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Thai Life
Yacht Solutions ramps up for superyachts
PHUKET: Renowned marine services provider Yacht Solutions opened its second office in Phuket on May 1, anticipating a surge in the number of high end yachts and superyachts seeking to call Phuket home, or to use the island as a base for charter operations.
Interest in Phuket from yacht owners around the world is increasing year on year and in Thailand the government is actively supporting this industry, notes Yacht Solutions managing director Gareth Twist.
"Phuket is strategically and geographically well-positioned in Asia, and has the scenery and infrastructure to attract yachts of all sizes," he says. "In addition to being home to some of the best cruising grounds in the world, the marine infrastructure in Phuket is being constantly improved.
"All of the Phuket marinas have been upgraded and expanded, and this is helping to firmly establish Phuket on the superyacht cruising map, and will also help to attract more and larger vessels to the region."
With Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul supporting the marine industry and working toward easing restrictions on a number of marine-related issues (story here), Yacht Solutions has created teams of in-house yachting experts to help serve the anticipated increase in yachts and superyachts in Phuket.
"We have expanded our workforce and now have our own in-house teams, offering servicing for yachts of all sizes," says Rob 'Doc' Taylor, head of technical services. "We have dedicated departments for air conditioning, electrics, carpentry, finishing, paint, engineering and shore support."
"Bringing all the departments under one roof ensures we can offer a complete yacht service to our clients at competitive prices and at the specific time required. With in-house teams, we can react more quickly to our customers' needs and ensure that work is always of the highest standard."
The second office will be based in the new Phuket Yacht Haven office development, located in the north of the island.
"In addition to this, any work which needs to be completed out of the marina, such as fabrication, painting and engineering, can be undertaken in the new 540-square-meter Yacht Solutions' workshop located in central Phuket," adds Rob. "This dedicated work space ensures that all teams can be mobilized quickly and service yachts in all marinas."
Yacht Solutions is also looking to further expand their local yacht servicing teams, adds Gareth.
"We are looking for many more craftsman, especially engineers, and we will be speaking with some universities and technical colleges about taking on some engineering interns to train them in marine engineering," he explains.
"By employing more in-house teams, we are strengthening our commitment towards the marine industry in Thailand and hoping to attract more yachts to Phuket for servicing and work."
Master carpenter and shipwright Nick Adam will be joining Yacht Solutions in July and will be bringing with him professional tooling and machinery to set up a full carpentry workshop here.
"Nick will head up the carpentry and finishing division. He is an expert in his field and has worked in the US, Caribbean, South America and the Mediterranean, and he is a superyacht interiors specialist," Gareth notes.
"It is fantastic what is happening in all of the Phuket marinas. All of them are developing and expanding as a result of the buoyant yachting industry here," he adds.
"Yacht Solutions will be actively promoting Phuket as a marine service center to yachts around the region, and highlighting the work we can do here and the expert teams we can offer," he continues. "With the government, local businesses and the marine industry working together, we can further develop Phuket into Asia's premier yachting destination and bring more quality business to our island."
— Tamsin Edenbrow
Study shows most Thai people live hand to mouth
PHOTO: eTamping
Nearly half of Thailand's citizens aged 18-65 are spending everything they earn on monthly bills and living expenses, leaving them with nothing to put aside as savings. A study carried out by GoBear, an international financial comparison site, reveals that the highest percentage of people living paycheck to paycheck (53%) are those in the 36-45 age group.
51% of both the 26-35 and 56-65 age groups say they too only earn enough money to cover bills and living costs. Thai Residents reports that many Thai citizens want to retire by the age of 53, but the latest findings show that most would not have the means to do so.
Benjarong Suvarnkiri from digital banking channel ME by TMB says Thai people face a funds shortage each month, meaning they regularly have to move money back and forth in order to meet their financial commitments.
The number of people dealing with recurring money problems is higher in Thailand than almost every other country in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, despite the fact that Thais typically earn more than those in countries like Indonesia.
The GoBear findings also reveal that 15% of Thai people have no savings to tide them over in the case of unemployment and have no retirement fund, despite most saying they want to retire at the age of 53.
This age is lower than the preferred retirement age of citizens in other Asian countries such as Hong Kong, the Philippines and Indonesia, with Thai Residents also reporting that Thai people generally start saving or investing much later than those in other countries.
SOURCE: Thai Residents
Top 5 reasons why Aussies choose medical tourism in Thailand
"With more than 15,000 Aussies travelling to Thailand each year for medical tourism, the country is a burgeoning market for cosmetic procedures. There are numerous Thai doctors who already have more than a 90% Australian client base. The landscape is certainly changing when it comes to price, surgical quality, convenience and post-recuperation."
Darren Lyons from medical information site MyMediTravel has seen an influx of Australian medical patients flocking to Thai destinations; from Bangkok to Phuket. And the facts don't lie.
Australians are now spending in excess of US$300 million on a variety of diverse treatments from rhinoplasty and facelifts to breast augmentation and even cardiology. Due to an ageing population and long waiting lists, many Aussies are turning to Thailand to help them achieve their healthcare goals. So, what are the five main reasons Australians are heading all the way up to South East Asia for their medical and cosmetic requirements?
1. Exclusive Hospitals
Groundbreaking technology across Thai hospitals and clinics are a real attraction for medical tourists. Heavy investment into Bumungrad International Hospital and Bangkok Hospital Bangkok in the capital makes them two of the largest private medical facilities in the country which has seen an influx of Aussie patients.
The latter utilizes Specialist Beam Surgery to treat cancer patients whilst open heart surgery is becoming popular thanks to Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass or OPCAB. Meanwhile, an entire sports injury rehab wing exists where a host of Australian sports stars from soccer, Aussie Rules and boxing have been successfully treated. There is even an on-site shopping center and a McDonalds!
Across the 60-plus JCI-accredited hospitals, hotel style amenities also attract Aussie patients looking for state-of-the-art medical services. Since 2013, Bumungrad Hospital has treated more than a staggering one million patients including more than 10,000 from Australia.
Catering to international patients' needs, hospital wards have transformed into plush buildings filled with luxury amenities. These feature dedicated check-in, complimentary lounges, travel agents for arranging visa extensions and boutique style rooms. Accommodation comes complete with separate living room, en-suite, kitchen and WIFI providing the opportunity for family and visitors to stay.
2. Healthcare Standards
Adhering to US international standards of care, Australians have realised the potential for quality healthcare in Thailand. The patient to nurse ratio is also another key factor with Australian patients receiving one nurse per eight patients compared to Thailand where it is one nurse per four patients.
