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Congratulations on posting for 900 consecutive days, that's real commitment. May 2014 bring you and yours peace and joy. . Shep
Congratulations on having the perseverance to post for 900 consecutive days! Good Luck on reaching your next milestone!! Want to become buddies in 2014?? Warren :)
Spent the holidays in your great state. Wife's family in Scotland Neck and My oldest son in Kinley. May 2014 bring you peace and joy. Lets be buddies. thanks. shep
Hi my newest GB, Thank you in advance for accepting my request, it's an honor to meet you buddy! Congratulations on 835 days! I just hit my 200th day... Hoping you & you're loved ones are well & having a fun weekend! :) Merry Christmas to You and Yours !!! AL
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Don't believe in American exceptionalism in this area for a nanosecond. Europe is if anything further along than we are.
Congratulations on having the tenacity to post 700+ consecutive days! Warren {:-)
Also we think alike... that may not be so good.
A great profile much like my own except for n.c.i.s. as a favorite tv show Wanna be buds?
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Congratulations on having the dedication to post for 600 consecutive days. Keep up the Great Work. Want to become buddies??? Warren {:-)


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Green-eyed demon: Yeahyeah!
oOHereticOo: glad you like... and I got to hit up some atypical comp'd all out illo's again soon...
heres my chow 115 take:
nice sketch man, I really enjoy the dynamic pose! Only thing I would change is the human leg, it seems to be in the wrong angle.
Nice going
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Come, critique our art and help us grow!
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bro your shit is soo dope..i was in here a couple months back. should dropped a line.
DeKal: Appreciate it mang! and shyste (to your response to my comment in your SB) I DO need to start hitting up some finishes vs. just the sketches... just love the initial phase of creating a tad more than the final buffing...
heres a super armored "guardsman" character... as I stroll towards the finished' zone, the engravings and metallic surfaces would really make this pop, but I just concepted out the main forms/armor for this stage....
Just wondering, your sketch book says babes.. where are the babes? I love your male characters but lets see some tits and arse.. lol well not nude but a female character in costume would be swell. =]
lookin good lovin your work
ResidentSamurai357: yeah... I know.... gunna have to remedy that shortly!
alrighty, been awhile.... but that dont mean I havent been keeping the sketch flowin':
heres some selected pics straight from yea ole canson sketchbook... pen and ink and some acrylic action... funny thing is that Ill be flipping through my sketch and as its all ink..... coupled with the nature of a sb and failed experiments and the like.... I now just black em' out and then paint ontop!!! my default is a skull..... death of bad sketch and birth of death sketch!!!
but theres a leyendecker study.... some old dude... then just some mean ole space marineish faces and couple of sm power armor takes....
the last is my lion bodied brosef in the stages of rendering... I put in about a hour on my lunch breaks... been about 3 sessions or so now....
yeah yeah!
I love the old man with the pipe, well no, I love all of these sketches. They're truly inspirational.
Your sketchbook make me wanna quit my dayjob to drawn and paint all day...
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" The scientific and generally accepted-in-art term for this is "You're fuckin' screwed, dude..." " Ilaekae - May 16th, 2009
luverly_marie: why thankyou, heres another leyendecker study:
DoInferno: I wish I could quit my day job and draw all day too!
update of last piece... lil refinements... still a long way to go....
mmmm...yummy SB!!!The last one is great so far!!!!!Great anatomy and design!
Cámara´s Sketchbook!!!!!
Your recent black and whites are looking pretty nice. You have a good sense of tone. You should get brave and start squeezing some color pieces back into your sketchbook. Try to start full color, though, instead of applying color over the grey scale.
you're too good -.-
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All of your drawings have such power. It is all Great, but my favorite is the skull. The asymmetry gives it a lot.
Thanks for posting your work, hope to see more.
Please visit my sketchbook.
such a pleasure looking at your work smokenmirrors. By the way is your name from the band symphony x?
sketchbook updated October 6th
Great sketchbook indeed! 5*
"I'm a fuel injected suicide machine. I am the rocker, I am the roller, I am the out-of-controller!"
hot damn i looove this one... u gotta finish this piece
Powerful SB,I like very much your sketches and concepts.
cool sb man! toons of good sketches, maybe lack of a finishied piece(mine too so, hehehehe its not a big deal) ur armor studies r very good...the samurai helmets rocks dude! keep it up!
"dear diary:..jackpot" my sketchbook
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nice designs i like your paintings
camara: why thankyou
KelsM: true true.... but shyste, I love the grayscale...
Ash888: skulls are good times always! glad you like!
OmertA: gracias! and no, I just came up with the name from "illusion" type imagery....
Borilius: YEEEEAH! an honor it is to be rewarded by such a praiseworthy peer!
southparx: glad you liked that inquisitor piece.... and yes, I should.
julkillo: :
Dan Valkar: Yup, I do have to start busting out some portfolio worthy finished pieces.... Youll see something in the finished section soon.....
destinyapocalypse: thankyou!
