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STILLWATER, Okla. —
It wasn't exactly the piece of hardware the Stillwater High School girls soccer team was looking for, but for the second straight season, the Lady Pioneers finished second in the Stillwater Cup — dropping a 4-0 match to state powerhouse Owasso in the championship Saturday at the Cowgirl Soccer Complex.
"We had a lot of fun," Stillwater coach John Fields said. "We consider just getting to the championship game of our own tournament a real positive for us. The fact that we lost is of course disappointing. We just weren't first to the ball very much. We let them dominate us physically and they controlled the middle of the field."
Owasso opened the game by scoring with 34:15 left in the first half and never looked back. The Pioneers (5-2) had their chances, but unlike earlier in the day against Enid, they just couldn't convert on those opportunities.
"That was the most frustrating part of the game," Stillwater senior Sam Krysiak said. "Offensively, we're pretty hot and cold. It all depends if we link up together. Unfortunately, this game we didn't link up like we did early, so we'll work on that."
Krysiak almost knotted the game at one with 28 minutes to go, but Owasso's goalkeeper denied her. Three minutes later Owasso tacked on another goal when a turnover on a throw-in paved the way for another Lady Rams' score, giving Owasso a 2-0 lead after one half.
Stillwater looked like it might get on the board on Kendall Gordon's free kick, but the ball bounced off the crossbar with 37:30 left in the first half. Lauren Parker had a shot at the rebound, but her shot sailed wide.
"We just keep hitting that crossbar and those posts," Fields said. "For some reason, we just can't find the in between in an 8-by-24 frame. We'll get it, eventually. That's why we play, that's why we practice."
With 22:18 remaining, Owasso added to its lead when Casey Abernethy scored on a breakaway. The Lady Rams then tacked on a final goal during another one-on-one situation with 15:24 left to clinch the championship.
As much as Stillwater's offense struggled against Owasso in the championship, that certainly wasn't the case earlier in the day when they faced Enid.
Krysiak scored two goals and chipped in two assists as the Lady Pioneers scored four times in the first half in a surprising 5-1 rout of the Pacers.
"If I knew 100 percent how to get them to do that consistently, I'd be coaching at Notre Dame," Fields said. "We get these really hot streaks where we score a lot of goals and seem to be unstoppable. Then, out of the blue, we'll suddenly go cold. Right now, the important thing is we talked about all those things we need to do to make it to the title game and they've been doing those things."
Krysiak got the scoring started in the first half, using a sliding shot that trickled past Enid goalkeeper Eva Trostle with 28:11 left in the first half. Fourteen minutes later, Krysiak added her second goal, putting Stillwater up 2-0.
"When we go out and score within the first 10 minutes, we have a tendency to really open it up," Fields said. "If we haven't scored within the first 10 or 15 minutes, we seem to be a little bit slower. When we score in the first 10 minutes or so that really breaks the ice and gives them some confidence."
With just less than 10 minutes left in the half, Krysiak decided to share the wealth, finding a streaking Hannah Grant, who outraced the Enid defender to the ball and deposited it in the net. Olivia Staubus capped off the first, giving Stillwater a 4-0 lead at halftime.
Five minutes into the second half, Kelsey Henneha scored Stillwater's fifth goal and final goal.
Enid made a little bit of a run as Shelley Mueller found Lexie Havens with a nice cross. Havens couldn't put the ball in the back of the net, whiffing on a golden opportunity before falling to her knees in despair with 24:41 left in the game.
The Pacers eventually did get on the board as Mueller found Brianna Bartow with 13 seconds left in the game, but by then it was too little, too late as the Pacers' dreams of a championship run were dashed.
"(This game) surprised me a little bit," Fields said. "Of course one of the factors for Coach (Craig) Liddell is that they have to travel back and forth between (Stillwater) and Enid. I know that when we see them in April, that's going to be a much improved team and I expect it to be a closer game. I was just a little bit surprised that we got up so fast and so soon. But they're still a quality club and I'm sure when we see them in April it's going to be a different story."
