations sooner. I mean, we requested them on Day 6 for christ's sake. I don't know how much longer we can last on this planet, but I want to go home soon!
Day 13: Fuck this. Rations still haven't come, and we couldn't find any fruit for tonight, so we all go to bed hungry. Luckily no casualties for today, so we did have one positive note to the day. We were too hungry to go on patrol, and Sarge was ill, so I dunno what's going to happen to us.
Day 14: Sarge is dead. It came as a shock to all of us, to see a brave soldier die of something as pathetic as starvation. He would have been saddened not to die a hero's death, but to all of us he was a hero. Corporal Charlie got promoted to Sarge by us today, meaning there is a spot for becoming a corporal up for grabs. I think I'd be a pretty good corporal, but I don't mind whether I win or lose. We found some fruit today, so no-one was hungry. Also, more developments in the Ed mystery. I found some bones scattered around the Doc's medic table. They certainly looked human, but I'm not too sure about what's going on.
Day 15: Say hell to Corporal Robert! I'm now a corporal! I can't really believe that I was picked, but now I get to command some people, and get access to some pretty high-security files. A lot of pros really today, the rations finally arrived, so they should last us a good few days, and I have found out more about Ed! There's a rumour going round that Doc is a cannibal, so maybe he is the reason Ed wasn't buried? But Ed was skinny, and Ryan was pretty chunky so, I don't really know.
Day 16: Motherload of shit. Sarge is dead! We were on our patrol, when we came across a large golden statue. Sarge went to go inspect it, and what do you know, it fired a fucking arrow into him! So we need a new Sarge, but I don't think I'll beat Corporal Steve to the post. Feels good to have real food down our throats for the first time in ages, so I'm in a good mood!
Day 17: What do you know? Me and Steve are both now Sergeants, because with all the deaths of the current ones, they'd prefer to have two! This is a pretty cool promotion, but I got a feeling it'll be revoked when I get off the planet. I'll try and make the best of it while I can! We discovered jack-shit today, nothing but a village like the last, but using bricks and stuff. Maybe the villages are getting more high-tech the further we go in?
Day 18: It's true! Doc was a cannibal, he was caught snacking on a corpse earlier today by Steve, so we took the chance to put him down before he harms anyone else. We didn't go further into the forest today, as we were too busy trying to appoint a new medic. We chose Marcus for the post, because he's got the most advanced training in First Aid any of us have.
Day 19: Steve's going insane. I'm not sure whether it's the power he now has, or the realisation that he's stranded, but he's started talking gibberish and giving out crack-pot orders. It doesn't feel right to kill him, so we just chained him to the ground incase he does recover. I doubt it though.
Day 20: I don't know if it's getting infectious or something, but we're getting people becoming insane more and more! I asked Doc about it, and he said that it could be in something we ate. We've been eating that fruit and the rations, and the fruit's done nothing for the past 18 days, so I don't know what's going on. I don't think we should venture any further into the forest yet, lest we become outnumbered.
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Karlos Vemola vs. Mike Massenzio
Round 1
Vemola rushes with punches on Massenzio, who drops for a single-leg takedown but can't get it. Massenzio shoots again and Vemola grabs a front headlock, loses it, and they clinch on the fence briefly. Vemola lands a hard inside leg kick and ties up again, only to be met by a knee from Massenzio. Now it's Massenzio stringing together punches as he backs Vemola into the fence. Vemola grabs another guillotine and pulls guard to try and finish. Massenzio looks to be in trouble momentarily but extracts his head and works to pass half-guard on Vemola's right side with two minutes left in the round. Vemola scrambles up, takes a knee on his way. Massenzio scores with more stiff punches that send Vemola shooting, and now it's Massenzio trying a guillotine. He gives it up for side control with just under a minute to go. Massenzio tries a north-south choke but Vemola rolls out and gets to his feet. Vemola misses with some arm punches but scores a big slam takedown just before the horn.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Massenzio
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Massenzio
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Massenzio
Round 2
Massenzio immediately zaps Vemola with a combination and Vemola wants to bring this to the ground. He manages to get Massenzio down at the base of the fence and looks for a choke from the front. Vemola spins to back control and softens up Massenzio with punches before latching on a rear-naked choke with no hooks. It's deep and Massenzio taps out at 1:07 of the second round, giving Karlos Vemola the win in his middleweight debut.
Roland Delorme vs. Nick Denis
Round 1
Denis comes out throwing hands but Delorme quickly ties up and tries to trip him to the ground. Denis stays vertical and begins punishing Delorme with stiff punches in the pocket. Delorme goes to his back and grabs for an armbar, but Denis slams loose and punishes with some ground-and-pound. Delorme drives forward on a single-leg, putting Denis on the fence and switching to double underhooks. They disengage and Denis goes back to popping Delorme with straight right hands. Delorme is on wobbly legs as Denis keeps the pressure on with knees to the body and head. Ref Keith Peterson is hovering nearby as Delorme struggles to stay on his feet. Denis gets a rear waistlock but Delorme goes down willingly before Denis can slam him. Delorme tries to stay active off his back but Denis wants him back on the feet. Delorme connects with a left hook, an inside leg kick and another left, and now it's Denis moving backward with 40 seconds left. Delorme gets a trip takedown along the cage with 20 seconds to go and moves into full mount. He catches Denis trying to escape and locks on a rear-naked choke, and Denis taps with just one second left on the clock. Roland Delorme gets the comeback victory at 4:59 of the first round.
Pablo Garza vs. Dennis Bermudez
Round 1
Bermudez misses with a wild overhand right and comes in behind it for a takedown. Garza grabs a guillotine on his way down, but Bermudez gets a headlock of his own as they scramble back to their feet. Bermudez lets it go and takes a couple knees to the body before he can press the taller man into the fence with an underhook. Garza goes for a ride and Bermudez finishes the slam in side control. Garza throws up his legs for a reverse triangle choke, but he can't find the angle and Bermudez pops loose. Bermudez works from Garza's closed guard now. Bermudez gets off some ground-and-pound before posturing up and eating a couple big upkicks from Garza, one of which appeared to land while Bermudez had his knees on the canvas. Garza throws up another triangle, can't get it. Bermudez stays busy with punches on the floor until Garza works his way back up with 50 seconds left. Bermudez gets another high single-leg and hurls Garza to the ground, finishing the frame on top.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Bermudez
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Bermudez
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Bermudez
Round 2
Bermudez ties up right away, pressing Garza into the cage while "The Scarecrow" tries to counter with knees to his smaller opponent. Bermudez slams Garza down again and gets wrapped up in closed guard. Bermudez postures up again, this time dodging Garza's upkicks as he looks to pass. Garza puts him back in closed guard but Bermudez sits up to get some good power behind his punches. Garza throws elbows off his back as the pace slows a bit. Bermudez gives him some elbows in return as he scoots Garza into the cage. Garza pushes Bermudez away and gets to his feet, but Bermudez hurls him down again seconds later. Garza wraps up from underneath until he can get back to his feet. Bermudez clinches him into the cage and trips him down just before the horn.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Bermudez
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Bermudez
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Bermudez
Round 3
Bermudez comes out throwing hands and tries a jumping knee, but it doesn't get anywhere near Garza's chin. Garza throws up a triangle as he's taken down again, can't get anything on it and winds up with Bermudez in his full guard again. Bermudez stands and stacks up, dodges an upkick and moves to half-guard on Garza's right side. Garza regains full guard, throws some elbows from the bottom while he swings his legs up, hunting for a submission. Referee Kevin Mulhall wants the featherweights back on their feet with 2:30 left in the round. Bermudez has Garza down with a single-leg within 10 seconds. He lets Garza back up, takes him down again and nearly takes his back. Instead, Bermudez winds up in Garza's guard again. He stands and dives back down, nearly moving to side control. Bermudez catches Garza sleeping and hops into full mount, where he begins dropping punches until Garza turns over. Bermudez is working for a rear-naked choke with 30 seconds left, but his back is to the fence and he doesn't have a lot of space to work. Garza defends with two-on-one, not letting the arm under his throat, and he survives to hear the final horn.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Bermudez (30-27 Bermudez)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Bermudez (30-27 Bermudez)
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Bermudez (30-27 Bermudez)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Dennis Bermudez.
John Cholish vs. Danny Castillo
Round 1
Cholish takes the outside, cutting angles and dipping in on Castillo, who looks to pump his jab. After 45 seconds, Cholish comes in to tie up and gets pushed into the fence. Castillo can't get an angle for the takedown and they break off. Cholish whiffs on a switch kick and falls to his posterior, and Castillo tries to capitalize with a guillotine. It doesn't go and Cholish gets back to his feet to push Castillo into the cage. Castillo reverses and drills Cholish with a knee to the gut, causing Cholish to try a trip. Castillo stays upright and they split midway through the round. Both men are feinting strikes but neither is throwing much and the round is still very much up for grabs with 90 seconds left. Castillo scores with a nice hook in the clinch; Cholish gets some space and paws with his jab. Castillo comes in behind a right hand, lands a knee to the body and gets Cholish to the ground for a split-second. Cholish hops back up and the lightweights exchange leg kicks in the closing seconds.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Castillo
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Castillo
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Cholish
Round 2
Cholish hits a takedown 30 seconds into round two. Castillo is immediately busy off his back with elbows, and he's back on his feet a few seconds later. Cholish continues to circle the perimeter while Castillo hunts for big punches, finding a home for his straight right. Cholish ducks the next right hand and brings Castillo down, but they're quickly back up. Boos begin to rain down from the New Jersey crowd as the fight hits the midway point. Cholish shoots and gets caught in a headlock; he extracts himself and gets back up with 90 seconds left in the round. Cholish is looking to stick and move with his single jabs but Castillo's punches seem to be landing harder and with more frequency. Castillo ducks a punch and slams Cholish to the ground hard before the horn.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Castillo
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Castillo
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Castillo
Round 3
Castillo gets a takedown but can't hold Cholish there, defending against a guillotine as Cholish tries to get back to his feet. Cholish rolls for a leglock now, but Castillo gets his limb free and puts Cholish's back against the fence. Cholish stands and Castillo keeps on the pressure for a few seconds. They split and Cholish starts getting busy with his jab as he switches back and forth between stances. Castillo is coming up short on his punches now, though they still look to have some zip behind them. Cholish peppers with the jab, waiting for Castillo to wade into the pocket before throwing a rare combination. Castillo throws one to the body. Cholish comes inside, faking a clinch and instead dropping for a last-ditch leglock. Castillo isn't having it and he finishes the fight in top position.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Castillo (30-27 Castillo)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Castillo (30-27 Castillo)
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Castillo (29-28 Castillo)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Danny Castillo.
Louis Gaudinot vs. John Lineker
Round 1
It's a flurry of activity in the opening seconds with both flyweights standing in the pocket and bombing away. Lineker scores with punches to the body and inside leg kicks, and he's beginning to find his range with blistering hooks to the face of the American. Gaudinot's long green hair has come undone and is completely covering his face less than halfway into the first round. Lineker keeps coming forward, throwing tight combinations to the body and head while mixing in leg kicks. Gaudinot tries to push forward and walks into another storm of punches. With 90 seconds left in the round, Gaudinot brings Lineker down and gets a respite from the strikes. It doesn't last long, however, as Lineker gets active with horizontal elbows from his back. Gaudinot retaliates with some ground-and-pound and Lineker rolls underneath for a heel hook. It's deep, but Gaudinot is in a good position to extract his leg with his back against the fence. Gaudinot tries to close out the frame pounding from side control but Lineker gets to his feet before the end.
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Lineker
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lineker
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lineker
Round 2
Gaudinot emerges for round two with his hair partially tied back up, at least enough that it won't obscure his vision as badly as it did in the first frame. Gaudinot is pushing the pace now, staying busy with punching combos and high kicks. Lineker slugs him with a heavy left hand, then comes forward and unleashes a barrage of hooks and uppercuts against the fence. Gaudinot presses Lineker into the cage to slow the Brazilian's momentum, but Lineker breaks out and walks him down. Big uppercuts and hooks to the body from Lineker, now a knee to the breadbasket, and Gaudinot replies with a spinning backfist which grazes. Gaudinot drives on a takedown and puts Lineker at the base of the fence. Gaudinot drops elbows from the open guard of Lineker. The American complains to ref Keith Peterson that Lineker is hitting him on the back of the head; Peterson tells him the strikes were connecting on the top of the head. Lineker rolls under for another leglock attempt, but he gets caught and eats some peppering left hands from Gaudinot, then a few elbows. Lineker shoves Gaudinot away and tries to stand, and Gaudinot charges forward to grab a guillotine. Gaudinot jumps guard to finish and the choke looks very deep. Lineker tilts over to his side and referee Peterson recognizes that the Brazilian has gone out cold. The technical submission finish comes officially at 4:54 of the second round.
Pascal Krauss vs. John Hathaway
Round 1
Hathaway takes the outside, trying to back Krauss away with a push kick. Krauss goes low, Hathaway scores with a big knee and takes top position on Krauss, with "Panzer" keeping a tight open guard. Hathaway stacks up with a few punches, tries to pass but can't advance. Hathaway lets him back up and measures another takedown. He can't get it, and Kraus instead puts Hathaway on his back with 45 seconds to go in the round. Hathaway stays active with elbows from his back while Krauss works to pass to side control with punches.
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Hathaway
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Hathaway
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hathaway
Round 2
