White-tailed deer have reached problematic numbers in numerous suburban communities in New Jersey. Increased deer-vehicle collisions, damage to ornamental plantings and gardens, damage to agricultural crops and destruction of the natural forest ecosystem are some of the problems associated with high deer populations.
Historically, New Jersey's deer herd has been managed through sport hunting. However, as New Jersey's landscape continues to be developed, land open to deer hunting has been reduced.
Facing this obstacle, the Division of Fish and Wildlife has taken steps to manage deer populations by lengthening the hunting seasons, increasing the bag limits, increasing the number of hunting permits issued, and offering incentives for hunters to harvest more antlerless deer (does and fawns). However, hunters can no longer control deer populations in some suburban settings due to safety zone regulations, township firearm discharge ordinances and posted private properties.
In an effort to limit deer populations in those areas of New Jersey where sport hunting is not considered a viable management tool, the Division has permitted alternative methods of controlling deer populations under the Community-Based Deer Management Permit (CBDMP) program. The program was created in 1995 to allow alternative methods of deer population control.
Alternative control methods include techniques other than traditional hunting, employed to reduce a deer population. These may include, but need not be limited to, controlled hunting, shooting by an authorized agent, capture and euthanization, capture and removal, and fertility control. The program allows townships, counties, airports and County Boards of Agriculture to apply for a permit issued by the Division that would allow these alternative control methods. A township resolution endorsing the CBDMP application must be submitted. Individual property owners may not apply for a CBDMP.
Some hunters view the CBDMP program as taking hunting opportunities away from sportsmen. However, since the inception of the CBDMP program, many townships have opted to utilize sportsmen during the traditional deer hunting seasons to reduce their deer populations. In fact, several townships have opted to open public land to hunting which previously had been off-limits to hunters.
The Fish and Game Council has the authority to modify or reject an application for a CBDMP if sport hunting is not used where feasible. In one instance, the Fish and Game Council did not permit a township to hire a company to cull deer on a public property until the deer hunting season ended. In another instance the Council did not approve the use of archery equipment by the paid agent but rather insisted the township open the property to licensed bow hunters.
All costs of the alternative methods of deer control are borne by the applicant. In many cases, utilizing sportsmen during the existing deer-hunting season is the most appropriate, and certainly the most economical management option. But when the land is too developed to allow for a traditional hunting program, an application for a permit to use alternative methods may be submitted.
The applicant first designates a Special Deer Management Area where control is necessary. This Area may include an entire Township or a portion thereof. An applicant for a CBDMP then must demonstrate that an overabundant deer population has caused significant damage to property (crops, ornamental shrubs, etc.), has caused a significant number of vehicle collisions and/or is a significant hazard to airplanes on runways in the Special Deer Management Area. The applicant must explain if traditional sports hunting is being utilized to control deer or why it is not an option. These claims are verified by Division personnel.
When the review of a submitted application is complete, the Division approves, denies or recommends modification of the proposed plan and Special Deer Management Area. Once the Division approves the Special Deer Management Area and plan, it submits the plan to the Fish and Game Council for their review. If the application is approved by the Fish and Game Council, the permit is issued by the Director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife.
The process of developing a plan acceptable to the community, the Division and the Council is a lengthy one. Applicants must submit an application for a CBDMP 120 days prior to the implementation of the program. Applicants are encouraged to work closely with the Division throughout the process. Since the program's inception CBDMP programs have been instituted in Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Morris, Somerset and Union counties.
Since the CBDMP program was instituted, the Division of Fish and Wildlife has approved a wide variety of nontraditional and experimental methods to control deer populations in suburban communities. Programs to trap and transfer deer, trap and euthanize deer, use chemical fertility control, and shoot deer by volunteer and paid agents outside of the regular hunting season dates have been permitted.
Below are details about different components of the CBDMP program.
The cost of trapping and transferring deer can be quite high. Portable paddock traps used to trap and transfer deer are costly and there may be additional fees for the transfer of the deer. Efforts to trap and transfer deer in Millburn and Summit have met with varied success. Most states now ban the importation of deer because of the concern for Chronic Wasting Disease and other diseases; Therefore the large-scale potential for using trap and transfer is doubtful.
In areas of Princeton and Millburn Townships where firearms could not be used, deer were trapped and euthanized by a private company. Neither hired agents nor sportsmen may discharge a firearm within 450 feet of a potentially occupied building without written permission of the property owner. In areas where written permission could not be obtained, deer were trapped deer under a drop net and euthanized with a captive bolt gun. A captive bolt gun uses a bolt instead of firearm ammunition to instantly kill the animal. Although controversial, this method of euthanasia is conditionally acceptable according to the 2007 American Veterinary Medical Association Guidelines on Euthanasia (pdf, 550kb).
Townships receiving a CBDMP may opt to hire a company to cull deer outside of the traditional deer season dates, without bag limit restrictions. Millburn, Bernards, Bridgewater, Hanover, Princeton, Watchung, Mountain Lakes and Summit hired a private company to shoot deer on properties that were deemed too small to allow for traditional sport hunting. Some companies use shotguns, while other companies use rifles. They typically operate from tree stands at pre-baited sites, but may be permitted to shoot deer from a vehicle.
Deer may be culled day or night, depending on the experience of the hired agent. Suppressors (silencers) may be used, however the use of suppressors requires approval from the county prosecutor's office. Fees typically ranged from $200 to $500 per deer. In all CBDMP programs, every effort must be made to donate the venison from the slaughtered deer to a community food bank, and the applicant is required to pay for the processing of the meat.
Chemical fertility control is an evolving method of population control. The use of fertility control chemicals and vaccines on deer in New Jersey requires a special permit to inhibit wildlife reproduction, issued by the Division. An application for such a permit must contain the credentials of the person administering the contraceptive procedure, the purpose or intent of the procedure and an assessment of environmental impacts. Written permission to access all properties on which the deer may be tranquilized, recovered and vaccinated must be obtained prior to applying for a Special Permit to Inhibit Reproduction. If the purpose of the Special Permit to Inhibit Wildlife Reproduction is population control, a CBDMP is also required.
The Morris County Park Commission first used chemical fertility control in 1997 at Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morristown. Ten female deer were darted with porcine zonae pellucida (PZP). Frequent movements of the deer in and out of the Arboretum made subsequent booster vaccinations difficult, and the study was abandoned.
An experimental fertility control program using SpayVac™ was attempted at the Duke Estate (now Duke Farms), in Somerset County. SpayVac™ seemed promising in that it was effective over several years, and annual booster vaccines were unnecessary. Twenty deer inside the fenced portion of the Duke Estate were vaccinated. Unfortunately, that year's formulation of the SpayVac™ vaccine was ineffective in preventing pregnancy, and the program was abandoned. Due to manufacturing obstacles, SpayVac™ is no longer produced.
Princeton Township (Mercer County) implemented a program in 2003 to study the efficacy of the SpayVac™ and GonaCon™ contraceptive vaccines to reduce and then maintain a deer population in a suburban area. Does were captured under a drop net or darted with a tranquilizer gun, and then vaccinated with SpayVac™ and/or GonaCon™ vaccines. Information on the longevity of the vaccines is being obtained from does treated multiple times.
An experimental program using GonaCon™ at Giralda Farms in Madison (Morris County) was instituted in 2005. Thirty-two percent of the females treated once with GonaCon™ became pregnant. However, 84% of all vaccinated deer formed granulomas at the injection site, and 24% had abscesses along with granulomas. Although GonaCon™ was registered by the US Environmental Protection Agency in 2009, and was registered for use by DEP's Pesticide Control Program in 2011, GonaCon™ has limitations including the need to capture and hand-inject each animal, and later find that individual deer so as to administer booster vaccines. The time and cost of finding and administering booster vaccines to individual deer, and the need to obtain prior written permission to access all properties on which deer may be tranquilized, recovered and vaccinated makes chemical fertility control impractical for large, free-ranging deer populations.
Townships are encouraged to utilize sportsmen during the traditional deer hunting seasons to reduce their deer populations in addition to opening lands to sport or controlled hunting where possible. It is a technique proven effective and economical throughout the country in controlling deer populations.
Harding Township in Morris County chose to utilize sportsmen to decrease their deer population, during a four-day extension of the Permit Shotgun season. Not many deer were harvested during those four days. Harding now has additional township properties open to deer hunters. It was found that opening additional lands to deer hunters was more effective in increasing the harvest of deer.
The Union County Department of Parks and Community Renewal, and the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs chose to utilize sportsmen as agents to reduce the deer herd in their respective county parks. The CBDMPs allowed the counties to utilize volunteer sportsmen to cull deer outside of the traditional deer season dates, without restricting agents to a bag limit. Licensed hunters were carefully selected based on their safety and efficiency record. They were given a shooting proficiency test and trained to serve as volunteer agents for each county. Each volunteer agent is permitted to receive a portion of venison at the end of the program. The rest of the venison is donated to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey.
Union County's deer reduction program has successfully reduced and maintained the deer population at 20-30 deer per square mile.
Controlled hunting, as an alternative deer control method, involves the killing of deer during a modified hunting season with limited participation. Bernards Township opened township properties during and extension of the Permit Shotgun season to local hunting clubs under a CBDMP program.
Bridgewater Township utilizes local hunting clubs to cull deer on township and county properties during the regular deer seasons. The Borough of Mountain Lakes and Princeton Township use members of a hunting organization to cull deer on township properties during the regular bow-hunting seasons. Scotch Plains has hired a company to shoot deer on county properties, during the Permit Shotgun season. Whether agents are hired or volunteer, if the program occurs during the regular deer seasons, and no modification of the hunting regulations is requested, a Community Based Deer Management permit is not required.
Suburban communities in many states have successfully managed their deer populations by utilizing sport hunters under controlled hunting restrictions.
The Division of Fish and Wildlife and the Fish and Game Council have a responsibility to manage deer populations in areas of the state where traditional deer hunting programs may not be the most effective method of deer population control. In a rapidly urbanizing state such as New Jersey, alternative methods to traditional deer management are necessary for the Division and the Council to responsibly manage deer populations in areas with high human densities.
County Boards of Agriculture, municipalities, counties and airports can get further information on applying for a Community-based Deer Management permit by contacting Senior Biologist Jodi Powers at 609-259-6965.


