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This is a project that has just gotten out of hand. I started out with a simple $3000 engine swap plan and before I knew it, I was narrowing my 9" to make room for the slicks. Once again, it's back in the garage waiting for me to put the finishing touches on her. Thanks to my #1 Buddy, Jess at Speedway, I now have a SERIOUS roll cage waiting for my steady welding hand!
The last mod is probably going to be the paintjob. Any ideas?
D1VE-A2B block, 4.44 bore, 4.5 stroke; 557 cubic inches
12.5:1 static compression
Hawk's Racing Stroker kit "N":
Forged/Internally Balanced crankshaft
6.8" Forged H-Beam rods
Forged Speed Pro 18.5cc dished pistons
C9VE heads/P&P, studs, guideplates, 5 angle valve-job
Stainless Steel Ferrea Super Cobra Jet valves
Comp Cams Mechanical Flat Tappet cam (CCA-K34-343-4)
Crane Gold series 1.73:1 roller rockers (CRN-27750-16)
3/8" hardened pushrods
MSD 6AL ignition
MSD Pro-Billet distributor
MSD Blaster-3 coil
Chrome plated 130amp 1-wire alternator
MSD 9mm wires
Weiand tunnel ram (WND-1993)
Weiand linkage kit (WND-4027)
Speedway "Shotgun Bill" scoop
FoMoCo four row radiator
Weiand aluminum water pump
Twin Zirgo 3300 cfm fans
March aluminum underdrive pulleys
Twin Barry Grant Speed Demon 650 mech. sec. carbs
500 HP ZEX nitrous fogger
Hooker Super Comp HPC coated headers
Badlanz 3" electric exhaust cutouts (these are soooo cool)
Holley 110 lbs./hr mech. fuel pump
Aeromotive Electric 600 lbs./hr fuel pump (AEI-11101)
Competition Engineering Driveshaft loop
Thrash Automotive custom driveshaft
Moser Forged Steel input and output shafts
Jazz racing seats
RCI 5pt Racing Harnesses
RCI 20 Gallon Aluminum Fuel Cell
8AN Stainless Braided fuel line throughout
SOLID motor mounts!
Fluidampr 7.25" harmonic balancer (FLU-720201)
ARP 12pt head bolts (ARP-255-3701)
Carbon X-Headers gaskets
Canton billet main cap support girdle
Canton windage tray
C6 Tranny w/Street/Strip valve body
2600 stall TCI converter
Lokar 23" shifter
Currie 9" narrowed/trussed rear
Nodular iron center section
Daytona pinion support
Moser 33 spline axles
Mark Williams billet steel spool
Pro Gear 5.14 gears
Competition Enginieering ladder bar suspension
DJM 3" drop beams (front)
AVO Coilovers (rear)
15x15 rear Draglites w/33x21.5.15 MT Sportsmans
Alternate set of 15x15 rear Draglites w/33x16 Hoosier Slicks
15x5 front Draglites w/28x7.5 M/T's
Polyurethane body bushings
Fiberglass Hood (stock style)
Power steering gearbox converted to manual
This WAS one of those "Show Trucks" from Ford. It had the bed rails, Ultra wheels (Ultra heavy was more like it), ground effects, leather seats, etc. It was basically a pickup for people that couldn't commit to buying a conversion van.
Here's the list of factory options the truck still has:
Power Windows
Show Truck paintjob
Showtruck Woodgrain interior package
Firewall smoothed
Frame boxed
Lightened Flareside bed
Cross-Drilled Motorsports front disks
Kenwood in-dash CD Player
Eight speaker Pioneer surround system
AC Deleted
Heater Deleted
Battery re-located to the bed
Mods in progress:
10 point cage
Better brakes?
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Title: Lauren Roth collection of Purdue University broadsides, 2009
Primary Creator: Roth, Lauren (1989-)
Extent: 0.2 Cubic feet
Arrangement: The Broadsides are organized into a single series chronologically with preference to the date found (noted on back), then to the date of the event advertised. One oversized broadside is separated into its own series.
Date Acquired: 10/13/2010
Subjects: Purdue University, Purdue University--Students, Purdue University--Students--Social life and customs--20th century
Forms of Material: Broadsides (Notices), Essays
Languages: English
Purdue University
Purdue University--Students
Purdue University--Students--Social life and customs--20th century
Repository: Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Source: Lauren Roth
Acquisition Method: Donation
Related Materials: MSR 5 Purdue Archives and Special Collections broadside collection
Preferred Citation: MSA 268, Lauren Roth collection of Purdue University broadsides, Karnes Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries
Processing Information: All materials have been housed in acid-free folders and acid-free boxes. Oversized broadsides have been separated and housed in a separate folder for preservation purposes.


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Danny Garcia To Meet Paul Malignaggi on Aug. 1
Danny Garcia was a rising star a couple years ago, was knocking heads off shoulders, was winning fights he wasn't supposed to. His rise has stabilized and there is not so much chatter for him to meet Floyd Mayweather, as there was earlier in 2014. He must beat stubborn vet Paul Malignaggi, the pugilistic pride of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY to reclaim the momentum track he was on.
The Philly fighter will tangle with the New Yorker, coming back after a tough stoppage loss, and uncertain how much, perhaps, he has left in his tank, on August 1.
The scrap, to unfold at Barclays Center, the busiest big space for boxing in the nation now, along with Stub Hub, will also screen on ESPN, on primetime.
This is the second ESPN boxing show in their new two year deal, a "time buy situation" with Al Haymon, and Premier Boxing Champions. Haymon pays ESPN, quite handsomely, rumored to be more than $1 million per show, for the right to showcase his talent on their platform.
Garcia has been fighting at catchweights of late, in between 140 and 147, and drew massive scorn on the net for not defending his 140 pound crown for a long spell, while holding onto the bauble. He's released that WBC title and will see how he feels at 147. Greeting him will be Malignaggi, who was set to come back against Danny O'Connor May 23, but got a cut eye, and this opportunity appeared instead. It is preferable, as the stakes and the payday are mucho higher. Lots of folks think Malignaggi will get rubbed out, judging by Twitter response, but this is one stubborn dude, boxing is in his blood, and his pride will allow him to do much better than those naysayers predict, I'm guessing…
Here is the release PBC sent out to tout the tussle:
Tickets On SaleWednesday, June 17 at 10 a.m.
BROOKLYN (June 15, 2015) – Undefeated superstar Danny "Swift" Garcia (30-0, 17 KOs) will take on Brooklyn's own Paulie "The Magic Man" Malignaggi (33-6, 7 KOs) at Barclays Center as Premier Boxing Champions will be live in primetime on ESPN on Saturday, August 1 with coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
"It's going to be a great fight against Paulie on August 1st," said Garcia. "I'm looking forward to getting in the ring again, in my fifth appearance at Barclays Center, and putting on a great show for the East Coast fans in attendance and the fans watching all over the world. By the end of the night, I will still be the undefeated Danny 'Swift' Garcia. To all of the fans that love me, I love you too. This is for you."
"Although I have a ton of respect for Danny and his father Angel, both for what they've accomplished in the ring as well as the bond they share as father/son, I, like them, am a competitor through and through and in this sport it's all about testing yourself against the elite. So I look forward to defending my home turf of Brooklyn and matching my skills against Danny's at Barclays Center on August 1."
"August 1 will mark Danny Garcia's first fight as a true welterweight," said Lou DiBella, President of DiBella Entertainment. "It'll take place at Barclays Center, in the backyard of Brooklyn's Paulie Malignaggi. This high quality PBC matchup on ESPN is a must-win situation for both fighters."
"We are excited to host a third outstanding Premier Boxing Champions event and our first ESPN fight in Brooklyn," said Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark. "Danny Garcia always puts on a great show and there's no bigger fan favorite in Brooklyn than Paulie Malignaggi. With this fight, we are continuing to establish Barclays Center as the premier boxing venue in the country."
"This classic Philly versus New York match-up featuring two of boxing's biggest stars is exactly why ESPN is televising Premier Boxing Champions," said Brian Kweder, senior director of programming and acquisitions at ESPN. "Danny Garcia has laid waste to the junior welterweight division and instead of easing his way into the welterweight division, he's fighting a former world champion in Paulie Malignaggi."
Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment, are priced at $250, $150, $75 and $45, not including applicable service charges and taxes, and are on sale Wednesday, June 17 at 10 a.m. Tickets are available at www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com and at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center beginning Thursday, June 18 at noon. To charge by phone, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. For group tickets, please call 800-GROUP-BK.
