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Listen up drone sports fans - the epic FAI Drone Racing World Cup is coming to Korea later this week!
Drone racing is very popular in Asia, and up to 100 pilots are expected to take part in the 2018 FAI Daegu Drone Race World Cup, which is being held in the South Korean city's World Cup Stadium from September 7 to 9.
Hosted by FAI member organisation the Korean Federation for Aeromodelling (Kama), the event will kick off with a Practice Day on Friday September 7, followed by Qualifying Rounds on both Saturday 8 and Sunday 9.
The Opening Ceremony will take place at 20.00 on Saturday 8 and the Finals and Prize-giving Ceremony will be held at 21.00 on Sunday 9.
Best of luck to all the competitors!
THE FAI DRONE RACING WORLD CUP
The FAI Drone Racing World Cup is a unique event offering fun and excitement for competitors and spectators alike.
It brings together drone racers from all over the world, and gives them a platform from which to show off their considerable skills, while pitting their drones against other top-flight pilots.
With contests in 19 different countries ranging from China to Finland, Brazil to France, and Russia to Australia, it also reflects the international popularity of drone sports.
FAI DRONE RACING WORLD CUP 2018 RULES
Only specific open international contests are eligible for the World Cup.
A maximum of two contests can be held per country per year (unless the country covers more than three time zones, in which case the maximum is four).
Only contests in which competitors from at least two countries have completed flights can count towards the World Cup rankings.
The number of World Cup points awarded depends on the number of pilots taking part in a contest.
The highest number of points a competitor can receive for winning a contest is 48.
A pilot's total World Cup score is the sum of the points won from his or her best four competition results in different countries.
The winner is the pilot with the greatest total score.
In the event of a tie, pilots' fifth and sixth best results can be taken into account to determine the final placings.
Full list of the 24 contests on the 2018 calendar.
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This is the story of two bikes. Two K bikes to be specific. In fact two K100RT's, if you want to get down to facts. One bike came mostly put together, didn't run, and has blue fairings. The other is a little less put together, definitely isn't ready to run, doesn't have fairings, looks a little more pieced together, and has a green tank.
Now right off the bat, you may notice a few things wrong with this picture. First off, Fairing and Frankstein have their tanks swapped. Secondly, there seems to be two extension cords within Frankenstein's frame. This is how they were purchased, and these are some of the things that I'm trying to figure out why! Haha.
-Boxes of parts. Some new OEM, some used.
***Disclaimer: This is going to be a father/son project. Any mention of "we" is referring to my father, and myself.
Well it seemed like the Fairing bike had the most potential to get up and running first. The bike was basically complete, and did not require any reinstalling of missing parts (sans a front brake caliper). However it was clear that it did not want to start. After charging the battery, keying the ignition and cranking the starter, something was a miss. The starter was turning over, but not the engine. This lead us to the common Sprag Clutch issues that I only found after doing some research online. Reading through some common remedies, one suggested to spray some type of cleaner into the 3 Holes in the side of the Sprag Clutch. This could be seen after removing the crank case cover, and peering back at the Sprag. Unfortunatley the Fairing bike was manufactured in August of 1984. So it's a 1985 model year bike, with a Hole-Less Sprag. So that remedy was a no go. But before tearing everything down to clean the Sprag by hand, everyone was suggesting that if we could just get the bike started, we could get it cleaned out with some high detergent oil. Thankfully after doing a few tiresome bump starts down the side of our country road, she roared to life!
The decent amount of smoke coming out the tailpipe quickly subsided. A good sign that there was no immediate issue, but the bike hadn't been running in some time. It took a decent amount of time using the choke and throttle, to get the bike warmed up and running at idle without assistance. We tweaked the master idler screw to help the bike idle right around 1K RPM. We had a small celebration, of slow 100 foot rides back-and-forth in the first few gears. Just a good feeling that we were making progress!
I ran to the local hardware store to pickup some Rotella Diesel oil. A quick oil change was in order, to clean off what we assumed to be a gunked-up Sprag Clutch with some of that high detergent oil. While I was at it, I needed to "borrow" the left front caliper off of Frankenstein just so I could safely take Fairing up and down our road. The oil seemed to help the Fairing, but more run time will still be a must . But because the bike is not yet road trip worthy, we were only able to take short rides. Just a little 1-2 mile runs back and forth.
At the footpegs, the bike came with the top bolt already snapped off. The other bolts took a lot of PB Blaster and time to work out. Unfortunately it seems to be very common for these bolts to bend and warp. Again this is an early production 1985 model, meaning that it has the rubber mounted peg plates. Once the transmission comes out, we'll have to take some time in order to clean this up and hopefully remove all the broken bolts. Because.... you know foot pegs would be helpful.
So far, so good with that one.
Alright I don't know about "ok", but they certainly look better than the driveshaft counterpart. In any event, I'm going to have to take a break from Fairing to look at Frankenstein's FD/DS. It may be time to add some items to a parts list.
Either way, progress is progress. I'm looking forward to getting some things fixed on Fairing.
The final drive input splines are harder than the drive shaft splines so it's normal that the majority of the wear is in the shaft.
For bikes that have sat for a long time it's a good idea to get the fuel injectors reconditioned. Prices vary WIDELY on this service so do some research before selecting a shop.
Right swing arm pivot: Just work around the edges prying it out. Unless you're REALLY hard on it it is a tough part to damage. Once you get it out a little ways trying spinning it to loosen it up.
FD splines: they're toast. Take a closer look at your picture and you'll see a small ledge at the base of each spline. They look good because they've worn evenly, but that ledge is the amount of wear in each spline.
Deep ones . You get a good grip on the little so-and-so though.
@Dai wrote: FD splines: they're toast. Take a closer look at your picture and you'll see a small ledge at the base of each spline. They look good because they've worn evenly, but that ledge is the amount of wear in each spline.
Dai, good catch on the FD Splines. I took another look and you're correct. Those look to have worn as well, although not as bad. But from what I'm reading if you replace one, you should replace both ends.
In a way to take a break from the Fairing bike woes, creative a better base of comparison, and some just pour excitement, I decided to take some time to work on Frankenstein.
I was actually pretty happy with the progress of the tear down. Granted this bike was a little more torn down to begin with, but I actually ended up bypassing the status of the Fairing within a few hours.
I was able to get the rear end removed, including the drive shaft and final drive. I think that both looked a lot better, than it's Fairing bike counterpart.
Frankenstein on top, Fairing on bottom.
Frankenstein also came with the cooling system and timing chain system removed. This made things a little easier to remove, but also created more of a learning curve to reinstall. Thankfully all the bolts, minus one, came out without too much of a fuss. This includes every single foot peg mounting bolt (phew!).
As it stands now, the plan for Frankenstein is a Café Racer conversion. Fairing will either be returned to stock and flipped, or my father will keep it. I thought it would be a great bike for him, since he's now retired and has been motorcycle-less since the late 1970s.
I guess the next step is to start pricing out the best places for these parts.
PM me a list of the parts you're looking for.
You don't need a clutch alignment tool either, you can use the transmission to do that. I have a clutch alignment tool but I seldom use it because it is not really necessary and in my experience using the transmission as your clutch alignment tool works better.
Top item in both cases.
I appreciate the insight here. I would be ok with not using the guide bolts. But for $25-$30, the insurance of the clutch alignment tool is worth it to me. I'm not as familiar with these bikes, and you have to hope you pull that transmission back perfectly straight without shifting the clutch plate.
I've been watching a lot of the Chris Harris videos. He swears by the fact the only thing that should be used is the Staburags on the clutch splines. Just curious why you are suggesting using the others linked?
Per Paul Glaves (longtime K guru and ex BMW wrench) I use a 50/50 mix of Honda 60 and Wurth Sig 3000. The Wurth stuff is incredibly STICKY and keeps the moly around longer.
@duck wrote: Per Paul Glaves (longtime K guru and ex BMW wrench) I use a 50/50 mix of Honda 60 and Wurth Sig 3000. The Wurth stuff is incredibly STICKY and keeps the moly around longer.
Am I missing in the links you sent above, where to purchase the Wurth Sig 3000?
It's 14 oz tube - way more than you could ever need.
One thing about the guide pins that gets in the way is that you need to tilt the transmission a little (can't remember which way - CW or CCW - off the top of my head) to get it past the frame when putting it on/taking it off. If the guide pins are too long then they get in the way. That's why I don't use them. Once you get the transmission past that point you can just use some long hex head M8 bolts to guide it the rest of the way. I do do that occasionally.
Over the course of lots of splines on lots of bikes for lots of miles I have sought a better spline lubricant than had been available. BMW's recommendations were all over the place over time, ranging from copper anti-seize to Optimoly paste, to Stabarugs paste, to BMW #10 red grease (essentially Texaco Starplex). This latter stuff would melt, drip, and run in the cartridge on the shelf and was very poor for splines.
One tried and almost true alternative was Honda Moly 60 which is a moly paste with 60% powdered moly solids. My experience on K75/K100 driveshafts (which have a deserved reputation for significant wear) and on clutch hub splines on Airheads, K bikes, and Oilheads was that the HM60 dried out too quickly and lacked sufficient anti-corrosion properties. It also doesn't cushion as well as a sticky heavy grease.
Wurth SIG 3000 is a very sticky, heavy, Lithium based grease. It doesn't dry out, stays in place pretty well, has good anti-corrosion characteristics, and cushions things pretty well. But it lacks moly (MoS2 - Molybdenum disulfide) which provides excellent boundary layer lubrication.
I concluded that 60% moly wasn't necessary so mixed the two, 50-50, providing a still heavy sticky grease with 30% moly solids content. I used it for many years.
And Matt Parkhouse of Airheads fame has been selling small quantities of that mix for many years. I too have used it for more years/miles than I can recall.
My airhead has well over 100 k miles on the clock and the splines still look amazingly good. The bike is on course to outlast me by a huge margin.
Looks like horses for courses. Here in the UK Staburags (sp?) isn't available without going to the US, but Optimol is. The last time I did a spline lube was 30 months and approx 30,000 miles ago and I still had to wipe the stuff off to check the splines this time. Before that, it was 12 months and 14,000 miles and again, about the same for the previous two spline lubes. It was the way that the Optimol stuck to everything in sight and needed a really good clean off during the annual spline lubes that persuaded me that I only needed to check every couple of years. I didn't mean to run on to 2.5 years but, as stated, I still had to wipe the stuff off to check the splines.
If you think about it, at the clutch the only pressure is rotational. The bevel drive gets the worst of it with both rotational and longitudinal movement (as it bounces up and down). At least with the bevel drive you can do a spline lube by undoing the four bolts that hold it to the swingarm and then pulling it gently backwards until you can see the splines. You can then apply more grease on the end of a screwdriver (heresy!!!).
The rear drive spline does not get any longitudinal movement as the swing arm rotates because the front uni has the same centre. This has been demonstrated by sidecar Paul some years ago.
@Dai wrote: If you think about it, at the clutch the only pressure is rotational. The bevel drive gets the worst of it with both rotational and longitudinal movement (as it bounces up and down). At least with the bevel drive you can do a spline lube by undoing the four bolts that hold it to the swingarm and then pulling it gently backwards until you can see the splines. You can then apply more grease on the end of a screwdriver (heresy!!!).
What do you think happens when you pull in and release the clutch? If the clutch plate didn't move then BMW could just bolt it in and eliminate the need for splines.
And Moly grease is for friction under load - like when you let the clutch out while accelerating. If the clutch didn't move on the splines then all you would need is a high pressure grease.
@RicK G wrote: The rear drive spline does not get any longitudinal movement as the swing arm rotates because the front uni has the same centre. This has been demonstrated by sidecar Paul some years ago.
A U-joint at an angle changes length as it turns. The front splines have a clip in them so where do you think that change in length is accommodated?
Thanks for that link Laitch I am hopeless at finding those things.
This explains it fairly well. It certainly bought back some memories of tech college and all the study that I did to get my trade certificate and quite a bit more I have done since.
The change in speed and the change in length are directly related (caused by the "imperfection" of U-joint geometry) and one of the main reasons that FWD cars have CV joints.
"A U-type joint works fine when there is a very limited shaft angle variation (primary driveshaft on a RWD vehicle, for example). However, a U-type joint will cause the driven shaft to slightly change length and will create a speed (rotation rate) change between the input and output side of the joint when the shaft must change its angle by more than a couple of degrees."
Both the paralever and monolever drive trains have unclipped splines in order to accommodate it. In the 2Vs at the final drive and in the 4Vs in the splines between the two halves of the drive shaft.
Putting the U-joint axes as close as possible to the swing arm axis does mitigate spline travel caused by the changing geometry as the rear end goes up and down but it can't keep the U-joint from changing length as it rotates.
Still making some progress on the bikes in between life. Had to order a few parts before being able to proceed. Big shoutout and thank you to fellow member "Duck", who came through a few of the parts needed. He was clear, honest, and a pleasure to transact with!
After those parts came in from Duck (DS, FD, Caliper), I needed a few other odds and ends. I placed an order through Motobins, for a complete engine gasket set, 2 clutch boots, clutch alignment tool, shim tool, and a couple fresh BMW tank badges. Amazon came through with the Honda M-77 (Honda Moly 60 replacment), and I purchased the Wurth Sig 3000 from seemingly the only place available online. The concentration then turned back to Fairing, as it's now making sense to complete one bike at a time.
By purchasing some longer bolts at a local hardware store, we cut the heads off them to act as transmission bolt guides. They worked flawlessly, and made the job much easier! After removing the transmission, we finally got a view of the clutch pack. I apologize for the lack of photos at this point, but I was eager to get moving!
We disassembled the clutch pack to find that the friction disc was in good shape. One less issue to tackle. It did seem as though the Rear Main Seal (RMS) had a healthy leak. Good thing I purchased that engine gasket kit! I tried to tidy up the bell housing, before we pulled the old seal.
That RMS was in there pretty good! A slide hammer ended up being victorious after about an hour or so of finessing it out. The new RMS was a breeze to put in. We reassembled the clutch pack, and reinstalled it to specs.
Now onto the reason we had taken this much apart in the first place... the infamous clutch spline lube! Using a mixture that other members had mentioned in this post and others, I used a 50/50 mix of Honda M-77 with Wurth Sig 3000.
Man oh man is that combo sticky!
I then got into cleaning mode, and started to tackle the engine and transmission.
While you can't eat off them, the parts have come a long way in cleanliness! Even though it would have been nice to repaint the driveline and motor, it seemed like overkill if I can just clean most of the crud off. To throw a little color in though, I decided to paint the cam/crankcase covers.
But before we can proceed with reinstalling the transmission, those pesky snapped and seized bolts need to be dealt with!
First attempt was to weld a nut onto the bolts, in the hope that we could work them out. No such luck. We broke several welds, and neither bolt wanted to budge. Not that we wanted to start drilling into them, but we had no choice. We begun that process tonight and will have to finish that later on.
That's where we sit as of now. I'm hoping once we reinstall the transmission, I can reassemble the rest of the driveline. Next step would be to test the Blue tank fuel pump (as we ran it using the green tank), and reinstall all the fairings!
I did replace it! Thanks for the heads up there.