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Come massimo riconoscimento in carriera vanta la partecipazione, con la Nazionale di calcio a 5 della Croazia, al FIFA Futsal World Championship 2000 in Guatemala dove la nazionale balcanica, all'esordio nella competizione iridata, è giunta ai gironi per la qualificazione alla semifinale, assieme a ,  e . L'anno successivo è tra i convocati per lo UEFA Futsal Championship 2001 dove la Croazia però non supera il primo turno.

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Help us celebrate our 30th birthday by sporting this comfy and yet stylish tee. Over the last 30 years, Aldersgate has definitely been God's work in progress. Former Executive Director even made this comment about Aldersgate at a national convention, "If you want to see God at work, come to Aldersgate." It rings true to our organization and we definitely believe it rings true for each one us as individuals as well. We aren't perfect, but God is definitely at work in us. Help us spread awareness by dawning a shirt that speaks volumes for you as well! This cotton/poly blend t-shirt is sure to get you noticed with it's flashy gold-foil imprint.


My name is Allison Nagy. I'm going to be a Junior. My major is elementary education. A little about me: I run cross country and track. I am an SNT (Student Networking Team) leader for the National Society of Leadership and Success. I am involved in Camp Kesem as well. I also work in admissions as an admissions ambassador. I love getting to know new people, and I love answering any questions anyone has about anything. I also love to bake cookies and cakes, read books, watch movies, go on long bike rides and travel. And I love photography. (I especially like to take pictures of Augie's campus during the different seasons).


Chromatic Armor Price | Magic: the Gathering (MTG) on sale at Manaleak!
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Welcome back students! The YC Library will be hosting a Carnival and Sideshow Spectacular! We will have hot dogs, cookies, candy, and cake. Your friendly librarians will be serving food, and you can visit various tables for more goodies.
Learn about ebooks, subject guides, databases and infobits from a snake charmer, the bearded lady, the tattooed lady and a gypsy! Students from Student Activities will be present to help with the games.
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The Civic Mineralogy Museum was founded in 1983 and is situated in San Graziano Square. It is run by GASMA, Archaeological, Historical, Mineralogy Group and is dedicated to architect Antonio Mora who, at the beginning of the eighties worked towards the opening of the first museum. The exposition favours a didactic aspect aimed to a young public.


