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Torrix - The story of the ultimate carp rod.
The Torrix range have been both the hardest and the most rewarding rods we have ever designed. We do not believe in bringing out new models unless they are clearly different or better than what has gone before. I spend every day thinking about and designing carp rods, and I have and do work with many of the top names in carp fishing, but coming up with something really new is hard. Not for us the product each year with a new name on an old rod with a new colour or trim. I will not launch a new rod until it clearly has something more to offer. Chimera and Ballista may have been out a few years but improving on them has been very difficult. All around the world I meet anglers who are reluctant to change their ten year old Ballistas, but in early 2005 I developed a new way of rolling blanks that has helped me to launch a new range of world beating products. The Torrix development took a long time. It took me more than half a year to perfect Torrix working every day on the project. It would take the average rod company sourcing from China many times longer. What sets what we do here at Harrisons apart from most other carp rod brands, is that I can actually design and make a rod here on the premises. I can tape on rings and test cast it a few hours after designing it, and if it is good, get a batch of samples for test fishing produced in less than a week. This means that I can get more rod development and testing done in a month than most of our competitors can do in a year, and in six months I think we achieved an unbeatable result in Torrix that many others may well never be able to match. Several thousand Torrix rods on, I now have the feedback to know that the 12' 3 1/4 Torrix is the benchmark for the modern carp rod. As well as performance and looks it is also proving ultra reliable with the lowest breakage rate of any carp rod we have ever made. Compare that to other big name brands who buy in their rods from the far east and charge as much or more as this top UK made rod. There are other benefits to Harrison. We can offer spares for almost every rod we ever made, and because we do not change models each year and discount last years, your investment in new rods will be worth more for longer.
So what makes Torrix different? I won't tell you all the trade secrets, but here is part of the story.
1. As a designer I am
probably the most experienced carp rod designer in the trade.
Pick up a Torrix and the first thing you appreciate is the 1k woven fabric finish of the butt. 1k carbon is an expensive material, but it adds toughness without adding too much weight, so we use it a lot. The tip section has a little 1k at the joint, but the tip has a tough ribcage of carbon scrim on the inside and does not need the 1k all the way on the outside. In development we tried a 1k layer all the way to the tip because it looks so good, but in comparison with the tip without the weave, we could feel a little better balance and greater sensitivity in the latter, so we chose to go "naked" without weave on the tip.
The 3 1/4lb test curve Torrix is the best selling rod. It is slim, light, and when you swing a lead you immediately feel more in touch than with other rods. We ring it as standard with Fuji Sic double leg rings, but is also available from selected dealers with 50mm Kigan rings. I have chosen Fuji for the standard rod as they are viewed as the top quality product worldwide. Centres are hard wearing and more importantly light in weight. Genuine Fuji sic is lighter than comparable centres from other makes. In tests on grass we have got close to 200yds with top casters, so you can expect to be able to fish at distance easily. Every caster is unique so we won't mislead with any numbers, but I think you should be able to fish at greater range with Torrix than with any comparable slim, light carp rod, Sure it may be possible for the best casters to cast further with our Trebuchet and some extreme distance rods from other manufacturers, but Torrix is slim, well balanced and a joy to use and achieves as much distance as an extreme rod in most anglers hands. Optimised for 3 1/2 ounce, your choice of lead will be dependent on how you can power up a rod, but Torrix, though a great caster has some action through the butt that makes it less critical of casting technique. It is fast by our Ballista standards but does not have the premature lock up of some modern carp rods from competitors.
Lock up is something worth talking about. Different carbon fibres are described by their modulus. High modulus fibres generally have less strength and less stretch than the high strength fibres. There is a place for high modulus, and we use it a lot in Torrix, but we use it with some high strength material in our famous compression tension balance. That word "balance" is important. You can go too far with high modulus carbon, and many do. It is my opinion that the tendency for some makers to go to very high modulus is a mistake. Some of the current more expensive rods from the far-east are slim and light, but have premature lock up and low reliability. Not what you want in a carp rod. That is because Korean and Chinese designers are not always familiar with the size of the fish you catch and the leads you throw, and the UK angling consultants are not familiar with the limitation of the materials. Together the UK consultant and the Far East designer can end up developing a rod that is a camel when they really wanted a horse.
My view, is that Torrix has the best balance of high, intermediate and low modulus materials for the current state of the technology . Now I would say that wouldnt I? But you know, because I have a cold room full of carbon materials to choose from, and total control of the in-house production process, combined with more expertise in this game than most, there is no reason for me to settle for any less than the best design and production.
The Range
Available now, Torrix 12' 2 3/4lb, 12' 3lb, 12' 3 1/4lb, 12' 3 1/2lb All semi fast action. That is, good with a fish on, but great casters too. My pick, 12' 3 1/4.
We have a small number of dealers because this is an exclusive product made in relatively small quantity. Our dealers are good though. They know their stuff, most fish and can give you great hands on advice. Look at the dealer list and you will see dealers like Leslies who stock most of our standard rods, others like Planet Carp who have their own limited edition with 50mm rings, and others that can offer a full premium custom build. For more on custom build, click the link.
Fishing With Torrix
I am the technical guru, when it comes to catching big carp, read the comments of big fish expert Martin Pick below.
Above, Martin with a French fish 43lb 8oz taken on his Torrix
Some Comments from Martin
I have been asked to write a few words on my new Harrison Torrix rods now that I have had them a few months.
I wanted a rod that was capable of casting very long distances whilst still having a reasonably forgiving tip for playing big carp with ease. It is very hard to find a rod that can do this as you usually either have a casting rod or a playing rod. I was told that the Torrix 12' 3 ¼ would do the job, so that is what I have been testing.
The lads at Harrison have been hard at work trying to make a rod that will accommodate for both situations in one rod, and have came up with what is an awesome range in Torrix. They have a crisp semi fast taper blank that looks great and is extremely well balanced. They can launch a lead ridiculously far but the rod somehow feels softer whilst playing big carp.
So far in England I have landed five carp from a syndicate lake: two were mid thirty's of 35lb 10oz and 36lb 10oz, and a couple of forty's both weighing in at 41lb 6oz. There has also been a 28lb 6 mirror that I caught from Horton church lake on a tiny hook. All of these gave a seriously good account for themselves and the rods where certainly up to the job and all were landed with no problems at all. I also used them on a recent trip to France where I fished a lake that was extremely weedy, some of the fish I had to land by boat, but most of them I managed to land on the bank by keeping the pressure on the rod until the fish kicked and worked its way free.
