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Bad Time to be a Hunter
Hunting has been on the decline for years, and CNN just reported that the latest numbers are that it's down another 10% over the last ten years. Hunting in the water, err, I mean fishing, is also down around 15%. And call me crazy, but I don't believe it's a coincidence that while hunting and fishing numbers are steadily on the decline, new federal data shows surging numbers of birdwatchers, wildlife photographers and other wildlife watchers. They increased from 62.8 million in 1996 to 71.1 million in 2006.
Of course, as the numbers of hunters and fishers decline, so does the money in state wildlife agencies' coffers, since most of their revenue comes from hunting and fishing licenses. And of course hunters and the agencies themselves are quick to go into panic mode, saying that "conservation" will suffer if these agencies don't receive the money from hunting licenses, when in reality the only "conservation" they actually pay for is breeding more animals for hunters to blast into oblivion. So, perhaps it's time for a policy shift here. I think it makes much more sense that wild areas be paid for out of regular taxes, since they sustain the earth and they are vital to life itself. It should be free and encouraged to watch birds and appreciate nature, and our state wildlife agencies shouldn't be begging people to go out and kill animals simply so they can stay in business.
Man, it really is a bad time to be a hunter. First, CNN reports these new declining numbers, then the news that hunting may put men's hearts at risk.
And perhaps most disturbing is the recently released DMGDRO report on the link between hunting and, how shall I put this … diminutive male genitalia, which, now that I think about it, may explain Dick Cheney's obsession with playing with really big guns . . .
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Please don't listen to these negative comments. All Hunters that say "I eat it, so that's good" is a complete nut. If you have money to afford a gun, license, and bullets… You can afford some chicken nuggest at Harris Teeter rather than leaving some animal to wonder where it's parents went after that person trekked through the woods. All Hunters have a twisted mind, and don't deserve anything. I say just be vegetarian, what's the problem with that! I commend you PETA!
All of you anti hunters are fucking faggots. HUnting is not bad, it keeps population in check. Its better to eat wild meat, where the animal gets to live a happy and healthy life before being harvedted, rather then eating some animal that was raised in a bad atmosphere, living an unhappy life. I hunt fair. I follow regulations, and hate people that poach, and hunt unethically. I always eat what i kill, and nothing goes to waste. More people should learn hunt. Its a good way to know where your food came from, and you can bond with family and friends. Try it before you put us down.
I don't normally debase myself by responding to such mindless dribble; however, it seemed warranted. I understand that hunting seems barbaric and needless… specifically to the ever emerging generation of hip and progressive vegans who shop at co-ops and whole food distributors. Hunting in itself isn't bad. I enjoy both the act and the reward of my endeavors. I don't hunt for tro
with fishing. catch and release. with these pathetic. cowardly wildlife killers they are absolute losers. there defense will be they are keeping the animals from over population. they hide. camouflage themselves and use every trick to lure defenseless animals to there ends. funny. they hide on some perch in a tree using sounds and smells to bring them close. then kill them. then have the moronic commenting such as.." look at this amazing deer with his spectacular antlers". wtf. if u admire the animal so much how about u let it live? or better yet. come down from that tree and catch that deer or whatever animal ur trying to trick and kill with ur bare hands. COWARDS…AND THEN TEACH UR KIDS TO BE COWARDS. JUST LOSERS. HIDING IN TREES AND SCRAPING HORNS TOGETHER TO PULL THEM IN. AND USE UR ARROWS TO SLAUGHTER THEM. THEN COMPLIMENT THEN ANIMALS PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES.
Anyone who hunts and kills animals for entertainment is vermin. These sadistic cowards should realise that as time evolves, some pursuits become socially and morally unnacceptable and hunting falls into that category.
Firstly I need to mention the fact that I am ex UK Airborne and yes have been in the arcs of fire of the IRA and others. Just incase some silly hunting type person poses the question. Now to move on. Hunters are pathetic cowardly people who have a warped mind. They are typically right wing idiots who drive large Chevy trucks and wear cammo gear. I have just heard that a hunter killed a wild cat in Iowa. Hunters lay in wait with their bows and guns for Deer and Bear. I say to them grow up get a pet and take responsibility for the wildlife that we should be protecting. If the law allowed it for a single day. I would hunt the hunters!
Oh no point asking for a discount anymore guys. I've got a new job.
Ugh. Alright. Let's get our facts straight so we know who's side I am on. 1 I am a hunter I work in an archery and bowhunting store. 2 I live in a rural locale. 3 I'm studying psychology at college. Ok cool. Let's start. There is no link between hunting and penis size so no need to get offended. Secondly the link between lower socioeconomic status I.e poor folks and hunting are generally that we Myself included live in rural centres. As a result lowered income means some extra food on the table helps. And no. It does not generally cost as much as people imagine to start hunting. Firearms are often passed down through families. NOW onto the assertions 'hunters are evil sociopaths etc'. Sure. Deliberately torturing and injuring small animals CAN be a sign of mental illness. But there is a bit of a difference between setting a cat on fire and shooting a deer. Difference is the cat is being harmed for the sake of harm. The deer is being shot for meat and for fur more often then not. Provided that hunters are the sociopathic killers you imagine there should be a lot more humanhuman violence around areas in which hunting is more common. The decline in hunting which is happening is caused by large amounts of the population moving into urban and suburban settings. Simple as that. Oh by the way. If you're ever in Canberra and need some discount gear just mention this blog post.
How many people did Noah take with him on the Ark? How many animals? Don't say it was for food we don't eat elephants Lions tigers zebras etc. God did not make animals for "Sport Hunting" and you say your ancestors did this and you are protecting your heritage? Well some ancestors had slaves and this was legal.Unfortunately some of the most horrible things take years to changeand I am waiting for the day that my Grandson asks me what hunting is.
There is something very wrong with taking pleasure in killing an animal. Some people have been led into this death sport by others in their own families. In many rural families it's a tradition. My father was a hunter years ago now he is more compassionate and I don't believe he would hunt if he had it to do over again. He was brought up in a rural area where hunting was almost expected of a man. Here in Kentucky the Fish and Game people have managed to increase the deer population by about 1000 since I was a child. A hunter can just about sit on his back porch and shoot a deer yet they act like it's such a conquest to kill one. I had a cousin who cams all the way from Arizona to hunt deer. Not realizing I was not a hunter he ask me where was the best place to hunt. I told him I was not a hunter and had no idea but that he really didn't need a gun since the deer are so thick in this area you can't drive anywhere and not have one run infront of your vehicle. In my opinion deer hunting or any type hunting will become a real sport the day the animals are armed with high powered rifles and start shooting back. Let's see how many hunters would venture into the woods under those conditions to refortify their manhood. Hunters are like the neighborhood bullies they thrive where the odds are stacked in their favor.
and i really like how your internet sight limits what people can post so that you soft hearted saviors don't feel like your being picked on by the rest of the world
just a question to all of you peta people do any of you have any idea what would happen to the ecosystem if nobody like me and my fellow hunters hunted. lets take deer for example im sure a few of you have either almost hit a deer or have hit a deer with your car. if nobody hunted then that would happen everyday all day intill the deer population became so overpopulated that disease would spred through the herd and then they would all die. I am all for people having there own oponions. This is america have your way of thinking but dont down other people for the way they think. and do you honestly think that there would of been a peta in the 1800's. you think they had vegie burritos back then no people had to hunt for there food or you starve. I hate people who poach or just kill and dont eat the animal but i think that people who do it the right way and eat the animal i see no harm what if hunting is the only way to feed your family or your self. If this even gets posted i just wanted to get my point out to peta people if you are a 100 anti hunter then you are 100 uneducated and ignorant so enjoy your vega burger or burrito and i will contuine liveing as our ancestors did by hunting and not starving have a good day
Hey Jack I mean this in the most polite way your argument needs a lot of work. It did not convince me of anything except their are more bird watchers. Have you ever written a worthy argument before I mean the whole idea of stocking animals. Yes they do stock fish and you know what that is good because the lakes would be in pretty rough shape. But the Idea of them breeding Bears Elk and Deer and stocking them in the forest. If there was no hunting in my community a gaurentee that there would be animal overpopulation would lead to animal deaths of sickness and starvation. I Gaurentee that the death of an animal by a bullet or arrow is much more humane and less painfull then sick ness or being eaten alive by a predator. I hope that you will rewtrite your argument to at least earn you some credibility because as far as I'm concerned your argument is no better than any other blog or rant you would find on the internet.
