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Marine Weather and Tides
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Marine Forecasts
EDIT (on/off)  HelpANZ338 NEw York Harbor- 943 Pm Edt Wed Mar 29 2017 Overnight..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft or less. Thu..N winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming E in the afternoon. Waves 1 ft or less. Thu night..SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft. Chance of rain after midnight. Fri..SE winds 10 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft...building to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. Fri night..E winds 15 to 20 kt...becoming ne 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm in the evening. Sat..N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Rain likely...mainly in the morning. Sat night..N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt... Diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Sun..NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft in the morning...then 1 ft or less. Mon..N winds around 5 kt...becoming se. Waves 1 ft or less. Chance of rain after midnight. | ANZ300 943 Pm Edt Wed Mar 29 2017 Synopsis for long island waters and new york harbor.. High pressure will remain over the region through Thursday. Low pressure will impact the area Thursday night through Saturday. High pressure builds in for Sunday through Monday night. Another area of low pressure affects the region Tuesday. High pressure builds back on Wednesday. |
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Portland , PA
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Area Discussion for - Philadelphia/Mount Holly, PA
  (on/off)  Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definitionFxus61 kphi 300136 afdphi area forecast discussion national weather service mount holly nj 936 pm edt Wed mar 29 2017 Synopsis High pressure builds in from the north tonight and Thursday before moving offshore Thursday night. Low pressure in the southern plains will move northeastward to the ohio valley by Thursday night, then off the mid atlantic coast by Saturday morning. High pressure will return for the end of the weekend. Another low pressure system will arrive later Monday night and Tuesday, then high pressure briefly returns on Wednesday. Near term /until 6 am Thursday morning/ An upper air analysis this evening shows a trough in northern new england, a ridge from the tennessee valley northward to the great lakes, then a robust trough in the central to southern plains. The latter is helping to build the downstream ridge, placing strong surface high pressure near hudson bay. There is also considerable 850 mb warm air advection indicated into portions of the southern midwest this evening. High pressure centered near hudson bay this evening will continue to build southward into the northern mid atlantic through the overnight. This along with a cooling boundary layer will allow for less wind and cooler temperatures. Meanwhile, the aforementioned warm air advection in combination with a 250 mb jet positioned to our north will help pull some high level clouds across our area especially late. This may thin eastward for awhile as the ridge axis remains to our west. We still indicate some cloud cover arriving through the overnight from west to east. For the 930 pm update, the hourly temperature, dew point and wind grids were adjusted based on the latest observations. Some locales are experiencing a quicker drop in temperature thus far, therefore some adjustments were needed. There is drier low-level air advecting in from the north, therefore the dew points for many areas were lowered a little faster. Short term /6 am Thursday morning through 6 pm Thursday/ The center of the high tracks into eastern canada on Thursday, pulling an upper level ridge onto the eastern seaboard late in the day. Meanwhile, low pressure continues to organize over the central plains and midwest. The upper ridge should keep precip at bay for the daytime hours, but high level clouds initially will then lower and thicken throughout the day. Temperatures should be just shy of normal, topping off in the mid 40s up north to the mid and upper 50s elsewhere. Long term /Thursday night through Wednesday/ Long term looks wet, with potential for at least two systems producing substantial precipitation accumulations for the region. The first system looks to affect the region beginning Thursday night. Potent vort MAX in the ozarks region 00z Friday moves into the ohio valley by 12z, acquiring a negative tilt. Impressive difluence downstream and upper-level jet coupling from a retreating anticyclonic jet streak in new england and a southern-stream cyclonic jet streak nosing into the southeast will provide a prolonged duration of strong/deep ascent along much of the eastern seaboard. Warm-air advection precipitation should break out Thursday night across the mid-atlantic. Residual northeast flow from the departing surface high in southeast canada and new england should allow a cold wedge of near-surface air to seep well south into the cwa east of the appalachians. Mesoscale model guidance is consistently showing a freezing rain signature in the southern poconos Thursday night. A pronounced warm nose is present above the near-surface cold(er) layer, with little change in the thermal profile from Thursday night through Friday evening. Temperatures will be flirting with the freezing mark much of this time, and models often are too warm in such regimes, especially in the southern poconos (it seems). There is large uncertainty remaining, however, given the marginal cold air near the surface. Given the expected QPF (more on that below), there is potential for quite a bit of ice accumulation, especially on elevated surfaces, near mount pocono and in adjacent sussex county, nj. Then again, very little may occur at all if the boundary layer stays on the warmer side. Instinct is telling me that at least an advisory will be warranted for carbon, monroe, and sussex counties during this time frame. However, plenty of time to figure out the details, as this remains 30-60 hours out. Regarding the rest of the area, the dynamical nature of the vort max and the sustained southerly fetch downstream of it imply widespread and substantial QPF are likely in the CWA Friday. A sse 50+ kt low- level jet will advect a considerable amount of moisture (pwats well in excess of 1 inch) into the mid-atlantic during the day Friday. With the vort MAX approaching the region during the afternoon, substantial differential cyclonic vorticity advection combined with low-level isentropic lift along a pre-existing baroclinic zone suggests widespread moderate to heavy rainfall for an 18-hour window (generally 12z Friday to 06z Saturday) across the entire region. There remain some discrepancies among the model guidance, particularly regarding the degree of moist advection (the NAM being noticeably drier) and the locations with maximum QPF (consensus being in a corridor from SE pa to northern/central nj), but the strength of the system and the associated lift give relatively high confidence in 1+ inch QPF across the region, with potential for localized 2-3 inch totals. To this point, instability looks limited/negligible across the area, so kept thunder out of the grids. However, some hydrologic issues may occur if the stronger- seeming model simulations verify. Will allude to this potential in the hwo. Residual wraparound showers may occur in pa/nj through Saturday morning, but the surface low should be well offshore by this point. Winds will switch to northerly, but the southern origins of the system suggest temperatures will fall little after system passage. Additionally, there may be some downsloping impeding any cold air advection that may be present. High pressure builds in Sunday and Monday, and this period should |
