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Cotton farmers or seed company research scientists shouldn't assume that recent improvements in yield potential have reached a plateau.
"Yield is always at the top of the list," says Terry Campbell, general manager, Americot, Inc.
"But we also need fiber quality that fits into the international market standards," he says. "That bar has been raised."
Campbell says Americot, a privately-owned company in Lubbock, Texas, is working to improve cotton varieties for Texas and other growers across the Cotton Belt.
"Disease tolerance will be a key," he says. "We're looking for verticillium wilt tolerance in West Texas. We're seeing more infection as farmers get away from stripper cotton varieties that have some tolerance. With the acquisition of the NexGen brand, we now have varieties with stripper backgrounds and disease tolerance. We also need to focus on fusarium wilt.
"We are also screening for Rootknot and Reniform nematode resistance in our breeding program. As genes have been identified that infer resistance we'll incorporate them into our breeding lines."
Cold tolerance offers another opportunity, Campbell says. "We're not looking for something that will grow north of Kansas. We want varieties that offer better stand uniformity and that emerge under harsh conditions. We see a relationship between cold tolerance and early season vigor. We want cotton varieties that get off to a better start."
Drought stress will be another focal point. "We likely will not use conventional breeding techniques to look for drought tolerance," he says. "We hope to identify genetically modified traits to improve water use efficiency."
Campbell says as an independent company Americot tries to develop varieties "that fit local needs and provide good yield, high fiber quality, and good seed quality with the technology traits farmers want.
"We look for field performance and provide turn-row service." He says NexGen brand products helps provide for local conditions. "Growers in West Texas want high yielding B2RF and RF varieties with excellent fiber quality, disease tolerance and a storm-proof boll."
Americot is a "100 percent cotton seed company. We are trying to identify conventional cotton varieties with top yield potential, high quality and the disease and storm-proof package growers want. As new traits are introduced, we will insert them into our improved lines.
"As with all cotton seed companies our goal is to develop better varieties than are on the market today. Better meaning, improved yield potential, fiber quality, and disease tolerance."
Campbell says the cotton industry faces challenges over the next few years. "Acreage is declining but with the NexGen acquisition in 2007 our sales have not dropped off. With Americot and NexGen we are growing our market share. NexGen helped separate us (from other cotton seed companies)," he says.
Americot was founded in 1987 in the Mid-South. "We were focusing on conventional varieties adapted to Northeast Arkansas and Western Tennessee. We moved to West Texas in the early 2000s, as Roundup Ready became available.
"We incorporated Roundup Ready technology into our conventional varieties and established a nursery and a breeding program near Seminole, Texas, in Gaines County." Americot operates two other nurseries in Arkansas and Tennessee."
Campbell says a new NexGen product, NG 3348 B2RF, an early to mid-maturity variety, offers excellent yield potential and fiber quality. "NG 3348 B2RF was developed in Idalou, Texas, and is a storm-proof variety with verticillium wilt tolerance." For those growers planting straight Roundup Ready Flex varieties NexGen offers NG 3410 RF, a sister line of NG 3348 B2RF.
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Voting has started for the 2011 Black Entertainment Film Fashion Television and Arts (BEFFTA) Awards!
According to their official website, "The BEFFTA awards is the premier award ceremony that celebrates the achievements of both the known and the unsung hard working black and ethnic minority personalities in entertainment, film, fashion, television and arts worldwide under one roof."
BEFFTA founder Pauline Long said, "the nomination process is usually lengthy and involves intense research but it's all worth it, you only have to look at the individuals nominated to see that we are a community of very talented and creative people. A lot of the people that have been nominated work very hard behind the scenes and are very talented, these people need recognition for their contribution in the industry and that's what BEFFTA is about".
Nominations for the regular categories have closed and now it is time to vote. However, nominations are still being accepted for the special awards.
BEFFTA Special Awards
Send your nomination with full details of nominee (email, website or links with profiles) to [email protected] This special category is not for public voting the winners will be decided by the panel of BEFFTA members.
Winners will be announced at the 2011 BEFFTA UK Awards on 22nd October at the Light House in London.
Click HERE to Vote – www.beffta.com/voting
Complete List of Nominees for the 2011 BEFFTA UK Awards
Best Female Act: Dionne Reid, Kadija Kamara, Cherri v, Makeida, Shiikane, 4flava, Ayanna, Lioness, Alexandra Burke, RD, Lil simz, Wyen Solo, Bumi Thomas, Destinee Superstar, Yolanda Brown, Mz Bratt
Best Male Act: Jermaine Riley, Wretch 32, DEM TWO, Dretonio, YJ, Tinchy Strider, Sway, R.I.O, PW, Pepstar, Lock Essien, Marvylous
Best Gospel Act: Chuka Royalty, Aaron T Aaron, Rebecca, Diana Hamilton, Sonnie Badu, Uche Ugwu, Four Kornerz, Ejiro, Rudo Zamchiya, Faith Child, Remi Odumesi, Myco Cris, Coco Dupree, Meleke
Best International Act: Zone Fam, D' banj, Fally Ipupa, Tu Face Idibia, Menoosha, Simply Chrysolite, Tim Godfrey, Kelly Rowland, Lupe Fiasco, Menoosha, Wiz Kid, Teargas, Tiwa Savage, LeToya Luckett
Best Female UK based Afro/Caribbean Act: Cythia Mare, Tracy Chanda, Simply Chrystolite, Zita K, Bumi Thomas, Tipsy,
Best Male UK based Afro/Caribbean Act: Lil P, Mo Eazy, King David, Myco Chris, Lekan Shobiyi, Tu Short, Hyper Hype, 2Kriss, Lanre Japlin, Prince Ade
Best Producer: Best Touch, Lekan Shobiyi, SHABACH(Beautiful Soundz), Master Kraft, Labrinth, The Real Mr Smith, J Weathers, Pepstar
Best Dance Act: Dan-Kira, Akai, Flawless, Diversity, Definitives, Rhimes Lecointe, Boy Blue Entertainment
Best Dance Choreographer: Kwame Knight, Douggie Dan-Kira, Glenn Hudson, Kenrick 'H20′ Sandy, Tony Adigun, Johnson(Kid Royal), Anthony Kaye
Best Comedian: Obonjo comedian, Don't Jealous Me, Adot, Eddie Kadi, Funmbi, Kat Francois, Miss London, Slim Comedian, Prince Abdi, Joycely Jee Esien, Lateef Lovejoy
Station of the Year: Voice of Africa, East African Voice, Inspiration FM, Unique FM, Playvybz, Bang Radio, Zimonline Radio, Colourful Radio, Flames radio, Premier Gospel Radio, Rinse FM, UCB Radio
Radio Personality of the Year: Patricia Benjamin , Deoba Authentic, Ezra, Tshisha Sibanda, Yinka Awojobi, Karla Williams, Betty Makoni, Kojo, DJ Abrantee, Eddie Kadi, Kat Boyce
Best Community Newspaper: Afro News, The Voice, Trumphet, Testify
Magazine of the Year: New African Woman, FAB Magazine, Nollywooduncut, Flavour, In-spired lifestyle magazine, Hotminute Magazine, Black Hair Magazine, Tropics Magazine, check out Magazine , Crux, Keep The Faith, Women Confidential, fashion finest, Afro Pulp, Lime Magazine, Oh yes, Urban World
Journalist of the year: Topi Lyambila, Henry Bonsu, Ayo Johnson, Stephen Ogongo, Janelle Oswald, Charlene White, Annika Allen, Lukwesa Burak, Jumoke Fashola, Precious Williams, Rageh Omar
Blog of the Year: Shadders.net, belindaotas.com, Africa Fashion Guide, Soul Culture, msafropolitan, Deeper than twitter, Bella Naija, Art Hustle, Bee Suarez, Miss Jestina George, Mo-am network, Not Just ok, pappzd, The Norte Blog, Africa Batik
Best Events Promoter: Effycom Productions, Mahogany International, Vintage Star, Triforce promotions, Vorte Avant Garde, Talented and Young, IUC Entertainment, Fashion finest, DJA Media, Bigga Fish, K Benson Entertainment, Akwaaba Promotions, Tukdel entertainment, Ultimate praise, Smade, Akwaaba Promotions
