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Grand Canyon National Park Goverment Documents
An open access collection of United States and State of Arizona government publications pertaining to the Grand Canyon. These unique documents were curated as a supplemental collection for the celebration of the Centennial of the Grand Canyon National Park. Among other items, the collection contains brochures, an archaeological study, tourism research reports, and regional master plans pertaining to the Grand Canyon National Park and the surrounding areas. Contact the ASU Library Government Documents for access to additional materials.
- 1 English
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- 1 Public
- Colorado river
- Water resources development
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)
- 1 Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico)
- 1 Dams
- 1 Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Utah and Ariz.)
Date Range
1986 1986
- Draft Environmental Statement Proposed Wilderness Classification: Grand Canyon
- Final environmental statement : proposed master plan, Grand Canyon complex, Arizona
- Life History and Ecology of the Humpback Chub (Gila cypha) in the Colorado River, Grand Canyon Arizona: Final Report
- Bridge and Marble Canyon Dams [proposed] and their relationship to Grand Canyon National Park and Monument
- Vistors' guide to north rim of Grand Canyon Park, Ariz.
Cooperative National Park Resoruces Studies Unit for Univeristy of Arizona, effects on Glen canayon Dam releases on Grand Canyon River trips, a technical reprot, v no. 16
- Contributors
- Underhill, A. Heaton, Borkan, Ronald E., Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Arizona, et al.
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The vacation home market makes an unexpected recovery.
In January, I focused on multifamily housing, particularly the rental market, as an emerging bright spot in what has been a sluggish housing market for four years. Now it appears we will progress toward more reasonable start levels in 2011.
One surprising trend has been an unpredicted spurt in vacation home sales—a segment of the market I expected would take years to recover. It appears that concrete producers may be bidding on new high-end residential projects sooner than expected.
There are a couple of economic factors in the background that affect this. First, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 12,000 at press time, marking a recovery from 6547 just two years ago. This helped edge the affluent vacation home buyer into a better comfort zone about the future of the economy.
Also, new private sector job figures have stayed in positive territory for many weeks, except for small, occasional weekly dips. On top of this, the University of Michigan's regular survey that tracks consumer sentiment has shown a generally improving trend for 2010.
As a result, sales in many vacation communities across the U.S. soared last year to levels not seen since boom times, driven by deep discounts, cash purchases, and rising stock portfolios. Improvements were felt across the country, from the Pacific Northwest to the Southeast.
Few vacation home markets were left behind, according to the National Association of Realtors. On Mercer Island, Wash., waterfront sales nearly tripled in 2010 compared with a year earlier, reaching a total volume equal to the hot market of 2006. Sales on Hilton Head Island, S.C., rose 14% for the year. Palm Beach, Fla., experienced a 40% annual increase and a 54% increase in homes under contract, with an especially strong fourth quarter. Sales volume is now comparable to its 2007 peak.
The recovery has been helped by gains in the stock market and an improving economy, which have made wealthier Americans more upbeat about the future. It also implies that prices in some markets have come down so much that people are competing for the best properties against the backdrop of much lower prices than the 2005-06 peak.
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More importantly, the upturn is not limited to the more affluent, milliondollar- plus vacation home markets. Sales of second homes are also showing an improvement in more affordable communities. In some locations, prices are even inching upward. Cape Cod sales climbed nearly 9% in 2010 from 2009, while prices rose 7%. Monroe County, Pa., in the heart of the Pocono Mountains, saw a 3% decline in transactions, but sales in its Lake Naomi resort community were up nearly 15%. Nevertheless, markets such as Florida are down substantially from their peak, offering values that may be difficult to replicate in just a few short years.
The improvement in sales has been driven by a difference in the profile of the typical vacation home buyer. In many instances, buyers are paying all cash, looking to diversify their net worth after experiencing the drubbing of the 2008- 09 stock market. For those who finance, their loans are generally less leveraged, with down payments of 25% or more according to published reports, making mortgage qualification much easier.
I expect this trend will continue in 2011. Vacation home markets that have seen substantial drops in value will continue to attract affluent buyers who see a window of opportunity to buy at artificially low prices, and expect values to return to their historical levels soon.
For the overall housing market, this trend will help reduce inventories and promote general improvement in the construction materials industry.
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We're Right Again, Part Two
Welcome back to Penny Arcade's 53rd Annual We're Right Awards, where the second day is just getting underway.
9. Dynasty Tactics: As far as I am concerned, it's a game like this that illustrates why we need our own Awards Ceremony. Dynasty Tactics isn't going to be one of the usual suspects on the top ten countdowns, and it's easy to understand why.
People didn't get it.
When I look up a couple carriage returns in my text editor and see that line, it seems sort of preposterous. Well, it's my party. People didn't understand the game. A cerebral puzzler that masquerades as a turn-based historical battle, it defies convention and probably also defied sales at the register while it was at it. It clearly defied reviewers, unable to find where exactly in their great taxonomy it belonged.
8. Warcraft III: Another sort of art-house game that saw limited commercial success, independent shop Blizzard Entertainment came out of nowhere with the sequel to an earlier shareware project, the unsung Warcraft II. I enjoyed this new iteration's single-player and multi-player concept very much, and though the matching service did set up devastating challenges for me from time to time, I am willing to share the blame for this because I am terrible at Warcraft. Regardless of how individual matches went, the matching itself always went about things in an elegant fashion - Blizzard can make a Goddamn interface, and don't let nobody tell you different. Above all else, Warcraft III deserves this place because somehow, some way the typical attenuation between powerful artistic vision and the execution of that vision did not occur. Quite apart from any discussion of game mechanics, the aesthetics deliver with the precision of Federal Express.
7. Timesplitters 2: Extremely varied environments, co-operative play, matchless character design and gripping multiplayer make this son of a bitch an easy choice. I'm not exaggerating about the monkeys, either. They pack heat, and they will hunt your ass down, all the while yowling in worship to their wild-eyed simian god, who is often depicted with seven tails. Experts now believe the golden banana to be largely apocryphal, in terms of iconography.
I'm going to go do the holiday thing. We'll see you Friday, and I'm fairly certain Safety Monkey's import review of the new Zelda should be done by that time. We played it all day while I was rebuilding my system last week - if you end up with a Cube this Christmas, you have every reason to rejoice for the future.
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LAS VEGAS -- A quiet tension hung over the show floor here at the country's largest gun show as America continues to mourn the victims of the Newtown tragedy and the nation inches closer to its second assault weapons ban.
Gun makers work toward Shot Show all year long and often make last-minute refinements to new prototypes and production models just hours before their planes leave for Vegas. The National Shooting Sports Foundation's event is the premier venue for these companies to showcase their newest innovations in the hunting and tactical firearms industry.
Just weeks after the horrific massacre of small school children in Newtown, Conn., President Obama launched one of the most comprehensive efforts to address gun violence since Congress passed the 1994 ban on military-style weapons. The ban expired in 2004, and Obama wants lawmakers to renew and expand it.
Commercial versions of military weapons such as the M4 carbine and M16 rifle are extremely popular with firearm enthusiasts. Within the past decade, these semiautomatic rifles, chambered in either 5.56mm or 7.62mm, have become accepted icons of American society. Combat veterans often end up buying weapons very similar to the ones they fought with in Iraq and Afghanistan.
As a result, America's small arms industry has grown into a massive market. New gun makers continue to pop up, creating stiffer competition.
But the general feeling among many of the thousands of attendees of this year's Shot Show is that the recent mass shootings in places like Newtown and Aurora, Colo., combined with the push for a new assault weapons ban, threaten to cripple the small arms industry and cause further damage to the economy.
The show is not open to the public; attendance is restricted to trade professionals and commercial buyers and sellers of military, law enforcement and tactical products and services.
"Restricting the manufacturing and the sale of a class of weapons is going to be devastating for the economy," said Paul Leithner-Wise, owner of Leithner-Wise Manufacturing, a small custom shop launched in 2012 that focuses specifically on AR15-style weapons. "I mean, let's face it, at this moment the gun industry is one of the driving forces of the economy."
The National Shooting Sports Foundation estimated that the economic impact of firearm sales totaled $31 billion in 2011, up from $19 billion in 2008. The U.S. Gross Domestic Product in 2011 was $14.8 trillion.
Amid the sound of new weapons firing on the range portion of the show, Leithner-Wise talked about his plans to unveil a new carbine next month and his worries for the future.
"I don't believe that the banning of any class of weapon would solve the gun violence problem this country has," he said. "I don't think banning assault rifles … would achieve anything; they are a minimal statistic in violent crime."
A nationwide ban would be very hard on gun companies, but equally as hard on the support companies that make custom replacement parts and accessories, high-quality magazines and precision barrels for match-level shooting competitions.
"If that is taken away because of a knee-jerk reaction to a very unfortunate event … then you are not affecting one group of people, you are affecting multiple groups of people," he said.
Most were not as willing as Leithner-Wise to talk about the issue on the show floor. But it was very clear from the mixture of sighs, flip comments and body language that many here are fearful about their job prospects for the future.
Jimmy Stavrakis, president of Adcor Industries Inc., on the other hand, said he's not losing any sleep over this issue until he has seen specific details of the plan.
Stavrakis owns Adcor Defense, a fledgling arms manufacturer that is currently a contender in the Army's Improved Carbine Competition.
"We don't want to see an assault weapons ban," said Stavrakis. "But we are going to abide by the letter of the law."
One question that continues to concern people is whether the government would try to confiscate weapons that were purchased legally but end up falling under the ban.
"Is it possible to ban all assault weapons and confiscate them? How is that possible?" he said.
Leithner-Wise made it clear that the issue scares him.
"If there is a ban, I don't see anyone taking up arms or anything like that," he said. "What scares me is if there is confiscation -- that is when there will be a dynamic shift in the United States. That is when if people resist confiscation and some people get killed, that is when I can see people taking up arms. It's not a good situation for anyone."
In addition to a ban, Obama wants Congress to do away with high-capacity ammunition magazines and require background checks for all gun buyers in an attempt to close the so-called "gun-show loophole" that allows people to buy guns at trade shows and over the Internet without submitting to background checks.
To Leithner-Wise, the gun show loophole is nothing but media hype.
"That's the media; it is definitely not true," he said. "You go to a gun show; dealers will do a [background] check on you. The only one who won't do it on you is a private individual selling a couple of guns mostly outside anyway.
"If someone is on antipsychotic medication, if they are potentially suicidal, I think if you are sensible you would restrict the access that person has to firearms."
That's exactly why Stavrakis supports that part of the plan -- to decrease the possibility of a mentally unstable individual having these weapons.
"How can that be bad? I'm not opposed to background checks in any way," he said.


