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The latest Official PNE Club Podcast is now available, ahead of this weekend's visit of Bristol City to Deepdale.
Available through both iTunes here and Soundcloud here the podcast is available on a weekly basis throughout the course of the season.
The latest episode is also available directly here on the club website.
Following his return from injury, captain Tom Clarke speaks to the podcast this week.
He reflects on the stellar performance down at Millwall over the weekend, having made his return from injury and getting on the scoresheet down in the capital.
As well as his own comeback display, the skipper also discusses the influence of midfielder Paul Gallagher in North End's recent strong form.
Ahead of Saturday's game, Daniel Johnson and Callum Robinson, who combined for the winner down at Ashton Gate in November, also join us to talk about PNE's strong record against the Robins.
Having been promoted alongside Bristol City from League One back in 2015, North End have remained unbeaten in the last 11 meetings between the two sides, winning each of the last six.
Despite being ruled out through injury, Robinson reflects alongside Johnson on PNE's head-to-head record and discusses how far the current run of form can take the Lilywhites.
Our regular weekly feature this week features former North End midfielder Michael Appleton.
Having played a key part in the Division Two Title win in 1999/00 the ex-Manchester United man grabbed the final goal of that historic campaign down at Ashton Gate to end the campaign on a high.
You can also hear from manager Alex Neil and get details on how you can be at next weekend's derby with Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park.
The podcast is brought to you weekly by host Guy Clarke. It's available through a number of platforms including iTunes, Soundcloud, TuneIn and right here on the club website.
As always, if you want to feature on coming any episodes and share your views in our 'Talk of the Terrace' feature or you have some feedback on the podcast, just email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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A thought came to my mind vis-à-vis the ARTS (both performing and non performing) sector in Belgaum. Something collectively should be and can be done by all the artists located in Belgaum when they collaborate on a single platform. I don't know how many artists are in Belgaum but we could attempt to get all these on a single platform which would contain data of all the artists and their details etc and it would benefit the artists as well as people who want to arrange a program or who want to get more info on starting up a career as an artist in Belgaum.
There are a lot of artist from Belgaum in the field of music, painting, photography(as an art) graphic designers, singers and many more which I may not even know about.
There may be a off line group existing like the arts circle or others but all are scattered and if someone from the artists can come forward we could go ahead and form a on line group and have all data compiled on a single site.
A few of these artists have been featured under various heads as stars of Belgaum, Young Guns etc. But there is no single on line platform where information is available of all these artists on a single click.
Most of the artists have performed outside and have earned a name for themselves but if they all have a single platform then they could make use of their collective strength to push their demands in-front of others and the most urgent necessity is a good hall with good audio equipment and seating arrangements. Belgaum is lacking a hi tech drama hall or a music hall because of which many great artists refuse to perform here.
AAB [https://allaboutbelgaum.com] would be devoted to share information on this on the site help this group.
This is just a thought and I have nothing concrete in my mind. People in this field could throw additional light on this.
I would request all the artists to leave a comment on this.
Let me know your thoughts on this.

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As a result of the recent terrible accident in Imperial Valley, CA the ongoing debate
concerning motorcycle safety has intensified, especially in two wheeled circles. As the
wrong-side driver/killer roams the highways in his probably repainted Honda car, we ask
"could the loss of innocent life have been prevented"?
In an effort to reach a consensus on the matter I talked to three of the best motorcyclists
I have known since I began riding in 1955; Ron Jensen, Rod Morris, and Bill Soracco.
The four of us have logged a combined 1,5000,000 plus miles during approximately 190
total riding years on all sorts of surfaces. Two of us have off-road motorcycle racing
experience and one of us has been seriously injured in an unavoidable collision with a
teenage reckless driver in a car. Most importantly each of us has had to avoid one or
more collisions with cars on our side of two lane roads. We all agree that motorcycling
has become increasingly more dangerous with the advent of personal electronic devices
and the explosive growth in the number of vehicles and aggressive drivers on the road.
As a retired law enforcement officer who during my tenure had set up two motorcycle
patrol programs and worked traffic investigations, let me address the subject of
staggered close formation group motorcycling on two lane roads. My panel, and every
long time expert motorcyclist I know, thinks it's a terrible idea.
The reasons are many but most importantly:
- The riders on the left side of the formation are too close to the road's center line
and can easily be taken out by an oncoming car running wide in a curve.
- The rider on the left who is required to move to the right quickly to avoid an
oncoming vehicle may collide with a bike on his right.
- A single rider up front who collides with an oncoming vehicle or goes down due to
a blown tire or oil on the road, for example, may cause a chain reaction resulting
in injury and property loss to those riders following closely.
- Large close formation staggered groups are usually populated by heavy cruiser
bikes that do not turn or brake well thereby slowing down the accident avoidance
- On two lane roads especially in the mountains, large staggered groups usually
travel slower than the general flow of traffic.
The result is tantamount to a slow moving, nearly impassible road block.
The recent tragedy in Imperial Valley apparently happened when the impatient felon in
the Honda car attempted to make a long pass on a group of motorcycles thereby
involving an oncoming four wheeler who when forced onto the soft shoulder, lost control
veering back across his lane and into the motorcycle group killing four motorcyclists and
his own passenger. The guilty Honda driver didn't stop and has not been found. The
circumstances and resultant carnage should prove once and for all that there is only
one way for motorcycles to travel in groups on two lane roads; SINGLE FILE.
To the man our panel agrees that none of us would be alive today had we not always
travelled single file when in groups and with plenty of space between each motorcycle.
As a public service, the webmaster at topgunmotorcycles.com Todd Vosper has agreed
to begin putting up information relating to motorcycle safety. As a retired U.S Marine
fighter pilot (AV-8B Harrier) and expert motorcyclist, Todd will lead our effort to inform
owners and potential buyers of two and three wheeled motorized vehicles. For
questions, comments or personal experiences, please contact info@topgunmotorcycles.
com. We will be glad to communicate and meet with groups or individuals in an effort to
prevent unnecessary motorcycle accidents.
Remember, the majority of motorcycle related injuries and deaths occur in the first
couple of years of ownership. Be safe, be prepared. Good luck.
Incredible Post Script of Sunday 12/05/10 at 4:46 PM
After enjoying a wonderful day of dirt and pavement riding in Northern Baja, Mike
Henshaw and I re-crossed the border at Tecate in a light rain and headed west on two
lane Hwy 94. At 4:42PM, Mike took a left on Otay Valley road and I continued on toward
Jamul. Just east of Jamul on a straight section of road, five eastbound cars rounded a
curve that I was approaching.
Incredibly, the fifth vehicle moved into my westbound lane and attempted to pass the
other four cars. It was dusk, my headlight was on and yet instead of braking and falling
back into line, the now felonious driver increased his velocity as he headed straight for
me at a combined two vehicle closing speed of approximately 110 mph. My choice was
to either die in a head-on crash possibly involving other motorists or to move my agile,
lightweight two-wheeler very quickly onto the narrow, bumpy, off-camber shoulder to my
right. Obviously I took the latter course of action, arriving upright as the felon sped past
me about 6 feet away in my lane continuing to increase his speed. Having survived a
very close call, I maneuvered back up into the road and continued my journey home.
It later occurred to me that had there been several expert riders on good equipment
behind me in single file, we all would probably have escaped. A large staggered, close
formation of heavy cruisers, on the other hand, might very well have suffered a fate
similar to those involved in the terrible Imperial Valley crash.
Incredible Post Script of Saturday 12/11/10 at 9:15AM
While motorcycling westbound on I-8 on the way to meeting Ron Jensen in Escondido I
came upon a large staggered formation of approximately 16 big cruiser bikes traveling
west just below San Diego State College at approximately 55 mph in a 65 mph zone. The
large group was in the right lane but as I began my pass I realized that another
motorcycle, also going 55 mph, was in my passing lane positioned next to the middle of
the formation thereby forcing me into a third lane. I quickly realized that he was an
escort when, after my pass and return to his lane, he sped up and tailgated me to the
end of the formation before falling back to his original middle position.
It appears that even on a freeway, large motorcycle groups are capable of causing
unnecessary danger and frustration for other motorists attempting to share the roadway.
The Imperial Valley tragedy may have been the worst incident of its kind, but it wasn't
the first and obviously won't be the last unless something changes. Single file group
motorcycling is and has always been the safest way to travel. It should be the law of the


