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ENID, Okla. —
Oklahoma Bible Academy, which already has surpassed its 2012 victory total, tries to take another step up Friday when the Trojans travel to Texhoma with a share of the District A-1 lead on the line.
The Trojans and Red Devils are both 2-0 in A-1 with wins over Beaver (OBA 26-14, Texhoma 49-13) and Mooreland (OBA 19-13 and Texhoma 45-21). Both teams also are 3-2 overall.
The Red Devils were tabbed in the preseason as one of the district favorites along with Okeene and Fairview.
"We're not putting a lot of pressure on them,'' OBA coach Mark Boyd said . "This isn't a do-or-die game as far as the district is concerned. We want to stay relaxed. If we stay relaxed, we play better. We just want to go out and play and see what happens. It doesn't get any easier.''
Texhoma exploded in the second half in winning last year's game 54-6. The Red Devils rushed for 508 yards.
Texhoma will present a different challenge with Guymon transfer Jacob Test at quarterback.
Test, who was invited to the National Underclassmen Ultimate 100 last year, threw for 181 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 45 yards and a score against Beaver and had 174 yards passing and 73 yards rushing against Mooreland. He kicked a 40-yard field goal against Mooreland.
His favorite receiver is 6-foot-3 Nathan Knitig, who had four catches for 168 yards and a touchdown.
"They are like us, they like to spread it out,'' Boyd said. "They run a lot of different sets. They're trying to get you on defense not to line up right. If you don't line up right, they're going to take advantage of it and expose you.''
This is one game, Boyd said, in which OBA might actually have a size advantage in the line.
"They are pretty good,'' Boyd said, "but if we go out and play like we're capable of, we're just as good as they are. The key to the game is playing well for an extended period of time.''
Slow starts cost OBA in their losses to Chisholm and Morrison. Boyd felt the Trojans took a big step in rallying past Beaver with two fourth-quarter touchdowns.
OBA was able to seal the decision with a late touchdown drive.
"We did to them what Chisholm and Morrison did to us — we sustained a drive at the end of the game to put the game away,'' Boyd said. "If we had been able to stop Chisholm and Morrison on those last drives, we would have had a chance to win, but we couldn't do it. We still have a ways to go, but that definitely was big for us.''
The long trip could play a factor. OBA will charter a bus and make stops in Woodward and Balko. They will get to the site earlier than usual to get acclimated to the Panhandle surroundings.
"It's tough on high school kids to have to do that, but that's the way it is,'' Boyd said. "We tried not to get focused too early. We let them talk. We'll watch a movie and maybe some game films. We have won out there in the past and lost out there in the past.
"We have to play an error-free game to be successful against a team like that. We can't sputter. We have to convert third downs.''
OBA quarterback Preston Atwood threw for 255 yards against Beaver, including a 90-yard touchdown strike to Adrian Moore.
"He's getting better,'' Boyd said of Atwood. "We need to do better on the short passing game, but he's seeing things better. He took a beating Saturday night, but he stood in and took it.''
Chris Walker, who missed the previous two weeks, rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns.
Baylor Boyd, slowed by a leg injury the past three weeks, made the key play on defense when he forced and recovered a fumble in the end zone while blitzing from his cornerback spot. That gave OBA the lead for good. Baylor Boyd later recovered another fumble when Kristian Stitt fumbled after intercepting a pass deep in Beaver territory.
"That was the most important play of the game,'' coach Boyd said. "Baylor has a knack for being around the ball.''
The Trojans forced a season-high four turnovers — three interceptions and a fumble recovery. OBA has forced 10 turnovers in its three wins.
"The defensive line and linebackers really played well as a group,'' coach Boyd said. "That was a big win. If we had lost, it wouldn't have killed our playoff hopes, but it definitely helps.''
The game had a different atmosphere after being postponed the night before because of weather conditions.
Boyd had experience before with weather delays. He even let some players sleep while the decision was being made when to play. OBA didn't change its routine Saturday with players reporting at 5.
"They handled it well,'' Boyd said. "It was a little bit like a playoff atmosphere. Maybe this is something we can draw on down the road.''
OBA at Texhoma
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Records: Both teams are 3-2 overall and 2-0 in district
Series: Texhoma leads 3-2
Last meeting: Texhoma won 54-6, 2012
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The night before a game, Howie will call Kyle and Chris and give them the same instructions he has been doling out since they were boys. "See what you hit," he'll say. "Don't lower your head. Keep your head on a swivel."
On Nov. 24, the Long brothers likely will see each other across the line of scrimmage. The Bears are scheduled to meet the Rams, and given the positions Kyle and Chris play, it's likely the brothers will collide head-on. It's not a prospect their parents are looking forward to.
Diane will have her binoculars and train them on the children she wouldn't let cross the street without clutching their hands. She will watch the bodies slamming, the arms and legs flying. And she'll focus on that pile, thinking, Get up.
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Doc hangs up his six-shooter
In 2011, Roy Halladay posted a 19-8 record with a 2.35 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in 233 2/3 innings (8 complete games!) and missed out on his second consecutive Cy Young award (and 3rd of his career) in voting heavily favoring the win stat (Clayton Kershaw had 21 wins, but Halladay had nearly 2.5 more bWAR on the season). Today, Doc Halladay retired.
His shoulder was the main reason for his steep decline, but he said in his press conference today that EVERYTHING was hurting him - his back, his knees, everything except his shoulder.
I LOVED watching the man pitch. He was a throwback to an era where guys didn't have 99 mph fastballs in the 7th inning to rely on and had to be pitchers. His held together motion generated deception and movement for him, and he threw 220+ innings six consecutive seasons.
He was the definition of an ace - the guy who gave you a great start every start out and went deep in a high number of his games. The debates can now start on a man whose career was started late based on injury and ended early on the same token, but was brilliant in between.
A bit of trivia - Justin Verlander was the last to top 250 innings in 2011, Halladay was the last to top 260 in 2003, Randy Johnson was the last to top 270 innings in 1999, Charlie Hough was the last to top 280 in 1987, Bert was the last to top 290 in 1985, and Steve Carlton was the last to top 300 in 1980 (Phil Niekro's 342 IP in 1979 closed out the last decade where every single MLB leader had 250 innings, and the 70s featured back to back 370+ inning guys, something not done since the 1910s).Staff Writer for Tomahawktake.com, come check it out!
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Surprising. Sounds like a Brad Radke move. Still something left in the tank but has earned enough money and accolades where he decided it's time to quit because his body just doesn't want to go through another 162 game season.
