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NEW ULM – The Marktplatz Mall's legal dispute is heating up again ahead of trial dates with New Ulm Retail and Development, LLC (NURD), the owner of the northern two-thirds of the mall, taking action against Randy Danielson and his business SEK Financial, LLC, who owns the rest of the mall.
NURD is owned by California father-son duo Cliff and Mike Strand and Ohio businessman Lance Warner. NURD's lawsuit in Brown County District Court alleges that since Danielson took over the defaulting first mortgage on NURD's side of the mall, he has failed to give proper accounting of the balance due and misused the rents he collects. Danielson, who denies the allegations, purchased the mortgage in 2011 to prevent a sheriff's sale of NURD's portion.
On Tuesday, May 21, both sides will submit their suggested schedule for trial dates in NURD's lawsuit to Judge Robert Docherty, with the start aimed for June or July.
But, NURD has taken two actions antagonizing Danielson ahead of the court dates. First, NURD sent letters Thursday directing tenants on its side of the mall to send their rents to Brown County District Court Administration for retention until the case is resolved. This directive was sent without action or consent from the court.
A representative with Court Administration said it is very rare that rents are sent to a court and those instances require both conditions and paperwork. The representative said the department would seek Docherty's advisement if any rents are received.
Danielson said the letter and previous NURD actions are part of an effort to force him into settling the mortgage for less than the amount owed. Danielson said he has been paying his and NURD's utilities with the rent income to prevent the mall's utilities from being shut down by the City. NURD has refused to pay its utilities since Danielson started collecting rents, stating he is obligated to pay them if he collects rents.
"We don't care what pressure this puts on Danielson. [He] has created his own problems," said NURD member Mike Strand, "He has to give us proper accounting. The courts are fully able to keep the rents in an account until this is resolved."
Strand also confirmed NURD has been working closely with the plaintiff of an unrelated personal injury lawsuit against Danielson over an individual slipping on ice under his mall portion. Strand said he does not consider the situation intimidation because they were approached first and NURD will do anything it can to help the plaintiff.
NURD has created friction with Danielson in the past with unusual actions during their dispute. NURD previously sent a letter directing its tenants to send their rent payments to NURD member Cliff Strand. Several tenants confirmed they sent several months of rents to NURD until Danielson informed them of his rights to the rents.
In June of 2012, a series of Youtube videos critical of Danielson using NURD's exact argument and documents began appearing. NURD denied creating the videos despite e-mailing them to entities around town, simply claiming they had "found" the videos. Because some of Danielson's personal information was displayed in the videos, Docherty ordered the videos pulled. The videos then disappeared.
Another situation involved NURD constructing a wall in early 2012 through the middle of the shared lobby area dividing the sides of the mall. NURD alleged Danielson was improperly heating his side and wasting their money. The wall became a major source of dispute between the sides for nearly half a year before being torn down.
City officials are hopeful the trial for the lawsuit will lead to some kind of resolution, particularly because several businesses cited the conflict when moving out of the largely empty mall.
Both mall owners said they are confident they will be vindicated in court.
"Danielson's days are numbered," said Mike Strand, "He will be forced to give accounting."
Danielson said he will be proved right, leading to either NURD being forced to reach a settlement with him or him being able to foreclose on their mortgage.
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Marshall Council splits on paving questions
MARSHALL – A request for a parking variance at a Marshall business turned into an issue that split the Marshall City Council on Tuesday night. William Maertens, owner of Bend-Rite Custom Fabrication in Marshall, said the cost of meeting city ordinances for paved parking spaces and driveway access would hurt his business. But council members were divided on how they thought the city should respond.
Maertens was applying for a variance permit to reduce the number of parking spaces he would have to build for an addition to his existing metal fabrication shop near West Main Street. City ordinances currently require parking spaces based on the size of a building. In Bend-Rite's case, 33 parking spaces were required, but only eight people work in the building.
Maertens said there's also not much day-to-day need for customer parking at the Bend-Rite, and the cost of building and maintaining a parking lot could hurt long-term expansion at the business.
At a meeting earlier this month, the Marshall Planning Commission recommended the council approve 12 parking spaces instead of 33, with a crushed granite surface instead of paving.
However, it was a second possible issue with the Bend-Rite property that sparked the most intense discussion Tuesday night. City ordinances also require Bend-Rite to have a paved driveway access, but the property is not adjacent to the street and shares a gravel driveway access with another business.
Marshall Public Works Director Glenn Olson said an alternative would be to pave just the part of the driveway on Maertens' property. That idea drew criticism as well.
"A driveway to nowhere makes no sense," Maertens said.
Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce Director Cal Brink said the council should think about the message that its actions would send to business owners.
"To pave halfway to the road makes no sense and to pave all the way to the road makes even less sense," Brink said.
Council member Glenn Bayerkohler said the city also needed to consider the precedent it was setting. Would other businesses also come to the city asking for gravel lots instead of paved?
The council broke the parking variance request down into parts. Council members voted unanimously in favor of reducing the number of parking spaces required at the business to 12. However, a motion to allow crushed granite instead of a hard surface for the parking passed 4-3, with council members Bayerkohler, John DeCramer and Mike Boedigheimer voting against.
After discussing whether the driveway issue required council action on Tuesday night, DeCramer moved to allow the driveway to be built of crushed granite and only on the new construction area. Council members approved that motion 4-3, with Bayerkohler, Boedigheimer and Jennie Hulsizer voting against.
In other business, council members introduced a proposed zoning change for several properties along Main Street between 6th Street and the railroad tracks. The proposed rezone would change the properties from a higher-density housing area to a limited business area. The proposal had received some negative feedback from Marshall residents at an earlier meeting of the Marshall Planning Commission.
Tuesday's action by the council sets the stage for more discussion by council members, as well as comment from the public, said Olson.
Council members voted to appoint the architectural and engineering firm ATS&R as the architects for the Southwest Minnesota Amateur Sports Facility and expansions at the Minnesota Emergency Response and Industrial Training Center. Olson said ATS&R was one of four architectural firms interviewed for the projects last week, out of an initial pool of 11 candidates. ATS&R was the same group that designed the new Marshall High School building.
Marshall City Attorney Dennis Simpson said contract negotiations with the firm are ongoing. The council's appointment of an architect is subject to final approval at a future meeting.

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February 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ammunition for certain guns is hard to find in Nebraska and Iowa because people worried about the possibility of tougher gun control are buying it up. Demand for ammunition and guns took off after the Dec. 14 shooting in Newtown, Conn., that took the lives of 20 schoolchildren and six adults. The shortages are apparent at gun shows and many stores. Dealers say .223-caliber ammunition used in semiautomatic rifles, 9mm bullets and even .22-caliber bullets seem to be in short supply.
Terry Edwards of Palmyra, Neb. says ammunition supplies were already tight before demand surged. At a gun show in Altoona, Iowa, dealer Kevin King says many customers are afraid they won't be able to buy the amount they want in the future, so they're stocking up now.


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To the Opening Session of the International Islamic Conference
Amman, Jordan
4 July 2005
Distinguished scholars,
Honoured ladies and gentlemen,
Peace, God's mercy and blessings be upon you,
It is a real pleasure for me to welcome you at your meeting today in Amman, to discuss the different issues and challenges facing the Muslim Umma (nation). You are most welcome, guests and scholars, for whom we hold respect and appreciation.