Hathaway puts Krauss on the ground less than 30 seconds into the frame and flattens him out from open guard. The Englishman keeps the punches coming as he works to advance past half-guard, but he stalls out with Krauss' left side flush to the fence. A hard right hand finds Krauss' face as he tries to sit up. Krauss gets back to his feet, takes a right hand from Hathaway and replies with a left of his own. Inside leg kick from Hathaway and Krauss tries to push him into the fence, to no avail. Hathaway comes over the top with a right hand but Krauss pushes for a single-leg on the cage.
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Krauss
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Hathaway
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hathaway
Round 3
Krauss is finding his distance with some good shots in the third frame until Hathaway puts him on the floor with another single-leg. Hathaway takes a knee in Krauss' open guard and puts some middling punches on his man's face and body. Hathaway frames up a choke, can't find it and lets Krauss to his feet. Krauss leaps in with a flying knee that misses. They trade swiping punches and Hathaway gives Krauss a grin. Body-head combination from Hathaway, then a glancing left hand over the top. A spinning back-fist lands flush for Hathaway, but it doesn't have a lot behind it. Leaping knee from Hathaway connects and Krauss pushes him into the cage, working for a last-minute takedown as the fight enters its final 30 seconds. Hathaway turns away and cracks the already-bloodied nose of Krauss with a hard knee. A left hook catches Krauss behind the ear. Hathaway misses with a jumping knee but the punch behind it connects.
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Hathaway (29-28 Hathaway)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Hathaway (30-27 Hathaway)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hathaway (30-27 Hathaway)
Official result: The judges score it 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, John Hathaway.
John Dodson vs. Timothy Elliott
Round 1
Elliott comes out flashing some spinning kicks, none of which connects. He latches onto Dodson's left leg and tries to drag him down, but "The Magician" stays upright and gets some space from his taller opponent. Elliott gets sloppy while rushing forward with a combination and nearly has his back taken in a scramble. Dodson is sidestepping punches from Elliott and countering with a nice right hook, and now the Greg Jackson charge starts mixing in combinations. Elliott is crouching low, bombing overhand strikes. He throws a body kick which Dodson catches and uses to trip Elliott down. Elliott throws his legs up for an armbar and Dodson lets him back up. Dodson misses with a flying knee, connects with the right hand behind it, but Elliott keeps pushing forward. With 45 seconds left in the round, Elliott takes a finger in the eye and ref Keith Peterson calls for the doctor. Elliott tells the physician he can see and the fight continues. More wild punches from Elliott and Dodson lights him up with a hard combination.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Dodson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Dodson
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Dodson
Round 2
Elliott, still looking like he's having difficulty with his left eye, tries a cartwheel kick early in the second frame. Dodson stays out of the way and jumps in with a knee. Elliott lands an overhand left but gets tagged with a counter as he continues pressing forward. Dodson lands a good combo to the body, finishing off with a leg kick. Elliott replies with an outside leg kick, misses with the right hand. Left hand scores for Elliott but Dodson comes cleaner with the right hand counter. Dodson feints right hooks, steps in with a knee to the body. Elliott wants the big left hand but Dodson is doing well to stay out of the way with two minutes remaining. Elliott tries some more wild kicks, then a single-leg; Dodson escapes again. Dodson steps off with a hard right hook, takes a grazing left from Elliott, and then catches Elliott below the belt with a low punch. Elliott quickly recovers and Dodson slams him to the ground with 30 seconds left. Elliott gets right back up and attacks with knees in the clinch, then finishes the round with more flailing arm-punches.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Dodson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Dodson
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Dodson
Round 3
Dodson gets hold of Elliott during an exchange and hurls him to the ground. Elliott pops back up, comes forward with more strikes and takes a counter elbow in the mush. Dodson is mixing in low kicks as he sidesteps around the outside to move away from the attacking Elliott. A nice left hand scores for Elliott. Dodson ducks the next one but Elliott throws a straight that lands. Elliott looks to be taking control as he stuffs a takedown from Dodson with half the round remaining. Dodson thuds a kick to the body and shuts down a single-leg. Elliott lands another left; Dodson retaliates with a grazing right hook and a step-in knee. Leg kicks on the inside and outside from Dodson now, and Elliott snaps his head back with a right hand. Elliott catches a kick from Dodson and swarms the smaller man with punches against the fence, but he lets Dodson out. Elliott catches another kick from Dodson and scores with more punches over the top. Dodson closes out the bout with a jumping knee that connects to Elliott's body.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Elliott (29-28 Dodson)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Elliott (29-28 Dodson)
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Elliott (29-28 Dodson)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, John Dodson.
Michael Johnson vs. Tony Ferguson
Round 1
There's not much offense of note between the lightweights in the opening 90 seconds, though both are throwing and trying to gauge the range with combinations and high kicks. Ferguson slips on a kick, stands back up and misses with a big uppercut as he tries to catch Johnson coming inside. Johnson lands a kick to the body then rushes forward and drops Ferguson with an overhand left. Ferguson stands and recovers, but Johnson tags him with another left and an outside leg kick. A slapping head kick finds its mark for Johnson and Ferguson fakes a single-leg shot. Johnson is doing well to stay out of the way of the taller Ferguson's strikes, much to the displeasure of the crowd. Another left hand and a body kick from Johnson, and he adds some outside leg kicks as he circles away. Ferguson swarms with a body kicks and punches against the cage just before the horn.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Ferguson
Round 2
It's another tentative start to the second round with both men throwing but neither landing big in the first minute and a half. Ferguson begins to string together some leg kicks, comes inside with a nice uppercut and gets countered by a Johnson left. Another big left from Johnson snaps Ferguson's head back with two minutes left in the round. Ferguson tries to establish his jab while Johnson keeps throwing power shots which mostly miss. Ferguson snaps off a good right hand and steps out of the way of Johnson's counter. Johnson puts his head down to throw and takes a combo from Ferguson. Flying knee misses for Johnson and Ferguson snuffs out a takedown attempt soon after. Ferguson misses with a spinning back-fist at the end of the period.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Johnson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Ferguson
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Ferguson
Round 3
The lightweights come out firing this time, straight inside with combinations, though neither lands anything clean. Johnson catches a kick but can't capitalize. He catches another and Ferguson spins out of the way of Johnson's follow-up strikes. Johnson throws punches in bunches when Ferguson steps into his range. A right hook buckles the legs of Johnson, but he doesn't go down. Ferguson digs a right hand to the breadbasket of Johnson, who circles away and scores with another left hand up top. Ferguson lands an outside leg kick but eats another left for his trouble. Johnson misses wide with a high kick, scores with a left hand to the chest. Another left to the face sends Ferguson backward. Johnson tries to follow up but finds air. One minute to go now and Johnson tries to bring the fight to the floor. Ferguson stuffs it, takes another right hand and blocks a flying knee. Johnson socks Ferguson with the left hand two, three, four more times in the closing seconds of the round.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Johnson (30-27 Johnson)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Johnson (29-28 Johnson)
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Johnson (29-28 Ferguson)
Official result: All three judges score the bout 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Michael Johnson.
Lavar Johnson vs. Pat Barry
Round 1
Johnson lands a short left hand and Barry counters with a leg kick inside. Johnson pushes him into the cage and Barry comes off with a head kick. Barry scores with another hard leg kick and again Johnson ties up. Hard knees scoring inside for Johnson as he works Barry on the fence. Barry drives forward for a takedown and gets sprawled on by Johnson, but Barry stays on it takes full mount. He gives up mount for side control on Johnson's left side and leans across to the right, staying heavy on top. Barry cranks a keylock on Johnson's right arm and Johnson's face says it's tight. Barry gives it up but keeps side control with two minutes left in the round. He drops some elbows and short punches on Johnson, who tries to throw knees to the body from his back. Knee-on-belly for Barry now and Johnson scrambles to his feet. The big men resume throwing and Johnson hurts Barry with a knee and a head kick. Johnson is teeing off with punches against the fence and Barry is offering nothing in return with 30 seconds left on the clock. Barry finally goes down and referee Dan Miragliotta steps in to rescue him from any further punishment at 4:38 of the opening round.
Rousimar Palhares vs. Alan Belcher
Round 1
Palhares stands outside with Belcher pumping his jab from the center. Toquinho pushes Belcher away with a front kick but Belcher keeps sticking the jab in Palhares' face, just out of range. Palhares drops for a leg and Belcher gets tangled up. He's got Palhares' left leg trapped between his own legs and is working to isolate the Brazilian's arms. Now Belcher has the right arm of Palhares trapped, making a very awkward position, but Palhares seems unconcerned. Belcher tries to take Palhares' back and Palhares rolls through for a heel hook. Belcher rolls on top but Palhares keeps hold of the leg, adjusting for a heel hook or a toe hold. They're all tangled up in the center of the cage now, with neither man in position to finish. Palhares has Belcher's right foot under his right arm but Belcher again twists loose and extracts the limb. Belcher is out of trouble for the moment as he sits in Palhares' open guard. Palhares throws up his legs for an armbar that doesn't go. Belcher slugs the Brazilian with a couple hard right hands and stacks up. Belcher is unloading with punches and elbows and Palhares isn't giving anything back. Ref Dan Miragliotta is watching closely from inches away, and he decides Palhares isn't doing enough to continue. Alan Belcher gets the TKO victory at 4:18 of round one.
Josh Koscheck vs. Johny Hendricks
Round 1
Koscheck opens with a push kick; Hendricks goes high and has one deflect off Kos' shoulder. Hendricks misses with a left over the top and Koscheck counters with a right. Koscheck walks Hendricks into the fence and unloads with a pair of right hands, misses with a head kick. More right hands from Koscheck and Hendricks circles away clockwise. Hendricks slugs back with an uppercut, takes another right from Koscheck for the effort. Koscheck easily denies a shot from Hendricks, who pushes forward again and drags Koscheck down at the base of the fence. Koscheck is warned not to grab the fence by ref Kevin Mulhall as Hendricks tries to tenderize his thighs with knee strikes. There's not enough going on and ref Mulhall splits them up with just over two minutes left in the opening round. Hendricks swings a left-handed haymaker, misses and takes a right from Koscheck. Another takedown try from Hendricks is shut down by Koscheck, who puts Hendricks on the cage and socks him with more heavy shots. Koscheck ducks a right hand, then a left and snipes back with a right hook. Heavy body kick lands for Koscheck but he misses with the spinning back-fist behind it.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Koscheck
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Koscheck
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Koscheck
Round 2
Hendricks is coming up short on his punches and he rushes Koscheck into the fence. Koscheck turns the corner and takes Hendricks' back. Hendricks is kneeling at the base of the cage while Koscheck tries to sink a hook in. Kos can't find the space and Hendricks gets back to his feet. Double-leg from Hendricks puts Koscheck down, but the AKA product gets to his knees and they stall out. Hendricks stays glued to Koscheck's back as they rise to their feet, kneeing Koscheck's thighs. Ref Mulhall splits them up again with two minutes to go. Koscheck misses with a big right hand and Hendricks misses with a left. An uppercut and a left score for Hendricks and they tie up on the fence again. They break off. Koscheck has a high kick blocked and Hendricks tags him with an uppercut. Hendricks misses with a right uppercut, drives the follow-up left into Koscheck's solar plexus. A left hand lands for Hendricks and he finishes the round working for a single-leg on the fence.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
Round 3
Hendricks misses with a sweeping left, slaps the body of Koscheck with a kick. Hendricks is looking for the homerun shot while Koscheck stays out of range. Koscheck ducks a punch and tries a single-leg, switches to a waistlock and presses Hendricks into the cage. Hendricks lands a short elbow and shrugs, unable to do much with the position, and ref Mulhall breaks them up. They're swinging wild, both men landing big shots in the pocket. Hendricks gets the better of the exchange with a murderous left hook, but now Koscheck comes forward to pin Hendricks on the fence. Hendricks gets double underhooks and reverses the position but doesn't stay there long, as Mulhall splits them again. Two minutes to go now and Koscheck is walking Hendricks down. Hendricks lands a knee that sends Koscheck shooting for and finally completing a takedown. Kos is framing up an arm-triangle choke from half-guard, working to extract his left leg from half-guard. He gets the leg free, but Hendricks denies the pass and keeps Koscheck in half. Down the final minute now and Koscheck is heavy on top, throwing punches to the body and head of Hendricks, who's just wrapping up from the bottom.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Koscheck (29-28 Koscheck)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hendricks (29-28 Hendricks)
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Koscheck (29-28 Koscheck)
Official result: One judge scores the bout 29-28 Hendricks, while a seconds scores it 29-28 Koscheck. The third and final judge scores the bout 29-28 for the winner by split decision, Johny Hendricks.
Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller
Round 1
No touch of gloves between the lightweights and the main event is underway. Miller throws a leg kick first and Diaz swipes with long right hooks. Diaz gets the Thai plum but gets shoved into the fence by Miller with an underhook. Miller sends a right hand over the top, a knee to the thigh as Diaz tries to work out of the situation. Miller slips throwing a knee and Diaz breaks away. Diaz throws a straight right and Miller counters with an outside leg kick. A solid left connects for Diaz, then a right. They trade right hands, Diaz tries to clinch and Miller steps away. Underhooks for Miller now and he shoves Diaz into the cage again. Miller changes to a single-leg, socks Diaz with a short left. He lets go and Diaz grabs a front headlock, throws a knee. They break off and Diaz starts pouring on the slapping shots, then drops Miller with a straight left. Diaz tries to take the back of the kneeling Miller, but Miller almost takes Diaz's back instead. They finish with a scramble and Diaz stays on top. Miller's nose is bloodied as he walks back to his corner.