Stillwater boys take third
There may be a new champion in the boys' bracket of the Stillwater Cup, but that didn't keep the Stillwater High School boys from bringing home some hardware of its own, following a 2-1 win over Verdigris Saturday at Pioneer Stadium.
Sam Smith head provided plenty of excitement for the Stillwater fans, as he knocked the game-winner in with 10:12 left in regulation to break a 1-1 tie before making a goalline stand in the final minute to preserve the victory.
"I'm going to jump up and go for every ball that I can get my head on," Smith said. "On those corners, I can jump really high and get those, so they're looking for my head on all those crosses and corners."
"(Smith) was involved on two of the three goals tonight — an own goal, then our goal — and then he made a save at the end," Stillwater coach Seth Condley said. "That's just Sam. He's been playing well for us all year as a senior captain and that's why we have him back there."
Matheus Barbosa got Stillwater on the board first, scoring on a penalty kick with 18:37 left in the first half to give the Pioneers (3-4) a 1-0 lead at the half.
"It was good just to score first," Condley said. "Any team, if you score first, it gives you a little extra lift of energy. To get that first goal and for Matheus to take it after getting fouled, it was pretty cool for him to take it."
Verdigris answered less than two minutes into the second half as Smith head proved to be in the way this time, knocking the ball into Stillwater's net.
The Pioneers thought they took the lead, but Gasem Gasem was given a yellow card in the box, nullifying Brian Kriner goal at the 11:54 mark.
Eventually it didn't matter as Sam Smith was able to get his head on Barbosa's corner kick, burying it in the back of the net to give Stillwater a lead it never relinquished.
"That's just kind of our guys," Condley said. "We know that things aren't going to your way all the time. ... We faced adversity a lot this year and to come out with third place was a good sign."
Verdigris nearly tied the game with just over a minute to play on a throw-in, but Smith's head proved to be in the right spot at the right time once again as he knocked a ball away on the goalline to preserve the win.
"We needed something good to happen for us," Condley said. "Getting third place and finding a way to win, that's a sign of a little growth. It's a good sign. We needed something good to happen for us and this was definitely good."
With the Stillwater Cup over the Pioneers will now turn their attention back to district play as they face Jenks Tuesday at Pioneer Stadium.
"That win was a huge increase of morale on the team," Smith said. "Everyone is excited and ready to play Jenks on Tuesday. We're just going to try to keep doing the same things that we're doing — possessing in the middle and try and distribute outside."
Prior to taking on Verdigris in the third-place game Saturday night, the Stillwater High School boys started the day facing a talented and experienced Heritage, Ark., team ready to make some noise in this year's tournament.
But the thing that has been the Achille's heel all season for the Pioneers bit Stillwater once again as they gave up a goal with about two minutes left in the first half, paving the way for a 2-0 victory.
"We played well the whole game," Coach Seth Condley said. "I'm not disappointed in the guys' effort one bit. They played great. That's a good team and we're a good team. We gave up one goal with two minutes right before halftime that never should have happened and it changed the whole game. I know it's only one goal, but before that they hadn't had very many chances."
The Pioneers nearly answered less than a minute later as Marlon McDonald found some daylight, but couldn't get a clean shot off and his shot sailed wide as Heritage took a 1-0 lead at halftime.
Stillwater continued to play well in the second half thanks to a couple of big saves by Jackson Murphy. But after making a huge stop to keep it a one-goal game, Heritage added an insurance goal on a cross that caught Murphy out of position.
"Overall, I was pleased with this game," Condley said. "I know that these guys are never going to quit. They're going to work hard. They know it's just because I'm trying to talk about their play. I'm very proud. We played with them and had some chances to score. We just didn't get it done."
Lady Pioneers fall to Owasso in Stillwater Cup championship
STILLWATER, Okla. —
It wasn't exactly the piece of hardware the Stillwater High School girls soccer team was looking for, but for the second straight season, the Lady Pioneers finished second in the Stillwater Cup — dropping a 4-0 match to state powerhouse Owasso in the championship Saturday at the Cowgirl Soccer Complex.