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At uCheck, building a strong team culture is a top priority, and something we try to promote in everything we do.
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Like when I said to my guru, "How will I know God?", he said, "Feed people and serve people."
At first glance, the birth chart for Richard Alpert, known as Ram Dass, is strong and friendly. We see Mithuna lagna, Gemini rising, making Mercury the ascendant lord of this chart. Mercury is well placed in the 11th house of gain. Mercury as agent of communication and exchange is prominently placed, and manifests for Ram Dass with his mastery of communication and keen analytical mind.
One simple ingredient for a strong birth chart is to have planets well-placed in the angles of the chart, the kendra houses 1, 4, 7 and 10. This is Chatussagara yoga, requiring that all kendras are occupied by planets. This yoga confers long life, equality to a ruler, health and fame.
Upon further inspection, a short list of yogas are found in the chart of Ram Dass. Many of them give wealth, health, fame and happiness.
Sunapha yoga (Saturn in 2nd from Moon) gives wealth and good reputation. This occurs in both his Rasi and navamsa charts.
Adhi yoga (benefics in 6,7,8 from Moon) Mercury in 6th and Jupiter in 8th. Confers wealth, happiness, health, leadership.
Vasumathi yoga (benefics in upachaya houses from lagna or Moon.) Moon in 6th and Mercury in 11th from lagna. Gives one financial independence and command of wealth.
Sakata yoga (Moon in 6, 8 or 12 from Jupiter.) Loss/Gain of fortune. Poverty. This doesn't seem to describe Ram Dass too much in a literal sense, but we do see him at least starting his work under the condition of general lack of acceptance by the societal norm. This is in a sense poverty of tribal support. His pursuits also caused him to lose his academic position at Harvard during Venus/Moon.
Vesi yoga (planet other than Moon occupying 2nd from Sun.) Mercury is 2nd from Sun. This brings happiness, fortune, virtuous reputation and fame.
Vasi yoga (planet other than Moon occupying 12th from Sun.) Venus is 12th from Sun. This brings happiness, prosperity, liberal attitudes and makes one a favorite of rulers.
Obhayachari Yoga (planets other than Moon occupying signs on either side of Sun. A combination of Vesi and Vasi yogas.) Eloquent speaker, well formed limbs, wealthy, famous, well-liked, delighted.
Alpert was born into the late stages of Saturn mahadasha, entering Mercury mahadasha at age three and then moving into Ketu dasha at age 20. Throughout Mercury and Ketu mahadashas, until 1958, Alpert was a dedicated and successful student and pursued higher education. He graduated with honors from high school in 1948 (Mercury/Jupiter) and then went on to acquire a bachelor's degree from Tufts University, a master's degree from Wesleyan University and a doctorate in psychology from Stanford University.
Mercury as lord of 1st and 4th houses is located in the house of gain, the 11th. The fourth house is associated with education, upbringing, the influence of the family and general happiness and contentment. Alpert enjoyed a prosperous upbringing with family support enough to pursue a good education and various degrees. His 4th house, ruled by Mercury, also contains the shadow planet, Ketu, affording Alpert focus and intensity to apply himself to his studies and pursuits in psychology.
Alpert entered his Venus mahadasha in May 1958 and spent the next 20 years in a very fruitful period for his spiritual development. For Mithuna lagna, Venus is the ruler of the 5th and 12th houses. The 5th house is associated with fortune, grace, enjoyment and creative issue while the 12th house is known as the house of loss and liberation, often bringing forth situations that push one toward a spiritual orientation.
Venus is well-placed in the 9th house, dharma bhava, which we associate with spiritual pursuit, guides, teachers, religion and philosophy. It was during the Venus period, between 1958-1978 that Richard Alpert became Ram Dass, a name that means "Servant of God" and which was given to him by his guru, Neem Karoli Baba.
Alpert began to experiment with and research LSD in the early sixties in association with Timothy Leary. He claims that, "I didn't have one whiff of God until I took psychedelics."
Leary and Alpert conducted this work during the early 1960's when they were both professors at Harvard University. The pair were dismissed from their positions there in 1963, during Alpert's Venus/Moon period.
In 1967, during Venus/Rahu period, Alpert traveled to India for the first time, associating with Bhagwan Dass and meeting his guru Neem Karoli Baba for the first time. This was clearly a life-changing period for Alpert, henceforth to be known as Ram Dass. Venus as the ruler of the house of liberation and travel to far-away places is located in the 9th house of spiritual advancement, so it is not surprising that Ram Dass found his teacher in a foreign country.
Rahu is a powerful force within Ram Dass' chart. It is strongly placed in the 10th house of dharma, what we can call "the work we are meant to do" in English. When Rahu is placed strongly in the 10th, and the lord of this 10th house is strongly placed as it is in the lagna (1st house), it is very good for the strength of the career. Rahu in this position can confer fame. Add to this an exact conjunction of Rahu with the Sun, we see Ram Dass jettison into the center of things within his field of work, holding a steady course throughout his lifetime.
Rahu is associated with the worldly arena and puts one in touch with the masses. It can also promote illusion, delusion, hallucination and ambiguity, so it is a powerful force with which to reckon. Ram Dass, with planets occupying all the angles of his chart, is strong enough to balance this Rahu influence, not being pulled into insanity or depravity, but rather gracefully wielding the energy for the highest good of all. As someone who works with the mind and spirit, this conjunction in the 10th house has, since the outset of Alpert's explorations, propelled him as a respected and esteemed leader within the spiritual movement.
And even though he died in '73, the presence of my guru in my consciousness, the reality of that relationship, is so powerful to me that it puts the rest in perspective. One day he and I were sitting there in Delhi, and in the distance you could see Indira Gandhi or somebody going through with elephants and Jeeps and generals. And my guru was lying on his wooden cot with his blanket falling off and he said, "Look at all that, and it's just a worldly king!" Or he'd say about politics, "Why are you getting so upset? They're just adolescents playing." Because of my relationship with him, I keep a certain perspective that allows me to play in those fields without being caught.
Throughout the remainder of Ram Dass' Venus mahadasha and through the mahadasha of the Sun, Ram Dass participated in establishing multiple service foundations. The theme of service and karma yoga comes strongly through the chart. The Moon is waning and debilitated, located in the 6th house of work, service and friendship. The Scorpio Moon is debilitated but somewhat stronger by having passed the point of debilitation which is at 3º Scorpio.
The Sun in the 10th with Rahu, the 10th lord in the first, shows a great power of career or dharma. This is bolstered by checking the navamsa. The lagna lord of the navamsa is Venus, located in the 10th of the navamsa. Also the 10th lord of the birth chart, Jupiter, is located in its own sign in the 11th house of gain in the navamsa. This shows a very strong life purpose and ability to act within the world.
The Moon is located in the nakshatra Anuradha, "the star of success." Saturn is the planetary ruler of Anuradha, showing spiritual challenges, especially with the Moon located in the 6th house. Mars, as ruler of Scorpio, also comes through Anuradha, granting courage and vitality. Anuradha people can often reside in and find success through foreign countries. Anuradha's deity is Mitra, lord of friendship and partnership. It shows the ability to attain fame through friendship and cooperation. Which pretty much describes Ram Dass.
Also interesting in this regard is Mars' position. Mars is located in Cancer, debilitated in the Moon's sign. This shows a relationship between the Moon and Mars. They are in a state of mutual reception, sambhanda, because they occupy one another's signs. Additionally, they are both in signs of debility, but in signs that are owned by natural friends, which Mars and Moon are. Both are located in artha houses, associated with the material, earthy realm. Ram Dass' other artha house, the 10th has already been discussed as very powerful.
The debilitated Moon in Scorpio, Venus in Aquarius and Saturn in Sagittarius are also vargottama, meaning that a planet occupies the same sign in both the rasi (birth chart) and the navamsa (9th harmonic chart.) This strengthens the manifestation of these planets and reveals the devotion of the soul of Ram Dass to the path of service.
Ram Dass has said, "I help people as a way to work on myself, and I work on myself to help people ... to me, that's what the emerging game is all about." This very much shows the propensity for service that has been a theme throughout Ram Dass' life. The lord of the 2nd house of resources, the Moon as ruler of Cancer, is located in the house of work and service. The lord of the 6th house of work and service, Mars as Ruler of Scorpio, is located in the house of resources and livelihood.
Through these two debilitated planets, we see the path of Ram Dass, truly a servant of God and karma yogi. His 7th house, of "other," indicating partnership or spouse, generally, is occupied by Saturn. Saturn is a good planet for Mithuna (Gemini) rising signs. It rules the very auspicious 9th house and also the difficult 8th house. For a Gemini rising, Saturn acts as both the obstacle and the grace to move past the obstacle. With Saturn located in the 7th house of partnership, we see the possibility of "marriage to God" in the sense of devoting one's life to spiritual pursuits.
Saturn and Jupiter are opposite in Ram Dass' chart, in the 1st - 7th house axis, showing the planets of expansion and contraction in occupation of the house of self and other, respectively. His life is an expression of this vedantic balancing act, exploring the boundaries of constriction and the boundlessness of freedom in the context of the illusion of separation that comes with the concept of self and other.
Ram Dass as a leader, teacher, student and devoted servant throughout his lifetime is supported by a birth chart that reveals strength, grace, courage and humility. May he serve as an inspiration to all.