Dear Brothers,
Over the ages, Islam has established a basis for better human relations between individuals, nations and peoples, irrespective of differences in religion, colour or gender, on the principles of tolerance and dialogue with others. This was meant for the good of mankind, everywhere, at all times. Yet today, the Umma is defamed, abused and falsely accused when it comes to discussions of the Umma's role in this age.
As a start, let us confess that we, Muslims, have not always fulfilled our obligations towards our religion and towards ourselves. Some Muslims, or those who promulgate "Islamic" slogans, have defamed Islam and Muslims, and harmed Muslims, intentionally or non-intentionally.
The divisions between the children of the Umma, acts of violence and terrorism practiced by some groups and organisations, what is going on in Iraq, Pakistan and other Muslim countries in the form of accusations of apostasy and the killing of Muslims in the name of Islam, do not correspond to the principles and spirit of Islam, and Islam disavows them. Such practices generate turmoil and corruption on earth, because they give justification to non-Muslims to judge Islam according to acts that Islam disavows, and subsequently interfere in Muslims' affairs.
We find it incumbent on us as Muslims, whose hearts are filled with love for God and His Prophet, to be the first to face these unjust campaigns to which Islam is presently subjected, and to be the first to call on fellow Muslims to reject discord and to unite their words and their positions. Thus came the Amman Message which was launched by us in the holy month of Ramadan last year, from the Hashimiyyeen Mosque in Amman. Then we called for convening this conference in which representatives of the eight Muslim schools of thought (Mathahib) congregate from different countries to discuss the many issues and challenges to the Umma and to specify fundamental basic solutions to overcome them.
The first and most important of these challenges is unifying the position of the adherents to the eight Islamic schools of thought: the four Sunni schools, the Ja`fari Shi`i school, the Ibadi school, the Zaydi school and the Thahiri school. We can begin by acknowledging that, in the practice of their faith, the adherents to each of these eight schools of jurisprudence are practicing true Islam, and that declaring any one of them an apostate is unacceptable. Disagreement among scholars (ulama) is a blessing. Let us follow the example of Imam Al Shafi`i's saying: our school of thought is right, but might be wrong, and other schools of thought are wrong, but might be right.
Great Muslim scholars and trusted Muslim authorities issued fatwas – which are familiar to you – affirming that this principle is right and acceptable, because the adherents to the eight schools of thought are in agreement on the fundamental principles of Islam: they all believe in God the Almighty and Sublime, the One and Unique, that the noble Quran is the word of God revealed, and that our master, Mohammad, peace be upon him, is a Prophet and Messenger unto all mankind. All agree on the five pillars of Islam: the two testaments of faith (shahadatayn), ritual prayer (salat), almsgiving (zakat), fasting the month of Ramadan (sawm), the pilgrimage (Hajj) to the Sacred House of God, and also on the foundations of belief: belief in God and His Angels, His Scriptures, His Messengers and the Day of Judgement, in divine providence – good and evil.
Disagreement between scholars is only with respect to some of the ancillary branches of religion (furu') which came into light after the death of our master, the Prophet, peace be upon him. These disagreements originated with matters pertaining to worldly and political affairs of the Caliphate. The fatwas of the prominent scholars of the Islamic Umma also accepted as legitimate all forms of worship practiced by adherents to the eight Islamic schools of thought in accordance with their own Mathab and the Grand Imam of al-Azhar's fatwa included that moderate Sufi thought is acceptable as long as it is based on the two testaments of faith that God is the One and Unique and that Muhammad is Allah's messenger, and as long as it adheres to the five pillars of Islam and the Holy Quran.
Acknowledgement of the schools of jurisprudence within Islam would permit the emergence of a fundamental methodology in the issuance of fatwas, and the definition of who is qualified for this undertaking. This, with God's will, would end the practice of defaming others as apostates and close the door on ignorant people who practice killing and terrorism – of which Islam is innocent – in the name of Islam.
Honourable Scholars,
You meet today with so many issues and challenges facing the Umma on your agenda. You are, with God's guidance, qualified to deal with these issues and challenges, and to define Islam's position on each one of them. Primary among our obligations as Muslims is to present to the world the true essence of Islam – the religion of moderation, forgiveness, mercy and rational, scientific dialogue. Islam is not the religion of violence and terrorism or prejudice and isolation. God Almighty says:
"Call unto the way of thy Lord with wisdom and fair exhortation, and reason with them in the better way. Lo! Thy lord is best aware of him who strayeth from His way, and He is best aware of those Who go aright" (al-Nahl: 125).
Islam provided us with rules to best protect human rights and to guard man's freedom and his human dignity, irrespective of his religion, gender or colour. God Almighty says:
"O mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! the noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Lo! Allah is knower, Aware" (al-Hujurat: 13).
Islam emphasised the need to respect the rights of minorities and non-Muslims who live within Muslim society. It established for us a clear methodology to honour relations, conventions and agreements between Muslims and other nations and peoples. God Almighty says:
"And keep the covenant. Lo! Of the covenant it will be asked" (al-Isra' :34).
Islam does not accept prejudice and isolation, but calls upon us to seek scholarship and knowledge. God Almighty says:
"Are those who know equal with those who know not" (al-Zumar:9)
It also calls us to be open to others, and to benefit from their experiences in all fields of life. God Almighty says:
"Ask the followers of the Remembrance if ye know not" (al-Nahl:43).
Distinguished Scholars,
I am confident that you are aware of the challenges facing Muslims today, and of the malicious attack on Islam through slander and misrepresentation due to some Muslims' lack of understanding of the essence of their religion and the ignorance of many non-Muslims of the nature and noble values of our religion.
From this arises the importance of your role and the responsibility you shoulder in unifying the Islamic Umma, with all its schools of jurisprudence and presenting the truth about our faith and its great message.
May God, the Almighty and Sublime, grant all of us success in serving our religion and our Umma and unifying the Islamic nation.
Peace, God's mercy and blessings be upon you.


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Regulating the use of drones
It appears North Dakota will be among the states at least discussing restricting the use of unmanned planes for law enforcement purposes.
State Rep. Rick Becker, R-Bismarck, said last week he plans to introduce a bill in the 2013 Legislature that would create regulations for the use of drones by law enforcement. He says his intention is to protect the privacy of citizens, not hinder law enforcement.
State courts upheld the use of drones in the arrest of a Lakota man in 2011, the case that is behind Becker's planned bill. But opponents of using drones say the state needs some regulations so the practice isn't abused by law enforcement agencies. Police officials say the unmanned drones aren't used to peer in anyone's windows or otherwise intrude on a citizens' privacy. Rather, they say, the drones represent new technology that can be useful in a wide variety of cases, including standoffs and searching for missing persons.
The debate will be interesting to listen to, for sure, whether or not the Legislature adopts new laws governing the use of drones. But there should be room for lawmakers to find proper balance between using drones when the technology would make police work safer and more effective and using them in an intrusive manner.


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IATL 28, 28th Annual Meeting Israel Association for Theoretical Linguistics, will be held at Tel-Aviv University on October 16-17, 2012. We are interested in research which tests theories of language in general, including traditional areas of theoretical linguistics and also experimental areas such as psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, sociolinguistics, and language acquisition.