DJ of the Year: Dj Longers, Dj Unbeetable, Dj Dubwise, Dj Ace and Vis, Dj Dubwise, Dj xclusive, Dj Dego Ranking, Dj 279, Dj Abass, Dj Shimpundu, Dj Shuges, Dj Steve Sutherland, Dj twin b, Dj Candice McKenzie
Best Photographer: Ernest Simons, David Mbiyu, Kenneth Asia, Idelic media and creative photography, Adeyinka Adepitan, Akpe Ododoru, Creative Piece, Femi Touch
Fashion Designers
Best Female Fashion Designer: Kamondi Couture, Sandstorm Boutique, Yaa Ataa Couture Bags , Adopted Culture Couture, Tina Lobondi, KiRette Couture, Laurette Lope (Glamelle Boutik), Aj Clothing, Bestow Elan, Chichia London, Leah African design, Anita Quansah, Ayikai couture, Jose Hendo, Ester Ndongala
Best Male Fashion Designer: Kitoko, Maze Couture, Alexander Amosu, Fabio designs, Zekaryas Solomon, Usher Shegs
Best Hair Stylist: Dionne Smith, Edee Beau, Angela Plummer, Didisa, Junior Green, Eugene Davis, Sandra Webb
Best Wardrobe Stylist: Crystal Deroche, Christelle Kedi, Shanah-Marie Francis, Tanesha West Carr, Eboni Burrowes, Samantha Watson
Make-up Artists
Best Make-up Artist: Sheeba Raye, Edee Beau, Barbara Mensah, Alicia Samuels, Mink London, Sophia Taylor, Dimple Patel Make up, Lola Maja, Karen Salandy, Cre8tive Makeup, Facequizite, Didisa
Fashion Choreographers
Best Fashion Choreographer: Kwame Knight, Catwalk Professor, Maxine Griffiths, Reuben Joseph
Best Male Model: Ibukun Jegede, Prince Nkay, Anthony Kaye, Dwain Stephens, Jason Daniel Best, Zebulun, Delisser, Julius Reuben, Ebrima Sey,
Best Female Model: Samira Hashi, Nana Afua Antwi, Robyn Henry, Rissikat Bade, Halima Ali, Samantha Watson, Gisela Wanjiru Greiner, Tamar Oluwaseun, Abie Koroma, Shanelle Banton, April Alexander, Rachel Tukdel, Sasha Shantel, Lisette Mibo, Sophie Latoya
Best Modelling Agency: Demus Castings, Mahogany Models, Mora Moda
Beauty Pageants
Best Beauty Pageant: Miss Nubian UK, Miss West Africa UK, Miss Congo UK, Queen of Zambia UK, Miss Uganda UK, Miss Ghana UK, Miss Jamaica UK, Miss African Spirit, Miss Elegant International, Miss Central Africa UK, Miss Cameroon UK
Best Beauty Queen: Casandra Dohmatob, Victoria Okafor, Rissikat Bade, Victoria Matonga, Nzala Chimuka
Best Former Beauty Queen: Nicola Sackey, Flavia Mbazima, Amelia Lola, Sasha Shantel, Laurette Lopo, Maria Namiiro
Best Beauty Pageant Director: Jacqueline Wabara, Nana Tamakloe, Ethel Elaka, Jacqueline Matovu, June Daley, Marvis Osei, Michelle Adams, Justina Mutale
Film Category
Best Film Director: Obi Emelonye, Lonzo Nzekwe, Otunba Abiola Asalulola, Verona Spence and Dalian Adofo, Adam Deacon, Noel Clarke, Tyler Perry
Best Actor: Phoenix James, TY Bankinson, Jordan Pitt, Ashly Chin, Adam Deacon, Ashley Walters, Femi Oyeniran, Jumayn Hunter, Sam Sarpong, Idris Elba, Osita Iheme, Will Smith
Best Actress: Ann Akin, Fatima Jabbe, Genevive Nnaji, Omotola, Wunmi Mosaku, Vanessa Adekola, Kyla Frye, Thandie Newton
Best Film: The Mirror Boy, Anchor Baby, Natashe De Prodigal, Ancestral Voices, Anuvahood, For Colored Girls
Best Screenwriter: Tyler Perry, Anne Akin, Adam Deacon, Lonzo Nzekwe, Noel Clarke, Obi Emelonye
Best Theatre Production: Life After Death, Conversations With Love, Love is a Losing game, Lion King, FELA!, Estate Walls
Best Actress: Ellen Thomas, Segilola Scott, Bunmi Mojekwu, Wunmi Mosaku, Yetunde Oduwole, Andrea Ama Abaogye, Moji Bamtefa
Best Actor: David Ajala, Wale Ojo, Arinze Kene, Tolu Charles Ogunmefun, Daniel Kaluuya, Jimmy Akingbola, Daniel Anthony
Best TV Station: OH TV, HI TV, BEN TV, BET, OBE, VOX AFRICA
Best TV Show: Meet The Adebanjos(OH TV), The Sporah Show(BEN TV), Telling Tales(OH TV), The Magazine Show(BEN TV), Afrika Rising(Oh TV), The Afro Buzz(VOX Africa), Shoot The Messenger(VOX Africa), The Wendy Williams Show(BET), The Monique Show(BET), Wahala show(VOX AFRICA)
Best TV Personality: Shoggy Tosh, Lola Ogunbadejo, Mansour Bellow, Charlene White, Henry Bonsu, Adesope Olijide, Effua Daniels, Angelica Bell, Princess Deun Adedoyin,
Best Presenter: Lola Ogunbadejo, Shoggy Tosh, Adesope Olajide, Effua Daniels, Reggie Yates, Femi Amusan, Liz Yemoja, Melvin O'doom, Rickie Haywood, James Sherwood, Miquita Oliver, Sama Ndango, Mansour Bellow, Sporah Njau
Best Webseries: Meet The Adebanjos, Breach drama, Don't Jealous Me(DJM), The Sama Ndango Show
Best Online TV: Factory 78 TV, SB TV, UPSHOT TV, xposure TV
Best Spoken Word Artist/Poet: Lyrical Healer, Dean Atta, Dumi Senda, Deanner Rodger
Best Art Director: Kwame Knight, Ann Akin, Sam Davis, Ola Shobowale, Christelle Kedi


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The Do's and Don'ts of Websites with Stephen Christopher.
Monday, January, 25th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Mike J. Agugliaro
Categories: Podcast Tags: Business, interview, marketing, podcast, technology, web, websites
Summary: In this week's episode of The CEO Warrior Podcast, Mike Agugliaro interviews Stephen Christopher, who is the Founder of Seequs Marketing Technology, which is a web marketing firm designed to help business owners achieve results they never thought possible. During this episode, Mike and Stephen discuss web marketing, plus the do's and don'ts of websites.


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Southbury woman injured in accident
Ruth McCarthy
, of Heritage Village, sustained a broken wrist and shoulder in the 4:54 p.m. accident, state police said.
McCarthy had pulled into the Titus Park Garage for assistance with her exterior mirror. When she left the garage, the vehicle accelerated abruptly, crossed 300 feet of lawn and hit a house at 14 Titus Road.
Police said McCarthy had to be extricated from the vehicle. She was taken to the hospital by LifeStar helicopter.


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Did you know soccer was actually invented in China?
The 2014 FIFA World Cup is the 20th tournament of the International Men's Football (known as soccer in the US), and it just started in Brazil on June 12th. It's too bad that the most populous country in the world, China, did not qualify in the qualifying competition. Purportedly, China is where the soccer game originated at least 2,200 years ago, and FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football) agrees.
Although England should be credited with organizing the contemporary game in 1863, according to FIFA's website, 'The very earliest form of the game for which there is scientific evidence was an exercise from a military manual dating back to the second and third centuries BC in China.'
The world's first soccer ball was a leather ball filled with feathers and hair, and the game was called 'Tsu' Chu,' which literally means 'kicking ball.' The player was not permitted to aim at his target unimpeded, but had to use his feet, chest, back and shoulders while trying to withstand the attacks of his opponents. Use of the hands was not permitted. China's own historical archives documented the popular game favored by the people of the Qi Kingdom (319 BC - 201 BC), which was located in the present-day Shantung province in northern China. The game continued to be mentioned in the subsequent dynasties in China.
This ancient painting portrays an all-star Chinese soccer team in a soccer field which they shared with dogs and birds. (via multipletext.com)
Even Marco Polo mentioned the Chinese game in his travelogue. (Come to think of it, Marco Polo might have been one of the world's earliest travel bloggers.) Ancient Chinese women also enjoyed the game too.
Watch a 400-year old alien hunk fall in love with a beautiful actress in My Love from Another Star.
I'm glad ancient China invented soccer, but I also feel relieved that the modern players aren't wearing the same cumbersome costumes. Today's soccer hunks definitely wear better fitting uniforms.


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Perhaps the best thing about the Marvel Studios-produced movies and television shows is that they're all connected. Just like in the comics, the movies and television shows that Marvel itself produces exist in a shared universe. Of course that resulted in The Avengers and upcoming series such as The Defenders, but even before the big heroes joined forces there have been links and hints to other heroes in all of the Marvel movies.
