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I'm sure by now everyone here has heard about the Penis Spine Story. The actual paper involved bigger brains as well as penis spines...but who cares about brains when PENIS SPINES are around?? Yeah I didn't think so.
When I read the coverage of the penis spines, and heard it was the technical term, I was really confused. I thought, isn't the technical term the baculum? The bone in the penis of animals like mice and chimps and dogs, which facilitates erections. Humans don't have them. Penis Spine, baculum, makes sense, right? I was completely mystified as to why people weren't just calling it the baculum and seemed to be talking like there was more than one!!! Surely they didn't mean something like THIS:
And lo and behold, they DID mean ACTUAL PENIS SPINES!!! BE STILL MY HEART. I still didn't believe it, until Eric Michael Johnson (who will be doing another post on the penis spine paper over at Zinjanthropus! Check it out!) mentioned a need for a paper. And the paper...was on penis spines. The actual spines!
Osman Hill. "Note on the male external genitalia of the chimpanzee" Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1944.
Science. You couldn't MAKE this stuff up.
So basically, the author, Dr. Hill, got an opportunity to study a freshly dead chimpanzee. Unlike previous specimens which got preserved in bad solutions, this one was SO freshly dead that they were able to preserve the body in the kind of fluid usually used for human embalming (he doesn't specify, but seeing as it's 1944, I'd bet on some formaldehyde in there). Why Dr. Hill was particularly interested in examining the penis, I don't know. But he drew it VERY carefully.
Count yourself lucky, the original view is a LOT larger. What you're looking at here is the view looking up between the legs, like you're staring at the taint, which is toward the bottom of the picture. The penis sticks up at the top, and you can note the extremely large testicles of the chimp. Testicle size in primates has an inverse correlation with monogamy, so you can see that chimps are VERY NON-monogamous.
What Dr. Hill noted upon examination of the penis was a series of tiny BUMPS on the surface of the glans (the head) of the penis. He wanted to study this in more detail, and took a sample. Yeah, he skinned the penis. He was also able to compare his adult specimen with the specimens of a fetal chimp and two teenage chimps.
In describing the basic form of the penis, it seems just like...a penis. Unlike humans, chimp penises taper toward the end, but they do have a foreskin. Also, it's lightly hairy. But it's when he starts talking about the spines that the true poetry comes out.
The surface of the glans is beset, especially on its lateral surface, with
numerous low, horny elevations, of yellowish-brown colour, sharply distin-
guished from the pale rosy tint of the remainder of the epithelial covering.
These papillae are hard t o the touch and impart a roughness to the finger
You can see there the little dots meant to represent the penis spines. In comparison, the fetal and adolescent chimps had them too, though the fetal chimp penis spines were described as "gelatinous" and relatively clear.
In detail, the spines are on average about 0.35mm wide. He goes into the cellular structure, but it's nothing out of the ordinary, except that the spines are...hard. In comparison to the rest of the skin. He describes them as "cornified", and they appear to be composed kind of like callouses...only tiny spines. Tiny corny spines.
While the author is mostly concerned with the potential evolution of the spines, I'm more concerned with their function. What are they FOR?! Why are they THERE?! One hypothesis is that they are actually more stimulating for the male (ribbed for his pleasure, anyone?), and therefore promote quicker sex. This could be especially important in promiscuous species, where it's important to get it over and done as quickly as possible, and on to the next! This means that humans, who don't have penis spines (thank goodness), find sex LESS stimulating, and it takes them longer. This might be ideal for promoting social bonding in humans, while in chimps social bonding via sex is far less important. But there are other possibilities. It's possible that bumps and ridges on the penises of promiscuous species are good for scooping out the sperm of competitors.
I just wonder what the girl chimps think.
Hill (1944). Note on the male external genitalia of the chimpanzee Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London


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Cannonball found in Atlanta possibly fired by Union forces
ATLANTA – A day after workers unearthed an apparent cannonball from a downtown Atlanta construction site, an expert on the American Civil War said there are at least two possible scenarios for how it got there.
The battered round ball was found Thursday near Centennial Olympic Park. Police removed it Thursday and said it would be detonated, but it was unclear late Friday if that had happened. Meanwhile, police were unsure of its history.
One likely theory: It was a cannonball that was among an estimated 100,000 shells fired into Atlanta by the Union Army while the city was under siege in the summer of 1864.
Gordon Jones, the Atlanta History Center's senior military historian and curator, said it could have been fired by federal soldiers from outside the city in an effort to strike the Confederate's Railroad Roundhouse, a key military target in the general area where the device was found.
The area where the cannonball was found, which now contains the Georgia Dome and CNN Center, was inside the Confederate defense line before Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Union forces finally invaded the city and burned much of it.
"The Railroad Roundhouse was right there in the area of Centennial Olympic Park, so it really could have been that this thing was fired at the Round House," Jones said. "That would strike me as the most likely big target."
Another target, a passenger railroad depot near the site of the present-day Underground Atlanta shopping area, was also just east of the construction site where the device was found, near Marietta and Baker streets.
"Between the passenger depot and the Round House, that was the central part of the city," Jones said. "Those are the juiciest military targets."
Another theory: It could have been a Confederate cannonball that was being transported on rail lines or in storage, then left behind and covered by the ground for nearly 150 years, Jones said.
Though it is unusual to find cannonballs in the downtown area, relics of the weapons used in the Civil War are occasionally unearthed.
"We get calls like this on average probably twice a year," Jones said. "It's still out there."
He added that some items are occasionally found in the area of Peachtree Creek, a creek that runs through Atlanta, where a fierce battle was fought on July 20, 1864.
Bomb technicians were unable to precisely date or identify the cannonball, the Atlanta Police Department said in a statement.


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Robotics boost accuracy, flexibility for automated test machines
Robotics helped with electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing and compliance, needed for successful electronics design prior to releasing a product to market. Amber Precision Instruments (API), headquartered in California's Silicon Valley, recognized it needed a faster, more precise motion control solution.
In 2006, the developer of small-scale EMC test stations used a vertical X-Y gantry motion subsystem incorporating stepper motors, worm gears, and custom-made parts. The multi-vendor design was complex to set up and program, and also was noisy and slow in operation. The mechanical design posed inherent challenges to wiring and final assembly, and the resulting system saw limits to accuracy, reliability, and performance. Although API's proprietary measurement software provided a powerful toolset, the mechanical system was not optimized and would not accommodate anticipated technical growth requirements, including TACT (turn around cycle time) and DUT (device under test) sampling resolution.
Accuracy wanted
Amber Precision Instruments is a private corporation that manufactures EMI (electromagnetic interference) and ESD (electrostatic discharge) scanners to help electronics suppliers comply with EMC regulations and directives. Samsung, LG, and Intel are among some of API's Tier 1 customers that use these scanner systems. When API began researching methods to improve machine accuracy and reliability in late 2009, the engineering team turned to robots. The cost savings from reduced installation and programming times would help offset the upfront cost of the robots as a sub-system. Furthermore, streamlined multi-axis control facilitates a more accurate method of delivering data to customers.
Robot replaces gantry system
In early 2010, API discovered an industrial robot offering that has technical sales support and field engineering services in North America. API purchased a vertically articulated 6-axis robot for its SmartZap ESD test station. This stand-alone robot provided an opportunity to test a solution in lieu of the complicated X-Y gantry system. The fully automated SmartZap uses 5 cameras to define the geometry of a DUT (typically a PCB, mobile phone, or tablet) allowing software to calculate 3D points for testing. The robot, equipped with TCP/IP communication, then receives discrete move commands from the software to position an ESD gun or finger emulator to specific locations on the DUT. The end result is a comprehensive data map with localized ESD characterization information.
1 day, not 1 week
Using the robot technology improved accuracy and repeatability and helped reduce machine setup time from 1 week to 1 day. Partnering with the robotic company also helped improve API's credibility with current and prospective clients by offering an attractive solution, high-quality product, and 2-year warranty. The automation vendor has service and support centers located globally. Giorgi Muchaidze, manager of system integration at API, commented that help from the robotic and automation provider enabled the company to "surpass our competition in performance and quality."
According to Jin Min, director of operations at API, industrial automation will play a larger role for EMC testing in the future, and API is optimistic to engineer even more powerful systems that use this technology.
Seeing the value from the first 6-axis robot, API followed suit with two models of 4-axis SCARA (selective compliant assembly robot arm) robots for its SmartScan system. The SmartScan system is available for ESD and EMI.
Solution savings summary
The EMC test machine with the 6-axis robot:
- Improved accuracy and repeatability
- Reduced setup time
- Resulted in higher quality
- Improved customer satisfaction
- Improved reliability.
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation's technical sales support and field engineering services in North America helped in API's decision to purchase the vertically articulated 6-axis RV-3SD for its SmartZap ESD test station. Partnering with Mitsubishi Electric has played a role in improving API's credibility with current and prospective clients by offering an attractive solution, high-quality product, and 2-year warranty. Mitsubishi has automation, service, and support centers globally.
The SmartScan EMC test machine with Mitsubishi Electric's 4-axis RH-6SDH SCARA robot is one of Amber Precision Instruments's most popular products. Seeing the value from the first 6-axis robot, API selected two models of 4-axis SCARA (selective compliant assembly robot arm) robots from Mitsubishi for its SmartScan system.
– Greg Hookings, marketing communications manager, Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc. Edited by Mark T. Hoske, content manager, CFE Media, Control Engineering, email@example.com.