generally be dry. Temperatures will warm to seasonal or slightly above seasonal values. Clouds will once again be on the increase Monday as the next southern-stream system advances to the east coast. The track of this system continues to look more southwest to northeast (from the mid- south to the ohio valley), which suggests a warmer scenario compared to the Friday/Saturday low. Another substantial fetch of moist air will precede the system, and the closer proximity of the warm sector suggests a higher probability for convection. Timing/track uncertainties remain, with the 12z GFS a noticeable flat/north outlier compared to the cmc/ecmwf. Both of these latter models produce high amounts of QPF across the southern CWA (given the southward displacement of the surface low track), but there remain discrepancies between these two models regarding the nature of the precipitation (with the cmc providing a prolonged period of isentropic lift along a zonally-oriented warm front, whereas the ecmwf indicating more influence from pre-cold frontal convection, at least in delmarva). Meanwhile, the GFS definitely has more of a warm-sector precipitation scenario. My suspicion is that the southern solutions make more sense, but too far out and too much run-to-run variability to feel very confident. Did raise pops across the region given the strong signal with precip/timing among the model suite. As with the end-of-week system, substantial QPF looks possible with this next low. After a brief dry period Wednesday, models suggest another system affecting the region by the end of next week. Aviation /02z Thursday through Monday/ The following discussion is for kphl, kpne, kttn, kabe, krdg, kilg, kmiv, kacy and surrounding areas. Tonight...VFR. Northerly winds near 10 knots, becoming light and variable later this evening and overnight at most terminals. Thursday...VFR. A ceiling at or above 10000 feet will develop mainly in the afternoon. Variable winds near 5 knots becoming northeast in the morning, then turning southeasterly. Outlook... Thursday night...VFR ceilings lowering, potential to MVFR toward daybreak Friday as some rain arrives. East or southeast winds less than 10 knots. Friday and Friday night... Sub-vfr cigs/vsbys and rain likely. East to southeast winds 10 to 20 kts with higher gusts near the coast becoming more northerly late Friday night. Confidence average. Saturday through Sunday night... MainlyVFR with mostly north or northwest winds at or below 10 kts. Exception will be Saturday, with speeds up to 20 kts (gusts up to 25 kts) possible, especially near the coast. Confidence above average. Monday... GenerallyVFR with winds around 10 kts becoming more easterly. Increasing cloudiness likely. Confidence above average. Marine High pressure builds across the waters tonight through Thursday. N winds may gust to 20 kt on the ocean waters late tonight through Thursday morning, but small craft advisories should not be needed. Outlook... Friday and Friday night... Advisory-level winds/seas likely. Gale- force gusts possible, especially off the new jersey coast. Rain and visibility restrictions likely. Saturday and Saturday night... Advisory winds/seas likely. A chance of rain early on Saturday. Sunday and Monday... Sub-sca winds expected. Seas may remain somewhat elevated early in the day Sunday. Tides/coastal flooding Though astronomical tides will be gradually diminishing through the week now that we are past the new moon, the threat of minor tidal flooding along the nj and de atlantic coasts increases by Friday. We currently have high tides about 0.5 feet above the astronomical tide. We expect this to continue through Thursday. Beginning Thursday night, a low pressure system will bring a prolonged period of onshore flow, further increasing the surge. The tide of most concern is still the high tide Friday evening and Friday night, particularly along the northern and central new jersey shore. By this tide cycle, it will take a surge of 0.8 to 1.0 feet to reach minor flooding thresholds, which is likely. However, not sure yet if we will have another 0.3 feet surge to reach advisory thresholds. The exact magnitude of the surge will be dependent on how quickly the onshore flow develops and how strong it will be by Friday. Etss shows water levels at lewes and sandy hook touching minor flooding thresholds with the high tide cycles tonight and Thursday night. This is unlikely though as with the expected wind direction, we should not see a surge any higher than what we currently have at least through Thursday night. Phi watches/warnings/advisories Pa... None. Nj... None. De... None. Md... None. Marine... None. Synopsis... Cms/gorse near term... Gorse short term... Mps long term... Cms aviation... Cms/gorse marine... Cms/mps tides/coastal flooding... Johnson |
Weather Reporting Stations
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BGNN4 - 8519483 - Bergen Point West Reach, NJ | 53 mi | 46 min | 42°F | 43°F | 1023.2 hPa (-0.5) | |||
NBLP1 - 8548989 - Newbold, PA | 56 mi | 46 min | NNE 1.9 G 6 | 42°F | 45°F | 1023.5 hPa (-0.4) | ||
ROBN4 - 8530973 - Robins Reef, NJ | 57 mi | 46 min | NNE 11 G 13 | 42°F | 1023.5 hPa (-0.4) |
Wind History for Bergen Point West Reach, NY
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Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airportsAirport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
Andover, Aeroflex-Andover Airport, NJ | 20 mi | 52 min | N 0 | mi | 32°F | 25°F | 75% | 1023.8 hPa | |
Mount Pocono, Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport, PA | 22 mi | 53 min | NE 7 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 30°F | 21°F | 72% | 1022.9 hPa |
Wind History from 12N (wind in knots)
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Tide / Current Tables for New Brunswick, Raritan River, New Jersey
EDIT RT Ports Option Weekend mode (on/off) (on/off)  Help One Week of DataNew Brunswick Click for Map Thu -- 05:12 AM EDT -0.83 feet Low Tide Thu -- 06:44 AM EDT Sunrise Thu -- 08:35 AM EDT Moonrise Thu -- 10:51 AM EDT 6.58 feet High Tide Thu -- 05:23 PM EDT -0.77 feet Low Tide Thu -- 07:20 PM EDT Sunset Thu -- 10:29 PM EDT Moonset Thu -- 11:11 PM EDT 7.08 feet High Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
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Tide / Current Tables for Sayreville, Raritan River, New Jersey
EDIT (on/off)  Help One Week of DataSayreville Click for Map Thu -- 04:49 AM EDT -0.87 feet Low Tide Thu -- 06:44 AM EDT Sunrise Thu -- 08:34 AM EDT Moonrise Thu -- 10:30 AM EDT 6.20 feet High Tide Thu -- 05:00 PM EDT -0.80 feet Low Tide Thu -- 07:20 PM EDT Sunset Thu -- 10:29 PM EDT Moonset Thu -- 10:50 PM EDT 6.67 feet High Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
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5.1 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.7 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -0.2 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 |
Weather Map and Satellite Images
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By Spencer . August 9, 2012 . 12:35pm
Compile Heart confirmed Nepgear, Uni, Ram, and Rom from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 will return in Neptunia V. Unlike IF, Compa, and their new buddy Pish the Neptunia mk2 characters aren't babies. I suppose they can help Neptunia in battle along with new allies Broccoli-chan and Marvelous-chan.

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Hazy Shade of Winter | [ Sizes: Orig | Large | Med | Small | Thumb ] | |||
"Time, Time, Time, see what's become of me .. While I looked around for my possibilities. I was so hard to please ..." UN 5,977' takes on a hazy glow less than one week before the official starting date of a long, cold Arizona winter. Where's the Yule Log and mug of eggnog, for crying out loud ?!!? December 14, 2011 | Image Data
Image ID: 765663 Hits: 270 Lat/Lon: 34.80767°N / 111.7643°W Object Title: Hazy Shade of Winter Image Type(s): Hiking, Flora, Informational, Scenery |


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Another Hawk-Killer in Court
Why am I not surprised this jerk was a pigeon fancier? Prosecutors say Kapusta and another person are pigeon-racing enthusiasts who killed the predatory hawks because they saw them as threats to their pigeons.
Why am I not surprised this jerk was a pigeon fancier? Prosecutors say Kapusta and another person are pigeon-racing enthusiasts who killed the predatory hawks because they saw them as threats to their pigeons.
