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Here we are. Post numero um... uno hundred. Does anyone know how to say "hundred" in Spanish? I'll ask Hubby, he's a super-genius... Hubby's guess is "ciento".
Post Numero Uno Ciento.That is probably horribly incorrect. And this after Mark Twain told me to shut it or risk proving to the world that I'm an idiot. Oh well, at least I didn't die in 1910. So there, Twain! Put that in your pipe and smoke it. Yeah... it tastes bitter doesn't it?
Anyhoo, rather than spewing 100 random facts all over my 100th post, I decided to ask you what you wanted to know about me. All together, you asked 33 questions. I'm excited by the number of questions because I'm turning 33 next month. Coincidence? Oh, probably.
Here are your questions and my answers:
Sara at Happy Baker asked...
What's your most embarrassing moment?
I always have trouble with this question because I don't really embarrass easily (which you might have guessed from reading the blog)... But two moments pop to mind, both from when I was in school.
When I was in high school I was involved in orchestra, "fiddle group", and a classical violin group called "solo strings". But I was terrified of playing alone. Every time I had to play by myself in front of anyone I'd have a full-on panic attack. I would shake so much that I didn't have a chance of producing anything that sounded like music. The lack of melodiousness only added to my embarrassment. I was terrified of sounding bad so I panicked and made myself sound bad. Vicious circle much?
In grade 6 we had to write a short essay describing the plot of a book (I can't remember what book). Mine was a fairly straightforward effort, but it included little brackets with my opinion about everything (yeah just like this, but I'd say, "I think that Stacey shouldn't have gone into the cave. I wouldn't have gone into the cave. I'd be too scared."). The teacher read my essay to the class because, she said, it was the worst essay. She laughed so hard as she read it that tears of mirth rolled down her cheeks. Luckily for me, by the time I was 11 years old I'd figured out that if you don't let people see you're bothered then they'll think you're not. So I laughed at this poor moronic kid's essay along with the rest of the class as if I had no idea who wrote it. No one ever figured out who wrote the worst essay in the class. Looking back now, I congratulate myself on what was obviously a creation of comic genius - tears of mirth I tell you (I think that teacher was a bitch (how's that for an opinion bracket)).
ScrappySue at My Home WellingtonTown wanted to know...
What's your christian name? :) I'm guessing it's not reluctant. lol.
You're absolutely right, Sue, my name is not actually Reluctant. Although I am - reluctant, that is, to reveal my name. But I will. For you. I can only assume you mean my first name when you say "christian name" because technically that would be the name that I was baptized under, wouldn't it? And (here's a fun fact about me) I was never baptized. My first name, the one my mother gave me at birth, is Melanie. My friends call me Mel, with one notable exception - she refuses to because she says Mel is an old man's name and I am, to her mind, not an old man. And she's right, I'm not (that's another fun fact about me).
Sass E-mum at One Strangely Lush Mother had a few questions...
If you could do one thing differently, what would it be?
Right now, I would eat better. Hopefully that'll be a bit easier now that life will be more normal, less post-secondary-education-based. I would also like to have more local friends. We've moved around quite a bit and my friends are scattered, so I don't get to see them very often. That kind of sucks.
What is your favourite academic qualification?
I don't know if I have any "qualifications". If you ask the people I've applied to for jobs over the last few years, I'm not qualified to do anything. Except work in a call centre, and that would make my head explode (been there, done that, hated it, never EVER going back)... But if I had to choose, I'd say my BA, I guess. I learned a lot about thinking, reading and writing... But, oddly, not a lot about art history. I have no memory for dates or names so what I picked up, as far as art is concerned, is a good idea of what I don't like... and an overall impression that the art world is very, deeply, snooty.
Which university would you have most liked to have studied at?
Oxford or Cambridge or one of the schools in London, England (Cause there's a good school here in London, Ontario, Canada too... but I don't covet a study there). Or NYU in NYC in NY in USA (so many letters, so little time!). That would have been cool. I'm hoping to get into University of Toronto in a year or two to do a Masters of Information Studies.
What was so great about the best party you went to anyway?
Best party? Hmmm... Best party. I went to a party when I was a kid that was held at a local fun house. The party included a tour of the haunted house. Leading up to the party, the kids on my street would gather together to tell each other rumours and tall tales about the haunted house. There was a skeleton that would sneak up behind and grab you. It was a maze and, since there were no lights - the haunted house was navigated by touch, it had the odd spotlight or flashing light, but it was mostly just really dark - we told each other that kids sometimes got lost and were never seen again. There were trap doors, and dead ends, and wrong turns, and cages. And, I think, a gorilla. By the time the party rolled around we were deliciously terrified. The entrance to the haunted house was through a tunnel with a big sneering clown's face over the opening. The clown, combined with the stories, was too much for my younger brother and he refused to go in. The rest of us crawled through the tunnel and, being led by a fun house employee, we put our hands on the shoulders of the person in front of us and headed into the darkness. The boy who was two people ahead of me let go of the line and headed off in another direction. We wandered alone in the dark for awhile, lost and confused, our terror mounting. Suddenly, the lights came on to reveal that we were standing in a boring hallway. A fire exit door opened in front of us to reveal my father and we joined the rest of the party for hot dogs and cake.
The best part was the anticipation, the story telling, and the terror. Terror is always fun in controlled conditions, isn't it? Can you tell I love roller coasters?
Which is your favourite restaurant?
My favourite restaurant is a Thai place that was near where I lived in Toronto. I'm not even sure it's still there. It was called The Green Mango. A newer branch opened downtown, but it's not as good. The one I like is in the Kingsway, on Bloor.
If you were a cocktail, which cocktail would you be?
I would be a cosmo. Pink and tasty, but surprisingly strong.
