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Jerry was on just another fun duck hunting trip when the accident happened. Since then he has learned much about himself and and has a happier life- all as a result of losing his foot.
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Alan: Welcome back I'm here today which here today with Jerry Carroll, he is a partner at Burnham and Brown. Jerry welcome to today's show.
Jerry: Thank you Alan, it's nice to be here.
Alan: So Jerry, for the listeners can give some background your education your career choices- what led you to where you are today?
Jerry: Sure I'm a California native, was born in southern California but really grew up in the Central Valley and Fresno and Roseville areas. From a big family we. Did a lot of outdoor activities hunting camping fishing hiking all sorts of the a very sports oriented family. I went to Cal State Sacramento, got my English degree with honors. And then I moved to the bay area to go to law school at Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley's law school. Once I came to the bay area I fell in love with it. I knew that I was never going to go back to the Central Valley as much as I loved it I loved the bay area more and so after I graduated from law school I went to work for a law firm called Long and Levitt in San Francisco. Worked with a group bunch of great lawyers great trial lawyers there. And then in 1996 are Michael Hartmann who had been a partner at Long and Levitt as well. Left the firm and asked me if I would like to go with him and so I waited a few months I just bought a house and didn't feel I could move right then. Went out with him and we formed Hartmann and Carroll which lasted for 20 years and then recently last year I decided to make a move into close Hartman and Carroll and go to Burnham and Brown. It has turned out to be a wonderful move it's like going into a big extended family they're are great firm they offer me a lot of support, and it's it's it's been a really fun move.
Alan: And so did you always know you were going to do law? I mean what what was the inspiration to say that I want to go be an attorney?
Jerry: I was kind of weird, I knew that I wanted to be a lawyer when I was about 11 years old in the fifth or sixth grade we had a mock trial and I will do the teacher thought that I would be a good lawyer and asked me to be the defense lawyer. We ended up doing this mock trial for our class and then for the entire school, I ended up doing it 3 times and all 3 times I got the accused acquitted even though as it turned out which I didn't know he'd actually done the crime.
Alan: Long and Levitt, when you were practicing there, did you have a certain specialty?
Jerry: Long and Levitt's specialty is professional malpractice, and defending other lawyers especially and I found that to be really fascinating because not only did I have to learn the laws of legal malpractice but I had to learn whatever underlying law was involved in the case so it gave me a broad exposure to lots of different areas of the law from probate to family law to torts, to contracts to securities because I would have to learn about each of those to defend the lawyers that I was working for.
Alan: And when you were at working Burnham Brown did you carry that over, did you change up the specialty at all?
Jerry: Certainly with Burnham and Brown I've done less professional liability, but that intervening 20 years with Hartman and Carroll it's really kind of what form the practice that I have today. It's specializing in construction law. I represent contractors developers, subcontractors anybody involved in the construction of a building item and I represent them whether it's from the sense that the the building has a problem or if someone is injured on the workplace so all types of construction law that's probably about half of my work and then a broad range of general litigation and everything from wrongful death to catastrophic injuries paraplegics quadriplegics and then a small section of my business is also advising small businesses such as construction companies, wineries, different small businesses advising them about insurance about leases about any other types of agreements they might have.
Alan: You know in in the construction industry obviously this is a big area. California's really hot on- are they employees verses [contractors]? How would you advise a person coming to you, 'Jerry what do I need to watch out for when I set up my relationships?
Jerry: The biggest thing I tell contractors is to pay attention to the little hairs on the back of their neck when they're meeting a client for the first time. If the client doesn't seem right, as long as the person is in a position to be able to choose what business they take, they should pay attention to that little voice in the back of their head that says, 'hey I don't know about this person.' I see it so many times where a person comes to me that's in a lawsuit and says you know when I first started I had this feeling about that person and people should pay attention that feeling.
Alan: Well that's good advice, so Jerry I need to take a quick break and when we get back after these messages I want to carry on with your story and something really big happened within the last year and I'd liked you to explain what that is.
Jerry: Sure
Alan: Okay we'll be right back after these messages.
Alan: Welcome back, I'm visiting here day with Jerry Carroll, he's an attorney with Burnham and Brown up in Oakland and Jerry the last segment we talked about your career as a successful attorney, started your own firm for 20 years and then several months ago something something big happened, a life changing event and for our listeners can you tell the story of what happened in your life?
Jerry: Sure it was January 20th of 2016, I've been a duck hunter for 40 some years. My entire family has hunted. And I was duck hunting and I got in a situation where I was looking for a duck that I had shot and I was in a pond near a big patch of tulles. And I found the duck that I was looking for, and as I stood up, everything was wet and my gun slipped out of my hand. And I tried to grab it which was- as I later learned a foolish thing to do- I should have just let it go, but as I tried to grab it, I pushed the barrel down and it went into the water. And just as the barrel came in contact with my boot, some tulles sticking up out of the water hit the trigger. And are there was an explosion of sound and pain in my foot and. I spent the next 2.5 hours in that. Pond with a tourniquet on holding a tourniquet on my leg laying on my back in the tulles trying to keep my leg up because there was quite a bit of blood that was coming out of my boot.
Alan: Where you with anybody at the time?
Jerry: I was hunting with my brother Jeff who was about 50 to 75 yards away. He came over as fast as he could, helped me get on my back, helped me get a tourniquet on my leg. And then he was on the phone with 911. It took 911- because of where we were in the middle of nowhere no mapped roads- it took 911 2.5 hours to get to me and during that time I lost 5 of the 10 pints of blood that are in my body. When they finally got me out of the pond and into an ambulance, they cut my boot off and all the pellets came clattering out. The EMT looked out at it and swore very colorfully and that made me think how bad must this be if somebody who deals with this kind of thing every day is looking at that. So they got me off the pavement and to a waiting helicopter, took me to trauma hospital. I was laid on the table and I counted 16 nurses and doctors descended on my body, cut everything off it was just beeping monitors and cold metal and a lot of organized chaos. the surgeon then bent down and said that I was going to live, but that when I woke up I may not have my left foot. And that was the first time throughout the ordeal that it occurred to me that I might lose my foot. I woke up several hours later in the hospital and look down with relief to see that I still had my foot. But that relief was short lived, over the next several days I had several surgeries. And they decided that it was going to be difficult to save the foot but they offered me a choice. And ultimately I chose to cut it off. The alternative was up to a dozen surgeries over 3 years, continued pain, continued problems, and I just decided it was better to cut it off. I had some very good advisors, help, friends and my brother who is a doctor. And everyone said that the the best outcomes usually come from amputation So I elected to amputate my left foot.
Alan: Was that the silver lining that when you had the accident your brother was with you as a doctor?
Jerry: I have 3 brothers and the brother that was with me was not a doctor.
Alan: Okay so obviously it's impact your life-
Jerry: -Tremendously
Alan: -significantly and overnight within that event, life suddenly changed and Jerry we're running up against a break here, but I'd like to get back in terms of life's experience. What have you learned what have you you done differently than you did before when we get back after these messages. Visiting here today with Jerry Carroll as attorney at law with Burnham and Brown and he has a very unique unique life story and we'll be with you right after these messages.
Alan: Welcome back I'm visiting here today with Jerry Carroll, attorney at law with Burnham and Brown, and Jerry, in the last thing segment we talked about the hunting accident that happened roughly about a year ago where in you you lost your leg. What's the biggest takeaway that has been in your life since losing you leg?