I managed to catch 24 carp during the week, including seven thirty's to 38lb, and a forty of 43lb 8oz. I only lost four carp due to hook pulls which is pretty good in such weedy conditions. To be honest I feel I would have struggled to land fish on rods any softer as the weed really was terrible with a big balls of it on the line and making it harder to move.
These rods are English made, so there is also the chance of having them custom built as an optional extra. The standard rod is excellent, but it is nice to know that my rods have been built just for me.
I can honestly say that they are the best all round rod that I have ever used and there isn't a rod on the market that I would rather own.
Martin Pick Feb 06
|Torrix Check List - Can the comeptition come close?
|Steve Harrison designed
|Hi-Tec, low resin blank with ultra lightweight carbon scrim and 1k fabric.
|UK Manufactured
|Genuine Fuji Sic Rings
|Fuji Reel Seat
|Stainless Collars
|Superior build quality
Torrix come as standard with Fuji Sic, but can be fitted with size 50 Kigan ring sets as an option
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Oliver Wolcott erected and occupied this residence in 1753, some 2 years after he moved from Windsor to Litchfield, and lived in it until he died in 1797. Except for a major rear addition, it has been only slightly altered.
The two-story, frame structure has a gable roof, a large central chimney, and slight overhangs at the gable ends. Attached to the south end of the house on the main axis is a small, 1-1/2-story frame wing with gambrel roof. A one-story porch, added by Wolcott about 1783, extends across this wing. The roof of the porch is of the coved, or "barrow," type. The walls of the main house and wing are covered with clapboards, and the windows have louvered shutters. Triangular pediments cap the first-story windows. The center door, topped by a round arch fanlight, is sheltered by a Federal period broken-pediment portico supported by two fluted columns.
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One of Wolcott's descendants, who acquired and restored the house about 1920, resides in it today. In excellent condition, it is the oldest extant structure in Litchfield Historic District, a National Historic Landmark relating primarily to colonial architecture. The house is not accessible to the public.
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Hello all,
I am planning to use all 3 uSDHC interfaces for a new i.MX7D Design.
They will be used for: eMMC, WiFi Module, SD Card.
Is there a possible setup that allows booting from SD card if inserted and from eMMC else? (Without additional ICs) Maybe this could be done in uboot?
Also, what is the purpose of the VSELECT pin? Would it be used to control e.g. the PF3000 PMIC VCC_SD Pin? Is it only used as a flag? What may happen if i decide to ignore this pin?
Having the 24 Bit LCD Interface and double ethernet available would be awesome as well.
Unfortunately, LCD_RD_E and RGMII_TX_CTL are muxed to the same pin, with no alternatives. TX_CTL is used in RMII and RGMII modes, so there is no way to not use it. Is it impossible to use both at the same time? I have found an MX7 Module that provides 2x Gigabit Ethernet and the LCD interface, it uses a DSI<->LVDS converter


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Sales shopping in La Spezia: some tips
From July 1, summer sales in La Spezia started. Walking in town with a nice ice cream and getting the best deals, what can be better?
In these days, walking in the streets of La Spezia and other centers of the area can give you the chance to get some really good shopping deals. All shops in town get rid of their summer collections to make space for their winter ones. And this is really good, because summer is definitely here so you can enjoy your brand new shopping wins on holiday.
The main shopping streets in La Spezia are in the very city center. Tipically, you can do the best window – and actual – shopping in the quaint Via Prione, so lively and colorful, and Via Cavour, and all the narrow city streets just off.
Some good tips to enjoy sales shopping in La Spezia:
- Don't stop at first sight love! There is a lot to try and sometimes you can get a better deal for the same pair of shoes or piece of clothing in the next shop.
- Side streets DO have good shops. And it is lovely to lose yourself in the streets tangle. Major designers shops are usually in the main streets.
- Sales are going on for almost two months! Although it is said that you won't find much left if you wait too long, actually shops are now staggering their offer throughout summer time and allow good deals for a longer time, and – of course – prices get cheaper.
- It is mandatory for shop owners in Italy to display the original price and the discount percentage on price. Do not trust a seller that doesn't do so, or doesn't hand you a receipt.
- Some shops display their new collections beside the ones on sale. By law, hey must make clear what are the goods on sale.
- On friday nights, shops stay open until late (about 10pm) to let people going out enjoy more sales
- Often, goods on sale cannot be changed, in case you realise what you bought doesn't really suit you. Always try clothes before buying, taste food and send pictured to your loved ones to make sure the will enjoy your present.
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April 2013 Month In Review
Home Gym
It all started with some bro leisurely doing super-sets that included chain curls in the only available squat rack that uses standard weights (non metric). It was my squat day, oh man. I lifted at Red's for a year and it's alright, but their equipment setup is goofy. No wonder they have so many machines as opposed to barbells and plates; no one puts anything away at Red's.
So I started to put together a home gym. I have a horrible barbell that I got for free. I have a set of hi-temp bumper plates (recycled tires) from Rogue and a bench and squat stand from Valor. I got some small standard weights for Ryder's birthday this year. Those are good for shoulder dumbell work. Also I had a few kettlebellls. I'm able to get in everything I need with this equipment, it's awesome.
Workouts are going great. The weather in Louisiana is awesome this time of year we'll see how it is when it gets very hot this summer and when it gets chilly in the following winter. What's especially cool is on week 4 of 5/3/1 where you're de-loading. I don't have to drive 15 minutes each way to the gym just to kind of go through the motions and not push myself too hard.
Too Aggressive
With 5/3/1 you're supposed to up your upper body lifts by 5 lbs and lower body lifts by 10 lbs every month. For April I decided to up my deadlift by 15 lbs and my press by 10 lbs. For those exercises I was hitting 10 reps for week 3 of 5/3/1 regularly and I thought I should bump it up more quickly.
April numbers
- pres: 170x6 (197 C1RM)
- deadlift: 330x3 (349 C1RM)
- bench: 270x5 (304 C1RM)
- squat: 270x3 (286 C1RM)
I still get video of my squat and put it online, especially on the 5/3/1 week. I really want to keep myself honest here. This shot is kind of low, off of my bench but I can see my thigh make a brief appearance above my hip crease so I think I'm in good shape.