Beautiful and dumb OR ugly and smart. Which would you choose? Of course, this is a question I only ever ask beautiful and smart people.
Thanks for the compliment, Sass, you're beautiful and smart too. I don't think I'm particularly beautiful or smart... I don't think I'm particularly ugly or dim either, though. Just fairly plain and of average intelligence. I would choose to be ugly and smart over beautiful and dumb. I think it must be hard to be beautiful - too much attention until the beauty fades, then too little attention. Tragic, really.
Who was your teenage crush?
My first celebrity crush was on Corey Feldman. I'm not proud of it, but it's true. My first real-person crush was on a counselor at music camp when I was 12 or so. He was probably about 15, blond, funny and he didn't know I existed.
What item of clothing (or the memory of it) makes you cringe?
I had a two piece yellow suit when I was around 12. I loved it. It was ridiculous.
Assuming you've got the afternoon 'off', what would be your beauty treatment of choice?
Probably a bubble bath. I'm quite low maintenance. Although, I'd like to try a massage.
Did you ever think life would be like this?
Yes. Life is pretty much what I expected it to be. I'm very, very lucky.
What are you having for dinner tonight?
Hubby is cooking. I asked him what he's making. He said, "Curry." I asked what kind. He said, "Chicken, etc." I'm having Chicken Curry a le Hubby.
Is there anything your mother really should have told you?
My mother should have told me not to worry about being a lady. It all comes down to that double bind women face - to be feminine or to be tough and successful. I think it's a struggle to be both. My mom taught by example though, she's a great gal. She studied part time while working and raising my brother and me. She's very successful now and I'm very proud of her.
What careers have you got mapped out for your boys? - and I already know the you just want them to be happy line. I'm looking for an insight into your aspirations and their talents.
Buddy wants to be a rock star. He's wanted to be a rock star ever since he was very small - knee high to a grasshopper as the saying goes. And I think he could be some kind of performer. He loves to entertain and he's very lovable. He's very caring and has tons of empathy too. He wants to have a family and I think he'll be a great dad someday. He'd probably be a great video game designer. He plays like a pro and he's very creative. Maybe he'll be a writer or a professor. He'd like to dig up dinosaur bones and be an astronaut, and a scientist, and a teacher, and a fireman. I'm sure he can do all that.
Monkey wants to be a tiger or a pokemon when he grows up. He's an amazing little artist. He draws at a very advanced level for a three year old. I'm sure he'll do something with illustrating, or something creative anyway. He's also hilarious, outgoing and loud. He'd be a great comedian or a wedding signer (haha). He's also fairly athletic. He could be the next Beckham, maybe, if he can learn to bend it.
Mad at Under the Mad Hat was wondering...
Are you sad about leaving this neck of the woods or are you anxious to kick the dust of this two-bit province off your feet?
I have mixed feelings about moving away from New Brunswick. I have deep roots here, one branch of my family has lived in NB for 15 generations. I was born here. Both Hubby's and my parents live here. The province is beautiful. But I'm unhappy about some things. I don't like that they canceled French Immersion. I don't like that they're no longer busing kids to after school programs. I don't like the job prospects, and the fact that bright people often have to sacrifice pay and advancement to stay here. I don't like that there are no craft stores in town. I don't like that there are no good restaurants. The shopping is terrible here. And I hate New Brunswick's new slogan: "Be... in this place." What's with the "..."? Did they run out of words?
So I'm more on the side of being happy to dust the province off... But I'm not to the point of flipping it off just yet. For me at this point it's, "Be NOT in this place."
Elaine at The Miss Elaine-ous Life asked...
How did you decide to name your blog? I mean did it take you a while to come up with it or was it just off the top of your head?
I started the blog way back in 2005 when Desperate Housewives was fairly new on TV (I stopped posting for a few years in between then and now). I was watching it one evening when Hubby teased me that I was a desperate housewife too. I told him that I was not so much desperate as reluctant... And my blog name was born.
Also, what's your biggest pet peeve?
I hate it when people don't look in the direction they're driving. They back up, but don't look behind them. It makes me crazy (and a little bit afraid).
I also hate it when people assume I'm stupid. I'm touchy about this because I used to get teased a lot when I was a kid for being stupid.
Litterers. Stop nastying up my planet!
Amanda of Amanda's Life wanted to know...
I was just going to ask how you met your husband and if you knew he was the one right away. I think that officially makes me a hopeless romantic.
My husband and I were introduced by my best friend, who was in his English class, in high school (grade 11 - 1992). We started "going out" at the valentine's day dance two weeks later. We moved in together in University, in 1996. We got married on New Year's Eve 1998. I'm not sure when I knew he was "the one" - that is the stuff of the distant, murky past - but I'm pretty sure I was too young to be thinking in those terms when we first started dating. For us it's simple, we couldn't be with anyone else. It would be too weird!
CC of If She Only Had Super Powers asked...
What was your worst job?
My worst job was at an IBM call centre. I was basically doing data entry for their sales team. Then one day, they called a meeting and told us that they were moving the department to India. They ("the man") said that we should be excited because this was an exciting new direction for the company to be moving in. They promised that we would be moved to another department. I was pregnant and had been working there for almost a year and they fired me for taking some sick days. When they told me, I asked why I hadn't had any warning. My boss told me that she had informed the entire department at a meeting that if we missed any more time we'd be fired. Then she told me, "Pregnancy is not a disease you know." I sat in silence and stared at her. She finally said, "Don't you have anything else to say?" I said, "What would I say?" Then I left. I called the next day and told them that I would not be coming in to do my final two weeks.
What were your grades in high school!?
