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Hillary Clinton accuses Donald Trump of flouting Cuba embargo in 1990s
Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump of flouting American foreign policy by violating the US trade embargo with Cuba, slamming her rival as dishonest and willing to put his interests before the country.
Mrs Clinton said Mr Trump's business interests in Cuba in the 1990s "appear to violate US law, certainly flout American foreign policy," as she accused him of misleading American voters.
The Democratic nominee highlighted a Newsweek report which found that Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts executives, with Mr Trump's knowledge, secretly conducted tens of thousands of dollars worth of businesses in Fidel Castro controlled Cuba despite a strict trade ban.
"We have laws in our country," Mrs Clinton told reporters aboard her campaign plane. She said Mr Trump "deliberately flouted" the law and put "his personal and business interests ahead of the laws and the values and the policies of the United States of America."
In a tweet that linked to the Newsweek report Mrs Clinton accused Mr Trump of acting "against our nation's interest, all so he could line his own pockets."
Mr Trump hit back at the claims, saying he "never did business in Cuba".
"No, I never did anything in Cuba. I never did a deal in Cuba," he told New Hampshire's NH1 News, before criticising Newsweek's reporter, saying he has a "bad reputation".
The magazine studied documents that show the Trump company spent at least $68,000 (£52,000) in 1998 in Cuba when expenditures in the Caribbean country were illegal without US government approval.
The payment by Trump Hotels came just before the New York business mogul launched his first bid for the White House, seeking the nomination of the Reform Party.
On the first day of his campaign then Mr Trump reportedly travelled to Miami and spoke to a group of Cuban Americans during which he vowed to maintain the embargo and never spend his or his companies' money in Cuba until Fidel Castro was removed from power. During that meeting he failed to mention the fact that Trump Hotels had already reimbursed its consultants for the money spent on the business trip to Havana.
Newsweek reported that the company did not spend the money directly, opting instead to funnel the funds through a consulting firm - Seven Arrows Investment and Development Corp - with Mr Trump's knowledge to make it appear as if the spending were part of a charitable effort.
A former Trump executive who spoke to the magazine on condition of anonymity said the company did not obtain a government license for its spending before the trip.
Facing questions about the report, Mr Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway all-but acknowledged that his company violated the embargo.
"As I understand from the story, they paid money in 1998," she said on the ABC show "The View."
However, the Republican nominee ultimately "decided not to invest there," she added, saying the real estate billionaire has remained "very critical" of Cuba and the Castro regime.
Instituted in the early 1960s, the trade embargo was designed to starve Fidel Castro's regime of US currency. Despite the recent restoration of diplomatic relations between Washington and Havana, the embargo remains largely in place today.
In 1998 Americans travelling to Cuba could do so only with the specific permission of the US government, which was granted only for a very limited number of purposes, such as humanitarian aid.
Trade experts told Newsweek that without obtaining a license from the federal Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) before the consultants went to Cuba, the undertaking by Trump Hotels would have been in violation of federal law.
Mr Trump's dealings in Cuba could affect the vote in the all-important battleground state of Florida, where more than a million Cuban-Americans live.
Florida's Republican US Senator and onetime presidential candidate Marco Rubio, whose parents fled Cuba, said he was "deeply concerned" about the report.
"I hope the Trump campaign is going to come forward and answer some questions about this," he told ABC's Capital Games podcast.
"It was a violation of American law if that's how it happened."


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When you feel healthy and well, life feels wonderful. Most of us are keen to maintain and improve good levels of health, and we know it's important to deal with issues as they arise.
That's what Healing Homeopathy does, help people, bringing a carefully chosen combination of approaches into play to promote and maintain health and vitality, so you can live life the way it should be lived… to the full.
The approaches used are powerful ways of addressing health issues in their own right, and they combine seamlessly.
The dictionary definition of good health is 'the general condition of body and mind, especially in terms of the presence or absence of illnesses, injuries or impairments.'
The link between the body and mind is clear.
Healing Homeopathy blends the transformational science of Matrix Energetics with the power of Homeopathy and also offers the Reconnective Healing frequencies to bring about changes to your health and well-being. Some people prefer to come solely for Matrix Energetics, Homeopathy or The Reconnection.
What's best for you? Everyone is unique and different, and I am always happy to answer questions.

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Can I Plan a Trip and Stay Sober?
Traveling is hard on everyone and can easily throw your body out of whack. Especially when you are traveling sober, it can throw a wrench into plans to have a good time. There are some ways to enjoy traveling while keeping recovery at the front and center of your journey.
Plan Ahead
It is always wise to check out area support groups for places to stay. Attending meetings will help keep you in a routine and set the tone for the rest of the trip. Doing your homework ahead of time will support you in feeling more prepared and less anxious about how traveling will impact sobriety.
Literature is a great way to connect with your recovery if you want to read those kinds of books but you can also check out blogs online or focus on some fun books to keep you distracted.
Know Yourself
There are many emotions to pay attention to on a daily basis: hunger, anger, loneliness, and tiredness. Either of these may pop up while traveling. It is important to become aware of them so they don't trigger a relapse. Each day, take a moment to check in and regroup emotionally. Have snacks handy for chewing on when you are out and about to ward of sugar cravings.
Stay in Touch
The last thing you want is to lose touch with family and people who can be your support system. Stay connected so you can check in when you are struggling or just let people know you're okay.
No Old Haunts
If you have old friends on the radar or places you visited 'back in the day,' it is best to stay away. Old haunts may spark a relapse when they are associated with a time you used drugs or drank alcohol.
Stay Routine
Now is the time to take a vacation from recovery. Treat it like it is a normal day and adhere to your regimen as much as possible. Once you're home, it will feel like you never left.
It is wise to travel and explore new places, but beware the old haunts and old friends. When you go on vacation to see family it can bring up old habits or spark relapse. You may also be tempted back into things you left behind. If you are struggling, we can help you get back on your feet. Call us 24/7 at our toll-free number: 866-294-9401


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- May 2019
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Methodology The classic OSINT methodology you will find everywhere is strait-forward: Define requirements: What are you looking for? Retrieve data Analyze the information gathered Pivoting & Reporting: Either define new requirements by pivoting on data just gathered or end the investigation and write the report.
Etienne's blog! Amazing resource for OSINT; particularly focused on technical attacks.
- Mar 2019
www.washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com
Trump didn't obstruct justice because interfering inherently cannot be obstruction when done by the head of the executive branch
This smells like circular "logic".
- Nov 2018
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
"You threw us under the bus!" she yelled at Mr. Stamos, according to people who were present.
Just imagine how all of your users feel Ms. Sandberg! And let's be honest, the fish stinks from the head.
- Jul 2017
actualfreedom.com.au actualfreedom.com.au
- Jan 2016
nakedsecurity.sophos.com nakedsecurity.sophos.com
Finding [Silk Road founder Ross] Ulbricht really boiled down to this: a bunch of Google searches done by an investigator for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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 His preferred tool: Google. Particularly the advanced search option that lets you focus in on a date range.
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 Alford couldn't be at Ulbricht's arrest, but he did receive a plaque. The NYT reports that Alford's superiors had it inscribed with this quote from Sherlock Holmes: "The world is full of obvious things which nobody by chance ever observes."
- Nov 2013
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Mine are truthful and distinct, as both the art and its practice prove when they have been thoroughly investigated. This is the first, the mid-dle, and the final support of my argument. I do not make evil use of the testimonies of men who can lie, but I establish my argument by the truth-fulness of unwavering, natural usage, the usage, I repeat, which I have been following for so many years with the greatest effort through daily practice and by experience in the subject.
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A RESTAURANT worker who believed his wife was having an affair bludgeoned her to death and disposed of the body, a Birmingham Crown Court jury was told.
Kafil Ahmed did his best to cover up what he had done and in spite of "substantial" efforts by West Midlands Police, the body has never been found, said Anthony Barker, QC , prosecuting.
Ahmed, 31, of Simmonds Place, Darlaston, Walsall, has denied murdering 21-year-old Laily Begum.
"This is a case of a man who killed his wife, a savage killing of a happy young woman in her own home.''