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In this vibrant memoir, Abby Sher recounts her life with precision and humor as only a woman who is both a comedian and obsessive-compulsive can. The death of Abby's father when she is eleven years old leaves a void that she fills with rituals: washing her hands, collecting litter, kissing her father's photograph over and over. Then, with a child's understanding of cause and effect, Abby begins to pray, certain that she can prevent further disaster. She carries the weight of this belief and the accompanying devotion to God through high school, college, and beyond, when it is joined by darker compulsions of anorexia and cutting. Amen, Amen, Amen is an elegy to parents lost and to a youth consumed by grief and anxiety; it is a spiritual mystery about Abby's search for answers and someone to guide her to them; and it is a romance about discovering the true nature of unconditional love. With remarkable candor and insight, Abby offers a brave and exquisitely written account of obsessive-compulsive disorder and the bounds and boundlessness of belief.
Abby Sher is a writer and performer whose work has appeared in Modern Love: 50 True and Extraordinary Tales of Desire, Deceit, and Devotion and Behind the Bedroom Door: Getting it, Giving it, Loving it, Missing it as well as in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Self, Jane, Elle, HeeB and Redbook. She is also the author of the young adult novel Kissing Snowflakes. Abby has written and performed for the in and the Upright Citizen's Brigade and Magnet Theater in . She lives in with her husband and daughter.
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We have been hired to record a song entitled "Build a Wall" for Seattle Songwriter, Doug Frye. We are excited to be working on this project with Producer, Engineer, and Mixing Maestro Martin Feveyear. We will be recording the song at Earwig Studio (formerly Jupiter Studio) in Seattle.


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Kushinagar, a town enriched with magnificence, scenic beauty all over, tranquil surroundings, draws in a space in the heart of every visitor. One such destination where Buddha came to this place in order to free from the cycles of death and life, it turns into a reason the spot has turned fascinating and is enchanting for every Buddhist.
A small temple, constructed in the old Buddhist architecture style, the statue here is made of monolith red sandstone. In the surrounding area of the temple, various stupas have been constructed and ruins of four monasteries.
Wat Thai Temple is a big complex Kushinagar, the temple was built in the old Thai-Buddhist architectural style. The temple was constructed in the memory of King Bhumibol's accession to the throne of Thailand. Bordered with various trees, plants and shrubs.
Also Read: The land of gigantic forts and scrumptious food
Also known with a name Nirvana Chaityam, sited behind the Mahaparinirvana temple and this Stupa is 2.74 m in height and discovered by British archaeologists in 1876. Not just temple, a copper vessel containing silver coins of the 5th century have been identified.
One more name has been given to the Chinese temple and name is Linh Sun Temple where you'll find a statue of Lord Buddha. It is constructed in the Vietnamese and Chinese architectural style. Free accommodation is also offered by the temple management.
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Steve Heinen Named Volunteer of the Year by Tulsa Lawyers for Children
During the Tulsa Lawyers for Children annual awards and celebration event, Steve Heinen, of GableGotwals was being acclaimed as the Volunteer of the Year. Steve has a 20 plus year history with Tulsa Lawyers for Children. Not only has he represented numerous children over the years, but he currently serves on the Board of Directors and attends all agency sponsored educational and social events. As a transactional attorney he is modest and very unassuming, yet his passion for children who have been hurt is almost palpable. Because of Steve Heinen, the number of TLC volunteers increased from 23 to over 120 in the past two years. Rapid growth was needed because the total number of children requiring representation grew from 179 to almost 400.
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It was very good week for the University of Connecticut. First, the undefeated UConn women's basketball team polished off a solid University of South Florida team, 77-51, Monday night in its conference tournament. Then came the men. On Friday afternoon, the Huskies won a thrilling four-overtime game against Cincinnati in a quarterfinal tournament game that included a remarkable three-quarter-length buzzer beater by Jalen Adams to send the game into the fourth overtime. They followed that game with victories over Temple and Memphis to win the tournament. A bubble team coming into its conference tournament, the UConn men landed a ninth seed for the N.C.A.A. tournament.
The problem — and it's a significant one for UConn — is that it plays in the American Athletic Conference, which was formed three years ago in the aftermath of the conference realignment that took place between 2010 and 2013. Today, the conferences known as the Power 5 — the Big Ten, the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Southeastern Conference, the Pacific-12 and the Big 12 — consist, in basketball, of 65 universities. These are the conferences with the nine-figure television deals. Their teams get to play in the lucrative College Football Playoff.
They get the bulk of national exposure, which not only brings in money but makes it easier to recruit.
The A.A.C., by contrast, is a motley collection of universities, some of which (UConn, Houston, Cincinnati) desperately want to be in the Power 5 and some of which (Tulane, East Carolina) see the A.A.C. as a step up.
The financial gap between a Power 5 program and one in the A.A.C. is enormous. Last year, the Southeastern Conference distributed $31.2 million to its member universities. The A.A.C. distributes $1.5 million to its members.
There is also a perception gap. For instance, the second A.A.C. semifinal game on Saturday, between Tulane and Memphis, was so insignificant to ESPN that it didn't even bother to track the updated scores on its website — even though ESPN2 was televising it.
2016 Men's N.C.A.A. Tournament Bracket
Kansas, North Carolina, Virginia and Oregon are the top seeds in the N.C.A.A. men's basketball tournament.
The better programs in the A.A.C. feel slighted, unfairly left standing in the game of musical chairs that is conference realignment. This is especially true for UConn, whose athletic pedigree exceeds those of every other program in the A.A.C. — and many in the Power 5, for that matter. Under Coach Geno Auriemma, the UConn women have become a dynasty, winning 10 national titles, including the last three. The men have won four titles in the last 20 years, more than anyone else in that period. UConn has also won national championships in field hockey and men's soccer.
UConn was once a proud member of the Big East, the greatest basketball conference ever. Today, eight of the old Big East universities are in the Power 5, including Syracuse, UConn's former Big East rival, and Rutgers, which mainly competes for the title of America's worst-run athletic program.
But UConn lacks the thing that the Power 5 conferences care most about: big-time football. Its curse is to be a great basketball university in a football-centric world. As Len DeLuca, a former television sports executive, put it, "All discretionary action in college sports is football-related."
There is no mystery about why football is the only sport that matters to the men who run College Sports Inc. Football is where the money is. This has been true since 1984, when the Supreme Court ruled that the N.C.A.A.'s control of college football television rights was an antitrust violation and forced the association to return those rights to the universities.