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Wait, so Nintendo's Mario isn't a plumber anymore?
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AltPress Published: September 5, 2017
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It looks like Nintendo's beloved Mario character has given up his blue-collar ways. According to the video gaming giant, the titular, overall-clad star of such classics as 1983's series debut, Mario Bros., up through this fall's Super Mario Odyssey, is no longer a plumber. Pour one out for plumber Mario!
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As reported by Kotaku, Mario's official, Japanese-language profile from Nintendo identifies that the video game icon isn't working as a plumber anymore. We'd say we're surprised but have ever seen Mario, um, plumb?
So what's the deal? Does Mario even have a job? Here's how Nintendo's newly updated Mario info lays it all out: "All around sporty, whether it's tennis or baseball, soccer or car racing, he [Mario] does everything cool. As a matter of fact, he also seems to have worked as a plumber a long time ago..."
A long time ago? Yep, you read that right. After all the character's non-plumbing activities from games like Mario Kart Wii and Mario Party 9, it appears that Mario's gone and given up his former life. Well, we guess he's doing okay.
Don't mind us while we nostalgically play World 1-1 from Super Mario Bros.:
Twitter is flipping out over Mario's life change, so here are some responses from Twitter users, ranging from mild depression about the character's sudden joblessness to quasi-political reflection on his apparent defection:
What do you think of Mario's abandonment of his long-held occupation? Were you aware that Mario had been a plumber? Sound off in the comments!
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2 Stories of the Sea & Love
The cabbage came to the boil and it smelled like the sea, the sea on the stones and in the kelp, the smell of the old rotting pier and the barnacles and mussels clamped on down low in the shade and damp. I often think of the sea. I've never lived in a seaside town nor alongside the coast. I can barely swim and I despise the sun and hot, sticky days beneath it. But on certain days the sea still comes and I can hear the screams and they are not screams of horror.
My last but one told me a story of the sea and I told her one back. Mine wasn't so good. I thought I could get a laugh but I told it badly and it didn't even get that. I'll tell it here. Just for the record. Everyone's heard it anyway. It was that day I was dragged off to Brighton by that Italian Girl, the one who cried herself to sleep over my use of opiates; the one who thought anything besides straightforward in-and-out sex was perverted and odd; the one who left a stain on the mattress in the shape of the missionary position. I'd be fantasizing of the craziest shit as we fucked. Maybe she was too? Though I doubt it. When we eventually split and had it out, the only time we ever spoke of such things, her body betrayed her and her eyes teared up and she gagged. She was preparing to say "You should have told me... I'd have done that!" Those dry heaves made me terribly sad, like she couldn't have done anything worse than that. Anyway, she took me to the sea. She was from Naples and had such a desperate longing for the ocean.
"Please don't be getting stoned," she said.
"I've nothing to get stoned with," I told her. "We'll pass my mum's on our way to the Station."
"Got to drop off something for her fella."
Why I still lied I couldn't say. She had long ago made the connection with me visiting mum and an hour later my pupils pinning up and a giant's slumber filling me without warning.
We arrived at the seaside in the early afternoon. I had come around numerous times on the train down, had watched the countryside hurtling by outside, and now I opened my eyes to us slowly pulling into Brighton Station, the unmistakeable scent of sea air floating through the old train carriage, boiled eggs and tomato and the feint sound of the high ocean.
My girl wasn't angry; it had passed. And then it passed some more. Out of the train and heading down the platform you could see straight up ahead, right through the station to the city outside, the hordes of people making their way down, and at the end the bulging sea, like some huge heart expanding and contracting away.
"The sea," she whispered like it were something sexual. "The sea." And she looked at me with a wonder that I thought adults no longer possessed. Then she held me and close in she whispered once more, "the sea."
The sea was wild. Choppy and powerful. The danger signs were out 'NO SWIMMING'. Up above the sun appeared dazzled by its own brilliance. It was beating down, so hot it seemed to muffle all sounds except the heave and sway of that fucking ocean.
"We can still swim," she said, excited. "I will!"
I looked at the sea. There were a few people out in it, bobbing around like sewage between swollen rows of waves. "You go ahead... Enjoy yourself. Like I said, I'll just watch."
We laid our bags down and set out a large towel on the stones. I had a shitty little transistor radio. I tuned it into a mess of static and let it crackle on like that in the afternoon. She looked at me. "Come on," she said, "make an effort."
"Your top... Your boots!!!"
"I'm good just like this." She stared at me incredulously, sitting there in my long-sleeved white cotton top, cut down military trousers, black, steel toe-capped Doc Martin boots and shades.
"You can't sunbathe like that. Only your knees and nose are showing!"
"All the more skin cancer for everyone else," I said. I just wanted to sleep and dream of dragonflies and a small boat gently lulling on the waters, out there in the deep blue of nowhere.
They removed the dangerous current signs at around 2pm. My girl had already been swimming and now woke me excited, pestering me to go in the shallows. After a moment I gave in, reckoned on giving her ten minutes and then I could get back to reading and drifting off.
"You must remove your boots to go in the sea," she said. "You'll lose them if not."
I took the Slacker's option. I redid my laces, tied them tight around the uppers of my boots so as they couldn't be pulled off. She shook her head but I could tell she kinda enjoyed leading me down to the water in my boots and shades, looking like some drug fiend who was being shown 'How To Have Fun'. I strode into the water, into the shallows where the children were running in and out from the waves and screeching wildly. I could see people on the beach laughing at me. I walked into the water up to my knees. It felt good, cool, like a young memory I only barely still remembered. That's when the wave appeared. We saw it coming from a long way off, a big swell of water pushing in.
"Get back a little," she said. She remained bobbing in the water, waiting to impress me with how well she would navigate the incoming bulge. I retreated to a safe place. The wave hit and the water came up to my hips and almost lifted me off my feet. Then everything stopped, like the moment was on pause, and then came the suck, the horrendous sound of hundreds of thousands of small stones being pulled over the larger ones as the sea took back what it had given. Now, somehow, the full might of the sea was in my boots, a force pulling from inside the steel toecaps, pulling me out and laying me back in the same movement. I was under the water, under the damn sea and being dragged out. I tried to right myself but my boots were then a terrible weight and it was impossible. I panicked in a struggle to unlock myself from the sea, the water rushing up my nose and taking my breath. I caught dirty snapshots of bubbles and driftwood and wide planes of sunlight shining somewhere through the water. Then came those muffled screams of joy, the beachgoers screaming from the excitement of the wave. For one awful moment a panic hit so terrible that no-one had noticed me disappear and the world would play the sounds of a wild summer day as I lost my fight to right myself. And then my face somehow broke the water and something behind me was giving me just enough angle to right myself. My Italian Girl, laughing: "I knew that would happen, going into the sea stoned like that. you should have seen how quickly you disappeared. PLOOOP and you were gone! Idiot!
I couldn't talk. I was flushed pale with shock and gulping for oxygen. I let her turn me around and lead me back to the shore. Up, safe on the beach, I said: "It wasn't the drugs. It was these fucking boots... filled with the fucking backwash!"
"Ah, yes, you are right. It wasn't the drugs it was absolute stupidity!"
It wasn't stupidity either but I didn't argue. In fact it was something far worse, a character trait that would almost have me dead on several occasions and even more often have me harm myself. I guess that was how I sourced out love and friendship in those early years of my life, the only way I knew how without having to speak too many words.
The sea had ruined my high. I wanted no more to do with it. I sat back down on our towel. I had lost my shades. I urged the Italian back out into the sea, told her to go swim and have fun. I pretend read as she hurried off, dripping wet over the stones and back on down to the water. When she was safely in the sea I turned on my side, went through my bag and pulled out a strip of subutex. I crushed down four and hooted them up and then laid back, waiting for the sun to blur, the sounds to merge and drone out and a warm tranquillity to put me out under the glorious day.
I couldn't remember moving but I must have. Maybe I did so in increments as the tide slowly came in up the beach. For whatever reason I moved she couldn't find me. She woke me up furious in the late afternoon, standing over me, tears of anger in her eyes and screaming. I couldn't hear her words and anyway they didn't seem too important just then. I had something much more pressing to tell her, an instinct which made anything else irrelevant:
"I feel like I'm dying," I said. "Something's happened. "
"You're burnt to a crisp you fool! You must have been asleep in the sun for more than three hours! You have sunstroke!"
She gave me water and cooled my head and chest. She fed me small squares of chocolate and fanned me with a piece of card. After a moment I felt a little better, still very weak but better. We packed up our belongings and made it off the beach. Our return train was for 7pm. We decided to quit ahead of time and took a slow walk back to the station.
"You're a walking disaster," she said.
"Maybe, but it's mostly only ever me who suffers." She looked at me with eyes that called bullshit.
The day had completely drained me. I was burnt and dehydrated. All I wanted was to be on the train, resting as we travelled home through the darkening evening. Back in London we had a room and in the room we had a bed. The room was clean and the bed was fresh. That idea occupied my mind as we walked through the dusk, that and the thought of ice fresh water. Any day can be perfect if it just ends well, I thought.
7h15 and our train was nowhere to be seen. Neither were there any other beachgoers at the station. I sought out our return tickets and went in search of a station attendant. I didn't find one; I didn't need to. Reading over the tickets as I searched I noticed that our return train was at 6pm not 7. We had missed it and there were no more trains to London until the following morning.
"We're slightly fucked," I told the Italian on my return. "The last train for London left at just after six and there are no more until morning."
"6 PM??? But why our ticket says 7 then?"
"Fuck knows. That gorilla in the ticket office must have fucked up." She shook her head in total disappointment, seemed to know instinctively that it was me who had fucked up. Then she must have remembered that I was ill. "How you feeling?" she asked.
"Not bad... Better. I was looking forward to lying down so badly, was thinking of just that."
"The night will be cool... It'll be good for you."
"Are you hungry?" I asked.
"Come on, lets find some place to get something to eat. We can rest inside for a while."
We found a Fish Shop down a quite deserted little backstreet close to the sea. It didn't look like it did much trade. On entering it was clear that the owner was on his way through closing up for the evening. "Sir?" he enquired.
"You done for the evening?" I asked. He nodded. "Almost. Why, what were you after?"
"Fish and chips."
"We've fish... no chips. Hang on right there."
He returned with a tray of battered cod. "Half price," he said. We took two pieces.
"You down from the city?" he asked. "Got family back there?"
"Some," I said.
"Hmmm... Some. You think they like fish? REAL fresh fish straight from the sea?"
"I guess they would. You only get fresh fish in London if you catch it yourself. Ans even then it's not certain."
We paid for our two pieces of battered cod and wished the Fish Man a goodnight. "Here," he said, handing me a bag. "Fresh Brighton cod for the family... 7 pieces. I was about to leave it out for the cats."
"Serious? That's very kind of you."
"Take a drink too," he said.
The Italian took a cola and I took a bottle of fresh, chilled water.
Back out the night was almost upon us. "Let's go back to the sea," I said, "find some place to sit and eat our supper."
We found a bench up on the main road, directly looking out at the sea. The coming night was mild. Not hot and sticky and not cold. Just perfect. We unwrapped our fish and sat staring out and eating. At the back of the sea, on the horizon, there was a light that lit up the very top of the water neon blue. I didn't know what that light was but I knew it wasn't the setting sun. We both sat and watched that light, eating our cod with our fingers. "The sea contains magic," she said.
"I know it," I replied. "Beautiful wayward magic that cannot be harnessed by man. That's what that light is, an illumination of everything we can never know."
We finished our fish and shared another piece besides. With no warning and not looking at me she asked: "Will you ever do anything without drugs?"
I heard but didn't reply, sat there in silence as if I were thinking. After a while she said, "Hey?"
"Maybe one day," I said. "Maybe one day I will".
She turned and threw herself around me, gripping on tightly and burying her face in my shoulder. I thought she was crying but she wasn't. She was feeling the beginning of the end of her feelings, knew she wasn't cut out for a future of this. I let her hold on, stared at her sea in the distance as she silently, unknowingly undid the first chain of her bondage.
She broke the stillness of the water sometime that morning, walked into the clear emerald sea and fell into a swim. There was a surfer out, waiting for waves, but there were no waves to be had. She would swim out so far she couldn't be seen from the shore, would spend hours out there alone, just floating with her head back. This is the story she told just not how she told it. Neither did she tell it all. Maybe she couldn't or maybe she didn't know it all. It was a story about the beauty and relief of giving up, of witnessing the awesome power of the elements and understanding some intrinsic connection with nature. It was confirmation of death being quite OK under the right circumstances, a return to something, not an end.