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Monday, March 30, 2009
Now that I think back on this experience I wonder why this wouldn't have been enough to get me to want to learn how to read trail maps. Nope, that would have been too much work I suppose. Easier to just follow others. This was early in my trail running experience and I really didn't run trail alone at the time. I figured I'd just always follow others. Easier to just decide that I can't read maps and I won't try. That's usually my way; if it is too difficult just don't do it. Well, in some matters.
As we ran away from the start area and began to head to the trails the others pulled out the maps and began to decipher where we were and where we should go. 3 hours out, then back to refuel, another 3 hours out, back for the finish. They looked at the scale of miles and figured out which trail to run upon. As they navigated us along they looked at the numerous intersections, then at the map and then figured out where we should go next. They did a great job. I was clueless. I had self diagnosed myself as a non map reader and didn't even attempt to try.
While discussing navigation and the adventure racing that Molly and Mitch do I became intrigued. Among other things I decided that I wanted to learn how to read a detailed map while out in the woods.
I missed the REI Class: Basics of Orienteering. Looks like they were held in March. Instead of going into the Sand Dunes State Forest with my own map and deciphering my way through the woods off of the beaten path and maybe becoming lost and scared and fed up with my lack of map reading skills I decided to attend an Orienteering Event with an Adventure Race Tune-Up in the Sand Dune State Forest. Something organized with people who will help me to help myself! The Forest is a few blocks from my house. I didn't realize that there were orienting skill clinics even held at this location; or even held at all, for that matter.
On Saturday April 18 I'll be attending the orienteering event in the Sand Dunes State Forest. It will be a blast to watch the Adventure Race Tune-Up! Who knows where this could lead? There are a whole host of orienteering events on the event schedule. At least I'll be able to build confidence in my map reading capability! I'm ready for a new challenge. I always need a new challenge.
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- Kel said...
Hey Jul - this is an area where I have some experience, though I'm a little rusty. Sounds like you are aware of the MNOC site - I have it linked to my blog if you need it.
The skill clinic was just held at Hyland this past Saturday, but every meet that MNOC puts on includes beginner thru intermediate courses, and most have advanced courses of varying lengths. Instruction is always available. There is even a rogaine each summer that would probably be right up your alley (typically 2 person teams that find as many controls as possible in a certain time period - anywhere from 6 to 24 hours).
MNOC has several permanent courses throughout the greater metro too, including a brand spankin' new one opening at Afton on May 2. This allows you to go out and try a course any time you want instead of waiting for a meet to roll around ;)
Have fun "cunning running" and remember: you don't get lost when orienteering, just temporarily misplaced ;)
- Matthew Patten said...
Pick up an orienteering boy scout handbook. It's all you need.
It got me and my friends through the high Sierras. (stupid scouts)
GPS has killed the great skill
- Steve said...
I just signed up for an Orienteering meet at Terrace Oaks Park, just a mile or so from my house. Should be great fun and a good learning experience!


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I became Orthodox about five months ago. In a very unique situation (which I suggest others avoid at all costs), I became Orthodox through confession and communion.
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Quote from: hecma925 on December 30, 2019, 07:25:46 PMOCnet is KGB.I hail Mor Ephrem as our Secretary General.
OCnet is KGB.
Oh you Greeks, you are all dumb!An Athonite
The priest who confessed/communed me (and other ROCOR priests I talked to at the time) considered my Antiochian chrismation to be a grace-filled, Orthodox sacrament. They didn't view me as being non-Orthodox, then, and neither did I; that is just something I believe (I'm pretty sure) now.
But they engage is some really questionable stuff, like communing deposed priests from other jurisdictions.
Quote But they engage is some really questionable stuff, like communing deposed priests from other jurisdictions. Come'on Anastasios, every jurisdiction LazarPuhalos (can I create that word and use it as a verb? ) every once in a while. Don't be so quick to point fingers, we all got tares or warts. My wife's OCA spiritual father, at one point, forbade my wife from attending a ROCOR Church (even though one of her best friends was ROCOR). All jurisdictions have their unfortunatalities (can I create that word too? ); I'm one of them, I should know!
This is an interesting thread. If someone is received into the EOx Church say, by confession and profession of faith, would he then be free to receive the Eucharist in another EOx Church with more rigorous requirements for converts?
Hapgood was used to the letter when my family and I were received into Holy Orthodoxy through the offices of the OCA from the Unia--indeed, the priest receiving us did not differentiate us from the Latins because, as he said, we held the same faith as the Latins. And so, we were Chrismated, Confessed and Communed just like Latins would have been, and not merely just Confessed and Communed with a Profession of Faith as most Liturgikons would have had it for Uniates. Of course, this was more than 25 years ago.Hypo-Ortho
some of whom I do not (again, not like my opinion is the standard!) That's why I said, "all Churches in the Orthodox communion" because the "true" varieties are not technically in the Orthodox communion (just like the SSPX is a Catholic Church but is in schism from the RCC).
Again, it is case-by-case, but I do remember a Carpatho-Russian Orthodox priest I talked to tell me his Jurisdiction, ACROD, will only confess/commune Eastern Catholics. Some ACROD parishes, he told me, will just register them and require nothing except sacramental participation and STEWARDSHIP . Can we say EEECCCCOOOONNNNOOOOMMMMIIIIIIAAAAA!Sheeesh!But hey they are so close and nearly identicle maybe registration may "fill in" the Grace that was lacking
As for that remark about ACROD being "nearly identicle [sic]" to Byzantine Catholicism, that is only true insofar as Byzantine Catholicism resembles Orthodoxy in general. If ACROD is nearly identical to Byzantine Catholicism, then so are the OCA, the Antiochians, the Greeks, and every other Orthodox church - even ROCOR.
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3 in UK has been offering Pay-As-You-Go pre-paid plans for a while now, though they are not strictly what you would call day plans. Out here in the US, Verizon Wireless has upped the ante with its BroadbandAccess DayPass plan which allows you to experience the Internet continuously for 24 hours for $9.99 per day.
According to the website, it can be used on select notebooks from Dell, HP, Lenovo, Panasonic, and OQO, or with a Verizon Wireless USB modem or ExpressCard. Self-activation is possible and additional sessions can be purchased via the connection manager.
There have been complaints that claim that Verizon forces you to sign up for their cell phone plans and it is really not that simple as the website makes it out to be. In any case, I hope that Verizon Wireless has fixed those issues for this is truly a product that will have an adverse impact on Sprint's Xohm service.


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Im lookin forward to it but im not expecting big things. Im just hoping to see the celtics look old and suck this year. Im looking forward to watching players on other teams develop (like dwight howard, josh smith, etc.) just as much as im lookin forward to watching the knicks.


