MMA: Frank Trigg
LONDON -- British Association of Mixed Martial Arts middleweight champion Tom Watson put on a career-best performance as he stopped Murilo Rua in the third round of the BAMMA 6 main event on Saturday at Wembley Arena.
Watson and Rua went to war in Round 1. Rua ate a brutal right hand that rocked him, but he stormed back into the fray. In the second, Watson stepped up his pace, as his chopping kicks to Ninja’s lead leg caused the Pride Fighting Championships veteran to hobble uncomfortably. It looked like it was only a matter of time before the Englishman’s attack caught up with him.
Round 3 followed the same script. A forlorn Ninja, urged on by younger brother and cornerman Mauricio Rua, went for one last takedown attempt. It failed, and his time was up. A crushing kick knocked the Brazilian’s head back and left him staggering. Referee Marc Goddard intervened but not before a couple more punches hit their intended target.
“My coaches told me not to get into a brawl with him,” Watson said. “Ninja’s always dangerous. The first time I caught him, I wasn’t sure if he was gone. It was tempting, but I bided my time. I knew I’d catch up with him in a five-round fight, so I waited for the opportunity. Then, when he was completely gone, I jumped on him.”
In the co-main event, UFC veteran Frank Trigg took down John Phillips in their first engagement -- a wise move when fighting someone nicknamed the “White Mike Tyson.” He went on to land some hellish elbows, one of which opened a cut above the eye and convinced the doctor to call a stop.
Trigg, who has won back-to-back bouts since being released by the UFC in 2010, insisted he was aiming to take out the Welshman on the feet.
“The plan was to take him into the later rounds,” Trigg said. “He’s got great power, but I have very straight, clean punches. We’d noticed a few holes appear the longer he goes, so I would have been able to take advantage of that.”
Phillips was disappointed but understood the doctor’s decision.
“I thought I could have gone on,” he said. “When the ref came over, I thought he was just standing us up. I’m not going to complain, though. The doctor did his job. I’m not going to complain.”
Boos and slow hand claps accompanied the middleweight contest between Ivan Salaverry and Matt Ewin, as the Brit took center cage and Salaverry circled for much of the match.
Ring rust may have been to blame for the lack of action, as the pair of 40-somethings failed to land much of anything of note. A first-round overhand right, a takedown against the fence, Salaverry’s bloodied nose and a slightly more aggressive approach were likely the factors that swayed the judges to render a unanimous decision in Ewin’s favor.
Salaverry, who came out of retirement for the bout, had not fought since submitting to a Rousimar Palhares armbar at UFC 84 three years ago.
There's something very depressing about manufactured hostility. Frank Trigg and Matt Serra both know what's expected of them leading into a February fight, and so they've punched in to start the joyless berating of one another.
Trigg: "He's in the twilight of his career Unfortunately, when he loses to me, he's going to realize that his days as a fighter are going to be limited. He'll be able to go ahead and continue fighting in smaller, lesser-known organizations if he wants."
Serra: "Look, when my career is over and done with, I'm the one who can look back and say that I was the champ I refuse to lose to a guy that has a f---ing tramp stamp No way am I losing to a guy that walks around with that."
This kind of forced-adversary, back-and-forth diatribe works best when only one fighter is self-aware enough to realize it's all part of the show: Trigg's heel stint against Matt Hughes worked because Hughes appeared to be taking him seriously. When both guys are in on the joke, it becomes very bad theater. But if you like this sort of thing, you'll get plenty of it: 40-plus days remain until their fight.
The most exciting news to come out of the recent bout announcements for the UFC's Feb. 6 program in Las Vegas: subtitles are back.
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"UFC 109: Relentless" is a solid, rankings-affecting lineup, which virtually guarantees someone is going to pull a muscle you and I can't pronounce in the interim. Randy Couture versus Mark Coleman is the planned headliner; Brandon Vera, fresh off a win/loss against Couture, will face Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. And because all of the aforementioned are far too polite to create good Countdown show melodrama, Frank Trigg and Matt Serra have been enrolled.
In light of Couture-Coleman having some name value, the regression into B-movie labels is strange. But no matter: It'll be fun watching them grow increasingly inane.
Of all the athletes who promised to re-enact some of their better days Saturday, Vitor Belfort might have been considered the least likely to succeed.
A returning Frank Trigg had amassed a tight 7-2 record since leaving the UFC in 2005; Mirko Filipovic swore up, down and sideways that surgery had left him a new man. Belfort? Coming off two impressive victories at 185 pounds, he was fighting 10 pounds heavier, was prone to frequently disappointing ... and looked somewhat depressed.
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A hanging head might be expected. Being Belfort involves a weird amalgamation of having incredible expectations layered on top of none: In 1997, he was considered a blitzing badass with unlimited potential. By 2000, he was written off as mentally KOed. And for the next decade, he alternated moments of promise with flat performances that completely froze audience enthusiasm.
On Saturday, carrying a loose-looking 195 pounds on his body, he became only the second man in the UFC to stop Rich Franklin. It wasn't broad -- Franklin dropped to a subtle attack, then submitted in posture -- but it did the expected job of convincing people Belfort had finally found a happy medium between performing and relaxing. There probably isn't a "new" and "old" Vitor, easily the most exhausted chart in the sport -- just a Belfort who sometimes crumbled under the weight of his own celebrity.
The news was less encouraging for Filipovic and Trigg. Filipovic spent his fifth UFC fight looking much like he had in his first four: lethargic, slow and happy to evade rather than engage. For fans who remember his heyday in Pride, which almost always involved a stretcher, it was a sad footnote to a stellar career. Those bouts used to give fans palpitations over what Filipovic would do to his opponent. Today, that anxiety is over Mirko himself.
Trigg barely had time to warm up before Koscheck -- younger, hungrier, mouthier -- settled in and let his hands go. At 2-4 in the promotion, it'll be hard to justify many more rounds for Trigg.
This is what the sport is about: finding out who still belongs.
Next for Filipovic: An exit strategy.
A: Only in combat sports could a guy win a 195-pound fight and immediately get thrown in as a 185-pound contender. The problem is that Dan Henderson and Nate Marquardt -- the two guys who are far more deserving at the moment -- wouldn't excite fans as much as a Belfort fight, and probably need to fight each other to avoid giving Silva multiple rematches. (One is more than enough.) There's also the issue of capitalizing on Belfort's current wave of durability before he fades against another contender.
Q: Should Filipovic hang up the checkered shorts?
A: It's a sad day when one of the most violent fighters of any era is reduced to an immobile punching bag, but there's nothing in Mirko Filipovic's current run to indicate he can course-correct. Against dos Santos, he pushed instead of punched, backpedaled instead of advanced. It's not even an issue of going into the pocket and getting the worst of it: Mirko simply isn't engaging anymore. And that's true on multiple levels.
Q: Is it time to get excited about Paul Daley?
A: Maybe. He was able to stuff Martin Kampmann's takedown attempt, but Kampmann isn't exactly Dan Gable: Against Thiago Alves, Josh Koscheck or Georges St. Pierre, Daley will have a much harder time remaining upright.
Q: Should Frank Trigg get scratched?
A: Trigg's resurgence came at middleweight, where he was able to retain some mass while dealing with the slightly slower pace. He should probably get a tryout there before packing his things.
• At the postfight news conference, the UFC announced a $2.4 million gate and 17,428 attendees in Dallas, setting a new sporting event record for Mark Cuban's American Airlines Center.
• The Floyd Mayweather-Juan Manuel Marquez fight in Los Angeles drew 13,116 fans. No gate figure has been released, which could mean that there may not be much to crow about.
• Pay-per-view numbers won't be circulated for awhile -- and since they often come from promoters themselves, can't always be verified -- but Mayweather's celebrity status from pro wrestling stints and "Dancing with the Stars" may have put him over.
• Prelim status doesn't always have to suck: Rick Story collected Fight of the Night and Submission of the Night bonuses totaling $130,000. Belfort collected Knockout of the Night honors.
• Per MMAWeekly, the shoulder injury suffered by Steve Lopez "popped back in" backstage and it does not appear to require surgery
• Not for nothing, but one of Mayweather's bodyguards during an episode of HBO's "24/7" was sporting a Tapout shirt. Maybe we can get along after all.
12:08 p.m. ET: Both men are tentative. They might both be scared of Belfort's hands. Belfort uses a nice little jab kick. This is the kind of round where little things could make a difference. Oh, and it's over: A weird passage with Belfort not connecting too flush, but leveling Franklin and finishing to the side of his head. Just in time.
"Bloodsport" might be on TNT.
Midnight ET: A ringside Jon Fitch is impressed enough with Belfort to take pictures. Both men appear relaxed and collected. Franklin will loop punches and out-gut to a decision. Probably.
11:52 p.m. ET: Backstage, Belfort looks somewhat deflated physically. The goatee isn't helping. Good thing this weight class doesn't even exist.
11:47 p.m. ET: Goldberg and Rogan argue whether "gonads" is a medical term. Mirko is being picked apart. He complains he can't see out of his eye and the fight is called. Either Kimbo Slice restores his confidence or we don't see him again.
11:41 p.m. ET: Mirko is getting the worst of most exchanges. His aggression hasn't been noticeable in years. Toothless. The appeal of seeing him fight again is dwindling. At least he manages to land the most devastating shot in the entire sport: a "Cro Cop" field goal special to the cup.
11:33 p.m. ET: Mirko is dreaming of the days he'd be paid a small fortune to fight Bob Sapp. Dos Santos is faster and hungrier. Maybe Mirko will improve as Dos Santos slows down. As of now, he's not fighting with the savagery one expects from Duran Duran entrance music.
11:31 p.m. ET: Dallas loves Mirko. You'd think it was Yokohama. He seems content to avoid shots rather than go on the offensive.
11:21 p.m. ET: Mirko "Cro Cop" vs. Junior Dos Santos. The tale of two Mirkos: one a mafia assassin with the disposition of a military rifle, the other an erratic semi-geezer who frequently stands around looking bewildered. The revised betting line:
Regular Mirko: -200
Junior dos Santos: +150
Anesthetized Mirko: +300
Junior dos Santos: -220
11:19 p.m. ET: Dos Anjos wins a decision; Emerson wins a week's worth of concern over blood clots.
11:13 p.m. ET: Emerson is one leg kick away from needing a wheelchair to get to the airport. Dos Anjos shows some mercy by taking him down.
11:06 p.m. ET: Rob Emerson and Rafael dos Anjos in footage from earlier in the evening. There's some innuendo that Jean-Claude Van Damme wore a toupee for "Bloodsport." This has really thrown me. Dos Anjos is doing a good job with the leg kicks, Emerson having success with his hands.
10:58 p.m. ET: "When opportunity knocks, you open the door. And Paul Daley burst through the gates of the Octagon " Goldberg likes to put his metaphors in a blender.
10:52 p.m. ET: Something just occurred: Our version of a Roman Coliseum is a Bud Light floor. Weird. Daley is putting in good work standing. Kampmann tries a takedown but it doesn't stick. Expert analysis by Rogan: "Kampmann needs to get hold of this dude." It's true: Daley gets it stopped. This guy with takedown defense is a serious problem.
10:47 p.m. ET: Daley enters. Bad man standing. Kampmann should slather on some Super-Glue.
10:46 p.m. ET: Martin Kampmann and Paul Daley: This could potentially set up Kampmann for a title fight against Georges St. Pierre, but they'd need a gun fight at the top of the card in order to help draw.
10:43 p.m. ET: Goldberg pretends he hasn't exposed himself to Jenna Jameson's entire filmography by referring to her as "Jenna James."
10:40 p.m. ET: Koscheck being elusive. (It's been weeks since we last heard that word.) Guess he was just waiting for the right time: he puts Trigg out with a hard, hard right. Koscheck calls out Matt Hughes. Can't wait to miss that one.
10:36 p.m. ET: Much effort involved in getting Koscheck's sweatshirt off. Before an extraction-EMT can be called, it's off. Trigg strikes me as the stronger guy, but I think Koscheck catches him in something.
10:33 p.m. ET: Josh Koscheck and Frank Trigg. Who can be more condescending toward the other? It's close. Trigg looks excited to be back. Goldberg mentions he nearly won the welterweight title from Matt Hughes; Rogan reminds him that Trigg had to hit him below the belt to do it. Rogan works very well as Goldberg's ombudsman.