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Diaz
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Diaz
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Diaz
Round 2
Outside leg kick lands for Miller and then a short right over the top. They clinch up and Diaz pushes the New Jerseyan into the fence, with Miller throwing knees up the middle and Diaz punching to the body. Diaz sticks a jab, ducks a punch and ties up with Miller again. Diaz lures Miller in by dropping his hands and counters a combination with a nice right. Solid knees in the clinch from Diaz and now he taunts Miller into throwing a flying knee. He walks Miller down, throwing up his hands before pushing Miller into the cage. Diaz scores a few knees and Miller drops to a knee to avoid any more. Miller stands back up and rips a wobbly punch. Diaz is just mocking Miller now, throwing a lazy front kick while walking him into the fence. Miller drives forward for a takedown and Diaz snares him with a modified guillotine choke. The arm is in but Diaz has it deep. Miller spits out his mouthguard, but it's not enough; his tongue is gruesomely sticking out of his bloodied mouth and he's got no choice but to tap. Nate Diaz becomes the first man to finish Jim Miller at 4:09 of the second round.
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Espresso in Portland, Oregon
Posted by TheShot on 30 Jun 2015 | Tagged as: Café Society, Consumer Trends, Foreign Brew, Quality Issues, Roasting
Living on the Left Coast for so many years, it's almost shameful that the closest I came to Portland, Oregon before 2011 was an SF Slim's show by The Dharma Bums while on their Bliss album tour. (Yes, I was a fan.) Sure, I'd been to Crater Lake and Coos Bay even, but never Portland. By 2011, a couple of day-job-related day trips to Portland afforded the brief coffee walk through town. But it wasn't until last month that I did a serious deep dive.
This lapse had nothing to do with the sun-spoiled Californian stereotype: wishing to avoid Portland's damp cold, clouds, and legendary rainfall. Although I must say that arriving from the land of drought shaming that has turned neighbors into water narcs, watching local Portlanders casually hose down their sidewalks was a little like watching them blow their noses in gold leaf.
The Portlander in their Native Habitat
Today merely the name "Portland" carries its own serious baggage and presumptions — some accurate, but many not. This post will attempt to sift through both of them from my own limited perspective with particular attention paid to the town's much-celebrated coffee culture.
Portland — aka "Stumptown" (from the many felled trees of its development), aka "Rose City" — may have over 90% of the population of Seattle, but it feels nearly twice as sleepy. Portlanders love their runs and parades, and I arrived in time for the Starlight Parade of their annual Rose Festival — complete with marching bands and floats from many of the area's high schools. A city like San Francisco is too cool and cynical for this kind of small town sentimentality. But the Portland locals line the downtown streets many hours before the event, parking their lawn chairs with great anticipation, social camaraderie, and a packed picnic basket.
Speaking of public gatherings, not unlike Oakland's First Fridays, Portland has its own First Thursday in the gentrified Pearl District — with its many cobblestone streets, cookie-cutter modern lofts, public storage units, and chain stores. In contrast is the artier Last Thursdays in the NE Alberta District — which is something of a front line for the town's current gentrification battles, adjacent to one of the town's very few hotbeds for gang violence.
From Rose City to White City
The story of gentrification is not uncommon among American cities. Some of what makes Portland a little different is how overwhelmingly, well, white the city is. So white, it's almost blue. The last U.S. census figures may count the city's racial breakdown as 76% white (for comparison San Francisco is 54%). But observationally throughout the city, those figures seem like an understatement.
In the eyes of a skinhead, Portland, Oregon looks like the city of the future.
–"Skinhead Against Skinhead", TIME Magazine
On the TriMet streetcars that run all across town — the closest thing the locals have to the Bay Area's BART — station stops and instructions are announced in Spanish as well as English, but there's hardly a Latino to be found on the system. (And yet BART audio is English-only.) Thus in true stereotyped Portland politeness fashion, it eerily seems like the system goes out of its way to culturally accommodate people who aren't even there.
Even Portland's Chinatown seems so in name only, save for a couple of old gates spread among a district of what one local called "douchey nightclubs".
Portland's lack of racial diversity may stick out like a sore thumb to someone from the Bay Area, but that's not to say there's anything inherently wrong with it — although some rightfully point out that it's partly a product of historically racist state and local policies. But given that coffee ranks #1 on the list of Stuff White People Like, all that whiteness can't be all bad, right? Except this theme of diversity — and Portland's general lack thereof — comes up again when we talk about Portland's coffee culture (more below).
Why is Portland, of all places, the capital of American coffee culture? … This city is still very white. Why does that matter? According to the National Coffee Association, Caucasians drink a half cup a day more coffee than blacks or Hispanics.
— "Drip City", Willamette Week
The Portlandia Stereotypes
Of course, we have to address the Portlandia stereotypes — a term that even the locals have amusingly embraced. Enough of them are true enough to support parody: the beards, the many yoga instructors, the dog walkers sporting discount tattoos, the animal freaks, drivers who are extremely (and charmingly) courteous, etc.
Yet there's a distinctly higher hipster quotient in SF's Mission District. What you don't hear about Portland is at the roots of the city: the historically dark, weathered, slightly dirty Pacific Northwestern Gothic about the place. (Note that these are some of my favorite and most unique characteristics of the town.)
In fact, "thriving" is a word I definitely would not use to describe Portland and its anything-but-vibrant downtown. Like Porto, Portugal, I found it hard to tell if it's on its way up or way down. Downtown there are derelict vacant lots, sometimes filled with food carts and lined with sidewalks coated in layers of mystery stickiness. Homelessness and mental illness are on prominent display along with too many strip clubs to count (and yes, there is even a vegan one).
And despite many fantastic wilderness options nearby, the bicycling stereotypes, and a trendy Pearl District that hosts a retail outlet for every outdoor enthusiast store imaginable, obesity is a noticeable problem here as in much of America. Portland does not size up to the outdoorsy fit-city-in-spandex stereotype you get in places like Boulder, CO or Austin, TX.
A good part of Portland's allure includes a local food scene high on the local, organic, and artisanal, an abundant beer microbrewing culture, and a location with a much cheaper cost of living than most. Although you can get the hipster/foodie/microbrew/slacker/cheap-living mix in almost equal measure in a place like Austin, TX, Portland seems to draw much of its appeal along the coast.
Most Portlandia stereotypes seem defined by the expectations of recent residents who aren't from the area, just as the "fruits & nuts" stereotypes about Californians in the 1970s were primarily driven by refugees from the Midwest rather than the California natives themselves. It's a little like how residents of Las Vegas lead rather normal and mundane lives, whereas its tourists feel obligated to destroy their livers and lose their minds because of preconceived expectations of behavior once they arrive.
In other words, from what I've observed, it's the more recent immigrants trying to self-fulfill false stereotypes who are among the most exaggerated Portlandia examples — a lot of California and Seattle expats who came for what they thought was in the marketing brochure. (Just don't ask me what Florida's problem is.)
Portland the Coffee City
Many publications have made out Portland to be some magical, mythical place inhabited by barista leprechauns, where rivers of microlot espresso run down streets adorned with portafilter handles and Mahlkönig EK 43 grinders. Although we've seriously questioned what a "coffee city" actually means in today's environment, Travel + Leisure has regularly ranked Portland at the top among "America's Best Coffee Cities," and The Daily Meal recently ranked Portland #1 in the same category.
A few years ago there was a lot of professional chatter about how Portland unseated Seattle as America's coffee capital. Then add over 60 microroasters in the city, regional champion baristas (back when that was a thing), three national coffee magazines (Fresh Cup, Barista Magazine, Roast Magazine) — plus many quality coffee shops, equipment makers (though Able since moved to CA), and specialty retailers — and you can justify the hype. However, there are several factors that dim the shine here.
First is the question of size. Much about the greatness of Portland's coffee culture gets weighted relative to the town's seemingly small size — scaled as if by an "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear" disclaimer. Instead of using purely direct yardsticks such as nationally renowned quality, reputation, variety, or industry awards, Portland's relatively low population density is often applied as that fun-house-mirror-like lens through which many gauge the local coffee scene.
Which brings us to the second factor: quality. There are some really good coffee shops and roasters here, no question. But are they standouts among the best in the country? For the most part, not exactly. Kansas City has some great roasters and cafés as well, and I wouldn't necessarily crown Portland's best as superior to KC's finest.
A lot of what's good about coffee in Portland naturally traces its influences back to Stumptown Coffee Roasters. And as much as Stumptown is one of the nation's elite roasters and coffee chains, we've always felt it is a slight underachiever among its peers — whether in rival Seattle or Portland itself.
Portland's Coffee Monoculture
Which brings us to the third and most critical factor keeping Portland from reaching its quality potential. Stumptown may be a slight underachiever for its elite class, but they are to be commended for taking a great risk and establishing a new kind of coffee operation for the region. Most other Portland shops established since Stumptown seem rather risk-averse and are instead focused on execution, sticking with the formula, rather than taking the risk of offering new ideas of what coffee could be. This is where Portland's lack of cultural diversity seems to also manifest itself in its coffee culture.
With few exceptions, what Portland has is a number of micro-businesses following a slightly updated Stumptown blueprint in miniature. The degree of this conformity here is palpable and even gets a little monotonous. As with the Seattle music scene in the 1990s after Nirvana made it big, nearly every notable new band in town was donning their grunge flannels and crunching the same power chords. (Nirvana coincidentally having a dubious rumored historical connection to the aforementioned Dharma Bums, btw.) Whether that was because there weren't enough bands differentiating themselves from Nirvana or whether the market/industry was only interested in bands that sounded like Nirvana knock-offs, the effect was the same.
Similarly, Portland "brew bars" (everything is a "bar" or "lounge" these days, whether you're getting a coffee or getting your eyebrows waxed) tend to follow a rather narrow definition of roasting (microroasters), roasting styles, use of microlot coffees (and the inevitable Portland single origin Ethiopian shot), rather poor attempts at blends when they aren't outright verboten, accompanied by cut-and-paste ad copy about seasonality and bean-to-cup attention to detail, etc. as if read off of a checklist.
Where's the pour-over-only shop like a Phil'z that serves only blends and defiantly eschews the notions of geographic traceability entirely? Where's the Latin American perspective as you get from a Cumaica Coffee? (Though Portland has a great exception with Brazil in Nossa Familia — no wonder it's one of our favorites in town.)
There are a few multi-roaster shops, but they generally toe the party line: self-imposed rules about geographic specificity, sourcing from the same half-dozen producing countries, and roasting only well this side of the second crack. There's always nitro (invented at Stumptown) and cold brew, but those are completely different beverages, really. (Not to mention they're also doing it in Cleveland too.)
But where do you go for a vac pot coffee? Where's the Third Wave coffee house co-located inside an S&M shop? Even a place such as the tiny Mountain Grounds, who prominently classifies their roasted bean stocks by growing altitude (2200m, etc.), would be guilty of heresy in this environment.
A Mecca of Conformity?
This isn't just Portland. We have the same issues with the restaurant scene in San Francisco; when everybody is serving locally sourced, organic, farm-to-table cuisine, a great thing quickly becomes a repetitive mantra and ultimately a self-parody.
While SF has some excellent restaurants, it is rather narrow and limited when compared to places like Chicago or New York. Places where Mexican food isn't exclusively the same seven Taco Bell ingredients recombined for meals under $10-$15, where dangerous ideas such as offering a tasting menu based on the unique cuisine of Jalisco is even attempted.
If Portland is to ever become a coffee "Mecca", as is often stated, such a "center of activity or interest" simply cannot play it safe with with a single formula, even if it is a great formula. It should attract diverse and even conflicting influences and nonconformist ideas from all over the world. Because what is the coffee lovers' benefit of having 40, 60, or even 2,000 local microroasters to choose from if they all are pretty much copying each other?
In conclusion, if you like the philosophical approach to coffee that a Portland roaster or café takes, chances are that you'll find much to love in abundance throughout this city. It's a great thing and many people do it well. But if you want to try something different from that insular, narrow definition, you pretty much have to leave town.
|Espresso [info]
|Cafe [info]
|Overall [info]
|Public Domain
|603 SW Broadway
|Coava Brew Bar
|300 SE Grand Ave.
|Central Eastside
|Good Coffee
|1150 SE 12th Ave.
|Heart Coffee Roasters
|537 12th Ave.
|Nossa Espresso Bar
|811 NW 13th Ave.
|Pearl District
|Barista PDX
|529 SW 3rd Ave., Unit 110
|Spella Caffè
|520 SW 5th Ave.
|Stumptown Coffee Roasters
|128 SW 3rd Ave.
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3 Responses to "Espresso in Portland, Oregon"
alright Cofeeratings guy,
I have to reply to this one.
I've enjoyed your website for years and I am glad to see increased activity on this. I haven't commented since years ago I called you out on critiquing the fashion of the baristas at Four Barrel.
Your expertise is espresso. I cannot deny that.
However, when you try to dabble in being a connoisseur of all things is where you get into trouble.
There is much wrong with your analysis of the city of portland and comparing it to San Francisco, but I'll focus on the coffee.
My area of knowledge is pour-over coffee to be clear.
There is a huge variety of coffee locally roasted in Portland. It's true that it probably all stems from Stumptown as an original influence.
If I compare beans from three Portland roasters, for example:
Heart is bright fruit single origin.
Trailhead is unapologetically true medium roast.
Sterling is somewhere in the middle, with a completely different personality.
All taste different from each other and from stumptown.
They are all fresh and roasted with care.
They are not guilty of the sameness you accuse them of.
Their cafes are different. Their beans are different.
Go back to portland and dig deeper.
thanks again for updating your blog.
International coffee tourist
Berkeley, CA
I forgot to mention this:
Mountain Grounds in Martinez is an interesting little shop.
In fact, I was just there earlier today.
However, it is not a valid argument against Portland's coffee in any way. That's just dumb. Come on.