So, the green sea spread out from a deserted beach in Costa Rica. Since arriving three weeks beforehand she had all but lived in the water. She was out on her travels alone, just her and a little hut on the beach and an array of credit cards. The water was mysteriously calm that morning, sat there like it had given up for the day. She didn't tell it like that but that's how it was.
What was also how it was was that the water was so clear you could see the fish through it. They followed, curious, and after some days were curious no more and didn't even disperse when she kicked up into a swim.
"You become a real part of nature," she said. "Very different from having a pet of being a farmer or zoo keeper. Out there, like that, you are interacting as a free wild animal and the wildest animal is the sea... it's alive."
So, she was out, floating with her head back as usual, and then she rolled and dived and swam. And that was when a mighty and invisible force collected her and kept her under and took her out. She fought to get to the surface but it was impossible. She described it as trying to navigate through multiple planes of overlapping glass. But the weird thing was the fish, all rippling away in the same force, leading her, following her, hardly exerting any energy at all. After a moment she did break the surface, found herself being rushed out to sea. She was caught in a powerful current which was impossible to swim against. I didn't understand that. I visualized it as walking up a downwards moving escalator: difficult but possible.
"Such currents are no downward moving escalators," she said. "To swim against such a force would be like coming up against rock-face and trying to swim right through it. It's the entire sea pushing in whatever direction it's heading."
So, the sea had her and it was taking her in the wrong direction and, after a while, when she looked back, she could no longer see the land. That's when a serene calmness overtook her, like the weight of breathing and existing and keeping well, that constant battle to survive and be healthy, had been lifted.
She said that she felt no fear at all, that all she felt was an all encompassing sense of beauty and a deep admiration for the powerful force which had hold of her.
"This innocent element that didn't know who I or my mother was, that didn't care about age or wealth or status, it had hold of me and I understood its almighty power and indifference and it was an honour to be taken in that way. I just felt completely helpless, like my fate was out of my own hands, that it no longer had anything to do with me. I wanted to cry I felt so ecstatic. Something about it seemed so correct. And those fish! They followed all the while, reminded me that I was out of my natural environment and that's why it was so impossible."
The sea dragged her out for over an hour and, just as quickly as it had taken her, it let her go, dumped her at what she figured was over ten miles from the land. Only then, with no distinguishable reference points to understand her position, she had no idea which way the coast was.
"The sun?" I offered.
"The sun's useless if you don't know it. You only realise once its too late how little notice you take of it. I had an idea which way the coast was, but in such a situation its hard to act on an inclination, knowing you could be swimming to safety in the wrong direction."
That was when she panicked, knowing her fate was once again back in her own hands. So, she did what most people do when they have no idea what to do: she did nothing. She stayed right where she was, looking out for help, hoping to see a boat. She didn't see a boat, but what she did see were those same fish she knew from closer to the shore.
"They swim with the current," she told me. "I was no expert but I gathered they had had their free ride and were now making it back to the reef in the shallows." So she put her faith in something other than herself, latched onto a guide, a belief, and followed the fish. The problem was that every minute seemed like ten and when there was still no land in sight she began to doubt her course.
"You learn that memory, well, recognition, is all mathematics," she said. "That when everything looks identical that memory doesn't exist as we know it. Imagine if everyone looked identical, all had the same features and the same voice... How would you ever know who said what? Who was who? 360 degrees of sea is like that. There are no reference points. You even become doubtful as to whether you are swimming in a straight line or not. I really almost stopped and did a u-turn, suddenly convinced that land was back in the opposite direction."
Fortunately she carried on, followed the fish and ignored her doubts. And just when she was really on the point of giving up she saw the faintest trace of something in the far distance, and that something was land.
The full swim back she never made. The surfer who had no waves to surf turned out to be a member of the local lifeguard service. He knew the currents and had noticed her disappear. In a small boat he and a colleague were criss-crossing the area and they spotted her on one of their passes. They picked her up and sped her back to land. She was quite OK, not hurt or injured or suffering from shock. They warned her to be wary of still seas and explained about the dangerous undercurrents which frequently pass under the calm waters. She listened, took notice, but she had her own idea of what would be more helpful. From that day on she began to study the sun, wanted to be always sure of at least one point absolute were she to ever find herself in such dire straits again.
"The sea is amazing," she said. "I now have more love and respect for it than ever." Then she said: "I could never live for too long away from the sea... I need it, physically and mentally."
I nodded, sad. I understood. I needed the city like she needed the sea. Only that need wasn't really what she was communicating. What she was saying was that the romance of living hand-to-mouth in my filthy bedsit was over, that the novelty had worn off and now her mind was thinking of new adventures.
"So, what dyou want to do?" I asked.
"I'd like to go to Paris to see some friends," she said. "I'll only be gone a couple of days."
"Is it the drugs?"
"Partly. I thought I'd be able to handle it but I can't. It just seems such a waste. But its not only that... it's everything. I need a break. I need to be alone for a while. Maybe after a day or so I'll want all this back again... I actually found myself in this shitty little room."
I cried. Told her I couldn't make it on my own.
"You mean without my money? I'll still help... I'll always help."
"No, not your money. You... Without You the person!"
"You'll survive. You always have. You always find a way."
"So everyone who shoots thru keeps reminding me. But I'm no survivor... Look at me, my body, I'm quite useless at it."
"I'm sorry. I tried... I really tried. But I need to be alone... figure my life out."
"Hang out the month," I said. "Help get me home and we'll leave together... Say goodbye nicely." She nodded, slowly, and then said "OK."
She changed after that. Was happy and light again, began dreaming of all she would do with her young life. I felt better too. I could stop pretending, stop curbing my drug use and denying myself in order to make a visible effort at trying to contain things. I had never promised to contain things but I had taken that road anyhow as a natural gesture after bringing someone into that environment. But now I had no responsibility, nothing to gain through making such a gesture and nothing to lose from being as wayward as my finances allowed. And so I cashed out, scored and used freely with any guilt or conscience or the need to apologize. It still upset her. She tried to control her temper but couldn't. She spent the weeks painting and doing yoga, let me give her guitar lessons when I was wide enough awake. In the late evenings and through the early hours we watched double-titled TV movies: Stolen Innocence - The Taking of Sarah Kindle; Empty Cradle - A Mother's Worst Nightmare. All, supposedly, true suburban horror stories but which had the converse effect of making life inside the screen seem quite serene, like there was some kind of natural, harmonious balance which turned tragedy and horror into a lush sedative. We ran the month out and come the end we were both ready to say goodbye.
It was a sad, tearful day. I took her to the station and promised to put her on the train for Geneva. The train was delayed. First by 30 minutes and then by a further 45. She had noticed me texting, getting more and more anxious about the time, cursing delays and ranting how easy it was to keep trains running on time.
"You can go if you want," she said.
"Yeah? You sure? You won't be annoyed?"
"I'll be OK. I'll get a coffee. Where must you meet him? Croix Rousse?"
"Yes," I said, "the Croix Rousse," a shard of shame stabbing right through me. "I'm already late."
"Well, you can't miss that can you. Go on... Go score your medicine."
"The place will be empty when I get back... It'll be terribly lonely without you."
"You'll get used to it."
"I'll never get used to loneliness. I hope not anyway."
"Your writing will ensure you're never lonely for too long."
"No. My writing will only ensure destitution and no-one will put up with that for too long."
We held one last time and I looked over the top of her head, through wisps of her hair, at the world. A sea of people, coming and going, staring up at departure and arrival boards, waving goodbyes and greeting hellos.
"Take care You," I said. "And try to love your mother." I unhinged, turned, and without looking, left. Walking back through the crowded station alone I could already feel that strange disconnect which comes with waking and living and shopping alone. But, soon enough I'd have some help. The Croix Rousse was waiting for me and the summer had arrived. I thought of her as each footstep took me further away, wondered how she was doing. I imagined her running behind to catch me up, saying to hell with the train and that she didn't want to leave. But it never happens like that. Unimpeded I was down in the metro, a ghost amongst the commuters, travelling the opposite way from home and dreading the emptiness that awaited me in my room that night.
I scored and stayed out late, sat nodding on the steps of the Opera House in the city centre. I sat through the closing of the metro and sat through the gradual dispersal of the tourists and revellers. All who remained were the skateboarders, practising and perfecting their jumps and tricks to the lights and the fountain of the square. I watched those skaters and I remembered a time not so long ago when the world was there to be explored and the nights held a very certain magic. As my eyes closed over again the blue neon backdrop of the city flared and died and I dreamt of a coastal town, the cool salty air coming in from over the water. At gone 2am a text beeped through on my phone: home safely. xhausted. thanx 4 the memories & sorry. I closed the phone and thought of nothing and watched the skaters skate some more. I was exhausted too and I had a long walk home.
When the next skater falls I'll head off, I thought. And then there it was, the thump of a body falling in the night and a skateboard spinning loose across the concrete. It reminded me of the backwash of a wave, the sea retreating and pulling everything into its rightful place.
You'll be OK me old mate, I thought. Just a minor bump. You've the joys of love to flatten you yet... Then the night won't be so brilliant.
Only the night was brilliant. I walked home lonesome amongst many ghosts, felt the sinister city leaning in on me and the pain of existence in my stride. I took out my phone and read her message once more. I wanted to be cruel and bitter, tell her a few home truths. She had arrived with her wealth and riches and had left with them intact while I was in a worse situation than ever. I wrote many replies on that long walk home but I only sent one: No, thank you, it read, tonight I am half alive.
Two weeks later and I was back under the sea again, rocketing through the Channel Tunnel on the Eurostar. She never did help me get home, took those dirty credit cards of hers and a guitar and canvasses and oil paints and set up life in some shanty town in Southern India. I never thought of her much after that, had maybe just been lonely in those middle years of my life. But like the sea occasionally she'd come , and as the cabbage boiled away on the stove and the cheap potatoes softened and crumbled and turned to mush in their water I thought of her and I thought of the sea and I thought of the life to come.
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Islington man's blog has helped people with autism through unpredictability of the coronavirus crisis
Published: 6:33 PM June 26, 2020 Updated: 8:20 PM October 15, 2020
Billy Chandler - Credit: Billy Chandler
A young man is helping to inspire other young people with autism through the unsettling coronavirus crisis by writing a weekly blog.
Billy Chandler and Elena Vidal - Credit: Billy Chandler
Billy Chandler was asked to write about how the pandemic is affecting him by his former teacher Elena Vidal, head of sixth form at The Courtyard in Liverpool Road, Holloway.
For the past three months he has been giving his readers regular updates about what he has been doing and sharing his thoughts.
The young actor has found it a helpful means to connect with others, and he has given his former teachers at the specialist school for pupils aged 14-19 with autism, an insight into how the situation is affecting young people with autism.
People with autism spectrum disorder tend to prefer structure, and the anxiety that unpredictability can trigger can result in withdrawal, repetitive behaviours, tantrums, or aggression.
Billy said: "If I'm feeling down, annoyed, frustrated, any negative feeling you can think of, writing the blog would help calm me down, would lift any negativity I have off my shoulders.
"I even have people I know go to the website to see each new blog without me posting the link, which warms my heart, and reminds me that this blog is actually really important to some people."
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Ms Vidal has found that there has been a lot for people to get their heads around, while trying to stay positive, during the pandemic. "This is a difficult task for a neurotypical person, and for a person with autism is even harder," she said.
While uncertainty over shortages and adapting to a lockdown lifestyle has raised anxiety, confusion and meltdowns, Ms Vidal said self-isolation has helped young people to connect more with themselves and their families.
She said Billy's blog has helped their young people "realise they are not alone".
"They get what Billy says, they understand his way of thinking and he is inspiring them to do other activities, keeping strong and staying positive," she said.
"And the positive outcome of all this, is raising autism awareness and understanding."
Read the blog at smmathecourtyard.org/pupil-zone/covid-19/diary-of-a-former-courtyard-student-how-im-coping-with-covid-19/.