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Bruno Mars continues his reign at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts for the third week with "Locked Out of Heaven." But, today on New Year's Eve Top of the Charts takes a look back at the 2012's biggest hits as ranked by Billboard Magazine. Watch the videos below for the five songs that spun the most across radio stations nationwide and kept us dancing and singing along all year.
Spotify also ranked their top 100 streamed songs of the year, which you can listen to here.
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1. Gotye featuring Kimbra "Somebody That I Used to Know"
The year's biggest hit was released right at the beginning. By April, the song had taken the number one spot here in the United States and was officially a worldwide phenomenon for the Belgium-born singer. The breakout success brought new-found fame for Gotye, who had recorded and produced the track himself. The quirky video features unique stop-motion painting effects on both the singer and the song's featured artist, Kimbra.
2. Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe"
Perhaps no song was catchier this year than Canadian pop star Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe," which stayed at number one for nine weeks beginning in June. It was also most likely the most parodied, as everyone from Olympians to household pets uploaded their take on the song to YouTube. And, if it weren't for Psy's "Gangnam Style," "Call me Maybe" would have also been the world's most streamed video, too.
3. fun. "We Are Young"
fun. were another indie group that found themselves as radio darlings this year when the first single from their sophomore album, "Some Nights," became a smash hit. Part of the song's success can be attributed to an early performance by the cast of Glee and its role as the soundtrack to a Chevrolet Super Bowl ad in February. From there, it was rocket ride to six weeks at number one.
4. Maroon 5 Featuring Wiz Khalifa "Payphone"
Adam Levine and company were the only group in the year's top five that weren't making their first trip to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. In fact, "Payphone" was the Southern Califonia pop rockers' third chart-topping hit. This one came right in the midst of Levine's 2012 run in a judge's seat of NBC's "The Voice," which couldn't have hurt the attention the song that featured uber-hot rapper Wiz Khalifa received on radio. In fact, "Payphone" was the one song that kept "Gangnam Style" from reaching the number one spot in the midst of its own billion-view run on YouTube.
5. Ellie Goulding "Lights"
English pop star Ellie Goulding's distinction on the top five hits of 2012 is that her "Lights" never even made it number one. So, how can it outrank the year's other chart-topping hits? It had amazing staying power on the Billboard Hot 100, staying on the chart for more than a full year before peaking at number two. It was played on radio so often that it actually finished the year as the United States' top-ranked pop song.
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Points returning: 52.8. The Wolfpack averaged 72.9 points per game last season and returns its top four leading scorers. The primary losses are guard C.J. Williams (10.6), forward DeShawn Painter (6.2) and guard Alex Johnson (4.4).
Go-to guy: guard Lorenzo Brown runs N.C. State's offense but forward C.J. Leslie is No. 1 scoring option. Leslie was particularly effective once he started taking bigger defenders off the dribble from the mid-post. Leslie spent the offseason working on his mid-range jumper, which will make him even more difficult to defend.
Impact rookie: Rodney Purvis won't be asked to fill C.J. Williams' leadership void, but he will be asked to fill his shooting guard role. Purvis is strong and quick and can get can the ball to the rim or get to the foul line. There will be a learning curve on defense, and his outside shot will need to improve, but there's a reason N.C. State devoted so much energy in getting Purvis cleared by the NCAA to play this season.
Best case: The experience is there and so is the talent and the opportunity to win the ACC. Either a regular-season title, the first since 1989, or the ACC title, the first since '87, would be a major accomplishment for the program.
But some of the players have used the words "Final Four" and Gottfried has talked about playing on "Monday night in April," so there are bigger goals than ACC out there for this team.
Perhaps the biggest obstacle to the Final Four, or more, is the potential matchups in March. Big, long teams are going to bother N.C. State, but the question is how many of them are there out there in college basketball and will the Wolfpack have to go through them to get to Atlanta?