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Britton on Achilles' rupture: 'I'm beyond words'
Orioles closer Zach Britton, who was extremely pleased with his recovery from a season-ending knee injury, ruptured his right Achilles' tendon while running sprints Tuesday in California and will have surgery Thursday.
There is no specific timetable for recovery yet — Britton will know more after foot specialist Dr. Kenneth Jung of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles performs surgery Thursday morning — but it is expected he likely won't be able to pitch until roughly June or later. The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reported that the recovery time will be about six months.
"I don't know how many months. I'll probably know a little more after tomorrow," Britton said in a telephone interview. "I'll do everything I can do to make it on the shorter end, obviously. The fact I'm a pitcher makes it likely I can get back a little bit quicker."
Britton, whose season was cut short due to a knee injury that required an injection in September, has been working out at the Boras Corporation facility in California all offseason. He felt like he was making great strides and had no knee or forearm pain (he also missed time last season due to a left forearm strain). He had been playing catch this month and was about to begin bullpen sessions.
The Achilles injury occurred during routine conditioning work, Britton said. He was running sprints on a grass field and pushed off on his right leg, like normal. He suddenly felt a searing pain, while those he was training with heard a pop.
"I didn't hear (the pop). But it felt like somebody kicked me in the back of the calf, kicked me in the leg. Other guys heard it," he said. "It wasn't like I was doing anything crazy, it was a straight forward sprint."
Britton was examined Wednesday by Jung, who confirmed the rupture and recommended surgery. Britton said the drive back was one of the worst he's ever experienced.
"The way home, me and my wife cried the whole time. It's just about how much work I've put into getting back, it's not about if the team may release me or anything like that," Britton said. "I was back to playing catch and now it has reset all over again. That's the frustrating part. You put so much time in and now there's another thing. It takes a toll on you and your family. … I don't know if I've been that mad or sad over something like that in baseball before. I mean, I've never been seriously injured before, never anything I couldn't get back from pretty quickly."
While Britton is out for at least the first chunk of the 2018 season, the Orioles will have a painful business decision to make. They've already tendered Britton a contract for next year, and he was expected to make in the $12 to $13 million range in his last season of arbitration before hitting free agency. They can release him between now and late February and be on the hook for roughly 30 days of that salary.
That's the smart financial move. However, Britton has been with the organization longer than any other player — he was a third-round pick in 2006 — and owner Peter Angelos is often fiercely loyal to his long-term employees.
Plus, there is a possibility Britton could return by June and be a trade candidate by July 31. But his current value on the trade market is now non-existent, crushing the Orioles' chances of dealing him this winter for prospects. It also makes it more difficult for the Orioles to deal set-up man Brad Brach, also a free agent next winter, if they want to compete this season.
For now, though, the concentration is on Britton, and the unfortunate blow he's been dealt right before he turns 30 Friday.
"I'm beyond words," Britton said. "My 29th year hasn't treated me real well. Maybe 30 will be better."
it's Givens turn. Brach isn't going to cut it.
I would not share that sentiment. Brach isn't Britton. But he's pretty darn good.
"It also makes it more difficult for the Orioles to deal set-up man Brad Brach … "
Difficult in that other teams expect him to be our closer with Zach out. However, at this point, if we trade Manny, there is absolutely no reason to keep Brach – trade him for the best offer we get, make 2018 truly a rebuilding year, and make 2019 the start of something new. Oh, and keep Zach for this year – we can showcase him laste in the season if he comes back in time … and if not, sign him to one of those one-year "prove it!" contracts for 2019.
Hey General, you took me out of context on my own site. :). The rest of that was "if they want to compete this season." That's what has to be figured out.
bickel57
It is bad Orioles luck. It is to bad for him. But I would still trade Brach and turn the reigns over to Givens. If Britton does come back later in the season you wouldn't get much for him because all the injuries he has had recently. With Boris as his agent he wouldn't sign any deal giving Orioles another year. So you might want to think of the future and get the next closet in place.
That's fair. Though if the Orioles decide they want to compete for 2018, then they're better off with Brach and Givens. Not sure I buy the competition thing, though.
sjm5131
I think that the best way for both team and player to salvage something out of an unfortunate situation is to sign Britton to a 2 year contract (at a reduced price) to allow Britton to complete his rehab while under contract. Someone will give Britton a chance, and it should be the Orioles.
Ideally, Britton returns in July, freeing the team to trade Brach. If Britton performs well, he could be traded to a contender next winter or deadline 2019.
The worst case scenario is that his comeback flops and the Orioles waste some money. This to me seems like a minimal risk, considering that any player they sign with any savings from releasing Britton is likely going to carry the same risks. It's not as if this injury frees up resources that will be put to better use, and if Britton never regains form, at least the team showed some loyalty to its longest-tenured player.
The question is why Britton would do that. It's not an arm injury and so he'd probably bet on himself in 2019 so long as he can pitch and prove he is healthy in 2018. Will be an interesting thing to watch
A real blow. For him,the organization,the team's chances of moving forward. Hope this doesn't detail any rebuilding plan that they had. Talk about snake bitten. The Orioles need some positive news. Now I feel so negative that I expect Schoop to state he won't accept any extension. Damn this doom and gloom has to come to an end. Seems like MLB is passing them by.
Can't imagine Schoop would say that with two years to play. Course, you have to ask.
Meant to say derail not derail.
willmiranda
Time for Angelos to break out the law books ans sue Boras. He should be able to find some negligence in that training facility. I read somewhere that Bill Belichik isn't too happy with Brady going there. Be nice to get some money back from Boras. Or maybe he'd settle for giving us the services of some of his clients. I can dream, can't I?
If anyone can hammer Scott Boras in a courtroom, the Law Offices of Peter Angelos is a pretty safe bet.