Mr Barker said the victim, who had married Ahmed in January 2002, had rung her brother-in-law on January 19 last year.
Mrs Begum, who was about to visit relatives in Bangladesh, started crying and told him her husband suspected her of having an affair.
The brother-in-law then later spoke to Ahmed and told him his suspicions were unfounded and that his wife was "a good woman.''
However, later attempts to contact Mrs Begum failed and when her concerned parents went round to the family home they found blood there.
Mr Barker said there was "a lot of blood", including some which had spattered on the ceiling.
He said the evidence suggested that Ahmed had struck his wife with a heavy, sharp weapon to the neck as she lay on the floor.
Neighbours had spoken of hearing the sounds of a struggle and also of the victim's car boot being shut.
Police made checks at hospitals, with no result, and they had circulated the car registration of Ahmed who had disappeared.
Ahmed's Ford Escort was later found parked outside an address in Lozells, Birmingham, and he was eventually traced to Norwich where he was arrested.
Mr Barker said the defendant was later to say that he had tried to dispose of his wife's body by putting it in a wheelie bin in a restaurant where he worked.


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The advertised Training fee is due in full upon registration for the 1 – 2, 4, 6 or 8 hour workshop. Cancellations more than 14 days prior to the training start date will receive a partial tuition refund of 75% of the Training fee. Cancellations within 14 days will be transferred toward a future Professional Development workshop. Once the workshop begins, tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable. On the rare occasion a workshop is cancelled, we will issue a partial tuition refund of $70% of the full fee.
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music for any purpose
Sunset Jams (named after Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood) is my company that has original artists and writers who can create commercial songs, jingles, orchestral pieces, custom piano arrangements, production/co-production, TV/film scores. We also have custom sheet music that has vivid full-color graphics, high-quality on plastic and can be written on with dry erase or permanent markers. With this new music method, learning is 10x faster (what would normally take ten years takes only two on average and is in full color and more fun!) We have music teacher certification (if desired, though not necessary!). Also, we have a special method for people with learning disabilities, very young beginners and very busy adults. Let us know if you'd like an orchestral translation into Sunset Jams method, which is in full-color and simplified.


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House for sale 1 st row to the sea in Bibinje. The house consists of a ground floor, first floor and attic. The house was completely renovated in 2008.
On the ground floor there is a restaurant. The restaurant has been working for many years and works during the whole year. On the first floor there is an apartment which consists of two bedrooms, kitchen, living room, bathroom, hall and balcony with a magnificent view to the sea. In the attic of the house are situated three bedrooms, kitchen, living room, bathroom and balcony. Apartments are for rent during the summer months and offer a board and half board service.
Heating and cooling housing is provided with air conditioning and wood burning stove. Aluminum windows are set, on the floors are installed laminates and tiles. The transition road to the house is asphalt. There is a possibility of purchasing a boat mooring. The house is located in the center of Bibinje.
From the historical city of Zadar to the southeast between the Adriatic tourist road and the sea is situated place called Bibinje. It has about a 4 km of coastline with beaches and pathways. Bibinje offers many opportunities for those who want to spend their vacation in some other activities, besides just sunbathing and swimming. The beautiful nature that surrounds Bibinje is suitable for walking, bike riding, ideal conditions for sailing, diving, windsurfing, playgrounds, equipped gym and so on. In the village there are several restaurants with local specialties, cafes, a large number of shops, post office with exchange point, a kindergarten, a general practice clinic, dentist, pharmacy and so on. Near the Bibinje is Marina Dalmacija, which is one of the largest marina on the Adriatic.


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Agate and Black Onyx
Exposures International Gallery of Fine Art
Coconino National Forest, 561 AZ-179, Sedona, AZ 86336
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Stones Used:
Agate: Protection, Strength, Harmony. Agate's most noticeable properties overall are balancing yin/yang energy, courage, protection, healing, and calming. Agate is a stone of strength. It was used by the Ancients on the breastplates of armor to give warriors strength and make them victorious in battle. Energetically, it is considered to give strength in both battle and physically. Agate enhances creativity and strengthens the intellect, making it a beneficial stone for both students and artists. It is also known as a good luck stone. As a stone of harmony, one of the things agate does is balance yin/yang energy. Agate increases energy. However, because it is a grounding stone, it does not increase energy at all times, but rather enables bursts of energy as needed. In this way, agate is a conservation stone, and enhances longevity.
Black Onyx: Initiates grounding and centering. Aligns the total person with the higher powers. Banishes grief, enhances self control, aids in wise decision making, encourages good fortune. Sign of Leo.


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Gerardo "Tata" Martino isn't coaching in Major League Soccer anymore, but the veteran manager will still patrol sidelines on American soil a few times in 2019.
The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol announced Wednesday that Mexico's men's national team — which introduced Martino as its newest head coach earlier this week — will play four friendlies this year in the U.S.
Most notably, Martino will make his return to Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium June 5 for a friendly. It was there on Dec. 8 that Martino led Atlanta United FC to their first MLS Cup, a 2-0 win over the Portland Timbers.
Martino, 56, coached the Five Stripes for their first two seasons of MLS play, instructing an offense that created 70 goals in back to back seasons. Atlanta United made the playoffs in each of Martino's seasons at the helm, and in 2018 they qualified for the Concacaf Champions League and Martino was named MLS Coach of the Year. He declined an option to extend his contract with Atlanta United last October.
Mexico's friendly at Mercedes-Benz Stadium is also notable because it means El Tri will play in the stadium before the U.S. men's or women's national teams will. Neither side has announced any future fixtures scheduled in Atlanta
A time and opponent for Mexico's friendly in Atlanta has not yet been set. El Tri last visited the Peach City in 2016, defeating Paraguay 1-0 in the Georgia Dome in front of an announced crowd of 63,049.
El Tri's three other games on its U.S. tour are on March 22 vs. Chile in San Diego, Calif.; March 26 vs. Paraguay in Santa Clara, Calif.; and on June 9 against a to-be-determined opponent in Arlington, Texas at AT&T Stadium. All of the games will be aired live on Univision.
Mexico's men's national team has toured the U.S. annually since 2002, often using these matches to prepare for competitions like the Concacaf Gold Cup or the World Cup. Tickets are available at MexTour.org.
Gerardo Martino is our new boss!! 😎🇲🇽⚽
Here's a chance to get to know him a little bit better! 🎥🎙#PasiónyOrgullo pic.twitter.com/99D0akD4lQ
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Poor Richard Nixon Didn't Have The Wingnutosphere To Help Him!Gordon Liddy blathering and whining (and quoting Kurt Cobain) on The U.S. vs. John Lennon:
Well, first there's the old adage that, you know, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you, but the mainstream press, both print and electronic media in those days, they owned the information business in this country, and they were aligned against [Nixon] just as they are [now] against President Bush. The difference now is that you've got Fox News, you've got talk radio, you've got the blogosphere, so that supporting views can reach the public. In those [Nixon's] days, they did not, and so there was that sense of 'beleaguerment,' if you will; but there was also an understanding that this is, you know, civil war by another name, and we're gonna win this war.


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$1.9 Million Project Gets UnderwayApril 27, 2012- The ice at Nanaimo's Cliff McNabb Arena will come out on April 30 and updates to the 18 year old facility will begin on May 1 with an estimated reopening date set for early August in time for the busy fall arena schedule. The bulk of the work will be focused on improving the building envelope which significantly improves ventilation. There will be a number of cosmetic improvements in the dressing rooms that teams will appreciate, including heat. The total cost of the project is budgeted at $1.9 million with funds coming predominantly from the city's facility development reserve fund.
Arena staff have been working with the various facility user groups to ensure groups are accommodated elsewhere. There will be an ice sheet in place at Nanaimo Ice Centre for summer ice programs. Both the Senior A and Junior A Timbermen teams will play at Frank Crane Arena and the Junior B and Senior B Timbermen teams will play at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. The minor lacrosse teams and other dry floor teams and organizations will be accommodated between the facilities.