In addition to the evening's main event and co-main event, which will be announced shortly, select undercard bouts will be carried live on ESPN3. ESPN Deportes will also televise the fight live as part of its Noche de Combates series and ESPN International will present live coverage across its networks in Latin America, Brazil, the Caribbean and Pacific Rim. Live coverage will also be available through WatchESPN on computers, smartphones, tablets, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One via an affiliated video provider.
Now in his fourth year as a world champion, Philadelphia's Garcia will return to headline at Barclays Center for a record fifth time. Garcia last fought in Brooklyn on April 11 defeating Lamont Peterson in a rousing 12 round majority decision. The 27-year-old has taken down some of the biggest names in boxing on his way to an undefeated record, including Amir Khan, Erik Morales, Lucas Matthysse and Zab Judah.
A former world champion at 140 and 147-pounds, the 34-year-old Malignaggi will return to the ring to fight at Barclays Center for the fourth time as a professional. He has faced a slew of big names throughout his career and has taken home victories over the likes of Zab Judah, Vyacheslav Senchenko and Pablo Cesar Cano. Born and raised in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, "The Magic Man" will step into the ring for the first time since April 2014.
The first live Premier Boxing Champions on Primetime ESPN (PBC on ESPN) telecast, from the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Fla., will feature a star-studded 12-round welterweight matchup between undefeated Keith "One Time" Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) and Luis Collazo (36-6, 19 KOs) when the series debuts on ESPN on Saturday, July 11, at 9 p.m. The opening fight will showcase a 10-round junior middleweight matchup between undefeated Tony Harrison (21-0, 18 KOs) and Willie Nelson (23-2-1, 13 KOs). Read more.
For more information visit www.premierboxingchampions.com, www.barclayscenter.com and www.dbe1.com. Follow on Twitter @PremierBoxing, @DannySwift, @PaulMalignaggi, @LouDiBella, @ESPNBoxing, @BarclaysCenter and @Swanson_Comm and become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/PremierBoxingChampions, www.facebook.com/fanpagedannyswiftgarcia, www.facebook.com/PaulMalignaggi, www.facebook.com/barclayscenterand www.facebook.com/ESPN. Follow the conversation using #PBConESPN and #BrooklynBoxing.
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Three Punch Combo: A Bouquet for "ShoBox" and More
THREE PUNCH COMBO — We are embarking into a new age in boxing. There are new television contracts and digital platforms available that are making the sport more visible than ever before to the masses. But with all these new deals and platforms, it is important not to forget some of the consistent programming that has been around for some time. There is no better example of this than the ShoBox series on Showtime.
ShoBox, more formally ShoBox: The New Generation, began with a simple premise of matching young prospects in with tough opposition. To get their fighters on this series, promoters would have to find credible opponents who could potentially test and maybe even upset their prized prospect. This premise has led to consistently competitive and entertaining fights in the more than 200 broadcasts since the inception of the series in 2001.
This past Friday, we saw just how this premise works once again. There was a four fight card that featured competitive fights on paper in all the matches. However, in two of those matches there did seem to be clear favorites though each of the respective fighters was being matched with their toughest foe to date.
James Wilkins and Misael Lopez opened the telecast in a 130-pound contest. Wilkins was featured in a documentary that aired on Showtime just prior to the card and was expected to make a smashing television debut. He was a knockout artist and the thought was that he would put on a show to open the telecast. But instead, Wilkins got a boxing lesson from Lopez who was busier from the outside and managed to mostly avoid the power of Wilkins throughout the contest in winning an eight round unanimous decision.
The main event featured Jon Fernandez facing O'Shaquie Foster in another 130-pound contest. Fernandez had been getting a lot of buzz and many in the sport considered the Spaniard a future star. This was supposed to be a test for Fernandez as Foster (pictured on the right) represented a step up in class, but nonetheless many expected Fernandez to pass the test with flying colors. Instead, the power punching Fernandez was clearly out-boxed by Foster for ten rounds in an entertaining fight.
These two fights showed once again that when young fighters are matched tough we often get better than expected fights that can sometimes deliver surprises. This coming Friday, the series returns with highly touted lightweight prospect Devin Haney (19-0, 13 KO's) in the main event taking on former world title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos (33-2-2, 21 KO's). This is a fight in which Haney is favored but one in which he is facing the toughest challenge of his young career. At the very least, this should be a test for the highly touted 19-year-old Haney and I am certain we get a compelling fight.
ShoBox is boxing's most consistent series and one that just continues to provide fight fans with high caliber, competitive fights.
10 Percent or 10 Pounds – How To Combat Fighters Who Blow Up In Weight
It is time to address the issue of fighters gaining an absurd amount of weight following the weigh-in. There is a reason why we have weight classes in boxing. If one fighter enters the ring weighing significantly more than his opponent, it gives the bigger fighter a big advantage. This can make for not only non-competitive fights but potentially dangerous situations. I have a simple solution that I think can combat this problem.
In past articles, I have touched on the issue of fighters who miss the contracted weight. My argument has always been to implement a system with stiff financial penalties. So in a similar aspect, I think stiff financial penalties can combat the continued problem of fighters blowing up in weight after the official weigh-in.
What I propose is second day weigh-ins where fighters would not be permitted to put on more than ten pounds or 10 percent (whichever is more) of the contracted weight limit. If they are over, the fight still goes on but the fighter who misses the second day weight limit pays a substantial fine. This simple adjunct can be easily administered by the various state commissions in the United States (or any other commissions worldwide).
Here is an example: Let's say we have a fight contracted at 130 pounds and each fighter weighs in at 129 pounds. The second day limit would be 10 percent of 130 pounds which was the contracted weight. So each fighter could come in at a maximum of 143 pounds. Now let's say one fighter comes in at 146 pounds. The penalty I propose would be 20 percent of that fighter's purse per pound over the weight. And this money goes directly to their opponent. Under this example, the fighter over weight would lose 60 percent of his purse.
Zero Shouldn't Mean That Much
We are in an era, largely due to The Floyd Mayweather Jr. Factor, where fighters are often overly protected to keep that precious zero in the loss column. But to do so, they are frequently matched with soft opposition and learn little from dismantling their overmatched foes. There is little to no growth in their career during this period and though the record may get glossy, the development of the fighter may be stunted.
Setbacks can humble fighters and make them see what needs to be done so as not to experience that feeling again. They become better overall fighters and put themselves in a better long term position in their career.
This past weekend, we saw two once promising prospects bounce back with career defining wins after suffering an early unexpected defeat. They are both now in prime position to have their respective careers blossom which may not have otherwise been the case.
Earlier I mentioned O'Shaquie Foster's upset win against Jon Fernandez. Three years ago, Foster was a highly touted prospect. He had a good amateur background and was blessed athletically with dynamic speed. After building up an 8-0 record against less than formidable opposition, he lost in a dreadful performance to Samuel Teah. Another loss would follow several months later to Rolando Chinea. But Foster clearly learned from his mistakes in these fights and bounced back, layering his natural athletic ability with much improved skills in frankly outclassing Fernandez. Foster's losses made him take a step back and re-evaluate what needed to be done inside the ring. He is now in prime position to become a contender in the 130-pound weight division.
Luke Campbell was a 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist and considered a can't-miss future star in boxing. But in his 13th pro fight, in a rather shocking development, he was put on the canvas and lost a split decision to veteran Yvan Mendy. Another loss followed two years later against Jorge Linares but Campbell performed well while losing a split decision and flashed signs of improvement from the Mendy setback.
The rematch with Mendy for Campbell took place this past weekend and Campbell did what many expected him to do in their first encounter. He boxed effectively from the outside and mixed in precision combination punching to easily avenge the defeat. It was a dynamic performance by Campbell and put him in line for a big fight at lightweight.
Luke Campbell is a vastly different fighter from the one who lost to Mendy three years earlier and appears primed to potentially live up to the once high expectations. He is in a better spot today in his career due to what he learned from that first loss to Mendy.
Photo credit: Dave Mandel / SHOWTIME
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In Dismantling Povetkin, Joshua Recaptured His Swag among the Heavyweights
He was in against a very crafty and experienced opponent in former WBA titlist Alexander Povetkin 34-2 (24). And although he was troubled by the dangerous Russian fighting small as he tried to inch his way in and time him, AJ adjusted well and started to take the initiative and dropped and stopped Povetkin in the seventh round, retaining his WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight titles and thus becoming the first fighter to ever stop Povetkin, something Wladimir Klitschko failed to do.
