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Amidst the doom and gloom, a bright light shines at Alyn
"Doesn't anyone have any good news?" was the plaintive question a friend posted on Facebook yesterday.
"Yes, I have," I replied.
And here's my good news.
After braving torrential rain, fierce winds and rocket fire as they rode from Arad to Jerusalem via Beer Sheva, hundreds of cyclists have just completed the 5-day Alyn bike ride and raised – as of last week – almost $2 million for Alyn Hospital, the world-renowned pediatric and adolescent rehabilitation facility.
At the closing ceremony at Alyn in Jerusalem, the hospital's director general, Dr. Maurit Beeri, told the riders that the unforeseen challenges they experienced on this year's ride had given them an opportunity to gain a little insight into the uphill battle Alyn's children face each day.
"Perhaps you felt like our children do, when suddenly they lose their abilities, and the routine and security they had always known," she said. "But then you also had the chance to experience a sense of the love, support and mutual responsibility that help our children through their difficulties."
Ironically, the Alyn ride only came into being when a ride in aid of an Anglo-Jewish charity was cancelled at the last minute because of the outbreak of the intifada in 2000.
The Israeli riders who had been planning to join the group coming from Britain decided they would carry on and organize their own bike ride from Jerusalem to Eilat in aid of Alyn Hospital. Those first few Alyn riders, who included my husband Laurence, managed to raise $65,000.
The ride has since become a huge international event comprising on-road and off-road rides, challenge on- and off-road rides, a touring ride and a one-day ride. Many hundreds of riders from all over the world have participated over the past 13 years – including during the intifada years when hardly anyone was visiting Israel – and $20 million has been raised for Alyn.
When the 5-day riders reached Beer Sheva last Wednesday afternoon, they could not have imagined that they would be up most of the night, running to take shelter each time the red alert siren sounded.
The riders from abroad weren't the only ones to be taken out of their comfort zone. It was a reality check for Laurence and all the other Israelis who aren't usually in the south of the country, bringing home to them how much the southern towns and communities are suffering on a day and night basis.
Most riders said this experience wouldn't deter them from participating in future rides. "It added a whole new dimension to share, very briefly, in the trauma Israeli citizens are experiencing almost constantly," a North American cyclist who was on his sixth Alyn ride told me at the closing ceremony. "Each ride provides a very special way to see the country. On a bike you feel every little nuance – the change in temperature; the rhythm of the day; the different environments. You don't get that on a tour bus."
It's always incredibly emotional and uplifting to see hundreds of yellow-jerseyed cyclists arriving at the hospital at the end of the ride and being welcomed by Alyn's young patients, who then give the riders their medals.
A young boy named Or, which means "light" in English, gave Laurence his medal this year. Or's mother told me that they come to Alyn every day all the way from Kiryat Malachi in southern Israel. (The day after the ride, a rocket attack there claimed three lives.)
"The therapists have given Or mobility by teaching him to operate a special wheelchair," she said. "It's worth the long journey to Alyn; it's a fantastic place."
Alyn treats children with a wide range of congenital and acquired conditions, including neuromuscular diseases, cerebral palsy, and spinal cord and brain injuries.
And here's another irony, given the current situation: Alyn's patients include Jewish and Arab Israelis, and Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank.
Some are only at Alyn because they have been terribly injured in our never-ending war. But there is still mutual support among all the families, even now. They have so many daily challenges to overcome; there is no energy left for hatred. They all know the real cost in human terms of a lack of peace.
"We pray for innocent lives on both sides of the border," Dr. Beeri said as she concluded her welcome to the riders. "We pray for a better, safer and more hopeful future for all our children."
Amen to that.


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Whoops! Special: Top Trail FixesPosted in How To on April 1, 2011
Snap! Bang! Hiss! These four-letter words are often followed by other four-letter words when we find ourselves broken down on the trail. If you go off-roading, eventually you'll break something. It may be minor, it may be massive, but it will happen. (If you never break anything and your truck always works perfect, then we hate your good luck.)
Trail carnage isn't all bad. Yes, that initial frustration may have you chucking your keys into the woods and setting the old truck ablaze, but hold up. There is always hope. We haven't heard of many trail mishaps that couldn't somehow be fixed, patched, or jerry-rigged to get the 4x4 home. They're not always pretty, but given some ingenuity, spare parts, and a few essential tidbits you can usually drag your busted brush-truck home to fight another day.
Troublesome Tires
Who in his right mind would go exploring rough country with balloons for shoes? It seems silly, but we do it every weekend, and sure enough the air doesn't always stay in them.
If you lose a bead and your tires are flopping around on the rim, you'll need a jack to raise the truck. You'll also need a source of compressed air to fill the tire, but getting the bead to seat enough to even hold air can be tricky. A ratchet strap around the perimeter can usually bulge the sidewalls enough to stop airflow. Also, check out "Redneck Tire Mounting" on YouTube for a slightly less safe tire reseating method.
Blue Line Pen
ARB Air Lockers offer selectable open or spooled differentials and great traction, but the small blue air hose that runs to the lockers can be cut or melted if not properly routed. Some trail technicians we know disassembled a ballpoint pen, cut and cleaned the ink tube, and slid it perfectly into the blue line. Some duct tape finished the repair, and they were locked up and ready to ride.
Pump 'er Up
Did your carburetor die? Or maybe your fuel pump? Try this fix: Fill your windshield washer with gas, undo the hose, and run it into the carb. Crank the key and pump the windshield sprayer button. It's not National Highway Traffic Safety Administration approved, but it ought to get you off the trail.
Hole in One
Darn tires aren't perfect. They still can get punctures. Plug kits are important trail tools, but sometimes the hole is bigger than one plug can fix. We've seen sidewall holes that were sewn shut with wire and then filled with plugs to hold air. It works, but we wouldn't recommend driving to work on that tire.
Good looks, Brains & Supplies
Grab a duffle bag, an ammo can, or a shoe box, and put the following stuff in your truck. You can probably get home with some or all of this stuff.
|Ratchet straps
|•Bailing wire
|•Zip ties
|•Utility tool
|•Duct tape
|•Piece of chain
|•Hose clamps
|•Pepper (put in radiator if it springs a small leak)
|•Welding rod (see "Battery Power 101," page 56 in this issue)
Never Say Die
Don't give up, there is always a way home. It may not be the safest, so be careful, but you can come up with something. For example, how about getting a four-wheel-drive race buggy out of the desert and over 80 miles back to Ensenada on Mexican roads with only three wheels? Speeds recorded on the GPS device: over 60 mph. Recipe:
|•3 ratchet straps
|•1 creative driver
|•1 block of wood
|•1 rabbit's foot
C Is for Calamity
C-clip axles have been trying to run trails for years and keep falling out at inopportune times. You see, if you break an axleshaft that is held in with a little C-clip it will slide right on out. We've seen lots of trail fixes for these and even a product known as the Trip Saver (www.tanktough.com) that is carried along to replace the axle and help you limp home. This photo shows how an ingenious reader used a wall from a kid's plastic playhouse and a bunch of rope to get the Jeep off the trail. We're not sure how he came across a plastic playhouse in the woods.


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A winner was selected from 372 designs submitted by 87 freelance designers.
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Monastery hotel near Palma del Río, CórdobaJuly 22nd, 2008 | by nick |
Hotel Monasterio de San Francisco*** Old Franciscan monastery dating from 1492, with very beautiful courtyards from 16th and 17th centuries, a cloister from 17th century. It has also a 2000 m² splendid garden with orange trees and rose bushes. At the restaurant, placed at the old dinning room of the monastery, you could taste a delicious regional cuisine. More information.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 59 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
Dixonjones.com is read by search marketers, Google and Microsoft employees and serious people. I need a new look and feel for the home page and a sample internal "post" page (but no coding required).
This is simply "Dixon Jones". That needs to be in a standard text, not a fancy image.
Although a personal blog, Dixon Jones is also the Managing Director of Receptional.com, a leading UK based search marketing company. Dixon also speaks on a worldwide stage on how to market businesses on Google, Microsoft and other major sites. He also has other web based ventures from a murder mystery games site to a kit-car forum. The blog will continue to be without advertising, but needs to provide a distinction between his personal views and his professional life. There will be only limited content of a personal nature, althought most of the audience knows the writer in a personal capacity.
The content at the existing site at dixonjones.com will be retained.