It wasn't long before football was generating revenue as nothing else in college sports ever had. With the N.C.A.A. no longer able to hold them back, the conferences and the universities grabbed for the gold. To enhance its football appeal, the Big Ten grabbed the perennial football power Penn State in 1990. That same year, Notre Dame betrayed an association of football programs it had helped found, signing a deal with NBC for $38 million over four years. After creating the first conference championship game, the SEC signed a five-year, $85 million contract with CBS in 1994.
Dave Gavitt, the former Providence College coach, founded the Big East as a basketball conference in 1979, five years before the Supreme Court ruling. But by the early 1990s, as football reigned, the Big East was in danger of being left behind. To shore up its football, the Big East added Miami, Virginia Tech, Rutgers and West Virginia. When the Bowl Championship Series was set up in 1998, the Big East was included.
Inevitably, UConn wanted in. It 2002, it decided to upgrade its football program to Division I status from Division I-AA, as it was then called.
This was not a wise decision, but the desire to play in high-profile bowl games like its rivals was irresistible. The Connecticut Legislature spent $92 million building a football stadium in East Hartford. UConn raised an additional $45 million to build an indoor practice facility.
The Huskies' timing could not have been worse. In the conference realignment that took place in 2004 and 2005, Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College bolted to the A.C.C. The Big East was especially furious about the defection of the Eagles, an original conference member. Connecticut's attorney general, Richard Blumenthal, who is now Connecticut's senior senator, sued Boston College, along with its athletic director, Gene DeFilippo, on behalf of several of the universities. That turned out to be a bad mistake.
It is extraordinarily difficult for a Johnny-come-lately to become a football power. With no football tradition to speak of, and a lack of big-time recruits in New England, UConn was fighting uphill. It had some moderate success in 2009 and 2010, years when it played in back-to-back bowl games. But it lost money on its Fiesta Bowl appearance in 2011, and the coach, Randy Edsall, didn't even bother to fly back to Connecticut with the team, instead becoming the head coach at Maryland. (The Terrapins fired him in 2015.) On the heels of those bowl appearances came the next round of conference realignment. The Big Ten poached Nebraska from the Big 12 — for football reasons, obviously. Then the A.C.C. invited two more universities, bringing its total to 14. It was no surprise that Syracuse was one of them. The shocker was that despite the A.C.C.'s storied basketball tradition, it picked Pitt over UConn.
Why? Boston College had blackballed UConn. "We didn't want them in," DeFilippo told The Boston Globe in 2011. "It was a matter of turf. We wanted to be the New England team."
(When I spoke to him last week, DeFilippo denied doing any such thing. "I didn't like being sued," he said, "but it's the university presidents who vote, not the A.D.s.")
When the Big Ten, which had formed the first all-conference television network in 2007, decided it could increase revenue by breaking into the New York media market, it chose woeful Rutgers over UConn. That is because the Big Ten universities pride themselves on being members of the Association of American Universities, a prestigious, if anachronistic, organization of top research institutions.
Rutgers was in the A.A.U., UConn wasn't — and that was that.
The biggest blow, though, came in late 2012, when the A.C.C., needing to replace Maryland after it had also departed for the Big Ten, picked Louisville instead of UConn. Most of the A.C.C.'s presidents wanted UConn, which has a much higher U.S. News ranking than Louisville. But two of the A.C.C.'s most important football programs, Florida State and Clemson, insisted on Louisville, whose football team was ranked 13th that year. Fearing that the two universities might leave the A.C.C., and thus diminish the value of its television contracts, the conference reluctantly opted for Louisville.
It's fair to say that the Huskies have never really recovered from the rejection they experienced during the conference realignment. For a university that viewed itself as among the athletic elite, the sense of being on the outside looking in is painful. UConn fans — and the entire state, for that matter — feel diminished and underappreciated. They miss those great Big East rivalries. For the women's basketball team, the A.A.C. competition is a joke. The A.A.C. men's teams play at a higher level, but the fans still don't get excited over a UConn-Houston game the way they once did when UConn played, say, Georgetown. Although UConn officials say that being in the A.A.C. hasn't hurt recruiting, it will eventually.
In addition, the UConn athletic department faces a big financial hole.
As a member of the Big East, the department was more or less self-sufficient. Now it loses around $20 million a year on $70 million in revenue. In effect, the athletic department funds its teams as if they were in a Power 5 conference, but without Power 5 revenue sources.
Susan Herbst, UConn's president, understands the importance of the Huskies to the state and believes in sports as an important component of university life. But the state of Connecticut is facing a $900 million budget deficit, and there is a real question about how long Herbst will be able to subsidize the athletic department out of the university's general budget. It won't be forever.
One solution — indeed, the most practical solution — would be for UConn to de-emphasize or drop football and rejoin the Big East, which has been reconstituted as a basketball league and includes old Huskies rivals like Georgetown and St. John's. When it was reformulated, the Big East signed a 12-year, $500 million television contract with Fox. Without the expense of football, UConn athletics could well be back in the black.
But UConn officials resist that idea. The state and a handful of donors have spent a lot of money on football, and they fear angering important constituencies. And they still believe they have a chance of getting into a Power 5 conference, which is what their fans yearn for. In truth, so do they.
Although most of the Power 5 conferences have no expansion plans, the Big 12, which has 10 teams, is very likely to add two more this summer; a 12-team league would make it easier to hold a football championship game, which it doesn't have. Houston and Cincinnati are openly lobbying to be those teams. More quietly, so is Connecticut. Two years ago, Herbst hired Mike Tranghese, the former Big East commissioner, to help lay the groundwork.
Although she has been careful not to denigrate the A.A.C., Herbst has met with several Big 12 presidents. If the Big 12 decides to form its own television network — a complicated bit of business, because it would have to persuade Texas to roll up its Longhorn network — UConn's proximity to New York would be a plus. On the other hand, Ames, Iowa, is 1,200 miles from the UConn campus in Storrs. Austin, Tex., is almost 1,900 miles away. Road games for Big 12 athletes would become grueling ordeals, which doesn't exactly foster the image of college sports being about the "student-athlete." Then again, nothing about conference realignment does.
A few weeks ago, Herbst introduced a new athletic director, David Benedict, who had been the chief operating officer for Auburn's athletic department. At his introductory news conference, Benedict was asked three questions. All three were about UConn's chances of getting into a Power 5 conference. Benedict ducked the questions, of course. But the message was clear: Even more than winning another national championship in the coming weeks, UConn and its fans desperately want to be on the inside looking out, instead of the other way around.


