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Grass Dancing Gallery
Native American Dance :: Men's Grass Dancing
Photo Credit: Derek Mathews – Gathering of Nations Pow Wow
Native American Events: Pow Wows Feature Native American Grass Dancing
What is a Native American Pow Wow?
Powwows are American Indian events that feature, among other things, Native American dance and song. They are a celebration of heritage and traditions, and a way for Native Americans to connect with each other while keeping their culture alive through dance, song and storytelling. Most powwows are open to the public, offering opportunities to educate non-natives about their culture and traditions, including many different styles of Native American dance styles. While powwows occur year-round, most are held between Memorial Day and Labor Day throughout the US and Canada. They are an important part of Native American life and lots of fun for all who attend. For a list of Native American events, see our Native American Dance Calendar.
Men's Grass Dance :: Flowing Native American Dance Style
The Men's Grass Dance is a beautiful and flowing style, one where the grass dancers use a lot of shoulder, arm, and head movements. Powwows today classify the Grass Dance into two categories: old style and free style. The old style of Grass Dance is further divided into the American old style and Canadian old style. However, many grass dancers maintain that the dance is the same and varies only by individual interpretation. Whatever the case, Grass Dance is now one of the most competitive forms of Northern Plains dancing to be found today at powwows.
What is Grass Dance and how did it originate?
Aside from legends telling how Grass Dancing came to be (see below), origins of the Grass Dance are rooted in a more practical purpose. Before any powwows could be started the grass needed to be flattened. The Grass Dancers were the ones to do this by stomping on the tall grass and placing some of it on their belts as they danced.
Another version tells of the grass dancers who were the first to enter the dance circle, respectfully laying the grass down with their steps so the other dancers could come out and dance in the circle.
Yet another story tells of the grass dance coming from the movements of the early scouts seeking a site. The grass being high in new areas, the scouts would dance in a special way to flatten the grass and make it acceptable for a new camp or meeting site.
In another version of the origin of the Grass Dance is that the grass dancers were called out to the place where feasts and special events were to take place. The dancers blessed the ground while they danced in time with the beat of the drum. While the grass dancers danced, they flattened the grass with their feet in preparation for the ceremonies to take place.
Many believe that the Omaha tribe originated the dance in their warrior societies. The grass dance movements reflecting warrior movements such as stalking the game or enemy and fighting the enemy (including one movement representing one of the warrior's legs being staked and unable to move and battling with this leg in a held position).
Grass Dance Legends
The best-known origin legend of the Grass Dance comes from the Northern Plains area. It (or a version of it) tells of a young man who was born without the full use of his legs and longed to run, dance, and play with the other children. His parents consulted a Medicine Man and asked if he could help their son in some way. The Medicine Man advised the boy to fast and seek a vision on the prairie. The young man left the village and did as he was instructed. As he sat in the hot summer sun on the prairie fasting and praying, the long swaying prairie grass mesmerized him. Soon he saw himself dancing in a similar manner as the movement of the prairie grass.
He at once went back to the village and asked the Medicine Man to interpret his vision. The Elder then asked the boy's mother to help him make an outfit for the boy to dance in that utilized the long prairie grass. He showed his father how the boy would dance and a song was made for him. A celebration was held and he showed the entire village his style of dance. It was during this celebration that his legs were healed. This style of dancing eventually came to be called the Grass Dance.
Men's Grass Dance Regalia
Men's Grass Dance regalia, like that of other Native American dance styles, accentuates the movement of the dancer. The Grass Dance style is easy to recognize by the striking outfits, which are covered from shoulder to ankle with long, thick, bright, multi-colored fringes made of yarn or ribbon. Unlike many other men's dance styles, Grass Dancers do not wear feather bustles. The movement of Grass Dancers is marked, not by the sway of dance bustles, but by the movement of fringe and/or ribbon. This fringe and ribbon enhances their graceful movement as they sway in an imagined breeze, keeping rhythm with the drums.
Grass Dance outfit styles have trends that change from year to year, as does the dance regalia of other Native American Indian dance styles. Recent designs reflect very flashy colors, while others are more traditional.
Grass Dance Outfits Include:
Roach – Roach Spreader – Headband: he porky roach is the only accessory common to all styles of modern Native American Powwow dress. The shorter outside (and inside) row(s) of hair are from deer tail hair, which usually dyed. Grass dance roaches often flare out flat on top and in front, with one to two imitation eagle feathers in the spreader (rotating, not rocking). As you will note from the photos in the Grass Dance gallery, however, most of the roaches shown are more typical, rather than "flat" styles. Roach feathers can also be replaced with springs (try auto choke springs about 12″ long) that feature feather fluffs at the ends. These fluff-tipped "antennae" provide a back and forth movement that blends nicely with the swaying dance style. While some dancers also use a head harness to attach their roach, most simply tie the roach on. The harness or headband is decorated with beaded rosettes in front and on the sides, with long drops on the sides made of matching beadwork, chains of plastic curtain rings, or ribbon. Sometimes loops of beads are strung from the center rosette to each side where the drops are attached, hanging down just below eye level.
Shirt & : The shirt can be almost any material, but most Grass Dancers prefer to wear a solid color sport or western shirt. Custom made shirts are usually made with a western pattern. Sleeves can be either long or short, but short sleeves are more practical as you will be warm while dancing! Decorate the shirt with yarn fringe, normally aout 12″ in length. This fringe goes from the armpit in front, over the shoulder, and meets in the back of the shirt in a "V" or "W" shape, and sometimes a curve. Yarn color should contrast sharply from the shirt. The shirt can also be decorated with beaded medallions, ribbons, and small plastic curtain rings sewed directly to it. A cape (yoke), made similar to a fancy dancer's cape is made of the same color material as the shirt. The cape would be decorated with all the fringe and other items, and would be worn over an undecorated shirt.
Apron: Aprons are one of the most striking parts of the Grass Dance outfit. The front apron can be decorated with beadwork, sequins, ribbon work, felt appliqué, or a combination. This front apron can be made in a number of different shapes, and can be yarn fringed, like the shirt and pants. The back apron has several colors of ribbons sewn, in a "V" or "W" or zig-zag shapes across the apron, with loose ends hanging for 2 feet or so from each edge. Sometimes additional ribbon hangs from the center of the back apron, where the bottom of the "V" or "W" is.