10:30 p.m. ET: Mirko "Cro Cop" gets his hands wrapped. Marriage, wraps, birthday party: expression is the same.
10:23 p.m. ET: The crowd reverses their position when Griffin and Franca begin slamming each other in the head repeatedly. The 5-foot-6 Griffin goes for a high kick. It lands on Franca's thigh. The right hand is more useful: it knocks Franca down, and eventually out. This ends a streak of seven straight decisions for Griffin.
10:20 p.m. ET: The crowd boos Griffin's attrition approach. They badly want to see the man with the purple hair get hurt.
10:13 p.m. ET: At least one Texan is not afraid to write on their obese midsection in Magic Marker. Griffin has Beyonce's thighs. He lands several leg kicks. I sincerely hope Franca's hair is the result of a lab explosion.
10:09 p.m. ET: Much discussion over Franca not making 155. (He was 159 for the weigh-in.) Griffin is actually mouthing the words to "Eye of the Tiger." I'd laugh, if not for the fact that I know every word.
10:07 p.m. ET: Tyson Griffin and Hermes Franca up first. Griffin has earned five Fight of the Night checks in the past couple of years. He should pace himself more. Franca's hair defies description.
10:04 p.m. ET: Goldberg welcomes us to his second UFC in three days. Will his highlights hold up?
10 p.m. ET: Live on pay per view from Dallas, where everything is bigger. And yet there's only one heavyweight fight.
9:51 p.m. ET: Lopez pops his shoulder throwing a punch. He appears very composed for somebody with a bone pointing in a new direction.
9:48 p.m. ET: "Bloodsport's" Italy title? "Without Restriction of Blows." Miller takes the first round by virtue of being aggressive.
9:45 p.m. ET: Jim Miller and Steve Lopez in another taped segment. As barker shows go, this one fares better than watching Floyd Mayweather rollerskate.
9:41 p.m. ET: Escudero takes care of Miller with a nose-crumbling punch to the mug and then a few swatting follow-ups.
9:35 p.m. ET: Efrain Escudero and Cole Miller up. Miller, as usual, has the physique of Stretch Armstrong. Perfect for jiu-jitsu. Both of them beat up Junie Browning. Hard to root against either guy.
9:33 p.m. ET: Rich Franklin appears relaxed-to-nodding in backstage footage. Perhaps he was informed that "Old Vitor" makes only sporadic appearances.
9:26 p.m. ET: Story sinks in an arm triangle from inside Foster's guard, a feat that causes Joe Rogan to actually birth a litter of kittens from cageside.
9:25 p.m. ET: Rick Story vs. Brian Foster in pre-prelim action. "The Horror" Story is fighting like he's desperate for a new nickname. After a round, Q-tips long enough to poke his brain are up the nose to staunch the bleeding.
9:15 p.m. ET: Belfort strolls into the arena and stifles a small cough. The betting line moves 50 cents.
9:13 p.m. ET: Out of breath, adrenalized and foreign isn't a good combination for post-fight talk.
9:12 p.m. ET: Drwal un-erotically asphyxiates McFedries via a rear-naked.
9:10 p.m. ET: "Bloodsport II." What a sick, sick joke. Shame on you, Donald Gibb.
9:09 p.m. ET: McFedries pretends to check out a woman in the crowd, then attacks. Interesting strategy. His chest is already heaving. No
wonder: hasn't seen the second round in forever.
9:07 p.m. ET: A full and unlikely two minutes in. McFedries has Crohn's Disease, an inflammatory bowel disorder, yet it's Tim Sylvia who copped to loading his shorts against Assuerio Silva. Go figure.
9:02 p.m. ET: Drew McFedries vs. Tomasz Drwal is up. More or less guaranteed the fight doesn't last as long as the pre-fight interviews.
9 p.m. ET: So I think I'll just go ahead and order Mayweather/Marquez, and -- oh, say, there's a UFC special on Spike.
8:55 p.m. ET: Killing time before this thing starts. Reading "Bloodsport" trivia. Do you think Forest Whitaker acknowledges he appeared in this movie?
Preamble: If sports bars aren't your thing -- or if the girlfriend is commandeering the remote, leaving you to suffer "Ghost Whisperer" with the ensuing stomach upset -- you can check in here for live updates and observations for tonight's UFC 103 card from Dallas. The undercard special airs at 9 p.m. ET on Spike; the pay-per-view begins at 10 p.m. ET. (Don't listen to Floyd Mayweather: Dallas has not been leveled by nuclear attack.)
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5:33 p.m. ET -- Rich Franklin versus Vitor Belfort. Belfort appears slightly soft for the weight: 197 and a half. Had his socks on. Takes them off. 196 and a half. Takes off his wedding ring. Takes off his underwear. I'm really uncomfortable. 196 and a quarter. Either he goes for a run or he goes to the bathroom. Shouldn't be an issue.
Company man Franklin steps on the scale. How complacent is he? He took the nickname "Ace" without any resistance. 185 even.
5:26 p.m. ET -- Mirko "Cro Cop" versus Junior dos Santos. Last names are for sissies. Dos Santos is 236, "Cro-Cop" -- sporting a Pride shirt, which may confuse some newer fans -- is 226. Mirko's thighs will be weighed in separately.
5:24 p.m. ET -- Martin Kampmann versus Paul Daley. Crickets for these two after Trigg-Koscheck. Daley is 170. Kampmann is 169.5.
5:22 p.m. ET -- Josh Koscheck versus Frank Trigg. Trigg, showing early indications of old-man strength, is 170 and a quarter; Koscheck, showing every indication of being obnoxious, is 170.
5:19 p.m. ET -- Tyson Griffin versus Hermes Franca. I have a new name for any choke Franca pulls off in competition: The Hermes scarf. Right? What? No. OK. Wait -- Franca has a Muppet on his head. He looks like someone spilled grape soda on his hair.
Interesting style choice. Weight -- 159, some kind of catchweight agreement. Griffin has very boring hair. 155.5
5:17 p.m. ET -- Efrain Escudero versus Cole Miller. A beaming Miller sits down to take off his shoes and socks. He appears to be very comfortable undressing for a crowd. 155 even. "Ultimate Fighter" winner Escudero is 157. First flub of the evening.
5:14 p.m. ET -- Drew McFedries versus Tomasz Drwal. Drwal is 185 even. McFedries looks to be in pretty terrific shape --185 and a quarter.
5:12 p.m. ET -- Jim Miller versus Steve Lopez. Lopez is 154 and a half. Miller might take the scale to a decision. 154.5.
5:10 p.m. ET -- Rafaello Oliveira versus Nik Lentz. Two UFC-debuting fighters: Does that cancel out first-time nerves? Oliveira is 155 and a quarter. A very bored-looking Lentz, 155.
5:08 p.m. ET -- Rick Story versus Brian Foster. Foster is 170 and three quarters; "The Horror" Story is 170 even.
5:07 p.m. ET -- Eliot Marshall versus Jason Brilz. Brilz is 205.25. Really on the nose with the ounces. Marshall is 204 "and three quarters." So, 205. Good God.
5:05 p.m. ET -- Vladimir Matyushenko versus Igor Pokrajac: Pokrajac clocks in at 203. Matyushenko, all Russian stoicism, is 205.
5:02 p.m. ET -- Rob Emerson versus Rafael Dos Anjos: After deliberation, Dos Anjos is determined to be 155.5, Emerson the same. Emerson has a massive tattoo on the back of his skull. The betting line moves in his favor.
In and out of the cage, Rich Franklin is making a career out of lateral movement: Bumped from the middleweight division by Anderson Silva, he appears to have settled into a complacent role as filler putty for headlining holes in the UFC's main events.
For Franklin, UFC 93 was a light heavyweight bout against Dan Henderson; UFC 99, a catchweight bout against Wanderlei Silva; now there's Dallas and UFC 103, which sees him in another 195-pound fence-straddle against a returning Vitor Belfort.
It's hard to ascertain exactly what the fight means: Franklin is supposed to be a 205-pound presence, so beating Belfort -- who eyes the 185-pound division -- can't influence that much. Belfort has more to gain here.
But, hey -- plenty of titles and plenty of contenders. Sometimes a fight is just a fight. And Franklin has yet to have a dull one.
What: UFC 103: Franklin versus Belfort, a 13-bout card from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas
When: Saturday, Sept. 19, at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view, with an undercard broadcast at 9 p.m. ET on Spike
Why you should care: Because Belfort finally has the emotional maturity to match his physical development; because Mirko Filipovic can pop up as a serious title contender if he looks effective against Junior dos Santos; and because Frank Trigg is facing his worst nightmare -- a younger, cockier wrestler in Josh Koscheck. Himself, basically. It's like time travel in a B-action movie.
Fight of the night: Franklin-Belfort, assuming Belfort doesn't fade in the second; Koscheck-Trigg if they follow the pattern of wrestlers who want to stand and strike.
Hype quote of the show: "Frank wants to try to get back into the limelight and try to get eventually a title shot and he's got to come through Josh Koscheck to do that."-- Koscheck, invoking the always-alarming technique of third-person speech.
Back Against the Mat (BAM): UFC 103 Edition
Unemployment is on the rise everywhere. A few guys who can't afford a loss Saturday:
Mirko "Cro-Cop" Filipovic. Performances against Gabriel Gonzaga in the UK and Alistair Overeem in Japan dulled his shine considerably: He can't look bad against a largely unknown Junior dos Santos without virtually terminating his career.
Drew McFedries. He brings it, but a possible 4-5 record in the UFC is a stretch.
Rafael dos Anjos. A 155-pound class with a surplus of talent can't abide by an 0-3 participant.
Floyd Mayweather. The insult-a-second boxer doesn't think MMA is a threat to boxing; if it comes within a few thousands homes of beating his bout with Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday -- or worse, exceeds it -- he's going to have to spin a new broken record.
Five questions: UFC 103 edition
Q: Will Vitor Belfort shrink?
A: Even if you excuse his dynamic debut performance at UFC 13 -- all hands, no effort -- as the product of subpar opposition, Vitor Belfort is still a sharp, tight stand-up artist who can end fights faster than IV sedation.
The ticks of the clock are Belfort's biggest issues: As the fight wears, he fades mentally and instructs his body to do the same physically. Whether that's been corrected at Xtreme Couture hasn't been discovered. Rich Franklin will prompt him for an answer.
Q: Does the old guard have anything left?
A: Frank Trigg, Vladimir Matyushenko, and -- to some extent -- Mirko "Cro-Cop" Filipovic all bounced out of the UFC after a series of poor performances, only to return based on either strong performances in other promotions, or the UFC's desire to deplete the open talent pool for rivals. Is that employment based on genuine curiosity over their chances, or a business strategy? (Trigg, Filipovic or Matyushenko getting chewed up in the UFC makes them far less attractive to other networks.)
Q: Can Tyson Griffin break through?
A: It's hard to process that Tyson Griffin loses fights: He's a steam ship in the diminutive lightweight division with fantastic cardio, a solid punch and the ability to control. A record of 6-2 in the UFC may not look great compared to Gray Maynard's 6-0, but he's been fighting nothing but tough competition. With a win over Hermes Franca, should Griffin and Maynard decide 155's next contender?
Q: Can effort trump results?
A: UFC brokers are fond of saying that they want fighters who come to fight -- but when does that begin to steamroll mixed results? Drew McFedries has never been in a boring contest, but he's 4-4 heading into Saturday. At what point do you acknowledge that gamesmanship runs second to getting your arms held up?
Q: Can Rich Franklin bank some money?
A: As a company man who fights when, who and where he's asked, Franklin deserves a financial mattress as his career winds down. But if his salary is business-incentive-based, he's got issues: Buyrates for Franklin-headlining cards are usually on the lower end of the scale. Whether a card airing live from the states changes that -- fans usually balk at delayed cards from the UK, where Franklin took up temporary residence -- or not, the loyalty is admirable. And it should be rewarded.
Red Ink: Belfort versus Franklin
In six years of UFC competition, only two men have defeated Rich Franklin, and both of them happen to be the two best middleweights in the sport. Franklin's secret appears to be that he wants it as badly in the closing 30 seconds of a bout as most do in the opening 30. His motivation doesn't wither. And that's a pretty big deal.
Vitor Belfort's motivation has been the anchor of his career: He has all the natural talent anyone could ask for, top-notch training and a particular skillset -- fast, dangerous, heavy hands -- that you can't replicate. But he wants things to go his way. And when they don't, he checks out.
Belfort throws straight down the line; Franklin loops. Belfort fades late; Franklin sucks it up. It's not about who has heavier hands, but who can keep them up longer.
Might look like: Belfort versus Chuck Liddell, with Belfort dropping a decision to the busier striker; or Franklin-Wanderlei Silva, with Franklin eating some artillery, covering to regroup and picking at an opponent tired of hitting him.
Third-party investor: The UFC, which is in dire need of a middleweight contender to excite both fans and champion Anderson Silva. Belfort in a win over a durable Franklin sends him right to the edge.
Who wins: Franklin. He's too cautious to suffer a blitz, too strong to toss and too conditioned to outlast.