During the fight AJ was forced back. He had to adapt to Povetkin making him punch down and that caused him to be a little tentative, especially after being bloodied from a broken nose in the first round. And early on, AJ was a little confused and busy trying to keep Povetkin occupied from outside so he couldn't get in on him. His most effective weapon in doing such was his left jab, delivered to the head or body, although the fight really turned when he began putting his one-two together. Then after a fairly evenly-paced bout, AJ slowed some with the hope it would lure Povetkin to close in a little harder, and he did.
As Povetkin, who came to fight, became more assertive, he became more vulnerable. AJ found the openings for his big right hand and left hook. With the first really solid right hand that bounced off his chin, Povetkin buckled and instinctively went back. Joshua pursued him and then, with near Joe Louis-like accuracy, put his right hands and hooks together, along with a beautiful right to the body in the middle of the assault and finished his game opponent.
Once again it was shown that trading with AJ is almost certain suicide. Povetkin was in great shape and would've been a handful for any other heavyweight in the world because he no doubt brought his A-game. Sometimes it takes AJ a little while to get going, and if you don't do anything to bother him or wake him up, he doesn't fight with the urgency of a "Smokin" Joe Frazier. However, when you wake him up and force him to cut loose, he's so dangerous that he doesn't need too many clean shots to end it. And making Joshua more lethal is that he has both short and inside power in both hands.
After months of hearing how Povetkin was the most serious threat to Joshua, that's now finished business. Prior to the bout The Ring magazine rated the top six heavyweights in the world as follows…..Joshua, Wilder, Povetkin, Ortiz, Whyte and Parker, in that order. Now Joshua is 3-0 (2) versus Povetkin, Whyte and Parker which squashes the narrative that he has fought weaker opposition than WBC title holder Deontay Wilder 40-0 (39) who has only faced Ortiz among the top six.
Today, the most widely levied criticism of any elite fighter is that he didn't fight the best man or men in his division. Fighters can't control who their contemporaries are but they can control fighting the best of their era. Rocky Marciano's era wasn't stellar, but he fought every top fighter who was in line to challenge him. Floyd Mayweather fought in a stout era – the difference is an overwhelming majority of his bouts with big name opponents were strategically manipulated so that he faced them on the downside of their career – and that's a fact, not a theory.
Forty years after his last victory in a title fight, Muhammad Ali is respected and revered as a fighter even by those who don't claim to be a fan of his. Why? He wasn't the most fundamental boxer in heavyweight history nor was he the biggest puncher, and not all of his fights were edge of your seat exciting. The thing that's often cited as to why he was a marvel is that he fought the best of the best during one of the deepest eras in heavyweight history. There were a few times between 1975-77 that he held a win over every fighter ranked among The Ring magazine's top-10. Sure he fought a few Brian London's and Jean Pierre Coopman's, but London was encompassed by Sonny Liston and Ernie Terrell during the 1960s and Coopman by Joe Frazier and Ken Norton during the 1970s.
Anthony Joshua hasn't yet sniffed the greatness of Ali on many levels, but he is on the same trajectory in regards to meeting and defeating the best of his generation. By the end of this month, the WBC heavyweight title fight between Deontay Wilder and former champ Tyson Fury will likely become official with them meeting in early December. And regardless of who wins, Joshua, if he really wants to etch a great legacy, must pressure the winner to meet him in their next bout. In addition to that, he must tell his brain, aka Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn, to forget about winning the purse war if it is the only stumbling block. If the winner of Wilder-Fury is impressive, he will have earned a 50-50 split.
During the faux negotiations between the Joshua and Wilder camps this past summer the purse split was the focal point. And prior to the prospect of Wilder and Fury meeting, Joshua clearly held the better hand based on his resume and owning three titles to Wilder's single title. But the Wilder-Fury winner will have closed the gap and Joshua needs to be next while the fighters are at or near their prime. The fact is Joshua versus the Wilder/Fury winner will be the most widely anticipated fight in the heavyweight division since Lewis-Tyson and maybe even since Tyson-Holyfield I. The onus is on the fighters to make it happen and they both have the clout to make sure it does, especially Joshua.
Interviewed in the ring after dispatching Povetkin, AJ said it didn't matter to him who he fought next as long as it's Wilder or Fury, but it was obvious that he preferred Wilder. A lot depends on how Wilder fares with Fury, but until then, here's what we know…..Alexander Povetkin and Luis Ortiz are about on the same level; having never faced each other, it's a tossup as to who'd win. Both Joshua and Wilder scored impressive stoppages over Povetkin and Ortiz respectively…AJ needed seven rounds and Deontay needed ten rounds. During his bout with Ortiz, Wilder was knocked around the ring and had to endure a few big exchanges, some of which he came out second-best. Wilder was also nearly stopped in the seventh round but battled back, summoning great courage and reserve to win a fight he was losing. Against Povetkin, Joshua was more troubled than he was beaten up. And once he found his range and pace and began putting his punches together, the fight ultimately ended when AJ got off with his best stuff. In essence, Joshua was more impressive against Povetkin and had fewer close calls than did Wilder against Ortiz.
Between now and the time Wilder fights Tyson Fury, it'll be debated as to who was more impressive – Joshua against Povetkin or Wilder against Ortiz; the answer is clearly Joshua for the reasons stated. Moreover, when analyzing a fight, A + B doesn't equal C. Joshua will be favored over either Wilder or Fury, but probably along the line of 7-5 and nothing will change that.
The thing that emerged from Joshua dismantling Povetkin is that AJ recaptured some of the limelight and swag he ceded to Wilder this past March. AJ is again the fighter to beat in the heavyweight division and will probably get the bigger purse split regardless of whether he faces Wilder and Fury.
That said, he better not let the fight fall through over it!
Between 1977 and 1982, Frank Lotierzo had over 50 fights in the middleweight division. He trained at Joe Frazier's gym in Philadelphia under the tutelage of the legendary George Benton. Before joining The Sweet Science his work appeared in several prominent newsstand and digital boxing magazines and he hosted "Toe-to-Toe" on ESPN Radio. Lotierzo can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Tanaka vs. Kimora: A Monday Morning Treat For Serious Fight Fans
Kosei Tanaka was just 4-0 the first time he was appraised on The Sweet Science back in 2015; the question then was, is Tanaka the world's brightest boxing prospect? The question now is whether or not Tanaka is about to add a strap at a third weight to an already glittering career that has seen him annex belts at 105 and 108lbs in just his first eight fights.
Now 11-0 with seven knockouts he prepares, this coming Monday, to duel Sho Kimura in Nagoya, Japan and with a lot more than just the WBO trinket on the line.
Hearts and minds, as always, translate into dollars and yen. The winner of this all-Japanese contest will find himself buoyed in fame, glory and gold in his home country, which also happens to be one of the few places on the planet where a boxer can collect a small fortune without ever leaving his native shores. Should the winner dare to dream a wider dream, then that too can be facilitated by the win. Even fistic denizens of boxing strongholds in Japan and Britain feel a shiver run down their spines when the words "Las Vegas headliner" are whispered into their ear.
The favored man among the hardcore in the west is Tanaka. He is still very young at just twenty-three years old and is slick and quick, what the west expects of a Japanese force. Interestingly enough, however, the Japanese seem to be leaning towards Kimura: older, at twenty-nine, armed with a superb work-rate, good power, limited technique but the conqueror of Chinese superstar Shiming Zou who he stopped in the summer of 2017. Zou may have had his bubble burst by the Thai brawler Amnat Ruenroeng in 2015, but it was Kimura who sent him stumbling into retirement and at a time when the talk was of China stealing Japan's thunder as boxing's home in the east.
Kimura was indeed impressive that night in Shanghai. He maintained pressure with wonderful variety, eschewing the jab, perhaps, for spells, but filling those gaps with an assortment of wonderful punches, most of all his body attack, which was persistent, withering, and apparently went unscored by two of the three judges who somehow had the Chinese ahead at the time of the eleventh round stoppage. Zou had shown a skill for flurrying while fleeing and Kimura had shown him how to fight.
Now a strapholder at 112lbs, Kimura staged two defenses in the following twelve months. The first was against Toshiyuki Igarashi, the man who beat Sonny Boy Jaro, the man who had beaten the superb champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam before a softer fight against Froilan Saludar. He won both by stoppage.