So. Long. Ago. I'm happy to answer, but I'm curious why you want to know? Um... Mostly in the 80-90% range, I think. I did okay. I graduated with honours, but not high honours. I think, but I'm not sure, that "honours" was 80% and above and "high honours" was above 90%. I know that I was ranked 132nd of - Hubby and I estimate, based on an in-depth discussion - 350-400 kids in my graduating class (isn't it weird that I remember that?). So that's not too bad, right?
I decided to go through my files and found a few old report cards. I keep stuff, what can I say? I also have all the letters hubby ever wrote me (those are fun). So, in grade 12, 1st term I took Communications 93%, Math 87%, Biology 91%, and Physics 83%, second term I took Theatre Arts 92%, Calculus 82%, Art 85%, and English 93%. My grades were much better in grade 12 than in earlier grades. My average for the year in grade 10 was 80.37% and 83.5% in grade 11. There you go.
Working Mum at Working Mum on the Verge was wondering...
Which three people from history would you like to have to a dinner party and why?
Oh, hard question, Working Mum... I'm going to choose:
Jane Austen, because she was funny and she'd write some hilarious dialogue making fun of me afterwards.
Rick Mercer, because I think he's awesome.
And Suzanna Moody, because she's one tough broad.
David at Life in a Cone of Silence asked...
You get to put "your" most treasured or favorite possessions, food, tools, or whatever in the Domesday vault that will safe keep in case of global catastrophe. Your piece of the vault holds 3 items in limited quantity. What's in your Domesday vault?
I'm not so much about stuff. I like the idea of being able to keep my kids safe forever... but it's probably illegal to lock them away in a vault, don't you think? And then there's the problem of food, water, and potty breaks. And I guess I wouldn't really describe the kids as "possessions" per se. Hmmm... Okay, here's my three:
1.Family photo albums
2. Seeds and books on gardening because I worry that if the food supply system ever broke down I'd have no way of producing food myself. I don't know how to garden, hunt, or gather. So, I guess I'd need survival information.
3. And chocolate.
Do you have a "self Improvement Library"? If so, list what books are in it?
Nope. I don't react well to too much advice. I used to have the Dr. Phil weight loss book. Instead of losing weight, I lost the book. Once or twice, I took a few books on overcoming shyness out of the library. They were interesting, but I don't think they helped me much.
Quirky at Quirky is a Compliment wanted to know...
If you could have a super power, what would it be?
Regeneration -the ability to heal really fast - like Wolverine... Only without all the angst. And he doesn't age because of it either. That's cool. Just think of all the money I'll save on skin cream!
Where is your favorite scar and how did you get it?
C-section. Self-explanatory.
If you had to transform yourself into an animal, what would you pick and why?
One of the Queen's corgis. I think those dogs live better than I do.
What did you always want to be when you grow up?
A mother. Done and done. Currently, I'm trying to figure out what I want to do now that I've lived the dream.
My friend Laurie asked, via facebook...
Does your name refer to a reluctance to be a housewife or a reluctance to tend to your chores?
It's both.
Being a feminist, I struggle with the idea of being a housewife. Domestic work is marginalized and undervalued in our society and I don't like the feeling of being a second class citizen that I sometimes get. For example, whenever people ask me what I do and I tell them I'm a full-time mother (I know that moms who work are full-time mothers too, I just refuse to call myself a "homemaker" or a "stay-at-home mom") they react in one of two ways: Either they say "Oh that's nice," and look around for someone more interesting to talk to or they try to make me feel better by saying something like, "well there's nothing wrong with that," or "good for you!" What is up with that?
I also resent the housework. I hate housework. I'm not the only person messing this place up and I fail to see why I'm the only one who should be cleaning it. I will happily care for the kids and cook the meals (most of the time) but I hate housework and I don't want to do it.
Desperate Housewife of Me on the East Coast wanted to know...
What's the most embarrassing thing you've done while shitfaced?
Well, I'm not much of a drinker and I've only been "shitfaced" once. I was in university and I was drinking pitchers of rye and ginger ale with some friends. I think we went through 3 pitchers between us. When it was closing time I threw up a bit on the chair next to me. Just a tiny bit. Nobody saw me.
And, last but not least, Gerbil of There's a Penguin on the Telly commented, on my Run Errands with the Housewife post, that she'd like to see a picture of Canadian Bagged Milk or, as we like to call it, Great Bags of the Great White from the Great White North (not really, but I do like to have my little joke).
Actually, there was a picture of the bag of milk in the Run Errands post.
It's blue and white and has a picture of a cow on it.
The little slot has a razor blade in it for cutting the bag.
Notice the magnet on the back so it can be stored on the fridge? Very handy.
Pour and enjoy.
Kisses and hugs!
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Almost six months had passed away since the party of thirteen disembarked at Rockingham Bay.
Then Rockingham is at rest, and your brother is on the road to it.
In his delight at having a clue he cried aloud, "Ada Lester, at the Rockingham!"
Rockingham was forgotten with a suddenness and completeness that was almost ghastly.
April 22d, off the coast of Brazil the Rockingham was captured.
A Great Council was summoned to Rockingham to discuss the question.
As a specimen of this courtly affair, we give a few fragments from a confidential letter of Burke to the Marquis of Rockingham.
The weakness of the Rockingham administration was patent from the first.
Rockingham Bay was passed and named, in latitude 17 degrees 59 minutes.
He became Rockingham's secretary in 1765, and a seat was provided for him.


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Here's a post from 2008 about Consitution Day at Multnomah.
