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What's with the media not talking about Ron Paul?
He just had a strong second in New Hampshire after having a strong third in Iowa and all the media outlets don't even mention him as a possibility for the nomination or winning South Carolina. All I hear is Romney, Santorum, Romney, Romney, Gingrich, Perry, Santorum, Romney, etc etc. Is he really more hopeless then the other non-Romneys?
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The media reports the news: The news is what the media reports.
-Trust No One-
The media focus right now is on the next primary in South Carolina, where Paul has no chance at all of winning.
I listen to conservative talk radio and Ron Paul is discussed - a lot. If you don't like what you are hearing from your current news sources, perhaps you should change. You might still not like what you hear, but you'll hear more.
He was interviewed on the CBS morning show after the NH primary. I became interested in what he had to say based on - excuse me for forgetting - a fan here who talked about him a lot with regard to wishing to see him get the nomination several months ago.
I haven't seen one Republican running who's worth voting for. While they all have one or 2 talking points I can agree with, (And it's usually a different point between each of them.) everything else that comes out of their mouths is either insane, retarded, nonsensical, or intolerant. If you could strip away the dross of each of them and combine the good qualities, you may have enough left for a good, viable candidate. (But even then, I wouldn't hold my breath as there might not be enough good left.)
Having said that, my opinion of pretty much every other politician out there is about the same. Yes. I'm intolerant of politicians. ;)
Well, there's really not much to report. They all sound the same.
They all lie cheat and steal, and there's not a lot of difference betwixt them all. They have voices in their head that tell them to do things. Like Son of Sam, they call these voices "God". Being "conservative" just means being a minion of the 1%. Somehow us bottom 75% are the enemy of the state. We're the bad guys for wanting what we paid for. And Ron Paul is the oldest, tiredest, least energetic of the bunch; at this point his job is to drum up some of the fringers, and donate them to a larger candidate for a favor to be collected later.
It's the liberal media conspiracy.
Has Paul said or done anything new lately that is either groundbreaking or significantly different than the rest of the pack? Has he said something about how much he loves firing people or launched a series of attack ads after promising not to do so? He has continued to refuse to discuss his opposition to gay marriage in a rational manner instead of changing the subject to polygamy?
If not he's not going to get the same level of attention.


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Ohlins to hold Cirkus of Speed on Saturday
Published: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 10:38 p.m.
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Rain or shine, Öhlins USA is holding its second annual Cirkus of Speed from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at its office on South Grove Street.
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Also attending will be "Police Rodeo" star Ben Wolfe of Lock & Lean., who will be performing precision motorcycle riding through series of traffic cones.
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Featured companies showing off their products include Motus (previewing its first-production motorcycles), Triumph (which will have a selection of its motorcycles, from nostalgic to futuristic) and also Race Machines, Crazy Customs and Hot Rods and Exotics, featuring V-twins, race bikes and street and off-road bikes.
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Well done on the Bursaspor result, might manage something against the Danes.
Well done on the Bursaspor result, might manage something against the Danes.
The Danish team is definitely a lot weaker than Bursaspor, but I'm not sure how long our luck will last.
Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round Leg 1: Bourneview vs Midtjylland
We were completely outplayed, making this look like an impossible task.
Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round Leg 2: Midtjylland vs Bourneview
We played a lot better in this leg and even took the lead, but by chasing the winning goal we left ourselves open at the back.
Takes a couple seasons to get the players necessary to break the CL qualifiers etc. Once you do though (and the subsequent £6million cash injection), it becomes a lot easier to continually qualify for the group stages.
I need my reputation to rise at the moment, I've got a bit of money but just can't attract any players better than the ones I have. Ideally we need to turn professional, but apparently we can't afford that.
My few times trying the Gundo Challenge in NI would suggest you either turn professional when you have enough money (qualify for CL group stages) or if you win the league 6 or 7 times consecutively. The former is the most likely incident to occur first.
Bourneview Young Men - Carling Premiership - 2015/16
Last season we came close to the title, but just couldn't keep up with Cliftonville.
League Table
League Positions Graph
We did exactly what Cliftonville did last year, we opened up a big lead and then started losing games as the fixtures piled up. Just like them, we managed to hold on for the title.
Mid-Ulster Cup - the reserves played the entire tournament, and won it.
Irish League Cup - we rotated the squad again as they lost out on penalties.
Irish Cup - Linfield beat us once again, to stop our run of Irish cup wins.
Setanta Cup - this was a massive win for us over a decent Shamrock side.
UEFA Europa League - we had an amazing win over Bursaspor, but the run didn't last long as Midtjylland outplayed us.
Squad - the squad is growing in size to meet the demands of the fixture list, squad rotation is a must with the number of games we are playing.
Transfers - some great players joined the club this year, and I'll continue looking to improve this squad further.
Finances - the prize money from the Setanta Cup has taken our finances to the next level, hopefully we can start to use that money to improve the facilities.
Key Player Profiles:
Martin Zelenka - another great season from the striker.
Eriks Punculs - surprisingly he managed to out-score Zelenka.
Matija Cakarun - another great year, with plenty of assists from the midfielder.
Tom Richardson - a new signing, but what a player!
Ian Woodford - another winger who set up a decent number of goals.
Career OverviewNext SeasonCode:Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2012/13 Championship Two 1st League, Mid-Ulster and Intermediate Cup winners 2013/14 Championship One 1st League, Mid-Ulster and Irish Cup winners 2014/15 Carling Premiership 2nd Irish Cup winners 2015/16 Carling Premiership 1st League, Mid-Ulster and Setanta Cup winners
It hasn't taken long, but I think the domestic challenge may be over. I have a feeling that the progress over the next few years will be slow as we try and work our way to professional status and start bringing the club up to a level that can compete outside of Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland - 63rd in FIFA rankings - up 11
Northern Ireland - 45th in UEFA coefficients - up 1
Carling Premiership - 168th in European competitions (1.5 stars) - up 12
Bourneview - 488th in UEFA coefficients - up 423
Nice job mate. the rep seems to be rocketing up
Very nice dafuge, you've found some great players there too. Wish I could have ones like them :/
Great season daf, as always you are doing a great job
Champions League champions second qualifying phase leg 1 - Sheriff vs Bourneview
We struggled with the pace a bit as Sheriff dominated most of the play, but we had a few good chances and grabbed a vital equaliser.
Champions League champions second qualifying phase leg 2 - Bourneview vs Sheriff
We were holding on to the 0-0 draw we needed when Sheriff had a man sent off. This changed the game enough for us to take control and grab a winner. We now face Renova Dzepcitse of Macedonia in the next qualifying round.
Congratulations daf, not long now until you are dominating Europe!
Champions League champions third qualifying phase leg 1 - Renova vs Bourneview
Despite the stats, we were the better team in this match.
Excellent result! Is there a final qualifying round after this?
Edit: Assuming you don't bottle the second leg, of course.
Champions League champions third qualifying phase leg 2 - Bourneview vs Renova
It looked like it was going to be close when Renova pulled back to 2-2, but we picked them apart as they went for the win.
The final qualifying round brings us up against AIK of Sweden. Possibly one of the best clubs we could get in the draw, but they are decent side.
Champions League champions playoff leg 1 - AIK vs Bourneview
I'm not quite sure what to make of this. We battered them.
Champions League champions playoff leg 2 - Bourneview vs AIK
AIK were much better in this match and scored an early goal, but as they pushed forward we were able to hit them on the break managing another unlikely win.
This means we have made the Champions League group stage and the £6m that comes with it. I'm shocked that we've made it, but the 'champions route' in the qualifiers makes a huge difference for clubs like us. Had the qualifiers been in the old format, we'd have come up against clubs like Arsenal, Valencia, Fiorentina, Schalke and Porto. Instead, the worst we could have been drawn against was perhaps Standard Liege.
And the group draw has been made, this is who we've got
It's unbeliavable
That's incredible! Really really impressive work, daf.
WOW tough group. 3rd place if lucky?
Impressive work! Also, not often you see three teams from the United Kingdom in the same Champions League group (i.e. never!).
Probably, within the UK, NI, Glasgow and Liverpool aren't massively far from each other. Also could be a lot worse then Milan in terms of distance.
Should I carry on with individual updates for European games?
My first is in the San Siro
yes, you should.
Champions League group stage - AC Milan vs Bourneview
We were lucky to come away with this scoreline as AC Milan looked like they could score at will. Our counter attacks looked so slow and it wasn't until the last few minutes when we managed to have a shot (which hit the post). The other two teams drew, so there is still hope!
0 shots on target
It was very nearly 0 shots in total
AC Milan on the Wednesday, Ballinamallard United on the Saturday. Just your typical week
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Champions League group stage - Bourneview vs Liverpool
So close to the big win, but this is a fantastic point.