Here are ten of the best easter eggs and connections among the Marvel Studios movies…
The Infinity Stones
If you're a longtime comic fan who sat through the credits of Thor: The Dark World, you probably geekgasmed in your seat when it was revealed that the Tesseract and Aether are two of the "Infinity Stonesâ€. Just naming those, and the Collector saying "One down, five to go†should get comic fans extremely excited about where Marvel is taking this cinematic universe. Even with Silver Surfer being held hostage by Fox, they can still pull off an awesome Infinity Gauntlet storyline in Avengers 3. Especially if those Adam Warlock rumors surrounding Guardians of the Galaxy are true…
Adam Warlock
A key member in the Infinity Gauntlet story makes an appearance of sorts in the Thor: The Dark World credits sequence. The cocoon in the case that you see at the beginning of the scene is actually Adam Warlock in suspended animation. It's an Easter Egg only hardcore fans will spot, but if they show him here it's possible he'll play a part in a movie before the third Avengers.
Wakanda in Iron Man 2
At the end of Iron Man 2, in addition to Tony viewing video of the Hulk's college attack in The Incredible Hulk there's a map on the back wall. There are certain areas circled on the map and one is right in Africa. This is most likely Wakanda, the fictional African nation that Black Panther is king of. While the ocean circle makes some people think that could be a reference to Namor, as Universal owns that character we likely won't see him in the MCU anytime soon.
Infinity Gauntlet in Odin's Treasure Vault
The Thor sequel wasn't the first reference to the Infinity Gauntlet storyline in the MCU. In the first movie when the Frost Giants raid Odin's Treasure Vault, you can see the Infinity Gauntlet in the background right before the Destroyer vaporizes them. With the Tesseract and the Gauntlet in the vault, that means at some point Thanos will need to make a trip to Asgard…
Huginn and Muninn in Avengers
Comic fans know about Odin's ravens, and they showed up in both the original Thor and its sequel. But they were also in Avengers. When Thor catches up with Loki, you can see both ravens on a rock watching over Odin's sons.


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Hi! I'm new here, I mooved to Dubai 3 weeks ago and now I'm looking for a job in events/pr
I have 4years experience in this fields, worked in event-agency and night clubs in Russia
If anybody has any ideas about vacancys - let me know
My CV below
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text: We can count ourselves lucky that no one was hurt in the severe storm that hit us early last Friday afternoon. My friends Elizabeth Lee and Holly Steele were in Elizabeth's house down by the Boat Launch when a specially violent gust toppled the great, gorgeous old black locust in her front yard. Elizabeth was right by the front window, and as she saw it start to go she ran for her life toward the back of the house. It took down two other trees as it fellalong with the power line running northbefore coming to rest across Route 22, its highest branches, thankfully, just feet from the house across the road. Power was out in Wadhams till almost 6:30 the next morning. Other downed trees caused outages on Barber's Point and Route 9N heading toward Elizabethtown. In both places, power was out till late Saturday afternoon. Town Supervisor Dan Connell estimates that more than fifty trees came down around town altogetherincluding at Riverside Cemetery, Ballard Park, and several on 1st Street, up behind the Post Office. At the Fairgrounds, the wind picked up the entire structure of the small entertainment stage and dropped it, Wizard-of-Oz style, blowing out the walls and collapsing the roof. That's something you don't see every day. If we're lucky no one was hurt, we're also lucky to have our volunteer firemen and DPW workers, who immediately came out in force to secure the sites, reroute traffic, and begin the clean-up. The DPW guys didn't go home Friday night until all the roads had been checked and any downed power lines made safe. Then they came back first thing Saturday morning, and are still working flat out as this is written on Tuesday. They and the firemen deserve a lot more recognition than they get, along with our thanks. Looking ahead, dont miss Five Guys Named Moe at the Depot Theatre (last show on July 27), our own young actors in Romeo and Juliet at Ballard Park (August 1 and 2), the Air Guitar contest at Ballard Park (after the play on August 2) and the Westport Heritage Festival, including the Antique Boat Show (August 9).


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Review of St Barths Bucket 2018
This year's St Barths Bucket Regatta may've seen a decrease in numbers but there was no change to the warm welcome, bustling atmosphere and congeniality of both the island and the event.
The reduction in numbers is owed, in part, to the devastating hurricanes of September 2017, which tore through the islands causing significant damage to residences, businesses and infrastructure, prompting many yacht owners to alter their Caribbean cruising plans.
The 26 yachts in the fleet, ranging in length from 28 to 56 metres, were divided between the Pursuit Racing Classes, Corinthian Class and J Class. Events got underway on the Thursday with two windward/leeward races specifically for the three attending J's; Svea, Topaz and Velsheda.
Wolf Dietz of the Pantaenius Barcelona office joined 32m Child of Lir for the regatta whilst Michael Kurtz of the Monaco office, who is also a talented photographer, followed the fleet from the chase tender with his camera.
As is usual of the Bucket social schedule, guests were officially welcomed at the Owner's Reception on Thursday evening. Hosted at a villa with impressive vistas over Gustavia Harbour and the anchored sailing yachts, and exquisite food and flowing Champagne made for sparkling atmosphere.
The superyacht fleet began their racing efforts on the Friday with a course that took them counter-clockwise round the island with 13 to 15 Knots of breeze.
Notable this year is the growth of the Corinthian Class, which had six yachts competing (without spinnakers) and it was a close-to-call finish with 43m Koo edging out 52m Q by only two seconds and 33m Missy finishing just 30 seconds behind.
34m Spiip, overall winner of the Bucket last year, made a confident start finishing first amongst the Les Mademoiselles des Mers on day one. Other class winners were 35m Sojana (Les Elegantes des Mers), 34m Nilaya (Les Gazelles des Mers) and 36m Whisper.
Following two wins in the first J Class race, Svea added another to her scorecard gaining her a clear lead.
Friday night's 'Yacht Hop' had Q and Visione battling for attention. Q got the party going with a DJ and saxophonist, whilst Visione indulged guests with Champagne and Beluga Caviar – possibly going someway to helping them win the prize for the best crew at the end of the week.
Saturday's course was the 'Not-So-Wiggley', taking the sailing to the west side of the island around some of the smaller islands and rocky outcrops.
Initially solid breezes weakened to seven Knots in the afternoon and the challenging courses made for some exciting sailing, with yachts vying to maintain their early leads. The closest finish of the day was between Rebecca and Sojana (Les Elegantes des Mers) with 42 seconds between them and 43m Rebecca over the line first.
Nilaya and Whisper again finished first place in their respective classes, but Spiip lost out to Farfalla. In the Corinthian Class, Missy was able to take advantage of the lighter airs and finished in first place.
Following the Saturday night 'Bucket Bash', with dockside barbecue and live music, yachts were sent off on the Wrong-Way-Around course for Sunday's sailing.
Sojana's battle with Rebecca continued in the Les Elegantes des Mers class, but Sojana made it over the line to win the class at the end of the week.
Going into the last day's race in tied position, Farfalla pipped Spiip to the post and concluded her class win.
Whisper could boast a winning streak in her class and her consistent performance placed her a final three points ahead of runner-up, Blue Too.
Another win for Missy on Sunday's final race gave her the class title, to the delight of the owner and his team for whom this was their first regatta entry.
For the J Class, who completed five races over the regatta's four days, it was Svea who collected the silverware.
Taking the overall Bucket title was Nilaya, who not only won three out of three races but who the organizers determined, with a quantitative formula that uses race data, finish times and series points, was the class winner who prevailed in the most competitive, closely contested class.
Pantaenius continue as proud supporters of the Bucket Regatta, recognising the valuable addition it makes to the sailing sector of the superyacht industry. Our thanks to the organisers and all the attending yachts – we'll see you again next year!


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AllHipHop.com recently sat down with the Coke Boys Chinx to talk to him about his new single "Feelings" and new project "Cocaine Riot 4" on the way. During the conversation Chinx talked about him, French Montana, and Jadakiss being arrested in New York. "It was just the police being pricks.. They're mad we make more than them in a week."
Also Chinx gives advice to up and coming artist about how to be successful in Hip Hop. "Don't listening to nobody telling you… You can't do it. If you pull the layers back none of us are supposed to be here. We put our self here." Furthermore Chinx talked about him being in the running for the XXL Freshman Cover and why he dropped the "Drugz" from his name.
Check out the interview below.
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Twitter is a public, real-time, global platform where any user can create a Tweet and any user can follow other users. The platform is unique in its simplicity: Tweets are limited to 140 characters of text. This constraint makes it easy for anyone to quickly create, distribute and discover content that is consistent across our platform and optimized for mobile devices. As a result, Tweets drive a high velocity of information exchange that makes Twitter uniquely `live`.
Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below. Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates. The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com web site when you read this report.
Barchart technical indicators:
- 100% technical buy signals
- Trend Spotter buy signal
- Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
- 6 new highs and up 26.64% in the last month
- Relative Strength Index 75.38%
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SAN FRANCISCO — 49ers running back Brandon Jacobs is becoming even more frustrated with his extremely limited role for San Francisco.
Jacobs on Saturday said via Instagram that he is "on this team rotting away" while referring to his first season with the Niners as his "worst" yet during an eight-year career that included seven with the New York Giants.
The 30-year-old Jacobs has five carries for 7 yards while being active for only two games with the NFC West-leading Niners (8-3-1), who hosted the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Jacobs — inactive again with rookie LaMichael James active for the first time — has repeatedly referred any questions about his playing time to head coach Jim Harbaugh.
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Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot this Sunday 22nd October from 8am. Over 100 sellers last week at Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot & I expect the same every week now until the end of November when we stop. No events until the 26th November with the Christmas Craft Fair but, we expect good numbers as many Car Boots have closed for the year. Great having the field to ourselves and popular as ever. Make sure you turn up & sell from £5. Covered stalls £10 (you can pre book these but hurry up as they go fast - text 07817539168 to reserve – you can book any Sunday at any point). The Car Boot runs at the same time as events so check the link so you can sell to the extra crowds. Stonham Barns Sunday Car Boot is on this Sunday, 22nd October 2017 and every Sunday until the end of November (weather pending). Just turn up & sell at the car boot from only £5. We have had great numbers of sellers and buyers at Stonham Barns Car Boot this year as it's such a relaxed and friendly Sunday Car Boot where you can sell without being hassled. We are in our 5th year now and we are growing each year. So, if you want to sell just turn up at 8am or alternatively hurry up & pre-book the covered stalls (only 20 of these and they are very popular. These always sell quickly). Text 07817539168 to reserve one. Remember that these also offer some welcome shade. You can turn up on the day without booking and sell from £5. Everyone loves the friendly atmosphere, the non-aggressive buyers and a good old-fashioned traditional Car Boot. So, 8am start as usual on Sunday. Just turn up and sell from £5. Events often run at the same time as the Car Boot so make sure you check the events page. These are Ideal days to sell at the Car Boot with extra crowds on those days. I will also try and add all the various Car Meets and activities that will bring extra crowds on the Sundays. When the events are on the visitors park next to the Car Boot.. Stonham itself sees many new shops and a new restaurant as well as the popular Owl Sanctuary, Golf/FootGolf and a growing number of craft shops, antique shops, garden centre & lots more so, the whole experience on a Sunday is also improving. We also have some additional hard ground with lots more coming next year. As usual you can just turn up from 8am and sell from Five Pounds small Vans are Seven Pounds Fifty Large Vans Ten Pounds or alternatively use the Covered stalls (Ten Pounds) which are really popular and offer you the chance to sell without having to bring a table. Text your number plate quickly to reserve one (07817539168). These are held till 8.15am only on a Sunday or text if you are coming but delayed. We are on the big field so there's loads of room without extra charges for space taken. When you enter Stonham take the left into the field and wait to be positioned. Gazebos welcome, especially when the weather is potentially poor. We will always try and open (last year we didn't open on only one Sunday in the season). Email: firstname.lastname@example.com for information on the Car Boot and Events at Stonham Barns. Or better still ring me on 07817539168. Alternatively visit the web page, Facebook or twitter pages for further information:
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One of the strengths of our current system of local government ( as compared say to the various Mayoral models ) is that the Leader of the Council is still a ward councillor and does everything a ward councillor does. So today's post is only back to basics in the sense I haven't blogged about local stuff for a bit. This afternoon it's Crumpsall Ward Co-ordination Group, the quarterly meeting between Crumpsall councillors, officers who manage council services in the neighbourhood, and the police to scrutinise progress against our ward plan.
A smaller group, the " Core " group meet roughly half way between Ward Co-ordination meetings as well. The meetings have moved around a bit, but the last few including today's have been at Abraham Moss, still the scene of lots of building work - finishing off work on the new High School building, getting ready for the new primary school. We normally have a themed discussion and today it is the work being done in North Manchester with complex families. The presentation is a useful description of the work being done across North Manchester to engage with over a thousand complex families, but at the next meeting we will want to follow up with a bit more information on what is happening on the ground in Crumpsall and Blackley Village. When we get on to the action plan we talk about problems with a landlord in Newlands Street, progress with housing in the Catherine Road area, the worsening problem of parking around the hospital, and finally the crime and anti-social behaviour report. Work at a neighbourhood level is the fundamental building block of what the Council does and attendance at Ward Co-ordination is a top priority for me as a Councillor.


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hile "Caroline in the City" will never be regarded as one of NBC's classic sitcoms of the 1990s, it remains one of the better offerings from the second tier of comedies that ran throughout the week in between the "Seinfelds," "Frasiers" and "Friends" on the network's Must See TV lineup. Now, with the first season of "Caroline" available on DVD, the series actually provides a perfect time-capsule embodiment of the overall style and topics featured in the majority of NBC sitcoms from the '90s (it was one of many shows showcasing single life in New York City). With the advantage of hindsight, "Caroline" is also somewhat of a stylistic predecessor to another Peacock hit, "Will & Grace," in that it focused more on the punchline than the plot.
Living up to its name, the series revolved around Caroline (Lea Thompson, who played Michael J. Fox's mother in the "Back to the Future" films) and her adventures in New York City. She is a successful cartoonist that pens a syndicated comic strip (also titled "Caroline in the City") and the series begins as Caroline hires a new colorist, the wry and sardonic Richard (Malcolm Getzs), who quickly tires of hearing about her on-again, off-again relationship with Del (Eric Lutes). Throw in the quirky, man-hungry neighbor Annie (Amy Pietz) and you've got yourself all the ingredients necessary for a quintessential mid '90s sitcom on NBC.
The one thing that jumps out in the first season of "Caroline" is the guest stars. From classic TV actors like Florence Henderson ("The Brady Bunch"), Jean Stapleton ("All in the Family"), and Morey Amsterdam and Rose Marie ("The Dick Van Dyke"), to future famous faces including Lauren Graham ("Gilmore Girls") and Peter Krause ("Six Feet Under"), this collection of 24 episodes offers a who's who of TV personalities for even the casual fan of the series. And in keeping with NBC's crossover trend of that era, there are also appearances by Niles (David Hyde Pierce) and Daphne (Jane Leeves) from "Frasier," and Matthew Perry's Chandler Bing from "Friends."
Caroline is certainly more progressive and self-confident than Mary Tyler Moore's Mary Richards from the 1970s, but she's not quite Tina Fey's Liz Lemon of today as she seemingly lets her failure in relationships keep her from contentment. With his wit and cutting one-liners, Malcom Getz's performance as Richard often steals the show, but it's Thompson's Caroline that leaves a lasting impression.
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|Constellations (5)
|Antlia, Carina, Puppis, Pyxis, Vela
| Name: /'mal•is/
Genitive: /'mal•ī/
|the mast
|Midpoint right ascension
|08h 41.81m
|Midpoint declination
|−43° 27.58'
|Northernmost border
|−11° 15.13'
|Southernmost border
|−75° 41.04'
|Westernmost border
|06h 03.00m
|Easternmost border
|11h 20.62m
|Bordering caelregios
| Araneus (NW)
Felis (NE)
Selachimorphus (W/S)
Simianus (E/S)
|2127.001 sq. deg. (10th)
|Proportion of the sky
|Average constellation area
|303.857 sq. deg. (9th)
|Named stars
|Stars in the figure
| Naked eye stars
(m < 6.50)
|BF stars
| Bright stars
(m < 3.00)
|Brightest star
|Canopus (−0.72m)
| Nearby stars
(D < 10.00 pc, 32.62 ly)
|Nearest star
|WISE 1049-5319 (2.02 pc, 6.60 ly)
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|Full visibility range
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|Midnight culmination date
|January 31
Malus is a caelregio located in the second quadrant of the southern hemisphere at its midpoint. Malus is the second smallest caelregio after Selachimorphus with an area of 2127 square degrees, covering about 52‰ of the sky. Malus is divided into five constellations (listed in the infobox).
Malus contains Eta Carinae, which is one of the most luminous stars known. This caelregio also contains couple of notable spectroscopic binaries, a recurrent nova, and a supernova remnant.
Name and symbolism Edit
Malus is directly named after the former constellation where it was part of Argo Navis to be mentioned below where it is now incorporated into Pyxis. Malus is originally named after the Latin word for mast, a component of the Argo.