Bummer. I also liked watching Halladay pitch. Dude was a straight-up gamer.
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Good for Doc. I would have liked to see him able to continue and he was one of the low risk/high reward arms I was hoping the Twins would look into, but I'm glad to see an elite player hang it up because he knows his body can no longer meet the expectations that comes with the name on his jersey.
He surely will be an interesting HOF case in five years. He wasn't quite as dominant as Pedro Martinez, but both had a decade of dominance followed by a sudden injury-induced decline and retirement at age 37. I would imagine he gets in fairly quickly.
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Halladay was my favorite pitcher of the past dozen years and it was painful watching him struggle the past year and a half. I am glad he's retiring. I want to remember him as an ace and not the pitcher he became due to injuries.
There is nothing better than a legitimate workhorse in baseball and he was the definition of that.


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By Rich Brown
Globe Staff Writer
JOPLIN, Mo. —
Betty Bower is a woman of faith. Her faith in God has carried her far in life and has left a lasting impression on the lives of countless others.
If anyone has put faith into action, it is Bower, 76, a native of Duncan, Okla., who moved to Joplin 37 years ago and bought Maggie's Laundry. She later changed the name of the store to Betty's, which is where she says many of the miraculous experiences in her life have occurred.
Bower has been so moved by these experiences, some of which she describes as life-changing, that she decided to write a book, "Supernatural Happenings at Betty's Laundry."
She dedicated the 237-page book to her seven daughters and their families, which, she said, might have thought of her as having led a boring life filled mostly with hard work. However, before they finish the book, she said "they are going to be so envious of me and wish they had half as much excitement in their lives."
The book actually started out as a small notebook for her daughters. Then Bower realized that it wouldn't be adequate in relating all the supernatural happenings in her life.
Bower said that some of the people who have decided to read her book have done so without having a firm understanding of the word "supernatural." In Bower's terms, "supernatural" is simply something that is beyond explanation and often has characteristics or can be attributed to God.
In the first five chapters of her book, Bower tells of her childhood days; getting married at 16; raising a family in Arkansas; and moving to Joplin and starting her laundry business in 1976.
Although she said she would have been content to continue her life on an Arkansas farm, she said God had a different plan: moving to Joplin and eventually becoming a businesswoman and evangelist.
She said it soon became apparent that her laundry was more than just a business but a place where she, as a Christian, could exercise her faith by encouraging others to put their trust in God. Shortly after she bought the laundry, she said she was witnessing to Baptist ministers about being filled with the Holy Spirit.
Bower said the stories she relates are not exaggerated one word and that witnesses who were present at nearly all the incidents can back her up.
She tells the story of a woman who was in dire need of $150 to pay her rent and stay in her apartment, and then found that exact amount in a dryer.
Another woman came into the laundry while only Betty was there working. The woman told her that her boyfriend, who was just released from prison on child molestation charges, had asked her and her two children to move in with him, even though the children were objecting.
"I told her, 'I cannot believe this,'" Bower said. "'This is such an ungodly, sick-minded, rotten world. Parents are supposed to be taking care of their children and protecting them, and here you are throwing them to the wolves.' I told her that she should get her children into church."
Bower said that a few years later the woman came back into the laundry to thank her and let her know that she had rededicated her life to the Lord and that she had not moved in with the man.
Relating to that incident in chapter 7, Bower writes: "Some people would say that, as a Christian, I should mind my own business. Well, I believe this was the Lord's business. The Bible says if we do not tell a person that they are to stop sinning, and they die in their sins and have not repented, their blood will be on your hands. We are to love especially our brothers and sisters and warn them of their wrong ways, causing them to repent, so they do not have to suffer the consequences."
Bower, who worked as a longtime assistant to Thora Shaw (known as the Jailhouse Mom for her many years of prison ministry), has meant for the book to be encouraging to new Christians. Her hope is that it will help them understand how the spirit of God can lead everyone out of their troubles. She said she wants it to help those who do not know God to put their faith and trust in him.
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Bower said she worked several years on the book, putting countless hours and her own money into it. The book, with 20,000 copies being printed, is free and will never be for sale, she said. Anyone wishing to donate money toward the publishing costs may send donations to Betty Bower, P.O. Box 335, Joplin, MO 64802. She added that none of the donations will go to her.
Copies of the book are available at various churches and other sites, as well as the laundry, 615 S. Jackson St.
Bower is working on a follow-up book, which she hopes to complete this year. More information may be obtained at www.Betty Bower.com or by calling the laundry at 623-5504.
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A 38-year-old man has been given a suspended sentence for possession of cocaine and cannabis.
Iqbal Zahir, of West Street, Banbury, was yesterday handed a three-month sentence suspended for 18 months at Oxford Crown Court.
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Business is the place where theory is executed in real time. It's a place where decisions are made, where communication is key, and collaborative, team-oriented thinking is a must. These are the conditions created in Challenge, PwC's case competitions.
No longer within the safe confines of the classroom, PwC seeks students who are eager to plunge briefly into the environment of the real business world to show what they're made of as critical thinkers, able collaborators and persuasive advisors on important business issues.
No number-crunching exercises, Challenge focuses on high-level issues designed to test and improve your decision-making skills. Detailed accounting or tax knowledge is not required to participate. What is required is your desire to learn, meet people, experience new challenges, and have fun.
Our 2014 Challenge campuses are designated for either the Accounting competition OR the Tax competition. Read on for more information about how it works, what it takes to succeed, and to learn whether your school is participating.
Look for Challenge
Look for Challenge case competition informational events and materials at your school. Make sure you talk with your local PwC recruiter and learn more about the timing of the competition on your campus and start thinking about your potential teammates.
Build your team
Find your four or five member team.
- Teams may have no more than two upperclassman*;
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You and your team will have two weeks to develop your solution and consult with your faculty and PwC mentors for guidance and encouragement along the way. The average time it takes a team to complete the case assignment is 10-15 hours.
PwC launched Challenge in 2002, to increase students' exposure to professional services and the world of public accounting. Since then, the competition has grown substantially, with more than 85 schools involved, almost 35,000 participants, and nearly $3 million in prize money awarded. Over the years, more than 175,000 hours have been logged to Challenge by competing students. The case competitions continue to have a significant impact on our participants, helping them to better understand the vast career opportunities in public accounting and connecting them with professionals in the industry. The characteristics that winning teams exhibit are critical thinking, presentation skills, teamwork, and time management.
In 2013 a record setting 1000 teams from 89 colleges and universities tackled the Challenge, which is comprised of two competitions - Accounting and Tax. Congratulations to our national finalists!