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Florida Football: Game-by-Game Predictions for 2013
Florida lived a little dangerous last season, as the Gators had five games decided by eight points or less.
However, thanks to a defense that allowed just 14.5 points a game, Florida finished the regular season at 11-1 and played in a BCS bowl for the first time since the 2009 season. The Gators were defeated by Louisville 33-23 in the Sugar Bowl, but coach Will Muschamp seems to have Florida back on track to being an annual top 10-15 team.
The Gators return eight starters for 2013, including quarterback Jeff Driskel. The defense loses a couple of key players, but this unit will regain the services of end/linebacker Ronald Powell – who missed all of last season with an injury – and the secondary is one of the best in college football.
The schedule makers certainly didn't give Florida many breaks in 2013. The Gators have to travel to Miami in Week 2, play at LSU in mid-October and finish SEC action with a road trip to South Carolina on Nov. 16.
What will Florida's record at the end of the 2013 regular season? Athlon's panel of experts debates:
Florida's 2013 Game-by-Game Predictions
8/31 Toledo
9/7 at Miami
9/21 Tennessee
9/28 at Kentucky
10/5 Arkansas
10/12 at LSU
10/19 at Missouri
11/2 Georgia (Jacksonville)
11/9 Vanderbilt
11/16 at South Carolina
11/23 Georgia Southern
11/30 Florida State
Final Projection
Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven)
How high Florida can climb in the SEC East standings will depend largely on an offense that ranked 10th in the conference in scoring last year. Despite the departure of a couple of key defenders, the Gators should still have one of the SEC's best defenses. However, the offense struggled to find a consistent passing attack in 2012, and much of the same core is back for 2013. The offense has to replace running back Mike Gillislee, and still needs to find a couple of playmakers at receiver. The offensive line should be better with the addition of two transfers, but quarterback Jeff Driskel has to take the next step in his development. Winning the turnover battle was a key reason why Florida was 4-1 in one-score games last season, and the Gators need similar production in 2013. Much like my South Carolina prediction, I'm guessing Florida will end up 9-3. Maybe it's not a loss to at Missouri (the Tigers only lost by seven in the Swamp last year), but I think the Gators will lose three times in 2013.
Josh Ward, (@Josh_Ward), Mr. SEC
The first five weeks look favorable for Florida, which really only faces one tough test (week 2 at Miami) before traveling to LSU. The Tigers' health could be a question that week as they will be coming off consecutive road trips to Georgia and Mississippi State. If LSU is healthy, the Tigers should be able to take advantage of their home field and beat Florida. The Gators' next three games – Missouri, Georgia and Vanderbilt – will all be tough, but I have Florida escaping all of them. But not South Carolina. The Gamecocks were too beaten up when they lost in Gainesville last year. A bye week should have them more prepared for Florida this time around. That leaves the Gators with a 10-2 record, which should put them in contention for an SEC Eastern Division title.
David Fox (@DavidFox615)
I have no idea what to make of Florida, and my picks probably reflect that. Georgia and Florida State are going to be really good, yet I have Florida winning both of those matchups. Miami might not have as good a final record as Florida, but I've picked the Hurricanes here. The Gators are going to be the same kind of team they were last season: Stingy on defense, but limited on offense. Florida did a lot of things great teams do last season — executing second-half adjustments and pouncing on opponents' mistakes. But the ball control game and limitations in the passing attack mean Florida is going to be in a ton of close games again. That formula may meet its match against a high-powered offense like Miami or on the road against a team that does the same thing well (LSU, South Carolina).
SEC Logo (@SEC_Logo)
The Gators could have the best defense in the SEC. They are stacked with names like Easley, Purifoy, Roberson, Morrison, Fowler, Powell and Bullard. Last year, Florida's D had 20 INT's (no fly zone), 7th best mark in the nation. It's a pretty tricky schedule, at Miami, at LSU, Georgia, at South Carolina and FSU. They will get a bye week early before Tennessee and another five weeks later before Georgia. Now to the bad, last year they finished 118th in the country in passing, averaging 143.6 YPG. You cannot win a National Championship with numbers like that. Name to remember: Matt Jones, RB
Braden Gall (@BradenGall)
The Gators' offense will be much improved in 2013 and it should be on full display in an early non-conference test with Miami in South Florida. Should it win in Miami, Florida will be 5-0 heading into Baton Rouge to battle LSU in what could be a top 10 match-up. Should it handle it's business against teams like Florida State, Missouri and Vanderbilt in the second half, Will Muschamp will be starring directly at another 10-win season. Bouts with Georgia and South Carolina loom large in the first three weeks of November and a split either way would give the Gators a shot at a trip to Atlanta.
Mark Ross
Unfortunately for Florida, it didn't get many breaks when it came to scheduling. The Gators' three toughest SEC games are at LSU and South Carolina and the annual cocktail party with Georgia in Jacksonville. I've got Florida coming out on the losing end of all three of those, but beating both Miami and Florida State to capture the Sunshine State crown isn't too bad of a consolation prize, right?
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Titans wide receiver Julio Jones has already made a positive first impression with his new team.
Jones averaged 9.85 targets per game over the 134 starts he made for the Atlanta Falcons. It's highly unlikely that he will see the same volume of passes come his way with the Titans, but that doesn't bother him.
"At the end of the day, you want to create a winning culture. However you need to do it, you have to get the job done. My whole career, I've never been a stat guy. I'm a team guy. Whatever they need from me I'm going to do, and I will enjoy playing my role at a high level," Jones said on his first Zoom news conference with the media.
Even though he has "never been a stat guy," Jones has posted some eye-popping numbers over his 10-year career. Jones' career totals of 848 receptions, 12,896 yards and 60 touchdowns are already Hall of Fame-worthy.
Coming to the Titans is likely to give Jones an opportunity to add to his three career 100-plus-reception seasons. But it also will give him a chance to win. That was the primary selling point general manager Jon Robinson used when he spoke with Jones about the adjustment to Tennessee's scheme, which revolves around All-Pro running back Derrick Henry.
"In my discussion with Julio, his No. 1 goal wasn't about targets. His goal is to win, whether it takes nine targets, two targets or none. That's the mindset that he has and the mindset that we want here," Robinson said.
Added coach Mike Vrabel, "We have expectations here, and we're going to treat any player the same way they treat the team. That's no different for Julio or for Racey McMath. That's what we believe in. We try to make our expectations here clear and be direct with the players and get them to understand the way that we do things."
Henry is a big part of the offense, and that's not going to change, according to Robinson. The 6-foot-3, 247-pound back has carried the football an NFL-high 381 times over the past two seasons. As a result, the Titans have faced eight-man fronts on 23% of their snaps, according to ESPN Stats & Information data. That's more often than any other team in the league.
The focus on stopping the rushing attack will give the Titans' receivers more opportunities to face single coverage. Henry rushed for 2,027 yards last year. Yet A.J. Brown finished with 1,075 receiving yards and Corey Davis checked in with 984 yards.
Inserting Jones into the lineup gives Tennessee a more threatening game-changer alongside Brown in the passing game. Jones said teams will have to "pick their poison" when trying to defend the Titans' offense. Asking defensive backs to cover Jones or Brown without any help is a tall order.
Although Jones is 32 years old and coming off of an injury, he has a special message for those who are doubting him.
"Stay tuned," he said.