Pants: Long sweat pants in a color to match the shirt are worn. Long yarn fringe is sewn onto the pants, again in a "V" or "W" pattern, at the area above and below each knee. Men's slacks can be worn, as are jogging pants that have been modified with fringe just below the knees.
Cuffs, Belt, Suspenders & Side Tabs: These are mentioned as a group to emphasize that all of these items need to somehow consist of the same pattern or theme. These are usually the last items to be added, as they can be the most time consuming to make. In recent years, both sequin work and cloth appliqué have become the style of choice, replacing beadwork. Side Tabs can be made as part of the belt, fully beaded and part of the beadwork, or separate in design. They could also be pendants (such as a school), or made of material and decorated with rossettes, beadwork, felt applique, or mirrors. If made of material, they can be deged with ribbon and fringed to match the rest of the Grass Dance outfit. keep in mind that a Grass Dance outfit with too many colors can look to busy and may take away from the desired effect.
Hand Articles: Hand articles accent your outfit and can add to the appearance of motion. These articles include: Mirror boards, Small hoops, Decorated sticks, Scarves, Feather Fans, Dream Catchers
Dance Bells: Your bells in this style are wrapped around your ankle and can be a choice of sheep bells or large sleigh bells.
Anklets: Usually made from angora goat or Icelandic sheep fur, about 2″ x 12″ each. Each is backed with canvas to absorb sweat, and add durability.
Moccasins: Beaded, hardsole plains style moccasins are preferred, however, you can also use sneakers or aqua socks in place of Moccasins.
Other Grass Dance Accessories: Other accessories used by Grass Dancers are: beaded tie or neck scarf worn under the shirt collar, a loop necklace or breastplate, and a beaded or bone hairpipe choker.
Your Source for Native American Grass Dance Regalia Craft Supplies
Crazy Crow Trading Post has long been your number one source for powwow craft supplies for your Native American dance regalia and other needs. This photo gallery represents Men's Grass Dance outfits, mostly taken at Gathering of Nations Pow Wow in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We thank Derek Matthews of Gathering of Nations, and others who have given permission to present these photos in this gallery.
Crazy Crow Trading Post – Crafts Supplies for Native American Pow Wow Dance Clothes & Accessories!
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The Food Patrol 90 day challenge: what I have been eating
11 comments:
- Photographer Mum said...
I was wondering what you were eating too! Thanks for letting us know! Looking forward to next week's giveaway! I was looking at my reflection the other day in a shop window and am not happy with what I saw.
I need to do something about this asap!
- 1 February 2012 at 21:08
Your diet sounds amazing I must look into it more closely as I'm always looking for ways to lose a few kilos. x
- 1 February 2012 at 21:28
- Mum on the Run said...
Great work.
I am conscious of trying to incorporate a protein in each meal - but am also guilty of carbing it up way too often!
- 1 February 2012 at 21:36
- Diminishing Lucy said...
Woot! It sounds very sane and exactly the way I eat when I am losing weight! Xx
- 1 February 2012 at 23:03
- Mama of 2 boys said...
That's just awesome MM, I can hear the positivity in your words. You are focused and know your stuff, such a great thing to take on. I really need to start sorting out what I eat, for real. I am far too lazy when it comes to researching and preparing healthy meals that incorporate all the necessities.
- 1 February 2012 at 23:45
- Cathy said...
Sounds like you're really motivated and determined...not starving and struggling (as with many diets). It's almost 1am so I'll have to come back and read more about what you're doing. Well done!
- 2 February 2012 at 00:45
- rambling mum said...
you are so inspiring with these posts - I have been semi carb conscious recently but really need to apply some concentration & eat properly to kick this extra weight off!
Look forward to reading your next update!
- 2 February 2012 at 01:15
- EmmaK said...
Congratulations on the weight loss! Yeah for the past few months I have been trying to eat more protein too. I make scrambled egg tortillas for breakfast. Mostly I make chicken dishes for dinner like chicken curry. Just by halving my carbs i have lost 15 lbs. It is not easy though you have to plan a lot and not just stuff the nearest bagel in your gob!
- 2 February 2012 at 06:04
- Nat - Muddy Farmwife said...
Thanks for sharing! Sounds like you've got it all under control!
I have been guilt of overloading carbs too, but am trying to find more balance across my entire day.
Good Luck as you continue.
- 2 February 2012 at 13:15
- Seana Smith said...
Hi there, would love to know a menu for a day or two. When I won the raffle for Vision PT last year, one of the biggest changes they helped me make was to eat much more protein, and only good low GI carbs... does keep you much, much fuller.
Much to discuss!! Great to hear you are doing well and feeling great.
- 3 February 2012 at 20:04
- Kymmie said...
So, I'm vegetarian too.
And it's harder to follow a diet with lots of protein. Definitely harder. All the gym eating plans I've ever been given are meaty meat meat. And on the bottom in small print, they add "replace meat with 1/2 cup lentils, beans or tofu". Seriously? Not that I don't eat that stuff, it needs to be nice. It needs to taste nice. That's the most boring thing ever!
So, glad to hear you're mixing it up with carbs. Because I could give up chocolate, sugar and all things bad. But bread? NEVER!
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Add the Columbus Metropolitan Library system to the growing number of places that offer recycling to customers.
Add the Columbus Metropolitan Library system to the growing number of places that offer recycling to customers.
On Nov. 14, the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio awarded nearly $70,000 in community grants to support sustainability initiatives of local governments, organizations, schools and nonprofit agencies located within SWACO's district.
Included in that was $7,749 for 60 recycling containers spread throughout the Main Library, 20 branch libraries and the operations center.
The library's goal is to achieve a 25-percent increase in recycled materials through 2013.
"We're delighted to be one of SWACO's grant recipients," said Alison Circle, the library's chief customer experience officer.
"We have recycled paper and plastic in staff areas for several years and are thrilled to expand our efforts by giving our customers the opportunity to recycle easily in our locations," Circle said.
"We are committed to being a leading library and a community leader in promoting environmental sustainability in our facilities and our operations."