Jerry: Probably. How quickly everything can change in life. We hear a lot of cliches about seizing the day and never knowing what life can bring, but this ordeal has really brought that home to me. I am trying to focus much more on what's important to me and what makes me happy and what's the best thing for myself and for my family. But the other thing that say that I've taken away is the strength and courage that I got from all of my friends and family. I have heard that sometimes you have to die to see and hear how much people love you at your funeral. I'm lucky that I got to experience that in person while I was alive. I would not be here if it weren't for support and love and generosity that so many of my friends and family showed.
Alan: You had a lot of time in the in the hospital recovery, approximately, how long was that?
Jerry: I was in the hospital for 10 days and then I was pretty much confined to bed except to go to the bathroom for 2 months. And then slowly I started to. I'm. To go out on crutches with a walker I eventually got my prosthetic leg in April and then began learning to walk again which has been quite an ordeal.
Alan: How has this experience positively impacted your life when there's so much negative around it.
Jerry: So it's funny and more recently in the last several weeks I have talked to people about how I've lost my leg, but if I look at everything else in my life, I'm actually right now in a happier place than I was before the accident which sounds amazing to say that you could lose a leg and feel that way but I'm in a better place professionally which has led to more happiness at home, I really believe that that in a lot of ways my life is better. My marriage is stronger, what my wife has shown me during this ordeal really made me appreciate her and when you get further along in in in your marriage, sometimes you start to take things for granted and what she's shown me in the last year has has been tremendous.
Alan: Have you learned more about yourself?
Jerry: I have I have. I have learned that I can overcome most anything. I never dreamed that I would have to deal with something like this in my life, I have always tried to be a glass half full person, but this was challenging. There were times and there are still times when I get depressed, but there are times when I realize how lucky I am to be here. I could very easily not be here at all. And that is what has driven me to overcome the problems that I faced and so my own strength has surprised me at times.
Alan: It's interesting how is sometimes this adversity helps us get deeper understanding.
Jerry: Absolutely
Alan: What advice would you have for people in life after going through what you went through? What advice would you have for others as they're looking at adversity in their own life?
Jerry: I think it's important to tackle those problems and to look at them and say, 'what kind of a problem is this?' Is it a personal problem? Is it something that I can resolve by myself, do I need help, and not being afraid to ask friends and family for help. That sense of community is really what can build us and take us through times. I was a very independent person. My wife thinks I was the most independent person in the world and the fact that this happened to me and forced me to accept love and support and the help of other people was really difficult for me to do, but I've learned that that's the whole point of why we're here I think, to be apart of the community and to help one another and there's there's no way you can get through life by yourself.
Alan: I'm visiting here today with Jerry Carroll for those of you who just tuned in, Jerry's been telling about the hunting accident that he had a year ago and how that's changed his life, his leg being amputated, and it's been 180 degree turn of perspective. So Jerry if you could be remembered for just one thing in life, what would that be?
Jerry: My generosity and my willingness to help other people.
Alan: So you have more of a life of service?
Jerry: What I found in love from my community of friends and family is what I hope that I'm remembered for by them.
Alan: Jerry I really appreciate all of the great insight of you telling the story here today and for being on today's show.
Jerry: Thank you Alan it was a pleasure. We've been busy here today with Jerry Carroll attorney at Burnham and Brown, and we'll be right back after these messages.
Alan: Welcome back, over the break Jerry and I were visiting and it was a very emotional and traumatic event that he went through with the hunting accident this last year but one thing that we didn't cover is why did you move out from owning your own firm with a partner to joining with a large organization and how did that whole transition play through?
Jerry: I was laying in bed literally I'm wondering how I could simplify my life and owning a small business it is not a simple thing. My partner had semi retired a few years earlier he was still working with me but he had decided that he was going to retire in 2016 and in fact it was going to do so right about the time my accident happened. Being the partner, but much more than a partner, he's a friend he's become by a dear friend. He unretired and came back and ran the firm while I was in bed, but I'm while I was laying in bed wondering how it was going to simplify my life, literally the phone rang and it was a recruiter who said that he had a law firm who might be interested in a lawyer with trial skills and a book of business which is me and so we talked for awhile and he said. After we talk that he thought that there might be other firms that might interested in me. So he ended up marketing me to several firms, as it turned out, I got to Burnham and Brown simply because I knew somebody there and had to happen to run into them. And so I started talking to them as well I had offers from San Francisco firms but I ultimately decided I did not want to commute into San Francisco. Burnham and Brown was a firm that I had known from my early days, very well respected, as it turns out a very old firm I'm dating back to 1895. So I met with them, it was a great feeling from the very beginning and I ended up signing with them and it's been one of the best decisions of my life.
Alan: What things have you gone through in the transition from the small to the big firm.
Jerry: Certainly having to to ask permission to do things, things that I used to automatically do on my own I now have to talk to people about and make sure that everyone's okay with it. That's been one of the the more difficult things, realizing that I can't just do anything on my own. But the support that they give me is well worth that trade off.
Alan: What about your partner, did he come with you or did he move a different direction?
Jerry: So he had to postponed his retirement to take care of the firm while I was in bed, once I was able to come back to work in about June or July of last year he finally sailed off into the sunset and and is very happy now.
Alan: On a weekly basis did you cut back the hours so you could do different things? What are you doing differently now?
Jerry: The hours were about the same, what's nice is that I only have a 10-minute drive to work instead of commuting into San Francisco and so that's given me 2 to 3 hours a day back of my life and so I try to use that time to- I have lots of therapies that I'm still doing, physical therapy, I also see a psychologist recommended by the doctors anytime you lose a limb. And then I have doctor appointments so it gives me time to do those sorts of things, it also gives me time frankly to rest because there are days when by the time I get home, I'm exhausted.
Alan: Well Jerry it's been an amazing year, from the standpoint of life changing experiences, getting a different perspective and we appreciate you coming on today's show to visit with us.
Jerry: Thank you Alan it's been it's been a great pleasure.
Alan: We've been visiting with Jerry Carroll, a partner with Burnham and Brown and thanks for being with us this week on American Dreams and join us next week right here on this station.
Gerald Carroll is a partner with Burnham Brown law firm in their Oakland office. He specializes in Construction and Professional Liability Law. Prior to coming to Burnham Brown, Jerry along with his partner ran their own law practice, Hartman and Carroll for 20 years. Jerry graduated with honors in English from UC Sacramento and obtained his law degree from Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley's School of Law.
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Nordstrom and Macy's are two of the most ubiquitous department stores in the country, and while there are similarities in their audiences, Hitwise decided to dig into their audience data to pinpoint the unique differences in their visitors and customers. These findings reveal powerful ways that each brand could gain an edge in a competitive retail marketplace.
Macy's Customers Less Traditionally Domestic
Using the Hitwise platform, we created two separate segments of department store's loyal customers. (Nordstrom (Not Macy's) segment and Macy's (not Nordstrom) segment were built in Hitwise's AudienceView Platform. Demographic and attitudinal data was pulled using a Profile Snapshot Report measured four weeks ending January 14, 2017.) One group visited Macy's online or in-store over the past 3 months but had NOT visited Nordstrom, and another group visited Nordstrom online or in-store over the past 3 months but had NOT visited Macy's.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the exclusively Nordstrom audience skews wealthier—they are 95% more likely than the average person to have a household income of $100,000 or more. Meanwhile, Macy's segment is 31% more likely to earn between $75,000-$99,000.
In terms of home life, Nordstrom loyalists exhibit a higher propensity towards traditional families. They are 21% more likely to be married and own homes—meanwhile Macy's shoppers are only 10% more likely to be married, and are about average when it comes to home ownership. The biggest disparity is reflected in children. Nordstrom's loyal customers are 17% more likely to have children at home, while Macy's loyal shoppers are actually 10% less likely than the average American to have kids.
