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Kinematic components for high temperature ranges from South Tyrol with special lubricants from Vöhringen
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Economy, lubricants, H1, NSF, pyrolytic oven, intelligent living, curved hinges, research & development, Apparatebau Gronbach GmbH, Neumarkt-Laag, ELKALUB, Chemie-Technik GmbH, Vöhringen
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Vöhringen/Baden-Württemberg, Neumarkt-Laag/South Tyrol: Apparatebau Gronbach GmbH in Neumarkt-Laag, South Tyrol, is a medium-sized supplier in the area of sheet forming, welding and assembly technology. The company's specialist area is the development and production of kinematic and aesthetic components such as mechanical components and assemblies for well-known companies of the household appliance industry. Many innovations, special developments and user-oriented solutions have made Apparatebau one of the leading suppliers in this field. To ensure that mechanical components keep for a long time, they must be perfectly lubricated. For this reason, the company has worked closely with the German Chemie-Technik GmbH for years. Together they have created a new, NSF H1-registered special lubricant, and another one is now being developed.
Apparatebau develops and produces, among others, hinges and pull-out rails for all well-known manufacturers of household appliances. Gerold Meurer, Head of Innovation at Apparatebau: "We support our clients throughout the whole process: From product development, equipment construction, sample manufacturing up to implementation in serial production." Apparatebau also maintains a similarly close relationship with its suppliers, such as Chemie-Technik GmbH. "We have been relying on ELKALUB's lubricant for over 15 years and are very happy with its quality.", says Gerold Meurer. And this entails some quite complex tasks.
Special requirements for lubricants:
Pyrolysis temperatures and electromechanic hinges
Pyrolytic oven:
While temperatures in standard ovens go up to 300 °C, pyrolytic ovens reach peak values of 500 °C in the cleaning phase. Normal lubricants fail to work at these temperatures. This is why lubricated pull-out rails must usually be taken out of the oven during pyrolysis. To be able to leave them in the oven during pyrolysis in the future, ELKALUB developed a new special lubricant with Apparatebau: ELKALUB VPG 927 grease is based on a specially thickened and non-toxic base oil which evaporates at high temperatures and leaves a wafer-thin film of solid lubricants which lubricates the pull-out rails in a durable manner. The product is of course suitable for food contact and has a NSF H1 certification.
Important contribution to "intelligent living":
The cooperation also provides an important contribution to "intelligent living": Devices are increasingly connected in the "smart home", and can be thus controlled from any location. For this new age in the residential and household sector, Apparatebau has developed products such as the "e-Hinge", an electromechanic oven hinge. With this, oven doors can be open and closed automatically through sensor or smartphone controls, for example after the cooking and baking process in order to air the cooked product. The requirements for lubrication points and lubricants are also high for the "e-Hinge": The electronically controlled actuators generate high forces at the bearing positions, in addition, the lubrication must be guaranteed for a device life long. The co-development of a suitably formulated grease together with (kein the)Chemie-Technik GmbH is still in its infancy, however, the first ELKALUB laboratory samples are already being tested by Apparatebau.
Long since tried and tested:
Oven door hinges by Apparatebau Gronbach with ELKALUB GLS 962/N2
The combination of ELKALUB GLS 962/N2 and the oven door hinge G1 has proven its reliability in the series millions of times. It must withstand 150,000 closing cycles in the hinge lifecycle. Route and force-controlled kinematics are used in the curved hinge G1. The movement pattern is given by a curve, the force by a coil spring. The spring is replaceable and can be adjusted to the door weight. So that the curved hinge can work for a long time and unnoticed, it is also built to save space and can be cleaned easily.
ELKALUB GLS 962/N2 grease guarantees lifetime lubrication through a synthetic base oil mixture (PAO/Ester) with high viscosity (460 mm²/s); it is resistant to oxidation and temporarily temperature-resistant up to 250 °C.
Dr. Frank Schulz, Head of Research and Development at Chemie-Technik GmbH, outlines further benefits:
"The special suitability of the NSF H2-registered grease ELKALUB GLS 962/N2 consists in the fact that it reduces the 'stick-slip effect' which primarily occurs at temperatures over 100 °C. It also has very good properties in conjunction with glass fibre-reinforced PA (polyamide) and galvanised steel."
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Under the ELKALUB brand, Chemie-Technik GmbH develops, produces and distributes lubricating oils, lubricating greases and sprays with approx. 30 employees, mostly in NSF H1-registered and Halal-certified quality. The products are predominantly used in the printing industry, food industry, pharmaceutical industry and automotive industry as well as in mechanical and plant engineering. The owner-managed company based in Vöhringen/Baden-Württemberg makes around 50 percent of its revenue in export.
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Spicer out and Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci in, as Press Secretary for Trump.
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Spicer resigns from White House team, sources say
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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer resigned Friday in a move apparently tied to the hiring of a new top communications aide, marking a major shakeup in the president's press shop at an already tumultuous time.
Spicer's departure was confirmed just moments after President Trump met with the man being tapped for White House communications director, Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci.
Speculation about Spicer's status with the White House has run rampant for months, but the appointment of Scaramucci was seen as a deciding factor in his resignation.
Spicer originally was supposed to lead a newly restructured communications operation. Under that structure, the communications director would report to him — which may have caused a conflict with Scaramucci. And Spicer reportedly questioned the hiring.
His departure comes as Trump has shown growing frustration with the ongoing Russia meddling probe and the massive attention it receives in the media. Spicer has defended Trump throughout the controversy, but had taken on a lower-profile role in recent weeks.
Spicer's daily briefings were a must-see event during the opening months of the Trump presidency. But Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has since taken the lead on many daily press briefings — which mostly are held off camera and no longer televised live.
However, Sanders is slated to hold an on-camera briefing Friday at 2 p.m. ET
While Spicer is close to White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, Priebus told The Associated Press that he supports Scaramucci "100 percent."
"We go back a long, long way and are very good friends," Priebus said of Scaramucci. "All good here."
Spicer's abrupt exit also came on a busy day for changes in Trump's inner circle.
News broke overnight on the resignation of Mark Corallo, who had been the lead spokesman on behalf of Trump's long-time personal attorney Marc Kasowitz and the legal team. Corallo, who was previously a spokesman for the Justice Department, reportedly objected to public criticisms of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. His resignation followed Trump telling The New York Times that he didn't want Mueller investigating Trump family business ties outside the Russia scope.
Kasowitz, meanwhile, is stepping back to take a lower-profile role.
A source said Kasowitz will continue to give his input and guidance to the president, as well as all members of the outside counsel.
Meanwhile, Scaramucci, who supported Trump during the general election, is expected to fill the White House role that has remained vacant since Mike Dubke's resignation in May. His background is in the financial ranks of New York, having founded a global hedge fund. He later worked with Trump's team during the campaign and transition and more recently was named senior vice president and chief strategy officer of the Export-Import Bank in June.
Spicer's departure marks the end of a rocky tenure in which the president's top spokesman at times struggled to keep pace with Trump's sometimes-chaotic leadership style — and a swirl of controversies.