Library spokeswoman Kim Snell said the system wanted to expand a recycling program staff members initiated two years ago.
She said it's not unusual for patrons to bring plastic bottles, paper and recyclable food containers into the libraries.
"It should be cost-neutral, but the benefit to the environment makes it worth the extra effort," Snell said.
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Other SWACO grant recipients include:
* Grange Insurance Audubon Center was awarded $7,956 to purchase six new containers to store trash and recyclables.
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The center is located within Scioto Audubon Metro Park and welcomes more than 50,000 nature-lovers, birding enthusiasts, groups and families annually.
* The city of Worthington Service Department was awarded $14,075 to replace 20 municipal trash cans with new dual-use enclosures throughout the central business district.
Each enclosure contains a trash receptacle and a receptacle labeled for co-mingled recyclables.
The goal is to divert 30 percent of the trash collected to recycling.
* Grove City Parks and Recreation was awarded $5,375 to purchase six recycling stations throughout the Big Splash Family Aquatic Center.
Each unit has four integrated internal bins to allow guests to sort their waste faster and more accurately.
Based on a study performed at the aquatic center last year, many recyclable items were thrown in the trash despite strategic placement of standalone bottle-shaped recycling receptacles.
* St. Joseph Montessori School was awarded $2,588 to purchase 40 new containers and 15 cutout lids to support a school recycling program.
The current recycling efforts of the 330 students and staff include composting, on-site paper recycling, and staff members personally transporting bottles, cans and corrugated cardboard to recycling drop off locations.
Budget constraints have prevented leadership from instituting a comprehensive recycling program to date.
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After learning about the proper use of composting bins, residents will receive a composting bin, a kitchen composter and a turning tool to take home.
* Habitat for Humanity was awarded $4,400 to expand its targeted direct mail campaign to increase donations to the ReStore.
The campaign will target 10,000 homes in areas where Habitat previously picked up donations.
Experience proved that the first donation was often followed by donations from other homeowners in the same neighborhood, officials said.
ReStore is a home improvement discount store that collects donations of good-quality used and surplus building materials and other home products, then resells them to the general public at discount prices.
All proceeds from store sales benefit Habitat for Humanity-Greater Columbus and the local Habitat program.
* The Hilliard Environmental Sustainability Commission was awarded $11,250 to enhance its internet presence in conjunction with its "Go Green" program for the benefit of its city residents, businesses, community groups and organizations.
The website will show discernible ways to reduce waste, recycle, reuse materials and conserve energy and water, as well as provide information about recycling programs and services in Hilliard.
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Each 6-foot step-through picnic table uses the equivalent weight of 1,504 one-gallon milk jug containers.
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Double success for Team CTC ahead of televised tour series
Double success for Team CTC ahead of televised tour series
Lydia won at the Kirdford circuit in Surrey, but credit also goes to Astrid Wingler who was caught up in a crash during the same race, but re-mounted to finish a creditable 23rd.
Tracey was competing at the Ticknall circuit in Derbyshire.
The events allow regionally-based riders the chance to show their talent. Unfortunately, there are some regions which do not hold a women's regional championship, showing the disparity in racing opportunity between men and women - something that Team CTC is determined to tackle."
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Yesterday marked another landmark event for this PSU-PGE-City of Portland initiative when the first of car2go.com's contingent of all-electric Smart Fortwo Electric Drive cars appeared at Electric Avenue. Car2Go has announced it intends to augment its 250 vehicle car sharing fleet in Portland with 30 of the all-electric Smart cars. Read more here.
Portland mayor Sam Adams recently commented, "Adding electric vehicles is the next step in an already successful car-sharing collaboration between the city and car2go. Emissions-free car-sharing is a natural progression for this city's overall clean transportation plan and our healthy and sustainable future." We agree! Portland area citizens and visitors have a new way to obtain easy and affordable access to a small footprint, zero-emission city car. Thanks to car2go for investing in Portland's "mobility portfolio" and helping celebrate Electric Avenue's one-year anniversary.


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2009-10 Indoor: Part of the distance medley relay team that broke the UMBC record and earned silver in a time of 9:58.22 at the America East Championships… Set a career-best mark in the 800-meter run in 1:57.64 at the Rider/Lafayette Winter Games… Also set a career-best time in the 1-mile run in 4:32.54 at the Gulden Relays.
2009 Outdoor: Placed 11th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the America East Championships with a season-best time of 10:05.56… Member of the 4x800 relay team that placed fifth at the conference meet in a time of 7:49.19… Recorded a season-best time in the 800-meter run of 1:59.84 at the Bucknell Team Challenge.
2008-09 Indoor: Placed 16th in the 1,000-meter run at the America East Championships with a time of 2:34.96… Recorded a season-best time of 4:33.70 in the 1-mile run at the Gulden Relays.
2008 Cross Country: Finished 59th in the 8K run at the America East Championships… Placed 158th in the 8K run at the Princeton Invitational… Finished 31st in the 8K run at the Towson Invitational… Began the season with a 40th-place finish in the Mount St. Mary's 5K Duals.
Background: Named cross country MVP in 2006 and 2007 for Linganore High School in New Market, Md…. Selected team captain for his senior year for the cross country and track and field squads at Linganore… Garnered All-Area Cross Country First Team honors from the Frederick News-Post in 2007.
Personal: Son of Elaine and Greg Jones… Has three siblings, Brian, 25, Kristen, 21 and Tim, 20… Twin brother Tim also competes for UMBC on the cross country and track and field teams… Major is undecided... Born June 10, 1990


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for those of you who are wondering and confus-ed about today's comic... pay attention. this second chapter ties into the first. WARNING: Larger Story Ahead.
That is assuming i can keep my mind on track. it is tend prone to wander. Zig.
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Relief Chef
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- Compass Group UK Ireland
- Location
- Glasgow
- Salary
- £10.25 - £12.5
- Posted
- 10 Aug 2018
- Closes
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- Ref
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- Contact
- Mr Oliver Wright
- Sector
- Foodservice Jobs
- Job Function
- Chef
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Part Time
Resource Network is the central hub behind relief staff for Compass Group, the largest contract catering company in the world. Resource Network delivers temporary casual work direct to Compass Group clients, including the O2 arena, KPMG, Deloitte and Sainsbury's. We aim to recruit team members in front of house, back of house and chef roles who strive for perfection and are ambitious for delivering world class service to our clients and customers.Main responsibilities
Looking for chef work? Resource Network, the in-house flexible labour solution for The Compass Group are able to offer short and long term temporary assignments giving you the opportunity to work at a variety of locations within your local area.