Diana Johnstone, Chair Parks, Recreation and Culture and City Councillor is quoted as saying: " As a department we are committed to continuously improving the life and leisure of our residents and by maintaining our facilities we can achieve this goal. We are all looking forward to seeing the finished project in August."
The scope of the project involves addition of five energy conservation measures which include rink ventilation upgrades; heat recovery systems to preheat hot water, variable frequency drives to the brine pumps, plant control upgrades and replacement of the brine chiller. Excess heat from the ice plant will preheat the hot water for showers and provide heat for a new indoor snow melt pit that will be constructed in a new fire separated zamboni shed addition. Additional energy upgrades will include a new exterior insulated roof system and insulated metal cladding panels which will eliminate air leakage and improve the energy performance of the facility. Upgrades will also include improvements to meet B-52 safety standards for mechanical refrigeration plants. Interior improvements to the dressing rooms will include new hot water tanks, recovery systems for the showers, new energy efficient furnaces to provide heat, and new rubber flooring. Visitors will also notice a fresh coat of paint on the steel structure when the facility reopens
In addition to the closure of the facility itself, the public is being advised that there will be a reduction in available parking in the lot closest to the arena. All of the department's public schedules are available online at www.nanaimo.ca or by calling 250 756 5200.


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In the past two years and eight months, we have had at least three major family trips away with the kids, to climbing destinations where we've tried to combine our old pre-child lives with our current situation. I've made quite a big deal about getting out with younger ones in tow, being very vocal on social media and writing articles for ukclimbing and for The Project Magazine about this subject, not to mention the countless days out locally. And yet, despite all this experience, there is still a massive amount of apprehension before going away with the children.
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"we're going on an adventure!" that's what I've been telling our eldest before we head off this weekend to the gritstone for a family climbing trip. And its scary! More scary for us, full of apprehension and nerves; what if they're sick? What about their sleeping? Have we got enough stuff? Have we got the RIGHT stuff?! What if we get distracted working a project and the cold disappears into a hole in the ground…? Okay that last one is more me than Em but it is nerving. But that shouldn't hold us back and for the last two and a half years, it hasn't; this photo is by @emks93 on our first baby climbing trip to Ireland. She was four months old. Granted, we've had to do things differently but there's a word for that: parenting. Everything in our lives is now done differently! And, for us, it's really important that they get these experiences and that they get them young. We want to show them that they CAN go and have adventures, that there are no limits to their abilities. We want strong, empowered children that become rounded, enlightened people. We want them to develop experiences from different people in different places, to show them to keep learning. So come on kids, we're going to show you the world. It's amazing, you'll love it.
This weekend has been planned for nearly a year and yet at the back end of last week, with days to go, we nearly sacked it off on account of stress. Granted there were slightly extenuating circumstances – with sickness and general sleep deprivation – but even at the time, it seemed more that the stresses of getting everything ready and in line were taking their toll and didn't entirely seem worth it.
Even once we arrived at the hut, we weren't sure how long we'd last and at one point, even i was ready to pack everyone back up in the truck and go straight home again; stereo screaming echoing in my ears. And yet, partly through our resolve to allow the kids into this aspect of our lives and partly through the knowledge that valuable reinforcements were on their way, we stuck out that first night, and the second and returned having had another fantastic child/climbing adventure.
Girls at the Gritstone
The scene for this particular adventure was the Roaches in Staffordshire: one of England's most famous crags, with a fantastic circuit of easier grade bouldering to accomany the more established and iconic trad lines of the last seventy years. On the face of it, this weekend should've been significantly easier as we were staying in the old Don Whillans Memorial Hut at the basse of the crag.
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An eventful end to and adventure weekend at the Don Whillans Memorial Hut at the Roaches. Such a convenient and awesome place to stay, where you could literally throw the pads out the front door and hit an established boulder! And yet one of the things that struck me was how much was there that wasn't developed! Do people assume that because it's one of the countries most famous crags, there's nothing new left?! Or have they been done before and long since forgotten about? Most likely I imagine is that it takes a different mindset to go off piste and try something green and undone before. Still, I'd love to go spend a week here and do nothing but new lines. I reckon it could easily be done #peak #peakbouldering #bouldering #bouldering_pictures_of_instagram #grimpeur #escalada #escalade #climbing #climbing_photos_of_instagram #climbinglife #climbing_is_my_passion
The hut is pretty incredible and dates back to the early 1880s, although later became a gamekeepers hut in 1862 (for a more detailed and interesting history, see this article by the BMC, who now own and run the venue) and is a thing to behold. With a rustic charm indicating it's history, the hut holds a slightly industrial feel – steel sinks and table in the kitchen for example and distinct lack of sofa – that at first feels a little cold but probably stems from an attempt to live alongside the inevitable wildlife that share the grounds. Still, considering the locale and the intentions of anyone staying there, this makes sense as it is unlikely people will want to spend too much time indoors when staying here.
Such was the case for our crew: our family of four and their maternal grandparents, who had booked the hut, plus their son James and his two friends, Tom and Karl. If it hadn't been for England and Wales both being in action in the rugby world cup, i dare say we'd have been out even more than we were; which was practically all hours we were awake! Thankfully, we had the weather to make that work.
Routes of All Lengths
The England match coincided with a foggy and murky start to the day, luckily, meaning we could watch the Aussies get a thumping while waiting for the rock to dry out. Once full time had been blown, it was game on and after a short reccie, we were up at the famous and popular Upper Tier boulders.
For me, it turned out to be an apt place to start. I have no idea when i first climbed at the Roaches, probably sometime around 2003, but i do remember the first problems i tried: namely those on the obvious bloc under The Sloth and the very same boulders we began at this Saturday gone. These days i climb a lot harder than back then, meaning i have much less fear of actually trying the tougher lines (see this article written for Prowess last week about grades and performance) opening up more oppotunities than last time.
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@james_slater_vertical agonisingly close to Apocalypse Now 7a+ on us weekend's Roaches adventure. Good efforts and good sends on between the slightly off conditions. #madethemostofit #peak #peakbouldering #bouldering #bouldering_pictures_of_instagram #grimpeur #escalada #escalade #climbing #climbing_photos_of_instagram #climbinglife #climbing_is_my_passion
Having a substantial landing helps too and soon, instead of utilising this fact, i was dangling from the lip on the dyno eliminate Apocolypse Now 7a+ feeling my recent form might carry through to the weekend. There was an infectious drive within the group too and it was great to see the crew studiously working on the tricksome Don's Crack 4+ to form a bit of a send train up the awkward moves. It spurred me on to flash Broken Wing 7a, although if anyone can shed light on the start of this i'd be grateful, as it appears that a "hanging start" is no longer possible without a one-arm lock off…
Lunchtime timed out immaculately with a heavy shower that stopped just as we finished munching and soon, the lads were off out in search of dry routes on the nearby crag. They managed to find something suitable: a wet hand jam crack that saw multiple ascents again as our little family walked up to catch some of the action. I'm sure there was some disappointment not to get on something a touch tougher but such is life when things are booked in advance; you play the cards you're dealt and it was great to see people making the most, rather than sitting, complaining about conditions.
The evening rolled around, pizzas all round and while the children slept (mostly anyway) and most of the group played an enthusiastic game of Articulate, Em and myself took the lanterns out for a night-boulder. The last time i was at the Roaches was around the time we got together and i was distracted in freezing conditions on the Tetris boulder with very little in the way of any tangible success. At the time, i'd thought i didn't need to come back but time introduces an element of doubt and i thought i should give it another try, with the added irony that i am now here with the same wonderful girl i was trying to court from the last time. For me, that evening held a beautiful symmetry.
It did not yield any sends though and did bring a rather bad knock to my arse when i fell hard and landed on a rock. Tetris 7c is hard, high and scary in the daylight, let alone by torchlight and i was happy to get the first four moves or so. I've no need to go back now, although i can't say i won't change my mind again in the next three years…
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Easy Like a Sunday Morning
Sunday saw the lads run out as a foursome, eager to make the most of the sunshine while i cheered on the Welsh in their 20-19 quarter final win over France and the girls recovered from another tumultuous night. A boys bedroom and a girls bedroom kept me separated from any parental responsilibity for the weekend and while i do feel a bit bad, it's the first time i find myself glad we have two daughters.
