I mean look at the last couple of years, USA Hockey team went 1-3-1 in the Olympics this year.

HOG: Wow! What a coincidence! 1-3-1 is also the measurements of Mary-Kate Olsen

JUSTIN: USA Basketball barely won Bronze in the Summer Olympics. USA Baseball is 1-1 and in danger of getting bounced from the WBC!

HOG: Yes, it’s true. But it’s only because, as a nation, the United States has changed its primary focus away from sports and to manufacturing high-quality automobiles. HA HA HA!

JUSTIN: Is the rest of the world catching up to the USA or is our system of sending All Star teams flawed? I think the USA Basketball team, after getting spanked in the Olympics by Argentineans with wispy mustaches, has finally caught on to the system and made the right move by picking their team 3 years in advance.

This is a great idea because it will allow them to play in games and gel together as a team long before the next Olympics. My question is why has it taken this long for the powers in charge to figure this out and why hasn’t USA Hockey and USA Baseball done the same?

HOG: Why are we losing? Because this is what happens when you send in a man to do a boy’s job. Pro athletes don’t care as much as amateurs. Same as in porn. Look at the pure glee on the faces of amateur porn stars as they perform, as opposed to the jaded, seen-it-all veterans of countless sequels to Huge Boobs Nurses Meet Giant Black Meat with Foot Fetishes.

JUSTIN: True but if you asked Jenna Jameson to f*ck for her country I’m pretty sure she’d pull out all the stops to please her partner! Don’t get me wrong though, I realize there is a lot of money involved and a commitment to the contracts the players have with their respective teams but it’s not like we’re asking these players to join the armed forces and risk their lives. I think I could forgive Tim Duncan or Rip Hamilton for being worn out in the NBA Finals if it was because they had played the entire season with a big ass gold medal hanging from their necks.

HOG: Dude, a lot of the NBA players USED to wear big ass gold medals from the necks… but the new dress code forbids it.

JUSTIN: Ha ha good point. I applaud any of the players that have played or are currently playing for the USA and will not criticize their effort because unlike some players they didn’t bow out and hide behind some lame duck excuse. In any other country in the world it’s an honor to represent your country but here in the USA it seems that more often than not it’s a burden.

HOG: I’ll never be… your beast of burden… Man, The Rolling Stones still rule.

JUSTIN: In other countries a player is excused when there is a game and he is playing for his national team. Why can’t the USA do that? Owners like George Steinbrenner who are pissed because their players are representing their countries instead of playing in some meaningless spring game should have their ass kicked.

HOG: C’mon man, it always comes down to money. Major League Baseball’s money vs. George Steinbrenner’s money. Baseball, Inc. is trying to market its game to other countries. See all those people in the stands? I don’t think their price of admission is going to charity.

JUSTIN: Yeah but the WBC is hosting 3 games in America so we’re still profiting from that.

HOG: George Steinbrenner is LOSING money because of this. His Spring Training is a big business in Tampa. You could argue this World Baseball Classic is bad for American business. Who is visiting TAMPA on vacation?

No one. Except to see the Yankees stars in Spring Training. I calculate that because of the World Baseball Classic, Tampa employees like waitresses, hotel staff, and bar owners lost $1.5 billion dollars per hour.

JUSTIN: I mean seriously wouldn’t have playing in the World Baseball Classic only have HELPED Barry Bonds reputation of being a steroid using dick?

HOG: No. Because the World Baseball Classic runs stricter tests for steroids and the like. The World Baseball Classic would only PROVE that Barry Bonds is a steroid user with no dick.

JUSTIN: In the NHL, hockey shuts down for 3 weeks so that all of the players can compete in the Olympics, which should be applauded, why can’t baseball do the same?

HOG: Baseball can’t do the same because baseball has more than 7 fans. Plus the NHL and its 7 viewers are also accustomed to their season lasting for 17 months.

JUSTIN: Did everyone forget about the 1972 Olympics where the USA was screwed out of a gold medal due to crappy officiating and REFUSED to accept their silver medals?

HOG: Whoa. That really happened? Cool! Because something really similar to me happened at Silbert’s Day Camp in the Catskill Mountains. See, in Color War, our team should have won the Kickball Tournament, except for a highly disputed “pegging” call.

JUSTIN: Did everyone forget the Miracle on Ice, where a group of unheralded hockey players from the USA made one of the most improbable runs in history and won a gold medal? Probably not but if you have ESPN Classic or a VCR you need to see these clips because this is what it’s like to represent your country in international competition.

HOG: Imagine there’s no countries,
It isn’t hard to do,
Nothing to kill or die for,
No religion too,
Imagine all the people
living life in peace…

Woo-hoo! Hoo-dee-hoo!