Joining Resource Network as a temporary worker opens a whole world of opportunities throughout our exciting and diverse business, giving you a flavour for working for the world's leading caterer. Many of our 65,000 employees begin their career as a temporary worker, growing and developing into some of our most experienced employees!
- We are currently recruiting chefs of all levels including Chef de Partie, Sous Chef, Head chef and Chef Managers to join our team working within a variety of sectors. This ranges from Care Homes and Hospitals through to Education and Fine Dining. If you have a passion for preparing and delivering high class food, we want to hear from you!
- Dependent upon the level, all of our chefs will have a variety of responsibilities from preparation and cooking through to ordering and menu planning
- Ensuring that all food is prepared and served within a clean and hygienic environment adhering to health and safety regulations at all times
- An ability to cope well under pressure, an excellent team player, a passion for delivering high class food, good organisation skills and the ability to multitask is essential
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Vox not living up to the hype, explained — Ezra Klein sees "a problem in journalism." News coverage, he's said, is as appealing as "spinach." — But the former Washington Post wunderkind had a way to fix all that: Create Vox.com. By prioritizing explanation and analysis …
Discussion: RedState, NewsBusters, The Dish and Booman Tribune, more at Mediagazer »
Joe Cunningham / RedState: Vox's Definition Problem (And Others)
P.J. Gladnick / NewsBusters: Politico: 'Vox not living up to the hype, explained'
Freddie deBoer / The Dish: The Internet is Neither Open Nor Free
BooMan / Booman Tribune: Wishing Vox the Best
Amartya Sen / The New Republic:
Stop Obsessing About Global Warming — Environmentalists are ignoring poor countries' needs — Our global environment has many problems. If the high volume of carbon emission is one, the low level of intellectual engagement with some of the major environmental challenges is surely another.
Discussion: Power Line
New York Times:
In Washington, Second Thoughts on Arming Police — WASHINGTON — Jolted by images of protesters clashing with heavily armed police officers in Missouri, President Obama has ordered a comprehensive review of the government's decade-old strategy of outfitting local police departments …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Mashable, Mediaite, Firedoglake and Taegan Goddard's Wonk Wire
Andrew Freedman / Mashable: White House Orders Review of Programs That Arm Police With Military Gear
Eddie Scarry / Mediaite: Obama Orders Review of Militarized U.S. Police
Codepink / Firedoglake: Beware of Exploding Gifts From Uncle Sam
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
W.H. defends post-Foley golf game — The White House on Friday defended President Barack Obama's decision to head to the golf course earlier this week just moments after condemning the killing of American journalist James Foley. — While principal deputy press secretary Eric Schultz declined …
Hart Williams / his vorpal sword: Non-Caddy Black Man on Golf Course Offends GOPs
Noah Rothman / Hot Air: In effort to shield Obama from criticism on ISIS, White House makes everything worse
Dana / Patterico's Pontifications: Too Bad The Democrats Slammed George Bush For Golfing...Oh. Wait. Added: Giving The President More Cover
Walter Hudson / The PJ Tatler: Does Fighting ISIS Mean Allying With Assad?
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
U.S. Weighs Direct Military Action Against ISIS in Syria — EDGARTOWN, Mass. — A top national security adviser to President Obama vowed Friday that the United States would "do what is necessary" in Syria to protect American interests and said that direct military action was possible …
Discussion: Washington Post, The PJ Tatler, Hot Air, Daily Kos and The Hill
Rick Moran / The PJ Tatler: Obama's Newest, Bestest, Buddy: Bashar Assad
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: US ponders military intervention in Syria as well as Iraq
Greg Dworkin / Daily Kos: Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Will it be war?
Kristina Wong / The Hill: Defense secretary: ISIS threat 'beyond anything we've seen'
Joseph Miller / The Daily Caller: Pentagon Official: White House Foley Leak Endangers Future Operations, American Hostages
Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:
Isis gains in Syria put pressure on west to deliver more robust response
Isis gains in Syria put pressure on west to deliver more robust response
Discussion: Hot Air and New York Times
Paige Hill / KFOR-TV:
Local superintendent's controversial way of addressing dress code sends students home humiliated — NOBLE, Okla. - A group of Noble High School girls were left crying and humiliated after they claim they were called out in front of the entire school for what they were wearing.
Discussion: ThinkProgress, addictinginfo.org, The Daily Caller and The Raw Story
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress: School Superintendent Asks Female Student To Bend Over During Dress Code Check
Jameson Parker / addictinginfo.org: Huh? School Superintendent Slut-Shames Students To Prevent Classmates From Slut-Shaming
Eric Owens / The Daily Caller: Superintendent Who Doesn't 'Want To See Anyone's Ass Hanging Out' Gives High School Girls Bend-Over Check
Mohamed Hasni / Agence France-Presse:
Libya Islamist militias 'seize Tripoli airport' AFP 34 mins ago — Tripoli (AFP) - Islamist fighters in the Fajr Libya (Libyan Dawn) coalition said on Saturday they have captured Tripoli's battered international airport after many days of clashes with nationalist militiamen.
Discussion: Washington Times and Pat Dollard
Phillip Swarts / Washington Times: Libya: Islamist militias capture Tripoli airport
Ayala Chaviva / Pat Dollard: Libya Islamist Militias 'Seize Tripoli Airport'
ABC News:
Babysitter Accused of Setting Fire to Family's Home — A Texas woman was apparently so annoyed with two girls she babysat, police say she decided to set their bedrooms on fire. — Martha Dreher is charged with arson. She cared for Glenn Williams' two daughters.
Discussion: Gawker, Daily Mail and The Raw Story
Daily Mail: 'It was definitely a vendetta': Baby sitter accused of torching a house because she was fed …
Houston Chronicle:
Rick Perry Just Released A 'Wanted' Shirt With His Mug Shot — Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) seems to be enjoying the spotlight that has come with pushing back on his recent indictment. — The latest move: His new political action committee unveiled a T-shirt featuring Perry's mug shot.
Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, PUNDITGUY and Washington Post
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
President Barack Obama is trying to rally support for a taxpayer-subsidized bank that he says creates jobs. — In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama urges business owners to lobby Congress to renew the U.S. Export-Import Bank. — The bank provides loans, loan guarantees …
Discussion: Politico
Eric Bradner / Politico: Barack Obama lobbies for Ex-Im
Joe Biden / Washington Post:
Iraqis must rise above their differences to rout terrorists — Joe Biden is vice president of the United States. — In recent months, the terrorist group known within the U.S. government as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has seized significant territory inside Iraq …
Discussion: Guardian, The Moderate Voice and defense.gov
Kevin Rawlinson / Guardian: UN calls for immediate action to avert massacre in besieged Iraqi town
Dorian De Wind / The Moderate Voice: (Updates) U.S. Airstrikes Against ISIL Continue
Amaani Lyle / defense.gov: DoD: Employ Multi-prong Strategy to Confront ISIL
Noah Rothman / Hot Air:
Sanitizing terror: Has the press distorted Islamic radical's crusade against gay men? — Ali Muhammad Brown was already a suspect in the murder of three Seattle men when he shot 19-year-old Brendan Tevlin eight times at a West Orange traffic light in his home state of New Jersey in June.
Discussion: The Other McCain, WTVR-TV, The Gateway Pundit, New Jersey Online and The Jawa Report
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain: The Silent Terror: Media Ignoring Islamic Radical's Murder of Seattle Gay Men?
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: Radical Jihadist Used Gay Hookup App 'Grindr' to Commit Mass Murder - Media Yawns (Video)
Dan Ivers / New Jersey Online: National security expert on N.J. teen's alleged killer: He could be charged as a terrorist


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We're sweating like pigs and it has nothing to do with the 90-degree weather currently plaguing us. No, the reason for our perspiration is none other than Emanuela de Paula, the drop dead gorgeous 21-year-old model from Brazil. If this gorgeous morenita looks familiar to you, it's because this isn't the first time we've featured her. Then again, with the way she makes us tingly all over, can you really blame us?
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Kevin Rose,
felled boy king of the internet Founder of Digg, started an r/IAmA thread on Reddit this evening, announcing—conceivably—that he will answer (some of) all the questions hurled his way by the internets. But, uh, it's been 4 hours, now, and still diddly squat.
Seems like a pretty ill-timed fuck you to his fans/supporters. "Ask me anything. But, pshhh, don't expect to get no answers! Sillies."


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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Tuesday's election results may be uncertain, but President Barack Obama and the tight circle of advisers who have surrounded him through years of campaigning know one thing for sure.
Win or lose, this is it.
"He is very cognizant of the fact that this is his last campaign," David Axelrod, Obama's senior campaign strategist, said of the president. "He knows he's never going to do this again."
These final days of Obama's final political campaign, played out across many of the same towns and cities that propelled him to the White House in 2008, are full of nostalgia.
Former staffers and old friends are traveling with the president for the campaign's final stretch. Obama's closing argument speech is peppered with talk of change, the central theme of his 2008 bid. And the campaign's fundraising juggernaut, which is shutting down for good, already sent its last email to supporters, bidding them "goodbye."
Obama will spend Election Day in his hometown of Chicago, getting a rare chance to return with his family to the South Side home where they lived before moving to the White House. And he will headline his last political rally as a candidate Monday night in Iowa, the state that jump-started his first presidential bid and a place for which Obama has an unabashed fondness.
"Iowa, I started my presidential journey right here in this state," Obama said Saturday during his second-to-last campaign stop in the state. "So after two years of campaigning, and after four years as president, you know me by now. "
Even with his future uncertain, aides say Obama is relaxed and energized as he blitzes from state to state urging voters to back him one last time. He's surrounded on Air Force One by some of those who know him best, including Mike Ramos, a childhood friend from Hawaii, and Marty Nesbitt, a friend from Chicago. The president will also be joined Monday by longtime adviser and former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, as well as his former personal aide Reggie Love.
"This is a family," said Jennifer Psaki, who has worked on both of the president's campaigns, as well as in the White House. "There are a lot of laughs. And a lot of nostalgia on the ups and downs, the incredible rollercoaster that this journey has been from the day he announced he was running."
Still, the bruising 2012 campaign, plus a four-year term consumed by partisan gridlock, have taken some of the shine off the president and his advisers, who were hailed as political masterminds after engineering Obama's improbable 2008 victory. Like the president, this may be the last campaign for many of them as well.
Though they're projecting confidence, aides know the closing days of this campaign are far different than the finale in 2008.
Back then, an Obama victory was a near certainty by this point in the race. The prospect of his historic election as the nation's first black president drew massive crowds across the country, up to 100,000 people in some places. And there was no record to defend, just the lofty promise of hope and change.
This time around, the crowds are smaller and Obama's sales pitch more workman-like. The polls are tight and his political future is unknown.
Still, the president appears to be relishing the moment, particularly as he makes his final political trips to the battleground states that have become familiar destinations.
Obama's final rally in New Hampshire Sunday drew 14,000 people to downtown Concord on a cold morning. The previous night, he spoke to 24,000 people in Bristow, Va., his final stop in the traditionally Republican Southern state he flipped in 2008.
At both stops, Obama lingered far longer than usual after wrapping up his remarks. He went down into the crowd and shook countless hands, then bounded back on stage. He gave a last look back to the crowds, and with a big smile on his face and a hearty wave, disappeared offstage.
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Mix 2D satellite and aerial imagery with 3D terrain data in Google Earth and you end up with road infrastructure that looks curiously like the tail end of a Deadhead party. Artist Clement Valla has compiled a great collection of these loopy bridges and Dalí-esque canyons. Click through them all and the very watch will melt of your wrist.
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Carrie took a trip to South Carolina a few months ago, and brought me back a large bag of stone ground grits, a food I love but is impossible to find in Oregon where we live. When we were looking for something to make for dinner the other night she found this recipe. Most traditional shrimp and grits recipes include a spicy andouille sausage, so this was a surprisingly lighter alternative with bacon instead.