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Transformers director Michael Bay claims 'ridiculous' Megan Fox needs to grow up
Megan Fox is becoming more well-known for her silly cringe-inducing comments than for her acting skills and this hasn't gone unnoticed by the director behind her latest flick 'Transformers', Michael Bay. And although Bay is sympathetic towards the raven-haired beauty and adds that she's still young at 23 and will learn, he thinks the star could be a bit more grateful for her film role in the blockbuster action movies.
Fox had said previously about her role in 'Transformers': "I mean, I can't s**t on this movie because it did give me a career and open all these doors for me. But I don't want to blow smoke up people's a*s. People are well aware that this is not a movie about acting."
We have to admit, we admire her honesty.
Michael Bay has since said: "Well, that's Megan Fox for you. She says some very ridiculous things because she's 23 years old and she still has a lot of growing to do. You roll your eyes when you see statements like that and think, 'OK Megan, you can do whatever you want. I got it.'"
He added: "Nick Cage wasn't a big actor when I cast him, nor was Ben Affleck before I put him in 'Armageddon'. Shia LaBeouf wasn't a big movie star before he did 'Transformers' - and then he exploded. Not to mention Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, from 'Bad Boys'.
"Nobody in the world knew about Megan Fox until I found her and put her in 'Transformers'. I like to think that I've had some luck in building actors' careers with my films."
He's got a point, Miss Fox...


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| I'm looking for a set of NOS or really nice Torrington #8 Pedals. They will be going on a Late 30s Elgin twin bar 20.
Thanks, Marty
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| Hey all!
I have recently come across a late forties / early fifties J.C. Higgins in minty type original condition. It is a lower end model, no tank, no springer, no rear rack. Due to the condition of the paint, it looks as if these items were never on it.
Skiptooth chain, finned hubs, maroon with cream points and (added by an owner) nicely done turqoise pinstripes.
The info from the underside states:
257087 (or) 250787 ( i may have transcribed the numbers wrong as there is scribbles in my notes. Hey, I was on my lunch break and in a hurry to get back to work without being late.)
Anyone got any thoughts or ideas concerning this little gem?
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| Hey Rif,
Nice find. The 502 in the model number is code for Murray, but you probably knew that. Shoot me a picture and I'll look it up in the JCH book for ya. JOEL
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| Thanks Joel,
I actually did not know that the 502 was the murray code, but will add a note to my archives! I haven't purchased yet, as I am considering between that higgins and an early fifties Mercury that is barn fresh, but complete.
I'll grab batteries for my digi, head on down to the LBS hwere they are located, and send pics of both.
Thanks again,
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| Is it me,or,doesn't it seem like ebay item prices are going berzerk? Especially Old/Vintage bicycle parts. I can't believe what some of the bidding pushes the prices to for parts. Seems to me, prices are closing in on "worth their weight in gold" figures. I mean, come on now..these prices are nearing those of vintage motorcycles! Soon enough it'll be that only the mega wealthy will be able to afford vintage bicycles and parts. We not so wealthy folks are going to be forced out....Again!!!
This concludes this rant. thanks
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| My own two cents:
It already happened with the Musclebikes, the ballooners are not too far behind in prices.
The only segment of the hobby of which I haven't seen the same price absurdity is with vintage/English lightweights and roadsters, probably because most folks in the U.S. grew up with either a Schwinn Stingray, Huffy Rail, Sears Spaceliner, or Schwinn Corvette, to name a couple.
It's the same thing as the musclecar craze - who would have thought of a '70 Chevelle hitting over $100,000 fifteen years ago? It's the same thing with our beloved bikes...the time is right to sell. Folks are restoring, they want NOS parts. Others want the bikes and will take nothing but the best...money doesn't matter!
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| You folks notice this disturbing trend too? Sad! Misinformation and misrepresentation are rampant too. I've
seen a few Murrays listed as Schwinns and a '72 Schwinn
Super Sport that was said to have sold for $500 new. $136.00 was the actual retail price in 72. The best options
are flea markets and garage sales. Lots of vintage stuff is in the classifieds in newspapers and swap or sale papers.
Some of the prices on ebay leave you shaking your head!
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| It might be worth while for someone to concider venturing into the manufacture of reproducing balloon bike parts. I can also see a need for " A Generic Brand" of frames and springer forks, rims for various styles and years of the more sought after makes. This way we could build a bike from scratch with new parts, but it would still have that vintage era look. Plus it would be cheaper than paying through the nose for old crap that is worn,rusted,bent,
cracked, miss identified, etc. I would imagine that these things could be made off shore.i.e. India, the Pacific Rim area, and such places to keep the cost down. I think that really high quality reproduced parts would be a GOOD THING...I know that I'd appreciate it. I am not that much of a purist. I just want the right look and feel,without having to take a morgage on my home to get it! Come On; sound off on this.....
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| Good idea! They sell bare road and mtn. biek frame why not cruiser frames as well? Some manufacturers do still sell cruisers but Treks are alunminun frames and a newer version of the old look while Schwinn and Raleighs can get up there in price. Afew years ago Huffy had some low end
cruisers but I don't know if they still do. One big advantage with your idea though is that one could start with a bare frame and built the particular look they wanted.
Hey manufactuers are you listening?
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| i have an an late 30's elgin i am breaking down to restore. i cant get the bottom bracket bearing cups out. does anyone have a trick or some advice to lend on this problem?
by: 188.8.131.52
| What always works for me is to use a steel rod against the bearing cup from inside the bracket. Tap with a hammer several places around the cup.
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| HERE IS THE SITE FOR THE SEATTLE OLD BIKE SWAP MEET THIS YEAR, 3/27/05 http://www.geocities.com/seattleoldbikeswap/
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| Oh Yeah!
I'm there, as usual! Look for the aging, bitter, punk with decorated leather and spikey hair... Say hi and have a cup of java, we'll talk old bikes and all things related.
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Is Linen Worth the Price Tag?
Although linen has a reputation for luxury with a high price tag to match, it is by no means overhyped.
Flax grows more easily in the moist soil of cooler climates such as those in Western Europe and unlike mass-produced cotton which is easily processed and grows in abundance in the hotter climes of India and China, the production process of linen requires a little time and patience.
Firstly, the whole flax plant must be pulled from the soil in order to preserve the full length of the fibers which extend all the way down to the root.
The plant must then be left in the field to partially break down and be softened by the sun, rain, and soil before being gathered rolled into bales and stored for a further few months in order to continue the softening process.
And here is the clever bit!
Only then can the cellulose fibers be scutched and separated from the stem.
Once the fibers of the plant have been separated, they are divided into thicknesses and lengths. Only the longest finest fibers are used for bedding and they are "wet" spun.
This makes the yarn soft, smooth and shiny while the shorter thicker fibers are "dry" or "semi-dry" spun resulting in a coarser, more textured and heavy-duty yarn and this is the yarn that is used to make the linen you will have seen in upholstery, rough-textured cushion covers or drapes.
So as we can see even before the yarn can be graded and woven into the beautifully soft fabric used to make your bedding, the time-consuming nature of the production process prohibits it from being able to be a cheaply mass-produced material.
But linen's inherent good qualities, high-end look, and longevity make it well worth the additional cost which is still comparable to organic cotton!
Kind to the Planet and to Your Skin
Linen requires very little in the way of resources to be produced – making it one of the most eco-friendly fabrics available.
Flax grows easily in cooler damper climates and requires little water. Not only that but unlike cotton, for example, which uses up 25% of all the pesticides used in the US, even non-organically grown flax requires few pesticides – fewer than an ordinary potato!
Furthermore, no harsh or toxic chemicals are needed in order to extract the flax plant fibers and there is no waste. Linen is also, needless to say, completely biodegradable and recyclable.
How Does Linen Compare to Cotton or Other Fabrics?
Firstly, if it is important to you that your bedding is as natural and as eco-friendly as possible – kind to you, your home and our planet – then you should consider either organic cotton or pure linen.
Other fabrics even those touted as being natural like bamboo are heavily processed using harsh, toxic chemicals in order to extract the tough cellulose fibers from the plant.
There are many similarities between organic cotton and pure linen. Both are 100% natural, kind to the planet and to your skin, they are cool to the touch, durable and strong and they each get softer with every wash. However, linen has some important advantages over cotton.
Firstly while cotton tends to draw out moisture from your skin and retain it where it can potentially hang around and create a breeding ground for bacteria, linen dries much faster than cotton and is naturally hypo-allergenic, keeping you more comfortable throughout the night.
Due to its naturally more open weave, linen is also more breathable, has a lighter feel to sleep in than cotton and is cooler to the touch.
Of course, the effortless style and beautiful appearance of pure linen are unquestionable but there is an underlying reason for this too!
Cotton has a higher elasticity so wrinkles are less likely to form, however, low elasticity doesn't mean linen is a poorer quality fabric than cotton, and linen's proven strength, softness, and longevity are a testimony to this.
What's more, because the small wrinkles and creases only increase its soft, beautiful luxurious look, what better fabric could you choose for your bedding than 100% pure linen?
Resources and further reading: Antioxidant Potential of Hemp and Flax Fibers Depending on Their Chemical Composition


