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Zach Johnson: 'My best golf is ahead of me'
What did one of the hottest golfers in the world do during a month away from the PGA Tour? He tried to get better.
Zach Johnson: 'My best golf is ahead of me' What did one of the hottest golfers in the world do during a month away from the PGA Tour? He tried to get better. Check out this story on desmoinesregister.com: http://dmreg.co/1biLj3J
Published 1:34 p.m. CT Feb. 18, 2014
Oct 3, 2013; Dublin, OH, USA; Zach Johnson on the first tee during the Thursday four ball matches of the Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village Golf Club. (Photo: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports )
"I still feel my best golf is ahead of me," said Zach Johnson, who returns to work Wednesday at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Marana, Ariz.
Since July, the 37-year-old Iowa native has finished in the top 10 in 10 of 13 PGA Tour events. He's won twice, increasing his victory total to 11.
During that stretch, he also had a 3-1 record for the United States' winning Presidents Cup team, and won an unofficial event, the Northwestern Mutual World Challenge, by beating Tiger Woods in a playoff.
"I would say that going back to last summer my game is as good as it's been from a confidence standpoint," said Johnson, who is a No. 1 seed in his 16-player bracket and faces Richard Sterne in a first-round match Wednesday. "For a number of reasons. It's good because of the shots I've hit under difficult situations. More than that, I'm as confident as I've ever been because I've seen how consistent I've been since the summer. That's a huge word in golf, and a huge word for me. I want to maintain that consistency."
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After starting January with a victory in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, a tie for eighth at the Sony Open in Hawaii and a tie for third at the Humana Challenge, Johnson took his No. 6 World Golf Ranking and his golf clubs home to St. Simons Island, Ga., for a four-week break. A working vacation, if you will.
"Having four weeks off in this stretch is never easy to do," said Johnson, who is joined by Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson as No. 1 seeds this week. "But I know that it's something down the road that's going to be a positive. It was hard to do because I was playing well. But I feel my game is where it was when I left. I'm trying to avoid the word maintenance, and trying to improve."
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Maintenance was an issue last July, when Johnson entered the defense of his John Deere Classic title with three missed cuts and just one top-10 finish in his first 16 starts. But his swing instructor, Iowa native Mike Bender, discovered on tape that Johnson was standing too close to the ball and putting too much weight on his left side.
They started to work on those issues in the week leading up to the John Deere, where Johnson would lose in a playoff to Jordan Spieth.
"Once I got into proper position, it eventually started to fall into place," Johnson said. "It wasn't immediate. But there were some immediate feelings that, 'This feels right.' "
After a short break, Johnson started practicing again Feb. 4. Driving accuracy and wedge play are two of Johnson's strengths. He polished those parts of his game, but his swing is so dialed in that he didn't have to hit a numbing number of balls to get back in the groove.
"I don't want to say it's effortless, because it's not," Johnson said. "It just feels easier now. I've got some checkpoints, some things to key on that allow me to get back on track."
The Drake grad spent a good share of his time on the putting green, especially from 12 to 18 feet.
"Everybody putts pretty good from 8 feet and in," Johnson said. "So that's something you've got to continue to do. But the players who separate themselves each week are the ones who are making those 12- to 18-footers."
Photos: Zach Johnson in 2013 | Zach Johnson winning the Masters in 2007
Johnson estimates he put 20 percent of his time on the putting green into technique and fundamentals, and 80 percent into distance drills and speed drills.
"Most people consider me a pretty good putter," Johnson said. "I consider myself a decent putter. It's something I've got to improve."
That attitude best tells the story of Johnson's career. He's gone from a golfer who was never No. 1 on his high school or college team to one who is ranked in the world's top 10.
"I don't know how someone like me gets to this point," Johnson said. "I know my story. But it's just my story. I know God gave me the ability to play this game, and I'm never going to take that for granted. So I feel I have a responsibility to try and utilize that gift. I also feel like I have something in me that I don't want to lose."
MR. DRAMA QUEEN?
Zach Johnson's torrid play since last July included three dramatic moments.
The first came Sept. 1 at the Deutsche Bank Championship, where he rolled in a 26-foot birdie putt in the final green to edge Webb Simpson for the last automatic spot on the Presidents Cup team.
The second came Oct. 5 at the Presidents Cup. Johnson, partnered with Jason Dufner, holed a wedge from 115 yards out onfor eagle on the 15th hole to close out a fourball match against Marc Leishman and Richard Sterne.
The third came on Dec. 8. After knocking his approach into the water on the final hole of the Northwestern Mutual World Challenge, Johnson took a drop and holed a 58-yard wedge for an unlikely par. He beat Tiger Woods on the first hole of sudden death.
"That was my main goal at the beginning of the year, to provide drama," Johnson said facetiously. "I know I'm an entertainer. So I'm always trying to show people what golf is all about."
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Screenshot of LISCR FC's new website.
Two days following their historic win against Al-Hilal in the first leg of the 2018 CAF Champions League preliminary, Liberia's double champions LISCR FC have launched their official club website.
The informative website, www.liscrfc.com, was launched yesterday by the club's media officer, T. Kla Wesley, who also manages the website. The website provides the latest information about the club, videos, staff and fixtures, and results among others.
Over the years, the club has been providing their latest information to their supporters via Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
LISCR, a Gardnersville based club, was founded in August 1995 and have won the Liberia Football Association FA Cup three times and the Liberia Super Cup twice. For the first time during the 2010/2011 league season, the club won the premiership title and retained it in the following season (2011–12).
They later became the last winner of the Liberia Premier League before it was changed to the First Division League by the Liberia Football Association. Five years after the dissolution of the Premiership, they won the new first division for the first time in 2017 after finishing top of the 2016-17 season with an unbeaten record.
In another development, the club will depart the country on Thursday, February 15 via the James Spriggs Payne Airport to honor the return leg of the 2018 CAF Champions League preliminary round against Al-Hilal of Sudan.
The Shipping Boys will depart the country with a 33-man delegation, which includes 19 players, seven technical staffs, the club president, the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, secretary general, media officer among others.
The Shipping Boys will face their Sudanese counterparts on Tuesday, February 20 at the Al-Hilal Stadium in Omdurman, Khartoum.


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For more information please contact the team at info@alcyomics.com or if you are in the area that week please come along to the event and see Louis and Ana who will be happy to discuss our Skimune® assays in more detail.


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In the 1903 Tour de France, in contrast to modern stage races, a cyclist who gave up during a stage was allowed to start again the next stage, although he would no longer be in contention for the general classification. Thus Hippolyte Aucouturier, who gave up during the first stage, was able to return, and won the second and third stages. Charles Laeser, winner of the fourth stage, had not completed the third stage.

60 cyclists, all professionals or semi-professionals, started the race, of whom 49 were French, 4 Belgian, 4 Swiss, 2 German, and one Italian; 21 of them were sponsored by bicycle manufacturers, while 39 entered without commercial support. 24 other cyclists took advantage of the opportunity to enter specific stages: one rode in both the second and fourth stages, and additionally three cyclists took part in the second stage, one in the third stage, fifteen in the fourth stage only, and a further four only competed in the fifth stage.

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The number of stage wins and winners in the table below is incomplete.

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A: I found the answer from this blog. Hope it's helpful.
http://blog.blundellapps.com/google-analytics-common-problems-and-fixes/

A: To Setup
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3,652 kids eating nutritious meals daily through our "Kusina ng Kalinga" anti-hunger program piloted in Alang-alang, Leyte. We intend to open 10 more kitchens that will serve 6,000 kids more by year end. Our goal is to address hunger for 50,000 children by end of 2015.
797 Balangay boats distributed across the fishing communities of the Visayan islands. Our goal is to build 700 boats more by June, 2015.
1.7 Million volunteers for Bayani Challenge 2014 mobilized to bring hope and a clear message of Walang Iwanan in Haiyan-affected areas. We continue to encourage volunteers to sustain these efforts, with the goal of involving 6,000 barangays by June, 2015.
"Implemented" includes both completed and under construction.
Download our Detailed Reconstruction Report (by Barangay) in PDF format.
* This summary is based only on funds coursed through the GK Headquarters. Our provincial teams are able to conduct local initiatives that contribute to this program. As a concrete example, the Islands Group, LH Foundation and Team GK Cebu came together for a Roof for Relief Campaign that repaired roofs for 5,477 more houses.
Sharing with you some of the thousands of inspiring stories and insights of those who survived typhoon Haiyan. Just after two months, we were working closely with survivors in building new GK communities for relocation.
Kuya Arnel and his wife, Ate Feliza who deferred being awarded a house until all their tent city neighbors receive one, these houses are staging areas for heroism and sacrifice.
Kusina ng Kalinga* (Care Kitchen). "Hunger ends when caring begins". Last August 8, we opened our first-ever Kusina ng Kalinga kitchen that is currently catering to 3,652 public elementary school students in Alang-Alang, Leyte.
Balangay for Fisherfolk. Meet Zaldy from Ajuy, Iloilo, we learned that our boat not only brings food to his family's table but also carries the dreams he has for his children.