Soon enough, after packing some kit, we were kitted out and went in search of the climbers, taking a lovely walk over the top of the moors trying to find them. I had intended to get Rosie on a rope but the one thing we've learnt about being active with kids is that you can't force it; you put things in place to try and make it happen but always remember that it still might not. In this case it didn't but even so, it was another good day for them to experience the outdoors and to see their family in action.
Once again, the rain hinted that we should stop on the rock and we headed back to pack up and clean before heading for home. We could've climbed more if things had worked out differently but it could've been significantly worse and the most important aspect to the weekend was to get out with others and have a good time. All told, we accomplished that in spades and i dare say, will be back next year to continue what it fast becoming a very good tradition.
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Call of Duty: WWII PS4 Pro Version Details
It seems that there will be a larger difference than usual between the PS4 and PS4 Pro.
In an interview with PlayStation Magazine, Sledgehammer's co-founder and chief operating officer Michael Condrey stated that Call of Duty: WWII will shine like a new penny on the PS4 Pro.
Everything the PS4 Pro provides, including "the new facial system, the new animation system, the new rendering physics system" will be taken to its full advantage. Condrey states that the PS4 Pro will "really bring that fidelity out" in addition to helping the new Headquarters look and feel a lot better.
There were not specifics beyond this given, but it seems we can look forward to a larger difference than usual between the PS4 and PS4 Pro. Or at least it sounds that way, it may just be that the game runs smoother, especially in multiplayer.
What with Headquarters taking up to 48 players at once and including various complex activities like a firing range, 1v1 pit, a theater to watch Call of Duty eSport matches in, and earning rewards by using the AA guns.
The Xbox One X was not mentioned, but that's probably because this is from the PlayStation Magazine. In addition, it seems as though with the current timed exclusive for the PS4, it is likely that the developers are focusing their efforts on making the PS4 Pro version look better than the Xbox One X. Despite the latter's clearly superior capabilities.
Call of Duty: WWII will be released November 3 on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. After calling for an entire extra year to build up this game, Activision assured fans that going back to the series' roots will mean less jetpacks and more fun.
Thus far, that does seem to be the case. The betas have come and gone, the verdict being that WWII is certainly on a promising path. We shall see what the full game entails, however.
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Recent discounts have increased player count by a lot of and I've got a lot of feedback.
Because all of that, I decided to do one more big update - with so many sales and positive reviews, I think Sector Six earned it =]
The development of this update has begun with proper sell all/dismantle all/uninstall all button confirmations.
This should prevent accidental selling/dismantling of valuable items, and is possibly faster than previous system - no need to wait for "Cancel" time to run out.
The next thing I did was a vendor rework.
Clicking on a secured region instantly opens vendor interface, and the interface was merged with spaceship building interface - now it's possible to dismantle/install/uninstall/compare parts and alloy containers while trading.
The other change is that now it's not possible to visit the same vendor again until you complete a mission.
This was done because it would very easy to connect and disconnect to vendors to generate new stock for free - and the game needs that unit sink.
Also, it makes having multiple secured regions with the same vendor type useful.
Overall, I think it's a large improvement to the whole trading experience, and I can't wait to release it.
Now I will be working on a new endgame activity - Absolute Deterioration.
The feedback I got about this, suggests that players who make it to max level are so powerful, that no current content is challenging to them.
Absolute Deterioration will change that.
This endgame activity will have players to do an endless mission, in which enemies keep getting stronger.
The current plan is to make enemies spawn every time there's no more of them left.
E.g.: You destroy heavy and veteran spawn in its place immediately - there are no pauses, combat is constant.
After you destroy a certain amount of enemy groups, a new wave begins and enemy power increases.
- Wave 1 - Enemy armor and damage is multiplied by 2
- Wave 2 - Enemy armor and damage is multiplied by 3
- Wave 3 - Enemy armor and damage is multiplied by 4.5
- Wave 4 - Enemy armor and damage is multiplied by 6.7
- Wave 5 - Enemy armor and damage is multiplied by 10.1
- …
This goes on forever until you are destroyed or extract.
Not sure about how extracting will work right now, but probably you'll be able to press R anytime during the mission and it will end.
The more waves you survive, the higher chance you'll have of getting one of Absolute Deterioration relics after you extract.
- Waves survived: 1 - 2% relic chance
- Waves survived: 2 - 3% relic chance
- Waves survived: 3 - 5% relic chance
- Waves survived: 4 - 7% relic chance
- Waves survived: 5 - 11% relic chance
- Waves survived: 6 - 17% relic chance
- Waves survived: 7 - 25% relic chance
- …
There will be 6 Absolute Deterioration exclusive relics, with the possibility of more being added in future.
Oesa's Fallback, Auxiliary Core:
After armor drops to 0, Core will give you 3 seconds to restore it, before spaceship is destroyed.
Stolen, Hidden, Forgotten, Lost:
This relic will increase relic limit by 2, so +1 extra relic, besides itself.
Flame Network, Redirection Sockets:
Flame Network will turn deflected enemy projectiles into seeking missiles that deal 100% weapon damage.
Physical Correlation System:
This relic increases weapon damage based on how many projectiles there are on screen - making certain abilities stronger, and certain enemies weaker.
Radiance And Blight, Aberrant Alliance:
This relic will allow you to have both Oesa's Radiance and Kithalia's Blight set effects active.
Circle of Cruelty, Magnetar Chain:
-40% damage reduction, -10% armor from all minions in the mission.
One more thing about Absolute Deterioration: To start it, you'll need to max out all difficulty modifiers.
So yeah, that will be the most brutal content I ever created.
I'll also address smaller things based on feedback:
- Add language select button controller support.
- Make Flurry and Unload abilities benefit from Rapid Fire Mode ability.
- Extend highlight options.
- Add an option to "favorite" parts, making them impossible to sell.
- Reduce the time it takes to fail the mission.
- Reduce the time it takes to resurrect during resurrection missions.
- Speed up evolving.
- Make highlighting easier to use.
- Allow inverting LS with DPAD.
- Allow mouse binding for ability slots 1 and 2.
I'm also investigating other issues, such as repetitiveness or story mission difficulty, so keep feedback going =]
Hope this looks good, until next time!


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There were a number of strong performances, in particular Tereora College's Daniel Telosa on his home track, who showcased his impressive speed with the fastest 100m time of the day in 11.54 seconds, as well as winning the junior boys 200m.
The event, in its second year, was created to provide competition for the country's secondary-aged athletes, but it also serves as a selection meet as Athletics Cook Islands looks to finalise this year's team to compete at the New Zealand secondary schools competition in December.
Alongside competitors from Tereora College, Titikaveka College, Nukutere College and Papaaroa School were once again athletes from Mangaia, Mauke, Aitutaki and Atiu, made possible by Air Rarotonga sponsoring flights for both students and officials to attend.
Event manager Ruth Tangiiau Mave said the day was a pleasing success.
"I am very pleased with how the day ran smoothly with the help of our volunteer parents and officials, great performances were rewarded with medals and prizes and I know this event will be a showcase for many more athletes who will compete on the international stage.
"I envision it will become an event overseas secondary schools will want to be a part of too."
"A big thank you to all of our sponsors who contributed to the day, Bluesky, BCI, Prime Foods, Koka Lagoon, The Tile Centre, Ministry of Culture and CIIC. Without them we wouldn't be able to put on such a great event."
In other strong performance, national representative Albertto Arakapiti from Mangaia, again was in strong form as he aims for selection again, winning the intermediate boys 100m and discus events.
He was also one of two winners of the Ake Hosea Sportsmanship award alongside Charlene Akaruru from Nukutere.
The day was also a chance for one of our athletes from Mangaia to be gifted a new pair of shoes, after Claire and Malcolm Giles visited from New Zealand and donated running and spike shoes to ACI.
Phoenix Hudson, received a pair of Asiscs runners and immediately put them to good use, coming third in the junior boys 1500m.