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Not Much Luck
We're back from our latest vacation to Las Vegas. It was a fun trip, as always – except for the losing part, that is.
We flew in on Saturday as usual, and this time got a room in the west wing of the MGM Grand, where we tend to stay these days. The west wing is quiet and we had a room right next to its elevator, which was convenient since we usually have a hike from our room to get to it. The west wing's elevator also drops you out near the poker room, which was convenient for me. And the room itself has more gadgets in it than the normal rooms (a television in the bathroom mirror, a touch-to-activate lamp, and so forth), so we spent a while playing once we arrived.
Then we puttered around for the afternoon before going to see Lance Burton at the Monte Carlo. Burton is a classic magician – he opens his act by running down a short genealogy of magicians dating back to the 1800s, with himself as the current heir to the throne. His illusions rely heavily on making things disappear and reappear, the most spectacular form of illusion, I guess. He even has a couple of tricks which made me think of The Prestige to the point that I wondered whether he has a twin brother.
One of the most surprising things about Burton's show is the gap between his promotional material and the show itself. The posters and images I've seen of him are split between him as a debonair high society man from the early 20th century, and a more modern "tall dark stranger" in black clothing (especially the 2009 image all over the Monte Carlo). In the show, though, he seems quite different from what I'd expected from the images, though not at all displeasing: The biggest surprise is that he still has a fairly strong hint of a Kentucky accent, not the "standard American" midwest accent most performers have (nor even a southern country accent). Another difference is that he's all smiles all the time, not at all mysterious in his demeanor (plus he currently has his hair cut short, very different from in the photos). His act itself is actually rather jokey, and the dramatic flair (such as the masked stranger who appears from time to time) seems too goofy to take seriously. There's also a lot more skin in the show (in the form of seven scantily-clad women) than I'd expected from a show which seems targeted at families. Overall quite different then I'd been expecting.
But the show is basically a lot of fun: I have some vague understandings of how sleight-of-hand works (I'm far from being an expert, but I'm not entirely clueless), but some of his illusions are truly impressive. We were able to get second-row seats so we got a good view of everything, and I don't have a first idea how many of his tricks work. And that's not a bad thing. So if you enjoy magic shows, you ought to enjoy seeing Burton.
Sunday morning we had brunch at the Café Bellagio, and then went to check out the new property on the strip: City Center, a 5-hotel project which reportedly cost in the vicinity of $11 billion (with a 'B') dollars to build. We walked through some pieces of it, but mostly went and gambled at the Aria, the only hotel of the five which has a casino, including a poker room. The thing is certainly a step forward in elegance and extravagance in Vegas hotels, but – it's still a Vegas hotel, and making a bigger, posher one is just no longer impressive in and of itself.
Sunday was also the day of the NFL championship games. While we were at the Aria, the Jets/Colts game was on, and it was amusing to hear the cheers from the bar nearby while playing poker: Jets fans were much louder (and therefore probably more numerous) than Colts fans, and their TVs were showing the game a few seconds earlier than ours were, so we could tell when a big play happened based on how loud the cheers were. Since I always root against New York sports teams, I was happy to see the Jets lose. Despite being a Patriots fan, I don't have any problems rooting for the Colts; the teams have been big rivals in this decade, but it's hard to root against Peyton Manning, who I think is clearly the best quarterback of his generation.
Later in the afternoon we gambled at the Flamingo, during which time the Saints/Vikings game was on. At one point I took a bathroom break and passed a bar with 5 people sitting at it, all wearing Vikings jerseys. Vikings fans seemed to greatly outnumber Saints fans, and there were plenty of Packers fans wearing their Favre jerseys, too. I was rooting a little more for the Saints, since I went to college in New Orleans, but seeing Favre get to another Super Bowl would have been fine, too. But it wasn't to be for Favre, as the Vikings turned the ball over 5 times – including Favre's last-minute interception throw in the 4th quarter – and the Saints won it in overtime. The teams did hit the over on the total score of 53.5, though, and the Super Bowl had an over/under of 56.5 when we left Vegas, so it may be an exciting game.
We finished the evening with our annual meal at Bally's Steakhouse, which was delicious as always. The after-dinner coffee with kahlua and grand marnier was excellent, too!
Our weekend at the gambling tables was not quite as much fun, though. We've almost entirely moved away from slot machines and video poker, to games which have less of a house edge, or in my case, no house edge, at the poker tables. Debbi mostly plays Pai Gow Poker, where the house still has an edge, but you can play for a long time and often break even. Our first day we played some Pai Gow together and Debbi won what I lost, and I lost a little more at those tables over the weekend. But at the poker tables themselves, I had a really rough weekend.
The first game I played was 2/4 limit at the MGM, which was a tight-passive game where I basically bleeded off chips over two hours. The next game, 3/6 limit at the Aria on Sunday, was a loose-aggressive game where I did not get very many good cards and lost over a full buy-in. Finally at the Flamingo on Sunday, the 2/4 limit game was good to me and I was able to recoup some of my losses. But Monday I finally tried the 1/2 no-limit game at the Flamingo, and got stacked twice, mostly I think through bad luck, but it overwhelmed my good luck. I finished the weekend with a break-even session of 2/4 back at the MGM.
A few memorable hands:
In limit at the Flamingo, I got a "big blind special", flopping a flush with J5h and getting paid off. I later flopped the nut flush with AKh and got paid there, too.
The first hand in which I got stacked in NL: I had about $110 in the small blind. After a few limpers, I raised to $10 with pocket Queens. The big blind reraised to $20. The limpers folded, and I raised to $50. The big blind called. So there's about $105 in the pot, and I have about $60 left. The flop is AA6, and I go all-in. The big blind calls and shows Kings. The final board is AA6-6-A, so even if a queen had come, the 3 aces would have counterfeited my full house. The big blind was a guy from Russia who didn't speak English (his English seemed limited to "I don't speak English"), but he crushed the table, going on a tremendous run and winning about $500 in a little over an hour. In a later hand, I managed to get out from under his turned nut flush (which he showed) when I folded my pocket Tens on a Jack-high board.
The other hand had me on the button with about $75 in my stack. After 4 limpers, I raised to $12 with pocket Aces. The small blind called, and the big blind and limpers folded (pot $34). The flop is KQ9r, and the small blind bets $10. I go all-in for my last $63, and she calls. She shows K9 for two pair. I hit my 5-outer on the turn, a Queen, and she rivers her 4-outer, a King, and I lose. Yes, she was sitting in the same seat as the guy who stacked me the first time.
It's not clear that I could have gotten away from either of the big hands, although on reflection I should have played the first hand more carefully, since AK and AQ were within his range (even though I hadn't been at the table long enough to get a read on anyone) and obviously crush me on an AA7 board. Then again, with him having Kings, AK, AQ and AA were within my range so I arguably had some fold equity. I dunno.
All told this was I think my worst showing at the tables in Vegas I've ever had, which was pretty demoralizing since I thought I'd been getting better over the last couple of years. But other than one encouraging session, it was almost entirely disappointing. Just bad luck, or so I have some serious work to do to improve my game to take on even the low-stakes tables? I'm not sure.
We flew out Tuesday afternoon. It was still a fun trip, but the losing part did color it unfavorably to some degree. I'm sure we'll go back next year (if anything, because Debbi wants to go see Garth Brooks), but it might take most of that time to work back my enthusiasm for the trip. At least for the gambling part.
Author Michael RawdonPosted on 28 January 2010 Categories VacationTags Las Vegas
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Townsquare Media has launched Classic Rock "Capital 95.9" 1400 WJZN/95.9 W240DH Augusta ME.
The station is featuring the syndicated Free Beer & Hot Wings in mornings and is jockless the remainder of the day. Townsquare had purchased the translator from the University of Massachusetts and moved it to Augusta to rebroadcast 1400 WJZN. The former "Kool AM" programming of WJZN continues on 1490 WTVL Waterville.
The Augusta market did not have a Classic Rock station of its own with Townsquare's 102.9 WBLM Portland the closest available. WJZN will also create a local competitor to Blueberry Broadcasting's Active Rock WTOS trimulcast.