Church and State
Making Sense of the Establishment and Freedom Clauses
Every year we are required by law to do an activity in honor of Constitution Day. In the past, we have held "Prayer at the Flagpole" and have prayed for our nation, but this year we are doing something different. Instead, on September 17 (today for most of you), Multnomah will be hosting a panel discussion on two of the most important and yet, most debated portions of the U.S. Constitution: the Establishment Clause and the Freedom of Religion Clause. Read the rest of this entry »


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The Madison County Courthouse, one of the more ornate in northeast Georgia, was constructed in 1901 and designed by J.W. Golucke and Company, also architects of the Union County Courthouse. This Romanesque style courthouse is located in teh center of Danielsville, which exhibits a typical courthouse square town plan.
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He will most likely be assigned to the minimum-security laurel Highlands State Prison, which has a special geriatric unit.
One artist, Edgardo Aragón from Oaxaca, tries to capture that in an exhibition at the laurel Gitlen Gallery.
laurel Highlands is southwest of her home, in Somerset, Pa., about a three-hour drive.
They never got the respect of Abbott and Costello, laurel and Hardy, the Marx brothers.
But no laurel wreaths waited for Marina on the day of her victory.
In various out-of-the-way places were stored bunches of holly and cedar and laurel.
O that your brows my laurel had sustained, Well had I been deposed if you had reigned!
laurel berry, of which the taste is bitter and disagreeable.
A statue of the prize-winner was placed in the school and crowned with laurel.
The crest of Exmew is generally blazoned as 'a dove supporting a text r by a branch of laurel.'
c.1300, lorrer, from Old French laurier (12c.), from Latin laurus "laurel tree," probably related to Greek daphne "laurel" (for change of d- to l- see lachrymose), probably from a pre-IE Mediterranean language. The change of second -r- to -l- after mid-14c. is by dissimilation. An emblem of victory or of distinction, hence the phrase to rest (originally repose) on one's laurels, first attested 1831.


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I'm planing to do some test regarding 802.11p communication in urban environment.
I'm setting up a simple testbed with two 802.11p host and I plan on testing radio link quality and transmission performance.
I'm looking for a software or a suite of tools able to:
- generates traffic with packet size and interval time configurable
- data collection and traffic analyzer that can monitors traffic performance like throughput, %pkt-lost, jitter, latency, round trip delay, and also signal power level received.
The main problem is the data collection and statistic presentation. I need something simple to configure and manage that can log statistic about data sent and corresponding data received on the other end.
802.11p hosts are equipped by (light) Ubuntu 8.10 distribution
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The decision to pull the plug stemmed from a July 31 segment playing off President Obama's Rose Garden beer chat about race with black Harvard scholar Henry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr. and Sgt. James Crowley, the white officer who arrested him on disorderly conduct charges that were later dropped. In their skit, Milbank and Cillizza envisioned beer brands that politicians might be served. For "Mad Bitch" beer, an image of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared. A predictable uproar ensued.
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The basic concept was flawed. Milbank might have pulled it off as a solo act. His Washington Sketch column can be biting and funny, and his occasional accompanying videos are creative and entertaining. It's his job to voice opinions. But Cillizza is different. He writes straight news on The Fix, his popular Post politics blog, and his stories appear on the news pages. Teaming with Milbank created a branding problem for him and The Post. It left readers confused about his true role -- reporter, commentator or comic? -- and about The Post's standards. Cillizza acknowledged this "somewhat discordant marriage" on The Fix after "Mouthpiece Theater" was killed.
Second, satirical humor is risky. Clinton aside, there was mention of Gates requesting a "Big Black Stout" and Crowley ordering a "White Rascal." Some critics charged misogyny and racial insensitivity. It's important to remember that this was meant as comedy. And Milbank and Cillizza poked fun at themselves by hoisting "two cans of Jackass Oatmeal Stout." But allusions to race and gender, however innocent or evenhanded, invite trouble. What's funny to some is hurtful to others. The Post's Stylebook is clear: "Avoid ethnic labels and stereotypes such as hard-drinking Irishman, tempestuous Latins or Chinese fire drill."
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Community elders say counselling services are key to easing the social issues contributing to simmering racial tensions in Logan, south of Brisbane, where brawls between Aborigines and Pacific Islanders have led to the riot squad being called in.
But counselling services are currently limited and expensive in the south-east Queensland satellite city, where nearly 3 per cent of residents are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin, almost double the level in Brisbane.
Janet Layton, of the Logan District Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Aboriginal Corporation for Elders, said youths needed counselling from people within their own community.
However, Medicare rebates are available for those treated by registered psychologists only, of which there are just nine of Aboriginal heritage working in Logan.
The elders are pleading for government funding to recruit more registered psychologists of Aboriginal heritage in the area.
"We're working on a submission to get funding for ... the counselling work that needs to be done," Ms Layton told a community meeting at Logan City Council library on Monday.
"There are a group of nine of us at the moment who have the capability to do that kind of work, but it would be good to see other sectors of the community being able to access [counselling] as well.
"Counselling from your own people is very different to counselling from people who are not part of your culture."
"That's very real," said Suzanne Utai, on behalf of the Pacific Island community at the meeting.
"We find [the young people are] more open to counsellors who share their culture," she said.
She stressed youths on parole or probation needed better access to affordable counselling services.
Aboriginal elder Wayne Saunders, whose nephew Richard Saunders was bashed to death in a Logan park in 2008, said cultural education was also vital to ease tensions on the streets and in schools.
The kind of remarks that are being made to our young people are things like, 'This is our country'
He said young Pacific Islanders knew little of Aboriginal history and its place in Australian society.
"They've got to learn who we are and where we came from," he said.
Ms Layton said: "The kind of remarks that are being made to our young people are things like, 'This is our country.' That's really inappropriate. That's the sort of thing that provokes arguments."
Premier Campbell Newman and Logan Mayor Pam Parker met elders on Monday morning ahead of a two-day forum in February.