This will be our go-to recipe for shrimp and grits in the future. The acid from the lemon juice does a great job cutting through the fat from the bacon and the cheese in the grits. The combination of flavors is much more refreshing that you would expect from this southern classic. Give it a try, this is awesome!
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- 1 cup stone-ground grits
- Salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined, left whole if small and roughly chopped if medium or large
- 6 slices bacon, chopped into tiny pieces
- 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 cup thinly sliced green onions, white and green parts
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- To make the shrimp and grits recipe, bring 4 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the grits and salt and pepper to taste. Stir well with a whisk. Reduce the heat to the lowest possible setting and cook the grits until all the water is absorbed, about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter and cheese. Keep covered until ready to serve.
- Rinse the shrimp and pat dry. Fry the bacon in a large skillet until browned and crisp, then drain on a paper towel. Add the shrimp to the bacon grease in the skillet and saute over medium heat just until they turn pink, about 3 minutes. Do not overcook! Immediately add the lemon juice, parsley, green onions, and garlic. Remove the skillet from the heat.
- Pour the grits into a serving bowl. Pour the shrimp mixture over the grits. Garnish with the bacon bits.


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San Francisco outfielder Andres Torres won't play for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic and will be sidelined for at least a week because of a strained oblique.
The Giants made the announcement Thursday, a day after he got hurt during a swing and had an MRI.
The 35-year-old Torres helped San Francisco win the World Series in 2010 and rejoined the Giants in December. He also has played for the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers and New York Mets.
Left-hander Jose Mijares, who was to play for Venezuela, will miss the WBC due to soreness in his pitching elbow. He gave up two runs in an inning Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels.


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The Saskatchewan Roughriders are not sticking the Grey Cup anywhere after last night's last-second defeat in the CFL championship. It's going to be a long winter up there.
It was a heart-breaker for Saskatchewan, who blew at 16-point fourth quarter lead, then got called for a penalty when Montreal missed the game-winning field goal as time expired. Too many men on the field. GAhahhh! They moved the spot 10 yards closer—Canadian yards, even!—and the Alouettes won the Cup in the most dramatic fashion possible. That one will sting.
Of course, as you are well aware, Montreal is the Buffalo of Canadian football—having lost four of the last seven Grey Cup finals—so you have to feel good for them. If you're a fan of Regina, however, I suppose you're just going to have make do with booze and porn. Just like every other weekend.
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Hope you enjoyed the long holiday weekend. Mine was ... what's the opposite of rejuvenating? I now need a vacation from my holidays.


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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Expressing amazement at the destruction all around him, President Barack Obama on Friday stepped through the wreckage left by rampaging tornadoes and pledged help to those who survived but lost their homes in a terrifying flash. Said the president: "I've never seen devastation like this."
"We're going to make sure you're not forgotten," Obama said as he and first lady Michelle Obama walked the streets of a reeling neighborhood. He said that although nothing could be done for the many who were killed — "they're alongside God at this point" — Obama assured support for resilient survivors.
Obama's comments came in the midst of a day of contrasts remarkable even for a president. From Alabama, Obama had planned to travel Cape Canaveral, Fla., to cheer the final launch of space shuttle Endeavour alongside injured Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. But that launch was called off suddenly Friday because of a technical problem.
Obama's schedule for the rest of the day was unclear, though the White House said the president was still expected to travel to Florida to deliver an evening commencement address at Miami Dade College.
As he traveled throughout Tuscaloosa, Obama absorbed the scenes of a community deeply deformed by the twisters, with trees uprooted and houses demolished. One young man told Obama he had witnessed debris lifting up all around him, yet he emerged with only cuts and bruises. "It's a blessing you are here," the president said back.
The nightmare storms in the South have killed about 300 people, chiefly in Alabama. Obama has stepped into the role of national consoler in chief before, including after the shooting of Giffords earlier this year, but he has not had to deal with the scope of such community obliteration until now.
"What's amazing is when something like this happens folks forget all their petty differences," said the president after spending time talking to the state's governor and Tuscaloosa's mayor. "When we're confronted by the awesome power of nature and reminded that all we have is each other."
The president said Tuscaloosa would rebuild in a way that would give him a story of pride he would tell all over the nation. He spoke with sleeves up rolled up under sunny skies, offering warm reassurances but no big display of emotion.
Visible from Air Force One as Obama neared a landing in Tuscaloosa: a long swath of tornado damage that looked like a wide, angry scar across the land. And as the president moved by motorcade through communities and business districts, suddenly the devastation was everywhere: flattened buildings, snapped trees, collapsed car washes and heaps of rubble, twisted metal and overturned cars as far as the eye could see.
Earlier, as he arrived in Alabama, Obama fell into lengthy conversations with Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox before heading off to inspect the damage and spend time with local families and officials.
All told, the day had shaped up as an object lesson in the many roles a president must play, from healer to cheerleader, beginning with a nod to the country's civil rights past and ending with a speech to its future in a class of graduating students. Before departing the White House, he met with participants in the iconic 1968 Memphis sanitation workers' strike. The president was to end his day with the evening commencement address at Miami Dade College.
The president has declared a major disaster in Alabama and ordered federal aid to assist with recovery efforts.
In Florida, a pivotal swing state for Obama's re-election hopes, the president had been ready to act as cheerleader-in-chief for NASA's second-to-last space shuttle launch and for Giffords' encouraging if gradual recovery after she was shot in the head in an assassination attempt in Tucson, Ariz., in January.
Giffords' husband, Mark Kelly, was commander of the scheduled shuttle flight, and the president had Mrs. Obama and their two daughters with him, the first time an entire presidential family had planned to view a launch.
Although the shuttle program was ended by Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, Obama has angered some NASA workers with his own space plans. He canceled Bush's proposed replacement for the shuttle program — a new mission to the moon — putting in its place vaguer plans for sending astronauts to land on an asteroid and ultimately Mars.
Obama wants private companies to pick up the shuttle's role of delivering payloads to the space station, an approach that is costing thousands of government jobs, including 2,000 contractors to be laid off after the final shuttle flight in June.