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Miss District of Columbia, Kara McCullough, Wins 2017 Miss USA Crown
Kára McCullough, Miss District Of Columbia USA 2017, is announced as the new Miss USA on stage at the conclusion of the two-hour special programming event on FOX from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Sunday, May 14. The new winner will move to New York City where she will live during her reign and become a spokesperson for various causes alongside The Miss Universe Organization. HO/The Miss Universe Organization
For the second year in a row, the Miss USA crown went to the District of Columbia.
Miss D.C. Kára McCullough became the 66th Miss USA during Sunday night's pageant, with Miss New Jersey Chhavi Verg named the runner-up and Miss Minnesota, Meridith Gould the second runner-up.
As she joked earlier in the competition, McCullough hoped to win the crown to give D.C. "back to back" wins "like Drake." Miss D.C. 2016 Deshauna Barber won the competition last year. Before passing on the crown Sunday night, Barber shared an emotional story about her mother's death shortly after she won Miss USA.
Among the top five — Minnesota, Illinois, South Carolina, New Jersey and District of Columbia — four were women of color, which didn't go unnoticed, with social media celebrating the #blackgirlmagic on the Miss USA stage. The contestants' diverse backgrounds included Miss D.C.'s work as a nuclear scientist and Miss Illinois's guest role on Fox's Empire and position dancing for the Chicago Bulls.
The Miss Universe organization has worked to incorporate women's empowerment into their pageants in the years since its split with its former owner, President Trump. For their last question, District of Columbia, New Jersey and Minnesota were all asked about their definitions of feminism. Their answers touched on the fight for equality, with McCullough saying she wouldn't call herself a feminist, but an "equalist,"in her winning answer.
Other political topics popped up throughout Sunday night's competition, featuring voice-overs where contestants talked about issues including student loan debt and the American Dream, and a taped segment featuring the participants discussing the White House's proposed travel ban and the administration's stance on immigrants.
While its sister competition Miss Teen USA replaced its swimsuit portion with athleisure outfits, Miss USA hasn't made that leap. But the Yandy swimwear seen on the contestants showed a greater range of styles than the once-dominant bikinis, with several women wearing one-pieces, jackets and suits with sleeves.
One change the competition did make was in its Q&A portion, which featured user-submitted questions in partnership with the Skimm, instead of the usual pre-scripted prompts. In an interview before the competition, co-host Julianne Hough said she hoped the new format would help the women navigate through tough, politically-oriented questions. "I'm just hoping with the questions, instead of trying to stump someone, (the Q&A) gives them an opportunity to have a voice," she said. With topics including women in the workplace, healthcare and America's place on the global stage, the Q&A hinted at social issues without venturing into more controversial issues, and the five contestants all emerged flub-free.
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Being an active member of Qatar Foundation, the Qur'anic Botanic Garden (QBG) conducted an ambitious program for high school students to motivate them to engage with the State's endeavors of food security and meeting the community's need for agricultural products, as those students are young people of today and future leaders of tomorrow.
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Al-Sarūds are large circular woven tablemats that are used for serving food. They are made of palm tree leaves and can also be used as colorful wall decorations.
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A date basket is cubical structure made of palm tree fronds, usually 15 cm. by 50 cm. in size. It has a door at the top and enough space between the frond pieces to allow good ventilation. These are permanently used to store dates and can be easily kept on shelves.
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Al-Minaz is a rectangular crib made from palm tree fronds with a tent-like canopy to protect the infant from flies and mosquitoes. It has an elevated bottom that creates a space below where the infant's clothes can be stored.
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Al-Makabba is a cone-shaped container made of palm tree leaves. It is used to cover food plates to keep insects away. The term "Al-Makabba" also refers to a kind of bird cages for pigeons and other small birds. These have a door on top and are usually hung on walls to keep rodents and other animals from getting to the birds.
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These are hand fans made from colored palm tree leaves. They are usually rectangular or round with a piece of a frond as a handle. They are used for airing and to shoo flying insects.
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Al-Jifīrs are round, but sometimes cylindrical woven baskets with tight covers. They are made of colored palm tree leaves and tamarisk stems. They are used to store food and dates.
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Al-Jafīrs are wide barrel-shaped woven baskets. They are made of palm tree leaves and have two handles. They can be used to store dates, food and flour. They are also used to transport ripe dates after harvesting. In some Gulf areas, these baskets are called Al-Zabīl.
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Field marshal  (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is a five-star honorary rank in the Pakistan Army awarded by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to chief of army staff in recognition of distinguished service such as a major victory in a combat battle (a wartime victory). It is the highest rank in Pakistan uniformed services that ranks above general as well as air chief marshal and below none. Although it is a current and authorized rank with a pay grade of "Apex Scale", it has been used one-off throughout its history and no Pakistani armed officer presently holds it, with the erstwhile and last field marshal being Ayub Khan, who promoted himself to the rank in 1965. It comes with no additional powers and pay grade, but an honorary rank with a NATO's equivalent rank code OF-10. It is equivalent to fleet admiral, and while it is an ordinarily senior rank in Pakistan army, it can be refer as five-star general  "standard rank scale" to distinguish it from other military insignias.