I enjoy hunting and perhaps I'm a savage mabye I'm sadistic but ur not going to change me. So talk all u want make penis jokes I'm gonna sit right here and eat some deer jerky and watch u guys go crazy.
you guys rock! go animals
A quick question how much has PETA actually donated toward protecting animals state parks and wildlife areas. Seems like all they do is bitch and moan about how humans are evil in taking the lives of animals. So maybe we should try to convert animals that hunt animals to vegetarians that way we can all live in harmony. Looking forward to your response.
hey ive hunted all my life and i find nothing wrong with it people to grow up and realize it is a free country and the world doesnt revolve around them . now i love animals and i enjoy hunting them too. but ill make this acception once and once only save an animal and shoot an anti hunter P
hey to all i have to say is save an animal shoot an anti hunter
I would like to start out by saying that i am a 16 year old hunter.I did not come on this sight just to say how much I hate PETA and how wrong you are and i dont plan on changing anyones mind much like no one will change mine.I came on this sight to do a project for school in which i have to write a letter to someone about somethign i feel strongly about huntingwhen i stumbled upon this article which I read and was truely insulted.Im just hear to say that let all of the non hunters know that hunting isnt what PETA makes it out to be. Id like to start of by saying that i like to consider myself an "ethical hunter" . PETA makes it seam liek hunters walk into the woods with their guns and just start shooting every animal they see until it no longer moves. Unofortunetly for hunters sake there are people like this but most hunters are not. I know what my firearm or bow and myslef are capable of doing. I always make sure that before i take a shot at an animal that it will be lethal in one shot and that the amimal will feel no pain and will die instantly or within seconds after. Secondly i would like to touch on the whole hick hillbilly redneck crap. Yeah i have to say that there are alot of hunters liek this but it doesnt make them bad and… i am not liek this.I live in a 400000 dollar house and my mom drives a cadilac and my dad a 50000 dollar truck.also my brother who is a doctor is an avid hunter. So that is a false statment. Thirdly i would liek to mention the whole coward and small penis thing. The coward thing i dont knwo what that even means or why they woudl call us cowards i consider my dad who is a hunter to be the braveset man i know.And no one in their right mind can belive that small penis thing. I also keep hearign the whole " why do you have heads on your wall?"and i do have deer heads on my wall becase killing a deer is a challenging thing to do and yes i will admit it is somethign tha i am proud of and i want to enjoy their beauty forever. And finaly to say that we are evil. I have the utmost respect for every animal i take or decide not to take. I dont go in the woods blow away the first deer i see and laugh evily while i do it. I selectivly take deer. And afterwards i feel a sence of sadness that i took this animals life. But unfortunetly i have to kill the animal in order to eat it. And to touch on that i do eat every animal i kill. Venison is my favorite food.Im not goign to lie i do enjoy a nice steack from the butcher but if i had the voice of venison or beef id chose venison. So to wrap this up this is baically a description of most hunters and for all you non hunters out there dont listen to what PETA tells you because they have no idea. BTW a nonhunter is someone who is someone who doesnt hunt and is on the edge about how they feel about hunting
hunters are a dying breed but bears are attacking houses and camps endangering peoples lives. do you care more about the over population of deer in cwd areas spreading to other areas. what about these animals. the gov't is alowing hunters like me to bring in multiple tag deer in these areas for a price but to help control the disease from spreading to anywhere else. this is a good thing. the money goes the helping everything in that zone. and the wild hogs up in northern wisconsin are becoming a nuesences and they were askling us to bring in these hogs even if we didnt have a tag. oh and theres nothing better than eating a tender backstrip of venisen!
I would just like to say all you people claiming hunter are bad. Answer this Question what is PETA's Plan for deseises that will come about with an over population in the animal herd. For example hunting is on the decrease and habatat is growing and now in Wisconsin CWD is killing Deer slowly and painfully. Now tell me how you are going to fix that problem without hunter. Let me guess PETA will medicate them. That is damn joke! Guess what PETA Doesn't have enough followers to even come close to controling this promblem. Just to let you all know most hunter enjoy watching animal just and much in happy natural environment but in order to do so the herd needs to be in control and thats when hunters come into play. So before you comment on this know your fact and quit being close minded. Granted I'm a hunter and i beleive in ethical treatment of animals but to bash hunter who are acctually help your cause is absolute bull crap. Enough said. so pull your head out of your reaars and understand the real problem we arn't working together.


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Prairieland seeks fresh funding
TRUMAN – Its utility bill is down, but Prairieland in Truman wants another $24,000 from Faribault and Martin counties, to the dismay of commissioners.
Mark Bauman, plant director, on Friday requested the funding: $9,829 from Faribault County and $14,144 from Martin County. The two counties own and operate the waste-processing facility.
"Our [Prairieland] budget for the year is $112,000," noted Greg Young, Faribault County commissioner. "With this request, we'll be at $60,000 [already]."
Bauman said Prairieland was not built with the idea there would be no subsidy, but added that it has reduced its fees. There used to be a $60 charge per household; now it is in the $20 range.
"We'd like to get to a spot where we're self-sufficient and don't need the service fee," he said.
Bauman also pointed out the latest monthly utility charge is $13,903.
"At times last year it was $24,000 to $26,000 a month," he said.
The decline is a result of converting from a compost site to making refuse-derived fuel, by not having to operate the compost equipment.
Bauman said the best way to make more money is to bring in more product.
"It's going to take more garbage flow in here," he said.
The opportunity he seeks may be coming next month.
Bauman said the metro-processing law was passed 20-some years ago. It states that all waste in the seven-county metro area has to be processed, either by waste energy, compost or another ecologically friendly method. However, the law was never enforced.
Now state officials are going through the process of putting that law into action. Enforcement could start as early as April, Bauman said.
John Roper, Faribault County commissioner, wants Prairieland to take advantage of the law and "work on getting Mankato to get that waste coming this way."
Bauman said that right now LJP Enterprises is hauling fuel from Prairieland to Mankato, but coming down with empty trucks. Currently, the refuse is being taken to Newport, where it is shredded, then returned. Newport is south of St. Paul.
"[Truman is] a shorter drive than to Newport," Bauman said.

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Economy Is A Problem For Both Sides Of The Aisle
We had hoped discussions of the degree to which Chautauqua County's economy is struggling would have ended in November.
Apparently, we were wrong.
To recap, both Ron Johnson and Vince Horrigan pointed to different figures to show that fewer people are employed in Chautauqua County than there used to be. Johnson used the oft-quoted 7,777 jobs that appeared on countless blue and white signs on lawns throughout the county last summer and fall. Horrigan, who ended up winning the election, pointed to a smaller number of about 3,000 jobs.
Either way, our economy isn't growing. The discussion has been over how slowly it is contracting. It strikes us, then, that discussion over how badly our economy is floundering is rather inane – but inane discussion is exactly what happened at a recent meeting of the Chautauqua County Legislature's Planning and Economic Development Committee.
Fred Larson, a Jamestown Democrat who returned to the legislature after about a decade away from politics, prepared a list of questions for Bill Daly, county IDA director, focusing on how the county is preparing sites for development. During the discussion, Larson said Chautauqua County has 6,000 less people employed than seven years ago, prompting Daly to say, "That's the biggest lie that's ever been told, and that's a shame."
Technically, Larson is correct. The state Labor Department's website count of those employed shows a decrease from 63,800 employed in December 2007 to 57,300 in November 2013, a decrease of 6,500 workers. This quibbling, however, is akin to debating the rate at which the Titanic is sinking. Either way, the boat is taking on water.
So we say, unequivocally, there is no statistic we can find that shows Chautauqua County is growing economically.
State Labor Department statistics show a disturbing trend of fewer people in the county's labor force regardless of when you choose to begin counting. Through November, the labor force totaled 61,800 people, a loss of 400 since January 2013 and yearly trends show a steady downward sloping trend since 2000, with slight upticks in 2004, 2005 and 2008 that didn't arrest the overall trend. The number of people employed shows a similar downward trend since 2000. Furthermore, there are more people in Chautauqua County who live in poverty now, roughly 17.7 percent, than there were in 2007, when the poverty rate was 14.3 percent.
Republicans and Democrats have differing opinions on how best to attract good jobs to our area. Democrats like Larson favor building industrial parks so developers can more quickly locate in Chautauqua County, pointing to the embarrassing situation last year in which a pet food manufacturer had to pull out of a Blockville plant because there wasn't a steady water supply. Horrigan said during the campaign new buildings shouldn't be built, favoring marketing existing properties that sit vacant so sites can be customized based on the needs of someone interested in the site.
It's likely both sides are right.
What is key is how well we find out what the customer's needs are so the sites can be customized to fit those needs. No one did a good enough job to know Saturn Pet Care's needs for a site, which ultimately resulted in the company not locating in Chautauqua County. Existing properties should be marketed and filled, but the county should have something available for the Saturn Pet Care companies of the world for whom the county doesn't have the right existing site. The right mix of each side's preferred approach is a point open for debate.