Worst case: The Wolfpack can't duplicate how it played last March and it gets a nosebleed from the lofty expectations and can't handle the hype. Not only does Duke put it all together but Carolina does, too, which leaves the Wolfpack last in the Triangle (again) and one of the first teams out of the NCAA tournament.
X-factor: Gottfried won't ask the world of forward Jordan Vandenberg but there are going to be games when the coach needs quality minutes from the 7-footer, especially against teams with size.
Vandenberg redshirted last season, after only playing in seven games. Given the lack of frontcourt depth, and the propensity of the starters to get into foul trouble, Vandenberg will get his opportunity to contribute, especially on the defensive end.
Where to attack: Neither Leslie nor Richard Howell are classic big men and their quickness can be neutralized with length (and vice versa, hence the orgin of the "They gotta guard us, too, pal" line from Gottfried before the ACC tournament).
There's also the matter of foul trouble, which plagued both Howell and Leslie last season, and the unproven depth behind those two starters.
Also, as long as Scott Wood's on the floor, N.C. State won't see a zone defense, but when he's not out there, teams will invite the Pack to beat them from deep.
Magic number: 15. Wood's jersey number because he's the common factor in two key statistics from last season. The Pack went 10-0 when he made at least four 3-pointers and 20-5 when he scored at least 10 points.


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Food writer Andrea Weigl shares her efforts to shed her pregnancy weight: I recently renewed my subscription to Shape magazine. But I have to confess that I despise most women's magazines. I think they offer unrealistic images of women's beauty that can make us feel bad about ourselves. I also believe they encourage unnecessary consumption: Buy this product to look younger, better, more beautiful.
With the women's health magazines, I'm torn. I believe the women on the cover foster those same unrealistic standards of female beauty. I bet most of those women have had work done and haven't achieved or maintained their physiques from diet and exercise alone. I also despise the health claims in those magazines. There's a difference between scientific studies that show correlation and causation. These magazines never make the distinction but instead tout that women who ate blueberries reduced their risk for breast cancer or those who drank five cups of coffee a day were at lower risk for dementia. I believe that kind of health reporting encourages the approach that Americans often have toward their health: that there is a pill, a food, a supplement that can stand in for plain old healthy eating and exercise.
At the same time, I'm one of those obsessive people. So when I'm trying to lose weight and exercise more, I need encouragement and motivation. Reading a health magazine keeps those goals in the forefront of my mind and helps me to stay committed. I can get the same inspiration from reading books like "The Penguin Chronicles" by John Bingham.
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Sharon Powell of the Eastern Wake News and Clayton News-Star writes: I had my moment of clarity recently that helped me understand why I eat the wrong foods.
Several months ago, a pizza joint opened directly across the street from the Eastern Wake News. I can see the place from my desk. The owner special-orders his pizza flour and makes the dough himself in the shop. Having an occasional slice of pizza is not a problem for me, but this pizza joint also serves chili dogs. The last time I ran in there for one slice of pizza, I watched another patron as he devoured a chili dog.
For the rest of that afternoon, all I thought about was chili dogs. Chili dogs contain lots of sodium. Sure, one chili dog would not be a problem, but would I be able to stop once I had the first one? I'm not sure. And what would that do to my blood pressure?
I had to ponder this dilemma for some time before I had my moment of clarity. Most of us often eat the foods that trigger memories of special events, people or places - even me, the "string bean" who forgets to eat.
When I was a child, there was a drugstore in Rocky Mount that sold chili dogs. My brothers and I often had to tag along with our mother when she went to a beauty shop nearby. Sometimes she would give each of us money to buy a chili dog and one for her. I can still taste the dogs and see my mother as she sat in the beautician's chair eating her hot dog. Watching that customer in the pizza joint who clearly enjoyed his chili dog took me right back to Rocky Mount, the drugstore on Douglas Corner and memories of a special moment with my late mother. That's why I wanted a hot dog!