Nordstrom Shoppers Have Stronger Apparel Opinions
It comes as no surprise that both audiences are interested in fashion—but their attitudes towards apparel and clothing are markedly different.
Nordstrom customer attitudes reflect a penchant for designer labels, fashion magazines and organic products. Their most over-indexed attitudes reflect higher numbers, and very strong opinions:
Meanwhile, Macy's customers also show an interest in the latest fashion trends, and even suggest they are willing to spend more than they can really afford on nice apparel. However, their top three strongest apparel attitudes don't index as highly as Nordstrom customers do.
In terms of the largest percentage (rather than highest likelihood), each audience displays very different dominant attitudes.
Macy's Dominates Digital Market Share Online
On the digital side, Macys pulls over double the market share of Nordstrom. Of all visits to retail websites measured over 4 weeks, Nordstrom.com received .24% of visits while Macys.com received .57%. (Nordstrom (Not Macy's) segment and Macy's (not Nordstrom) visit share and activity stream data were pulled using a Digital Behavior Report measured 4 weeks ending January 21, 2017.) Not only does Macys.com get a larger share of traffic overall, its mobile ratio is higher; 58% of its traffic is on mobile devices, while only 44% of traffic to Nordstrom.com is mobile.
Perhaps even more insightful from a competitive standpoint is analyzing the journey that online shoppers take before and after hitting Macys.com and Norstrom.com. Deconstructing the flow of visitor activity reveals whether one retailer is losing customers to another, and where there are opportunities to conquest shoppers earlier on.
Macys.com visitors tend to visit search engines, email and Amazon (as is the case with most retailers) before and after hitting Macys.com. Nordstrom sits lower on the ranking—underneath JC Penney as the 15th most common website hit before Macys.com, and 16th most common after.
Conversely, Macy's represents a more menacing competitive figure for Nordstrom. Macys.com is the 6th most visited website before Nordstroms.com and the 7th most visited after, second only to Amazon in terms of retail competition. Not only is Macy's ranked high in Nordstrom's activity stream, Macys.com traffic increases from 804,989 visitors before Nordstrom.com to 829,109 afterwards, suggesting that more comparison shoppers may ultimately end up at Macy's. The data suggests Nordstrom may be losing customers to Macy's online.
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"A possible Universal Origin of Hadronic Cosmic Rays
from Ultrarelativistic Ejecta of Bipolar Supernovae"
(New Astron. 7(2002) 317-336) tries to divert the stream
and was severly criticised by some referees. Below there are
excerpts from two typical reports, that allow interesting insight
into the psychology of average researchers when faced
with new ideas.
The eventual positive reports by referees
for "New Astronomy" are not reproduced here, but their productive input
was taken into consideration for v2.
Referee 1
I have read this paper, and the opinions of the referees, and on
balance agree that it should be rejected. Authors should certainly
have some freedom to propose radical solutions to longstanding
problems, but this freedom has been used up in the previous paper by
Dar and Plaga. The fundamental problem has not been addressed; can the
"plasmoids" or "cannon-balls" behave as Dr Plaga assumes? In fact
there are good arguments to say that they cannot, but in principle the
question could be addressed by numerical relativistic hydro and/or
magneto-hydro calculations. The paper is essentially a baroque version
of the earlier paper.
My answer
The "previous paper" is Dar,Plaga A&A 349,259 (1999).
Collins dictionary defines the meaning of "baroque"
in a general context as "complicated, rich and elaborate".
Indeed the present paper is an elaboration of the basic idea
in the Dar,Plaga paper, rendering the underlying hypothesis
more definite (e.g. by identifying bipolar supernovae as
the cosmic-ray sources) and "explaining many phenomena"
in the sense of Darwin's quote above. This fact cannot
be the basis for a rejection.
Indeed a most fundamental question, namely the jet formation
in bipolar supernovae has not been addressed in the paper.
A full and satisfactory treatment of this problem is an utopic request,
as a quote from Mario Livio (Nature 417,125 (May 9,2002)) makes clear:
"Despite the ubiquity of astrophysical jets, there is no generally accepted
theory for the mechanism of their formation."
If such a theory were the pre-condition for publishing research about
consequences of the jet formation about 90 % of all paper about AGNs
would have to be rejected.
Again this fact cannot reasonably be the basis for a rejection.
In final consequence the reason for rejection was therefore that
my "freedom to propose radical new solutions" has been "used up"
by the Dar,Plaga paper.
Full freedom of expression and criticism of current and traditional
are the basis of critical rationalism that most scientist accept as the
basis of their enterprise. It is disturbing that the publication of this paper was
rejected on the basis of this report by the editor of an important journal who was
aware of the context.
Referee 2
A concrete calculation or new derivation based upon sound physics,
whether or not such a system exists in nature, seems to me worthy of
publication. A qualitative or back-of-the-envelope estimate about a
system that is likely, or is known to exist in nature should also be
published, depending on the quality of the arguments in the paper.
Here we have qualitative arguments about a system that is unlikely to
exist -- the cannonball model of GRBs.
My own opinion is that the cannonball model is seriously flawed. It
requires inordinate amounts of energy confined to a small opening
angle. Its quasi-thermal spectrum has difficulties to produce the
energetic gamma-rays and nonthermal afterglow spectra.
I confined the criticisms in my report, however, to the content of
Dr. Plaga's paper. Dr. Plaga argues that 15 A&A pages is quite a lot,
but he is trying to challenge the cosmic ray edifice that stands upon
uncounted thousands of pages, articles, and conferences!
Dr. Plaga's paper has exceeded the degree of credulity that I am
capable of dispensing with. He wants GRB sources in the galactic disk
whose origin is somewhat mysterious, though related to SNe, to drive
out cannonballs to the halo which then shower the galaxy with cosmic
rays! Where are the bow shocks, the radio streamers, and the terminal
shocks of these cannonballs in the halo? How are the ratios of cosmic ray
secondaries obtained if GeV-TeV cosmic rays are made in the halo?
Should we not see the evidence for off-axis GRBs in SNe, if every SNe
hosts a GRB?
Dr. Plaga has every right to appeal to the editor for a second opinion.
I am not convinced by the model and therefore do not recommend
My answer
The referee makes little secret of her/his deep
resentment of my challenge against the "cosmic ray edifice that stands upon
uncounted thousands of pages, articles, and conferences."
His/her urge to blind faith in this edifice is then redirected
to the ideas of my manuscript by claiming that I
demand credulity in my ideas from the reader (this is called
a "displacement" in Freudian psychology). Indeed
the only argument for rejection given is "I do not believe."
Though questions in a final and negative report
seems somewhat selfcontradictory I answer them below.
Where are the bow shocks, the radio streamers, and the terminal
shocks of these cannonballs in the halo?
Cannon-ball remnants are treated
in detail in section 5.2.1 of the paper.
How are the ratios of cosmic ray
secondaries obtained if GeV-TeV cosmic rays are made in the halo?
The ratio of secondaries is indeed a problem that needs more
detailed treatment, as discussed in section of 2.3 of the paper.
To first order the ratios are determined not be the location
of origin but by their subsequent propagation in the Galactic
confinement volume. As the standard theory for propagation
remains largely unmodified, no drastic revisions of the standard
results for the ratios are expected.
Should we not see the evidence for off-axis GRBs in SNe, if every SNe
hosts a GRB?