Abaya trends in UAE constantly evolving in 'conflict' between fashion and religious modesty – The National
DUBAI // Emirati girls’s intrinsic need for change, integration, self-expression and want to remain updated has reworked the abaya from a utilitarian garment to a "fashion assertion symbolising grace, class and attraction".
That's the conclusion of researchers from the Lebanese American College in Beirut, who held focus teams and interviews with Emirati girls to look at how the "conflict" between up to date trends and standard religious modesty has affected UAE girls’s fashion wants and influenced the evolution of abaya designs.
"The analysis has proven main transformation has taken place in the notion of fashion and, accordingly, abayas," stated Dr Zahy Ramadan, who co-authored the research together with Dr Mona Mrad.
"Given the modifications in the wants and desires of Emirati shoppers, understanding this market is of utmost significance for each teachers and advertising and marketing practitioners from a fashion perspective."
Dr Ramadan stated the UAE is the most important nation after Saudi Arabia in phrases of Muslim attire consumption and that, in line with latest report by Thomson Reuters, the Islamic fashion market is predicted to be value US$484 billion (Dh1.04 trillion) by 2019.
"The UAE market was particularly chosen for this research as it's planning to develop into the centre of Islamic fashion," stated Dr Ramadan.
The research, Trendy Stereotypes and Evolving Trends in the United Arab Emirates, was revealed in the Might version of the journal Buyer Wants and Options.
"A set of fashion motivators emerged from the research describing Emirati girls’s want for change, integration, self-expression, and want to remain updated that this paper grouped underneath what we coined the ‘fashion motivator second of reality’," stated Dr Ramadan.
Emirati abaya designer Alia bin Omair couldn't agree extra with the research’s findings. For the reason that 27-year-outdated launched her Dubai-based mostly label, Darya, she has witnessed the evolving trends.
"Earlier than we used to put on solely black, however about two years in the past the women began sporting beige, white, gray colors," stated Ms bin Omair. Materials additionally advanced from silk or polyester to linen and even wool throughout the winter months.
"My mum used to solely put on the identical cloth for years – the identical cloth. Even my aunt and anybody that I do know, they used the identical cloth. I really feel it's higher to alter a bit and use different materials."
Because the researchers famous in their findings, the fashionable kinds don't are likely to "undermine the abayas’ native and conventional look, which UAE fashion designers nonetheless contemplate an emblem of respect and custom that ladies in the UAE ought to preserve".
For Fatma Al Mosa, the 38-year-outdated designer and proprietor of Folak Couture in Abu Dhabi, the abaya’s cultural roots and position in the UAE society will at all times be No in guiding kinds and cuts.
"That is our precedence, it's our faith, it's our tradition. For the Gulf Arabian girls, it's a part of their id and faith that they should put on abayas. That is how they've been recognized," stated Ms Al Mosa. "However on the similar time these days, we don’t simply put on it for religious causes, it's turning into for very trendy as properly."
A lot so, that for the previous two years a rising variety of expatriates have turned to Ms Al Mosa to buy the newest abayas – principally of the colored and linen selection, she stated.
"They really feel it is extremely sensible and one thing that they prefer to expertise, even in their international locations," stated Ms Al Mosa. "I feel it’s very promising. For us, the abaya is a part of our tradition, a part of our id and I feel it's a pleasure for all of us when somebody non-Arab buys a chunk and they discover it very good and comfy and they prefer to have it, and they need to put on it even overseas."
Dr Haifa Al Anjari, founding school member and assistant professor of fashion design on the School of Fashion and Design Dubai, stated the abaya had come a great distance from its utilitarian origins as a way of modesty and safety from the climate. Early abayas had been black and made from goat hair, stated Dr Al Anjari.
"If I’m utilizing the unique abaya – the primary one which was invented in the Arab world – I might by no means put on it in my life," stated Dr Al Anjari, who's Kuwaiti.
These days, the appropriate trendy abaya can create a glance of instantaneous attraction, she stated.
"It's really very elegant, particularly when it brushes in opposition to your pores and skin you are feeling so luxurious, you are feeling so female.