Kimura, then, rather came from nowhere but made the most of his arrival. What he displayed in all three of these fights was a determination to offer pressure and footwork educated enough to do it while taking many fewer steps than his harried opponent. A tad overrated as a puncher, I suspect, he places himself in hitting position often enough that his default fight plan – chase, harass, throw – makes him capable of hurting his opponents by way of persistence and pressure.
He left Zou, Igarashi and Saludar, broken in his wake.
In short, he is the type of opponent Kosei Tanaka has been waiting for.
There have been calls for Tanaka to be considered a pound-for-pound talent should he overcome Kimura this Monday. I understand the impulse. Tanaka, were he to triumph, would become a three-weight world champion and he hails from a boxing territory which has little direct control over the meaningful pound-for-pound lists, if such a statement is not a contradiction in terms.
In short, it is felt he would be undervalued.
Tempering these calls is the fact that he has never beaten a divisional number one and that Kimura would be, by far, the best opponent he would have bested, and the most proven. Some Tanaka opponents have come good after he defeated them, some were ranked in the lower reaches of their respective divisional top tens when he matched them, but none are scalps as impressive as those dangled by the likes of Errol Spence or Anthony Joshua, who populate the nine, ten and eleven spots in reputable lists.
But this is neither here nor there; the key is not what Kimura does not represent, it is what he does represent. He is the best that Tanaka has met and, I would argue, the first truly elite fighter that Tanaka has met. He is the litmus test and he is one with a stylistic advantage.
Tanaka can punch. Here we will find out whether or not he punches hard enough to keep Kimura off him. Personally, I doubt it and that means that Kimura is going to hand him a serious gut check.
Interestingly, it will not be Tanaka's first. The first time I wrote about him I stressed that his chin was essentially untested. That is no longer true. Tanaka, who is reasonably sound defensively, can be lazy in minding himself and foolish in pursuing the attack.
Thai puncher Rangsan Chayanram checked him in 2017, delivering a serious eye injury among other ignominies before succumbing in nine; puncher Angel Acosta, a ranked fighter if not a great one, hit and hurt Tanaka repeatedly late in their 2017 contest. If Tanaka has been learning these lessons, expectations concerning his potential may be realized. If he is not, he will fall short. Kimura is the man to test him.
Kimura's experience and seemingly limitless twelve-round stamina are to be pitted against Tanaka's skill, proven heart and taut footwork. It sees a superior technician – Tanaka – who has shown a propensity for being drawn into a cruder fighter's wheelhouse matching an aggressive stalker – Kimura – who specializes in drawing technically superior foes into knockdown-drag-out scraps.
It is framed both as a fight that is likely to finish a future pound-for-pounder's education and a fight where a young pretender is found out by a grizzled veteran.
Best of all, it is a fight that fight fans can watch for free, simply by clicking here. The Asian Boxing website has secured exclusive international rights to the fight and will broadcasting it, free of charge, to anyone with an internet connection. As can be seen here, the fight is due to start at 4pm Japanese time.
All the reader has to do is find out what that means for timing in their own corner of the globe and a potential fight of the year will unfold before his or her eyes free of charge.
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Book Excerpt: Getting to the Heart of Interfaith
During the course of our interfaith journey, we have shared our stories and our deepest beliefs. We have wrestled with the problems and the promises of our faith traditions. We've gone beyond what is "safe" and moved to a different level of understanding in matters of the Middle East, where tensions and tempers are so very volatile. We have shared in each other's rituals and practices. In each of the five stages of the journey, we have been taking steps toward participating in an authentic spiritual experience through a tradition other than our own.
This dimension of honoring the Shared Universal is the most challenging. Sometimes we are not able to appreciate the true depth of an experience until we actually live it. This was surely the case for us in what turned out to be a moment that integrated the major elements of our work together.
It started casually enough. Pastor Don had invited Ted and Jamal to help him lead a preworship forum on interfaith and social action at his church. About a month before that, Don realized that, since the three of us were going to be at the church anyway, we could preach together on the golden rule as the sermon during worship. It seemed a safe enough topic.
But about two weeks before that service, Don realized that it was to be a communion Sunday. What to do about that? Then he remembered an experience from our Israel-Palestine trip where we had visited and taught at the Mount of the Beatitudes in Galilee in northern Israel. It had been a Friday afternoon, so Ted had concluded the teachings with the Kabbalat Shabbat, the traditional Welcoming of the Sabbath with wine and bread. Immediately, it had become clear to both Ted and Don how similar the ritual was to the traditional words and symbols of the sacrament of communion for Christians.
It had been a remarkable experience of the convergence of three traditions in that special moment and place. Jamal had also offered some reflections from his tradition, explaining the significance of Friday in Islam as the day God created Adam and his spouse, placed them in Paradise, and sent them to earth. Friday is also the Day of Judgment. On Fridays, when Muslims gather in community to praise and remember God, their prayers, especially at midday, have enhanced spiritual merit.
As Don sat reflecting on these events, he began to conceive of the possibility of including Rabbi Ted and Sheikh Jamal in the communion service. When he consulted with his colleagues on the pastoral staff at his church, they agreed that Ted and Jamal should be invited to serve the bread at the communion service. Step by step, little by little, that ritual moment was coming together. But on the morning of that Sunday, as he was driving to church, Don began considering how he was going to introduce the communion moment. He certainly didn't wish to compromise the integrity of communion. The congregation would already have had a few surprises—leaders from the three Abrahamic faiths standing together, sharing the sermon, showing how the core teaching of the golden rule appeared in each tradition.
Don decided to start by introducing the "Open Table" to which his church welcomes all who wish to share. He reminded the congregation that communion is a sacrament, a moment when we are more deeply aware of the presence and the love of God through the person and teachings of Jesus. He talked about the way communion invites us all to experience forgiveness and, with love, to build loving community within a life of faith. The meal remembered and represented by the sacrament brings people together around a table, a ritual that exists in different ways in all religious traditions. Then he said that Rabbi Ted and Sheikh Jamal would help serve the bread, and he asked people to reflect on how the presence of a rabbi and a sheikh could remind them of the greater embrace of a loving God and a welcoming community.
Pastor Don administered the sacrament at the communion table with the words from the United Church of Christ Book of Worship, "Through the broken bread we participate in the body of Christ," which is considered to be loving community, and "through the cup of blessing we participate in the new life Christ gives," indicating the openhearted love and compassion, which is identified as this new life.
Four pairs of people then took their places at the front of the sanctuary, one holding the cup and the other holding a basket of bread. Jamal and Ted stood with the center two pairs, each holding a basket of bread. Don had worried that too few people would accept the bread from Ted and Jamal, but actually very few came to his own basket of bread. The lines in front of Jamal and Ted were far longer than the others! Afterward, many expressed deep emotion about the reconciling presence of these two religious leaders in the midst of the sacrament.
For Don, it was a dramatic step away from a long history of repudiation of other faiths and a step toward honoring other spiritual paths without any need to feel coerced or defined by them. He knew that what happened that Sunday morning bridged the tension between the sacrament of communion as a symbol dedicated only to Christian community, and the need—suggested at the heart of Jesus's teachings—to be welcoming to all people. In the great mystery of the sacrament, this communion represented what Jesus taught: love, forgiveness, and loving community.
Jamal expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the congregation. He was aware of the deep spiritual significance of the sacrament to Christians, and, as a Muslim, he felt blessed to participate because he felt a closeness to Jesus as a revered prophet, a connection with the ceremony, and a humble aspiration to experience community. A verse in the Qur'an tells us that if we remember God, God remembers us (2:152). The Prophet added that when people remember the Divinity in community, God remembers them better. The sacred community created by this communion was truly a circle of love and beauty. Jamal was deeply moved by the large number of Christians enthusiastic about receiving communion from a Muslim, and it reaffirmed for him the power and majesty of hospitality and openheartedness.
Perhaps the moment was most complicated for Rabbi Ted. Communion ceremonies clearly excluded him; taking communion meant that you were Christian. But over the years, Ted's relationship to Christians and to Christianity had changed. As he stood in Pastor Don's church that morning, he thought about the literal symbol: Jesus, a Jew, was sharing bread with other Jews. And he let that symbol expand so that a Jew was sharing bread with more than Jews, with those who would later be identified as his followers and called Christians. While it was true that over centuries, the symbols of communion had developed deeper theological meanings and served to distinguish Christians, in the context of Pastor Don's teachings that morning, the bread and the wine could also be bread and wine. Like the bread and wine shared to welcome Shabbat, this bread and wine could celebrate sacred community and universal spiritual truth. This communion could represent a community, a place of nourishment, a place of forgiveness, of compassion, and of love. Standing at the front of that United Church of Christ, wearing kippah and tallit, Rabbi Ted was not Christian and was not pretending to be. He was a Jew honoring the church community with whom he was sharing. He was a Jew honoring the God of Love.