During the 2016 election cycle, Spicer was the chief strategist and communications director of the Republican National Committee. He later came to the White House along with Priebus, the former RNC chairman who is now Trump's chief of staff.
Spicer hasn't had the rosiest relationship with the media since joining the White House. He's clashed with reporters over "fake news" and said repeatedly the president was fed up with news reports that were "patently false."
In February, he came under fire for barring reporters from several media outlets from participating in a scheduled press briefing.
His prickly relationship with the press was widely mocked on "Saturday Night Live" with Melissa McCarthy playing Spicer.
Fox News' John Roberts and The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Dapper Labs CEO discusses digital trading cards via NBA Top Shot
February 12, 2021, 1:24 p.m.
Roham Gharegozlou, Dapper Labs CEO joins the Yahoo Finance Live panel to discuss digital trading cards via NBA Top Shot.
ZACK GUZMAN: Well, meantime, it's not just Bitcoin that's been getting a lot of talk here. Everyone might be talking about those moves that we've seen. But other uses of blockchain's technology are rapidly advancing, especially when it comes to non-fungible tokens or NFTs. That technology has enabled tokenizing specific and unique assets to allow trading tokens that represent verifiable pieces of art or memorabilia.
And one startup is capitalizing on that by tokenizing specific sports moments starting with the NBA. Dapper Labs founded NBA Top Shot in partnership with the league to let fans buy, trade, and sell their own specific game highlights, like LeBron James throwing down a dunk in a Lakers game. That one moment was later resold, for get this, more than $71,000.
So here to discuss that exciting combo of sports and crypto is the CEO of Dapper Labs, who joins us now. Roham Gharegozlou joins us right now. And Roham, thanks for taking the time to chat with us about this because it's a very interesting idea. Dapper Labs, people might know you guys worked on Crypto Kitties in years past. But this is similar. It's something that fans already know pretty well with sports. So I guess it's like digital trading cards. But explain to us how the process works.
ROHAM GHAREGOZLOU: Yeah, absolutely. So it's a partnership between the NBA, the Players Association, and our company Dapper Labs. And we originally wrote the first non-fungible token standard a few years ago. But like you said, this really brings it to life because at the simplest level, it's like trading cards. People open packs, trade with their friends in the marketplace, complete sets to get new content.
And what we did was we took the greatest moments in NBA history, the video highlights, and we turned those into the limited edition digital collectibles. And because they're digital, it's pretty much instant compared to postal mail. The marketplace, all of the trading history is fully transparent. And the videos on the cards is actually a lot cooler and more immersive than static photos.
And so we're super excited about it. We launched back in October in terms of our public beta. It's still in a beta period. The site isn't fully stable all of the time. But in the past 30 days, we've done over $50 million in sales. And I think we're on track to be the fastest growing marketplace ever.
AKIKO FUJITA: Wow, $50 million. I mean, you talk about the speed with which the transaction can happen being a plus. But also the fact that you can sort of verify the authenticity of that on the spot as well. Zack just alluded to the LeBron highlight that commanded $71,000. What's been the highest bid so far, what specific highlight?
ROHAM GHAREGOZLOU: Several cards have sold for over or around $100,000. Most of them have been LeBron. King James is on top of the marketplace. But a number one Zion also sold for $100,000 recently.
But I want to highlight that the big dollar sales get the headlines. But the majority of transactions on the Top Shot marketplace are actually under $50. And that's what makes digital special is that it doesn't cost-- you don't have to pay for a rating agency. You don't have to pay for postal mail. It's actually very low-friction and very accessible, whether you're competing at those sort of high dollar six figures or whether you're trying to build up a collection that's maybe a few dollars.
ZACK GUZMAN: Yeah. So this is what you guys are working on right now. Obviously, you're backed by players in the NBA, Coinbase ventures as well, and Idris and Horowitz. But you could see this idea expanding into a lot of different sports. And for the idea for people investing in this as an individual, the token that powers your chain also trades on some exchanges now. But my question on projects like these is, is there any actual worth to the token, in your case Flow Token, as it's called? Because you sell the packs in US dollars, right? So explain to me how the Flow Token plays in all this too.
ROHAM GHAREGOZLOU: Well, the thing to really understand is blockchains are public computers. They are infrastructure that you pay to use in the form of a token rather than paying dollars to Amazon or Google to run your operations on. And so that's what's happening behind the scenes.
You can come with credit card. You can come with Bitcoin. You can come with any currency you want to come with. But every transaction is being powered by the Flow blockchain. Every asset is being authenticated and secured by the Flow blockchain. And the fuel that pays for all of that and pays all of the computers that are around the world securing Flow-- and it's bigger companies like Deutsche Telekom and Samsung as well as small startups as well as individual NBA players. And they're connecting their computers and helping support this global network.
And the Flow token is what powers at all. But you don't need to know that in order to play NBA Top Shot. There's nothing about cryptocurrency. It's about basketball. And the crypto technology is simply what enables the software to exist.
AKIKO FUJITA: So the NBA is the first step. No question you see this expanding to other sports too. But what about applications beyond that? I mean, you've talked about being able to take the collectibles market into more of the modern era using this technology. What applications do you see?
ROHAM GHAREGOZLOU: I mean, you're already seeing tools that are coming about, helping people manage their portfolios and their collections. You're already seeing the community build fantasy games where you can sort of line up your collection against others. But we're also working on a mobile game where people can download an app off the App Store, start playing for free, and get access to limited edition highlights and different parks just by playing the mobile game.
And that's another cool thing about blockchain is that because it's public, anybody can build on it. So third party developers are already building marketplaces and other apps that use our assets, use the actual collection as part of them.
ZACK GUZMAN: I'm not sure if that was the cat that inspired Crypto Kitties is that just appeared on there behind you. But when we talk about-- I think that's the interesting thing. Oh, it's dog. He's a dog person. I see the difference.
But yeah, when we talk about it, it seems like it's one of those cool combos in crypto because it's something that people understand. People have been collecting collectibles in that space for years. And now it's all of a sudden on the blockchain and verifiable. But what's next? I mean, what do you see moving beyond it? If you got from Crypto Kitties to the NBA, what comes next?
ROHAM GHAREGOZLOU: Well I don't want to give away all our surprises. For right now, our focus is on the NBA. We're going to make it an absolutely amazing product. And I think we're barely scratching the surface. We're less than 50,000 users still. And so we're going to focus on making this an example of what a blockchain application that doesn't sort of put cryptocurrency as its sort of front-facing front door can look like.
But the Flow blockchain is basically a decentralized computer. You can program anything on top of it. And it's going to be interesting to see what the community of developers comes up with in the coming years.
AKIKO FUJITA: Yeah, no question. Fascinating to see how this is sort of changing the game. But we would love to have you back on for any new developments. That's Roham Gharegozlou-- I hope I pronounced that right-- the CEO of Dapper Labs. It's good to have you on today.
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Blue Blade Energy, the JV formed by United Airlines, energy infrastructure company Tallgrass and biorefiner Green Plains Inc, will see an investment of up to $50 million. The JV will provide up to 135 million gallons of ethanol-based SAF annually, and up to 2.7 billion gallons in total under an offtake agreement, United Airlines said.