Sir, I congratulate you
Excellent work matching Milan and Liverpool.
Champions League group stage - Bourneview vs Rangers
We managed to outplay them, securing a great win with a late penalty.
This is how the group stands at the half way stage. Looks great but our remaining games are the away trips and Milan at home.
If you can get something from Milan at home and Rangers away then you should have a shot of holding on to the Europa League spot - not out of the question given your previous performances!
It's official: The game IS too easy for you
'Impossible is nothing'
I guarantee if I started with Bourneview I'd have been sacked and relegated in my first season. Congrats on a great start to life in NI dafuge. Wonderful results in the CL group stage
Unbelievable. Great work so far.
Gosh. Superb stuff. Is it a series of great team performances, or are there some individuals who are really shining on the European stage?
Champions League group stage - Rangers vs Bourneview
It was a repeat of the home game, and this was no fluke. We defended superbly and hit them with counter attacks, we deserved this win.
This is the group table
Squad - European stats
It's been pretty good all round, but the midfield have excelled. Harris and Richardson are the stand out players in Europe so far.
Great results Dafuge! I'm betting your europe run will do wonders for the Coefficient rankings.
Amazing dafuge, winning at Ibrox
Great european performances Daf
Champions League group stage - Bourneview vs AC Milan
It started so well, but a red card and a load of injuries removed any tiny chance we had of getting a result from this match.
Group table - this is a fantastic position to be in, an AC Milan win puts us into the Europa League and an unlikley win at Anfield would mean we qualify from the group.
Your making this look very straight forward. Keep up the good work and good luck against Liverpool.
Champions League group stage - Liverpool vs Bourneview
This is becoming a bit of a joke now, we went to Anfield and matched them (thanks to the sending off). They may have been the better team, but we made so much more of our chances.
Champions League Group E
If the Liverpool result wasn't enough, Rangers went and beat AC Milan in the San Siro. We've topped the group
absolutely amazing..
We've drawn Atlético Madrid in the first knockout round. Can the run continue?
This is crazy daf. You're in the Champions League 1st Knockout Round with Bourneview!
Top work there.
Ridiculous behaviour
Chris Kamara would be having a field day
Damn thats quick, took me like a decade in Iceland to get out of the Champions League group stage in FM2011... and here you do it in a few years... your too good
I can imagine the headlines- "Club with worst emblem and webpage in the history of football taste European glory".
Unbelievable, once again. Congrats on the qualification.
Something is so wrong with this game. Even CL qualification is so unrealistic (even in 20 years), but group results left me speechless.
Amazing work, dafuge.
New feature... doping probe lol
bloody hell
The backroom staff pester me about match preparation (which is odd since they handle it) but not tactics.
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It's not too easy, it's just pure football. When a manager has almost total control, and he has talent, you see what happens in Brian Clough's story. And in the same story, you see what happens when they aren't in control. Prolonged success only ccomes when there is only one boss. Such as Sir Alex Ferguson but irl there's almost never a single boss. Every single director wants different things and that chaos prevents the team from becaoming succesful. FM is about pure football, that's why it's so good
It's unrealistic the amount of control you get given right off the bat - certain managers do earn the right to dictate everything that goes on at a club after they've paid their dues like Ferguson, or have a proven track record - see Mourinho vs Valdano at Madrid.
However, adding in meddling directors of football etc would just add more frustrations and almost certainly make GD explode with self-righteous indignation, so probably best to keep it how it is.
Wouldn't be much of a game if it wasn't how it is.
Truly amazing stuff! Very well done on topping that Champions League group. You've certainly put Northern Ireland on the map now!
Amazing Daf, Keep up the brilliant work
Cracking stuff, will be following this from here onwards
Matija Cakarun
A sign of things to come?
I have a feeling that this will be the story for a while. As a small semi professional club, there's not a lot I can do to stop my players moving to better clubs
Definately a Hot prospect for future and on the player screen how do you change it so u can have biography and loads of different stuff instead of the default 6 like attributes but can have 12 like urs if ya know what i mean :L
He was a hot prospect, just a shame I'm losing him
As for the extra panels, you just need a higher resolution on your computer.
Is it possible to change it so they all show up instead of 6 mate
Only if your computer is capable of running at a higher resolution.
I think mine should be able to but dont know how to put them on
Should be automatic if your resolution is large enough.
:/ I have 8 atm but id rather have all of them :L
It says that it is 1280 x 800, whats yours?
I have a couple more now but i think thats all i can get
Thats why :L
Champions League first knockout round leg 1 - Atlético Madrid vs Bourneview
We got ripped apart. It was fun while it lasted
To get that far is still a phenomenal achievement, well done dafuge
P.S It's not over yet!!!


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Today's liquid crystal shutter glasses, when in the "transparent" state, exhibit only 40% light transmission.
They work using two polarizer layers, one which is liquid crystal and goes {vertical <-> horizontal} under electronic control, and the other which is static horizontal. Thus, even when the polarizers are aligned, the total system is still a horizontal polarizer, which necessarily discards half the light, setting a theoretical upper bound of 50% transmission for unpolarized scenes.
However, a friend of a friend working at a commercial lab has offhandedly remarked that a liquid crystal shutter with > 90% transmission in the transparent state is now possible. Unfortunately, he is under NDA and cannot explain the technique.
Given that > 90% transmission is possible, how can this be achieved? What would be the layers in the stack-up, and which kinds of liquid crystals and/or polymers would be used? Try to stick to materials and techniques that today's manufacturers already use.


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WEIRTON - The owners of a property off North 10th Street came up short Tuesday in their bid for a conditional use permit to timber the site when the Zoning Board of Appeals failed to even bring the matter to a vote.
Margaret Valuska of 633 Titus St., representing the owners, said it was the fourth time they've applied for the permit, "and each time the concerns that were brought up we've tried to address and correct."
"They asked all their questions, we do all this work but they put their heads down," she said. "If there was a legitimate reason, we would understand. But (it was just) lack of a motion, they wouldn't even take a vote."
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APPEAL VOWED — Consulting forester John Bell of Pine Grove, W.Va., discusses a proposed timbering operation off North 10th Street Tuesday with members of Weirton's Zoning Board of Appeals. The board chose not to bring the matter to a vote, prompting its owners to promise an appeal. -- Linda Harris
Creekside Logging of Farmington, Ohio, had applied for the permit to timber the property, located roughly from North 10th Street to the Kings Creek area. A representative said the proposal called for an 18-inch stump limit and no clear-cutting, with "approximately 30 percent of the trees" targeted.
Valuska had told the board they "aren't trying to hurt anybody's property, we're just trying to generate some income off property we pay taxes on every year."
"Please bring it to a vote and give us the permit so we can get it timbered, responsibly timbered," she'd urged the board.
Neighboring property owners, however, had urged the board to consider how the timbering operation would impact them.
Christine Pearson, 240 Lakeview Drive, said she and her neighbors were "really afraid the hillside is going to come down" if trees on the hillside above them are harvested.
"Who would be responsible for damages to our houses and properties?" she asked.
Helen Jackson Gillison, 264 Lakeview Drive, said right now "there's nothing above me but trees and hillside."
"I want to protect my property," she said.
Ward 2 Councilman Chuck Wright and resident Charlie Dodd also registered their opposition, but in writing.
Valuska, though, had insisted timbering wouldn't pose a danger to other properties. On the advice of a consulting forester, John Bell of Pine Grove, W.Va., she said they'd moved the timberline back to allay any concerns that timbering could cause erosion.
Bell, who also addressed the zoning board, said that with the timberline moved, "there should be no problem down there with erosion."
Another property owner pointed out that some cutting is essential to maintaining a healthy forest.
"If you don't take out diseased trees...sooner or later they'll all come down," he said.
Board members, however, remained silent when Chairman Vince Azzarello called for a motion. That refusal to consider it means the property owners cannot bring the request back to the zoning board for at least a year unless the project is substantially altered.
Rather than wait, Valuska said they'll appeal the decision to Circuit Court.
"We're going to appeal it," Valuska vowed. "I'm very frustrated. It's not fair, it's not right...We've done everything they asked us to change - we changed the egress, we've changed the timberline."
Azzarello said after the meeting it was a "difficult situation."
"They want to harvest their property," he said. "But there's just too many other residents who would potentially be impacted."
He said the potential impact to neighboring properties "is the driving force" behind the board's reluctance to permit the operation.
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2 grids in card layout with dynamic sizes
I have a card layout and I am trying to get the auto height to work. I am using the Ext.grid.panel and including them as follows.
When I search on one grid then switch to the other by using panel.getLayout().setActiveItem(1)/or 0 The panel doesn't re size to accommodate the size of the displayed grid. I have even tried to use setHeight in the refresh event but it has bad side effects.