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I'm not sure where my words have gone, but they just don't flow from my fingertips to the keyboard like they once did. I used to be able to pour out my heart here and feel a kind of release in doing so. My heart is in knots over lots of different things right now, and the words just aren't there.
Kristen's 3rd birthday was 3 weeks ago. We spent the day together as a family, remembering our littlest girl and making memories with our two older girls. It's one of the most bittersweet days of the year.
In honor of Kristen's birthday, we sent 30 bears to Children's Mercy Hospital, to be distributed to bereaved parents as they reach the 6-month mark following the death of their child. No, it's not pleasant to think about, but the fact is that children die. They leave behind parents and siblings whose lives are never the same. Those families ache to have someone remember them, to remember their sweet child, months and years down the road. My hope is that the little knitted bear they receive will be a reminder that someone cares...and that God cares.
So many of my friends helped to work on those bears. Over the course of four months, they knit, stuffed and stitched. They donated supplies, time and food. They supported a cause close to my heart and supported my own broken heart in the process. The really beautiful thing is that, whether they know it or not, many of them continue to do so.
I will close with a collection of photos. Maybe they will speak louder than the words that seem to escape me.
|Our "Peace of my Heart" birthday cake
(Emily made the bear out of Rice Krispie treats;
Grace drew the dove from our logo)
|Kristen's birthday wreath
|Balloon release
|Our matching wristbands read, "Forever in my heart"
|Kristen's tree
|Grace decorated my water bottle with the Peace of my Heart logo
|Delicious burgers at a cute little place in Lindsborg
|Near The Old Mill Museum
|On the hunt for a geocache
|Coronado Heights
|Some of the bears before packaging
|The birthday bear I made for my desk
|Bears for CMH
|More bears for CMH
|Bears packed and ready for the trip to KC
(Thanks to Bryan & Angie!)
|2009 Memory Quilt
1st Floor across from the CMH Chapel
|I love you, Little Stuff ♥


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Sunday, October 20, 2013
The post articulates my thoughts on effective training. Nothing new at all and I haven't invented anything. Guys were thinking this stuff 20 years before I was born.
It feels like people think I am a Maffetone fanatic, but in reality I'm not. Heart rate training is not the end all be all. It's a tool. If you're building a house you don't use just a hammer.
I think MAF applies well to a lot of people. People with a weak "aerobic" economy. A place that I find myself at least once a year after a break. Or people who tend to become injured while trying to increase intensity. MAF has a very useful place in any training cycle. The Africans accidentally do it. All good runners do it but it's usually less strict in terms of HR data. A good runner has excellent self awareness and intuition in terms of intensity, that's why they're good runners. Would Bekele benefit from taking 180 minus his age and then running at that HR? No. If you want to run truly fast in a 5k or even a marathon will strict MAF adherence get you there? No. Intensity is king unless you don't believe in science. But you must be prepared to handle the intensity. People who don't respond to intensity are not ready for it... that's what MAF is for.
Question: Quality vs quantity? Or said another way, since most obsessive compulsive endurance athletes seem to have (need) races and stay semi-fit all year round. When should one base build versus work on speedwork? Some follow the rule of base build and then 8 weeks or whatever our from race sharpen their race skills and start speedwork. Others preach speedwork and then focus on building in the volume closer to the race with just a wee bit of race/speed focus.
Question: What I can't wrap my head around yet is how guys like you and Jay Aldous can achieve such amazing times in 100s without a ton of volume. I'd love to see you explain the quality vs. quantity issue on the your blog.
First, I'm not a writer and I won't pretend to be. I'm only a marginally educated college dropout hillbilly. My thoughts ramble... and I tend to let them.
The very first thing, to point out the obvious, is that the type of quality and when to do it depends on a few things. When and how far is your race? How fit are you? What type of fit are you? An out of shape, first time runner starting training for a marathon that's in 24 weeks should not be doing quality, the focus needs to be on quantity to start. A runner that is marathon fit with a 5k in 12 weeks needs to ditch quantity and focus on quality. These examples are at the extreme ends of the spectrum and we all fit in between somewhere.
We are all different and every scenario is different. Start with basic concepts, evaluate the situation, then work off those basic concepts to formulate a plan of attack.
Brad Hudson said to never sacrifice quality for quantity and visa versa. I do feel however that you can flub volume in favor of quality at times, and depending on your race focus it generally doesn't work the other way around meaning that if you want to get truly fast volume alone will not replace quality. In terms of training stress a 16 mile tempo run may be worth more than a 25 mile easy run. And training stress is what it's all about. We stress our body, then rest, then get stronger. How you stress your body to elicit a response has wiggle room as long as you keep it somewhat specific to your event. Of course stressing your body with 10:00 of Vo2 max intervals will not replace a 20 mile long run, they both have a completely different focus on the type of fitness you're trying to build. With out any doubt though, if you're an old guy like me you will benefit greatly from some non-specific training like Vo2 max intervals or weights.
My Leadman training showed this approach does work for some. I stressed my body with completely non-specific stress and was able to run far less than most of the runners at Leadville. I averaged 58 miles a week in the 20 weeks before Leadville this year and just 40 miles a week for the entire year. But what I did with that 58 miles matters. There weren't many weeks that I didn't do some form of quality session ranging from 10 X 1:00 Vo2 hill reps (critical for any older runner) to 10 mile/ 2000ft vertical tempo runs to 25 mile flat tempo runs to 30 mile hard runs with 8000ft vertical. What I didn't do was try to fill in my week with short easy runs in an attempt to reach a high weekly total, instead I biked and allowed my body to adapt and recover. I balanced training stress so that my quality days were truly quality. I wasn't fried and this is at the heart of Brad Hudson's advice. If an athlete is pushing to run 100 miles a week then their quality sessions might be compromised, even the value of their mileage, meaning they don't reap the full rewards. They sacrifice quality for a number at the end of the week. This is wrong. Now, that's not to say that pushing 100 mile weeks doesn't have it's place! Refer back to the first paragraph.
Speaking of stress, another form comes from the environment. 20 miles with 60ft of vertical is not the same as 20 miles with 6000ft of vertical. Same with altitude. I happen to live at 8200ft altitude and a majority of my running (and 100% of my recovery) is done between 8000 and 10500ft on terrain that is extremely hilly. So because of these factors I was able to get away with only doing 58 miles a week because it absolutely is "worth" more than 58 miles at sea-level, there's a conversion and although you can't actually put it on paper it is there. By time alone I looked back and compared data to when I was running at low altitude and flat terrain and where I live and train now. Looking only at weekly time, an 80 mile week is equal to 110 miles. Vague and not scientific but something to consider.
And yet another form of stress is emotional or 'life stress'. A full time professional athlete who doesn't work, has no job or kids will have a bazillion times less stress than a guy like Nick Clark (I use him as the example only because Chuck Norris has a poster of Nick over his bed) who has two kids, a job, a house and is training a bazillion miles with weekly Mt Everest vertical. This matters. Nick often times crushes the former guy. Stress of any kind can add (or subtract) to the value of your training.
Another aspect that links in to all of this is the athletic age and background of an athlete. Someone who has been training for 2 years will not be able to train like an athlete who has been training for 2 decades. 15 years ago I was running 100 mile weeks. This matters both physically and mentally. I have the confidence to step back and rest and not chase numbers that may diminish my training or my race results. Conversely I also feel that this has limited my training and prevented me from truly racing well. I'm tired, not the 'I just ran now I'm tired' type but more of a big picture fatigue from training week in and week out for over 15 years. But I digress.
Sort of. The OCD type athletes generally do not have a ton of experience nor do they ever reach the top of their sport. Either that or they are insecure. If you look at top athletes at Ironman or the marathon you rarely see these guys and girls racing every week or even every month and very often you hear them say that rest is critical. Yes they are OCD but they also know what the right thing to do is and they're disciplined enough to do the right thing. You may see them do a short period of racing during peak season but they usually target 1-2 races per year and then do everything to make those the highest quality that they can.
I told you I ramble...