Here are some of the challenges our teams faced in the process of rebuilding.
Local Politics. The work of reconstruction and relocation entail managing the different priorities and preferences of local stakeholders.
Delivery. The only way to succeed is to work with other including government. We look to the local government units to provide land/land development, clearances and permits, and help identify potential beneficiaries. We ask the survivors to give sweat equity and complete their values formation modules. We also work with Bayani Builders who bring their professional skills with the least cost to complete the construction.
Media attention. The media focus on Tacloban (Leyte) and Guiuan (Samar) created an impression that the other areas in the Haiyan corridor were not as devastated. There were other towns that were just as hard-hit. We had to be deliberate and creative in using social media and word-of-mouth to bring attention to these places. The flexibility of our partners allowed Gawad Kalinga to reach out to ALL provinces affected by Haiyan especially the remote areas.
Sustainable Livelihood. We are partnering with various institutions to build human resource and productivity centers in 5 strategic locations along the Haiyan corridor. These centers will impact on enterprise and skills development for wealth creation, character formation and/or youth leadership by end 2015.
Bringing Light to those in Darkness. We will utilize green technology and provide solar powered lamps to 3,500 households, public schools and health centers that will increase household productivity, facilitate better learning and enhance health care services for families in Haiyan-affected areas.
Volunteerism. We continue to invite volunteers to work with us on an on-going basis to help build homes, refurbish schools, organize communities and engage and create impact on the lives of the 20% poorest families in 20,000 barangays in the next three years.
Haiyan brought to light a striking truth: that the poorest are also the most vulnerable when disasters strike because they live in the danger zones. Relocating these families into safer areas before disasters happen is the way to adapt to climate change and prevent loss of lives. Organizing them into empowered communities will build resilience.
GK's thrust for disaster preparedness is – an anti-poverty campaign.
We need to bring this to the heart of our national consciousness and together work to #endpoverty for 5 million poor families by 2024.
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Angela K. Kezerle is the wife of Elmer L. Bell. She is buried in the Saint Mary Nativity Cemetery in Crest Hill, Will Co., Illinois.
Angelika Schutzer is the 2nd wife of Albert Reinhold Bergmann. She is buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Akron, Summit Co., Ohio.
Angeline, the daughter of John and Judith Manser, is the wife of (1) Simeon Slawson and (2) John Graham. She is buried in the Slawson Cemetery in Bennington, Switzerland Co., Indiana.
Angelo is buried in the St. Patrick's Cemetery in Joliet, Illinois.
Another view of Angelo's headstone including the Bortoli headstone. It is in the St. Patrick's Cemetery in Joliet, Illinois.
Angelo Tonet is the husband of Mary Agazzi. He is buried in the Woodlawn Memorial Park I, in Joliet, Will Co., Illinois.
Angie E. Clark is the wife of Wilbur H. Hoyt. She is buried in the Lakeview Cemetery in New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
Anita Ann Dunn is the wife of William Harper Monroe. She is buried in the IOOF Cemetery in Crescent City, Del Norte Co., California.
Ann Eliza Middlebrook is the wife of S. Hervey Slosson. She is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York.
Ann E. Farnsworth is the wife of Abial R. Ladd. She is buried in the Old Benson Cemetery in Benson, Rutland Co., Vermont.
Ann Worden is the wife of Jeremiah Ruscoe. She is buried in the Miller Burial Ground in Cross River, Westchester Co., New York.
Ann, Spencer, Elizabeth and Fanny Rude are buried in the Baptist Burying Ground in Hamburg, Sussex Co., New Jersey.
Anna Augusta is the daughter of Frederick Slawson and Sarah Jane Lockwood. She is buried in the Prairie Home Cemetery in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin.
Anna Brown is the wife of Amos Chaffee. She is buried in the North Hollow Cemetery in Rochester, Windsor Co., Vermont.
Anna Davis is the wife of Eber Chaffee. She is buried in the new Hampshire Cemetery in Lily Lake, Kane Co., Illinois.
Anna Disco is the wife of Frederick H. Douglass. She is buried in the Saint Agnes Cemetery in Lake Placid, Essex Co., New York.
Anna is the daughter of Joseph Monroe Fancher and Hannah Hoyt. She is buried in the Canfield Cemetery in Lewisboro, Westchester Co., New York.
Anna Gilbert is the wife of Amasa D. Eells. She is buried in the Nondaga Cemetery inBath, Steuben Co., New York.
Anna Helen Pendleton is the wife of Marshall A. Jones. She is buried in the Greenmore Memorial Gardens in Barnett, Morgan Co., Missouri.
Anna, the daughter of Jesse Hoyt and Mary Raymond, is the wife of James Rusco. She is buried in the Becks Hill Cemetery in Vista, Westchester Co., New York.
Anna Jane, the daughter of Henry Bloomfield and Ellen Johnston, is the wife of Edgar Mead Finch. She is buried in the Solon Township Cemetery in Cedar Springs, Kent Co., Michigan.
Anna Jane, the daughter of Joseph F. Sniffen and Eliza Ann Westerman, is the wife of Dr. Abraham Zebold. She is buried in the Shelby-Oakland Cemetery in Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio.
Anna Johnson is the wife of David Chaffee. She is buried in the Maple Wood Cemetery in Boston, Erie Co., New York.
Anna Jordan is the wife of (1) John W. Padelford and (2) George Short. She is buried in the Greenmount Cemetery in Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois.
Anna Klise is the wife of Capt. Thomas H. Crapo. She is buried in the Lakeside Cemetery in lake Odessa, Ionia Co., Michigan.
Anna M., daughter of William E. Willis and Eliza Fenner, is the wife of Solomon Denike. She is buried in the North Hardyston Cemetery in Hamburg, Sussex Co., New Jersey.
Anna, the daughter of David Crapo and Mercy Soule/Sowle, was the first wife of Andrew Ralston. She is buried in the Lakeside Cemetery in Lake Odessa, Ionia Co., Michigan.
Anna Marie Magirl is the wife of William Colton Davenport. She is buried in the Graceland Park Cemetery in Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa.
Anna Mary is the daughter of Jeremiah and Almira C. Rusco. She is buried in the Miller Burial Ground in Cross River, Westchester Co. New York.
Anna Raymond is the wife of Stephen Ruscoe. She is buried in the Bald Hill Cemetery in Wilton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
Anna, the daughter of Daniel Slosson and Keziah Benton, is the wife of Aaron DeLano. She is buried in the Maine Cemetery in Maine, Broome Co., New York.
Anna Valiera Willis is the wife of Lafayette (Lafe) Henry. She is buried in the Leoti Cemetery in Leoti, Wichita co., Kansas.
Anna VanDoren is the wife of William E. Curtis. She is buried in the Prospect Hill Cemetery in Schuylerville, Saratoga Co., New York.
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Anne, the daughter of Henry and Agnes Browne, is the wife of Adam Winthrop. She is buried in the St. Bartholomew Churchyard in Groton, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.
Anne Ellen is the daughter of John P. Powderly and Mary Ann Mahoney. She is buried in the Calvary Cemetery in Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota.
Annie Elizabeth, last name unknown, is the wife of Alfred D. Baer. She is buried in the Chartiers Cemetery in Carnegie, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.
Annie F., the daughter of William A. Krider and Susan Johnston, is the wife of Robert L. Bowser. She is buried in the Kittanning Cemetery in Kittanning Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania.
Annie Lulu Slauson is the wife of William Irving Austin. She is buried in the Becks Hill Cemetery in Vista, Westchester Co., New York.
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Carl Lewis has always amazed us. By distinguishing himself in two seemingly simple actions -- jumping and running -- for the longest time, he became unlike any competitor. With his unsurpassed talent in the long jump and his speed in the sprints, he has gone places where no other track and field athlete has ever visited.
Carl Lewis capped his remarkable Olympics career by winning gold in the long jump at Atlanta in 1996.
He didn't lose in the long jump for a decade, winning 65 consecutive competitions. He won four gold medals at the 1984 Olympics, equaling the 1936 accomplishment of his hero, Jesse Owens. He sped to a world record in the 100 meters. And then, when it appeared to be time for him to leave the jumping to younger athletes, he fooled us.
"You try to give a man a gold watch, and he steals your gold medal instead. You ask him to pass the torch, and he sets your Olympics on fire," Sports Illustrated's Rick Reilly wrote about Lewis, at the age of 35, winning his fourth consecutive Olympic long jump in 1996.
That unexpected and stunning victory gave Lewis his ninth Olympic gold medal, tying him for the largest gold collection with U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz, Finnish long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi and Soviet gymnast Larysa Latynina.
Yet, through all his triumphs, Lewis never came to be embraced by the country. He never became his sport's ambassador, his sport's Magic Johnson. He came across as haughty and arrogant, cold and calculating, aloof and abrasive. We like our heroes to display at least a minimum of modesty (see Michael Jordan), though it is not necessary to have the unpretentiousness of a Lou Gehrig.