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Simon Pagenaud Takuma Sato Alexander Rossi Dan Wheldon Michael Andretti Sam Hornish Jr. Will Power Marco Andretti Scott Dixon Mario Andretti Al Unser Jr. Scott Goodyear Mario Barrett J.R. Hildebrand Helio Castroneves Ryan Hunter-Reay Sports Automobile racing Indianapolis 500 IndyCar
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Indy 500 winners pick their favorite 'Spectacle' of all time
By JENNA FRYER and DAVE SKRETTA - May. 23, 2020 12:00 PM EDT
FILE - In this May 28, 2006, file photo, Sam Hornish Jr., left, pumps his fist as he beats Marco Andretti to the finish line to win the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. The Associated Press has updated its survey of living Indianapolis 500 winners and their pick as the greatest race in the long history of the event. There are six races that received multiple votes, topped by Al Unser Jr.'s victory over Scott Goodyear in 1992 — the closest Indy 500 in history. The others are Emerson Fittipaldi's win in 1989; Hornish's win in 2006; the 1982 battle between Rick Mears and Gordon Johncock; the 2011 race won by the late Dan Wheldon; and the 2014 thriller won by Ryan Hunter-Reay. (AP Photo/Dave Parker, File)
Ryan Hunter-Reay admitted he was biased when asked four years ago about the greatest race in Indianapolis 500 history. He made it clear his own 2014 victory was based more on merit than ego.
There was a red flag with seven laps to go. The lead changed just about every lap. Marco Andretti came oh-so-close to ending his family's Indy 500 curse. And ultimately, Hunter-Reay held off three-time winner Helio Castroneves in the second-closest finish in history.
"There's no way 2014 isn't in the top three," Hunter-Reay said.
Back in 2016, it wasn't even in the top five according to a survey of the 27 living winners conducted by The Associated Press in advance of the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. That survey declared Al Unser Jr.'s victory over Scott Goodyear in 1992 as the greatest race.
"That," said 1963 winner Parnelli Jones, "was kind of outstanding."
The AP this week contacted the four new members of the Indy 500 winners club for their views on the best race. Hunter-Reay's victory was selected by both Will Power and Takuma Sato.
"In my era of racing, the year that Hunter-Reay and Helio went at it," said Power, the 2018 winner. "That was probably one of the most epic finishes. It was exciting for the fans."
Sato also gave the nod to Hunter-Reay's victory but didn't dismiss his 2017 victory, either.
"I mean, someone should pick (2017), I'm just not sure it should be me," Sato said. "I remember how excited I was, I wanted to just thank the guys over the radio but I was screaming so hard, and it was a mix of Japanese and English. It was quite exciting."
Defending race winner Simon Pagenaud, who made it back-to-back victories for Team Penske last year, could actually recall nearly 20 years of past 500s because he studies them.
"I try to learn from past maneuvers and manage new maneuvers and last year I came out with a new maneuver right at the end of the race that was based on bits of other moves throughout the years," he explained.
As for his favorite, the Frenchman selected 1991 when Rick Mears beat Michael Andretti to join the club of four-time winners.
"They were really going at it. It was a different track, they had the apron, they could use the apron, which created really exciting racing," Pagenaud said. "Rick Mears that day was definitely in his element and he had that move on the outside of Turn 1 that will always be one of my best memories."
Alexander Rossi actually won the 100th running of the 500 as an IndyCar rookie after pulling the plug on his Formula One pursuits. Because he had grown up chasing a European racing career, Rossi didn't quite grasp the overwhelming experience of the race or its place in history.
Then he won.
"I went into that race with no expectation of winning it. Never, at any point during that race, did I allow myself to think I was going to win," Rossi said. "So it was all such a shock. My early impression of the 500 was that there was a lot of 'extra' and the biggest relief was when we got to get into the car and just drive. Then I win the race. I had no real idea of what to expect and it took a little bit to really sink in, and then suddenly, I saw it. I saw what is so special about Indy. Now I have a new respect for it, and a pent-up desire to win again."
He naturally ranks that win as the best 500, but the American also enjoyed last year's race when he finished second to Pagenaud.
"I'd say the 2019 Indy 500 is the one I'm the most proud of, even though we finished second," Rossi said. "We came back from a bad pit stop and had some frustrating hold-ups on track. But we were able to overcome all that and be there at the end, with a genuine shot at winning."
With the newest winners weighing in, Hunter-Reay's victory in 2014 becomes the sixth to receive multiple votes from the Indy 500 winners as the greatest race. The others:
Along with Unser's victory in 1992, his duel and defeat to Emerson Fittipaldi in the 1989 race; the 2006 race, when Sam Hornish Jr. passed Andretti within sight of the finish; the 1982 battle between Mears and Gordon Johncock; and the 2011 race won by the late Dan Wheldon.
Perhaps it was Unser's close call three years earlier, when he touched tires with Fittipaldi and crashed with a lap to go, that made the first of his two victories such a popular one.
The crash-filled '92 race came down to the final 12 laps, when Michael Andretti appeared on his way to a long-awaited win. But after leading 160 laps, and building a 28-second lead, the fuel pump in his car shut down and Andretti rolled to a stop in the short chute to bring out the caution.
The race restarted with seven laps to go, and Unser and Goodyear went toe-to-toe. Unser wobbled just a bit in the final corner, Goodyear weaved behind him down the straightaway, then dove inside as the two cars crossed the finish line in a blur - the margin of Unser's victory officially 0.043 seconds, closest in race history.
"Seeing him take the checkered flag was one of the greatest moments of my life," said his father, Al Unser Sr., one of three drivers to have won four Indy 500s.
Not surprisingly, it was his son's choice for best. It might have been Goodyear's pick, too.
"The finish between Hornish and Andretti, it took me until then to finally get it," said Goodyear, who helped broadcast that 2006 race for ABC. "I was taken in by it. Oh man, it was close. And it was like, 'Now I understand how cool the end of our race was.'"
Fittipaldi called the first of his two wins "without a doubt" the greatest race in history. He nearly ended up in the wall with Unser Jr. after the two touched tires, but Fittipaldi made a dramatic save and then completed the final lap under caution to win.
Michael Andretti and Marco Andretti both led in the final laps, but father faltered and son was passed by Hornish a mere 450 feet from the line in the third-closest finish in race history.
"The way he went through traffic was just incredible and that allowed him to close the gap enough," Mears said. "That was one of the most exciting ones I've seen."
Johncock and Mears spent the final 40 laps engaged in a two-man race, putting an entire lap between them and the rest of the field. Johncock wound up winning by 0.16 seconds.
"Mears was coming like a freight train and Johncock was just trying to hang on," recalled 1969 winner Mario Andretti, who had crashed out of the race. "That was a nail-biter."
J.R. Hildebrand hit the wall while trying to avoid slower traffic in the final turn, allowing Wheldon to sneak by for his second victory - and a stunning one for his small Panther Racing team. It was also Wheldon's final win. He died in an October crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
"It was crazy," recalled 2008 winner Scott Dixon, "but the most deserving won it."