The component constellations Carina, Puppis, and Vela are all splitted from the formerly largest constellation Argo Navis, which had an area of 1667 square degrees, which is about 364 square degrees or 28% larger than the present-day largest constellation Hydra. If Argo Navis never split, then it would make up merely 78% of the total area of Malus, while the remaining 22% would be two other Malus' constellations Antlia and Pyxis that were never part of that former constellation. Then Argo Navis would be the only constellation in the entire sky to occupy most of the caelregio's area. The present-day largest constellation proportion of a caelregio would be Hydra which occupy just 32% of the total area of Felis.
Notable stars Edit
Bright stars Edit
An F-type supergiant Canopus is the Malus' brightest star at a magnitude of −0.72, located in Carina. It is also the second brightest star in the sky after Sirius in Araneus. The second brightest star is Gamma Velorum (1.75m), which contains a Wolf-Rayet star and an O-type supergiant. The third brightest is Naos (2.25m) in Puppis, which is an O-type supergiant 360,000 times more luminous (21,000 times brighter) than our Sun.
Nearby stars Edit
A brown dwarf WISE 1049-5319 is the Malus' nearest star and the third nearest star overall at a distance of 6.60 light-years (2.02 parsecs), located in Vela. Prior to the discovery of brown dwarf in 2013, a white dwarf DEN 1048-3956 was previously the Malus' nearest star at a distance of 13.17 light-years (4.04 parsecs), located in Antlia.
Variable stars Edit
This caelregio contains one of the most luminous stars known: Eta Carinae with five million times the solar luminosity and 7600 light-years away. Eta Carinae is a so-called Luminous Blue Variable (LBV). During the 1840s, Eta Carinae was the second brightest star in the sky after Sirius after a brief brightening outburst. As of March 2011, it has an apparent magnitude of 4.47.
T Pyxidis is a recurrent nova that reaches a peak magnitude of 6.4 every 12 to 25 years. The usual magnitude of T Pyx is 15.5.
Multiple stars Edit
Delta Velorum is a quadruple star system containing two sets of binary stars. The primary star is a spectroscopic binary plus an eclipsing binary, bringing the total number of stars in this system to six. δ Vel is the brightest known eclipsing binary but Algol has a deeper minimum.
Gamma Velorum is a sextuple star system containing a spectroscopic binary between a Wolf-Rayet star and an O-type supergiant. The spectroscopic binary period is 78.5 days at a separation of 1 AU. Another companion, a B-type subgiant, is 41.2" away from the binary, easily resolvable with binoculars. This star system also contains three A-type main sequence stars.
Planetary systems Edit
As of 2015, there are more than 40 exoplanets identified around more than 30 stars in Malus. Three notable examples of planetary systems are HD 70642 (P6 Mal) in Puppis, 99 Puppis (P12 Mal), and Gliese 370 (P24 Mal) in Vela.
HD 70642 has a planetary companion named Lusus (HD 70642 b, P106) which has mass 2.96 MJ in a 6.11-year orbit. HD 70642 also has four speculated planets, two inner and two outer planets relative to Lusus.
99 Puppis has three midplanets, all within the orbit of Venus, an asteroid belt, and a speculated super-Jupiter orbiting at Saturn-like distance from the star.
Gliese 370 contains the habitable planet Mors (Gliese 370 b, P558). Mors is an ocean planet massing 14.5 M⊕ orbiting at 0.26 AU from its star, which is similar in mass to Uranus and Neptune in our solar system. Gliese 370 also contains eight hypothetical planets, two orbit closer to the star than Mors and the rest orbit further away.
HD 95086 (P29 Mal) has a planet directly imaged in Carina. It is a 4.5 MJ super-Jupiter orbiting at 56 AU and an orbital period of 332 years. The parent star is just 14 million years old. After this planet formed, it migrated outward to explain the planet orbiting so far from the A-type star.
Notable deep sky objects Edit
Malus contains several interesting deep sky objects. The Vela Supernova Remnant, located in the Gum Nebula (Gum 12), which is an emission nebula in Vela, was created when the progenitor star exploded about 11000 years ago and the first farmers may have seen this supernova with their naked eyes. In that remnant, there is the Pencil Nebula (NGC 2736), which may have formed as part of the shockwave that created the whole remnant. The Carina Nebula (NGC 3372, C92) is a reflection nebula located in Carina, which contains the Keyhole Nebula. This nebula is shined by the luminous blue variable Eta Carinae mentioned above. Also in this constellation, there are the Wolf-Rayet nebula NGC 3199, which means this windblown nebula is shaped by a Wolf-Rayet star at its center, and NGC 3576, which is an emission nebula.
In Vela, there is the Eight Burst Nebula (NGC 3132, C74), which is a planetary nebula that can only be seen using a telescope. Because of the appearance, this nebula is considered to be the southern hemisphere's equivalent of the Ring Nebula (M57) located in the northern constellation Lyra in Avis, that's why amateur astronomers often referred to this as the Southern Ring Nebula.
Puppis contains several notable open clusters. These include NGC 2451, M93, NGC 2546, M46, and M47. In Carina, Westerlund 2, which is a beautiful young open cluster, can be seen using a telescope. Westerlund 2 contains a dozen O-type stars. In Vela, the Omicron Velorum Cluster (IC 2391, C85), which is a beautiful open cluster containing about 30 stars, most of them are blue. This cluster can be seen using just the naked eye. Carina also contains the open cluster NGC 3603. At the center is the young cluster HD 97950, comprising of nine stars.
In Antlia, there is the bright spiral galaxy NGC 2997, which can be visible using binoculars. The galaxy's core is surrounded by a hot giant cloud of ionized hydrogen gas.
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Visibility Edit
In the northern hemisphere, Malus can be visible during winter, but all of Malus can only be seen from south of 14°N. Although part of Malus can be seen from south of 78°N. From south of 78°S in Antarctica, the entire caelregio appears to rotate counterclockwise around the south pole making one complete trip in a sidereal year at a given time.
Zodiac Edit
Since the Sun never crosses Malus, this is not a zodiacal caelregio.


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Breakthrough: Crossrail's tunnelling story
Following the completion of Crossrail's tunnelling marathon under London we have published a new book that celebrates this major milestone for the project.
Teams of dedicated workers spent three years under the city to complete the tunnels, working with 1,000 tonnes boring machines and the latest engineering technology. With over 150 stunning photographs, explore how some of the deepest,largest and longest tunnels have been made in one of the most extensive underground building projects in a generation.
The tunnelling achievement of the Crossrail project has been the result of a huge extended family working with Crossrail to move London forward.
The book is available to buy from the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden and through their online shop. The book is also available to purchase from Amazon.
The BBC three-part documentary series took the public behind the scenes of Europe's largest infrastructure project as it constructs a new rail line through the heart of one of the world's busiest cities.
BBC 2's The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway first aired in summer 2014 and followed the construction of the new train tunnels and stations under London.
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The Wideboyz - Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall - are currently taking the USA by storm climbing every crack and off-width they can get their arms and legs into and we are lucky enough to have Tom sending back reports for UKC. His first report covered their exploits at Little Cottonwood Canyon (UKC news report) and then Vedauwoo (UKC news report). The third report detailed their stunning ascent of Century Crack (UKC News Report) which was followed up buy a heated discussion thread on the UKC Forums.
In this fourth report, Tom tells us what they have been up to since their ascent of Century Crack, and also reflects a little on the debate that followed it.
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After completing the big project of our trip - Century Crack - rather prematurely, we decided to have a quick reality check on the grading front by throwing ourselves at the hardest desert offwidths in the US in just a short space of a week or so. After all, how can you know if something really is quite hard, if you haven't totally destroyed yourself on back-to-back 5.13 offwidths?
Over a week we aimed for:
Gabriel, 5.13b (Zion)
Belly Full of Bad Berries, 5.13a (Indian Creek)
Price of Evil 5.13b (Indian Creek)
Each route was established by a different legend of American offwidth climbing; Pamela Pack, Brad Jackson and Mason Earle respectively. With this smorgasbord of wide delights on offer, we knew there could only be one outcome – a grade for Century Crack finally!
First off we made the long drive down to Zion where we both ticked off Gabriel in a fairly short time. Pete picked up the goodies on the first day and I huffed and puffed my way to the chains on the second day at lunchtime. This route, first freed by Pamela Pack, received the Golden Piton award for its qualities and has often been touted as the hardest offwidth in the US. Surely enough, the crux was pretty tough and both Pete and I employed the "Private Pirate" shuffle to the utmost and thrutched our way onwards. We thought overall, the route would rate at around soft 5.13c in comparison to other routes we have done. A great effort by Pamela to climbing this!