Mr Newman promised to address racial bullying in Logan schools after hearing children were afraid to return to school next week.
"I'm surprised this has been allowed to build up over such a long time," he said.
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i fought haye doesnt have a boxing lincense haye a purple belt anit he .. he wants it on the ground for a sub lol john boy where is haye hidein i wanna get some training done with him
i fought haye doesnt have a boxing lincense haye a purple belt anit he .. he wants it on the ground for a sub lol john boy where is haye hidein i wanna get some training done with him
Ah man, fair play with that first prediction, but the second seems a tad far fetched to be honest.
This is the best thing to happen to the domestic heavyweight division in years. Sure, there was some pushing and shoving, and a quick death threat... but nothing awful, Christ, it's boxing. There are going to be some lively characters ffs.
I think the British board should haul them in for a grilling, tell them not to fuck about, tell them to apologise with sincerity, grant them licenses on the condition that they visit a load of boxing clubs up and down the country, pose for the cameras and do some positive news stories.
If then they put it on sky, put on a wicked fight under the bbbc's conspicuously careful eye, then get chisora, haye and warren to pay significant amounts to youth boxing organisations out of their purses/profits... job's a good'n.
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Originally Posted by Wladhahaha that's the spiritOriginally Posted by Dave
'Go read a fucking book, you piece of shit.'
Thing is this is not good for British Boxing itself in the long-run because we are opening up the gates for any old tom, dick or harry to come along and think they can sanction boxing.. Warren has laughed in the Board's faces lots of times. He started out doing unlicensed boxing in the 70's/80's then moved to pro boxing. Now he is doing it again by exploting a so called loop-hole. End of the day it is still unlicensed if it not Board recognised. Once this happens then all of that hard work in creating rules & regulations and organising strict guidelines so that professional boxers are licensed properly, will go out of the window.
The unlicensed boxing in the UK is a joke (sorry, white collar/semi-pro boxing) these mickey mouse sanctioning bodies don't even insist on medical checks for fighters. Most only have paramedics in attendance. No proper regualtion with regards wrapps, weighing in, etc. A complete joke.
What's not a good thing? The current situation, or taking a pragmatic approach?
'Go read a fucking book, you piece of shit.'
To break away from the BBBoC and have rival bodies form. It will basically end up like K1/Kickboxing/Muay Thai/MMA with nodbody knowing exactly who the real champions are because every sanctioning body has to have their own titles? At the minute there is only 1 recognised British champion in each boxing weight. We don't need more, and we don't need foreign bodies influencing our domestic scene or everything from rankings, enforcing rules & regulations, etc, goes out the window.
haye belled me cuple weeks ago gonna train him for this ruck with chisora when i get back from brazil trainin junior to knock the shit outta that muggy mir cunt
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Johny-Boy/215858055149963?ref=ts wbc world champ 19-0
Sun is reporting 17,000 tickets sold on first day. come on BBBC, just give them both licenses and don't let this one slip away...
'Go read a fucking book, you piece of shit.'
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hahaThis fight may be legal, it may make a lot of money for the participants, and it may be a contest that we all, perversely, want to see, but none of that makes it a good day for British boxing.
correctI am aware that the making of this contest breaks no rules and is within the law...
not unless they do a bad job of it....yet there is something of greater worth being threatened here, and that is the integrity of the sport and its ability to govern.
agreed, but it is their own fault, and the fault of crazy purists who think boxing isn't a fight between two tough bastards. yes, it is a sport but it is also a fight and most boxers do an amazing job of staying disciplined, but you cannot legitimately imagine that boxers will always maintain the same demeanor as show-jumpers ffs. if you keep a pet dragon, however well you train it, you cannot expect it to breathe fire only when you want it to.The authority of the British Boxing Board of Control has been utterly cast aside, which cannot be good for British boxing.
calm down, it wasn't that bad. no worse than prime Ali.Neither does it sit well with me that two British fighters can behave like hooligans in a sporting setting and be rewarded six months down the line without due process taking place.
good point. all because someone on the board had a holiday planned, lol, awful.It is unfortunate that Dereck Chisora's appeal against having his licence withdrawn has had to be postponed until July. That is surely too long.
agreed, see my earlier postsIt might be that the BBBC needs to do better in order to deal more efficiently with the challenges of running a high profile sport.
yeah, it takes the piss, but if you give someone no options and they can make money another way, they will do so regardless of whether it is respectful or not. blame capitalism lolBut staging a fight in its jurisdiction by circumventing its authority just because it does not suit your purpose is plain wrong in my view.


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(Columbus) - Gov. John Kasich has signed the state's new budget. He used 24 pens to sign the $62 billion spending plan for the next two years. He vetoed 21 provisions in the 6,000-page budget.
But it's what he didn't veto that has many Democrats fuming.
Kasich left provisions that put Planned Parenthood at the back of the line for public funding and that would require doctors perform ultrasounds on women seeking abortions and then explain if they detected a heartbeat.
"Elected officials are supposed to protect the health and safety of the people they serve, not impose their personal beliefs on them. Today Governor Kasich enacted measures that prescribe medically unnecessary procedures, force doctors to mislead their patients and will force quality medical centers to close," said Kellie Copeland, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio.
Ohio Right to Life had a different take.
"Low-income pregnant women will now receive greater care and their unborn child will have a much greater opportunity to be born healthy. It took great compassion and courage for our Governor and pro-life legislature to stand up to the abortion industry that blatantly pressured them," said Ohio Right to Life President Mike Gonidakis. ""For all their bluster about equality among the genders, Democrats have a policy of inequality towards women. If you're a woman living outside the womb you're respected and cherished but if you're a woman living inside the womb not only do they threaten your life, they pretend you don't exist."