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Tigers Complete Run To NCAC Title With 56-0 Win Over Allegheny
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on their eighth outright North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) championship with a dominating 56-0 victory over visiting Allegheny.
The 2013 title is Wittenberg's 12th overall since joining the NCAC in 1989, and its fourth in the last five years. The Tigers had already secured the league's automatic berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament with a win a week earlier over Wabash, but the shutout of the Gators ensured Wittenberg plenty of momentum heading into the Big Dance.
The day started with recognition of one of the largest senior classes in Wittenberg football history as more than 30 players lined the track in front of the stands with family and friends. The Tigers then proceeded to ambush Allegheny, which dropped to 0-10 overall and 0-9 in the NCAC, for 49 first-half points.
Senior quarterback Reed Florence (South Charleston, Ohio/Southeastern) continued his record-breaking season with two rushing touchdowns two passing scores before hanging up his helmet midway through the second quarter. Sophomore running back Jimmy Dehnke (Canton, Ohio/Massillon Jackson) added a 14-yard touchdown run, senior tight end Stephen Zumdick (Erlanger, Ky./Dixie Heights) caught touchdown passes from Florence and sophomore Zack Jenkins (Frostproof, Fla./Frostproof), senior wide receiver Desi Kirkman (Lima, Ohio/Central Catholic) hauled in a TD pass, and senior tailback JaVanh Sanders (Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial) rounded out the first-half blitz with a 71-yard TD scamper.
It was the first of two scoring runs for Sanders, and it was the longest run from scrimmage of the season for the Tigers as a team. He carried the load for much of the second half, finishing with a team season-high of 194 yards on 18 carries.
Florence was efficient, completing 10-of-12 passes for 119 yards. Senior quarterback Noah Johanson (Medina, Ohio/Medina) added 7-of-8 passing for 88 yards and Jenkins went 2-for-3 for 37 yards. Nine different players caughts at least one pass in the game, led by sophomore wide receiver Zach Culvahouse (Fort Myers, Fla./Estero) with five catches for 63 yards.
A host of Tigers got into the act on the other side of the ball as well, but it was freshman defensive lineman Brady Vanover (Maineville, Ohio/Kings) who made two of the game's biggest plays. He blocked a first-half punt to set up one score and he made his first career interception to set up another.
Senior linebacker Spencer Leno (Massillon, Ohio/Washington) led the Tiger defense, which posted its third shutout of the season, with five tackles. Wittenberg has held five of its 10 regular season opponents to nine points or less.
Ranked 10th in the latest American Football Coaches Association poll and 11th by d3football.com, Wittenberg heads into the NCAA Division III Tournament with a record of 9-1, including nine straight wins since opening the season with a 49-24 loss to NCAA Division I Butler. The Tigers, ranked fourth in the latest North Region rankings, will learn their postseason fate on Sunday.
First round NCAA Division III Tournament games will take place at noon Saturday, Nov. 23. The Tigers have a 20-13 record in 15 all-time national tournament appearances.


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Mr. Speaker, I would like to respond to the point of order raised by the whip of the Bloc Québécois who accused me of trying to do something indirectly that I could not do directly. That was not my intention. My intention was to represent the views of my constituents.
At the end of the speech I made in the House, and realizing I had extra time, I read some emails from constituents and, unfortunately, some were found to be offensive. I apologize to those who were offended by those remarks.


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – In a nail-biting doubleheader, the No. 3 Georgia College baseball team (5-2) edged the University of West Georgia (3-3) 2-1 and 6-5 Sunday at John Kurtz Field.
In game one, sophomore Mike Guinane (Glenview, Ill.) went 8 2/3 innings, allowing one unearned run on eight hits and a pair of walks, fanning three. Guinane improves to 2-0 in as many starts, while Tanner Moore (Thomasville, Ga.) got the final out for his second save.
GC got two runs on just three hits, taking advantage of West Georgia miscues in the first to plate both runs. Patrick Daugherty (Kennesaw, Ga.) singled, advanced to second on a wild pitch, then stole third. After a Josh Young (Lake Huvasu City, Ariz.) walk, Daugherty scored on a throwing error by the catcher. Young advanced to third on the same error, scoring on a Richard Pirkle (Norcross, Ga.) sacrifice fly.
In the ninth Guinane got two quick outs, then a pair of errors made things interesting. Guinane walked a pair, the second coming with the bases loaded and thus ending his day, turning it over to Moore.
In game two, GC was down 5-3 in the bottom of the sixth, rallying for the 6-5 win.
In the sixth, junior Benton Yaun (Marietta, Ga.) ripped a single to left center, plating Tanner Funk (Kearney, Mo.) who reached on a one-out double.
In the bottom of the seventh and final inning, Daugherty singled and stole second. After a walk for rightfielder Jim Moreland (Suwanee, Ga.), Young put down a picture-perfect bunt that the catcher threw wild, allowing Daugherty to score the tying run. With runners on second and third, Moreland broke for home on a wild pitch, scoring underneath the pitcher's tag.
Reliever Matthew Robinson (Hull, Ga.) threw three innings of scoreless ball, allowing two hits and fanning three for the win, improving to 1-0. Reliever Garrett May (0-1) took the loss without recording an out in the seventh.
Yaun finished game two 2-for-2 with a run and RBI, while Daugherty was 2-for-2 scoring twice.
The Bobcats are back in action Friday, Feb. 18 at 3 p.m., hosting Pfeiffer University (4-3). The Falcons have two more games this week before coming to Milledgeville.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, back-to-back winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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The JCC is home to so much: a world-class fitness facility, top-notch early education, and activities for families of all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds. But, what about all those other things that don't quite fit on a page in our quarterly program guide, yet mean so much to the JCC member experience and our service to the community? You'll find them here!
Walk the halls of our building (or any of our buildings!) - or take a stroll down Butlein deToro Way - and you'll soon discover the depth of service goes beyond our programs and classes. CAFA B DATA is a destination for delicious, Kosher meals sure to appeal to everyone who visits. Our community hall is ready for events of all kinds – weddings, corporate events, or expos to name a few. Need a partner to take your child's birthday party to the next level? We can do that. Are you a business looking to get your message in front of thousands of JCC members and program participants? Consider the advertising options available at the JCC and through our publications. There's a full-service spa, hourly drop-in childcare, an open family play area, a library and resource center, meeting rooms – the list goes on!
This is our online "kitchen drawer" of offerings and services that enhance your visit and bring our community together.


text: U.S. Market Hog Inventory Drops 3.7% Amid Piglet Virus Losses March 28, 2014 09:50 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Bloomberg Email The U.S. inventory of hogs farmers plan to sell for slaughter was 3.7 percent smaller on March 1 than a year earlier as a piglet-killing virus contributed to the smallest total herd in seven years, the government said. The number of so-called market hogs fell to 57.05 million head at the start of this month from 59.24 million a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said today in a quarterly report. Ten analysts in a Bloomberg survey forecast a 6.1 percent decline. The total herd of hogs and pigs was 3.3 percent smaller at 62.9 million, the smallest since March 2007, compared with 65.07 million a year earlier, according to the USDA. Analysts projected a 5.4 percent drop. The number of sows kept for breeding as of March 1 rose 0.3 percent to 5.85 million, from 5.84 million a year earlier, according to the report. Analysts projected a 0.3 percent decline. Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus has been found in at least 27 states since April, with more than 5,000 confirmed cases, according to the National Animal Health Laboratory Network. Infected suckling pigs, which are three weeks old or younger, have seen as high as 100 percent mortality. Back to news


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Early Entry Incentive In Effect For 2009 Melges 24 World Championship, 23-31 October In Annapolis
10 July 2009
As the 2009 Melges 24 World Championship draws ever closer, Organizing Authority offers attractive early entry incentive — the chance to win a personalized, one-of-a-kind, hard-covered coffee table book.
Annapolis, Md. (July 9, 2009) - Preparations continue at a rapid rate in anticipation of the 2009 Melges 24 World Championship to be contested October 23-31 on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Organized by the Eastport Yacht Club (EYC) at the site of the Annapolis Sailing School, Melges 24 teams worldwide are encouraged to submit their entries as soon as possible. By registering prior to the early entry deadline of 31 July, teams are included in a raffle to win a unique Racebook-US by esteemed photographer Cindy Cady.
Register Online. (Crew lists do not need to be confirmed to register.) Also, be sure to visit and bookmark the Official Event Website.
Already the List Of Current Entries shows promise by attracting the likes of reigning World Champion helmsman Lorenzo Bressani and owner Lorenzo Santini on Uka Uka Racing. Bressani alone carries an impressive sailing resume that includes six, various World Championship titles. So far in 2009,Uka Uka has conquered Key West, the Annapolis NOOD and recently won the Italian Open.
The Uka Uka Racing team will feature most of the 2008 winning crew including three-time Melges 24 World Champion Federico Michetti, and on bow is Francesca Prina — a Women's World and UFO22 European Champion. The newest addition is the very American Jonathan McKee calling tactics, who is also a former Melges 24 World Champion, Olympic Medallist and well-known for his involvement in the high profile Puma Volvo Ocean Race program as well as the Luna Rossa America's Cup Challenge. This extraordinary ensemble's aim is tried and true for a second consecutive world title.
Other competitors already registered are 2008 North American Champion and Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Terry Hutchinson on Quantum Racing, International Class Vice Chairman (Europe) Riccardo Simoneschi on Fratelli Giacomel Audi powered by Q8 with the legendary Matteo Ivaldi (who also represented Italy during the 1996 Olympics in the 470 Class) on tactics, double Detroit NOOD Champion Alan Field on WTF and, 2008 Southeast and Northeast USMCA Melges 24 District Champion Steve Kopf on Blur.
There will be a raffle for those boats who enter early (i.e., have completed registration before July 31). The winner will receive a personalized, Racebook-US by Eastport Yacht Club Official Event Photographer Cindy Cady — a beautiful hard-covered documentary coffee-table book capturing the images of the 2009 Worlds. This package will include a photo DVD featuring the raffle winner's boat taken by Cindy during the event.
Cindy is the perfect sailing photographer. Not only is she an accomplished sailor herself, having won the US Women's Championship (Adams Cup), she is also a very talented artist. She studied photography at Rice University and Glassell School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and her work is part of many prestigious collections.
Racers are urged to submit their entry today to be included in the drawing for this one-of-a-kind keepsake, a valuable incentive to register early. Additional individually customized copies of the book may be ordered for $295.
Latis Yachting Solutions - Official Transportation Partner
The official transportation partner for the 2009 Melges 24 World Championship is Latis Yachting Solutions. Latis is an all-in-one provider of land-based and on-water transportation. With their fleet of heavy-duty trucks and purpose-built trailers, they can accommodate nearly any vessel that can be transported over the road. The Melges 24 is one of their specialties!
Coral Reef Sailing Apparel & Gill - Official Apparel Sponsor
The official apparel sponsor for the 2009 Melges 24 World Championship is Coral Reef Sailing Apparel (CRSA) and Gill. CRSA is continuing their strong commitment to the Melges 24 class by providing apparel for the World Championship. Items can be purchased online now, or on-site at the event. Gill is a brand leader in foul weather apparel specific to the sailing enthusiast.
Other supporting sponsors include the Boatyard Bar and Grill, Sam's Waterfront Cafe, Pusser's Caribbean Grille at the Annapolis Marriott Waterfront, National Sailing Hall of Fame, Cindy Cady Photography, North Sails One Design, SailFastPhoto, ABS Architects, PantherVision, Chesapeake Bay Roasting Co., SheSails, Inc., and Kathryn M. Weber, CPA. This event is also supported by theInternational Melges 24 Class Association (IMCA), the U.S. Melges 24 Class Association (USMCA) and the Annapolis Melges 24 Fleet #22.
The Melges 24 Class and Eastport Yacht Club are extremely proud to be partnered with these outstanding companies and sincerely thank them for their generous support of the 2009 Worlds.
Sponsorship opportunities still exist and tax deductible donations are also being accepted; please contact 2009 World Championship Regatta Chair Liz Filter if you would like to make a gift.