The editors of the Tulsa World think that Lawmakers should adopt stronger wildlife laws. That's fair enough in light of the tragedy in Ohio where exotic predators like lions, tigers, and bears were released by a suicidal keeper. But the editorial's structure left much to be desired, in my opinion. They do have a good… Read More »
My parents send me interesting articles from my hometown paper, the Lakeland Ledger. One of the latest of these I got was an article by Eric Pera titled, A Special Kind of Air Patrol. It is about Polk county farmers employing American Bird Abatement Service (ABAS) to keep crops like blueberries safe from depredation by… Read More »
Just noticed this at Florida Animal Law: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) had requested comments from the public regarding plans to delist the peregrine falcon, as well as any economic and social factors that should be considered in managing the falcons in Florida (WCTV). The falcons are slated to be delisted from… Read More »
It's been a rough fall. Sunday marked our first serious falconry outing of the season. Between colds for Diane and I, extra work and various other complications, things only came together this past Sunday. We had made a couple of brief outings to a nearby nursery where there are lots of rabbits, but also loads… Read More »
The Chicago Tribune reports on the case of birders practicing falconry without a license. The species�a burrowing owl and a Brant goose�were spotted about 9 a.m. Wednesday within 100 feet of each other in the wooded natural area. Within hours, however, the burrowing owl had been torn apart by a hungry Cooper's hawk in front… Read More »
An article talks about a falconer's Harris's hawk that got loose in the vicinity of the Lavender Pond Nature Reserve in the United Kingdom. It apparently interacted with people on the grounds of the reserve, going so far as to eat peanuts being tossed to squirrels. Why it wasn't simply grabbing the squirrels and eating… Read More »
OK, there's a new critter underfoot here. Follow the link for a "cute" overdose. But there is some method here… we're looking for a canine substitute for a weasel or ferret, to pop down rabbit holes and flush the rabbits out where the hawks can have a chance at them. This one should be about… Read More »
I got the following notice from the Michigan Hawking Club: Attention Michigan Falconer Last Wed April 23rd the Senate Natural Resources and Environment Affairs Committee passed Senate Bill 1085. This bill will allow a continued take of Wild Raptors for Falconry use. It Ends the Sunset and puts the rules and regulations concerning wild take… Read More »
Falconers hawk bill to let them continue capturing raptors – Capital News Service – MLive.com It looks like a bill aimed at dropping a 2009 sunset on a falconry law is getting general support. Getting rid of the sunset provision means that falconers in Michigan can continue to trap birds from the wild under provisions… Read More »
CBS Sports reports that Tripp Isenhour is being charged with killing a red-shouldered hawk on a golf course. Apparently, the hawk was making noise while Isenhour was trying to perform for a video production. It took shot after shot for a while, but Isenhour finally managed to bean the hawk in the head with a… Read More »
The PBS Nature series looks at the intersection between falconry and science with Raptor Force. The episode airs this evening, 8 PM ET. Hat tip to Karen Spivey. I hope to have some comments later when the program airs. Update: They had a lot of nice photography on the show, though I think that they… Read More »
Pleasanton Weekly : Hosterman can keep her hawk I lived from late 2003 to early 2007 in Concord, California. The news story above concerns Pleasanton, a community near Concord. It seems to me to be much todo about nothing. At basis, it concerns an apprentice falconer who simply wants to have an outside mews in… Read More »
A friend of mine put her hawk in the weathering yard at the January, 2007 California Hawking Club meet. At the end of the meet, she put her bird in its traveling box, put box and bird in her vehicle, then went back to collect her ring perch. She discovered that someone else had collected… Read More »
Joy as stolen bird of prey found in bush A nice uplifting article about a goshawk who was in a vehicle when the vehicle was stolen. The thief apparently dumped the goshawk out of its travel box. The falconer put out a request for information in the local newspaper with a reward, and while there… Read More »
Here's a blog post recounting an encounter between a hawk (species unspecified), a chihuahua, and its owner. The owner managed to get the hawk to let go of the dog, though the dog sustained some severe injuries. The comments also bring out some anti-hawk sentiment. A little natural history for you folks: it's winter now.… Read More »
Blackwood's Linden Farli CD, RN, JH, OA, OAJ, TF1, ONYX, UTP3, TDI Born July 2nd, 1993 Died December 10th, 2007 Farli was our first dog, a Vizsla (or Hungarian pointer). Our female Harris' hawk, Rusty, really enjoyed chasing, and sometimes catching, upland birds. It is hard for a human to effectively work a field to… Read More »
These photos are from an outing on October 28th, when we headed down to the Dansville area to check out some public hunting land there. Michigan has a fairly extensive system of privately-owned, but publicly accessible land in addition to state-owned parks and wildlife areas. The first place we tried had a large field of… Read More »
I'm hoping that things are getting back into a groove where I can put up pictures of raptors on a weekly basis again. Our birds are getting out some now. The leaves are turning color and falling here. The temperature is falling, too. I've been told that "road construction" season will soon be over, giving… Read More »
In 2003, we went out for a walk with Rusty, Beater, and Biter at Tierra Santa near San Diego. Fuji S2 Pro, Nikkor G 70-300mm lens.


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If you don't know me already, please allow me to introduce myself. I'm the new editor of Winging It . This is important information if you're an ABA member. I'm editing your newsletter, the August issue of which is now available online.
At the risk of self-aggrandizement, I'm kind of a poster child for how ABA can impact the lives of its youth members. I participated heavily in ABA's youth program in the late '90s and early oughts: contributing artwork and prose to the student newsletter, participating in the Young Birder of the Year contest, going to youth conferences, and (with the help of ABA scholarships) attending two camps as a teenager. Later, I attended annual conferences, where I spoke and led field trips. All this was instrumental in giving me the experience necessary for and making the connections that led me to this job. Without the ABA, it's quite likely that I'd be teaching Spanish or music somewhere rather than doing a job I truly love.
But enough about me. In the last few months, ABA has begun a massive campaign of online outreach. Perhaps you've followed one of the spirited Facebook debates about which demographic groups ABA should be targeting as potential members. Or maybe you've contributed responses to questions Jeff Gordon posed here on the ABA Blog.
The internet, social media in particular, has given us the ability to communicate with one another in ways never dreamed of. Members are now able to engage ABA's leadership and staff to have detailed discussions about any number of topics. This increase in candor need not be restricted to the internet, though, and has given us ideas for how we should steer our publications at the beginning of this new decade.
What do you want to see in Winging It? We can't know unless you tell us. Even better, I encourage you to pen an article for Winging It. Maybe you have a cherished, underappreciated birding location you'd like to share, like Josh Engel has done with Hawaii in the most recent issue. Or an idea for how to partner with local organizations to increase our membership numbers. Or a current event you think would interest other birders, such the timely update on the southwestern wildfires provided in the current issue by Sheri Williamson and Tom Wood. Or maybe you'd just like to share a fun (or disastrous) birding experience. Are you a bird artist or photographer? We'd love to help you display your work. Whatever your interests, we want to know about them and help you to share them with others. This is your ABA.
What do you have to say? Please, join us in the conversation.
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Related Regions: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Season Pass Deals, North America, United States
this was about two Sundays ago. best conditions to ride yet! lots of fresh snow that day!