Kasich vetoed 22 items in the nearly 6,000 page budget which was wheeled in on a cart and set on the governor's desk in the Statehouse ceremonial office. Among them was one that prohibited him from pursuing Medicaid expansion. Kasich has said having the federal government fund $13 billion of expansion is the right thing to do. The federal government has promised to pay for 100 percent of the costs for three years and at least 90 percent after that. Many Republicans fear Washington may not be able to uphold their end of the bargain.
Also among the vetoes, a provision to create a new workforce development program. It would have targeted the "economically disadvantaged." Kasich wrote that it was a duplicate program and that providing one time funding wouldn't "address the challenges this amendment seeks to fix."
The governor vetoed a provision that would have allowed natural gas companies to recover the cost of cleaning up any contaminated or obsolete facility. Duke Energy had been pushing for the issue to help clean up two manufactured gas sites in Cincinnati and other natural gas companies were on board as well. Kasich wrote that while he thinks cost recovery for those sites is appropriate, the language in the budget would have had unintended consequences.
Another veto nixed a provision that would have allowed people living along municipal reservoirs to mow the grass along the shoreline. This has been a big issue in Columbus along the Scioto River. People living along the river argue they should be able to trim the grass to preserve their access to the river, but cities like Columbus maintain that tall grass helps to catch pollutants like pesticides and insecticides from getting into drinking water systems. Kasich wrote that the issue is important and deserves additional discussion and study.
Kasich also vetoed a provision removing spider monkeys from the state's list of dangerous animals.
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LONG BEACH - Damon Dunn, a real estate investor and former NFL player turned mayoral candidate, got off to a dubious start when addressing the Republican Long Beach Lincoln Club on Thursday.
He told the gathered audience at the Long Beach Yacht Club that he was no longer one of them.
The 36-year-old Dunn, a Republican who ran for Secretary of State in 2010, said he recently changed his party affiliation to decline-to-state after being in the GOP for three years, and before that, a Democrat for seven years.
Many prospective voters in Long Beach will tune out if they hear a candidate is Republican, said Dunn, even in nonpartisan city races.
"My message is getting clouded by things I don't necessarily believe in," Dunn said.
The admission aside, Dunn, who announced his bid last Wednesday, seemed to impress the crowd during a roughly 30-minute speech.
Dunn recounted his remarkable story - born into poverty in Texas, he lived in a trailer on a farm for 12 years with 10 others. It was a time, he said, when he had two pairs of jeans, one for school and one for work feeding "slop" to farm animals.
A high school honor student, Dunn was a first-team Academic All Pac-10 and first-team All Pac-10 wide receiver at Stanford. After college, he played in the NFL from 1998-2001, including stints with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the New York Jets, the Cleveland Browns and the Dallas Cowboys.
Dunn said part of the reason he is running is because he sees Long Beach as a city without a dream.
"We've drifted from issue to issue and policy to policy," said Dunn.
Dunn's vision of being mayor is hands-on, with the candidate promising to use his business experience to act as a "chief economic officer" in direct talks with prospective ventures to help increase the city's coffers by expanding the property, sales and business tax bases.
He also intends to raise money for school districts to help students who may not go to college to transition directly into the workforce through internships and other programs.
"Everyone's not going to go get a bachelor's," Dunn said. "Some people may put their hand on a wrench."
Dunn is against Long Beach's recent closure of a fire engine and a move toward a realigned paramedic system that officials say will decrease response times while saving money.
"These guys are putting their lives on the line and we cannot give them inferior resources and deployment schedules, particularly when they're putting their lives on the line," said Dunn.
Dunn also confronted a question that he will surely face through next year's spring elections.
Why should Long Beach voters choose someone to be mayor who has only lived in the city for two years?
Dunn started by saying it's his second time living in Long Beach. He first was a resident in 2000, when he played for the Los Angeles Xtreme in the XFL.
He also created a parallel with his time at Stanford.
The Stanford community is strong, said Dunn, because from year-to-year it welcomes talented people from all over the world.
"If Long Beach is going to match and reach its potential, that's going to be something we have to embrace," said Dunn.
"If this is going to be a race about how long you've lived here, I'm not going to win that."
After the event, Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Randy Gordon, called Dunn a "very strong candidate."
"I personally like Damon," said Gordon.
He called Dunn's confident admission that he is no longer a Republican "refreshing," and predicted that voters are sophisticated enough to look past political labels.
"It is a nonpartisan race, after all," Gordon said.
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BWW TV: Sneak Peek - NBC's BLAKE SHELTON'S NOT SO FAMILY CHRISTMAS
Blake Shelton (NBC's "The Voice") will host his first Christmas special, Blake Shelton'S NOT SO FAMILY CHRISTMAS, a star-studded event airing tonight, Monday, December 3 (10-11 p.m. ET). The CMA Awards Entertainer of the Year and reigning ACM and CMA Male Vocalist of the year is joined by Grammy Award-winning guest stars Kelly Clarkson, Miranda Lambert and Reba on songs including "Let It Snow," "There's a New Kid in Town," "Oklahoma Christmas" and "Home." Below, check out a duet between Blake and Reba which will air on tonight's show.
The special will also feature a very special duet with Shelton's mother, Dorothy Shackleford, with whom he co-wrote the song "Time for Me to Come Home," as well as a number of comedy bits featuring special guests Christina Aguilera (NBC's "The Voice"), Larry the Cable Guy and Jay Leno (host of NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno")."