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- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Cream together the shortening and sugar. Mix in eggs and beat well.
- In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add flour mixture to shortening mixture in thirds. After each third, add 1/4 cup of the milk and mix well. Dough will be soft.
- Put dough on well-floured surface and knead in just enough additional flour so it can be rolled. Cut with your favorite cookie cutter.
- Transfer to parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. I rotate my sheets, baking each sheet 5 minutes on middle, then 5 minutes on top rack.
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Oh, how I wish I had read these reviews before I made these cookies yesterday. I found that the dough was VERY difficult to work with. So sticky that I couldn't get it off my hands! I agree that you have to use a SIGNIFICANT amount of flour in order to be able to manipulate the dough. I am somewhat pleased with the taste, but I wouldn't use this recipe again just because of the aggravation in working with the dough...
I've been using this recipe for years and wanted to pass on some helpful tips. All butter is not created equal! For this recipe the quality of your butter makes a big difference. If on the side of the box it states that it "meets specifications for grade declared" then you can count on a low butter quality. Use only the best butter you can afford. Also for this recipe I use extra large eggs. This helps with the texture and makes the dough easier to work with. I also add an extra teaspoon of vanilla. If the dough is still too soft after trying these suggestions, I have found that using half butter half shortening works every time.
The end result is nice, but getting there is WAY too much trouble. "Knead in enough flour to make the dough workable" translates to about 3 more cups, which leads to a slightly cake-like cookie. Not to mention the trouble of adding all that flour. I reduced the amount of milk to 1/4 cup, and added it in teaspoons as I mixed, but that still didn't help -- neither did freezing the dough for an hour, although it did make it *slightly* easier to work. If you don't mind all that, then the recipe is worth it for the soft taste (altho I did add about a tablespoon of lemon rind). However, *I* will definitely be using a different recipe for sugar-cookies. :(
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Amount Per Serving (36 total)
- Calories
- 133 cal
- 7%
- Fat
- 6.2 g
- 10%
- Carbs
- 17.9 g
- 6%
- Protein
- 1.8 g
- 4%
- Cholesterol
- 12 mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 87 mg
- 3%
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I chronicle the decline and fall of entitlement democracy
Public sector unions have reached their high water mark. Let the cleanup begin as the red ink recedes.
Despite a last-minute smear campaign accusing Scott Walker of fathering an illegitimate love child, the governor's recall election victory sends a clear message that should resonate around the nation: The fiscal cancer devouring state budgets has a cure, and he has found it. The costly defeat for the entrenched union interests that tried to oust Walker in retribution for challenging their power was marked by President Obama's refusal to lend his weight to the campaign for fear of being stained by defeat. We'll see how well this strategy of opportunistic detachment serves in the fall as Obama reaches out to unions for support.
This fight is not without precedent. Progressive patron saint Franklin Delano Roosevelt—who more than any other president set our country on a course away from the founding principles of limited government—knew that public sector unions would be the death of the social welfare state he worked so hard to create. Hence, he consistently opposed allowing government employees to unionize. Today, Greece sets the example of what happens when public sector unions gain the upper hand.
In 1959 Wisconsin became the first state to allow collective bargaining by government employees. The projected cost of supporting Baby Boomer union retirees now threatens to bankrupt the state, as it does many others. Scott Walker ran for office promising change. The fiscal medicine he is administering may be bitter, but it looks like it is starting to work. The state budget has been balanced. The unemployment rate has been dropping and is now below the national average. Property taxes are down. Fraudulent sick leave policies—which allowed employees to call in sick and then work the next shift for overtime pay—have been ended. The government has stopped forcibly collecting union dues from workers' paychecks.
Best of all, the myth that union bosses represent their members' interests has been exposed as a lie. Now that union dues are voluntary, tens of thousands of union members have stopped paying them. Membership in the Wisconsin chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union (AFSCME) has dropped by half. Membership in the state's American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is down by over a third. Given unions' influential role in most elections, the national implications of this trend are staggering.