We are not recommending that interfaith participation in communion be standard practice. But the freedom to step into that place of Spirit on that communion Sunday was a blessing for the rabbi, for the sheikh, and, of course, for the pastor.
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Like millions of other young Americans in the 1930s, Charles Furey grew up surrounded by the images and memories of World War I, not knowing that he was part of a generation bred for another war. Pearl Harbor changed all that. In 1942 he enlisted in the Navy and, during the next three years, fought in a war that transformed him, the nation, and the world. From this time Furey has fashioned a superbly written memoir that follows him from his stateside training, his service as an aircrewman on a patrol bomber, and his long recovery from a fiery plane crash all the way to his poignant homecoming.
Along with harrowing accounts of air actions over the South Pacific and grim descriptions of wounded men in hospitals, the book includes many vividly portrayed characters and is marked by remarkable insight. Readers will long remember such men as Lieutenant Morrison, the man who loved Damon Runyon and whose small gesture forged an intense camaraderie among his crew, and Murphy, the Marine whose humor helped dull the pain of Furey's wounds. Nor will they soon forget the author's reflections on the fate that history had planned for him, his friends, and all those who came of age with him, or his stunning evocation of a period of great national change—and of the time before it.
The author provides a colorful yet honest recollection of the war years, addressing such timeless themes as loyalty, humor, family, and profound loss. His memoir is sure to strike a responsive chord in readers of all ages.
Charles Furey served in the U.S. Navy from August 1942 to September 1945. He lives in California.
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Pinus flexilis
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Pinus flexilis E.James
|Infra-specific Taxa Assessed:
Common Name(s):
Pinus reflexa (Engelm.) Engelm.
|Taxonomic Source(s):
|Farjon, A. 2010. A Handbook of the World's Conifers. Koninklijke Brill, Leiden.
|Taxonomic Notes:
|Two varieties are recognized. The typical variety is widespread in the Rocky Mountains. Pinus flexilis var. reflexa Engelm. is restricted to a few localities in northern Mexico and southwestern USA, and is assessed separately.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Schoettle, A. & Stritch, L.
|Thomas, P. & Farjon, A.
The assessment of the species as Least Concern is largely determined by the assessment of the much more numerous and widespread var. flexilis :
Pinus flexilis var. flexilisThere is no question that Limber Pine is experiencing declines due to White Pine Blister Rust (WPBR) and Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB). In areas where WPBR and MPB are both present the decline in population numbers and population resiliency is such that population sustainability over the long-term is predicted to decrease. Work is being conducted to identify seed trees that exhibit some degree of resistance to WPBR. This work is being complicated where populations are also under attack from MPB. Research needs to be initiated into the affects of WPBR and MPB on the mutualism between corvids and Limber Pine in regard to seed dispersal. However, there have been no wide-scale extirpations of Limber Pine populations and the range of the species has not contracted since the last assessment. Therefore, Limber Pine is still evaluated to be of Least Concern. It is recommended that this variety and species be re-evaluated by the Conifer Specialist Group periodically.
Pinus flexilis var.reflexa This is a rare variety limited to five known locations and assessed as Near Threatened (almost qualifies as threatened under criterion B2ab(iii,v)).
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|Recorded from western North America: Rocky Mountains from Alberta and British Columbia (Canada) to New Mexico and Texas and some isolated localities to the east, mountains of SE California, Nevada, N Arizona, Utah (USA); and extending into northern Mexico in scattered localities in Chihuahua, NE Sonora, Coahuila and Nuevo León. Both the extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are well in excess of the threatened thresholds.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Canada (Alberta, British Columbia); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Sonora); United States (Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Utah)
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|The global population is decreasing.
Pinus flexilis var. flexilis
Populations of Limber Pine occurring in the Great Plains in the states of Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Nebraska are disjunct and therefore have no gene flow outside their individual population occurrences. These populations are stable except for the population in South Dakota that has been infected by White Pine Blister Rust (WPBR) (Cronartium ribicola). However, these populations are at risk from climate change or some other stochastic event. North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska rank their populations as state imperiled (S1) under the conservation ranking system of NatureServe.From 1985 -1995 a significant drought in California led to high mortality of high-elevation conifers especially Limber Pine. As White Pine Blister Rust moves southward in the Rocky Mountains scientists predict the decline of high-elevation white pines including Limber Pine. In the southern and central Rocky Mountains populations of Limber Pine and other conifers have and are continuing to die from a massive infestation by mountain pine beetles (MPB) (Dendroctonus ponderosae). Additionally, dwarf mistletoe (DM) (Arceuthobium cyanocarpum) has been noted as causing increased mortality of Limber Pine in some states in the Rocky Mountains and a fungus (Ophiostoma sp.) carried by mountain pine beetles is infecting many populations of Limber Pine. In Montana, red band needle blight (RBNB) (Dothistroma septospora) has and is causing significant mortality. WPBR, MPB, DM, RBNB and climate change are leading to more isolated populations, adversely affecting gene flow and ultimately genetic diversity. Cumulatively these factors are causing individual Limber Pines and small populations to undergo increased physiological stress which allows for other biotic and abiotic factors that in isolation would not lead to increased mortality to do so. Where WPBR, MPB, and DM are present we are observing isolated cases of population extirpations and an overall decline in Limber Pine populations.
Pinus flexilis var. reflexa
This taxon is much more scattered than var. flexilis which occurs to the north of it, and is restricted to the highest altitudes of the mountains in northern Mexico and the southwest of the USA. Populations are accordingly disjunct and often small
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
Pinus flexilis is a conifer tree of the subalpine zone in the Rocky Mountains and the 'Basin and Range' region further west. In many respects its habitat resembles that of Pinus albicaulis, which has a more westerly and northerly distribution. Some isolated populations, here recognized as var. reflexa, occur on high peaks in northern Mexico. In the Black Hills of North Dakota P. flexilis may grow as low as 900 m a.s.l., in the southern Rocky Mountains it can occur at 3,800 m. This species is one of several in the genus Pinus of western North America that can withstand extreme conditions of climate on bare rock or scree without any other vegetation cover. On these sites it occurs either alone or with Pinus albicaulis and Abies lasiocarpa in the northern parts of its range and with Pinus aristata in the SE and P. longaeva in the SW. At lower altitudes it is usually only a minor component of more diverse conifer forest in the south and with Picea engelmannii, Pinus contorta, and Pseudotsuga menziesii in the north. The seeds, which only have rudimentary wings, are mostly dispersed by rodents and birds, of the latter Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana, Corvidae) is the most important vector.
Pinus flexilis var reflexa is limited to subalpine habitats on the highest mountains within its limited range.
|Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat:
|Generation Length (years):
|Use and Trade:
The wood of Limber Pine is not of high quality. As a timber tree the species is of minor importance due to its occurrence at high altitudes, where it is generally inaccessible and most of the trees do not grow into straight boles. Planted trees have a tendency to become multi-stemmed from a short base and grow rather slowly. Locally, it was heavily used for railroad ties and mine shaft construction in 'pioneer times', but more recently its main use has been as firewood. The species was introduced to Britain in 1851, but has remained rare in gardens there and elsewhere in Europe. In the USA it is more common and several cultivars, most of which have glaucous blue needles and more compact habits, are being grown and are in the horticultural trade, especially Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'.
No uses have been recorded for Pinus flexilis var. reflexa. It is probably too rare and remote for it to be of commercial value.
|Major Threat(s):
Pinus flexilis var. flexilis
Limber Pine is highly susceptible to infection and death from the disease white pine blister rust caused by the non-native pathogen Cronartium ribicola. Limber Pine populations in the northern US Rocky Mountains have been infected by WPBR for over 50 years and mortality is high in many sites. The disease has continued to spread south and now infects Limber Pine in MT, ID, WY, CO, SD, NM and CA with heavily infected stands in each of these states. New locations of infected stands are being found yearly. In 2003, Limber Pine in the drainages of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve were found to be heavily infected with WPBR; this infection centre is over 200 km from the nearest known source of inocula and long distance transport of WPBR spores from California is suspected as the initial source. The disease was confirmed on Limber Pine in Rocky Mountain National Park in 2010 but infection is still light. Risk analyses suggest that 50% of the 5-needle pine stands in Colorado have average climate conditions that will support the spread of the disease; the remaining habitats are likely to intermittently have years of suitable conditions for the disease. It is unlikely that extensive Limber Pine forests will escape WPBR infection over time.