The quest for perfection in most athletes is seen as a positive. In Lewis, it came across as a negative. "He rubs it in too much," said Edwin Moses, two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 400 hurdles. "A little humility is in order. That's what Carl lacks."
That lack of humility never made up for Lewis being handsome and articulate, of having stayed clean in a dirty sport, of being a crusader against steroid use. Lewis, like Frank Sinatra, did it his way. But unlike Sinatra, he didn't have the charm to go with the talent.
"Lewis' liberating cool liberates him, not necessarily us," wrote Sports Illustrated's Kenny Moore. "We might understand him best as forged by the 100, holding on to his solitude until the pack falls away."
Frederick Carlton Lewis was born July 1, 1961, in Birmingham, Ala., and raised in Willingboro, N.J., a suburban, middle-class, racially mixed environment. Bill and Evelyn Lewis raised Carl and his three siblings with the premise that they didn't have to bend to authority just because it's authority. "We don't like outside influence," said Carl's older brother Cleve, "and we don't like control."
Carl was seven when Bob Beamon set the remarkable record - 29 feet, 2 inches at the 1968 Olympics -- that would possess Lewis for his career. He competed in track on the town club his parents coached. When he was 10, he and a cousin had their picture taken with Owens, who advised him to have fun.
Small for his age (his younger sister Carol called him "Shorty") and shy, Lewis sprouted so suddenly at 15 (2 inches in a month) that he had to walk with crutches for three weeks while his body adjusted. As a high school senior, his 26-8 leap broke the national prep long-jump record.
Lewis went to the University of Houston, instead of local track power Villanova, to become more independent. By 1981 he was No. 1 in the world in the 100 meters as well as the long jump. Two years later, he won the 100, 200 and long jump at the U.S. national championships, the first person to achieve this triple since Malcolm Ford in 1886.
The 6-foot-2, 173-pound Lewis had even grander plans for the 1984 Olympics: four gold medals. First came the 100 meters. With a burst that was clocked at 28 mph at the finish, Lewis won by an incredible eight feet -- the biggest margin in Olympic history -- in 9.9 seconds.
Lewis captured the long jump with his first leap -- 28- into the wind. After fouling on his second attempt, Lewis, who had six races behind him and five more to go, passed on his last four jumps. The fans in Los Angeles didn't care about his heavy schedule; they booed him for not challenging Beamon's record.
Lewis won the 200 in a then-Olympic record 19.80 seconds and completed his quest by running a 8.94 anchor leg on the victorious 4x100 relay team.
But that L.A. gold didn't turn into as much green as Lewis had expected. The endorsements he had counted upon didn't come (at least in the U.S.; he did much better in Europe and Japan). Lewis was hurt by his own attitude, as well as by his agent comparing him to Michael Jackson.
No one had ever successfully defended either the long jump or 100-meter title in the Olympics. Lewis won both in 1988. Competing in the long jump final just 55 minutes after he qualified in the preliminaries of the 200, Lewis finished first with a leap of 28-7.
In the 100, Lewis was beaten to the finish line by Ben Johnson, who ran a remarkable 9.79 seconds. But the steroid-using Canadian was stripped of the gold medal for failing a drug test, and Lewis was moved up to first. His 9.92 seconds was listed as the world record.
Lewis, whose two-year winning streak in the 200 had been snapped at the Olympic Trials when he was beaten by training partner Joe DeLoach, was overtaken in the '88 Olympic 200 by DeLoach with 30 meters left and lost by .04 seconds. Lewis never got an opportunity to go for the gold in the 4x100 as the U.S. was disqualified in the first round (without Lewis) for an improper baton pass.
The 1991 World Championships in Tokyo were quite incredible -- in both the 100 meters and long jump. Lewis won one and lost the other. In the 100, six runners broke 10 seconds, with Lewis leading the pack after a mighty finish. "He passed us like we were standing still," said runner-up Leroy Burrell.
For the first time in his life, after going undefeated in the long jump for a decade, after winning six Olympic gold medals, Lewis had at last set an untainted, unshared world record (since broken) with his 9.86 seconds. "The best race of my life," Lewis said. "The best technique, the fastest. And I did it at 30."
But Lewis' 10-year unbeaten streak in the long jump came to an end five days later, even though he put together the greatest series of jumps in history. Lewis had never before reached 29 feet, and this day he did it three times, including 29-2 (wind-aided) and 29-1 (against the wind). But Mike Powell, who had lost 15 consecutive times to Lewis, unleashed the longest jump in history -- 29-4.
At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Lewis exacted revenge on Powell, who had the record that Lewis craved, when he edged him by 1 inches with a leap of 28-5. Lewis won his eighth gold medal by anchoring the record-setting 4x100 relay team.
But eight wasn't enough for him. Lewis, who qualified third in the 1996 Olympic Trials in the long jump, showed he still had one huge leap left in him. His 27-10 at Atlanta was his longest jump at sea level in four years.
"Lewis beat age, gravity, history, logic and the world at a rocking Olympic Stadium in Atlanta to win the Olympic gold medal in the long jump," Reilly wrote. "It was quite possibly his most impossible moment in an impossibly brilliant career."
Born in 1961, in Alabama like the legendary Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis was a late developer physically. Whilst still a puny youngster of 12, he was introduced by his father to Owens who became his source of inspiration. The metamorphosis took place in 1976; after a ten centimetres growth spurt, Lewis ran 100 yards in 9.3. He enrolled in Houston University in 1979 and began to be coached by Tom Tellez who was soon to say of Lewis: "He had a brain like a computer and mastered all the essentials of sprinting and the long jump." His long reign began after being denied his first Olympic experience by the US boycott of the Moscow Games.In 1982 he jumped 8.76m and had a narrow foul of 9.14m (over 30 feet). Despite remaining unbeaten for ten years - 65 straight victories - he was unable to equal Beamon's 8.90m world record before Mike Powell beat him to it in 1991.
Three times Olympic long jump champion, Lewis (1.88m and 78 kilos) equalled Jesse Owens' great exploit by winning four gold medals at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. "I suddenly felt very, very big," he said at the time, "very strong, as though I had just conquered the world." Lewis remained an athletics star, even if it took Ben Johnson's disqualification for doping in Seoul to give him his second Olympic gold in the 100m. Lewis set a splendid world record of 9.86 to win the 1991 World Championships 100m title. A year later, he won two more Olympic golds in Barcelona. Then, his hand on his heart on the podium, he shed a few tears, as if, having reached the heights of Olympus.
Lewis' crowning glory was to come in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta where he achieved yet another victory in the long jump after failing to qualify for the 100m and was excluded from the 4x100m relay team amid much discussion.
His Olympic gold medal total of nine equalled that of the great Paavo Nurmi.
ATLANTA (KRT) -- First came the ceremony, then the pictures. Carl Lewis, with a gold swoosh in his lapel and a smile plastered on his face, actually seemed to enjoy the process.
Ceremony, pictures, then interviews -- a dozen or more satellite things, with Lewis staring at a camera and speaking to some disembodied talking heads from local stations all over the country. The subject was organ donation. It is a topic on which Lewis speaks with passion.
"I don't think you'll find anybody more dedicated or more genuine than Carl Lewis when it comes to this cause," said Wendy Marx, who contracted Hepatitis B in 1989 and almost died waiting for a liver transplant. Now, seven years later, she leads a foundation whose goal is to highlight the need for people not only to sign organ-donor cards, but to discuss their wishes with their families.
The Wendy Marx Foundation has joined with the Mickey Mantle Foundation to print donor cards carrying Lewis's picture, following the original cards bearing the likeness of Mantle, who died last summer from cancer a month after he underwent a liver transplant.
"Carl's been there since the start," said Marx, whose brother Jeffrey Marx helped Lewis write his 1990 autobiography. "He was the only person, besides my family, to stay with me in the hospital when I was in a coma waiting for a liver."
"My first introduction to her was when she was in a coma," Lewis said. "That's pretty strange in itself."
"He was sleeping on the floor with my family in the CCU (critical-care unit)," Marx said. "That's dedication."
"We called it `The Cave' at the time," Lewis said. "I slept on the floor, next to all of them. I went through it with them. You get to understand what it's like, the waiting."
"Not many people know that about Carl," Marx said. "He's not just an Olympic champion athlete. He's really a champion person."
If that is the reality, the image doesn't match. The image -- of ego and self-absorption -- was drawn long ago. True or not, it endures.
Lewis has won eight gold medals at three Olympics, but he still is significantly more popular outside the United States than he is at home. He is already spoken of by some as the greatest athlete of the 20th century, yet he continues to strive for one more Olympics despite being written off as done, washed up, by the track cognoscenti.
It is a complex picture.
"I don't give free rent upstairs," Lewis said. "You have to earn your spot in this brain."
Translation: He doesn't care what anybody thinks anymore.
Lewis has enjoyed the privilege of international notoriety for more than a decade. At the same time, he has endured what seems to be a quadrennial reconfiguring of his public persona. You mention it; he smiles.