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The motivation behind M2M's mission is that education is a right not a privilege, education can promote peace, and literacy can change lives.
My good friend, Kate, sent me a link this morning from a NPR story, The Magic of Letters. It is written by a Nepali woman, Chameli Waiba and tells how learning the alphabet as an adult literally changed her life. Uncovering the magic of letters led her to find ways to bring education to children in her village and to spearhead women's microsaving groups to begin a small co-op.
Similar stories, rooted in the ongoing story of Central Asia Institute's work in Pakistan and Afghanistan go a step further to highlight the power of an education to not only change the lives of girls previously forbidden to attend school, but also to help promote peace in severely war torn regions.
Education also increases self confidence, critical thinking skills, and becomes a huge motivator for social change. In the developing world there is added benefit where many girls become brides as early as 14. The United Nations' State of the World Population report from 1990 states that when a girl in the developing world receives a minimum of seven years of education, she marries four years later and has 2.2 fewer children. With approximately 600 million girls in the developing world, that hits home.
Story after story backs up education in the developing world, particularly that of girls, as an powerful tool in the arsenal to fight poverty, balance gender equality, and fight terrorism. Those ABC's that my own four year old is learning at school hold the key to immense grassroots change.
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This should have happened a month ago, but because of rain Cubs fans had to wait another month for full bragging rights. The Cubs pounded the White Sox for the fourth straight game the result was a four game season sweep. The Cubs offense had it going late as they pounded out thirteen hits and scored eight runs, six of those runs coming in the eighth and ninth inning to break it open. Alfonso Soriano is putting on a show for the rest of baseball, he was 3-for-4 with his thirteenth home run of the season, a walk, two stolen bases, a double, and three runs scored. Soriano's trade value is climbing with each passing day, and a game like last night shows teams that are interested that this guy isn't done. Speaking of trade value, Matt Garza got the start and was brilliant once again going seven innings giving up two runs, one earned, on five hits while striking out six to pick up his fifth win of the season.
Game Highlights:
Valbuena's huge go ahead double
Garza strong all night
Soriano goes way back
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'Celebrity Apprentice' Recap: Penn & Dayana Gang Up Against Clay
Was the right person fired this week? Read on & cast your vote!
Because there's nothing Donald Trump loves more than Donald Trump, he tasked the two teams to come up with an ad campaign for his fragrance "Success" on the April 22 episode of The Celebrity Apprentice. But by the time the seven remaining contestants convened in the boardroom, not everyone came up roses. In fact, some of them straight-up stunk.
In a dark twist of fate, Aubrey O'Day's team won the challenge, which means Aubrey, Teresa Giudice and Arsenio Hall will be back to compete next week.
This left Clay Aiken's team behind, and oh boy, did things get awkward. While the team tried to unite under the almighty c-word — I'm of course talking about "consensus" — it didn't take long for a mini fight to ensue between Clay and Dayana Mendoza. Apparently she had pitched quite a few good ideas during the task, but Clay admitted he "didn't understand" what she was saying. He followed that up by calling her "aloof."
Clay surprised everyone by saving Lisa Lampanelli from elimination — my theory about Lisa winning remains plausible for another week — leaving Dayana and Penn Jillette on the chopping block. Penn and Dayana both agreed that Clay was the person who deserved to be fired, though the former American Idol finalist put up a pretty good fight against them. He's a scrappy one, that Clay.
After an incredibly long debate in the boardroom — which included a few douchey nods from Eric Trump's hair and teeth — the celebrity fired was:
Penn Jillette!
I don't even have much to say about this firing because, honestly, I've never had much to say about Penn. He's had some good ideas, and some not so good ideas, but he's never added much to the show in terms of my enjoyment. He knew it was his time to go, and I think I have to agree with him.
What did YOU think of this week's Celebrity Apprentice? Was Penn the right person fired? Did Clay make a mistake saving Lisa from elimination? And was I the only one surprised to hear Aubrey actually making sense?! Cast your vote below, then drop a comment with your every thought.


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There are stories of players making it to the NFL that would almost seem like something from a novel, but this year one player, Brigham Young defensive end/outside linebacker Ezekial "Ziggy" Ansah, has a story like virtually no one else in recent years.
There are stories of players making it to the NFL that would almost seem like something from a novel, but this year one player, Brigham Young defensive end/outside linebacker Ezekial "Ziggy" Ansah, has a story like virtually no one else in recent years.
Ansah grew up in Accra, Ghana, and dreamed of playing either professional soccer or in the NBA.
His path to the NFL was first paved by his speed as a track athlete, and in 2010, he decided to give football a try.
"I knew about professional football growing up, but my dream really was to play in the NBA," Ansah said. "Growing up in Africa, my background was soccer, running track and playing basketball. When I came to the states, I was a track sprinter, and I decided to give football a try. Everyone wanted me to try out and see if I could play this game. I guess I have done pretty well."
Pretty well indeed.
Before the 2012 season, Ansah was looked at as a probable undrafted rookie free-agent signee, but by the end of the season, people were talking about him being a Top 50 pick in the NFL draft.
Last season, Ansah had 62 tackles, 13 tackles for losses, 4 1/2 sacks and 9 pass break-ups.
After a strong showing at the Senior Bowl and practice sessions, Ansah is now being looked at as probable Top 15 pick.
"All of this has come very fast," Ansah said. "There are some things I know I have to work on and get better with. I don't have the background in the game that others do have. There are some things that naturally come to others that I have to work on, but I am focused on being the best I can be and being just a little bit better today than yesterday."
Ansah said the Senior Bowl practices were a great learning experience.
"I think the coaches there knew I was a pretty good athlete and could run well. For me, it was adjusting to a different style of coaching, a different way to do things than at Brigham Young and just being able to absorb as much as I could mentally in a short time. It's about adjusting to new techniques and staying humble, focused and ready for a new challenge each day."
The 6-foot-4, 245 pounder says he compares his game to two of the best pass rushers in the NFL.
"I watch a lot of 'JPP' Jason Pierre Paul with the Giants and also J.J. Watt with the Texans," Ansah said. "Both are terrific athletes, and they use different parts of their game to be really good players. They adjust their game to who they are playing. Right now, my best attribute is speed and getting up the field, and I would want to be like those two guys and have every aspect of the game at my disposal."
Ansah says he has worked at both defensive end and outside linebacker and that the team that selects him will put him in the right spot, but there is one person he really wants to go up against when he reaches the NFL.
"I just want to play and play hard for whoever selects me," he said. "Really, they are going to pick me on my potential and for me it is to give them the production they seek as a professional. It doesn't matter to me if it is at defensive end or at outside linebacker, I will do my best.
"I would love to go up against Adrian Peterson from the Vikings. I have a lot of respect for him and as a runner he is not just a powerful runner, but fast and real shifty. I want to go head-up against him and tackle him. He's the one guy I dream of playing against."
LSU free safety Eric Reid is doing his best to convince NFL scouts he is worthy of being a first-round selection.
Reid (6-2 1/4, 215 pounds) decided to give up his senior season to turn pro early, and he has worked hard since the Chick-fil-A Bowl to get himself ready for the challenge.
"This is unlike being recruited out of high school," Reid said. "I have had the opportunity to work out and watch film with a host of other draft prospects, and I have worked hard to upgrade my techniques, especially as a cover guy and also the film work part of the game."
Reid totaled 76 tackles as a sophomore along with two pass interceptions, including a game changer against Alabama in LSU's 9-6 regular-season win in 2011 when he wrestled the ball away from Alabama tight end Mike Williams at the goalline in the fourth quarter.
In 2012, Reid was a first team All-American registering 91 tackles, seven pass break-ups and two interceptions despite battling a right quad injury that he had partially tore as a sophomore.
"I am fine now and completely healthy," Reid said. "The challenge for me is that unlike in college because you can't legally touch that man downfield after 5 yards. You just can't bump that receiver all the way downfield and not get a penalty. It's all about good techniques, good foot work and taking the best angles to the ball. I have worked a lot on getting my head turned around a bit quicker to find the ball faster in flight."
While Reid's excellent size is a huge plus, his foot speed and agility just may punch his ticket into the opening round. He attributes a lot of that to his father, who was an All-American hurdler at LSU.
"The tight ends coming into the league are like big wide receivers, and it is hard to match up size and speed wise with them," Reid said. "I think I can bring that element to the league."
Reid said he enjoyed his time at LSU, but he wishes the team could have won the BCS championship in the 2011 season.
"I loved my time at LSU and as a team we accomplished a lot, but that little piece of me will always be left out there because we couldn't finish the deal against Alabama in the BCS game," he said. "I am a competitive guy and that motivates me every day because you can come so close and accomplish so much, and yet when you don't totally finish off what you started everyone remembers that one game. No one brings up how well we did the rest of the season. But it was a great honor to play with the likes of Patrick Peterson, Morris Claiborne, Tyrann Mathieu, Tharold Simon, Brandon Taylor and Ron Brooks at LSU."
South Lafourche's Bailey Granier is considered one of the top offensive tackle prospects for the Louisiana Class of 2014.
Granier (6-7, 318 pound) was an honorable mention Class 5A selection in 2012, and now has a host of colleges interested in him,
Granier has already been offered a full scholarship to Mississippi State.
South Lafourche coach Dennis Skains confirmed the offer to Granier, and he believes this is the first of quite a number of major schools to make offers.
Former Nicholls State University standout Gary Barbaro will be inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame at Arrowhead Stadium later this year.
Chiefs President and CEO Clark Hunt told Barbaro via a phone conversation Thursday afternoon.
Barbaro spent seven seasons with the Chiefs and was a three-time All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection. He signed with the New Jersey Generals of the USFL in 1983.
Barbaro played football for one season at East Jefferson High after he spent most of his time in the band. He accepted a football scholarship to Nicholls and became the first player ever drafted from the school.
The Chiefs picked Barbaro in the third round of the 1976 draft after a strong showing in the 1976 Senior Bowl.
Barbaro is already a member of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, the Nicholls State Hall of Fame and the AllState Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame.
NFL analyst Mike Detillier is based in Raceland.