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Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers
The World of football requires not just skill and diligence but also immense physical power and fitness. That is why a number of players have been noted to become professional wrestlers after playing football. Yes, it is true that many American football players, especially those who have played in the National Football League, have moved on to the field of pro wrestling, where they have been able to show off the power of their physique that they developed during their football years. Here we have arranged a list comprising of the NFL players who became pro wrestlers.
NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers
Merced Solis
Alex Karras
Leati Joseph Anoa'i
Laverne Gagne
Lawrence Taylor
Reggie White
Kevin Greene
William Goldberg – American Pro Wrestler
Retired professional wrestler and former professional football player William Scott "Bill" Goldberg is noted for his appearances in WCW from 1997 to 2001 and in World Wrestling Entertainment from 2003 to 2004. He played in the 1990 NFL season for the Los Angeles Rams and later moved to CFL Sacramento Gold Miners and the Atlanta Falcons. He joined the Carolina Panthers after being cut from the Falcons in 1994. Goldberg certainly deserves the 12th place in our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers.
Brian Pillman
Professional wrestler and American football player Brian William Pillman is noted for his appearances in WWF, WCW, and Extreme Championship Wrestling. He joined the Cincinnati Bengals in 1984 as a free agent and was awarded the Ed Block Courage Trophy. He moved to the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League in 1986. Brian Pillman achieved the 11th spot in our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers.
Ernie Ladd
Steve 'Mongo' McMichael
Lawrence Pfohl
Edward McDaniel
Bronislau Nagurski
Ron Simmons
Leon White
Monty Brown
Jim Duggan – NFL Wrestler
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FAQs Regarding NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers
Q. What NFL player debuted as a professional wrestler?
Q. Did Roman Reigns play in the NFL?
Wrestling helps athletes in many ways; it boosts their flexibility, fastness, and balance. These are significant factors for football players (WWE NFL players). The wrestlers make awesome football players. Many NFL legends have wrestling backgrounds, such as Ray Lewis, Ronnie Lott, Willie Roaf, and Roddy White. Q. What best NFL player also wrestled?
In fact, it is not an uncommon phenomenon in the world of football and wrestling at all. Don't believe us? Well, here is a list of the top 20 NFL players who became pro wrestlers. Take a quick look to see it for yourself.
Mexican-American professional wrestler Merced Solis, famously known by his ring name Tito Santana, was an extremely popular wrestler from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.
Santana attended the Kansas City Chiefs during training camp after graduation and played a single season for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. Tito Santana is in the 20th position on our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers.
American football player and professional wrestler Alexander George "Alex" Karras, famously known by his ring name "The Mad Duck," is noted for his role in the 1974 comedy film Blazing Saddles.
He was drafted in the first round of the 1958 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions and played 12 seasons with the team in two spells from 1958 to 1962 and again from 1964 to1970. Mad Duck is in the 19th position on our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers. Share your opinion of Alex Karras wrestling in the comment below.
American professional wrestler Leati Joseph "Joe" Anoa'i, famously known by his ring name Roman Reigns, was a prominent wrestler of modern times. He first became a member of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team during his college days.
Reigns were then signed by the Minnesota Vikings and later moved to the Jacksonville Jaguars and again in Edmonton Eskimos in 2008. He deserves the 18th position on our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers.
Retired American professional wrestler Laverne Clarence "Verne" Gagne was the former owner of the Minnesota-based American Wrestling Association. He was included in the All-Big Ten Team during his college days as a football player at the University of Minnesota.
He was drafted in the 16th round by the Chicago Bears in the 1947 NFL Draft. Gagne is in the 17th position on our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers.
American professional wrestler Brock Edward Lesnar is the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion in his fourth reign. He had a brief but spectacular season at the NFL Combine and eventually made the practice team for the Minnesota Vikings. Brock Lesnar played football for a short time, and it was not a successful career for him as compared to fighting.
He also later received an invitation to play for the Vikings as a representative in NFL Europa. Lesnar certainly deserves the 16th position on our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers.
Hall of Fame former American football player and Professional wrestler Lawrence Julius Taylor appeared as a wrestler in the main event of WrestleMania XI, defeating Bam Bam Bigelow.
He played his entire professional career for the New York Giants as a linebacker and is considered one of the greatest players in football history. Taylor made it to the 15th position on our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers.
American professional football player and wrestler Reginald Howard "Reggie" White was a 13-time Pro Bowl participant and was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year twice in his career. And it is good news for Reggie white wrestling fans.
He appeared ringside in the match of Lawrence Taylor against Bam Bam Bigelow at WrestleMania XI and wrestled against Steve McMichael for WCW at Slamboree on May 18, 1997. Reggie is in the 14th position on our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers.
Do you know what football team did Goldberg play for? Former American footballer and wrestling star Kevin Darwin Greene played 15 seasons played in the National Football League. He debuted as a tag team partner of Steve McMichael in WCW.
He also made his comeback teaming with Bill Goldberg in mid-1998 but was forced to quit his wrestling career when NFL teams began requiring a "no wrestling" clause in the contract. Kevin deserves the 13th spot in our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers.
Retired professional wrestler and former professional football player William Scott "Bill" Goldberg is noted for his appearances in WCW from 1997 to 2001 and in World Wrestling Entertainment from 2003 to 2004.
He played in the 1990 NFL season for the Los Angeles Rams and later moved to CFL Sacramento Gold Miners and the Atlanta Falcons. He joined the Carolina Panthers after being cut from the Falcons in 1994. Goldberg certainly deserves the 12th place in our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers.
Professional wrestler and American football player Brian William Pillman is noted for his appearances in WWF, WCW, and Extreme Championship Wrestling.
He joined the Cincinnati Bengals in 1984 as a free agent and was awarded the Ed Block Courage Trophy. He moved to the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League in 1986. Brian Pillman achieved the 11th spot in our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers.
American professional wrestler and professional football player Ernest "Ernie" Ladd, famously known by his nickname "The Big Cat," was a prominent wrestler of his time.
He won four AFL championship games in five years for the Chargers and also had a brief spell with the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Oilers. He retired from football due to a knee injury and turned to full-time wrestling in 1969. Ernie deserves 10th place in our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became American pro wrestlers.
Former American professional football player and wrestler Stephen Douglas "Steve" McMichael was a former wrestler for World Championship Wrestling and is currently serving with the Chicago Slaughter as the head coach.
He played for the New England Patriots, Chicago Bears, and Green Bay Packers during his football career and was later hired by World Championship Wrestling in 1995. McMichael is on the 9th spot in our list of Top 20 NFL players who wrestled.
American retired professional wrestler Lawrence Wendell "Larry" Pfohl, famously known by his ring name Lex Luger, is currently working on the wellness policy of WWE.
He was voted the Most Popular Wrestler of the Year in 1993 by Wrestling Illustrated. Besides, he played in the Canadian Football League for the Montreal Alouettes. He later also signed with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. Larry certainly deserves the 8th place on our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers.
Professional American football player and wrestler Edward "Wahoo" McDaniel held the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship a record five times.
He played as a linebacker for the Houston Oilers and Denver Broncos in the American Football League. Edward was later traded to the New York Jets in 1964. He tackled 23 times in a single game against his former team, the Denver Broncos. Wahoo is in the 7th place in our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers.
Former American professional football player William Anthony Perry also made his name as a professional wrestler. Fans know him as "The Refrigerator" in reference to his large size.
He played ten seasons as a defensive lineman in the National Football League in the 80s and 90s. He played for the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL during his active American football career. "The Refrigerator" certainly deserves the 6th place on our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers.
Canadian-born American football player and wrestler Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski was a world heavyweight champion several times in his days. He played for Minnesota in defense and fullback positions from 1927 to 1929. Nagurski then signed with the Chicago Bears and played professionally for the team from 1930 to 1937.
He led the Bears to win two NFL championships and several division titles. Nagurski is in the 5th place in our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers.
Retired American professional wrestler and football player Ronald "Ron" Simmons is noted for his appearance in the WCW and ECW. He also appeared in the World Wrestling Federation under his ring name Faarooq Asaad. Ron was drafted in the sixth round of the 1981 NFL Draft and played for the Cleveland Browns.
He also played for the Tampa Bay Bandits between 1983 and 1985. Simmons certainly made it to the 4th place in our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers.
American semi-retired professional wrestler and former football player Leon Allen White, famously known by his ring name Big Van Vader, is noted for appearing in All Japan Pro Wrestling besides his participation at the WCW and WWF. He played college football for the University of Colorado.
And he was later drafted by Los Angeles in the 3rd Round in the 1978 NFL Draft. Big Van Vader certainly deserves a podium finish on our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers.
Former linebacker and retired professional wrestler Monty Brown played five seasons with the Buffalo Bills. He represented the Bills in 1994 at the Super Bowl XXVIII.
Fans also know him by his ring name Marcus Cor Von. He then signed with the New England Patriots as a restricted free agent on April 17, 1996. Shortly after, he made 23 tackles in just two games. He retired from football due to an ankle injury and moved to the wrestling world. Brown achieved the runners-up position in our list of Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers.
American professional wrestler and former football star James Edward "Jim" Duggan Jr., better known by his ring name "Hacksaw," is currently signed in a Legends contract with World Wrestling Entertainment.
He played football at Southern Methodist University after graduating from high school. He eventually became the captain of the varsity team. For his fantastic accomplishment in both wrestling and football, Hacksaw deserves the top place of our Top 20 NFL Players who became Pro Wrestlers.
Football is a game of great power, and the players, especially to shine through in the huge competition of the NFL, have to train themselves enough to not just be good at the game but also in being physically strong and imposing. It is all about the NFL players who wrestled.
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Doem Bang Nang Buat (, ) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Suphan Buri province, central Thailand.