There should be no difference of opinion, however, about the fact that our economy is leaving too many area residents jobless. For those who are working, too many are being paid at or near poverty levels.
Rather than debate the numbers, can't we just agree we have a problem?


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Expert Q & A Answers About gay men AIDS
Is it possible to get AIDS from saliva?
Is it possible to get AIDS from saliva? My friend licked his finger while flipping the pages of a book and I immediately touched it, since I was explaining something. My thumb has a skin condition and has open cuts. My friend is gay and I'm not familiar with his sexual past. I heard that gay people are more likely to have AIDS - is this true? And if he does have AIDS, is it possible that I'm infected?


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"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." — Jeremiah 29:11
The prophet Jeremiah wrote these words to the Israelites who had been captured and taken from Jerusalem to Babylon, where they were being held in exile. His encouraging words let them know that God had not forgotten them. Even in this difficult situation, God still had a plan for their lives.
Rescue, however, was not coming immediately. Jeremiah 29:7 instructs the people, "But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare." God's plan for the people was not exclusively to benefit them, but also to bless others through them.
In the following pages, you'll meet people who have found themselves in difficult, confusing, and even tragic situations. While their challenges are all different, their responses have one thing in common. They have chosen to cling to God's promise of a plan that will give them hope and a future. And in seeking God's plan for their own lives, they are touching the lives of others.


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AutoCollage is designed to automatically generate pleasing collages. By default it provides very little control over the collage contents and organization. This section provides advanced user tips for achieving specific AutoCollage results.
If you want more control over the images your AutoCollage contains, you can:
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Countries lag on AIFMD implementation
As the deadline for the implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive looms, one would think Europe's largest alternative funds markets would be ready and raring to go. In reality, things are only just getting started.
The AIFMD regulates all alternative sectors, including hedge funds, real estate and private equity, as well as traditional sectors where funds are not registered as undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities. It implements a markets regime whereby European Union alternative investment fund managers with a 'passport' will be able to sell their funds cross-border to professional investors.
The directive was proposed in 2008, the final version was released at the end of last year and governments have until July this year to transpose it into their national laws.
RBC Investor Services, the custody and asset servicing arm of the Royal Bank of Canada, has monitored the progress in 10 European markets – the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain and Belgium – and found that some countries are well advanced in their AIFMD implementation while others have been slow off the mark.
The UK, a large alternatives market, is among the frontrunners in terms of readiness. In the middle of November last year, the Financial Services Authority issued a consultation paper on AIFMD, which closes on February 1. The paper was welcomed by the buyout industry in particular, as it opened up a way for fund administrators to move into the private equity depository sector, offering services such as cash monitoring and asset safeguarding.
The paper is the first of two planned consultations on how the UK will implement rules and requirements into law, and it follows on from a discussion paper issued in January last year.
- Ireland
The Central Bank of Ireland also had a consultation period, which opened in November and closed six weeks later. The bank intends to issue an interim Alternative Investment Fund Handbook, which the industry can use as a guide to the proposed regulations.
According to the Irish Funds Industry Association, Ireland as a domicile services more than 40% of total global hedge fund assets. At an event in Ireland last week, the CBI said it would begin accepting applications for alternative fund managers seeking authorisation under the directive, by the start of the second quarter this year.
- Netherlands
The Netherlands is also taking steps towards implementation. A draft law passed through the lower court last October and was later tabled by the Senate. The Ministry of Finance provided responses last month, and the AIFMD law is due to be approved imminently.
- Germany
Germany is also getting up to speed – in July last year, the country's ministry of finance published a discussion draft bill for the implantation of AIFMD into law. Following a number of discussions it was revised in November, resulting in the ministry ruling that hedge funds would no longer be able to target German retail investors and instead would be limited to professional and semi-professional investors.
- Luxembourg
The Luxembourg government consulted with the industry during the first half of last year, and followed it up with draft rules transposing the AIFMD into law in August. Luxembourg's version largely reproduces the AIFMD's requirements, but modifies several points that may clash with local laws. The draft is expected to be voted upon by the Luxembourg parliament in March.
- Switzerland
Although it is not a member of the European Union, Switzerland has signed up to international standards. As such, it initiated a consultation process in summer 2011, resulting in the Swiss parliament passing a revision of the Swiss Collective Investment Schemes Act in September 2012. The federal council is expected to enact the revised legislation this month. The Swiss arrangements for the supervision of alternative investment funds were approved by the European Securities and Markets Authority in December last year.
- France, Spain, Belgium and Italy
Four countries are limping towards implementation: France, Spain, Belgium and Italy have not begun any formal legal process.
France is a little ahead of the other three countries – in July 2012 the Autorité des Marchés Financiers published a report entitled Transposition of the AIFM Directive and Development of Innovative Management in France, summarising the strategic reflections of the French markets when it comes to implementing the regulation into national law.
RBC Investor Services is not particularly concerned, despite the pressing deadline. Jean-Michel Loehr, chief industry and government relations at RBC Investor Services, told Financial News: "While there is urgency and complexity concerning AIFMD transposition, it should not be seen as a race where the winner takes all.
"There is no doubt that AIFMD is a complex piece of legislation with a large scope, so it may be that some member states are adopting a prudent approach by letting other, more experienced jurisdictions lead the way and then following their example."
He is not concerned that asset managers and investors may flee to markets that are ahead in the game. He said: "Asset managers and investors are in need of clarification and certainty. They will, however, not rush to those that adopt first, with all the associated cost and upheaval of re-domiciling fund ranges, but go – or remain – where the best overall servicing capacity and long-term readability resides."


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I'm preparing for our Mozilla meetup in Malaysia this evening but wanted to publish the presentation I gave yesterday at the 2011 Malaysia Open Source Conference in Penang.
I want to thank my colleagues at Mozilla, Chris Heilmann and Robert Nyman, as their presentations provided significant inspiration and content for my own presentation.
I wanted to thank the MOSC 2011 secretariat for the invitation to speak and the coordination for the event.
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Greetings all TeaChat members,
After posting a few items on TeaChat, Chip and Fukamushi Dynasty have encouraged me to introduce myself so that Chip won't invent a bio for me.
I have been working with Adagio Teas on the West Coast in California for a year and a half selling our delicious directly-imported and custom-blended teas, as well as unique teaware to tearooms, retailers, restaurants and hotels. I am also the TeaMap Coordinator for the Western States.
I have worked with tea importers directly sourcing Chinese and Taiwanese green, white, oolong, black and puerh teas for nearly ten years. I am truly fanatical about oolongs and other aged puerh teas, but have appreciation for all well crafted, hand picked, artisan teas. As a hobby, I also like to blend traditional western herbs at home. I grow many in my organic garden at home.
Look forward to spending more time on TeaChat and hearing about your experiences with tea across the country.


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Phone: 719-228-6800
ANAHEIM, Calif. (June 13, 2007)
- As the U.S. Olympic Committee's Applicant City for the 2016 Olympic Games, Chicago is hosting a variety of international sporting events this year; this weekend, it's volleyball's turn.
The U.S. Men's National Team will face Italy in a set of FIVB World League matches on June 15 at 7 p.m. CDT and on June 16 at 5 p.m. CDT.
The matches will be held at the brand new Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (9501 S. King Dr.) on the campus of Chicago State University. The 171,000-square foot building can hold 7,000 volleyball fans and has been selected to be a venue for the Olympic Games should the city's application be accepted by the International Olympic Committee in October of 2009.
World Sport Chicago, which is part of Chicago's efforts to win the 2016 Olympic Games, is helping USA Volleyball organize the Chicago World League matches.
The U.S. Men, ranked eighth in the world, enter the weekend in first place in Pool B with a 4-2 record and with some momentum following a hard-won 3-1 (22-25, 29-27, 25-23, 25-21) victory over France on Saturday in Lyon. The victory followed a 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 38-36, 25-18) loss to France on Friday.
Italy, ranked second in the world, is in third at 2-2 after splitting its two matches with host Japan last weekend. Japan, ranked 10th in the world, is in fourth at 1-3.
Japan's somewhat unexpected 3-2 (26-24, 25-22, 22-25, 31-33, 15-13) victory over Italy on Sunday helped the United States' efforts to win Pool B and make the World League finals on July 11-15 in Katowice, Poland. But the U.S. Men need to win at least one match in Chicago before they spend the last two weekends of pool play on the road; first in Japan and then in Italy.
The U.S. Men last played Italy on Nov. 22 at the 2006 FIVB World Championships. The United States lost 3-1 (22-25 25-17 25-22 25-18) and went on to finish 10th at the World Championships. Italy finished fifth.
"It's never an easy match against the Italians," said U.S. Team Captain Tom Hoff (Park Ridge, Ill.). "It's always been difficult in my career for us to beat them."