With this objective completed, we quickly set sail for the land of Indian Creek – home of 2 very big lines for us; the iconic Belly Full of Bad Berries, 5.13a and the Creek's hardest wide crack The Price of Evil, 5.13b.
Belly Full of Bad Berries
It wouldn't surprise me if most people who come to Indian Creek for the first time eye up classics such as Super Crack or Generic Crack as their warm-ups. Sadly we were both lacking in any level of sanity, so we thought we'd have a bash at BFoBB for our first route.
After some interesting navigation in the rental car through seas of sand we arrived at the base of the route. Tossing a tape roll to see who went first, Pete was landed with the initial flash attempt. We'd both seen videos of this route – Honnold failing to flash in particular – so hopes were high, but so was the tension. After doing a couple of pull-ups and leg stretches Pete launched his way up the route .... crikey, I was nervous belaying!
At about the halfway point, he paused a little longer than normal to make the crux inversion into dodgy foot-locks, but with a couple of grunts he'd made another 6ft of progress. The grunts slowly got louder, but so did my shouts and he'd soon made it to within 4ft of the belay. Success was so close, but he'd sandbagged himself by only taking one Friend 5! In his usual youthful style he ignored the monster fall and after 16 minutes of effort he's made the first flash of the route. It was a real privilege to watch.
Having seen one of the most impressive bits of climbing of the trip, I collected together the rack (yup, I added an extra friend 5 or two!) and started up the initial hand and fist crack. At the point where Pete had flipped upside down I started to struggle .... I pushed my feet highe r.... hand-stack in pod .... push higher again .... teacup-fists .... start to slip a little ......... ah bollocks! I was off and out of there. With a bit of refined beta however, I topped out an hour later on my second go, with an extremely sore right ankle as my main reward.
The Price of Evil – Pete takes up the story....
The Price of Evil, 5.13b was done at the end of last year by desert local, Mason Earl. It had previously been a well known project between all offwidth aficionados and when it was finally done, it was reputed to being the hardest offwidth in the Creek. As we'd decided not to hang about in the Creek, we found ourselves up there as our second route for the area. We'd warmed up so thought we'd continue!!
The route is short but packs in a number of good (looking?) offwidth techniques. A good dose of 'Flying Pirate' was used on my behalf, whereas Tom opted for the controversial method of the semi invert torpedo into knee lock, to surmount the first lip. After the lip the crack kicks back to a flared 45 degree squeezy little number with stacks and fists deep at the back of the crack. Obviously Tom complained at me because apparently my fists are too big, so I could fist jam the whole of this section. Unfortunately, what he didn't see (which would have put things more into perspective) was me puntering around cutting loose on chicken wings right at the top as I rounded the final bulge. Note to self – don't cut loose on a chicken wing ever again.
Tom seemed to have the same experience as me on the final bulge section and I saw his feet cutting loose and his forearm bridged across the crack in the form of a chicken wing. Arhhh I was glad to see someone else having a classic offwidth top out - a sketchy grovel.
Anyway it ended up being a good second day out in The Creek. I thought it was the second hardest repeat of wideness that we've done out here and so it was cool that Mason Earl gave us another wide one to get stuck in to.
So....... the Century Grade?
If you really want to get in depth with it all, we've had a bit of a rant on our blog in a pretty geeky way, but to cut to the point: 5.14b or 8c. It might be wrong, it might be right.... time will tell I guess!
What's next?
Today we just met up with crack legend J.P.Ouelett (aka Peewee) who's crack tick list is probably longer than most on the planet. With him and local hardman Rob Pizem, we're heading down to the White Rim in search of projects.... big projects....
Tom Randall is sponsored by Wild Country, Rab, Sterling Rope, Five Ten, Climb On and supported by The Edge Climbing Centre
Pete Whittaker is sponsored by Wild Country, Patagonia, Sterling Rope, Five Ten, Climb On
Travelling with the duo is photographer Alex Ekins. Thanks go to Alex for two of the above images. You can see loads more on his website: Alex Ekins. Alex is sponsored by Wild Country, Rab, Podsacs and Clif Bar,


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The way my mother tells the story, from the moment I was born in Los Angeles, she knew I was going to be a fierce little competitor. Put me on the floor with other babies and I could crawl faster, stand up longer and cry louder, alas her dainty little girl was destined to be a "Jock! By age 4 I was ice skating and skiing; at 7, I was at the YMCA taking gymnastics, my "tomboy years", included football and soccer with my brother. It didn't matter what the sport was – you would always find me in the middle of it, heading for the lead. At 15, we moved to Orange County where I was on the USA Jr. Elite National Gymnastics Team, training 4 to 6 hours a day for the ultimate goal of competing at the 1980 Olympics. Unfortunately, President Jimmy Carter boycotted the USA team from participating in the Olympics that year. Disappointed but undaunted, I moved forward and that very same year, I was thrilled to receive athletic scholarships to numerous colleges around the country. I opted to attend UCLA for their great gymnastics team and coaches. Nicknamed "Tiger Geiger" by my teammates, I was enjoying gymnastics and everything associated with college life. By my senior year, I had grown 7 inches and blew my knee out while competing. (Exit to Plan B) I transferred to SDSU in San Diego to pursue a Business Degree in Marketing where, at age 19, I fell madly in love with my boyfriend, KR, and we've been together ever since!
After graduating college I started my career in the Mortgage Banking Industry while KR headed back East to attend Aviation Officers and Naval Jet Flight Training Schools. After KR graduated he was assigned to fly jets in San Diego. He looked so great in that uniform, I wasn't about to let him get away! We were married in July 1988 and over the next 3 ½ years I gave birth to our 3 sons. (We just celebrated our 20th Wedding Anniversary – still madly in love and going strong!)
In the early 90's pursuing my version of the American Dream, I decided to stop working for others and started my own company in the Mortgage Industry. Then, in 1994, at age 32, I attended a gymnastics reunion where my old teammates dared "Tiger Geiger" to compete in an upcoming fitness show. Would I do it? Could I do it? Here I was in my 30's with 3 small babies at home (when most people set aside the dreams of their youth to follow more traditional roles). I have to admit, after giving birth to 3 babies, virtually one right after the other; I was a little out of shape. This challenge would give me the opportunity to get back in shape and compete again, which I greatly missed. So, parroting a great line from an old war movie I said, "Damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead!" I knew I would have to rely on the talent and knowledge I had gained from my previous 14 years of intense gymnastics training and nutritional practices if I was going to be ready to compete in a fitness show. I thought, it really couldn't be that different from all the other competitions I participated in – Oh Boy was I wrong! I will never forget that first show - What a humbling experience! The Galaxy Fitness Show was held in Florida, January 1995. I arrived at the show thinking I was prepared and ready to win. As soon as I walked through the door, I knew I was in trouble. Although it was the middle of winter, beautiful women with impeccable make-up and great tans, were wearing custom bathing suits that highlighted every curve of their body and extremely high heals that accentuated and elongated their legs providing each woman with a leaner, toned on-stage presentation. I stood beside them, white as a ghost (Tanning products - Never heard of them!) At 5'6 in flat shoes with my hair in a ponytail and absolutely no make-up on, I must have looked like a little girl. Adding insult to injury, I was wearing my favorite bathing suit, one that made me look really HOT – or so I thought! Yikes, I just had a crash course in "Preparation PLUS Presentation make a Lasting Impression on Stage" A Lesson WELL Learned!
Fast forward 16 years. As of today I have competed in 85 fitness and figure shows worldwide under 14 different affiliations and the majority of my National and International Titles were won in my 40's! In November 2005, at age 43, I was the oldest woman to ever win the Fitness America Pageant. Another fitness affiliation I participate in, Ms Fitness recommended me to the producers of an ABC reality TV show called "Wife Swap" I found this experience to be extremely rewarding. Through the implementation of health, fitness and nutritional programs, combined with positive attitude and mental toughness I was able to help transform an entire family's lifestyle. Since the show first aired and even today as it is seen in reruns around the world, I continue to receive letters from viewers asking for advice and assistance in creating a healthier lifestyle for their families.
Throughout my experiences I've learned that "you're never too old AND it's never too late to achieve the Ultimate Fit Life!
Education Level/Academic achievements: Graduated from Mission Viejo High
School top 10 in my class. GPA 3.76. I was awarded an athletic scholarship
to UCLA for gymnastics. I then transferred to SDSU to pursue my Business
Marketing degree. I received a Bachelor of Science Degree, Business
Administration Marketing.