The continuing Russian military activities in Libya are causing unease among NATO and its allies, said NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.
In his address during the “Brussels Forum” organized by the “German Marshall Fund” think tank, on Tuesday, Stoltenberg noted that “NATO is “disturbed” and the allies are “concerned” about Russia’s increased military activities in Libya.
Stoltenberg stressed that Russia’s policy towards the eastern Mediterranean in general is disturbing, pointing to Moscow’s approach to increasing its military capabilities in Libya by delivering more warplanes and foreign fighters.
“NATO members have agreed on the need to closely monitor the situation and share intelligence, and at the same time it is necessary to find a political solution to the crisis in Libya, under the auspices of the United Nations,” Stoltenberg said.
On the alleged Turkish harassment of French ship in the Mediterranean, Stoltenberg said that this matter concerns two NATO members. “NATO military officials are investigating the incident, as the two sides presented very different narratives about what happened,” he added.
On Saturday, Turkish Defense Minister, Hulusi Akar denied the French claims saying they were “completely untrue”.
An official from the French Defense Ministry claimed in a statement to the media that a Turkish frigate carried out an “extremely aggressive” intervention against a French navy vessel said to be taking part in a NATO mission in the Mediterranean.


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Friday 12 May 2019, 6pm
The Anonymous Was A Woman exhibition makes use of the Linen Hall Library’s extensive collections and archive to highlight some of the advancements for women in society. From the first female members of the Linen Hall Library in 1792, to the first woman holding the office of First Minister of Northern Ireland in 2016, the exhibition explores some female firsts across education, work and politics.
The exhibition launch will follow with a special History Ireland Hedge School, featuring Dr Margaret Ward, Dr Myrtle Hill, Donal Fallon and Baroness May Blood, chaired by Tommy Graham, Editor of History Ireland.
RSVP to J.Burke@linenhall.com by Wednesday 10 April, 12pm
Exhibition runs to 31 May

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Turkey has launched “Healthy Tourism Certification” Program
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Republic of Turkey has initiated Healthy Tourism Certification program, which shall be applicable as of summer season of 2020. Healthy Tourism Certification, which is issued under the leadership of Ministry of Culture and Tourism and with the participation of Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in cooperation of all sector stakeholders, covers a broad range of measures which shall be taken towards transportation, accommodation, health condition of employees of the facilities and passengers. This certificate, which shall be granted by international certification institutions, will document the fulfilment of high level of health and hygiene requirements at airline companies, airports and other transportation, accommodation and food & beverage facilities.
“Health and Safety of the Passenger”; covers the precautions which are required to be implemented in terms of passengers from the time of check-in until their check-out. It includes; not allowing passengers without mask to enter respective terminals, providing free of charge masks to passengers, application of thermal camera and body temperature measurement at the entrance of terminal buildings, preparing disinfection carpets and disinfection cabins, if required, apply the required protocols for the passengers that are diagnosed as risk group in terms of travelling.
“Precautions taken at Facilities”, covers steps which required to be taken in order to prevent spreading of the outbreak. In case of preventing such cases, processes that needs to be implemented by the accommodation, food & beverage facilities have been defined under the scope of the certificate. Certification ensures implementation and controlling of measures such as social distance, contact, isolation which are required to control the spread of pandemic within the personnel working at such facilities.
“Health and Safety of the Employee”; covers precautions with respect to ensuring physically and mentally healthy personnel at transportation, accommodation and food & beverage facilities. Procedures such as hygiene and sanitation trainings of the personnel, psychological support, providing required hygiene/health equipment, controlling of the personnel both with thermal cameras are required standards and also thermometers and planning shifts, holding meetings and regular health checks of personnel etc. comprise other articles included under this title.
“Precautions taken in terms of Transportation vehicles”, includes certain measures and regulations for air, land and marine transportation. Training of personnel of transportation vehicles, immunity certificate of the personnel, sterilization of transportation vehicles and arrangement of passenger transportation system according to safe distance standards has been defined under the scope of the certificate.

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My dissertation focuses on Nikolaos Loukanes’ 1526 paraphrase of the Iliad, the first rendition of Homer in a modern language. My main research and teaching interests embrace, but are not limited to, the following topics: early Modern Greek literature, reception of the classics in post-Byzantine Literature, Renaissance Hellenism, cultural history of early Modern Europe, translation theory, visual culture, and textual criticism.
What excites me most in the vibrant period of the beginning of the sixteenth century, aside from the fledgling publishing ventures of several idealistic Greeks, the first to be spawned primarily for a Greek clientele, is a burgeoning interest in issues of ethnic identity and “Modern Greek” language that the aforementioned enterprises helped promote. Born in Venetian Zakynthos in the first decade of the sixteenth century, and recruited at approximately the age of eight by the renowned Cretan Hellenist Markos Mousouros, to attend the Greek College of Rome, Gymnasio Mediceo, which founded by Pope Leo X had as its main objective the advancement of Hellenic studies in Italy, Nikolaos Loukanes from the very outset of his educational experience can be unmistakably identified with the ideals of Renaissance humanism. Deeply ensconced in the nurturing humanistic environment of a school directed by no less a figure than Ianos Laskares, the young author of the 1526 Iliad was not, on the other hand, unresponsive to the latent proto-national revivals of Hellenism that were so urgently felt in his own times. Based on the skewed portrayal of the Trojans, who within his work are invariably cast as perfidious “barbarians,” and whose depiction evokes their putative “descendants,” the Ottoman Turks, one can rather safely infer that Loukanes’ neo-Hellenic Iliad redounds in a most meaningful way to the incipient nationalist discourse of the early sixteenth century. Furthermore, the text’s intriguing language, a form of the koinē which is not devoid of various archaizing insertions, through its liminal position on the cusp between the Byzantine and the Modern Greek world, offers a wonderful starting point for a nuanced discussion of the evolution of the Greek language.
The area of historical linguistics, far from being merely tangential to my research activities, is also one that I cherish as an educator. Therefore, a course in the comparative Grammar of Greek entailing a thorough study of representative passages from the archaic, classical, Hellenistic, late antique, Byzantine, and Modern Greek era would be definitely one that I would enjoy teaching. Another engaging course topic could be “The world of Renaissance Hellenism”. This course, in attempting to explore the multifarious interactions between the (post-) Byzantine émigré scholars residing in Italy and their counterparts in the West, would shed light on issues of cultural exchange during the Renaissance period. Courses like “Modern Greek history through the lens of literature,” “Modern Greek cinema and literature,” “Dreams and literature,” and “Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Modern Greek literature,” seeking to establish a fruitful connection with other fields of study, would hopefully attract the interest of students from diverse backgrounds. In addition to these, I would be eager to teach Seminars on Greek Modernism, as well as Seminars on specific authors such as Cavafy, Kazantzakis, and Papadiamantis.
Over the past couple of years I had the opportunity to teach both language (Homer’s Iliad, Elementary Modern Greek, Advanced Modern Greek), and General Education courses (Concepts of the Hero in Classical Greek Civilization, Classical Mythology) at the Department of Classics at Harvard, and to receive five Derek Bok Certificates of Distinction in Teaching. During this academic year, I was happy to participate in the twenty-third Symposium of the Modern Greek Studies Association, held at Indiana University (November 14-16, 2013), and to give a talk at the Mahindra Humanities Center (November 20, 2013). A forthcoming presentation at the fifth European Conference of Modern Greek Studies, which will take place –God willing- in Thessaloniki (October 2-5, 2014), equally fills me with joy. This semester, I am especially honored to have been shortlisted for the William R. Tyler Fellowship (Dumbarton Oaks), the interview having been scheduled for February 18, 2014.