Hoff said Italy is not as physically imposing as some teams, but controls the ball very well.
"They are a lot like us in that way," Hoff said. "If we are going to beat them, we are going to have to (control the ball) better than they do."
The United States' record against Italy is 15-37 since 1981.
Mauro Gavotto, a 6-6 outside hitter, has been Italy's leading scorer over its first four matches, with 63 points on 54 spikes, four blocks and five aces. Outside hitter Christian Savani has 53 points on 49 kills, three blocks and one ace.
Outside hitter Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) leads the U.S. Men in scoring and is second overall among World League players with 108 points on 88 spikes, 12 blocks and eight aces. Middle blocker Ryan Millar (Palmdale, Calif.) has 75 points on 51 spikes, 21 blocks and three aces.
All U.S. matches and the World League finals are scheduled to be shown on ESPNU.
The U.S. World League home matches are presented by GL7, the Official Sports Drink of USA Volleyball.
Results, statistics and photos are available on the FIVB World League Web Site at www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldLeague/2007.
The USA Volleyball FIVB World League web site is www.usavolleyball.org/national/wl07.asp.
The 2007 U.S. Men's media kit is available at www.usavolleyball.org/media/national/us_men_mediakit07.pdf (please note that this is a large .pdf file).
2007 FIVB World League
Standings (as of June 12, 2007)
Pool A
1 Brazil 6-0
2 Finland 3-3
3 Korea 2-4
4 Canada 1-5
Pool B
2 France 3-3
3 Italy 2-2
4 Japan 1-4
Pool C
1 Russia 5-1
2 Cuba 4-2
3 Serbia 3-3
4 Egypt 0-6
Pool D
1 Bulgaria 6-0
2 Poland 6-0
3 China 0-6
4 Argentina 0-6
U.S. Preliminary Roster
(Twelve-man rosters can be updated between World League weekends)
1 Lloy Ball (S, 6-8, Woodburn, Ind., Indiana-Purdue, Fort Wayne)
2 Sean Rooney (OH, 6-9, Wheaton, Ill., Pepperdine)
3 Jim Polster (OH, 6-6, Laguna Niguel, Calif., Long Beach State)
4 Brandon Taliaferro (S, 6-5, San Clemente, Calif., UCLA)
5 Rich Lambourne (L, 6-3, Tustin, Calif., BYU)
6 Phil Eatherton (MB, 6-9, Glencoe, Mo., Ball State)
7 David Lee (MB, 6-8, Alpine, Calif., Long Beach State)
8 Reid Priddy (OH, 6-5, Richmond, Va., Loyola Marymount)
9 Ryan Millar (MB, 6-8, Palmdale, Calif., BYU)
10 Riley Salmon (OH, 6-6, League City, Texas, Pierce College)
11 Brook Billings (OPP, 6-5, Santa Barbara, Calif., USC)
12 Tom Hoff (MB, 6-8, Park Ridge, Ill., Long Beach State)
13 Clay Stanley (OPP, 6-9, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Hawai'i)
14 Kevin Hansen (S, 6-5, Newport Beach, Calif., Stanford)
15 Gabe Gardner (OH, 6-9, San Clemente, Calif., Stanford)
16 Dave McKienzie (OPP, 6-4, Littleton, Colo., Long Beach State)
17 Delano Thomas (MB, 6-7, Sacramento, Calif., Hawai'i)
18 Nils Nielsen (OH, 6-4, Fallbrook, Calif., Cal State Northridge)
19 Alfee Reft (L, 5-10, Oxnard, Calif., Hawai'i)
U.S. World League Schedule
Date: May 26-27
Opponent: France
Location: Portland, Ore. - The Chiles Center Arena
Match 1: France def. USA, 3-2 (13-25, 25-19, 25-17, 24-26, 15-13)
Match 2: USA def. France, 3-1 (25-22, 25-22, 22-25, 25-20)
Date: June 1-2
Opponent: Japan
Location: Green Bay, Wis. - The Resch Center
Match 1: USA def. Japan, 3-1 (25-17, 23-25, 27-25, 25-19)
Match 2: USA def. Japan, 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-18)
Date: June 8-9
Opponent: France
Location: Lyon, France - Palais des Gerland
Match 1: France def. USA, 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 38-36, 25-18)
Match 2: USA def. France, 3-1 (22-25, 29-27, 25-23, 25-21)
Date: June 15-16
Opponent: Italy
Location: Chicago, Ill. - The Convocation Center
Date: June 23-24
Opponent: Japan
Location: Kumamoto - Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium
Date: June 29
Opponent: Italy
Location: Napoli - PalaBarbuto
Date: July 1
Opponent: Italy
Location: Avelino - Pal Del Mauro
World League Final
Date: July 11-15
Location: Katowice, Poland


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In Honor: A veteran's view regarding America
There must be something broken with my country, the United States of America. Something is broken when it is no longer safe to drop your children off at their schools, when parents don't know if it will be the last time they hear their children speak, give them hugs or say "I love you." When schools are no longer safe, what is?
We are the strongest, and some say the richest, country in the world. We send troops all over the world, not caring what the cost will be, to protect people in harm's way. Yet we can't protect our own future.
We can pass laws and change rules, but the doors to our children's schools in some areas are still open to those who want to bring them harm and create fear.
Everyone in Washington has answers for how to correct the problem, yet they have no idea what the real problem is! We will talk about the weapons issue until something else comes up that changes the priority from guns to some other topic.
It seems that politicians will change their views on issues and change what issues they focus on from day to day, saying anything that will get them votes or keep them in office for one more term.
As a veteran I can see that our country is broken. Something is wrong. It's different than it used to be. The United States is a country that takes care of its veterans, but still sometimes misses the boat when it comes to returning veterans who have completed their military enlistments.
It's sad for me to drive around town and see veterans wearing their Army, Navy and Marines T-shirts, recently discharged, either mowing lawns or painting houses or working for minimum wage.
All our highly trained veterans who went to war and did their duty are returning home, wanting to start lives with families and homes. We, the strongest country in the world, have nothing to offer our returning heros. Even going back to school and earning degrees won't guarantee them jobs.
With all the government organizations, grants and programs, why can't we establish an auxiliary unit to the military that would hire returning veterans, who can't otherwise find work, to protect our children in their schools? With all the money that is wasted in the United States, there have to be resources to hire these veterans to guard schools.
Hiring them to do this right after they were discharged would guarantee that these veterans were adequately trained and ready to protect the children.
This would be a win-win situation. Placing a guard at every school door, trained and ready to protect, would give them decent jobs and maybe save some children.
I have grandchildren and God willing, I might hold a great-grandchild in my arms someday. Americans my age should not be worried about our grandchildren going to school, yet we do, and we'll keep on worrying until America is fixed.


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LILY DALE – The Tibetan monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery will be in Lily Dale from July 7-12. The monks have been touring the United States to share the culture of Tibet and spiritual practices of Tibetan Buddhism.
Their religious ceremonies are alive with color and sound. Their distinctive multiphonic singing, where one singer produces three tones simultaneously, has been featured in the film "Seven Years In Tibet." The monks have appeared at Carnegie Hall, and have shared the stage with a wide range of performers including Phillip Glass, Sheryl Crow, Paul Simon, Natalie Merchant and the Beastie Boys. Although it may seem at first to be an odd pairing of the secular and the sacred, the mission of the Drepung Loseling monks is to share Tibetan culture with the world. Programs in public venues through the Mystical Arts of Tibet World Tours help raise awareness and further efforts to preserve the endangered culture of Tibet.
Following the Communist invasion of Tibet in 1959, 6,500 monasteries were closed and destroyed, including the original Drepung Monastery. Two hundred and fifty monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery near Lhasa, Tibet, escaped to southern India where they established their new home. They established a seat in North America in 1991 as a result of their Mystical Arts of Tibet tours, which in turn led to an academic affiliation with Emory University in Atlanta in 1998. The monks visiting Lily Dale live in India where they are free to practice their religion. They recognize the exiled Dalai Lama as their spiritual leader.
From July 7-12, the monks will focus their efforts on the creation of a mandala, which is a sacred painting made by dropping individual grains of colored sand from metal cones to form a complex image. This year, the monks will be creating the Green Tara Mandala. This mandala is intended to bring compassion, readiness for positive action and relief from fear, anxiety and suffering to the world. After the mandala is completed, it is deconstructed to symbolize the impermanence of life. Those present at the closing ceremony will receive a packet of sand from the deconstructed mandala, which carries the energy and intention of the Green Tara.