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Jane's Addiction: The Great Escape Artist reviewed
Last June, during Jane's Addiction's induction into the Guitar Center's RockWalk in Hollywood, guitarist Tom Morello made his case: "Nirvana often gets credit for being the first 'alternative' band to break through, the band that changed music and led rock out of the hair metal wilderness of the '80s. That's just not true. It was Jane's Addiction: inspiring, intelligent, furiously rocking and artistically deep."
He's got a point: Nothing's Shocking, the band's major-label debut, was issued in August of 1988, and their follow-up, Ritual De Lo Habitual, came out a year later - the latter beating Nevermind by 13 months.
While Nirvana grabbed the modern-rock playlist crown, Jane's Addiction embraced the fringe, the outer regions of the alt-rock parade. And though they sputtered and spattered during much of the ensuing decades, the hope remained high that the band would return in full flight with a wham-bam album worthy of being mentioned in the same breath of their first two releases.
The Great Escape Artist comes damn close. Despite some hiccups along the way (bassist Eric Avery, who rejoined the band in 2009, quit again a year later; and Duff McKagan, who joined soon after, tendered his resignation within six months), Jane's Addiction - singer Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins - have made a big blazing fire with their fourth studio album and first in eight years.
After McKagan (who contributed to three songs here) bolted, Dave Sitek from TV On The Radio came on board to lend a hand, along with former band member Chris Chaney. They join producer Rich Costey, whose past work includes Muse and Interpol, in forming a hazy yet crucial fourth of the Jane's Addiction picture.
And let's give it up to technology, too, as in old school: The band tracked The Great Escape Artist on the same console that they used to record their first two albums. Sometimes there's magic in those wires, some strange voodoo. Whatever the case, Jane's have found it here.
Full-frontal guitar rock, electronic textures and shaman eroticism might make strange bedfellows in most people's worlds, but for Jane's Addiction, they weave an intriguing and captivating web. The 10 tracks on The Great Escape Artist - that's right, 10, the band doesn't wear out the welcome - slam and swirl like a Big Wednesday surf. The group's sound is hard, expansive, reverential yet forward-thinking. This is a band with quite a past and a limitless future. That they've managed to put the two perspectives together on one record is reason to rejoice.
Talk about your openers. Dave Navarro busts out a brutal, Mountain Song/Zeppelin-y riff that carries the weight of the song, during which the rest of the bands explore dynamics that neatly encapsulate the best of Nothing's Shocking and Ritual De Lo Habitual.
Perry Farrell is heartbreaking as he intones in a variety of multitracked voices, "We're all hustlers, hustlers!/ I try and get some love from up high/ there just ain't enough to go around."
The sonics gain momentum. Juxtaposed with Stephen Perkins' tribal drums, Navarro's spiky lead lines become trance-inducing invitations to a dance that's just beginning.
End To The Lies
This one builds like a volcano ready to blow. Over a slow and steady bass and Perkins' insistent, marching snare, Navarro lays down a sinister guitar drone - the perfect framework for Farrell, in a voice both menacing and childlike, to set all the liars and frauds of society straight.
The rhythms surge, and Navarro's guitar - the echoes grow longer, until they're cavernous - eventually assaults the listener who's driven by a lust of sound. Navarro gives a pure and natural performance, bursting with fear and desire, as it he's entering a bullfight.
Curiosity Kills
The outer limits of the Jane's Addiction sound...so far. Dave Navarro's guitar is Edge-like in places, thrust into a gloomy existence in which Farrell, his voice filtered as if he's singing through a megaphone, sings, "Look away, look away, but you couldn't look away."
The band works up quite a froth, culminating in a spectacular guitar solo, bright and infused with energy, and it's so good that it serves as a ride-out. More than 20 years into his career with Jane's Addiction, Dave Navarro's hitting a creative peak. Who'd a thunk it?
Irresistible Force (Met The Immovable Object)
A sensual, seductive trancer, this one is introduced by a subtle bass-and-drum intro that mesmerizes. All the while, Navarro's guitar lines cast their own kind of spell.
Taken as a whole, Irresistible Force is an emotional, wrenching ode to sex. Mysterious, elusive, playful and cunning, it has its way with you. Kind of like...well, sex.
I'll Hit You Back
A gripping study in shadows and light. I'll Hit You Back is a grinding, relentless, raw electronic take on punk rock, with producer Rich Costey mining the fine line between machines and humanity.
Things start slow and steady, but after the bridge, amid fierce, double-time drums, Farrell's vocals gush. It's a thrill ride, and after a frenetic snare roll, Dave Navarro ignites a veritable guitar inferno.
Twisted Tales
As if there were ever any doubt, Twisted Tales cements Dave Navarro's status as a true guitar hero. His main parts here could supply the next decade of James Bond films, or they could work over the best Portishead record you've never heard. Or if Ennio Morricone wanted to get back in the game... OK, you get the idea.
The beauty of this track lies in the impulsive responses of the band. They don't do what normal musicians do, nor do they do what's expected of them. Rather, they react like human beings. When violence erupts, they respond accordingly - they recoil, and then they lash out.
It's a riveting journey, and one that's worth repeated trips.
Ultimate Reason
The slinky, subtle bass intro isn't surprising - this is one of the songs that Duff McKagan had a hand in writing. Nor is it very surprising when Ultimate Reason explodes into one of the most live-sounding cuts that Jane's Addiction have ever recorded. The presence of the former Guns N Roses' bassist, however brief, no doubt left a mark.
The song gallops off, with Navarro tearing off chunky Middle Eastern chords and Farrell matching him beat for beat. It's a bit of a scat-sing, call-and-response thing they do, something of a dance, and it's joyous and celebratory. By the end, we're right there with them.
Splash A Little Water On It
A hazy, slo-mo musical treatment, with druggy bass and drums providing the underpinning in which Perry Farrell summons up some back-in-the-day Jane's vocals that soar like eagles in flight.
Even so, the milieu is painfully real: "We've been drinking and smoking till four, five or six in the morning/ I take a splash of water to bring me around and get me going" Farrell sings, and you believe this is a scene he's seen more than twice in his life.
The band plays this out like they're the Doors incarnate, perfecting a New Age take on the Riders On The Storm vibe. Throughout, Navarro whips up striking, ripping sheets of guitar goodness, layers and layers of sound that form their own kind of pressure.
Broken People
Inventive and frisky, like some of the latter songs on Achtung Baby that kicked and punched as they were hustled into dark corners, Broken People plays not like a classic but as a work that's alive and smart, even while it evokes some of the spirit of Jane Says.
After Farrell sings "Welcome to the world/ welcome to the aching world/ of beautiful people," the song smacks into the land of My Bloody Valentine on steroids, with Dave Navarro hard-wiring guitar surges that provide real heft.
Words Right Out Of My Mouth
Jane's Addiction finish their first album in eight years with a dramatic flourish. Words Right Out Of My Mouth races past one's senses, sprinting madly with guitar stabs before it dives into a psychotic rush of odd-time dementia.
There's a brief moment of calm during the bridge's acoustic break, but within seconds Navarro sounds the alarm and speeds off, burning up ground as fast as he can run.