For the very well studied SN 1987A one probably does, see R.Cen's paper:
A Possible Lateral Gamma-Ray Burst Jet from Supernova 1987A
Further info to fit in this paper
Home page of Rainer Plaga


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An Introduction to Acoso y Derribo (Feria de Caballo, Jerez, 2006)
Having recently relocated from Madrid to Arcos de la Frontera, near Jerez, I was delighted to attend a national competition of acoso y derribo, along with Shelly Frape, at Vicos, the military stud farm. It coincided with my first month in my new home and was an apt and thoroughly enjoyable introduction to life in my new land. Shelly has written a report on the day's events, but I have included some photographs and would like to add some basic technical details for those CTL members who would like to attend future events, and may not know (as I didn't) very much about this fascinating and really exciting sport, deriving from managing cattle on the open range.
Being a national competition, lasting two days, it was obligatory that four cows were "run" by each team, consisting of a "collera" or pair of horsemen, (one "garrochista" and one "amparador") The garrochista is responsible for "derribando" the cow, or knocking her to the ground with a long lance or "garrocha", supported by his amparador or helper, who plays the major part in the "acoso" or run up (at least 600 metres), along the "corredero" from the "rodeo" or pens to the rectangle or "cuadrilatero" (also known as the soltadero), where the cow must be knocked down: a maximum of two times for a brave cow and three times for a non brave cow or "mansa". The cuadrilatero always measures 120x50 meters and is marked out by flags.
On this occasion, each collera ran two brave cows on the first day, one on the second day, and finally one mansa cow (of the Limosin breed) Each "echada" or knock down is awarded points, to a maximum of six points per echada. Brave cows can therefore score a maximum of 12 points and mansas 18. So, in national events, maximum obtainable points per collera are 3 bravas X 12 plus 1 mansa X 18 = 54 points. (An additional tie-breaker run may also happen to decide the winner).
Maximum points are awarded for an echada known as a "voltereta" (6 points). A voltereta involves the garrochista making contact with the cow at the root of her tail or "solana", "tocando carne", pushing her off balance as they gallop along, and producing a fall that obliges her to fall first on the left side, then on the right, so turning 180 degrees. If the cow only falls on the left side without flipping over, 3 points are awarded for a half turn or "media echada". Negative points can also be accumulated. The following list explains most of the possible points attainable:
Echada with voltereta 6 points
Echada without voltereta 3 points
The collera doesn't take the cow from the rodeo together, known as "de forma tradicional" 3points
The cow is pushed and falls before arriving at the cuadrilatero 5 points
"Pasar el palo por alto", the garrocha skims over the back of the cow 1 point
"Marronazo", the garrochista pushes the cow with the garrocha, but no fall is produced 6 points
Pushing inside the limit of the cuadrilatero, but the entire animal falls outside 1 point
Pushing outside the limit and the animal falls inside 1 point
Passing by the four flags marking the cuadrilatero without an echada, except in the case of an accident 10 points
After the echada, the cow charges and goes in the opposite direction back towards the rodeo 3 points
An echada is invalid if the garrochista pushes from the left and the cow falls firstly on its right side and also in the case that both garrochista and amparador push simultaneously.
There is also a time limit for each actuation. Each collera has a maximum of three minutes to arrive from the exit of the rodeo to the cuadrilatero, and another three minutes once inside it. The time during which the cow is lying down isn't counted.
Obviously, psychology plays a major part, namely, querencia. The herd are placed in the "corrales de querencia" some days before the event and querencia is established. On the same day as the competition, the animals are moved to the opposite end of the corredera, to the rodeo, from where the acoso will take place. Naturally, when released, they run back towards the corrales de querencia, although being separated from their herd-mates. However, some bravas rebel and turn on their persecutors, producing difficult and sometimes dangerous circumstances, as they try to return to the rodeo.
The acoso from the rodeo to the cuadrilatero is extremely important. At this stage, the amparador is largely responsible for maintaining the pace, slapping the cow on its back with the garrocha to temper its speed. It's
essential that the cow doesn't arrive at the cuadrilatero too fast or too slowly in order to achieve a good echada. Too fast, and the animal will escape the garrochista: too slowly, and the physics of momentum make "levering" her over with the garrocha more difficult. The skill involved is tremendous; an obvious expertise in horsemanship is required, along with strength and split-second timing to aim the garrocha at the cow at the correct angle to push her off balance and produce a fall.
Below is a sequence of photographs showing an excellent echada, producing a voltereta with this collera's mansa cow. The garrochista is D. Ángel Bohórquez Martínez and his amparador, D. Pablo Cabeza Garrido. PHOTO 1 shows the acoso, the amparador controlling the pace of the cow.
PHOTO 2 "Soltando": the amparador prevents the cow from moving to the left, while the garrochista "opens" out a little allowing her to head slightly to the right.
PHOTO 3 displays "La Reunion". In this moment, the garrochista is "tocando carne" on the right of the cow's tail, and, in
PHOTO 4, he pushes her with the garrocha, producing a fall "la caida" on her left side (PHOTO 5),
then flipping over onto her right to produce a voltereta (PHOTO 6).
I think it would be wrong not to mention something about the typical acoso y derribo equine, which is a leading protagonist in this sport. Horses are normally cross-breeds, that is Spanish Thoroughbred x Arab x English Thoroughbred, which provides controllability with speed, agility and stamina. Previously, only Spanish horses were used, but the cattle often out-ran them, as, although noble and agile, they lack the turbospeed needed to derribar "una res" at flat-out speed across open countryside (even fast horses can be out-run, as we witnessed at the competition, by some very rapid Limosin cows). The horses' training is immaculate. Many hours are spent in formal training and dressage to produce a totally trustworthy and responsive equine partner. Although they are "blood" horses, they must have a calm and patient temperament, easy to spur into great speed, but equally easy to stop and remain completely quiet. ( I have actually had the privilege to ride the mare which won the 2000 Andalucian Championship, and she is so gentle and well-mannered, I would trust her with a beginner). The best acoso y derribo horses, like the best rejoneo horses, understand their job and actively participate in the event.
For those of you who would like to know more about acoso y derribo, I would recommend the excellent web-site, www.garrochistasdesevilla.com and also the book, Lances de Garrocha by Carlos Conradi Lizaur; both are in Spanish only, I'm afraid, but it is well worth the effort to try to understand. If any members intend to come to next year's Feria de Caballo, and would like to attend the Vicos event described in Shelly's piece, please feel free to contact me if you need any information.


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Time allowed: 2 hours 30 mins; Maximum Marks: 60
|General Instructions:
|The question paper comprises of two sections A and B. You are to attempt both sections.
|All questions are compulsory.
|There is no overall choice. However, internal choice has been provided in all the three questions of five marks category. Only one option in such questions is to be attempted.
|All questions of section A and all questions of section B are to be attempted separately.
|Questions 1 to 6 in section A and 17 to 19 in section B are short answer type questions. These carry one mark each.
|Questions 7 to 10 in section A and 20 to 24 in section B are short answer types questions and carry two marks each.
|Questions 11 to 14 in section A and 25 to 26 in section B are also short answer type questions and carry three marks each.
|Questions 15 and 16 in section A and question 27 in section B are long answer type questions and carry five marks each.
Question 1
Balance the following chemical equation
Fe(s) + H2O (g) →Fe3O4 (s) + H2 (g)
Question 2
Why is respiration considered an exothermic process?
Question 3
How does the flow of acid rain water into a river make the survival of aquatic life in the river difficult?
Question 4
Draw the following diagram in your answer-book and show the formation of image of the object AB with the help of suitable rays.
Question 5
Why is a series arrangement not used for connecting domestic electrical appliances in a circuit?
Question 6
Out of 60 W and 40 W lamps, which one has a higher electrical resistance when in use?
Question 7
Write the chemical formula for washing soda. How many it be obtained from baking soda? Name an industrial use of washing soda other than washing clothes.
Question 8
Give an example of a decomposition reaction. Describe an activity to illustrate such a reaction by heating.