More than 500 employees lost their jobs earlier this month.
Obama says devastation unlike any he has ever seen
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Expressing amazement at the destruction all around him, President Barack Obama on Friday stepped through the wreckage left by rampaging tornadoes and pledged help to those who survived but lost their homes in a terrifying flash. Said the president: "I've never seen devastation like this."


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We create game-based learning for education. The target audience for the current project is college students who are enrolled to be K-8 teachers. A secondary audience is teachers who already teach. You can see our Web site at http://www.triadinteractivemedia.com (it's a bit outdated, but you can get a feel for the types of things we create there).
The site we are update is for PlatinuMath. The portal for teachers that houses all the games for the system. The location of the Web site to be re-designed is http://www.platinumath.com/teacher-gateway/ -> login provided further down in these materials.
We would like the Web site to have a visual identity that fits closer to the games that reside inside the Web site. Style terms: fun, sleek, modern. We don't want it to look too WordPressy (even though it will be a WP site).
Please play a few of these games because that is the only way you can see how the style of the games look. (Play more than one game; they all are slightly different & will give you some global ideas for the design style we are looking for.)
1) Home page w/ login iframe pop-up
2) Welcome page
3) Three different styles of internal pages
-one that showcases games (on current site this is the Play page)
-one that showcases other media (videos, etc.) (on current site this is Learn)
-one that would feature linked content and text (on current site this is the other content pages of Apply, Teach, & Talk)
the Game page needs to stand out from the others and really draw the user in.
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Someone will have a better idea, but here's mine: Start with a pin, poke your hole, then gently scrape around in a circle until it gets bigger. I'm not a Mod Podger, but from what I've seen, it should work fine! Do post a pic. :-)ReplyDelete
Doritos won't go bad - they have a half life!!! The only thing Mod Podge would do is soak in and make them soggy. If anything I would spray them with "spray-fix" -the stuff that charcoal artists use to spray their artwork so it won't smudge -that should hold some of the cheese on without making them get soggy.ReplyDelete
I second the hole with a pin idea -either that or lots of the little tiny clothespins - you could attach the hook or ribbon to the clothespin and then just clip the chip to it.
I would suggest spraying them with something just to keep the cheese on there. Maybe just hairspray? I agree with Regina that Doritos won't go bad. I don't know how to get a hole. If you find a way, please share it. Pretty funny idea.ReplyDelete
I would try wetting a Q-tip, then holding it on the spot you want the hole - just long enough to make the spot soft. Then take a pin or even better, a large upholstery needle, and make your hole. Let the chip dry in place, and I think it will go back to being solid - maybe. If I was at home, I'd try it out for you, but I'll just let you experiment instead. And I second the artist's fixative - that should keep them nicely - or even spray lacquer or polyurethane. I will say that the little clothespins have an annoying habit of coming undone - as I found out last weekend at a wedding when I tried to fix a picture that was hanging from one! Took me half an hour to get that sucker back together!ReplyDelete
I would just glue the ribbon to it, on the front and back to form a loop at the top, then you can add a bow or other decorative thing on the front side to be pretty. I doubt the chips would go bad either.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 9, 2012 at 6:10 PM
Just drill with a really tiny bit.ReplyDelete
I would let them sit out in the air and get stale before putting a hole in with a pin. The less "crunchy" they are the less breakable they will be.ReplyDelete
I would try wetting a cotton bud ( not sure what you blokes call them ) little sticks with cotton wool on the end and just hold it on one spot till it softens I just tried it and it works with cc's then spray it with hair spray a couple of coats if you want to . They won't go mouldy but they will go stale if left uncovered... Oh another idea is to get some small paperclips the coloured plastic kind cover with a bow and tie on a string so it can be hang. Cheers and good luck oh and lets see the Pics....ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 10, 2012 at 7:11 AM
you could wrap a ribbon kinda like a square package where you twist and go back around it then hang them and use spray polyurathane glossy of course probably couple coats because of the cheese theres my ideaReplyDelete
have fun!!
I really like the idea of the tiny red ribbon to top it. you could always try Modge Podging one chip and seeing how that one chip looks.ReplyDelete
If it has to be the brand Doritos, this won't work... but, you could take a corn tortilla, slice it into 8 pieces, create your hole, spice them/cheese them, and then bake them...ReplyDelete
I think it might be nice to use a fine thin gold wire and wrap them like they do gems for wire wrap jewelry. It would be easy to hang them using a bit of the wire already on it. DenbyReplyDelete
Can you stuff the bottom of the tree into an empty dip jar?
You could wander Michaels looking for some pretty decorative clips to clip them with, maybe a nice burgundy would complement the orange? Just wanted to say this is a great idea!ReplyDelete
I agree the Doritos probably don't need anything, they are pretty will preserved.
If you work on a towel or soft surface when poking the hole, it will probably reduce breakage.
I think if I were doing it, I'd probably scrap using real Doritos altogether, and would try to make fake Doritos out of card stock or even clay...paint 'em up to look like the chips.ReplyDelete
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Katsa is the King's niece. You'd think she would be expected to learn how to dance, talk politely with potential suitors, and wear pretty dresses. You'd be wrong. Katsa is a Graceling—a person born with a specific skill. She doesn't have one of those useless gifts like walking on water; she is skilled in Killing. As such, her uncle uses her like a glorified thug. Any time one of her uncle's subordinates steps out of line, he sends her in to straighten things up.
Katsa hates her work and her Grace. That is, until she meets Prince Po. Like her, he is a Fighter Graceling and is the only person to almost best her in a fight. They forge a tentative friendship, and she finds out that he isn't just traveling through the kingdoms for fun. He is looking for his grandfather who was kidnapped.
As she helps him, they discover that trouble may be brewing in the quietest kingdom of all: Monsea. But how can they suspect the King of Monsea of this crime when he is admired for his kindness by all of his citizens?
Slowly Katsa and Po unravel this mystery. While doing so, Katsa begins to see the kingdoms and her own Grace in a new light.
Graceling is Kristin Cashore's debut novel. Cashore wrote a companion novel titled Fire. Her third novel Bitterblue, a sequel to Graceling, released last month.