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Tech IPOs Stuck in Holding Pattern, CEOs Say
Infoblox(BLOX) and Demandware(DWRE) enjoyed favorable public debuts prior to the Facebook fiasco , but warn that the goalposts have shifted for companies following suit.
"Unfortunately, because of all the hype about Facebook and because its IPO wasn't successful, it's going to affect other companies that have fundamentally good businesses," Robert Thomas, the CEO of Infoblox, said in an interview. "It does have a negative effect on the tech space -- investors are wary."
Infoblox, which recently posted blowout third-quarter results , made its public debut in late April during in a busy week for tech IPOs.
"In the week that we went public, Splunk(SPLK) and Proofpoint(PFPT) also went public," Thomas said. "There was high sentiment about tech companies -- you would have expected Facebook to accelerate that sentiment, as opposed to collapse it."
Reports emerged this week that online travel specialist Kayak had stalled its push toward an IPO. Citing people familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal reported that Kayak didn't launch its IPO "roadshow," which had been expected to start around Memorial Day.
Kayak declined to provide comment for this story.
Scott Sweet, senior managing partner at IPO advisory firm IPO Boutique , described the Facebook offering as nothing short of a "disaster."
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Until the Facebook share sale, 2012 had been a good year for tech IPOs. Prior to the Facebook offering, IPO expert Renaissance Capital said tech firms have accounted for 20 U.S. IPOs valued at more than $50 million each this year, the most in any sector. Last year there were a total of 48 tech offerings.
Firewall maker Palo Alto Networks and cloud specialists Reval and ServiceNow all filed S-1s with the Securities and Exchange Commission recently. But IPO Boutique's Sweet doesn't anticipate any initial share sales soon. Companies gearing up for IPOs, he says, are "kind of in a holding pattern."
Palo Alto Networks, Reval and ServiceNow haven't yet responded to requests for comment on this story.
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February 27, 2014 8:30 pm):
Michael Bisping
is happy to know that TRT is on the outs in Nevada, but he isnt exactly holding his breath that a ban will change the behavior of perhaps its most famous user:
Vitor Belfort
Vitors a cheat, simple as that, Bisping today told MMAjunkie. Hell go out and try to find another way to cheat. Hell find another way of manipulating the system, or hell try.
For a guy that talks about Jesus, you should want to step in there the way God intended him to be. Hes a hypocrite.
Bisping (24-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC), who is set to fight Tim Kennedy (17-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in April at the TUF Nations Finale after an eye injury threatened his career, said hes moved past a loss to Belfort in January 2013 that derailed a potential middleweight title shot and forced him back to the drawing board.
He does, however, take satisfaction in knowing that regulators are cracking down on the controversial practice of hormone replacement, one that undoubtedly aided Belfort on his rise to title contention.
Its nice to know theyre being branded the cheats they have always been, Bisping said. Theyve been chemically enhancing their bodies for quite some time, and I always took a hard stance against it. Fortunately, the UFC and the Nevada athletic commission are branding it for what it is; its an unfair advantage and whole thing is just a mockery to the whole concept of sport and fair competition.
In the past, Ive lost to three guys on TRT. They had an unfair advantage, and Im just glad nobody is going to have to suffer a defeat at the hands of somebody on TRT.
The TUF Nations Finale takes place April 16 at Colisee Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The main card airs on FOX Sports 1 following prelims on UFC Fight Pass.
Bispings career is notable for the number of disclosed TRT users hes competed against and lost to, including Belfort, Chael Sonnen and Dan Henderson, all of whom were undergoing TRT at the time of their fights.
The past is the past, of course, he said. I never knew that my opponent was on TRT; it was only after the fight took place that I was privy to that knowledge. Being a competitor, I would have never turned down the fight anyway, but the fact that its not allowed, it kind of makes you wonder.
Thankfully, his next opponent, Kennedy, is a staunch opponent of doctor-approved testosterone use, so he doesnt have to worry about whether or not an unfair advantage will be employed in the cage. But does the NSACs ban change the way he thinks about his losses? Do they now have asterisks beside them?
I think with Vitor, it definitely should be, Bisping said. This is a guy that failed a drug test in the past, and now hes taking TRT. For a while, he wouldnt reveal the fact that he was on TRT, and now hes very pro-TRT, and now that theyve banned it, hell probably will just find another way to do it.
Belfort has yet to comment on the Nevada State Athletic Commissions ban on therapeutic-use exemptions for TRT and what path hell take toward getting licensed in the state for a title bout with champ Chris Weidman in May at UFC 173. With his stated plan to ask for a therapeutic-use exemption now off the table, its likely hell merely apply for a fight license and appear before the commission to answer for a previous NSAC steroid failure, his TRT use, and his status as a fighter over the age of 35.
Im definitely rooting for Chris Weidman, Bisping said. From a personal selfish position, regardless of what happened, Vitor does hold a victory over me; he connected with a decent head kick, and good for him. If Vitor was to be the champion, it might be more of a difficult sell fighting Vitor again.
This is going to piss me off as well, because if Weidman is victorious, he fought Vitor not on the juice. So Weidmans going to get even more credit. Is he credible? No. Anderson (Silva) broke his leg (in his second fight with Weidman); the first fight he acted like an idiot. Against Vitor, he fought him not on the juice. So lets put it all in perspective.
But for me personally, I want Chris to win. Im going to make an example of Tim Kennedy, and then I would love my shot at the belt.
Bispings ultimate goal is, of course, aimed at winning a title thats eluded him since his winning turn on The Ultimate Fighter 3. While being one of the middleweight divisions more popular fighters, he hasnt been able to win key fights that put him in title contention.
The NSACs rule change may have come too late for The Count, but he is still open to the idea of fighting Belfort again down the road.
I wouldnt want to do it this year, because its going to take a while before the effects of those drugs that hes been taking truly come out of his system, he said. The muscle that hes gained, thats going to take a while before it diminishes. So he still might be at an advantage at the Chris Weidman fight. With the amount of cardio we do, its hard to put that kind of muscle on.
But sure, I would love to fight Vitor. Give it a year, let him get all the juice out of his system, and then lets do it again.
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WOW… has this every happened, to my knowledge a 3-way artist collab on the same figure is pretty damn few and far between, and to have 9 pieces customized by DrilOne, Leecifer, and Scott Tolleson… well, someone pinch me now!!! These rad 'Chipster' customs have been graced by all 3 artists, and if you are familiar with their separate styles, you can see where Leecifer applied his dry-brush techniques, DrilOne rusted and rivited em', and Scott applied his clean masterful lines… making for some cooky combinations, that work soooooo well together. All 9 of these will be available at Scott's booth #4836 for an unspecified price just yet, but Scott does mention that they will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis… so hurry on over, but remember… no running in the convention hall


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Vegan Shepherd's Pie
4 medium potatoes, diced
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1/4 cup soy milk or liquid nondairy creamer
Salt, garlic powder, and pepper, to taste
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
12 oz. vegan ground beef-style crumbles or cooked lentils
1 1/4 cups vegan gravy of your choice
1 6-oz. can mixed peas and carrots, drained
Paprika, for garnish (optional)
- Boil the potatoes for 20 minutes, or until tender. Drain and mash with the margarine and soy milk or nondairy creamer. Season with salt and pepper.
- In a medium pan, sauté the onion in the oil until translucent.