Still good coverage on greens, blues, High Hopes, and what I could see of Extrovert from the safety of the lift. Snow was smooth and quick early Sunday and was slushy by the end of the day. Did not see any bare spots on the trails, but did see spots here and there where the ground was showing through. Did not ski the glades myself, but could see from the lift and adjacent trails that most of them looked rideable so long as you watch for bare spots. With temperatures expected to fall again this week I expect they'll meet their projection of being open till the 24th. However, I'd make my way up there this week if you're hoping to get another decent day in on the knob before the season's end just to be sure.
First time at bk today 3/08/13. Great coverage on groomed trails, a little thin in glades. Place was empty this morn but got busier after lunch. Great hidden gem in pa. Def gonna go back next year. They need to upgrade lifts though. They were old and slow.
Snow is smooth as silk! Skiing is incredible!!!!!!!!
Snow is smooth as silk! Incredible skiing!!!!!!!!!!!!
was there today awsome glades
first time at blue knob ..... worth the drive !!
need to get mid station lift fixed. high hopes is soooooOoOOOooo long
a little icey and a few pungi sticks. but overall a good day!
Unbelievable today! Conditions are perfect, slopes are empty. Still skiing groomed areas at 12:00. Not seeing a single person the entire run. It's like having the resort to yourself. Logged more vertical by lunch than normally done in 2 full days.
sunny and good conditions in am, then slushy with lots of bare patches and some ice in the afternoon. do not believe numbers on base. it cannot be 39 inches, this picture is from the top. also, lift that takes you to black runs is broken so you have to get to those from the top.
great day hoping for an even better day on sunday
overall pretty good
pretty good conditions today
not terrible but not ideal conditions
Lot of snow real nice skiing in between all of the trees!
Another beautiful day of skiing
great runs. spent two days there, nice powder with some minor ice. glades were a little rough but fun. definitely recommended.
went yesterday and had a great time. perfect start to hopefully a great season.
loved it
great day on the mountain, first time at BK????
Blue Knob, PA
skied in the trees all day!
great skiing at the knob!
dec 28th - blue bird day
nice day on friday pretty nice mountain
pretty nice day on friday. some spots could of been better but gotta b the best mountain right now till more snow comes
Great day, a majority of the mountain is open. One of the best december days in years. If thats not enough, tomorrow should bring even more snow.
great day at "The Knob" one of the nicest days I have had! great snow!
the snow was sweet today Monday or Tuesday triple should be open
Blue Knob at Pennsylvania. Copyright: Blue Knob
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Does this mean that if I didn't save my iOS 5.1 SHSH blobs for my 'new iPad' and that a jailbreak comes for iOS 5.1 for the 'new iPad' that I can't get it since I didn't save my SHSH blobs? If so, I mine as well upgrade to iOS 5.1.1
You should be able to still save 5.1 SHSH right now with tiny umbrella. Better do it soon though.
No it doesn't mean that.. SHSH blobs are only required to DOWNGRADE .. this downgrade is not related to a jailbreak.
In order to downgrade to 5.0 for example, you have to have your SHSH blobs from 5.0 .. being that iPad 3 came with 5.1 it can NEVER go to 5.0 ...
Ultimately every time you update your firmware you should immediately capture your SHSH blobs for that corresponding ios version so you can restore to it later when apple stops signing it.
I always use tinyumbrella a few days after a new firmware drops just because. And each time I get a new device I run tinyumbrella on it just to grab that firmware shsh even though I can't jailbreak it. Like one of my new 4S I have came on 5.1 so I grabbed the blobs for it just incase.
I had to upgrade to 5.1 because some bullsht tweak on cydia put my phone in recovery mode
It makes my phone unstable. First, whenever i open up an app (sms, setting, any other app) it takes between 3~8sec. if im lucky it opens, if not it crashed to safe mode. -.-" im sure it got to do with database or cache thats being deleted from icleaner. but im not sure. the only thing im sure is, after i use icleaner this thing happen right after it cleans up my phone....
#Edit : im on 4S 5.0.1. some other ppl with older devices reported no problem.
Sucks... I had to take mine back because the glue separated from the display at 16K feet AGL due to a tinny and annoying air bubble in the display. New one I got today is IOS 5.1 saved my 5.1 blobs... today!!


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The core of LaborVIEW is its ability to automate daily time and attendance processes, allowing administrators to build into the system an unlimited number of pay types, schedules, overtime rules and more. It can support complex pay rules, including union rules. It also offers supervisors a dashboard that updates in real time with employee status, time off requests and recent activity, providing a complete picture in a single glance.
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Nothing. Acumen has been more than willing to accommodate our needs.
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Comparative regionalism Börzel, Tanja A. ; Kolleg-Forschergruppe The Transformative Power of Europe <Berlin> |
Main title | Comparative regionalism |
Subtitle | a new research agenda |
Author | Börzel, Tanja A. |
Institution | Kolleg-Forschergruppe The Transformative Power of Europe <Berlin> |
No. of Pages | 37 S. |
Series | Working paper / KFG, The Tranformative Power of Europe ; 28 |
Classification (DDC) | 300 Social sciences |
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Abstract | After the end of the Cold War, students of International Relations observed an expansion of inter-state activities at the regional level. Regional and sub-regional groupings appeared to gain momentum as the way in which countries cooperate and should cooperate to pursue peace, stability, wealth and social justice. The surge and resurgence of regionalism has triggered the proliferation of concepts and approaches. The focus of this paper will be on processes and structures of state-led regionalism driven by the delegation of policies and political authority to regional institutions. Based on this understanding of regionalism, the existing literature will be reviewed with regard to three general questions. These questions do not only require research across regions but also allow developing a common research agenda to accumulate knowledge generated about specific regions. First, what are the outcomes of regionalism? How can we describe and compare the results of the delegation of policies and political authority? Second, what are the drivers of regionalism? Why do some governments choose to delegate policies and political authority while others do not? Finally, what are the internal effects of regionalism? How does the delegation of policies and political authority impact back on the domestic structures of the states involved? |
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FU Department | Department of Political and Social Sciences |
Other affiliation(s) | Kolleg Forschergruppe "The Transformative Power of Europe" |
Year of publication | 2011 |
Type of document | Book |
Language | English |
Terms of use/Rights | Nutzungsbedingungen |
Created at | 2011-08-12 : 12:40:06 |
Last changed | 2015-02-27 : 08:26:02 |
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People are often surprised when I tell them about review guides. The very concept of such a thing existing is silly to many gamers. I usually throw review guides away, but I kept the ones for Disney Epic Mickey and Splatterhouse because, well ... look at them.
Many of them are just black-and-white printouts stapled together, but these two recently released games went a step beyond for something that is, to be honest, a disposable PR tool that videogame reviewers really ought not to be using.
Still, you can't deny the quality.
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I highly recommend Fr. Alexander Schmemann's For the Life of the World and Liturgy and Tradtion (edited by Thomas Fisch) for a greater understanding of the meaning and purpose of liturgy. (I know that there is a great dislike for Fr. Alexander's works in some circles, but don't let that stop you. There is also a great deal of enthusiasm for his work as well.)