After Friday's competition, ACI have chosen a long list of athletes who have made it through to the next stage of selection and will be contacted throughout the week.
The secondary school athletics competition in New Zealand, serves as a stepping stone for the future development of Cook Islands athletes and is made possible by funding from the up-coming Round Rarotonga Road Race.
Major award winners: High performance – junior boy- Daniel Tolosa; Jnr Girls - Jorelle Taringa; Int Boy - Terry Akava; Int Girl - Jordayn Matutu; Snr boy - Joaquin Panteleon; Snr Girl - Janita Pokipoki
Distance runner, male - Seth Raela; female, Kuni Manning
Sprinter, male Ata Maoate female, Tearoa Rouru
Thrower, male Alberto Arokapiti, female, Tamira Metuangaroa
Jumper - male, Nuku Mokoroa female, Teoumate Jacob
multi events - male, Enere Mingi female, Esther David
Ake Hosea Good Sportsmanship Alberto Arokapiti. Charlene Akaruru


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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.
Regular features include:
- Just a Second
- Campus Line
- For the Record / Crime Reports
- People Poll
- Sports
- Diversions
- Movie Reviews
- Classifieds
Articles in this issue:
- Batchelor, Matt. Student Issues Key – Presidential Election
- Lega, Stephen. Bill Clinton Gets Four More
- Lucas, Fred. Ross Perot Helps Stall Bob Dole
- Hall, Jason. More Dumps Discovered on Western's Farm
- Lega, Stephen & Fred Lucas. Regents Retreat to Talk of Future Goals, Policies
- No Matter Your Choice, Support President
- Zirnheld, Stephanie. Tired of Racist Articles
- Hutchins, Chris. Poems' Verse Makes Student Curse
- Armstrong, K.C. Sometimes Voting is a Waste of Time
- Nichter, Jonathan. Greeks Provide Campus Leadership
- McCue, Tiffany. Greeks Have Good Points to Offer, Too
- Davis, Rochelle. Opera Series Visits Campus
- Back, Shannon. Relaxation by the Cup – Coffee
- Craig, Ryan. Strong Characters Steal Show – Set It Off
- Creekmore, Katrina. Extravaganza Surrounds Listeners – Big Red Marching Band
- Writer Visits Campus Today – Sallie Bingham
- Simmons, Darryn. Antwan Floyd Breaks Record in 51-37 Win
- Wilkins, Don. Nick Aliwell Leads Runners in Sun Belt
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The Benefits of Regular Tire Rotation
One of the most common options offered to vehicle owners when taking the car in for a check-up is to get the tires rotated. This means that the wheel positions will be switched from front to back or side to side. This process can lead to numerous benefits for your vehicle that can maintain its integrity and your safety.
So what are these benefits, and why is it important to get your tires rotated regularly?
Benefits of Regular Tire Rotation
The first benefit is that getting your tires rotated on a regular basis will help preserve and promote handling and traction. Switching the sides that the tires are on will place the tread that is less worn on the opposite side, which maintains traction. In areas with rapidly changing weather conditions—particularly those areas that often have wet or icy roads—this will help maintain your safety.
The second benefit is that it helps to maintain even wearing on the tires. Each wheel experiences specific types of wear in regards to their positioning on a car. For example, the front wheels will necessary wear differently than those on the back because each is responsible for moving the car in different directions. Evening out the wear can help preserve the tire for a longer period of time.
A third benefit is that rotating tires regularly allows for better vehicle performance. Keeping that tread wear even keeps the vehicle moving in the direction it is supposed to. More importantly is that, with regular tire rotation, the car won't drift to one side or another.
Finally, a fourth benefit of getting your tires rotated on a regular basis is that it increases the gas mileage of your vehicle. The better traction your vehicle has, the less work the engine has to do to move the vehicle forward or backwards. On top of this, even wear of tread prevent the vehicle from pulling to one side or another, which prevents you from having to correct it, which in turn makes the vehicle have better gas mileage.
The benefits from getting your tires rotated ultimately help you preserve your vehicle, your safety, and your money. Another important consideration to take is that many tires manufacturers provide warranties that, in turn, provide free tire rotations with your regular check-up. Therefore, in the end, you may be able to get the tires rotated for free, saving you money up front and in the long run the rotated tires will save you money in gas and necessary repairs.
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Five Eyes Attorneys General on Encryption
The Attorneys General of the Five Eyes1 have a released a statement entitled Statement of Principles on Access to Evidence and Encryption. The outstanding sentence:
The Governments of the Five Eyes encourage information and communications technology service providers to voluntarily establish lawful access solutions to their products and services that they create or operate in our countries. Governments should not favor a particular technology; instead, providers may create customized solutions, tailored to their individual system architectures that are capable of meeting lawful access requirements.
In other words, the Governments of the Five Eyes are encouraging big technology companies to create backdoors of their choosing to weaken the encryption in their products in order to establish a lawful access solution.
This will not work. Bad actors, which the statement fails to mention, will work overtime to exploit such a solution. That, in turn, will put all sorts of data — from financial to communications — at risk.
Which is beginning to sound more like a magician's guild. ↩


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You know that Christmas song "It's the most wonderful time of the year"? Well that's usually how I feel during last week of May/first week of June. The Mundials are here!
Below is our preview of the Brown Belt Male, Black Belt Male, and Black Belt Female. One day I do hope to be able cover all belts for both the male and female competitions. Unfortunately I've got a job that occupies 12 to 14 hours of my day, full coverage just isn't going to happen anytime soon!
Disclaimer: This is going off the "final" list printed on Saturday. I know that brackets are out and I was way too far into writing this to look through brackets and alter the preview.
Let's get started!
Brown Belt
This division only has 12 entries. The clear favorite is last year's silver medalist in Levy Jackson of Checkmat.
Special shout out to Gracie Barra's lone representative Steve Trocino. I started training with Steve many years ago and wish him success at this year's tournament.
Light Feather
Ronaldo Candido, last year's Champion and this year's Pan Champion is back to defend his throne. Looking for revenge is 2011's runner up Isaac Chavez of Nova Uniao. Other's wanting to spoil a repeat of last year's final should be the duo from Alliance in Matthew Maldonado and Thomas Lisboa (bronze medalist in 2011).
How is Jonathan Thomas still a brown belt? His partner at weight over the years, Michel Langhi, has moved up to the black belt. Jonathan looks to repeat his win a year ago. Replacing Michel is Victor Paiva, son of Alliance Legend Gigi Paiva. A third person to look out from Alliance is Pedro Torres who got Bronze in this weight group at purple belt. Pedro has been honing his skills at the Alliance Orlando with Bruno Malfacine.
Aside from Jonathan, another heavy favorite here is Gianni Grippo. This John Danaher student has had a lot of success even at such a young age. He has already won the Pans this year and looks to add another medal to his growing collection.
People to look out for: Davin Maxwell of Cassio Werneck - silver medalist at 2012's Pans, Eduardo August Carvalho of Alliance, Rafael "Ze Triangulo" Costa of Gracie Elite, Josh Vogel of Balance Studios/Relson Gracie, Andris Brunovskis of Lloyd Irvin – talk about a sick guard!
Now this is a loaded division! The gold and silver medalists from last year are back in Jordon Schultz and Ralph Go of Atos Philippines (big shout out to him as he is the most accomplished competitor in my home country!). The only difference is that Jordon now represents Lloyd Irvin, a side story that added a little bit of intrigue at this year's Pans when he faced off against former teammate Sinistro in the first round. Hopefully things have died down and we can get back to jiu jitsu. Even though these 2 were the top dogs last year, odds are they won't meet again in the finals.
Standing in the way is the talented duo from Gracie Barra – AJ Agazarm and Stephen Martin. AJ is a former Ohio State wrestler and Stephen is a pupil of Braulio Estima at Gracie Barra Birmingham. They already got gold and silver at the Pans and look to repeat the feat this weekend.