- In a medium bowl, mix the cooked onions, vegan beef crumbles or lentils, mushroom gravy, peas and carrots, and spices. Pour into a pie pan. Top the crumble mixture with the potatoes, spreading to the edges.
- Bake in a 350°F oven for 30 to 40 minutes, until the potatoes are browned and the crumble mixture bubbles out the edges.
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Use seitan instead of crumbles for a chunker mix. Fresh carrots and peas from Trader Joe's and rosemary and thyme make this tastier? I forgot to add the gravy once and didn't miss it.
Instead of faux meat, try lentils in this recipe, so delicious and full of nutrients!
For mock ground beef, I only like Morningstar Farms Griller's Recipe Crumbles. It is great in tacos also.
Last year I just adapted a traditional Irish recipe to be meatless, so if you don't like gravy or don't want to use it, try simmering your veggies in 1/2c red wine (doesn't have to be fancy, I used Sangria) and it gives it bit of pizazz!
I made mine today. It's good but not great. I forgot to add cayenne pepper too. I think that the recipe needs more flavor and wonder what I could do to achieve that. Next time I'll buy pickles to eat it with. Otherwise, it's a quick and simple dish, which I always appreciate in recipes.
I used tvp mince which works great in a good sauce! i also use loooads of herbs ^^ my boyfriend loves it too!
I think there is a big movement of people turning vegan after the footage of how they torture animals at abbatoirs, animal testing, poultry farms, etc. Who else thinks that too?
My husband who is a huge meat and potatoes fan LOVED this meal. He is not open to vege meat options yet he didn't even notice it in the shepherds pie.
I don't like the Yves Veggie Cuisine Ground Round. I use chopped mixed mushrooms [oyster, cafe, cremini, portobello and shiitake, all available major food supermarkets] and lightly sauté in canola oil with freshly minced garlic and a wee bit of mild onion (don't like much onion in anything). I put garlic in last and do not let it brown.
i am thinking of becoming veg and is very happy to find such a great website with healthy and yummy recipes! The person that says when ur veg all u eat is salad they need to see this awesome website!
This recipe looks so good! But if you live at school like myself with limited cooking appliances Amy's Shepherds Pie is a really good alternative. I like to put a little bit of vegan margarine on it too 🙂
This is veggie comfort food! I didn't put in the entire can of gravy – it just seemed like it would be too runny, so I used about half the can. (Since it came out so good I stashed the remainder of the gravy in the freezer for a future batch!) Because my family isn't all that fond of the peas & carrot mix, we used just the crumbles cooked with onion and gravy as a layer over some canned corn and topped it with the mashed potatoes. Very yummy stuff!
Hey Jamie, this recipe calls for Campbell's Mushroom Gravy not Cream of Mushroom. Hope that helps!
Campbell's does contain cream (milk) whey. Still in search of a totally vegan cream of mushroom soup. Anyone know of any?
Just made this recipe …very yummy! There is beef in the powder McCormick mushroom gravy! So I stuck w/ campbells that didn't list any animal product.
Just made this recipe …very yummy! There is beef in the powder McCormick mushroom gravy! So I stuck w/ campbells that didn't list any animal product.
Careful with the Campbell's Mushroom Soup/Gravy. Some contain Beef Broth. Got to read those labels.
This was a hearty filling dish for a cold rainy night. Thanks.
Delicious! The only thing I changed was I used a frozen mixed veggies as opposed to juts peas and carrots. It is amazingly tasty and very satisfying. My boyfriend even enjoyed it!
Here's the recipe I always use for Shepard's Pie! The only thing I substitute is McCormick Mushroom package gravy mix instead of Campbells Mushroom Gravy. Also turn oven to broil for last 5-7 min. Enjoy!


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Striders Combines Academics, Athletics
Eighty degrees and sunny one minute then 30 degrees and snowing the next; it has been another wild and wooly spring in Western New York.
Despite the changeable weather, Chautauqua Striders will begin its spring and summer track season in just a few weeks. The days through late May, June and July are packed with events and activities designed for every track and field enthusiast from the casual runner to the experienced and seriously competitive athlete.
Thursday, May 30, Chautauqua Striders will again host the Hershey Track & Field Games at Strider Field, beginning at 6 p.m. Conceived more than 30 years ago to promote youth physical fitness and provide fun, learning experiences for children 9 to 14, its popularity has consistently grown. Competing athletes will be grouped by age and gender to evenly match their abilities. The purpose of this meet is to be fun and fair for everyone.
Youth entering the Hershey Games will be able to compete in up to three events, including the 50, 100, 200 and 400 meter dashes; 800 and 1,600 meter runs; standing long jump, softball throw and 4×100 meter relay. Hersheys awards ribbons to the top eight finishers in each competition. The top two finishers in each contest will advance to the New York West State Meet. There is no cost for either meet. Please contact David Reinhardt of Chautauqua Striders at 488-2203, ext. 230, or "http://www.chautauqua-striders.org">www.chautauqua-striders.org for details.
Chautauqua Striders is also an annual participant in The National Day of Running. This year, it is scheduled for Wednesday, June 5, and is designed to promote running as an "incredibly healthy, easy and accessible form of exercise." Track and field organizations in major cities like New York, Boston and Chicago, along with USA Track & Field (USATF) and Running USA, are promoting the sport by hosting a variety of activities, including appearances by well-known athletes, individual and group running events, and clinics. For more information, be sure to visit www.chautauqua-striders.org.
June 10 through July 16, Summer Track & Field Development makes its annual return to Strider Field. Designed for nearly everyone, the primary focus of the program is on children and youth, 13 and under. Its purpose is to encourage and promote participation and competition in the sport of track and field. Parents of young athletes will be given an introduction to the basics, while their children will be afforded the opportunity to choose events in which they would like to compete including: sprinting, hurdling, running, jumping, vaulting and shotput. Older athletes will have the chance to learn new techniques and sharpen their skills, enabling them to "graduate" to Chautauqua Striders Track & Field Club.
Age divisions are determined by year of birth; practices are held on Monday nights beginning at 6 p.m. and development meets take place at Strider Field on Tuesday evenings, also starting at 6:00 pm. Prior to June 3, the pre-registration fee for this six-week program is $35 and includes: event instruction, meet participation, T-shirts and program awards. Limited registration will also be available on Monday, June 10, at Strider Field from 5-6 p.m.; the on-sight cost will be $40. David Reinhardt is available at 488-2203, ext. 230, to answer any questions. Additional registration forms and more information can be found at www.chautauqua-striders.org. No child will be denied the opportunity to compete, as scholarships and discounts can be arranged based on financial need.
Chautauqua Striders is always looking for ways to combine education and athletics. In line with that philosophy, it supports and participates in USATF's "Read for Speed" program, designed specifically to encourage young people to enjoy literature. Research has shown summer reading improves preparation for the upcoming school year. Therefore, children and youth will be encouraged to delve into works by their favorite authors and topics of personal interest while on vacation. Participating youth will receive special recognition during the Development Program's awards banquet for the number of books they have completed.
The 2013 Summer Track & Field Club begins its schedule of events at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 3, at Strider Field. Chautauqua Striders is currently accepting registration forms for athletes, ages 12-18 who would like to join this outstanding and nationally recognized track club. Those competing for their high school teams are encouraged to register in advance; forms are located on Chautauqua Striders' website along with practice and competition schedules.