"So be it," he said. "First I was the boy wonder, the kid. Then there was the middle of my career. Now it's starting to be almost like I'm people's grandfather. It's like, `That's old Carl.' But that's how things evolve. I like it because it's shown that I've been able to mature as a person as I've gotten older. Life has changed for me. I've experienced more things. It makes me better.
"A lot of people worry about it, but I'm very proud of my age. To be an African-American male and 34 and have success, that's something to be proud of. I'm proud to be 34. I'm going to keep fighting, keep kicking."
He is the best athlete most of us have ever seen, or ever will see. Eight gold medals, one silver. Four U.S. Olympic teams -- including the 1980 team that didn't travel to Moscow because of a political boycott ordered by President Carter. Four gold medals at the '84 Games in Los Angeles -- tying the feat accomplished by the legendary Jesse Owens at the '36 Games in Nazi Germany.
That part of it is unquestioned. The athletic, on-the-track greatness -- and the longevity -- of this kid from Willingboro, N.J., is really unrivaled in his sport, and maybe in all sports. So good, for so long. That should be the legacy -- simple, sustained greatness. That would be the legacy if Lewis had competed in a different era, a less media-saturated era.
But he didn't. He competes in these times. And so, we saw him try to do the singing thing, and the dancing thing. And we heard his manager, Joe Douglas, make comparisons between Lewis's earning power and that of Michael Jackson. And we read the snippets of cattiness that came from some rivals. And, just recently, we saw the ads for an Italian tire company in which he wore those red spiked heels.
Over the years, the scrutiny has been enormous. As Lewis said, "I'd cut my hair and people would say, `Oh, my God, what are you doing?' I never understood that. All I did was cut my hair. It was amazing."
Some of it was a long time ago. There were the '84 Games themselves, so successful, so controversial. Remember, he was actually booed by many at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum because he settled for the gold medal and didn't try to break the long jump world record; a cool night, a bum leg, more events to run, it didn't matter. Another time at that Olympics, when he accepted an American flag from someone in the stands to wave during a victory lap, people wrote the fantasy that the whole thing was staged.
He was a big target, and few adversaries missed. The image survives, to some degree, even as Lewis makes his final -- many believe futile -- Olympic run. Lewis shrugs at the image question.
"Nothing I can do about it," he said. "When I leave, I hope I leave some of the things we fought for. I hope my legacy is that we helped change the sport financially, and we helped zero in on the drug problem. That's what I stood for the most throughout my career. Those are the two issues I hope stay strong.
"Obviously, the sport is going to evolve and other people are going to take over and get notoriety. I just hope that there are more."
Michael Johnson, the world champion at 200 and 400 meters, has begun to assume the mantle.
"The days of having a Carl Lewis and a Jackie Joyner-Kersee do it are really over," Lewis said. "In order for this sport to grow, we need people like Michael Johnson. He's tremendous. I just hope we get him and more athletes. We're going to need more of a committee to do it in the future because the sport needs that attention."
Johnson, for his part, has talked about how Owens was the greatest track athlete of all time, not Lewis, because of the racism that Owens had to overcome in the '30s.
Again, at the recent USA Mobil Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Georgia Dome, Johnson said, "Carl Lewis is definitely on (a high) level, but Jesse Owens is definitely on the top. He'll definitely always be the greatest athlete who ever ran track. My goal is just to be one of the best."
A subtle rivalry as the baton passes.
There is always this undercurrent surrounding Lewis. Whether it's his own doing is open to debate. But the existence of the undercurrent is not. Nothing is simple and clean.
Take the whole issue of the health of track and field in the United States. Lewis and his club, the Santa Monica Track Club, have feuded with U.S. track officialdom seemingly forever. Lewis has been critical every step of the way, as track has become, in many American minds, a once-every-four-years sport.
It continues. Recently, when asked if he was disappointed in the current marketing of U.S. track, Lewis laughed and said, "It's hard to be disappointed when you can't find it at all."
He has pushed for better treatment of athletes over the years and seen some gains. He has also formed a foundation that offers financial assistance to needy athletes; one of them, Jenny Spangler, just won the U.S. Olympic trials in the women's marathon.
But Lewis also has thrown around his considerable influence in the free market over the years to demand and receive large fees for appearances. And here's the question: Did that set a standard for the circuit, or just take a limited amount of purse money out of the pockets of less-influential runners?
Questions. They abound. In most cases, though, Lewis can fall back on the fact that truth is a valid defense. Yes, yes, it was a little tough to watch when Lewis chose the 1987 world championships in Rome -- a meet at which Ben Johnson blew past him to set the world record -- to accuse Johnson of using performance-enhancing drugs.
But then, the next summer -- after Johnson filled the most-famous specimen bottle in Olympic history, after Johnson was stripped of his gold medal in the 100 meters and it was awarded to Lewis -- well, what could you say? Lewis was right all along.
"I was criticized heavily for it," he said. "A year later, it went from, `You're a crybaby, you're a crybaby,' to, `You're a prophet.' "
Back and forth, definition and redefinition.
That, too, is the man's legacy.
"There is no emotion to my competition," Lewis said. "I focus on doing specific tasks. That's it."
The task at the indoor championship meet in Atlanta was to work on his start, Lewis said. It wasn't to run fast. There would be two preliminary heats in the 60-meter dash and the finals. Lewis was hoping to get three shots out of the blocks.
Instead, Lewis finished dead last in his heat.
"I'm disappointed I didn't technically get out of the blocks well," he said. "Now, obviously, I have to get faster. What it's going to take is running faster things."
There were few believers among those listening. Lewis hasn't run under 10 seconds in the 100 meters since 1991. He has been hurt a lot in the intervening years. But he's also older. There's no denying the calendar, although he has managed to do it longer than most.
So far this year, he had run two indoor 60-meter dashes. He has finished last in both. He has been training with weights, with a medicine ball, with more distance running. His body fat is said to be down to 3 percent. He says he feels good. He says his intention is to try to qualify for the U.S. team at 100 meters, 200 meters and in the long jump, but that he could only realistically compete in the long jump and one other event at the Olympics.
Many believe he will make it to his fourth Olympics as a long jumper. Almost no one believes he will make it again as a sprinter -- although, well, listen to Jon Drummond, one of only nine Americans who ever ran 100 meters in less than 10 seconds.
"He's the best in our division," Drummond said. "People look at a runner's time now when they should look at his experience. It's not time to run fast now.
"I give Carl respect. He's got a magic wand. He always waves it at the big events. Maybe this wasn't a big event for him."
Clearly, the Atlanta meet wasn't. And, just as clearly, only what happens at the June trials and the Olympics themselves matters. But why bother at this point? Why not relax? Why not settle into a career of community work and public speaking, which you say is next on your agenda?
Why finish last in public?
"When I was a young kid, I was the slowest one on the block and the slowest one in the class, the slowest one everywhere -- even in my family," Lewis said. "My inspiration was just to run faster. Everything else happened afterward. I think it's your heart and passion. My heart has never left. I'm a person who loves to compete and likes to train and likes to be in shape. When I get out there, I do the best I can to be the best I can .
"At this stage of my career, I've had a lot of success. Now it's time to challenge myself, to be the best I can be. My drive is not to win the gold medal, per se. It's to push myself to the limit.
"I have nothing to prove," he said. "Nobody expects anything. If I win, it will be a great accomplishment. If I don't win, it'll be a great accomplishment because I challenged myself."
He was chatting easily now, taking a few minutes between satellite interviews. The appearance on behalf of the organ donation people was almost over. The unsuccessful race at the Georgia Dome would be the next day.
"I think my heart," Carl Lewis said. "I've worked hard at that."
SEOUL, Korea (EP) - On the day that Carl Lewis found out he was the Olympic gold medal winner for the 100-meter sprint - the second time in a row he has won the gold for that event - the U.S. track star appeared at the largest church in the world to share his saving faith in Christ.
At the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, Lewis was the star attraction of the televised "Evening with the Olympians," sponsored by Lay Witnesses for Christ. With the help of an interpreter, Lewis told the 15,000 evangelical Koreans who were present that his faith in Christ has been his source of strength through the challenging and trying times of his life, including the death of his father 18 months ago.
"Eighteen months ago, my father passed away from cancer," Lewis explained. His father, Bill Lewis, was a high school teacher and coach in Willingboro, New Jersey. "We were extremely close and it was a very, very, very difficult time. I would not have been able to handle it without faith ... When my father died, I buried the 100-meter gold from the 1984 Olympics with him. He inspired me to go on and become the best I could be in the '88 Olympics."
Lewis, 27, became the recipient of the 1988 gold medal when Ben Johnson, the Canadian athlete who finished first in the 100-meter sprint event, tested positive for steroids, a banned substance for Olympic athletes. In a prepared statement, Lewis said "I feel sorry for Ben and for the Canadian people. Ben is a great competitor and I hope he is able to straighten out his life and return to competition."
Because of Johnson's expulsion from the Olympic Games, Lewis became the first sprinter in history to successfully defend a 100-meter Olympic victory, just as he became the first long jumper to win two Olympic gold medals in a row.