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Seven Deaths Confirmed in Arkansas
Authorities have now confirmed seven deaths in Arkansas after a severe storm
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Category: General News
More Big Trucks On Idaho Roads
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The state Senate has endorsed a plan allowing big trucks on more of Idaho's roads. The Idaho Forest Group hopes the measure will lower shipping costs for timber companies and be a boon to the economy. Opponents say it could make Idaho's roads more dangerous. It now heads to the House.


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National Drug Facts Week is coming, and teens all over the country will be talking. To get the conversation started, NIDA has created a booklet, Drugs: Shatter the Myths, that separates fact from fiction about drug abuse and addiction. As you'll notice, the 'thought' questions below also appear at the back of the booklet. We want your opinions—so join in the discussion by leaving us a comment. It can be about one of these ideas, or your own. 1. How do you convince a friend who is using drugs that they may be at risk for addiction or other bad consequences even though they feel fine right now? 2. Knowing what we do now, would you make cigarettes illegal if you could? 3. What is the best way to convince you or your friends that prescription drugs can be dangerous when abused— without scaring the people who need them? 4. Do you consider it cheating when athletes use steroids to improve their performance—what should the consequences be? 5. What's the best way to get messages out to teens?
- Social networks
- TV ads
- Web sites
6. Who should the messages be from? If we haven't covered something you want to know more about, go to http://www.teens.drugabuse.gov and enter your topic in the search box – and thanks for sharing!
I would never make cigarettes illegal if i would've known. Cigarettes are disgusting and the smell is putrid. There are people in my family who smoke and i gotta tell ya...... EWWWWW!!!!!!! I know people that work at those kinds of stores, need the money, and to people cigarettes.... are addictive but do they know what they are putting in their mouths, i mean come on!
The best way to put the message out to teens is to show them what is in cigarettes, drugs, and tabbacco, and how harmful it is for your body! I bet if they look back now from what they are doing they might regret ever doing it. But again its probably very, very, addictive !
Yes i think cigertettes should be illigal. Smoking causes cancer, which leads to death. Smoking should be illegal becauese it can cause second hand smoke. Smoking is very dangerous and grows.
AS you can see smoking should be illegal due to health complications.
Yes i think it is cheating to use steroids as an athlete because it is unhealthy and illegal. First of all if you get cought using steroids you can be put into jail. Also it is dangerous because you can do over doses.
i think that the best way to get messages to teens is by tv adds. i myself am discusted of the smoking commercials on tv. i do not want to end up like thoughs people on tv. a lot of teens sit around watching tv all day or all weekend. so tv adds would be the way to go.
i think a good way to get the message to teens is by putting adds on facebook about drugs
I think cigarettes should be illeagel because they can mess you up and they are harmfull to you and the tar can fill up your lungs if you smoke alot and that can be dangouers.
i think it is cheating when athleats use drugs to make them do better. It would be like adults playing on a kids team for sports. Its not fair to the other athletes. If they want to do better they should practice not do drugs.
I think cigarettes should be illeagel because they can mess you up and they are harmfull to you and the tar can fill up your lungs if you smoke alot and that can be dangouers. Fianlly, i think the biggest reason kids start smoking because there frineds are or they think its cool or want to fit in.
NO i think althetes should not be able to use steriods to approve themselves its unheathly and there not working hard enough.
I do think cigarettes should be illegal i think because their is so many of them and they cant do one thing that gives you positive results. Also many teens are smoking and its giving them terrible results in school.
Yes i would definatley consider steriods or other perfomense enfancing drugs cheating. I think this because all these steroids are making u alot stronger without any effort. then all those athletes who work their but off and get the same results or maybe not even as good results. so yes i do consider steroids cheating.
I think cigarettes should be illegal. Its making people sick or giving them cancer. Smoking is bad for your lungs. Kids often smoke to fit in or be cool but they shouldnt have to smoke to be cool or fit in.
Wow this is an interesting article. I hope to see more in the future. [link removed, per guidelines]
I think that cigarettes should be illegal. They are hurting everyone, whether you are the person smoking them, or the person who happens to be sitting next to them. Everyone is effected, and it can harm your body, by giving it harmful diseases. By smoking in front of someone, you are going against their natural rights. Plus, do you understand how awful it is that kids are smoking at our age? That is ridiculous, considering that they are not supposed to to. Hence, I think that cigarettes should be illegal.
Yes, I think that it is wrong for athletes to be using steroids to help them play better. They should be fair to the other people who are actually trying to play. Also, everyone who uses these should be kicked off of the team. They shoud pay for what they do. There should be consequences to everything. People should learn that if you are not going to play fair, do not bother playing at all.
I would make ciggarets illegal if i could because they cause so many problem with health. Also it polutes the air and the ground when smokers throw the ciggaret on the ground.
I think that if athletes do use steriods to improve there performance. I think that they should be kicked off the team if they are on one. If they are not i think that the persons sponsers sould drop him/her and find someone.Also i think that there manager sould just fire him/her or the manager should put them on a lay-off.
This Book Helped me to the right path the school clinic gave it to me cuase i had a overdose with durgs and i went to the hospital so gives u the right path to go ;)
I'll say no to #2, cigarettes should NOT be illegal. Assuming by "illegal", you mean outlawing possession as well as sales/manufacturing, it would turn millions of addicts into criminals right away, who will rather than go cold turkey, turn toward the black market and street dealers to get their nicotine. Gangs that would control the supply would become far more powerful than they are today. Tobacco would end up grown in people's homes and yards, and then the Government will have to spend billions in efforts to eradicate tobacco like they try to do cannabis. Zero-policy school and workplace rules and laws would result in massive expulsions and firings of those testing positive for nicotine metabolites, or caught in the act of smoking, or possibly just smelling like smoke.
Making cannabis illegal was easy, because it was mainly the drug of minorities (as Harry Anslinger was more than happy to point out to Congress when the first prohibitions were made into law)... but nicotine is a drug found in all races and classes; the political backlash would have a cigarette ban repealed in months.
1. The facts and consequences about drug use is most likely clear to them if they are using it. I would inform them about the harm they are doing, remind them what they are doing to themselves, and voice my own opinion. I would tell them that they cannot do it, but just saying that will make them want to rebel. It would be useless, not to mention pointless. So the choice is always theirs, but the fact would be made clear to them by me.
2. No. It would most likely make illegal activity rates go up. People aren't going to stop something they love, and feel like they need. I would instead spend time on Drug Awareness. Istead of wasting it on arresting people who are smoking cigarettes illegally.
3. I would explain TOO MUCH can be harmful, but if you follow the prescribed dose, it is more likely to help than harm you. It could give you a high, which you might like, but you could O.D. which isn't something you should be wanting, and if you are you need some help. For your own sake. On the other hand, the drug is obviously approved, so if you are prescribed it, if you don't over dose then you should be COMPLETELY FINE.
4. No, I don't. But I also don't see how they could feel satisfactory from winning know they used drugs to enhance thier performance. It is your choice, but keep that last sentence in mind.
5. No technology related ads. Never affects me, so why should it affect others? Try it in person, someone speaking to you or a group of people.
6. Have people with real life experiences come speak at your school, church, athletic team, etc. I find it's more effective if someone doesn't just tell me facts about drugs and dangers, but shares personal stories. And not just success stories, like times they had managed to say no and get out of the situation, but someone who had made the mistake and recovered from it. Or someone who just made the mistake and hadn't quite recovered. More real life things, because having a person who recovered speak and tell their story is more likely to make students think, "Hey, they are fine. I will be, too.". Someone who just can't manage to keep themselves away, or someone who FINALLY managed to, but not without a disease of some sort. Maybe a family member of a deceased person who O.D. on drugs. Something that is more REAL. Not just a straight up fact list and a few fake examples.
1. I would tell my friend, you might be fine now but later on you will get addicted and you will harm yourself. I don't want to see my friend get hurt.
2. Yes, i would make cigarettes illegal because cigarettes are a gateway drug so once you start smoking cigarettes you will most likely begin drugs like marijuana and alcohol and other harmful drugs.
5. The best way to send a message out to teens is TV adds. They should have a celeb like Justin Bieber send out the message. Justin Bieber would convince teens that drugs are bad. :) :)
Question #2 Yes, i would make cigarettes illegal because, young teens get addicted like a baby does to candy. and they have so many bad chemicals in it and causes cancer. so many young adults, teens and even elderly are dying more and more of cancer every day!
Question #6 I think the message should be from Chris Rene because, he has been through it all, he has told his life story on X-Factor. He said that he was a severe drug abuser and alchohalic. once was told he had a year to live. but that did not stop him from using drugs. The only thing that he thought could stop him at that point was death. but then his girlfriend gave him news, she was pregnant, so he ammediately went to rehab. he stopped using drugs. and now its been 2 years and he's a very famous pop singer. ps: its in his song!! if you listen to the 1st version from x- factor auditions it says "It's been 9 months now, haven't had a drink and im starting to see clear now" and his updated one was " it's been 2 years now haven't had a drink and im startin' to see clear now"
Yes I would make cigarettes illegal because many people die from them and are harmful to other people around the smoke.
The best way to get the message out to teens would be social networks and tv ads, not websites.
2.) Knowing what I do know, I would make cigarettes illigal because the are harmful and can hurt you.
5.) I think the best way to get messages out to teens is by a social network. A lot of teens have and are consistantly on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc.
I think athletes using steroids is cheating. If your an athlete or playing a sport you shouldn't be depending on drugs for your performance, you should be depending on your own skills and talents. Athletes didn't go into sports to use steroids, they probably did it because they like the sport and their good at it. If your using steroids as an athlete, how cany anyone tell whether what your doing is because of your own talents, or because of steroids?
I think the best way to convince someone that prescription pills are dangerous, without scaring the people who need them, is by explaining that some people do need pills, but using them in the wrong way is not good for your health. Taking prescription pills for no reason is dangerous. You could become a drug addict, become really sick, or go to jail for using them when you don't really need them. Some people really do need pills, but if you can't think of any sicknesses or symptoms of sicknesses you might have that the pill could help relieve, than you know your not using it for a good reason. I would explain to that person that you should only take pills when you are sick, and don't overdose on the pills when you are sick.
5. The best way to get the message out to teens would be to put it on a social network. I would say most teens have a Facebook acount. So, I would put the message on Facebook or maybe Twitter. Some teens don't have a Facebook acount. For those kids, I would put it a TV ad. The TV ad could have somebody everybody knows on it, and they could talk how bad it is. If the message was sent through a TV ad, I would receive it.
2. I would make cigarettes illagal if I could. They are really bad for your health, and have severe side effects. After many years of smoking, your lungs are damanged a lot. Cigarettes can shorten your life, too. Maybe if they were illigel people would realize, they are bad for you.
5. The best way to get the message out to teens would be to put it on a social network. I would say most teens have a Facebook acount. So, I would put the message on Facebook or maybe Twitter. Some teens don't have a Facebook acount. For those kids, I would put it a TV ad. The TV ad could have somebody everybody knows on it, and they could talk how bad it is. If the message was sent through a TV ad, I would receive it.
2. I would make cigarettes illagal if I could. They are really bad for your health, and have severe side effects. After many years of smoking, your lungs are damanged a lot. Cigarettes can shorten your life, too. Maybe if they were illigel people would realize, they are bad for.
2. yes i would make cigarettes illegal if i could because I inhale a lot of second hand smoke which is worse than
first hand smoking, also people who smoke get lung cancer or other forms of sickness or death.
5. the best way to get a message out to teens is the social network because a lot of teens text other people on Facebook and twitter and i think it could be more noticeable.
#2) I would definatley make cigarettes illegal.Yes! of course i would. i would definatley because once you smoke one cigarette your going to want to do it more because of the nicoten. My grandma died of somking, she stopped for about 2 weeks and could no more take she had to, so she did and ended up in the hospital dying. She did know that it could kill her and she has been doing it for at least untill she was a teen!! There are so many chemicals in just ONE Cigarette. It is very sad when i see somebody smoking, it makes me want to take there Cigerrette and through it on the ground and stomp on it. It does not do any one good at all it makes them smell TERRIBLE!!! All it does is shorten your life and your breathe.
#5) I know the best way to get teens to stop this drud additction. I know that in the question it gave me many examples but i want to list my own. I know that alot of teens have there drivers licence, so i think that we should put up on a bill boared saying "People may think drugs are so cool and that there everything to you, your wrong because all they do is screw your body and your mid up, it may not happen to you yet but it will and its going to hit you hard when it does, it only takes time. Also, just in one cigareet there are about 599 addictives. Its hurting your body not mine.
5. I think that the best way to get the message ourt to teens would to put out on facebook or twitter. Most teens have social network accounts and it would be very easy for them to receive the message. Tv ads might work too, depending on the channel it's put on.
2. Yes, i would make cigarettes illegal if i had the chance. A few of my family member shave died from lung cancer related to smoking and thousand sof other people do each year, too. There are so many harmful chemicals in cigarettes and most people do realize they're bad for you, but are already addicted. If they were illegal, people wouldnt have as easy of access to them and it would be harder to become addicted.
4. I think athletes who use steroids is a cheater. Yes there should be consequences. It's cheating and in kindergarten we learned not to cheat so what makes you so special. you should be taken off the team and not allowed to participate in any other sport and should be publicly humiliated.
6. I think the message should be from teens who have gone through addiction, who have gone through drugs and alcohol but stopped. I think that it should be these people talking to teens and saying to them "I have gone through it and I stopped so can you, and it is not impossible but hard to do."
2)I would make cigarettes illage if I could.I would because they are really bad for your health, also you could get lung cancer. Also cigarettes can also shorten your life, depending on how old you are.Also you can be addicted to the chemical in the cigarettes.
5)If you wanted to get a message to a teen the best way would be to but it on facebook because most teens have a facebook acount.You could also put it on TV ads because most people watch TV but most people now a day people fast-forword the commercials.Also TV ads could tell how bad it is and how it affects people.
5. The best way to get the message out would be to put it on T.V. shows and to show the affects of it. Or you could put it on different social medias like Twitter or Facebook.
6. I think this message should be for teens by teens. It should be by people who know what will happen. and they should show the risks of using drugs or alcohol. The teens could show pictures of people who were arrested for doing drugs like my teacher showed in class. Even though the pictures were so disgusting, some people in my class thought it was funny. News flash people, if you think it looks funny then why don't you try it and then maybe you won't think that it's so funny anymore.
5. I think the best way to get the message out to teens is by TV ads. I don't think I know any seventh grader who doesn't watch TV!
6. These messages should not be from celebrities! I know probably everybody thinks they should but in reality they don't even care what they are talkin about the only care about the money they are getting paid. Now, I am not saying that to every single celebrity but a big handful of them do. Therefore, I think kids (none celebrity kids) should put out the commercial. I think kids will most likelylisten to other kids!
2) I would make cigarettes illegal because many people die from it, our get some kind of cancer from cigarettes. It also makes many people sick and unhealthy. What makes it unhealthy is from all the chemicals. Cigarettes have about 4,000 chemicals in them. This is why I think the should be illegal.
4) I think athletes are cheating when they take steroids.The consequence should be if they are caught the first should be they cannot play for 35 games. The second should be that they cannot play for a year. Then on the third offense they should be banned for life from sports.
2. I would make it illegal because it kill to many people and only more will die if it won't be illegal.
4. Yes I think it is cheating when a athletes ues steroids because they are giving themselfs fake musles thats like going to the docter and getting surgury for musles. And I would take them out for the rest to the season and if useing it the next season I would put them in jail for a year, the next year there still two years and such.
5. I think the best way to get messages across to teens is by using social networking. I would use Facebook because a lot of teens have a Facebook account. I don't think TV ads or websites would work because people fast forward commercials and get really annoyed at pop up ads.
2. I would make cigarettes illegal if I could. There is a ton of chemicals and things like that in them. Cigarettes can also cause various types of cancers and diseases and cause many deaths because of this.
i would not make cigarettes a iilega i would have cards simply limting people cigarttes each day then slowly lowering the amout
2.No i think people can make their own choices even if they are harmful it is their right.
4. Yes because it is not fair to people who do not want to wreck their bodies using steriods.
1. Yes i would do every thing i could to ban cigarettes only because of all the harmful chemicals in them.
2. Yes i would consider it cheating if an athlete used steroids. i believe the consequences should be 4 game suspension.
2: I would make cigarettes illegal because they harm more than just the person who is smoking them. Second-hand smoke is bad too.
4: I do consider it to be cheating when athletes use steroids because it is giving them an advantage over people who are playing fair. I think the consequences should be disqualification from the match/ game.
2.i would make cigarettes illegal.
5.the best way to get messages out to teens in through websites or social networks
i would tell my friend that they feel fine now but it could lead to them harming themself
3.) i would tell my friend that if they get addicted to it they are going to want it more and they might overdose. the people who a doctor prescribes it to do not have to worry about it because they know how much to take.
Knowing what i do know about cigarettes, I would make cigarettes illegal if I could because I know that they are bad for health I and I quote "I will not smoke when i get older."
The best way to get messages out to teens is by social networks TV ads.
Question number 2: If i could make cigarettes illegal i would because i think it is unhealthy and I think people die more quickly when using cigarettes. Question number 4: I think it is cheating when athletes use steroids or any other drug to help win a game. I think the consequences would be to be off the team.
2. i would not make cigarettes iilegal i would make cards so every day a person well be given a certain amout of cirgarettes a day then over time make that number to 0
4. i would consider it cheating because that is not the players personally best because the drug is doing the work not the player the consequenes would be unable to play in the next game.
2. I would make cigarettes illegal because cigarettes cause lots of different illnesses and they contain lots of harmful chemicals. Also, i would never want to see one of my family memebers get cancer or even die from smoking.
4. I think it is considered cheating if athletes use steriods to improve their performance because athletes shouldn't rely on drugs to help them play better. They should rely on their own talents to play their sport, and not just drugs. If atheles are caught using steriods to improve their skills, I think they should have to either be taking out of the game or taken off the team.
Question #2: If I could now, I would make cigaretts illegal because it is HORRIBLE for your health!
Question #4: I do think it is cheating when athletes use steriods. I thinkthis because a real dedicated athlete would earn strength and skill by PRACTICING AND WORKING OUT! Not by using drugs! The consequences should be suspention or (in bad cases) It should be permanant suspention.