Any idea how to setup multiple grids that have dynamic sizes. Oh yeah one more thing. We don't use scroll bars The app displays the whole page with no scrollbar.
I have seen at times that when i set the height on the panel based on the grid.getHeight() that the height is incorrect. The actually table behind the grid is much larger.
var inner = Ext.create('Ext.panel.Panel', { title: 'multiple grids', layout: 'card', id:'cardPanel', //autoHeight:true, bodyStyle: 'padding:0px', title:false, defaults: { border: true }, items: [me.grid1, me.grid2], renderTo:'results' });
var searchResultGrid = new Ext.grid.GridPanel({ id : 'bobResultGrid', cls:'advisorDashboardGrid', bodyCls:'advisorDashboardGrid-body', scroll:false, store: pagingStore, columns: [{ menuDisabled: true, }],viewConfig: { forceFit:true, showPreview:false, emptyText: Config.grid_no_data},// paging bar on the bottom tbar: top_bar
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That's what I thought also.. But if I dig into the grid div the underlying table has a different height and overflows the grid container. So the rows out side the grid container are being hidden
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I have 10 cards, 5 of them are red and other 5 are green. What's the probability of drawing 3 red cards out of 5 draws?
What I have so far is ((5*4*3*5*4)/5!)/(10*9*8*7*6)
Which is ~ 0.033% I'm pretty sure it's not correct. So could you please point out the error I've made and correct it?


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Shamrock Rubbings
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- Cut shamrock shapes out of sandpaper. Use different grains of sandpaper and cut the shamrocks in several different sizes.
- Tape the shamrocks to a table.
- Show your child how to place his paper over the shamrock and rub with the side of a crayon to get a Saint Patrick's Day design.
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United Airlines struggles with delays and cancellations between Monterey and SFOUPDATED 11:39 PM PDT Oct 28, 2013
Nearly 40 percent of the flights along the SFO-Monterey route have been delayed or cancelled this year.Video Transcript
COMING UNDER FIRE HERE ON THE CENTRAL COAST FOR THE NUMBER OF FLIGHTS IT'S DELAYING AND CANCELLING BETWEEN MONTEREY AND SAN FRANCISCO. WITH MORE ON JUST HOW BAD IT IS AND WHY THE MONTEREY REGIONAL AIRPORT SAYS THERE'S REALLY NOTHING IT CAN DO ABOUT IT HERE'S ACTION NEWS REPORTER TOM MILLER LIVE IN OUR SALINAS NEWSROOM. IF THIS WERE A TEST WHERE BEING ON TIME 100% OF THE TIME MEANT YOU GOT AN A PLUS... FOR THIS ROUTE UNITED AIRLINES WOULD BE GETTING D'S AND F'S MOST MONTHS. AND IF YOU THINK THIS IS JUST ABOUT BAD WEATHER... IT'S NOT. FOUR UNITED FLIGHTS A DAY EITHER DEPART MONTEREY TO OR ARRIVE HERE FROM SAN FRANCISCO... Nat- plane BUT WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE OFF OR LAND IS ANYTHING BUT RELIABLE .... 40 PERCENT OF THE TIME THIS YEAR .... THESE FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN EITHER DELAYED OR CANCELLED. 4:21 We're at the mercy of san Francisco and also the airline 4:23 UNITED HAS A HUB IN SAN FRANCISCO IT LIKES TO MOVE PEOPLE THROUGH ... PROBLEM IS MONTEREY IS ON THE TAIL END OF A WEST COAST ROUTE THAT STOPS AT MULTIPLE SMALL AIRPORTS. :59 When it gets backed up at other places it ends up getting backed up coming into here 1:03 SOMETIMES MONTEREY GETS SKIPPED ALTOGETHER. AUGUST WAS AN ESPECIALLY BAD MONTH WITH 46 PERCENT OF FLIGHTS DELAYED AND 16 PERCENT CANCELLED OUTRIGHT. 17:16 It impacts us extremely negatively 17:18 PORTOLA HOTEL GENERAL MANAGER JANINE CHICOURRAT SAYS CUSTOMERS OFTEN ARRIVE AT THE CHECK IN DESK FRUSTRATED BY BOTCHED TRAVEL PLANS. 17:18 There are people that come from a long way some international and 17:23 they try to catch that last leg from san Francisco down to monterey and their flight's cancelled 17:28 THE COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU HAS TAKEN NOTICE AS WELL. 14:43 It's not what we want people to leave as their last sensation of our destination 14:48 AIRPORT GENERAL MANAGER TOM GREER SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS THE FRUSTRATION... BUT GIVEN UNITED'S STATUS ... AN INTERNATIONAL CARRIER WITH THOUSANDS OF FLIGHTS EACH DAY, HE CONCEEDS THEIR ISN'T MUCH MONTEREY REGIONAL CAN DO ABOUT IT. 1:07 It's an operational phenomenon that we've recognized in the past, we just have to deal with it 1:14 AND WILL GET BACK TO ME TOMORROW. IF YOU WANT TO FLY OUT OF MONTEREY BUT DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE UNCERTAINTY OF SAN FRANCISCO THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS FOR YOU.... INCLUDING A NUMBER OF NON-STOP AND CONNECTING FLIGHTS THAT'LL TAKE YOU THROUGH LOS ANGELES, PHOENIX AND DENVER. WHICH BY THE WAY ALL HAVE A DELAY OR CANCELLATION RATE AT LEAST HALF THAT OF FLIGHTS GOING THROUGH S-F-O. ###
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Culture shock is not quite as "shocking" or as sudden as most people expect. It is part of the process of learning a new culture that is called "cultural adaptation." You may experience some discomfort before you are able to function well in a new setting; this is known as the "culture shock" stage of the adaptation process.
Just as you will bring with you to the United States clothes and other personal items, you will also carry invisible "cultural baggage" when you travel. That baggage is not as obvious as the items in your suitcases, but it will play a major role in your adaptation abroad. Cultural baggage may include the values that are important to you and the patterns of behavior that are customary in your culture. The more you know about your personal values and how they are derived from your culture, the better prepared you will be to see and understand the cultural differences you will encounter while in the U.S.
Emerging Differences
Gradually, as you become more involved in activities and get to know the people around you, the differences will become increasingly apparent to you. Those differences may begin to seem more irritating than interesting, and small incidents and difficulties may make you anxious and concerned about how best to carry on with academic and social life. As these differences emerge, they can be troubling and sometimes shocking. But culture shock does not happen all at once. It is a feeling that grows little by little, as you interact with other students, faculty, and people in the community.
For many, this gradual process culminates in an emotional state known as "culture shock," although it is seldom as dramatic as the term implies. The common symptoms of culture shock include:
Students are sometimes unaware of the fact that they are experiencing culture shock when these symptoms occur. There are ways to deal with this period of culture shock, so it helps to recognize that culture shock may lie behind physical symptoms and irritability.
Coping with Culture Shock
Throughout the period of cultural adaptation, take good care of yourself. Read a book or rent a video in your native language, catch up with what is going on at home through the Web, take a short trip if possible, exercise and get plenty of rest, write a letter or telephone home, eat good food, and do things you enjoy with friends. Take special notice of things you enjoy about living in the host culture.
Although it can be disconcerting and a little scary, the "shock" gradually eases as you begin to understand the new culture. It is useful to realize that often the reactions and perceptions of others toward you - and you toward them - are not personal evaluations but are based on a clash of cultural values. The more skilled you become in recognizing how and when cultural values and behaviors are likely to come in conflict, the easier it becomes to make adjustments that can help you avoid serious difficulties.
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There is an 11 year old kid on the football team that I coach that has a slip from his doctor that states that he is unable to run laps. He is permitted to do everything else, and can even run as many sprints as we want. I am very uncomfortable with these instructions. I can run the kid 6 x 100 yard sprints, but I can't have him run a 400 yard lap? What happens to me when he drops on the 5th 100 yard sprint? My philosophy as a coach has always been your are physically able to do 100% or you don't participate. I understand that if a kid has a sprained wrist he can run but he can't do push-ups. However, I want him released 100%. I'm not going to have him reinjure something and me be held responsible. The doctor needs to release him to do everything at practice. Has anybody heard of such a medical condition?
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You can generate hip problems from running in circles excessively. Many runners have leg-length issues, and many times it is the left leg that is 1/4" - 1/2" shorter than the right. If you constantly turn/pivot one the left this happens. This is usually a result of the pelvis becoming rotated over time, though knee cartilage can compress as well. I've been running on a track since I was 14 and my legs are different lengths as a result, though most of my issues are from a rotated pelvis - which according to my chiropractor is not rare among runners.