As a member of the USATF, Chautauqua Striders hosts and participates in many events throughout the United States. One of the most exciting is the USATF Niagara Junior Olympics, to be held this year at Hilton High School on Sunday, June 23. Details, entry fees and registration forms can be found at www.usatf-niagara.org. This premier competition draws 300 to 400 young athletes from across New York state, including Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Binghamton, and of course, Chautauqua County.
The top six qualifiers in each event from the Niagara meet will move on to compete at the USATF Region 2 meet at Strider Field, July 11-14. Chautauqua Striders recognizes what an honor it is to be chosen as a host site. When athletes and their families converged here in 2009, they were greatly impressed not only with the world-class facilities at Strider Field but also the beauty of this area and the friendliness of its people. The top five finishers in the Region 2 track meet will have the privilege of competing at the USATF National Championships at North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, N.C.
Chautauqua Striders strongly supports a healthy lifestyle for everyone and is proud to sponsor these exciting track and field events. Promoting physical well-being, providing support for athletes of all ages, and allowing for family-centered activities are just some of the reasons to consider making time for fun and fitness during the spring and summer months. Be active; get involved; enjoy life.


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By Gretchen Mensink Lovejoy
Tuesday, January 08, 2013 4:02 AM
Sue Awes is the new director of Helping Our Neighbors, Chatfield's senior assistance program made possible through a grant obtained through the Chatfield Lutheran Church.
Sue Awes wants to be your neighbor.
"I'm easygoing and easy to get to know. I like to be with people, meet new people, I like to laugh and have a good time, and I usually get along with everybody," said Awes, the new director of Chatfield's Help Our Neighbors (HON) senior citizens' assistance program.
This organization was started this past fall through a grant of $180,000 obtained through Chatfield Lutheran Church that will allow for Chatfield's younger residents to carry out light housekeeping, repair and respite services for their senior neighbors.
Awes appreciates the value of HON's mission because she believes that intergenerational conversation is vital to humankind's health and heart.
"Prior to this, I was doing another grant opportunity as director of HeadStart," she explained. "I worked with children - my background is children, and I did full-day childcare - and my master's degree is in gerontology...I worked at Fairview in Minneapolis."
Awes also added she was executive director of ArtReach, an art opportunity for seniors.
"I guess when I was working at Mount Olivet Church, there was an intergenerational center, and I saw seniors and children working together. We tend to isolate the elderly, and that pushed me along to engage intergenerational activities," Awes continued.
She plans to keep HON visible so that all seniors in the Chatfield area can benefit from their neighbors, big or little.
"We have to keep hoping that people will need us and asking people if they need help, be it changing a light bulb or coming in for a couple hours to give a caregiver time to go to the store without having to bundle someone else up," Awes said. "We're coming into their homes, and we hope to be able to take care of things that have been bugging them. It's an excellent idea and we hope it catches on."
She added, "It's a really nice opportunity to keep the elderly in the community. We want to invest time in them, and it's something I enjoy doing, something I think is fun."
The director would like to create outlets for senior citizens to meet for coffee and conversation, enriching their lives through interaction with one another. She's also investigating the resources Chatfield already has available to its eldest citizens and determining how those resources can transform possibilities into realities.
"There are opportunities, along with providing home services, to provide seniors with opportunities because that's something they don't have here," Awes explained. "They need a central place they can all go. I'd love to be able to put a senior center together, and I'd love it if someone doesn't have a space rented downtown...that they'd let the seniors use it until it's rented."
HON will thrive if Awes can locate funding through grants and donations and also round up the able-bodied citizens willing to assist their elders.
"I'm looking at getting more funding and pursuing other programs for the community," she said. "The reason why we're doing the grant-seeking is we're hoping to provide senior socialization, a sense of opportunity for them to get together, maybe a senior center, and meetings like we have planned in January, where there'll be someone teaching healthy eating and cooking for one or two people, bringing healthy recipes that don't take a lot of fuss to make or clean up."
Awes, whose office is located in Chatfield Lutheran Church, currently has a wish list that includes members of the community stepping forward to lend a hand or hammer to help their neighbors as HON grows and develops its mission.
"The challenge right now is that we're starting to get seniors who need services, but with that, we need volunteers who can help with those services," Awes added. "We need to keep a balance between the services needed and the volunteers who provide those services."
She'd welcome the chance to be included in other area organizations and to serve them while building partnerships with HON.
"I'm working on getting everybody to know us, and I'm hoping to partner with as many organizations and groups as I can in Chatfield," Awes added. "And if committees and organizations need board members, I like to serve on boards, particularly in other organizations so I can get to know the community as a whole."
Awes spends her free time gardening, container gardening, walking her dog, shopping for antiques, attending auctions to find vintage furniture and "hanging out with my kids - I have twins in St. Paul, and my youngest is a Marine in Japan."
She plans to explore Chatfield further once the snow melts - winter isn't her gig. "I'm looking forward to bringing my bicycle down and riding around town this summer," Awes concluded.
For more information, email Sue Awes at firstname.lastname@example.com, stop in at 304 Fillmore St. SE, Chatfield, or call (507) 251-0520.
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SF:SE 2015 is a Specfic convention in Orlando. It's a ton of fun, with standard conference culture and funky convention inclusions like tattoo festivals and LARPquests. http://sfse2015.com.
The Bronx Library off the Fordham train station has a memior workshop series with some excellent teachers. If you are in the NYC area, you should check it out.
For memoir and fiction alike, I can recommend LitCamp. Amazing instructors, and yes there is feedback from other students, but also in depth critique from an author, agent, editor or publisher who leads the workshop. And it's a great experience too - the fun of the camp with some serious thinking and talking about writing. http://litcampwriters.org/
The number of workshops and conferences is overwhelming. I am seeking help to find a good workshop or conference on memoir/creative nonfiction.
This year, I took a short Memoir course at a major university by a "name" author. But the author just superficially read the submissions, gave a few general comments ("Show, Don't Tell"), and turned the class over to the other students to make comments. The course was very disappointing.
Request info for workshops or conferences, or online courses where at least the majority of the instruction comes from the instructor. Thanks
After participating in one online workshop for memoir and personal essay writing I would caution other writers that this genre may be better suited to a physical classroom that allows writers to get a personal sense of one another. To potential instructors I would suggest that teaching memoir writing online is likely to be an intense experience.
Without an experienced workshop moderator online who is fully prepared to manage reactions to unexpected, powerful subject matter the critquing part of the course can go awry.The intimacy of personal writing leaves the author with no bush to hide behind and often ignites comments with high octane emotional content. Online critiquing can easily swerve off subject, be unnecessarily harsh or cause a writer to doubt the value of their work. When workshop participants are talking to a computer screen rather than a live human being they can say things they would never say in person. Too many comments in raw form are discouraging rather than encouraging and defeat the purpose of the workshop. Comments need to be moderated for helpfulness by the instructor who may not have that kind of time.


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""It's a massive, unbelievable competitive advantage. Having access to a private jet is the single most important asset to any national political campaign." Source: WALL STREET JOURNAL "
Why FBOs matter
In the years that I've written for Business Jet Traveler, I've discussed nearly everything that affects your choices as a charter user. There's at least one factor I haven't covered, though: the FBO or fixed-base operator, through whose lobby you pass to board your charter jet.