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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- After starting quarterback Jeff Driskel was lost to a season-ending ankle injury, Tyler Murphy led No. 19 Florida to five scores in a somewhat ugly game, helping the Gators open Southeastern Conference play with a 31-17 victory over Tennessee on Saturday.
Murphy had a 52-yard touchdown throw to Solomon Patton, a swing pass that went the distance, and made several plays with his legs as Florida (2-1, 1-0 SEC) won its ninth consecutive game in the series.
Murphy's 7-yard TD scamper in the fourth quarter made it 31-10 and sent fans scrambling for the exits.
The Volunteers (2-2, 0-1) had hoped to rebound from an embarrassing, 59-14 loss at No. 2 Oregon a week ago. Instead, Tennessee and first-year coach Butch Jones left Gainesville with another double-digit setback.
No. 1 Alabama 31, Colorado State 6
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- AJ McCarron passed for 258 yards and threw a 30-yard touchdown to DeAndrew White in the fourth quarter to lift No. 1 Alabama to a 31-6 victory over Colorado State on Saturday night.
Kenyan Drake set up one touchdown with a blocked punt and scored on a 3-yard touchdown run for the Crimson Tide (3-0), which sputtered at times. Alabama managed only one offensive touchdown and no third-down conversions in the first three quarters a week after winning a 49-42 shootout over Texas A&M.
Coached by former Tide offensive coordinator Jim McElwain, the Rams (1-3) nursed hopes for a monumental upset into the fourth quarter before allowing two touchdowns. Trey DePriest stripped the ball from quarterback Garrett Grayson and recovered the fumble.
The next play McCarron laced a perfect strike to White in the end zone and restless Alabama fans got something to cheer about.
No. 4 Ohio State 76, Florida A&M 0
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Kenny Guiton again starred in place of the injured Braxton Miller, setting a school record with six touchdown passes — all in the first half — to lead No. 4 Ohio State to a 76-0 victory against Florida A&M.
It was the most lopsided Ohio State win since 1935.
The Buckeyes (4-0) needed a total of four offensive plays and 46 seconds to go up 21-0 in the opening 6 minutes and never looked back. It was an epic mismatch between a team with national-title aspirations and a Football Championship Subdivision member getting a $900,000 guarantee.
FAMU (1-3), which suffered its worst loss ever, trailed 48-0 before picking up its initial first down in the second quarter.
Guiton completed 24 of 34 passes for 215 yards.
No. 5 Stanford 42, No. 23 Arizona State 28
PALO ALTO -- Tyler Gaffney ran for 95 yards and two touchdowns, Anthony Wilkerson added 68 yards and another score, and Stanford started strong en route to a 42-28 victory over Arizona State in the Pac-12 opener for both teams.
The defending conference champions controlled every facet of the game to turn the only matchup between ranked opponents this week into a 29-0 halftime lead. The Cardinal (3-0, 1-0) scored in the air and on the ground, forced two turnovers, blocked two punts, tallied 10 tackles for loss and recorded three sacks.
Taylor Kelly threw for 367 yards, including three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, and Jaelen Strong caught 12 passes for 168 yards and a score in an otherwise disappointing showing for the Sun Devils (2-1, 0-1).
No. 6 Louisiana State 35, Auburn 21
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Jeremy Hill rushed for a career-high 184 yards and tied a career high with three touchdowns to help sixth-ranked LSU hand Auburn its first loss of the season, 35-21.
Hill scored touchdowns of 49, 10 and 6 yards, and also set up another score with a 54-yard scamper in which he was shoved out of bounds at the 1. Fullback J.C. Copeland scored from there.
Tre Mason rushed for 132 yards and had two short touchdown runs in the third quarter for Auburn (3-1, 1-1 SEC), the second cutting LSU's lead to 28-14.
Zach Mettenberger completed his only touchdown pass — a 32-yarder to Jarvis Landry — early in the fourth quarter as LSU (4-0, 1-0) dimmed Auburn's hopes for a comeback.
Auburn's Nick Marshall was 17-of-33 passing for 224 and was intercepted twice.
No. 7 Louisville 72, Florida International 0
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Teddy Bridgewater threw four touchdown passes and Louisville's defense allowed a school-record 30 yards, helping the seventh-ranked Cardinals blow out Florida International, 72-0.
It was the highest scoring game for the Cardinals (4-0) since a 73-10 victory over Murray State in 2007. It also matched the school's fourth-largest margin of victory.
Bridgewater hit DeVante Parker for two TD passes and Gerald Christian and Eli Rogers for one each before Will Gardner came in to throw another touchdown to Michaelee Harris in the fourth quarter. Dominique Brown, Senorise Perry, Michael Dyer and Brandon Radcliff rushed for scores.
Charles Gaines returned the second-half kickoff 93 yards for a TD and recovered a muffed punt to set up Bridgewater's second TD pass in the second quarter. Louisville's defense meanwhile didn't allow FIU (0-4) a first down until early in the second quarter and just two overall.
No. 8 Florida State 54, Bethune-Cookman 6
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- No. 8 Florida State and quarterback Jameis Winston defeated FCS opponent Bethune-Cookman, 54-6, despite plenty of sloppy play.
The defending ACC champions (3-0, 1-0) will want to clean up their offense before starting a seven-game stretch against conference foes next week.
Winston completed 10 of 19 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns. Devonta Freeman ran for a game-high 112 yards and a touchdown. Karlos Williams finished with 83 yards rushing and two touchdowns, and James Wilder, Jr. added 56 yards and a touchdown.
The Wildcats (3-1) scored their lone touchdown off a seven-yard run from quarterback Jackie Wilson with 8:21 left in the third quarter. Florida State ran away in the second quarter, but all three starting receivers had dropped passes, including two for touchdowns. The defense also missed several tackles.
No. 9 Georgia 45, North Texas 21
ATHENS, Ga. -- Aaron Murray threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score, and led No. 9 Georgia to a 45-21 victory over pesky North Texas.
Murray overcame an early interception in the end zone, hooking up with freshman Reggie Davis on a 98-yard TD — the longest pass play in school history. Arthur Lynch and Chris Conley also had touchdown catches for the Bulldogs (2-1).
The Mean Green (2-2) came in as a 33-point underdog, but big plays on special teams helped make a game of it. Brelan Chancellor returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown, and Zac Whitfield fell on a blocked punt in the end zone early in the second half to stunningly tie the game at 21.
Murray made sure the Bulldogs avoided the upset. He scored on a 1-yard sneak and went to Conley on a 4-yard TD.
No. 10 Texas A&M 42, Southern Methodist 13
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Johnny Manziel accounted for 346 yards with three touchdowns in just more than a half to help Texas A&M cruise past SMU.
Texas A&M (3-1) was up 32-6 at halftime, and Manziel led the Aggies to a touchdown on their first drive of the third quarter before the Heisman Trophy winner went to the bench.
It was a nice bounce-back game for Texas A&M after falling to No. 1 Alabama 49-42 last week.
Manziel had 244 yards passing with a touchdown and ran for 102 yards and two more scores.
Deshazor Everett returned a fumble 12 yards for a touchdown and Ben Malena ran for 71 yards and two scores. He got things going for A&M with a 3-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.
Former Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert threw for 310 yards and a touchdown with an interception for SMU (1-2), which piled up 16 penalties for 111 yards.
No. 15 Michigan 24, Connecticut 21
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Fitzgerald Toussaint ran for 120 yards and two touchdowns, Desmond Morgan made a one-handed interception in the fourth quarter that swung the game Michigan's way and the 15th-ranked Wolverines dodged another upset with a 24-21 victory against Connecticut.
A week after Michigan needed a last-second stand to hold off Akron, Brendan Gibbons kicked a 21-yard field goal with 4:36 left to give the Wolverines (4-0) their first lead of the second half.
Chandler Whitmer threw two touchdowns and Ty-Meer Brown returned a fumble 34 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter that put UConn (0-3) up 21-7.
Devin Gardner turned the ball over three times for Michigan and the Wolverines also muffed a punt inside their 10 that led to a UConn touchdown.
Toussaint broke a 35-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, and scored from 12 yards out right after Morgan's pick with 9:56 left.
No. 16 Miami 77, Savannah State 7
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Dallas Crawford and Gus Edwards both scored three touchdowns and No. 16 Miami got into the end zone on its first seven possessions, rolling to a 77-7 victory over Savannah State.
The Hurricanes set a school record for points in a game, topping the 75 scored against Fordham in 1954.
Miami (3-0) lost quarterback Stephen Morris to a lower right leg injury with 8:51 left in the opening quarter. Hurricanes coach Al Golden said in a televised halftime interview that Morris was "fine" and X-rays were negative.
Stacy Coley had a kickoff return for a score and a touchdown catch for Miami, which has won five straight games for the first time since 2008. The game's final quarter was shortened to 12 minutes by mutual agreement of the coaches.
DeQuan Daniels had a 75-yard touchdown run for Savannah State (1-3).
No. 17 Washington 56, Idaho State 0
SEATTLE -- Keith Price threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns in less than a half, Deontae Cooper scored his first career touchdown after three major knee surgeries, and No. 17 Washington routed Idaho State, 56-0, in the Huskies' final tuneup before the start of Pac-12 Conference play.
Bishop Sankey, the national leader in yards rushing per game, barely broke a sweat against the Bengals (2-1) of the FCS. Sankey saw action on the Huskies' (3-0) first three series and scored on a 3-yard TD run in the first quarter. Sankey finished with 77 yards on four carries.
Price played a little more than 1 1/2 quarters, throwing TD passes of 1, 6 and 5 yards and adding a 1-yard TD run as the Huskies led 42-0 at halftime. It was the second straight season the Huskies overwhelmed a lower division opponent in the first half. Last year, Washington led Portland State 45-0 at halftime.
No. 18 Northwestern 35, Maine 21
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Linebacker Damien Proby and defensive end Dean Lowry each had an interception return for a touchdown to lead No. 18 Northwestern to a 35-21 win over Maine on Saturday.
Northwestern improved to 4-0 as it wrapped up its non-conference slate, but this was not the consistent, steady performance coach Pat Fitzgerald was looking for heading into the Big Ten season. If not for the interception returns for scores, Maine (3-1) very well could have been shooting for an upset down the stretch.
Running back Mike Trumpy and quarterback Kain Colter each had rushing touchdowns for Northwestern. Marcus Wasilewski was 25-for-40 for 237 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Maine, which had a 379 to 373 edge over the Wildcats in total yards. Northwestern had posted better than 500 yards of offense in each of its first two games against California and Syracuse.