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Originally from Bowie, Maryland, Anna graduated from Covenant College in 2013 with a degree in community development and minors in economics and biblical and theological studies. Following graduation, she served a year with Americorps as a literacy tutor in the Washington DC area. In 2014, she joined the Memphis Teacher Residency program, earning her Master's in urban education. She teaches kindergarten at Cornerstone Prep Denver, a second-year turnaround school in a Title 1 neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee. She is a member of Downtown Church and is blessed to be surrounded by many fellow Scots at church and in her small group.


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This is a revisit of a classic. I had to read it again, thanks to the alarmist opening and timely closer.. Thanks for spreading some love, d!
"I especially enjoy, after all the muslim-beware speech, followed by
the beware-obama-hussein crap, there's a tiny little line toward the
end: 'Same applies to another round of the Clinton's.' "
----- Original Message -----
If you never read another e-mail, You better understand
every word written in this one. Your livelihood depends on it.
Read to the end
This is very interesting and we all need to read it from start to
Finish......... and send it on to anyone who will read it
Maybe this is why our American Muslims are so quiet and not speaking out
about any atrocities.....
Can a good Muslim be a good American?
This question was forwarded to a friend who worked in Saudi Arabia for 20
The following is his reply:
Theologically - no. . . . Because his allegiance is to Allah, The moon God
of Arabia .
Religiously - no. . . . Because no other religion is accepted by His Allah
except Islam (Quran, 2:256) (Koran)
Scripturally - no. . . Because his allegiance is to the five Pillars of
Islam and the Quran.
Geographically - no . . . Because his allegiance is to Mecca , to which he
turns in prayer five times a day.
Socially - no. . . Because his allegiance to Islam forbids him To make
friends with Christians or Jews.
Politically - no. . . Because he must submit to the mullahs (spiritual
leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and destruction of America , the
great Satan.
Domestically - no. . . Because he is instructed to marry four Women and
beat and scourge his wife when she disobeys him (Quran 4:34 )
Intellectually - no. . . Because he cannot accept the American
Constitution since it is based on Biblical principles and he believes the
Bible to be corrupt.
Philosophically - no. . . . Because Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran
does not allow freedom of religion and expression. Democracy and Islam
cannot co-exist. Every Muslim government is either dictatorial or
Spiritually - no. . . . Because when we declare 'one nation under God,' the
Christian's God is loving and kind, while Allah is NEVER referred to as
Heavenly father, nor is he ever called love in The Quran's 99 excellent
names. - - - Therefore after much study and deliberation.... Perhaps we
should be very suspicious of ALL MUSLIMS in this country. - - - They
obviously cannot be both 'good' Muslims and good Americans.
* * * Call it what you wish..it's still the truth.
* * * You had better believe it.
+ + The more who understand this, the better it will be for our country++
and our future. The religious war is bigger than we know or understand.
And Barack Hussein Obama,
a Muslim,
wants to be our President?
You have GOT to be kidding!
Wake up America !
If you don't wake up NOW,
in the future there will be nothing worth waking up to!
Same applies to another round of the Clinton's.
Obama even says if he wins the election,
he will be sworn in on the Quran---not a Bible!