3. Accessibility
Travel has never been easier and more cost-effective for Australians benefitting from direct routes to the region. Thai Airways provide non-stop flights daily to Bangkok from major cities including Sydney and Melbourne. There's also direct flights into Phuket from the east coast cities (with JetStar). Once in Thailand, international patients can select a range of affordable internal airlines offering flights to stunning beach resorts and tropical locations such as Koh Samui and Phuket.
4. Value
Enticing prices on treatment sees Australian patients save around 30%-40% across a wealth of procedures with identical medical care and drugs. With increasing competition to keep prices low, this fiercely-competitive market is a haven for patients. For example, a facelift in Australia costs around A$10,000 whilst facelifts in Thailand are priced around A$4,200.
5. Global Destination
Thailand has recently established itself as a global medical tourism destination turning over more than US$5 billion in the last five years alone. Australian patients are seeing the advantage of combining top-notch, price-busting cosmetic treatment with an unforgettable vacation that has seen half a million plus patients visit the region already.
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Top 10 things NOT to do in Thailand (2019)
There are hundreds of things to do in Thailand and you'll be spoiled for choice during your visit. But there are a few things that may be worth avoiding, despite being available, during your time in the Kingdom. If you also want a list of basic cultural faux pas, check this list out HERE.
So, in The Thaiger's opinion, don't…
1. Swim at the southern Andaman beaches in the low season
Every year about 50 or so people drown along Phuket's west coast. Mostly in the wet season with the south-western monsoon kicking up the waves washing onto the island's Andaman coast beaches. Sadly, it's mostly Chinese and Russian tourists who end up getting into trouble. Krabi, Khao Lak, Phang Nga, Trang and southern islands also have their share of drownings and near-misses each year.
There's a complicated litany of reasons for this carnage – many Chinese and Russian tourists, for example, can't swim, the lifeguard patrols on many of the beaches are 'patchy', not enough information is provided to tourists about the dangerous rips along the west coast during the monsoon and whatever signage and flags that actually exists do little to deter tourists who seem determined to go swimming.
Most of the beaches have the red flags on display when the surf's up but many of the flags are not new and the colour red, which in some western countries denotes 'danger' isn't as effective in being a deterrent colour for the Chinese. In fact it's the lucky colour for Chinese.
There is a clear and present danger of swimming on Phuket's west coast during the May – November low season (which is also the most popular time for Chinese tourist arrivals).
For the Gulf of Thailand coastal areas in Hua His, Samui and other southern Gulf beaches, the windy weather is usually later in the year from October to December.
2. Hire a motorbike
You get off the plane, catch your passenger van to your hotel, check the minibar and then head out to find the nearest motorbike hire shop – there are hundreds around the main tourist spots anywhere in Thailand.
In most cases a passport will suffice (NEVER let your passport out of your sight, even when they're taking a photocopy of your passport front page) as ID to allow you to hire a motorbike and take it out onto Thailand's roads.
The roads in Thailand are some of the most dangerous in the world. If you're under 30 years old, male and riding a motorbike your chances of having an accident are astonishingly high.
Have you ever ridden a motorbike before? Probably not. Do you have a motorbike driver's license? Chances are slim. Were you taken for a short test to see if you can ride or handle a motorbike? Doubtful. Does your travel insurance cover you if you have an accident without having a valid motorcycle driver's licence? I bet it doesn't.
Still, it happens hundreds of time a day around the island and tourists, like lambs to the slaughter, head off into the craziness that is Thai traffic – sometimes shirtless, sometimes after drinking and sometimes without even the basic protection of a helmet.
Then we hear that the tourists have had some sort of horrific accident, end up in an international hospital, their insurance won't pay for their medical care and we have another report on our website.
Bottomline, if you don't have a motorbike driving license, have never driven a motorcycle or have been drinking just DON'T hire a motorbike in Phuket. Just don't!
3. Go to tiger or animal shows
Reptiles, birds, crocodiles, tigers, dolphins and plenty of others. There are hundreds of shows where animals are performing for tourists. These aren't zoos and usually cater for one particular type of animal. Is it OK to visit these shows. Well, in Thailand it's absolutely legal to do so and the attractions are all licensed to operate under Thai law.
The question as to whether you SHOULD visit is up to you.
Tigers, of all wild beasties, are not born to sit, half drugged-up in chains, to have tourists patting them for selfies. Tigers are critically endangered everywhere in the world. Specifically, the Indochinese Tiger, the species we see in Thailand and surrounding south east asian countries, is a hunter and can inflict fatal injuries with a single swipe if you happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
An Australian was mauled at the Tiger Kingdom in Kathu, Phuket in 2015. He survived his injuries which opened up the front of his chest. The only upside about these tiger zoos is that they conduct (for all the wrong reasons) breeding programs to keep the species alive but the gene pool is very shallow so, in the long run, is not a sustainable method of breeding tigers.
Here's an interesting blog from a westerner who volunteered at one of the Tiger shows.
4. Go to zoos
Many of Thailand's zoos are not up to international standard and, like the elephant rides and tiger shows, have gone out of fashion with many western tourists. But 'animals for entertainment' is still a popular concept for many Asian and eastern European tourists – it's a cultural thing.
The Thai zoos come up for constant criticism especially on platforms like Trip Advisor where pictures of poor conditions, lonely and skinny animals keep getting attention.
Voted by many Trip Advisor readers as one of the worst tourist attractions in Phuket – it routinely scores either one or two stars with comments that sound like the visitors have just come from an abattoir rather than a modern zoo.
Visiting a Thai zoo is like visiting one in the West in the 1950s when animals are crammed into unsuitable enclosures or cages with little care taken to keep the facilities clean. Many of the zoos smell, the animals don't appear to be in the best of health and it's simply a relic of a bygone era whereas modern zoos have changed dramatically to provide true educational opportunities and vastly superior, and more natural, enclosures for the animals.
5. Ride an elephant
Riding elephants in Thailand whilst you're on tour here is just one of those things tourists have on their bucket list. In Phuket there are many, many elephant camps where you can see these wondrous mammals and, if you want, ride on their back through the forests. Generally frowned upon by western values, it's still hugely popular in Asia and all the camps do a roaring trade.
The problem with elephants in Thailand is vexed with a well cared-for pachyderm living up to 60 years – the average age is 48 years. They used to work in the rainforests as beasts of burden but that work has now dried up with the banning of logging in most parts of Thailand so the elephants and their mahouts have gravitated towards the cities and tourist industry to make a living – elephants require quite a lot of food.
To say we should simply 'set them free' is an absurd suggestion and unpractical so a longer term solution needs to be found.