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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice came vowing a light American touch in the latest round of peacemaking, but left no one in doubt that Washington will be pushing Israel and the Palestinians toward rapprochement. "This is a time of opportunity and it is a time that we must seize," Rice said Sunday at the start of her first Middle East tour as President Bush's top foreign policy official.
The secretary of state will be conspicuously absent from this week's summit between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Yet in a two-day round of meetings, Rice appeared to be setting the tone for the talks, which some hope could break a more than four-year diplomatic deadlock.
"This is a hopeful time, but this also is a time of great responsibility for all of us to make certain that we act on the words that we speak," she said after meeting Sharon, referring to obligations Israel and the Palestinian Authority undertook as part of the U.S.-led "road map" for Middle East peace.
In an apparent nod to critics who have accused the Bush administration of guiding the peace process unilaterally, Rice said Israel and the Palestinians should work free of mediation.
"I hope we would all get into a mind-set that says if the parties are able to continue to move on their own, that's the very best outcome," Rice told reporters in Turkey before setting off for Tel Aviv.
In a BBC interview, Rice voiced reservations about Israel's West Bank security barrier, saying that it "prejudges the final-status borderlines" on land Palestinians want for a future state.
But she was firmer still in pushing Bush's call for an end to terrorism and incitement against Israel — not just by the Palestinians, but also by their champions in the Arab world.
"Israel deserves to live in peace in the Middle East and the Jewish people deserve the respect of their neighbors," Rice said.
"We have been very clear that incitement cannot be ignored, that it is not possible simultaneously to say that you want a peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians that is lasting, and at the same time ignore some of the most horrific caricatures of Israelis or anti-Semitism in any form," she said.
This appeared to be a clear message to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the host of Tuesday's summit between Sharon and Abbas, and to the Egyptian media, which often is charged with incitement against Israel.
Egypt currently is the site of unilateral cease-fire talks between Hamas and Islamic Jihad, whom Abbas has failed to dismantle as required by the road map, preferring to win over the terrorist groups through negotiation.
Israel, for its part, already has scaled back its military operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip as a gesture of goodwill to Abbas, and the Bush administration apparently is content with this entente for the time being.
Indeed, for now, all sides appear ready to settle for any means of pulling off Sharon's plan to withdraw Israeli troops and settlers from Gaza this summer with minimum casualties.
Rice, who is to meet Abbas on Monday, made do with urging the Palestinian leader to mount "an effective fight against terrorism" and praised him for showing "desire for a peaceful future with Israel."
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.


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where: lounging around the house
when: 10 minutes before violin lessons
what: a language game
*warning* this episode contains some little boy humor that not everyone will find appropriate.
|A picture of something that is not yet, but will eventually become,
an example of my sons' current favorite double duty noun/verb.
Mad Libs - the background
I enjoyed MadLibs as a kid, so I introduced them to the family. Instead of taking the easy route (buying some) or the easier route (downloading from the web) or the easiest route (getting an app), I had the great idea to make my own! The idea was to take basic sentences, whatever their original context, take out some of the key words, then ask for substitutes from the same parts of speech.
Of course, this also required teaching a little grammar along the way:
Nouns: person, place or thing (also animal or idea, according to wikipedia).
Verbs: action words (also occurrence or state of being, again, wiki)
Adjectives: words that describe nouns (ha, I got this one!)
I decided these three were enough to get us started.
Our Libs
The first try, this came from the literary classic, Spot's Treasure Hunt:
Daddy has planned a thin event for Mommy. Run and jump with the pillows in every temple to help Mommy and her playdough search for hidden earth.If you guessed that the yellow highlight is for the words (or phrases) we added, then give yourself a gold star.
The next one, direct from the back of Origami Paper Planes:
The poop and snails are happy to run you on board. The fleet consists of 126 testicles and other mad kidneys.
Finally, from the front page of the BBC news webpage:
Feces are running near the south-eastern Ukrainian city of London. Earlier, the blue and sad presidents shook as the saliva was pooping.You can see there is a bit of a theme to the word selection...
Did they love it?
After our third round, J1 asked suspiciously: "Daddy, is this the game?"
P thought that was hilarious.
Oh well.


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This Slate post by Christin Scarlett Milloy is either the most insanely absurd post ever, or the best troll ever. You decide.
Further, your affiant sayeth naught.
H/T Michael Weiss
This Slate post by Christin Scarlett Milloy is either the most insanely absurd post ever, or the best troll ever. You decide.
Further, your affiant sayeth naught.
H/T Michael Weiss
Actually an interesting idea for fanciful, besotted musings.
But mindful of the difficulty of getting Internet-horses back in the barn once the gate's been opened …and your own policy about writing that makes people stupider,
Ms. Scarlett (only playing the odds here) should be packed away in some back-of-the-back room at Bellevue and fed moderately nourishing meals for the rest of her days.
A real eye opener. All these years I thought gender was determined by biology — genes, chromosomes, and all that sciencey stuff. Now that I know it is actually assigned by physicians, I want to sue somebody. See, when I was born, my mother wanted to name me "Brenda", but the doctor (undoubtedly following some secret patriarchal rape-culture protocol) assigned me to be male. Mom always passed it off as her being woozy from the anesthetic at the time, but, as a registered nurse herself, she was probably just keeping the professional code of silence about the true situation. Thank goodness Christin has finally let in some sunlight on this sordid practice!
So, do I have a case, Mr. SJ? After all, I could have been a member of a victim class instead of a hated, privileged, white male if that baby-catcher hadn't interfered. (Come to think of it, don't the doctors also assign race at birth? Why couldn't I have at least been a minority if I was going to be stuck with being male?)
I know that some doctors are accused of 'playing God', but this article seems to accept that premise without reservations…
Found on a crumpled and tear-stained fragment unearthed by archaeologists from the rubble of the Crumbling Patriarchy™. Further fragments, prohibited from circulation by the Postmaster General, included exquisite diatribes on Freudian theories of polymorphous perversity in infants.
Your baby, deems Christin Malloy,
Is neither a girl nor a boy.
Maybe gender assignment
Is merely alignment
To the role you demand of your toy.
Hey, she is a so-called "human rights activist" and a web developer. I'm not sure what qualifies one as either those, but were those labels pushed upon her? Seems to me that folks that came before her said, "hey, this is what we're called." Labels help. It tells us all what we're talking about.
I am amused at this article. She needed to have a take, I guess.
I initially thought this was going to be an anti-vaccination diatribe, but instead I now know that we are actually at higher risk of being sexed incorrectly than we are of developing autism from vaccines. I must let Jenna Jameson know immediately, she'll know what to do . . . nekkid!
I recognize that "do whatever the hell you want" is as admirable a philosophy as any when it comes to making decisions for oneself, but knowing the biological gender of your child is rather important. If your teenage daughter comes to you saying she's bleeding from her genitals, it's probably time for a somewhat uncomfortable talk. If your son comes to you saying he's bleeding from his genitals, holy mother of god, call an ambulance.
sidebar: I note that the author explicitly says the doctor is male; is this a reflection of the author's subconscious belief of "doctors are male", or is the intended reading to be that a female doctor would not so 'traumatize' an infant?
The article is one of the dumbest things I've ever read, and all but one of the 1.5K commentators on Slate agree.
What perturbs me is that her histrionic, no logic approach does real damage to the cause of transgender rights.
Thanks for posting that piece. That was the funniest damn thing I have read in a while. I often wonder whether people who write such pieces have had children. My guess is no — this one certainly seems not to have had a child. (There is regular use of "your child" — an odd construct, in the context.)
I was particularly amused by the connection, or dare I say conspiracy, between the patriarchal medical complex and gender assignment. When my child was delivered, it was a patriarchal(?) midwife of a women's health clinic who performed the oppressive hetero-normative act of saying, "It's a boy!". And the doula concurred in her reasoning. Gender traitors! (Or something. . . .)
The most insane thing about the article is that – according to man-made law – Milloy is right. Re-read the article, taking the terms "male" and "female" to represent states of mind, not body. That is how the State now understands them.
So, Milloy's article translates as, "we currently allow parents to dictate their child's emotional identity. Instead, we should let the child decide". On those terms who could disagree? Here come blank birth certificates.
Why is she conflating gender assignment surgery with transgenders? The two are not the same thing! Many transgendered individuals started out as perfectly normal boys & girls. To lay the blame of widespread transgender confusion at the feet of the patriarchal male doctor is absurd. This is a very rare surgery! There simply aren't enough people born with in-between genitalia to account for all the transgendered individuals out there.