The first matchday of RoboCup 2016 is over. It was a successful day for both teams. For the care robots, three challenges were scheduled. SERGIO had to navigate and avoid obstacles and during the Speech Recognition Challenge he had to answer a lot of questions. Answering the questions went very well but he had some troubles with navigating to the right person. AMIGO also did a challenge today. During the Person Recognition Challenge he was presented to a person after which the person positioned himself into the crowd. It was the task of AMIGO to find that person and provide some background informations, i.e. male/female or age.
The football robots have also played their first matches. The first match against our German friends from Carpe Noctem ended in a 11-0 victory. Also the matches against the ASML Falcons and the Japanese team Hibikino-Musashi ended in a victory of our robots. During the first day we scored 32 times and our keeper Hans van Sleutelen kept his goal clean; 0 goals against. A great start of the soccer robots!


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CEI Research Assistant Eric Schneider releases a tagged fish that has fully recovered from the surgical procedure.
Bonefish are not the only economically important species found on the flats! Bonnethead, lemon, blacktip (pictured), and other sharks all visit shallow nearshore habitiat and were spotted while seining for bonefish.
Bonefish are a highly sought-after sportfish, supporting a $140+ million industry in the Bahamas. Shallow coastal waters that bonefish inhabit are under threat from development and other human-induced stressors; identifying how bonefish use critical foraging and spawning habitats is essential for securing the longevity of the Bahama's bonefish fishery.
Over the past week, CEI's Flats Ecology and Conservation Program (FECP) has been conducting a field study on Grand Bahama Island as part of a joint effort to further investigate the spawning activities of bonefish. The FECP is joined by a diverse team of scientists, fishermen and stakeholders that hope to learn more about local populations to direct future conservation efforts. The overall objective of this multi-year study is to determine the location of bonefish spawning aggregations to best determine possible sites for the establishment of Marine Protected Areas and National Park's to conserve the local bonefish population.
Fig 1: An acoustic transmitter (inset) is inserted into a bonefish via a small incision on the fish's underside. A hose supplies water to the fish's gills throughout the duration of the brief (~2 minutes) procedure. Fish recover fully after only a few minutes.
Fig. 2: Bonefish are corralled in a seine net – a method of capture that is safe for the fish. Seine nets double as a recovery pen after surgery, too, as pictured here. Notice the external tag that will allow future anglers or scientists to identify this fish as having been captured on Grand Bahama.
Fig. 3: Location of acoustic receivers (inset image) deployed around Grand Bahama. Bonefish typically inhabit shallow flats, but migrate as large schools to deep water during spawning events. The location of the acoustic receivers (balloons) will allow the fish to be tracked as they migrate through shallow habitat en route to spawning aggregations. Stars denote location of bonefish capture/tagging.
To accomplish this, the team deployed 32 VEMCO acoustic receivers – devices that can record the signal from acoustic transmitters – and surgically implanted 56 bonefish with acoustic transmitter tags (Fig. 1). Bonefish are captured by seine netting or angling (Fig. 2), carefully anesthetized prior to surgical implantation of a small battery-sized transmitter tag, sutured, and then allowed to recover before being released. Once released, the fish can be tracked when it swims within 1 km of any of the submerged receivers (Fig. 3).
CEI Director Aaron Shultz, along with CEI Research Assistant Eric Schneider, Research Technician Nick Balfour, researcher Malcolm Goodman, and CEIS board member, Dr. David Philipp of the Fisheries Conservation Foundation (FCF) led the group from Eleuthera. Greg Vincent and Jason Franklin, Co-owners of h2o Bonefishing, also add to the team from Grand Bahama with Justin Lewis, a former CEI Research Assistant, who is coordinating the assistance of the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust (BTT) and the FCF within the Bahamas Initiative.
Lending further expertise and knowledge of the area is Dr. Karen Murchie, an Assistant Professor at the College of the Bahamas, Dr. Aaron Adams, the Director of Operations at BTT, Paul Adams, Manager of North Riding Point Club, a bonefishing lodge on Grand Bahama, and Eric Carey, Executive Director of the Bahamas National Trust (BNT).
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In the early days of in-car cameras, getting the signal from the car to the home viewer's television was a bit tricky. The in-car camera would broadcast images to a helicopter hovering over the track, which would return the signal to a trailer owned by the broadcast company.
The process is similar today, but it takes a lot less fuel. The helicopter has been replaced by receivers placed along the top of the track's bleachers. The in-car cameras send out signals that are picked up all along the route by the receivers. These receivers send the signal to a trailer, just like the helicopter did, where it's processed for television. The finished signal is then sent to the network carrying the broadcast.
The signal gets from the network to our TV sets like everything else does, via cable, satellite, Internet connection, or over the air and into a set of rabbit ears perched atop the television. The in-car cameras have created a sense of intimacy for at-home NASCAR fans. They feel even more connected to their favorite drivers when they can see that driver pump his or her fist as he or she cross the finish line, or when they can hear their favorite driver communicate with the crew chief about his or her car's performance on the track.
Companies like the satellite television provider DirecTV have signed deals with NASCAR to take advantage of this relationship between fans, drivers and the in-car cameras. DirecTV, for example, offers a "NASCAR HotPass" package with high-definition images from in-car cameras and dedicated audio channels for selected drivers.
As technology advances and cameras are able to deliver crisper images from tinier equipment, you can bet NASCAR will take advantage. Infrared engine cam? In-helmet cam? Anything is possible -- as long as NASCAR can find someone to sponsor it.
NASCAR's Nextel Cup series isn't the only one using in-car cameras. They're found in NASCAR Nationwide and Truck Series races, of course, but other sports have used shrunken, high-tech cameras to bring fans inside the action. Hockey's in-the-net goal-cam and baseball's catcher-mounted mask-cam are a few examples of this phenomenon.
How does a NASCAR track change physically during a race?
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WWE Tough Enough is een professioneel worstelrealitysoap geproduceerd door World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Een programma waarin deelnemers strijden in worsteltrainingen en wedstrijden om uiteindelijk een WWE contract in het professioneel worstelen te winnen. In de eerste 3 seizoenen waren er steeds twee winnaars, dit werd uitgezonden op MTV. in het vierde seizoen was er slechts 1 winnaar. In oktober 2010 werd er aangekondigd door USA Network dat het programma Tough Enough, na zes jaar afwezigheid terug zou keren en na WWE Raw zou worden uitgezonden. De eerste aflevering van het terugkerende Tough Enough programma werd uitgezonden op 4 april 2011, een dag na WrestleMania XXVII.

Op 15 januari 2015, werd aangekondigd dat de WWE samen met USA Network een nieuw 6e seizoen gaat produceren. Op 7 april 2015 werd aangekondigd dat de show uitgezonden zal worden op 23 juni 2015. Chris Jericho zal de show gaat presenteren, met Hulk Hogan afl 1-5 (werd door WWE ontslagen per 24 juli 2015), The Miz nam dit vanaf afl. 6 over, Daniel Bryan en Paige als juryleden. Billy Gunn, Booker T en Lita zullen de deelnemers gaan trainen & coachen. Er zullen weer 2 winnaars zijn 1 man en 1 vrouw zij ontvangen beide $250,000 en een professioneel worstel contract bij de WWE.

Tough Enough
Maven Huffman en Nidia Guenard wonnen het eerste seizoen van Tough Enough en kregen een WWE contract. Nidia werd op 3 november 2004 ontslagen door de WWE, een half jaar later op 5 juli 2005 werd ook Maven ontslagen.

Trainers
 Al Snow
 Jacqueline
 Tori
 Tazz

Deelnemers
 Bobbie Jo Anderson
 Chris Niflor
 Christopher Nowinski
 Darryl Cross
 Greg Whitmoyer
 Jason Dayberry
 Josh Lomberger
 Maven Huffman (winnaar)
 Nidia Guenard (winnares)
 Paulina Thomas
 Shadrick McGee
 Taylor Matheny
 Victoria Tabor

Tough Enough 2
Linda Miles en Jackie Gayda wonnen het tweede seizoen van Tough Enough. Linda werd op 12 november 2004 ontslagen, en Jackie werd op 5 juli 2005 ontslagen. Gayda trouwde later met voormalig WWE worstelaar Charlie Haas.