I have owned my own Mortgage Banking Corporation since 1991. I hold a
California Real Estate License and a NMLS Morgage banking lic.ense. I am a Loan officer and processing
I have finished and received my personal training certification:
FITA Fitness, INC. 500 hours of Fitness Certifications: personal Training,
Nutrition, Anatomy and Physiology and Practical Application Academy
American College of Sports Medicine Certified Personal training program.
Website: www.FITAfitness.com
Email: email@example.com
Training History
Years in training: All my life in sports.
Years competing: 1995 to Current:
85 fitness shows and figure shows
Competitions and Guest appearances.
Why did I start training: I have been a competitive athlete all my life. It is a way of life, a life style for my entire family. I am a role model for my children. Stay active and stay healthy, no matter what age you are. I motivate and encourage people that I come in contact with about the importance of being healthy and fit in body, mind and spirit!!!
My athletic background/Accomplishments/Experience/and Titles:
(Current Highlights listed to the right.)
: 1976 to 1979 National ranked Gymnast.
: 1977 California State Gymnastics Champion.
: 77-79 USA Gymnastics Jr. Elite Nat. Team Member.
: 1978 2nd Place Jr. Elite USA Gymnastics Nationals.
: 1980 to 1985 Gymnastics athletic scholarship to UCLA
And San Diego State University.
: 1995 1st place Ms. Fitness California
: 1996 1st Place Ms. Fitness Pacific Coast
: 1996 1st Place Ms. Fitness West Coast
: 1996 1st place Ms. Fitness Grand Prix
: 1998 2nd place Ms. Fitness National
: 1998 8th Place Ms. Fitness USA Finals
: 1999 6th Place NPC Fitness USA
: 1999 4th place NPC Fitness Nationals
: 1999 3rd place Natural Olympia
: 96, 97 & 98 Ms. Galaxy Obstacle Course competition.
: 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 02, 04, 05 Fitness America Pageants
: 96, 97, 98, 00 and 02 ESPN 11 Fitness America Series
: 96, 98, 03, 04, 05, 07, 08 Ms. Fitness USA Finals.
: 2002 1st place Ms. Fitness Universe
: 2003 1st place Ms. Fitness San Diego
: 2003 6th place Ms. Fitness USA Finals
: 2003 11th place Ms. Fitness World Championships
: 2003 1st Place Ms. Figure at World Cup in Australia
: 2003 1st Place Natural Fitness Olympia in New Zealand
: 2003 3rd place Natural Figure Olympia in New Zealand
: 2004 1st Place Ms. Fitness San Diego
: 2004 1st Place Ms. Figure San Diego
: 2004 11th Place Ms. Fitness USA Finals
: 2004 1st Place Fitness routine round Ms. Fitness USA
: 2004 1st Place Super bowl of figure
: 2004 1st place Natural Fitness Olympia
: 2004 1st place Natural Fitness Universe
: 2004 9th Place Fitness America Pageant
: 2005 1st Place Ms. Fitness Nevada
: 2005 14th place Ms. Fitness USA Finals
: 2005 3rd Place Ms. Fitness Universe
: 2009 1st Place PRO AM International in Toronto Canada
: 2009 4th place Classic Fitness America; 2nd Place Masters Figure
Classic Fitness America Las Vegas Nevada 2009
4th place Classic Fitness America and 2nd Place Masters Figure
Toronto Canada for Neutron Pro/Am International for Fitness October 2009
Labor Day Muscle Beach Classic 9/2009
1st Place Pairs Fitness w/Rado
NPC National Qualifier 10/2008
Guest Appearance W/Rado Pairs Fitness
INBA Natural Olympia, San Francisco 11/2008
2nd Place Figure
INBA/NBA Fitness & Bodybuilding Hall of Fame 11/2008
Inducted to Hall of Fame
Masters Bikini America 11/2008
1st Place
Muscle Mania Championship 11/2008
Guest Appearance - Opening number for Pairs Fitness routine
Ms Fitness USA 8/2009
Finals 12th Place Open, Reno Nevada
Team USA 2007
1st Place Gold Medal in Fitness
FAME World Championships in Toronto Canada 2008
4th Place in PRO Fitness. Also 4th Place in PRO Figure
Clark Barton's Fas-Net Fitness and model show 2008
1st Place over all winner Fitness
Clash of the female Titan 2008
Over all winner- Figure and model
LA Fitexpo, Fittest Couple Contest 2008
1st Place and
Cash prize and an interview and photo shoot in Ironman Magazine
Natural Olympia in Thessaloniki Greece 2007
1st Place Gold Medal Pairs bodybuilding/fitness
1st Place Gold Medal in Fitness
2nd Place Silver Medal in Figure
Open Figure America 2007
3rd Place Tall Open
Classic Bikini America 2007
3rd Place Open
Triple A and Aerobic and Fitness Universe 2007
1st Place Open Figure
Natural Universe 2007
2nd Place Open Figure
2nd Place Open Physique
Team USA 2007
1st Place Gold Medal in Fitness
Titas FAME Hollywood show 2007
Guest appearance in Pairs Fitness
1st Place in Fitness
2nd Place in Open Figure
*Obtained my pro card in Fitness
Triple A Aerobics and Fitness Championships 2007
1st Place Pairs Fitness
Muscle Beach Classic Labor Day 2007
1st Place Pairs Bodybuilding
2nd place in Masters and Open Figure
NPC-NPC Masters Nationals 2007
10th Place 45 and over Figure Class
Muscle Beach 4th of July 2007
1st Place in Masters Figure
1st Place in Med.
Open figure
1st Place Pairs body building/Fitness with Rado Pagac
Muscle Beach International Classis Memorial Day 2007
1st Place Masters Figure
Place Medium Class Open figure
Fas-Net Clark Barton's Show 2007
1st Place overall Figure
Guest Appearance Pairs Fitness
Ironman NPC Fittest Couple 2007
2nd Place with Pairs fitness partner Rado Pagac
Musclemania 2006
Opening Number, Guest appearance
2nd Place Figure tall
Classic Bikini America 2006
5th Place
Natural Universe 2007
1st Place over all Pairs, fitness/bodybuilding with Rado Pagacs
Natural Universe 2006
1st Place Masters Figure
2nd Place Open figure over all
OCB Yorkton Cup 111 Nationals 2006
3rd Place Masters and Open Figure
Team USA 2006
1st place open figure
Guest appearance Pairs Fitness
San Diego Natural Classic 2006
1st place open figure
Muscle Beach Classic 2006
1st Masters Figure
2nd Open Figure Muscle
Pro-Amateur Spring Nationals 2006
1st place Masters Figure
2nd place open figure
NPC California 2006
5th place open figure tall class
Excalibur NPC open 2005
3rd place open figure tall
Fitness America Pageant 2005
1st place Winner!!!


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Taormino and her guests will give their naughty and nice sex tips, answer questions, and give their top gift picks of the year, along with prizes and giveaways for audience.
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Woohoo! Great news!
Bear Star Press selected my first full-length collection, The Slow Art, as winner of the 2018 Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize, and the collection will be published in the fall of 2018. If you'd like updates on how, when, and where to pick up a copy, please shoot me an email with your contact information using the contact form here.
A bit about me...
Sierra Golden received her MFA in poetry from North Carolina State University. Winner of the Rane Arroyo Chapbook Prize, Golden's work appears in literary journals such as Prairie Schooner, Permafrost, and Ploughshares. She has also been awarded residencies by Hedgebrook, the Island Institute, and the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology. Although she calls Washington State home, Golden has spent many summers in Alaska, working as a commercial fisherman. She was a 2015-2016 Made at Hugo House Fellow and now works in communications at Casa Latina, a nonprofit organization advancing the power and well-being of Latino immigrants through employment, education, and community organizing.
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SAN ANTONIO – Alexa Bliss is now feeling the heat — and, dare we say, the glow — courtesy of a breakout performance from Naomi on the Royal Rumble Kickoff.
Long pegged by the WWE Universe as a champion-in-waiting, the Total Divas star made her biggest statement yet in the Six-Woman Tag Team Match that opened the Kickoff portion. The bout, a conflagration of SmackDown LIVE's various rivalries, started off in fairly-expected fashion with Natalya going nose-to-nose with a newly raven-haired Nikki Bella. Yet things quickly got mixed-and-matched when Becky Lynch, Nikki and Naomi joined forces for a triple suplex of Bliss, Natalya & Mickie James. Naomi then delivered the first big solo moment of the match, executing a cross body to all three of her team's foes on the outside.