Periodization is what all of this ultimately boils down to. The application or planning of periodization is specific to each athlete's strengths and weaknesses and if an athlete truly wants to get strong and fast then there is a method to the madness. Training blocks with zero intensity are part of it. But I also see athletes who don't have the time (their race is only 12 weeks out), attitude or the patience to allow this concept to work effectively. Maybe they enjoy the group track sessions, fine. Have fun, that's why we do this and I mean that. Or maybe they don't feel like wearing a HRM all the time and they go out and run too hard, fine. I have zero problem with an athlete wanting to have fun and just go run, but that athlete also needs to understand that the end result may not be the same. Another thing to consider is that we are all unique so what worked for one most likely won't work the same for another and this is where the 'art' of training comes in, or at least the ability to read an athlete and see how they are responding.
So back on track... Intensity is the king of all training. But only if your body is able to handle and absorb it. Very often athletes over estimate their ability in this aspect. The same goes for volume really. I fell completely in to this trap of thinking I needed to run 120 mile weeks for the marathon and it totally ruined my chance to run a fast marathon. Adaptation is about the application of appropriate stress. An athlete that has never run a step will not reach a high level of fitness (and this is all about long distance racing. Not crossfit or the 100m dash) by hammering intervals immediately. The foundation for endurance events is metabolic economy and using fat as fuel. You work this first, then get fast. Also the ability to absorb hard training is based on the concept of a base. A runner that runs 20 miles a week will not absorb hard training as well as a runner who hits 80 miles a week. So, in terms of periodization we must prepare our body for the training to come. In a well planned periodized plan you have 12-16 weeks of training that is ONLY preparing you to train effectively in the last 8-10 weeks. There must be a period of time where we focus solely on training that strengthens our tendons and muscles and metabolic economy. I think we should get as fast as possible at 20 beats below threshold first. Once you do this then start thinking about getting truly fast. For most of us the distance we are trying to race is part of the challenge! So build your body to be able to handle this aspect first. How can you consider the speed for 26.2 miles when simply finishing is still the major challenge? Don't put the cart before the horse.
Once you have reached a solid level of fitness then start to think about quality. Once you have built an adequate base then quality is king! But also keep this in perspective. Your body has an ideal level of stress needed for ideal adaptation. More or harder is not better. Consider the impact of a given session on the week. When I'm doing my long runs or intervals, at a certain point of fatigue, I ask myself questions. Is going further better? Is doing one more hill repeat better? Will I be able to train again tomorrow? If you're falling off the goal pace or wattage then this is a telling sign that you have stressed your body adequately because it is failing. Intensity is not only king but by default it is also the riskiest form of training. Even more so than volume, quality work is the overriding factor in over-training and injury. But this makes sense, the higher the risk the higher the pay out AND the bigger the loss. This is the same in almost everything we do in life. This is why it is so important to prepare properly for this work because an error can cost you dearly with a loss of training due to a strained hamstring or tendonitis or extreme fatigue.
When do you know when it's time to start quality work? I think a base period should be a minimum of 8 weeks for most people, myself included. Some people should do a year. Hopefully you have an idea as to what peak mileage you can handle, if you don't then go find it. You need to have adapted to this peak mileage. Meaning that it isn't a huge push to hit it. If you're still struggling to hit peak mileage then consider spending more time adapting or reevaluating your expectations on your body. Maffetone's method is great for this. With frequent testing you can see definitively when you should start quality training with a plateau in your MAF development. But I will warn you, even after 17 years of dedicated MAF training I have only ever truly plateaued a handful of times. This is partly because our bodies adapt extraordinarily well to stress. It's simply amazing what we can do to ourselves and how our body will adapt if the mind is willing (key aspect there). It's important to also use PE for this. Once I hit a MAF pace that felt like tempo (or Zone 3) then I started quality work. I've taken my MAF down to ~5:50 pace and it was hard, and that was a mistake. I took this too far and my failure to run fast for the marathon was a result of this. I neglected other, equally important aspects of fitness like muscular strength and threshold. Threshold, at a certain point in an athletes development is more citical to performance than anything. I also pushed too hard to reach an arbitrary weekly mileage as I said before. I ignored my body and wasn't disciplined or confident enough to listen to what my body was saying. That alone is another blog post.
Not sure I answered the questions completely but there's some fine rambling.
5 comments:
- William said...
I think knowing when to shut things down or apply a different type of stress is so important. Not being OCD contributes to being able to make that decision. For some people it's hard to break away from achieving a number and do what they know they have to do to stay healthy. Since moving to CO I have struggled with doing what I know works best for race performance and doing what I love in tackling big mountains (which is not always specific to certain races). One thing I have realized in the past year is that when I flip the switch in favor of quality I am at my best. I simply need different types of stress throughout the week. There is a sharpness gained from the variety that feels amazing.
- October 20, 2013
- Lucho said...
Very well said William!
- October 20, 2013
- Steve Pero said...
Lucho, good post. I remember reading it before, but I could come back and read it again and again (it's bookmarked).
I "was" a Maffetone follower (drank the kool-aid) for 9 years and yeah I was fit, healthy....but I just kept getting slower. Like you say in your podcasts, I just don't think it worked for me. It did for racing the 100 milers (Hardrock), but not for shorter events.
I've been running for 40 years and am over 60. I just don't think I need a ton of mileage, so am back to doing mostly quality in 3-4 runs a week, we'll see what happens.
I hope you continue to write posts like this, very valuable to us out here. Thanks!
- October 21, 2013
- Newb Biker said...
I saw some posts on this blog where you mentioned your podcasts. Can you share where I can find your podcasts?
- May 31, 2015
- Lucho said...
At www.Enduranceplanet.com
- June 02, 2015


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9Round Is Being Recognized in Club Solutions Magazine
9Round is being recognized yet again for its incredible growth spurt. This time we are being featured in Club Solutions, a popular health and fitness magazine. In fact, they claim to be the leading resource for health and fitness club owners, and they are the only magazine that is dedicated completely to business ideas, strategies and solutions that serves the entire health and fitness club industry. Club Solutions has created one of the most powerful marketing mediums to carry any health and fitness centered company's message, and 9Round is honored to be featured in their latest issue.
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Shannon Hudson founded 9Round in 2008 and began franchising a year later. 2013 was a busy year, we grew from thirty seven locations to one hundred locations with many more in the works, and we were ranked number 443 in Entrepreneur Magazine's "Top 500 Franchises" list, which is an honor and accomplishment in itself. However, with our recent growth spurt, we were able to move up 141 spots to become newly positioned at number 302 in the "Top 500 Franchises" list. 9Round is anticipating even more growth in the years to come. "We have 102 locations as of February 12, 2014," said Hudson. "We are hoping to have over 200 locations by the end of 2014, and by the end of 2017, we plan on having 1,000 locations opened." 9Round is not limiting itself just to the U.S., with locations starting in Canada, and continuing to Mexico. Australia and New Zealand are also in sight.
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It is exciting to see our company recognized for its growth and success in the fitness industry. If you are interested in learning more about becoming an owner of your very own 9Round and sharing in our success feel free to stop by our franchising website at http://www.9round.com/fitness-franchises. If you want to jump start the process of owning your own business then you should go ahead and fill out the request for consideration form on our website. We look forward to helping you and many others achieve their dreams of owning their own business.


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Goldberg Stresses Conservative Politics, Not Partyby Howard W. Hewitt • October 27, 2004 Share:
The label 'conservative columnist' follows Jonah Goldberg wherever he goes and he wears it proudly. He is frequently compared to humorist P.J. O'Rourke, a compliment he would prefer to downplay.
He stresses conservative, but not necessarily Republican, themes in his nationally syndicated newspaper column. His approach was the same during his talk in the Wabash College Chapel Wednesday evening.
Most in the crowd of nearly 200 came to hear Goldberg's thoughts on the 2004 election. He didn't disappoint with the humor-laden anecdotes and opinions, but might have surprised some with his approach.
"I'm far more anti-Kerry than I am pro-Bush," Goldberg said. But the columnist ran off a litany of issues many people don't like about either candidate.
"John Kerry is fundamentally an unlikable guy," he said. "He's astoundingly, shockingly unaccomplished. And, he's just plain wrong."
But Goldberg promised fairness and he wasn't overly kind to President George Bush either. "I take great pride in being a conservative; I don't take great pride in being a Republican."
The 31-year-old then ran off a list of government programs that have had huge budget increases during the Bush administration's four years. "George Bush hasn't vetoed a single spending bill yet," the writer admonished.
Goldberg has built a national following with his columns for National Review Online and his syndicated column. He's known for his humor, strong writing and sometimes surprising opinions.