I've seen many coaches instruct runners to run some workouts in the opposite direction on a track to prevent injury. Stress fractures in the lower leg are possible as well from constant turns in one direction.
If the kid already has a bad leg length issues or hip rotation issues this could be a cause. However this is speculation...


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Sometimes when a dish is placed before you and you aren't quite sure what's in it, or if you will even like it -- it's tough to pick up the spoon or fork.
A version of this dish surprised me as being my favorite at a wine dinner recently in Napa Valley. [Serve with a crisp Chardonnay and love the flavors.]
The crab addition is if you want the soup to be fancy-schmancy. It's still good without. Trust me; I cleaned my bowl!
This soup follows the Lenten rules of no meat on Fridays. Served on any other day, substitute chicken broth.
Creamy Lenten Soup
Serving Size : 10
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup celery -- diced
1 1/2 cups onion -- diced
1 teaspoon marjoram
1 teaspoon chervil
1 bulb garlic -- roasted (recipe follows)
2 heads cauliflower -- trimmed and cubed
7 cups vegetable broth
2/3 cup crab meat -- in pieces
10 red onion slices -- 1 ring per bowl
10 sprigs cilantro
1. Heat oil in a large soup pot. When oil begins to ripple, add the celery and stir quickly. This will lower the temperature of the oil. Add the diced onion and sauté. Stir to cook until ingredients are soft, with no browning. Add spices and stir with the onions until fragrant, about two minutes.
2. Place the cut up cauliflower in the soup pot and slowly pour the broth over it, stirring to submerge it. Bring to a bubbling simmer for 15 minutes.
3. Add cloves of roasted garlic and simmer 10 more minutes, until the cauliflower is soft. Remove from heat and puree in a blender. Return pureed soup to the pot and reheat if necessary.
4. Place a tablespoon of crab in each bowl. (This step is optional)
5. Gently pour soup into the flat bowl. Top with a sprig of cilantro and ring toss the red onion around it. Serve and enjoy.
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I know this is hard to believe, but a couple of generations back, when our parents and even our grandparents were young, a road trip took some planning. There were no interstate highways and nothing like McDonald's, Wendy's or Burger King. What was a hungry traveler to do in those days of winding two-lane highways and no familiar burger logos glowing in the distance?
As it happens, though it may have taken longer to get to their destinations, our forbears arguably enjoyed a finer, tastier and better quality of road food in those days gone by.
Let's take a road trip to Southern Indiana this week, where it's still possible to get off the Interstates, onto the "blue highways," and, within a very short trip from Louisville, get a taste of something akin to the goodies that Granddad and Grandmom enjoyed when they fired up the old Rambler and hit the road.
Head west on I-64 from Louisville on the freshly renovated Sherman Minton Bridge. Drive through New Albany, haul the long Floyds Knobs hill, and a couple of exits later hop off at the Georgetown exit, Indiana Hwy. 64. Here you face a delightful decision: Head to the right for a delicious gyros at A.J.'s Gyros? Or hook left under the highway for ice cream delights at Polly's Freeze, celebrating its 60th anniversary in business this year?
I highly recommend doing both. Begin with a Greek repast on the picnic tables in front of A.J.'s little white stand. Then make the short trip to Polly's for a '50s style shake, malt or sundae. There's hardly a better road food road trip in the region on a sunny summer's day.
A.J.'s is a couple of miles west of the exit on Highway 64, on the right just past the village of Georgetown. It is the little white stand on the right, with colorful Greek, British and American flags flying out front.
These flags tell the tale of A.J.'s in a nutshell: Proprietors Joe Hanover, a Navy vet from Georgetown, and his English wife Alison met in Greece, where Alison learned just about everything there is to know about gyros. Now they're back in Georgetown, Joe's hometown, and turning out gyros – 45,053 sold, at last count – that I would declare the best around Louisville.
You can get salads, burgers, BLTs, grilled cheese, chicken or pork sandwiches and lots more here, and it's all good. But you really do want to come for Alison's gyros. Trust me on this. They're available in three sizes ($3.50, $5.50 or $7.50), and fill them with your choice of lamb-and-beef gyros meat, beef, chicken, falafel, feta and olives or bacon and hummus.
We enjoyed a medium lamb-and-beef and a medium falafel, and they were the real deal – quality fillings loaded into crisp, warm pitas; plus a shared set of dolmades ($3.50), delicious marinated grape-leaf packets of herb-scented rice.
After lunch, head back toward the I-64 interchange, but zip underneath and take State Road 62 less than a mile, until you see Polly's iconic neon parrot looming on the left. Pull into a parking space, walk up to the screened windows and place your order.
There must be a hundred variations on cones, sundaes, sodas, shakes and malts, but we kept it simple, the old-fashioned way, capping our meal with a Brown Derby cone ($3.85) and a small chocolate shake ($2.85) so thick that I gave my lungs a workout getting it up through the straw.
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By RickRamsey-Oracle on Oct 23, 2012
Do you remember what those bad guys in the old Charles Bronson films looked like? They looked like Orgad Kimchi, that's what they looked like. When I met him at Oracle OpenWorld 2012, I realized I didn't want to meet him in the wrong alleyway of Budapest after dark.
Neither do old versions of Oracle Solaris, which Orgad bends to his will with as much ease as he probably bends stray tourists to his will in Budapest, Kandahar, or Dagestan.
How Orgad Made Oracle Database Migrate from Oracle Solaris 8 to Oracle Solaris 11
In this article, which we liked so much we reprinted it from his blog (please don't tell him!), Orgad explains how he head-butted an Oracle Database into submission. The database thought it was safe running in Oracle Solaris 8, but Orgad dragged its whimpering carcas into Oracle Solaris 11. How'd he do that? Well, if you had met Orgad in person, you wouldn't ask that question. Because you'd know he could have simply stared at it, and the database would have migrated on its own.
But Orgad didn't do that. Instead, he stuffed an Oracle Solaris 8 Physical-to-Virtual (P2V) Archiver Tool into his leather trench coat, the one with the special pockets sown in by the East German Secret Police for several Uzis and their ammo, and walked into his data center in a way that reminded the survivors of this clip from Matrix Reloaded.
The end result? The Oracle Database 10.2 that was running on Oracle Solaris 8 is now running inside a Solaris 10 branded zone in Oracle Solaris 11. With no complaints.
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Anna never knew werewolves existed, until the night she survived a violent attack…and became one herself. After three years at the bottom of the pack, she's learned to keep her head down and never, ever trust dominant males. Then Charles Cornick, the enforcer—and son—of the leader of the North American werewolves, came into her life.
Charles insists that not only is Anna his mate, but she is also a rare and valued Omega wolf. And it is Anna's inner strength and calming presence that will prove invaluable as she and Charles go on the hunt in search of a rogue werewolf—a creature bound in magic so dark that it could threaten all the pack…
Includes a new introduction from the author as well as the novella, "Alpha and Omega," originally published in On The Prowl, that inspired the series and tells how Anna and Charles's story began.
"Fans of the vampire series by Charlaine Harris and Mary Jane Davidson will also enjoy Briggs' fantasy adventures."—Booklist
The genesis of the Alpha and Omega series came in one of those serendipitous moments every writer loves and hates. I was halfway through Moon Called and trying to populate the city of Aspen Creek without adding too many more characters… when Charles walked on. Suddenly, I knew so much about him — all this background that didn't fit into the story.
Any experienced writer knows that the only thing to do with such a character, is to save him for another story. So I trimmed his bit to the barest minimum and put him aside for another time. When my editor asked me to write a story for an anthology, I knew I'd have to use Charles. When I told Anne, she said something like "Who's Charles?" Then she read the story and asked me to turn it into a series.
When I agreed, I had no idea that Cry Wolf would be the second most difficult book I've ever tackled. Steal the Dragon, which was the hardest, suffered mostly from the lack of skill (it was my second book). Cry Wolf, my twelfth published novel, was just tough.
From the start, I knew I had my work cut out for me. First of all, if I'd known I was going to use the short story "Alpha and Omega" as the beginning of a new series — I'd have ended it differently. I'd have left Anna and Charles on a more solid footing so I could just skip to a few months later instead of having to pick them up again in Chicago, directly after the events of "Alpha and Omega". I would have made Charles less powerful — high-powered characters are really tough to tell stories about, just ask the writers who work with Superman.
Oddly enough, some of the things I thought would be hard — like wandering around the forest looking for the bad guy — were just fun. The Cabinet Wilderness is wild, high and beautiful, a forbidding, remote wonderland well worth spending a few days in (though I recommend you explore it in the summer unless you're a werewolf). My husband grew up in that area and ran wild through it as a young man and we also tapped a forest ranger who'd spent most of his career taking care of it.