Walker's message is clear: The key to bringing balance back to public sector labor relations and balance state budgets is to break the iron triangle of closed-shop mandatory unionization, compulsory dues collection, and oversized campaign donations to politicians that promise to do the unions' bidding. If other governors take his cue and take up the cause, that giant sucking sound you hear will be the air coming out of union bosses' bloated political action budgets.
The work in Wisconsin is not complete. The controversial law exempted police and firefighters, a political concession to get the legislation passed. Federal courts have zeroed in on this anomaly, striking down certain sections of the law because they do not treat workers equally. This needs to be repaired— by rescinding the exemption for public safety workers. With the recall election behind him, Walker may be sufficiently emboldened to do just that.
The power of private sector unions was long ago broken by many heavily unionized companies going bankrupt. While this was painful for both workers and shareholders, the economy motored on as nimbler non-union competitors picked up the slack. This approach is problematic for the public sector because bankrupt state and local governments cannot be replaced by competitors waiting in the wings. Yes, citizens can always vote with their feet, emptying out cities like Detroit, leaving the blighted wreckage behind. But isn't Walker's targeted fiscal retrenchment less painful than scorched-earth abandonment?
Chicago machine candidate Barack Obama rode into office to the tune of Hail to the Chief, promising the unions that backed him the gift of card check elections, ending the secret ballot that shields employees from union intimidation. He may well ride into retirement to the tune of On Wisconsin as the era of closed shop unionism comes to an end.
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Unions have mostly outlived their usefulness.
This is hardly "doom." As I understand, all that is lost to public unions in WI is the ability to bargain for benefits–salaries are the same, they still get raises–and can bargain for compensation issues–and still have benefits that will cost them slightly more. Pretty good deal, IMO
Our constitutional republic chooses political leaders democratically based primarily on their political philosophy such as conservatism or liberalism. If public sector unions primarily support liberalism and the citizens vote in a conservative candidate, does not the new governing body have a major barrier in the liberal culture that defines the established bureaucracy? Could this be why early presidencies fired everyone from the previous administration? Could not the liberal bureaucracy be more loyal to a political philosophy the voters did not want in power making it more difficult for the chosen political philosophy to take root? For these reasons, I do not believe public sector unions can be deemed constitutional.
Democracy won last night! There are real people out there who believe in our country again. I slept better last night than any night since the president was electer. Our Republis may survive after all even with the socialists in Washington. They will be gone in 5 months.
Romney needs to tap Paul Ryan for VP and task him with putting his ideas into effect. Maybe they can reverse this God awful path we have been on for the last 3.5 years.
Ryan is also right that the Senate should be fired. Term limit of one for all future politicians. Maybe then we will get some who care about the country and will take proper care of it.
Unions simply Protect Mediocre Workers from being held Accountable.
Too bad we had to have those false smear tactics, it really cheapens everything.
Let's hope that we can break the back of every union in this country. Unions have become nothing more, and nothing less than hotbeds of Communism in it's rawest form. "Dictatorship of the Proletariat". Couldn't be clearer. They have served their purpose to eliminate child labor abuses at the turn of the 20th century. For that, they should've been commended…a LONG TIME AGO. Now, they've only become a parasite that sucks the life from this country on EVERY level. Let them die the death they now so richly deserve.
YEEEEE HAWWWW! Could the Wisconsin so-called re-election results be the beginning of the END of the cancerous scourge of big union thuggery and their multi-faceted mafioso-style multi-faceted corruption, including forcing their members to join their criminal organizations and then using the members hard-earned money for political payoffs and giving the union bosses over-the-top salaries and lavish vacations?
In the beginning, unions were perhaps necessary but now one of the evils of our society!
I am retired from Department of Defense. That's right, a government employee. Although there was a union at the R&D lab where I worked, I chose not to join. So I was not unionized.
For 36 years I paid, every pay day, into my retirement plan. And also every two weeks for 36 years, I paid into my health care plan. I had zero problem with that, in fact, I was glad I had plans to pay into.