In recent weeks he's visited quite a few college campuses and finds interest in politics higher than ever before.
"Everywhere I go people are more interested in this election than in past elections," Goldberg said (talking at left with Wabash Professor J.D. Phillips). "The general dynamic of all college campuses tends to hold constant with about 20 percent of the liberals really active and 20 percent of the conservatives really active. Everybody else hangs out in the dorm room and watches football and has normal lives."
It was the humor and somewhat even-handed approach that appealed to student Daniel Yelfimov '06.
"I did go see (columnist) Ann Coulter last year (at Wabash) and she was very harsh," said the junior, who was proudly wearing his Mitch Daniels t-shirt. "What I really appreciated about this guy was he presented the Kerry side, of course it was more leaning toward his (Goldberg's) views. He even poked some jokes. But he also talked about Bush.
"He's a conservative but not a Republican hard core. He's a conservative hard core. I really appreciated the fact that he was willing to say what he didn't like about Bush. That's something you usually don't get when you invite a conservative speaker."
Goldberg thinks students like Yelfimov are more interested, in part, because of the Internet and 9-11.
"Even though the memory of 9-11 has faded, you still get a sense that college kids understand the stakes in this election are just bigger than they used to be," he said. "This is the second election dominated by the Internet. The Internet is so much bigger even than in 2000. College kids who don't normally read newspapers probably get a lot more news than they used to because they're on the web a lot."
Goldberg followed his remarks by taking questions for nearly 20 minutes. He was surprised no one asked him who he believed would win the election.
"If I had to bet, and I wouldn't bet much, I would bet on Bush," he said. "I would bet on Bush for a bunch of reasons but none of them are great. It's just a lot easier to see scenarios where Bush wins. For Kerry to win he has to win Pennsylvania, Ohio and maybe even Florida. But he really has to win Ohio or Florida; if he doesn't win either he loses. There are all these places that are must wins for him.
"All Bush has to do to win is win the states he won last time because of the distribution of electoral votes. What got him 270 in 2000 now gets him 278. But I think it's going to be close.
"My guess is whoever has the wind at their backs going into Election Day will win very decisively. My much more tentative guess is that will be Bush. But it also means these late breaking stories can change the dynamics."
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*phew!* What a tangled mess to sort out! Thanx for your exhaustive efforts re: Weetbix et al!ReplyDelete
Now, let battle commence on the Cenovis/Marmite/Vegemite Front... :-)
"Yvonne Sainsbury's Weet-Bix Origin and History supporting her father Bennison Osborne as the inventor. In short, she states that her father developed Weet-Bix, had financial backing from Arthur Shannon, who in turn was bought out (as Grain Products Ltd) by Sanitarium, all in the 1920s in Australia. Osborne then travelled to New Zealand with Malcolm Macfarlane, producing the product here with funding from Arthur Shannon. Sanitarium bought him out again, here (in 1930)".ReplyDelete
Last time I read through everything whilst putting together something on Sanitarium, I came to this same conclusion, so I have to agree.
I remember the Cenovis brand still having a vitamin line in the 1980s.
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TNA Impact Wrestling Results
Orlando, FL (Impact Zone)
March 20, 2014
Commentators: Mike Tenay & Taz
Report by: Josh Boutwell of Wrestleview.com
Impact Wrestling opens up with a video package highlighting Samoa Joe's quest to recapture the TNA World Title focusing on "Joe's rage."
Tenay and Taz say that Bully Ray was invited to TNA's headquarters in Nashville, TN and that we will not believe what went down. Footage of an office that has been trashed is shown and Taz says that we will see the footage later tonight.
In the parking lot Eric Young and Abyss are brawling as ODB tries to get EY to back off. Abyss gets the upper hand which causes ODB to pick up a pipe and hit Abyss with it! He grabs it from her and goes after her, but EY is able to hit him from behind repeatedly with a trashcan. Abyss grabs a post or something and chokes EY with it and starts tossing EY all around the backstage area. The brawl eventually spills into the backstage area Abyss whips EY into a bunch of chairs. Abyss picks up a chain and goes to hit EY with it but EY kicks him in the balls and then grabs the chain. EY hits Abyss in the back with the chain over and over and then wraps it around his fist and punches Abyss with it!
The brawl spills out into the arena now with EY whipping Abyss with the chain now! Abyss fights back and throws EY and the chain in the ring. EY comes back with a sliding dropkick through the ropes onto Abyss on the floor! EY then goes back in the ring and dives through the ropes with a Suicide Dive onto Abyss! EY grabs a chair and swings it at Abyss but Abyss ducks and shoves EY into the ring steps! Abyss punches EY repeatedly in the back of the head and then tosses EY back into the ring. Abyss grabs a chair and sets it up in the center of the ring. EY tries fighting back but when he bounces off the ropes Abyss tosses him face first into the chair! Abyss chokes EY with his own bandanna and then he goes back to just punching EY repeatedly. Abyss wraps the chain around EY's throat but then EY starts biting Abyss and throwing haymakers at him!
EY hits the ropes but gets caught with the Black Hole Slam by Abyss! Abyss grabs the chain again and then puts EY between the ropes and wraps the chain around EY's throat. Abyss pulls back on the chain and EY's face literally starts turning purple! That was actually kind of disturbing.
Abyss leaves a passed out EY in the ring while referees and ODB run out to check on him.
Ethan Carter III vs. Bobby Lashley
Back from the break the bell rings and EC3 jumps Lashley. EC3 hits the ropes but Lashley leapfrogs him and then lays him out with a clothesline! Lashley whips EC3 into the corner and then Lashley charges right into an elbow from EC3. EC3 runs at Lashley but Lashley hits an elbow of his own. Lashley hits a Delayed Vertical Suplex! Lashley slams EC3 into the corner and then puts the boots to him. Lashley throws EC3 literally clear across the ring! Lashley then goes for a Spear but EC3 rolls out of the ring to get away. Lashley follows him out but walks into a boot in the gut from EC3. EC3 slams Lashley into the apron and then chops him hard. Lashley answers with a series of forearms but EC3 nails him with a knee to the gut and then tosses Lashley back into the ring. EC3 climbs up top and Lashley tosses EC3 off the top! EC3 begs off and as Lashley hesitates EC3 grabs Lashley's trunks and pulls him headfirst into the turnbuckles. EC3 chokes Lashley and then mounts him in the corner and hits a series of crossfaces as he trash talks the fans. EC3 puts Lashley in a front facelock and then lets go of the hold and hits a series of jabs. EC3 hits the ropes but Lashley catches him with a Spinebuster! Lashley goes for the Spear again but again EC3 rolls out to the floor to avoid it. Lashley follows him out and clotheslines EC3! Lashley tosses EC3 back into the ring and then hits a Running Clothesline to EC3 in the corner! Lashley puts the boots to EC3 and then goes to whip him into the corner, but EC3 attempts to reverse it. Lashley reverses right back into the corner they were just in but the referee had moved there. EC3 stops himself before hitting the referee and then he holds onto the referee as Lashley grabs him from behind. EC3 mule kicks Lashley in the balls as the referee couldn't see and then rolls back out to the floor again. EC3 looks like he's contemplating leaving as Lashley tries to recover in the ring. Willow then attacks EC3 from behind!
Winner: EC3 via DQ
Willow slams EC3 into the ring steps repeatedly knees first. Willow pulls a ladder out from under the ring and then grabs a chair and puts EC3's leg trapped in the chair! Willow stomps the chair over and over and then climbs up the ladder! Willow sets up for a dive but Willow crawls underneath the ladder and up the ramp to get away from Willow.
Earlier today Bully Ray stands outside Dixie Carter's office as he bitches about her making him wait for their meeting. He says he'll play her games because he has something he wants to say to her.
Samoa Joe walks into MVP's office and he says that Eric Young is supposed to be chained to Abyss tonight to watch his back, but now he's on the way to the hospital. MVP says he wants things to be done fairly but Joe says he wants his World Championship. MVP says he will find someone to be chained to Abyss and fix this. Joe says that every time MVP tries to fix things they get worse.
Backstage Angelina Love says Velvet has had plenty of time to make a decision so tonight the world finds out where Velvet stands.