No, it was something that usually never bothers me that made this book so hard: Anna.
I never have problems with my characters, especially not my major characters. Throughout this book, Charles — who for some reason I really connect to — was easy, as were the various wolves who populate the Marrok's pack. It was Anna — who had been very well behaved during the short story — who gave me fits. She just wouldn't talk to me until after I'd already spent days writing a scene, and I'd have to scrap it and try again. It wasn't until the very last rewrite that Anna settled down and spoke to me.
And all those revisions? All those revisions made the story deeper, better.
Crisper. I learned some very cool things and shared some of them, things that an easier book would never have revealed. I am very pleased with the results. I hope you will be as well.
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5 Major Cities That Are Going to Be Destroyed
#2. Goma, DRC -- Volcano/Limnic Eruption
With a population of about 500,000 people, Goma, a major city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is about the size of Kansas City. However, there are a few key differences -- unlike Goma, Kansas City does not currently sit right next to an active volcano.
In response, Goma is proud to point out that at least they have no giant shuttlecocks littering their city.
To be fair, the volcano is 18 kilometers away, but since the lava can only flow in one of two directions, it has a 50-50 chance of striking the city, which reduces the fate of the African population to a coin flip every time the volcano starts huffing smoke. The last time it happened, in 2002, Goma lost the coin toss, and a fifth of the city was drenched in liquid rock.
But even if the residents do evolve lava-resistant skin, they still live in the Great Rift Valley, which means there is another disaster lurking that can team up with the volcano to wipe out the city, like a coalition of supervillains.
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Dr. Explosiony and his pal, Suffocatiozoid.
Limnic eruptions are freak events in which lakes containing an abundance of carbon dioxide suddenly vomit out a cloud of the stuff so huge that it suffocates everything nearby. The combination of volcanic and seismic activity needed to make this happen is pretty rare, but one lake with just the right ratio of horrible ingredients is Lake Kivu. And what city lies on the shores of Lake Kivu? Why, it's "We live right next to a constantly exploding volcano" Goma, of course.
Come for the lava flows and stay because falling ash has asphyxiated you.
Kivu is one of only three known "exploding lakes" in the world, and it's an uneasy sign that the other two both exploded recently.
Holy Shit! What Can We Do?
Efforts are underway to remove the gas from Kivu, but that's not going to do anything about the fucking volcano. So maybe rather than addressing either, it'd be easier just to, you know, move the town down the road a few miles.
Or, you know, do tours there. That works, too.
#1. Dhaka, Bangladesh -- Almost Everything
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is the ninth largest city in the world, and the single most densely populated. It also has basically been under slow demolition for more than 100 years.
Also known as God's batting cage, Dhaka has to deal with annual monsoons (which bring devastating floods), and they see a cyclone (a smaller kind of hurricane) basically every year. If you're frustrated by living in a city that ruins one picnic a year, you really need to visit Dhaka to get some perspective.
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As long as that perspective is crushed against someone's armpit.
But the hits just keep coming. In 1989, a tornado devastated the city. That's no surprise because Bangladesh is the most tornado-prone place in the world behind North America. And did somebody say earthquakes? They have those, too. Living in Dhaka is basically living in a Roland Emmerich movie every single day. Seriously, we're waiting to hear reports of comet bombardment or flat-out alien invasion.
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You know it's bad when the picture description has the words "minor flooding."
Oh wait, did we forget to mention the tsunami threat? Really, the most important thing we have to learn from Dhaka is how the hell it still exists.
The city has two seasons: cyclones and flooding.
Holy Shit! What Can We Do?
Despite living in the most flat-out horrifying and disaster-ridden area of the globe, the people of Dhaka just haven't prepared for the quakes. Perhaps it slipped their mind while they were dodging tornadoes. Scientists say that a magnitude 6 quake, which really isn't that big, has the capacity to damn near obliterate the city. Their buildings are so poorly equipped for a quake that 80 to 90 percent of the concrete structures in the city would just collapse.
Remember when, way back at the beginning, we said San Francisco didn't have the cash to quake-proof all of its buildings? Now imagine a massive city that's known as the rickshaw capital of the world and where the average person makes $1,350 a year and 34 percent live in poverty.
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6/28/2015 Grand Cayman Islands (Day #6)
I took this picture as we headed to the hotel lobby to get our cab and head to the airport. This is 4:30am and the sun was just starting to come up. It was absolutely gorgeous.
I don't normally blog about a "travel day" because typically nothing very eventful happens while sitting in the airport for hours on end waiting on flights. Since we had such a miserable flight coming to the Grand Cayman Islands, I thought I'd share some more nightmare-ish flight adventures.
As you know, (if you've been reading since day one) Alaskan Airline left our luggage in Seattle on our way over to Grand Cayman. Oops. No big deal, right? Except for the fact that we needed clothing because after traveling for a day and a half we weren't exactly feeling very fresh anymore. So on our first day on the island, we went out and spent $300 dollars on some swim stuff so we could at least enjoy the pool while we waited on our luggage. Our flight itinerary was basically this: Seattle to St. Louis, St. Louis to Miami and Miami to Grand Cayman. Every flight after arriving to St. Louis was delayed for one reason or another. It wouldn't be such a big deal except that one delayed flight screws up the entire order of things.
American Airlines was our main flight provider, and although they were extremely helpful in helping us get our luggage, they really didn't offer us much more than an apology over Twitter. And that seems to be the norm on their Twitter account. Endless apologies for things that have happened to other travelers.
Soooooo fast-forward to our travel day back to Seattle. Our flight from Grand Cayman to Miami was seamless. When we got to Miami, our flight was supposed to leave at 2pm. That didn't happen. About five minutes before boarding at our gate, they changed our gate number and we had to go to our new gate which was literally on the other side of the airport. When we got there, the American Airlines guy kept saying something about interference on the field or something, we couldn't understand what he was saying. We didn't board our flight until around 3pm. Then we sat on the tarmac for ten minutes before finally leaving for Dallas/Fort Worth. We knew when we got to Dallas/Fort Worth airport, we'd have about ten minutes to get to our gate. Luckily, we didn't have far to go when we arrived. Unfortunately, our seats were literally at the back of the plane.
We arrived closer to 5pm local time and I thought to myself that were still in good shape to get to our gate. I also thought that American Airlines would communicate to any connecting flights that there was a half hour delay and to hold any planes for arriving passengers. Apparently, they don't do that anymore. We hustled to our gate with moments to spare. 5:05 PM to be exact. The plane was departing at 5:15pm. I figured since every other flight we've been on from American Airlines has been late, I assumed this one would be too. I expected to encounter a long line of people or a nice lady with a smile on her face welcoming us onto our flight. We received the exact opposite. It's like a storm cloud followed us over to our gate and we got some unhappy, rude woman standing there. I said, "hold on, hold on! We are on this flight!" I attempted to hand my boarding pass to the woman and she instantly stated "No, you were on this flight" like it was our fault that we were late. "Excuse me? What do you mean "we were"?! I replied. "I already gave your seat away…"
Oh, hell no. You did what, American Airlines? You gave my seat away?! Is that what I heard correctly?! Every flight on this trip has been late by 30 minutes or more and I'm late by TWO minutes and you give my seat away?! I was floored. No apology. No sympathy, nothing. One of the rudest person I've ever dealt with in my life was standing in front of me and I had to do everything in my power not to literally verbally destroy this woman in the middle of the airport. I was blown away at how cold and uncaring this person could actually be. Flying domestically has become such a travesty. There isn't any customer service anymore. The airlines (and not just American Air) nickel and dime everyone. They don't even hand out small bags of peanuts and most airlines won't let you have a full can of soda. It's shocking that stuff is even free anymore.
After getting a new flight (now departing at 6:50pm) we trekked across the airport again only to get to our new gate to get the news that our gate had been moved again. Good grief. Of course, I took my complaints and frustrations out on Twitter and started tweeting about how miserable this experience was with American Airlines. What do you know, they responded, and apologized:
The American Airlines Devil Woman at the desk who kept me on my flight that I paid for, you know, the one that gave my seat away? She wouldn't even look at me let alone give a sympathetic apology. I had to go fishing for an apology on Twitter. That's pretty pathetic.
I get that airlines like to run flights at near-full or full capacity to turn more of a profit. Unfortunately, they are sacrificing good customer service. The American Airlines Devil Woman made it seem like it was all our fault for being late. Like, we were nursing a hangover or out boozing it up at a local bar in the airport. No, lady. We weren't. It was the airline that you work for that made us late. We were early for all of our flights like they say to be. Two hours before your flight you need to be at the airport and blah blah blah. Why, so I can sit at the gate and be redirected two or three times to another gate only to have our flight delayed by some mechanical error or some other issue and have to sit on the tarmac for an hour like my flight back to Seattle from Chicago earlier this month?
