Who Will Stop Brock

LAS VEGAS, November 15 – The first man in UFC history to win
the heavyweight championship in his fourth fight was Randy Couture. Tonight, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Couture was forced to make room in the history books for the second man to achieve the monumental feat – Brock Lesnar, who stopped Couture in the second round to take the belt and begin a new era in the UFC heavyweight division.

“I can’t believe it,” said Lesnar I want to thank (UFC President) Dana (White), the UFC, and especially Randy Couture. It takes a lot of balls to come back after a year off and fight a young buck like me.”

Couture – a five-time UFC champion and a member of the organization’s Hall of Fame -has made a career of overcoming the odds, and though he had his moments in the scheduled five rounder, in the end, the power and size of the 6-3 1/2, 265 pounder was too much for the 220-pound Couture to overcome, especially at 45. But Couture, fighting for the first time since August of 2007, didn’t blame ring rust or age for the loss. Instead, all praise went to the new king.

“Those were some big hamhocks coming at me,” laughed Couture after the fight. “He’s a big guy and he caught me with a big shot.”

With the crowd chanting ‘Randy, Randy’, the bell rang for what was dubbed “the biggest fight in UFC history.” Couture scored with a quick right hand and Lesnar attempted a couple of knees before tying the champion up against the fence, trying to wear Couture down with his 265 pounds. After a brief stalemate, the two separated and circled before Lesnar shot in for a takedown. Couture fought it off , but wound up pinned against the fence briefly before Lesnar finally finished the takedown and put Couture on his back. But just as soon as he was down, Couture reversed position and the crowd erupted. Lesnar quickly regained control though and again tried to use his size to exhaust Couture. With under a minute left, Couture made his move and got back to his feet. The two traded knees and Couture looked for the takedown, but the bell intervened The second began with Couture landing a couple of quick punches, which were answered by a right from Lesnar that briefly wobbled the champion. The two reconvened at the fence, and both fighters landed with hard shots as they separated. The ensuing exchange saw Lesnar get cut over the right eye, but as Couture moved in, the fighters locked up at the fence again. After they broke, a right hand behind the ear dropped Couture, and Lesnar immediately pounced, landing a series of hammerfists to the head that forced referee Mario Yamasaki to halt the bout at 3:07 of the second round.

“I may come off like a cocky SOB, but I just believe in hard work,” said the new champ, who improves to 3-1. Couture, who fell to 16-9, was non-committal about his future in the Octagon.

“We’ll let things settle down. I still feel like I’m getting better as a fighter, and we’ll see what happens.”


Im really glad to see Lesnar win this fight. I have bee na fdan since he was in the WWF and i hope he can go on to defend his title and i look forward to seeing future fights

Paloma Hurricane Strenthens

Residents of the Cayman Islands braced for Hurricane Paloma on Friday as it strengthened rapidly while bearing down could also threaten Cuba. The hurricane season can be very dangerous and people must take every precaution to stay safe.Paloma doused Honduras with heavy rains on Thursday, adding to misery in the impoverished Central American country where the U.N. estimates 70,000 people have been made homeless by recent storms.

This being the Atlantic hurricane season running from from June 1 to Nov. 30. At 10 a.m. EST (1500 GMT), Paloma was 75 miles (120 km) south-southwest of Grand Cayman and moving north at 7 mph (11 km), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Its top sustained winds increased to nearly 85 mph (140 kph), making Paloma a Category 1 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson intensity scale, the Miami-based center said.
It said the storm was likely to become a Category 2 hurricane later on Friday, before possibly growing into a fearsome Category 3. Hurricane Katrina was a Category 3 storm when it came ashore near New Orleans in 2005 and swamped the vulnerable, low-lying city.

I think that things are this are almost inevitable I mean every year there are numerous hurricanes that hit the south side of the United States. I think that one of the best defenses against them are to be fulled prepared and know whats happening around you. And if worse comes to worse Get the **** out of there..

For more information look at http://beta.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=413375 or http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=a26jI5aDin8c&refer=latin_america

GMO Foods Help or Harm

From the creation of the first Genetically Modified Organisms, there has always been a lot of controversy surrounding the subject. But will GMO’s help or harm humans in the future. I think that in the next 50 or so years that we will know enough about GM crops to see if they are really be beneficial for humans.
I feel as though at his point in time that they are just way to many risks and unanswered questions to have GM crops on every American table. Jonathon Rauch from The Atlantic Monthly states that already in the US 60 percent of processed foods in supermarkets has a GM ingredient.
At this rate people still don’t know if proteins made from the foreign genes will be directly toxic to humans. It seems to me that this problem is occurring in more then one place.
I have a lot of questions that a lot of critics have already brought to the table like Jane Goodall “Author to A Harvest for Hope” stating that GM foods will do harm more insidiously, by hastening the spread of antibiotic resistance in disease-causing bacteria. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Institute for Plant Sciences says that most of the companies performing safety tests on GM crops are often the companies producing these crops automatically creating a huge bias.
There is just too many questions that aren’t answered you cant tell at all by just looking at GM crops whether pollen containing a foreign gene can poison butterflies or fertilize plants miles away.
With all these questions still needing answers I think that even with the great reduction of using pesticides on GM crops that they are still to dangerous to put on the plates of Americans or any other country for that matter.