There are now new elephant 'sanctuaries' and retirement parks opening up around the country. They provide a more natural environment for humans and elephants to interact. Although these are really just an alternative pay-to-visit 'zoo' (albeit a huge step up from the majority of elephant camps), we applaud their efforts and hope there's more available soon.
There's now also an even stricter code of conduct gaining popularity in wildlife circles whereby any contact between beast and human would be banned, even feeding and washing the elephants. We will see if this becomes a new norm.
6. Go running during the day
You like keeping fit, you run regularly in your home country and you're on holiday where you can get a few extra kilometres under your belt as you explore. Except that it's hot, really hot, most of the year, especially in the south. And humid.
In northern regions it does get a lot cooler in the 'winter' (around December and January), otherwise most of Thailand is just HOT most of the year.
All the marathons and running events held around Thailand start at 4 or 5am in the morning for good reason. It's the only time of the day where you can run in relative safety. If it isn't abundantly obvious that running in the heat of day is just plain dangerous you are going to learn the hard way.
Keep fit, by all means, but try your hotel's gym or get up really early if you want to pound the pavement.
Same goes for any other types of sport where you're going to exert yourself. You can get sick quite fast if you're not used to the heat, and tourists do regularly.
7. Get in a taxi or tuk tuk before negotiating your fare
This is probably mostly important in tourist hot spots like Bangkok, Pattaya, Chiang Mai, Samui or Phuket. There are variations with taxi and public transport options – some locations do it better than others. Pattaya, for example, has the excellent 'baht bus' where you hop on and off and pay the driver 10 baht.
Bangkok too is generally taxi-friendly except that the traffic can be hideous around tourist traps around the city.
Meanwhile, getting a taxi or tuk tuk to go anywhere around Phuket is expensive, compared to anywhere else in Thailand and even some western cities. There's a long history as to why taxis and tuk tuks are expensive and that's a report for another day. The words 'cabal', 'mafia' and 'extortion' could be used in such an article, but we'll leave all that for another day.
Your best bet if and when you're going to use a taxi is to negotiate the fare before you get in. By all means bargain the stated price down as much as you can but make sure there is a firm understanding with the driver about the price before he turns the key.
By law, all taxis in Thailand are meant to use a meter. In Phuket it never happens. Never. 'Meter not work', blah, blah. In other parts of Thailand the meters appear to work a lot better, must be the humidity.
There has been decades of efforts by Government authorities, the Army and any number of well-meaning officials that has had precisely ZERO effect of the notorious taxis and tuk tuks in Phuket.
All you can do is accept that the prices are high and negotiate a fee, BEFORE YOU GET IN, wherever you are.
8. Sign contracts without advice from a qualified Thai lawyer
DON'T SIGN ANYTHING in Thailand without getting it checked over by a trusted and qualified Thai lawyer and advice from a western lawyer. You are conducting business in a foreign country, in a foreign language and there are thousands before you who have fallen foul of hastily or poorly prepared legal documents.
The list of stories over the years reporting on foreigners getting burned over contractual problems has filled Thailand's newspapers and websites.
Guy meets girl. Girl and guy move in together. Guy decides he wants to buy a villa. Guy buys property under Thai GFs name (because foreigners can't 'own' land in Thailand). Relationship goes sour. Thai GF vanishes and sells the house without telling ex-BF. And it gets worse from there.
Even if you're signing a basic rental lease, get it checked by people who know the ropes of the Thai legal system. Check, check, check. And then check again.
9. Get in an argument with Thai police
You will always come off second best if you decide you're going to challenge the boys-in-brown. Thai police have a job to do and, in most cases, do a sterling job given that a lot of the time (especially in places like Patong) foreign tourists do some REALLY stupid things.
Police in Thailand are, generally, poorly paid and there is a generation of police who still work their way up the system 'buying' higher positions in the police ranks so they can get a larger proportion of the 'tea money' (bribes) that are still rife in the system.
Whilst there are many, many efforts, made with the best intentions, the 'system' has been in place for many generations and corruption will still be around long after you've left the country. With all that said, if you get stopped for a minor indiscretion – not wearing your helmet or not carrying a valid license with you, etc – just pay up and go on your way.
Yes, you are feeding the pyramid of corruption but your other option is not paved with happiness. Ramp up the situation by insisting that you 'speak to the superior' or go to the police station to voice your objection. You will come off second best, every time.
In a more serious situation, like a traffic accident or where someone's been injured, you are best keeping your cool and insisting that a member of the tourist police or a consular official come to the scene before you do anything. At least make sure you call them before agreeing to ANYTHING.
DON'T get angry or get into an argument with the local police. Their English-language skills will probably be limited and they represent a system that can get you into a mountain of trouble, costs or jail if you don't play your cards right.
10. Get your gear off
It's hot and humid and you've come to Thailand for a swim. You've seen photos of bar girls in skimpy hot pants and a size-too-small singlets. You're used to western values where topless bathing is acceptable.
Forget all this – you're in Thailand and, despite the outwards acceptance of showing some flesh, it is still a deeply conservative country when it comes to what you wear and where you wear it.
There are plenty of double standards when it comes to this issue and you only really learn the subtleties after living here for a few years. The Thais will generally tolerate you wandering around shirtless in tourist zones but you don't have to wander too far from the tourist hot-spots before the idea of 'acceptable' clothing changes quite quickly.
This becomes acutely apparent when it comes to visiting temples or anywhere there are images of members of the Thai Royal family or Buddha.
If you're in any doubt about what the dress code is in any particular situation, ask a local.
Don't, for example, wander down to the local Immigration office in your shorts, sandals and singlet and expect to get service – you won't.
Going topless on a Thai beach will draw undue attention from the local constabulary, most likely resulting in a fine.
1. Have a quick read about the places you're visiting and Thai customs on the internet. There are hundreds of sites that will spell out much the same mantra about behaviour, dos and don'ts. Here's our LIST.
2. Do some homework about the places you want to visit, chat to other tourists and your hotel concierge about suggestions (although they're usually on commission too)
3. If you are going to get into any business transaction consult a local lawyer plus a lawyer who speaks your language with experience in the transaction. Especially buying property.
4. Think before you act in most situations. You are in a foreign country and they truly do things differently in Thailand. The longer you live here, the more confusing it can seem. Turn your brain on before you hand over your money.
5. If you wouldn't do it at home, don't do it in Thailand, even if you can.
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From Ergo Log
HMB can boost muscle strength and quality even if you don't do strength training. Sports scientist Jeffrey Stout, of the University of Central Florida, draws this conclusion in a human study involving nearly fifty over 65s. The results of the study have been published in Experimental Gerontology.
HMB is a metabolite of leucine [left in the figure below]. Muscle cells crank up their anabolic machinery when supplied with large amounts of leucine – and part of the anabolic effect is probably due to HMB.