So what exactly is the FBO's role? Does it really represent just a lobby to walk through or a place to use the "facilities" before grabbing the car?
Two years ago, my company initiated a study to try to answer these questions and found that as many as 60 percent of you care considerably about FBOs. Concerns differed regarding the departure and arrival FBOs, with the quality of the waiting area or lobby voted most important where you board the airplane, closely followed by the availability of a good cup of coffee, the parking/drop-off situation and other more minor items. At destinations, important factors included availability of conference rooms, computers, on-site rental cars and other passenger amenities.
For us, the striking commercial discovery was that those of you who expressed interest in FBOs also admitted that you "frequently to always" choose the one that you want your charter provider to use. Since aviation wisdom usually credits the pilot with this decision, we checked with the FBOs. While no one put this in the "stupid question of the week" category, I was surprised by the frequency of responses like: "Yeah, sure, we've always known that."
In fact, the FBO is often one of the first parties involved in finding a charter for the uninitiated. A frequent telephone sequence starts with a passenger calling an airport manager, who suggests an FBO (if the airport manager doesn't know a charter operator), and then the FBO does a little impromptu research and dispenses a phone number or two.
The FBO as a Destination
In some cases, the FBO actually becomes the destination. Consider a large company with multiple offices across the U.S. When the time comes for a board meeting or an M&A get-together with parties from New York and Sacramento, where's the best place to meet? If the question is "Your place or mine?" the best answer-for the sake of political neutrality or because of travel logistics-may be "neither." Maybe the ideal choice is right smack dab between the two parties, so that everybody can spend no more than a couple of jet hours getting to the meeting, do what they have to do and still get home at a reasonable hour. This is why FBOs construct lavish facilities with conference rooms, elaborate phone systems, projection screens and the other accoutrements that have become important for a business meeting.
You may not realize it, but the service you expect and usually get at today's FBOs is an extension of the handling and treatment you receive from the flight crew and charter operator, and it's usually a big improvement on a pickup or drop off at "the hangar," which is a little too Spartan for the uninitiated flyer. A good FBO can "take the baton" from the pilots in a properly coordinated charter trip and facilitate all the little items that transform a good ride into a great one: sending the rental car onto the ramp so you don't have to walk through the rain; collecting your bags and getting them into the trunk; helping your spouse with driving instructions to your hotel.
Depending on the service ethic (usually pretty strong) of the desk crew, they can save the day. Maybe your car didn't show up or went to the wrong location, and now you're late for your meeting. The FBO can arrange to drive your team to where you need to be. Or maybe your meeting ran late, and you're going to miss dinner, in which case the FBO can arrange for sandwiches or catering. I've witnessed many front desk attendants searching the aircraft tracking systems, patiently informing an anxious wife or business partner of the whereabouts of the people they're picking up.
It's impossible to list all the things that a good FBO does in the course of a day to smooth out the wrinkles for the dozens of passengers who pass through its doors. But consider this: After all the work you do to evaluate and select a charter operator, and the service and skill that they put into conducting your flight, the ground crew doesn't always get the credit it deserves. Think of the bus stops that the airline terminals have now become. And take careful mental notes during your next FBO visit. Chances are, you'll be greeted by an attentive staffer who knows exactly where your airplane and pilots are when you arrive and won't let you forget your briefcase on the coach when you get up to leave. Are she and her FBO a significant part of your charter trip? You bet.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 12, 2011) – Like many U.S. beach volleyball teams, Emily Day and Heather Hughes have spent their summer living out of suitcases and playing in whatever tournament they can.
But unlike some teams, Day and Hughes' quest has taken them overseas, thanks to USA Volleyball's beach high performance program.
This weekend, their quest will lead them to the Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series stop in Miami on Sept. 16-18.
After Miami, Day (Torrance, Calif.), Hughes (Fallbrook, Calif.) and other top U.S. beach teams will compete Sept. 23-25 at the 2011 Jose Cuervo Pro Beach National Championship in Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Hermosa Beach is where Day and Hughes train during the few moments they are home in Southern California. They get to train with other USA Volleyball beach high performance teams as part of the program overseen by Ali Lamberson, USAV director of beach programs.
But time at home has been precious this summer as Day and Hughes have competed all over the United States and the world.
This summer's biggest test for the two former Loyola Marymount indoor players was when they raced back to the United States from Shenzhen, China where they won the silver medal at the World University Games on Friday, Aug. 19.
The team left China right after the medal ceremony on Friday night. By Saturday, Aug. 20, Day and Hughes were competing in the Corona Light Wide Open event in Hermosa Beach.
"We were definitely jet-lagged," said Day, 24. "We just wanted to see how far we could go."
The team finished ninth in Hermosa. It wasn't Day and Hughes' best domestic finish this season. The pair has taken third at the Wide Open event in Chicago and had another third at the National Volleyball League tournament in Malibu.
But for Day and Hughes, it's not just about the results, but also the journey, which included Seoul, Korea, where the pair placed fourth at an FIVB Challenger and Satellite event in June.
"It's definitely exciting," said Hughes, 25. "I haven't unpacked my suitcases yet. We're doing what we love. Traveling with your best friend is great and doing it for volleyball is even better."
Day and Hughes first made waves in 2007 when they became the lowest-seeded team to advance from the qualifier at an AVP tournament (seeded 54th) as well as for the youngest team to do so (with a combined age of 21). However Hughes pursued a career indoors with the U.S. Women's National Team, before heading to the beach full time in 2011. Meanwhile, Day competed on the beach with other partners.
Now that the two players are a full-time team, their goal is to spend even more time on the road in the future.
"We would like to jump on the FIVB World Tour," Hughes said. "We would love to compete against other countries while representing the United States."
For more information on the Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series, visit www.josecuervoprobeachvolleyballseries.com


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FOLLOW UP: Source Denies Excessive Power Consumption of the First AMD Fusion Processors.
Advanced Micro Devices reportedly plans to initially release two central processing units (CPUs) that belong to Ontario family of chips and feature a Bobcat micro-architecture x86 cores as well as DirectX 11-class graphics engine. The code-named Zacate microprocessors will sport different performance and power points.
Apparently, starting late this year AMD will ship two Zacate processors for revenue: a dual-core chip with DirectX 11 graphics controller with 25W thermal design power as well as single-core processor with DX11 graphics engine with 18W thermal envelope, according to a slide published by ATI-Forum.de web-site. TDPs of both chips raise more questions than answers since the chips are supposed to be very low power. It is rumoured that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company will start volume production of Zacate CPUs already this quarter. Both products are likely to be formally unleashed at the Consumer Electronics Show in early 2011.
The chip designer expects actual systems based on the code-named Ontario accelerated processing units (APUs) to become available early next year. Unfortunately, those devices will not be revolutionary technological masterpieces, but rather prosaic low-cost netbooks with improved performance of microprocessor as well as DirectX 11 graphics support. While at present there are no netbooks with such feature-set, it is not generally clear whether there is demand for advanced graphics on netbooks with small screens.