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Here are some of the books we will be reading this month: Snowballs by Lois Ehlert, Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni and It's Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr .
Come an hear some stories with your children then stay and meet other parents of preschool children.
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I pick stocks that make people money.
Much has been made regarding a comment by Martin Fichter, the President of HTC America, suggesting that Apple's (AAPL) iPhone is uncool with the younger generation during the Mobile Future Forward Conference earlier this week. His exact quotes can be found here.
However, even I – a self-admitted fan of the Android operating system – have to say that a straw poll of a handful of university students ain't worth much.
But what about a larger poll like the one conducted by Hunch.com that has been making the rounds all over the tech blogosphere since its release several weeks ago? The results of the poll in all its infographic glory can be found here.
Does the fact that this particular poll was based on a much larger universe of respondents make it more accurate and provide any validity in its findings? Perhaps. After all, certain poll results, such as men being more likely to be users of smartphones running Google's (GOOG) Android operating system are consistent with other surveys findings taken in the past by market research firms such as Admob and Neilson Media. While I would still caution about drawing any firm conclusions from this particular poll, there was one finding that I see as pretty believable: the difference in the age demographic between the two OSs.
The survey suggests that the age demo of Android OS users is skewed towards people 18-34 years of age while Apple OS users are more likely to be over 35 years of age. If you believe this, then there's no reason to even look at the rest of the survey since many of the subsequent finding can be directly attributable to this single demographic divergence.
For example, the survey goes on to say that android users are more likely to only have a high school diploma while Apple users are more likely to have graduate degrees. Well, duh. If your age demo is skewed towards those that haven't had time to graduate college yet or even attend grad school, of course that's going be the case. It also states that android users are likely to make less money. Again, duh. Younger people make less money than older folks with more years logged into their professions.
Android users more pessimistic? Can you blame them? If the majority of your mature, educated life consisted of the past 15 years, with heightened terrorist threats, several bouts of economic malaise, and inept government, wouldn't you be as well? 71% never travelled outside the country? Yep, I'm pretty sure that the younger you are, the less likely you are to have vacationed abroad.
And I just love the responses in the Media and Food & Drink sections of survey, which are ENTIRELY consistent with the difference in the age demo. Walking Dead versus The Killing? X-Men: First Class versus Midnight in Paris? You tell me which one represents the younger gen and which one represents the older one. As for food… Come on, of course younger folks are going to care less about what they eat then those that are older. General Tso's chicken was my meal of choice throughout college. Now, as a 37 year old, I'm lucky if I eat it once every six months. Same with cheesesteaks and mini-pizzas. The older you get the less crap you eat, unless of course, you like flirting with an early death.
The point I'm trying to make is not to poke fun of the survey (well maybe it is a little). But rather to show that the overwhelming consistency in these responses with the demographic finding does suggests that android users are, indeed, younger.
Why is this relevant? Because the earlier you adopt something, the more likely you are to stick with it. Due to some of the key differences in the two operating systems and the ecosystems these OSs create, this fact is even more relevant when it comes to smartphones. If younger folks are adopting the Android ecosystem now – or more importantly, choosing the Android OS as their first entry into the smartphone space – they are more likely to stick with it in the future.
Let me first say, that I truly appreciate your article (despite being no Android admirer myself). You do not make the failure of relying on non-facts to make a point (as a lot of Android supporters do), you correctly point out poor surveys and inconsistent conclusions, you do not torture the world with any "open" nonsense and you presented a valid line of thought. This is, unfortunately, exceptional today.
What really falls short is the last paragraph. Have you looked at Apple's results from the last quarters? Apple does grow its user base at break-neck pace (with a phone that has been outed by Gizmodo 15 months ago and that has not seen one single Cent discount since then). According to latest IDC data Apple has even been stealing market share from Android tablets in the current quarter (just a little, but how can that possibly happen after we saw almost 100 Android tablet announcements against one single iPad at this year's CES). iOS and Android are both stealing the market from Symbian and Windows and RIM. Apple makes the money and Google pays (for Android, for carriers and OEMs not altering Android, and for Motorola), while Amazon and Baidu take their OS and run away with it.
Yes, some people will stay with Android after it was on their first smartphone. But we do not know if it will be Google Android, or Amazon Android or Baidu or Huawei or ZTE or HTC or whatever making the money. What we do know is that Apple users pay developers, pay artists and pay publishers. So, who is more likely not to change the OS?
I think the reason that Android's demo being younger is that Android phones are cheaper. The cheaper android also attracts the less well-off, thus the less traveled and the less educated. I am pretty sure that you can draw the same conclusions a la android vs iphone between Gaps and Ralph Lauren. But I dont think you can say Gaps is more promising as a company than Ralph Lauren.
While I do like the balance of the article and the nod to the old adage "there are lies, damned lies, and statistics," one point you don't consider in enough detail is the fact that Android phones have a lower cost point than the iPhone. I saw your comment to Marv that the phones released this year have been at the $199 price point, but it is the prepaid, no contract market that represents the true bottom end of the consumer base. Remember, it isn't the phone that is the big expense. With AT&T, it is the $1400+ a year you pay for service and data. Consumers aren't buying phones. They are buying service plans that include a phone. A perfect example of how the prepaid carriers are competing is StraightTalk's offering of the Samsung Precedent last week for $159 with a $45 a month unlimited talk, text, and data plan and no long term contract. A one time cost of $204 and then you decide if you continue to pay $45 a month after that. In comparison, I pay Verizon about $95 per month for 900 minutes, unlimited texting, and unlimited data for my iPhone 4, which is my work phone. I have been analyzing StraightTalk's network coverage because cutting my costs in half is enough to make me consider giving up my iPhone. However, if StraightTalk had an iPhone 4, I'd be gone from Verizon next month just to save $500+ a year and keep my phone of choice. The point about Android users making less money is not a correlation of Android to salary or education level but a support for the fact that Google has positioned Android as the smartphone OS for the people who can't afford an iPhone (certainly not while AT&T had a monopoly). It will be interesting to watch what happens when Apple provides an iPhone to the prepaid carriers for less than $100, as has been rumored the last few months. At that point, the iPhone has an entry point at every price point, which should create upgrade opportunities as the 18-34 year olds increase their incomes over time.
Stupid article
The iPhone is more expensive, but people buy it if they can afford it. At least in part because it lasts longer!
But if you can't afford it … You buy Android.
Hence the age demographic.
Hardly a surprise.