Limber Pine has not evolved in the presence of C. ribicola; as a result it only has very low frequencies of resistance to the disease. WPBR kills Limber Pine trees of all ages and young trees are especially susceptible. Even before the disease kills the larger trees it kills the cone bearing branches and severely restricts seed production. WPBR threatens the sustainability of Limber pine populations by compromising the regeneration cycle with high mortality of all aged trees, reduced seed production of the mature trees and high susceptibility of young seedlings and saplings. These impacts are being seen in many Limber Pine forests now and are expected to expand to other landscapes as the disease continues to spread. Until natural selection results in an increase in durable WPBR resistance, ecosystems impacts will continue.
Initial modeling suggests that the slow regeneration time, delayed maturation (>50 years for a tree to become reproductive and over 100 years before producing large cone crops), and low initial frequency of heritable resistance in Limber pine will lead to high mortality in native populations for centuries to come. While this mortality is selection against susceptible individuals, it is likely to reduce populations to below a sustainable threshold. Limber Pine is largely dependent on corvid species to disperse its seeds and studies suggest that once populations are impacted to the point that seed production is very low, the mutualism with the corvids may fail, as the birds do not visit such stands. Extirpation of populations is likely to occur which will lead to further genetic isolation of remaining populations.
The recent epidemic of Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) is further threatening the sustainability of Limber Pine populations. Limber Pine is an excellent host for MPB and larger beetle broods are often produced on Limber Pine compared to other pine hosts. MPB generally only attack larger trees (those above 10 cm d.b.h.) and do not attack the smaller advanced regeneration trees. However, MPB further reduces the seed production of the population and in the presence of WPBR the rust will continue to kill the susceptible seedlings that are able to get established. While MPB epidemics are not unprecedented in Limber Pine forests, the current epidemic is more extensive than in the past and the presence of WPBR severely compromises the recovery capacity of the populations after the MPB epidemic passes.
In areas of high WPBR incidence, MPB is killing the remaining live reproductive trees which are often those that possess some genetic resistance to the disease. This is setting back the natural selection for resistance in Limber Pine that has already occurred. In those populations that have more recently been invaded by C. ribicola, MPB is killing the seedtrees from which seeds must be collected to test for resistance, slowing the identification of resistance trees and estimates of resistance in populations. MPB in all locations is affecting the availability of seed for collections for restoration plantings.
The extirpation of populations in the high mountain and tree line habitats will likely transition those lands from forests to non-forested landscapes. Limber Pine is often the only tree species that can tolerate those harsh habitats and therefore there will be no replacement tree species to occupy the site. Loss of the trees will also affect snow accumulation and snow melt on the wind-exposed high elevation sites.
Pinus flexilis var reflexa
WPB does not seem to have reached these isolated southern populations.
|Conservation Actions:
Pinus flexilis var. flexilis.
The decline in population numbers during the naturalization process of Cronartium ribicola is unavoidable yet management can facilitate the recovery from that dip in population numbers. Increasing the frequency of genetic resistance in the populations is the foundation for recovery. This can be achieved through combinations of (1) supporting the regeneration cycle by protecting seed trees and stimulating natural regeneration in populations that have some resistance to increase population numbers and promote selection for resistance and/or (2) identifying resistant seed trees, collecting seeds and planting seedlings from those trees. In areas that are heavily impacted already by WPBR, the seed source is likely to be compromised to the point that out planting resistant seedlings is the only option. In areas that have not been impacted as heavily (more southern populations), proactive silvicultural treatments to stimulate regeneration by removing competing vegetation or site preparation can be viable options in addition to planting resistant seedlings. A proactive strategy has been developed for Limber pine and management guides for Limber Pine have been developed for the USFS Rocky Mountain (R2) and Southwestern (R3) Regions and BLM lands in Wyoming. Rocky Mountain National Park is currently developing a management plan to sustain and conserve Limber pine. To fully implement these plans more work is need to develop appropriate silvicultural prescriptions and identify resistant seed sources.
Low frequencies of genetic resistances to WPBR exist in Limber Pine, however, the geographic distribution of these resistance mechanisms is still not known. Substantial rust screening efforts for Limber pine began in 2006. Only populations and 'families' from the Southern Rocky Mountains have been screened for resistance and some seed trees with heritable resistance have been identified (even in populations not yet challenged by the rust) and are now being protected from MPB attack with chemical spraying or anti-aggregate pheromone treatment. More resistant seed trees are needed to build seed sources for out planting with sufficient genetic diversity. Initial studies reveal geographic variation in resistance in the southern Rockies and suggest it varies along environmental gradients. The first tests for several 'families' from California and Montana have now begun. Rust screenings of seed trees from range-wide populations are needed as well as research on the mechanisms of resistance to assess their durability and interactions with climatic factors. Tests for the association of resistance traits with other adaptive traits could affect plant performance in a changing climate and needs further work. Seed transfer guidelines have been developed for Limber pine in the Interior West but are based on inadequate data. Range-wide gene ecology studies are needed to avoid planting errors that will lead to maladaption and failure now and in the future for this long-lived species. This research has begun but needs to be accelerated.
Limber Pine seeds for gene conservation, rust resistance and research have been collected from some populations the Southern Rockies yet still more are needed in this portion as well as the rest of the range. Restoration seed collections are needed range-wide. Because current technologies to screen for rust resistance require progeny testing, only seed-producing trees can be tested for rust resistance. Therefore seeds should be collected from seed trees and populations before MPB kills the mature trees; if not, identifying rust resistant trees from these populations will be delayed for 30-50 years while the advanced regeneration that escapes MPB attack becomes seed producing.
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By Amanda Wicks
Breakout country star Maren Morris—who won the Best New Artist GRAMMY earlier in the night—teamed up Alicia Keys to perform her single "Once."
Related: GRAMMY Winners 2017: See the Full List
Set against a classy set that included drop-tier chandeliers and candelabras, Morris started things off before Keys joined her one verse into the song.
The two shimmered onstage together. Literally. Morris wore a black sparkling cape while Keys donned a striped, silvery bodysuit. Unlike many of the other performances of the night, there wasn't a lot of production involved, only two great singers going toe to toe and note for note. The two matched each other note for note with their powerful vocals that brought a new R&B edge to the song. Morris has her foot firmly in country, but her duet with Keys showed off that she's got the range to sing so much more.
"Once" appears on Morris' 2016 album Hero.


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Commercial airlines all land at the Phillip Goldson International Airport (PGIA) in Ladyville, just minutes from Belize City. Private airplanes need to be cleared through the Belize Airport Authority and Civil Aviation Department at the PGIA.
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While cruise passengers won't have much time to fully discover the incredible array of experiences available in Belize, you can accomplish a lot in a day because we're a small country. Deciding what you want to do won't be as easy.


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- Quarterfinal Round - Tuesday, Feb. 23rd at #4 Maritime, 7:00 p.m. - LIVE AUDIO
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's
basketball team has earned the No. 5 seed for the upcoming Skyline
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record in conference play. The Rams will play at No. 4 seed
Maritime College in Throggs Neck, N.Y. in the Quarterfinal round on
Tuesday night, February 23rd.
The teams split the two regular-season meetings this year. Maritime took the first game, 84-63, while Farmingdale won the second meeting, 59-58.
The Privateers will play host to the Rams at 7 p.m. at the Riesenberg Hall Gymnasium. The winner of that game will move on to face top-ranked Old Westbury on Thursday, February 25th, on the road.
The game will be broadcasted live on the internet by the Privateer Radio Network. Live audio will begin 20 minutes prior to tipoff, as play-by-play man Matt Gregory will call the action with color-analyst Kent Chambliss, and can be accessed by clicking HERE.


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They'll drink to their heroism.
Two subway riders — total strangers — who rescued a man from an oncoming 5 train reunited yesterday, and said they'll soon share some wine to toast their good deed.
Doreen Winkler, 31, and Victor Samuel, 43, teamed up to get Jack Simmons off the tracks at the Bowling Green station Dec. 6.
"We both feel like it was a movie," said Winkler, a Brooklyn resident who owns Diamond Sommelier Services.
"We should go and have wine," she said to Samuel, who agreed.
Both received city proclamations yesterday.
Samuel jumped down on the tracks and nudged Simmons toward the platform.