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I also put entrance reducers on the hives. If you notice in the 2nd and third picture above, the entrance to the hives are wide open. I covered their entrance with these little wooden 'frames' that my Shug made for my hives. So that reduces the size of the entrance from all the way across the bottom, to just a small opening which is covered with wire. We do this because right now, not only are the bees storing honey and pollen for winter, but they are fighting off yellow jackets, mice, and whatever other critters are trying to get their honey. We actually saw a yellow jacket eat a honey bee yesterday too. Vickie asked why they don't fight it off. Yellow jackets will win over a honey bee every time. It's a crazy time of year in the insect world peeps. Anyway, making the entrance so small, makes it easier to protect their hive, and harder for animals and insects to get in their hive that doesn't belong.
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The Government is putting the finishing touches to a letter to the Bank endorsing its proposal to embark on this radical policy.
The Bank's governor, Mervyn King, will be granted approval
by the Treasury within days to create up to £150bn in new money in the coming months to buy up everything from corporate bonds to government debt. It will pave the way for the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee effectively to "start the presses" at its interest rate setting meeting this Thursday.
The move is the latest stage in the Bank's efforts to prevent the economy from sliding towards deflation.
The MPC is likely also to cut interest rates at its meeting to a new unprecedented low of 0.5pc at its meeting this week, with some anticipating that it may reduce them to a nominal point just above zero.
The eventual level that rates will hit depends on whether Bank experts have calculated that at these kind of levels further cuts in borrowing costs would have any extra effect.
Many mortgage lenders are refusing to pass on further cuts in borrowing costs to their customers,
But most significant of all will be the MPC's undertaking at the meeting this week to start buying government bonds in what many see as the "nuclear option" for monetary policy.
Experts said it will use the statement accompanying the decision to indicate that it plans to push rates down towards zero in the long run.
But, more significantly, the Bank will indicate in an exchange of letters with the Treasury that it intends to pump a significant amount of cash into the markets, by buying commercial paper and corporate bonds alongside gilts. The amount it is likely to spend on these purchases will probably be around £5bn-£10bn a month.
The scheme is distinct from the existing £50bn Asset Purchase Facility in as much as it will fund the purchases by creating money rather than raising it in the capital markets through the debt management office.
Michael Saunders, chief UK economist at Citigroup said: "If done on a large enough scale, [quantitative easing] is a powerful form of stimulus.
"It is likely to ultimately stabilise the economy and buy time for the financial system to heal - unless the stimulus has to be withdrawn because of signs that inflation expectations are ramping higher - for instance a collapse in the pound, surge in survey measures of inflation expectations or sharply higher gilt yields.
"Of course, if and when the recession eventually ends, the MPC will face the major challenge of judging when to scale back QE.
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All you need is a water bottle, a razor, some tape and a small socket. First of all, you have to cut a small piece of tubing and measure it to find out where you want it on your bottle. Use a marker to trace around it and then cut the portion along inside. After you're done with that make sure that the tube will fit in. After that, you will need to cut another small hole where you are going to hold it in your hand. In the next step, you'll need six or seven inches of plastic tube that should go into your socket. If it's not fit, use tape and wrap around the tube and the socket to tighten up. After that, make sure that it fits into the bottle. Push it all the way to the bottom and mark the spot with the marker at the point where it stops. The wrap again with tape so that everything you inhale will stay in the bottle. After that, you're done! That's your bong.
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I recently saw HRC speak to a sold-out audience of over 1,000 at the BEA Book Expo at the Javits Center in NYC — and she looked downright jiggy. Jiggy? "What the freak does it mean to look jiggy?" you might ask.
There are several definitions of the word. "Well-dressed. Sexy. Nervous." First, let's eliminate "sexy". Even I gotta admit that Clinton was looking good but she's a US Senator for Chrissakes. "Sexy" is out. So that just leaves "well-dressed" and "nervous". But she was actually sort of well-dressed — and thankfully not in a pants-suit. Jiggy outfit? Check. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JcmQONgXJM
But was Clinton nervous? That depends. She actually came across as being casual, comfortable, well-spoken, in control and actually even nice — not bad for someone who was personally responsible for murdering approximately a million people in Libya and Syria — people who would be alive today if it wasn't for her.
But was HRC nervous about being personally responsible for giving us Donald J. Trump? Not so that you'd notice. So was Hillary nervous about anything at all? Yeah. She as jiggy about Russia. "I find it outrageous that a foreign country could actually interfere with American elections!" And she actually said that with a straight face! She must have been hecka nervous to say something like that.
Here's the truth. Israeli neocolonialists have been interfering with American elections for the past 25 years — and no one in America except me has ever given a flying freak about that. No one in Washington has ever been elected during this time without explicit permission from AIPAC, the neo-colonialists' right arm. And Clinton is right in their pocket. No wonder she's jiggy about Russia. Russia didn't do it. Hillary did.
Or perhaps Clinton is jiggy about Saudi Arabia and all the big bucks she received from them. But HRC didn't mention the House of Saud either. Only Russia. That seems hecka jiggy there too.
All and all, it was a sweet friendly intimate evening with Hillary Clinton — and she was definitely jiggy wit' it. Me too.


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A reborn classic
The PLX-1000 is precision engineered for the booth, drawing on 50 years? experience of making high-end turntables. The result is a familiar layout with some next generation improvements, including a high-torque direct drive system, multi-pitch control, club-grade build and sound quality, and detachable power and audio cables. It?s solidly built for excellent vibration damping and ultra-precise, high-grade audio playback.
Simply add your choice of cartridge and stylus to the PLX-1000 (not included) and combine with your mixer for an ideal setup for turntablists. An ideal match for DJs is the handmade PC-X10 (sold separately).
Main Features
- Included Accessories: Turntable sheet
- Slip mat and sheet: Dust cover
- Head shell: Balance, sub and shell weights
- Audio cable: Ground wire
- Width: 17.83 in
- Height: 6.26 in
- Depth: 13.9 in
- Weight: 32.19 lb
- Drive Method: Quartz lock, servo-type, direct drive
- Platter: Aluminium, die-casting diameter: 332 mm
- Motor: 3-phase, brushless DC motor
- Braking System: Electronic brake
- Rotation Speed: 33?-45 rpm
- Rotation Adjustment Range: ±8, ±16, ±50 %
- Wow and Flutter: < 0.01 % (Measured by obtaining signal from built-in frequency generator of motor assembly.)