I read this book last month and I think you'll find it to be a great, honest, historical assessment. Wybrew has a great amount of respect for the Byzantine liturgy, but he also doesn't pull his punches. It's definitely worth the time.


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She enlisted a former US president, Gerald Ford, to help her set up one of two overseas branches of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. Mr Ford has helped establish a school in Vail, Colorado. The second is in Tokyo.
WHEN it comes to cosying up to the Old Enemy, Mr Ford does not draw any distinctions. The Republican ex-president is even at home with Democrats, in this case the 'new enemy', Bill Clinton. Mr Clinton is learning the art of presidential relaxation from Mr Ford. During a weekend in the Rocky Mountains, Mr Ford, 80, has treated the President to golf with Jack Nicklaus, an outdoor performance by the local branch of the Bolshoi and a dinner-dance at which Mr Clinton played the saxophone.
THE American John Demjanjuk, acquitted in Israel of charges of being the Nazi death-camp killer 'Ivan the Terrible', has high hopes of being freed this week. Congressman James Traficant, a Democrat from Mr Demjanjuk's home state of Ohio, says he plans to escort Mr Demjanjuk back to the US. Mr Traficant is confident Israeli judges will not lay new charges and that Mr Demjanjuk will be allowed to return to the US to contest his deportation.
A DISPUTE between the Australian and US governments over access to lucrative Australia-Japan air routes is pitting Australia's Prime Minister, Paul Keating, against a formidable adversary - his sister, Anne. Ms Keating is Australian head of United Airlines, the US carrier that has accused Canberra of acting in concert with Japan to increase the operations of Japanese and Australian carriers between the two countries. Ms Keating said the dispute caused her no embarrassment: 'He (Paul) has to do what he has to do and I have to do what I have to do.'
ALSO from Australia comes that creature rarer than the bald ibis: the politician frightened of over-exposure.
Ian Gilfillan, leader of the minority Democrat party in the South Australian state parliament, has called for cameras to be repositioned in the state assembly because he is tired of seeing his bald head on television. Mr Gilfillan said the positioning of cameras caused him anxiety because when he turned on the television news at night it was his bald spot - rather than his face - that was on display for all the viewers. His plea for the cameras to be moved will be discussed in parliament later this week.
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Hi All, My girlfriend and I just moved to the Lake Bluff area in North Chicago and would like to see if there were any places to play at and people that may be around to hit with us. We're both 4.5+, she having DI experience while I just like to play. Do any of you in the area have suggestions or may even want to hook up some time? The only courts that we have gone and hit on are a set of local high school courts but we're really eager to meet new people as well. Thanks in advance! E
I live in Palatine and hit all the time around the area. Let me know if you ever want to hit...im 4.5-5.0 level.
Hey supermario, Where do you hit in Palatine? I'm moving to Mt prospect area this coming week and would love to get some hitting. I'm 4.0 and could be 4.5 on a good day. Are you hitting this wednesday? Thanks!


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Monday, April 09, 2012
I took a break. You maybe didn't notice. But I took a break from blogs for a few days. Didn't write them. Didn't read them. Just deleted that pastime from my life for a few days.
And it was good. Because I don't ever want to lose track of reality. My own reality. I don't ever want to be so glued to this, that I miss out on life.
I enjoyed life this weekend. Spending time with family. Big family and little family. Because really, in the end, what else is there? This blog will pass away some day. It will. And will I ever really look back on my life and say "oh, if only I had blogged more....". Unlikely.
I do blog for my family, in a sense. These words and pictures will make a scrapbook of our lives, printed in hardcover book. I picture them lining the bookshelves of our home - and I watch as grandbabies pull them off the shelves and page through them, asking questions like "is this my mommy?" and "grandma - is that YOU?!". Yes, honey - that's me. Didn't I look fabulous? "oh grammy, you still look pretty dang fabulous!".
Okay, vision over. It might not play out quite like that. But really, didn't you grow up thinking your grandma was the most beautiful woman you'd ever seen? I did. Something about a grandma's smile.
Moving on.
Easter is over. Carter's goodies from the grandmas are all put away. Life is back to normal.
But there is a part of me that wants to cling to Easter. I'm glad to have the pastel eggs out of my house (because pastel anything is not my favorite)...but I don't want the spirit of Christ's death and resurrection to leave with them.
That's what Jesus did. Aren't you so thankful? Rejoicing, today?
Me, too.
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Beautiful. That is the best reality ever- what Jesus did.
(I hate pastel everything, too.)
Linked up with you! :) thanks for making it so easy to do! (is there a way to change my thumbnail... I should have cropped it so the logo showed. ;)
I just got a makeover as a part of someone else's fund raiser. Please exclude me from yours drawing so someone else gets a chance! Your blog is lovely and i know you'd do great work, but I've already got someone working on mine. :) I love reading your thoughts. Great ideas about saving them forever. Maybe I'll do the same!
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Just a quick thought
I don't know why some people treat THAC0 like it's quantum physics. Ditto the descending Armor Class scale. I understood and used these concepts when I was in the fifth grade. Even if THAC0 is beyond you, you can surely follow the old attack matricies, right?
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I agree. I don't understand the confusion. They're both simple as pie. The matrices were easily understood by preteens back in the day (I was one of them), and we even tinkered and made a house rule THAC0 version on our own before 2e D&D. Converting the matrices to an attack formula was also a common house rule being passed between play groups back in the early 80's.
This sort of homebrewing was encouraged more back then, and helped players think outside the box.
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"You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit."
Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office
than to serve and obey them. - David Hume
people who expect a change
who can't throw away their humanity
who stay idle in growth
who won't dirty their hands
those are the most terrifying of monsters
The superior "Hey Song."
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When I first saw the Prada's Spring/Summer Bag Collection I wasn't crazy about it... plastic bags with some chunky crystals.. not my cup of tea....! But after seeing the collection in the streets of Paris last week I am definitely reconsidering the Chandelier Bag Collection...! I am surprising loving the clutch... !! My only tip would be to fill the bag with even more fabulous and cute things..!!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
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I am nit sure if I would like this for myself...but I do LOVE it!
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lol... i'd end up being more purse organized, that's for sure! an excuse to buy a pretty coin purse!
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Mickie James
Mickie James | |
Born | August 31, 1979 [1] Montpelier, Virginia[2] |
Lives in | Aylett, Virginia[2] |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Mickie James[3] Alexis Laree[4] Princess Alexis[5] Queen Alexis[5] Superball[6] Vicki Adams[6] |
Billed height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[3] |
Billed from | Richmond, Virginia[3] |
Trained by | Extreme Championship Wrestling Funking Conservatory[7] KYDA Pro Training School[1] OVW[8] |
Debut | 1999[1] |
Mickie Laree James[1][9] (born August 31, 1979) is an American professional wrestler.
She worked for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its SmackDown and Raw brands.[3] She also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2010 to 2013.