Been awhile... shyste! no excuses, just distracted with slackerage. I got to get this SB on a regular cycle to start really cranking out the production line as I do indeed want to make a living at it and am getting tired of my lethargic ways foshizzzzz. Any and all help including just a good ole well placed kick in the tookeye will be appreciated!
so heres just a lil bleary eyed J. Connelly sketch w/chalk brush to get warmed up: ~1hr...
beautiful work!
Great sketches as well! cant wait to see more!
Awesome sketches! Great characters and renderings.
Man this sketchbook is great! Tons of cool characters and ideas. Your drawings are really kickass. Subscriebed!!
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Very imaginative sketchbook yumy..and tasty characters.
Decepticon217: I shant keep you waiting.
SanXavier: thanks!
kischi: your praise makes me feel all warm and toasty
DoctorPencil: heres a napkin my friend
just a couple little hell boy tribute sketches.... one digital start to finish, while the other started out w/pen then heaped some messy acrylics... going to continue to tweak that one a bit at lunch tomorrow....
Kick ass drawings! The anatomy of each creature from your SB is well studyed, and the style is just amazing (the style reminds me the Blizzard concepts of Warcraft)! Anyway, try to put enviro on the lone character drawings... just keep pushing I like your SB!
great character pieces, man. all your recent black and white portraits are awesome especially hellboy and the leyendecker studies.
looking forward to your finished pieces as well.
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The magic of the NBA's all-time win streak the Heat is chasing does not, I believe, just come from the number. Thirty-three straight wins is a staggering number, sure.
The Heat won their 26th straight on Sunday against league-worst Charlotte, 109-77, and coach Erik Spoelstra was asked if he'd ever won this many games at any level in any sport.
"I don't think any of us has,'' he said.
The magic of the streak also does not, I believe, come simply from time. It's been more than four decades since the '71-72 Lakers set the record. That's so long ago Gail Goodrich, a guard on that Lakers team, said, "You know, I'm not sure I even remember some of those games."
Here's why I think there's such power in this record: No team has come within striking distance of it until now. Forty-one years. No threats. The previous closest chance was the 22 straight wins Houston had in 2008. That's only still one-third of the way short.
"It really was just gaining some serious talk when it ended,'' said the Heat's Shane Battier, a member of that Houston team.
Let's put this into better perspective. Every few years, the 1972 Dolphins take center stage when their perfect season is challenged. Just in recent seasons: Green Bay started 13-0 in 2011, Indianapolis started 14-0 in 2009 and New England went 18-0 until losing in the Super Bowl in the 2007 season.
All this has kept the Dolphins in the news. They've been featured in commercials ("Perfectville: Population 1). They've been put on magazine covers ("Nobody's Perfect – Except Us," Sports Illustrated said).
"I love whenever a team challenges our record, because we get to live our great season all over again,'' Don Shula says.
Goodrich was asked if how many calls he got before this year about the Lakers' streak.
"None,'' he said.
"I mean, no one's really challenged it, so it's never in the news,'' he said. "That's what I like about what the Heat are doing. Our team is being remembered for how good it was. This is fun for us, too."
This isn't to compare the Perfect Dolphins' feat with the old Lakers' streak. The Dolphins ended with a championship. That instantly makes it more important and impressive.
But the mere fact the Heat have come the closest to the Lakers' record in 41 seasons is testament to its difficulty. And the Heat are still seven wins away. They still have to win five of their next six games on the road– including at Chicago and San Antonio – just for the chance to tie against Philadelphia.
"New Orleans just beat Memphis, too,'' Chris Bosh said.
They must do it with sight on the big prize, too. Fortunately, Spoelstra knows, in his turbulent time with the Heat, not to get too caught up in any moment and to pick your way carefully.
On Sunday, he picked Charlotte to sit Dwayne Wade with some nebulous knee injury. Rest was the primary point. And rest is necessary in a March where the Heat play more games (18) than any March in their history.
"This thing just happened in trying to get better with the process,'' Spoelstra said of the streak.
This brings one more reason this streak has such power: The Heat's manner of play through it.
"Inspiring,'' was the word Charlotte coach Mike Dunlap chose. Every few days, he said, he shows video clips of the Heat and Spurs to his young players as a "model to teach" how the game should be played. Then he used that word again.
"The way they're playing is inspiring to anyone who appreciates the game,'' Dunlap said.
They're having their fun, too. Wade, out for the game, took the microphone and interviewed LeBron James after the game. James laughed about that. When you're winning like this, it's all fun.
"Just having a chance for the streak, we're all enjoying this,'' said Mike Miller, who started in place of Wade. "But we're just thinking of the next game, too."
Think quick. That's tonight in Orlando. History's waiting.