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 70 dB
- Starting Torque: > 4.5 kgf·cm
- Start Time: Within 0.3 sec (at 33? rpm)
Tone Arm
Arm Type:
- Universal type S-shape tone arm
- Gimbal-supported type bearing structure
- Static balance type
- Overhang: 0.59 in
- Effective Length: 9.06 in
- Tracking Error: Within 3°
- Height Adjustment Range: 0.24 in
- Stylus Pressure Variable Range: 0-4 g (1 scale 0.1 g)
- Cartridge Weight Single: 3.5-13 g
- Outputs: 1 ANALOGUE (RCA)
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Last week, nearly 62 percent of the almost 2.4 million Missouri voters who cast ballots said they wanted the Constitution to be amended by the "Clean Missouri" plan.
Judges ruled in September that Missouri voters had the right to decide if the proposed should be adopted. However, the courts didn't say opponents were barred forever from challenging the amendment, if it passed.
With the amendment's passage, Kansas City lawyer Eddie Greim said Monday: "All options are on the table. We suspect an even greater majority of Missourians would vote to reject the redistricting portion of Clean Missouri if the ballot gives them a fair chance to do so."
Sean Soendker Nicholson, who led the initiative petition campaign placing the issue on the ballot, said in late September the plan, if passed, would "eliminate almost all lobbyist gifts in the General Assembly; require that legislative records be open to the public; lower campaign contribution limits for state legislative candidates; require politicians to wait two years if they want to become lobbyists; (and) ensure that neither political party is given an unfair advantage when new maps are drawn after the next census."
Business leaders, and some Republican leaders, objected to various parts of the amendment, and filed two lawsuits that were tried in Cole County by Circuit Judge Dan Green, and ruled on by the state appeals court in Kansas City.
Most of the opponents' objections focused on the amendment's redistricting plan, which keeps parts of the current system but, the opponents argued, gives the main power to redraw state legislative districts to a non-partisan "state demographer," who is to be chosen by the state auditor with approval from the Senate's majority and minority party leaders.
The Clean Missouri amendment says, after the federal government reports the results of its every 10-year Census, that demographer (and his or her staff) are to draw the new district lines based on clear criteria including being compact and contiguous (which are the current constitutional requirements), as well as having natural and political boundaries, keeping communities' interests, and fairness and political competitiveness.
Opponents, including Missouri's Republican Party, complained that puts too much power in the auditor's office — which currently is held by Nicole Galloway, the only statewide Democrat.
Currently, when legislative districts need to be redrawn every 10 years, to reflect changes in Missouri's population, the governor names two commissions comprised of residents recommended by the congressional district committees of the two largest political parties — and those commissions redraw the district boundaries based on population data and statutory requirements.
Under the amendment, those two commissions still must be formed and must approve the demographer's proposed district boundaries by at least a 70 percent margin.
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The two lawsuits filed in August, right after Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft certified the proposed amendment to be on last week's ballot, accused the Clean Missouri supporters of using the proposed amendment's other, "ethics"-related provisions to cover up the redistricting plan as the amendment's main goal.
Those other provisions included the lobbyist gift and campaign donations limits and the two-year ban on lawmakers becoming lobbyists.
Greim said Monday, "There are also First Amendment problems with other parts of Clean (Missouri) that were not well-conceived and were added to distract voters.
"The question for now is how to fix Clean (Missouri), a move that we think will likely be even more popular than Clean itself."
He didn't provide details and didn't say if another lawsuit was being planned.
Officials with the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Missouri Republican Party could not be reached Monday for a comment for this story.


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Yes, this is a vegan + gluten-free pumpkin cake. Let me tell you, I always get a bit annoyed when I see a recipe with a title "Pumpkin cake", when there is like only 1 cup of the pumpkin. I'd call it a cake with pumpkin, not a pumpkin cake.
Now, if you really want a Pumpkin cake, this is the real deal! And by the way, this will be a great recipe for the upcoming Halloween!
What do you need?
-1,7kg finely grated pumpkin
-3 tablespoons of ground flax seeds (with a stack)
-3 tablespoons of a potato starch
-200 ml soy milk (can also be regular milk, of course)
-4-5 Tablespoons honey (4 for the mixture , 1 for the base) (may substitute with condensed milk, stevia, agave syrup or sugar)
-5 handfuls of oatmeal (3 coarsely ground, 2 finely ground )
-2 handfuls of prunes
-150g rice flour
What do I have to do?
-To separate the pumpkin off the skin more easily, you can put it in the oven for 25 minutes (180 degrees C). After this you can easily peel the pumpkin, the skin will come off really easy. If you don't want to do this, then just get a pumpkin, peel it and grate it finely.
-Dissolve 3 tablespoons of potato starch in 200 ml of soy milk. Add the ground flax seeds.
-Add the soy milk-flaxseed-potato starch mixture to the pumpkin and stir it all together. Add honey (or sugar, or condensed milk), rice flour.
-For the base – mix the oatmeal flour together with small pieces of prunes and honey (in this case sugar is not a good option, because honey will stick it all together, while sugar won't).
-Put the oatmeal dough in the cooking tray ( I usually use silicone cooking trays, those are soooo convenient!), pour the pumpkin mixture over the base.
-Sift a bit of cinnamon over the cake and put it in the oven for 45 minutes (170 degrees). Please, take into account that ovens are different.
-After 45 minutes, take the cake out of the oven and let it cool down. The cake will be soft after cooling down as well, but it will keep itself together. To make the process faster, you can put the cake into the fridge to cool down.
If you want to make this guilt-free cake a bit more guilty, add sour cream, cream or fresh cheese cream to the mass.


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Obiefule treble fires MarsaxlokkSaturday, August 20, 2011, 18:59
by Joshua Cacciatolo
Marsaxlokk 5-2 Mosta
Obinna Obiefule got his Marsaxlokk career off to a dream start with a brilliant hat-trick against Mosta as Marsaxlokk beat Mosta 5-2 in a thrilling encounter.
Marsaxlokk coach Winston Muscat started with an offensive 4-4-2 formation as Nigerian Obiinna Obiefule and all rounder Malcolm Licari formed the forward line. Defenders Carlos Compagnoli, Patrick Borg, right back Jonathan Xerri and striker Obinna Obiefule were making the debut for the Southsiders.
Mosta coach Oliver Spiteri started an initial 4-4-2 formation as former Valletta striker Ian Zammit and last season's Malta Football Awards 1st Division Player of the Season Gilbert Martin was given the nod in attack. Former Marsaxlokk goalkeeper Glenn Zammit was preferred to last season's goalkeeper Jonathan Debono as Kurt Maxi Magro and Sheldon Grech formed the central midfield. Defender Rudi Alhinho was the only foreigner in the Blues line up
First Half
25min: Goal. Obinna Obiefule opened his Marsaxlokk account after he dribbled former Marsaxlokk goalkeeper Glenn Zammit and slotted the ball in an empty net 1-0.