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Samsung Electronics has developed two high-capacity memory parts, one of which will lead to higher-capacity storage cards for a range of consumer electronics, and another which will help PCs better handle memory-intensive applications such as 3D graphics processing.
One of the memory chips, an 8G-bit Nand flash memory chip based on extremely thin circuit and cell technology, will enable the company to develop 16Gbyte memory cards that can contain up to 16 hours of DVD-quality video, or up to 4,000 songs of about five minutes each encoded in MP3 audio files, the company said.
The other memory chip announced by Samsung is a 2G-bit DDR2 (double data rate 2) SDRam (synchronous dynamic Ram) parts that will help workstations and servers process video and 3D-graphics applications, according to the company.
Nand flash memory is mainly used in storage cards and in mobile phones. DDR2 is a more advanced variant of the most commonly used memory in PCs.
The 8G-bit flash memory chips are built on a 60-nanometer (nm) process technology and have storage cells that are 30% smaller than the 70nm 4G-bit memory cells Samsung developed last year. A lower nanometer number means the circuits and memory cells can be made smaller, faster and less expensively. A nanometer is one-billionth of a meter.
"This is a ground-breaking technology and the memory should be available in 2007," said Kim Hyung Nam, principal analyst, Memory, at US-based technology market research company iSuppli.
"For the consumer, capacity matters, and with this technology the price could be reduced dramatically," he said.
For the 2G-bit DDR2 SDRam parts, Samsung said that industry expected these to be made on a 65nm or smaller process, but the company made several innovations with transistor technology that enabled the parts to be made on an 80nm process. The company expects to start mass production of the parts in the second half of 2005.
The impact of the 2G-bit DDR2 SDRam parts demonstrate technology leadership by Samsung, but there probably will not be a market for the parts until 2008 or 2009, according to Kim.
"In terms of technology, 2G-bit DDR2 SDRam is not a near-term product. Right now 256Mbits is mainstream and that is a quarter of the size. We don't think 512Mbits will become the main memory chip for PCs until 2008," he said.
Paul Kallender writes for IDG News Service


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Just like how it has frozen over our souls, the arctic chill that has befallen NYC in recent weeks has turned our beloved Hudson River into a treacherous ice floe of despair full of ice slabs and petrified tears. And now, thanks to new drone footage taken by ANIMALNewYork on Feb. 24th, we can gaze down upon the sheets of ice surrounding boats and docks near Hell's Kitchen and weep more feelingless tears down our raw, wind-whipped faces.
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Tony Merevick is Cities News Editor at Thrillist and loves to visit the parks along the Hudson -- that is, when they're not a big frozen wasteland. Follow him on Twitter @tonymerevick.


Northeast Anderson County Area PlanBy Stan Welch
It’s official. The preliminary results of a study of the northeast part of Anderson County confirms that the people in Powdersville and surrounding areas want better roads, more recreational facilities, and more autonomy over the area’s future development, as long as getting those things doesn’t raise their taxes.
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Democrats for Life of America may not have gotten a coveted primetime speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention, but they generated a lot of media coverage with their panel yesterday in Charlotte. This article in the LA Times tells the story.
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The average listing price on SpeedList for this year, make, and model is $28,437.
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Kerr Lake State Park is spread out over forty miles with seven separate parks. Improvements were made on all seven sites. Projects included campsites, boat ramps and courtesy docks, a pier, community buildings, shower facilities, toilet buildings, a swim beach, an amphitheater, nature trails and an administration and visitors center.
Smith Sinnett worked with the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Division to master plan the expansive Kerr Lake State Park. The park is spread out over forty miles with seven separate parks.
Over the years we have made improvements to all seven sites. Projects have included an administration and visitor’s education center, nature trails, and amphitheater, a pier, campsites, boat ramps, courtesy docks, community buildings, shower facilities, and swimming beach. This project involves four phases of additions and renovations to Kerr Lake State Park’s major campsites located within the 100 year floodplain.


So I've had my '97 'Corde for a total of 3 weeks. Good thing it's certified. My tranny crapped out yesterday on my way home from work. It started shifting hard... then slipping... then kaput when it tried to downshift to get up a hill. Nothing like having the engine turning 5000 rpms and the car is rolling backwards while the dash display says I'm in neutral, drive and 3 at the same time. Boy I love roadside assistance. I only have reverse and 2nd. Dealer's supposed to call me this afternoon to tell me what's going on. Has anyone ever had any problems with this transmission suddenly dying so fast that by the time you realize something's wrong it's dead. And for no apparent reason, especially at only 55k?


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TD High School Intensive with Tomeka Reid
David Lam Park Stage
Time 12:00 pm
The culmination of an exciting and focused series of student music workshops led by Chicago-based experimental jazz cellist/composer/educator Tomeka Reid—a member of the AACM, an organization that is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2015. Reid will bring some special charts that will give the kids a chance to show off their chops.

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Andiamo - Riverfront
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- Andiamo - RiverfrontMar 01, 2013
Romantic dinner on the riverfront! Food was delicious. Service was super slow though, especially for a Tuesday evening. Ordered chicken de pollo. Bread brought to the table before the main dish was also delicious. Overall a great experience.
- Andiamo - RiverfrontMember ofLocal CultureOutdoor EnthusiastsBudget Travelers+ 11First to ReviewJul 05, 2012
Andiamo is a great riverside Italian Restaurant in the RenCen, facing the river and the Canadian skyline.
It is pretty large, with sexy mood spot-lighting, Italian Modern decor befitting the rest of the concrete and glass motif of the RenCen, with intimate booths furnished with tall pig-sude coverings in dark greys, and stylish bar chairs in black. You walk into the bar area, then past a small stage, and into the main dining room. They also have a side banquet room.
The food is decidedly northern Italian faire, with offerings of anti-pasta, pasta, griglia, pesce, and other typical tuscan and piemonte type dishes, as well as other regional favorites.
We had a large group of 13, and we came late, after 10pm, but they accomodated us with good pleasure and convivial service. Appetizers for our group included Bruschetta, Mozzarella Bufala di Caprese, and Salsiccia with roasted sliced bell peppers.
All the dishes looked good, and mine was no exception. It was Capellini al Salmone, which was two sliced filets nicely roasted into a combination crisp and tender consistency, over a bed of Angel Hair infused with mushrooms and spinach, garlic, olive oil and wine. There was a bit too much olive oil for my liking, but otherwise it was tasty.
Desserts were about 5 choices, including the classic mascarpone and their award winning TiraMisu, and a double chocolate torte/mousse. They also had Hazelnut Gelato, and Wild Berry Sorbetto.
Ambiance was excellent, service was professional, and the food was quite good. Prices, given this setting and view, were high but not unexpected. Most entrees including pasta were in the $20 - $35 range. We had a half dozen bottles of their own Andiamo Sicilian wine, which was unlabelled as to variety, but tasted like a nice light Valpolcella that went well with most everyone's dish.
We all had good food, I heard no complaints, and the dinner was enjoyable for all.