James started wrestling in 1999 as a valet on the independent circuit using the name Alexis Laree.[8] She trained in several places to get better at wrestling before working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in June 2002. She first became well known while she was while working at TNA.[8][10] Soon after she started working for TNA, she joined a stable called The Gathering. She is also the only woman to be a part of Clockwork Orange House of Fun matches.[11]
James started working with WWE in October 2005. She was a part of a storyline with Trish Stratus. James' gimmick was that she was Stratus' biggest fan and later became Stratus' stalker. This storyline lasted almost a year.[4][8][12] The person at WWE believed she was doing good work. Because of this, she won her first WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania 22. She has held the championship a total of four times.[13]
Outside of wrestling, James has an associate of arts degree in business administration. She is studying for her Bachelor of Arts degree in operations management.[14] James grew up on a farm and has an interest in horses. She owns three Morgan horses. James has been riding since she was 11 years old.[3][15]
She released her debut album Strangers & Angels on May 18, 2010 on iTunes. Her second album Somebody's Gonna Pay was released on May 18, 2010 and reached #15 on the Billboards Heatseekers charts.[16] The album contains the song "Hardcore Country" which James uses as her current theme song in TNA.
Early life[change | change source]
Mickie James was raised on a farm with her sister Latoya in Montpelier, Virginia.[14][15] She is of Native American heritage.[17] As a child, she watched weekend horse shows.[2][14] James started riding horses when she was eleven years old after her grandmother bought her a horse.[3] James was a fan of professional wrestling as a child. She used to watch wrestling with her father.[2] Her favorite wrestlers were Randy Savage, Ricky Steamboat and Ric Flair.
Career[change | change source]
Early career[change | change source]
James started her training at a professional wrestling school in the Washington, D.C. area.[18] She started her wrestling career on the independent circuit in 1999. Her first work was as a valet for KYDA Pro Wrestling using the ring name Alexis Laree. The name is a combination of her stage name from when she was a dancer and her middle name.[8][9][19] As Laree, she managed several male wrestlers. This included managing Tommy Dreamer to win the KYDA Pro Heavyweight Championship.[11][20] In March, she wrestled in her first match. It was an intergender tag team match with Jake Damian against American Mike Brown and Candie.[11] James trained to get better at wrestling at many places. These places include the Funking Conservatory run by Dory Funk, Jr. and an Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) dojo. She also started wrestling for Maryland Championship Wrestling. While there, she was trained by Ricky Morton and Bobby Eaton.[8][11] Because the independent circuit did not pay enough, James worked as a waitress at an Olive Garden restaurant.[2][8] Trish Stratus, a former WWE wrestler, was and still is Mickie James' role model
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling[change | change source]
James worked in Ring of Honor for a year. During this time, she also started wrestling in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. As Alexis Laree, she was a part of a lingerie battle royal.[10][21] On March 26, 2003, she teamed with Amazing Red against Kid Kash—the X Division Champion—and Trinity.[8][22] Weeks later, she became the first member of the Gathering, a stable led by Raven.[8] On April 16, Laree became the first (and currently, only) woman to wrestle in a Clockwork Orange House of Fun match. This match involve the Gathering and Jeff Jarrett.[11][23] She continued to wrestle with the Gathering when they feuded with the Disciples of The New Church. During this feud, James was kayfabe burned with a fireball by Father James Mitchell. She also wrestled in another Clockwork Orange House of Fun match.[24][25][26]
Ohio Valley Wrestling[change | change source]
James tried for two years to work for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). In August 2003, she was began to work for the WWE. They sent her to train at Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW).[1][2][8][11][19] James still used the name Alexis Laree at this time. She began making wresting on television for OVW on January 29, 2004. She wrestled in several tag team matches during the year.[27][28] She won a Halloween Costume Contest on October 30 and defeated Jillian Hall in a $1,000 match on November 12.[1][29]
Laree began a feud with Beth Phoenix on July 20. This feud started after Phoenix interrupted Laree during an interview. A match took place on July 29. Laree lost to Phoenix.[27][28] The feud continued into September. Shelly Martinez was added to the storyline to side with Phoenix against Laree. On October 12, she appeared in OVW under her real name. She finished the year losing matches against Martinez and Jillian Hall.[27]
World Wrestling Entertainment[change | change source]
2005–2006[change | change source]
James was first used on television in WWE on the October 10 2005 episode of Raw. She used her real name. James used the gimmick of WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus' biggest fan.[4][1][30][31] The storyline had the two WWE Divas wrestling together in tag team matches. James' character became more obsessed with Stratus as time went on.[32][33][34] A Halloween Costume Contest was part of the story line. James was dressed like Stratus. She even started using Stratus' personal finishing moves as her own during matches. On December 12, James wrestled and defeated Victoria. The match was to decide who would wrestle Stratus at New Year's Revolution for the championship.[35] Lesbian themes were added to the story line with James kissing Stratus under mistletoe and saying nice things to her about her breasts.[4][12][36] In the championship match, James lost to Stratus but still showed romantic fellings towards her the next night on Raw. She told Stratus that she loved her at the Royal Rumble.[1][12][37][38]
On March 6 2006 the storyline had Stratus telling James that they needed time apart from each other.[4][12][39] They wrestled as a team at the March 18, 2006 Saturday Night's Main Event. James and Stratus defeated Candice Michelle and Victoria in the match. After the match, James tried to kiss Stratus. Stratus pushed her away and James' character made a complete heel turn. She attacked Stratus in the ring. James' character later said she would destroy Stratus.[4][12][40][41] The two women wrestled each other at WrestleMania 22. James won the match to become the Women's Champion for her first time.[42] During the match, even though James was playing the heel character, the fans liked her more than Stratus.[43][44] The storyline ended at Backlash with a rematch after Stratus legitimately dislocated her shoulder when James threw her out of the ring.[45][46] James lost the Women's Title on August 14 to Lita. During the match, Lita hit James with the title belt when Edge distracted the referee. This causes a face turn for James' on-screen character.[47] When Stratus retired as champion, there was no longer a Women's Championship. WWE held a tournament to name a new champion. James was a part of that tournament.[48] She defeated Victoria and Melina in the early parts of the tournament. She made it to the finals at Cyber Sunday. In the final match, she lost to Lita.[46][48][49][50] At the 2006 Survivor Series James defeated Lita to win her second Women's Championship.[51]
2007–2010[change | change source]
A new feud began between James and Melina on January 29 2007. Melina was the number one contender for the Women's Title at the time.[52][53] James defeated Melina on February 5 to keep the championship.[54] After this, she teamed with Super Crazy in a mixed tag team match against Melina and Johnny Nitro. Melina defeated James and challenged her to a rematch for the title.[55] James lost the Women's Championship to Melina on February 19. The two wrestled in the first ever Women's Falls Count Anywhere match in WWE history. James lost to Melina.[56][57] Near the end of the match, James fell from the turnbuckle. She landed on her neck but was not badly injured.[58]
At a house show in Paris, France on April 24, James won her third Women's Championship. In a Triple Threat Match with Malina and Victoria, James pinned Victoria. However, she did not pin Melina, Jonathan Coachman said that a rematch would take place immediately. James lost the title back to Melina. This gave her the shortest Women's Championship reign in WWE history.[59]
On the November 26 edition of Raw, James defeated Melina in a number one contenders match for Beth Phoenix's Women's Championship.[60] This led to a title match between James and Phoenix at Armageddon 2007. James lost the match to Phoenix.[61] On the April 14, 2008 edition of Raw, held in London, James defeated Phoenix to win her fourth Women's Championship.[62][63] At Judgment Day James successfully defended the Women's Championship against Phoenix and Melina in a Triple Threat match.[64] James lost the championship back to Phoenix at SummerSlam 2008. She lost it in an intergender tag team match at SummerSlam. In that match, Her partner Kofi Kingston also lost the Intercontinental Title to Phoenix's partner Santino Marella.[65] Mickie James was released from her WWE contract on April 22, 2010.