I just made that up. Like it?

JUSTIN: It’s dope, you should do a duet with Yoko, I’m pretty sure she’s free.

Those players weren’t just happy to be there or to simply represent their country. They were there to prove that America has the best athletes on the planet.

HOG: I think international competition is dumb. It only serves to
separate people, when in fact, we should be coming together for our common love of boobies.

It’s an outdated way of thinking. Dividing people up by country is as stupid as dividing people up by religion. Why not have the Religion Olympics? Jews vs. Muslims in Bracket A. Protestants vs. Catholics in Bracket B? Oh yeah, we already have that. It’s called Jihad.

JUSTIN: Perhaps in 2016 when the Olympics are held in Palestine you will get your wish for the first ever Religion Olympics hosted by none other than Snagglepuss from the Laugh Olympics! But whether we do or we don’t have the best athletes is not the point, my point is that killer instinct, that pride in ones country seems to be missing from our players and as a fan, as an American, it’s just frustrating to watch.

HOG: What’s REALLY frustrating to watch is right before the big “money shot” when they show the guy’s face wincing in pleasure. Ugh! I’m trying to time my sh!t to coordinate with the end of the video and now I’m thrown off by this ugly dude’s screw face! I hate that!

JUSTIN: From what I hear it’s a Miracle on Spice that you lasted all the way to the money shot!

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Let assume you are new to camping but you have some experience as a child. You will need to become familiar with camping gear. If you have a friend that camps a lot you can go with them to learn the basics.

Ah go with a friend and show him he is smarter then me not a chance. For I would never hear the end of it.

The first thing you will need is some type of shelter for you and the kids.
Then you will need some thing to sleep in a sleeping bag and something to cook with. Pots and pans portable barbecue hey I know how to use that. Already you are on the road to your first camping trip.

What Gear Do I Need?

Most first timers start out with a tent. The first tent should not be to expensive but it should provide good shelter in the wind and rain. With all the models out there spend some time looking them over do not get one that requires a masters degree in engineering to set up. Stay to the basic needs as you get more experience the tent can be given to the kids as you will upgrade to a fancy one.

Remember you are camping on a budget no use in spending thousands of dollars for all the gear only to find the wife , kids, or your self hates camping. The tent should shield you from bugs sun and the rain.

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There are bugs our here in the wilderness so be ware. The tent should have a good screen to keep the little varmints out and yet be easy for the kids to open.

The tent will be some place to sleep and store your cloths. If the weather turns bad them the kids can play or read in the tent under supervision. It is nice to sleep under the stars but you will have to get a tent sooner or later.

So choose one that has enough room for you and the family and all the gear you will want to put in the tent while you are out swimming. Your tent should cost between 100 to 200 dollars depending on the style you pick for your family

If you want to sleep in a tent or under the stars up should have some type of padding The ground is not comfortable to sleep on. You will find padded mats made from plastic with air bubbles, vinyl cover stuffed pads and the good old air mattress.

I prefer the air mattress as it also doubles for the family to float around on the lake. If you go with the air mattress remember you will need a pump to blow them up a large foot pump works best.

Sleeping bags

If you are like most people you will be camping in the summer and early fall so do not buy a sleeping bag rated for -20 weather this will just be extra money that could be use for some thing other thing you will want.

The light rectangular sleeping bag will do If you and your spouse want to sleep in the same sleeping bag just zip them together and you will have one large sleeping bag. Do not forget your pillows but if you do roll up your towels they can make not a bad pillow.

Be sure to have at least two ground tarps at least the size of the floor of your tent. Place on down on the ground then set your tent on it. The second one may be used as a shelter above the picnic table.

Campground Cooking

All of use love the smell of food cooking outside whether it is at the camp ground or in the backyard. If you barbecue a lot at home you all ready have the basic now how to camp cook. Most public camp grounds and private camp ground will have a picnic table and a cooking pit at each camp site.

Take a portable grill with you and you will feel right at home. Pick up a gas stove and a set of pots and pans and you are ready to be a camp chef, remember a coffee pot as the nearest coffee shop may be 20 or so miles away.

Depending on you level of cooking skills you will now be able to prepare meats as if you were at home.

When shopping for gear go to the local big box store as they will carry every thing you need. Some will have tents set up if so climb in ask yourself is this roomy and will every one fit in comfortable. along with all the stuff you will take with you.

If the tents are not set up mark out a piece of the floor at home with tape this will be the same size as the floor of the tent call a family meeting and get every body to lay in the tape lines you laid down is it the right size? If not reassess your needs.

That’s it…you are that much closer to have a fun camping trip for all!