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Cassano feels heavenly about Inter
Inter Milan summer signing Antonio Cassano has described the time at his new club in glowing terms.
By ESPNSTAR.com staff
The fiery striker made the controversial move from AC Milan to Inter in a swap deal which saw Giampaolo Pazzini go the other way.
Cassano has made a good start with the Nerazzurri - including playing a role in the recent 1-0 derby win over the Rossoneri.
"I feel good at Inter, very good. With AC Milan I had reached the sky, and now with Inter I'm above the sky," Cassano told Rai 3 programme Che tempo che fa.
"After the heart problem that I had my desire to play football came back to me. At that moment, since I'm not a believer, I said that if there were someone who existed, the last thing he could give me would be to see my son again. This was the only thing I wanted. It went well, I was lucky."
The Italian also went on to address his friendship with new team-mate and Japan international Yuto Nagatomo.
"We're friends because we don't understand anything when we talk to each other [smiling]. What do we talk about? Everything, food, women. From morning to night we tell each other a thousand times what great friends we are, because we don't have any alternatives," he said.
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This is an 80+ year old Sycamore tree that was beautiful. I went out at 3 a.m. and started cutting branches so the limbs wouldn't be so heavy. Guess it was too little too late. There are still limbs hanging on by a thread which will continue to come down. We have lost about 1/3 of this tree in the past 3 winters.
I have been hearing branches falling all morning. It's not a good idea to be cleaning up under trees today.


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A statewide campaign to raise 1 million frequent flier miles for Make-A-Wish Wyoming in the month of April will help make wishes come true for local children battling life-threatening conditions. Will you help us reach our goal today?
April is Make-A-Wish Month for South Carolina area Applebee's!
Come see beautiful Tennessee Walking Horses and Spotted Walking Horses at this two-day show.
We got ourselves a convoy. These truckers have big trucks to go along with their big hearts. Funds raised help local wishes come true.
Catch all the action at the 3rd annual Mad City Fire on Ice hockey tournament at the Madison Ice Arena May 2, 3 & 4 to benefit Make-A-Wish® Wisconsin.
You can take part in the Wish Upon a Car Raffle and help bring joy to courageous kids at a time when they need it most. For $30, you'll have a chance to win one of the following prizes: 2014 Fiat 500 POP, 2014 Ducati 899, 2014 Hyundai Accent GS or $2,500 cash.
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The employees of Merrill Lynch in Madison will host the 8th annual Grand Gala on Friday, May 2, 2014.
The first annual Make-A-Wish® Mid-Atlantic's 2014 Walk For Wishes® in Annapolis is a community-wide celebration and effort to grant the wishes of local children.
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And you realize that Missouri is right at the borders of it? And that during the Civil War, half the state fought for the South and half for the North. General Sterling Price? Quantril? Jesse James? Any of that ring a bell?
While reports from the Show-Me State continue to suggest that Missouri and the Big 12 are finalizing an exit agreement today, South Carolina president Harris Pastides says the SEC has held no vote on MU yet.
"We've not even had a phone call scheduled yet. They may call me, and there may be a vote on Sunday, but I'm not aware of one at this second."
Seeing as how the SEC mistakenly posted a "Missouri joins the SEC" news item last night… and Mike Slive said yesterday that his league is still looking at 14-team schedules for 2012… and the Big 12 didn't list Missouri as being one of its members when it put out a press release today… the whole vote thing doesn't appear to be too big of a hurdle.
And do you believe Pastides in the first place? Earlier this week Georgia AD Greg McGarity said the league was looking at 13-team schedules only. Then an ESPN exec and Slive admitted otherwise. So what's to keep Pastides from fudging the truth a bit?
In fact, USC's prez said this morning that he was "not aware of that at all" when asked about the SEC's late night web gaffe. Uh, yeah. I'm sure no one mentioned that to the president of one of the SEC's 12 current member institutions.
Pastides did tell The Daily Gamecock — hat tip to the student newspaper, by the way — that "there have been discussions" between the league and the school, but that those talks did not involve the presidents.
"There's no scheduled vote, and they cannot do that (admit Missouri) until we vote. But again, I might go up to my office and there could be an appointment. I just don't know."