Now that I am retired, I still pay every month into my health care plan. So my question is, why cant other public employees do the same?


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Intense storm system blamed in the deaths of at least six people after it dumped sleet and snow in the Midwest and unleashed tornadoes in the South.
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September 27, 2010The Home Depot's own website shows it embraces the spread of homosexuality, including gay marriage.
On its website, The Home Depot states it "is honored to say we support the following diversity-oriented organizations:" It goes on to list at least three groups which radically support the homosexual marriage agenda in America - The Human Rights Campaign, Out and Equal Workplace Advocates and Diversity Best Practices.
That's not all!
The Home Depot sanctions its very own homosexual employee group, which receives financial backing by the company, The Home Depot Pride (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender) employee group. The Home Depot marches in numerous gay pride parades and sets up Kids Workshops at gay pride festival events each year (more photos and list of events are available at www.boycottthehomedepot.com).
And there is more...
The Home Depot responded to an annual survey by the Human Rights Campaign. Here's what the company offers:
- Full health insurance benefits to homosexual employees and "partners." The Home Depot recognizes two homosexual men who sleep together as "married."- Insurance for complete sex-change operations.- Requires some employees to attend diversity (homosexual acceptance) training.
TAKE ACTION1. If you have not done so, sign the Boycott Pledge at BoycottTheHomeDepot.com. 2. Call your local store manager. Let the manager know that you will not be shopping at The Home Depot until the company stops supporting the homosexual agenda. You can find the number here. (click "Store Finder").3. Print the paper petition and distribute it at Sunday School and church.


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MORRISONVILLE — Right now the Morrisonville Fire Station is a shell of its former self, but it won't be for long.
"Don't get hung up on what you see now," architect Andrew Abdallah said.
"When this building is done, it is going to be real nice and will fit in with downtown Morrisonville."
Work on the $2.5 million renovation began earlier this summer and is in full flight. The building along the Saranac River on Route 22B in the heart of the hamlet has been completely gutted.
The project, designed by Abdallah's Plattsburgh firm, Architectural & Engineering Design Associates P.C., will eventually restructure the layout of the building as well as add a 26-feet-by-70-feet area on the east side of the building, and a new truck-bay area in the front.
The new bay area will have doors 14 feet wide by 14 feet high, enabling standard fire trucks to enter and exit. The previous bay doors were only 12-feet-by-12-feet, causing the department to order more expensive customized trucks.
In all, the size of the building will about double, going from about 7,000 square feet to around 14,000 square feet.
"We tried to think of all the things we need and add them to the plans, and I think we pretty much got everything we need," said Gary Rabideau, chairman of the Fire District Board of Directors.
The main part of the building was built in 1954. Additions were installed in 1972 and again in 1986.
Commissioners decided last year that in order to give the department the space it needed to provide fire-protection service and to grow, the renovation was necessary.
Voters of the Fire District agreed, approving the project by a vote of 88 to 63 on Jan. 31.
The new building will feature more room for the department's eight vehicles as well as a large training area and larger communications room. It will also have a decontamination room for firefighters to clean up after battling messy, sometimes toxic, fires.


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I, Lisa Lampanelli, am nothing if not an honest beyotch. So during my first telephone conversation with the man who would eventually become my husband—the infamous Jimmy Big Balls—I told him what he could expect from a relationship with me. Or rather what he could never expect: a threesome.
Well, we've been together for nearly four years now, and Jimmy shows no signs of revisiting the subject. Either he respects my decision or he doesn't want to risk having two women chuckle about his gargantuan nutsack.
Ah yes, the threesome—the holy grail of sexual encounters. Some men dream of playing in the Super Bowl, others dream of being rock stars and still others want to paint the next Mona Lisa. But every man dreams of having a threesome. The only thing men dream of more than a threesome is a foursome—and I don't mean on the golf course.