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A must do is to have your pet bring the hostess a present/host gift like a gift basket, an engraved gift or flowers. In addition, bring the hostesses pets presents or little surprizes. Next, bring along an extra pooper scoopers. Have your pet dressed appropriately like wearing a bandana or Halloween costume. If it is a theme party like luau, Mardi Gras, Super Bowl, Christmas party or other holiday party choose a festive matching pet outfit. Animals tend to have different diets, so bringing along pet food and bottled water is a good idea, too. Be thoughtful by bringing your own bowls and placemat for when your pet dines. Your pet should not rely on the hostess for any special requirements. So, don’t expect the hostess to provide your pet with any party favors. Although the hostess might invite your pet, not all hostesses will think ahead of time about having party supplies for your pet, too. Thus, prepare your pet for any possible disappointment. Remember, glow sticks are not pet friendly party favors.

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Also known as Uluru, Ayers Rock is located within the Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park about 400 kilometres southwest of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia. The largest monolith in Central Australia (and the second largest in Australia), Ayers Rock is more than 318 metres (986 feet) high and 8 kilometres (5 miles) around, and extends 2.5 kilometres (1.5 miles) into the ground. Famous for appearing to change colour as light conditions change throughout the day and seasons, Ayers Rock is a particularly remarkable sight at sunset. Composed primarily of sandstone, Ayers Rock is infused with minerals such as feldspar that reflect the red light of sunrise and sunset and make the rock appear to literally glow in the right conditions.

The Aboriginal community of Mutitjulu is located near the western end of Ayers Rock, which is sacred to local indigenous people. The rock is surrounded by springs, waterholes, rock caves and other features that figure prominently in dreamtime stories for the Ayers Rock area. Uluru is the name used by the local Pitjantjatjara people for the rock, which was named Ayers Rock by European explorers after Henry Ayers, a 19th century Premier of South Australian. Uluru has been the rock’s official name since the 1980’s, although many people still refer to it as Ayers Rock.

The Australian Government returned ownership of Ayers Rock to its traditional Aboriginal owners in 1985, leasing it back for 99 years as a National Park. The traditional owners request that visitors respect the sacred status of Ayers Rock by not climbing it. However, they do not prevent people from climbing the rock, which remains a popular activity with many visitors. In 1980, Ayers Rock made international headlines when baby Azaria Chamberlain disappeared while her family were camping nearby. Her mother Lindy Chamberlain claimed that her daughter had been taken by a dingo (a wild dog), initiating one of the most widely publicised legal trials in Australian history.

Kata Tjuta, also known as The Olgas, is a group of 36 rounded rock formations situated about 30km west of Uluru within the Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park. The tallest dome of the group, Mt Olga, actually stands taller than Uluru at 457 metres. Kata Tjuta, which means ‘many heads’ in the local Pitjantjatjara language, is as sacred to the indigenous traditional owners as Ayers Rock. Traditional ceremonies are still conducted at Kata Tjuta, particularly at night, and many Pitjantjatjara dreamtime legends are associated with both Ayers Rock and Kata Tjuta.

Ayers Rock is located about 20 kilometres from Yulara, a modern tourist town of 3000 inhabitants situated just outside Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park precinct. Yulara is well provisioned with quality accommodation, shops and services, and also has an airport serviced by major airlines flying directly from most Australian capital cities.

Few regions of the world can match the astounding beauty of the Central Australian desert landscape, its unique flora and fauna, and natural features like Ayers Rock and Kata Tjuta. Whether you prefer to travel in lavish luxury or on an authentic four-wheel-drive safari adventure, Ayers Rock and Central Australia have something for everyone.

Land Adventures

The volcanic hills are very popular. You can explore the crater on your own and enjoy beautiful sunsets here. You should also visit the wildlife sanctuary and bathe in the waterfalls. You can also go hiking. There are pre-arranged eco tours that take you through the lush forests and a 6-hour excursion costs roughly $115 per person.

A visit to the 1500-year-old Kahakuloa village is a must if you want a real taste of Hawaiian culture and their way of life. There are guided tours that take you through the farms whilst telling you stories and legends of the valley. You can also visit the old leper colony at Molokai. You can get a taste of Hawaiian tradition and culture here but it is open only for those above 16.

Air Adventures

You can enjoy a bird’s eye view of the island by taking a helicopter ride. Watch out for the Wall of Tears in the West Maui Mountains. On the trip you will get spectacular views of canyons, waterfalls and rainforests. While on the helicopter you will also get a brief introduction to the land’s flora, fauna, history and culture. You ride could take from 30 to 100 minutes and costs between $125 and $280.

Water Adventures

You can take lessons in scuba, surfing, windsurfing, sailing and other water sports. You can also go snorkeling and explore the shallow waters on your own.