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Henry Davidsen is owned and operated by Brian. He is by no means a tailor and certainly not a masterful one- so the name of the business is very misleading. When you first visit with Brian - he will give you an excellent presentation which will make it difficult for you to walk out of his store without having purchased something. The fact of the matter is - Brian will take your measurements and then have your order shipped to an Asian country where the suit is actually made. As a result the person making the suit ( the tailor) - the most important person in the whole suit making process-never gets to see or measure the client nor develop a client/tailor relationship which is very essential in the suit making process. Therefore, the suit Brian sells you will never fit as well as a tailored made suit should. If you are a discerning client this will bother you-it certainly bothered me. My vest was way too short and ended way above the belt buckle and the pants were made horribly. The waist was too big and the the inseam was sewn improperly leading to a very baggy fitting. Since Brian was not the person actually making the alterations and at the time I had my suit made there was no onsite tailor I had to go back to him several times for fittings and measurements. He would then bring it back to tailor to make the alterations. So you can imagine this was a very long painstaking process. After many trips to his shop he was able to get the pants to fit somewhat properly. Quite frankly, my Banana Republic pants fit better than the ones Brian gave me. At the end I ran out of patience and time and just took the pants as they were. I had to spend another 100 dollars and take them to a reputable tailor in Main Line to fix the sub-par job done by H. Davidsen. If you are looking for a level perhaps slightly above department store garments this might be the place for you. But if you want a genuine custom bespoke fitted suit and you are a very observant and savvy dresser with a keen eye this is not the place for you. My recommendation would be to shop around for authentic bespoke tailors -there are plenty outside of the city and in NYC. I know my review may be hard for some to believe considering the number of positive preceding reviews. But I have detailed my experience with H. Davidsen. Having been around friends in the fashion industry for sometime I believe I can spot bespoke tailoring and unfortunately Henry Davidsen just doesn't deliver.
I'm a hard to dress guy and have always had problems finding clothes that fit, not to mention look good. I am 6'9" and lanky, which makes that doubly true for suits and dress shirts. If I find something with sufficient arm length, the neck is too big and the body looks like a parachute; if the neck and body are okay, it hits at my midriff. The result is that I have never felt good in the suits and shirts I've worn. My experience with Henry A. Davidsen was a game-changer. Mike Oxman invited me to the showroom and in my first consult explained the fundamentals of men's suits and how they applied to me as a hard-to-fit guy. I felt comfortable asking questions about my look and image that I've never voiced before. From the first to the final fitting, it was smooth sailing and at each step Mike took the time to explain the process and make sure everything was okay. When I put my suits and shirts on, I understood in an instant what a finely made suit can do for a man. I'll be back again and again and would happily recommend Henry A. Davidsen to any guy interested in making a positive change in the way they look and feel.
Terrific service. I recently consulted with the staff at Henry Davidsen to have a tuxedo made. I wanted a regular tuxedo with dinner jacket and a matching tailcoat, including a tuxedo shirt, braces, and two bow-ties. The service was outstanding and they worked with me to get exactly the look and feel I wanted with each piece. Brian and Mike did an excellent job of guiding me through the process, helping me make the best decisions to get my desired effect, and keeping me informed with the progress. The on-site tailor, Jay, was the best I've ever dealt with. His knowledge and passion for the art was impressive and helped me feel confident that this really was the best option for my needs. I look forward to working with them again for my future clothing projects and I recommend them to anyone who wants true, high-quality work.
An Incredible Experience – I was recently married and decided to chose Henry A. Davidsen for my wedding suit purchase. Brian's expertise and professionalism, as well as the overall quality of the experience was second to none. Brian took the time to ensure that my suit and shirt looked as great as it fit! I received countless compliments on the suit and have since recommended Henry A. Davidsen to several of my colleagues. Simply put, if you are looking for the finest in custom-fit apparel look no further!
Henry A. Davidsen, my new best friend! – Henry A. Davidsen came to my rescue, and exceeded my expectations. It's not easy being a part of a bridal party, especially when all of the groomsmen are supposed to wear the exact same suit. Brian was able to make me a suit that matched the other groomsmen (their suits were purchased from a chain store) right down to every last exact detail. The fit and the quality of my Henry A. Davidsen suit had the others wishing that they would have went this direction and spoke with Brian as well. The attention to detail, education, and communication that Brian provided me with was like nothing that I have received before. I look forward to adding new items to my wardrobe from Henry A. Davidsen.
Just Great! Best in the City – Where to start? The wardrobe I have started to create with Brian's help is simply beautiful. The shirts and suits literally fit like a glove and look great, but the clothes are really secondary to the approach and guidance Brian provides. Brian takes the time to go over every detail of each piece, explaining how each difference makes a unique statement. For someone who used to dread picking out suits, I am now completely comfortable knowing I can rely on Brian to help with every aspect of building a sharp wardrobe. I will only go to Henry Davidsen from now on
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After a return for a fitting session a few weeks later, the suit was shipped to my home and exceeded my expectations. After wearing it recently at a business function I felt no need to change prior to a 3 hour drive home. Total comfort.
I will buy whatever I need in the future from Brian despite living a distance away.
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3:44 PM CDT, April 20, 2013
The Bears wrapped up their first minicamp of 2013 last week under new coach Marc Trestman. And while it is tough to evaluate and breakdown the pro game in shorts and helmets, here are five observations I took from the up-tempo practice sessions at Halas Hall.