Trainers
 Al Snow
 Hardcore Holly
 Chavo Guerrero
 Ivory

Deelnemers
 Aaron Lewis
 Alicia
 Anni
 Danny
 Hawk
 Jackie (winnares)
 Jake Darren
 Jessie Ward
 Kenny Layne (worstelde later voor o.a. TNA en Ring of Honor)
 Linda Miles (winnares)
 Matt (worstelt nu in TNA en was actief in WWE)
 Peter
 Robert Savhalet

Tough Enough III
Het derde seizoen van Tough Enough werd gewonnen door John Hennigan en Matt Cappotelli.

Trainers
 Al Snow
 Bill DeMott
 Ivory

Deelnemers
 Eric
 Jamie
 Jill
 John (winnaar)
 Jonah
 Nick
 Justin
 Kelly
 Lisa
 Matt (winnaar)
 Chad
 Rebekah
 Scott
 Wendel

$1,000,000 Tough Enough (seizoen 4)
Het vierde seizoen van Tough Enough werd bij de uitzendingen van WWE SmackDown samengevoegd tussen oktober en december 2004, als reactie op Raw die de eerste jaarlijkse "RAW Diva Search" wedstrijd uitzond. De prijs was een $ 1.000.000 professioneel worstelcontract voor vier jaar. De winnaar van het vierde seizoen werd aangekondigd op 14 december 2004 en werd uitgezonden op 16 december 2004. De winnaar was Daniel Puder, een Amerikaanse professionele mixed martial artist. Puder deed mee op 30 januari 2005, als derde nieuwkomer in de Royal Rumble match. Kort daarna ging hij worstelen in OVW maar werd later alsnog ontslagen van zijn WWE contract.

Terugkerende series

Seizoen 5
Op 18 oktober 2010, kondigde de televisiewebsite Deadline.com aan dat USA Network hun realitysoaps wilde uitbreiden met als resultaat dat Tough Enough terugkeerde. De eerste aflevering werd uitgezonden worden op 4 april 2011, een dag na WrestleMania XXVII. De afleveringen van het programma zullen tijdens het slot van WWE Raw worden uitgezonden.

Dit seizoen werd gepresenteerd door Stone Cold Steve Austin die bijgestaan worden door drie trainers: Booker T, Trish Stratus en Bill DeMott. Miss USA Rima Fakih is bevestigd als een van de deelnemers.

Deelnemers
 Martin Casaus
 Matt Capiccioni
 Christina Crawford
 Michelle Deighton
 Rima Fakih
 Andy Leavine
 Eric Watts
 Mickael Zaki
 Ariane Andrew
 Ryan Howe
 A.J. Kirsch
 Jeremiah Riggs
 Luke Robinson
 Ivelisse Velez

Afleveringen

1Michelle werd niet geëlimineerd. Ze verliet de serie tijdens de aflevering.
2Martin liep tijdens de competitie een zware enkelblessure op en verliet vervolgens de serie.
3Christina liep tijdens de competitie een lichte enkelblessure en werd naar huis gestuurd door Austin.

Zie ook
 WWE NXT

Externe links
  Tough Enough op USA Network

Tough Enough
Amerikaanse televisieserie
Programma van MTV
Tough Enough
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The sculptor brought astounding detail to this realistic 1912 portrait over a doorway on West 20th Street. He included the double-breasted coat, furrowed expression and even a disheveled, upturned collar.
The great wave of German immigrants who settled in New York in the mid- to late 19th century included laborers skilled in trades learned at home—cabinet makers, cigar manufacturers and stone carvers among them.
Some of the stone carvers—gifted sculptors in their own right like Karl Bitter—would go on to celebrated careers. But most labored away anonymously in the dusty cavernous workshops with scores of other carvers creating mantels, lintels and doorway surrounds. It was grueling work that earned them a meager living to support their families.
On West 25th Street, what appears to be an entire family is depicted over the window openings. Of the total of five realistic faces, three shown here, is one of a deceased infant (as noted by the wings).
At the time of the article the work of the stone carvers for the exterior of buildings was relegated mainly to reserved decorative lintels, door surrounds and cornices. In the second half of the century their artistic talents would be more heavily taxed, including sculpted human forms. The revived Italian Renaissance architecture brought with it busts of gods and goddesses—most often Hermes or Athena—who aloofly gazed down on passersby.
This ambitious late 19th-century apartment building on 8th Avenue in Chelsea kept sculptors busy with over 100 carved faces--each one unique.
Then, with the medieval-inspired Romanesque Revival style that began sweeping the country in the 1880s fantastic heads of helmeted Vikings, warriors, kings and noblewomen appeared as carved keystones and in the elaborate capitals of carved columns. Some buildings required dozens of faces carved from brownstone, limestone or marble.
The workshops were frenzied with the clinking of chisel against stone and, often, the advanced stone carver was given broad liberty in his creations. Faced with producing an endless list of carved faces, he sometimes drew his inspiration from his own family or friends. The sculptor produced unheralded, lasting images of his wife or children as elements of the new structure.
As human forms began appearing as architectural elements, life-like faces like this in Victorian dress may have belonged to a family member of the sculptor.
Through it all the carvers' wages did not necessarily reflect the increase in architectural sculpture. A letter to the editor of The New York Times pleaded the case of the stone carver and his meager wages.
"A stone carver is an artist and a skillful mechanic. He must be an expert in freehand drawing. He must be a modeler. Styles of at least a score of different periods in history must be common knowledge to him. A study of nature in its various forms is necessary—foliage, flower and fruit, as well as the anatomy of the animal and the human body. He must have an inborn and cultivated sense of harmony and contrast. But all these studies and talents are nil if he cannot use the chisel and the mallet and the different tools of his profession on delicate and costly material for sculpture, natural stone, marble and granite. A different technique is necessary to apply to limestone, marble, granite and sandstone.
This drowsy-looking gentleman on West 22nd Street boasts a fine Edwardian mustache.
These artistic abilities did not go unnoticed by the wealthy real estate developers who were building New York. Around the turn of the century it occurred to some that they, too, could be immortalized in stone on their own buildings. In the Chelsea area alone, scores of buildings, mostly apartments, rose with the owner's or developer's proud face adorning the entranceway. Suddenly entrepreneurs shared the limelight with Vikings and warriors.
A cravat-wearing gentleman bears the 21st century humiliation of a coat of aluminum paint.
Ironically, the wealthy men who posed before the poorly-paid stone carvers in order to be remembered forever achieved the same fate as the sculptors' families—anonymity. The wonderful stone portraits—these photographs in stone—are essentially overlooked and the names that belonged to the faces have been lost to time.
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Where Treatments Meet Genetics: Making Stratified Medicine a Reality in Scotland
May 1, 2013 | Pamela
Earlier this week, we announced our part in the Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre (SMS-IC), along with the healthcare and clinical research community in Scotland, and our industrial partner in this venture, Life Technologies. There's quite a bit to unpack in that sentence, and the hardest part of that is probably "stratified medicine" itself. As an informatics specialist it's not familiar territory, and that will be true for many readers.
It may surprise a lot of us to be told that stratified or personalised medicine means, essentially, targeting the right treatment at the right person, to get better outcomes. I tend to think this is exactly what a health professional would do by default.
The truth is that doctors, nurses and allied health professionals operate with a very broad knowledge of illness and wellness, but limited information about us as individuals, and often the guidelines for treatment are sketchy or not agreed or embedded in that broad knowledge base.
Good work is being done to increase knowledge, consensus and evidence for treatment plans and guidelines of care. In some cases, the choice of which treatment will cure or harm a patient will depend on having more information about the individual than is in their history or health records. Then, a variation in the patient's genome will determine whether a drug will work or cause damage. We have seen some high profile cases of this in breast cancer, cystic fibrosis and cardiovascular disease.
The Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre is one effort to improve this situation in at least two directions. The first is to integrate clinical records with information from the patient's own genome sequence. This is different from a specific gene test currently available on the NHS because it creates a record of the whole genome. Over time, links between response rates and specific variations of genomes can be better understood and as a result, specialists can make better informed decisions about treatments.
We have all heard of the Human Genome Project and some might be aware of initiatives like the 1000 Genome Project or 23andMe. The ability to record the whole genome sequence is moving from the lab to the clinic. Part of the challenge here is about scale (tens of thousands of individuals) and part is the expansion of the science from genetic research to clinical research with genomic data as in input. The SMS-IC will initially offer this to patients with critical illnesses such as lung cancer.
In order to achieve this multiple research groups will need to build up the type of analysis and research that provides evidence of those links across different disease types. From there, insights and innovation can be translated into clinical trials and practice. Increasingly, this will mean analysing larger data sets that can only be brought together by a consortium at regional or national level.
The second direction is all about innovation and transfer of good ideas into viable services or products that the NHS and other health systems can use. Take the development of new drugs, for example. Patients with critical illnesses often want to participate in clinical trials, however drug discovery has recently become much more focused on very targeted approaches, where knowing how a patient's body works at a molecular level. This means that qualifying for a trial means having knowledge of the patient's genome for that target or variation.
The challenge here is creating an environment where research and clinical trials can happen. This requires a robust framework for data protection (even with anonymised or de-identified data) and a willingness to participate from patients, the health service, researchers and pharmaceutical companies. If that's in place, then, for me at least, we are back in the familiar territory of informatics.
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At the beginning of March, the PVC Recycling Campaign also participated in the 22nd Demolition Conference by running a joint stand. More than 800 demolition and recycling specialists from all over Europe made the most of the event as an opportunity to discuss current topics in the industry. At the PVC Recycling Campaign stand, for example, participants in the Demolition Conference were able to find out more about recycling solutions for flooring, roofing membranes, windows, doors, roller shutters, tarpaulins and pipes made of PVC throughout Germany. Alongside AGPU representatives, the stand was also manned by experts from the German Association for the Recycling of PVC Floor Coverings (AgPR), the window recycling company Rewindo and Roofcollect, the recycling system for plastic roofing and waterproofing membranes.
"When it comes to the procurement of important secondary raw materials for the successful implementation of our recycling solutions, demolition companies are, of course, extremely important contacts as potential suppliers of raw materials", explained the AGPU recycling expert and Rewindo Managing Director Michael Vetter.