Our flight was supposed to depart at 6:50 PM and when we finally got to our gate the flight information read that it was delayed to 7:05 PM. Prefect. Why wouldn't our flight be delayed. This was American Airlines after all. I wouldn't expect anything less. We started boarding at 7:05 PM and when our group was called to board the reader board stated that all the overhead bins were now full and people were told they had to start checking their luggage. Great. American Airlines ought to put "it's a surprise" under the departure time instead of an actual time. It was now 7:39 PM when I actually sat down in my seat on the plane. At approximately 8:01 PM, the flight took off from the runway and we were Seattle bound. Un-freaking-believable.
We arrived at Sea-tac around 10:30 PM and while we were walking passed the baggage claim area, we overheard a conversation between a customer and an American Airline staff member. Something along the lines of "it's showing your luggage was left in Dallas and was never put on the plane". Well, that's no surprise.
I don't want anything from American Airlines. I surely don't want a travel voucher or a free flight. What I want is my time back. I want my three hours back. I should have been home at 7 PM instead of 11PM. That's what I want. I want my time back but American Airlines cant give me back my time. Even if they offered a free flight, I would decline. I wouldn't give it to a friend or a family member either because I wouldn't want to put anyone I know through the kind of hell they put me and my girlfriend through. I wouldn't wish this kind of torture on my worst enemy. The best thing American Airlines can do at this point is to tell Devil Woman to get rid of her Resting Bitch Face and start treating customers like they have some kind of value to the company. To tell someone who's been traveling all day "you were on this flight" and "I already gave your seat away" because they were two minutes late was a pretty good slap in the face. It was rude and I should have cussed her out. But I didn't. I'm above all of that kind of nonsense because it doesn't solve anything.
Sorry, American Airlines, but I'm not sorry. You have offensive and ill-mannered employees. And it's not just with Devil Woman. I've noticed a handful of other employees having attitudes as well. Maybe this company needs to invest in better customer service programs. The customer service industry can be a real pain and it's not easy but that doesn't mean your employees need to take it out on their passengers.
It's no wonder that American Airlines had to file for bankruptcy back in 2011.
6/27/2015 Grand Cayman Islands (Day #5)
Our last full day before we had to head back to the United States. Boo! Leaving this tropical paradise would be so hard but at the same time, it would be bittersweet. After seeing what Georgetown had to offer us yesterday, my girlfriend and I ventured off to see Seven Mile Beach.
Seven Mile Beach is the number one place on the Grand Cayman Island. The water is crystal clear, the sand is so fine and it literally feels like walking on cotton balls. It was the place to be. After arriving to the beach, we instantly regretted not coming out here sooner. But our whole premise behind the trip was to not be rushed and try to cram a bunch of stuff into our day and be exhausted at the end of our vacation. I felt a little rushed when I went to Australia last year and I certainly wanted to just enjoy my stay on the island and not be all wore out when it was time to go home.
The beach was absolutely stunning…
…and what vacation wouldn't be complete without a beach selfie:
The sun felt so good on us. The sand was so pure and soft between our toes and the water was warm and it cooled us down from the hot summer sun. It was everything we wanted it to be and purely amazing to be here. For the next few hours, we sat underneath a grape tree and talked about life. We stared out into the vast Caribbean sea taking in all her beauty. It was so breath-taking. To think we would be leaving soon to go home kind of made me sad but it would be great to get home and share our memories with friends and family.
We splashed around in the sea for a while longer and then decided to head back to the hotel. Our flight was leaving early the next morning and we needed to pack and get good rest. Plus, our hotel was prime real-estate for a beautiful sunset.
Here's a few more pictures of us having fun in the Caribbean sea:
If you ever get the chance to visit the Grand Cayman Islands, I highly recommend the Holiday Inn and Resorts. It's a little out of the way of everything but the hotel offers a courtesy shuttle that runs every hour on the hour from 9am to 5pm and will literally take you to all the places you'll want to go. If you want to venture out further, you'll have to take a cab but they are reasonably priced and the cabs are not metered . So you'll pay a flat rate which is awesome. I've been ripped off by so many cab drivers in my travels thus far and quite frankly, it's really nice to see some kind of control so people can't get taken advantage of in foreign lands.
From day one the staff has been extremely helpful and polite. Everyone from the house keeping staff to the cab drivers are extremely friendly. People go out of their way to help others here and the Holiday Inn staff made us feel extremely special. The food was amazing wherever we went. It was a little pricey so make sure you bring plenty of money when you visit but it was so worth it. They do have some fast food places like KFC, Wendy's and Subway, but we weren't interested in those places so we never stopped in to see if the food quality was any different from the United States.
Aside from Alaskan Airlines leaving our luggage behind in Seattle, (which we got two days later) I would certainly come back. I'd recommend visiting all three islands, though. There's Grand Cayman (where we stayed) and then just East of this island there is Little Cayman and then Cayman Brac. Eventually, I plan to see all three islands in another visit. Also, there's Rum Point where you can see sting rays swimming around and a turtle farm about ten miles North of our hotel. We didn't get to all of those things mainly because we were on "island time" and we just let our day unfold as it did. We were in no rush to do anything except what we wanted. Isn't that the point of a vacation?
Tomorrow we'd be flying out and that made us sad. But we finished strong and ordered a huge pizza from the Blue Iguana and ate some ice cream afterwards.
6/26/2015 Grand Cayman Islands (Day #4)
Now THAT is a yogurt parfait! Holy smokes! Another great meal at the Blue Iguana just like yesterday, the day before and our first day on the island.
Today we'd experience Georgetown. That was the plan. Georgetown was one of those places where it's extremely tourist-y and just about every shop sells the same little knick-knacks and trinkets. Alexandra ended up buying a shirt for her Dad and a few little hand-made turtle figurines for her cousins. I bought a much needed coffee mug that had the map of the Cayman Islands on it and a small little turtle figurine for my Mother. My Dad is rather hard to shop for so I'm keeping my eye out for something special for him.
Who knew there'd be a Hard Rock Café around here…
…and here's another street view picture of Georgetown just to give you an idea of what it was like:
Do you notice the direction of travel that the cars are going? It's looks backwards, right? Well, that's because here on the Cayman Islands they drive on the left side of the road and the steering wheel in most cars is on the opposite side of the car. Pretty crazy, right? It took a couple of cab rides to get used to it, to be honest.
We did a few more hours of shopping before we finally headed back to our hotel room…
…and on our way back, we found this awesome home-made sign that had directional arrows pointing to different destinations around the world:
After exploring Georgetown for most of the day, it was time to head back and get poolside to enjoy some much needed rest and relaxation…
Some days a person just needs to kick back and relax.
6/25/2015 Grand Cayman Islands (Day #3)
Initially, my girlfriend and I, Alexandra, were going to go to Georgetown today. But since we were so badly sunburnt from the day before we decided to stay indoors for the better part of the morning. We finally braved the sun and ended up in Camana Bay.
I don't know about other hotels within the area, but the Holiday Inn has been exceptionally good to us on this trip. We've had complimentary shuttles all week so we haven't had to take a cab anywhere. When I went to Chicago earlier this month, I used Uber and other taxi services to get to and from Wrigley Field but it was entirely too expensive.
Camana Bay was awesome. We ate at a place called The Upper Crust…
… and Alexandra ordered the Croque Madame…
…and I got the Fish n' Chips:
I know, I know. I'm in the Cayman Islands and ordering typical American dishes at restaurants. Rest assure. When we hit up Georgetown and Seven Mile Beach, we will be eating exquisite seafood once we find a place. The shopping center was really pretty and the few shops that we did go into, the merchandise was extremely expensive. We went into a store called Sand Angels and they had swim suits in their for $80 dollars! Since Alaska Airlines had lost our luggage, we had to buy some swim wear so we could at least enjoy our first day in the Caymans and the store we went to was called Divers Supply. They had a lot of name brand stuff like Oakley and Polo Ralph Lauren, Hurley, etc. We ended up spending $313 dollars on one pair of board shorts, two pair of flip flops and a bikini for Alexandra. $313! Wow! Good thing the airline is reimbursing me.
We ventured over to a small island that had a bridge connecting to it…
…and once we got over there, you wouldn't believe what we saw running in front of us in the sand:
Yep! Another Iguana!! We think the one we saw here is one of the Blue Iguanas that are protected because they were literally going extinct ten years ago.
We took our pictures on the sandy island and caught our courtesy shuttle back to the hotel:
On our way back, I noticed how much gas prices were…
…and we also passed through Georgetown. What an amazing town. We were totally excited for the next day to come to spend all day in Georgetown and while we were stopped, we snapped a bunch of pictures of three giant cruise ships that were docked close by. It was amazing to see these mammoth ships up close but the people on them have got to be the most obnoxious, egotistical humans that have ever walked this earth.