I *can* afford both, but I prefer the uniform experience that Apple has across all its product lines. You won't ever see me buy a Macintosh because I have 20 years invested in Windows, but when it comes to my phone and my tablet, I just want it to work consistently when I hit the "on" button. Are there features I miss – Flash, for example? Yes. Are they enough to make me give up my iPhone? No. I'm not dead yet, you see.
All of that is irrelevant in the context of the article, though. Perhaps as someone with a Masters in Economics I see everything in economic terms, but ultimately I think the *growth* in the smartphone market will be in phones priced less than $100 where price differences are weighed more heavily than feature or ideological differences.
I recall seeing several surveys that indicated current Android owners were substantially more likely to switch to iPhone for their next phone than the other way round.


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Robby Krick has had quite a year on the courts.
On Sunday, he decided to give himself an early birthday present by adding a new piece of hardware to his collection.
Krick, who turns 14 on October 4th, won a round robin for the Boys 14s singles title in the Bennett Lake Memorial Junior Tennis Championships.
After a quick first set, Krick overcame a late charge by William Frye to win the deciding match 6-0, 6-3 on a cool, breezy Sunday evening at the Ashland Tennis Center.
When his serve wasn't working, Krick had to rely on his lethal forehand to win some tough points in the final set.
"(Frye) really started playing well and played good defense," Krick said. "It was windy in the second set. I had trouble getting my first serve in today."
Krick has been busy this summer. He won the Ryan Holder Tournament in Lexington, considered one of the top junior tournaments in Kentucky. He also won the Hilltopper Classic in Bowling Green as well as finishing first in the consolation round at a top tournament in Augusta, Ga.
"It really gives me a lot of confidence playing in those tournaments," Krick said.
Girls16s singles had five entries and was played in a round-robin format. Kierstin Hensley of Ashland cruised through four matches on her way to the title.
"My backhand was really on today," Hensley said of her performance. "My serve was good."
Although Hensley only lost a combined 13 games, she received some stiff competition from her friends and teammates who were entered in the tournament.
"It was a tough tournament," Hensley said. "My first match was against my doubles partner and best friend (Maci Ferguson). Hunter (Nguyen) is on my (Russell High School) team, too. They had some really good shots and they both played awesome."
Hensley added about Ferguson, "We know each other's game better than anyone out there."
The duo also won the Ryan Holder and made it to the final four at the State Tournament earlier this year.
For all her success, Hensley draws strength from a higher power.
"All the tournaments that I have played, all the credit goes to God," Hensley said. "There is nothing that he hasn't helped me through."
In the Boys 18s, Alex Nguyen had to withdraw with a muscle strain which left two players to battle for the title.
Cole McCreary of Louisa defeated Alexander Newmark 6-1, 6-0.
Winners in other singles divisions; Abigail Meek in Girls 10s, Jessica Burton in Girls 14s, and Parker Clarke in Boys 12s.
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"All in all, we've been happy with the response," Gold continues. "Wiz fans like it a lot. Basically, since it came out, Wiz fans have been hitting us up, saying 'I like his original, but I definitely kind of like this - it's not something I normally listen to, but I appreciate and respect it.'" - TBD.com


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Tom Ford is just one of those brands the oozes luxury and embodies contemporary high-end fashion so it is no surprise that we, at Bloginity, have been fans for some time.
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How do you get the best in the beauty industry to come together in one room at the same time? Well, it is not easy but, somehow, The Makeup Show finds a way to do it every year and in numerous locations around the world.
Using forward-looking technology to look back on a phenomenal year, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) presents Story of a Year, a newly designed iPad app that documents and celebrates the 2011 fiscal year at the museum.
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Light-hearted, summery fashion editorial, photographed and styled by Taryll. Starring Karolina Burcan, these shots are bang on trend with a Vintage Americana feel.
The collection of images were photographed by Sabine Zschaubitz and styled by Nicole Mahrenholz. The whole series of photographs carry a clear narrative, shot on location, Zur Gruenen Aue.
When it comes to foundation I am a complete snob. I am so particular about what I use on my face (and my clients) that I will travel miles and at great inconvenience and cost to source my foundation du jour.
Summery, kaleidoscopic fashion editorial shot by photographer Diego Diaz Marin and styled by Naria Layse. Images star the beautiful Fabiola Gomez.
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The moon conjures up images of graveyards and spirits as much as romance and mystery. It's a bewitching orb that plays peek-a-boo in the night sky.
Beginning May 26, 2012, and extending through the summer, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) presents a series of tributes to the Bay Area's beloved Golden Gate Bridge.
In the early 1960s, Claes Oldenburg redefined the concept of sculpture. This exhibition offers the most comprehensive overview of Oldenburg's early career to date, including The Store, the artist's best-known body of work from this period.
Isa Genzken is arguably one of the most important and influential female sculptor of the past 30 years.
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Everyday detritus manifests itself in a variety of ephemeral works in the fantastically unique show, Swept Away: Dust, Ashes, and Dirt in Contemporary Design, now on display at Manhattan's Museum of Art and Design.
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Thirteen snared in Laconia-area drug bust
Charges ranged from mere possession of marijuana to sale of hard drugs such as heroin and oxycodone.
Laconia police Capt. William Clary said the people arrested include users and street-level dealers. The arrests capped investigations that involved sales and earlier-executed search warrants, he said.
"This is what we've been doing for several months," Clary said. "Some people thought they were free and clear. They'll never know when we come knocking."
He said the arrests will make people think twice about selling drugs in Laconia.Those arrested range from 19 years to 65 years of age. Seven gave residents of Laconia; others were from Belmont, Meredith, Franklin and New Hampton.
All were released on their own recognizance, and Clary said he hopes to win indictments against them when the Belmont County grand jury meets later this month.
The arrests were made by officers with Laconia and Belmont police, the Attorney General's Drug Task Force and the U.S. Marshal Service.
The thirteen are:
- Roberta Rama, 20, of Laconia. Possession of marijuana.
- Ryan Tuckett, 32, Laconia. Possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
- Betsy Page, 54, Laconia. Sale of marijuana in a school zone.
- Ronald Steele, 19, Laconia. Possession of marijuana.
- Bradley Swinton, 65. Possession of marijuana with intent to distribute in a school zone.
- Sarah Smith, 25, Laconia. Conspiracy to sell crack cocaine.
- Stacey Gates, 37, Belmont. Sale of heroin. Criminal liability for another in the sale of heroin.
- Elisabeth Gates, 30, Belmont. Sale of heroin.