I drew before I knew how to hold a pen, but then I stopped for a decade. Recently, I felt the impulse to draw again. I meditated and wondered: what if I can work with anyone's consciousness? So, I asked Picasso and Salvator Dali's spirits to work with me, to guide my hands, to flow with me, and here's the fruit of this creative process.
I entered the creative vortex and drew miles and miles of lines, without rarely lifting my pen. This technique facilitates a state of flow, so that I can be a channel for creation, as we all are. Flowing leaves very little room for the ego to think and twist truth. It truly is a transcendental experience to create without thinking. You can read about my inspiration below these yogi humanoids.
I am fascinated by the magic of the human body, the vessel that carries our soul. In my creations, I use every line to represent the wiring, the veins, muscles and articulations that allow us to experience Life. The body is meant to be free, honored, and trusted. It truly has an intelligence of its own.
The life-creating female body has these valleys, curves, and pleasure points which make it a real joy ride to draw. This is an ode to the Goddess, the fierce women I see in all women around me, yet whom are sometimes trapped and wounded. But we all feel it, the Feminine is rising!
As Singularity make most fearful of an uncertain future in which robots might turn hostile to human beings, I wish to create a reality in which even robots can be zen, loving and connect to the one Universal consciousness. I always wonder why most assume the worst of their independent intelligence, isn't it possible that they choose a more enlightened path and wish to even form relationships with human beings?
I welcome every day with yoga, and breathwork. Softening the dance between mind and matter, finding meaning in movement, becoming the observer of my thoughts... It might take me a few lifetimes to explore it all, and my curiosity and gratitude for this philosophy is expressed in these poses.
Technology slowly integrates our bodies and the hardware disappears. The line blurs between the machine and the flesh. To me, every character here is more than an artful humanoid, they have a personality, a life and intelligence of their own. I sway between the rawness of nature and the stainless steel skinned robot. With every piece, I've added the story each of them has told me.
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easyJet boss envisages short-haul electric 'flyways'
Posted on: 29 October 2018 by Mark Howells
easyJet's boss says electric-powered commercial aviation "is becoming a reality" with the industry now able to foresee a short-haul future "not exclusively dependent on jet fuel."
Johan Lundgren, CEO, described a future where the low-fare carrier could establish "electric flyways" on key short-haul routes. Lundgren made his comments as its partner, US-based Wright Electric, confirmed it was progressing into the next phase of the development of its electric aircraft design.
Wright Electric has applied for the patent on a novel motor design for an 'easyJet-sized aircraft', with routes such as London-Amsterdam (Europe's second busiest route) seen as a strong contender for full electric flying in the future.
Lundgren said: "We know it is important to our customers that we operate sustainably and with the introduction of A320neos, we can already provide a 15% reduction in carbon emissions and 50% less noise footprint, putting us amongst the best-ranking airlines in Europe. Looking forward, the technological advancements in electric flying are truly exciting and it is moving fast. From the two-seater aircraft, which is already flying, to the nine-seater which will fly next year, electric flying is becoming a reality and we can now foresee a future that is not exclusively dependent on jet fuel."
The target range of the envisaged electric aircraft is around 500 kilometres, he added, which within the airline's current portfolio would mean a route like Amsterdam to London could become the first electric 'flyway'. As Europe's second busiest route currently, this could offer significant reductions in noise and carbon emissions, with multiple take offs and landings every day, he added.
"We think the Netherlands has an opportunity to lead the way if the Government and airports encourage airlines to operate in the most sustainable way now and in the future and incentivise them through a different and lower charging structure," stated Lundgren.
Wright Electric is underway with work on an engine that will power a nine-seater aircraft. Its partner Axter Aerospace already has a two-seater aircraft flying, and the larger design could potentially start flying as soon as next year, it is claimed. The prototype propulsion system for the nine-seater would be four times more powerful than the system installed on the two-seater.
Work will start on the larger aircraft by designer Darold Cummings. Wright Electric says the filing of the patent for the more powerful motor was a development that "suggests that the transition towards an all-electric commercial passenger jet capable of flying passengers across easyJet's UK and European network is in sight."
Since 2000, easyJet has reduced its carbon emissions per passenger per kilometre by over 32%.
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Anthony Evans Releasing New Album 'Altared'
Little did singer/songwriter, actor and worship leader Anthony Evans know when he was in the studio working on his highly-anticipated new album Altared, releasing May 17, 2019 by Sherman James Productions, that the songs he was writing and recording to encourage his fans would come to so profoundly minister peace to him.
Evans' music has always possessed an unflinching authenticity. In the wake of the recent, sudden passings of his aunt, uncle, and cousin, and the unexpected news about his mother's health, Evans is leaning on his faith and family more than ever as he taps into the spiritual yearnings to find an inner spiritual and personal peace during this season of his life. While he recorded the new 11-track album that features the NBC The Voice alumnus re-imagining top worship songs and recording heartfelt originals prior to much of the family news, he readily admits the healing power of the lyrics on the new project are especially significant in light of recent events, particularly the debut single, "Fighting For Us."
"God is on our journey with us daily and He's fighting for our well-being, no matter if we hear a 'no,' 'yes' or 'maybe,'" said Anthony. "He's literally fighting for you and with you on your journey where you are. It's not when you get it together, it's where you are currently. I've experienced growth when I realized that, no matter where I am God is with and right next to me on the journey...fighting for me daily. That started to alter the way that I viewed my relationship with the Lord. That's what this song stated and I wanted that to be the message of this album."
With his unmatched vocal stylings, Evans delivers a unique and powerful full-length worship album. The heartfelt "Hope is Alive" and new single are coupled with innovative, re-imagined, and 'altared' versions of some of the most popular songs in the modern church including, "What A Beautiful Name," "Great Are You Lord," and "Who You Say I Am." Joined by Grammy Award-Winning Producer Max Stark, pop producer Bert Elliott and an all-star team of singers and musicians, Evans shapes an innovative project that's stacked with soulful and gospel influences, R&B and hip hop flavors, periodic programming, uncluttered arrangements, crisp production and an all-around progression.
Evans, via his own production company, Sherman James Productions, is also making his music and ministry more mobile. In tandem with his sister, best-selling author/actress Priscilla Shirer, Evans will set out on the "FerVent 2.0" outing. Each night, faithful expressions from his new album Altared will be joined with messages from Priscilla's upcoming movie Overcomer. The tour kicks off the first of 16 soon to be sold out cities in Tyler, TX on May 15.
Anthony Evans' new album Altared will be available through all digital retailers and exclusively via Lifeway Christian Resources. Altared is available now for pre-order.
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Following press & radio acclaim for their 2017 debut album 'Mortal Ghost', Nashville grunge-rockers Rusty Shipp are back with an expanded line up and their new single 'Breaking Waves'. The driving slice of anthemic alt-rockis the…
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Roxx Records will release the self-titled 10 track debut Christian Metal album from Ohio based band Weapons of God on July 26, 2019, just in time for the band to share with the world when they open up for Decyfer Down on July…
Christian Singer/Songwriter Sharlene-Monique Returns with Soulful Single 'Diamond Woman'
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The wet ball mill is a key equipment for regrinding, which is widely used for cement, silicate product, new type building material, refractory material, chemical fertilizer, black and non-ferrous metal, glass, ceramics and etc. The ball mill can grind ore or other materials that can be grinded either by wet process or by dry process.
Wet ball mill is new ball mill according to new concept design which adopts special rolling bearing as support structure of barrel. It solves service life of overload rolling bearing and problem of regulating mental activities, sealing problem under severe environmental condition and barrel movement caused by long working hours.
The wet ball mill is composed of feeding part, discharging part, turning part and driving part (reducer, small driving gear, and electric motor and electric control). The quill shaft adopts cast steel part and the liner is detachable. The turning gearwheel adopts casting hobbing process and the drum is equipped with wear-resistant liner, which has good wear-resistance. The machine is with stable and reliable working condition. Moreover, according to different materials and discharging methods, there are dry ball mills and wet ball mills for choosing.
The wet ball mill is a horizontal cylinder rotating device. It is equipped with drive gear which drives the cylinder for rotation in the working process outside the cylinder. There are two chambers. Materials go into the first chamber of the grinding machine spirally and evenly through the feeding hollow shaft from the feeding device, and there are ladder lining plates or ripple lining plates inside the first chamber where there are different kinds of steel balls. When the cylinder rotates, it will produce eccentric force to bring the steel balls to a certain height, the steel balls will fall down to impact and grind the materials. After being coarsely grinded in the first chamber, the materials will go into the secondary chamber where there are flat lining plates through the single-layer partition board. There are steel balls for further grinding the materials in the lining plate, and steel ball is set inside the second chamber. Materials will be grinded. Finally the powdery materials will be discharged from the discharging grating bar to complete powder grinding operation.