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Pay Level III
Employee performs difficult and complex tasks of an interpersonal nature. Work involves acting as a resource to people in a variety of settings. Employee works with little supervision and independent judgment and initiative are experienced frequently.
1) Meets individually with students on a weekly basis to determine various needs.
2) Completes reports on results of meeting with students.
3) May instruct students in specific course-work.
4) Acts as a resource, referring students to appropriate educational, social, recreational and health related services.
The statement above reflects the general duties considered necessary to describe the principle functions of the job and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements which may be inherent to the position.


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Cerini & Associates has a long history of working with construction companies, resulting in a deep understanding of the issues and challenges you grapple with on a daily basis. Issues like compensation and union contracts; the rising costs of benefits, materials, and fuel; insurance and bond postings; business seasonality; the need to leverage resources; cash flows and receivables; and job costing and profitability analysis.
What Sets Cerini & Associates Apart:
Our Background: We have assisted many of our contractor clients with audits for the Department of Labor, Workers' Compensation, liability Insurance, and union requirements. We represent each of our clients in full, and make the audit process as painless as possible.
Relationship Building: Where applicable, our clients learn how to: appropriately allocate labor among different types of job classes to minimize insurance costs, evaluate methodologies to track profitability by job to allow management to make informed decisions about which types of contracts to pursue and which to avoid, and meet the reporting requirements of their bonding companies.
Cerini & Associates can teach you how to maximize tax savings through retirement planning and other benefit allocations for you and your employees, and conduct compliance reviews to ascertain whether you are at risk for penalties and interest due to misreporting or misclassification of transactions or funds (expenses versus distributions for example) which will ultimately impact taxable income.
Dedication to your Success: We evaluate the above areas and other practices for your business can help your company to reach maximum growth and success.
Contact us today for more information about our services and how we can be of assistance to your company.