Chris Visentin will be hoping to close out the tournament for Atos with Ralph Go. Chris has been very successful at the Mundials winning the Blue and Purple belt divisions. Like Jordon, Chris decided to leave Alliance as well and move across the country (he was a Fabio Clemente/Lucas Lepri student at Alliance New York) and join Andre Galvao and his stellar army of competitors
People to look out for: Nathan Mendelsohn of Claudio Franca/Coalition 95 – depending on the brackets he has a very good chance of medaling, Diogo Almeida of Gracie Barra Rio de Janeiro, Gary Tonnon of Ricardo Almeida – unknown to must but is an excellent grappler, Daren Roberts of Lloyd Irvin – another Alliance transplant, a couple years ago I had the pleasure of training with him in Atlanta and he is an extremely talented competitor but an even better teacher. He runs one of the best kids programs I have seen.
The revelation of this year's Pans is thankfully back for the Worlds. Renato Cardoso of Checkmat had everyone on the edge of their seats at this year's Pans. He foot locked his way to a double gold and I really enjoyed watching him do it.
Moving back up from light is Sinistro Itturalde of Alliance. His impassable guard will surely be in the medal mix. Speaking of guards, another one to watch is Beneil Darush, this student of Bruno "Mamute" Paulista has been preparing vigorously with Romulo Barral and Company. Beneil has been winning medals at all the tournaments for a couple years but really got this year when he gave Kron Gracie all he could handle at the Abu Dhabi Pro trials.
The tag team of Ronis Gracie and Sean Roberts from Gracie Elite will surely go far in the brackets. Ronis has been preparing for this with the boys from Atos, so you know he will be sharp.
Now 2 competitors that I always have enjoyed watching are DJ Jackson and Alec Baulding. I had always thought that if these 2 fought each other it would be a great battle with DJ's ungodly strength and top game against Alec's incredible athleticism and guard. Now that they are in the same division they happen to be on the same team! Along with Daren Roberts and Jordon Schultz, Alec left Alliance at the beginning of this year. But from past experience it seems that Lloyd Irvin teammates have no ill feelings about facing each other in the finals, if they do meet hopefully we will be treated to a great fight.
People to watch: Luca Anacoreta of Aeterna Jiu Jitsu – lost in last year's purple finals to DJ Jackson, Brian Morizi of Atos – he may have just gotten the brown belt but be sure he will be hunting for the gold, Adam Piccolotti of Raul Castillo
Medium Heavy
I think that we will have a Gracie Barra closeout here with Felipe Pena and Charles Negromonte. If this happens they should fight in the finals as they have already done so this year at the recent Brazilian Nationals final. Felipe is having a lot of success in the past year. He doubled up at the 2011 Worlds at Purple and this year has already defended his brown belt with gold at the Pans and Brazilian Nationals.
An intriguing entry here is the new brown belt Sebastian Broesche. Up until 2010 no one had any idea who Sebastian was but he took the worlds by storm and won weight and absolute at Purple Belt. He did this after being only a purple belt for a couple months. It seems he is in the same situation again, can he repeat the feat at brown belt?
People to watch out for: Dan Schon of BJJ Revolution, Abner Soares and Gabriel Procopio of BTT – both have had success at the lower belts, Yuri Schneider of Godoi – constant medalist at Purple and a newly promoted to brown belt, Ilari Gronholm of Hilti BJJ, Roberto Torralbas of Lloyd Irvin – he has medaled at many major tournaments and is coming off a silver at the Pans, losing only to Felipe Pena
The favorite in this division should be the German, Johannes Wieth. This Saulo Ribeiro student runs a school in Munich but trains several months out of the year with Rafael Lovato and Saulo. Johannes has won the mundials at Blue and Purple. In 2011, his first year as a brown belt, he took 2nd in his category.
Since Joao Rocha has moved up to Super Pesado, Johannes's main competition should be in Jurandi Concencaio. This Godoi student has already won gold at this year's Pans and got bronze at the 2011 worlds.
Super Heavy
Favorite Joao Rocha of Soul Fighters should continue his winning ways. Joao won the heavy division in 2011 but so far in 2012 he has had just as much success in the heavier weight class. Joao has it all - a good Judo game with tight passing and possess a deadly guard. Speaking of good Judo, Luke Costello is in this division and should give a run for the gold. Depending on how the brackets pan out, look for these two to meet sometime in the competition, hopefully in the finals.
People to watch: Thiago Xiemens of Alliance – he usually competes in the Ultra Heavy, but he probably got tired of losing to Willie Leonard! Aaron "Tex" Johnson of Alliance – Tex got bronze in this division last year and Silver at this year's Pans.
Ultra Heavy
One name here, Orlando Sanchez. This mountain of a man owns the division in 2012. Orlando is coming off a double win at the Brazilian Nationals; some say this is a harder feat than doing so at the Worlds. Orlando has had a fast rise in the jiu jitsu ranks; I want to say he's been training for 3 to 4 years now.
A curious entry into this category is Orlando's teammate Lucas Rocha. Lucas usually fights in the middle weight division, he is several weight classes up and probably is outweighed by over a 100 pounds. I am not sure if this is an error or if this is a strategic maneuver on Gracie Barra's part. Regardless of the weight disadvantage, this Ze Radiola student (he also is his nephew) is very talented and will do well.
The one with more than just a chance to spoil Orlando's run is Willie Leonard of Lloyd Irvin. The only reason Willie didn't medal at the Pans was because he fought Orlando in the first round. Brown belt brackets are made randomly and no one is seeded. Hopefully these 2 are at opposite ends of the bracket and would meet in the final.
Lastly, a third favorite here should Abraham Marte of Yamasaki Academy. Abraham lost a controversial final last year to Alexander Trans. If he doesn't run into Willie or Orlando in the first few rounds, he should easily make it to the medal fights.
Black Belt
Wow, 22 people have entered this division. This is probably double the usual amount of entrants. Even with the larger field, it really doesn't matter as this is Bruno Malfacine's division. He moved up a weight class at this year's Pans and was very successful winning the gold over Gui Mendes. As usual his main competition will come from Caio Terra. Caio has beaten Bruno in the past and all their fights are either exciting or controversial.
Felipe Costa of Brasa has been competing for a long time. I think he has the record for the most mundial bronze medals for any competitor. If Caio and Bruno are on point, he should add to that collection.
Rafael "Barata" Freitas, the inventor of the Baratoplata, is in this division as well. Along with Felipe, Barata will compete for the bronze medal.
A tough draw for the favorites will be Milton Bastos of Paragon. This Franjinha student not only has the skills to compete here but has the physical strength to overpower some of these rooster weights. If someone were to pull an upset it could be him.
But let's face it; this division is all about Caio and Bruno. It has been this way for a few years now and this tournament should add another edition to their rivalry.
Light Feather
This is Atos's division to lose with both entries arguably being the favorites. Ary Farias and Gui Mendes shared the title last year and look to do it once again in 2012. Gui is coming off a disappointing loss to Bruno Malfacine at this year's Pans; he'll surely want to erase that memory. Ary Farias on the other hand seems to have been MIA since last year's worlds, if I am correct the only major tournament he has done since then was the World Pro Trials in Gramado. Ary lost in the semifinals to the Isaque Paiva – who actually went on to beat Ary's teammate Bruno Frazzato in the final.
The person with the best shot to ruin an Atos closeout would be Samuel Braga of Gracie Barra. Samuel is a multiple time world champion but is usually remembered for his post fight altercation with Gui Mendes that caused Samuel's disqualification and Worlds silver medal a couple years ago. Samuel's teammate Pablo Silva will be a tough fight for anybody and depending on the brackets should meet one of the Atos duo in the semifinals.
If you are a reader of our blog you might remember that we have been fans of Laercio Fernandes for awhile. He seems to be on the cusp of breaking through with the elite fighters but has fallen short several times. I thought his win at the American Nationals over Caio Terra 2 years would push him over but he just hasn't gotten there yet. Laercio has been training extensively with Cobrinha this year and hopefully this will get him to the top of the podium.