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This is the most advanced, most efficient way of getting fuel from your tank to your pump to ever hit the diesel market! FASS delivers their sump/suction tube kit that takes the best of BOTH worlds! First of all, this utilizes FASS' proprietary head unit design for drawing and returning fuel out of the tank.
What makes this design so unique is the way that fuel is returned to the tank, it shoots the fuel at an angle, avoiding the lower bowl to prevent against the fuel getting mixed around. Next, this head unit attached to FASS' pick up assembly that connects into a sump system that mounts to the bottom of the tank, drawing fuel from the lowest possible point. This sump can also be used as a traditional sump to draw fuel from the bottom of the tank and run along the base of the fuel tank.
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Purina Friskies Gravy Wet Cat Food, Farm Favorites Meaty Bits With Turkey
Help make your cat's wildest poultry dreams come true when you serve her Purina Friskies Farm Favorites Meaty Bits With Turkey and Carrots in Gravy adult wet cat food. Made with natural, farm-raised chicken, this recipe includes carrots for even more wholesome goodness. Meaty bite-sized chunks in delicious sauce give her the satisfying texture she loves to sink her teeth into. Each can of this wet cat food contains all the essential nutrients your adult cat needs to be her playful self. Our recipe contains no artificial colors or preservatives. Feel confident knowing you're filling her dish with the yummy Friskies taste she craves while providing her with 100 percent complete and balanced nutrition for adult cats. We craft our Friskies Farm Favorites recipes in Purina-owned facilities in the USA, so you know exactly where your cherished cat companion's meals are made.

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Coopculture at Museums and web: new technologies and new experiencesBest Practice Session
Ida Fontana, italy
Coopculture presents a new ticketing and products distribution platform for the cultural heritage, a system to organize the tourism-cultural offerings of several areas in Italy.
The platform provides an information, booking and ticketing service.
Tourists can plan their tour, selecting products, tourism services and local itineraries. They can build and enjoy their visit by smartphone. This new platform allows tourists to purchase their tickets to the Colosseum from their smartphones to skip the line and go directly to the entrance gates.
This is a new approach to go beyond the destination and to enrich the experience. This approach was also adopted in the project, “camera critica,” developed by CoopCulture and born with the aim to create a close link between the art space (museum / exhibition space) and the city’s urban fabric.


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Bilberry Ginkgo Eyebright Complex Plus Lutein Vegetable Capsules
Provides antioxidants. Promotes eye health and vision support.* Certified Gluten Free. Suitable for vegans. Non-GMO.
SUGGESTED USE: As a dietary supplement for adults, take two (2) vegetable capsules daily, preferably with a meal or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
|Serving Size: 2 Vegetable Capsules|
|Amount Per Serving||% DV|
|Vitamin A (as palmitate 1000 IU, 80% [4000 IU] as natural beta-carotene)||5000 IU||100%|
|Vitamin C (as calcium ascorbate)||300 mg||500%|
|Vitamin E (as d-alpha-tocopheryl succinate)||100 IU||333%|
|Zinc (as zinc glycinate chelate†)||10 mg||67%|
|Selenium (L-selenomethionine)||25 mcg||36%|
|Lutein (from marigold flower)||10 mg||**|
|Eyebright Extract [whole herb] (4:1)||25 mg||**|
|Bilberry Extract [fruit] (anthocyanosides 5 mg [25%])||20 mg||**|
|Ginkgo Biloba Extract [leaf] (ginkgoflavoglycosides 2.4 mg [24%])||10 mg||**|
|NAC (as N-acetyl-L-cysteine)||100 mg||**|
|Mixed Carotenoids (alpha and beta-carotene, lutein, zeaxanthin, cryptoxanthin)||46 mcg||**||**Daily Value (DV) not established|
Other Ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Maltodextrin.
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Misc Body Parts / Mirrors. Make your life easier with the Pit Stop/Trailer Stop. Just place it in your garage, and ride your bike right into it - no kickstand required. Now the bike takes up less room in your garage because it sits upright, and you can check the fluids, service it, or use it outside to wash and detail your ride.
The chock will hold your motorcycle so securely, only one person is needed to load and unload any bike, and only two tie-down straps are required. And you won't damage your sensitive suspension parts because you never need to overtighten your straps. If you are transporting your bike in the back of a pick-up truck, you don't even need our adaptor kit.
Just place the chock up against the front of the bed, and simply tie the bike from its mid-point towards the front of the truck bed, and you're good to go. The patented adjustable cradle fits ALL bikes from dirt bikes and sportbikes, to cruisers and heavy touring bikes, and anything in between, up to 3,000 lbs. It will work on front and rear tires from 14" to 22" and 80mm to 230mm. The Pit Stop is also perfect for racers and track day riders, since you can haul your bike to the track in the chock, and then take the Pit Stop out of the trailer and use it as a track stand.
The Scooter Pit Stop/Trailer Stop works with scooters and smaller motorcycles with wheel diameters ranging from 8" to 16" and tire widths from 80mm to 120mm. The CONDOR® Pit-Stop/Trailer-Stop is made of light weight aluminum, weighing only 30 lbs. And folds down for easy storage. Your friends at Classic Cycle Parts appreciate your Business! Before purchasing this item, please make sure that you have reviewed and understand our POLICIES.You can find our POLICIES by clicking on the button either above or below our Item Description. The item "Condor Scooter Chock Trailer Pit Stop Stand Maintenance Hauling" is in sale since Thursday, September 12, 2019. This item is in the category "eBay Motors\Parts & Accessories\Scooter Parts\Other Scooter Parts".
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SOPHISTICATED & ENDURING AS THE ROMAN QUINTESSENCE
From traditional Haute Horlogerie, we designed the watch to fit an hybrid movement and contactless charging element in a magnificent modern watch. We worked to make the technology disappear.
Combining traditional Swiss watchmaking with bleeding edge technology . The Impera Hybrid smart timepiece collection pushes traditional watchmaking into the 21st century, with as design as sophisticated and enduring as the Roman monuments.


-Soft and lightweight duster with fold over collars
100% Italian Linen
Made in California.
Model is 5'9" and wears S/M
S/M: 0-6 M/L:8-12
Machine wash cold with like colors, gentle cycle inside out. Tumble dry low or lay flat to dry. Use steamer, if necessary.


- 2014 Ford F-150 Tremor comes standard with the company’s powerful 3.5-liter EcoBoost® engine, offering V8 performance, V6 fuel economy and a launch-optimized 4.10 rear axle with electronic locking differential
- Short-wheelbase, regular-cab Tremor offers stylish FX Appearance Package and functional features that include a floor shifter, class-exclusive HID headlamps and standard SYNC® with MyFord Touch®connectivity system
- All-new truck’s distinctive looks are complemented by unique boxside Tremor graphics and custom-inspired interior
DEARBORN, Mich., June 27, 2013 – The 2014 Ford F-150 Tremor is the first-ever EcoBoost®-powered sport truck that addresses the needs of street truck enthusiasts looking for high-performance V8 power with V6 fuel economy.
The short-wheelbase, regular-cab Tremor goes on sale this fall delivering distinctive looks and performance. The all-new truck couples the style of the FX Appearance Package with an EcoBoost engine and a launch-optimized 4.10 rear axle – the shortest final drive ratio offered in an EcoBoost F-150 – helping provide customers with fast acceleration.
Tremor signals its sport truck capabilities with a custom-inspired FX Appearance Package featuring stealthy, flat-black accents that include unique 20-inch flat-black wheels, stylized bodyside graphics and black badges with red lettering.
Tremor is the only regular-cab F-150 offering a flow-through center console and bucket seats. Interior touches include black leather seating surfaces with red piping, brushed-metal accents and a red-stitched steering wheel. Alcantara seat inserts add texture and style as well.
“The new Tremor gives F-150 customers yet another option to drive a highly capable, distinctive performance truck with features typically found only in the aftermarket,” said Brian Bell, F-150 product marketing manager. “Plus, the Built Ford Tough EcoBoost engine is available for the first time in a short-wheelbase F-150.”
F-150 Tremor is powered exclusively by Ford’s groundbreaking 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine, which features:
- 365 horsepower at 5,000 rpm on regular fuel
- 420 lb.-ft. of torque at 2,500 rpm
- Twin independent variable camshaft timing for improved performance and fuel economy
- Up to 90 percent peak torque available from 1,700 rpm to 5,000 rpm
An electronic locking rear differential that’s standard for both two- and four-wheel-drive versions helps deliver the power to the pavement by improving traction during takeoff.
Connectivity comes standard on F-150 Tremor with MyFord Touch® powered by SYNC®. Designers have optimized the physical interface for MyFord Touch to accommodate truck users who may be wearing work gloves by providing easy access to climate controls and audio presets on the center stack.