Back from the break EC3 walks into Magnus' locker room, or well he limps, and asks where the hell Magnus was while Willow was assaulting him. Magnus pretty much tells him to shut the hell up and EC3 calls him an ass. EC3 says that's funny coming from the guy that just got beat up by a clown. EC3 says Magnus' business relationship with the Carter family is officially terminated. Magnus laughs and says he could have told EC3 long ago because he got everything he wanted out of "Aunt D" and now he kicked her to the curb because she is useless to him. EC3 tells him to watch what he says about Dixie. Magnus says Abyss is all he needs and EC3 will find that out like everyone else tonight.
Gunner comes down to the ring and says he wants to take this time to say he is proud because he went to war with one of the toughest guys in TNA at Lockdown and won. He says he is proud that he served his country and he is proud of all of the veterans in the crowd. Gunner says as a Marine he was trained to never give up and fight for everything he wants. He says without that he wouldn't be standing where he is today. Gunner looks over and points at his dad sitting in the front row and thanks him as well. Gunner goes out to ringside and says without his parents support he wouldn't be here. Gunner says he wouldn't be the man he is now without his dad, and he promises his dad he will be World Champion one day. He hugs his dad but then Storm's new heel music hits.
Storm walks out and says he hates to break up the family reunion going on but he finds it kind of rude of Gunner not to introduce him to his dad after he made Gunner a star. Storm introduces himself to Gunner's dad and says he doesn't have to introduce himself to Storm because he already knows who Gunner's dad is. Storm says he is the guy that was crying in Gunner's video package before Lockdown talking about how proud he is of his son and then he mocks him asking if he's going to cry again. Storm mentions how Gunner's dad said that how it made him feel that his own father wasn't able to see what he became, and then Storm says that he's sure his dad is looking down from heaven and is glad he's dead so he doesn't have to see how much of a disappointment his son and grandson became!
Storm punches Gunner but then Storm shoves him away and shocks him with the Last Call! Storm handcuffs Gunner to the middle rope and then taunts Gunner's dad before grabbing him and dragging him to ringside! Gunner manhandles him and holds him up to Gunner screaming that he is a disappointment. Storm walks away and Gunner's dad tries to free his son, but then Storm grabs his beer bottle and breaks it over Gunner's dad's damn head! Good lord! Papa Gunner sold that like a champ. Gunner can only watch as Storm smiles at him and then walks away.
Backstage Gail Kim says ever since the Knockouts division was created she has been the benchmark for the division, and she is the one that brought Tapa in now and now she cost Gail the Knockouts Title. Gail says tonight if Tapa doesn't beat her tonight then she is done with her which means Tapa is done with TNA.
Backstage Bro-Mans walk into Tigre Uno and Sanada's locker room and mockingly bows to them. Tigre says something in Spanish but Bro-Mans say they can't understand anything he just said. Zema says he used to wrestle in Mexico so he "speaks Lucha Libre." Zema says he's pretty sure Tigre said they are stud muffins and then Sanada says something in Japanese and Jesse asks if he just said something about his momma. Zema says he also wrestled in Japan so he "speaks strong style" and Sanada said Bro-Mans are "wrestling gods." Zema tells them to lay down for Bro-Mans so they can hit up the clubs. Tigre and Sanada look as confused as I am about Zema's damn sagging pants.
Lei'D Tapa vs. Gail Kim
Gail trashtalks Tapa and points her finger in Tapa's face so Tapa grabs her finger and bends it back before tossing her into the corner. Tapa hits a clothesline from behind and then she headbutts Gail repeatedly. Tapa whips Gail into the ropes but Gail holds onto the ropes and then sidesteps the charging Tapa. Gail hits a series of leg kicks and forearms followed by a Running Clothesline. Gail hits a Running Forearm and then hits the ropes again as Tapa never went down, and this time Tapa catches her in midair and hits a Choke Bomb! Tapa goes for her finish but Gail counters into a Hanging Dragon Sleeper! Tapa is able to break the hold and flip Gail onto her back. Tapa then charges at Gail with a Mafia Kick, but Gail moves and then this a series of leg kicks on Tapa. Gail slams Tapa's leg into the mat and then hits the ropes and Tapa catches her with a Press Slam this time and then sells the leg again. Tapa covers Gail for a nearfall and then she grabs Gail by the throat, but Gail leg kicks her repeatedly and then dropkicks that injured leg! Gail continues to work on the leg with leg kicks but Tapa shrugs her off and goes for a TKO, but her leg gives out on her and Gail kicks her to the leg again. Gail hits Eat Defeat for the pin!
Winner: Gail Kim via pinfall (Eat Defeat)
MVP talks to Willow backstage and asks him to be chained to Abyss, but Willow starts saying a bunch of weird crap about politics and side deals which he has no desire to be part of. Willow says MVP and Joe's problems have nothing to do with him, and he will get back at Magnus in his own time. As Willow walks away MVP says, "issues… right" and shakes his head.
Angelina Love comes out to the ring and she asks Velvet to come out and give her an answer about reforming The Beautiful People.
Velvet comes out and says that when she first came to TNA Angelina was her mentor, and she taught her things about the business in and out of the ring. Velvet says there were times she wanted to pack her bags and go home in their first year but Angelina would not let her and she won't forget how she was there for her. Velvet says there were also the bad times where she felt beneath and subservient to Angelina and she felt like Angelina was holding her back.
Velvet says that if she was looked at as the leader of the BP it was because she was the veteran and if that hurt she's sorry and while Angelina was gone from TNA Velvet achieved a lot of success. Angelina says that they both know one is a very lonely number in this business, and if they don't have each other's backs no one will. Angelina says she knows Velvet really wants this to happen, but Velvet says she has always looked to Angelina as a big sister. She says she knows there past was then and this is now and she's been through a lot with Chris Sabin over the last year. Velvet then smiles and says "THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE ARE BACK! HOLLER!"
Their music hits but Angelina stops it and says they're missing a third member and calls out Madison Rayne!
Madison comes out and Angelina says the Beautiful People are coming back together and she wants to extend the offer to Madison to come back to the group, but she does so in kind of a mocking tone as she says Madison's name. Madison asks her to repeat it again and Angelina again says it in a sarcastic tone. Madison says Angelina talks to her like she's beneath her like she's still that "lost little girl" that they let into the Beautiful People. Madison says things have changed and Angelina says like in every other sport she had to pay her dues. Madison asks if that's what she calls "paying your dues" and mentions how Angelina and Velvet had big thrones while they sat her on the floor and made her do all their dirty work. Madison says her dues are paid and SHE is the TNA Knockouts Champion, and as much as she appreciates the offer and she loves Velvet but she isn't interested in this reunion.
Backstage Magnus says Joe is the one concerned about tonight's Title Match while he searches for a new ally. Magnus says Abyss reacts to all the same things everyone does, money. Joe then walks up and gets in Magnus' face and says tonight he taps Magnus out. Al Snow gets between them and tells him to save it for later as Joe says he's going to take Magnus out tonight.
As Bro-Mans and the international team come out Robbie E grabs a microphone and reminds them that they told Sanada & Tigre to lay down to them so they can get to the clubs. Tigre takes the microphone and says "no" so Bro-Mans pie face them! Sanada & Tigre jump Bro-Mans and chase them out of the ring! Bro-Mans try to leave ringside but The Wolves come out and stop them!
TNA World Tag Team Championships
Triple Threat Match
Bro-Mans w/Zema Ion vs. Sanada & Tigre Uno vs. The Wolves
Last week Sanada & Tigre beat the Bro-Mans clean in a non-title match. The Wolves defeated the Bro-Mans earlier this month to capture the Tag Titles but then dropped them back to Bro-Mans in Japan a week later. The Wolves attack Bro-Mans on the ramp and toss them right into a Double Sliding Dropkick from Sanada & Tigre on the floor!