I love Christmas music," said Shelton. "I listen to it year-round. I had always wanted to do a Christmas album so getting to do 'Cheers, It's Christmas' was exciting for me, and then to have NBC let me do a special around the CD, well, I still can't believe it. I am so proud of the performances on the show, the skits are hilarious and the icing on the cake was having the opportunity to perform with my mom, a song we co-wrote together. Christmas has always been about family to me so having my mom and Miranda there -- that made it Christmas."
??Shelton is one of the "most versatile of contemporary country singers" according to The New York Times. CMA Entertainer of the Year, reigning ACM and CMA Male Vocalist of the Year, and with seven consecutive #1 singles -- four of which are off his 2012 Grammy-nominated album, "Red River Blue" – Shelton is the voice of country music. "Red River Blue" debuted at #1 on Soundscan's Top Current Albums chart and Soundscan Top Country Albums chart, with the Associated Press calling the album "the best album of his career."
Shelton's infectious multi-week #1 hit "Honey Bee" holds the record for the fastest-selling digital platinum single for a male country solo artist. The single held the #1 spot on the Billboard Country chart for four weeks in a row with over 40 million in audience. No country artist has held this record in almost seven years. Shelton now has eleven #1 hits and has not had a single peak outside the Top Ten since 2007. What country fans have long known, the rest of the world learned with "The Voice," the NBC blockbuster from which Blake has emerged as "the breakout star," according to The New York Times."
Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas" is produced by Irwin Entertainment. John Irwin and Narvel Blackstock are executive producers.
Christina Aguilera:?Singer, songwriter, performer, producer, director and actress Aguilera is one of the most accomplished performers of the last decade, having sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, achieved four #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and won five Grammy awards. She has also received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has the prestigious honor of being the only artist under the age of 30 included in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest singers of all time. In 2011, she entered the world of TV as a coach on NBC's Emmy Award-nominated show "The Voice." Aguilera continues to use her voice for good. She has served as global spokesperson for Yum! Brands' World Hunger Relief effort since 2009 where her participation has helped raised $115 million for WFP and others, providing 460 million meals and saving millions of lives. Aguilera's latest album "Lotus" will be released on November 13, 2012.


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Cynthia Bailey squashes Kandi Burruss wedding rumors
Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker did not elope in Mexico last week.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta stars teased fans with photos of a beachfront alter and fueled rumors they got hitched in a secret ceremony.
All the ladies were spotted on the Mexican getaway and prompted fans to wonder if they were there to witness the big day.
Luckily, Cynthia Bailey set the record straight in an exclusive interview with CocoaFab.
While she admits she was on vacay with the girls last week, she says no wedding went down.
"I was in Mexico and Kandi was in Mexico," she said. "But I did not go to a wedding."
It looks like fans will have to wait for their season to start to get the scoop on their wedding plans.
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Tornado netters take two in Hilton HeadMarch 10, 2009
Brevard remains perfect on spring break trip
Hilton Head, S.C. - The Brevard College women's tennis team won two more matches on their spring break trip o the beach, beating Tiffin, 9-0 late Monday night and doubling up Baldwin-Wallace on Tuesday, 6-3.
The Tornados (7-3) had little trouble with Tiffin's Dragons under the Monday night lights. Brevard took all three doubles matches in convincing fashion. Lindsay Shaeffer and Kim Dixon doubled Taylor Cooper and Jessica Stefanov, 8-4 in the top flight, Lindsay Hostetter and Kayley Duval lost just one game to Teauana Long and Beth Clark, 8-1, in the second flight, and Sara Douglas teamed with Merek Slagle to sweep the No. 3 match, 8-0, over Erika Bailey and Jessica Pivato.
All six singles matches were won in straight sets. Shaeffer beat Long in the top flight, 6-2, 6-4, and Hostetter dominated the No. 2 match, 6-1, 6-1 over Cooper. Duval won the third round, 6-3, 6-2 over Stefanov, and the fourth flight was Dixon's, 6-0, 6-4. Jennifer Nyman won at No. 5 over Bailey, 6-4, 6-3, and Douglas posted a double-donut at No. 6, 6-0, 6-0 over Pivato.
Tuesday's match over Baldwin-Wallace (0-4) was a much tighter affair that was won with two comebacks in the doubles round. Down 7-2 in the top flight, Shaeffer and Dixon stormed back to win the top flight over Caitlyn Pecinovsky and Katy Marshall, 9-7. In the second match, Hostetter and Duval rallied from a 6-3 hole to beat Alyssa Trampert and Jenny Greene, 9-7. Slagle and Douglas did lose the No. 3 match, 8-1, to Emily Pelosi and Andrea Essig.
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Baldwin-Wallace won the No. 4 and No 5 points, as Pelosi beat Dixon in the closest singles match of the day, 7-6 (9-7), 7-5, and Trampert beat Nyman, 6-4, 6-4. The final match went to the Tornados, however, with Douglas taking a three-setter over Marshall6-2, 2-6, 10-6.
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CHICAGO — You can't blame Tony Romo this time.
Granted, the Dallas Cowboys' offense stalled several times after a hot start, but no, this one is on the defense. The Cowboys fell to 7-6 with a miserabl defensive performance, allowing the Chicago Bearsto ring up 490 yards of offense and score on their first eight possessions in a 45-28 rout at Soldier Field on Monday night. The ninth possession ended with the Bears taking a knee to run out the final seconds.
Bears quarterback Josh McCown threw for four touchdown passes, and ran for another — his first rushing TD since 2004 — in a strong effort against a Cowboys secondary that is short on talent and discipline, and one that has been pulverized by injury, too.
The Cowboys had no answer for the Bears' Alshon Jeffery on deep passes, Brandon Marshall on the intermediate stuff and Matt Forte in the run game or the short passing game. It was a complete dismantling of all three levels of the Cowboys' defense.