Lewis said that after the 1988 100-meter event, when he placed second after Johnson, "I was satisfied because I'd given my best effort. We know the Lord speaks to us in many ways." Then he recounted a dream his mother had about the event. In the dream, Lewis' father told his mother to tell the younger Lewis that whatever the outcome of the race, "to not worry about it because the Lord said everything's going to be all right."
"So today we found out that it was," he said.
Carl Lewis is regarded by many as the greatest Olympian of all time. Having made every U.S. Olympic team from 1980 through 1996, Carls five Olympic appearances set the record for male athletes. Carl has competed in some of the most difficult sporting events, including the long jump, the 100 meter, 200 meter and the 4x100 meter relay. Many of his Olympic performances were in world or Olympic record time.
Carls stunning Atlanta Olympics win gave him his fourth consecutive gold medal in the long jump and ninth gold medal overall. Both of these feats are Olympic records. Carl is only the third track and field athlete to win four medals in one Olympic Games and the second Olympian to win the same event in four consecutive Olympic Games.
Remarkably, Carl had a decade-long winning streak in the long jump; a streak that gave him 65 consecutive long jump wins.
Since his retirement from competition, Carl has combined his athletic success with his personal interests in entertainment, business and charity.
In 1985, Carl was inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame.
Born in 1961, Carl was raised in Willingboro, N.J. Both of Carls parents were track coaches. As a young man, Carl spent his early working days as a McDonalds crew member in New Jersey. Carl currently spends time at his residences in Houston, Texas and Los Angeles, California.
Carl Lewis, real name Fred Carlton Lewis, has won 9 gold medals at the Olympics, and holds a strong claim to be called the greatest Olympian ever. His Olympic story began with his Jesse Owens equalling feat in 1984, winning 4 gold medals in 100m, 200m, long jump and the 4x100m relay.
In 1988 he successfully defended his 100m title but did not actually win the race. The winner Ben Johnson was stripped of his gold medal for using anabolic steroids, and the title handed to second placed Lewis.
However, his most impressive achievement was winning 4 Olympic long jump titles back to back in 1984, 88, 92 and 96, equalling Al Oerter's record. Lewis did not achieve one of his aims to break Bob Beamon's long jump world record; that honour went to his great rival Mike Powell who won the 1991 World Championship, Lewis first competitive defeat for 10 years.
Despite these amazing feats Lewis often found his outspoken comments made him unpopular with other athletes and even with the American public, but his tally of Olympic and world titles will be hard to beat.


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Senate Vote Falls Short for Conviction on Impeachment
By Jeralyn, Section Trump Administration
Posted on Sat Feb 13, 2021 at 07:53:19 PM EST
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Donald Trump, who holds the record for the number of times an occupant of a desk in the oval office has been impeached in the House of Representatives, avoided conviction in the Senate today.
All 50 Democrats and seven Republicans voted "guilty," falling 10 votes short of the two-thirds necessary for conviction.
Maybe now the media will finally stop its coverage of all things Trump. They have been reduced to an insignificant pebble in an otherwise mountain of smooth grains of sand.
Congress can can turn its attention to things that matter, like providing economic relief to the residents of this country and tackling the coronavirus and its mutations. [More...]
I don't have huge hopes for the nation this year or next because state governments seem ready to make the same mistakes as last year: opening too fast and too soon in an effort to cater to small business owners and sports enthusiasts. Concerts, sporting events, gyms and indoor dining at restaurants should be the last things to open. How many times do we have to go through surges and the increased rate of hospitalization and deaths that come with them before we learn? The countries that lock down the fastest after even just a few cases have the best long-term success rate. Vaccines will be a big help, but they won't end the pandemic, at least not this year.
But, I'm delighted that Donald Trump has been reduced to an itch you can scratch or not. The sooner the media stops covering him as a person of "great social and political import" (as Janis Joplin so aptly put it), the better.
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Questions (5.00 / 2) (#1)
by FlJoe on Sun Feb 14, 2021 at 05:55:45 AM EST
for Mitch. You said
The mob was fed lies," McConnell said. "They were provoked by the president and other powerful people, and they tried to use fear and violence to stop a specific proceeding of the first branch of the federal government, which they did not like," he added.
Who are these other powerful people?
Are any of them still serving in the government?
If so, since you are not constrained by the "former office" exemption what sanctions should be levied?
Do Trump commissars (none / 0) (#3)
by jondee on Sun Feb 14, 2021 at 03:10:29 PM EST
like Rush and Mark Levin and their dozens of talk radio clones, and Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo, Rudy, The Crack Hen, Ginny Thomas, and groups like Turning Point USA etc all count as "powerful people"?
When the noisiest players in the rw insane clown posse can't be called-out and mentioned by name it makes you realize where the real power lies on Mitch's side of the aisle.
What people like Mitch (5.00 / 1) (#6)
would prefer would be to pin it all on Trump and leave the rw bullsh*t factory operating exactly as it was before -- with the added bonus of now claiming to be Free Speech martyrs of 'cancel culture.'
Good luck (none / 0) (#8)
by Ga6thDem on Sun Feb 14, 2021 at 04:54:06 PM EST
with that. If he was so darn concerned about having Trump attached to the GOP he should have rounded up 67 votes to convict him. Moscow Mitch tried having it both ways with some nonsense constitutional argument.
Lindsay (none / 0) (#4)
is having a conniption fit saying that Moscow Mitch's speed is going to be used to cut ads for the Democrats in 2022.
Already saw an ad with Rubio where he had Qanon paint on his face from the Florida Dems.
The loosening restrictionsthe day after the first (5.00 / 1) (#21)
by ruffian on Mon Feb 15, 2021 at 07:21:08 PM EST
downtick in numbers is how we are still here a year later. For myself, I am ignoring it, staying out of restaurants and stores as much as possible.
Small businesses aren't going to recover util we are out of this. They and their employees should have been supported with income for 3 months while we did a complete lockdown. But that ship sailed. No one has the political will to do it now.
COVID (5.00 / 2) (#22)
by Steve13209 on Tue Feb 16, 2021 at 10:07:47 AM EST
Same here. I haven't been to a restaurant other than to pick up a take-out since the pandemic started.
I also rarely visit stores, but use curbside or locker pickup mostly. I find it incredibly nerve-racking to be among strangers even with my double-mask.
The next step, it seems to me, should be (4.57 / 7) (#11)
by Peter G on Sun Feb 14, 2021 at 06:11:45 PM EST
a joint resolution, to be submitted for a vote by a simple majority of both Houses of Congress, under the Fourteenth Amendment, section 3, declaring that all those who participated in invading the Capitol on January 6, 2021, are guilty of "insurrection" and, if they had "previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States," are thereby disqualified from "hold[ing] any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State," and that this disqualification includes all those who planned, aided and abetting, and incited that insurrection, or who conspired to enter the Capitol unlawfully that day, whether or not they physically entered the building, including all those persons who spoke at the rally that preceded the invasion of the Capitol and urged the crowd to participate, such as but not limited to "Donald John Tr*mp and Rudolph Giuliani."
Yesterday was a sad day (none / 0) (#2)
by MO Blue on Sun Feb 14, 2021 at 12:33:30 PM EST
with 43 Republicans condoning Trump's attempt to overthrow the government to remain in power. They failed the country, failed to honor their oath to God and the Constitution. The Republican Party in the various states that censured members of their party who voted in favor of upholding our republic form of government are equally guilty and the blood shed on 1/6 and any future violence is on their hands as well.
I would like to believe that they will face consequences for their actions but I am not convinced that will be the case.
The worse consequences that (none / 0) (#5)
can happen to most of them is being voted out outside of perhaps Cruz, Hawley and Johnson who may have some legal liability.
I would like to believe that (none / 0) (#9)
will happen but I'm not sure that they will be voted out of office. Seems too many Republican voters are just fine with the insurrection. The only problem they have with it is that it failed.
Well (5.00 / 1) (#12)
by Ga6thDem on Mon Feb 15, 2021 at 05:45:05 AM EST
that kind of gets to what Howdy and I have been saying around here for quite a while that the problem is the voters. Too many people in this country want a fundamentalist Christian totalitarian state.
From P Wire (none / 0) (#13)
by CaptHowdy on Mon Feb 15, 2021 at 08:48:30 AM EST
the numbers from the last few weeks:
The number of Republicans who backed the Texas lawsuit to overturn the presidential election: 126;
The number of Republicans who voted against certifying the electoral votes of Pennsylvania: 138;
The number of Republicans who voted to protect conspiracy theorist/bigot Marjorie Taylor Greene's committee assignments: 199;
The number of House Republicans who voted against impeachment: 197;
And then Saturday's vote. Overall the pro-Trump GOP vote (in the House and Senate): 240-17.
"Over the last five years, Republicans have shown willingness to accept -- or least ignore -- lies, racism, and xenophobia. But now it is a party that is also willing to acquiesce to sedition, violence, extremism, and anti-democratic authoritarianism."