No. 20 Baylor 70, Louisiana Monroe 7
WACO, Texas -- Bryce Petty threw for 351 yards with four touchdowns and ran 2 yards for another score as No. 20 Baylor kept piling up the points, beating Louisiana-Monroe, 70-7.
The fast-paced Bears (3-0) had seven offensive touchdowns in the 10 drives Petty played. Those TD drives took a total of 6 minutes.
Baylor is the first FBS team since LSU in 1930 to open a season with at least 60 points in three consecutive games, according to STATS. Those Tigers had at least 70 points in each of those games — Baylor scored 69 in its opener before 70 points in each of its last two games.
ULM (2-2), coming off a victory at Wake Forest of the ACC last week, suffered its worst loss since a 73-7 loss at Auburn in 2003.
No. 22 Notre Dame 17, Michigan State 13
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Cam McDaniel scored on a 7-yard run following a questionable pass interference call, one of several penalties that hurt Michigan State, as Notre Dame beat the Spartans, 17-13, for their 10th straight home win.
The Irish (3-1) also took advantage of another questionable pass interference in the first half that set up a 2-yard touchdown pass from Tommy Rees to TJ Jones and a holding penalty that kept alive a drive that led to a 41-yard field goal by Kyle Brindza. The Spartans (3-1) had 10 penalties for 115 yards by the Big Ten officials.
But Michigan State made some costly mistakes on its own, including a trick play after the Spartans appeared to be gaining momentum. After opening the second half with a field goal, receiver R.J. Shelton threw a pass that was intercepted by safety Matthias Farley and led to Notre Dame's go-ahead touchdown.
No. 24 Wisconsin 41, Purdoe 10
MADISON, Wis. -- Melvin Gordon ran for three touchdowns, James White added 145 yards and a 70-yard score, and No. 24 Wisconsin opened Big Ten play with a 41-10 win over Purdue.
Gordon scored from 5 and 27 yards in the first half before capping the opening drive of the second with a 15-yard touchdown run for the Badgers (3-1, 1-0).
Nose guard Warren Herring had a sack, and Chris Borland added six tackles to lead an active defense.
Wisconsin moved on nicely from last week's stunning 32-30 loss to Arizona State, after officials mishandled the final seconds to deprive the Badgers of a game-winning field-goal try.
No late worries this week.
Quarterback Rob Henry's 22-yard touchdown run provided one of the few highlights on the day for the Boilermakers (1-3, 0-1).
No. 25 Texas Tech 33, Texas State 7
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Backup quarterback Davis Webb threw for two touchdowns and 310 yards to lead Texas Tech over Texas State, 33-7.
Webb threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Eric Ward in the third quarter and a 10-yarder to Bradley Marquez in the fourth after Texas State failed on a fake punt deep in its own territory.
Webb finished 19 for 43 and had two interceptions.
Texas Tech's defense got the lone touchdown of the first half when linebacker Will Smith returned a fumble 9 yards. Ryan Bustin added four field goals for the Red Raiders (4-0)
Texas State (2-1) struggled against a stingy Red Raiders defense that gave up only 232 total yards. Bobcats running back Robert Lowe scored on a 49-yard run — a career-long rush for the sophomore — and quarterback Tyler Arndt was responsible for two of the team's three turnovers.
Penn State 34, Kent State 0
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Running back Zack Zwinak scored three times for the second consecutive week in leading Penn State to a 34-0 win over Kent State.
All three of Zwinak's runs came from inside 2 yards a week after his three touchdowns weren't enough in a 34-31 loss to Central Florida.
Bill Belton had 90 yards rushing and also scored on a 15-yard catch for Penn State (3-1), which now gets an extra week off before opening its Big Ten Conference schedule against Indiana on Oct. 5.
Kent State (1-3) lost its third straight game since opening the season with a 17-10 win over Liberty. And the Golden Flashes' offense continues to lack spark minus its top threat, running back Dri Archer, who did not play because of an injury to his left ankle. Quarterback Colin Reardon finished 12 of 28 for 100 yards passing and an interception as Kent State was limited to 190 yards offense.
Wake Forest 25, Army 11
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Josh Harris rushed for 96 yards and two second-half touchdowns, Michael Campanaro had a 66-yard scoring catch, and Wake Forest rallied past Army, 25-11.
It was the seventh straight victory in the series for Wake Forest (2-2), which overcame three costly errors to hold off the Black Knights (1-3).
Trailing 11-10 late in the third quarter, Wake Forest slowly assumed control as Harris came alive after a lackluster first half. He scored on a 15-yard run up the middle late in the third and gained 58 yards on seven carries on a decisive 62-yard drive midway through the fourth, scoring on a 6-yard run.
Terry Baggett led Army with a career-high 125 yards rushing on 16 carries and quarterback Angel Santiago added 60 yards rushing as the Black Knights finished with 271 yards on 55 rushes. Daniel Grochowski kicked a career-high three field goals for Army.
Georgia Tech 28, North Carolina 20
ATLANTA -- David Sims ran for 99 yards and two touchdowns and Georgia Tech recovered after North Carolina scored the first two touchdowns to beat the Tar Heels, 28-20.
Georgia Tech (3-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) earned its eighth straight home win in the series. North Carolina (1-2, 0-1) has not won at Bobby Dodd Stadium since 1997. Overall, Georgia Tech has won eight of the last nine in the series.
Vad Lee's 1-yard run gave Georgia Tech its first lead at 21-20 in the third quarter. Sims' 6-yard scoring run added to the lead early in the fourth quarter.
Robert Godhigh ran for 100 yards as Georgia Tech had 324 yards rushing.
North Carolina led 13-0 and 20-7 in the first half. Bryn Renner threw touchdown passes of 19 yards to tight end Eric Ebron and 24 yards to Sean Tapley after a 4-yard scoring run by Romar Morris.
Kansas 13, Louisiana Tech 10
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Walk-on kicker Matt Wyman hit a 52-yard field goal with no time left, sending Kansas to a 13-10 victory over Louisiana Tech on Saturday and ending a 22-game losing streak against teams from the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Jake Heaps threw for 279 yards and a touchdown for the Jayhawks (2-1), who hadn't defeated another FBS team since beating Northern Illinois on Sept. 10, 2011. James Sims added 78 yards rushing, while Tony Pierson had nine catches for 82 yards.
Louisiana Tech (1-3) was poised to score the go-ahead touchdown with when it marched to the Kansas 18 with 1:33 left. Kenneth Dixon got the carry and was fighting for extra yardage when the ball popped loose inside the 5-yard line, and the Jayhawks' Keon Stowers recovered it.
That gave Kansas the ball with just enough time for Heaps to get the Jayhawks in position for Wyman's game-winning field goal.
Minnesota 43, San Jose State 24
MINNEAPOLIS -- Quarterback Mitch Leidner rushed for 151 yards and four touchdowns to lift Minnesota to a 43-24 victory over San Jose State on Saturday.
Leidner was filling in for injured starter Philip Nelson, who was out with a bad hamstring. He also passed for 71 yards as the Golden Gophers improved to 4-0. Gophers coach Jerry Kill returned to the sideline a week after missing the second half because of an epileptic seizure and made it through the game without incident.
David Fales threw for 439 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions for San Jose State (1-2). Chandler Jones had seven catches for 197 yards and three touchdowns for the Spartans, who were missing top receiver Noah Grigsby with a knee injury.
David Cobb rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns and the Gophers dominated the time of possession 40:38-18:58 to grind Fales and the high-flying Spartans into submission.
Maryland 37, West Virginia 0
BALTIMORE -- A.J. Hendy scored on a 28-yard interception return and recovered two fumbles as unbeaten Maryland forced six turnovers in a surprisingly easy 37-0 victory over West Virginia on Saturday.
Off to their best start since 2001, the Terrapins (4-0) led 30-0 at halftime after limiting the Mountaineers (2-2) to two first downs and picking off two passes.
C.J. Brown rushed for a touchdown and passed for a score to help Maryland end a seven-game losing streak against its border rivals. It was the Terrapins' most lopsided win in the series since a 54-7 blowout in 1951.
Maryland gets a bye next weekend before opening their final Atlantic Coast Conference season at Florida State.
Brown and the offense played well, but the defense did most of the damage. Not only did Hendy score, but Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil picked off a pass near the West Virginia goal line to set up another touchdown.
Pittsburgh 58, Duke 55
DURHAM, N.C. -- Tom Savage tied an Atlantic Coast Conference record with six touchdown passes and Pittsburgh held on for a wild 58-55 win over Duke.
Savage threw for a career-high 424 yards on 23-of-33 passing with three scoring passes to freshman Tyler Boyd.
The Panthers (2-1, 1-1) never trailed and claimed their first ACC victory despite receiving plenty of scares down the stretch from a persistent Duke team.
Brandon Connette had four touchdown passes and four interceptions, and he rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns for Duke (2-2, 0-2).
Connette's 4-yard touchdown run with 3:17 left pulled the Blue Devils within three. Pitt recovered the onside kick, and Savage's 15-yard pass to Kevin Weatherspoon on third-and-7 helped the Panthers run out the clock.
The teams combined for 1,130 total yards.
Virginia Tech 29, Marshall 21
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Logan Thomas ran 2 yards for a touchdown and then ran for the 2-point conversion in the third overtime, as Virginia Tech overcame a sloppy performance and beat Marshall, 29-21.
The Hokies (3-1), who tied the game with 3:09 left in regulation, got the ball first in the third overtime, after neither team had scored in the first two,.
Thomas put some plays together. He ran for 2 yards, hit Chris Mangus for 10, ran for 2, and hit Josh Stanford. After a pass interference call on the Herd, Thomas bolted through the line for the touchdown, and then the PAT.
Marshall (2-2) got to the Hokies' 14, but then Rakeem Cato couldn't find a receiver, and when Davonte Allen couldn't come up with his fourth-down pass in the end zone, the marathon game was finally over.
The game was played in driving rain.
Harvard 42, San Diego 20
SAN DIEGO -- Conner Hempel threw for 345 yards and four touchdowns as Harvard turned a close game into a runaway, defeating San Diego 42-20 on Saturday.
Defensive end Zach Hodges picked up a Mason Mills fumble and rumbled 53 yards for a touchdown to open the scoring. Paul Stanton Jr. rushed 11 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter and Harvard (1-0) held a one-point lead at half, 14-13.
Hempel took over in the second half, tossing four touchdown passes to three receivers to lead the onslaught.
Mills went 27 of 46 for 293 yards and hooked up with Reggie Bell (7 catches, 101 yards) for a 12-yard fourth quarter touchdown. Mills was intercepted on the next possession leading to Harvard's final touchdown, a 30-yard toss from Hempel to Andrew Fischer - his second score of the day. Harvard defeated San Diego (1-2) in its opener for the second consecutive season.