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What a pleasant surprise to see the new Photography page pop up! I have been green with envy following the previously posted threads. Hopefully now I can finally be shamed into throwing my photographic hat in the ring!
Getting started. I have never really done much with a camera other than simple stuff with point and shoots. Right now I have a Kodak easy share CX 4200 digital camera. This past summer I started using it for photographing my rustic road signs for the Wisconsin competition. The camera tended to lose its' batteries while bouncing around in the saddle bag. I would like to see some recomendations for digital equipment geared toward the nOOb! Should I also be looking at a photograph specific printer? I also have a camera in my cell phone. Are these usable at all? I don't know how to load the images onto my computer so my only feedback is what I can make out on that tiny screen in the phone.
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Pro bike: Katie Compton's Stevens Cyclocross Carbon Team
Stars-and-stripes machine for America's top female 'crosser
Katie Compton (Planet Bike-Stevens Bikes) had better like red, white and blue – because after scoring her sixth consecutive US elite national cyclo-cross championship last December she gets to wear the stars and stripes for another season and now has yet another custom finished race machine to toss into the garage.
Aside from the spectacular paint job, the underlying Stevens Cyclocross Carbon Team frame is the same model she first started using last season. Claimed frame weight is an impressive 1,240g (2.73lb) but according to Compton's husband/manager Mark Legg, what the national champion really loves is its remarkable compliance.
According to Legg, it's this feature that helps Compton consistently keep power down even over rough terrain, especially when combined with the frame's ample drivetrain and front triangle rigidity. Credit likely goes to the well-designed carbon fibre layup schedule as the tube shapes themselves don't immediately conjure up images of leaf springs and movement.
If anything, rigidity is the theme here with the frame's tall and fat chainstays and relatively stout wishbone-style seatstays coupled to a chunky seat cluster – and even an oversized 31.8mm-diameter seatpost to boot. Things visually settle down a bit up front, though, with more moderate tube diameters and a straight 1-1/8in steerer on the all-carbon fork.
Giant chainstays? Check. Well reinforced bottom bracket area? Check
Legg says the frame geometry suits Compton's aggressive riding style and uncannily smooth handling technique with its low bottom bracket and reasonably nimble 71-degree head tube angle. Mud clearance is generous throughout, including heaps of room beneath the fork crown – and even additional cutouts to the sides that let the brakes open up more – at least a finger's worth of air up around the seatstays and no shelf down near the bottom bracket on which mud can collect.
The build kit is mostly unchanged from last season, which doesn't bother Compton one bit. SRAM continue to provide the Red transmission and more 'cross-friendly PG-1070 cassette while Zipp again step in with their ultralight VumaQuad carbon crank, shallow-drop SLC2 carbon handlebar and tough-yet-light 303 carbon tubular wheels customised with personalised rim labels and red and blue anodised hub end caps.
Compton prefers Zipp's short and shallow bend. Aftermarket Hudz brake hoods are pictured here but Compton's husband/manager, Mark Legg, says she reverted back to the standard SRAM hoods
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Filling in the rest of the gaps are KMC's ultralight X10SL chain, TRP top-mount brake levers, a Thomson aluminium seatpost and stem, a WTB Silverado SLT saddle and Gore Ride-On sealed derailleur cables and housing. Given the premium build list, you'd expect to see a feathery total bike weight and you'd be right. As seen here, total weight is an incredible 7.12kg (15.7lb).
Compton runs both the front and rear Avid Shorty Ultimate brakes in the narrow-profile, high-leverage position for maximum stopping power
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- Frame: Stevens Cyclocross Carbon Team, size 52cm
- Fork: Stevens full-carbon
- Headset: Cane Creek 110
- Stem: Thomson Elite X4, 110mm x -6°
- Handlebars: Zipp SLC2 SS, 42cm (c-c)
- Tape/grips: Zipp
- Front brake: Avid Shorty Ultimate, low-profile configuration, with Zipp cork pads
- Rear brake: Avid Shorty Ultimate, low-profile configuration, with Zipp cork pads
- Brake levers: SRAM Red DoubleTap with TRP RL950 top-mount levers
- Front derailleur: SRAM Red with steel cage
- Rear derailleur: SRAM Red
- Shift levers: SRAM Red DoubleTap
- Cassette: SRAM PG-1070, 12-27T
- Chain: KMC X10SL
- Crankset: Zipp VumaQuad, 175mm, 34/44T with custom WickWerks outer chainring
- Bottom bracket: Zipp VumaQuad
- Pedals: CrankBrothers Eggbeater 4ti
- Wheelset: Zipp 303 Cyclocross
- Front tyre: Dugast Rhino tubular, 32mm
- Rear tyre: Dugast Rhino tubular, 32mm
- Saddle: WTB Silverado SLT
- Seat post: Thomson Masterpiece
- Other accessories: Gore Ride-On cables and housing
Critical measurements:
- Rider's height: 1.68m (5ft 6in)
- Rider's weight: 63.5kg (140lb)
- Saddle height, from BB (c-t): 681mm
- Saddle setback: 50mm
- Seat tube length, c-t: 530mm
- Seat tube length, c-c: 485mm
- Tip of saddle nose to C of bars (next to stem): 480mm
- Saddle-to-bar drop (vertical): 20mm
- Head tube length: 105mm
- Top tube length: 529mm
- Total bicycle weight: 7.12kg (15.7lb)


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WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) -- A top U.S. Senate Democrat said Congress should expand its focus on the Internal Revenue Service and examine the use of non-profit groups for partisan purposes.
In an appearance on ABC's "This Week," Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., said Sunday conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status invited scrutiny because they were playing an increasing role in national partisan political strategies.
Menendez said it was wrong for the IRS to single out conservative groups applying for tax-exemptions but he said the uproar in Washington over the tactic opened the door to broader questions about the activities of organizations seeking 501 (c ) (4) tax status.
"There's a second scandal, and that is that hundreds of millions of dollars had been used in C-4s that are supposed to be used a non-profit social welfare entities, for political purposes," Menendez said. "It is pretty outrageous that the IRS went after small Tea Party groups when Karl Rove is out there saying he's using these C-4s to change the outcome of the next election."
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