Back from the break The Wolves whip Robbie into the ropes and then Eddie hits a drop toehold followed by a sliding dropkick from Davey. Jesse tries to get involved but the international stars interrupt him and then whip him into the ropes and hit a Double Spinebuster. They treat Jesse's legs like a wishbone and then sandwich him with Double Sliding Dropkicks! Bro-Mans roll out to the floor and that leaves The Wolves and the internationals! They exchange rights and forearms to each other but hten Davey nails Tigre with a Spinning Back Kick that sends him to the floor! The Wolves whip Sanada into the ropes and then Davey hits an Atomic Drop followed by a huge chop from Eddie! Davey then rolls forward into a bridging pin! 1…2…NO Sanada kicks out! Eddie tags in and then The Wolves take turns chopping and kicking Sanada with crazy strikes! The Wolves hit the ropes but Tigre trips them from the outside and then holds them as Sanada dropkicks both of them! Tigre then hits a Slingshot Corkscrew Splash onto both The Wolves! Sanada hits the ropes but Robbie blind tags him and then walks into a Hip Toss from Eddie! Eddie slams Robbie into a headbutt from Davey and then Davey tags in and The Wolves whip Robbie into their corner. Eddie whips Davey into a Running Forearm on Robbie and then Eddie hits a Running Back Elbow! Eddie tosses Robbie into a drop toehold from Davey and then Eddie hits an Elbow Drop onto Robbie! Tigre blind tags himself back into the match and then starts lighting Robbie up with chops. Tigre hits the ropes but Jesse catches him from behind with a knee to the back and then Robbie clotheslines him! Robbie punches him repeatedly and knocks Sanada off the apron. Jesse tags into the match and then Bro-Mans whip Tigre into the ropes and hit him with a Double Press Slam! Then they sandwich Tigre in the corner with a Double Knee! Jesse Press Slams Tigre way into the air and as he drops him Robbie blind tags him and then dives off the top with the Fist Pump Drop for a nearfall. Robbie whips Tigre into the ropes but Tigre catches him with a Wheelbarrow Bulldog! Tigre tags Sanada and Robbie tags in Jesse as well. Sanada hits Robbie with a Running Back Elbow and then a hurricanrana! Sanada hits a Backbreaker and then sets up for the Moonsault but Zema grabs Sanada's X-Division Title at ringside and distracts him with it. Sanada tags Tigre and then dives off the top with a Plancha onto Zema on the floor! Tigre springboard into the ring and then tilt-a-whirls around Jesse and lands on his feet and dropkicks him to the floor! As he went through the ropes Davey tagged him. Davey swings at Tigre but Tigre blocks it and then hits a gorgeous Double Spring Hurricanrana while holding onto Davey's hand! Eddie comes in and swings at Tigre but he ducks and then springs to the top. Eddie charges at him right into a Tigre boot. Tigre then attempts a Diving Hurricanrana but Eddie blocks it and Davey runs over and they hit a Powerbomb/Backstabber combo! 1…2…NO Bro-Mans break it up! The Wolves toss Bro-Mans out to the floor and then they climb up to the top on separate posts. Bro-Mans shove The Wolves off the top down to the floor! Bro-Mans hit the Bro Down on Tigre! 1…2…3!
Winners & STILL Tag Champs: Bro-Mans via pinfall (Bro Down)
The Beautiful People talk in the back about what happened with Madison. Angelina says a lot of the things Madison said were truth but she isn't that person anymore and she just wants Madison to see that. Velvet says she should go talk to her and maybe without an audience they can work things out.
Another "King of the Night" Kenny King vignette airs.
Angelina Love approaches Madison in the locker room but Madison says everything she needed to say in the ring. Angelina says she hasn't and she says she knows sorry isn't good enough anymore but she isn't the same person. Angelina says the business is every woman for herself and if you don't watch your back someone will stick a knife in it. Madison says what she just went through with Gail she understands that and Angelina says that's why they need to stick together. Madison agrees to think about it but then when she starts to walk away Angelina laughs and grabs her by the hair slamming her into some nearby lockers! Angelina knees Madison in the gut and then grabs her by the throat. Angelina screams "Don't you ever disrespect me again you little BIATCH! The Beautiful People are Velvet Sky and ME!"
MVP walks up to Samoa Joe backstage carrying the chain and says Joe's only responsibility tonight is Magnus because the man chained to Abyss tonight will be MVP. MVP says it's his responsibility and this will be the MVP Principals at work, leading by example like a boss should.
A video package highlighting Knux from Aces and Eights. Knux is in the country where a girl from back home called him home. He says he knows if he hears from her something is up. Knux talks about his family business being a carnival and his dad wanted him to run it with him but his dream was to wrestle which is why he hasn't spoken to his family in awhile.
Earlier today Bully Ray walks into Dixie Carter's office in Nashville and he asks Dixie if she ever thought about the fact that not a single person in the wrestling business likes her including the fans. He says she is not a good human being and he hasn't liked her since the day he walked into TNA. Bully says that's okay because she hasn't liked him either and that's because she can't control him. He says she came to his home to try and pay him off to make sure Team Dixie won at Lockdown. Bully says when Anderson Mic Checked him into the coffin his career flashed before his eyes. He says he knew that's not the way he wanted people to remember him. Bully says after Dixie tried to come and control him like she's controlled everyone else made him realize he needed to do what he did at Lockdown. Bully says she doesn't have his respect or the fans respect and she is nothing and a nobody in his industry. Bully says he's not going to sit there and talk to the back of a chair anymore, the whole time he was ranting Dixie's chair was turned around so the back of it was facing him. Bully spins it around but no one is there, and just then Bobby Roode blindsides him!
Roode slams Roode into a wall and then onto Dixie's desk! Roode screams that you don't screw with him and then he grabs a picture and slams it over Bully's back. Roode says Bully screwed over the wrong man and that Dixie didn't invite him, it was Roode! "You don't screw with Bobby Roode…SURPRISE!" Roode says before leaving Bully Ray laid out backstage.
Magnus talks Abyss backstage and Abyss says he has something real special for tonight's match and then pulls out some tacks.
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
"Samoan Submission Machine" Samoa Joe w/MVP vs. Magnus (c) w/Abyss
MVP will be chained to Abyss at ringside. This is a rematch from Lockdown. Magnus attacks Joe before the bell and slams him into the top turnbuckle. Magnus slams Joe into another corner and then connects with a European Uppercut. Magnus swings at Joe but he ducks and then lays into Magnus with a barrage of strikes! Joe headbutts Magnus and then hits a Snapmare Takeover followed by a slap to the back and then a kick to the front followed by a Knee Drop! Magnus rolls out to the floor and begs Joe to hold up. MVP stops Abyss form getting involved and Taz points out that Joe is still grabbing his ribs after every move. Magnus trips Joe and then pulls him out to the floor and slams Joe into the ribs and Taz says that Magnus may have spotted Joe selling the ribs as well causing him target them. Magnus tosses Joe back into the ring and hits a European Uppercut followed by chops and jabs. Joe fights back with a series of jabs of his own until Magnus rakes his eyes. Magnus attempts to whip Joe into the ropes but Joe reverses it and attempts a clothesline, but Magnus ducks and then he also ducks a backhand attempt from Joe. Joe finally puts him down with a Running Elbow and then Joe beats him down in the corner with a series of nasty jabs. Joe whips Magnus into the opposite corner and hits a Running Back Elbow followed by a Leaping Enziguri!
Back from the break Magnus attempts to whip Joe into the corner but Joe reverses it and then charges right into a boot from the champ. Magnus climbs up top and dives off but falls right into an Atomic Drop from Joe! Joe hits the ropes but Magnus catches him with a knee to the injured ribs and then Magnus hits a Back Suplex. Joe starts rolling around in the ring screaming as he grabs his ribs. Magnus starts kicking Joe in the ribs and then he picks Joe up, but Joe shoves him away and hits a series of slaps. Joe then winced and grabbed his ribs before hitting the ropes. That hesitation gave Magnus enough time to get right behind him with a Lariat! 1…2…NO Joe kicks out and then Magnus slams his knee into the back of Joe and puts him in a Chinlock continuing to work on the ribs and back area of Joe. Joe fights out of the hold and hits the ropes, but Magnus leapfrogs him and then catches Joe with a Flying Knee! Magnus puts Joe in a Waistlock working on those ribs. Joe fights out of it with elbows and then answers Magnus with an Atomic Drop followed by a Mafia Kick and then the Backsplash Senton. As Joe lands on the move he immediately grabs the ribs and Taz points out that doing a move like that may hurt Joe more than Magnus at this point. Magnus then charges at Joe but Joe catches him with the Snap Powerslam! Joe rolls over and grabs his midsection again rather than being able to get the pin or go for the choke. Magnus retreats to a corner and Joe charges at him but Magnus moves out of the way and then runs right into a Standing Uranage from Joe! Joe goes for the Coquina Clutch but Magnus counters with a Jawbreaker, and in the process Joe accidentally hit the referee! As MVP checks on the referee Abyss pulls MVP into a big right hand! Abyss pulls the tacks out from under the ring and MVP decks Abyss and grabs the tacks and thorws them away from Abyss. MVP pulls Abyss into the steps and then dives over the steps onto Abyss! MVP unlocks himself from Abyss and then grabs the tacks and throws them up the ramp, but then Abyss hits him from behind with a chair repeatedly! Joe sees Abyss so then he goes for the Elbow Suicida through the ropes but Abyss throws the chair at Joe's face! Joe falls back into the ring and Magnus dives off the top with the Fling Elbow Drop! 1…2…3!