People to watch: Henrique Rezende of Alliance – this Marcelo Garcia student is very good and could surprise folks, Gabriel Wilcox of Brazilian Fight, Carlos Hollanda of Checkmat – Esquisito beat Caio Terra at the Pans 2 years ago and has done very well at the No Gi Worlds, Bernardo Pitel of Nova Uniao – he seems to have been around forever, if my memory is correct he won the worlds in 2001, Dai Yoshioka of Tokyo Yellowmans – owner of the most boring gi but came in second in 2008 to Samuel Braga
Can anyone stop Rafa? Seriously? Coming off possibly his strongest performance to date at this year's pans – all submissions including Justin Rader, Mario Reis, and Cobrinha; Rafa has said he looks to improve and show an even better performance at the worlds. Cobrinha has thrown his name into the mix and should be the second favorite meaning if he were to try and avenge his defeat it would have to be in the finals. I've been a Cobrinha fan for a long time but Rafa just seems to be above the rest of the field. He is young and does not have to teach classes daily like Cobrinha – for the time being, the Mendes Bros new school opens June 4th. I think the biggest question here is, if they do meet again, will Rafa be able to submit Cobrinha for a 2nd time?
This year's tournament also marks the return of a jiu jitsu legend. It appears that Fredson Paixao has entered this division. Fredson is a Gracie Barra legend from Manaus and shares a similar lineage to Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza – both are linked to Osvaldo Alves. That's one of the things that I love about jiu jitsu, you can see the heroes of yesterday face off against the stars of today – now if we can only get a Roger vs. Rodolfo fight going…..
People to watch: Isaque Paiva of Cicero Costha - So far this year he has already beaten Bruno Frazzato and Ary Farias, a little unknown but will make a lot of noise this weekend, Mike Fowler of Atos – since leaving Lloyd Irvin he has dropped down a few weight categories and got bronze at the Pans, Samir Chantre of Gracie Fighter, Wellington Dias of Gracie Humaita – I think he has competed at every single edition of the Mundials, Justin Rader of Ribeiro Jiu Jiutsu – comes off a win at the Dallas Open, Marcelino Freitas of Nova Uniao – unknown to some but a very strong competitor; look for him to make some noise in this division, Sandro "Batata" Santiago – his Batata Loop Choke DVD was one of my first instructional when I started jiu jitsu.
2 stars from last year's edition are glaringly missing from this category: Gilbert Burns (focusing on MMA) and Michael Langhi (Reportedly due to Visa issues). Adding to this absence is Kron Gracie who has decided to move up a weight division making JT Torres the only returning medalist from 2011.
Based off performances in 2012 the favorite here is probably Leando Lo of Cicero Costha. Leandro came on the scene early last year when he was the first person in a long time to defeat Michael Langhi. He repeated this feat in the finals of the most recent Brazilian Nationals.
Coming off a silver medal at this year's Pans, Lucas Lepri will look to avenge that lose to Leandro Lo. Lucas has been has stalwart in this division for a few years now.
The young upstart Robert "Satoshi" Souza is another favorite. At this year's Europeans he beat both Michael Langhi and JT Torres. He's has been able to accomplish all this with barely a year at black belt.
JT Torres continues his journey for that elusive black belt gold. This Lloyd Irvin student has all the tools in the world to be at the top of the podium, I think it's only a matter of time. He had quick "Terere" like stint at the Super Heavy division in this year pans due to a severe sickness the week prior to the tournament. Hopefully this doesn't happen again and he enters the worlds at full steam.
Zak Maxwell will be in the mix for a medal. Zak is the most unassuming competitor, win or lose his demeanor never changes, I am not sure if I have ever seen emotion from him. Much like him, his jiu jitsu is very straight forward and he is a talent. His biggest accomplishment this year was his win over teammate Kron Gracie at the Abu Dhabi trials.
I feel strange calling this guy my dark horse but Davi Ramos appears to be overlooked by most people. First of all he is probably the largest and strongest light weight out there. I really am baffled at how he makes the cut in this division. Add in his penchant for foot locks and this guy is a threat to submit anyone, at weight or absolute.
People to watch: Renan Borges of Brazilian Top Team, Philipe "Furao" Della Monica, Tim Peterson of Lotus Club/Robot Jiu Jitsu – this local Southern California Bjj standout has be preparing for the worlds with Team Lloyd Irvin; so you know he will be ready.
Like last year this is probably the most stacked division of the tournament, even with the absence of jiu jitsu god Marcelo Garcia. Last year's runner up Lucas Leite is back from his honeymoon at the Heavy Division (where he did have good success winning last year's No gi worlds and this year's Pans). Lucas lost to Marcelo last year in the finals and will want that gold. In his way will be a host of tough fighters.
In my view Claudio Calasans might be the favorite in this division. He is one of the few lighter guys that truly have a shot in the absolute division. He possesses an incredible judo game that goes along with a wicked guard. Last year he suffered a pretty bad injury in the absolute category (against Rodolfo Vieira and was one of Rodolfo's toughest fights at the 2011 tournament) that limited his participation in his weight group. Hopefully this does not happen again and we see Claudio competing in his weight category.
Abmar Barbosa and Jake Mackenzie are 2 youngsters that will give everyone a tough time. Depending on how seeding works these 2 could make a deep run in the tournament.
Otavio Souza of Gracie Barra appears to be back in form with double gold at this year's New York and Long Beach Spring Open. Otavio's been preparing very hard for this tournament with his Professor Ze Radiola leading the Mundials camp over at Gracie Barra Headquarters. Otavio's teammate Victor Estima will definitely be in the hunt for the gold as well. Victor lost in the finals of this year's Pans to Calasans and will look for a rematch. Victor also has a brewing rivalry with Kron Gracie that culminated into some unpleasant words at their super fight during the World Jiu Jitsu Expo a few weeks ago. Kron is also in this division and will surely welcome a rematch against Victor.
Bill "The Grill" Cooper is back! I think Bill's last IBJJF tournament was at last year's Pans where he lost to eventual champion Lucas Lepri. At one time Bill was America's next big thing in jiu jitsu but he seemed to step away from competition for a bit, in the gi at least. Mat rust or not (he did just beat Nino Schembri at the World Expo) Bill is one of the most exciting competitors to watch; his matches are fast paced and keep your attention.
People to watch: Clark Gracie of Gracie Elite Team, Gustavo Junqueira of Alliance – I've been watching him at the lower belts for awhile and he is ready to take center stage; he beat Otavio Sousa at last year's worlds but stepped aside for his Alliance teammate to continue since he was part of the "B" team, Gabriel Goulart of Alliance – another stud at the lower belts winning the purple absolute a couple years ago, Ryan Beauregard of BJJ Revolution – an extremely tough and intense competitor, Murilo Santana of Barbosa Jiu Jitsu – don't be surprised if he medals as talent wise he us up there with the favorites and hopefully continues his winning streak from the Brazilian Nationals.
Medium Heavy
The question here is can Barral get back to his 2009/2010 form? Prior the knee injury sustained in a match against Tarsis Humphreys, Barral was on the heels of Roger Gracie. Ever since his return from that unfortunate injury, Barral appears to be off rhythm. Maybe it's because we are used to seeing gold around Barral's neck as he has medaled at most tournaments since his return, but he just doesn't seem to be the Barral of old. I really will be pulling for him and hope he gets success both at weight and absolute – the one gold he has been chasing.
The favorite in this division will be Andre Galvao. Aside from Rodolfo, he'll be a heavy favorite in the absolute as well. Andre is one competitor who has found the perfect balance between being a top coach and a top jiu jitsu competitor. One would think leading a team such as Atos daily would hinder his own personal competition performance, so far he has proven this wrong. As tough as this division is, I would be hard pressed to think of anyone who will stop Andre from getting that gold.
Shoyoroll sponsored athlete Nivaldo Oliveira should make waves as well. He is probably not as well known as the other competitors but don't be fooled, he is good. In the process of getting double gold at this year's Brazilian Nationals, Nivaldo beat the aforementioned Romulo Barral.
Renan Vital of Gordo/Gracie Elite is another unknown competitor but aside from being a good friend of ours, he is also a very talented practitioner. He seems be at the point where he is about to break onto the scene, this year he was able to get Bronze in a very stacked heavy division at the Pans. We are hoping he can continue to put things together and get success at this year's worlds.