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Would you trade you life savings for a bigger than life banana?
You guys are so predictable.
Everyone wants to make fun of some poor New Hampshire man because he "lost" his life savings playing a carnival game and all he got for it was a four-foot long banana with Rastafarian dreadlocks.
How can you say he "lost" his life savings? He just "invested" the money in a stuffed banana with dreadlocks and a Jamaican hat. It isn't like he put his money in the stock market and lost it all.
I can't wait to see what Dave Ramsey says about this one.
After trying to win a $100 Xbox Kinect and losing about $300, he left the carnival, gathered up his life savings of $2,600, and returned to the Tubs of Fun booth.
Of course, he could have taken $100 to a local Walmart and bought the game.
But what fun is that? He wanted to win!
After he lost everything in some strange display of addictive personality disorder, the 30-year old man – yes, he is 30 – was pitied by the man running the game. The carny gave him back $600 and a huge banana with dreadlocks as a consolation prize.
Of course, this man has proven he doesn't know when to hold them and when to fold them. He isn't quite sure why he lost about 500 times in a row, but he knows it wasn't his fault.
He told Time Magazine – which may be considering him for Man of the Year – "You just get caught up in the whole 'I've got to win my money back'" he said to a reporter who had to have trouble keeping a straight face. "It's not possible that it wasn't rigged."
That's where he is wrong.
If you are a 30-year old who would consider the idea of spending $2,600 on a carnival game, there is in fact a very good possibility that you are horrible at that game and could lose hundreds of times in a row.
When I was in seventh grade, our band went on a trip where we played at a festival near a big carnival. I remember spending $20 on a game where you had to drop 5 gray circles onto a red circle. If you didn't completely cover the circle, you lost. It was like an evil Venn Diagram. There was always a sliver you couldn't cover. I just knew I would get it the next time.
I never did.
I'll never forget the look on my mom's face when I got home that night after having not eaten because I spent the entire $20 – a lot of money back then – on that stupid game.
I didn't get any of my money back or a stuffed banana. I was sent home with nothing but a pocket full of shame.
I learned two things that day.
First, don't waste money on games you can't win.
Second, learn to win games you can and become the best in the world at them.
I take my sons to play at arcades and carnivals from time to time. They have learned how to invest a small amount of money and win a lot of prizes. If there is a ball drop machine, I will hit the jackpot in less than four tries. I will also set the high score on any "hoop shoot" machine in the building just to make my sons believe that I am an incredible basketball player. At ages 9 and 5, that kind of display still works wonders.
The man and his banana were right. You can get caught up in trying to win your money back. That is the principle that Las Vegas and all of these roadside casinos are built on.
But usually the people at Gambling Anonymous are talking about sports wagers and slot machines, not Tubs of Fun. That's like the guy at the maximum-security prison who is in for jaywalking.
It's easy to laugh at this guy for losing $2,600. It is even easier when you think about him dragging that banana home.
But how many of us have fallen for obvious fraud and let it go on far too long. Maybe we weren't trying to win a video game, but we have all been gullible.
Hopefully, the next time those warning bells go off, you will think of this man and his banana and walk away before your losses mount.