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By Ugoji Egbujo
The rot is deep. The health sector is a suppurating sore. Quackery is rife. If there is regulation, it doesn't catch rogues. In nearly every district in Lagos there are flourishing fake clinics. It isn't just auxiliary nurses masquerading full time as doctors. There are people who have received no medical training but who are confidently running thriving hospitals. The unsuspecting public are not to blame. Patients do not usually scrutinize doctors licenses and qualifications. This army of counterfeit doctors attend to light and grave cases and routinely evacuate products of unwanted conception. The roadside patent medicine dealers have been around since the ages. They have been dangerously filling gaps left by a decrepit health system. They play the roles of doctors, pharmacists and nurses, combined. They are responsible for most of the avoidable deaths from illegal abortion.
But most of these wolves run around as wolves. They have no real professional education. They are not scientists of any hue. They took no professional oaths. Their sins and crimes are grave. They could be propelled by greed. But they have the exculpatory benefit of some measurable ignorance.
The real trouble lies elsewhere, the wolves that come, heavily woolly, as sheep.
There is a fast growing pharmaceutical chain in Lagos. It has posh outlets, in malls. The staff are evidently handpicked. They speak in polished tones. The company must be intent on building a big reputation. It perhaps attests to that status by selling its drugs at prices higher than most other pharmacies. It has managed to position itself as a kind of standard bearer. And that is why its unethical practices constitute a real danger to the health care system and the society.
It was found worthy, selected to train and groom pharmacy interns. But some of its innocent interns have given graphic descriptions of desperation, opportunism and ethical waywardness that have become institutional culture in the company
This company has a perverted understanding of professionalism. Its pharmacists are always immaculately dressed. Physical hygiene of staff is good. But corporate ethical hygiene is more important in a health care service provider. The company's approach to profit making is outstandingly aggressive.
Pharmacies are business concerns. They must make profit. But even profits, especially in the health industry, must be decent. And the methods of engagement with patients and clients must meet ethical thresholds. A pharmacy is not a second-hand clothes stall. Patients should not be enticed to buy more.
This chain claims reputation. But it routinely sells antibiotics to patients without doctors prescriptions. It treats patients as customers. Every pharmacist knows that antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest threats to global health. But this pharmaceutical chain that is spreading around Lagos, lets its staff sell antibiotics as indiscriminately as the itinerant medicine dealers found in luxury buses.
Drugs are routinely sold in open markets in Nigeria. It was once hoped that strict regulation and proper pharmacies will someday come and sit on all streets and shut these markets. But this pharmacy chain dispenses drugs with the same recklessness of open market drug dealers. It sells everything to everybody, except perhaps opioids and regular sedatives. Those drugs have caused huge scandals recently. So the caution it exercises on them is for purely self preservation reasons and not for professional or moral reasons. Otherwise they can sell very large quantities of basically every other drug to single individuals.
This chain is a picture of the new get-rich-quick disease that has infected the health sector. Some doctors sell false medical reports. Some have even sold death certificates. Politicians on corruption charges routinely buy doctors decisions and confuse judges. These evils are known. But a seemingly modern pharmaceutical chain that trains interns, is being run like a fast food joint. And no one seems to know.
This company foists financial targets on innocent interns. They now spend the mandatory 12 months in the company praying and begging patients to come and buy drugs. A pharmacy shouldn't have the avaricious commercial attitude like a Nigerian bank. We condemned banks when they turned young girls into slaves who must go out and bring in money. We thought the impossible targets and threats of sack handed to bank employees were immoral. But imagine such unconscionable exploitation in a pharmaceutical chain.
The young bankers could at least beg uncles and friends to give them deposits. That may not harm those family members. But a pharmacy chain that pushes interns to coax friends and customers to buy more drugs imperils the health of the society. This pharmaceutical chain in Lagos tells interns to cajole customers, trick them if possible, into buying even superfluous drugs. Little wonder it sells without doctors' prescriptions.
The Alaba electronics merchants have few scruples. But they do not reward their apprentices when they successfully fool their customers. This chain gives bonuses to its pharmacists and interns when they manage to convince patients to buy certain excessively priced superfluous formulations of routine supplements. Interns are rebuked for not being as passionate as Yaba market traders who drag passersby off the road and into their shops.
It will be easy to weed out the patent medicine dealers and their nefariousness. But a modern pharmaceutical company that teaches its staff to usurp the role of doctors is the proverbial wolf in sheep's clothing. This pharmaceutical chain teaches interns to clerk patients and attempt medical diagnoses. So, wonder no more why they dispense prescription drugs without doctors prescriptions.
The roadside patent medicine dealer does these same things. But he does them with some measure of visible guilt, some contrition. He always looks over his shoulders, and he never leaves his clients with the impression that he got any medical training. He wouldn't even deny that he is a quack. But in this pharmaceutical chain, this criminal activity is perpetrated with academic arrogance. They hold formal trainings and workshops.
Pharmacy is a wide scientific field. Noble pharmacists would not stray into medicine. They would not want to become medical doctors without being properly trained. And they will not finagle people who stray into their pharmacies. But not this chain. This chain's professionalism is hollow and opportunistic. They pretend to possess clinical knowledge and experience. They teach young pharmacists how to dissemble, how to fool patients.
This chain is not alone. Some other chains have copied this atrocious model.
We all know times are hard. And corporate entities have taken to cutting all sorts of corners to survive. The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria has a job to do. It must acquaint itself with the culture and commercial attitudes of the pharmacies it has selected to train interns. It must not allow economic difficulties and materialism to erode the ethical grounding internship should offer young pharmacists.