Although a five-star field marshal assumes no additional power, but it could be a difficult task for government to combat the unconstitutional political movement and the use of unsanctioned power by a military dictator, especially by a field marshal.

History
Since Pakistan became a sovereign state, the five-star field marshal rank was only given in once to a Pakistani army general Ayub Khan.

Appointment
The appointment of five-star field marshal is made through an appeal submitted for review request by the Prime minister of Pakistan in a joint effort with the president and defence ministry to the supreme court or high court for constitutional orders under certain rules and regulations, although the president exercises the power of the commander-in-chief and prime minister rules national assembly.

Statutory limits
Although five-star field marshal rank was only given once, there are no enough evidences that could establish statutory limits of a field marshal. However, the law of Pakistan restricts the use of unsanctioned power by a field marshal or general and can be constraint under a certain constitutional amendment.

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I have written a fair amount about my parents. To be sure, they are wonderful people. But as I was thinking about how to give Dad a tribute on Father's Day, I realized that one of the greatest gifts he has given me was to let me go my own way.
Being a dad is a tough job. It seems that everything we do is scrutinized by our children. They say what we say. They do what we do. Often, they become who we are. Whether we want them to or not. The character that we show as dads is often the character that our children exhibit as they grow older. Whether we want them to or not. That is both a great comfort and a dire warning indeed. But it is the reason that I have such respect and adoration for my own dad.
Being a high school teacher and coach, I have seen many fathers try to relive their glory days through their sons. They push and they prod. They cajole and they deride. They do what they think is best to get their children to be better than they were. All in the name of helping them live up to their potential.
My dad never did that.
Not that I was a great athlete, but I am sure Dad could have pushed me into following in his footsteps. He could have made me play baseball, which was his first sports love. He could have made me take grounder after grounder to get as good as he was in his prime. He could have made me hit pitch after pitch to make me better than he was. But he let me do my own thing. In fact, when my parents decided that with four kids they would only let us choose one sport each, Dad did not decide for us. He actually let us choose. And none of us chose baseball. None of us chose to follow in his footsteps and get good at what he was once great at.
I am sure that Dad was not happy when his two oldest boys chose football over baseball. I am the oldest so I chose first, but my brother, Russell, loved football as much or maybe even more than I did. We played it every waking moment. Much like my dad played baseball with his siblings every waking moment when they were kids. We played catch with each other and with Dad, but when push came to shove, Russell and I chose the football over the baseball almost every time.
I never really realized it, but letting us choose our own sport instead of dictating that we follow his sports passion was one of the defining moments in my dad helping my siblings and I become who we are. He said we could choose our one sport. And even though he probably bit his tongue to keep from telling us that we made mistakes choosing football over baseball, he supported us all the way. He rooted. He filmed. And he got excited when we made good plays. He did not build us up to be more important than we were, but neither did he put us down to be less so. He was just there to be Dad. He was our biggest fan.
Letting my brothers, sister, and I choose our own paths in sports and in life was a huge life lesson. Dad never said that we were able enough to choose our own ways, but he showed us that we were. He let us be not just the athletes we wanted to be but the people we wanted to be.
Looking back, I wonder if I made the right choice choosing football over baseball. If I had played baseball as a kid, I wonder if I might have been as good a shortstop as he was because I devoted all my waking hours to playing catch and fielding ground balls instead of tossing the pigskin around. I wonder if I might have played in college like he did (at the Colorado School of Mines).
Even though I sometimes wonder a little, it does not really matter. I had a great time doing my thing. In my own way. Dad never pushed. He never prodded. He never cajoled me or ridiculed me for choosing a sport I loved instead of a sport that he loved. He stood by me and helped me be the best I could be. And in doing so, he helped me to become the man I am today.
I still look up to my dad. Maybe even more so today than before. In fact, even though I will never be a very good baseball player, I still want to be like my Dad, who has always let me choose my own way.


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Luis Favre (Buenos Aires, 1949) es el seudónimo de Felipe Belisario Wermus, un publicista y político argentino-brasileño.

Biografía

Hijo de Isaac Wermus, militante peronista. Es hermano menor del político Jorge Altamira (José Saúl Wermus, 1942) y del periodista y analista económico Ismael Bermúdez (Natalio Ismael Wermus, 1944).

Nunca llegó a terminar la escuela secundaria porque fue expulsado por dirigir una huelga. En ese momento, era militante del grupo trotskista Política Obrera (hoy Partido Obrero).

Favre vivió en Buenos Aires hasta los veinte años y se dedicó principalmente a la política. Fue detenido en ocho ocasiones. A punto de ser sentenciado a más de un año de cárcel, huyó de Argentina en barco y luego se trasladó a Francia, estableciéndose en París, donde trabajó en una facción gráfica de la Cuarta Internacional. Emergió de las filas de la organización y se eligió finalmente a la dirección, llegando a ser responsable de los grupos de América Latina y el supervisor de la sección brasileña.

Para seguir más de cerca de los 1500 trotskistas brasileños, Favre se trasladó a São Paulo en 1985 con su segunda esposa, la estadounidense Alexandra, con quien tuvo dos hijos, Tristan y Fabrice.

En la segunda mitad de la década de 1980, comenzó a criticar la tendencia de Pierre Lambert en la Cuarta Internacional. Favre; luego pasó al Partido de los Trabajadores, liderado por Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

En 1986, se convirtió en un asesor de la Secretaría Nacional de Relaciones Internacionales del Partido de los Trabajadores, sirviendo a diversos eventos internacionales como el representante oficial del partido.

Ha apoyado las candidaturas de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva y Dilma Rousseff en Brasil, así como la del presidente Ollanta Humala en el Perú.

Asesoró la campaña por el "NO" contra la revocatoria de Susana Villarán burgomaestre de la Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima. En dicha contienda electoral capitalina el "NO" se impuso, sin embargo los concejales de la alcaldesa fueron revocados en su mayoría.

Fue asesor de campaña del candidato a la presidencia del Perú César Acuña en las elecciones del 2016, causando polémica al haber dirigido un spot electoral en el que recordaba como Martin Luther King había plagiado su tesis y otros discursos, con el fin de comparar al candidato peruano que estaba siendo investigado por haber plagiado su tesis de maestría

Se casó por primera vez con la francesa Marie-Ange, con la que tuvo un hijo: Flavio. Luego del matrimonio adquirió la nacionalidad francesa.

Se separó y se mudó a São Paulo en 1985, junto a su segunda esposa, Alexandra, con quien tuvo dos hijos: Tristán y Fabrice. Una vez separado de Alexandra comenzó una relación con Marilia Furtado de Andrade, heredera de la empresa constructora Andrade Gutiérrez. En 1992, tras la trágica muerte de una hija de Marilia, la pareja se mudó a París. Luego se separaron y Felipe Wermus se casó con la francesa Sophie Magnone, con la que tuvo un hijo: Lucas.

El 20 de septiembre de 2003 se casó con Marta Teresa Smith de Vasconcelos Suplicy, exalcaldesa de São Paulo, exministra de Turismo del Brasil y ministra de Cultura (2012-2014); se separaron en 2009.