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This document is a high-level overview of XPConnect wrapper objects (for the more technical description see XPConnect security membranes). For practical advice on dealing with wrappers, see Safely accessing content DOM from chrome.
Developers in the know understand that wrappers play a large role in XPConnect, and that we have a lot of them. Less informed developers understand that wrappers exist and are somehow important, but they don't know when they should use what wrappers, or if they should be seeing a wrapper.
Basic XPConnect objects
These objects are created when any natively implemented XPCOM object (that is, any object implemented in C++) needs to be reflected into JavaScript. This includes all DOM objects (including
Window) and chrome elements that are reflected into JavaScript.
This wrapper is responsible for mapping calls from JavaScript into C++. This means that when you say
window.focus(), you're calling into XPCWrappedNative code.
If you call '
toString()' and get "
[xpconnect wrapped nsIFoo]" then the reference is to a
XPCWrappedNative object with interface
They are implicitly created by XPConnect and you should not have to worry about how that happens. There are several types of wrapped natives, but I won't cover those here.
These objects are the exact opposite of XPCWrappedNative. They exist to reflect an object from JavaScript into C++. This means that whenever you pass your JavaScript object into a C++ function, we create one of these wrappers. For example, if you've implemented some component with an interface
nsIFoo and you pass your JavaScript object into a C++ function taking an
nsIFoo, an XPCWrappedJS is created around your object. C++ calls are routed through XPCWrappedJS code into your JavaScript implementation.
These wrappers are created by XPConnect, so you should not have to worry about how to construct them or whether to construct them.
Double wrapping. There is one case where an XPCWrappedNative wraps another wrapper object. This case is where a JS object was passed in via some IDL-declared interface, creating an XPCWrappedJS, and is now being returned to JavaScript via some other interface. In order to preserve API compatibility, an XPCWrappedNative is created around the XPCWrappedJS.
Security wrappers exposed to chrome
To learn about security wrappers, see the article on script security in Gecko.
Note that a previous version of the current page recommended using
__exposedProps__ to expose objects from chrome to content. This is now deprecated and we are in the process of removing support for it. If you need to make objects or functions defined in chrome code accessible to content, use Components.utils.cloneInto or Components.utils.exportFunction.


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January 20, 2005
Scarbee VKC combines the company's vintage electro mechanical keyboard libraries and Steinberg's virtual sampler technology in the form of the Halion Player, based on the HALion 3.1 sampler engine. Scarbee libraries now come ready to play 'out of the box' as standalone instruments for Apple OSX and Windows XP as well as a plugins in various interface formats: VSTi, AU, Dxi.
The Scarbee VKC includes the RSP73 – sound of Rhodes Stage Piano MK1 73T and WEP – sound of Wurlitzer 200AT electric pianos, as well as two new instruments which are 'hot off the press' – the 'D6-C' – sound of Hohner Clavinet D6T, sampled for each of the 4 standard pickup settings: DB, DA, CB, CA and also 1 with mute switch on: DBM, and the rare 'N-HP' – sound of Hohner Pianet NT.
With the D6-C, Scarbee introduces 'Horizontal Release Technology', whereby release samples are chosen from the wave pool depending on how long a key has been held – allowing a staccato played note to create a different release tone to a note which is sustained for a longer period. To achieve this, each key sampled on the D6-C has 24 release samples assigned to it alone.
The D6-C also makes use of HALion's advanced triggering options to allow the inclusion of the occasional 'off center' string strike, a well known characteristic of the original instrument. Sampled, mapped and programmed with great love and slavish attention to detail, the Scarbee Vintage Collection presents all of these classic electro mechanical instruments in their ultimate form.
At the core of the HALion Player housing the Vintage Keyboard Collection is the latest 3.1 version of the powerful HALion sampling engine from Steinberg. Capable of reproducing files in 32 bit resolution at sample rates up to 384kHz, a single instance of the player will play back up to 256 stereo voices on 16 MIDI channels, with 5 Stereo outputs. (Several instances of the Player can be loaded into a host simultaneously if desired.) HALion player can also connecteven to any Rewire compatible Host application, for example Protools.
Scarbee VKC features 8 assignable editing knobs/switches in the Q-Control section, newly developed for V3.1 and presets can include various combinations and control of the high quality real-time FX, like Reverb, Phaser, Talkbox, Delay, EQ, BitCrusher, AutoWah and more (27 FX in total). Presets can also take advantage of the on board filters including: Notch / High Pass / Low Pass / Band Pass 12 dB and 24 dB Filter as well as the classic analog style Waldorf filters which feature a 'Fatness' function for overdriven filter sounds.
Scarbee Vintage Keyboard Collection will be priced $449 and will be shipping in 1Q 2005.
For more information, visit their web site at www.scarbee.com


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Waste Management
The Johnson & Tarbutt Joint Landfill Site is located on Government Road between the railway tracks and Puddingstone Road.
Hours of Operation
April 1 to September 30
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Noon – 7:00 p.m.
October 1 to March 31
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Noon – 5:00 p.m.
Trespassers will be prosecuted. It is an offense to trespass, leave garbage at the gate, walk in and leave garbage at the bunker, or to remove items from the landfill site. Caution! The bunker fence is electrified.
Additional Information
- Should a holiday fall on any of these days, the site will be closed.
- New system replaces Free Dump Days
- Each ratepayer receives one ticket in their Interim Tax Bills.
- The ticket is good for one free day at the Landfill, if you have multiple properties the ticket may be used for all your properties on your one chosen day.
- Tipping fees are required for some items. Check with the landfill attendant or ask for an outline from either Township Office.
- Keeping recyclables and prohibited waste out of the landfill extends the lifespan of the facility.
- Composting plans are available from a landfill site attendant.
- Download the electronic bins flyer for a list of accepted items (61K PDF).
Household Special Waste Depot
402 Fifth Line East
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Thursdays & Fridays, 9:00 am-6 pm; Saturdays 8:00 am-4 pm
Hours of Operation 2019
The HHW Depot is now closed for the season.
Tuesday to Saturday – 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (April 2, 2019 to October 26, 2019)
More info about Hazardous Waste Disposal, Click HERE.
Johnson Tarbutt Joint Landfill Newsletter 2015
- Download the Landfill Newsletter for any new information!
Township of Johnson and Township of Tarbutt & Tarbutt Additional Landfill Site Annual Operations Report – 2015
- Download the Annual Operations Report for 2015 here.
Johnson & Tarbutt Township Landfill Committee Minutes
April 13, 2016 Landfill Committee Minutes
December 10, 2015 Landfill Committee Minutes
September 30, 2015 Landfill Committee Minutes
June 9, 2015 Landfill Committee Minutes