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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — The long wait to see Dwight Howard in live action with the Los Angeles Lakers could be over by the weekend.
The Lakers' Sunday preseason game against Sacramento is Howard's target game to make his official return to the court, as first reported by Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports and later by Ramona Shelburne of ESPNLosAngeles.com.
"I told Steve [Nash], 'I think I'm going to be a little nervous out there the first time,'" Howard told reporters after the Lakers practiced Thursday. "He said he'd help me through it. But this is a new team, new city, and I think everybody is expecting a lot out of me, so I have to make sure I keep all that out of my mind when I play in front of the home crowd."
Howard had surgery to repair a herniated disk in his back in April and didn't start running until just before the start of training camp. The only real action he's seen on the court has been against teammates in practice, including scrimmages.
Sunday would give him an opportunity to test himself under the bright lights, albeit in a preseason game, before the Lakers' Oct. 30 season opener against the Dallas Mavericks.
With preseason games against the Los Angeles Clippers (Wednesday) and another one against the Kings (Thursday), Howard will have a chance to see how his body responds to the ramped up intensity of a live game before the opener. And he made it clear that feels it's important to take that test before the real games start, telling ESPNLosAngeles.com:
"I think it does. You can't expect for a preseason game to be like Michael Jordan's comeback where he goes for 45 points and 40 rebounds. Right now I just want to get my feet wet."
"I know I'm going to be a little rusty, I haven't played in so long," Howard said. "It's going be a little different, but I'm looking forward to it. Once I get my first dunk or my first block, everything will be OK."
The Lakers are counting on that being the case. Whatever bonding that Howard, Nash, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Metta World Peace have done so far has been strictly in a training camp environment.
Battling the Lakers' second unit fine simulation of what's to come, but it's not close to the real thing!


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NiteCore TM26 "Tiny Monster" 3500 Lumen Flashlight
Survival light, ultra awesome
- The world's smallest 3500 lumen LED flashlight
- More like a spotlight than a flashlight! SO BRIGHT.
- See all the amazing specs below.
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Our top-level flashlight, the Tiny Monster is just that: a hand-sized flashlight that puts out a whopping 3500 lumens. Yes, that is enough to blind a zombie... or at least stun them so you can run away if you're out of bullets. Its thermal protection circuit prevents it from overheating from all that power. POWER! This isn't so much a flashlight as a portable spotlight. We do not recommend bringing it to your kid's theater production and putting the spotlight on "Tree #3", no matter how amazing the acting may be. Really, you should read the specs below and pack this bad boy for your next outdoor excursion.
Product Specifications
- The world's smallest 3500 lumen LED flashlight
- Utilizes 4 x CREE XM-L LEDs
- Integrated multi-function OLED display
- Thermal protection circuit prevents overheating
- Compatible with both 18650 Li-ion and CR123 batteries
- Intelligent charging circuit with voltage detection charges safely and rapidly
- Exceptionally long runtime (up to 1000 hours) using 4 × 18650 Li-ion or 8 × CR123 batteries
- Capable of using only 1 × 18650 or 2 x CR123 batteries in emergency situations
- Eight rapidly switchable brightness levels and modes to select from
- Innovative single button two-stage switch provides a user-friendly interface (Patented)
- Toughened ultra-clear mineral glass with anti-reflective coating
- Integrated "Precision Digital Optics Technology" provides extreme reflector performance
- Stainless steel bezel ring protects core components from damage
- Constructed from aerospace-grade aluminum alloy
- HAIII military grade hard-anodized
- Waterproof in accordance with IPX-8 (submersible to two meters)
- Battery: 4 × 18650 Li-ion or 8 × CR123 (not included)
- Accessories:
- Wall Charger
- Quality holster
- Lanyard
- Spare O-ring
- Dimensions:
- Length: 5.59"
- Head diameter: 2.68"
- Head side-length: 2.24"
- Tube diameter: 1.97"
- Weight: 15.45 oz. (without battery)


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Apple (AAPL) shares have been trounced over the past few months, for a variety of reasons. However, one of the biggest investment banks on Wall Street thinks Apple is the most undervalued stock it covers.
Goldman Sachs' (GS) research department has put out a list with the top 40 most undervalued companies compared to its analysts' price targets. Apple has 44.9% upside compared to its price target of $660, which was lowered after it reported earnings results in late January.
Some of the other names on this list include Ford (F), National Oilwell Varco (NOV), and Joy Global (JOYG).
After Apple reported first-quarter earnings, Goldman technology analyst Bill Shope cut his price target to $660. In his note, Shope said that the results were "a tough setback, but the story is not broken." Shope cut Apple's price target to $660 from $760, but reiterated his Conviction List Buy rating going forward.
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Apple has been the subject of much criticism in recent months, on worries that consumers aren't taking to the last iDevice, and that the company needs the "next big thing" to show that it still has innovation left in the tank, and that it's not resting on Steve Jobs' laurels.
The market has heeded these worries and then some, sending the stock down 16.88% year-to-date, and 28.16% over the past six months. In the fall of 2012, Apple could do no wrong, with its stock price over $700, and it seemed like there was no end to the company's upside. Even noted hedge fund manager David Einhorn described Apple as "misunderstood", noting that it could be the first $1 trillion company if CEO Tim Cook continued to build on the legacy of his iconic predecessor.
Then Apple released a barrage of products, from the iPhone 5 to the iPad mini, a new iPad, and a slew of new Macs, and sentiment seemingly changed on a dime. Hedge funds were paring or dumping their positions in the tech giant, with Einhorn paring his position, and others following suit. Apple missed fourth-quarter estimates and missed Wall Street consensus again this quarter.
Despite all of these worries and concerns that the Cupertino, Calif.-based firm has lost its way, Goldman still believes in the company, and the stock.
The question remains: does the rest of Wall Street (buy-side and sell-side) still believe?
--Written by Chris Ciaccia at TheStreet.


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Pomona City Attorney Threatens Foothill Cities
[NB: Our regular coverage of the FC, including the latest on outsourcing Pasadena news to India, continues below this post, but we thought it sufficiently important to keep this at the top of the page.]
[Also, if you click on the images, they link to a higher-resolution version of the letter, which should be legible.]
A while ago we floated some rumors circulating via email concerning certain goings on in Pomona's city hall. We figured the accusations were so far out there that they wouldn't cause any harm, and we figured we'd learn more about what was going on by asking our readers about them. We also sent emails to all the parties concerned. We eventually decided that posting the name of one of the parties in question would be unfair, so we removed the name of that city employee from our little blog. Although we were able to maintain private email correspondence with that person, the City of Pomona made sure that all our emails to city officials were sent back to us as spam.
Some time passed, and (it seems) the City Manager did comment on our blog, although he made an unintentionally amusing spelling error in the process. What became clear from some of our comments and emails was simply that there were people out there who really didn't like the City Manager, and they were either telling bald-faced lies or something close to the truth. Other than that comment, we got nothing even close to official from anyone in the city. Until yesterday.
We've decided to remove almost all the posts concerning this incident from our "web-site publication," as the city attorney called Foothill Cities in his uncharitable letter-in-a-pdf file to us yesterday. He sent it, he says, "on behalf of the city and the parties named in your recent 'blogs.'"
I don't think we've done anything wrong, and I think we would likely be fine facing the threatened "legal consequences." But, of course, such a process would be time consuming and costlyassuming the city actually carried through with itand, frankly, considering this is a very part-time gig, and we don't exactly have the resources the city of Pomona does, we're going to let Goliath win this one. If you want to know what this whole matter stemmed from, we've kept our original post online, which you can see here.
Feel free to discuss this matter with us further via our "web-site publication." You can name us all you want in your "blogs." And keep your tips coming via email. I'll be out of town this weekend, but I'll have more to say on this matter and the recent Pasadena Now outsourcing of local news to India first thing Monday.