- Kerry Defeo, 25, Meredith. Transporting oxycodone in a motor vehicle.
- Alisha Morgan, 31, Franklin. Three counts, sale of cocaine.
- William Butler, 31, New Hampton. Three possession counts: heroin, Suboxen, Gabapentin.
- Garrett Brue, 19, Laconia. Conspiracy to sell oxycodone.
- Nicholas Ross, 23, Belmont. Sale of oxycodone.
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Hello everyone, we just wanted to put up a short post commemorating the first year anniversary of the filming of Excelsior! Even though we notice many of our own glaring mistakes, we can still see that God's hand was helping and guiding us throughout the production of Excelsior, and He taught us many lessons along the way. We are SO thankful for the time the Lord gave us to make memories together through filmmaking!
Don't forget to check out our YouTube page and old posts on this blog. Also, you can still purchase a copy of Excelsior at www.gloryandgrace.com and see the complete photo gallery here.
We would also like to give a shout-out to our composer Benjamin Dawson, who is producing his own short film right now!! Please check out his blog to keep up on the progress of My Dear Ralph!
Thank you all for your support during the production of Excelsior - we look forward to seeing what God has in store for the future!
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One of the best ways to ensure that a team grows to be high performing is to get them off to the right start. Read on to learn two team start-up activities that focus on process and help ensure everyone is on the same page from the beginning.
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As more and more organizations adopt Scrum, the need for competent coaches to guide them is growing. Find out why one new CSC took the time to become certified and why he hopes you will become a CSC yourself.
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As a current Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), I'd like to share some information about what I have learned so far from working with people coming through the new process.
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Is your team suffering from Scrum Mis-Adoption Syndrome? If your team is disinterested, unsure whether it is even doing Scrum, and failing to deliver, the team might have transitioned to Scrum without attending to some of the necessary details. Read on to discover how one CSM approaches agile adoptions in his organization.
7/27/2010 by Maria Matarelli
The story of how using Scrum helped one team complete a project outside the world of software with a minimal budget, almost no direction, and even less time.
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The name ScrumMaster can be misleading. Many have likened ScrumMasters to Jedi Masters, Kung-Fu masters, or other guru-type roles. This has probably happened because the word master itself seems to imply a deep knowledge and understanding. However...
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Scrum teams are tasked with finding the most optimal way to accomplish the work. To do this, they make decisions ranging from how best to meet goals to who should work on which tasks. Reaching group consensus can be difficult. Some opinions are more dominant than others; some voices more hesitant to speak out. Even in agreement, true consensus might not exist. Find out how to reach an agreement that everyone on the team can believe in.
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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Live Blogging The State of the Union
The White House has released a copy of the prepared remarks, and I'll refer to that (courtesy of Olivier Knox from AFP, the French News Agency). And here he comes….looking dapper and yet excited. He'll start the speech with a … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Speeches
The post-Arizona shooting speeches by President Obama and Sarah Palin provide a useful window for viewing their strengths and weaknesses as presidential candidates in 2012. Obama's speech (see here) was largely (and correctly in my view) praised for its content, … Continue reading
It's Time To Start A-Campaigning!
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I just finished reading Dan Brown's latest book "Inferno." It's not my favorite — the threat in this one is just a bit too close to reality for me. But what I did love was the detailed tour of Florence. Brown did his research and his descriptions are vivid. And so are my memories of last fall's trip to that glorious Italian city.
The Duomo, the Baptistry, the Uffizi, the Ponte Vecchio, these all figure in the novel. These are sights every tourist must see. Here are some more of my favorite Florentine spots.
To me, no stop gives more of a sense of place than a market. The San Lorenzo market is made up of two components — the Mercato Centrale, an indoor food hall, and a street market selling leather goods, clothing and souvenirs.
The Central Market is a symphony of sights, sounds and smells. Aromas of cheeses, salamis, fruits, vegetables, cooking pizza and paninis and fresh flowers all blend in olfactory overload. Products are displayed with all the art of the Renaissance masters. Their booths specialize in condiments and spices. We bought sea salt blended with truffle bits — a nice souvenir and small enough to bring several home for gifts.
Outside, Jack was tempted by a soft leather coat, while I bought a pair of good leather gloves. This isn't a place noted for high quality, but if you shop carefully, you can pick up a good bargain.
Close to the San Lorenzo Market is the Church of San Lorenzo with its oddly naked façade. Beside the church is the Medici Chapel begun in 1520 by Michelangelo. It was designed to be the mausoleum of the Medici family. After completing the New Sacristy, Michelangelo turned his efforts to the sculptures and sarcophagi that were to be installed in the chapel. He completed a number of the works, which are on display here.
Adjacent to this area is a veritable jewel box known as the Chapel of the Princes, another mausoleum. This room is highly colored with a variety of marbles and semi-precious stones. The effect was stunning adding to my frustration at the total ban on photography. You will truly have to see this one for yourselves.
Often overlooked by tourists is the Convent of San Marco. I was anxious to see it because of its paintings by Fra Angelico, an early Renaissance artist. I particularly wanted to see his "Annunciation," a painting long familiar to me from pictures.
The convent is old — what isn't in Florence? It sits on a site that has housed religious buildings since the 12th century. The present building only dates back to 1437. Fra Angelico and his assistants decorated with walls between 1439 and 1444.
We could see little of the church as we approached; the façade was covered with scaffolding. Inside, we wandered through a courtyard into another part of the complex. Following signs, we turned down a hall and up a staircase. There, at the top, we were face to face with this marvelous painting. Pictures don't do it justice. We took in all the details: Mary and her heavenly visitor with wings like a rainbow; the arches and columns of the building where she sat — a small window, like those in the monk's cells, visible in the interior of the structure; Italian cypress trees behind a wooden fence; small flowers blooming in the grass. Magnificent!
Every visitor to Florence goes to the Duomo (cathedral), the central landmark of Florence. Its heavily ornamented façade and the adjacent campanile are familiar to tourists, but the interior of the church seems oddly empty. Many of the treasures have been moved to another of my favorite places, the Museo dell' Opera del Duomo behind the famous church.
Here is the last of Michelangelo's four Pietas. Unlike the detailed, silky finished Pieta in St. Peter's, this one is roughly fashioned. It actually was broken during the sculpting and discarded. Later repaired by others, the statue evokes more emotion than the more polished early work. The figure supporting Christ, perhaps Nicodemus, bears the likeness of the aging sculptor.
Among the other masterworks in the museum are the original doors to the Baptistry (the doors on the Baptistry now are copies). The Museum of the Duomo is frequently missed by tourists — giving those who venture in a chance to see the real doors without the crowds of people who swarm outside the cathedral.