Underwater Adventures

You can take a submarine ride to see rare tropical fish that dwell 100 feet below the surface of water. An adult ticket aboard the submarine costs $80 and you pay $40 for children under 12.

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So maybe you haven’t caught on to gambling house risks and chances, then you’ll find more about this topic here.

A description of a betting establishment is a building that caters to games. Here, paying customers can play by challenging the slot machines or some other betting pastimes. Casino games habitually have ovious likelihoods included which safeguard the gaming house keeps possession of the upper hand over the gamesters.

A number of betting house games can result in you becoming overly dependent very quickly. There’s the notorious slot machine, a coin gobbling apparatus with three, occasionally more discs which gyrate when a crank hitched to it is started. The machine routinely remits in correspondence to a set arrangement of emblems perceptible on the screen of the machine. Unfortunately, betting saloon games suggest the illusion of influence, thus conning the gaming devotee: the punter is passed choice, but actually these can never level the player’s overall disadvantage. That is caused by the the gaming hall not refunding the entire wager as expected. This modus operandi can often be found in popular casino games like seven card stud poker, dice, roulette or blackjack.

Blind Poker is truly a highly fashionable casino game. The guests, playing with fully hidden cards, will bet in the pot which is given to the winning gamer enjoying the best combination of cards. (Obviously, the coolest bluff can easily win as well.)

Like five card stud poker, blackjack is likewise a very popular casino pastime. A substantial amount of its approval is caused by its particular mix of luck and know-how & choice making, as well as a process called Card Counting. It is a complex technique in which gambling aficionados may force the arm of chance of the game in their favor both by betting and procedural actions in accordance with the cards deployed.

Craps is a well-known pastime based on the roll of 2 dice. Gamesters have to wager stakes on the outcome of of 1 cycle, or on a string of cycles on two dice. Contrary to blackjack, there’s absolutely no probable long term killer betting system people could capitalize on to improve the odds.

Roulette is a prominent casino based game - a croupier twists a roulette wheel which incorporates a set of thirty seven (classical roulette) or, respectively exactly 38 (applies to American or Vegas roulette) separately marked divisions in which the white pellet will finally come to rest, deciding the final winning number If the gamer has wagered on a number and wins, in other words it’s their lucky day, the guaranteed disimbursement will be thirty-five to one, the original bet will be repaid. Thus in totality it’s increased by a factor of thirty-six.

Persist in being very much careful all the same as the majority of of gaming hall games should be considered categorically dependency building. Innumerable lives have probably been damaged by inordinate gambling & whereas it definitely can be fun, aspire to regulate your gambling.

Introduced by Pioneer, DVDs were one-sided. Toshiba, Sony and Philips soon followed with their own versions. At the time, the discs were about 1.2mm thick and could contain approximately 2.1GB data.

The amount of data that can be stored onto a DVD has rapidly increased because of new developments in the field by major companies. DVD-read only memory discs are still the most popular on the market, even though DVD-read write memory disks are available. This is because of the price difference between the two. The DVD read only memory discs the best bargain.

In today’s market, DVDs are the latest craze in the movie world. Since they can store as many as 3 to 5 movies on one disc, rental agencies are finding them to be a valuable resource. Profits are greater because DVDs are more durable than CDs and can be rented out hundreds of times.

Advancement in the development of DVDs has been seen in recent years. Two-sided DVD are readily available on the market. They are considered a better option because more movies can be stored on one disc.

Rental agencies are available online where customers can register and pay a fee on a yearly, quarterly or lifetime basis. The agency will send the DVDs to the customer’s home for a specific period of time. These websites have a complete list of all DVDs currently available.

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The aim of both is to allow hosts to quickly discover a standby router when the primary router fails. IRDP is commonly used by Windows DHCP clients and several Unix variations, but you do see it in Cisco routers as well. IRDP is defined in RFC 1256.

IRDP routers will multicast Hello messages that host devices hear. If a host hears from more than one IRDP router, it will choose one as its primary and will start using the other router if the primary it’s chosen goes down.

HSRP is a Cisco-proprietary protocol that is designed for quick cutover to a secondary router if the primary fails, but the host devices don’t “see” either the primary or secondary router. The hosts use a virtual router as their default gateway. This virtual router has its own IP and MAC address! All the while, the router chosen as the primary is actually the one doing the routing. If the primary router goes down, the secondary router quickly takes over with no major interruption to network services.

The HSRP routers communicate by multicasting updates to 224.0.0.2, and its through these hellos that the HSRP routers decide which router is primary and which is secondary. HSRP is defined in RFC 2281.

The configuration of each of these will be covered in a future tutorial. In the meantime, I urge you to read the RFCs mentioned in this article, and visit www.cisco.com/univercd to read about the configurations and options available for both of these vital protocols.

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