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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 7.1 -- Software Requirements
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Main page: Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 7.1
Previous page: System Requirements
Media Server Administration
The Media Server Administration pages require Internet Explorer 6 or Internet Explorer 7.
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Requirements
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 7.1 requires Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) Release 6.1(2) or later using standard SIP Trunk configuration.
- Directory Services was tested against CUCM Release 6.1.5, 7.1.5, 8.0.2, 8.5 and 8.6.
- Media Server and Video Interoperability were tested against CUCM Release 7.1.5, 8.0, 8.5 and 8.6.
- The telephone user interface was tested against CUCM 6.1.5, 7.1.5, 8.0, 8.6.
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 6.1.x is automatically included with new sales shipments of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 7.1. Upgrades do not inlude UC Manager software.
In the following cases, you may connect Cisco Unified MeetingPlace to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 6.0(3) or later release:
- Video installations in which only Cisco Unified Video Advantage is used
- Audio-only installations
Cisco Security Agent (CSA)
|Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release
|CSA version for Application Server
|CSA version for Web Server
Release 7.1
Release 18.104.22.168
Release 126.96.36.199
For information about Cisco Security Agent, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps5057/tsd_products_support_series_home.html.
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace supports the following on the Web Server:
- McAfee VirusScan Enterprise versions 8.0i and later
- McAfee VirusScan Enterprise versions 8.7i and later as included in the McAfee Endpoint Protection Suite
If you install McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i or later, make sure that you uncheck the following settings in the Access Protection Rules (found in the Access Protection Properties window) so that Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web will function properly:
- Prevent programs registering as a service found in the Common Maximum Protection category
- Protect Cached files from password and email... (4th Option) in the Anti-virus Maximum Protection category
- Protect network settings found in the Common Standard Protection category
If you are deploying an SMA-2S configuration, make sure that you also uncheck Prevent HTTP Communication found in the Common Maximum Protection category. Unchecking this setting ensures that the internal site will be able to communicate with the DMZ site.
To find out more information about McAfee VirusScan Enterprise use this link http://www.mcafee.com/us/products/virusscan-enterprise.aspx
Directory Service Requirements
Directory Service enables the system to populate and synchronize the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace user database with the Cisco Unified Communications Manager user database. The Cisco Unified Communications Manager user database is typically integrated with an LDAP directory, the following of which are supported by Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Directory Service:
- Microsoft Windows Active Directory 2000
- Microsoft Windows Active Directory 2003
- Microsoft Windows Active Directory Windows 2008
- Netscape Directory Server Version 4.x
- iPlanet Directory Server Version 4.x
- SunONE Directory Server Version 5.1
- Sun Java Version 5.2
- Novell eDirectory Release 4.x, 5.x, 6.x
- Note: Novell eDirectory requires a custom configuration. See http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/appnote/16752.html for information about Novell eDirectory Release 4.x and http://www.novell.com/communities/node/3028/ for information about Novell eDirectory Release 5.x and 6.x.
License Requirements
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace requires licenses depending on the features you use. For a list of all the licenses, see About Licenses.
Reservationless Single Number Access (RSNA) Requirements
- To use Cisco Unified MeetingPlace with RSNA, you must use Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 6.1.3 or later.
- A maximum of two Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 7.1 systems may be deployed with the RSNA configuration with no Application Server redundancy at this time.
- A single Cisco Unified Communications Manager cluster must be configured to process both inbound and outdial calls to both Cisco Unified MeetingPlace RSNA systems. If the RSNA systems are in different locations, they share an IP address and hostname for database replication and the same VLAN must be configured to work in both data sites.
- Web conferencing may be used with RSNA, but Cisco does not recommend it because the Web Servers connected to the two RSNA Application Servers operate independently. Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing URLs will be different on the two RSNA systems. Accessing the wrong URL will result in the meeting not being found. It is up to the System Administrator to make sure users know which web conferencing server to access for their meetings. Meetings are accessed on a web server using the profile number of the host user.
- The following maximum ports are possible:
- 3000 audio (1500 on each system in the high capacity mode)
- 2000 Web (1000 on each system)
- 240 or 480 video (160 or 300 on each system) if the system has 12 (2x6) audio blades and 12 (2x6) video blades
- Cisco Unified MeetingPlace RSNA does not currently support Cisco WebEx.
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Conference Manager Requirements
- Sun Java JRE 6 update 16 and update 18 are not supported. Prior versions (updates) are supported. Later versions (updates) are supported if latest Conference Manager hotfix is installed.


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Release Date: 2008
Contains spoilers
This was a one off comedy drama produced for BBC 3 and aired for the first time last night. Although a one off, this certainly had room for expansion and, as you will see as I review it, I have hopes that a full series will follow.
The start of the drama leaves us in no doubt of what we are dealing with and is split between two of the main characters. We see George (Russell Tovey) going into the woods and stripping. As the night comes down and the full moon appears he transforms into a wolf. The change itself was very American Werewolf inspired, and that was no bad thing, subtly lighted it out-trumped many feature-budgeted transformations – kudos to the producers for that.
Interspersed with this are scenes of Mitchell (Guy Flannigan) sat with an off-duty nurse named Lauren (Dominique McElligott). When she leaves the room we see his eyes flick black and him struggle to maintain self-control. When she re-enters the room, she makes a none too subtle hint regarding bed. When together, he bites.
The next morning George wakes up at the top of a rock range, covered in blood and dirt with a half eaten deer carcass next to him. His run through a washing line, stealing clothes and sheets, is again reminiscent of American Werewolf to a degree (and again is no bad thing). He is spotted by the clothes' owner and he explains it was a stag night as he runs off. He is later picked up by Mitchell, who can go out in the day, but always wears shades.
Back at the hospital, where they both work unqualified jobs, Mitchell is a domestic and George is a Porter, they both have to deal with the aftermath of their condition. For Mitchell it is the body of Lauren – who has been given a death certificate that says heart attack – she is picked up by undertakers arranged by Mitchell, actually vampires. He fed her his blood, but doesn't know if it was in time. It is clear that the other vampires look down on his friendship with George.
As for George, he has realised that his erstwhile fiancée Julia (Claire Foy) has been admitted due to an epileptic seizure. The problem is neither she or his family have seen him for two years and have assumed he is dead. Mitchell has decided to go on the wagon, as it were, and decided that it would be easier in a domestic setting – he and George should get a house.
They manage to find a reasonably priced house, the estate agent believing them to be gay (to Mitchell's amusement and George's chagrin) and the house is reasonably priced as other tenants have felt it to be creepy. In the scenes where we see the house made livable we get a real flavour of the two characters. George as eager as a puppy and Mitchell as aloof as a rock star, with maybe a hint of the character Withnail from 'Withnail and I'.
Mitchell has found a room in the basement of the hospital that is perfect for George's transformation. Unused by anyone, the inner handle of the sealed isolation room has rusted off and the thick walls make it soundproof. However, at the house strange things are afoot. Things have moved and "Get Out" has been painted on the walls.
They find the source of the disturbances, Annie (Andrea Riseborough), a girl who had lived in the house until her untimely death. She is overwhelmed with happiness that she can be seen, George finds her presence disturbing and Mitchell recognises her immediately for what she is – a ghost. Annie seems tied to the house, to the point of agoraphobia.
Unfortunately, on a night when Mitchell has to attend a vampire meeting, it is a full moon and Julia follows George into his isolation room. Mitchell has left his phone at home and the only one who could possibly save the girl is the agoraphobic ghost…
The drama does not offer very much in the way of lore. We see that Mitchell is not a typical vampire, and this is illustrated when we meet the reborn Lauren who know seems as cold as ice. The vampires themselves are contemplating coming out of the shadows and taking their rightful place as leaders. We also discover, after giving the Hollywood lie to George, that Annie and Mitchell know the true secret of death; at the end of the corridor of light are men with sticks and ropes.
However the true power of this was not in story, which all told was fairly simple, offering hints of bigger things that could be expanded on in a full series. It was in the acting and the dialogue. All three main actors brought their characters to life wonderfully and the characters were all so very different and yet complimented each other beautifully, as though none of them could truly be whole without the others. All the support performances were good as well and we should mention Adrian Lester as vampire leader Herrick who made understated sinister an art and would prove to be a great character, I am sure, should this go to full series. The comedy was subtle, this was not sit-com land, and it worked so well because of it.
Well worth seeing – I hope this gets exported out of the UK for others to see as it was a marvellous way to spend an hour. Well shot, with effects kept to a minimum and thus well done when used, this was a wonderful little programme. 8 out of 10. Encore.
The imdb page is here.


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Franco-American Sing-Along
The Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine's Lewiston-Auburn College invites the public to participate in a French sing-along session Friday, March 15, from 1:15 p.m. to take place at the USM LAC campus in Lewiston.
The session will consist of one hour of traditional French and French-Canadian songs. Words to all the songs are provided, so even those whose French is only "assez bien" are welcome. The music and atmosphere of friendship are maintained by an enthusiastic and talented group of community singers and musicians.
In case of bad weather, the event will be postponed until Friday, March 22 at the same time and location. For information on weather cancellations, please call USM LAC's stormline at 207-753-6595 on the day of the event.
The event will take place in room 170 of USM's Lewiston-Auburn College. The campus is located at 51 Westminster St. The event is free; no tickets or reservations necessary. For more information, contact USM's Franco-American Collection at 753-6545 or email@example.com.