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Addisyn Jade Merrick (born March 4, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Club career
Merrick made her professional debut for the North Carolina Courage on June 27, 2020, in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup against Portland Thorns FC.

On November 12, 2020, Merrick was selected by Racing Louisville FC in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft. She made her Racing debut on June 23 against her former club, but she only appeared in three matches before suffering an ankle injury.

Merrick returned to full health in time for the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup, starting the first five matches of the competition. She made two starts for Racing Louisville in the regular season with a notable start against San Diego resulting in a win.

Merrick was traded to the Kansas City Current along with Cece Kizer on June 9, 2022. Making her Kansas City debut on June 11, 2022 against the Gotham FC subbing in for Victoria Pickett in the 61'. She made her first start for the Current on July 10, 2022 against the Washington Spirit.

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External links
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Living people
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VANCOUVER - Former British Columbia premier Bill Vander Zalm appeared flustered Thursday during several testy exchanges with a lawyer who challenged statements he made in a book and sworn affidavit but couldn't support in court.
The ex-premier's testimony drew cringes from people in the gallery as he tried to defend himself against a defamation lawsuit filed by former conflict of interest commissioner Ted Hughes.
Hughes, 84, claims Vander Zalm's "shocking" allegations in the 2008 book "Bill Vander Zalm: For the People" attacked his good name.
In 1991, Hughes conducted an inquiry into the controversial sale of Vander Zalm's Fantasy Gardens theme park and found the premier had breached conflict of interest guidelines by mixing his public and private affairs.
Vander Zalm, who immediately resigned on April 2, 1991, the day Hughes' report was released, told the trial that the inquiry involved a flawed process and lawyers who were philosophically opposed to him.
"The review, or inquiry, was conducted in the cabinet offices in a rather stark room, and we were only allowed to come in one at a time so I couldn't be with my wife. So it was me and it was her separate.
"There were three people there, two lawyers and Mr. Hughes, and they would fire questions rapidly one after another and then they would huddle and talk a bit and come back and fire more questions," he said.
"The whole thing was very strange, never seen anything like it. Didn't know it existed that way."
Vander Zalm said in his book, portions of which were read in court, that one of the lawyers, Joe Arvay, had once likened a human fetus to a wolf or a tree and that as a Catholic, such views made him uncomfortable.
After repeated questioning by Hughes' lawyer Irwin Nathanson, Vander Zalm said he didn't know if what he'd written about Arvay was true and that he had read it somewhere.
He also couldn't support writing that Arvay "despised my position on abortion," other than saying the high-profile lawyer had defended anti-abortionists.
Vander Zalm also wrote that the political and personal views of Arvay and his co-counsel John Finlay "couldn't have conflicted more with my own."
"You didn't know anything about John Finlay's philosophy that was opposed to yours," Nathanson said.
"Very little," Vander Zalm replied.
"You knew nothing, not very little," Nathanson shot back.
Vander Zalm told the trial, and wrote in his book, that Hughes insisted on a written letter from him saying an election wouldn't be called during the inquiry, which ran from February to March 1991.
But he has said in a sworn affidavit that it was his deputy, David Emerson, who'd spoken with Hughes, who also testified he made no such request of Vander Zalm.
Hughes found Vander Zalm in breach of conflict of interest guidelines, forcing the premier to resign on April 2, 1991, the day the inquiry report was released.
The most controversial aspect of the public backlash before the inquiry involved allegations that Vander Zalm accepted US$20,000 at a hotel from a Taiwanese billionaire around midnight on Aug. 4, 1990.
Hughes wrote in his report that he had "grave concerns" about Vander Zalm's inability to explain his actions during the inquiry.
The former premier had failed to mention the cash to Hughes until confronted with a tape recording of the exchange provided to Hughes by a woman who'd brokered the Fantasy Gardens deal.
"There was no reason to keep it secret," Nathanson said.
"Yes, I think so," Vander Zalm said. "Do I want to tell the world that he's got $20,000 in a safe some place?"
The former premier said he accepted the cash from Yu "for innocent reasons."
"'I want you to put this in my safe, safety,'" he said Yu told him.
Vander Zalm couldn't explain why he didn't mention anything in an August 1991 public statement about not challenging the US$20,000 aspect of Hughes' findings against him when he filed an unsuccessful request to have a B.C. Supreme Court judge review the decision.
He also omitted that issue in his book.