Sports scientists and anti-aging researchers are studying HMB in the hope that the compound can help reduce or reverse the loss of muscle mass in the elderly.
As humans are living longer and longer thanks to medical science, the number of elderly people who are losing so much muscle mass that they need help is also increasing. In the US, 30 percent of men and 64 percent of women over the age of 74 are no longer able to lift a weight of 4.5 kg. [Am J Public Health. 1981 Nov;71(11):1211-6.]
Stout wondered whether HMB can help maintain muscle strength in the over 65s, without them having to do weight training. He did a trial with just under 50 subjects, all over the age of 65. Their average age was in the early seventies.
Stout gave half of his subjects a placebo for 24 weeks. The other half was given 3 g HMB daily. They were given the traditional, calcium salt form of HMB [CaHMB].
In the 24 weeks that the subjects took HMB, their lean body mass increased by half a kilogram and their muscle mass by 300g. Both effects were statistically significant.
The researchers also measured the strength the subjects were able to develop when doing leg extensions [Extensor] and leg curls [Flexor] of 60 and 180 degrees. The table below shows that the HMB group became significantly stronger on a number of points.
The researchers did another experiment in which they got a comparable group of subjects to do weight training for 24 weeks. Half of this group were given a placebo, and the other half 3 g HMB per day. Both groups progressed, but the HMB group did slightly better than the placebo group.
This last experiment added more weight to the growing pile of evidence that strength training is good for the over 65s, the researchers believe. In their view all elderly people who notice they are losing muscle strength and mass should do some kind of resistance training.
"However, there are three potential limitations: 1) low adherence to high intensity resistance exercise programs, 2) discontinuation of resistance exercise will result in rapid loss of benefits, and 3) in frail elderly, resistance exercise may not be adequate to reverse loss of muscle function", the researchers add as a cautionary note.
"Accordingly, non-exercise interventions (nutritional or pharmacological) that can improve body composition, muscle quality and functionality, are critically important", they conclude. "The findings of the present pilot study indicate that CaHMB without resistance exercise enhances strength and muscle quality in elderly men and women, thereby supporting its potential as a nutritional intervention to prevent sarcopenia and its associated functional decline in people as they age."
Abbot Nutrition funded the study and provided one of the researchers.
Exp Gerontol. 2013 Aug 24;48(11):1303-1310.
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All-American Motoring In AMC's Ponycar
It's a good thing American Motors decided not to name its ponycar entry Sceptre, Vixen, or Tarpon. Can you imagine trying to come up with a compelling story title using those suggested names? Instead, AMC hit the bull's-eye and picked Javelin for its new-for-'68 "Mustang," giving us the opportunity to strut our stuff with this witty and highly imaginative story title.
And speaking of witty and highly imaginative, Tom Lodge is one Floridian with an eye for the unusual. He spotted this '69 Javelin at an estate auction several years ago and managed to make the high bid. What he got for his $500 was an original SST model packing the potent 315hp 390 V-8, the biggest optional motor available in the AMC lineup until the stroked 401 arrived on the scene in '71.
Knowing he wanted to resurrect the car with modern touches for better driveability, the original cast-iron Borg-Warner three-speed Flash-O-Matic slushbox got the deep six in favor of a beefed GM 200-4R automatic overdrive, while the AMC Model 20 rear axle, known for shearing axleshaft keys under stress, was replaced by a Ford 9-inch.
With the weak links addressed, the rest of the car was given a careful massage that successfully manages to highlight the Javelin's appealing lines and interior design without going over the edge. In fact, we haven't seen a white car with this much eye appeal in a long time. It's subtle and tasteful with rolling stock and stance decisions that really accentuate the long hood, short deck ponycar configuration to perfection.
Best of all, Lodge's Javelin can hit the highway with the best of them, a fact he proved by attending Power Tour 2003 from start to finish, covering over 3,000 miles in the process.
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Type: '69 AMC 390
Block: Standard 4.165-inch bore, decked 0.01, two-bolt mains
Oiling: Stock pan and pickup, high-volume pump, Mobil 1 synthetic oil
Crankshaft: Forged steel, stock 3.574-inch stroke
Connecting Rods: Forged steel, stock 5.875-inch length
Pistons: Forged aluminum, 10.0:1 compression, C&A file-fit moly rings, pressed pins
Cylinder Heads: '74 401 with mild porting, cc'd chambers, ARP 7/16 screw-in studs, guideplates
Valves: Manley stainless steel, 2.08/1.74-inch
Camshaft: TFX solid flat tappet, 0.512/0.512 lift, 240/240 duration at 0.050, 110-degree lobe separation angle
Timing Set: Milodon True Roller
Valvetrain: Harland Sharp 1.6:1 roller tip, Crane dual valvesprings and 5/16-inch-diameter pushrods
Induction: Edelbrock R4B dual-plane and 750-cfm Performer carburetor, K&N filter
Ignition: Pertronix electronic conversion in stock distributor, MSD Blaster coil, Taylor wires, timing set at 35 BTDC total
Exhaust: 1 5/8-inch Hedman headers with Jet Hot coating, 2 1/2-inch dual exhaust, Flowmaster Delta Flow 50-series mufflers
Cooling: Stock three-row heavy-duty A/C radiator
Built By: Owner, machine work by D&H Racing
Transmission: GM TH200-4R by Bill Read, aluminum engine adapter plate by Advance Adapters, B&M Super Cooler
Torque Converter: Art Carr 11-inch, 2,600-rpm stall speed with electronic lockup
Rear Axle: Narrowed Moser 9-inch, 3.89:1 gears, Ford Trac-Lock limited slip
Driveshaft: 3-inch steel tube by Custom Steel
Front Suspension: '79 AMC Concord wagon spindles, custom 2-inch-drop coil springs, stock 1 5/16-inch swaybar
Rear Suspension: Stock leaf springs relocated inboard of framerails, rear shackles replaced with sliders
Shocks: Monroe gas-charged front, Rancho RS 9000X gas-charged rear
Steering: 15:1 fast ratio with 30-pound feedback valve, power assist
Brakes: AMC Concord 10.5-inch discs front, 11-inch Ford drums rear, power assist
Wheels & Tires
Wheels: American Racing Torq-Thrust II, 17×7 and 17×11
Tires: BFG 225/45R17 TA KD, 315/35R17 TA KD
Body & Paint
Body: Engine bay smoothed, mini tubbed, '69 hoodscoops molded to NOS metal hood, work performed by owner and Scott Buckingham
Interior: Stock black vinyl restored by Bailey Upholstery, AMC Spirit GT steering wheel and tilt column, stock A/C revised to use R134 refrigerant, modified shift indicator quadrant to suit overdrive transmission, Blaupunkt stereo CD player, shift light hidden behind alternator warning light
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Current research interests focus on how technology affects individuals in organizations, including how individuals respond to technology used for systems such as training, career development, and performance appraisal. Another area of interest is the impact of evolving employment arrangements on individual behavior and organizational outcomes. Teaching interests include courses in human resource management and technology management.