History
In the past, Nang Buat District covered a large area. Prince Damrong Rajanubhab and the governor of Suphan Buri agreed to separate the northernmost part and then created a new district named Doem Bang on 16 May 1911. Two tambons of Hankha district, Chai Nat province and two tambons of Bang Rachan district, Sing Buri province were added. In 1939 the government changed the district name of Nang Buat District to Sam Chuk, they decided to put the word Nang Buat after Doem Bang, so since that year the district is named Doem Bang Nang Buat.

Its name literally means 'formerly place of ordained lady', according to folklore from the Sukhothai period.

Geography
Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Noen Kham, Hankha and Sankhaburi of Chai Nat province; Bang Rachan and Khai Bang Rachan of Sing Buri province; Sawaeng Ha of Ang Thong province; and Sam Chuk, Nong Ya Sai and Dan Chang of Suphan Buri Province.

The main water resource of Doem Bang Nang Buat is the Tha Chin River or Suphan River.

Administration

Central administration
The district is divided into 14 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 121 administrative villages (mubans).

Local administration
There are eight sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:
 Pak Nam (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Pak Nam.
 Thung Khli (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Thung Khli.
 Nong Krathum (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Nong Krathum.
 Khao Phra (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-districts Khao Phra, Doem Bang.
 Nang Buat (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Nang Buat.
 Bo Kru (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Bo Kru.
 Khao Din (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Khao Din.
 Doem Bang (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Doem Bang.

There are eight sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
 Khao Phra (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Khao Phra.
 Nang Buat (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Nang Buat.
 Khok Chang (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Khok Chang.
 Hua Khao (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Hua Khao.
 Hua Na (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Hua Na.
 Bo Kru (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Bo Kru.
 Pa Sakae (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Wang Si Rat, Pa Sakae.
 Yang Non (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Yang Non.

Places

Wat Nang Buat (Thai: ) an ancient local temples that are more than 100 years old but have an unclear history.
Wat Khao Nang Buat (Thai: ) is another ancient temple of the district, believed to be the temple of Phra Ajarn Thammachote, a monk in the Ayutthaya period that was respected by the villagers of Bang Rachan. Its name is the origin of the district name.
Bueng Chawak Chaloem Phrakiet, just called Bueng Chawak (Thai: ) is a natural freshwater lake that covers   from here to the area of Hankha District, Chai Nat Province. It is one of the province's most popular tourist attractions. The lake was declared a wildlife sanctuary area in 1983 and the government registered Bueng Chawak as an important wetland under the Ramsar Convention. Currently, there is a zoo, an aquarium with crocodiles pond, the garden of indigenous vegetables, as well as homestays in the atmosphere that is good for supporting visitors.

References

External links
amphoe.com

Doem Bang Nang Buat


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A healthy heart may help delay or prevent dementia
New study shows targeting arterial stiffening earlier in a person's lifespan could provide cognitive benefits in older age and may help to delay the onset of dementia.
Researchers at the University of Oxford and University College London investigated 542 older adults who received two measurements of aortic stiffness, at 64 years old and 68 years old. Subsequent cognitive tests and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans assessed the size, connections and blood supply of different brain regions.
The body's largest artery (the aorta) gets stiffer with age, and the study found that faster aortic stiffening in mid-life to older age was linked to markers of poorer brain health, for example:
Lower brain blood supply
Reduced structural connectivity between different brain regions
Worse memory
Medical interventions and changes of lifestyle made earlier in the lifespan could help to slow down arterial stiffening. In an ageing society where we expect a near tripling in the number of people living with dementia by 2050, identifying ways to prevent or delay its onset could have significant societal and economic impact.
Dr Sana Suri, Alzheimer's Society Research Fellow at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, said, 'Our study links heart health with brain health, and gives us insights into the potential of reducing aortic stiffening to help maintain brain health in older ages. Reduced connectivity between different brain regions is an early marker of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, and preventing these changes by reducing or slowing down the stiffening of our body's large blood vessels may be one way to maintain brain health and memory as we grow older.'
This study shows the importance of interdisciplinary work in this field and stresses the benefits of studying the brain in conjunction with other organ systems. Arteries stiffen faster if someone has pre-existing heart diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes and other vascular diseases. Arterial stiffening is also progressively faster with long-term exposure to poor health behaviours and lifestyle risk factors, such as smoking or poor diets. It is possible to reduce arterial stiffening by medical treatments or lifestyle interventions, such as modifying the diet and exercising.
Dr Scott Chiesa, Research Associate at the UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, said, 'With no cure for dementia, there is an increased focus on understanding how to prevent or delay its onset. Importantly, our study helps us understand when in the lifespan it will be best to target and improve cardiovascular health to benefit the brain.'
Dr Richard Oakley, Head of Research at Alzheimer's Society, which funded the study, said, 'Dementia devastates lives, and with the number of people with dementia set to rise to 1 million by 2025 and more families affected than ever before, reducing our risk has never been more important. This Alzheimer's Society funded study didn't look for a link between heart health and dementia directly, but it has shed important light on a connection between the health of our blood vessels and changes in the brain that indicate brain health.
'We know that what's good for your heart is good for your head, and it's exciting to see research that explores this link in more detail. But we need even more research to understand the impact of heart health on brain health as we age, and how that affects our own dementia risk. Alzheimer's Society is committed to funding research into dementia prevention as well as research into a cure. But coronavirus has hit us hard, so it's vital the Government honours its commitment to double dementia research spending to continue research like this.'
Participants in this study were part of the Imaging subset of the Whitehall II Study, a cohort of British civil service members who have received clinical follow-ups for over 30 years. Participants were predominantly white males and were selected if they had no clinical diagnosis of dementia. Further research in diverse samples and people with more advanced cognitive deficits will be needed to confirm these findings in a wider population.
The Whitehall II Study and the Whitehall II Imaging Sub-study are funded by grants from the UK Medical Research Council, British Heart Foundation, and US National Institute on Aging.


The wife of a man critically ill in hospital after he was struck by a scrambler fears she could be made homeless.
Anzhela Kotsinian, who is praying for "a miracle to save my husband", has been holding a bedside vigil by Ilabek Avetian's side since June.
He suffered catastrophic injuries when the bike landed on his head as he sunbathed with his wife in Darndale Park, North Dublin.
The public have helped raise more than €36,000 via a GoFundMe page to help the 43-year-old stay in Ireland and continue visiting her husband at Dublin's Beaumont Hospital.
However, Anzhela, who is originally from Armenia, is experiencing additional adversity.
She is currently facing homelessness as the temporary accommodation where the couple had been staying will not be available for much longer.
The former teacher said: "I need a home, somewhere I can stay without feeling I will have to leave it.
"I know about the homeless situation in Ireland and how hard it is to find a home.
Anzhela is also clinging to the hope some of the money raised might one day go towards her husband's treatment, although there is no evidence to suggest surgery would be a success.
The medical prognosis for Ilabek, who suffered a severe brain injury and lost his left eye, is bleak but Anzhela is refusing to give up on him.
She added: "It's a brain injury, he's very weak but I want to meet with a neurologist to see what possible help could be provided.
"I have heard of brain operations in the US and Germany but they cost more than €100,000.
"I don't have that kind of money and I don't know if it would work for Ilabek.
Anzhela had only moved to Dublin little more than a month before tragedy struck. As well as her husband's devastating injuries, she suffered a broken pelvis.
Ilabek had worked as a roofer and was the sole breadwinner in the family.
Now his wife is facing joining more than 10,000 people who are homeless in Ireland as the accommodation where she is currently staying in North Dublin is not stable.
Anzhela is in the process of appealing for help from the city council to find a home and she is applying to the Department of Social Protection for income support.
Gardai said a juvenile male was arrested on August 8 over the incident and later released. A file is expected to be prepared for the DPP.
If you would like to donate to the GoFundMe page set up to help Anzhela stay in Ireland visit www.gofundme.com/avetian-ilabek.