Installing offense: What Trestman rolled out this week has plenty of West Coast passing concepts. The Bears are going to run the Hi-Lo routes (two-level inside breaking cuts) that allow quarterback Jay Cutler to get the ball out quickly. They will include multiple alignments and reduced splits from the wide receivers along with the three-step route tree (sticks, options, tare, slants).
Still, this offense won't limit Cutler's deep ball ability. The Bears did toss the ball down the field during practice and also tested the inside seams at tight end. These are expected routes/concepts at this point of the offseason from a coach with West Coast ties that I believe are similar to what Chiefs coach Andy Reid will carry in his game plan this season.
The offense played fast and handled the increased pace of practice given the amount of stuff Trestman threw at them in their first week on the field. That will continue throughout the offseason as the Bears work through this playbook in preparation for training camp.
Hester's role: Devin Hester didn't run a single route at practice nor did he participate in any offensive individual drills or team work (7-on-7, 11-on-11). Under Trestman, his role has been reduced to special teams as a returner and possibly as part of the coverage units.
The idea of using Hester to cover kicks (punt and kickoff units) is interesting because any special teams coach would want Hester's speed, burst and lateral ability on their coverage units. Think of Hester aligned as a "gunner" on punt team or as a contain player on kickoff coverage at L2/R2 (count outside-in to the kicker from initial alignment).
But can Hester defeat a block, breakdown in the open field, square his pads and tackle in space? No one can predict that in a minicamp setting, but I'm curious to see if the Bears truly view Hester as a core special teams player outside of the impact he can make setting up field position in the return game.
Tucker's defense: The defensive scheme new coordinator Mel Tucker inherited won't see significant changes. The Bears are going to carry over many of the same alignments (as well as the terminology) that they used under Lovie Smith. That means the 4-3 "Over" and "Under" fronts, Cover-2 (Tampa-2 techniques) plus the eight-man box with the strong safety dropping down in Cover-3 (three-deep, four-under) and Cover-1 (man-free).
Pressure schemes? Expect more of the same zone blitzes (rush five, drop six) out of base and nickel personnel plus man-pressure. The Bears secondary is talented enough to play blitz technique, and I'm looking forward to watching the continued development of free safety Chris Conte — whose footwork and range were both on display at practice.
Tucker should be expected to add more to the game plan for Sundays, but the strategy coming out of minicamp meshes with what the Bears have done in the past: Get to a landmark, read the quarterback and play fast.
New veteran linebackers: When the Bears put on pads at training camp this summer in Bourbonnais, I want to watch D.J. Williams and James Anderson compete during 9-on-7 (inside run drill). Then we will get a good feel for their ability to play with leverage, stack and shed blockers and compete in the run front.
At minicamp, my focus was on their athletic ability in coverage drops and angles to the ball. Williams displayed the same talents I saw on tape. He has the footwork, hip turn and speed necessary to play the Mike Backer role in this defense plus the change-of-direction ability to work between the tackles. Anderson is more of a linear athlete at Sam Backer. Think of straight-line speed here that allows him to pursue to the ball and drive on throws underneath.
It was a good start for both of these veteran free agent signees. Athletically, I believe Williams and Anderson improve the Bears at linebacker. But their true evaluations will come when it's time to hit.
Jeffery's development: This is a crucial offseason for Alshon Jeffery's development. We saw flashes of his play-making ability in 2012, but like most rookies, Jeffery was inconsistent. Going into his second season, I expect him to be more polished as a route runner and also have a better understanding of what it takes to play at a high level versus NFL defensive backs.
On the practice field, Jeffery looked lean, displayed cleaner technique coming out of his breaks (hips, footwork) and reduced the amount of wasted movement within the route stem. Plus, I saw a burst to go get the ball down the field.
Yes, this is still a process for the young receiver. But looking at this offense, Jeffery should play a key role given the type of route tree he will be asked to run.
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Earlier this morning Microsoft accused Google of false advertising. Google responds.
This morning, David Howard, Corporate Vice President & Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft (MSFT) took the opportunity to look at unsealed documents to point out something, that if true or genuine, would seem to be a pretty big deal.
Last Friday afternoon, I learned that a batch of court documents had been unsealed and had revealed one particularly striking development: the United States Department of Justice had rejected Google's claim that Google Apps for Government, Google's cloud-based suite for government customers, has been certified under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). Given the number of times that Google has touted this claim, this was no small development.
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TU Athletics Points of Pride
Tulsa is an NCAA Division I member for all sports. Tulsa is a member of Conference USA, a league the school joined on July 1, 2005.
Tulsa currently sponsors 18 intercollegiate sports. Women: Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track, Rowing, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Outdoor Track, Volleyball; Men: Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track, Soccer, Tennis, Outdoor Track
Tulsa has won six national championships, four in women's golf (1982 and 1988 NCAA; and 1980 and 1982 AIAW titles) and two in men's basketball (1981 and 2001 NIT). Tulsa basketball also won the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Championship in 2008.