AMD code-named Ontario features two x86 cores based on Bobcat micro-architecture, integrated DirectX 11-class graphics core and DDR3 memory controller on a single-chip system-on-chip (SoC) device. As reported previously, the Bobcat micro-architecture features x86-64, virtualization, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 technologies and will be single-threaded with out-of-order execution. The actual Ontario microprocessor, which is a dual-core chip, will be able to offer 90% of today's "mainstream performance" in less than half of die area. AMD claims that Bobcat-based products are sub-1W capable. The SoC will be made using a 40nm fabrication process at TSMC. AMD Ontario is the key part of AMD Brazos platform for low-power devices.
AMD did not comment on the news-story.
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Tuesday, 13/3
Major DOMS from squatting on Saturday, walking is difficult.
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How Do I Choose The Best Golf Club Irons For My Game?
Hireko has one, if not the most extensive lines of golf irons available by anyone in the golf industry and each model is designed in house. At first it may seem to like a daunting task to select the right one for your or your customer's game, that's why I want to share with you the secrets to the proper selection. What golf club irons are right for me?
Are you a left handed golfer?
This might be your most important question to ask. Why? Simply because not every model can be made in left hand and make it profitable no matter what company you are talking about. As life cycles for golf clubs in general are two or three years tops before they lose their luster and customers demand new equipment, golf club manufacturers (like yours truly) have to weigh the cost of tooling and the minimum order requirements from the foundries. This is why only those that will be forecasted as best-selling golf irons will be offered in left hand. Even if a model surprisingly takes off in sales that was made initially in right hand only, it will be too late to start tooling and production for the LH model as a quarter of the life cycle may have expired by the time they are in stock. With all that said, we still offer a plethora of left handed models to suit virtually any golfer.
What is your handicap?
This is usually a question that is often asked, but I prefer not to pigeonhole certain products by handicap level, unless they made say Tour or Pro on them. Even in those cases, there are exceptions to the rules. You see, only a fifth of all golfers even establish or maintain a golf handicap, so essentially this question would rule out the majority of golfers to begin with.
What are your shot tendencies?
I would rather look at tendencies a player may have such as hitting the golf ball too high or too low, or maybe the customer is prone to fading or drawing the ball. In these cases, the loft, center of gravity and amount of offset in a design are what make it unique and sets the ball at different angles from the face to correct for a specific tendency. Sure, golf shafts also can control ball flight to a certain degree, but the bulk of the work not related to golfer's swing comes from the head design.
How to choose the best golf club irons for your game? The following chart will act as a quick golf club iron buyers guide based on certain tendencies and help you find the right golf club iron. A couple quick notes, the models with an asterisk next to them are available in LH. To make the chart more user-friendly certain irons make be spread out further than they actually would be. For instance, the Acer XS Forged and Dynacraft Prophet Tour Forged Irons would fall on top of one another on the chart and make it difficult to read.
Is your trajectory too high or too low?
Often times the result of too high or low a ball flight is a direct result of the player's swing mechanics, angle of attack and solidness of contact on the face. For example, golfers that tend to sweep the ball at impact will likely make contact lo
wer on the face than someone who takes more of a divot. Loft in conjunction with the vertical center of gravity of the head is what control trajectory. It shouldn't astound you that our two ladies models (iBella Bellissima Irons and Obsession Irons) will be amongst our highest launching golf iron clubheads as the lower clubhead speeds will produce less spin and height. On the other side of the spectrum, the Power Play Caiman X2 Raw Power Irons is our lowest launching, but primarily in the mid and lower lofted golf irons.
It should also come as no surprise that the majority of the irons will fit within the medium trajectory category window as better golfers don't want to see abnormally higher or lower ball flight than what they are used to. While trajectory is a balance between distances and yet allowing the ball to land on the green during approach shots, direction is another key requirement as we will show next.
Understanding the difference between draw versus fade enhancing
Before we speak about draw or fade enhancing, we need to have a starting point or what is labeled as neutral. In this case, let's say the middle-of-the-road iron in our line will be intended to hit the golf ball straightest for the vast majority of golf from amongst the many head designs we offer. That means certain heads will be geared to hit the ball more left (draw enhancing), while others further right (fade enhancing) for a RH golfer. The Power Play Caiman X2 Tour Irons would likely be the most fade enhancing due to the elongated blade length and low offset, while the Acer XF Irons and XF HT Irons the most draw enhanced.
Most golfers tend to push, fade or even slice their irons. Certain irons do a better job of squaring the clubface by incorporating more offset or shifted the weight closer to the heel or shaft to enable the head to rotate closed. That is why on paper the Acer XS HT and the Acer XF HT seem to be for the same type player.
More accomplished golfers are more likely to draw the ball in general and don't need as much offset as a result. This is why you will find fewer head that are fade enhancing as the pool of players is smaller.
Several of the entries are borderline when it comes to directional bias as they have reduced offset, but not too reduced. This includes the Dynacraft Evolution Hybrid Irons which I consider a hollow-bodied iron more than a true hybrid. The Acer XF Pro Irons and Acer XS Pro Irons meet the criteria as well, with the loft being the separator; one will hit the ball a little lower than the other.
Squeezing out a little more
The middle square (medium height / neutral ball flight) should fit the sweet spot of golfers playing today. There are three very good candidates (Acer XDS React Irons, Acer XS Irons and Power Play Warp Speed Irons). What you do not see from the chart is how they are constructed. Of the three, the Warp Speed is the only one with a more exotic face material to help bolster ball speed and distance with all else being the same.
I hope this article has answered for you the question "how to choose the right iron set" for my game. You can see we have a wide variety of irons to choose from, even in left hand. After reading the explanations and examining the chart, you should have a better idea of what each iron is supposed to do so you are able to confidently select the best model for your or your customer's game. If you are curious about an iron, I would highly recommend buying a mid-iron of the model with a shaft and flex you are familiar with.


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WESTFIELD – Herbert Schultz, 47, was charged with common law driving while intoxicated, DWI per se with a blood alcohol content of .08 percent or higher, failure to keep right and operating a motor vehicle while on a mobile device. Deputies on Sunday at 9:53 p.m. saw a vehicle traveling in the town of Portland failing to keep right. Schultz was charged, released with traffic tickets and will be in court later.
ELLICOTT – Shawn Didomenico, 38, of East Elmwood Avenue, was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Police pulled Didomenico's vehicle over for having a loud exhaust in the city of Jamestown. Troopers report seeing him dropping a plastic baggie containing one gram of cocaine. He was taken to police barracks and processed, and was awaiting arraignment.
ELLICOTT – Matthew Minekime, 33, of Harmon Street, was charged with driving while intoxicated. Minekime was stopped for failure to stop at a stop sign in the town of Ellicott. Minekime failed field sobriety tests and was transported to police barracks where he provided a breath sample of .10 percent. He was released with traffic tickets and is due back in court at a later date.
OLEAN – Thomas D. Doner, 33, of Newton Street, Salamanca, was charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance. Police charged Doner after a lengthy investigation by the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force. Doner was taken into custody Feb. 22 on an indictment warrant out of Cattaraugus County. The Sheriff's Office and Salamanca police assisted in the investigation. Doner was taken to County Jail.
Shamori L. Houston, 32, of Second Avenue, Falconer, was charged with larceny on Saturday. Police report Houston took $1,200 from a purse before throwing the purse out of an apartment window. Houston was taken to the Chautauqua County Jail pending bail.