Senior UX/UI Designer/Developer
May 2016 - Present
- Leading a team of three other techincal designers on the design and engineering of Core UI; Twitch's UI Design System and React-based component library.
- Responsible for developing and propogating best practices around UI design and development through initiatives in training, mentorship, code review, documentation, and patterns.
- Contributing to the design, development, and documentation of Twitch's shared design system.
- Supporting design at Twitch with workflow-integrated tooling and support for iterative design and development.
- Collaborating with engineering on web application architecture for composibility, reusibility, accessibility, and performance.
Senior Product Designer
September 2011 - April 2016
- Lead UX design for mobile properties across iOS, Android, and web platforms that accounted for more than 100M monthly users.
- Designed UX and UI for the BuzzFeed Android app, which was showcased by Google for excellence in Material Design and recognized as best of 2013 and 2014 in the Google Play Store.
- Prototyped and designed complex user interactions and workflows across low, medium, and high fidelities using new tools and tested methodologies.
- Contributed UX and UI design, front-end development and performance architecture for the BuzzFeed mobile web platform.
July 2007 - July 2010
American Jewish World Service
- Developed templates with XHTML/CSS in an enterprise content management systems.
- Prepared multifaceted analytics reports using Google Analytics for use in strategic planning.
- Designed, reviewed, formatted, and published content for both email and web.
Carnegie Mellon University
School of Computer Science, Pittsburgh
Masters of Human Computer Interaction
- Served as technical lead on a nine month research and design project to develop a mobile user interface for real-time remote monitoring of energy systems to encourage conservation behavior for Eaton Corp.
- Created interactive art explorations using combinations of OpenFrameworks, Microsoft Kinect, HTML5, jQuery, Processing, and social media APIs under professor Golan Levin.
- Designed and prototyped a series of web, mobile, and tangible interactive products as exercises in interaction design.
- Performed research, prototyping, and evaluation for an integrated web-based user interface to aid in troubleshooting Hadoop distributed computing systems in partnership with Intel Labs Pittsburgh. The findingswere published and accepted to the ACM CHI-MIT conference, Dec 2011.
- Prototyped an Android mobile application to aid in incident reporting during disaster relief for the open source SAHANA project.
University of Michigan
School of Literature, Science, & the Arts, Ann Arbor
Bachelor of Arts, Asian Studies, Japanese Studies
- Completed three years of Japanese language instruction.
- Studied for two semesters at the Japan Center for Michigan Universities, Hikone, Shiga, Japan.
User Experience and Design
- Contextual inquiry and user research methodologies
- User-centered design and iterative prototyping
- Usability evaluation methods and heuristic analysis
- Product and interface design for web and native platorms
Programming and Technical
- HTML5 and the DOM
- CSS architecture, functional and OOCSS frameworks, and SCSS and postCSS processors
- Node, Yarn, NPM and web applications architecture
- Mobile web performance patterns and antipatterns
- XML, JSON, YAML and structured data formats
- GIS concepts, KML, Geo-RSS, Google Maps APIs
Applications and Tools
- Sketch and Adobe Creative Suite
- Rapid interface prototyping with HTML/JS, FramerJS, Principle, and InVision
- Version control with Git and the Agile software development cycle
- Google Analytics and similar analytics
Other Areas of Interest
- The web as a platform for mobile applications
- Android OS and Material Design
- Mobile web performance patterns for low-spec devices and users in the developing world
- Context aware and ubiquitous computing
- Hardware and tangible interaction prototyping with microprocessors
- Analog modular audio synthesis


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'Length' of a path is the number of edges in the path.
Given a source and a destination vertex, I want to find the number of paths form the source vertex to the destination vertex of given length k.
We can visit each vertex as many times as we want, so if a path from
bgoes like this:
a -> c -> b -> c -> bit is considered valid. This means there can be cycles and we can go through the destination more than once.
Two vertices can be connected by more than one edge. So if vertex
bare connected by two edges, then the paths ,
a -> bvia edge 1 and
a -> bvia edge 2 are considered different.
Number of vertices N is <= 70, and K, the length of the path, is <= 10^9.
As the answer can be very large, it is to be reported modulo some number.
Here is what I have thought so far:
We can use breadth-first-search without marking any vertices as visited, at each iteration, we keep track of the number of edges 'n_e' we required for that path and product 'p' of the number of duplicate edges each edge in our path has.
The search search should terminate if the
n_e is greater than k, if we ever reach the destination with
n_eequal to k, we terminate the search and add
p to out count of number of paths.
I think it we could use a depth-first-search instead of breadth first search, as we do not need the shortest path and the size of Q used in breadth first search might not be enough.
The second algorithm i have am thinking about, is something similar to Floyd Warshall's Algorithm using this approach . Only we dont need a shortest path, so i am not sure this is correct.
The problem I have with my first algorithm is that 'K' can be upto 1000000000 and that means my search will run until it has 10^9 edges and n_e the edge count will be incremented by just 1 at each level, which will be very slow, and I am not sure it will ever terminate for large inputs.
So I need a different approach to solve this problem; any help would be greatly appreciated.

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An inherent element of the passive house is the system of exhaust ventilation in air supply. According to their class, air filters used in ventilation systems stop the contamination, but may also be the main source of secondary indoor contamination during long-term use.
This paper presents the result of a research carried out on the valuation method of ductworks hygienic condition. Both the methodology and the results of the samplings carried out on the HVAC systems of ten hospitals are presented. For every HVAC system the following characteristics have been checked: typological and building features, air filters characteristics and maintenance programmes. Upon inspections openings carrying out, air dust concentration, dust on the duct surface, total and specific microbial concentration from the outdoor air inlet to the air intake have been sampled.


Motorists have been stuck in a mammoth traffic jam - caused by dangerous potholes.
People have reported being stuck on the A259 South Coast Road for hours.
Peacehaven, Seaford and Newhaven are worst affected, with jams spreading as far back as Brighton.
An East Sussex County Council spokesman said: “We have been carrying out urgent works today on the A259 to fix dangerous potholes. We've seen a big increase in potholes following the severe weather that hit the county over Christmas and the New Year.
"We are sending out extra work gangs to fix the worst holes and have a programme of resurfacing works to improve roads across the county. We understand that roadworks can be frustrating for motorists but hope people will bear with us whilst this essential work is being carried out.”
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text: What a Great day to kick off the Fishing Dreby there was lots of boats out fishing. The boats that went West said the fish were out a little deeper 55-60ft of water and a couple more miles up the Lake. They were running dipsy back 130ft on 3 setting green and copper was working well. (moldy muffin) Some boats went East to the Point of Pins and fished the white stake and done well, a good mixed bad. The walleyes were hitting Bomber, Thunder stikes and Walleye Divers back 150ft of the planner boards. The Steelhead were hitting dipsys back 115ft on a 2 setting and the riggers down around the 30ft range. Orange and copper spoons for the steelhead.


The band was founded by college roommates Matt Piucci (guitar, vocals) and David Roback (lead guitar, vocals) in 1981, originally as The Sidewalks. David’s brother Steven Roback (bass, vocals) joined the band shortly thereafter. David and Steven had been in a band called The Unconscious with neighbor Susanna Hoffs (who went on to lead the most famous of the Paisley Underground bands, The Bangles.) The band soon added Will Glenn (keyboards and violin) and later Eddie Kalwa (drums). They self-released their debut single, “What She’s Done to Your Mind” on their Llama label in 1982.
David Roback left to form a new band, Opal, the rest of the band continuing to record as a four piece, releasing the mini-LP, Explosions in The Glass Palace in 1984. After a single, “You Are My Friend”, Kalwa left, his replacement being Mark Marcum, and John Thoman (guitar, vocals) was added to the line-up. The band signed to Island Records, and a live album (Beyond The Sunset) recorded in Japan, and a third album, Crashing Dream, came out in 1985.
The band split in 1986, with Piucci going on to release the LP Gone Fishin’ with Tim Lee, and later joining Crazy Horse. The band reformed in 1988 to finish off a double album they had started, but it was never released. The rest of the band formed Viva Saturn. After making the album Rainy Day featuring cover versions performed by various leading lights of the Paisley Underground, David Roback formed Opal, and later Mazzy Star.
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EDDI FRONT - “Superhero Style”
With a soon to be released self-titled EP on November 5th, Brooklyn’s EDDI FRONT displays her velveteen vocals, sincere lyricism and haunting instrumentals among three other tracks. EDDI FRONT, a moniker for Ivana Carrescia, infuses her proclaimed ‘unusual childhood’ with the beauty of her music, as her debut EP even features a picture of her mother on the cover. From the time of her release of her track “Gigantic” back in July, she has received promising admiration from listeners. The EP can be yours on 10” vinyl via Best Fit Records here.
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1, the normal working temperature of broadcasting equipment should be 18 degrees C ~ 45 C. The temperature is too low will reduce the sensitivity of some machines; too high is easy to burn out components, or make components premature aging. Special attention should be paid to cooling and air circulation in summer.
2, broadcast equipment avoid direct sunlight, but also to avoid close to the heat source, such as heater.
3, broadcast equipment used, the function keys to reset. If the function keys do not reset for a long time, the long time of the pull button spring is in a state of stress, which is easy to cause dysfunction.
4, switching power supply, the power amplifier to minimize the volume potentiometer, which is the amplifier and speaker of the most effective means of protection. At this time the amplifier power amplification is almost zero, at least in the case of misuse and will not cause harm to the speaker.
5, boot from before to after that first opened a CD player, open the front stage and back stage, starting when the amplifier back to the smallest volume potentiometer. Turn off the power off when you turn off the power amplifier, so that when you turn off the front end of the device, no matter what the impact of the current will not produce large and power amplifier and speaker. The same face to power back to the smallest volume potentiometer, and then shut off or put before and cd.
6, the machine to be used. Can be used to extend the life of the machine, such as some parts of the body with the motor (audio cassette, CD player, laser disc player, etc.). If the long-term does not rotate, part of the deformation.
7, regular power. In the case of long-term use, especially in humid, hot season, the best half an hour every day. In this way, the heat generated by the components in the machine can be used to remove the moisture, and the internal coil, the loudspeaker coil, the transformer and the like can be avoided.
8, every time to wipe the surface of the machine with a soft cotton cloth to clean damp; when not in use, or the machine use dustproof cloth cover to prevent dust from entering.
9, from the principle of electronics, any electronic equipment in the electric working state should not be connected or disconnected from other devices, this point I do not think that too many friends can understand the electric plug active equipment is very dangerous, even passive devices such as microphone does not advocate charged plug. Do not need to be reminded that the open power amplifier to meet the speaker line, because the speaker terminals are generally very close distance, sound box line is two closely parallel, often accidentally horn line short circuit wiring, the consequences will be quickly burned out. Although some of the power amplifier with protection circuit, but some HI-FI pure power amplifier in order to improve the sound quality, reduce unnecessary noise, often will save this part of the protection measures. As a result, shutdown wiring again, this sentence has become a must abide by the rules of the fans.
10, some do not pay attention to some of the fancier in large volume and heat amplifier button put some bursting with music, it is in a cold state power amplifier element just boot, then let the current work will shorten its life. As a result, some fans in just half an hour to put only a few gentle music and listen to music with a moderate volume, after the machine to open up a large volume to enjoy the warm-up.