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Aims It is important to know how far smokers' attempts at using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smoking 'harm reduction' (reducing harm from continued smoking) promote or undermine cessation. To contribute to that goal, this study aimed to assess whether smokers' reports of smoking reduction (SR) and the use of NRT for SR and temporary abstinence (TA) predicted subsequent attempts to quit smoking and smoking status in a population sample. It also examined whether use of NRT for SR or TA was associated with reduced cigarette consumption compared with SR without NRT and non-use of NRT for TA.
Method Data were collected from 15 539 smokers involved in the Smoking Toolkit Study, a series of monthly household surveys of adults aged 16+; of whom 23% (n=3149) completed a 6-month follow-up questionnaire. At baseline, participants were asked whether they were currently using NRT for SR or TA. They were also asked for demographic information and daily cigarette consumption. At 6-month follow-up, data on attempts to quit smoking and smoking status were collected.
Results NRT use for SR and TA prospectively predicted attempts to quit smoking (OR 1.61, 95% CI 1.30 to 2.01 and OR 1.94, 95% CI 1.56 to 2.38 for SR and TA respectively) and abstinence (OR 1.51, 95% CI 1.06 to 2.16 and OR 2.09, 95% CI 1.51 to 3.34 for SR and TA respectively) at 6-months follow-up. Use of NRT for SR or TA was associated with a small reduction in cigarette consumption (two cigarettes per day) compared with SR without NRT or non-use of NRT for TA.
Conclusions The use of NRT for SR or TA appears to be positively associated with subsequent attempts to quit smoking and abstinence among smokers in England, despite very little apparent effect on daily cigarette consumption. With replication, these findings support the potential benefit of using NRT for harm reduction but primarily as a means of promoting cessation.
- Harm reduction
- smoking reduction
- temporary abstinence
- nicotine replacement therapy
- addiction
- nicotine
- primary healthcare
- tobacco product regulation
- cessation
- health services
- prevalence
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Competing interests PA has undertaken consultancy work on smoking cessation for Celtic (Xenova), Pfizer and McNeil. EB has received conference funding from Pfizer. RW undertakes research and consultancy and receives fees for speaking from companies that develop and manufacture smoking cessation medications. He also has a share of a patent for a novel nicotine delivery device.
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Before we know it, the holidays are going to be here. It's hard for me to believe, because I feel like it was just New Year's Eve. Yeesh, where has this year gone?! Anyway, with the holidays comes gift giving and if there's one thing I know about that, it's that I always go way overboard. One thing that makes me feel better about this is the residual income I make throughout the year. But Kait, how do you do it? Today I'm sharing how to make extra money for the holidays so that you can treat your friends + family without breaking the bank!
How To Make Extra Money For The Holidays
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My next favorite way to earn Swagbucks is to take Surveys. These add up so quickly and before you know it — it's time to cash in on a gift card! If you're like me and on your computer a lot throughout the day, nCrave is another great option for earning bucks. Simply choose videos to watch and have them run in a separate window while you work. At 6 Bucks per video — you'll be meeting your goals FAST! I like to choose the ones with the circle and arrow, so they play automatically and you earn your 'bucks faster!
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"Accept what I say… I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble." Proverbs 4:10-12
My biology professor, Max Dowell, was an unapologetic southerner with a drawl as thick as deep-South molasses. And while I'm sorry to admit that I don't remember a whole lot of biology (I never was much for the Latin names of frogs and the smell of formaldehyde), I don't think I'll ever forget the professor who probably had the words to "Dixie" scrawled on his boxer shorts.
Having grown up in New Jersey, I needed to listen carefully in class since his accent seemed like a whole different dialect to me. But through all the cross-cultural stuff, there is one thing he frequently said that has stuck. I even find myself repeating it with a southern twang of my own. What it had to do with biology I'll never know, but periodically he would come out with the phrase, "Do right 'till the stars fall!"
We'd all agree that "Do right" is a terrific piece of advice. But coming to grips with that advice may be a challenge. I usually feel pretty good about what I do. And I rarely think I am wrong. But my best-intentioned moves in life are more like ready, fire, aim, instead of well-thought-through strategies on how to do what is truly right. Emotions have a way of pulling the trigger before I fully think the moment through. Rationalizations and excuses have a way of fogging my perspectives so that things that are clearly wrong look like pretty good options. Admittedly, most of the twisted and lame moments of my life have been a direct-connect to times when I have not done what is right. Times when I've said the wrong thing, expressed the wrong attitude, caved in to wrong thoughts and desires—and the list goes on. And if you are honest with yourself, you're thinking that you have the same "Why did I ever do that/say that?" regret now and then as well.
We need help!
God clears the air by reminding us that, if left to ourselves, we are a risk to most anything or anyone nearby! So, admitting our tendency to repeated misfires is a good beginning. But where do we go from there? Embrace the wonderful fact that His will and ways are always right. When we take our clues from Him, we start being right more often than we're wrong as we measure all we do by His will and His Word. He is right about forgiveness, generosity, patience, tolerance, humility, and giving our boss a good day's work. In fact He is right about everything! That's why He is a righteous God.
We nicknamed our professor "Do Right Dowell."
I wonder if anyone would give you a compliment like that? Try living in such a way to give them a chance!
- What have you done or said recently that you regret? Did you feel that it was right at the time? Did you do it even though you knew it was wrong? What would you do differently if you could go back and do it again?
- Do you believe that God is a righteous God? Do you believe that His will and all His ways are always right?
- Create the habit of checking in with God—who is always wonderfully right—before you trigger your next attitude, action, or speech. Do this at least once a day just to stay in shape!
- Read these additional passages for more insight: Proverbs 14:12 and 1 Timothy 6:11-16.


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We last caught the rapper, The Grouch, performing at last year's Camp Flog Gnaw Festival with L.A. rapper, Eligh. Both will be touring, headlining the El Rey Theatre on Thursday, December 3rd! The duo have released seven albums and an EP released last year titled, The WinterFire EP. Join them alongside Chali 2na and The ReMINDers.
Tickets to The Grouch & Eligh are priced at $23-25, doors open at 8:00 pm, and the event is all ages. You can purchase tickets or try and win a pair of tickets with us by entering the contest below!
First make sure you're following Grimy Goods on Twitter here and/or "like" our Facebook page here. Next, email email@example.com with your full name for guest list and a clever reason why you want a pair of tickets to The Grouch & Eligh at the El Rey Theatre. When you're done with your email, send us a Tweet so we know you entered the contest or you can post on our Facebook wall. We'll select a winner that has done all of the above mentioned. Winners will be announced via email, Facebook and Twitter on Sunday, November 29th. Winners will have until 10 am, Monday, November 30th to reply back to our email and confirm their win.
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The 26 miles of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) went from Witton Park in County Durham, through Shildon, Darlington and Stockton. The Railway operated along this route from 1825, and was the birthplace of the modern railway system, bringing together several technical innovations to deliver an effective and profitable passenger and freight network. Eventually extended to Middlesbrough and Saltburn, the line afforded people some of the first travel and leisure opportunities and changed the shape of the world's communications, travel and economy.
Original route of the S&DR in 1825:
Some of the historic railway remains in use today however, despite its fame as the birthplace of the modern railway system, sadly parts of the S&DR have been lost, and much of what remains today is suffering from neglect and dereliction.
Restoring the track as a heritage destination will give a much needed boost to the local area and economy.
For more detailed information about the S&DR, what remains and its importance, then please refer to our Historic Environmental Audit which was written in 2016.