Winkler helped pull both men up as the train arrived.
"I remember very vividly I became frightened [when I saw the train]," said Samuel, who was struggling to get onto the platform.


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EARTH2SUN (Jan96) xanadu.xronos EARTH2SUN (Jan96) NAME earth2sun -- corrects times in the column TIME at the barycenter of the solar system. USAGE earth2sun input column output ra dec DESCRIPTION This task corrects the arrival time of photons, assumed as tagged at earth, for the time delay EARTH-SUN. No other corrections are applied, in particular it is not included the corrections for travel time from the satellite-earth or any spacecraft clock delay. This program uses the JPL DE200 ephemeris,given as FITS binary table (Standish,M.,1982 Astr. Ap.,114,297). The file validity is till 31 December 2050. The task takes as input only FITS file with binary table extension. The format of the FITS input file can contain many extensions. The task corrects the times only in one selected extension.The selected extension can be specified at the input level (see parameter input file). If the FITS file is an EVENT list the times in the EVENT and GTI extensions are corrected. A file is assumed an EVENT list if the EXTNAME and/or HDUCLAS1 keywords contain the string EVENT (or EVENTS). The column name containing the time values can be specified at input level (see parameter Column name). The default column name is TIME. The time values in the TIME column are expected to be either MJD (or TJD or JD) values (1) or residuals from a MJD reference time (2) given as header keyword. In the first case (the time column contains values written as a MJD or JD or TJD), the header keyword 'TIMESYS' is required, containing with one of the following values: MJD or JD or TJD. In the second case, the keyword 'MJDREF' (or 'MJDREFI', integer part, and 'MJDREFF' fractional part) should contain an MJD value. If MJDREF is not found and TIMESYS is not either MJD or JD or TJD the program gives a fatal error. A GTI extension is expected in the file if the FITS file is an EVENT list, and it is identified if the either EXTNAME or HDUCLAS1 keyword contain the string GTI (or ALLGTI or STDGTI). The GTI extension format must have at least two columns named START and STOP and no other column named are searched and/or recognized. The task adds and/or replaces a number of header keywords. TIMREF is set to 'SOLARSYSTEM'. TSTART and TSTOP are set either to the first and last value in the TIME column or if an EVENT list to the first start GTI and last stop GTI. PARAMETERS infile [file name + extension] The name of the input file for which the correction is needed. The extension can be specified either as "infile+#" or "infile[#]" where # is the extension number. colnam [time] The name of the column containing the times value. Default name is TIME. outfile [file name] The name of the output file. Note in the output file all the extensions present in the input file are copied. ra [RA source] The RA of the source (either in hh:mm:ss.s or deg) given in 2000.0 equinox. dec [DEC source] The DEC of the source (either in dd:mm:ss.s or deg) given in 2000.0 equinox. tchat (terminal chattiness) Set terminal chattiness. lchat (log file chattiness) Set log file and chattiness in the log file:= 0 the log file is not written. For all the other value the chattiness is set as for the terminal logname (log filename) Name for the log file. The defaults is earth2sun.log ephfile (ephemeris file) Name and path of the ephemeris file. Ephemeris valid till 31 December 2000 BUGS Report problems to firstname.lastname@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com. Provide a detailed description of the problem (with a log file if possible).
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'Yes' to desire and an end to fear
Some of the Dead Are Still Breathing: Living in the Future
Charles Bowden
243 pages, hardcover, $24.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.
But as a desert man, I can only say yes to rain. -- Charles Bowden
Mulling over decades spent reporting on everything from border crimes to environmental destruction to post-Katrina New Orleans, journalist Charles Bowden declares an end to the way things have been.
Neither cynical nor hysterical, Bowden's latest book, Some of the Dead Are Still Breathing, reiterates that the climate is changing, human populations are taxing the natural world beyond endurance and greater storms are undoubtedly brewing. Such is the world we now inhabit, and we should no longer imagine that we can return to a post-World War II American idyll. It is time to stare down this new world and accept our place within it. "The real history and revolution is taking place all around us," he says, even as we refuse to acknowledge it.
"I live in a time of fear and the fear is not of war or weather or death or poverty or terror," he writes. "The fear is of life itself. The fear is of tomorrow, a time when things do not get better but become worse. This is the belief of my time." Bowden does not share that fear, however. Instead, he reminds us that only by saying yes -- to action and desire -- can we dissipate our pointless, paralyzing dread.
This is not the book for newcomers to Bowden. Some of the Dead Are Still Breathing is for readers already accustomed to his complex, emotional style, who trust that his tangents will lead someplace relevant and that he isn't rending our hearts merely for effect. Despite his melancholy tone -- obsessing over everything from women murdered in Mexico to the depletion of desert groundwater -- Bowden still seems to view the world through unclouded eyes.
This latest book leaves readers acutely aware of Bowden's own sense of mortality. His books are always personal -- too personal if you're not interested in the man's love life or other entanglements -- but this one reads as intimately as a letter to all those who have read his words for years and nodded in understanding. It may seem pointless to mourn the still-living, but as the author himself acknowledges, everything changes, and all things come to an end.


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Daily Distraction
Watch These Kids Popping Balloons — Daily Distraction
Kids love balloons, and who can blame them. But it's always fun to watch them learn what happens when your balloon goes POP!
Watch These Big Dogs Playing Nice With Babies — Daily Distraction
Babies, as everyone knows, are rather delicate creatures. And these dogs have the required gentle touch.
Watch These Dogs Who Hate Wearing Shoes — Daily Distraction
Why do we make our canine pals do things like this?
Watch These Dogs Who Love Taking Baths — Daily Distraction
For some dogs, bath time is AAHHH THE WORST THING EVER. Not these dogs.
Watch These Cats Getting Stuck in Things — Daily Distraction
Cats, as we know, can be a bit curious.
Watch These Red Pandas Just Doin' Red Panda Stuff — Daily Distraction
Have you ever seen a red panda? If so, you are fully aware of their irresistibleness. If not, please watch.
Watch These Animals Jumping Into Boats — Daily Distraction
Get outta there, you otter. You're an otter, not a seaman!
Watch These Kids Who Love Playing in Leaves — Daily Distraction
Dogs may love playing in leaves, but they've got nothing on these kids.
Watch These Dogs Who Love Playing in Leaves — Daily Distraction
Ah, fall. Football, pumpkin-flavored drinks and, of course, leaves.
Watch These Dogs Walking Around on Two Legs Like Humans — Daily Distraction
What are you doing, dog? You're not people!


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Frédéric BOEHLI takes pictures of artists. He works for musicians, singers, humorists, comedians, both on stage and backstage, when they are getting ready or when they are working in their studio (Liz Cherhal, Shirley Souagnon, Marie Desroles...). He follows them all year long to meet their photographic needs, whatever the occasion.
From a simple "selfie-like" portrait on stage or on the street to the most complex studio shooting for media creation, he stands out for his technical images captured on the fly or for his natural-looking shots. He thinks that relationships based on trust are essential to grasp the best of the artist and to deliver outstanding photographs.
When I chose to use X Series cameras, it was like going back to the essence of photography; the type of photography which I always liked to practice when I started taking pictures with film cameras. I need a tool which can adjust to my needs and follow my ideas immediately, while being discreet and without compromising on quality. I think that the X-T1's viewfinder is extremely comfortable: no more random shots but unprecedented accuracy. Every day, I'm amazed at this camera when I check my images because technically speaking, even in high ISO, I cannot see any noise, details are rich, sharpness is beautiful, and colours, dynamic range and rendering are just perfect…This camera has it all! Image quality is awesome both in RAW and JPEG images.
It is a beautiful piece of equipment, highly adaptable, very responsive and formidably accurate. In addition, it is one-third the size of my previous equipment…
It is strongly built and the lenses are incredible. Zooms, single focal length lenses: all lenses are of the highest quality and their optical performance is just phenomenal.
FUJIFILM's follow-up on product developments via firmware updates, their development of tools that simply meet actual needs and their ability to listen to photographers are also amazing. To me, all these features have come together to take a huge step forward. Thanks to this freedom, I can now focus entirely on my creativity.


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SALEM, Ore. -- The Willamette University defense forced three turnovers and the Bearcat offense amassed 572 yards in a 55-0 shutout victory over the University of Puget Sound at McCulloch Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 10. It was Willamette's first shutout since a 44-0 rout against the University of La Verne on Sept. 27, 2008.