In school history, Tulsa has had 58 (40 different individuals) Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. Since 1995, Tulsa has had 47 (31 different individuals) of those Academic All-Americans on either the first, second or third-teams.
In the NACDA Learfield Director's Cup standing, The University of Tulsa has had its' highest-ever ranking in 2010-11 with a ranking of 51. Tulsa's previous highs were 61st in 2008-09 and 64th in 2007-08. In 2011-12, Tulsa had its second-highest ever ranking of 58th in the NACDA Director's Cup.
Since becoming a member of Conference USA in 2005-06, Tulsa teams have won a league-high 42 conference championships in seven seasons.
In the first six years as a Conference USA member, Tulsa student-athletes have earned the highest scholar-athlete honor possible in the league, the Scholar Athlete of the Year award 16 times: four in 2005-06 (Sam Korbe, Garrett Mills, Kara-Pongonis Paslay, Matt Wiley); four in 2006-07 (Arnau Brugues, Santie Delport, Sam Korbe, Paul Smith); three in 2007-08 (Arnau Brugues, Sara Dyer, Paul Smith); four in 2009-10 (Rebecca Row, Susan Stangl, John Beattie and Kilian Poeschk); and in 2010-11 (Zack Nulisch)
The origination of The University of Tulsa nickname -- Golden Hurricane. In 1922, the team started working out in the fall with a new nickname "Yellow Jackets." In the past, Tulsa had been named "Kendallites," "Presbyterians," Tigers," "Orange and Black," "Tulsans," and, of course, "Yellow Jackets." Head coach Howard Acher, after a remark in practice about "roaring through opponents," had seriously considered "Golden Tornadoes". However, it was learned that Georgia Tech already had chosen that tag in 1917. From the tornado, he evolved meteorologically to the hurricane. A few days before the team left for a game against Texas A&M, Acher asked the squad to vote on the name "Golden Hurricane," the gold being added because of the color of their new jerseys.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane athletics has brought increased national exposure to the city of Tulsa through nationally televised athletic events (most recently ESPN, CBS Sports Network, CBS and Fox Sports Network) and additional national media coverage.
Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium capacity is 30,000 for football. The stadium was built in 1930. Tulsa plays its home basketball and volleyball games at the Donald W. Reynolds Center, which opened in December 1998, on the TU campus. The arena seats 8,355 for basketball. The Donna J. Hardesty Sports Complex houses a softball complex, the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium and a soccer practice field. The Michael D. Case Tennis Center is one of the nation's premier tennis facilities. The J. Bird Shell Nest on the Verdigris River is the home site for the Tulsa rowing team.
Tulsa was the first university to play in five straight New Year's Day Bowl Games, including the 1942 Sun Bowl, 1943 Sugar Bowl, 1944 Sugar Bowl, 1945 Orange Bowl and 1946 Oil Bowl.
Tulsa's football teams have appeared in 18 Bowl games. Tulsa has appeared in seven bowl games in the last nine years including -- 2003 Humanitarian Bowl, 2005 AutoZone Liberty Bowl, 2006 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, the GMAC Bowl in January 2008 and 2009, the 2010 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl and the 2011 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. Tulsa has a 4-3 record in those Bowl games.
Tulsa football finished the 1991 season ranked 21st in the nation by the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches polls. In 2010, the Golden Hurricane finished the season ranked 24th nationally in the AP poll.
Tulsa football was ranked as high at 18th nationally by the AP poll in the 2008 season.
Three Tulsa golfers have won individual national championships - Nancy Lopez (1976), Kathy Baker (1982) and Melissa McNamara (1988).
The University of Tulsa has three Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees. Steve Largent and the late Jim Finks were members of the 1995 class, while Bob St. Clair was a 1990 inductee. TU shares the lead for the most NFL Hall of Fame inductees among the FBS (Division I-A) football schools in the state of Oklahoma.
Tulsa has three former student-athletes and two coaches as members of the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame. The inductees include players -- Glenn Dobbs, Howard Twilley and Jerry Rhome -- and coaches Francis Schmidt and John Cooper.
Clarence Iba, brother of the legendary Henry Iba, has generally been regarded as the man who played the most vital part in building the basketball program of the Golden Hurricane in the 1950s.
Tulsa's men's basketball team has made 21 postseason tournament appearances since the 1980-81 season, including 13 times in the NCAA Tournament, seven times in the NIT and in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational (CBI) in 2008. Tulsa has advanced to the NCAA Tournament "Sweet Sixteen" three times, and "Elite Eight" once. The Hurricane won NIT titles in 1981 and 2001, and captured the championship in the 2008 CBI.
TU men's golf coach Bill Brogden is a member of the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame.
The University of Tulsa can take much of the credit for developing the passing game in collegiate football in the 1960's. Tulsa led the nation in passing in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966. Quarterbacks Jerry Rhome (1964) and Billy Guy Anderson (1965), and receiver Howard Twilley (1964-65) set most of the NCAA passing and receiving records, some of which still stand today.