My list of favorite places in Florence is long — longer than this article permits. And I haven't begun to tick off all the treasures the city has to offer. Until I can return, I'll enjoy the city vicariously with Dan Brown — glad that when I go again, my trip won't be as harrowing as that of his hero, Robert Langdon.
ELAINE WARNER is an Edmond-based travel writer.


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By Charlene Bielema
Herald Editor
A little more than 14 years ago, an announcement was made that was predicted to change the future of Thomson, Ill.
Then-Gov. James Edgar had arrived in town to make it official — Thomson was to become the site of the state's newest correctional center.
It was a shock to residents in the area, first because just months earlier it had been announced the prison would be located at the former site of the Savanna Army Depot near Hanover, Ill., just north of Thomson. The depot had been closed in 1995 by the federal government but there was hope that location could be used to house a new maximum-security state prison. But a struggle between state officials and environmentalists who said there were rare plants on the land led Edgar's administration to look at Thomson as an alternate site.
So three months after the declaration was made that a prison was going to be built at the depot, Edgar made a trip to Thomson to announce it was instead going to be constructed there. Many thought that for Thomson, the planned prison was the equivalent of being a lottery winner. Businesses expanded and new ones were built to prepare for the expected influx of people, not only those who would work at the 1,600-bed facility, but those who would be coming to town to visit inmates.
But here we are 14 years later, and the prison's expected impact has not materialized.
That's because while the prison's construction was completed in 2001 at a cost of $140 million, sadly, the state never had funds to completely utilize it. In fact, every year when the state released its proposed budget, funds weren't earmarked for the prison's opening, much to the dismay of local officials and business owners, some of whom took a financial risk of investment and lost.
While the prison did partially open in the mid-2000s and housed some prisoners, they were later shuttled out as the state worked to broker a sale of the prison to the federal government based on talks between the town's village board president and U.S. Sen Dick Durbin of Illinois.
That has not been a smooth course there either: talk that the prison could be used to house Guantanamo Bay prisoners led to declarations and promises by President Barack Obama and his administration that they would not end up there. And while those promises had been made, there was resistance in Congress that they are not enough and that opening the prison wrongfully puts it ahead of other facilities that should be opened first.
Finally, after three years of discussion, state officials this month announced the prison was sold to the federal government at a cost of $165 million. No date has been set for its opening since money will have to be appropriated to upgrade the facility and that work will have to be done before it is ready for prisoners.
But the good news is that in the end, it could be Thomson really did in fact win the lottery: If officials' predictions come true, the prison's presence will create more than 1,100 jobs when it is fully operational, generate more than $122 million in operating expenditures, $19 million in labor income and $61 million in local business sales.
Those economic benefits can't come soon enough for those who fought for the construction of the prison and others who look forward to the development it will bring not only for that village but for surrounding towns that will see new residents and growth in their schools and economies.
In fact, many of the councils and school boards that we cover in the past few weeks are once again talking about the impact it could bring to their towns and how to best prepare for it.
It is talk that makes us hopeful for the future of our area. Our greatest hope is that the work of those at the beginning of this saga and the continued persistence of area officials will pay off and will lead to an economic dream come true for our region.
Charlene R. Bielema has been employed with the Clinton Herald since June 1995. She has been the Herald's editor since 2002.


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The Tide Shifts at CES
So I'm sitting in the rather vast "press" corner of a CES keynote audience, waiting to see Paul Otellini, President & CEO of Intel, give a keynote. Two years ago I sat at an Otellini keynote here. As I reported in What's Intel up to with VIIV?, it was disappointing. Will this be different? Sure hope so.
Back then the pitch was for More Television, essentially; and better ways of flowing crap to consumers. Here's a sample of my notes from the talk:
There's a kieretsu of sorts here. DirecTV, for example. AOL. NBC...
It's being presented as the Complete Replacement for TV.
"A chance for broadcasters and rights-holders to extend their franchise".
"More choices for us as consumers. And more choices for content-makers".
"Premium films to the home, over the Internet".
What about non-OEMs? Good luck...
"A chance for broadcasters and rights-holders to extend their franchise".
"More choices for us as consumers. And more choices for content-makers".
"Premium films to the home, over the Internet".
Clickstar. New company bought by Intel. Delivering Hollywood goods. Very loudly.
They just brought out Morgan Freeman and an executive of some sort. Morgan is reading from the prompter. Sad.
He's introducing danny devito, tom hanks, others. Lordy. Will they be 'prompted as well? Not hanks.
Today Clickstar is still in beta and only runs on Windows anyway. VIIV is nowhere (that I've noticed.) Will Paul rehash any of this? Or will he catch the flow going the other direction?
The talk opens with a video take-off on the Buggles' Video Killed the Radio Star. Lyrics: Internet made the video star... Internet rocked the broadcasting star... Internet stunned the camera star.
Paul says we now live in "the era of the 'go to' Internet". That is, "In this model the Internet reacts to our requests". In the next model, he says, "the Internet will come to us." Meaning, "a new level of capability and usefulness", procative, "context aware".
He sees four obstacles in the way: lack of wireless infrastructure and ubiquity, context, electric power, and a natural UI. He sees the next generation of devices and services building out a new ecosystem with those four problems solved.
Now he's showing some pretty slick stuff, such as a portable device you can point at a Chinese sign that automatically translates the sign into English. The image sign itself turns into English. No subtitles. Does the same for menus. Records speech and translates it.
Now he brings up Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth, to show off several products that allow band members to jam over the Net with no apparent latency delay. First with audio and then with video, where avatars created from photos of Steve and other band members move in a Second-Lifey kind of way. Does any of it run on Linux? Hard to tell.
At the end Paul talks about the "personal" internet, and how consumers are going to be the new producers as well.
Quite a difference from two years ago. That's when I concluded my notes with this:
I think the new sweet spot in the market is in the open, non-DRM'd part — the part that's non-Microsoft and non-Apple, even if it's still Intel Inside.
Think about this. The best screens you can get in the next year will be 1080p full-HD displays. And the best source of "content" (man, I hate that word) for those screens will be high-definition camcorders. Fiber to the home is still a rarity, and even high-def digital cable and satellite aren't due to deliver 1080-grade resolution. Meaning the best source of the best-looking stuff will be: ourselves.
Once again, the demand side will supply itself. Mostly without DRM or any of that other use-throttling jive. Open will win where it matters.
Or so I hope.