"The Republican Party of the past won elections by persuading most Americans that it would do a better job than Democrats of running the country. Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon and Dwight Eisenhower each won at least 57 percent of the vote in their re-election campaigns. George W. Bush won 51 percent, largely by appealing to swing voters on national security, education, immigration and other issues. A party focused on rebuilding a national majority probably could not stay tethered to Trump."
"But the modern Republican Party has found ways other than majority support to achieve its goals."
"It benefits from a large built-in advantage in the Senate, which gives more power to rural and heavily white states. The filibuster also helps Republicans more than it does Democrats. In the House and state legislatures, both parties have gerrymandered, but Republicans have done more of it. In the courts, Republicans have been more aggressive about putting judges on the bench and blocking Democratic presidents from doing so. In the Electoral College, Democrats currently waste more votes than Republicans by running up large state-level victories."
By tying themselves (5.00 / 2) (#18)
by KeysDan on Mon Feb 15, 2021 at 01:37:42 PM EST
to Trump by their vote, most House and Senate Republicans have made it abundantly evident that they are complicit. Rather than casting a vote that socially, physically, politically and every other way distanced themselves from the Insurrectionist-in Chief, they have glomed onto the albatross that is Trump and his attempt to overthrow the government. And, what about Republicans' grand concern for police. So much for Blue Lives Matter, GOP.
Trump's friend McConnell just thinks he should be confronted with the "justice system" and "civil litigation". Nice try, Mitch. You could have been a House Manager, save for your vote.
The Republican senators (except for those seven) tried to justify their votes by anything and everything except his guilt. The most galling was their ignoring of the senate determination, after a day of debate and vote, that the impeachment process after leaving office was Constitutional. These senators, like Trump, do not accept voting results that they do not win.
The next question is how are Democrats in Congress to work with these Republicans. What about "bipartisanship" and kumbaya.. Difficult with those who have no trouble with mobs coming after Congress members. And, just how do you negotiate with the likes of Marjorie Taylor Green? Argue "Jewish Space Lasers" on its merits?
Time is now to get rid of the filibuster. Does it seem likely that Democrats could get 10 Republican senators to vote on substantive matters? Bipartisanship, as it must be defined, is what the majority of Americans need, not on what these Republicans want when out of power.
On point: (5.00 / 4) (#19)
by Peter G on Mon Feb 15, 2021 at 02:57:30 PM EST
"The most galling was their ignoring of the Senate determination, after a day of debate and vote, that the impeachment process after leaving office was constitutional. These senators, like Tr*mp, do not accept voting results that they do not win." This is exactly one of the things that I have been thinking the last few days.
Also (5.00 / 4) (#20)
by FlJoe on Mon Feb 15, 2021 at 04:15:33 PM EST
McConnell:
"But in this case, that question is moot. Because former President Trump is constitutionally not eligible for conviction.
"There is no doubt this is a very close question. Donald Trump was the President when the House voted, though not when the House chose to deliver the papers.
"Brilliant scholars argue both sides of the jurisdictional question. The text is legitimately ambiguous. I respect my colleagues who have reached either conclusion.
"But after intense reflection, I believe the best constitutional reading shows that Article II, Section 4 exhausts the set of persons who can legitimately be impeached, tried, or convicted. The President, Vice President, and civil officers.
"We have no power to convict and disqualify a former officeholder who is now a private citizen.
Shorter Mitch "the Democrats had a point, but after intense consideration of my political future I went against the majority." Congratulations Mitch, you have become my most hated politician of all time.
Also (none / 0) (#14)
I saw somewhere yesterday that more than 2/3s of Republican voters believe it will be necessary to use violence to "preserve their way of life".
Doesn't get much more clear than that.
I get the number of registered Republicans is very low but it's enough to be a serious problem. My guess is close to 1 in 5 of the general population.
What she said (none / 0) (#15)
"Republicans are normalizing, they are mainstreaming, what counterterrorism experts would say is violent extremism: that it is acceptable to use inflammatory rhetoric and encourage violence to achieve your ends and... it is acceptable to engage in public life through conspiracy theories."
-- Elizabeth Neumann, a former Trump Homeland Security official, quoted by CNN.
My (5.00 / 1) (#17)
theory is that there has long been two wings of the party, evil and crazy(or lawful evil/chaotic evil in D&D terms). For years the evil wing, who were at least smart enough to not burn the place down courted and manipulated the crazy rather easily.
Somewhere along the way they lost control, the rise of the internet was a big factor at that, but "lawful evil" right wing media, politicians and organizations stoked the fires, to line their pockets, remain in power and advance their agenda.
Somewhere along the line the crazy reached critical mass (some people point to Palin VP nom) and the Republicans had no choice but to follow along, if they wanted to hold on to their particular gravy train.
He (none / 0) (#7)
by FlJoe on Sun Feb 14, 2021 at 03:33:03 PM EST
absolutely should name names or better yet refer tRump and the rest of them to the DOJ for prosecution. He is essentiality accusing these people of committing crimes.
Donald who? (none / 0) (#10)
by Chuck0 on Sun Feb 14, 2021 at 05:54:23 PM EST
"cater to small business owners" (none / 0) (#16)
by sarcastic unnamed one on Mon Feb 15, 2021 at 11:13:46 AM EST
cater to small business owners and sports enthusiasts.
"cater?"
That's the word used by someone who's small business is essentially financially unaffected by the pandemic.
Open war (none / 0) (#23)
by CaptHowdy on Wed Feb 17, 2021 at 09:39:17 PM EST
Tom Coleman and John Danforth: "Opinion: Congress must invoke the 14th Amendment to stop Trump from running again"
"McConnell has many talents, there is no doubt about it, but if he is setting this thing up as a way to expunge Trump from the Republican Party, that is a failing proposition."
-- Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), in an interview with the New York Times.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) told KTOO that the Republican Party has to decide whether it is the party of one man -- former President Donald Trump -- or of principles.
Said Murkowski: "The Republican Party, in my view, was a pretty good party before Donald Trump and I believe we can be a good party after Donald Trump. Right now, I think we're still trying to figure out who we are."
Politico: "Trump's scathing attack on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday exposed rifts that could dash the GOP's hopes of retaking the Senate in 2022 if they are allowed to fester. Some in McConnell's orbit already blame Trump for losing the majority in Georgia last month. Now, the GOP leader has to hold together a fractured conference and guide Senate candidates through difficult primaries while holding onto seats in states Trump lost last year."
"With McConnell castigating Trump over the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and Trump firing back in personal terms, Senate Republicans have reacted by trying to defuse the situation -- a sign of recognition that they need Trump loyalists and more traditional Republican voters to stick together for future success."
IMO (none / 0) (#24)
by jmacWA on Thu Feb 18, 2021 at 05:28:37 AM EST
The decision on this was mailed in long ago. Lisa and the other 'concerned' Republicans have been blindly supporting the Republican party in what seems like 90+% of the cases at least since the Obama administration, maybe Clinton. We can discount any unanimous or near unanimous votes.
If Republicans really cared about the country, they would have been appalled about the way the country turned under Trump. Instead, they are now the party of Trump, and some of them now show concern. I have none for them, let them be the party of Trump, and wear him like a millstone around their necks all the way to the bottom.
Trying times (none / 0) (#25)
by CaptHowdy on Fri Feb 19, 2021 at 10:10:46 AM EST
A Brutal Two Months for Republicans
February 19, 2021 at 9:18 am EST By Taegan Goddard 133 Comments
First Read list the ways:
The party's biggest donor (Sheldon Adelson) passed away
So did its most influential communicator over the last 25 years (Rush Limbaugh).
Its two most recognizable leaders (Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell) are in a feud.
State parties are censuring any Republican who dared to vote to impeach Trump or find him guilty.
And the state that's become the leading example of conservative governance (Texas) finds itself in tatters after its power crisis, and its junior U.S. senator (Ted Cruz) has been ridiculed and scorned.
Oh, and the party just lost control of the Senate just a month ago.
Yes, (5.00 / 4) (#26)
by KeysDan on Fri Feb 19, 2021 at 11:25:17 AM EST
Trying times. And, time for many of them to be tried.
From your keyboard (none / 0) (#27)
by Zorba on Sat Feb 20, 2021 at 03:07:54 PM EST
To the eyeballs of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
R'Amen.

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Geografia
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Persone
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The nation officially referred to as Burma gained independence in 1948 from occupying forces, however it wasn't up until 1989 that the ruling military junta changed the country's name from Burma to Myanmar following a military coup.
Politically, the name Burma was seen as a relic of the nation's former British colonial past, and also Myanmar as more inclusive of the numerous ethnic groups in the nation. Various other names were also altered, which is why you will certainly see Rangoon currently referred to as Yangon.
Both the names Burma as well as Myanmar are still made use of interchangeably, on the ground and on the world stage. This short article breaks down the modifications, what you 'should' say as well as the inquiry: does it even matter?
The popular, high season is November to February when the weather is warm however not stifling, and also attracts the greatest number of visitors. This, subsequently, makes the restricted lodging options difficult to secure and will certainly imply attempting to book ahead or face paying out for the more pricey options left over.