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I mentioned in the last post but for two of the days fly fishing with Blue Horizon Belize, both guides Lincoln Westby and Ransom Nunez worked together from the back of the boat in finding permit tails, telling stories, and working me through what I should and should not be doing at the bow of the panga. Ransom worked alone on the last day and we started early and he stayed out late in hopes of us catching at least one permit to end the trip. The closest I came to this success was a permit eating the small crab fly only to pull it out of it's mouth when I felt the tug. Damn. So close...
Like I mentioned, we started early on the last day since we were hoping to catch a few permit on the flat with a favorable tide. The 6:00 a.m. start gave us no permit to cast to but a beautiful view (complete with a rainbow) that was worth getting up early for. We returned to IZE Resort for breakfast, picked up the cooler with lunches and drinks, and we were back on the water by late morning.
Something noteworthy about the Blue Horizon Belize operation is that the guided fly fishing can be planned around the tide schedule. Early tide? Plan on being on the water as the sun is coming up. A break in the afternoon for lunch and a nap may come into play so that you can take advantage of the evening tide as well. These guides are all about permit and want to do whatever possible for success.
I mentioned it in the last post but Lincoln Westby has spent a lot of time with many of the local guides teaching them up and Ransom, being both his nephew and fly fishing guide, shows an incredible amount of respect for the Permit Master. Their styles are very similar and Ransom's sharp eyes and soft spoke instructions made for a great experience in being guided for what is considered one of the toughest fish to catch on the fly.
The only fish caught on the flats while looking for permit was a large boxfish that Ransom spied swimming past the back of the panga. Ransom jammed the wooden push pole into the sand to stop the boat and waited. Sure enough, the boxfish turned and swam back towards the boat. Ransom turned the push pole around where the tip was more pointed and waited. As the boxfish swam within striking distance, Ransom deftly jammed the push pole through it's head with a loud TWACK. This was instant death and Ransom pulled the boxfish off and tossed it on the floor of the panga to take home for dinner. The boxfish is dubbed the "chicken of the sea" and when it's body is opened up, there are two large fillets on either side that look very similar to chicken breasts. Ransom said it's very tasty fried and it doesn't get much fresher than this.
As afternoon was moving towards evening on this last day, the wind changed and the tide kicked in. Ransom mentioned that this was exactly what we were looking for and within minutes we started seeing tails coming out of the water on the flat we were on. A single here, a single there, a group of permit on the edge of the flat over there.
This is what we had been waiting and hoping for each day and it was happening. Water was pushing over the flat just like it should and over the course of the next ninety minutes we saw a dozen in a half permit and I was able to get some solid shots at happy fish tailing who were actively looking for something to eat.
Something that that keeps playing over in my brain on a cycle is that we came across a group of six or eight permit that were all well over twenty pounds with huge black tails waving above the water. These were all very large permit. I made a long shot on what we thought was the lead fish only to find that there were several permit in front that didn't care too much for a fly line coming down on their backs. The permit all blew off the flat and I finally exhaled. So close again.
So, four great days on the water with Blue Horizon Belize and my learning curve on permit went a long way even if I didn't catch one. There's always next time and I will most certainly be back.


text: From: John Regehr <firstname.lastname@example.com> Subject: (urth) puzzles Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 14:30:35 I recently started reading Georges Perec's _Life, A User's Manual_. This appears in the preamble: From this, one can make a deduction which is quite certainly the ultimate truth of jigsaw puzzles: despite appearances, puzzling is not a solitary game: every move the puzzler makes, the puzzle-maker has made before; every piece the puzzler picks up, and picks up again, and studies and strokes, every combination he tries, and tries a second time, every blunder and every insight, each hope and each discouragement have all been designed, calculated, and decided by the other. John *More Wolfe info & archive of this list at http://www.urth.net/urth/


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PALM HARBOR, Fla. – John Daly walked along the path from the 18th green Thursday as a dozen fans chanted his name. Turns out the cheers were for his caddie – Jon Gruden.
The coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was carrying the bag for Daly after a 2 1/2-hour rain delay at the PODS Championship, where Daly was 3 over at the turn and toward the bottom of the pack.
Daly spent the rain delay at the Hooters Owl's Nest, a corporate hospitality tent near the 11th fairway, when he hooked up with Gruden. That's when he hatched the plan to turn the Bucs' coach into a caddie the rest of the afternoon.
Did a new caddie help?
"Oh, yeah," Daly said. "He fires you up."
The fans who remained after the storms heard that Gruden might be caddying, and some whispered, "It is him," as they walked off the green. Gruden didn't help Daly read putts and stayed some 20 yards short of the green.
And with fans calling out to him, he kept his head down – just like Daly.
Gruden worked seven holes before play was suspended by darkness. He was nowhere to be found when players were taken by carts back to the clubhouse. And his part-time job most likely is over.
"So I'm back in play tomorrow?" his regular caddie, Peter Van Der Riet, called out to Daly as they drove carts to the parking lot.


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Completely Renovated Farmhouse with Large Barn and 1.99 Acres
Beautifully restored farm house, move-in ready with 4 bedrooms, lots of closets and storage on 2 acres with large barn/garage, stalls & 200 amp electric. Large open kitchen with abundant amount of Hickory Cabinets, island with electric, raised dishwasher for easy loading, stainless appliances, ceramic tile, wood ceiling with beams. Opens to dining area with lots of windows to let in the natural light. Ceiling lifts for hoisting furniture upstairs! Living room has 6 windows and gas log fireplace with storage behind it. Master with very large bathroom, large shower and huge closet where tub once sat. Very large laundry/utility room with monitor heater that could probably heat the whole house. 2 sets of stairs – one going to very large bedroom with adjoining closet and 20′ storage. Another bedroom with closet, full bath with large tub and 4th bedroom at top of back stairs has 4 windows. Conveniently located only minutes from I-81, Marion, Chilhowie, Abingdon & Tennessee.
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Northwest offers a balanced professional program in Physical Education with a Bachelor of Science in Education degree for those interested in teaching. Coursework leads to certification in grades 9-12. This major requires certification in another field. In addition, students may take courses to become certified for kindergarten through 12th grade.
View the suggested four year plan for Physical Education.
A student may apply for advance standing after completing 40 semesters hours of credit. The 40 hours must be completed with a Grade point average of 2.5.The student must also complete the following courses with grades of "C" or better and a Grade point average of 2.5
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Floating Classroom with Kwin Morris
Northern Michigan elementary school kids get a day of learning on the water
Stand Up For Great Lakes partnered up with LXV Outdoor to bring SUP Training to a northern Michigan elementary school. For four days, over 200 students were taught water safety, the importance of PFDs and leashes, and paddle technique. These future SUP paddlers and surfers had a blast spending their school days at the beach!
Tahoe SUP Ambassador Kwin Morris is the Physical Education teacher at the school and continues to keep SUP in his lessons. Some kids are scared and are not comfortable being in the water. After a week of fun, these same kids are hard to get out of it! It is amazing to spread the love we have for these great lakes to future generations that will be an enormous part in protecting them.
About Stand Up for Great Lakes
What started as a dream to cross Lake Michigan on stand up paddleboards, led to a realization that more awareness was needed to protect not only the Great Lakes but all rivers, lakes and streams. Our goal is to cross each Great Lake by stand up paddle board while raising funds and awareness for this amazing natural resource. We also hope to educate, protect and advocate.


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On an evening in the week after the 2016 election, the N.Y.P.D. blocked off Fifty-second Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, and Donald Trump pulled up outside the 21 Club with members of his family. The restaurant is a longtime favorite of Trump's; it has a dress code, and it foregrounds its celebrity associations, like a monument overshadowed by its own gift shop, or a midtown Mar-a-Lago. In 1984, Trump made a half-hearted attempt to buy the restaurant; two years earlier, Roy Cohn, his lawyer, threw Roger Stone a thirtieth-birthday party there. Visiting as President-elect, Trump received a standing ovation. He ate a thirty-six-dollar burger and made a promise to fellow-diners, saying, "We'll get your taxes down. Don't worry about it." (In the same restaurant a few weeks later, Michael Flynn, having accepted a job as Trump's national-security adviser, is reported to have met representatives of the Turkish government who offered him millions of dollars to kidnap or render Fethullah Gülen, the Turkish cleric who lives in Pennsylvania.)
At the start of this year, the 21 Club closed for renovations, said to be needed after flooding caused by a burst pipe. A Times reporter, on a tour of the work in late January, noted that crews had "ripped out walls, ceilings and flooring." A few weeks ago, the restaurant announced that its first-floor space was ready to reopen, but, in the days leading up to its first service, someone walking along Fifty-second Street might have noticed, beneath a balcony lined with iron lawn jockeys, a crumpled piece of paper pasted to an outer wall. This, a notice of a stop-work order, had been issued by the Department of Buildings; an inspector had seen exposed floor and ceiling joists on the second floor, as well as exposed electrical wiring and, in one room, the absence of fire-safety protections. The inspector had not been allowed to visit other floors. The restaurant's management, as if hoping to align itself with White House theories of legal immunity, had been renovating without a D.O.B. permit.
Still, at lunchtime on May 8th, the 21 Club greeted its first guests since January. (On the same day, news broke, via the lawyer of the porn star alleged to have had an affair with the President, that a shell company controlled by Michael Cohen, the President's attorney, had been paid millions of dollars by American companies, including one linked to a Russian oligarch.) "Welcome back," staff members said, again and again. The dining room was half full, and calm. Two women of retirement age hugged their server, saying, "Oh, my God!," in apparent relief at the end of exile. A British family was celebrating a daughter's twenty-first birthday; a waiter told them he was looking for the 66 Club, to celebrate his. Later, he explained to another table that work was continuing in the cellar, and upstairs, where there are private dining rooms, including the one where, during the Obama Administration, Rudy Giuliani told his table, "I do not believe that the President loves America." The bathrooms smelled of paint. The stop-work order was still in place, but the notice was no longer posted outside.
One afternoon a few days later, Theodore Suric, the restaurant's general manager, was at a table beside a bay window, wearing a suit and sneakers. Asked about the complications of reopening a restaurant subject to a stop-work order, he said, "January 2nd, we had a big flooding, it's an old building. . . . Once we started peeling down, there were some things to remedy. That's really it. It was really general repair, what we were doing. But it's such a big restaurant—twenty-six thousand square feet, four floors—that it took a little while." (The restaurant is owned by Belmond, a London-based hotel company.)
Asked why the restaurant had not sought a permit, Suric said, "Because one wasn't necessary. It was general repair." This, he said, was why the stop-work order had been rescinded.
According to the D.O.B.'s Web site, the order had been only part-rescinded, to allow for remedial fire-safety work; it was otherwise in place.
Suric disagreed. When pressed, he said, "I'm not sure, to be honest with you, I don't know." (A D.O.B. spokesman later confirmed that the stop-work order still applied; he also explained that it's illegal to remove a posted order.)
Suric said that it was disappointing not to be given a chance to talk about the restaurant's history, and left the table.
Frank Sinatra was singing, "Come fly with me." At the bar, a man in a tweed jacket sat motionless, staring straight ahead. ♦