South Bristol residents could get their long-awaited household waste recycling centre in Hartcliffe Way by 2020 – if plans are passed by Bristol City Council's cabinet next week.
Cabinet will be presented with a progress report on 4 December which outlines the next steps for the project.
The council has confirmed it is committed to the delivery of a third household waste recycling centre (HWRC) to offer an expanded facility in the south of the city.
The current plan would see the new centre built on the Highways Depot at Hartcliffe Way.
As part of the 2017 budget, £4 million was allocated for the project – which will be totally council-funded.
The centre would also include a reuse facility, where good quality items can be saved and upcycled or find a new home.
Cabinet Member with responsibility for waste management, Cllr Kye Dudd, said: "We made a commitment to make Bristol measurably cleaner by 2020, as part of our Clean Streets Campaign, and this means more reuse, repairing and recycling so that less waste is produced and disposed of in landfill.
The site would be operated by Bristol Waste Company which is currently developing a project plan with the council.
Managing Director of Bristol Waste, Tony Lawless, said: "We are excited to work with the council on this much needed third HWRC. The expanded facilities will provide south Bristol residents with access to essential recycling services; reduce the strain on the existing centres and increase our potential to improve the already high levels of domestic waste recycling.
Detailed plans will now be going before Cabinet for a final decision. It is then hoped construction of the new recycling centre would start in the second half of 2019 – with the facility opening in 2020.


COBE MIKACICH! THE LEGEND SPEAKS!
(WHF) COBE WE WERE ALL SO PROUD OF YOU WHEN WE WATCHED YOU TAKE THE STAGE FOR THE LEGEND AWARD! TAKE US ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1992 WHEN THE TALL SLENDER KID FROM THE WEST COAST CAME TO COLORADO TO SEE IF HE COULD MAKE A MARK IN A BRAND NEW SPORT.
(CM) I DEFINITELY FELT LIKE AN OUTSIDER COMING TO A POSSIBLE NEW SPORT. EVERYONE ELSE WAS RIDING A SHORT LINE, AND I WAS RIDING A FULL LENGTH SLALOM ROPE AT 75'. EVERYONE ELSE WAS GOING ABOUT 18 MPH AND I TOLD THE BOAT DRIVER TO TAKE ME AT 23 MPH. MY TRIP TO DENVER, CO, FROM SACRAMENTO, CA, WAS NOT INTENDED TO BE A CAREER MOVE. THE TOMMY SLALOM CLASSIC WAS THE ONLY EVENT. AND I THINK MY MOM FELT LIKE SHE'D BEEN TRAVELLING ALL OVER FOR MY SISTER'S TENNIS MATCHES, SO SHE OFFERED TO TAKE ME TO COLORADO FOR WAKEBOARDING. LIKE I SAID, IT WAS THE ONLY EVENT.
AT FIRST, I WAS JUST A FAN FROM CALIFORNIA THAT CAME TO LEARN A BIT MORE ABOUT THE SPORT. BUT I WON THE OPEN DIVISION! THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MY RUN CONSISTED OF TWO WRAPPED 360'S (BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO HANDLE PASS YET). IT TURNED OUT THAT THE WINNER OF OPEN GOT TO RIDE AGAINST THE PROS THE NEXT DAY. I FINISHED VERY WELL AND I CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF THE O'BRIEN TEAM MANAGER WHO WAS THERE THAT WEEKEND. I WASN'T EVEN OUT OF THE WATER YET AND HE RAN OUT TO MEET ME WITH A CONTRACT IN HAND.
(WHF) WHEN DID YOUR CAREER REALLY TAKE HOLD?
(CM) A FEW YEARS AFTER THAT FIRST EVENT, I MOVED TO FLORIDA. THAT'S WHEN THINGS REALLY STARTED CHANGING. THE SPORT STILL DIDN'T EXIST THAT MUCH AND I CAME TO ORLANDO EXPECTING A LOT MORE. I ALMOST LEFT, BUT I MET CC AND SCOTTY ROBERTS, AND THEIR FAMILY LET ME LIVE WITH THEM. THAT'S WHEN I WAS ABLE TO START TRAINING AND LEARNING A LOT OF TRICKS.
(WHF) WHO WAS YOUR FIRST INFLUENTIAL COACH AND HOW DID THAT EFFECT YOUR RIDING?
(CM) ERIC PEREZ WAS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL. I NEVER REALLY HAD A COACH. BUT I COULD RELATE TO ERIC'S SURFING STYLE AND THE SOUL TO HIS RIDING.
(WHF) THE JOURNEY CONTINUED FOR YOU AND YOU TOOK ON MANY NEW ROLES IN WAKEBOARDING. TELL US ABOUT THE FORKS IN THE ROAD AND THE DECISIONS YOU MADE AND HOW IT GOT YOU TO TODAY.
(CM) I THINK, AT THE BEGINNING, THE IMPORTANT DECISIONS I MADE WERE GOING WITH COMPANIES WHERE I FELT I COULD MAKE AN IMPACT. I WAS THE FIRST WAKEBOARDER FOR TIGE BOATS, FOR ARNETTE SUNGLASSES, AND FOR REEF BRAZIL SANDALS. WE HAD TO SHOW COMPANIES A REASON TO GET INVOLVED WITH A BRAND NEW SPORT. THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY I STARTED MY ROAD TOUR. WHEN CHRIS BISCHOFF & I STARTED THE FANTASTIC VOYAGE, WE MADE A HUGE IMPACT IN THE SPORT, BRINGING IT TO PEOPLE IN EVERY CORNER OF THE COUNTRY. I ENDED UP BEING ON THE ROAD FOR 3 MONTHS STRAIGHT, TRAVELLING THROUGH THE NIGHT TO GET MY NEXT CLINIC AND TO PRO TOUR STOPS, BUT IT HELPED GROW THE SPORT INTO SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE COULD BE PART OF.
(WHF) THE NEW FACILITY JUST SEEMS TO BE VIBRATING OFF THE HOOK. YOUR SPONSORS HAVE TO BE SO PLEASED. I KNOW MALIBU AND TOMMY'S ARE JUST DOING BACK FLIPS FOR YOU NOW AND SEE A WHOLE NEW SHIFT IN HOW A YOUNG RIDER CAN ACTUALLY GET A PATH TO BEING LEGIT IN OUR INDUSTRY. WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR YOU FACILITY AND TAKE ME 5 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE AND TELL ME WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
(CM) MY VISION FOR FREEDOM WAKE PARK IS TWO-FOLD. I WANT TO PROVIDE A HOME BASE FOR PEOPLE TRYING TO ADVANCE THEIR RIDING. WE PROVIDE A SAFE AND ENCOURAGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, WHERE WE TEACH TECHNIQUE, BUT ALSO INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE. IF SOMEONE TRAINS WITH US, THEY'LL KNOW HOW TO DO THE TRICKS, HOW TO WEIGHT THEIR BOAT, HOW TO TALK TO A SPONSOR, AND HOW TO REPRESENT AT AN EVENT. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT, I NEVER ASSUME THAT OUR SPONSORS ARE SATISFIED. I WANT TO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE AND GIVE FEEDBACK TO HELP THE BRANDS IMPROVE EACH AND EVERY YEAR.
(WHF) YOU MARRIED INTO A LEGENDARY FAMILY WITH THE HIGHEST VALUES AND WORK ETHIC EVER. HOW LUCKY CAN A GUY BE!!!! TELL US ABOUT HOW THE TWO OF YOU SPEND YOUR DAYS AND HOW A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE FROM TARAH HELPS YOU FORMULATE THE VISION FOR FREEDOM WAKE PARK.
WE OPERATE LIKE A FINELY TUNED RACING PORSCHE… I'M ALL GAS AND ACCELERATION; TARAH HANDLES THE BRAKES AND STEERING.
SERIOUSLY, WE HAVE A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH DIFFERENT STRENGTHS. OUR THEORIES ON COACHING ARE THE SAME, AND OUR TECHNIQUES COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER. OFF THE BOAT, WE HANDLE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF GROWING THE BUSINESS.
THE QUALIFIERS ARE CRAZY COOL. BRIEFLY WALK US THROUGH A YOUNG MAN OR YOUNG LADIES JOURNEY WHEN THEY DECIDE TO COMPETE. HOW DO THEY START AND TRAIN AND WHAT SHOULD THEY EXPECT WHEN THEY DECIDE TO CONTACT YOU TO SEE IF THEY CAN MEASURE UP?
I THINK ANYONE CAN COMPETE IF THEY WANT TO, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO. COMPETITIONS ARE A GREAT WAY TO BE INVOLVED IT THE SPORT, BUT THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY WAY TO FIND YOUR NICHE. EITHER WAY, WE FOCUS ON FUNDEMENTALS FIRST, THEN FINE-TUNING YOUR TRICKS SO THEY HAVE SOUL AND STYLE. WAKEBOARDING IS A PASSION, NOT A CHECKLIST.
(WHF) YOU SHARE A COMMON VISION WITH TOMMY'S AND MALIBU THAT YOUNG PEOPLE NEED A TRUE PATH IN OUR INDUSTRY AND BY EDUCATING THEM, TRAINING THEM AND PREPARING THEM THEY CAN HAVE A LEGITIMATE CHANCE OF ENJOYING THE BLESSED LIFE THAT MANY OF US HAVE IN OUR INDUSTRY. ELABORATE ON HOW THIS CAME ABOUT AND WHERE IT IS GOING PLEASE.
(CM) I THINK IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH HOW LONG WE'VE BEEN IN THE SPORT. WE ARE "LIFERS" IN WAKEBOARDING, AND YOUNG RIDERS CAN LEARN A LOT FROM THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH IT BEFORE. WE ENJOY THIS SPORT SO MUCH, AND IT'S REALLY GRATIFYING TO SEE OTHERS FIND ENJOYMENT AND PURPOSE OUT ON THE WATER.