March to May is the time when the temperature level increases in Myanmar and upcoming rainfalls are due. There is a limited number of vacationers that makes it very easy to book accommodation but it is exceptionally warm.
An e-Visa is readily available to visitors from these 100 nations.
To get one, go to the official e-Visa site. You'll be required to upload a passport photo and also pay a fee of $50.
It takes under 10 minutes to apply and you should obtain authorization within 3 working days.
Obtaining a visa from your local consular office may be cheaper– if you wish to save some money, obtaining a visa via your local Myanmar embassy might be more affordable. As an example, the cost is simply ,¤ 14 in the UK but $40 in the United States, so do your research as well as don't neglect to factor in mailing costs.
It is only possible to get in Myanmar on an e-visa at Yangon, Mandalay and also Nay Pyi Taw international airports; as well as at three Thai-Myanmar land border crossings Tachileik, Myawadi (Myawaddy) as well as Kawthoung (Kawthaung). Check the immigration site for the most recent at the time you travel.
Flights to Myanmar are the typical choice for tourists as the first mode of entry, with normal scheduled services from Bangkok. Yet, taking into consideration where Myanmar lies– surrounded by China to the North as well as northeast, Thailand and Laos to the eastern and India as well as Bangladesh to its west– there are several for land entry, although not every one of them are encouraged because of safety.
Tamu (in the Sagaing Area of northwestern Myanmar on the boundary to northeastern India).
Rih Khaw Dar (a six-hour drive from the boundary village of Khawmawi in the northwestern Chin State of Myanmar on the border of Southeastern India).
In truth, you can go into Myanmar at any designated "Port of Entry" yet it is best to stick to the one you initially specified preferably to prevent any hold up in the handling of your visa upon arrival.
You can leave at any of the International Airports and Land Boundary Checkpoints considering that your exit point does not require to be specified up front. Furthermore, you might leave at the Htikee Land Border Checkpoint, although entrance from here is not possible.
Flying in as well as out of Yangon is cheaper as well as has a lot more connections than Mandalay.
Myanmar's local transport alternatives may be aggravating yet the long distance propositions are far more appealing.
Distances are far, road travel is slow as well as flying is inexpensive so it may be your much better option.
You can still reserve flights the old-school way by wandering into a travel agent.
Flying within Myanmar is a bit like flying in the older days– check-in involves ticking individuals off a listing of printed names, baggage claim can mean leaving the flight terminal and getting your bag off a cart by the plane as well as flight announcements are made by a person holding up a sign as well as calling your flight (in incomprehensible English). It really is an experience. And a great deal of fun if you don't let it get you stressed.Buses are economical with competing businesses and a series of high-end levels.
Many buses travel overnight which is excellent for not losing a day of sightseeing, however isn't so wonderful for rest. Additionally, you'll have a tendency to arrive at odd times in the early morning and won't be able to check into your hostel or hotel until 2 p.m. That's a great deal of hours awaiting a 'top-up' snooze. Think about if it will certainly be more affordable to fly if you're going to book accommodation the exact same night to sleep straight away.
Buses are very cold, the deluxe buses will certainly give you a covering but, wear your warm layers.
Even the VIP bus doesn't have a toilet onboard so expect to stop every couple of hours for a food and toilet break– a bit frustrating if you're attempting to sleep through the night.
Night buses are not sleeper buses, despite the fact that these are the buses which bring you to your location around 3 or 4am. What's even more, some still play their funky local song CD's and also tacky music videos till the very early hrs of the morning. Pack your iPod, buy some sturdy extreme ear plugs or kindly request the sound to be switched off.
Never ever ask a vehicle driver about reaches of the southerly Mon State and also Tenasserim area are usually out-of-bounds to travelers unless you have actually applied for a government visa beforehand. In some locations you'll need a guide to chaperone you. Check before you make plans.
Getting off the beaten path is difficult– even within the 'open' parts, Myanmar's developing infrastructure implies that there are set routes you can travel and you'll have a hard time to go any other way. Attempting to do otherwise might be very costly.
Work your sightseeing and tour around the heat– Myanmar is popular for its daybreaks as well as sundowns, which additionally corresponds perfectly with staying indoors (probably for a nap or pool dip if you have one) throughout the mid-day warmth.
Expect to go barefoot a great deal in temples on seriously unclean floors. In temples where birds are nesting or monkeys as well as dogs hangout, you can anticipate to step in a great deal of animal faeces while you're checking out Myanmar's temples. Socks aren't permitted either so you simply need to get used to it. Have wipes for your feet so you can wipe some after each visit.
Be a thoughtful temple visitor, a lot of Myanmar's temples are places of worship, not simply sights for vacationers. Respect 'do not climb/do not enter' indicators and keep your voice down– individuals will certainly be praying.
Expect to pay an access charge for Bagan and Inle Lake– this cost is charged to all foreigners and there's no getting around it. The charges are: Bagan– $20; Inle Lake– $10.
Hostels are slowly opening, meaning you can rest in economical accommodation than you could a couple of years back. Things are slowly improving for solo travellers, though prices are still far more of what you'll pay in other places in Southeast Asia.
Guesthouses are rustic but enchanting. The holiday accommodation gives a feel for what a local house could be like, basic however beautifully decorated in teak) as well as the breakfast was generally superior. And also, it's nice to put cash right into the hands of the residents, not some large brand chain.
Most hostels, hotels and guesthouses give a towel but you could need to provide a refundable $10 deposit on check-in. Hotels will additionally provide some form of toiletries. Some hostels as well as guesthouses do too, but it can't be depended on.
Be cautious about the curfew– some guesthouses may lock the door at night, leaving you unable to access your bed. Check before you go out for the night.
Book lodging as well as transport beforehand during peak period. The tourist market in Myanmar appears to have actually experienced a boom which the facilities has fallen short to keep speed with. A lot of resorts are tiny and boutique like thus if there's someplace particular you want to stay it's important to book in advance. It is especially essential to book in advance during high period (November to March). In some rural areas, monasteries will take visitors in for a small fee if there are no rooms offered. However don't rely upon the local monks being able to help you out.
Use chopsticks: Numerous pieces of cutlery are cleaned with a not so great looking water supply as well as dishcloth. Packaged chopsticks are an ideal alternative.
Tell the staff if you don't consume something. If you like a little spice in your dishes state how much spice you like as the cooks tend to go easy on vacationers!
The fish is tasty and also a fantastic, fresh alternative in many dining establishments.
There is quite a great deal of sugar in the food as well as drinks. If you aren't a fan of sugar there's a choice to skip the sugar (tea, coffee, fresh blended juices), make certain you request 'no sugar'.
Salads feature greatly on menus but don't expect a fresh crunch– most salads are marinaded and also seasoned in oil, salt and also lime juice as well as don't typically feature salad leaves.
Hygiene standards are low in Myanmar and also you could get sick once.
Street food isn't as prolific as other places in Southeast Asia but you can find it as well as it's good. Street food will tend to be about 1,000-1,700 kyat a dish (under $2).
You can not consume the water however most hotels, hostels as well as guesthouses supply free water either in bottles in your space or via a large water dispenser at reception. Or else, bottled water is extremely economical.
Alcohol is extensively available with beer, rum and whiskey being popular options.
Beer stations are easy to find and enjoyable locations to get a drink with the locals if you do not intend to being in a restaurant.
Know that there isn't a late night culture in Myanmar– most dining establishments close by 9 p.m. and also bars do the same around 10– 11 p.m. This is a country where meditation at dawn is more preferred than late night drinking.
Large chains can not be discovered as well as brand names remain in short supply. Myanmar isn't a nation of fast-food chains and beyond beverage brand names like Coke as well as Schwepps Tonic, you're going to be getting local brands and consuming from local dining establishments.
Stores are tiny, family owned affairs– you won't discover a 7-Eleven. There are a few equivalent 'Grab 'n' Go' stores populated around, yet mainly you're going to buy treats as well as beverages from tiny, local businesses. They can look a little bit intimidating, like you're intruding by walking in. Don't fret, simply step in, they want your business.
There are individuals smoking indoors- this can be a shock if you come from a country where smoking cigarettes in public places has actually long been prohibited.
Myanmar is an exceptionally safe country– a lot of the populace is Buddhist and with an idea in karma, crime levels are exceptionally reduced.
Still, you ought to take the normal preventative measures of using hotel lockers or safes for your belongings. Female travellers should not experience any harassment or different treatment.
Do take hand sanitiser– the money is dirty and there isn't always soap in shower rooms so utilize your sanitiser before you touch anything that will certainly go near your mouth.
Keep an eye out for the dust- Myanmar can be really dusty so do bring something to cover your mouth as well as nose when cycling around. Also take care with your a/c– Myanmar can be as warm. Subsequently, many visitors use the a/c in their room yet sleeping in low temperatures can make you unwell.
Fruit is very easy to find so top up your immune system with nutrients this way. However, as it's typically pre-cut, try to find a seller that has kept the flies away as well as if it's sluiced with water, ensure it's filtered water.