Winner & STILL World Champ: Magnus via pinfall (Flying Elbow Drop)
"Final Thoughts" will be up tomorrow morning.
1) EC3 def. Bobby Lashley via DQ
2) Gail Kim def. Lei'D Tapa and as a result Tapa is gone from TNA
3) TNA Tag Titles Triple Threat: Bro-Mans (c) def. Tigre Uno & Sanada and The Wolves to retain the titles!
4) TNA World Title: Magnus (c) def. Samoa Joe to retain the title!
Scheduled for Next Week:
-James Storm vs. Gunner
Sacrifice Lineup:
-TNA World Title: Magnus (c) vs. TBA
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Why Guru?
When Swami Vivekananda first visited Ramakrishna Paramahamsa he asked 'I have read the Bhagavad Gita and other scriptures several times, I lecture and give discourses on the Gita and Ramayana. Do I still need harbor of a saint; do I still need a guru?'
Ramakrishna didn't reply to Vivekananda's question. After a few days Ramakrishna called upon Vivekananda and handed him a parcel to be delivered at a nearby village a few hours away by the sea route.
Early morning the boat and sailor would be ready and all he needed to do was to go to the village and deliver the parcel to the designated person.
Vivekananda agreed and decided to start early. He found the boat and the sailor ready to put out to sea. Suddenly, upon sitting in the boat, Vivekananda realized that he didn't know the road to the village. He inquired of the sailor who had no clue, either. Vivekananda decided to go back to his guru to ask him the shortest way to the village.
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Upon this Ramakrishna said, 'Narendra, this is my reply to the question you asked me when we met the first time: Today, you have the medium (the boat), you have the resource (the sailor), you have the road (the sea), you know what to do (deliver the parcel) and you also know where to go but you don't know the way. Likewise you have read all the scriptures, and you can conduct wonderful discourses on them. However, to realize the wisdom of scriptures one needs a guru, someone who has already traversed that path so that he can guide you through the journey and encourage you to not give up.'
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Note: Come join me and learn from presenters who have a great deal to offer. I'm teaching a class on Using Mobile Devices called "Research, Collaborate and Learn On-The-Go". --Sue
The next regular, second-Saturday-of-the-month meeting of the Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group - UVTAGG (Formerly the Utah Valley PAF Users Group - UVPAFUG) will be on Saturday, 11 Aug 2012, from 9 am to noon in the LDS "Red Chapel", 4050 North Timpview Drive (650 East), Provo. Information about the Group, main presentations, classes, and class notes are available on their website and the press releases are at on their blog .
The main presentation this month will be by Kory Meyerink on GENEALOGY JEOPARDY: THE TECHNOLOGY EDITION. Plan to have some fun while learning! The questions, answers really, will be about genealogy and family history technology, so come and learning in a game environment. As in the TV game show, there will be game-show contestants in front, but the entire audience will also be participating here. Kory has put on this game show at several large genealogy conferences and we are looking forward to having him host it at our UVTAGG meeting. Kory Meyerink, MLS, AG, FUGA, is a Senior researcher at ProGenealogists. He is a former product manager for Ancestry and was publications coordinator for the Family History Library. He is a Past President of UGA, founding director of the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, editor and author of the book Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records, and adjunct professor of BYU and SJSU. This promises to be a fun meeting and all are invited.
After the main presentation the following classes are presently scheduled:
(1) Evaluating Databases and Overcoming Their Errors, by Kory Meyerink;
(2) Research, Collaborate and Learn on the Go (Using Mobile Devices), by Sue Maxwell;
(3) Personal Help (including information for FH Consultants), by Don Engstrom and Finn Hansen;
(4) Video of last month's main presentation: New Ways to Share and Get Others Interested in Family History, by Marlo Schuldt;
(5) Ancestral Quest, by Gaylon Findlay;
(6) Legacy, by Dean Bennett;
(7) RootsMagic, by Bruce Buzbee.
The MAC class has been canceled for this meeting.
All meetings of UVTAGG are open to the public whether members of the Group or not. The Group has the goal of helping individuals use technology to further their family history and there are usually 100-125 attending the monthly meetings on the second Saturdays.


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The Trustworthy Government Officials Delusion: Eventually Any Program Will Be Abused
from the not-everyone-is-trustworthy deptI'd been meaning to write up a post like this for a few weeks, and when Pro Publica wrote about why it was publishing details of the latest Ed Snowden leaks concerning the feds ability to break encryption, they highlighted the exact point I was thinking about in talking about the nature of an untrustworthy government:
American history is replete with examples of the dangers of unchecked power operating in secret. Richard Nixon, for instance, was twice elected president of this country. He tried to subvert law enforcement, intelligence and other agencies for political purposes, and was more than willing to violate laws in the process. Such a person could come to power again. We need a system that can withstand such challenges. That system requires public knowledge of the power the government possesses.To date, nearly every single defense of the NSA's pervasive surveillance powers, whether it comes from President Obama, James Clapper, Keith Alexander, Dianne Feinstein or Mike Rogers all seems premised on denying this basic fact. They're all focused on how hard the people working on these programs work to stay within the law and how they're designed with the best intentions in mind. In fact, the defenses seem almost entirely premised on this point: "we're the good guys, so you can trust us not to do the wrong thing here."
There's something about historical evil that makes people think that it won't happen again. I know it's a mental bias that I have all the time. We hear stories of the atrocities of Adolf Hitler, the excessive attacks of Joseph McCarthy, the pervasive surveillance of J. Edgar Hoover, and the paranoid political opportunism of Richard Nixon and we have a natural tendency and bias to think "wow, those guys were bad, but that was then -- isn't it great that we live in a time after those guys are gone?" The things that some of those people did were considered so bad, we have a hard time believing that it could happen again. After all we "learned our lesson" and we're in a new era.
But, of course, that's wrong. It's silly and naive.
These things didn't happen long ago at all.
People do bad things. And they will continue to do bad things. That doesn't mean that people are necessarily evil -- most are not. In fact, many who end up doing bad things start out with the best of intentions (and maybe believe to the end that they were following through on those intentions). But, temptation and power are strong drivers of behavior. And eventually abuse and excess are bound to happen.
Even if we assume that everyone working on these programs today is a wonderful soul with the best of intentions (a proposition that is unlikely, but let's go with it), there is simply no way that this will always be the case. This is what is leading to the miscommunication between defenders of these programs and those who fear them. Not all of us automatically assume that those in charge have nefarious intent (and, yes, I know some readers here do assume that), but we recognize that sooner or later, those with nefarious intent will have access and will abuse it. That's just the nature of the beast.
So, when President Obama, James Clapper, Keith Alexander, Dianne Feinstein or Mike Rogers argue "trust us," with these programs, that's really not the point. Even if we trust them, we have no way of knowing if we can or should trust the next guy or the guy after that. The only way -- the only way -- to make sure such programs won't be abused is to build programs that have real public and open oversight. And that's what the defenders of these programs continue to fight back against. And that's the problem.
Filed Under: abuse, corruption, nsa, nsa surveillance, politicians, power, surveillance


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Boys, Dogs, & Pillows
Friday, March 30, 2012
Can anyone guess what is wrong with this picture? Most days our family room looks like this. Well, minus the umbrella. Someone who thinks he is clever put that there. In the early morning hours, my husband and I go to the gym. Before we leave we "flip the pillows" to keep our dog off of the couch. After the gym comes a flurry of activities which doesn't end until the evening. So all this to say, this is my reality. Reality posts are good from time to time aren't they?
In other news, I moved the pillows from the kitchen banquette to the living room and love the way they pop against the inky blue pillows ( from Radiance From Ruins). Why did I not do this sooner? You gotta love a free update.