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Marler, J. H., and Fisher, S. L. (In press). An evidence based review of e-HRM and strategic human resource management. Human Resource Management Review.
Wears, K. H., and Fisher, S. L. (2012). Who is an employer in the triangular employment relationship? How definitional confusion creates risk for employers and minimizes employee rights. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 24(3), 159-176.
Orvis, K., Brusso, R., Wasserman, M. and Fisher, S. L. (2011). E-nabled for e-learning? The moderating role of personality in determining the optimal degree of learner control in an e-learning environment. Human Performance, 24(1), 60-78.
Fisher, S. L., Graham, M. E., Vachon, S., and Vereecke, A. (2010). Don't miss the boat: Research on HRM and supply chains, Human Resource Management, 49(5), 813-828.
Fisher, S. L., Wasserman, M. E., and Orvis, K. (2010). Trainee reactions to learner control features: An important link in the e-learning equation. International Journal of Training and Development, 14(3), 198-208.
Orvis, K, Fisher, S. L., and Wasserman, M. E. (2009). Power to the people: Using learner control to improve trainee reactions and learning in web-based instructional environments. Journal of Applied Psychology, 94(4), 960-971.
Marler, J., Fisher, S. L., and Ke, W. (2009). Employee self-service technology acceptance: A comparison of pre-implementation and post-implementation relationships. Personnel Psychology, 62(2), 327-358.
Fisher, S. L., Wasserman, M. E., Wolf, P. P., and Wears, K. H. (2008). Human resource issues in outsourcing: A review and research agenda. Human Resource Management, 47(3), 501-523.
Sill, H. E., Fisher, S. L., and Wasserman, M. E. (2008). Consumer reactions to potential intrusiveness and benefits of RFID. International Journal of Information Technology Management, 7(1), 76-97.
Fisher, S. L., Wasserman, M. E., and Palthe, J. (2007). Management practices for on-site consultants: Lessons learned from the expatriate experience. Consulting Psychology Journal, 59(1), 17-29.
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Editor's note: This is one in a series of stories Foster's is publishing about major candidates in the Nov. 6 elections.
By Samantha Allen
DOVER — Republican candidate for the Executive Council seat for District 2, Michael Tierney, told the Foster's editorial board he is excited at the prospect of joining the group he considers an independent "check" on government, but he entered the race rather reluctantly.
"I stepped into this very last minute and very reluctantly, after a lot of prodding by a lot of people," Tierney said. "And like any good man, I only made the decision after my wife told me I had to."
Running unopposed in the primary this fall, Tierney, 35, of Contoocook, now faces Colin Van Ostern, the Democratic candidate who beat out two others for the ticket.
Tierney said with his background as a teacher and a lawyer — he now practices civil law as a partner with Wadleigh, Starr & Peters, PLLC in Manchester — he is up to the task at hand. Tierney graduated from Dartmouth College and taught for four years at the high school level, in both Claremont and St. Johnsbury, Vt., before attending law school at University of Notre Dame. He noted he can effectively keep his current job and serve as an executive councilor.
"The reason why I'm running is in order to have an effective check on the governor," he said. "I think that whoever our next governor is going to be really benefits New Hampshire by having somebody who acts a check, and an independent voice."
And he noted, the choice between himself and Van Ostern couldn't be more "stark."
Van Ostern, 33, is a business manager for Stonyfield Farm, Inc. in Manchester. The two have sparred publicly over their conflicting views on funding for Planning Parenthood, to which Tierney argues, contracts should be awarded by the Executive Council through a competitive bidding process. He claims that was not the case when Planned Parenthood received a subsidy recently.
"When it comes to approving spending, I think we need to make sure that we keep the spending within our current revenues," he said. "We need to spend what money we have as efficiently and effectively as possible. One of the ways in which we do that, particularly in the larger contracts, is to have independent bidding."
Tierney pointed to a report from the Nashua Telegraph, which reported in a Sept. 30 issue, the Planned Parenthood of Northern New England's Action Fund has launched a $500,000 campaign of direct mail, phone calls and canvassing on behalf of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Maggie Hassan and "select" Democratic hopefuls for the Executive Council. Tierney said the government shouldn't be giving subsidies to such "profitable" organizations.
He added while a position on Executive Council requires the review of contracts from a mechanical standpoint, he can't say personal and political beliefs don't come into play for him.
"I would be lying if I told you that my belief in the sanctity of life somehow is something that I can put to one side of me and (I can) look at things in a mechanical way," he said. "You know, nobody can ever look at things in a mechanical way."
Even though the budget is handed down from the Legislature, the Executive Council has the opportunity to approve and reject contracts for the state, as well as gubernatorial appointments.
Tierney pointed to one political difference between he said Van Ostern, where he said his opponent views increased regulation as a way of increasing jobs. He said, to the contrary, he believes in limited regulation, citing many small business owners he has interacted with who see governmental regulations as interference. Tierney also accused his opponent of propping up an "extreme left-wing agenda."
"He's looking at this race as a stepping stone for larger office and he thinks that the citizens of New Hampshire are lot dumber than he is, that he knows it better than everyone else," Tierney said. "I think people who pay attention to the race will realize that."
On the question of which of the two gubernatorial candidates Tierney sees himself working better with, he replied both Hassan and the Republican hopeful, Ovide Lamontagne, bring valuable ideas to the table. He said an issue he will see grappling with in the future will be on the questions of privatizing state prisons, to which Tierney said he is very skeptical of the savings earned through privatization, which he said could hurt inmates in the end.
He added he is extremely opposed to a state or income tax and hopes to find ways to limit government spending by awarding sensible, efficient contracts.
"The solution to the tax burden is to keep spending in control. The Executive Council is not going to fix the entire state overnight. One executive councilor is not going to fix the entire state overnight," Tierney said. "But if we can take a $28 million contract and reduce it to $26 million, that's $2 million. And that makes a step in the right direction."
GOP candidate for Executive Council plans to 'check' next governor
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An appropriate amount of eye-rolling has greeted the Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of Netflix. The agency sent a Wells Notice to the company this week warning of enforcement action because CEO Reed Hastings posted a brief note on Facebook last July mentioning that Netflix customers had streamed a billion hours of video in the month of June.