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Read more: Tragic honeymoon death of Mickey Harte's daughter
Police have confirmed that Michaela Harte, the daughter of Tyrone football manager Mickey Harte, was strangled to death on her honeymoon in Mauritius.
The Mauritian police have a list of between six and ten suspects and they are confident an arrest will be made today.
Superintendent Yoosoof Soopun said the postmortem on the newlywed found evidence of strangulations and neck compression.
A senior Mauritian police officer told BBC Radio Ulster today: "The victim fought for her life. There was a struggle in the room."
Michaela's husband, Down footballer John McAreavey, was in the restaurant of their hotel when the murder took place, according to Superintendent Soopun. The police believe that Michaela was the victim of a burglary attempt gone wrong.
The investigation team has established that a swipe card was used to gain access to the couple's hotel room, on the afternoon of her death.
A reporter from Mauritius told Newstalk radio in Ireland that the resorts computerized key card system recorded that Michaela's card was used to enter her Room 1025, at 3.44pm yesterday. However the system also recorded that another swipe card had been used to access the room, just two minutes earlier, at 3.42pm.
Speaking to the Irish Times, Superintendent Soopun said: "She had gone back to the room to get some biscuits to put in her tea and, when she failed to return, her husband went to look for her…When he found her in the room, she had been killed. He tried to help her but she was already dead.
"A postmortem has showed she was strangled, she died from neck compression."
The police confirmed that the killer had an electronic key-card to enter the room. He continued "There was no forced entry into the room…Whoever killed her definitely used an electronic card…This is being viewed with much concern by the police and government of Mauritius. We are doing everything we can to find whoever was responsible."
Michaela was found dead in her hotel room at the Legends Hotel, Grand Gaube at 3pm (11am Irish time) on Monday. The alarm was raised by her husband, who reportedly found her lying on her back, still wearing her swimsuit.
A local news source in the Island reports that valuables had been left untouched in the couple's hotel room.
Superintendent Soopun told TheJournal.ie that nothing had been stolen from the room: "Everything is still there – money, jewels, laptop. Nothing is missing. The murderer may have been surprised before he could take anything – we just don't know yet."
A spokesperson from the hotel said that staff immediately called the police, they then attempted to revive Michaela and later consoled her husband.
The newlyweds have checked into the hotel on January 8 and were not due to leave until January 16.
The spokesperson said "John is far from home, far from his family and in a country where he does not know anybody. I am just here to provide as much help as I can. This is a terrible situation. He needs support."
Michaela's brother Mark and a member of John's family are expect to fly to the Indian Ocean Island today.
A flood of tributes to Michaela and family have already been made public in Ireland. A Facebook page "R.I.P. Michaela Harte" has been set up. The page features messages, photos and a like to video on RTE Sport which shows the former Rose of Tralee contestant speaking to Pat Kenny about Tyrone football and the county's third All-Ireland win.
Michaela is survived by her husband, John, her parents Mickey and Marian and her brothers Mark, Michael and Matthew.
Read more: Tragic honeymoon death of Mickey Harte's daughter


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My fellow Osmosoftie Paul Downey made this bodacious sketch when I ran through my @Media Ajax presentation on OpenSketch:
If you haven't seen his handiwork before, he has a great talent for this distinctive style of text. Check them out. He also created The Web Is Agreement (I made a little remix of it into a full page version.)


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Former Illini AD brainstormed the idea, Delany said.
Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany asked former Illinois athletic director Ron Guenther to brainstorm conference growth without expansion. The result, Delany said during an announcement Wednesday, was a collaboration between the Big Ten and Pac-12 that's essentially conference expansion without the nastiness of stealing teams from another league.
While the pact will include all sports, the biggest impact will likely come in football and basketball. The two leagues plan a 12-game inter-conference football schedule by 2017 that pits each school against an opponent from the other conference every season.
Guenther, who retired from Illinois in June and worked as a consultant with the Big Ten, came up "with a broadly defined collaboration or alliance with the Pac-12,'' Delany said. "We thought about it more, called (the Pac-12). We tracked it together.
"It's just two conferences liking what they have but being open to change and realizing this had quite a bit of growth potential with very little downside.''
In unveling the "collaborative merger,'' the conferences said this wasn't a merger but a creative way of expanding without the collateral damage of exit fees and litigation.
While creating possibilities such as basketball doubleheaders, baseball weekends in Dodger Stadium and a pseudo football challenge between the two leagues that would stretch over several weeks, the powerhouse conferences would also create more programming for their networks. The Pac-12 will launch its network in 2012.
The footprint of the leagues' two networks would cover 15 states with 43 percent of the nation's population and 22 of the top 50 television markets.
Delany already had Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis working on possibilities for the alliance. Hollis was the creator of hockey games in outdoor stadiums and the Carrier Classic basketball game.
"It gets us exposure into the Midwest and East Coast on the Big Ten media platforms, the Big Ten Network and ESPN,'' said Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott. "For me, it's a creative way to accomplish a lot of things the conferences seek through expansion without having to expand.''
Scheduling between the two leagues would likely increase quicker in sports other than football, where schedules are contracted years in advance. With one non-conference game each season against the Pac-12 for every Big Ten team, it likely ended talk of a nine-game Big Ten season that was expected to begin in 2017, Delany said.
While other leagues want an easier way to an undefeated season and the national championship game, the Big Ten/Pac-12 alliance increased the value of the regular season, Scott said.
"This will add a tough, high-quality opponent,'' Scott said. "Certainly, it creates a tougher path, but the benefits outweigh the fact it's far more challenging.''The agreement wouldn't affect the ACC-Big Ten Challenge in basketball in the short term, Delany said.
John Supinie can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @JohnSupinie.


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"Blue Boy" holly is a hybrid male holly. Male hollies do not produce berries, only female hollies do. A dense shrubby broadleaf evergreen to 8' tall and wide. Leaves are dark glossy green and serrated. Grows best in full sun. Prefers moist, slightly acidic soil. Avoid planting in exposed windy locations.
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Type: Ornamental
Origin: Hybrid
Season: Spring
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So I'm been trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong with this for hours now and I'm just completely stuck. For this assigment we need to create a Linked List Priority Queue. What's making it difficult for me is that we need to have an array of all the first nodes from the queue. So for example, position 0 in the array should be the first node of the first entry for priority 1. Everything I've been trying is losing what I've previously added to the queue.
Here's some of the code I have so far:
public class LinkedPriorityQueue<T extends Comparable<? super T>> implements PriorityQueueInterface<T> { private Node[] firstNode; // reference to first node of chain and the front // of the priority queue, which has the // highest priority private int length; // number of entries in chain public LinkedPriorityQueue(int max) { firstNode = (Node[])new LinkedPriorityQueue.Node[max]; for (int index = 0; index < max; index ++) { firstNode[index] = new Node(null); } length = 0; } // end default constructor public void add(T newEntry, int priority) { Node newNode = new Node(newEntry, null); Node nodeBefore = getNodeBefore(newEntry, priority); if(nodeBefore == null) { newNode.setNextNode(firstNode[priority]); firstNode[priority] = newNode; } else // add after nodeBefore { Node nodeAfter = nodeBefore.getNextNode(); newNode.setNextNode(nodeAfter); nodeBefore.setNextNode(newNode); } // end if length++; //display(); } // end add private Node getNodeBefore(T anEntry, int priority) { Node currentNode = firstNode[priority]; Node nodeBefore = null; while ((currentNode.getData() != null)) { nodeBefore = currentNode; currentNode = currentNode.getNextNode(); } // end while return nodeBefore; } // end getNodeBefore
Most of this was given to us from our textbook, we're just supposed to modify it to handle an array of first nodes. I think my issue is that I'm not linking the nodes properly when I add a new entry but I can't figure out how to fix it.
Well I'd really appreciate any help you can offer me, and if there's more info you need from me just ask, and sorry for posting so much, I just wanted to make sure you had an enough info to help.