In wrestling[change | change source]
- Finishing moves
- Long Kiss Goodnight[66] (Reverse roundhouse kick preceded by a kiss) - late 2007
- Mickie-DT[66][67] / Laree DDT[6][11] (Jumping standing tornado DDT or a jumping DDT)
- Mick Kick[68][69] (Roundhouse kick) - 2005-2006 during her feud with Trish Stratus
- Stratusfaction[68] (Springboard bulldog) – 2005–2006 during her feud with Trish Stratus
- Signature moves
- Baseball slide through the opponent's legs
- Bridging leg hook suplex
- Diving crossbody
- Mick-a-rana[35] (Back elbow from the corner, followed by rope-aided twisting headscissors)
- Missile dropkick
- One-handed cartwheel followed by monkey flip as a reversal
- Running neckbreaker
- Snapmare into a baseball slide to the face
- Spinning sole kick to the midsection, followed by a front kick to the face and chest and finished with a spinning back kick to the head
- Thesz press followed by multiple punches,[70] sometimes from the top rope
- Wheelbarrow reversal into a victory roll
- Virginia Necktie (Arm trap neckbreaker slam)[6]
- Wrestlers managed
Championships and accomplishments[change | change source]
- CyberSpace Wrestling Federation
- CSWF Women's Championship (1 time)[5]
- Delaware Championship Wrestling
- DCW Women's Championship (1 time)[5]
- Impact Championship Wrestling
- ICW Super Juniors Championship (1 time)[72]
- Premier Wrestling Federation
- PWF Universal Women's Championship (1 time)[5]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked her # 4 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2008.[73]
- Southern Championship Wrestling
- SCW Diva Championship (1 time)[5]
- Ultimate Championship Wrestling
- UCW Women's Championship (1 time)[5]
- Ultimate Wrestling Federation
- UWF Women's Championship (2 times)[5]
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- WWE Women's Championship (5 times, current)[13]
Personal life[change | change source]
James owns three Morgan horses called Rhapsody, Bunny and Casanova.[15] After she has finished her wrestling career, James plans to own a farm and train horses.[3] James also owns a dog named Butch.[74]
She was at one time engaged to WWE wrestler Ken Doane, better known by his ring name "Kenny Dykstra".[58][75][76] She has also been in a relationship with Adam Birch, better known by his ring name "Joey Mercury".[77] James has two tattoos. She has an Asian symbol meaning 'love' on her ankle and a dragon that wraps around it.[78][79]
James posed nude in the May 2000 issue of Leg Show magazine.[80] On April 13, 2008, James, along with Layla, Melina and Kelly Kelly, appeared in an episode of Celebrity Fit Club Boot Camp.[81] On September 5 of that same year, James appeared on the USA Network series Psych. She played a roller derby girl called Rita "Lethal Weapon" Westwood.[82]
The WWE sent James, Mr. Kennedy and Josh Matthews to the 2008 Republican National Convention to try and get fans to register to vote in the 2008 Presidential election.[83]
James made an appearance on Redemption Song. The program is hosted by WWE wrestler Chris Jericho. James appeared on the program along with Candice Michelle, Maryse, and Eve Torres. The episode was first aired on November 12, 2008.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Gerweck Profile". gerweck.net. http://www.gerweck.net/alexislaree.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Andy Thompson (2007-06-15). "Pile-driving Diva's a Hanover horse lover". Richmond Times-Dispatch. http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/entertainment_living/more.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2007-06-15-0030.html. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "Superstars > Raw > Mickie James > Bio". WWE.com. http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/mickiejames/bio/. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Ian Hamilton. Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition. p. 222.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 "WWE Superstars - Mickie James". bodyslamming.com. http://bodyslamming.com/wwe/mickiejames.html. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Women's Wrestler Profiles". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/m/mickie-james.html. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- ↑ "Home Page of Dory Funk Jr.". www.dory-funk.com. http://www.dory-funk.com/index500.html. Retrieved 2007-10-18. "Mickie James - Funking Conservatory Alumnus"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 Greg Oliver (2006-05-26). "Mickie James quick to dish out credit". SLAM! Wrestling. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2006/05/25/1598038.html. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "How Did You Get Your Name". KYDA.com. http://www.kyda.com/v2007/news.php?news_id=124. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "NWA TNA PPV #2 results - June 26, 2002". prowrestlinghistory.com. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/tna/2002.html#02. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 "Alexis Laree of G.L.O.R.Y. Wrestling". G.L.O.R.Y. Wrestling. http://www.glorywrestling.com/gg/AlexisLaree/AL.asp. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 "Mickie see, Mickie do". WWE.com. http://www.wwe.com/inside/listthis/ruggedroadstomania/roadstomania9. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
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- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Kara A. Medalis (2006-12-22). "Mickie James earns college degree". WWE.com. http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/mickiecollege. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
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- ↑ "Mickie James is making a new record...". Kickstarter. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1444468367/mickie-james-is-making-a-new-record. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
- ↑ "One Dream". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/superstars/divas/summerskin/mickiejames/onedream. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
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- ↑ "Title History". KYDA.com. http://www.kyda.com/v2007/title_history.php. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ↑ "ROH - Past Results". ROHWrestling.com. http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ↑ "NWA TNA PPV #37 results - March 26, 2003". prowrestlinghistory.com. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/tna/2003.html#37. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
- ↑ "NWA TNA PPV #40 results - April 16, 2003". prowrestlinghistory.com. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/tna/2003.html#40. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
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- ↑ Donnie Abreu (2003-07-24). "NWA TNA PPV #54 results - July 23, 2003". SLAM! Wrestling. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2003/07/24/144486.html. Retrieved 2007-10-29. "Alexis Laree, still selling her burn injury, was nowhere to be seen."
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- ↑ "Saturday Night's Main Event results - March 18, 2006". prowrestlinghistory.com. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/snme.html#32. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
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- ↑ "WWE: Inside WWE > Title History > Women's > 20060402 - Mickie James". WWE.com. http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/women/2439826. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
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- ↑ "Backlash results - April 30, 2006". WWE.com. http://www.wwe.com/shows/backlash/history/backlash2006/matches/2549644/results/. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
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I've only been tying for a short while and I'm finding it a great diversion for this really sucking weather. Here are my first attempts at tying flies with eyes, I patterned them after a fly from Patrick's Fly Shop that I forgot the name. View attachment 40555 . Surely these, or at least one of them, will catch a pink this year? Thanks to Constructeur for helping me through the fly tying process.