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Upcoming Litters
We're very happy to announce that Nelli and Chilly are the proud parents of three red and white puppies. They were born December 7, 2019.
GCh DC Borassus Hot. Cool. Yours. SC, LCX, CA x Ch Suddanly Signora Benelli, SC
These puppies are beautiful inside and out. They should also be hot on the coursing field!
Unlike other breeds of dogs, basenjis have a breeding season, and all the litters are born in the winter, usually in November, December or January.
When we plan a breeding, the parents are carefully chosen for health, temperament and conformation. Their pedigrees are studied for qualities and possible problems for many generations. We strive to produce basenjis that will not only make wonderful pets, but that will be a asset to the breed.
Our puppies are born and raised in our house with a lot of love and handling as well as the best of care and food. We encourage you to check out our health and feeding advice on the Guidelines page. Dogs have critical stages in their growth and development. We balance the knowledge of those critical stages with their vaccination schedules to choose the time when the pups can leave for their forever homes. At 8 weeks, puppies are bonding to humans and learning to learn, so they need lots of individual attention and care and hopefully, their new family to be with them. However, they may not be fully covered by their vaccines until 9 weeks, so that is when their new families come to take them home. Of course, if you live in the area, you are welcome come to visit your pup at any time after the 3rd day.
All our basenjis are health tested and clear of genetic diseases. For more information on inherited diseases in basenjis, please visit the Basenji Club of America website on the LINKS page. All pet puppies are sold on limited registration with a spay-neuter contract and a life-time health guarantee for $1000.00. Show puppy contracts will be discussed on an individual basis. Health information on all the parents is available upon request. Perspective owners should also check out the Guidelines page of our website, for information on the care of their new puppy. We can not guarantee the health of the puppy if the buyer will not follow the guidelines.
Most Suddanly pups are sold before they are born. If you are interested in providing a loving and exceptional home for one of our future puppies, please contact us. You are also welcome to come visit. Call or write and we will set up a time.
For a future Suddanly basenji, it is best to contact me between July and October, before the litter is bred.
Not all households can take the time needed to raise a puppy. Frequently, we have adults that are already housebroken and crate trained available. If you would like a basenji, but find the idea of raising a very active puppy daunting, check the SEEKING HOMES page for some "golden opportunities".


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Dump Truck Owner May Have To Pay After SunRail Crash
In Florida, the owner of a motor vehicle is ultimately responsible for any damages caused by the operation of the vehicle. One Central Florida dump truck owner could be on the hook for a lot more than he ever bargained for.
The Orlandosentinel.com website actually has the video taken directly from the SunRail train (watch it here) that shows a dump truck parked way too close to the train tracks for the train to pass safely by. The train engineer does the best he can to slow and/or stop the train, but the truck is just too close to the tracks and there is an obvious collision.
According to the article, at least seven (7) SunRail passengers were taken to local hospitals with injuries – hopefully minor ones.
In the event that any of these passengers have lingering, long-term physical problems, the ones that do likely have viable personal injury claims against the owner of the dump truck, and perhaps the driver who parked the dump truck, too. The injured passengers could collect money for their medical bills, lost wages, and even pain and suffering.
Many SunRail passengers ride the train to avoid the risk of a car crash on Interstate 4, or Central Florida's other major roads. They probably never dreamed they would be involved in a SunRail crash.
If you have any questions following a Florida motor vehicle accident — even one involving a SunRail train or other non-highway vehicle, call Winter Park personal injury lawyers Kim Cullen and Robert Hemphill. We represent clients from across Florida. Every consultation is FREE and no-obligation. Call us at 407-254-4901, or visit our website at cullen-hemphill.com


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You may be familiar with the scenes from the Partizan stadium during the Serbia v Albania Euro 2016 qualifying game, when a drone carrying a pro-Albanian flag landed on the pitch. The violence that ensued both on the pitch and in the stands is a reminder of how quickly situations can change.
In recent weeks the skies over the UK have also seen an increased number of unmanned aircraft. Known as drones, these aircraft have been carrying cameras, filming above stadiums and capturing games and the images are being posted on the internet.
This is an emerging issue and we have not seen widespread use of these at sports grounds in the past. These recent incidents have highlighted the potential safety and security risks.
While the majority of sports grounds with safety certificates have standard operating and contingency plans in place in order to respond to unplanned incidents, clubs may wish to review their contingency plans to consider potential safety and security risks from the use of drones.
What are the risks of drones in sports grounds?
- Loss of control of the drone over spectators.
- Loss of control of the drone over or near a structure or building.
- Potential disruption to the sporting event, and possible consequences of that disruption.
- Potential terrorist activity.
What should I be doing to reduce the risk of drones in my sports ground?
- Gathering evidence of use of drones within the ground through CCTV, photographs etc.
- Asking stewards and staff outside the ground to remain vigilant, and if appropriate look for the operator (many devices have to be operated within a 100m radius).
- Advising staff on actions to take whilst the drone is within the stadium, which may include providing reassurance to spectators and continuing with existing duties.
- Identifying staff to monitor the drone's activity from different locations to enable quick reaction to any potential issues.
- Considering communication with spectators via PA system, for example around authorised or unauthorised activity, reassurance messages etc.
- Considering whether any ancillary activity is due to take place that may affect the drone, for example pyrotechnics.
- Contacting Police and/or the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
- Considering what other contingency plans might be required or affected should an incident occur.


text: Habibo Sheik Dahir Ali came from Somalia where she did a thyroidectomy which caused to her a paralysis of both vocal cords. Habibo was admitted in Acıbadem Bakırköy Hospital in Istanbul with stridor, a high-pitched wheezing sound during respiration and dyspnea. Professor Ferhan Öz has performed a Posterior Cordectomy to allow her breathing easily. "Now I can speak, I can breathe, I can sleep… I feel like I came back to life!"


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EPIC that was like, the most epic laundry day ever
That was funny, epic and cool all at the same time
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Nice Job
I liked it man. Keep it up
I love the tone of this flash, and the paper cutout effect to the figures works really well. The abrupt ending adds something to it, in my opinion! Beautiful is the only word I can use to describe this one.
Also, the little sock floating down made me laugh; maybe the Egyptian gods should have some kind of an epic clothes washing contest!
Short and sweet! I You shoud do more on other gods and stuff.
Short, but good
I'm used to seeing stuff like zebras or video games from you, but this was alright. It is interesting to see the different tones you can set in your flashes. I was particularly impressed by the animation and felt it was something you really came up with on your own. I couldn't tell what this was going to be about because of the "Seth" title. I know of course realize it was about the Egyptian god, Seth. He just looks really cool waving his stick and all, even if it could have been longer.