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We are a group of car people that think we have a better way to sell cars online. We have experience working at car dealerships and wholesale auto auctions and love the automotive industry. The world is leaning to online purchases at the retail level and the same movement is occurring in the wholesale auto markets. We plan to provide the best website in the industry with outstanding customer service and very competitive fees...not cheap but not gouging the customers either. We are creating a website of trust where the seller describes his car accurately and the buyer can bid with confidence. If there are discrepancies we will stand behind the car if the seller fails to do so.
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Speed Priority
Normally, when you think about what order moves go in when battling, you just think it is dependant on your Pokémon and your opponent Pokémon's speed. This is true, however there are several attacks which alter the progression of the attacks. Each attack has a specific hidden value called the Speed Priority. Almost all of the attacks in the game have got a Speed Priority of 0, however there are over a dozen attacks that manipulate this value in order to utilise it going first or maybe even last.
There are 13 different stages within the speed priority area from +5 all the way down to -7. Logically, as you would expect, the attacks with the highest value go first. If the two Pokémon both use an attack with say a speed priority value of 4, then the speed stat of each Pokémon comes back into play and the order is determined from there. There's also the fact that several attacks will allow use of another attack such as Assist, Metronome and so on, these will remain with a speed priority of 0. So if you were to use Metronome and you get the attack Aqua Jet while your opponent uses Fake Out, both of which have a priority of 1, Fake Out will still go first, regardless of the speed.
Switching pretty much always happens first, before any attacks. However, there is one attack that has a varying speed priority value; Pursuit. Normally it has a value of 0, but if your opponent switches just as you have selected Pursuit, Pursuit will always hit before the Pokémon switches out. Moves which utilise switching out such as Baton Pass or U-Turn however keep their priority value of 0 and so can still be hit before. In Rotation Battles however, the rotation occurs straight away at the start of the turn and bypasses any and all moves.
There are also several items that mess with the speed priority. Quick Claw is the most common one you will see. It has a 3/16 chance of boosting your Pokémon's priority and attacking first. However, this is not utilised in skipping priority stages. So if you have a Quick Claw attached and it activates while you use Flamethrower, but your opponent uses Quick Attack, you will still attack second. There are items such as Full Incense and the Lagging Tail which do the complete inverse of this and make you last within that Speed Priorit, but as with the Quick Claw, if you use Flamethrower but your opponent uses Avalanche, you will move first. These items also completely ignore the effect of Trick Room.
Trick Room is a unique attack in that it inverses the speed of the users so the faster Pokémon go last, while the slower Pokémon will go first. The speed priority stages still remain the same however so Quick Attack will still hit before Flamethrower. The aforementioned items are exempt from this however.
In Pokémon Black & White, a new ability, Prankster, is introduced. This ability increases the Speed Priority of all non-attacking moves by 1 stage for the Pokémon with the ability. This means that all standard moves, normally within the Stage 0 band, will act as if they were in the Stage 1 band and so forth but Pokémon Sun & Moon changed this to not working on opposing Dark-type Pokémon. Pokémon X & Y went further with the new abilities and introduced the ability Gale Wings, which increases the Speed Priority of all Flying-type moves known by the Pokémon with that ability by one when it has maximum Hit Points.
As of Pokémon Sun & Moon, two new abilities were introduced, Dazzling & Queenly Majesty, which block priority moves that are used against the Pokémon with the ability. It also introduced Triage which gives all healing moves a Priority stage of 3
Mega Evolution has a Speed Priority beyond Stage 5, and will always occur at the start of battle before anyone attacks.
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Chico Whitaker Ferreira, one of the founders of the World Social Forum, believes that the Seattle experience laid the foundation for the forum's success.
In the weeks before the WTO arrived in Seattle, few outside the activist world had any idea what was in the works. The Seattle media and local government leaders were looking forward to the prestige of a global gathering of world leaders. There were black-tie dinners and plans for showing off Seattle in high style.
But in the activist world, something very different was happening. Activists were mobilizing thousands for mass street protests. Independent media outlets were organizing to do their own reporting of events. Direct action advocates were making banners, puppets, and devices that protesters could use to lock down intersections and prevent delegates from attending the meetings. YES! executive director, Fran Korten, invited readers to come to Seattle to "greet" the WTO, and YES! ran articles explaining why.
The protests were so effective in part because there were so many independent groups doing their own planning, with loose coordination with other groups. The Teamsters and the "turtles" (the Sierra Club), Korean farmers and local farmers, students and policy wonks, churches and, yes, anarchists.
Each day of the week had a theme of sorts. The first day, churches organized thousands to surround the stadium in the pouring rain to call for debt relief for the world's poorest countries. WTO delegates enjoyed a banquet in the warmth, while outside, drumming and poncho-clad protesters called for sharing.
More reflections on the 10th anniversary of Seattle WTO protests:
Walden Bello
Anuradha Mittal
Fran Korten
Rebecca Solnit
David Korten
David Solnit
Dispatches from the 1999 event:
YES! Magazine archive
Other days were devoted to women and development, food and agriculture, labor, and other topics. Each forum was organized by organizations from around the world and from the Seattle area who linked the issues they cared about most to the WTO and corporate globalization.
While many have discussed the direct action tactics used in Seattle, few have noted the "open source" quality of the events. The World Social Forum, which began in Brazil in 2001, adopted this powerful means of bringing divergent groups together.
One of the founders of the World Social Forum, Chico Whitaker Ferreira, told me in an interview at the European Social Forum in 2008 that the Seattle experience laid the foundation for the forum's success:
"In Seattle, we learned a very, very important thing: working by networks, not through pyramid structures, is much more efficient. The forums are always horizontal networking, because with networks, people take the responsibility.
Before 1999, nobody could imagine that so many people would go to Seattle from all over the world. It happened because of the power of horizontal networks."
The World Social Forum has a small number of principles, but within that scope, thousands of groups from the world's poorest to the world's wealthiest countries come together, hold their own conversations, make proposals and take power and responsibility for the outcomes. Coalitions are born, new understandings are reached, and millions have had the experience of being part of a global movement of civil society for a better "possible" world.
What happens when people around the world have these leaderless discussions? Can they get anything done? This has been a point of controversy in the World Social Forum movement, but one example shows what's possible. In late 2002, as the US was gearing up for war with Iraq, representatives of various peace movements gathered as part of the European Social Forum in Florence, and a discussion began about mass street demonstrations to be held around the world.
"It was not the World Social Forum that said, 'Let us go to the streets,'" Whitaker points out.
"The proposal appeared at a Social Forum in Florence. It reappeared at a forum in Brazil in 2003. Then networks, social movements, NGOs [nonprofits], and everybody worked together with one cause, one objective—and everybody was surprised. Fifty million people came out in the streets all over the world to protest the war."