Thank you very much for providing the name and comments. I tied my first fly after watching Roger Stephens' presentation on his topwater sand lance and caught a SRC on it the first time out. I took half of a tying class at Orvis in February which I couldn't finish due to having a bug I picked up in Belize. I'm really enjoying the opportunity to get creative with flies. I know I'm not going to tie anything small (hand tremor) but these larger, simple flies are just the ticket. And they just might catch a fish.
you could call them "The Bugs I picked up in Belize" Pretty sweet for a guy who took half a tying class
Kelvin, thanks for the suggestion but they are the wrong color. Well, that might not be completely accurate, I didn't get to look at the sample under the microscope. Let me think on that some more. Thanks for the reminder. (ugh).
Tie that one up with the cactus chenille with a conehead and you got yourself a 'pink turd'. That is my go-to fly for pinks, but any of those will work!! Nicely done. It's so much more fun to catch fish on your own flies, and I'm sure you will be catching some on those.
HHEy O they look very good and will certainly catch fish. Just a mention that I have Parkinsons therefore the tremors in the hands too. I have trouble tying with various things but some times I can get the small ones to turn out well. I find there are many small ones that only use a few materials and can be quite good. Try the various chronomids and some emergers, and you don't allways have to follow a known pattern but use things you may have to make the fly look all most the same as the original. I can tie some real junk at times,and they sometimes catch fish. The fish doesn't know that they don't match the patterns. Also I just take things slowy and do each step with care and it works. I do have an easier time with most of the larger flies but not always. and i just keep from getting dicouraged and maybe change the one I'm tying to something else for a break. I also tie many patterns that I probably will never use but the change is fun. when I got Les Johnsons book I started tying several flies and just then kept changing to the next one. guys talk about using only afew flies and for the salt I probably have 30 patterns tied up just for the fun of it. I may only use three of them because I don't like to change flies it's harder than tying. Good luck
Matthew: I haven't tied with cone heads yet but that'll be next, the pink turd will be the first. I imagine I'll be tying some clousers pretty soon. I appreciate input and instruction, I think one of the best parts of tying for me is there are no rules and the only boundary is imagination and creativity. I put together a couple of the ugliest creations that will never see the light of day again. On the other hand, as was said by Bob, it doesn't matter what my impression is, its the fish's reaction that counts. I'll head out and stock up on cone heads today. Les' book is excellent for finding patterns I want to tie next since SRCs are my usual targets. And Bob, you've spoken of your challenge presented by Parkinson's and my hat is off to you. You definitely cowboy up and don't let the disease run your life, well done. And I agree, it is harder to change flies than tie flies. At least the hook in the vise is standing still. When I first watched A River Runs Through It, I related to the sons. Now I'm more appreciative of the last scene where Norman is old, standing in the river, struggling to get the leader tied to his fly. But he's still on the river, still tying a fly on his line and fishing the best he can. Fly fishing on the river is the one constant through his life, its more powerful than his physical being, its his soul. Thanks again for the input and suggestions. Very much appreciated. And Constructeur: you were the one that lit the candle. Thanks for all of your help.
That's Jim K. and he posts here under Tyeechuck. He's a good egg. :thumb: Right on Karl! We're gonna slay em' this year.


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Sorry for all the vids but I had to post this one for our favorite idol disaster. WC
13 thoughts on "This One's For You, Sanjaya!"
this made me laugh so hard i almost fell out of my chair. we can only hope that god will do what's right and eliminate sanjaya singer pariah, soon.
thanks for the laughs.
sarahHere's hoping! 😉
That guy's hilarious. Have you seen some of his other work? Funny stuff…
No, I haven't seen any of his other stuff. I just stumbled onto this accidentally. Send me some links to his other stuff, he is funny boy. 🙂
Oh, yeah… Karaoke for the rest of my life!
I can identify with that.
he's cute!I'd like to see Simon doing Karaoke for the rest of his life – or judging it anyway. What a hoot that would be.
HA! Loved it.
lauriekendrick.wordpress.comIt's a hoot, isn't it? Hey, there is another post you might appreciate: https://writerchick.wordpress.com/2006/08/11/the-pact-with-my-fat-ass/ – check it out, I have a feeling you can relate. Welcome and please come back.
Well….he could certainly go on the show now and be assured of a spot in the final 3 !! Whaaaa???? Hes as good as anything else we're being offered! And hes at least different & funny!
Yeah but he's funny and different in a real icky way – doncha think? I can't even watch him when he's on – I just sit at my computer and cringe. I am hoping he's history after tonight. Of course the cruise singer could go too. Oy!
Oh boy. I only watched like a minute of it and I couldn't stand it! He is worse then Sanjaya!! Phew. . . reminds me of fingernails on a black board. Aye! Aye! Aye! Wow. If he was a contestent on American Idol, I would stop watching the show, PERMANENTLY!! haha 😀
Yeah, he was goofing and singing badly on purpose – to make fun of the show. I'm afraid I have to disagree with you though Hannah Banana, nobody is worse than Sanjaya – not to me, anyway. 😉
You misunderstood…I meant the guy in YOUR video should go on the show, not Sanjaya! LOL…Poor Gina, thats pretty disheartening to be voted off before , ahem, others! She shouldn't be going home tonight!
Oh wow, yes I did misunderstand. You had me worried for a minute. Oh no, Gina got the boot? 😯 You ruined it for me. That sucks. Oh well, another week of freeky-boyaya. Go figure.
Tonights vote was just another travesty in this ,hopefully, final season of American Idol. Sanjaya and his supporters are successfully draining every last shred of credibility from the show.
Ab-so-frickin-lutely! It's turned into a joke. What is the matter with the producers? They need to put the fix in if he really is getting that many votes. VFTW is finally getting what they've wanted for years apparently.
Um, if everyone hates that toothy indian mohawk retard, then why do you continue to watch the show? Just stop complaining and start stopping viewership of AI.
Well, um…cuz I like a couple of the others. And really, complaining is kind of fun. 😆
Oh, and in response to your response on my first response (what?), That guy's youtube channel is here:
and his site is here :
http://robprocks.comI strongly suggest checking out his Pachelbel rant.
(P.S> Whee! 3 comments!)
Cool man, tanks! I will check him out over the weekend.
Please stop the horror first William Hung and now Sanjaya maybe he has some Ricky Martin in his bag of tricks 😉
Yeah, I was thinking about William Huang the other day – pretty much the same deal. It's turning the show into a joke.
WCPS: Bring back Gina and get rid of the stupid sanjaya
I'm a little behind but I wanted to comment on the whole "Besame Mucho", come on. That performance was enough to make Andrea Bocelli's ears fall off, seeing as how he can't see and all (his ears being a dominant sense). Geez, what a joke. He was practically porn starring himself in the camera. I couldn't believe Gina went.
I'm so glad there is at least one other person who sees this the same way. I was mortified by what he did to that song. He's one of the top 7? Are you kidding? I'm still mourning Gina. 😦