Willamette concluded the regular season with an 8-2 record, including 4-2 (3rd place) in the Northwest Conference. The Bearcats have a slight chance of being selected for the NCAA Division III Playoffs, but the odds are slim with only seven at-large berths nationwide. The 8-2 record for Head Coach Glen Fowles is the best first-year record for a head coach in Willamette history.
Puget Sound ended the season at 0-9 overall. The Loggers were 0-6 in the NWC (7th place).
Quarterback Josh Dean (Jr.) led the WU offense by completing 33 of 49 passes for 358 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also rushed 8 times for 33 yards and two other scores.
Terrell Malley (Jr., HB) caught nine passes for 119 yards and three touchdowns. Malley rushed one time for 29 yards.
Overall, Willamette passed for 444 yards and rushed for 128 yards on 20 carries (6.4 avg.).
Puget Sound wide receiver Adam Kniffin (Sr.) caught 14 passes for 90 yards to lead the Loggers.
The WU defense limited UPS to 26 of 49 passing for 200 yards. Starting quarterback Braden Foley of UPS was 17 of 30 for 141 yards. The Loggers gained 125 rushing yards on 46 carries, an average of 2.7 yards per rush.
Willamette scored its first touchdown on a 4-yard run by Dean with 9:28 left in the first quarter to complete a 7-play, 60-yard drive. Kyle Derby (Jr., PK/P) kicked the extra point for a 7-0 lead.
The longest play of the drive was a 22-yard pass from Dean to Jake Knecht (Sr., WR) that brought the ball to the UPS 15-yard line.
It was Knecht's 100th career reception in three seasons with the Bearcats. He ended the game with 4 catches for 68 yards and one touchdown, as he finished his career with 103 catches for 1,452 yards and 20 touchdowns.
Puget Sound reached the Willamette 44 on its next possession before punting. The Bearcats took over at their own 12-yard line and marched 88 yards on 15 plays.
The drive featured four 3rd-down plays. The first was on 3rd-and-6 at the WU 16 when Dean hit Jake Turner (Sr., WR) with an 11-yard pass. On 3rd-and-10 at the WU 27, Dean completed a 21-yard pass to Chad Pollard (Sr., HB).
Three plays later, Dylan Jones (So., RB) rushed up the middle for four yards on 3rd-and-1.
WU picked up one more first down, before a tripping penalty resulted in 1st-and-25 at the UPS 38. On 3rd-and-9 at the 22, Dean connected with Benny Weischedel (Sr., TE) for all 22 yards and a touchdown. Derby missed the extra point, but Willamette led 13-0.
The Bearcats increased the lead to 20-0 when Dean scored on a 5-yard run with 11:32 left in the second quarter. The 9-play drive featured four plays covering more than 10 yards, including a 22-yard run by Jones.
Late in the half, WU took over at its own 31 with 1:41 on the clock. Dean drove the Bearcats 69 yards on eight plays. After an incomplete pass and a completion negated by a penalty, Dean connected on seven consecutive throws, ending with a 23-yard pass to Malley for a touchdown with 0:21 on the clock. WU led 27-0 at halftime.
The Loggers, who lost one fumble in the first half, also lost a fumble early in the third quarter. Wendell Galvan (So., CB) forced the turnover when he hit runner Kevin Miller four yards behind the line at the UPS 36. Ben Lyons (Sr., DE) recovered the ball for WU and advanced it 13 yards.
Willamette was unable to gain a first down. Derby missed a 35-yard field goal at the 12:19 mark.
Dean connected with Malley on a 3-yard touchdown pass on the Bearcats' next possession. The drive covered 72 yards on 7 plays, including a 16-yard pass to Matt Williams (Sr., WR), an 18-yard run by Derek Traeger (So., WR) and a 29-yard draw play by Malley on 1st-and-20 at the UPS 32.
Puget Sound answered with a solid drive. The Loggers eventually reached the WU 4 on a 31-yard pass from Foley to Miller. A personal foul moved UPS back to the WU 19. On fourth down, Foley was sacked by Lyons and Corey Walsh (Jr., DB).
Three Bearcat quarterbacks each threw one touchdown in the fourth quarter. Dean tossed a 31-yard scoring strike to Malley at the 14:43 mark. Jake Jones (Sr.) threw a 36-yard TD pass to Traeger with 12:01 to go, and Dustin Crabtree hit Knecht for a 30-yard score with 2:14 left.
Taylor Bonawitz (Fr., PK/P) kicked all three extra points for the Bearcats in the fourth quarter.
In between the TD passes by Jones and Crabtree, Puget Sound drove from its own 26 to the WU 14. On the next play, James Korn was intercepted by Blaze Rogers (Sr., CB, Lahaina, HI/Lahainaluna HS) in the end zone.
Two Bearcats finished with more than 100 receiving yards. Malley's nine catches for 119 yards were nearly matched by Weischedel, who hauled in eight passes for 105 yards. Turner caught 6 passes for 50 yards.
On the ground, Dylan Jones rushed for 54 yards on seven carries for Willamette. Austin Wagner of Puget Sound rushed 20 times for 98 yards.
Cody Pastorino (Sr., S) of WU led all players with 12 tackles. Wes Wenzel (Sr., ILB) added 11 tackles and a sack. Overall, WU registered 7 sacks. Connor Savage (So., DB) and Max Mirande (So., LB) each made eight tackles for UPS.
Prior to the game, Willamette's 31 seniors were honored for their accomplishments and their commitment to the Bearcat football team.


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Help save the city by finding all the bombs hidden by villains in various buildings!
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Joel Morrison Has a Steel Life Crisis at Almine Rech
Artsy Editorial
Image rights: Courtesy of the Artist and Almine Rech Gallery
Joel Morrison's sculptures juxtapose various theories, genres, and processes within the confines of a single work. Casting found and everyday objects in highly polished steel, Morrison achieves a sense of tension between his subjects and the lustrous surfaces he creates. He demonstrates his technical ability to manipulate and harmonize this range of objects—which has included neck braces, wasp nests, urinal refreshers, and bullets—with sculptures that range from Neoclassical Greek busts to grotesque, amorphous forms. Morrison sees his work as forming a sort of dystopia, wherein mundane objects reinterpret themes of Pop, Surrealism, and Classicism.
American, b. 1976, Seattle, Washington, based in Los Angeles, California


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Coding Standards, Best Practices, generally accepted truth – these almost always have something to say on the subject of the evil "GOTO" statement.
Invariably, what's said is don't use it. Ever. On pain of pain.
It's the absolute and unequivocal nature of these strictures that I find annoying.
It may be the case that, in the primordial times of Computer Science, before young Larry Ellison dropped out of College, grew a beard and started getting ideas about applying this Relational Theory stuff to a working database, GOTO was abused to create the dreaded "spaghetti code".
Since that time, any tentative mention of this structure outside of a Basic Program has been met with revulsion.
However, it's worth noting that, even such luminaries as Kernighan and Ritchie, whilst describing the goto statement in C as "infinitely abusable" do concede that there are times when gotos may find a place.
As things stand right now (at least, if you're in one of those shops still waiting for 11g), one of those places can be found in PL/SQL.
I think it's reasonable to compare PL/SQL ( based on Ada, which in turn is based on Pascal) with C due to they're shared 3-GL ancestry.
Prior to 11g, PL/SQL is missing one of the features common to many 3-GLs – including C – the continue keyword, which allows the programmer the option to skip a single iteration of a loop without all that mucking about with IF-THEN-ELSE.
For example – say we want to loop through an array of numbers but we only want to process the positive numbers in that array and ignore any negative numbers.
In 'C', this is fairly straightforward ….
for( i = 0; i < n; i++)
if( a[i] <= 0)
... /* if we get here then the element is positive
so do stuff to it */
Contrast this with PL/SQL
FOR i IN a.FIRST..a.LAST LOOP
IF a(i) > 0 THEN
-- do stuff to the positive element
-- not immediately obvious that we do anything with
-- the negative elements – you have to read through
-- all of the code to work this out.
So, no continue statement, a bit less clarity. However, now GOTO is out on parole, we have a job for it …
FOR i IN a.FIRST..a.LAST LOOP
IF a(i) < 0 THEN
GOTO continue;
-- If we get here then the element is positive
-- so do stuff
<<continue>> -- continue label
NULL; -- need a statement here to
-- stop the compiler choking
You may consider this to be a somewhat artifical way of introducing CONTINUE into PL/SQL. All I'll say to that is – how do you declare BOOLEANs in C ?
#define TRUE 1
#define FALSE 0