40min: Obinna Obiefule missed a glorious chance for Marsaxlokk as he failed to conclude Martin Deanov's cross after he was anticipated by Mosta defender Kenneth Spiteri.
45min: Goal. Bulgarian naturalised Maltese Martin Deanov scored a freak goal for Marsaxlokk as he lob the ball on Glenn Zammit and the Mosta defenders fail to clear the danger as the ball kept rolling in the net 2-0.
Second Half
48min: Goal. Mosta reduce the gap. Kurt Magro shot hit the upright post and then Gilbert Martin conclude in an empty net for 2-1.
55min: Glenn Zammit kept Mosta in the game as he saved a Obinna Obiefule point blank shot.
57min: Goal. Penalty for Mosta!! Ian Zammit convert from the penalty spot 2-2.
75min: Goal. Rudi Alhinho trips Malcolm Licari in the box, Penalty!!! Obinna scores his second and the third for Marsaxlokk. 3-2
80min: Goal. Jean Paul Farrugia scored the fourth for Marsaxlokk as he converted Obinna Obiefule cross 4-2.
90min: Goal. Obinna Obiefule nets his hat trick after again he dribbled past goalkepper Glenn Zammit 5-2
Marsaxlokk: R.Gauci, C.Mamo, M.Deanov (S,Borg 85min), C.Campagnoli, M.Licari (J.P.Farrugia 78min), J.Xerri , C.Brincat, T.Tempelman, P.Borg, O.Obiefule, F.Raimy
Mosta: G.Zammit, A.Borg, L.Martinelli, K.Spiteri, R.Alininho, S.Grech, K.Magro, J.Bajada, G.Martin, I.Zammit, F.Aboulezz(A.Cini 46min)
Scores: O.Obiefule(3), M.Deanov, J.P.Farrugia(MXL) G.Martin (Mos)
Referee: Mario Apap
Yellow Cards: T.Tempelman, P.Borg (MXL) J.Bajada, R.Alhinho, K.Magro (Mos)
BOV Man of the Match: Obinna Obiefule (Marsaxlokk)


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You may be wondering how to work through depression. It's not an easy answer, of course. Choose the tips and recommendations that work best for you in alleviating depression.
When trying to deal with depression, finding some new hobby or interest can be helpful. Not having sufficient hobbies or not doing enough can cause depression. Plan activities that are exciting enough to make you want to fight against depression just to be able to enjoy them. If you try an activity and you don't like it, try another one. You don't have to stick with an activity that you don't enjoy, your goal is to try to incorporate something new to do into your life.
Be sure that you expose yourself to just enough sunlight each day. There is scientific data that suggests that insufficient sunlight can significantly worsen depression.
Diet, exercise, and adequate sleep all play a part in whether you are depressed or not. When you feel the blues coming on, take a walk, go for a ride or engage in an enjoyable activity. Avoid sugary or fatty foods, as they will only contribute to depression.
While general sadness is something quite distinct from clinical depression, certain treatment techniques can work for both. Remember not to subject yourself to known triggers for depression. If there are certain events, people, actions, and people that trigger your depression, do what you must to avoid them.
Try to have a sizable circle of supportive friends. You need to have many friends to talk to, so one in particular doesn't become drained by your issues.
If you're depressed, dwelling on the past will only make you feel worse. Instead, try looking to the future. Concentrating on hopeful feelings about things to look forward to is a great way to move toward life and move away from depression.
If you have a house of your own, you should make sure the decorations promote a positive frame of mind. This will elevate your mood, even if you don't notice directly.
Although music can help in your battle with depression, exercise caution when choosing what to listen to. Don't focus on music that makes you feel anxious or down. This music will cause you to think about the feelings mentioned in the song.
Take your medication as it is directed on the bottle. Never take either less or more medication than you are prescribed, and never stop the medication suddenly without talking to your doctor first, as it may be dangerous. It is often necessary to wean a patient from anti-depressants slowly to avoid negative reactions to a sudden stop.
Clinical Depression
Know how severe your depression is. It can range from relatively mild to extreme clinical depression. Mild and moderate cases affect millions, and many of them aren't aware that they're depressed. Depression can take control of your life. Full clinical depression leads to an entire loss of interest in anything, and leads to serious behavioral changes. It is important to share how you are feeling with your physician or therapist.
Depressed people often want to stay away from social activities, but these can actually help you in a big way. By being around those that you care about and love, you can feel less depressed for the time you're around them. By staying busy and active, you can sometimes avoid episodes of depression.
Once you become depressed it can almost seem impossible to get yourself back into a normal state of mind. It can be hard to overcome depression, but doing so is definitely worth it. Utilize the advice given in this article so that you can progress towards a new you, depression free.


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It's About Time
Courtesy Santa Cruz Trains Facebook Group
I recently discovered the above time table, thanks to the Santa Cruz Trains website, and found myself instantly engrossed with it. A lot of information can be found from this simple chart. For my layout, I can pick which stops to model, add flagstop stations as needed, and I can approximate the routine speed of the trains traveling from Watsonville to Spreckels. Using that, I can determine how fast trains should be running on my railroad.
The total distance traveled on this line is 27.2 miles, over the course of 1 hour and 45 minutes, which gives us a pace of 15.5 miles an hour. Assuming my proposed track plan is somewhat accurate (it likely isn't), the distance my trains will cover between my version of Watsonville and Spreckels, will be closer to twenty one feet. If I use a 12:1 fast clock (which is what is used at the Belmont Shore RR Club I belong to, so I'm using it for this thought process), then I will need to make the journey is 9 real time minutes, which is a pace of approximately 2 ft/min. This is amazingly slow.
Courtesy Ed Gibson, "The Wx4 Dome O' Foam." The Tim Zukas Collection
I also found this time table that had recently been posted on "The Wx4 Dome O' Foam" (which I originally discovered while researching the Southern Pacific's Monterey Branch. Much appreciation to Ed for sending me a few pictures of the PVCRR that I didn't have.) This time table is from 1919 when the railroad was no longer operating scheduled trains along the main line from Spreckels to Watsonville. The branch line was still under a schedule, and covered 4.7 miles from Spreckels to Salinas, with eight daily round trips during the week to bring Spreckels Sugar Company employees to and from work at the factory.