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Before the fans have a chance to give their two cents about his take on Peter Parker in the franchise reboot "Amazing Spider-Man," Andrew Garfield got a confidence boost from the only other guy who knows what it means to wear the webs.
"I love Tobey Maguire's interpretation of the character – It's one of the things that rekindled for me and reminded me how much this character means to me," Garfield says. "And when I watched that first film I lost my mind. I watched twice in a row when I first saw it. I had the wonderful fortune of meeting him after we finished shooting. I didn't seek him out, but he sent a very, very, very nice email once it was announced, basically giving me his blessing. It meant the world to me because I respect him so much as an actor, generally, and especially with the role that I'm now assuming."
But before that, Sony Pictures seemed intent on making Garfield sweat out the audition process.
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"I was in Cancun at the Sony press junket for 'Social Network' and I was waiting to hear about whether or not I'd be able to fulfill a childhood dream – which wasn't annoying at all, to be waiting for that knowledge," he laughs. "I was surrounded by people who knew. probably, and I was reading every single eyebrow twitch or lip curl that would give away whether or not I got the role."
"Everyone was being incredibly poker-faced," he continues, "and at the end of a press day talking about 'The Social Network', [the former Sony Pictures president] Amy Pascal's assistant came and got me from the room that I was in and he said, stone-faced, 'Amy wants to have a quick word with you up in her suite.' I said, 'Oh, okay. Fine. She's going to let me down easy and that's really sweet of her.' So, I went up and I walked into her room, but the person that answered the door was [director] Marc Webb. And at that point I was like, 'Well, this is going to be the most defining experience of my life – a turning point.'
"There was champagne and there was sweetness and there was lots of love in that room," remembers Garfield. "I'll never forget it, and they really gave me a special thing to tell my grandkids. Then we went down the back of the hotel we were at, through the kitchen. I was very confused because I was being treated like Elvis, but I looked like a skinny, little spider monkey."


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I love that I can override getModelData() in my custom field and provide multiple values to be set in my record when the form is submitted, but I can't seem to figure out how to read multiple values from my record when Basic.loadRecord() is called. Where is my setModelData()??
Surely a complimentary function should exist, but I can't seem to find it. What's the point of setting multiple record values from a custom form element if, to set all the field values from a record, you have to put special code in your form?


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This hand finger puppet set includes a big lifelike black and white panda hand puppet and a smaller one as the finger puppet. With soft velvet material and exquisite details, this black and white panda hand puppet finger puppet set is great company for little kids, also perfect props when parent telling bed time stories to their children. A great collection for your child!
- A set of lifelike panda hand puppet and finger puppet
- Soft and comfortable to touch, exquisite details
- Great company for little kids, also perfect props when parent telling bed time stories
- Material: Velvet
- Color: Black and white
- Hand puppet size(H x W): Approx. 8.5 x 7.5 inch/22 x 19.5cm(Highest and widest point)
- Finger puppet size(H x W): Approx. 2.5 x 2.3 inch/6.5 x 5.5cm(Highest and widest point)
- Hand puppet bottom girth: Approx. 9.45 inch/24cm
- Finger puppet bottom girth: Approx. 2.36 inch/6cm
Package Includes:
- 1 x Hand puppet
- 1 x Finger puppet
Note: Please be reminded that due to lighting effects and monitor's brightness/contrast settings etc, the color tone of the website's photo and the actual item could be slightly different.


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A couple of month's ago-I did a Live with Prima show using the Bloom Girl stamps by Jamie Dougherty. These beautiful stamps are larger in size BUT they can still be used for standard sized cards.
I have had a lot of feedback regarding the cards and the show...so I decided to share it here for anyone else that may not have seen the online class. These cards can be created and given as gifts for anyone on your list for the holidays. Add any sentiment you like to the inside to fit any occasion.
All of the classes on Live with Prima are free. And each class includes techniques, cool ideas and amazing designs using Prima products.
Here is a link to the class: Bloom Girl Cards
All of the classes on Live with Prima are free. And each class includes techniques, cool ideas and amazing designs using Prima products. We have loads of classes archived so you can go back and watch whenever you like.
Prima Products:
- 980160-Summer-Bloom Girl Stamp
- 980177-Sharon Bloom Girl Stamp
- 980184-Free Spirit Bloom Girl Stamp
- 980269-A4 Watercolor Pad-Bloom Girl Collection
- 961428-Soft Matte Gel-Finnabair
- 961718-Art Ingredients-Glass beads-Plum
- 961688-Art Ingredients-Glass beads-Licorice
- 575120-In Full Bloom-Bloom Girl Collection
- 577995-Hillsboro-Bows
- 566012-Mini Sachet-Blue Jay
- 578466-Cafe Mocha-Coffee Break
- 574291-Free Spirit-Flower Power
- 578411-Bethany-Leaflet
- 577506-Melbourne-Rainforest
- 573942-Color Bloom-Glistening Waves
- 573904-Color Bloom-Peony
- 573805-Color Bloom-Gold Foil
- 573898-Color Bloom-Cobalt
- 573737-Color Bloom-Cotton Candy
- 573782-Color Bloom-Soft Teal
So-thats my post for today! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!