Question 9
Draw ray diagrams to represent the nature, position and relative size of the image formed by a convex lens for the object placed.
a) at 2F1 b) between F1 and the optical centre O of the lens
Question 10
What is meant by the term, 'magnetic field'? Why does a compass needle show deflection when brought near a bar magnet?
Question 11
(a)Why are covalent compounds generally poor conductors of electricity?
(b)Name the following compound:
(c)Name the gas evolved when ethanoic acid is added to sodium carbonate. How would you prove the presence of this gas?
Question 12
(a) What are amphoteric oxides? Choose the amphoteric oxides from amongst the following oxides:
Na2O, ZNO, AL2O3, CO2, H2O
(b) Why is that non-metals do not displace hydrogen from dilute acids?
Question 13
Two lamps, one rated 60W at 220 V and the other 40W at 220 V, are connected in parallel to the electric supply at 220V.
(a) Draw a circuit diagram to show the connections.
(b)Calculate the current drawn from the electric supply.
(c)Calculate the total energy consumed by the two lamps together when they operate for one hour.
Question 14
(a) Distinguish between the terms 'overloading' and 'short-circuiting' as used in domestic circuits.
(b)Why are the coils of electric toasters made of an alloy rather than a pure metal?
Question 15
On the basis of Mendeleev's Periodic Table given below, answer the questions that follow the table:
(a)Name the element which is in
(i) 1'st group and 3^rd period (ii) 7th group and 2nd period.
(b)Suggest the formula for the following.
(i) Oxide of nitrogen (ii) hydride of oxygen
(c) In group VIII of the Periodic Table, why does cobalt with atomic mass 58.93 appear before nickel having atomic mass 58.71?
(d)Besides gallium, which two other elements have since been discovered for which Mendeleev had left gaps in his Periodic Table?
(e)Using atomic masses of Li, Na and K, find the average atomic mass of Li and K and compare it with the atomic mass of Na. State the conclusion drawn from this activity.
(a)Why do we classify elements?
(b)What were the two criteria used by Mendeleev in creating his Periodic Table?
(c)Why did Mendeleev leave some gaps in his Periodic Table?
(d)In Mendeleev's leave Periodic Table, why was there no mention of Noble gases like Helium, Neon and Argon?
(e)Would you place the two isotopes of chlorine, Cl-35 and Cl-37 in different slots because of their different atomic masses or in the same slot because their chemical properties are the same? Justify your answer.
Question 16
(a)What is meant by dispersion of white light? Describe the formation of rainbow in the sky with the help of a diagram.
(b)What is hypermetropia? Draw ray diagrams to show the image formation of an object by:
(i) Hypermetropic eye;
(ii)Correction made with a suitable lens for hypermetropic eye. >
(a)Give reasons for the following:
(i)Colour of the clear sky is blue.
(ii)The sun can be seen about two minutes before actual sunrise.
(iii)We cannot see an object clearly if it is placed very close to the eyes.
(b)What is Presbyopia? Write two causes of this defect
Question 17
Which one of the following is a renewable resource? Natural gas, Petroleum, Ground water, Coal.
Question 18
What is the effect of DNA copying which is not perfectly accurate on the reproduction process?
Question 19
How do autotrophs obtain CO2 and N2 to make their food?
Question 20
List any four characteristics of biogas on account of which it is considered an ideal fuel.
Question 21
Discuss one limitation each for the extracting of energy from:
(a)winds (b)tides.
Question 22
Write one function each of the following components of the transport system in human beings:
(a)Blood vessels (b)Blood platelets (c)Lymph (d)Heart
Question 23
Name one sexually transmitted disease each caused due to bacterial infection and viral infection. How can these be prevented?
Question 24
What are fossils? What do they tell about the process of evolution?
Question 25
How is ozone formed in the upper atmosphere? Why is damage to ozone layer a cause of concern to us? What causes this damage?
Question 26
How are oxygen and carbon dioxide transported in human beings? How are lungs designed to maximise the area for exchange of gases?
Question 27
(a)Draw the structure of a neuron and label the following on it: Nucleus, Dendrite, Cell body and Axon.
(b)Name the part of neuron:
(i)where information is acquired.
(ii) through which information travels as an electrical impulse.
(a)What is (i) phototropism and (ii) geotropism? With labelled diagrams describe an activity to show that light and gravity change the direction that plant parts grow in.
(b)Mention the role of each of the following plant hormones:
(i) Auxin (ii) Abscisic acid


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Ed Balls has caused something of a furore by claiming that, in contrast with bankers paying themselves bloated salaries, Wayne Rooney earns every penny of his £300,000 per week. It's a claim that's worth unpacking a little, because it tells us quite a lot about some of the assumptions we make about wealth, risk and reward.
At first sight, the arguments for paying bankers and Wayne Rooney high salaries are the same. They are both portrayed as being rare talents who bring high returns to the organisations that employ them. They are paid high salaries because that is what the market dictates. Moreover, Rooney is unlikely to play professionally beyond his mid-thirties; his talent has an allotted time-span. His career could be ended by a single injury. I think this is what Ed Balls really meant; Rooney is unique and his talent is accompanied by risk. Hence the reward.
On the other hand, the key word here is "earn" as so often, as soon as we get into the more subjective world of effort and reward, the arguments start to fall apart at the seams. Bankers work hard, we are told; so, apparently, does Rooney. Do they work harder than, say, an NHS nurse earning £25,000 per year who has seen successive years of real terms pay cuts? Probably not. "Hard work" is an extremely subjective term. Or, to make a fairer comparison, does Rooney "work harder" than, say, a journeyman midfielder carving out a modest career at Accrington Stanley? Probably not – the point is that Rooney is being rewarded for a scarce talent that his peers are believed not to possess (and, linked to that, for the value he brings to the Manchester United brand). And as far as generating value is concerned, it's always worth revisiting the New Economic Foundation's work on the value that different occupations generate for society: high pay appears to have little basis in value generated. It's a matter of convention, not economic reality.
Bankers would appear to believe the same: but there are questions of success criteria, and indeed of background. Rooney is under intense scrutiny every time he takes to the pitch; bankers like to set their own success criteria, but there are wider questions about whether the financial sector has served the wider economy and society well. Moreover, there are issues about the extent to which success in the banking world is determined as much by background and networking as by ability; in a week in which a Tory Education Secretary complains about the number of old Etonians in the Prime Minister's inner circle, Ivan Illich's comments about institutionalising the head start as achievement seem distinctly relevant. Moreover, many would argue that bankers have largely avoided the fallout from their catastrophic failures that led to the crash of 2007-8 – when bankers fail it appears that the risk falls on others.
In political terms – especially in relation to Balls' position as Labour's Chancellor-in-waiting, all of this matters because Labour is talking, quite explicitly, about being the party of work and making work pay. And the context to this statement is the way in which the benefits of economic growth in recent years have accrued almost entirely to rentiers rather than wage-earners; and that stagnating and indeed falling real wages are at the heart of the cost-of-living crisis that Labour is, quite rightly, putting at the centre of political debate. For me Ed Balls' comparison shows that, more generally, we have yet really to get to grips with what "making work pay" really means, because we remain unclear about what work actually is. The discussion remains mired in ideology and moralistic assumptions. And until we can get beyond that, debates about work under late capitalism really are not going to take us very far.


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As many of our customers may know, SPREAD began in 2012 when Jo Pelligra, the founder of SPREAD, began selling her artisan cheeze products at the popular Farmer's Market in the central park area of Durham. Since then, we have added "Sama" — a Buddhist term meaning "in balance with nature"– to our name, and Sama SPREAD has expanded considerably, as we are now found in many retail outlets throughout the Triangle and the wider region.