A fan favorite here will be Rafael Lovato. Rafael normally fights up a weight class so he will be an intimidating presence in the division. If he wins gold he will be the first American to win twice at black belt.
Famed Sherdoger Oliver Geddes is in the bracket. He is coming off an impressive win over Marcos Souza at this year's Europeans. He has bulked up in the last couple years, add to that to his technical half guard and he should do well at the worlds.
People to watch: Ian McPherson of Alliance – was an absolute beast at the lower belts; fast paced and exciting to watch, Marcos Souza of Atos/Bonsai, Eduardo Telles of Brasa – the turtle master!
Rodolfo! End of preview… no really, who can stop this guy? He has had an incredible string of success with a blemish at the last ADCC where Dean Lister caught him with a foot lock, but that was without the gi. No one has been able to replicate this in the kimono yet. There are a few competitors that may have a shot against him but they are not in his weight class.
Tarsis Humphreys is back after a hiatus due to a knee injury. He usually fights a weight class below and was normally physically stronger than his opponents. Interesting to see how this jump in weight will affect his game.
Yuri Simoes the youngster from Checkmat makes his world's black belt debut. So far in 2012 he has done alright for himself beating Rafael Lovato en route to a Pans gold medal.
Roberto "Tussa" Alencar is always a pleasure to watch. You never know what is going to happen when he's fighting. Anyone remember the flying triangle against Marcelo Louzado at the No gi worlds a few years back?
Lastly we get the return of Xande Ribeiro! Absent from last year's edition Xande will be raring to go. He has done well so far this year at the Abu Dhabi events and did have a win against Galvao. The match everyone is waiting for this weekend is Xande vs. Rodolfo, who knows we may get the opportunity to see it twice!
People to watch: Alexandre Ceconi of Ceconi Team – he is a perennial medalist but this is a stacked field; still he will be in the mix for bronze, Roberto Godoi of Godoi Jiu Jitsu – infamously known for his brutal black belt tests, this legend of the art will be mixing it up with the kids; it will be interesting to see how he fares, Neiman Gracie of Gracie Barra – I thought he would have entered under Gracie Elite since he is primarily Renzo's student, this is his first major tournament at black belt.
Super Heavy
This is one of my favorite divisions to watch, not only are these guys big but they move like lightweights. No one exemplifies this more than Antonio "Cara De Sapato" Barbosa, he will berimbolo his way to the finals. I've been following Antonio for a couple years, he caught my eye as a brown belt at the 2010 worlds but his breakthrough has really been in 2012. So far this year he has medaled at weight and absolute in the pans and did very well at the Abu Dhabi Pros – losing a decision to Andre Galvao. I have got to imagine that this division will have a rematch of the Pans finals between Antonio and Bernardo Farias. Bernardo will look to half guard sweep and smash pass his way to weight and absolute gold. In the Super Heavy division he should be the favorite to do so.
Standing in the way of a Bernardo/Antonio final will be Joao Assis and Leo Nogueira. Joao is a foot lock master who has yet to win gold at the black belt worlds. He lost last year to Leo Nogueira in the semifinals and will look to get even. Leo is Bernardo's training partner in Sao Paulo. He would like nothing better than to close out the division with him, but getting there will be tough.
People to watch: Fernando di Pierro of Alliance – "Soluco" is an Alliance legend that is responsible for the tutelage of the Itturalde brothers; I love seeing these guys go into the adult divisions, Gustavo Pires of Gracie Barra, James Puopolo of Ribeiro Jiu Jitsu – this Rafael Lovato student is a tough draw for any competitor, Guybson Sa of SAS Team.
Ultra Heavy
I am not sure if I can call this pick a real long shot, but I think the Alexander Trans could win this division. Yes he is a fresh black belt, but his results at brown belt were incredible – I don't think he ever lost. He also has done well this year barely losing in the finals of the Pans to his teammate Buchecha. He also recently won this division at the Brazilian Nationals, systematically beating Antonio Peinado in the process. I just think Trans has a very good competition game. He won't wow you and it can be boring – half guard sweep to pressure pass; similar strategy to Bernardo Faria, but in a 10 minute sport jiu jitsu match it is tough to beat him.
Alexander's teammate at Checkmat Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida is probably the easy favorite here. He is incredibly talented and I really think that he may have the best shot at beating Rodolfo – he is bigger, very athletic and gifted at foot locks. Like the Pans, it could be another Checkmat final.
The Alliance duo will surely look to stop this. Antonio Peinado and Leo Leite are 2 burly men with great jiu jitsu. According to the grapevine, many Alliance stars say that in training no one can touch Peinado, in fact it is said he taps out mundials champions multiple times per roll. It just seems he can't get it figured out during competition. Leo Leite is a judo extraordinaire; he has represented Brazil at numerous World Judo competitions. His jiu jitsu isn't so bad either as he has medaled at numerous black belt worlds over the past 10 years.
Marcio "Pe De Pano" Cruz is once again in this division. He is one of the few multi-time black belt absolute winners.
Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu is here as well. He really is a great fighter to watch. One of the most exciting matches in worlds history has be the Cyborg vs. Braga Neto match where Cyborg won in the last few seconds with a triangle, I think he was down on points significantly with Braga Neto having his back with just a few minutes to go.
People to watch: Stephen "Pesadelo" Hall of Alliance, Rodrigo "Comprido" Medeiros of Brasa, Michael Westbrook of Nova Uniao, Mick Wilson of Peter de Been – tough tough guy! This fire fighter is rugged and will give anyone a run for their money
Women's Black Belt
Now that the black and brown belts are separated in the women's division, the amount of competitors will be on the smaller side. But with the exception of Hanette Stack (out due to injury) most of the favorites are here.
Light Feather
Leticia Ribeiro will be the heavy favorite. She is one of the most decorated women competitors in history and I believe she competed in the first ever mundials for women, 1999 I think? Her main competition should Sofia Amarante of The Avengers. This Cyborg student should give Leticia a fight but in the end this division belongs to her.
This should be a rematch of the Abu Dhabi Pro tournament a couple months ago where we saw Michelle Nicollini submit Kyra Gracie with a toe hold. Can Michelle do it again? She has been very sharp as of late, I think her submission of Kyra only took 2minutes – though in Kyra's defense her foot was heavily bandaged and hurt. Kyra has been training with the Atos guys down in San Diego; rumor was she was going to compete for them. But she's back with Gracie Elite and got to do the Atos training camp with the Mendes Bros, Tracey Gooddell and Bruna Ribeiro. This should be an interesting side story as Kyra and Bruna could face each other in this division.
Only 4 entries here and the favorite will be Bea Mesquita. She has been tearing the bjj scene since she was a blue belt. The first time I heard of her was during that TV show Fight Quest. They went to Brazil to highlight Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and one of the show's host got chocked out by Bea. She's still tapping people out left and right!
Valerie Worthington is now Alliance? I did not know that! This should be a good thing for her as she won't have to face Luanna Alzuguir till the final. This is Luanna's division to lose.
Middle Heavy
I really want to say Penny Thomas here but I am not convinced. Penny doesn't seem to be as sharp as she was a few years ago. There was a time when I thought she would eventually beat Gabi Garcia in the absolute. I hope she finds back her form and comes here at her best. Talita Nogueira should be the favorite as she beat Penny in the 2011 finals
Gabi Garcia is a character in one of my fondest jiu jitsu memories. It was 2007 and it was the first worlds in the USA. There was a lull during the black belt fights and the purple belt women's open was going on. Gabi was facing the diminutive Ana Carolina Vidal of Gracie Humaita. All I can remember was the image of Gabi flying through the air as Ana hit a beautiful hip throw. The crowd went crazy! The only other time I felt that energy from the crowd was when Kron got submitted by Sergio Moraes. But in Gabi's defense she has come long way since her days of fighting for the Macaco Gold team. She may not be the most technical fighter but she and Fabio Gurgel are doing something right, the results are proof of it.
brown belt ultra heavy
Abraham Marte crushed both orlando sanchez and willie leonard, in about a minute each. pwned.


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