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Range is the name of the game for electric vehicles, and researchers in Germany are the new champs.
Electro-gearheads at the University of Applied Sciences in Offenburg, in collaboration with other academic groups, sent the Schlucksprecht E (“heavy drinker” or "boozer") around a track for a total of 1013.77 miles on a single charge. The run took 36 hours and 12 minutes, with four drivers taking the wheel for two-hour shifts. The drive easily eclipsed the previous record of 623.3 miles set by the Japan Electric Vehicle Club.
The team focused much of its attention on maximizing aerodynamics and cutting weight. The funky single-seater is Spartan to say the least. It's got two hub-mounted motors, and it's as slow as it is low. It completed the run at an average of 45 kilometers per hour, according to Oekonews.com, which first reported the results of last weekend's run. That's a blistering 28 mph.
The car’s sleek design allowed the Schluckspect to drive into the record books while toting a 23 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery, less than half what the Japan EV Club used. To be fair, the Japanese team drove a Daihatsu Mira converted from gasoline, so they had a much heavier vehicle.
The university has been developing fuel efficient and alt-fuel vehicles since 1998, and Schlucksprecht E builds on an earlier version that completed a 389-mile drive in South Africa. The car draws its name from team's first car, which was such a gas guzzler (relatively speaking) that it wasn't fit for competition.
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By Nicholas Jason Lopez
Anaheim, Calif.-based rock band Future Colors recently dropped the lyric video for their second single “Lost Inside,” which features the first official appearance of new guitarist Doug Weiand, who joined at the end of 2020.
The project – formed by Seann Nicols (Westfield Massacre, Adler’s Appetite, Quiet Riot) and Mark Dalbeth (Bellusira, Dirty Machine, Rav Medic) in the midst of 2020 downtime – got to work on their full-length album, recorded at Nerve Strike Records.
Their goal was to create a “high-energy rock record,” with an emphasis on catchy melodies, grooves and heavy riffs, inspired by predecessors like Linkin Park, Godsmack and Sevendust.
The Music Bugle had the chance to catch up with Dalbeth about their music.
Music Bugle – How would you describe Anaheim, California to someone who has never been there before?
Mark Dalbeth – It’s a really nice spot in the hub of Orange County. Home to Disneyland and many other attractions, so it’s not uncommon to have lots of tourists hanging around all year-round. Lots to see and do and everything is not too far a drive away.
Music Bugle – How did you guys decide the name “Future Colors”?
Mark Dalbeth – As any new band does, we spent a number of weeks bouncing ideas back and forth until landing on this one. It was a name we felt really signified what we as a band and people are about. Trying to create something new that has yet to be heard and taking pieces and genres of music that sometimes wouldn’t normally be seen together and blending them in the mix. We also were conscious of not having a name that was too genre-specific. We want to keep the whole project as wide open as possible.
Music Bugle – What was it like making your full-length debut record?
Mark Dalbeth – It has been going great – we are still in the process of finishing up the last few tracks. It’s been a good challenge developing ideas and pushing the envelope out there as much as we can. Everything is written with the notion of making each piece as epic as possible, the biggest chorus, the biggest melody, etc..
Music Bugle – Who are you listening to right now, music-wise?
Mark Dalbeth – My music playlist changes every few weeks, but in high rotation at the moment is Manic Street Preachers, Miley Cyrus, Rapsody, Dua Lipa, Cool For August, Lindsay Sterling, Metric and Die Antwoord. When I am in a writing mindset, I always try and listen to music that is a stark genre difference to what I am writing, as it keeps my mind open.
Music Bugle – What made you choose “Stand Down” as your debut single?
Mark Dalbeth – It was the first one ready to go! Felt like it was a strong opener to introduce the band also. A more direct hard-hitting track.
Music Bugle – Does social media help or hurt music?
Mark Dalbeth – It really depends how it is used. It can be a great benefit, but the downside is it’s very easy to over-flood the market, so it just needs to be treated carefully.
Music Bugle – How have you been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic?
Mark Dalbeth – Lost my job, but then found another one. As with anything in life, it’s just a case of picking yourself back up and carrying on. Hasn’t been the best of times, particularly out here in America, but it’s all about staying positive and for me personally, staying as creative as possible.
Music Bugle – What motivates you to keep doing what you do?
Mark Dalbeth – Connecting music with others is a big one for me. When you hear that something you wrote helps someone get through a tough situation, there really isn’t much better!
Music Bugle – What’s something you wish happened more in today’s music industry?
Mark Dalbeth – That bands stopped uploading their music to Spotify.
Music Bugle – Where do you go when you need to escape?
Mark Dalbeth – Anywhere outdoors is always good for me to get out and recharge. Sometimes, the whole connection with the world can be a bit much, so I try and escape that for a bit.


Madonna's 20-Year-Old Daughter Lourdes Leon Makes Rare Public Appearance at New York Fashion Week
Madonna’s eldest daughter Lourdes Leon made a rare public appearance in the front row of whimsical American designer Jeremy Scott’s Spring/Summer 2018 show during New York Fashion Week on Friday
Leon, 20, was wearing a long pastel yellow slipdress and bright purple eyeshadow as she sat and watched the models strut their stuff down the catwalk.
A senior at the University of Michigan, Leon is the daughter of Madonna and her former flame Carlos Leon.
RELATED VIDEO: One Big Family! Madonna Posts Happy Shot of Son Rocco and Daughter Lourdes During Dinner Date in London
In the new issue of PEOPLE — which is currently on newsstands — Madonna opened up about her rewarding life as a mother to her six children: Leon, Rocco, 17, David, 11, Mercy, 11, and her twins Estere and Stella, 5.
Although Madonna, 59, admits family life can be “complicated,” she maintains that all the challenges are “so worth it.”
“I had this funny notion that when your children get older, they learn to take care of themselves and it gets easier,” Madonna told PEOPLE. “But actually, the older they get, the more challenging it gets — because now they’re becoming adults, and they really need guidance.”
And Madonna is certainly not afraid to offer her guidance, even when it’s in the form of tough love.
“I’m bad-cop, I’m the one that says no,” she adds. “I accept that role. I’m not the popular parent.”


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Women in ETFs March Toward Equality
Happy International Women's Day! In the last 100 years, women and men in the United States have marched towards gender equality with their heads held high. In 1920, women gained the right to vote. In the 1960's, several court cases granted women the right to work in previously male dominated jobs.In 1976, Supreme Court upheld women's [...] Read more on ETFtrends.com.
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text: I like dancing and roller skating. I have 13 Uncles and Aunts and lots of cousins. I enjoy entertaining my friends and family and especially making them laugh. I have a older sister and a hyper active labradoodle dog called Yohji. I am working on my grade 3 piano and have lots of friends at school.