There were bad tackling angles, mindless penalties (two by George Selvie, for 15 yards apiece), injuries (Sean Lee left the game with a neck ailment), poor coverages, dropped interceptions (Orlando Scandrick had one in the end zone; the Bears scored two plays later) and general malaise on the freezing field Monday night. Even the extreme cold — it was below zero degrees with the wind chill, the second-coldest Cowboys game ever — was no excuse for the Cowboys' poor play.
What must Cowboys owner Jerry Jones think of this unit? He spent big money to keep high-priced pieces such as Brandon Carr and DeMarcus Ware in place, fired defensive coordinator Rob Ryan (who is enjoying a terrific season in New Orleans) and hired Monte Kiffin, who, despite it not being all his fault, is having a miserable return to the NFL at age 73.
Expect major changes in the offseason for the Cowboys. They might still win the NFC East, crazy as it seems, but the Cowboys appear to be a team with little chance to make any noise — or stop any worthy offense — in the postseason.
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By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene is giving herself a pay cut.
She figured it's the least and most fair step she could take as across-the-board spending cuts begin taking root in federal agencies.
DelBene intends to return 8.2 percent of her earnings to the U.S Treasury, the same percentage of reduction that federal departments and congressional offices must make under the dictates of the process known as sequestration.
"The across-the-board cuts from sequestration are starting to impact people throughout the country. It's only fair that elected leaders are affected as well," said DelBene, whose 1st Congressional District includes a large swath of east Snohomish County.
She might be the only member of Washington's congressional delegation to take this action. In emails and interviews, six said they would not, three didn't respond to requests for comment and two were not reachable.
Lawmaker salaries are set in law and excluded from the mandated cuts occurring because Congress did not reach agreement on a federal budget last year.
For DelBene, who earns $174,000 a year, an 8.2 percent cut would equal $14,268. She intended to send back $2,378 to cover the months of March and April; the sequester took effect in March.
On Tuesday, she also signed onto a bill aimed at making congressional pay subject to the sequester starting in 2015 — if it is still on the books. Such a law cannot go into effect immediately because the Constitution bars members of Congress from manipulating their own salaries in the middle of a term.
DelBene, a former Microsoft executive, is a millionaire who can afford to forgo thousands of dollars in salary.
That's not motivating her decision, her spokesman said.
"Fundamentally this is and will be about fairness," said communications director Viet Shelton. "These across-the-board cuts will affect millions of people across America. It was the appropriate thing to do for elected leaders to take the same cut."
DelBene is among a growing number of federal officials giving up income.
President Barack Obama announced April 3 he'd return 5 percent of his $400,000 annual salary. Several members of his cabinet as well as the House and Senate declared they would send back a chunk of their monthly paychecks in what The New York Times described as an embrace of the "politics of self-sacrifice."
But DelBene is alone among Washington's federal delegation in doing so.
Democratic Reps. Jim McDermott and Rick Larsen, the two other representatives whose districts include portions of Snohomish County, and Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are not planning to give back any pay.
Reps. Derek Kilmer and Denny Heck, both first-term Democrats like DelBene, are not either, though both intend to contribute a portion of their salary to charity, according to their offices.
Kilmer will give to a scholarship fund for college-bound students in his district, a practice he undertook as a state senator.
Heck and his wife will "examine their specific giving priorities in light of the hardships that continuing high unemployment and the effects of sequestration are having," said the congressman's spokesman, Phil Gardner.
Democratic Rep. Adam Smith and Republican Rep. Doc Hastings, who was on a flight to the nation's Capitol, were not reachable for comment on deadline. Republican Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Dave Reichert and Jaime Herrera Beutler did not respond to requests for comment.
"I strongly oppose sequestration cuts, and have from the beginning," said McDermott, who voted against last year's deal, which required spending reductions if Congress failed to reach a budget agreement.
"Well-meaning as it is, returning one's congressional salary won't stop cuts to government employees' salaries or save any of the 700,000 jobs that are currently threatened by these unwise and unnecessary cuts," said McDermott, whose 7th District includes south Snohomish County.
Jared Leopold, communications director for Cantwell, said she and Murray are working with other senators "to replace the sequester and end furloughs of federal workers, while making more strategic budget cuts that get our fiscal house in order."
Larsen has voted against congressional pay hikes each of the past four years, according to his communications director, Bryan Thomas. Larsen serves in the 2nd District, which includes Island County, Everett and part of Marysville.
"Congressman Larsen thinks the sequester is bad policy that needs to be replaced with a balanced approach that includes targeted spending cuts, slowing the growth of future spending and raising new revenues," Thomas said.
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text: This morning in London, Kate Middleton left the hospital and did so with Prince William. I think it would have been awkward for everyone if she had left with another guy because then everyone would start whispering and when people start whispering, then they start murmuring and then the murmurs become louder and the next thing you know you are having a Prince Harry Las Vegas party with strippers and escorts and people doing drugs and then selling the stories to tabloids and getting arrested. The BBC reports that Kate is resting quietly at home. They will be providing updates on Kate's condition every 45 seconds for the next 9 months and have decided that no other programming is more important. All soccer matches will be suspended until after the birth of the baby.


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Dear Stephen,I'm sure you want to see what Mummy is doing on the computer, but you are also a yard long. When you curl up on my lap I can't reach the keyboagazxdf - and patting my hands because they aren't both stroking you doesn't help.You've never lived down bookmarking XKCD on your dad's computer.But the purr is lovely. Now please stop hitting me in the face with your tail, and get your claws out of my leg.RegardsShe-who-should-be-workingP.S. When did you develop such a drooling habit?
And especially don't attack my feet.
Dear kitties:Just, no. You guys are the world's worst roommates.Love,She who must clean your messes.
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