The majority of government advisories caution against travel to parts of Rakhine (Rakhaing) State in western Myanmar, where clashes in between local authorities as well as the minority Muslim (Rohingya) communities has actually resulted in the mass displacement of thousands of individuals. A few other parts of the nation continue to be closed to foreigners as a result of dispute in between the government as well as various ethnic militaries gathered in eastern and northern Myanmar. These locations are mainly in Kachin and Shan States, near to the frontiers with China and also Thailand, and far from the major vacationer destinations.
Accurate details on problems and closed locations can be tough to find. Check your government's advice before travelling, as well as inquire about the situation when you are in Myanmar. Lonely Planet's Thorn Tree travel forum is an excellent resource of news from tourists on the ground.
A lot of the locals dress conservatively| and cover their shoulders and also legs despite the high temperatures, as well as you will make everyone a lot more comfortable if you follow suit.
Knee length shorts, long skirts, elephant pants as well as t-shirts are the attire of choice. These are strongly encouraged as well as often enforced for going into the temples and pagodas.
Everybody uses skirts– males and females alike– the longyi, a long skirt, is the popular traditional dress in Myanmar for both men and women. Lots of tourists pick one up as they're breezy in the warmth as well as tick the 'traditional wear' box. They are practical for taking in the sights so grab an inexpensive one a the marketplace if you have the chance.
Flip flops are essential! Entering pagodas implies going barefoot as well as flip flops are the most effective footwear option. Struggling with shoelaces in the blistering heat is an unwanted distraction. Bring some cleaning wipes for your feet after seeing a pagoda.
Myanmar is a conservative country so you'll blend better if you clothe conservatively (covering your knees and also shoulders). You will certainly find people in shorts and also strappy tops in the cities and at the beach yet in other places it's much less usual.
The local people are exceptionally genteel and also not used to confrontation so pack your best manners as well as your patience. Travel can be frustrating, warm and also sluggish however remember: you chose to visit Myanmar and that it's not the same as being at home is no good reason to take it out on the locals. Nonetheless, haggle hard with the cab drivers.
You may get stopped a whole lot by locals who want to talk. Travelers are no more a novelty in a lot of Southeast Asia yet Myanmar is different. Typically individuals are wonderful and also are happy to appear in photographs and also attempt and also talk via limited usual words or sign language.
You mayadditionally get stared at a whole lot which is usually best handled by providing a smile and also a mingalabar (hi in Burmese). Burmese English can be hard to understand, be patient, listen hard as well as if you're spending for a guide, make sure they have good clear English before you book.
The red stained pavements are a consequence of spewing red coloured saliva after chewing betel quids, tiny parcels that contain tobacco, spices and areca nuts wrapped in a betel leaf. It's most likely popular| because it provides a hit that amounts to six mugs of coffee. But, as well as being dangerous when chewed long term, the by-product is bright-red saliva which is spewed out, the majority of times onto the ground.
Great deals of residents have the tell tale red discolored teeth and also cab drivers usually roll down the window in sluggish traffic to spew after chewing on the betel quids.
There is some begging by youngsters in Myanmar and also as heartbreaking as it is, you shouldn't give to the youngsters. Why not? Read this great post by Uncornered Market.
It's common to see yellow circles pasted on the faces of the Burmese women. This is Thanaka, a cosmetic paste made from ground bark, which is a beauty item in Myanmar and additionally serves as a sun block.
It's also common to hear a kissing noise in the coffee shops as well as dining establishments as residents use the kissing noise as a call for service. Apparently it's simpler for staff to identify the place of the kissing audio so don't be surprised!
Not only is it courteous, however it is well received. Be prepared for most locals to giggle in response– they are not mocking you; they are just not expecting it.
Laundry is normally done by hand and also is charged per item rather than kilo so try to turn up with your clothes washed and also unless you wish to turn over $20 for a load of washing, pick the items you really require washing and also wash your smaller sized items on your own as you go.
Toiletries are simple to find by however tampons are not so bring what you need with you.
You can not flush toilet paper or sanitary products– this is very usual in developing nations where the plumbing system can't handle anything aside from bodily fluids.
Myanmar has that odd half-hour difference| to its time zone so it's 6 and a half hrs ahead of GMT.
Most of the plug sockets of Myanmar have multiple adaptors for European and also North American 2-pin connects in addition to British three-pin.
Wi-fi is bad in Myanmar so you either need to get over it or, better still, purchase a local SIM. You can obtain one at many airports when you land or in one of the shops in the street and also the shop personnel will certainly have you set up in about 5 minutes. You can read more about your network choices below. Still, with 1 mbps thought about to be a 'fast' connection, do not expect to be downloading video clips whenever. On-line access has improved, with wi-fi the standard– most hotels, guesthouses and also cafes have it for free– as well as the internet is now spreading tomore remote areas. But tightly squeezed bandwidth and also power failures can make using the net an irritating exercise.
Do your research beforehand or pack a guidebook, and don't expect to Skype home extremely often, it's hardly possible to get a messenger service to work at times!
You'll be much better with a backpack than a luggage. Luggage aren't perfect on dusty, sandy, unevenroadways. Entering and also out of myriad forms of transportation as well as hefting it up several steep staircases isn't better.


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Can investors make money from booze?
Scotch whisky can be a very profitable investment compared to the meagre returns currently available from savings accounts, as seen in a latest online sale of the popular spirit.
A bottle of 50-year-old Macallan in a Lalique decanter has just sold for more than £65,000 - a massive jump in value of over 2,000% from the selling price of £3,000 back in 2006.
The whisky is in a crystal Lalique glass and leather case, and the new owner is from Taiwan.
It was sold by Whisky Online, which said the lot's value had been enhanced due to the intricate, hand-blown decanter from French glassmaker Lalique.
Whisky from Macallan is very popular worldwide. A six-bottle series, called the Macallan in Lalique Legacy Collection, recently sold for a world record £780,000 in Asia.
One website, Whisky invest Direct, says that, although there are no guarantees, you should expect to profit by selling maturing whisky into normal blending demand, though prices can be volatile.
The cash price for an eight-year-old Scotch whisky bought new and sold each year of the decade 2007-2016 is said to show average historic returns of 15.2% per annum.
However you would have paid storage fees of 15p per litre of pure alcohol per year, bringing the return down to 11.6% annually. Adjusting for inflation, your 'real' historic return would have been 7.9% a year.
Higher-risk investment
Allan Gardner, financial services director at Aberdein Considine, said buying whisky would fall in the category of higher-risk investments.
Other collectables like art, antiques and vintage wines
Commodities like oil, coffee, corn, rubber or gold
Contracts for difference, where you bet on shares gaining or losing value
Mr Gardner added: "The right savings or investments for you will depend on how prepared you are to take risks, your current finances and future goals.
"It's important to diversify your investments to ensure your long-term financial objectives are met.
"It's a good idea to have cash invested in a variety of different asset classes."
Investing can take many forms, but most people choose from four main asset classes: Cash in a bank or building society; fixed interest securities; shares; and property.
If you are planning your financial future, Aberdein Considine can offer you the support of some of Scotland's most talented and respected independent financial advisers.
Whether you want to buy a property, secure an income for retirement, pay for your children's education, provide for dependents or pass your estate to your family, we can provide you with a high-quality service which is tailored to your lifestyle.


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Tsitsipas v Isner live stream and match preview | 2021 French Open
Marius Hrebenciuc in French Open 04 Jun 2021
Stefanos Tsitsipas (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa)
Stefanos Tsitsipas will be looking to extend his winning streak to seven matches when he takes on John Isner in the Round of 32 of the French Open today at 8.00pm (UK Time).
Tsitsipas is currently on a six-match winning streak on clay, having dropped just one set in the process. He has played some excellent tennis in recent months, capturing titles in Monte Carlo and Lyon. He was actually on a 16-3 win-loss record on clay prior to the start of the French Open. The Greek has won back-to-back straight-set victories over Chardy and Martinez in the first two rounds at Roland Garros.
Isner is not renowned as a clay-court player, but he looked decent on this surface recently. The American has won five of his six matches on clay this season, having reached the quarter-finals in Madrid a month ago. He bagged two straight-set victories over Sam Querrey and Filip Krajinovic at the 2021 French Open so far, having played four tiebreakers in the process.
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Set of both swords! From the Forgotten Realms Series come the Drizzt's Icingdeath and Twinkle Scimitar. This unique swords set can be seen carried by Drizzt DoUrden in the video game series, Forgotten Realms. This unique looking sword combo comes in sets of two and carries a 440 stainless steel blade with the ancient markings on it. The handle is made up of a strong reinforced Resin. The black part of the handle has a design to help with the grip and better holding. The Icingdeath and Twinkle Scimitar comes with a leather back strap for the perfect wielding.


Colorado 550 from Montrose to Durango, Colorado is not only scenic, but one of the most dangerous stretches of highway in the country. With no guard rail to protect you, the drop offs can reach 400 feet. If this isn't enough to contend with, the area is also frequented by rock slides that can cause major accidents and road closures at any time. This drive is not for the faint of heart.