text: My review of Ural Motorcycles ----------------------------------------- The question is often asked here and elsewhere, 'Should I buy a Ural or ... ?' Bottom Line Up Front: Ural motorcycles are poor quality (fit and finish) and reliability for the price they charge. They are one of the MOST UNRELIABLE new bikes you can buy in America today. If you're buying a new bike at new bike prices then you deserve new bike quality. Old design is not an excuse for poor quality control. It's YOUR money, read the maintenance section on a Ural fan site and see if this is the kind of bike that you want. This is all OPINION. Except for the links to other people's breakdowns. Those are real world events. If you already own a Ural, DON'T read this post. You will become upset! I GREATLY appreciate all the help I've gotten from the Ural community. They are a helpful and devoted bunch. The community is great, the bike is not Unfortunately the Uralistas don't like disagreement and are easily wounded. Talk bad about the Ural brand and they will talk bad about you. It's easier for Ural fans to attack a person than defend the bike. So, I'll admit up front to being a pussy whining know-it-all know-nothing. An immature carpet bagging goldbricker who was fed with a silver spoon. I don't even own a Ural, I've never lived in Russia, and every word I say is an anti-Ural conspiracy and lie. Now that we have that out of the way, can we try to talk about the bike instead of the people? My experience comes from owning two new Urals. Within the first few months and thousands of miles, both of them have had serious 'bike stop moving' problems like final drive failure, electrical problems, broken swing arm, and water in the carbs. There's also been a host of smaller things like broken brakes, malfunctioning turn and brake signals, a speedometer that bounces back and forth across a 20mph range, and broken steering dampener. On top of that there are the overall poor workmanship issues. New parts with holes in them, debris in the gas tank, etc... Simply put there is an amazing lack of attention to detail and quality control in the Ural manufacturing process. Your Ural will be fun to ride but eventually you will tire of a quick trip to the store turning in to 2 hours of roadside maintenance. Do you want to spend your time riding or tinkering? (1) They are unreliable, require frequent maintenance, and have poor quality control. In the 100's of posts that will follow this, no one will ever claim that any other brand is less reliable than Ural. They've been making the SAME motorcycle for 70 years now, you'd think they would have figured out the bugs already! (2) They are poorly designed and non user friendly. (3) Ural warranty - Parts covered by warranty but you will still have out of pocket expenses when it breaks (towing, etc...). (4) Even the Ural community acknowledges they are unreliable. (5) Poor dealer network (6) General reasoning: Would you buy anything else made in Russia? (7) You can get something better! There are other sidecar options in the same price range that are much more reliable. (8) Good things about Ural motorcycles. (9) Ural Deniers (10) Photo summary -------------------------------------- (1) Urals are UNRELIABLE, there is POOR QUALITY CONTROL, and they require FREQUENT maintenance. Unreliable is of course a relative term, and I mean unreliable compared to any other new motorcycle sold in the USA today. People get defensive when you say they are unreliable but I'd LOVE to hear someone say that on AVERAGE a Ural is more reliable than a [Harley, Triumph, Honda, Yamaha, BMW, Suzuki, etc...] In the 100's of posts that will follow this, no one will ever claim that any other brand is less reliable than Ural. - They've been making the SAME motorcycle for 70 years now, you'd think they would have figured out the bugs already! - There are so many things to go wrong on a Ural. Things you would never expect. Things that should never happen on a NEW bike. The best way to see this is to go spend some time browsing the Hammerin and Wrenchin forum over at Soviet Steeds. http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=5 Failed brakes, final drives, pistons, frames, and transmissions among many other issues on relatively new machines. Read it, think about it, this is what is in your future if you decide to buy a Ural. You are paying new bike prices and getting substandard quality. Here are some other owners choice problems. I looked for posts that took place in the last 6 months and about bikes that were 2010 or newer. Go further back in time for posts or look at older bikes and it gets much much worse! Given the relatively low numbers of Urals sold there sure seems to be alot of problems. And this is only ONE forum with a few dozen active members. So many problems in such a small community. Brand new Ural, dead while driving home from the dealer ( < 2 hours): http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=22015 Front brake complete failure on several bikes on mountain roads: http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=18794 http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=18441 http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=18205 Final drive failure on new bike: http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=20845 Transmission failure on new (< 5 miles) bike: http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=19054 Broken Swingarm on new Ural http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=17946 Failed main bearing on new bike: http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=23192 Kick starter snaps in half on new bike: http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=21420 Cylinder full of water and hydro-lock on new bike: http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=21904 Cylinder full of gas and hyrdo-lock on new bike, unknown cause. Gas also present in oil: http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=22781&p=266914#p266914 Driveline (donut) failure resulting in tow home on new bike: http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=21048 Transmission failure on new bike: http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=21854 http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=20542 Gas in crankcase of new bike: http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=19703 Front brake failure on new Ural: http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=21185 Clutch actuating rod failure on new bike (2nd post) http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=21877 Speedometer failure on new bike: http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=21633 Running lights stop working on new Ural: http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=21581 Turn signals stop working on new bike: http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=21749 Carb problem resulting in only one cylinder working on new bike http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=21553 Can't go above 15mph on new bike, unknown problem: http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=21379 Brake switch failure on new bike: http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=20808 Carb problems on new bike: http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=20560 Starter/battery problems on new bike: http://www.sovietsteeds.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=20198 These are all major problems. Minor things that are loose, leaking, or electricly disconnected are a more frequent but petty annoyance. But hey, even something as simple as a poorly done electrical connection can leave you stranded. Generalities: - Incredibly short maintenance intervals. Oil change and more required every 1500 miles - The paint they use in the gas tank throat starts peeling immediately and falling in to the gas tank. You should remove all the paint somehow then take out the fuel petcock for cleaning. - Riding in the rain or wet leads to drenched air filter and water in the carbs. - They use soft metal for many of the bolts. Recommended to replace them before the head strips. - It's very common to have an inaccurate or swinging speedometer. - The inner tubes they use are known to be extra leaky. Expect to check your tires often and add air every few days or week. - The vacuum operated fuel petcock is recommended to be changed by many. It has a reputation for failing and flooding the cylinder with gas and also for not working well at altitude. - The air pump a Ural comes with is generally accepted as worthless and known to burst on first use. Not a big deal but representive of Ural quality. - Because it doesn't meet standards they're not able to sell a gas can accessory, just a 'fluid cannister' - The first thing many new Ural owners do when they get one is set about replacing and up grading the things that are known to be poor quality. - They are known to leak and seep oil from engine, transmission, and final drive. So you should check your levels often to prevent future failures. - The dual carb setup leads to many problems. - Your Ural will rust, and quickly. - Almost everyone I've met has a wildly inaccurate odometer. Mine is off by 8%. (2) Urals are poorly designed. Simple tasks become overly complicated. They seemed to be DESIGNED to be non user friendly. These are just examples, representative of the overall Ural experience. When you ride a well designed bike you just feel it. And the longer you ride it the more you appreciate the subtle things and how it just works and feels good. Things are simple, well placed, smooth, and easy to use. And the same is true for a poorly built bike. The more you ride it, the more the failings are evident. For example but not limited too... - The single front disc brake does not have the capacity to effectively and continuously brake the bike when it is loaded. This leads to complete brake failure. Look at any other bike that weighs as much as a Ural and you'll see dual disc brakes up front for a reason. The Ural front disc brake has failed several people on mountain roads. - The rear drum brakes, by design or poor set up, are damn near useless. (People will say that most of your breaking power comes from the front anyway due to weight transfer but this is much less so on a sidecar rig and 2/3rds of your road gripping tire surface is in the rear!) - Although marketed as rough and adventure ready, the Ural has some basic failings. There is not enough low end torque, especially when the engine is hot. The gearing is not low enough. Off road yes. Off road and hilly, no. - The battery is notoriously difficult to get to. - Neutral is notoriously hard to find - 2wd CAN BE impossible to engage when the bike is not moving. So you should have the forsight to enage 2wd BEFORE you get stuck. - Stearing is quite difficult with 2wd engaged (because there is no differential) - You can't use 2wd on hard surfaces (because there is no differential) - You can't get a copy of your Ural keys. Ural doesn't offer key blanks. Some say there other blanks that will sort of work if you can get a custom locksmith to modify them. I went to 4 locksmiths and none could make a copy of the Ural key. - The center stand is just short enough to make it almost impossible to get the rear tire out. There is no flip up rear fender. - There is no fuel gauge or even low fuel light (although there is a reserve function on the petcock) - The odomoter is in kilometers. - The odometer and speedometer are more general indicators than actual tools of measurement. - For some reason they can't design a trunk that keeps water out. They leak. - The owners and maintenance manuals provided by Ural are horribly out of date. Refering to parts that have changed or been eliminated and procedures that are no longer needed or are incorrect. - The light for the speedometer and odometer is insufficient to actually be able to read them at night. - They require EXPENSIVE premium fuel. - The gas mileage is lower than other similar hacks. - The stock tractor seat is very much like sitting on a tractor. One of the worse stock seats around. - The tires are very skinny. There is not a good selection of tire available in that size and there is not enough room in the frame for a wider tire. The skinny tire also affects braking and handling. Giving you very little contact patch and control on gravel, sand, wet surfaces. It's not uncommon to try to make a quick/emergency turn but keep going straight because your front tire is in a slick spot and doesn't have enough grip. It just skids straight forward while turned to the side. - The tires are also expensive and the Ural burns through the pusher quickly. - Because Urals are much less common, made to fit accessories (luggage, lights, etc...) are much more limited and hard to find than on more popular platforms like BMW, Triumph, Harley, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Honda, etc... (3) The Ural warranty. Yes, Ural has a warranty. What it doesn't cover is the expense of recovering the bike or getting the broken parts back to the dealer. So when your Ural breaks down on the side of the road (and it will), YOU eat the cost of the tow truck or trailer or whatever else is needed to get it home. What do you do when you're a mere 30 miles from home and the nearest dealer is another 100 miles away? How much does that cost you in time and money? (4) Yes, even the Ural community knows they are unreliable and joke about it amongst themselves. Read Ural owners stories. How many of them involve fixing something? How many of them of them mention trailer or towed home? There's a cute acronym "RPOC" for Russian Piece Of Crap. It's used often. There is a long thread devoted to "It didn't break today" for self affirmation because with a Ural, that's something to celebrate. They develop safety procedures like kick starting the bike with the ignition off to check and see if the cylinder might be full of gas or water. The general owner attitude is "I like how this sucks!" Here's some great quotes that summarize the general Ural owner experience and attitude. "I just sold my second Ural. ...I should never have sold my first one, the second was a cursed POS that left me stranded more times than not. (the cylinder should not fall off) I'm putting a hack on a Goldwing because when I take my daughters on rides I don't want them stuck every time. ... I love the bike, but the consistency of quality is too varied for me to trust one for now." "Keep your spirits up.....it's a Ural!!!" "sorry to hear that you are having problems, good thing is its still under warrenty." "In 2 days I will have had the bike for a Year. It's been down 2 1/2 months and counting at this point." "I like that it breaks often, then I get to FIX IT!" "I think it's fair to compare the Ural to a Yugo or 1970's Volkswagon Beetle " (5) Poor dealer network. There are alot of very inexperienced and low quality Ural dealers. This stems from the fact that most dealers don't sell many Urals and so haven't invested alot of time in training, etc... There are over 50 Ural dealers in the US and combined they sell about 500 bikes a year. That's LESS THAN ONE PER MONTH PER DEALER. Obviously not enough revenue from that to properly train their staff. The forums are riddled with stories of terrible dealer setup and maintenance. Quite a few people just recommend to do the maintenance yourself since it's safer that way and at least you will know it is done right. Often dealers use a "that's just how Urals are" excuse to cover up their inability or lack of desire to fix a problem. My dealer is of course a great guy! Most of them aren't. (6) Made in Russia. This is part of Urals story and history. One of their selling points even, it's cool and unique to have something made in Russia. Stereotypes exist for a reason and you know what the stereotype about Russian quality is, right? Let's think about this for a minute. Would you buy a Russian (car, airliner, watch, television, parachute, ski lift, computer, food stuffs, clothes, camera, pacemaker, elevator)? No, you wouldn't, because you know they are all likely low quality. You know what, Russians wouldn't either. Given a choice, they avoid their own national brands like the plague. Ural sells almost no bikes in their home country. Think that is coincidence? Russians know what Russian quality is. Want to make a Russian laugh? Tell him Americans pay $12,000 (that's 400,000 rubles) for a Ural motorcycle! Want to hear some creative cursing? Ask a Russian what he thinks about the quality of Russian products! So what, you think that Ural motorcycles are somehow a fortunate exception to this trend? A golden egg laid by a sick goose? Good luck with that! Even Ural (the company) recognizes this. All their improvements over the years have been done by outsourcing components from other countries. Unfortunately too much of the bike (and final assembly) is still made in Russia and those are the parts that have problems. You wouldn't buy anything else made in Russia so why would you consider getting a Ural?! **I say these things with the utmost respect for Russian people. My girlfriend is Russian. She was the first person to tell me that Urals are awful. Her father was the second. They've owned one! (7) You can get something better! There are other sidecar options. Take a look at all the options in the advrider sidecar photo thread. Any other brand of bike will be more reliable, have a smoother transmission with more gears, stronger motor, and less failure prone drive train. You will have disc brakes (instead of the Ural drums). And it will rust less! When I first started looking at sidecars I thought it was going to be hard getting a sidecar put on a regular bike and that Ural was the only direct non hassle option. I know better now. Read the hack forums on advrider and you will find quite a few experienced and quality places that can put together a street or dual sport rig for you. For as little as $12,000, with a brand new bike. That's less than the price of a new Ural and will be more comfortable, more reliable, and smoother running. If you are price comparing to Ural, don't forget to factor in the expenses of fixing, towing, and much needed modifications. Also your time. People talk about UDF (Ural Delay Factor) and meeting nice people because of the bike. You will meet people on any unusual bike, any sidecar. You don't need a Ural to get attention. Personally I think UDF refers to the delays you will have from Ural problems. Ural and 2wd are not your only off road option. Just read around to see all the off roading possible on many other bikes. And the skinny tires are a real limitation. (8) Good things about Ural motorcycles. - It is the cheapest outfit with 2 wheel drive and reverse (though the 99% of other sidecar owners get by fine without this) (unless you live in the UK, Australia, or any other left hand drive country then no 2wd Ural for you!) - Comes with a warranty. - Easy access. You can walk in to a dealer and walk out with the bike today. (9) Ural Deniers The basic tactics of Ural defense are to talk about anything but the reliability (prefer to attack the poster who says they are unreliable) and to say that 'you don't own one so you don't know' (if you don't own a Ural) or 'quit complaining, you're not man enough' (if you do own one). Here's a few arguments you will hear in support of Ural and my counter arguments: - 'That could happen on any bike!'. Yes, it COULD, but it happens much more frequently on Urals. Or are they suggesting that there is no reliability difference at all between brands? - 'Urals are designed from the ground up to have a sidecar' Ok.... but then they are poorly manufactured. - 'Yah, maybe you got a bad bike but that doesn't mean they are all bad.' No, certainly not all but a way higher percentage than what should be. We're talking averages, remember? - 'It's a WWII era (or 70 year old design) so the failures are expected.' No, it is not. Ural has changed Substantially over the years and even placing a new Ural next to one from the 80's the design changes become obvious, let alone compared to the 40's or 50's. Mechanically the Ural of today is a 1990's+ design and far different from it's predecessors. - 'It's not that bad.' Ask this person to honestly say how much time they've spent wrenching on their bike, what problems they have fixed and things that have been adjusted or upgraded. - 'That problem can be fixed with...' Yep, lots of things can be fixed with time and money but basic things should work right out of the box. - 'You don't really need to know your speed or distance traveled anyway (etc...) anyway, who cares about that new fangled odometer stuff!' - 'They're much better than they used to be.' Absolutely, MUCH better, but still way below standard. - 'You're an idiot/wanker/liar/pussy because you don't like my brand of bike.' Well said sir! - 'My dealer is a great guy. The people at IMZ (Ural) are great. The Ural owner community is great!' Sure! And what does that have to do with the quality of the bike? - 'Breaking down is part of the experience, modern bikes don't break down enough' I agree, a Ural will break down much more often than any other new bike. - 'You meet lots of people on a Ural!' You'll meet lots of people on any sidecar outfit. They ALL stand out. - 'A Ural is not for everyone.' I agree, that's what I'm saying. - 'A Ural has more character than other bikes'. There is a difference between character and poor running/brakedowns. - 'My Ural is so much fun to ride!'. Yes, just like any other sidecar, only with more breakdowns. - 'I get so much attention on my Ural!!!'. Yes, just like you will on any other sidecar. - 'Here's pictures of my ural doing fun stuff!!!!'. Yes, just like any other sidecar. - 'It's your fault for buying it. It's the dealers fault for not setting it up correctly. It's the subcontracted suppliers fault for making bad parts.' What an amazing string of bad luck for Ural. Apparently it is everybody's fault except for the company that built and sold you the bike! - Denier: 'You didn't do the required maintenance maintenace. It's your fault. Ural bike is awesome.' Owner: 'All maintenance was done as per the manufacturers recommendations.' Denier: 'You did the maintenance incorrectly. It's your fault. Ural bike is awesome.' Owner: 'All maintenance was done by a Ural dealer.' Denier: 'You chose a bad dealer, you should have chosen a better dealer or done the maintenance yourself. It's your fault. Ural bike is awesome.' Owner: 'Maintenance was done by a well respected and experienced dealer' Denier: 'You have bad luck, this makes the bike fail. It's your fault. Ural bike is awesome.' Owner: 'None of my other bikes have any problems' Denier: 'You got the one bad bike, it's your fault, all other Ural bikes are awesome." Owner: *sigh* - Magazine and website reviews. Yes, they look great and they're fun to ride for awhile. But that reviewer didn't end up laying out his own cash for the bike, did he? He didn't own it for years, didn't keep up with the maintenance and repairs, didn't put it in his daily life. I've met lots of people (reviewers and others) who say 'that's awesome, I would totally get one', but when the time comes, when they have money to spend, they don't. They know better. - 'It's a super cool vintage motorcycle'. No, it's a brand new mass produced bike. You haven't restored or built anything. There's all the difference in the world between a REAL old vehicle and a new one with old style. A new Ural is a cookie cutter off the shelf bike that anyone can buy. There's no street cred in that. - 'The Soviet Union was awesome comrade, I want to share in that history! ' Uhhh....yah.... - 'You can play soldier! Look at all the awesome camouflage color schemes!' *sigh* (10) Ural Photo Summary Not my pics.