No single organization or coalition could have made this happen. If such an organization existed, it would be subject to corruption and be vulnerable to counter attacks from outside and power struggles from within.
But many groupings of people—with access to structured ways to communicate and collaborate—can create a swarm that is unstoppable. That is one of the unheralded lessons of Seattle. It's a lesson we can build on as we work to stop the ravages of climate change and to build a more just and sustainable future.


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Churches of Chiloé (Chile)
Property: Churches of Chiloé
Id. N°: 971
State Party: Chile
Criteria: C (ii) (iii)
The Committee decided to inscribe the site on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iii):
Criterion (ii) The Churches of Chiloé are outstanding examples of the successful fusion of European and indigenous cultural traditions to produce a unique form of wooden architecture.
Criterion (iii) The mestizo culture resulting from Jesuit missionary activities in the 17th and 18th centuries has survived intact in the Chiloé archipelago, and achieves its highest expression in the outstanding wooden churches.
A number of delegates took the floor to express their support for the nomination citing the churches as emblematic of the architecture of the archipelago and as embodiment of Jesuit ideals. The need to protect the vernacular architecture surrounding the churches was also stressed. Ecuador noted that tourism numbers might rise with the construction of a planned bridge that connects the area to the mainland making additional protection necessary. Finland suggested that sub-numeration of properties including distinct monuments, would give a better idea of the number of monuments actually inscribed on the World Heritage List. Italy and South Africa both indicated that they felt sub-numeration would detract from the unity of the site, and that the churches should be seen as an ensemble within their setting and not be subdivided.


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#1 10 Months After Hurricane Ike, A Heartwarming Reunion07-25-2011, 11:30 PMThis is the story of the Bauers of Clear Lake, TX. When Hurricane Ike blew down their fence ten months ago, they took their dogs, Daizy, a Blue Lacy and Hank, in for boarding so they could be safe until the fence was fixed. Unfortunately, that didnt quite work out they way they planned. The got a called about 10 pm that both dogs were missing and for Joe and Kathy Bauer, the hunt was on to find their beloved missing babies.
Hank showed up pretty quickly but there was no sign of Daizy
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WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2011 (HealthDay News) -- In a development that could enhance HIV-prevention research, a new study of heterosexual couples confirms that the risk of transmitting HIV rises with the level of the virus in semen and cervical fluid.
The finding -- that more virus translates to higher likelihood of transmission -- hasn't been proven to this extent before, said study lead author Dr. Jared M. Baeten of the University of Washington in Seattle.
"This confirms what we had thought about the biology of HIV," he said, "and it gives us new information about genital levels of HIV being particularly important, even independent of blood levels."
For the study, researchers obtained samples of genital fluid from 2,521 heterosexual couples living in seven African countries. Most were married and living together. At the start of the two-year study, one partner in each couple was infected with HIV, the AIDS-causing virus, and none was taking anti-HIV drugs.
Over the course of the study, published April 6 in the journal Science Translational Medicine, 78 partners became infected within the relationship.
The researchers compared cervical and semen fluid samples from partners who transmitted the virus with samples from men and women who didn't transmit the virus and found that the risk of HIV transmission approximately doubled with each specified HIV increase in genital fluids. (In a few cases, HIV transmission occurred without any sign of the virus in genital fluids, although it was in the blood.)
The results are "really useful for figuring out new research studies looking at new strategies," said Baeten, an assistant professor of global health and medicine. "You can develop strategies that reduce HIV levels only in the genital tract, not in the blood, like microbicides."
The study is useful for a couple of reasons, said Dr. Peter A. Anton, director of the Center for HIV Prevention Research at University of California Los Angeles, who co-wrote a commentary accompanying the study. Not only does it suggest a way of determining who is most likely to infect a partner, it also enables researchers to study those who didn't infect the people they had sex with.
This can help researchers better understand "the natural protections that the penis, the vagina and the rectum have that we want to make sure we preserve," he said. The study "is highlighting what we need to look at going forward," he added.
Still, the study, which Anton said was "really well done," has some limitations. It only looked at heterosexual couples and not at people at higher risk of becoming infected with HIV, such as sex-trade workers and gay men.
And the study doesn't examine how often HIV-positive people with no detectable virus in their blood transmit the disease to their partners. Anti-HIV drugs can often reduce the level of HIV in blood to zero, while the virus hides in other parts of the body.
Worldwide, more than 7,000 new HIV infections are diagnosed daily, according to background information in Anton's commentary. In the big picture, these new findings can only do so much to curb the rate of HIV infection, he said.
Noting that many HIV-positive people are unaware they have the disease, Anton said, "The biggest issue in transmission is that many people don't know their status."
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My friend from the Heroic Fiction League on Facebook, Violette Malan, graciously invited me to participate in The Next Big Thing blog series. Each author answers the same set of questions, and passes them on to five more authors, who post their answers the following week and pass them on to five more authors, and so forth.
You'll find Violette's answers here, and my list of invited contributors at the bottom of this post. My answers begin right here.
What is your working title of your book?
It's currently called He Drank, and Saw the Spider. I'm batting .500 in my initial titles making it to print (for example, Wake of the Bloody Angel was originally called The Two Eddies), so we'll see how this one does. This time, my title is both a line from the book, and also a shout-out to the source material.
Where did the idea come from for the book?
It was inspired by The Winter's Tale, one of Shakespeare's last and most complex plays. It's a genre-bending story of betrayal and reconciliation, and a real head-scratcher the first time you read or watch it. It's best known for one of its stage directions: "Exit, pursued by a bear."
My initial idea was, "What if Eddie was dropped into the Autolycus role in the plot?" The final book is considerably different, but that was the inspiration.
What genre does your book fall under?
It's sword-and-sorcery, but crossed with a healthy dollop of pulp detective fiction; "sword noir," I guess. One reviewer called it, "Sam Spade with a sword."
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
I've said elsewhere on this blog that the ideal casting for Eddie LaCrosse is Alien-era Tom Skerritt.
But otherwise, I prefer not to lock down the images of the characters. Each reader will have his or her own ideas, and I don't want to get in the way of that. I'll worry about it when an actual movie deal happens.
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
As a young mercenary, Eddie LaCrosse saves an abandoned baby from a bear; sixteen years later, now a private sword jockey, he has to save her again, this time from a complex plot involving magic, murder and an insane king.