Do you have plans this weekend? My husband comes home today and we plan to spend time outside in the garden enjoying this pretty spring weather. Gosh I've missed that man! Have a great weekend!
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That looks great - I love the green against the blue! What color are your walls in this room? I'm looking for a soft neutral to repaint our den. Thanks!ReplyDelete
My white sofa does not look as white as yours!! I have a dog and two young kids. Probably getting a white sofa wasn't the smartest thing but at least I can wash it! The green pillows look SO great with the navy! Have a wonderful weekend!ReplyDelete
Thank you! Crystal, the walls are BM White Dove.ReplyDelete
the green pillows look perfect in there! i love them with the blue and love the bright spring feeling they add! happy weekend!ReplyDelete
Love, love, love the pop of green! Have a fabulous time with your hubby and enjoy the weekend, Rene.ReplyDelete
Love your green pillows! and great idea for keeping the dogs off the sofa! have a great weekend with your man!!ReplyDelete
Love your switch up of the pillows and enjoy your weekend with the family. I have a client meeting next week and she has already told me that her husband doesn't "do" throw pillows....mmmm....I'm going to have to be doing lots and lots of arm twisting.ReplyDelete
Well...well....that is a good idea...I usually have a sheet on my furniture. I don't know why they like to sleep on the sofa and chairs....I guess because I let them in the beginning huh???? Dang it. It does drive me crazy though. Love those pillows on the sofa....but now do you need new ones on the banquet?ReplyDelete
The pillows look great there. Have you tried putting aluminum foil on the couch? Just a piece of it...dogs usually don't like it and find another spot.ReplyDelete
The banquet pillows are so perfect on your couch! Love the green with blue too. Have a great weekend, I hope to get out and dig a little too.ReplyDelete
Great idea- glad you shared this pic. Your home is beautiful.ReplyDelete
Love it! Grassy green and any form of blue are divine together. Yes, your pillows are divine!ReplyDelete
Oh Rene, I love that you shared your real-life pictures! My couch is usually covered in stuffed-animals and various cars.ReplyDelete
I love the way your green and blue pillows look on your white slip-covers. Striking and springy and gorgeous. My favorite color combo, too.
The green pillows are amazing! I love them with the navy and white!ReplyDelete
Love the blue and green pillows together Rene - free updates are definitely the best kind!ReplyDelete
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Fairnessprevious next
Also: Impartiality
Fairness means treating people equitably, without bias or partiality. It means actively working to set aside self interest or group loyalty when rendering a judgment. In day to day life, fairness manifests itself in simple ways such as taking turns, listening intently, sharing, and not taking advantage of others based on their weaknesses.
Impartiality is a key part of fairness. Being impartial doesn't mean having no biases—rather it means knowing what those biases are, striving to set them aside, and requesting outside perspectives as needed.
While inspired by the ideal of justice, fairness is not sameness or always following the letter of the law. Fairness makes room for us to generate solutions and compromises based on reason and circumstance.
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- What does fairness look like in a society? (0 responses)


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Izzy Poulin Named Miss September 2013
Congrats to 19-year old La Jolla, California surfer girl Izzy Poulin! The ripping regularfoot has been surfing since she was just ten years old and counts her local spot, Marine Street, as her favorite beach in the world. Izzy will be rocking La Jolla in her new bikini from B. Swim and sitting pretty in all of her new gear from VonZipper. See below for a little insight into Izzy…
TransWorld SURF: Occupation?
Izzy Poulin: Sports event assistant at my college
When and where did you start surfing?
At La Jolla Shores when I was 10. I then taught myself how to short board when I was 16.
Single or taken?
Taken :)
Favorite beach in the world?
Marine Street
Turn ons?
Active, caring, fun, good sense of humor.
Turn offs?
Lazy, liar, cocky.
What would your last meal consist of?
Sushi and udon soup, yum!
Last movie you saw?
Bad Grandpa.
Favorite TV show?
Family Guy.
Best advice you've ever received?
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, change tomorrow."
Any other sports?
I have been playing tennis since I was 4!
Favorite song?
Collie Man by Slightly Stoopid.
Follow Izzy on instagram at @izzyisup
To enter the TransWorld SURF Model Search email your photos to [email protected] Please include name, age, hometown, and interests. Monthly winners receive a $250 gift certificate from VonZipper and a free bikini from B. Swim.


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Party Whistle Beta
Party Whistle Beta app is a fun carnival tune...Read more
Party Whistle Beta app is a fun carnival tune...Read more
Geiger Radioactive app is a utility that realistically simulates a Geiger counter on the screen of your phone and produces specific sounds similar to the signals of the original measuring radioactivity...Read more
With the help of the Slapper app you can wave your phone as its impact mechanism to reproduce the appearance of (sound) strike various objects: a hand, a frying pan with a lash, fire extinguisher, a bat, iron, etc...Read more
Quick Sand Quick Sand is a mobile application for Noka smartphones which allow the user to manipulate the sand on a touch screen phone. The program supports a variety of tools to manage the sand: Add / Delete, Finger, Shovel, hurricanes, which can create new and interesting effects on the sand image. The picture of the sand on the screen splits, if you shake the smartphone...Read more
Funny 3D Beer Counter to track the consumption of yourself and your buddies...Read more
Magic square will read your mind...Read more
An OpenGL ES demo featuring a torus knot and a few effects...Read more
The Shotgun - Superior sound quality, Motion controlled cocking and shooting, Vibration and Visual effects for the ultimate touch and feel. This is the real deal! Note: Required to install on C:Phone memory! Watch the video: www.picobrothers...Read more


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- [Article 3] Text and data mining for the benefit of research organisations [so, the beneficiaries are limited] in relation to works or other subject-matter to which they have lawful access for the purposes of scientific research [interestingly, the exception cannot be overridden by contract and is not limited to non-commercial uses]
- [Article 4] Teaching on the premises of an educational establishment or through secure electronic network only accessible to staff and students, as long as the source is acknowledged and is for non-commercial purposes [but note that Member States can provide that exception does NOT apply if an adequate licence is easily available on the market]
- [Article 5] Preservation of cultural heritage [this is not really surprising, and in my opinion it already followed from the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Ulmer, C-117/13]
6 comments:
Wouldn't the value gap article close the market for new players in the 'upload sector'? Filtering technologies are possible for Youtube, but likely not for a starting competitor.
- Wednesday, 31 August 2016 at 14:22:00 BST
Thanks a lot! The Google Drive link seems to be broken through. Could you please fix the upload? Cheers
- Wednesday, 31 August 2016 at 14:31:00 BST
- Eleonora Rosati said...
@Anonymous at 14:22: Possibly. In any case, ContentID is a voluntary measure (and costly technology), not a mandatory one, that YouTube has decided to adopt.
@Anonymous at 14:31: Try this https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6d07lh0nNGNNjZpcGlsQ3pJN3M/view?usp=sharing
- Wednesday, 31 August 2016 at 14:48:00 BST
the contract adjustment mechanism seems very skimpy in outline and less than a termination or recpature right as under the US Copyright Act of 1976 or the UK Copyright Act of 1911, but still gives authors a second bite at the cherry - but what about their heirs - is is a right which can only be claimed by the living author or performer? and does the burden fall on the original assignee/licensee or its successors?
- Wednesday, 31 August 2016 at 17:15:00 BST
- Federico said...
Thank you. I've read all the WHEREAS and it's sickening... Feels like the offices writing these texts are full of zombies.
- Wednesday, 31 August 2016 at 21:54:00 BST
- BL said...
I love the question about how this is possible without reforming the liability exemptions contained in the E-commerce Directive. In my opinion the proposal seems a clear attempt to bypass arts. 14 and 15. I believe there are two issues here:
i) "Prevent the availability on their services of works or other subject-matter [any idea what they are referring to with "other subject-matter"? database sui-generis rights?] not covered by such agreements contradicts the lack of obligation to monitor, which applies horizontally regardless the matter;
ii) The tricky bit here, though, is that the new proposal seems to introduce an obligation towards enforcing third party agreements (licenses), which is completely crazy, as the ISP is not part of that agreement! (I mean, now it would be, by law). This aspect makes no sense from a contractual point of view, as it will lead to the ISP obliged to interpret contractual clauses, which seems burdensome and out of the scope of what a IT company should be investing in.
- Thursday, 1 September 2016 at 09:11:00 BST