At every CES up to this one, I always felt that both open source and user-in-charge were swimming upstream against a tide of proprietary "solutions" and user lock-in strategies. I always had hope that the tide would turn, but not much faith.
This year I have faith. I can feel the tide shift here. And it's not just with the likes of Intel. Lots of small things point toward increased user autonomy, originality, invention and engagement. The story isn't just about What Big Companies Are Doing For You any more. It's what you're doing for yourself, and for whomever you like.
Funny thing is, that points to a much bigger business than Consumer Electronics is already.
Doc Searls is Senior Editor of Linux Journal
Bubbletalk or just incombunt steady state
So Otellini thinks that push is the next big thing ("the Internet will come to us." ). Is this because we're in hype-drive at the moment or is this just the standard incumbent line once again - "It's going to be more like TV" ?
As always ... spot on!
I don't generally comment on your blog, though I'm an avid reader ... and with all the hoopla about CES this week felt compelled to chime in with a hearty - hell yeah!
Thanks for the perspective, Doc.
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|#421 Subject: TV Shows Posted: 02/21/2011 13:15:31
I liked this episode. I see what you are saying about Olivia, but since what happened with Fauxlivia, I've been giving it a pass. I think things may get messy again when our Olivia finds out about pregnancy though which could be rough.
|#422 Subject: TV Shows Posted: 02/26/2011 05:01:16
I just hope they don't spend too long with the whole "How could you not know it was me?" thing. It's getting old. Give Peter a break - he was blinded by his penis. Also, he gets to tap Olivia for the first time twice. Multiple dimensions are awesome.
I still have to catch up on last night's episode.
|#423 Subject: Re:TV Shows Posted: 02/26/2011 14:41:15
This week's Fringe was awesome I think.
I just watched this week's Community. It was pretty good. I loved seeing Eliza Coupe from Scrubs in it as the Secret Service Agent.
|#424 Subject: Re:TV Shows Posted: 02/28/2011 10:49:10
Fringe needs to lay off the 1985 episodes. The intro is cool and all, but this last episode raised more questions than it answered, and I saw some serious cracks in continuity. Let's stick to the here and now.
1985 Walter has awesome hair.
|#425 Subject: Re:TV Shows Posted: 02/28/2011 14:37:37
What are your issues with this episode? I guess you mean Olivia and Peter forgetting what happened to them when they were young because we've known they've forgot it since the first season. I guess it becomes a bit harder to believe Peter forgot now that we know he thought he was from over there for a while when he was young. I had originally figured he forgot during the sickness and trauma of the crossover. I don't see any other issues really though with this episode. I thought it was really interesting to see some of the stuff that happened to young Olivia and her crossing over and how both sets of Bishop parents handled the fallout of the stuff from the last 1985 ep. Not that I need another 1985 ep, but I really liked this one.
|#426 Subject: Re:TV Shows Posted: 03/06/2011 01:12:00
I just got The Wire Season 2 off of my friend, so I'll be working on that soon. He got the whole series set recently, so he's going to let me borrow them as I need them.
|#427 Subject: Re:TV Shows Posted: 03/06/2011 10:39:32
Nice. Season 2 is one of the best IMO.
|#428 Subject: Re:TV Shows Posted: 03/07/2011 13:19:37
I remember season 4 with the most fondness. 2 was great though. Shit, I enjoyed every last minute of that series.
|#429 Subject: TV Shows Posted: 03/07/2011 16:26:51
Indeed. I think Season 3 was my favorite though. I actually just started watching The Wire again last night. So damn good.
|#430 Subject: Re:TV Shows Posted: 03/07/2011 18:43:55
The friend that is letting me borrow it says Season 2 is his least favorite season of The Wire. Not that he doesn't like it, just that he doesn't like it as much as the rest I guess. I think 3 was his favorite and 4 was his brother's (who I'm friends with as well) favorite. Anyway, I started it last night. I only watched the first episode. It was pretty good. I need a bit more time I think to get used to the new feel for it. With one of you guys here mentioning the new setting or whatever, I wasn't sure if some of the characters would be back, so I was glad to see most of them were still around. I'll try and watch some more tonight.
|#431 Subject: TV Shows Posted: 03/08/2011 09:47:50
Yeah it takes a few episodes to get used to the new setting. Once I did, I really liked the whole plot of the season. The Greek was a great addition.
|#432 Subject: TV Shows Posted: 03/09/2011 17:05:59
I miss The Shield...
|#433 Subject: TV Shows Posted: 03/09/2011 20:24:15
|#434 Subject: TV Shows Posted: 03/12/2011 09:11:31
If you liked The Shield, Netflix(I'm sure Jiron has some other service he uses, being the contrarian that he is) The Wire Season 1. I think you would seriously fall in love with it.
|#435 Subject: TV Shows Posted: 03/12/2011 09:31:35
I actually use Netflix... I also watched the 1st season of The Wire (it's only on DVD though). It kinda pissed me off at the quantity of corruption and indifference present in the PD in the show. Perhaps that's realistic (where the money goes, there follows greed), but if I wanted to watch that, I'd just watch the news. I'm liking "The Unit" though, got season 1, discs 1&2 and started it last night.
|#436 Subject: TV Shows Posted: 03/12/2011 10:15:37
Fair enough. I guess if you didn't like the corruption and self-preservation themes of the first season, you wouldn't really dig the rest of the series.
|#437 Subject: Re:TV Shows Posted: 03/31/2011 01:30:48
I got a little sidetracked from watching this, but I finished Season 2 of The Wire tonight. It was quite good. Took a bit of time to get going, but the second half of the season I liked a lot. And the last episode has me excited to watch more. Going to see if I can swap it for Season 3 with my friend this weekend.
|#438 Subject: Re:TV Shows Posted: 03/31/2011 06:07:32
Fuck yeah, get ready for Season 3: Politics!
|#439 Subject: Re:TV Shows Posted: 04/01/2011 17:45:40
nochildren wrote:
I'd vote for Carcetti.
|#440 Subject: Re:TV Shows Posted: 04/02/2011 13:47:30
My friend dropped off Seasons 3 and 4 for me today. I'll dig into them tonight. Should keep me busy for a while.
|#441 Subject: Re:TV Shows Posted: 04/04/2011 13:13:35
Anyone check out The Killing on AMC last night? They aired the first two episodes and I thought it was quite good.
|#442 Subject: Re:TV Shows Posted: 04/04/2011 17:10:44
TripOpt55 wrote:Anyone check out The Killing on AMC last night? They aired the first two episodes and I thought it was quite good.