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"I enjoy writing male/male erotica so I ask this question to any man who will indulge my curiosity. How does prostate stimulation/orgasm feel as opposed to an orgasm while just masturbating/penis stimulation only?"
My first bunt. I've written 39 columns, and had 39 answers; some good, some bad, some ugly, some right, and some wrong. This is the first time that I didn't have an answer. I wracked by brain and thought about what I would write, and how I would answer this question. Then I thought to myself, "why not go to the experts?" There are several people among my friends who have played with all sorts of different orgasms, so why wouldn't I just ask them and get their opinion. So, without further ado, for this very special, 40th column, I present to you guest spots!
Bob says: "While the orgasm itself often feels the same as masturbating, it can also be accompanied by the sensation of needing to pee. Sometimes, depending on the length of the cock, and the angle, it can be either pleasant rubbing against the prostate, or it can feel like jabbing, which is not always a pleasurable sensation, but a sensation none the less, and it would depend on how you process, it. For me personally, it often depends on the person I am playing with and our connection, I have only achieved orgasm from being fucked and not stimulating my cock directly, about 5 times, and only with about three different guys. I have been brought to orgasm via fist fucking as well, if the top knows what he's doing, the orgasm is almost identical as any orgasm achieved through masturbation or fucking, although there can be that brief (usually) sensation of wanting to pee as well, so far that always passes and turns into the actual orgasm."
Ron adds: "Well those I do it on say it greatly increases the intensity and duration of the orgasm. Not everyone responds to prostrate stimulation in the same way. Most are not aware of the increased stimulation unless someone knows how to find the prostrate or the cock is big enough to stimulate it when fucking."
Victor gives a different perspective and contributes the following: "It's very different. Penis orgasms are quick and kind of sharp. Prostate orgasms are slow. They build from inside instead of from the penis and a lot of times this deep burning will start inside you and slowly work it's way to your penis. The orgasm itself lasts a good 30 seconds or at least feels that way and you just feel your cock leaking tons of pre-come the whole time. Then as slow as it starts it wings down but you're not done being horny. I generally wanted to keep getting pounded. And I was just covered in cum, but it's much clearer. I wish I still had those orgasms as easily add I used to."
Not to be out done, @Kep L. Iko – The Page (who is an aspiring author, which won't be a surprise after reading his contribution) says: "Well it depends. In my experience there are times when I've been so wound up beforehand that when it starts I cum quickly and, although it's intense, it's more akin to a wet dream. There's kind of a low, dull orgasm. Nothing spectacular, but somewhat surprising which is the main thrill. Felt good, but wasn't memorable.
"BUT, the great ones, which I'm sure erotica would benefit from the most, are the long sessions (not being worked up beforehand, but being worked up BECAUSE of the prostate massage). At first it feels somewhat weird but good – like a rim job – you're not 100% comfortable, but you let it happen and feel it out. But once you get passed the initial anxiety, you start to enjoy it. Each time the hand, toy, our cock rubs along the prostate it feels like intensity running through your body. I quiver, I feel like I'm orgasming, I want to cum, but it's only just begun. After a few minutes of intense pseudo orgasmic sensation I start to let my body relax. I've been tensed up, toes curled, to this point. I begin to let my guard down, and another wave of anxiety begins because I worry that I'm no longer as "clean" as I began the evening. It's all in my head, though. Just a normal fear because I'm beginning to let my guard down. A few minutes more and I start to feel waves of relaxing, soothing pressure – like a real massage, but inside. It obviously makes my prostate feel wonderful, but the effect is deeper. My abs tense and relax, my spine straightens and relaxes, chills run down my spine as I think about what's going on. I begin breathing faster. My tongue and mouth start to dry, I begin hyperventilating slightly. I lick the inside of my mouth to keep it wet. My toes begin curling again. The pressure begins building with each wave. My body shoots waves of sensation and numbness throughout. I begin to arch my back and moan. He takes note of my pleasure and goes harder. Not firm, but rubbing a little faster and in wider circles/strokes. At this point he also starts massaging the taint which causes a gentle tugging at my balls. If he starts to lick my inner thigh at this point, or gently licking my balls/taint I'll go wild and squirm. But it's beginning to become overwhelming. The sensation is building. My hands are quivering, my abs are tingling numb, my toes are curled. I start worrying I'll get a Charlie horse, and I start forcing myself to relax my body, but every time I relax my body is overcome with intense sensations. I'm starting to gasp and moan beyond my control. I can't stop. It feels so incredible. He starts pausing and resuming just to edge me closer and give me the chance to breathe. If he continues, it starts to get to the point where short, rapid rubbing gets me closer, finally it becomes so intense I can no longer hold it in. My entire body tenses and relaxes, I shoot burst after burst. It flies through the air, covers his face, his hair, his cheek. I just start laughing in ecstasy. My body flushes and I feel completely numb for a moment, then tingly, then as though I'm waking up from the most peaceful and wonderful dream."
I hope this helps answer your question and gives your fuel for your stories. Thank you to all my guest writers today, much appreciated!
Do you have an question for "Ask Daddy"? Send it to me, for a chance to have it answered in a future column.
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Sale Shark's 29 year old Tom Arscott is being investigated by the RFU after being accused of leaking information to their opponents Bristol prior to their game on new years day.
As imagined, both Arscott and Bristol have denied any wrong doing, with Bristol stating that "The club are absolutely confident of no wrongdoing in this matter and will fully co-operate with the investigation. We will make no further comment at this time.". Regardless of this, Sale continue to call out the situation which is classed as a 'breach of trust'.
The accusation made by Sale is a serious one, which is looking to be turning out as true, as it consists of former Bristol player Arscott leaking on field plays and tactics, which means Sale must have some solid evidence of foul play.
If found guilty the player could feel the blow of a hefty punishment, which could lead to a lengthy ban from the game, but assuming the stories are true that is definitely what this sort of sportsmanship deserves.


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This Basic Instinct inspired spot was made for the For Film's Sake Film Festival – a festival that spotlights gender inequality and actively seeks out ways to 'Close The Gap'.
Starring: Naomi Rukavina
Director: Megan Riakos
Cinematographer: Meg White
Agency: GPY&R
Blue Bird
3 mins
Drama & Spec Ad
A young woman decides to finally seek help.
'3' Album – Behind the Scenes
9 mins
Step behind the scenes as country music singer
Amber Lawrence produces her latest album '3'.
Starring: Amber Lawrence
Director: Megan Riakos
Producer: Megan Riakos
Editor: Megan Riakos and Anil Griffin
Circus music video
5 mins
Music Video
Circus music video for Sunroom.
Writer & Director: Megan Riakos
Producer: Annmaree J Bell
Cinematographer: Bonnie Elliott
Choreography: Natalia Amoore
Stylist: Lissette Endacott
Editor: Natalia Amoore and Peter Crombie
Hair & Makeup: Debbie Muller Final Checks
Garlo's Pies
3 x 30 sec
Garlo's Pies TV commerical:
"When hunger strikes, head to Garlos"
Starring: Steven O'Donnell, Natalia Amoore,Catherine Terracini, Angela Ledgewood,Selena Hanet-Hutchins
and Ian Swallow.
Writer & Director: Megan Riakos
Producer: Annmaree J Bell
Co-Producer: John Frank
Cinematographer: Gareth Tillson
Production Designer: Jessamy Llewellyn
Editor: Natalia Amoore
Composer: Claire Deak
Sound Design: Angus O'Sullivan
Screened at Aussie Stadium
South Sydney Rabbitoh's NRL season 2005.


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November 28, 2010
NYT got leaks from The Guardian
The previous rounds of WikiLeaks releases have been as interesting for what newspapers the organization didn't work with as for the ones it did.
Throughout most of Sunday, it appeared that the list of newspapers that had advance access to this data dump was similar to the last one – New York Times, Der Spiegel, and The Guardian – with the addition of Le Monde and El Pais. (A great tick-tock of this process was put together by CJR's Clint Hendler following the Iraq War Logs release back in July.)
But Michael Calderone reports at The Cutline that the New York Times was left out of the initial round of access this time around, and ended up getting access from The Guardian. The Times says in a note accompanying its stories that it got the leaks from a source that wished to remain anonymous.
The reason is still unclear, but Calderone points out that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was not a fan of John Burns's October profile of him.
The Washington Post -- which was left off the shortlist for the July release because, Assange told Forbes, the Post had used thin sourcing in a story saying WikiLeaks had been compared to "Baghdad Bob" -- was left out of this round as well.


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The Brand of SEO and the Trend of Inbound MarketingBlog Post: March 12, 2012
SEO is already a deep technial and important field. It's OK to have SEO represent traditional SEO activities and have other terms represent other things.
Clearly SEO is outdated as an umbrella term. But that doesn't make it any less valuable and important. It's just become part of a greater set of disciplines that make up Internet Marketing today
As Rand has pointed out in the past, it's no longer enough to just do 'traditional SEO'. Now website also need to do content marketing on top of traditional SEO.
Call it Inbound Marketing, call it strawberry shortcake for all I care.
The important thing is that clients understand that SEO is not a sufficient term to describe what marketers do on the web these days. It's about education, which Rand and the crew at SEOMoz do such a great job.
Tod Hirsch
Spark Inbound Marketing


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The meetings calendar provides a list of all public meetings. Select an event for further details. You may also subscribe to this calendar to automatically see events on your smartphone or PC calendar. This subscription should work with any calendar application that support webcal, including the iPhone/iPad Calendar app, Google Calendar, and Microsoft Outlook.
Public Meetings Calendar
City Council Meeting
- Date: 10/26/2020 5:30 pm
- Location: City Hall - Council Chambers (1st Floor)
500 Center Ave.
Moorhead, Minnesota 56560
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For agendas, minutes, and video of City Council meetings, please see the Agendas & Minutes section of our Council Meetings webpage.
The agenda packet is now available.
Due to the COVID-19 emergency declaration executed by Mayor Johnathan Judd on March 16, 2020, City Council meetings will be held using virtual meeting technology. The meetings will be live-streamed to the City's Homepage, on the City's YouTube channel, and air on Moorhead Community Access Media (MCAM) on Channel 12 (Midco) or Channel 58 (CableOne).
To Participate:
Public Comment Line: 218.299.5001 (if no answer, please leave your message or call-back number)
Comment Form: Request to Speak
For more information: Public Participation Guidance


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Enhance planning, design, and delivery of more scalable and sustainable civil infrastructure with the full range of tools in the Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection.
Efficiently move road and highway projects from preliminary design and visualization to simulation, analysis, and detailed engineering. (video: 3:41 min.)
Tools for reality capture, conceptual design, analysis, and construction documentation help support your land development projects. (video: 2:22 min.)
Use tools for intelligent, spec-driven drafting and modeling, performance analysis, and construction-ready isometrics for fabrication and installation. (video: 3:51 min.)
Combine CAD and model-based tools to connect vertical and horizontal BIM (Building Information Modeling) processes for improved design decisions and project outcomes.
Use the latest technology to optimize designs and improve project delivery.
Integrate multiple models to facilitate review, simulation of construction sequencing, and clash detection.
Move compute-intensive rendering to the cloud to create more photorealistic images and panoramas.
AutoCAD Architecture (US Site)
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Help reduce risk and rework by putting your project at the center, and connecting teams to intelligent 2D and 3D model information and to each other. This enhances collaboration, provides better insights, and improves decision-making.