Referencias

Políticos de Argentina
Políticos del PT (Brasil)
Políticos del Partido Obrero
Políticos judíos de Argentina
Judíos de Argentina
Judíos de Brasil
Emigrantes argentinos hacia Brasil
Nacionalizados de Brasil
Nacidos en Buenos Aires


From Oprah to The Otto M. Budig Theater, this year's Freshman Book Connection author is making the rounds. Jean-Robert Cadet, author of "Restavec," returned to a snowy Cincinnati last week from Chicago where he taped an interview with host Oprah Winfrey for her daytime talk show.
Cadet, who is also an adjunct professor at NKU teaching literature and African-American studies, is busy working with professionals to upgrade his Web site for the expected traffic surge after the interview airs. The air date has not yet been released.
Later this month, Cadet will share photos and stories from his December 2006 trip to Haiti. Originally scheduled for Feb. 7, "Haiti Revisited: A Photo Story with Jean-Robert Cadet," was canceled due to last week's heavy snowfall. The Office of First-Year Programs has rescheduled the event for Monday, Feb. 26, at noon in the Otto M. Budig Theater. Three presentations by the author given last October drew 1,500 participants.
Cadet's memoir, "Restavec," chronicles Cadet's life in Haiti as a child slave and his climb to middle-class American life. The book's title is a French term literally meaning "stay with" and refers to the ongoing practice of selling or sending the children of the Haitian poor into unpaid service of the wealthy. Restavecs are often abused or mistreated.
"Restavec," touched a chord with NKU students this past fall through the Freshman Book Connection program, according to Peg Adams, interim director of the Office of First-Year Programs.
Cadet's Restavec Foundation was formed in 2000 to provide clothing and other necessities to help the Haitian poor. Cadet visits Haiti four times a year to distribute the items.
Adams notes that the Freshman Service Leadership Committee is currently sponsoring another collection. In addition, NKU's French Club held a bake sale last week and raised $115 for the foundation.


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Infineon wins Innovation Award of German Industry; ultra-low-cost, one-chip mobile phones for global markets
Jan 26, 2009 | Business & Financial Press
Neubiberg, Germany, 26 January, 2009 – Infineon has won the Innovation Award of German Industry for the best technological innovation in the category of "large-scale enterprises". The prestigious German Industry Award goes to Infineon's X-GOLD™101 (E-GOLDvoice™) mobile communications chip and it is the second time Infineon has received the honour.
"There is a high global demand for mobile communication by people seeking a good connection and SMS capability. It is essential, particularly in the emerging markets, that the mobile devices come at low cost", says Prof. Dr. Hermann Eul, Management Board Member responsible for Sales, Marketing, Research and Development at Infineon Technologies AG. "Infineon's X-GOLD101 is a groundbreaking innovation. It means a simple mobile phone can be made from a single chip, cutting mobile phone manufacturers' costs by over 30 percent. We anticipate that in the coming years we will still see a significant increase in demand for low-cost, easily operated mobile phones with SMS capability."
This mobile communications development, launched as a world first by Infineon, packs a variety of basic components onto a single chip on an area the size of a finger nail (8 x 8 mm). These include a baseband processor, transceiver, power management and memory functions formerly distributed over four chips each taking double the space. The X-GOLD101 is the heart of Infineon's second platform generation for low-cost mobile phones. Infineon's innovative solution helps its customers to shorten development time for phones from one year to only 3 to 4 months. Furthermore, it reduces the electronic component count in a simple mobile phone from over 200 to fewer than 50, substantially lowering manufacturing cost and minimizing the logistical input involved.
Numerous well-known mobile handset makers have already decided for this solution from Infineon, including major suppliers such as Nokia, LG and ZTE, who make mobile phones for Vodafone.
Following last year's Decade Award, the special award for sustained innovative achievement, this year's Innovation Award of German Industry marks the second time Infineon has received the accolade. In 2001 the award for the best technological innovation in the category of "large-scale enterprises" went to Infineon's CoolMOS™ power semiconductor families.
The mobile phone chip is the perfect complement to Infineon's product portfolio. The company offers semiconductor and system solutions addressing three central challenges to modern society: energy efficiency, communications and security.
The project was sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
Please do also listen to our Podcast with Prof. Dr. Eul on target markets, the solution and the challenges at www.infineon.com/Podcast
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, Germany, offers semiconductor and system solutions addressing three central challenges to modern society: energy efficiency, communications, and security. In the 2008 fiscal year (ending September), the company reported sales of Euro 4.3 billion with approximately 29,100 employees worldwide. With a global presence, Infineon operates through its subsidiaries in the U.S. from Milpitas, CA, in the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore, and in Japan from Tokyo. Infineon is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX) and in the USA on the over-the-counter market OTCQX International Premier (ticker symbol: IFNNY).
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Mixed Vegetable Paratha Recipe
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By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/June 4, 2021 11:22 am EST
"Paratha" is a type of Indian flatbread. The name comes from a combination of the words "parat," which means "layer" in Indian — as in thin, buttery layers within the flatbread, and "atta," which is an Indian word for "flour," according to Taste Atlas. As much as that might sound like a flatbread version of a croissant, a paratha need not be unhealthy. And this recipe for mixed vegetable paratha, which comes to us from registered dietitian and recipe developer Kristen Carli, is quite the opposite.
Whereas classic Indian paratha is made with little more than flour, salt, oil, and butter, Carli's version, which she says is "essentially a veggie flatbread," incorporates shredded and diced vegetables into the dough. "As a dietitian, I love the idea of putting veggies in my carbs," she told Mashed. And this mixed-veggie paratha is particularly good for scooping up still more plant-based goodness such as hummus and dal.
Gather the ingredients for your mixed vegetable paratha
For registered dietitian Kristen Carli's recipe for mixed vegetable paratha, you're probably going to need to pay a visit to your grocery store because many of the ingredients come from the produce section. You're going to need shredded cabbage (a half cup, and Carli recommends that you purchase it pre-shredded in the thinnest shreds possible), shredded carrots (a quarter cup, which you can shred yourself or purchase pre-shredded), diced bell pepper, yellow onion, minced garlic, crushed fresh ginger, and chopped fresh cilantro.
You may also need to pop over to the spice section because you're going to need a half teaspoon of ground turmeric, a half teaspoon of chili powder, and a teaspoon of ground coriander. You'll also need about a quarter cup of olive oil, a cup of flour, and a quarter teaspoon of salt, all of which you probably already have in your kitchen.
Sauté your veggies for about five minutes
Grab a medium-sized skillet, and heat it over a medium flame with a tablespoon of the olive oil. Enameled cast iron — like the skillet pictured here — is a nice choice if you have it, but you can also feel free to use regular cast iron or any other skillet big enough to hold all the vegetables without too much crowding. Add the shredded cabbage, shredded carrots, diced bell pepper, chopped onion, minced garlic, and crushed ginger, and sauté over medium heat until the onion has become translucent, which should take about five minutes.
Remove from heat, and set aside while you mix the other ingredients.
Combine the rest of your ingredients, and then exercise patience
In a large bowl, combine the flour, cilantro, turmeric, chili powder, ground coriander, and salt. Then add your cooked vegetables, and stir to combine. Add three tablespoons of water to create a sticky dough. Cover the dough with a clean kitchen towel, and allow it to rest for 50 minutes. Give yourself a rest too, if you wish. But whatever you do, don't disturb the dough until it's had 50 minutes of rest time because this dough, although it contains no yeast, baking powder, or baking soda, actually does rise slightly while it's resting. And you'll be glad for that when you sink your teeth into it later.
After the dough has rested, it will be time to form the individual flatbreads
Has it been 50 minutes already? Seriously, if it hasn't been 50 minutes yet, just do your best to wait it out. You'll be rewarded for your patience, we promise. Once those 50 minutes have finally gone by, remove the dough from the bowl, and divide into eight portions. Using a little extra flour on your hands to keep the dough from sticking, roll each portion to form a small ball that fits in the palm of your hand. With a little more flour for dusting, roll out each dough ball to about a quarter of an inch thick. You should now have eight roughly five-inch "rounds."
Cook the rounds
Ideally, to cook your mixed vegetable paratha, you would have a griddle because a griddle has very shallow sides, which makes them easier to work with when flipping over a flatbread. But a skillet works perfectly well. Just be sure that whatever you use is big enough to accommodate a five-inch flatbread and still have a bit of space left over. Whatever you decide to use, heat it over medium heat, add one round, and allow to cook for three minutes. Brush with olive oil, flip over, and allow to cook for 30 seconds while you brush the now-exposed side with olive oil. Flip again, and cook for 10 seconds.
Repeat for each of the rounds. Rounds that have been cooked can be placed into your oven — set to warm — or on an oven-proof plate while you finish up the rest. Serve immediately alongside chicken tikka masala or the vindaloo of your choice, or use it as a scoop for hummus or dal, as recipe developer Carli likes to do.
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Whereas classic Indian paratha is made with little more than flour, salt, oil, and butter, our version incorporates vegetables into the dough.
¼ cup olive oil, divided
½ cup thinly shredded green cabbage
¼ cup shredded carrots
½ red bell pepper, diced
2 tablespoons yellow onion, diced
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ginger, crushed
½ teaspoon ground turmeric
½ teaspoon chili powder
Heat a medium-sized skillet over a medium flame with a tablespoon of the olive oil.
Add the cabbage, carrots, bell pepper, onion, garlic, and ginger, and sauté over medium heat until the onion has become translucent (about five minutes).
In a large bowl, combine flour, cilantro, turmeric, chili powder, ground coriander, and salt.
Add the cooked vegetables, and stir to combine.
Add 3 tablespoons of water to create a sticky dough.
Cover the dough with a clean kitchen towel and allow to rest for 50 minutes.
Remove the dough from the bowl, and divide into eight portions.
Flour your hands, and roll each portion into a small ball.
Using a bit of flour for dusting, roll out each ball into a round that is about a quarter of an inch thick and five inches in diameter.
Heat a medium-to-large-sized griddle or skillet over medium.
Place one individual round onto the hot surface, and allow to cook for three minutes.
Brush with olive oil, flip over, and allow to cook for 30 seconds while you brush the now-exposed side with olive oil.
Flip again, and cook for 10 seconds.
Repeat for each of the rounds.
Rounds that have been cooked can be kept warm in the oven.
Calories per Serving 250
Total Carbohydrates 27.5 g
The information shown is Edamam's estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist's advice.