However, even as we expand, Sama SPREAD remains a small local operation – we continue to make our products by hand in downtown Durham. In fact, you can still find Sama SPREAD at the Durham Farmer's market every Saturday directly selling our product to both our devoted and many new customers.
We value the opportunity to sell our products locally through companies that share our values and are working to support the strength and cohesiveness of our local economy by purchasing from local farmers and makers of quality artisan goods. To further this point, according to Jeff Milchen at the American Independent Business Alliance, "Dollars spent at community-based merchants create a multiplier in the local economy, meaning that from each dollar spent at a local independent merchant, up to 3.5 times as much wealth is generated in the local economy compared to a dollar spent at chain-owned businesses." In the spirit of supporting local companies, we wanted to take some time to highlight a few of our retail partners who have shown a particular commitment to adhering to the values and practices inherent to the local food movement.
Buying Local has expanded for Sama SPREAD, currently available at:
- Durham Farmers Market
- Durham Coop Market
- Whole Foods Market in Durham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh (North Hills and Wade Avenue), and Cary
- Harmony Natural Foods in Raleigh
- French Broad Co-op in Asheville
- West Village Market & Deli in West Asheville
- The Produce Box in Raleigh
- Relay Foods in Durham
So, you have many options for supporting local companies when you do your regular shopping. Please consider supporting these retailers, as their commitment to supporting the local economy is in line with our values and we would really like to see these small local companies continue to thrive. You can go to Sama SPREAD's website www.samaspread.com and click on Find Sama SPREAD to see the ever expanding list of retailers supporting Sama SPREAD.


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This chronology is from some letters Bill wrote to Lee Burke and Wally Dent of the Veterans of the International Brigades, MacKenzie-Papineau Battalion of Canada.
The following dates are approx. correct and are from a very incomplete diary I tried to keep while in the Basque country.
July 19. 5pm Ar. Portugalete. Outer Harbor of Bilbao, Vizcaya. (As far as I could subsequently discover, the first Canadian to arrive in Spain.)
July 20. Enrolled in Communist Milicas. Depart with Columna for San Sebastian. (Columna Stalin)
July 21-25. Fighting in San Sebastian to recapture strong points held by Requetes & Falangistas. Many of Army came over to us.
July 25. Capture of Commandancia Militar. San Sebastian in hands of Republic.
July 26. Column greatly enlarged and name changed to Columna Perezagua. (Brigada de Choque). Column advanced on Vittoria. Occupied the town of Orchandian and Ubidea. Column led by Jesus Larranaga.
Aug 1. Transferred to mountains at Tolosa. Fighting to stop rebel advance.
Aug. 11 – 15. Retreat from Tolosa.
Aug 15. Retreat from Erlitz.
Aug 16-19 Rest in San Sebastian. City shelled by 3 Fascist cruisers, (Espania etc.) aided by German pocket Battleship. Many of us were sunbathing on the beautiful Playa de la Concha at the time.
Aug. 20. In the hills above Irun.
Sept. 3. Retreat from Irun to San Sebastian.
Sept. 13. Retreat from San Sebastian.
Sept. Column again greatly enlarged and name changed to Batallion Ferezagua.
Fall '36 Oct 1. Attack on Oviedo, Asturias.
Later. Attack on Vittoria. During which I was blown up and suffered concussion. (But I was lucky one, as every other member of my machine-gun squad was either killed or very badly wounded.) After a few days in a field hospital returned to the Battalion.
Nov. '36 – Jan 1937.
I seem to have lost the pages of the diary for this period, and I don't rightly recollect the details of where exactly we were during this period, except that we [were] fighting most of the time. I do remember that on Christmas Eve 1936, found us on the gently sloping side of a mountain, the ground solid granite and altho there was no snow entirely covered in deep frost. The ground [was] too hard to dig foxholes. We gathered what brushwood was available which together with dwarf-trees we made into camp-fires. Each section gathered around a fire and huddled shivering in our ponchos. As far as the eye could see were these hundreds of fires twinkling in the night and way over on the far side of the valley were similar distant fires, showing were the fascists were encamped. About once or twice an hour one of their 75s would fire, the shells bursting harmlessly amidst the rocks way above us on the upper ridges of the mountain, looked along at all the flickering lights in the night and I though of the Christmas carol "While Shepherds Watched their Flocks at Night." It was around this time that I began to read in the Euskardi Edition of "Mundo Orero" some very brief and isolated reports about a "Brigade of International Volunteers that had been formed, and was operating in the vicinity of Jaen, on the Central front, and that this Brigade included Americanos." On reading this I at once put in for a transfer to this "Brigade." By this time most all of my original "compadres" and "companeros" in Columna Stalin and the original Perezagua had either been killed or badly wounded and were no long around.
Feb. – Mar. Battalion Perezagua again transferred to the Asturian front in preparation for the 2nd assult on Oviedo. (The Battalion Perezagua had the honor of being called "Le Primero Batallion de Choque" on the entire Northern Front.
Feb. – Mar. 2nd Attack on Oviedo. Towards the end of March was wounded and sent to several hospitals in Vizcaya.
Mar 31. Was in the hospital in Durango when the town was almost destroyed in dive-bombing and machine gun attack by The Condor Legion. Was transferred back to Bilbao where I found that my transfer to the "International Brigade at Jaen" had come thru.
April. Sent to small village between Bermeo and Guernica to await a boat to take me to France from Bermeo. It was from here at the end of April, only some two or three miles Guernica that I witnessed the destruction of the town by neverending waves of German bombers of the Condor Legion. The bombing started in the afternoon and continued until well after dark. On April 28, was transferred back to Bilbao. During the night of May1. Left Portugalete (outer port of Bibao) on a fast patrol boat for St. Jean de Luz, France.)
May 2. – 14. Leave and convalescence in Paris
May 14. Leave Paris for Spain (via Pyrenees)
May. (End) Joined Washington Battalion under Oliver Law.
July. Brunete.
Then in Lincoln Battalion.
Aug. Belchete & Quinto.
Transferred to Mac-Pac. Battalion
Sept. Fuentes del Ebro. Where I was wounded.
Quit hospital after some weeks and rejoined the battalion near Madrid. Then Teruel & retreat to the Ebro. Then crossing of Ebro & attack on Gandesa. After some two or three weeks, due to reoccurring trouble with my right hand – result of wound at Fuentes – was pulled out and sent back to hospital, first in Barcelona and then in Gerona, from where I was evacuated at the end of December '38., to hospitals in Sete, Cannes & Nice, along with some dozen East European Brigaders. With the aid of French comrads, managed to evade the police watch on us and made my way to Paris, where again with the help of comrades, obtained a job with a photographer in Ave. Jean Juares, where I worked illegally till August 1939, when I went to London England.


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I'm under the guise that people fall into one of two categories… Sweet Breakfast people or Savory Breakfast people. Isn't it usually one or the other for the most part? Like when you go out to breakfast, there's the person that gets the french toast or the person that gets the eggs benne. For the most part. Maybe it's more of a venn diagram though, a few people can go both ways. If I was a better graphic designer I might be able to create that image for you. But I'm not, so you'll just have to use your imagination. 😉
ANYWAYS! I used to be that sweet person at breakfast. I loved any and every sweet breakfast item out there. French toast (obvi), waffles, muffins, Svenhard's cheese danishes (gross and oddly delicious at the same time) and on and on. But since I've changed up my diet to be more paleo-based, those breakfast items have disappeared and savory dishes have become my go-to. And I love it! But I do find myself craving something sweet but not heavy and carb-y still. That's when I decided to go for the sweet frittata. I don't think people realize how good eggs can be when they're sweetened up, they're quite delightful I tell ya! So I naturally added some fruit and presto, I had myself a nice lightly sweetened (let's be real here, it's no Krispy Kreme) breakfast and the kids loooove it.