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
It will be published by Tor in 2014.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
About eight months. A lot of that was research, reading up on Shakespeare, rereading his plays and internalizing a lot of Shakespearean scholarship. It may seem simple to take a plot or character from Shakespeare, but to do it justice you also have to understand what that character means, and how he or she functions in the play. For example, there's a character loosely based on Caliban from The Tempest; Caliban has been used to represent everything from Irish bog people to a half-human fish monster to the plight of third-world citizens under Western occupation. If you're going to put someone like him in your book, you have to decide what he represents for you, and how that affects the story and the other characters.
This is the same approach I've used for my other Eddie LaCrosse novels. Burn Me Deadly, for example, is about dragons, so I researched what people thought of them back when it was believed they really existed. Dragons were never simply animals, they were embodiments of beliefs and supernatural powers. If I wanted my dragons to carry that same weight of "believability," I had to decide what they embodied in the world of my characters.
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
My Eddie LaCrosse novels are always compared to Glenn Cook's "Garrett, P.I." novels and Jim Butcher's Dresden Files. The influences I'm most conscious of are two Bobs: Robert E. Howard and Robert B. Parker.
Who or what inspired you to write this book?
One of the consistencies of my Eddie LaCrosse series is that each book embraces a set of existing tropes; Dark Jenny, for example, is Arthurian at heart. In this one, I wanted to put Eddie into a Shakespearean story, so I looked for the best one to drop him into. I chose The Winter's Tale because there's a mystery at its heart.
What else about your book might pique the reader's interest?
It's a fun and funny story. Eddie's girlfriend Liz once again plays a major role, the first time since Burn Me Deadly. There's action, suspense, magic and romance. There's a mad king, a sorceress, and sheep. Lots of sheep.
Thanks to Violette for including me in this blog trail. Now, here are my five awesome and talented writer friends who will be posting their answers next week.
Teresa Frohock, author of Miserere.
Kelly Barnhill, author of Iron Hearted Violet
Jen K. Blom, author of Possum Summer
Matt Forbeck, author of Amortals and Carpathia
Kelly McCullough (pending), author of Bared Blade and WebMage


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For the men, freshman Tucker Peabody broke his own indoor 200m record with a mark of 22.16. Freshman teammate Nasheed Burgess ran a season best 22.90.
Logan Ray led the way in the field events with a new PR in the triple jump of 46 feet, 4 inches.
Meanwhile freshman Dani Walker took down sophomore teammate Amanda Twigg's school records in the indoor 800m and mile. Dani's mark of 2:15.62 broke Amanda's record of 2:16.79 on Friday night. On Saturday night Dani posted a mile time of 5:08.97 to eclipse Amanda's record of 5:10.29.
"Tucker keeps improving," Lipscomb coach Bill Taylor said. "He's run three indoor 200s, and he's broken the indoor 200m school record each time. He's got a couple more chances to drop it down even more.
"This is fun for him and the team. It's always good to see the bar continue to rise. Tucker is just a freshman too. "
Taylor expects bigger challenges for Peabody in the outdoor season.
"He's going to have his hands full in the outdoor season," Taylor said. "Robert Smith's 200m outdoor record of 21.54, set in 1976, will be a big challenge. I'm sure Tucker will give it his best shot every race.
"It's also great to see Logan continue to improve in the triple jump. He is stronger this year mentally and physically and it's paying off."
Walker, the Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year in cross country, is also stepping forward in indoor track competition.
"Dani is just a very gutsy and talented runner," Taylor said. "And both of these races were good, but not great yet. She had a small lapse at a key point of the mile that made a huge difference. So it's very positive and exciting that she is running fast and yet has so much room to grow and to learn still.
"I'm really happy with our whole middle distance women's group though. They've been a very hardworking and hard-charging group so far this year. It's a young group that has talent. Our goals are long term and we are right where I planned for us to be."
In other middle distance action, freshman Katie Bunker won her heat of the 800m Friday with a time of 2:17.77 (she ran 2:15.5 Saturday in the Distance Medley Relay); Amanda Twigg ran 2:19.37. And while Alyssa Miller struggled a bit in the 800m Friday night with a 2:24.25, she bounced back big Saturday night with a 5:13.59 mile, faster than her 1600m all-time PR.
The Lipscomb long distance runners got their first taste of racing on Saturday. Shelby Marvel led the way with an all-time best 10:30.02 for 3000m, winning her race.
"All the mid-distance girls are working hard and running well," Taylor said. "Freshmen Dani, Katie and Alyssa, along with sophomore Amanda stand out as the leaders in this young group. I was really proud of Alyssa for coming back so strong in the mile Saturday.
"But I'm just as impressed with freshmen Jaimie McFarland and Lacey Printz, along with sophomore Priya Pappu. The whole group is pushing their limits out."
Taylor was equally impressed by the performance of Marvel.
"Shelby ran an amazing 3000m race for the long distance women," Taylor said. "She looked smooth and relaxed and she made the exact right moves at the right moments over and over again. It was very fun to see her win the race.
" Catherine Beals ran tough too. It might have been the best race I've ever seen her run. I really felt Missy Dowd ran gutsy this weekend too. She is really improving."
"But Taylor also stressed that some of his runners need to elevate their performances to another level.
"To be honest though, for the most part I was a little disappointed with the performances of the rest of our long distance women," Taylor said. "Granted, they are a young group and this was their first race of the season, but I expected more and they are capable of far better. Practices alone show that.
"To be an elite program, you have to be ready to race and be confident every time you go out there. You have to be willing to get yourself in position, to give yourself a chance, and to stay there when the going gets tough. "
It is still very early in the season and Taylor expects all of his runners will become mentally tougher as the season progresses.
"It's a way of thinking, it's a statement and an expectation," Taylor said. "For us, at this point in our progress, it's that final transformation we need to go through. I can describe the moment it happened when I was at Northwest. It was when winning a National Championship became more than just a dream or a hope, it became a reality. And it happened.
"I'm sure they will learn a ton from this first race of the season, and will be much better next time."
Lipscomb next competes Friday and Saturday at the Indiana University Hoosier Hills Invite.


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Summer 2011 Brewing Season
Welcome Internet denizens; to my brewing world. I'm currently cranking up ideas to brew my way through summer, and create winter stock. I brew in the garage and ferment in the basement. I take the cold Minnesota winters off from brewing.
This summer I'm going to rebrew a few of the beers I had success with last summer, trying to improve them, and try a few new things. I'll use comments and score-sheets for guides. Fortunately as a member of the SPHBC I have access to a bunch of great brewing minds, which can help me sort quality score-sheets from those of Certified Douchbag Judges.
I designed this site as a way to save recipes, and entertain myself while archiving my brewing education. Homebrew doesn't have to suck, you have to brew the suck in yourself.
Join me as I become a better brewer. I plan to post recipes. I also like to come up with offensive beer names!
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