While at our hotel a couple of days ago, a huge group of people passed through while we were at the pool. One guy was chugging beer and smoking cigarettes while in the pool and they left a huge mess which allowed the Ching Ching birds to come in and scavenge all the left over food. It was pretty horrific and I couldn't even eat my lunch because the birds wouldn't leave me alone. That group acted so entitled like, "hey look at us, we are on a cruise". Dumb.
Time to wrap this up and get some rest for tomorrow!
6/24/2015 Grand Cayman Islands (Day #2)
Breakfast in bed…what a luxurious treat:
When we got to the Cayman Islands yesterday, the airline had lost our luggage. Right before breakfast we received a phone call from the airline stating that our luggage had been left behind in Seattle. What?! How does something like that even happen?! The good news was; our luggage was on the first flight out of Seattle and would be a straight flight to Miami and then, of course, another hour to the Grand Caymans. I was expecting it to arrive some time in the late evening.
After breakfast, we ventured back out to the pool area and out towards the ocean. I walked passed the bushes and this guy decided to show his face…
…they were literally everywhere! And this was the biggest one we've seen so far!
Today was one of those days were we wanted to just sit in the pool or lay by the ocean and we pretty much did that for about eight hours…
…not only did I lay by the ocean for hours on end, but I took selfies with the local wild life…
…and took pictures of the local chickens and her baby chicks:
Later that evening, we ate at the Blue Iguana…
…and watched the sun set on the pier…
When we got back to our room, the front desk had left a message on our door letting us know that our bag had made it to the hotel. We were ecstatic and relived at the same time! I rushed down to the front desk, grabbed our bag and returned to our room. What. A. Relief!
We made plans to head out to Camano Bay the following day and experience an adventure in Georgetown. Can't wait.
6/23/2015 Grand Cayman Islands (Day #1)
The day actually started on the 21st with a flight out of Seattle at 6pm. We arrived in St. Louis around midnight to a completely empty airport. Our layover lasted until about 6am when we caught our second flight out to Miami. When we got to Miami, we immediately boarded our third and final plane to the Grand Cayman Islands. When we arrived at the Cayman Island airport, we had literally been awake for 26 hours. So you could imagine how tired, hungry and ready we were to check into our hotel and get some rest.
Our adventure was just starting. We flew under Alaska Air initially and then our last two flights were under American Airlines. I'm guessing because since we had a short layover after getting into St. Louis that could be the reason as to why our luggage never made it all the way through the trip. The staff was extremely sympathetic and helpful and told us that the airline (American Air) would reimburse us for anything we would end up having to purchase because of our lost luggage.
When we were in St. Louis, my girlfriend, Alexandra, had a feeling that maybe we ought to at least check baggage claim to make sure our luggage didn't accidently get dropped off. I had a similar gut feeling that maybe we should ask someone about our luggage and just to double-check that it wasn't sitting somewhere in the airport like in Lost and Found or something. We even thought a couple (who were flying with us) were completely selfish for not checking their two large bags when the airline staff asked if anyone would be willing to check their bags since the flight was full and the overhead compartments would be limited. Ha!
The lobby of the hotel was absolutely stunning…
…and our room was equally amazing:
We made the best of our situation and took our first stroll around the hotel:
On our way over from the airport, the cab driver told us all about the Cayman Islands and how they became. The British and the Spaniards battled in this very location in the 1500's when Christopher Columbus sailed the seas. There was an apparent cease-fire and the Islands were given to the Brits as part of the deal. We also noticed plenty of Iguanas running around. Those were brought over by the Hondurans for a food supply and they just multiplied like rats. There are native Iguanas but the driver told us we won't see many of those as they stay on the Eastern side of the island and hate people.
We spent the remainder of the day in the pool and then finally called it a night.
I tweeted about American Airlines losing our luggage and they promptly responded, and I do appreciate that. I'm just a little upset about the entire situation for the fact that this is a six day stay in the Caymans and we literally have no other clothing to change into. The staff member for Alaska Airlines told us our bag would be waiting for us when we got to our destination and we wouldn't have to get it and re-check it. So not the case. Traveling as become such a wretched endeavor these days…
The cramped leg space, the crying babies, the checked bag fees, the delays and lost luggage issues, along with the airlines literally nickel and diming everyone over movies, wifi, drinks and now meals, it's amazing anyone ever uses airline companies anymore. But how else are we supposed to get anywhere? Good grief…
6/13/2015 Wrigley Field
This wasn't exactly a game at the ballpark that I'd be attending and trying to catch baseballs and whatnot. This was the 11th annual Catch in the Confines put on by the Chicago Cubs and I flew all the way from Seattle to be here.
I also met up with Shawn, another ballhawk, from Milwaukee:
This was the first time Shawn and I met up for something like this, and I'm glad I got to share this experience with someone who loves the game as much as I do.
If you're unfamiliar with what Catch in the Confines actually is, well, I will tell you. The ticket to get inside is around $150 and all proceeds go to Cubs charities. The fans enter into the stadium, go sit in the seating bowl behind home late and receive a barrage of instructions. Basically, the do's and don't's. Don't touch the ivy, do play catch, etc.
This is the first time the Cubs actually had a Cubs player join the fans on the field. I was excited about that and when I found out it was going to be Jake Arrieta, I immediately bought a ticket, booked a flight and made hotel reservations. I tweeted Shawn and asked if he could make it out, too and he happily obliged. We also tried to get Zack Hample to join us as well, but he stated he wasn't traveling much this year. I don't blame him. Traveling around the United States has become such a wretched endeavor.
But nonetheless, I made it to Chicago and more importantly, I made it to Wrigley Field:
The last time I came to Wrigley Field was back in 2009. At that time I didn't have a blog and I wasn't really blogging about all of my baseball trips. I didn't come out for a game, either. It was for some kind of meet n' greet that the fans got to come into the stadium, walk around the infield and then we all filed into the stands to meet the current Cubs roster. I brought in an official MLB baseball and had Lou Piniella sign that and then used the ball that they gave me for signatures from the rest of the Cubs players.
Once inside, Shawn and I scavenged the stadium for any baseballs that might have been missed by the grounds crew from the day before. Specific instructions were given not to touch the ivy so Shawn's plan to rifle through the ivy to find any baseballs was shot down.
Here's me at the wall:
I touched the brick, I touched the grass, I touched infield dirt, I sat on the bullpen bench and I sat in both dugouts. I even drank from the water fountains inside the dugouts. Shawn threw some pitches off the visitors bullpen mound and I caught for him. It was literally a free-for-all on the field and no one said anything to anyone as long as everyone was having a good time and being safe. There was an opportunity to take some swings in the underground battling cages if you wanted, I opted out of that. Later, Shawn tweeted some pictures of the experience.
Finally, I got a chance to talk with Jake Arrieta. If you follow baseball closely like I do, you'll know that Dan Plesac calls Jake Arrieta, Jake "State Farm" Arrieta on Twitter. So I asked Jake how he responded to that:
Me: "So Dan Plesac calls you Jake "State Farm" Arrieta. Do you like that nickname?".
J.A: "Who?".
Me: "Dan Plesac. You know, the "Hey, Chief…" guy on MLB Network? The three-time All-Star Brewers pitcher?"
J.A: "Yeah, I mean…it's been around for so long…It's kind of old."
Me: "I suppose. Well, I was wondering if you could sign my ball Jake "from State Farm" Arrieta?"
This was the outcome:
Yep! The ball was signed "Jake From" at the top of the ball, then he signed his signature then on the lower portion of the baseball, he signed "State Farm". Perfect. And I might add, this is one the best autographs I've ever received from a player.
After that, I proceeded to photo bomb Jake Arrieta…
…And some more…
…and one more for good measure:
Jake was the coolest guy ever, too. I had a longing question for any baseball player, really. Ever since Twitter came out I have always been curious of celebrity twitter accounts. How they work, are they different from everyone elses, does the blue check mark do anything, you know, odd-ball questions like that. I never really had the opportunity to ask any players during batting practice because they are all kind of busy doing stuff. Jake was just standing there so I posed the question on him.
I said, "you know, I don't have a blue check mark. So when I tweet, and since I'm not popular like you, nothing happens. I rarely get anyone retweeting my tweets. But you, you know, since you're a baseball player for the Cubs, when you tweet, what happens?"
He kind of stared at me for a moment like "is this guy serious?" Or maybe he was unsure what I was asking since players are probably routinely asked what kind of pizza they like or which stadium they like the best. Not some crazy question about their Twitter account. But yes, indeed. I was as serious as they come. I wanted to know. In fact, if Arrieta had his phone near him I probably would have asked him to tweet something so I could see first-hand what happens.