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We're smack-dab in the midst of the holidays, and for most of us, that means eating and more eating — followed by weight gain, guilt, more guilt — and a New Year's resolution to lose weight.
We're smack-dab in the midst of the holidays, and for most of us, that means eating and more eating — followed by weight gain, guilt, more guilt — and a New Year's resolution to lose weight.
Much of this angst could be avoided, or at least lessened, by taking a healthier approach to how and what we eat now and beyond the holidays, says Carolyn Torella, regional communications director for the American Heart Association, Hudson Valley and Fairfield, Conn.
The good news, says Torella, is that you don't have to give up your favorite foods to eat healthy. In moderation, you can still enjoy your favorite occasional indulgences.
"It's all about being mindful of what you eat," says Torella.
Mindless eating is consuming food just because it's there.
For instance, do you eat without paying attention to what and how much while watching TV or at the computer? Eating while distracted is one of the biggest weight-gain traps.
And if you're eating for emotional comfort instead of hunger, you're setting yourself up for trouble.
"Mindless eating has always been an issue," said Riska Platt, M.S., a registered dietitian and certified nutritionist for the Cardiac Rehabilitation Center at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. "The key to mindful eating is awareness. Just by paying more attention to what you eat, you're more likely to make beneficial changes."
When you pay attention to what you're eating, you can make small changes that make a big difference.
Here are some tips toward a more mindful approach:
Portion control. You'll have more opportunities to eat festive snacks and desserts during this time of the year. You don't have to deprive yourself — just eat smaller portions and less often. Eat only when you're hungry. Just because the clock says noon doesn't mean you have to eat. If you're not hungry, wait until you are — just don't wait until you're famished because you might overeat. Make a plan and stick to it. Prepare healthy snacks throughout the day. If you tend to get hungry between meals, bring along a 200-calorie, whole grain, high-fiber snack. Fiber keeps you feeling full longer. Learn how a little planning helps your heart, and your budget. Take a deep breath and slow down. Enjoy each bite and put your fork down while chewing, then take a drink between each bite. This gives your body enough time to trigger your brain that you are satisfied (not necessarily full). Make yourself aware. Try not to eat in front of the TV or computer, or while standing in the kitchen or talking on the phone. When you do these things, you're more likely to lose track of how much you've eaten. Use your tools. As we continue to become increasingly distracted by modern technology, our focus on health can fall to the back burner. But it doesn't have to be that way. "We can actually use our smartphones and other electronic devices to help us," said Platt, a volunteer with the American Heart Association. "There are now apps that manage food records, count calories, help you track what you eat and even provide guidance on healthy food choices at the grocery store and restaurants." Keep a food diary. Write down everything you eat, look at it, then identify why you ate it — was it hunger, stress, boredom? Then look for areas you can make adjustments and incorporate healthy changes.
"Keeping a food diary is really key to awareness," Platt said. "Most people are surprised at all they've consumed when they review what they've eaten."
If you're ready to get started, go to heart.org to download a food diary.
For more information, go to heart.org/gettinghealthy.