But wait! Before you do it, take a breath. Double-teaming is a double-edged sword. Like hiring Randy Travis to drive you to the airport, it's a potentially good idea that could go terribly wrong. In fact, other than not being groped while massaging John Travolta, the threesome is one of the trickiest maneuvers to pull off in the bedroom.
The first thing you need to do is establish that your significant other is into the idea. This probably won't be a problem if you're dating a girl whose stage name is Tiffany Ta-Tas or if she has all six seasons of The L Word on DVD. But if your lady is a bit more mainstream, it could be a challenge.
The problem with most women is that, at the mere mention of a three-way, they think, Aren't I enough for him? What these women don't realize is that men think about sex the way dogs think about food: Enough is never enough.
If your girl can get over the jealousy issue, she may be willing to bring another woman into the boudoir. But who to choose? First off, under no circumstances should you choose one of her friends. The last thing you want is the two of them comparing notes the morning after over caramel macchiatos. The "trois" of your ménage à trois should be the sexual equivalent of Navy Seal Team Six: Come in, get the job done and disappear into the night without a trace.
In fact, to avoid trouble altogether, make the task of choosing the other woman your girl's job. If you pick someone who's better looking, in better shape or has bigger breasts, your woman will end up crying like Octomom doing Christmas shopping and your night will be over faster than Jeff Probst's new talk show. Or maybe just pay for a hooker. The pro will make sure everyone's comfortable, and on the off chance it doesn't work out, you blew a few hundred bucks and you never have to see her again.
Okay, so you've found a girl willing to be the Curly to your Moe and Larry, and it's showtime. But are you prepared for what, and who, is going to go down tonight?
The average woman takes 14 minutes to have an orgasm. The average man takes three minutes. So when you double that Big O take-off time from 14 to 28 minutes and leave yours at three minutes, you run into a huge mathematical problem. A lot of work will need to be done even after your five o'clock whistle blows. If you think disappointing one woman is rough, try disappointing two!
And that's not all. Threesomes involve a whole new set of rules. Guys, I know you want to be a little crazy and adventurous, but do not do anything to your new friend with benefits that you wouldn't do to your wonderfully betrothed. If you go way outside the box—no pun intended—with girl number two, your regular gal will start whining like the Nanny, and after that, no amount of Cialis will reenergize that boner.
Having a threesome is much like a political debate, except not quite as sleazy or seedy. But unlike in politics, both sides may not get equal time. You could, on the one hand, pay more attention to the less attractive one, the one I call "the Khloe." That way the hotter one (a.k.a. "the Kim") will work harder. There is, however, another way to go. You could err attention-wise on your steady gal. Remember, she's the one who cooks you dinner and washes the skid marks out of your underwear. She's the gal you need to impress.
When it's all said and done, the two of you can decide if you want to do it again. Maybe your threesome will be like a tasty, fattening dessert you'll treat yourself to every so often. Or maybe it will be a one-time-only thing, like watching Glee or listening to Nickelback.
As for Jimmy and me, the only threesome we ever have is when our dog, Parker, jumps into bed with us each morning. I know—it's not particularly erotic, but at least I have someone else to blame when I fart.
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AMEN at least someone hit it on the head, these fellas just don't get it :), but to a dancer like myself it is our biggest tool ... double dance :) lol
Need Sweetie number 1 first.
So this writer has no ability to generate content of her own. Instead, she constantly makes rather gross, pop-culture references and cheesy metaphors, one after the other. Then we are supposed to believe that women get to dictate everything that happens in a 3-way. The man can't have a say, the man can't live out his part of the fantasy; it's up to the woman to choose, it's up to the man to please, and every man is apparently a 3-minute chump who has to play by the woman's rules. This is garbage. The whole feminization of...well, all society, is making everyone worse off.
i would like to add that if a man does push the issue he must make sure alchohol; is not involved. otherwise he wil find himself becoming a spectater instead of being a performer.
You can tell a woman wrote that. The idea is to pick two chick you don't know, both of whom are hot, and then not see either of them in the morning. A three way with your girlfriend, while fun and all, don't match up to that!


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