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President Plans to Send 1200 National Guard Soldiers to border
Phoenix, AZ – Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords took credit for the president's
decision, along with his request to Congress for an extra $500
million for border law enforcement. In a press release, she said
it shows the administration -- quote -- is beginning to take
border security seriously. The announcement came shortly before
John McCain took to the Senate floor with his amendment seeking
6,000 troops.
(I think that it is a recognition of the violence on the border
which has been really beyond description in some respects,
particularly on the Mexico side. I appreciate the additional
1,200 being send of the Guard as well as the additional $500
million. But it's simply not enough.)
That assessment is not strictly a Republican perspective.
Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Terry
Goddard echoed the sentiment.
(I believe it is a start. I did not say I thought it was the
answer in total. I don't believe it is. But we clearly now have
the focus of the administration, the attention of the
administration. Half a billion dollars, even in today's somewhat
superheated and inflated environment is not an inconsequential
No one was able to say how many of those soliders will be based
in this state. For Arizona Public Radio this is Howard Fischer.


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Usher Raymond has been a star since he was a teenager and has even brought along the next generation of singers with his protege, Justin Bieber. But in a landscape crowded with R&B wannabees and "singers" helped along with studio production wizardry, Usher, now 36, still stands out as the young king of the genre.
With legends like R. Kelly aging and youngins like Chris Brown and Trey Songz not quite yet attaining the trifecta of commercial, critical and mainstream appeal, Usher has been able to remain at the top of his game for two decades. Surely at this point in time, that's an accomplishment worthy of respect.
After so many classic albums like Confessions, Here I Stand and Raymond vs. Raymond, Usher's been quiet for a minute, while coaching aspiring superstars on the NBC singing competition show, The Voice k and playing the starring role in the upcoming Sugar Ray Leonard biopic.
His fans have noticed his upgraded physique on the 'Gram, but are waiting for him to display it accompanied by the choreography and sharp dance moves that have been his signature. Not to mention bringing with it, some more memorable music.
Here's hoping that we'll see Usher soon reclaim his rightful place at the top of the charts and back on the stage.
Essential Usher:
"U Got It Bad"
"Confessions Pt. II"
#Forward20: Usher, R&B's Last Man Standing was originally published on blackamericaweb.com


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The start of school is just around the corner, and while you may have your first week of outfits picked out, and your new school supplies ready to go, don't forget about those makeup looks! These three tutorials will have you looking gorgeous, and school appropriate. Become a pro at them in the last weeks of summer so by the time September rolls around you'll be applying a smokey eye in your sleep.
Bronze Smoky Eye
Copper and peach shadows make a smoky eye much more class-approps.
Step 1: Get that smolder
Using a small eyeshadow brush, swipe a peachy color all over your eyelids, up through the crease, along the lower lash line. Then, go over everything you just did with a bronze shadow. "Using peach as a base softens the look and provides a transition to the bronze," says makeup artist Katie Jane Hughes.
Learn how to get a perfect cut crease with your eyeshadow in this Seventeen Beauty Smarties video:
Step 2: Tight line top and bottom lashes
To make your lashes totally stand out and intensify the smokiness of the look, line your upper and lower water lines with a chocolate eye pencil. The top water line can be tricky, so look down in a mirror and slightly pull up your upper lid with it as you go, says Hughes. Then add a swipe of Maybelline Volum' Express The Colossal Big Shot Mascara.
Go for a cool winged look using these three eyeliner hacks tested out by our Beauty Smartie, Maria:
Step 3: Add a lip color
"Since the eyes are super strong, keep the lips and cheeks soft," says Hughes. Swipe a soft pink blush along the cheekbones and add a flush of color with Maybelline Color Sensational Intimatte Nudes in Purely Nude.
Pretty in Peach
Proof that matchy-matchy monochrome can look chic and fresh.
Step 1: Focus on the eyes
With a small eyeshadow brush, apply a coral shadow, like the shade in Maybelline The City Mini Palette Downtown Sunrise over the lid from the outer corner towards the inner, taking it slightly above the crease, and then sweeping it underneath the bottom lash line. Layer on more shadow if you need for a really concentrated pop of color. "With a shade this bright, you don't need a darker color in the crease, since the eye will naturally look darker where it recedes by the crease, creating depth," says Hughes. Define lashes with a coat of Maybelline Volum' Express The Colossal Big Shot Mascara.
Or, check out this no fail way to apply false eyelashes for a more dramatic look:
Step 2: Get a healthy glow
Match your blush to your eyeshadow with Maybelline Fit Me! Blush in Coral, and dust it on the apples of the cheeks, blending slightly outward for a fresh look.
Step 3: Paint your lips
Literally. "Mix a clear lip gloss with peach lipstick on the back of your hand and then apply it with a lip brush for a soft-focus look," says Hughes. Do what Hughes did and mix Maybelline Baby Lips Color Balm Crayon in Toasted Taupe with Maybelline Baby Lips Moisturizing Lip Balm in Quenched to serve some major lip.
Fresh Face
It's kind of like a no-makeup makeup look, but with an easy cat-eye that won't make you late for class.
Step 1: Perfect your canvas
For an even base without layers of foundation, try a lightweight BB cream, says Hughes. With a foundation brush, apply Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream from the center of the face and blend outward. "You tend to get more imperfections there, and the product will be diffused by the time it gets to the edges of your face, eliminating that obvious foundation line," says Hughes. Dab a little concealer under your eyes if you want and on your eyelids close to the lash line. It'll act as a primer and help makeup stay put.
Check out our Beauty Smartie's tips on getting flawless foundation every time:
Step 2: Line and define
Using a brown eyeliner like Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Waterproof Gel Eyeliner Pencil in Glazed Toffee, tight line the upper and lower water lines. When you do your upper water line, make sure you get into the roots of the lashes from the inner to outer corners. "This creates more of a smudgy effect, so the line won't look too harsh," says Hughes. Finish with a swipe of Maybelline Volum' Express The Colossal Big Shot Mascara on lashes and run Maybelline Brow Drama Pomade Crayon through brows using tiny strokes for defined brow.
Step 3: Add a rosy tint
The final touch: Apply a soft pink lip with your fingers, and use whatever's left over as blush to keep things looking fresh, says Hughes. Now, slay, girl!
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