TU football players who had tremendous NFL careers include: David Alexander, Steve August, Don Blackmon, Dennis Byrd, Steve Largent, Ralph McGill, Jerry Ostroski, Drew Pearson, Ray Rhodes, Bob St. Clair, Howard Twilley and Gus Frerotte.
Two of the NFL's African-American head coaches were graduates of The University of Tulsa -- Lovie Smith (currently with the Chicago Bears) and Ray Rhodes (formerly of the Green Bay Packers). Smith led his Bears team to an appearance in the 2007 Super Bowl.
Tulsa's women's golf team has won four national championships, the latest in 1988, and has finished in second place five times. The women's team has produced more than 30 All-Americans.
The TU women golfers have made the national tournament in 32 of the 38 years of the program's existence, including 26 times to the championship finals.
Tulsa has had two female athletes earn Conference Athlete of the Year honors (including all sports), including golfer Stacy Prammanasudh in the Western Athletic Conference in 2001-02 and basketball player Jillian Robbins in Conference USA for 2005-06.
In 19 years as a conference member, the Tulsa women's golf team has won 12 conference championships, including the final seven straight league titles as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Tulsa has won two Conference USA crowns.
The men's golf team has won 11 conference titles in school history, including 10 under current head coach Bill Brogden. Tulsa has made 26 appearances in the national tournament, including 10 NCAA Championship finals appearances with seven coming under Brogden.
TU's list of golfers that have played on the LPGA tour is a Who's Who of Women's Golf. Included on this list are Nancy Lopez, Kathy Baker-Guadagnino, Jody Rosenthal Anschutz, Carolyn Hill, Kelly Robbins, Carin Koch and Stacy Prammanasudh to name a few. Tulsa's LPGA stars combined to win 70 LPGA tournament titles, including six majors.
The TU men's soccer team has made seven NCAA Tournament appearances, including four of the last five years (2007-10). The first NCAA appearance came in the 1991 season. Tulsa soccer has been nationally ranked in 1991, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
TU men's soccer won three straight Conference USA regular season and post-season titles (2007-09), while posting a consecutive streak of 21 regular season conference victories.
The men's tennis team has won 15 conference championships. In seven years as a Conference USA member, the tennis team has won six titles. The TU teams have made seven straight appearances in the NCAA Regional Championship (1995-00) and have appeared in the 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 NCAA Regional.
In 2011, the Tulsa men's tennis team advanced to the Round of 16 of the NCAA Championship for the first time in school history, and followed that up in 2012 with its' second NCAA Round of 15 finish.
The men's tennis team earned its highest national ranking ever in the 2007-09 campaign with a No. 8 ranking during the 2008 spring season, while the women's highest national ranking of No. 19 came in the 2011 spring season.
The women's tennis team has won five Conference USA Championships in the last six years (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012).
The TU women's tennis team posted a school-best 25-2 record and highest nationally ranking of 19th in the ITA poll in 2010-11.
Arnau Brugues (2005-09) was a four-time tennis All-American and in the 2008-09 season was the nation's number-one ranked tennis player for the majority of the spring season.
In the fall of 2006, Arnau Brugues won the school's first tennis national individual title by winning the ITA Polo Ralph Lauren All-American Tennis Championship.
The women's soccer team finished both the 1992 and '93 seasons ranked among the nation's top 25, including 18th in 1993 and 21st in 1992.
In 1988, the TU track team produced The University of Tulsa's first Rhodes Scholar since 1957 -- Peter Bednekoff.
In 2012, junior Chris O'Hare became Tulsa's first National Individual Champion in the sport of track by winning the NCAA Indoor Mile Run. A year earlier, he finished second overall at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships.
In 1976, the first year of the Tulsa volleyball program, the Hurricane won the Oklahoma AIAW State Small College Tournament, the Southwest AIAW Regional Tournament and advanced to the AIAW Small College National Tournament.
The TU women's volleyball team posted a school-best 31-3 record in 2010 and won the Conference USA Championship with a perfect 20-0 record. Tulsa also advanced to it's second NCAA Tournament in school history, and won its first round match against LSU. Tulsa finished the season ranked 20th in the final AVCA Coaches poll.
A year later in 2011, the TU volleyball team won its second straight C-USA Championship and made the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the second round after a first round victory over Oklahoma.
The Tulsa volleyball team has posted seven straight 20-win seasons (2005-12) which is the most consecutive 20-win seasons in school history.
In 2006, the Tulsa volleyball team won the school's first-ever conference regular season title for women's volleyball, and followed that in 2007 with its first post-season crown in Conference USA. The 2007 campaign was also the school's first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Former TU basketball player Michael Ruffin was an NCAA Top VIII Award winner in 1999, one of the NCAA's top awards. Track star Shana Robinson was a finalist for the 2004 NCAA Women of the Year award.