This trip took 15 minutes each way, at a pace of about 19 miles an hour. If my math is right, that speed would reduce the one way trip on my layout to a whopping 7 minutes from Watsonville to Spreckels, at a speed of 3 feet per minute of real time. While not as slow as the 2 ft/min discussed above, this is still slow, and I'm not entirely sure N scale steam engines can travel at that pace.
Numbers and spotty math aside, what this has really illustrated is that while this was a small railroad, there were a number of trains operating at a slow enough pace to easily keep me busy for anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours, which is ultimately my goal.


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Hebrews 5:8 8 Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered (NIV)
Since Jesus, God's Word in flesh, God's only Son, who was perfect had to learn obedience through suffering, why do so many Christians think, since they are children of God, they should never have to suffer. So many preach a life style of always being blessed. I can't find anywhere in God's written word, the Holy Bible, that we would live a life of ease. I do find many references that we would have many trials and tribulations as we walk with God. We have a hard time learning through the mistakes or sufferings of others. We learn best through our own experiences and sufferings. James, the brother of Jesus, knew this very well. He starts out his epistle telling us to be thankful when trials and tribulations come our way. This is the only way to build our faith and trust in God and His power and love. When we find ourselves in a "suffering" situation it is definitely time to look to God and ask Him what it is we are to learn as we walk through the situation with Him by our side. When we ask and listen, God is always faithful to provide the answers.


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Name: Katherine Garrity
Major: Business Administration with concentration in Marketing
Grad Year: May 2015
Hometown: Newtown Square, PA
Destination Abroad: Edinburgh, Scotland
Term Abroad: Spring 2014
Program Abroad: TU UK Direct Edinburgh Napier University
Q: FOOD, your favorite subject & ours. Best dish? Worst dish? New recipe you picked up?
The best thing I had abroad BY FAR was Irish stew and soda bread in Cork, Ireland. The stew and soda bread were so fresh and delicious that Julie still talk about it to this day. The worst thing I had was this drink that is essentially the national drink of Scotland, Irn Bru. The Scots swear by it but I think it's awful. It tastes like liquid bubble gum. Surprisingly, it is known to be a good hangover cure though.
Q: PLACES, talk about your favorite spot in your home away from home. Where? Why?
It's so hard to pick a favorite place but I would have to say Black Medicine Coffee Company. This coffee shop hangout place was two doors down from my flat and I became a regular. I love the guys Alex the Aussie and his coworkers; they are so sweet and funny. The shop in and of itself was one of those places you can just sit and stay a while without worrying about taking up space or being a burden. Plus the fact that they make amazing paninis, coffee drinks, pastries, and so many other things doesn't hurt. Coming in close second though is Princes Street. Princes Street is the hub of Edinburgh (parallel to the Royal Mile). There's so many shops including my personal fave Primark. Primark is kind of similar to Forever 21 but massive and super affordable. I completely recommend going there as many times as humanly possible.
Q: TOP SECRET, did a local point you to a market, pub, or park you didn't know about? Pass it on.
The pub that my friends and I went to on a daily basis is called the Golf Tavern. The Golf is one of the oldest pubs in Scotland (founded in 1456). The Golf sits right next to the Bruntsfield Links golf course and has a ton of history. The atmosphere was always awesome and they have different themes for each night of the week such as trivia night, live music, and open mic. The Golf also gives an amazing student discount of 25% off and you can't beat that. Also, their mac n cheese is beyond amazing..my flat had a club of the people that ate the whole bowl of mac n cheese because it was so big.
Q: NOPE, are there things you don't miss from your destination? What? Why?
The lack of respect for yoga pants as casual pants. The UK students dress up for everything, including class, so when Americans showed up wearing yoga pants to an early morning class you got looked at like you had three heads.
Q: YEP, you're actually homesick for something from abroad. What? Why?
I miss everything and I'm not even exaggerating. My flatmates, the grocery store across the street, the Scottish accent, etc.
Q: SPEAKING OF, what new vocabulary have you added to your repertoire after study abroad?
I don't use Scottish vocab that much but I can place different Scottish accents (like the region people are from) it's kind of creepy actually.
Q: SHOCKING, you could hardly believe your eyes when you saw … What? Why?
Subway! It was my first hour of being in Scotland and I thought that everything would be foreign to me but then I saw different U.S. chains. Subway and Papa Johns were randomly pretty common.
Q: WEEKENDS, full of travel. Where did you go? How did you choose? Was it difficult to plan?
I went all over Scotland during the weekends. I really wanted to explore the place that was my home for four months and I did just that. A lot of the time a few of my friends and I would just be like "do you want to go somewhere this weekend?" and we would just go someplace! Even if the town was small or not what we expected we made the best of it and had a blast. The hardest part of planning trips was probably which hostel to stay in. Hostels can be really awesome or not so awesome so researching them was one of the most essential parts of a trip.
The best trip I went on abroad was a bus trip I took with a big group of my friends across Scotland that ended in Isle of Skye. Our amazing driver and tour guide gave us a crash course in Scottish history of the places we passed or stopped in along the way and stories that shaped the way the people had lived. That trip made me love Scotland even more than before and gave me some of my favorite memories from abroad.
Q: TOUGHEST DAY, everyone has one. What challenged you while you were abroad? Why?
My toughest day was probably about 3 months in. I felt really homesick and alone. I think I was in that stage where I would see that my friends were hanging out together and I felt like I was missing out. All my friends in my flat were going through similar things so that helped me distract myself and be focused on something other than being sad. I pushed myself to go and explore rather than sit inside and scroll through Facebook. Getting a change of scenery or just hanging out with other people helped more than I can say.
Q: PARTING WORDS. What would you say to students worried / concerned / afraid of studying abroad?
I would say go for it. Take the risk. Do it even if it scares you. Before I went abroad I was stressed and constantly worrying if I was making the right decision. The thing that scared me the most was the fact that I didn't know anyone. No one from towson was going on this trip with me and I was worried that i wouldn't make any friends. But you know what, not knowing anyone was probably the best thing for me. I was a small fish in a big pond but it was okay. I had a clean slate to make this experience what I wanted it to be. I did things during my time abroad that I wouldn't have ever done in my life. I made friends with people I would have never met otherwise who live around the world. And I had a freaking blast. Studying abroad was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life and I cant imagine what my life would be like if I never took the leap of faith.


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