The full schedule of events and admission fees follows:
Entrance to the grounds:$10 per person for 24 hours; $5 per person from 6 p.m. to midnight
Sunday, July 7 (2 p.m.) Opening Ceremony, $45
July 7-12 (all day) Making of the Mandala, free
Wednesday, July 10 (2 p.m.) Healing, Meditation and Prayer Ceremony, $45
Friday, July 12 (5 p.m.) Closing Ceremony, $45
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Skip to comments.Remember the Pueblo ((( "The Middle Finger" )))
Posted on 07/18/2005 8:01:19 PM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
...The Pueblo is the Navy ship that North Korea seized in 1968 in waters off the country's east coast, setting off an international crisis. One American sailor was killed and 82 others were imprisoned for nearly a year and tortured into writing confessions. To signal that the confessions were forced, the sailors listed accomplices like the television character Maxwell Smart.
When forced to pose for a photo, some crew members extended their middle fingers to the camera, explaining to the North Korean photographer that this was a Hawaiian good luck sign. After the photo was published and the North Korean guards realized they'd been had, the sailors suffered a week of particularly brutal torture.
As the first Navy vessel to surrender in peacetime since 1807, the Pueblo was a humiliation for America. And it has become a propaganda trophy for North Korea, with ordinary Koreans paraded through in organized tours to fire up nationalist support for the Dear Leader, Kim Jong Il.
Then Mr. Kim decided the propaganda would be even better if the ship was moved from the east coast to the capital. So the Korean Navy disguised the Pueblo as a freighter, ran up the North Korean flag and sailed it for nine days through international waters around South Korea to the west coast of North Korea, and then up a river to Pyongyang. In 1999, the Pueblo opened triumphantly to crowds in Pyongyang.
"When this ship left Wonsan port [on the east coast], Japanese ships mobilized to check it," said Col. Kim Jung Rok, who as a 28-year-old sailor helped storm the Pueblo and is now in charge of it. "But then they saw it was an ordinary freighter and withdrew."...
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Or if folks don't want to be too obvious, Thor's Hammer, Smart Rocks, or Brilliant Pebbles would do the job nicely. I will be mightily disappointed if we do not have that capability yet.
I was in US Navy Recruit Training at Great Lakes when this happened. Our DIs said "The good news is most of the harrassment and haranguement common in boot camp will go away. The bad news is your training will be compressed and sleep time is cancelled."
CMDR LLoyd Bucher was skipper of Pueblo. Wrote book later. Great read!
I just ran across this he other day. The photo is onlien somewhere.
I think, that Mrs. Bucher was riding in her Van, that took a hit by an explosion while she was driving it in San Diego, an earlier terrorist attack,..that draws little attention now..
Then later:
The Bush administration's dismissal of serious, direct diplomacy has made Korea more dangerous.
The author seems to say that if we take Kim seriously, we strengthen him, but if we ignore him, we strengthen him. He contradicts himself, leading me to believe that Bush's multinational approach is about the best we can do until we see a need for aggressive action.
God what a year 1968 was !
Wasn't there something similar when Gerald Ford was President or was that the Pueblo crew coming home ?
You are right...thanks for correcting me..
I remember that..it was near UTC...
Right incident...wrong people...
Yes, that's it. Thanks.
yes thats him
Please pass along thanks to your Uncle, not just for his service, but also for showing his grit and courage in that picture. It sounds like a terrible time for him.
You wrote that he still suffers today. He will be in my prayers.
Should have scrolled down the thread first, I guess!
Thankyou for your prayers his a good man that suffered for his country.Its a shame that we never got the ship back.He was not in the picture above but I have a news paper clip with him and other officers giving the bird.
" God what a year 1968 was !"
Uh-huh. I was 6. My hometown Tigers beat the St Louis Cardinals in the World Serious. I can still remember the big tiger float in the Thanksgiving Day parade in downtown Detroit. It was huge and had red 'cardinal' feathers in its' mouth. I can see it in my minds eye to this very day.
yep sure is, to bad we can get her back from those bastards
or at least sink it so they can not use it as a museum.maybe take some of them with it.
yep sure is, to bad we can get her back from those bastards
or at least sink it so they can not use it as a museum.maybe take some of them with it.
I'll be darned----I'm a Red Sox fan and we kinda beat The Cardinals too.
" I'll be darned----I'm a Red Sox fan and we kinda beat The Cardinals too."
That's what you get when your mascot is a stupid red bird. It's not exactly the most fearsome thing in the world, unless you play for the Scanectaty Sunflower Seeds (AA minor league?)....
I have a very nice turtleneck (I'm a woman)with 2 red Cardinals embroidered on the neck.I've had it for a long time.
I wore it here in Massachusetts once during the series last fall (not thinking,of course) and I got quite a few comments. Pretty funny!
That was my uncle monroe goldman .
He was your Uncle?? His brother Don is my uncle.
Not in 1967, though :(
Nope---it took a long time but it was worth it.Oh what a year 2004 was for Sox fans,Pats fans,and Republicans.
It doesn't get much better than that(except for the poor Bruins fans).
The F4C's which were scrabbled should have been allowed to do their mission.
ok who is this?don was my dad who just passed away last year.this is his son phil
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2012 Avant Music Festival: Review – Celebrating John Cage at 100Posted by Chris McGovern in Chamber Music, Contemporary Classical, Experimental Music, Film Music, Percussion, Piano, Sound Art, tags: Avant Music Festival, Gelsey Bell, Jeff Gavett, John Cage, Loadbang, prepared piano, Randy Gibson, sine waves, Vicky Chow, Wild Project
Vicky Chow performing with Ekmeles at the Avant Festival about a year ago; 2/12/11 (Photo courtesy of Avant Media)
Celebrating John Cage at 100
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The Wild Project (a tiny venue that is kind of like The Stone with bleachers) is where the Avant Music Festival is going on from now (it started on Fri, Feb 10) until Saturday the 18th. This is the third annual festival, and on this particular night, I witnessed a program that I never dreamed I would have been able to sit through when I was younger and still shunning the works of modern composers like David Del Tredici. An entire program of John Cage in person seems like a lot to swallow, but it seemed to have something for everyone. Read the rest of this entry »


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garrettmc wrote:I definitely agree! I can say that the Golden Monkey was great but after going on Adagio and looking at their prices and how they treat customers it kinda made me sick to know how Teavana treats their customers. When I was in the store I felt immensely rushed and pressured. Can't wait to try Adagio's Golden Monkey!
longhappy wrote:Golden Monkey is good. But price don't need so expensive. Some tea store only USD100/kg
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Keeping Safe During Winter!
With temperatures below freezing, SCSU encourages faculty, staff and students to exercise caution when outdoors. The most common problems are frostbite and hypothermia. Winter weather can be extremely dangerous, especially for infants and elderly adults. Infants lose body heat more easily than adults and they can't make enough body heat by shivering. Elderly adults often make less body heat because of a slower metabolism and less physical activity. We urge you to be aware of weather conditions and to take proper precautions.
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|A very simple, but classic & tender old fashioned coffee cake comes together quick and easy. Serve with a drizzle of cream, or a scoop of vanilla ice cream & a piping hot cup of coffee.
Old Fashioned Coffee CakeTo me, this is what represents a true, old fashioned coffee cake.
Nothing fancy, very basic, just a perfectly simple sweet batter that produces a light cake, topped with a crunchy trio crumble of brown sugar, cinnamon and pecans that pleasantly invades your senses. Perfect served at the kitchen table still warm from the oven, piping hot coffee in hand, over gossip with your best friend.
Looking for a bundt style cake instead? Check out this Sour Cream Coffee Cake. You probably know it as Sock it to Me Cake.
Recipe: Old Fashioned Coffee Cake©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 10 min |Cook time: 25 min | Yield: About 4 to 6 servings
For the Streusel Topping:
For the Cake:
- 1/2 cup of light brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon of all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup of chopped pecans
- 2 tablespoons of melted butter
- 2 tablespoons of melted butter
- 1/2 cup of granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup of all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, cinnamon, 1 tablespoon of flour and pecans for the topping. Stir in 2 tablespoons of melted butter until well mixed and set aside.
Butter a glass 8 x 8 inch baking pan. For the cake, mix together the other 2 tablespoons of melted butter with the granulated sugar, and add the milk and egg; blend. Sift in the 1 cup of flour, salt and baking powder; beat until smooth. Pour into the prepared baking pan.
Sprinkle the brown sugar topping evenly across the top and bake at 375 degrees F for 25 minutes or until set. Remove and set aside to cool just enough to handle. Cut into squares or scoop out with a spoon. Serve with piping hot coffee, a drizzle of cream, or especially good with a small scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Apple Coffee Cake: Mix 1 cup of peeled and chopped apples, with 1/4 cup of granulated sugar and 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon. Stir together and let rest for 10 minutes, stirring several times. Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan, top with the apples and pour remaining batter on top; add topping and bake as above until apples are tender.
Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake: Add 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the cake batter, increase cinnamon in topping to 1/2 tablespoon, and prepare a glaze using 1 cup of powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla and about 2-1/2 tablespoons of milk, adding milk a teaspoon at a time until it reaches desired consistency. Bake cake as above, when done, let cool slightly, then drizzle the glaze evenly all over the top of the warm cake.
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Fishing report - Sept. 28
September 28, 2010
This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish and thefishphone.com, has been generated from the best information available from area officers, anglers, guides and local businesses. Conditions may vary as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.
Cimarron River - The flows are 43 cfs below Eagle Nest Dam and 42 cfs near Cimarron. Fishing is good with dry dropper set-ups or midge pupa during the day. Dry fly action is good with blue-wing olives, Parachute Adams or caddis in the evenings. Salmon eggs or worms are always a good bet for bait fishermen.
Costilla Creek – The flows are 66 cfs below the dam and 69 cfs near the town of Costilla. Trout are reported as good with caddis, blue-wing olives or Griffith gnats. In the lower river, black or silver copper johns are working well.
Red River - Flows at Questa are 27 cfs, and 48 cfs below the hatchery. Fishing is good for rainbows up to 20 inches with bead head nymphs, copper johns, red micro mayflies and a dry dropper rig with caddis and a trailing blue-wing olive emerger. Bait fishermen might try salmon eggs or Power Bait. 130 rainbows, averaging 17 inches, were stocked below Questa last week.
Rio Grande- Flows are 63 cfs near Cerro and 206 cfs below the Taos Junction Bridge. The water is murky with visibility about 3 feet. Trout are good in the mornings and evenings with bead head nymphs, stonefly nymphs, caddis larva and white or olive streamers. Smallmouth bass are good using streamers. No reports on other species.
Rio Hondo –The water is low but fishable. Trout are fair with hoppers, elk hair caddis or stimulators.
Rio Pueblo - Flow is 18 cfs and there is no report this week. 1,711 trout were stocked last week.
Cabresto Lake – Brook trout are reported as fair on worms.
Charette Lakes – Trout are fair from shore with Power Bait fished off the bottom. No reports on other species.
Clayton Lake –There has been light pressure and fishing is slow for all species. A few bass have been caught on rubber worms.
Eagle Nest Lake – Trout are good trolling Platte River Specials. Shore fishing for rainbows is reported as good with olive woolly buggers, midge pupa, callibaetis nymphs and Power Bait. Salmon are fair trolling at 25-35 feet with Christmas tree rigs. Snagging season for kokanee starts Oct. 1. Perch are good on worms.
Lake Alice and Lake Maloya– Trout are reported as good in both lakes with woolly buggers, Pistol Petes, dough baits and Power Bait. Last week 450 trout were stocked in Alice and 2,701 in Maloya.
Maxwell Lakes – There has been light pressure and an occasional large rainbow has been caught on Power Bait.
Santa Cruz Lake – The water level is very low and fishing is poor from the bank. The boat ramp closed on Sept. 25 because of low water.
Shuree Ponds – No fishing report.
Springer Lakes – There has been no pressure and no report.


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NORTHROP – Effie Bentz stepped to the free throw line with Martin Luther trailing Cleveland by one point with only 3 seconds remaining in regulation Monday night.
Bentz calmly swooshed both ends of the one-and-one situation to seal the hometown Knights' 52-51 Valley Conference Showcase basketball victory over the Clippers in Northrop.
Oddly enough, when Bentz toed the stripe, Martin Luther did not have a player in any of its four rebounding spots.
"That's how much confidence we have in her (Bentz's) ability to make free throws," Knights' head coach Leslie Wokasch said with a grin. "After picking up a foul on our previous trip to the line, it was probably better not to risk it."
After Hunter Payne's 12-foot jumper in the lane knotted the game at 49-all with 1:43 left in the game, teammate Amber Schulz swung a one-point lead to Martin Luther by hitting the second of a two-shot foul at the 22-second juncture.
Cleveland then fouled at the 9-second mark to create a one-and-one situation and the strategy paid dividends as the Martin Luther cager missed the front end before a Knight rebounder was called for a foul in pursuit of the loose carom.
Clippers' power forward Miranda Corrow, who produced a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds, calmly stepped to the free throw line at the other end and drained both tosses to swing a 51-50 lead to the visitors with only 7 seconds left.
Bentz, however, alertly pushed the basketball upcourt off the inbound, drew the foul with just 3 ticks left on the scoreboard and sank both charity tosses to ice the one-point victory.
"Nothing like a little drama to make a game interesting," Wokasch said with a laugh.
Indeed. Payne's putback basket, combined with two free throws and a layup by teammate Kayley Shoen, during the final minute of the first half staked Martin Luther to a 31-24 lead by intermission.
But 6-foot junior center Taylor Holicky, who delivered a game-high double-double performance of 17 points and 26 rebounds to complement seven blocks, and point guard Cylie Hankins fueled the Clippers' second-half comeback.
Hankins, who distributed a game-best eight assists, displayed her long-range shooting skill by drilling a game-tying 3-pointer at 41-all with 8:50 remaining in the game.
After Corrow and Shoen exchanged baskets, Hankins nailed another trey off a Holicky assist to swing a three-point lead to Cleveland, but it wouldn't hold up.
Shoen produced 14 points and seven rebounds, Payne tallied 12 points to complement nine boards and three assists, while Bentz netted seven points, five assists and five steals for the Knights.
Martin Luther (11-10) travels to St. Clair on Thursday for Showcase action.


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FINALLY I got the Verdant order Sil placed for me while I was away (and also so I could use Paypal!). This took MANY calls to the post office, as the shipping label had both our apartment numbers on it, and the postal people kept leaving notes on it "Try this apt number!" (doesn't exist) "Try this other apt number!" (didn't actually knock on my door), etc.
Cinnamon puer, vanilla citrus spice, orchard spice, earl of anxi, imperial summer breakfast blend, eight treasures yabao, ginger sage winter spa blend. I got Mi Lan Xiang Phoenix Mountain Dancong Oolong as a sample.
So far: Yum!
I got a super duper swap in the mail from Kimquat today, including a couple of Mandala puerhs I've been wanting to taste before I decide what I want to order from them! Very awesome, and very appreciated!!!
Little Red Tea Cup samples! I got the Keemum, white monkey, and jade oolong. The tea polos and smells gorgeous. I'm sure I'll try at least one tomorrow.
Finally picked up my order from Tao Leaf @ the post office. Super excited to have a few samples to try AND stock one of the teas that dexter shared with me. Only downside? a couple mix ups with my order, though i'm sure that will be fixed shortly so i'm not overly stressed about it :)
Got an Ebay box with a group of 4 pots I won. Possibly yixing, but I'm not sure (though they're probly fake). Anyone have any suggestions/sites with information on how to check? Though I'll probly end up putting up a topic here with pictures and more questions. Lol.
You might want to try this thread on teachat. http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=11539
Regardless if they're fake or not enjoy them!
Finally checked the post and saw that my swap from Stephanie came in! Yes yes yes! Very generous and very much appreciated, thank you! Also got in a HUGE order from Mandala, with a lot of pu-erh, a few oolongs I've yet to try, and a green tea. So much excitement. (:
Got my 2nd order from Yezi Tea super fast. I got big bags of Qing pin and the high
Mountain one. I also got some Jin pin and some teas to send to the BBBB. They also included 3 free samples of my choosing and a bonus of theirs. AND a little tea strainer as a surprise gift. Yezi Teas have quickly skyrocketed to the top tier of my favorite tea shops list. Meiqin (the owner) has really hit the ground running with this shop
you sending high mountain and qin ping? (looking at the free samples via tea mule)
Those are the ones! A 1/2 ounce of each. And probably a few bonus teas :-)
Nice! I think I put in a Taiwan tea craft tea for you…but I'm picking up more, so there will be a bigger sample next round with the box haha
A cute new steeper (http://www.amazon.com/Babushka-Russian-Nesting-Novelty-Infuser-Assorted/dp/B00C4YS336) and some lovely samples from Yunomi! Hoping to sit down and try these properly on Saturday.
I got my Little Red Cup Tea Co samples in the mail today! White Monkey and Green Mao Jian :D


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Joe Riggs
was offered a spot in Bellators Fight Master reality show, he promised his wife that if he didnt win the tournament, he was done with the sport.
Once enough of a rising star to get a UFC welterweight title shot against
Matt Hughes
at the age of 23, Riggs saw his career nearly fizzle away due to drug addiction. Now, at 30, hes on the comeback trail as the top seed and best known fighter on the show.
It was a role he was specifically brought in to play.
Everything that took place during seven-plus weeks of narrowing a 16-fighter field down to two is in the can, and what happens is a secret that will unfold on television.