I can usually pull leftovers out of this if I serve it with a smoothie or something. And if you're looking to make this Whole30, make sure to use coconut oil and bypass the honey.
I hope you like it as much as we do!
Apple + Cherry Frittata
- 4 granny smith apples
- 1 Tbsp. butter or coconut oil
- 1/4 C. pitted cherries fresh or frozen
- 8 eggs
- 3 Tbsp. honey
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tsp. cinammon
- Preheat oven to 375*
- Peel, core and slice apples
- In a large pan, add oil and heat on medium
- Once oil is hot, add apples and a bit of honey
- Continue to cook until softened and lightly browned and remove from heat
- Lightly grease ceramic baking dish with butter or coconut oil
- In a separate bowl whisk eggs, honey, vanilla and cinnamon together
- Arrange cooked apples along baking dish carefully layering and adding cherries as you go
- Once apples and cherries are arranged, pour egg mixture over top
- Gently jiggle, shake the dish so that egg mixture is evenly distributed
- Bake in oven for 30-35 minutes*
- Let rest for about 15 minutes prior to serving to let eggs set
- *Baking size will depend on the size and depth of the baking dish you use. Baking dishes vary wildly in size but this is a good general guideline. Shallower dishes will have less time than deeper dishes.


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The elegant geometry of ancient Egypt inspired this peyote design with striped pyramid motifs and brilliant, dramatic colors. You'll enjoy seeing the pattern blossom as you follow our row-by-row stitch guide and large chart. Extra illustrations show you our choice for the perfect closure. An opulent piece fit for a queen!
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November seems to be the longest month of the year at ZGM. It's when our normally clean-shaven, professional coworkers don their best 'stache to raise money for Prostate Cancer research – what we all know as Movember. Who left the fridge open? Why didn't you pick up the kids? "It was the moustache!" Sadly, these comments were not uncommon around the office. These men blamed their 'stache's for anything and everything.
Their facial hair has given these men an alter ego none of us ladies appreciate, so we celebrated the finality of those grueling four weeks by pitting them against one another in a competition. So naturally, we got together in our board room and judged them by laughing at and critiquing their submissions.
So, we present you the awards for 2013 Movember at ZGM…
Andrew McFallon, Partner and Media Director – Best Throwback
Daniel Hindmarsh, Account Executive – Most Saucy
Luke Devlin, Writer – Most Ballin'
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Mario Amantea, Partner and General Manager – Most Likely to Rescue a Princess
Mark Jooste, Senior Designer – Most Oscar-worthy
Michael Donovan, Managing and Creative Director – Best Morning Glory Stache
Mike Fox, Accountant – Most Artsy-Fartsy
Mike Baldock, Business Development – Most Likely to be a Gigolo
Rob Fairhead, Partner and Director of Client Services – Fan Fave
Scott Irwin, Art Director – Most Likely to be Stood Up (Aww)
Dan King, President and Executive Creative Director – #WTF
Peter Bishop, Partner and Creative Director – WINNER!
It was the first ZGM Movember for our Edmonton office, and they did not disappoint. These men took 'selfies' to a whole new level, and in turn we will never look at them the same…ever again.
In total, ZGM raised more than $1,000 for Prostate Cancer Canada. Way to go guys!


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On the eve of my very first triathlon, I'm feeling a little bit nervous. Mentally, I keep telling myself I should not be nervous as I have done very decent training for my first event, but I just can't help it. My boys keep asking me if I'm going to win the race…someday they will appreciate thee idea of just "finishing the race." Interestingly, there are only a handful of triathletes in the U.S. Approximately 1.2 million Americans participated in some type of triathlon during 2009. What?!?! That's all?!?!
Considering there are 307+ million people in the U.S., I think there is room for a few more triathletes. And after tomorrow, I hope I can say that I am a new one added to the 1.2 million.
My taper week of tri training actually allowed me to time to read an interesting article on the state of health and wellness in WI. Our lovely state ranks 25th in the nation for our incidence of obesity. This data comes from a report by the Trust for America's Health & the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The report says 24.7% of adults are obese in WI. (Obese was defined as someone having a BMI > 30 which is very generous on the scale. Adults with BMI's between 25 and 29.9 are considered to be overweight.) The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) estimates that our country spends about $147 BILLION each year on health care issues tied to obesity. Ouch. You can bet that each and every one of us is providing some type of "financial support" in managing the obesity epidemic.
It's time to get off the couch people. Who's going to join me on my quest to complete a few more triathlons? I'm going to continue my personal fight against obesity and hopefully, I'll find a few more tri friends to join me along the way.


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Hi everyone,
We have just purchased a PDQ 34 (hull #111) and are very pleased to be joining the PDQ community. Many thanks to Beth Simkins and Dick and Carol Tuschick for a very smooth purchase experience.
Over the next few years we plan to cruise the Great Loop and the Bahamas. After that we may ship her to our home port (Vancouver), or who knows what.
The vessel is in excellent shape, with only a few items that require attention. The forum may be able to help with one of them. We will be replacing the current halogen lights with LED's, however in the salon the heat from the halogens has discoloured and mis-shaped the light bezels. I have sourced the internet, West Marine, and my local marine and RV dealers, but so far without success for an exact replacement. The bezel has a 'LITECO' label, however neither the Canadian or US distributor of this name has come through for me.
If worst comes to worst I will paint them to remove the discolouration, but I would much prefer to replace them if I can.
Thanks for any assistance that can be provided!
John Evans & Ria Zapf
'DeSaFinado' (soon to have a new name once we've registered the vessel with Transport Canada)
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American Municipal Power (AMP), an Ohio-based wholesale supplier of power to municipal electric systems loves hydropower and a Pennsylvania company is reaping some of the benefits.
AMP is building four hydropower projects on the Ohio River, totaling 300 MW of installed capacity, that it plans to sell to customers in seven different states. Although hydro's share of the U.S. power market has been in general decline, AMP likes hydro because of its output reliability with capacity factors of 55-60%.
In 1997, conventional hydropower provided about 10% of net U.S. electricity generation. By the end of 2011, the percentage of hydro dropped to under 8% of net generation, as total net generation rose by 7%. In Pennsylvania, conventional hydropower generation increased by about 29% between 2010 and 2011, owing perhaps to last year's record rainfalls in parts of the state.
Environmental impacts of these projects have been minimized because they will be cited on existing Army Corps of Engineers dams, avoiding the need to build new dams that can wreak havoc on local marine and land ecosystems.
AMP signed a $300 million contract with the York, PA based Voith Hydro to manufacturer the turbines and generators for the four projects.