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Oh, the glory. Oh, the epic glory and elation. Oh, the epic glory and elation and wonder and virtue and justice that has been delivered again to Boston this year. I don't even know. I can't even adequately verbalize the truly awesome epicness of this entire situation. Oh, the glory.
I just have to say this. Ladies and gentlemen, we, Red Sox Nation, are the official diehard supporters of the Boston Red Sox, the official World Series champions.
Actually, I have to say this multiple times. THE BOSTON RED SOX JUST WON THE WORLD SERIES!!!! THE CROWN HAS RETURNED TO ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE!!!! THE UNIVERSE HAS NOW AGAIN BEEN MADE RIGHT!!!!
And again. WE ARE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!!!!
Think about where we were this time last year. We were not busy winning the World Series. We were busy trying to deal with the pain of watching some other team win the World Series, let alone play in the World Series, let alone make it to the playoffs. The circumstances surrounding the team were so disappointing and disillusioning so often, and we were just hoping that we could turn it around in the offseason.
After that offseason, since day one of this season, the pieces have fallen into place. This year's team is brand new in so many innumerable and yet vitally important ways. And it was really a team, from the first game of Spring Training to the last game of the World Series; even through everyone said we wouldn't amount to anything this year, a different guy was getting it done every night, and everyone was relying on everyone else to deliver their own core strengths. The clubhouse dynamic has been healthy, and that really translated well onto the field. So in terms of big-picture team qualities, I think this year's team just had so much in common with past teams that have won the World Series. And I don't think that that's a coincidence.
To go from worst to first, it takes a team. A whole team. It definitely takes a team.
This posteason hasn't been easy. We had our work cut out for us the whole way through. And this is the first of our last three championships that we hadn't been able to sweep. It was nerve-wracking and nail-biting. It was like that all the way down to the wire. Of course, in the end, part of that had to do with the fact that, even though I was seeing it with my own eyes, I couldn't quite believe it until the field was mobbed and the goggles were donned and the champagne was sprayed and the trophy was hoisted and and we won it all. That last out was just so brutal; the seconds lasted forever, and then it was over so fast.
And we won the World Series. This whole organization turned itself around, and we became champions of the world. I am so proud of this organization and this city, and I am so proud to be a member of Red Sox Nation.
Alright. Down to the monumental contest itself. Obviously, we came home needing to win only one more game to cap the year with the greatest accolade that the Major Leagues has to offer. Lackey got the call, and he most definitely did not disappoint. He delivered one of the best starts this month, giving up only one run on nine hits over the course of six and two-thirds innings while walking one and striking out five. He threw 105 pitches, two of which were wild and seventy-six of which were strikes.
But that doesn't even tell the whole story. He went one-two-three in the first. He gave up two singles in the second and ended the inning with three straight outs. He went one-two-three in the third despite giving up a single thanks to a double play. He gave up a single and contended with a second baserunner in the fourth thanks to a fielding error by Pedroia but escaped unscathed. He pitched around another two singles in the fifth and went one-two-three in the sixth.
His problem was the seventh. Lackey is an incredibly fierce competitor, which is something you really, really want in a starting pitcher. Unless they aren't very good at letting go. Two outs into the inning, he gave up a single, a double, and an RBI single. That run was the Cards' first of the night, which broke up a potential shutout. I'll be honest with you. A win is a win no matter how many runs the opposition scores as long as you score more, but after having played close games against this team, I just really, really wanted the shutout. Whatever. We won the World Series, so in the end it doesn't matter.
Anyway, then Lackey convinced John to leave him in but proceeded to issue a walk. And that was it for Lackey. But not before he received an incredibly well-deserved standing ovation. The organization turned around, and so did he. And earned the start last night, and he earned that standing ovation.
Then Tazawa ended the inning. Workman came out for the eighth and mowed right through, going one-two-three in the inning. And then I could taste it. I could just feel that glory about to wash over this great city. A city that's been through a lot this year, and a team that's helped everyone get through it.
The epic awesomeness was supplemented by offense. Obviously. Because without hitting and scoring, you can't even win a single game, let along a World Series. Whoever hunkered down for a long night after two scoreless innings looked really, really incorrect really fast.
We scored three runs in the third and another three in the fourth.
Ellsbury singled to lead off the third and moved to second on a groundout by Pedroia. Papi walked intentionally, Napoli struck out, and Gomes got hit to load the bases. Victorino yet again came up with the big hit, clearing the bases with one swing.
Then Drew homered on the first pitch of the fourth. It was a fastball clocked at ninety-one miles per hour, and he powered that ball out of the park in right center. It was epic. It was also the lone power display of the night. So in this game we had some of everything: small ball, long ball, and most importantly, everything else.
Ross struck out, Ellsbury doubled and moved to third on a flyout by Pedroia, and Papi walked intentionally again. Then Napoli singled in Ellsbury, Gomes walked to load the bases, and Victorino singled in Papi.
And that was it. Six runs in two innings. We couldn't have known this at the time, but the game was won after we scored our second run in the third.
And then Uehara came on for the ninth. And he recorded the first out. And the second out. And the third out. It was happening right in front of me and it was something so beautiful and incredible to see, and I couldn't believe it. And yet simultaneously I could, because I knew that this is where we were, in Boston, at the end of October. Right here. Right now.
And then it was over. And the field was full. And we won. We won it all. And The Standells played, because now Boston is everyone's home.
The final score was 6-1.
It was the first time we won the World Series at home in ninety-five years. The last time? 1918. Against the Cubs. The first time we won the World Series since? 2004. The team we played? The St. Louis Cardinals. Coincidence? I think not.
Again, I point out the glory. The sheer beauty of the thing and the glory, glory, glory that is Boston's this year. The glory that belongs to every single player, and coach, and manager of course, and staff member, and brass of this illustrious organization. The glory that belongs to Big Papi, the official World Series MVP, and to everyone who was a part of this win. The glory that belongs to each and every beard, real or fake, that's been feared. The glory that belongs to each and every rally cap that's been turned upside-down. The glory that belongs to the people of Boston after having endured such tragedy this year. The glory that belongs to Red Sox Nation the world over, because the World Series is ours. I think I speak for all of Red Sox Nation when I congratulate ourselves on a truly incredible journey that has brought us to the end of a truly incredible year.


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All of this is wonderful and makes up the very kind of life we want for Pablo. And it's why it's impossibly sad and gut-wrenching seeing him lying in bed right now, with an oxygen tube wrapped round his head feeding air into his nose, doped up on Morphine, remarking that it's hard to breathe. Pablo is a person that causes those around him to gasp for air - and only cos he's always running around and having people chase him. Always because he's on a quest for fun. To see his breathing impaired - that doesn't compute. But here we are. There he is.
In terms of a medical update, there's not a lot to say. A number of things are up in the air right now, and we're going to relay only concrete information. I am happy to say that P received platelets and red blood today. And he's sleeping peacefully after a sleepless night.
Grady just arrived. When P wakes up and sees him, he's gonna be happy. He loves his big brother more than just about anything. And we love that.


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