But Riggs gets almost giddy when the subject is brought up. That retirement talk of a few months ago, he doesnt even consider it now.
"Im in," he said emphatically about the sport. "Im all the way in."
Based on what has aired so far, Riggs got "into the house" with a first-round submission win over Rob Mills. He then chose
Greg Jackson
as coach, even though all the coaches, which included
Frank Shamrock
Randy Couture
Joe Warren
, made a strong pitch for him. Shamrock, in particular, was visibly disappointed not to get him.
The house is more of a figure of speech, as this isnt Ultimate Fighter where the 16 guys share a Las Vegas mansion. This is Fight Master where they live in a converted warehouse in New Orleans, adjacent to the gym they train in.
Riggs started out with the coaches ranking him as the No. 1 seed, a position he's sustained throughout what has aired so far this season. On the show that aired on July 31, he defeated
Eric Scallan
via decision. On Thursday's show, he dominated
Evan Cutts
, who he called one of the most talented fighters on the show, to win via decision. A third win would get him into the finals, which take place live on Sept. 7, on Bellators first show of the fall season from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn.
"I wish I could tell you more," he said with a laugh.
"I saw Evan Cutts beat B.J. Penns brother," he said. "I actually wanted to fight him. I also think hes the coolest guy. When times are hard, he always finds a way to win. I wanted to fight him and a couple of other guys."
Now 30, Riggs (39-14, 1 no contest) was recruited by Bellator matchmaker Sam Caplan looking for one familiar face to be one of the contestants in a house full of largely unknown but promising newcomers.
Riggs then went back-and-forth on the idea, at first deciding against it, feeling that seven weeks away from his wife and two young children was something he wasnt willing to do at this stage of his career. He was already talking about an exit strategy from the sport and becoming a full-time police officer. In reality, he had one foot just about out the door.
"I made 400 grand in the best year of my career," he noted, at a time when sponsorship of name fighters was big. "The last year, I made $67,000 and that was the least I ever made since I first made it. Thats not enough to take care of four people in the family. We were used to living at a certain level. As a fighter, its feast or famine. One day, I get a $15,000 check. Maybe then Ill get another fight for ten grand. Then I wouldnt make any money for six months. Feast or famine.
"My wife, shed rather I was going to be a cop full-time," he said. "As a police officer, Id make $57,000 a year, but its 100 percent consistent and theres not the same risks of getting injured. I told her. 'I agree with you. She was crying. Shes been with me since I was 17, when I turned professional. I told her [in regards to the Bellator offer] Id give it a go. 'If I dont win it, Im retiring, and she said, 'Okay.'"
Riggs had won five fights in a row after coach John Crouch convinced him to not give up on himself. He went to Las Vegas and talked with UFC matchmaker
Joe Silva
, but he wasnt happy with the money offer he got, so he decided to take the opportunity with Bellator.
Riggs traces the revitalization of his career to winning a battle with severe depression in 2011. As he battled it he entered the cage in body, but not in mind or heart, and he was finished quickly in fights against
Jordan Mein
Bryan Baker
Kendall Grove
. The latter fight ended in just 59 seconds. Seven years earlier, Riggs had knocked Grove out in the first round.
"It was a long battle to be right in the head," he says. "I had ups and downs. I suffered with a form of depression. I didnt want to train much. Id never lost more than one in a row in my life. Then I lost three fights in a row.
"I didnt train for three fights. I didnt want to fight. It was three fights fought just for a payday. When I fought Kendall Grove, I let him guillotine me. I didnt want to be in there. I hated the sport. I didnt want to be there. I fought because I wanted to take care of my family. When I fought Bryan Baker and Jordan Mein, I actually fought and put up a good fight, but I didnt even train at all. When I fought Kendall Grove, I didnt even try to fight."
Things changed after that bout, though, which he credits to Crouch.
"Hes turned my life around in the last year-and-a-half. Before, Id get six weeks of training before a fight to get in shape," he said. "Now Im in the gym non-stop, training my jiu-jitsu, all my skills, constantly getting better. Now Im always in shape. It used to be I was never getting better, staying at the same point, just getting in shape when a fight would come around. Thats how I spent my career. Now, Im getting better. I know in my heart I can beat anyone in the world at 170 on any given day.
"I told Sam Caplan Id do the reality show, but I was real hesitant," he says. "Then two days before I was supposed to go to Louisiana to start filming, I called Spike TV and Sam and said Im not doing it. But they coaxed me with words, conversation, but right to the end it was really touch-and-go. Being away from my family for seven weeks freaked me out."
During his time on the show, he wasnt allowed any contact with his wife, Lisa, who hes been with since he was a teenager and who'd stuck with him through all his ups and downs. Nor was he allowed to speak with his kids -- three-year old daughter, Jadin, and his six-year-old son, Joe Diesel Riggs Jr.
"Seven weeks, I was unable to have any contact at all," he says. "I cant stand being two feet away from my wife and kids. That f***ing sucks. Its the worst possible thing in my life, but I did it and now Im very proud of myself for doing it."
The flip side is, had Riggs been in contact with his family, hed have probably given up on the opportunity, and may have packed up and went home quickly.
His daughter was too young to really understand why Daddy wasnt around. But his son wasnt.
"He was asking my wife, saying, 'Please tell the truth, is Daddy in heaven? If Id have known, that day Id have gone back home. Thats sad. When I came home, that was probably the best day of my life."
Riggs said he knew more than the other contestants about what the show was going to be about, with the fighters who won their fights on the first day then getting to pick who they wanted to coach them. But he was surprised by the level of competition.
"I was a little more privy to information," he said. "I knew people in the industry. I knew who were the coaches before I even went out there. I knew who I wanted to be my coach. Ive always known Greg [Jackson] and always wanted to work with him. It was the perfect opportunity to do so."
He said a number of guys on the show -- and maybe even one of the guys who lost trying to get onto the show -- could have won some recent seasons of The Ultimate Fighter.
"I was surprised how there were a lot better guys than on a normal Ultimate Fighter show," he says. "Look at the records. The guys on Ultimate Fighter are 3-0, 5-2. We had guys who are 19-3 or 13-2. We had a lot more seasoned guys than the rest of the shows. I was a little thrown off my that. The other surprise is that they didnt really pay attention to the other stuff going on outside the fighting."
The UFC actually approached Riggs to be a part of the original season of The Ultimate Fighter, but instead the decision was made to debut him earlier, in 2004. It was just before the filming of the first season, where hed have battled the likes of
Chris Leben
Josh Koscheck
Diego Sanchez
Kenny Florian
, had he been a participant. The route allowed him to reach near the top of the division earlier, but Riggs was gone from UFC while they all had lengthy careers.
As for Fight Master, he says when hes watched the shows, there are things he remembers that would have made for great television that arent there. The show, as compared to its predecessor, concentrates more on the training and the fighting, as opposed to drama in the house.
"There was a lot of cool stuff that they left out," he says. "They were trying to make it all about the fights. For reality TV, youve got to have some kind of quirky stuff in there. Theres something that happened on the next episode (which airs Thursday) with me. I hope they show it. If they dont show it, its stupid."
Riggs career has gone through a number of phases. When he first broke into UFC, he was almost a science project. Once near 300 pounds, Riggs walked around at well over 200, but fought at 170. Through the magic of excessive weight cutting and rehydrating, he would go into the cage at about 205 pounds, looking to be a weight class larger than almost all his opponents at match time. He was also known as one of those guys who was a monster in the gym, which is why expectations were so high for him at such a young age.
There are various viewpoints on cutting that much weight, but years later, Riggs is still doing the same strategy.
"I think I cut the most weight of anyone in the weight class," he said. "When Im not fighting, Im 230, and Im not fat. I still have abs. Im very muscular at that weight. Im very good at cutting weight. I make the weight -- 170 is my weight class, and I love it."
On the night of the biggest fight of his career, that strategy backfired. He missed weight for a title match with Hughes on Nov. 19, 2005, before losing via submission to a kimura. Few would have suspected at the time that it was the highest profile fight hed have inside the cage -- at least for the next seven years.
But his biggest fight was on the horizon, a pain-killer addiction that took him from a top prospect to a flame out.
"I was still fighting at a high level, fighting in the UFC, as a full-blown addict," he says.
Riggs points to his 2006 win over Jason Von Flue, and a 93-second knockout loss to Diego Sanchez, to around the time his problems started. He traces the addiction back to having come out of a couple of surgeries, but losing his first child -- who died shortly after being born -- couldnt have helped things. That may also explain why he was so reticent of leaving his children.
"I didnt know what addiction was," he says. "I had a couple of surgeries. I used medication as it was prescribed. When you are somebody well known, doctors seem pretty lenient. I would take it and I wasnt in any more pain. I stopped taking them. I didnt know what withdrawal was. That was the worst feeling in the world. It felt like my bones were breaking. I then got back on them real quick."