James, making her WWE pay-per-view return, helped to neutralize Lynch following Naomi's acrobatics., She set Becky up for a Dungeon-style submission onslaught from Natalya, then booting her from behind the ref's back when Alexa tagged in to play cleanup. Thanks to some strategy from Natalya that took Naomi and Nikki off the apron, The Irish Lass Kicker soon found herself stranded and at Bliss' mercy … until she managed to tag in a fresh Naomi. The onetime Funkadactyl immediately took flight. With a timely assist from her teammates — a Bexploder Suplex to Mickie and a Bella spear to Natalya — she finally capped off the effort with a split-legged moonsault to Bliss, leaving her team to bask in the glow while Alexa found herself looking up at the lights.


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Hometown: Redwood City, Calif.
Major: Visual Arts
Why Union:
The gorgeous campus, tight-knit community, liberal arts, Scholars Program, the Christian club, the high-quality student art work, seeing students play Frisbee outside and hearing the a cappella group perform. Most inspiring class: "Real and Recorded Time" with Professor Fernando Orellana. It introduced me to video and performance art, which is now a big part of my thesis. Also excited about: Poetry classes with Professor Jordan Smith. Reading and writing poetry is a wonderful way for me to slow down and discover what's going on in the hidden parts of me.
Favorite study spot:
Fourth floor, Reamer Campus Center; those spinny, velvety arm chairs are my favorite. I love natural light, and the glass ceiling above makes me happy. The buzz of conversation below creates a stimulating but mellow enough atmosphere to focus on my work. Inspiring moment: Realizing what I was doing for my thesis – a series of videos and paintings that explore personal growth through self-portraiture. I am integrating dance, poetry, digital art and painting in one cohesive exhibition. It was important for me to realize that so much of art and learning is less about control and more about discovery.
Three things I'm passionate about at Union:
1) Independent art courses
2) Community service theme house (Wells House)
3) InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / Religious and Spiritual Life. I've enjoyed watching the campus become more open toward the diverse range of religious expression on campus, and I've learned so much about my own faith by collaborating with students from different traditions.
Other passions:
Exploring the local arts scene, including in Saratoga and Troy; and integrating my faith and art at Calvary Tabernacle. This Pentecostal church is economically and racially diverse, and integrates the arts into their services in an incredibly inspiring way. They reach out the community through afterschool children's programs. I've found there's no better study break than playing Duck, Duck, Goose with preschoolers.
The most surprising thing about Union:
Jackson's Garden. It is amazing that we have such an extensive garden in the heart of the campus. As a nature-loving introvert, I find the garden is often my sanctuary. In the fall, when the Gingko tree drops all of its golden yellow leaves, it's indescribably beautiful. One way I'm making Union a better place: Prayer. I believe that passion without the roots of prayer dies all too quickly.
Advice for incoming students:
Remember all the different parts of who you are: social, body, mind, heart, spirit. Fully invest in a community, don't overwork or neglect your body, take time to think about what truly fascinates you, honestly process your emotions, ask and explore what your interaction with God is. Looking into the future: After graduation, I will pursue a Certificate in Theology and Art at Fuller Seminary in California. I also hope to find a job in graphic design or teaching. Eventually, I will go to graduate school for visual arts.


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On 12-13-14 I walked through the doors of Jada Blitz Training for the very first time to sit and meet with Stephanie Sszpila. I was dealing with long term depression and anxiety, had no motivation or goals and was coping by turning to food or sleeping entire days away. I was unfocused, numb to emotions, scared and feeling very lost. I didn't know it at the time, but this was the day that changed my life forever.
Becoming part of Jada Blitz as a trainee taught me how to love myself again. I found a level of confidence I didn't know was within me and I wanted to jar up all the emotions I caught walking through those doors and share them with everyone I knew. This was so much more than a training facility, this was a saving grace. A new home and family that accepted me just as I was and encouraged me to pursue things I never knew thought possible.
I wanted to transition into a personal training career because I discovered a passion for helping others achieve all that they are capable of becoming. I am a firm believer that anyone can reach their health goals through positivity, guidance and challenges. Each day I strive to lead by example and bring a fresh energy to the training floor with knowledge and leadership, to provide each client with compassion and support. It is my priority to work toward change that goes beyond physical transformation, this is an emotional and mental journey as well. I want to guide each person I work with toward building strength that reflects from the inside out.
The most rewarding aspect of my job is seeing clients' confidence and emotions change as their body changes, they exceed their goals and become so proud and excited of themselves – – that in turn gets me eager to see what more we can bring to the table. Sometimes its hard to imagine a client from our first session together, we experience so much as a team as their mind, body and overall being transforms and I feel so blessed each day knowing I play such a pivotal role in their lives.


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Upbeat pop music that easily transitions from a sunny park afternoon to a sweaty evening dance floor seems to be in high demand nowadays, and Glasgow is definitely the go-to place for it. Bricolage brings that citys signature sounds in a pretty big way, choosing not to mess with a good thing. Better to mash all the good stuff up and figure the sum will be much greater than the parts. For the most part, this is true. Franz Ferdinand, Belle & Sebastian, and Orange Juice in particular loom large over these songs, produced by Altered Images alum Stephen Lironi, but watered down a bit for maximum digestion. Less in your face, less cute, and less original, respectively, Bricolage drives it safely down the middle to avoid major misstep and major breakthrough alike.
The record doesnt approach the cleverness and catchiness of its precursors, nor the range. The slow, middling pop ballad is a real trouble spot as on the flatfooted Plots are for Cemeteries. Given the time to sink into the song, it starts to become evident that there isnt much depth. Luckily, they stick to much quicker, rhythm-heavy arrangements like Bayonets and A Terrible Souvenir to keep things moving forward. Much more Intuition Told Me (Part Two) than Intuition Told Me (Part One), this isnt music to dwell on so much as to get you from here to there.
Passable enough songwriters, the vocals and their knack for harmony are really where its at. The songs are lyrically thoughtful but know enough to linger on the one or two real golden nuggets that theyre built around. 6th Form Poet ends with a nonsensical incantation of Two, four, six, eight, what do you appreciate? lifted straight from a barbershop quartet, while On the Omnibuses has the whole band pining and pleading Tell me Im the only one over and over.
The band clearly understands what their strengths are, and the decision to continuously return to them, keeping the songs simple, short, and straightforward, staves off boredom while covering very little territory. Even potential smash hit Footsteps knows not to push it too hard, too fast. This time leaning on the legacy of Dexys Midnight Runners and the Talking Heads, the guitar and drums lock into the most addictive and anthemic rhythms on the record as the call of Footsteps, footsteps seductively rings out in the background. Efficient and enjoyable, as more pop should be.
Bricolage never approaches the originality and strength of personality of their influences, but that likely wasnt the goal in the first place. Its a light-hearted pop record playing on nostalgia and good vibes, relying on the work done by its predecessors to occupy that sunny space between the bedroom and the café. An inconsequential but pleasant record made to pass the time in an inconsequential but pleasant way, pure and simple. There are worse things.
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Conshohocken, PA (PRWEB) December 04, 2013
Lanai Community Health Center, located on Lanai, the smallest of the major Hawaiian Islands, will use Estenda's Comprehensive Disease Management Program (CDMP) as the registry for screening and treating Lanai's at-risk-for Hepatitis B and C population. The island of Lanai, recently purchased by Oracle's CEO, Larry Ellison, has about 3,100 residents living on its 140-square-mile expanse.
"We can improve both Hepatitis B and C with treatment, but most [people living on Lanai] don't know they have it," said Dr. Joe Humphry, Medical Director and Director of Quality for Lanai Community Health Center. "There is a disconnect between organizations focused on population screening for Hepatitis B and linking patients that are found to have active disease or require immunization, and providers who can coordinate care," said Humphry. "CDMP supports the screening effort and established a registry for follow up accessible by the provider and specialist."
Estenda's CDMP software was designed as a customizable, web-based, clinical application for managing patients with chronic diseases. CDMP allows the entire care team to access a unique combination of clinical and patient behavioral data, resulting in dramatically improved patient outcomes and significantly reduced healthcare costs. Estenda Solutions, Inc. is an Oracle Gold Partner and its CDMP software is certified Oracle Exadata Ready.
Lanai Community Health Center will partner with Straub Clinic and Queens Liver Center, among other health care providers, to provide the appropriate treatment for the patients found to have Hepatitis B, C, and/or the resulting liver disease and cancer.
About Estenda: Estenda Solutions is an ISO 9001/13485 certified, global project consulting and custom software development firm, specializing in health and medical software. Estenda Solutions collaborates with healthcare providers, research professionals, and industry to create innovative solutions enabling better, more cost-effective patient care and patient self-management. Estenda has a rich history of work in chronic disease management, patient-centered medical home solutions, home monitoring, public health, telemedicine and clinical decision-support designing, and developing intelligent, integrated patient care and management solutions. For more information, visit http://www.estenda.com.