Jean-Jacques Taylor, Cowboys insider for NBC 5 in Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS TV) and hosting JAM session 9th-1pm weekdays at 103.3 KESN-FM, answered your questions in a live chat recently. Here are some highlights.
Would not it be stupid to give Prescott a big contract extension? He does not seem to improve and it is his third year in the league. Even Garret's service seems to be over at the seasons. The new coach can not see what he wants in Prescott. That means we get another yes, you're a coach.
in total or in the fourth round. Go and watch the different franchises in NFL and see how long a team has gone without a franchise quarterback and it just shocks you.
Zeke Elliott had a big game after fighting for the past few weeks. Is he back to being himself and can we expect the rest of the way?
JJT : Do not run the ball in a vacuum. It takes everyone to work together to drive the ball, and that's what happened last night when Elliott 19 had 151 floors. He had runs of 32, 15, 35, 13 and 18 meters. The line moved people out of the way, and he took advantage of it. It helped make the score close, so the Cowboys did not have to stop the track. They could keep up with it and try to introduce their will to the eagles.
Jaylon Smith "threw X" after his big fourth downturn. It turns out that Dez was not a locker room cancer?
JJT : Name of the people who said Dez was a locker because I do not remember any of them. I think people said he could not drive routes well and he struggled to catch 50-50 balls and other things that made him an average recipient. It was Dez who said he would recommend not playing injured. The majority of Dez's teammates have always enjoyed him. As said, he was in New Orleans for two days. The Saints never saw Petulant Dez. Or moody Dez. Or angry Dez. Like us all, he is complicated.
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NFL MVP: The Nominees: Peyton Manning, Adrian Peterson, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, and J.J. Watt.
Of the nominees, two men stand above the rest. Peyton Manning has led the Denver Broncos to home-field advantage in this years playoffs by going on an 11 game winning streak to finish the season tied with the Atlanta Falcons for the leagues best record at 13-3 overall. Manning has also done all of this coming back from a neck injury that kept him out all of last season.
Adrian "All Day" Peterson. Peterson much like Manning, had a simply phenomenal comeback season this year. Last year Peterson was out due to a knee injury. Some wondered how Peterson would respond this season. Needless to say, Peterson answered all the questions and then some. Peterson put on a rushing clinic this season eclipsing the 2,000 yard mark, a feat only 6 other NFL running backs have done in the history of the league. Peterson finished the season with 2,097 yards, just 9 yards shy of breaking Eric Dickerson' record of 2,105 set back in 1984. All Day's performance this year has helped put the Vikings in the post season.
My Pick: I have to go with Adrian Peterson. The fact that this man came back from reconstructive knee surgery, and nearly broke a 28-year-old NFL rushing record is enough for me. The selling point on Peterson to win this award though, rests in the fact that he helped lead the Minnesota Vikings to the playoffs.
A feat few thought to be possible when the season began so many weeks ago. Peyton has no doubt had a great year, and is vital to the Broncos success, but Denver could have made the post-season with someone else at quarterback, especially with the awful play by the rest of the AFC West this year. The Vikings don't do much of anything without Adrian Peterson this year (or any year for that matter).
MVP is the Most Valuable Player award, and in my opinion there's no one whose been more valuable to a team than Adrian Peterson this year.
Comeback Player: This year the award for Comeback Player Of the Year is probably the most clear cut award as only two players fit the bill. The two men mentioned in the paragraph above, Manning and Peterson, have both done more than what anybody expected from them. Both have had great seasons. Both have their teams in the playoffs. Both came back from career jarring injuries. However, only one of them can win the award.
My Pick: I'm choosing Peyton Manning for this one. Peterson could very well win this award, but I'm giving it to Manning because he not only had to comeback from an injury, but he had to comeback with a brand new team, brand new offensive sets, brand new targets to throw to, brand new everything. Manning not only came-back as the Manning we all know, but he made us nearly forget he ever left. With that, Manning is my choice for Comeback Player Of the Year, hands down.
Of fensive Player Of The Year: The Nominees: Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Calvin Johnson, Adrian Peterson.
Like the first two awards this is another one that either Manning or Peterson could win, but given they both may win one of the two aforementioned awards Brady, Rodgers, and Johnson have a higher chance at this award.
Brady and Rodgers have both had solid seasons. Brady threw for 4,827 yards with 34 TDS while Rodgers threw for 4,295 yards and 39 TDS. Both are essential to their offenses overall success. However, I'd like to argue my pick for Offensive Player Of the Year, Calvin Johnson.
My Pick: Johnson has been nothing short of amazing this season. Johnson not only had the most receiving yards of any wide receiver this year, he broke Jerry Rice' single season record for receiving yards with a 225 yard 11 catch performance against the falcons in week 16 against Atlanta. "Megatron" finished the season with 1,964 yards. Johnson averaged 115 yards and 7 catches per game this season. Those numbers are certainly award worthy. Of course, it will be hard for Johnson to beat out the likes of Brady and Rodgers, but he should absolutely be considered and is my pick for this year's Offensive Player Of the Year.
Defensive Player Of the Year: The Nominees: J.J. Watt, Von Miller, Aldon Smith.
J.J. Watt- NFL season sack leader with 20.5 sacks, 81 combined tackles, and 4 forced fumbles.
Aldon Smith- Finished second in total sacks with 19.5, 66 combined tackles, 3 forced fumbles and 1 interception.
Von Miller- Finished 3rd in sacks with 18.5, 68 tackles, 6 forced fumbles, and 1 interception.
My Pick: Again, all of these men wreak havoc on opposing offenses week in and week out, but I have to choose one. My choice has to be J.J. Watt. Watt burst on to scene last year in his rookie season with his tenacious play in the regular season, and really broke out in the Texans playoff win against the Bengals with an interception return for a TD. Watt has , asserted himself as a force to be reckoned with this year in the NFL and has earned the right to this award.
Rookie Of The Year: The Nominees: Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson.
Luck: rookie record for passing yards with 4, 374 and 23 TD with a 76.5 QB rating.
RGIII: 3,200 yards passing with 20 TD and 102.4 QB rating, Griffin also rushed for 815 yds and 7 TDS ranking him in the top 20 in rushing yds in the NFL.
Wilson: tied Peyton Manning' rookie record for passing TDS with 26 and threw for 3,118 yards. Wilson also had 489 rushing yds with 4 TDS.
My Pick: My choice for Rookie Of the Year would have to be RGIII. No disrespect to Andrew Luck, but at the end of the day it's hard for me to not pick a rookie stud who finishes in the top 5 for QB rating with the likes of Rodgers and Manning. Plus with his versatility in the pocket as a rushing threat he is hard to ignore.
Final Thoughts: Almost forgot an award. Coach Of the Year. Mike Shanahan (Redskins), Leslie Frazier (Vikings), Pete Carroll (Seahawks), and Bruce Arians (fill in for Chuck Pagano and the Colts) all up for the honor. I believe for what Arians accomplished, in Pagano' honor while he battled Leukemia, is more than deserving of the award and has undoubtedly earned it. Who do you think will take home the NFL Hardware? Leave a comment below.
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