After being dropped by the UFC in 2006, he was with
from 2007 to 2010, posting a 4-3 record and never getting near title contention. He debuted in Bellator against Baker in the first round of a middleweight tournament in 2011. He was knocked out in the second round at a time he admitted to not training and hating the sport.
"Ive fallen back in love with the sport," he says. "I feel like Im 19 again and this is by far the best Ive felt mentally and physically."
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Stocks Gain Modestly as Investors Await August Jobs Report
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Stocks posted modest gains Thursday on steady improvements in the labor market even as investors await an August employment report due Friday morning that may offer greater insight into the strength of the U.S. economic recovery.
The S&P 500 was up 0.12% to 1,655.08 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.04% to 14,937.48. The Nasdaq was higher by 0.27% to 3,658.78.
Market participants are closely gauging employment numbers as the Federal Reserve has said the national jobs outlook will affect its decision on whether to taper its economic stimulus program.
"It would seem that good news will be good news overall for the market in the bigger picture," said Todd Salamone, senior vice president of research at Schaeffer's Investment Research. "Maybe not tomorrow, but I think what the market wants to see is if or when there is tapering we have an economy that can handle that."
The private sector created 176,000 jobs in August, less-than-forecast but well within the overall view of modest improvement in the country's jobless picture, according to payroll processor Automatic Data Processing. A 200,000 increase was expected according to a poll of economists by Thomson Reuters.
Economists are anticipating the United States to have add 180,000 nonfarm payrolls in August, according to surveys by Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg. Though many economists and analysts continue to forecast some form of central bank tapering, there remains skepticism amid the recent labor data.
"The ADP report says that, 'Look, we're still creating jobs, but the labor market is not growing at a robust pace,'" said Lindsey Piegza, economist at Sterne Agee. "You plug in the 176,000
Jobless claims fell by 9,000 to a lower than expected 323,000 from an upwardly-revised 332,000 for the week ended Aug. 31, according to Labor Department. Economists were expecting a slip to 330,000. The four-week moving average was 328,500, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's average of 331,500, the lowest level since October 2007.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 8, 2011) – USA Volleyball participated in the American Sports Centers' open house Thursday afternoon celebrating its recent expansion of 92,000-square feet to 242,000-square-feet of space in which the U.S. Men's and Women's National Teams use part of for its training headquarters in Anaheim, Calif.
Representing the U.S. Women's National Team were head coach Hugh McCutcheon, assistant coaches Karch Kiraly, Paula Weishoff and Jamie Morrison, and athletic trainer Jill Wosmek. On hand representing the U.S. Men's National Team was assistant coach Gary Sato. Other USA Volleyball employees on hand were director of indoor national teams Gary Moy, coordinator of National Team Center Gary Mathews and USA Volleyball Foundation Director Tim McCune.
Various dignitaries from the City of Anaheim, the Official Host City of the USA Men's and Women's National Volleyball Teams, were present including Anaheim Councilwoman Gail E. Eastman.
The American Sports Centers, the largest indoor court facility in the United States, now houses 34 volleyball courts (up from 22) and 25 full-size basketball courts (up from 16). American Sports Centers was developed under the guidance of Norm Nowell, founder of Makena Properties, in response to the growth of youth court sports and the dwindling number of available facilities. The Anaheim location, which opened March 2004, was chosen due to its proximity to several freeways, the large number of hotel accommodations and the availability of a variety of family entertainment options.
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Since 2006 the City of Anaheim, Calif. has been proud to serve as the Official Host City for the U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team, followed by the Women's Team in 2009. The Teams train at the American Sports Centers. Anaheim is the 10th largest city in California, and home to world class sports and entertainment such as Angels Baseball, the Anaheim Ducks, the LEED-certified Anaheim Convention Center, the largest convention center on the west coast, and the Disneyland Resort. For more information about the City's commitment to USAV please visit anaheim.net/usav.


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The High-Brow But Savvy Appetizer El Fiesta Spice Cannellini Balls By GreenChef Kathy Patalsky
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If you're looking for a high-brow, party-savvy appetizer recipe made from affordable low-brow, healthy ingredients, my Fiesta Balls are for you. In a flash you can turn a boring can of white beans, some veggie accents and spices into creative, eye-catching balls that can easily be served at your next VIP's-only dinner party.
The presentation is simple and chic. Each lightly fried ball is placed on a large half-circle tomato slice. Then dusted with a hint of cayenne, paprika, pepper or your fave warming spice or zesty herb. Add a spicy salsa or harissa spread on the side or drizzled over top. Your guests will be raving "These balls are amazeballs!"
The best part about this recipe is that you can customize it to your hearts delight. Hate corn? Use mushrooms. Hate mushrooms? Use spinach. Hate spinach? Use olives. The veggie accent is totally up to you. Spices too. You can make these balls as hot and spicy as you'd like. So whip out a low brow can of cannellini beans and brush off your serving tray. These balls are ready for their silver platter debut. Here is my originol recipe for Fiesta Bean Balls. Recipe variations follow below.
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Performance of Intel Corp.'s latest Core i-series "Sandy Bridge" and improvements it brings over predecessors is rather impressive, which is why the company managed to sell over eight million of appropriate microprocessors in just several months of revenue shipments. The next-generation central processing units (CPUs) will bring further 20% - 30% of speed boost, according to a media report.
In general-purpose applications Ivy Bridge micro-architecture-based chips will boost performance by around 20% compared to Core i-series "Sandy Bridge" products; performance of integrated graphics core of Ivy Bridge will get 30% higher compared to the graphics engine of the latest microprocessors by Intel, according to VR-Zone web-site, which claims that it had seen documents with Intel's internal performance estimates.
The Intel HD Graphics core of Ivy Bridge will not only feature higher performance (according to some sources, it will have 16 stream processing elements (up from 12 of SNB), some claim that it will have 24 stream processors), but will also support DirectX 11, HDMI 1.4 output and probably some other improvements.
It is expected that Ivy Bridge CPUs, which will be made using 22nm process technology, will have certain micro-architecture level enhancements along with clock-speed and some other methods to boost performance.
The first Ivy Bridge family chips are projected to use LGA1155 form-factor. Nonetheless, Intel is preparing code-named Panther Point chipset for the new microprocessors. It is unclear whether Ivy Bridge CPUs will be able to work on current mainboards for latest-generation chips.
For Intel, Ivy Bridge is not just a new microprocessor, but is the first step to the completely new approach to manufacturing. The company intends to upgrade four of its fabs to its leading-edge 22nm process technology, which will require additional investments along with improved demand towards high-performance central processing units.
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In short: absolutely bloody wonderful as alwaysIn full: not easy but then you know before you start it is going to be a hard day at the coal face. The scenery is wonderful,the marshals are everywhere and brilliant with it. free cake, what more could you ask for............ Date of review: June 15, 2009
In short: One of the things to do before you die.In full: Organised to perectionscenery to die forall ablilities equally welcomeMore marshalls than London and friendlierA nice graveyard as well to lie down in at 20k if you ahve had enough Date of review: June 10, 2007
In short: Boy it was crowded todayIn full: Struggled to get any space to run for ages, not stopping but held up far to many times for comfort. Not sure if the new route was a help or a hindrance. Brilliant organisation and atmosphere but not a pb course for anyone running over 3:30 Date of review: April 23, 2006
In short: Starts the festive season off with a bangIn full: Was it just my impression but are less and less people making the effort to do this in fancy dress each year. Even so some of those that did made the whole thing worth while, gorillas chickens and the usual festive costumes all made an appearanceDate of review: December 11, 2005
In short: other races should take a lesson from this eventIn full: well marshalledwell wateredwell fedwell looked afterDate of review: June 26, 2005
In short: A bit drier than normal this year, it does make a difference if the weather is niceDate of review: March 16, 2005
In short: on a nice day it would be superb but if the weather turned then nightmaresIn full: Enjoyed it, well organised if a bit congested at the start, nice to see other people going the other way in places. marshalls were great considering the weather they had to endureDate of review: October 5, 2004
In short: start change made it less than perfect this yearDate of review: September 26, 2004
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I went to SIGCHI last week and met up with Benko and Daniel Wigdor who were presenting their paper on Rock and Rails, several new gesture paradigms being explored in Microsoft Research. If you're a Channel 9 regular, you already know Benko, but this is Daniel's first time on C9. Daniel is someone I had always hoped to interview for Channel 9 while he was at MSR, but never got the opportunity until now that he's left to teach at University of Toronto, a school known for its work in multi-touch. Daniel was a very influential User Experience Architect at Microsoft and it was always a pleasure to sit in on one of his presentations. If you are a Varsity Blue student, don't miss his classes.
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