With out-of-control dogs continuing to attack and kill livestock on Galloway farms, one local politician has launched a determined effort to curb the bloodshed.
Emma Harper MSP has being conducting a major consultation on her proposed new law to tackle the scourge.
Following several months of face-to-face consultation meetings with farmers, dog walkers and stakeholder organisations, the South Scotland MSP has now taken the next step in a process which aims to give police, courts and potentially other agencies more powers to properly tackle offences of dogs attacking livestock.
That next step in turning her 'Proposed Protection of Livestock (Scotland) Bill' into law was launched in the Scottish Parliament last week and consultation responses will be examined and fed into the next stage of the process – the proposal being brought before the Parliament to be considered as a Members' Bill.
She said that representatives from NFU Scotland, as well as a wide range of other stakeholder organisations – from the National Sheep Association Scotland and the Scottish Outdoor Access Forum to the Scottish SPCA and Police Scotland – were in attendance at the launch, including Clare Slipper, NFU Scotland's Political Affairs Manager, who was invited to speak at the event.
Ms Harper said: "We have seen various campaigns over past years which aim to educate the public on why it is important to control their dogs in a responsible way when near livestock. However, despite these sincere efforts, we have seen instances of livestock worrying rise in recent years – this is why I think it is now time for a change to the law to introduce a range of serious penalties to show the public what will happen if they allow their dogs to worry or attack livestock.
"I anticipate this range of measures will promote responsible behaviour from dog owners, and will deter people from allowing their dogs to roam freely near livestock.


Me: Do you have nutella?
I guess Alex and I are at that age…both my parents thought we were about to announce that I'm with child. Sorry anxious to-be grandparents…but no.
After reading this post back to myself I have no idea how my dad actually got THAT out of "nutella." oh wells.
oh and if you're wondering, I made strawberry/nutella and sweet cream cheese/apple cinnamon crepes. They were faboo.
The Cove, a must see!
I've been a basket case the past two days. I heard about this documentary a few weeks ago, detailing the hunting, capture, and inhumane slaughter of over 23,000 bottle nose dolphins each year in Taiji, Japan. I watched the trailer that Alex sent me and was of course taken aback by some of the "lighter" scenes shown within it. He recommended we put it on our Netflix queue to become more educated about what is going on and I agreed. Two days later, I'm REALLY glad I got through it, however, I'm thinking I may have been better off with a Cliff Notes version.
Let's just start off by saying that I LOVE dolphins, everything about them. I've had an affinity for them ever since I was young and saw the Little Mermaid. I would swim around my grandparent's pool when I was 5, 6, and 7 pretending I was Ariel, whipping around the water with my imaginary dolphin friends. My grandma would insist that I tie back my hair into a pony tail before swimming (maybe to combat the tangles) and I would always object…I needed to have long, flowing hair like Ariel's.
…before it was captured in the cove in Taiji.
The Cove details marine biologists, free divers, and dolphin activists from all over the world uncovering the bloody and sickening secret that Taiji, Japan has kept quiet for so many decades. When you enter the city there are dolphin sculptures, signs, lights, and even a museum showcasing the amazing species. It's pretty sick and twisted how you can truly watch the dolphins perform in a concrete tank and eat dolphin meat at the same time. Not even a few miles away is the bay of Taiji where every morning fishermen extend long metal poles into the water and bang on them with metal rods. They do this because dolphins have an amazing sense of sound that is extremely delicate and easily agitated, the banging noises lead them into a specific area where they're panicked and confused. They're led to a cove close to the shore and then trapped their by means of nets. The next morning dolphin trainers and dealers come out and measure them, inspect them, and ultimately find their "Flipper" for their parks and "swim with the dolphins" programs. The ones that are selected are the lucky ones, the others are led to another cove…the killing cove.
The amazing crew of The Cove somehow managed to get cameras mounted on all angles of this cove so they could have documented proof of what was actually going on. They needed this footage for the dolphin's cause. Near the end, they show this footage. It's the worst thing I've ever seen, I couldn't nearly have prepared myself for the torturous and sickening techniques the fishermen use to end the lives of these magnificent creatures. The cove that was once blue and beautiful turns into a death tank of what can only be described as thick, red kool-aid.
I have a problem with this, a huge problem. Not only are they ending the lives of these amazing creatures in the most inhumane of ways but it's so unnecessary in the first place. You see, dolphin meat is extremely toxic to humans, and probably many animals because it contains extremely high levels of mercury. Which then leads to mercury poisoning, which can lead to death or extreme birth defects. Much of the sushi and other fish products in Japan, but also all over the world, have dolphin meat in them, disguised as other types of fish. The Japanese and other people around the world don't know they're eating dolphin and if given the choice, wouldn't want to be. It's an undesirable meat source. And what's worse is the Japanese government is putting dolphin meat in school lunches. Up top Japan, nice one!
YES, PROBLEM. HUGE PROBLEM. I want people to watch this documentary and to tells others to watch this documentary and I want people to get MAD!
I'm REALLY MAD about this. But alas, there are things we can do. As westerners we are very fortunate, and therefore, can speak with our dollars. Go here to donate and learn more about the documentary and the cruel practices that are taking place every September through March.
Go here to learn about saving the whales…AGAIN. Because, yes, dolphins are whales too.
Now, I know some of you out there are shaking your heads and wagging your fingers at me. "How ethnocentristic of me to judge the Japanese for slaughtering dolphins while we and others slaughter cows, and pigs, and lambs, and goats, etc." I KNOW. I'm guilty of eating beef that isn't local and probably from farms where they're crowded into pens eating grain and corn until D-day arrives. I AM. However, starting this past weekend I am taking measures to only buy meat that comes from local farmers who actually adhere to the "free range" practice. I'm even looking to cut out red meat, because I refuse to preach about these poor dolphins and ignore the poor cows and pigs that exist only miles away.
Why yes, I care about people, I really do…even more so than animals. I even donate money to "people" from time to time. But sometimes you have to look out for the animals too, because they don't have a voice dammit! And are the ultimate in being helpless at times.
So judge me if you want for being so passionate and distraught over this. OR GET MAD WITH ME and see how you can help too!
…on all chicken club sandwiches that use the ENTIRE breast of chicken. Am I the only one who finds this horribly unnecessary (btw it just took me 22 seconds to spell "unnecessary" correctly, that word is my Everest)?
The waiter did an excellent job of selling it to me as well. When it came out it looked awesome on its ciabatta bun and all, but I was concerned, "damn it they use the entire breast here…I bet the bread will get soggy (it did), I bet it will be awkward to eat (it was), and I bet I'll become full 1/16th of the way through it (I did).
When discussing how said dish would have been more successful with my coworkers I suggested THE SHREDDED CHICKEN CLUB. BINGO! When has shredded meat ever been unsuccessful, unless it's smothered with too much sauce, or an un-delicious sauce.
Restaurants should take me up on this idea, I think it would become wildly popular and in the long run they'll save money on chicken AND soggy/flattened buns would possibly become a thing of the past.
Oh Design Sponge, when have you ever led me wrong? I dare say never…until today. I'm a huge fan of the site's before and after posts. Basically they find a vintage or just beat up piece of anything and refurbish it to be fabulous. When I saw the the before photos of both instances below I was intrigued…but then found that the owner decided to go with the woolly mammoth look.
Who thought this was going to be a good idea? Also, I really want to know the statistics of readers who also saw this post and nodded their heads in approval. I will smack you, I really will. I feel like this is such a shame against the integrity of the original pieces.
…I get mason jars of homemade granola in the mail :-) College buddy Erin Coates is a nutritionist and fellow blogger that runs an ultra informative blog called The Healthy Apron.
I created a logo for her and business cards and to show me just how much she appreciated my help she sent me some of her homemade granola (bc I'm a slave to the stuff). It was so delicious, for the recipe go here!
Alex and I pretended to be some of the cool kids yesterday and tried to soak up just a touch of SXSW. Of course it was beautiful and in the high 60s and 70s all week except for the day we decided to go downtown. We battled high 40s and low 50s all day and my denim jacket definitely wasn't cut out for the job.
We started at Flackstock at the Convention Center and were totally overwhelmed by the amount of beautiful posters that we immediately wanted to adorn our walls. We finally decided on a poster by Hero Design Studio based out of Buffalo, NY. It's a concert poster for The Decemberists and features a yellow sparrow and some lovely circular patterns that I swooned over.
Highlights from Flatstock were running into some good friends, meeting a fellow lover of all things owl (pictured above), and Alex getting hit on by a very confident man. Also if you have been wondering why your local mall and trendy boutiques are fresh out of skinny jeans, especially of the black variety, wonder no more. They were all walking the streets, bars, and lounges of downtown Austin. Those greedy hipsters what are the rest of us supposed to do now?
Later in the day we checked out the Garden Party at the French Legation and listened to a really great pair but were forced back inside thanks to the cold and sipped hot cocoa and feasted on empanadas and tres leches cake at Casa Colombia. Our favorite bipolar waitress was there and made the afternoon that much more entertaining.
After popping into Uncorked to listen to some quirky band we ended the night with sushi but not before buying a Mac Mini…stay tuned for more on that!
loved the book…will probably love the movie.
Alex just sent me this link and now I can't wait for the movie to be released!


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