He initially laughed at my question and then went on to explain that everything is pretty much the same as anyone else's account. There's nothing special about his account just because he has a blue check mark. When he tweets, he gets notifications in his mentions just like anyone else would.
Interesting. Having a celebrity twitter account wasn't exactly as exciting as I had expected but hey. Now I know.
After I talked with Arrieta, I was pulled aside by CN100Sports and was interviewed about my experience. It should air some time soon on Comcast Xfinity on Demand, so if you're in the Chicago area or have Comcast, you ought to see if you can find the interview. Here's a Youtube snippet about the event:
Fast-forward to .22 seconds for a glimpse of me on there.
Until next time!
A-Rod's 3,000th hit
Zack Hample, famed Ball-Hawk snagged Alex Rodriguez 3,000th hit/HR!
So . . . as you may have heard, Alex Rodriguez's 3,000th career hit happened to be a home run, and I happened to snag it. (Un-REAL!!) I'm planning to write a long blog entry with lots of photos, but things are so crazy right now that I wanted to get this up quickly.
First, here I am on TV with the ball:
Here's a better look at the ball itself:
The "R" is for "Rodriguez," and the "1" indicates that it was the first specially-marked ball of the game that was put into play for his at-bats. Those markings were already there when I snagged it. The sticker up above was placed there a little while later by an MLB authenticator.
Now, why are things so crazy? Here's a screen shot of my email inbox:
I've already gotten SO MANY interview requests — and I still have 62 texts that I…
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4/20/2015 Safeco Field
If you haven't heard the Bryan Price rant, I suggest you click this link and have a listen. Although, entertaining, it's really off-track and kind of appalling that he'd take a stance on this kind of issue with the media. Price has been coaching for about 15 years and started his coaching stint with the Seattle Mariners in 2000 so it's hard to understand just where he's coming from. He issued an apology for the excessive profanity but says he stands by "the message". What message is he standing by, exactly? The media has a job to do and their job is to report things. Not only did Price drop 77 f-bombs but he continuously said "I don't get it" as well as "you don't have to be a fan of the Reds". Yet, he asked the media on hand many times how does reporting certain things benefit the Reds? It's not their job to be fans of the Cincinnati Reds, Mr. Price. And you said so yourself that they don't have to be.
Honestly, it seemed like Price was trying to play the ignorant card. He's been around long enough that he should understand all aspects of the media. He should understand if someone within the Reds organization leaks some information to the media concerning the whereabouts of players, their condition or if they are going to play or not, the media will report it. It's their job to report things like that. If Price wants to keep things hush hush then maybe he ought to try doing his job better.
Remember this from a couple of days ago when I came to Safeco Field?
I ran into him again and this time I introduced myself and got a picture with Mr. Divish:
I'm not entirely sure he was too thrilled to get a picture taken with me but it was fun nonetheless.
The Astros were in Seattle for a three game set and I'd get to attend the first game of the series. I've been hoping for an opportunity to catch some home run baseballs and I figured since the Astros have a track record of sucking so much no one would attend this game. I was right. The attendance was roughly 15, 100 people. The last few games I've been sitting in the outfield and nothing has came remotely close to me. So when I got a text message from one of my buddies that he was coming out and wanted to shag BP home runs with me, I was stoked! The unfortunate part about it was he had prime real-estate seating down the first base side. Foul ball heaven. I figured, hey, nothing has been coming to me as of late, why not.
I bought a cheap bleacher seat for $14 then I upgraded to the lower seating bowl so I could sit with him. Batting practice was a blast. I caught an over-throw while standing in the 'Pen from a toss-up that glanced off a glove. The ball bounced around and finally rolled to my feet where I easily scooped it up. My second ball came from a deep fly that I easily caught near the Mariners bullpen. Once the entire stadium opened up, I ran down to the lower third base seating bowl and picked up my third baseball that was sitting between the seats.
Jose Altuve lofted a soft fly ball into the third base seats and I made an easy catch and handed the ball to my buddy:
Before that Luis Valbuena pointed at us several times while taking some infield practice grounders. I was thinking he was going to hook us up with a baseball and when I turned my head to look out into the outfield, all I saw was a baseball trickle passed me along the wall. I scooped it up thinking it had been hit our way. But Valbuena had thrown it to the couple that was standing next (who had missed it) to us so we passed it down to them.
Here's a picture of us all sitting in our awesome seats:
The kids seen in the picture above were extremely annoying. Later, after the game started, four more kids showed up and all six of them literally yelled and screamed and squirmed around in their seats. They did everything BUT pay attention to the game. I eventually moved down a row to an open seat next to my friends and watched the game in peace.
Luis Valbuena literally led off the game with a towering home run into the right field seats. Coincidently, the seats I was planning on buying before I ended up getting a cheap ticket. Then in the 8th inning, he hit another one nearly in the same spot. I felt really good about being able to catch both IF I had been out there. Take a look at these monster shots:
The one game I decide not to sit in the outfield…
The Astros went on to win it 7-5. Colby Rasmus went deep too but it was hit into the center field family section.
We had a few foul balls hit our way but they were hit a few sections over so I didn't have much of a chance.
While on the way home from the game, I tuned into the post-game show with Shannon Drayer (@ShannonDrayer) and she mentioned Evan Gattis had a very unique story about him. I decided to look it up and read about it.
You can read the Evan Gattis story here.
4/19/2015 Safeco Field
Sunday games at Safeco Field (or any ballpark for that matter) are always a challenge when it comes to attempting to snag baseballs. There's no batting practice for one, and it's usually family day so that means lots and lots of kids are coming out.
If it's one thing I've learned over the years of "ballhawking" at Major League stadiums, 1) players like to throw baseballs to kids and 2) without batting practice, it makes things extremely tough. On the plus side, the Mariners were doing a little infield practice and I already saw an opportunity to snag a few baseballs.
When I ran over to the first base side I found a ball sitting in between the seats which was probably an over throw from one of the players while fielding fungos from one of the coaches. It wasn't long before I scored another over throw:
After that, I ran over to where Fernando Rodney was throwing and when he was done throwing, I was able to get his autograph on my ticket stub:
On the other side of the stadium, the Rangers were slowly trickling out of the dugout to warm up down the third base side. It wasn't long before I scored a third over throw that hit the padding of the wall. I quickly scooped it up and tossed it back onto the field.
See the guy with his leg up in this panoramic picture I took?
That's one of the translators for one of the players and he was missing a lot of baseballs while playing long toss with Tanner Scheppers. And yup, you guessed it. Yet another over throw right into my glove. Of course I had to give it back because they only came out with one ball to play catch with.
My haul after all the players went inside:
(two pictured here because I gave two back)
And now the infamous 'Pen dog that I've been waiting all year to eat…
…cream cheese smeared on the bun, a 100% all beef frank with caramelized onions and peppers…yum.
The Mariners quickly got two runs on the board with an Austin Jackson home run and a Nelson Cruz home run (Jason Phillips caught it in his hat. It was quite impressive and you should watch the replay).
The Rangers answered back in the 3rd with a single from Prince Fielder that scored Martin and moved Andrus to 2nd. And then the wheels literally fell off. Paxton was chased from the mound after giving up seven runs in the 3rd inning.
The Mariners continued their offensive battle with another Nelson Cruz 3-run home run into the Rangers bullpen. 7-5 Texas.
The Rangers made the score 10-5 in their top half of the sixth and the Mariners quickly rallied back in the bottom of the seventh and the eighth scoring three runs.
In the bottom of the ninth, it was time to put on the rally caps! The M's came screaming back scoring one run to tie after Jackson ripped one to right field scoring Brad Miller. Seth Smith moved over to third base and all it took was a Nelson Cruz base walk-off base hit! He was mobbed at first base and the Mariners won in walk-off fashion!
Nelson Cruz went 3-6 with two home runs and five RBI's! Wow! It feels really good to have such a power hitter in the line up. It's been a long time since Seattle has had one.


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The Charlotte 49ers men's tennis team (2-3) begins a five-match home stand against Tennessee Tech (0-4) at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex, Saturday, January 26 at 12 pm.
"We are looking forward to our first home match of the season this weekend with Tennessee Tech," Charlotte coach Billy Boykin said. "We have a nice little home stand over the next few weeks and are excited to get some good match play in at our new facility."
Jordi Massalle Ferrer and Jack Williams each have recorded a team-leading 12 singles win.
Alex Calott and Forrest Edwards have each won eight singles matches. Paul Cisti has seven singles wins this season so far.
The doubles team of Massalle Ferrer and Alex Weber are a perfect 5-0. Forrest Edwards and Jack Williams have also combined for five doubles wins as well.


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