The four projects, which have been in the works since 2006, are expected to be complete between 2014 and 2015:
- Cannelton (84 MW) near Hawesville, KY
- Meldahl (105 MW) near Foster, KY
- Smithland (72 MW) near Smithland, KY
- Willow Island (35 MW) near Pleasants County W. Va


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The Subaru Tribeca was the least-popular Subaru ever made, with a life-span of less than a decade, Subaru are bringing it back, or at least the replacement for it. It won't use the doomed Tribeca name, but Subaru have said that it will be named after something synonymous with outdoor adventure – looking likely to be called the Ascent.more
There are lots of speculation and rumors regarding the next generation of Totyota RAV4, predicted to be released as 2019 model year car. However, this information might be too far away from the real plans of Toyota corporation.more
We don't expect to see any changes, other than minor trim details to the interior; it's already a good space to be and well finished, the 2018 Outback cabin received some good updates and trim levels, so Subaru will just run with those.more
Jeep Grand Cherokee or Jeep Cherokee? Which one is better, stronger and more convenient? We've tried to find it out in our comparison article which outlines the strongest points of each vehicle.more
2019 Subaru Forester is on the way. The car is already going through changes which include sleeker exterior, extremely spacious interior and a wide choice of engines. It is going to be an AWD vehicle with CVT transmission.more
The 2017 Jeep Liberty is a cross between the Wrangler and the Grand Cherokee, and if the renderings are anything to go by, looks remarkably like the Land Rover Discovery from the profile view. First introduced back in 2002, the Liberty has been a reasonably strong contender in the market, certainly enough for Jeep to be introducing a 2017 model at least.more
The new for 2018 model should be packed with technology; Ford are really taking the fight to the competition with this crossover, aiming to take an even greater share of the market, but they can only do this if the Escape is right.more
2017 Highlander is a spacious vehicle with wide safety featues. It has attractive exterior and interior with a lot of useful functions.more
2017 Subaru Forester is going to represent subtle but interesting changes. It is getting wider to offer you higher level of comfort. Its engine has unexpected placement.more
2017 Subaru Outback is a strong competiotr which is doomed to set a new trend in car industry. This car offers you stunning design along with high power.more
2017 Buick Enclave is going to offer you a highly comfortable dricing experience at reasonable price. This model is equipped with numerous features to entertain your passengers as well.more
2017 Ford Explorer offers high performance at a reasonable price. SUV of a hogh class which is roomy enough will be perfect for a big company of travellers.more
2017 Honda Pilot is a loud name in the worl of SUVs. The new model promises to be as smooth looking as its predecessor but with a few changes.more
2017 Ford Escape welcomes you to take a ride to a new level of comfort. Perfect to perforn tow work and unchangeable in city environment it is a good companion for your everyday life.more
The 2017 GMC Acadia is going to come to the market on spring, 2017. SL and Denali models have come through certain changes and are ready to show you all their secrets.more
2017 Honda CR-V has changed. Now it is a spacious and powerfull crossover which is good for a family picninc. The new exterior is rather attractive and interesting.more
2017 Jeep Wrangler is going to get lightweight car with high productivity. The use of the new engine will improve its performance as well.more
2017 Toyota 4runner is a new SUV by Toyota. The has become stylish but stayed spacious and powerful.more
The Mazda 6 last had an update back in 2012, the current generation '6' is reasonably popular and even now, still looks quite modern and conforms with all the necessary legislation, so are Mazda planning anything big for the next generation?
The new Fusion features updated design and a new Sport model, which have a high output turbocharged engine. The interior was also improved, with new seats and dashboard mounted.


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Here's an interesting question for you: if someone who's known for their very violent temper declared they hate you and would rather see you dead, would you let them into your house?
Now let me ask you another question: if as a result of your decision not to let them in, your neighbors would say your behavior is racist, would you still value your life and safety over your image in the neighborhood? Not an easy choice, but I'm guessing choosing life and surviving the bad image is what you'd do.
I'm asking because of the slander festival against Israel that just ended these days. It's called Israeli Apartheid Week, and it's being held in 109 university campuses in cities all around the world, for the 8th year in a row. It calls for boycott and sanctions on Israel claiming it is a racial state because it discriminates Palestinians.
After spending quite some time in the official website of this noble organization, I must confess -- it I hadn't known the truth, I too would have been convinced -- the site is packed with information and facts. The only problem is that these facts are partial, and therefore paint a partial picture that brings to false accusations.
Let's talk about the word apartheid for a minute: it means racial segregation. Specifically, it refers to a former political and economic discrimination against black people in South Africa.
The website will tell you that apartheid is a crime against humanity. It is. But is Israel really guilty of it? The allegations against Israel's policy towards Palestinians chooses to overlook one very simple fact. I searched the whole site, and strange how with all the research and professionalism, it neglects to mention that the Palestinian leaders have always wanted Israel to cease to exist, and still do today. The extreme ones, such as Hamas in Gaza, have no problem saying it right out. The moderate ones, such as PLO, are more modest about this fact.
Is it a crime against humanity to protect yourself from a declared enemy? And if we're already on the subject -- do the people who run this organization think using children as human shields is a crime against humanity? Or perhaps teaching toddlers to become shaheeds and blow themselves up in public places? They don't seem to be bothered by these everyday actions of Hamas.
The crazy thing is that real racist laws that do exist and awfully discriminate women, homosexuals, Palestinians and of course Jews, in Arab countries such as Jordan or Syria, are completely overlooked. These discriminating autocratic countries who truly go by apartheid laws are never mentioned. Why? Because that description is ironically saved for Israel, the only democracy in the middle east, which has equal rights and equal laws for all genders, religions and races, and has appointed Arab parliament members and judges in the supreme court.
So can security measures be considered racism? I guess when people want to hate and blame, they don't really need logic and can always find "facts" that will defend their state of mind. Abbas, for instance, is considered a moderate Palestinian leader, but that doesn't mean he doesn't deny the holocaust ever happened, or refuses to recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state.
If you think Israel must evacuate the settlements and let the Palestinians build their own state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, I will agree. That's exactly what PM Ehud Olmert offered Abbas 3 years ago, but Abbas refused. This was only one of quite a few refusals of Palestinian leaders to Israeli peace offers made in the past 20 years.
I too think the suffering of the Palestinian people should stop. I truly wish they had their own state. But it's their leaders are a bit more particular about the conditions under which such a thing would actually happen. Israel does not still occupy some of these territories for imperialistic reasons -- it would give them away for peace and safe borders. You cannot blame a country for wanting to keep its borders safe from those who define themselves as enemies and continuously practice terror against it.
Has anyone in the world ever been called "racist" because it protected itself against an enemy? I guess that privilege is saved for the Israeli Jews. And does anyone bother Palestinian leaders with the very basic question -- why they don't recognize Israel's right to exist? Not very often, if ever. Maybe it's because everyone is so busy with promoting the Israeli Apartheid Week. And if that's not racism, then I seriously don't know what is.


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Swell EP (Drug Church) By Susan McLean
Drug Church's new EP, Swell was released early in 2015 but is still worth noting. Patrick Kindlon (Self Defense Family) spoke to Noisey
"You've said before that your goal with Drug Church is to alienate people, and this song "Work-Shy" definitely makes me anxious as fuck. What kind of audience were you going after with these new songs?"
I saw Drug Church at a small show at SUNY Oneonta when they were touring with Touché Amoré a few years ago but failed to keep up with their antics since then since releases are sporadic. I liked Zero Zero and Ghost Dad, but But Does It Work? is another good track. For fans of Self Defense Family and 90s punk.
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Preston North End striker Neil Mellor has joined Sheffield Wednesday on a season-long loan.
Mellor, who has been at Deepdale since 2006, will join former manager Alan Irvine and team mate Chris Sedgwick at Hillsborough for the 2010/11 League One campaign.
The striker was placed on the transfer tist by Darren Ferguson at the end of last season along with Richard Chaplow, Darren Carter, Michael Hart, Neill Collins, Stephen Elliot, Eddie Nolan and Neal Trotman.
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The Fellowship Foundation RCO organizes the recovery community including those in recovery and their allies in order to provide support services and put a face on recovery.
The RCO strives to end discrimination and remove barriers to recovery through advocacy, education, and service.
Our goal is to help those in recovery maintain and sustain their recovery regardless of the pathway while ensuring they are treated with dignity and respect.