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The Capitalist Newsletter – December 14, 2016
TRUMP COSTS LOCKHEED MARTIN $2 BILLION WITH SINGLE TWEET; IS DEFENSE INDUSTRY ON NOTICE?
During Donald Trump's presidential campaign, he championed building up the U.S. defense industry. But in the past week, Trump has criticized the building of a new Air Force One, and is now ripping into Lockheed Martin over the cost of F-35 fighter jets. Trump says costs are ridiculous, and must be cut. But those cuts could mean jobs, and conflict directly with his promise to create more of those in the U.S. Is Trump putting the defense industry on notice? And how much damage can Trump do to the defense industry with Twitter?
Read More at Fortune
HERTZ SELECTS KATHRYN MARINELLO NEW CEO WITH BACKING OF CARL ICAHN
Hertz Global Holdings Inc. said Chief Executive John Tague will retire and the company's three longest-serving board members will step down, a month after disappointing quarterly earnings drew renewed interest from activist investor Carl Icahn. Kathryn V. Marinello, a former General Electric Co. executive and a longtime General Motors Co. director, was named CEO, effective Jan. 3. Icahn, the company's largest shareholder, said in a statement, "I am excited about Hertz and its prospects with Kathy at the helm," and "she is the right person to lead Hertz as we move forward."
Read More at MarketWatch Here
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GUN MAKER SMITH & WESSON NAME CHANGE APPROVED BY SHAREHOLDERS
Shareholders of gun maker Smith & Wesson "overwhelmingly" voted to change the company name to American Outdoor Brands Corp., the company said in a Tuesday statement. The new name will go into effect on or about Jan. 1, after which the company will be traded under the ticker "AOBC." ..
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– Tuesday, December 13th
Tech Leads Markets Higher as Dow Eyes 20k
– Spark Therapeutics, Inc. (ONCE) Director Anand Mehra Sells $1.2m
– Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. (TCI) CEO Daniel Moos Buys $3m
– U.S. Energy Corp. (USEG) Rockets UP (62.41%) After Positive Earnings and Implementation of Price Cutting Actions
– Proteon Therapeutics, Inc. (PRTO) Plummets DOWN (74.75%) After Failed Trial of Kidney Disease Treatment
Proteon Therapeutics, Inc. (PRTO) Considered a Majority Strong Buy After Failed Kidney Disease Treatment Leaves Nowhere to go but Up
– Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) Falls Down (6.87%) After Announcing Merger with Seventy Seven Energy for $1.42 Billion. Expect Shares to Bounce Back UP
– Achaogen, Inc. (AKAO) Jumps UP (14.04%) on 39.5m Shares Traded After Commencing Secondary Offering as Well as Successfully Achieving FDA Primary Endpoints for Patients with Complicated UTI. Look For Shares to Continue UP
Trump's Lockheed Tweets Bad News For Defense Industry


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It would, & it would also remind them of the important of family no matter how much they had grown apart
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^ That is so true. They spent so many years not knowing each other, and not having moments that brothers share as they grow up together. They should have made sure they stayed connected as much as they could.
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Yeah, it made no sense to me that it seemed as if they had lost touch in gmw
^ Yeah. TPTB didn't come right out and say it, but there were definitely hints that Shawn and Jack weren't as close as we thought they were and/or should have been.
Yeah, I really hated that
^ Yeah. I really loved my happy bubble after Boy Meets World ended but before Girl Meets World started. Those were the years where my headcanon was that Shawn and Jack had solified their brotherly bond, and they stayed in touch.
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Me too, although that is a part of gmw that I just try to ignore, so then I can have the best of both worlds
^ I've also been 're-writing' that part of their story. I wish TPTB had given some indication that there was some hope that our headcanon could come to pass for Shawn and Jack.
Me too, I don't understand why they wanted to have these two grow apart like that
^ I don't understand it. The least TPTB could have done was to tell us that Shawn and Jack had stayed in touch with each other. Clearly TPTB had other ideas. I'm disappointed that my happy bubble that they were still a family was burst.
Me too, what was the point of it other than to make BMW fans miserable?
^ It's a mystery. If TPTB couldn't bring Shawn and Jack together on-screen so we could see their brotherly bond, we could have at the very least been reminded of it. There is nothing that stopped TPTB from dropping a hint here and there that they were still in touch.
I wonder what Rider & Matt thought about that
^ Yeah. They must have had some thoughts on the absence of Hunter brothers moments on Girl Meets World. Their characters were such big parts of Boy Meets World. One or both of them must have known that viewers would want to see their characters on Girl Meets World.
I think they must have known that, I bet they were sad their characters weren't close anymore too
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