Five Dead when Kodiak Fishing Boat Sinks

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) said that four crew members of a fishing boat were plucked alive from a life raft in frigid, stormy seas Wednesday, hours after their vessel was reported in distress, a Coast Guard spokesman says. Five crew members died, and two remained missingA search continued for the remaining two crew members of the Katmai, a 93-foot fish processor based on Alaska's Kodiak Island, Coast Guard Petty Officer Levi Read said.Read said two more deceased crew members was located Wednesday night by a fishing vessel assisting the Coast Guard in the search. Three bodies were recovered earlier.The water was 43 degrees when rescuers hauled the survivors out of the raft, Read said. He couldn't speculate on how long they were in the raft because it was not known exactly when they abandoned their boat. Still, he said, several factors helped them survive.From working in this environment this summer I am amazed that the survivors lasted as long as they did. Not only is the water virtually as cold as ice but the waves are some of the most devastating and happen without warning a lot of the time. One minute the seas are calm but in the next ten, things could turn, and I remember a few times when we had to head in early because it potentially could be fatal.The Coast Guard received an electronic signal at 1 a.m. from the Katmai. A search helicopter and C-130 airplane were sent from Kodiak, a journey of about 4 1/2 hours. The plane crew spotted two strobe lights in the water and dropped two life rafts. But after sunup, the searchers had seen no sign of the Katmai or its crew, said Associated Press writer Steve QuinnThe Katmai was carrying a load of cod and was heading toward Dutch Harbor on Unalaska Island, Read said. Dutch Harbor is 800 miles southwest of Anchorage and about 610 miles southwest of Kodiak but never made it.



To be totally honest I think that this situation tho a tragedy, could potentially happen quite a bit. The water up there is very cold, Even on the hottest days there, I didn't go swimming not even once. But at the same time that's one reason why people are drawn to that type of work. The thrill,rush,income,scenery,ruggedness. The pros and cons of this type of work are on the extremes of both sides. High Rewards Vs High Failure Chance.
Personally I Love it.

The Next Level

These guys go huge when it comes to freeridin on Mt. Bikes.. This was there first trip of the season to the Appalachian Mts. and will be touring all over the world

Cannabis Uses

This is a non medical list:
INDUSTRIAL TEXTILE: twine, rope, nets, canvas, tarps, carpet, geotextiles, caulking
CONSUMER TEXTILE: apparel, diapers, fabrics, hand bags, denim, shoes, fine fabric
PAPER: printing paper, filter paper, newsprint, cardboard/packaging
BUILDING MATERIAL: fiberboard, insulation, fiberglass substitute, cement, stucco and mortar
FOODS: salad oil, margarine, food supplements (vitamens), cooking oil, granola, birdseed, animal food, protein-rich fiber
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS: oil paints, varnishes, printing inks, fuel, solvents, lubricants, putty, coatings
PERSONAL HYGIENE: soap, shampoo, bath gels, cosmetics, lotions, balms
AGRICULTURAL BENEFITS: weed suppresion, less need for pesticides than most crops, pollen isolation, soil improvement, deep roots are natural soil

I had no idea that Cannabis had even a third of these uses. It makes me wonder if industral Hemp will start to be used as a common crop in the near future.

This Year’s Fall Salmon and Steelhead

This is a projected report for all you Salmon and Steelhead fishermen, including runs from some of Oregon's world-famous rivers, the Deschutes, Rogue River, McKenzie River, and North Umpqua Rivers.
Primarily this is a prime time for catching salmon and steelhead in the western part of the state. Fall Steelhead tend to run from mid August into February where as the Chinooks tend to run more from August to December according to Mike Gorman OSU professor and Oregon fly fishing guide.
With every spring Chinook reported, the fever intensifies. A handful of salmon were taken over the last week. As catches gradually increase, The Umpqua River will be productive for winter steelhead when the level and color returns to fishable levels. A spring Chinook in excess of 30 pounds was taken near Elkton last week according to www.Nwfishing.com.
With each new day and as the rivers increase in volume more and more Salmon and Steelhead are making their way up the rivers. The best chance to catch fish for the next couple weeks would be to fish the coastal and tidewaters.
As far south as the Rogue River and Gold Beach, all the way up though the Umpqua Rivers at Reedsport and the Siletz in Newport. All these fisheries will hold fall and winter fish and the biggest way to increase your chances of catching one of these trophies is to simple go out and get your line wet.