I wanted to watch it, but totally forgot. Is it a crime thriller type of thing?
|#443 Subject: Re:TV Shows Posted: 04/05/2011 15:02:37
Yeah sort of a crime thriller, murder mystery thing. The season will focus on just the one crime I believe. Pacing is kind of slow though it works. Kind of like Rubicon's pacing though I preferred the start of this show to Rubicon. The first two episodes are free on iTunes and Amazon I think (I don't use Amazon so I'm not exactly sure how their TV downloads work). They are free OnDemand on Comcast if that is an option for you.
|#444 Subject: TV Shows Posted: 04/06/2011 09:45:53
I see. I'm going to try to check it out this weekend if I remember.
|#445 Subject: Re:TV Shows Posted: 04/10/2011 11:44:22
I just started Season 4 of The Wire (just watched one episode of it). Season 3 was excellent. Definitely better than the first two. Given what happens at the end of Season 3 I'm not sure if Season 4 could top it, but I guess I will have to see how that goes.
|#446 Subject: TV Shows Posted: 04/11/2011 08:42:00
I love Dexter and can't wait for the new season even though I still need to watch seasons five and six. (Damn you, Netflix! Hurry up and make them streamable already!)
Anyone in to Archer on FX? I love it. 'Bout the only show I watch on TV, that and The Soup on E!
|#447 Subject: TV Shows Posted: 04/11/2011 15:19:12
Unkn0wn3ntity wrote:I love Dexter and can't wait for the new season even though I still need to watch seasons five and six. (Damn you, Netflix! Hurry up and make them streamable already!)
Actually, it's seasons four and five. Six is upcoming.
Four is awesome. Simply awesome. Five has its moments, but I think it was too hard to follow how kick-ass four was. Still, any Dexter is good Dexter.
|#448 Subject: TV Shows Posted: 04/11/2011 15:37:14
MaximumBannen wrote:Unkn0wn3ntity wrote:I love Dexter and can't wait for the new season even though I still need to watch seasons five and six. (Damn you, Netflix! Hurry up and make them streamable already!)
Lets be honest, five was horrendous.
|#449 Subject: TV Shows Posted: 04/11/2011 18:57:33
Unkn0wn3ntity wrote:I love Dexter and can't wait for the new season even though I still need to watch seasons five and six. (Damn you, Netflix! Hurry up and make them streamable already!)
The voice actor that does Archer's voice is one of my favorites in the business........I don't think I like that show very much though, the humor gets pretty puerile at points......
|#450 Subject: TV Shows Posted: 04/12/2011 13:50:08
nochildren wrote:Unkn0wn3ntity wrote:I love Dexter and can't wait for the new season even though I still need to watch seasons five and six. (Damn you, Netflix! Hurry up and make them streamable already!)
Yeah, he also played a character on Family Guy. I can't remember the episode name, but it's the one where Chris gets a job at the local gas station. He plays the store clerk of the gas station. I saw that episode one night and said to myself, "I recognize that voice." Sure enough it was him. Glad to see he's got some steady work. I think he does a brilliant job as Archer For the most part I really enjoy the show. There are some times when I think it's a bit much.


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An antique mirror managed to scare up $155 U.S. in a recent eBay auction despite -- or perhaps because of -- claims that it might be haunted.
The two sellers -- Joseph Birch, 20, and Sotiris Charalambous, 43 -- claim they acquired the allegedly haunted mirror when their landlord put it in a dumpster outside their London home about five months ago.
Since then, the duo claim they've suffered a streak of bad luck, including financial problems and illness according to the Daily Mail.
The duo claim that since they took possession of the mirror, they've woken up "screaming in pain," felt "a sense of impending doom," and spotted "flickering shadows" reflected in it, MSNnow.com reported, adding that the final straw was when one of the owners woke up "covered in deep red scratches."
The two recently decided to get rid of the bad luck mirror by auctioning it off on eBay, but making sure to fully disclose its paranormal properties.
It's a good thing there was no profit motive reflected in the eBay posting, but there was only one bid for the item and it was for the original price posted by the two men.
The buyer's name has not been released.
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One of the most famous ghost images ever taken, this is allegedly the ghost of Lady Dorothy Townshend, who lived in Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England during the 1700s. After her death, Townshend's spirit was reportedly seen many times, and in 1936, a photograph of the interior of Raynham Hall revealed the ghostly form of a woman descending the stairs.
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In the early 1960s, the Rev. K.F. Lord photographed the interior of his church in Newby, North Yorkshire, U.K.. When the film was developed, a translucent hooded figure appeared to be standing to the right of the altar. See next slide for a close-up of the figure.
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This time of year, there are lots of haunted attractions where people pay good money to get the wits scared out of them by actors. But some of these haunted attractions may have some real-life spooks that are working free of charge.
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The Dent Schoolhouse is a haunted attraction built on the premises of an old schoolhouse in Cincinnati, Ohio, that was supposedly the site of a mass murder.
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The school opened up in 1894 and, legend has it, got shut down in the 1950s after it was discovered that a janitor named Charlie McFree killed a bunch of kids and put the bodies in the basement, according to owner Bud Stross.
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Although Stross' employees have reported spooky encounters, he admits he was skeptical until two weeks ago when he had his own encounter with an apparition. "It was around three or four in the morning when I caught something in my eye, a lady in a black mask," he said. "It was my first ghost. We jetted out pretty quick."
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The Pennhurst Asylum in Spring City, Pa., is built on the site of a former mental institution that between 1908 and 1986, housed as many as 25,000 mentally disabled people.
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Owner Randy Bates sometimes sees strange flickers of light and says employees report having very creepy encounters, such as the man who had an experience that was so shocking that he ran out of a building so fast, he almost tore the hinges off. "He stayed away for three days," Bates said. "He came back, but won't talk about what he saw."
Haunted Attractions That May Really Be Haunted
Some haunted places that charge admission don't feel the need to advertise the possibility of real spooks, such as the Cutting Edge Haunted House in Fort Worth, Texas, which owner Todd James says the attraction is built on the site of an old meat packing plant in an area of town once known as "Hell's Half-Acre."
Haunted Attractions That May Really Be Haunted
Before James built a haunted house, he says there were lots of gunfights on the site. Although James hasn't seen any ghosts, a few of his staffers have run into a gangly ghost they have named "G.G." "It's very creepy," he said. "We have an artist that won't work in that section."
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Despite this alleged haunted activity, James says he "can't confirm nor deny" the existence of ghosts and has never relied on the supposed real spooks to attract customers.