In its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, Tulsa's women's tennis team advanced to the second round of the 2000 NCAA Championships and completed the season with a 21-6 record.
Tulsa men's basketball has won over 600 games since 1980-81 for an average of over 20 wins per year over the last 32 seasons (658 wins through the 2011-12 season).
The Tulsa women's basketball team won its first-ever league title with a Conference USA Championship and post-season tournament championship in 2005-06. Tulsa advanced to the school's first-ever NCAA Tournament, and winning its first round game.
The Tulsa women's basketball team made back-to-back appearances in the WNIT in 2004 and 2005. The 2004 appearance was the school's first-ever postseason appearance.
The Tulsa softball team captured its first-ever conference title by winning the 2006 Conference USA Championship, and added it's second league crown in 2009 and third in 2012. TU has made five NCAA Tournament appearances in the last seven years. Tulsa made its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2006, and returned in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012.
Tulsa has hosted three NCAA national championships in school history, including the 1999 NCAA Women's Golf Championships at Tulsa Country Club, the 2004 NCAA Men's Tennis Championships and the 2008 NCAA Men's & Women's Tennis Championships at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. Tulsa also hosted the second and third rounds of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship at the downtown BOK Center in 2011. Tulsa has also hosted six ITA National Championships events in the fall season (2005-10).
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By Shoe Girl
from Hurst Texas
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Comments about Carefree Canvas Slip-Ons:
Beautiful bold color, easy to put on and a great mid line option in comparison to a loafer and athletic shoe. Threads are not as secure as I would have liked on the heel section. Ordered 2 pair and one is fine so I figure the thread issue was a manufacturing glitch.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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So comfortable!
By Social Worker
from Hanford, CA
About Me Conservative
These slip-ons are so comfortable - I bought a pair for myself and one for my sister - she loves them also!
By Connie
from Lewistown,Pa
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I have 2 pair; one to wear around home and one to shop in.My feet don't bother me at all in these shoes! They are so light and comfy!
fit small
By Barbara
from Pleasanton,Ks
I ordered a size 8 wide and they sent me a size 8 1/2 narrow. They are not wide and my foot is.I could exchange them but I am handicap and it is hard for me to get to the post office. I like all your shoes but they sure run small. Wish I could find some that would fit.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
I went back for more.
By Jojo
from CT
I purchased one pair in black as a comfortable vacation shoe. Loved them so much I then ordered the navy and tan. Very comfortable shoe. I would have rated them 5 stars, but the fabric on the Navy shoes is puckered. It's not terribly noticeable so I'm not even bothering to return them for another pair. I would definitely recommend this shoe.
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"CPSC is aware of a death of a 5-month-old boy in December 2011 in New York, New York, who was found with his face pressed against the side wall of the tent. The cause of death was not determined," according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission recall.
The travel beds are "marketed for use by infants from birth to 3+ years, depending on the model."
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Enter the King of France, the Dauphin, the ¶Constable of France, [the Duke of Brittany,] and others.
1380French King 'Tis certain he hath passed the river Somme.
¶Constable And if he be not fought withal, my lord,
¶Let us not live in France. Let us quit all
¶And give our vineyards to a barbarous people.
¶Dauphin O Dieu vivant! Shall a few sprays of us,
1385The emptying of our fathers' luxury,
¶Our scions, put in wild and savage stock,
¶Spurt up so suddenly into the clouds
¶And overlook their grafters?
¶Brittany Normans, but bastard Normans! Norman bastards!
1390Mort de ma vie, if they march along
¶Unfought withal, but I will sell my dukedom
¶To buy a slobb'ry and a dirty farm
¶In that nook-shotten isle of Albion.
¶Constable Dieu des batailles, where have they this mettle?
1395Is not their climate foggy, raw, and dull,
¶On whom, as in despite, the sun looks pale,
¶Killing their fruit with frowns? Can sodden water,
¶A drench for sur-reined jades, their barley broth,
¶Decoct their cold blood to such valiant heat?
1400And shall our quick blood, spirited with wine,
¶Seem frosty? Oh, for honor of our land,
¶Let us not hang like roping icicles
¶Upon our houses' thatch whiles a more frosty people
¶Sweat drops of gallant youth in our rich fields!
1405Poor we may call them in their native lords.
¶Dauphin By faith and honor,
¶Our madams mock at us, and plainly say
¶Our mettle is bred out, and they will give
¶Their bodies to the lust of English youth
1410To new-store France with bastard warriors.
¶Brittany They bid us to the English dancing schools
¶And teach lavoltas high and swift corantos,
¶Saying our grace is only in our heels
¶And that we are most lofty runaways.
1415French King Where is Montjoy the herald? Speed him hence.
¶Let him greet England with our sharp defiance.
¶Up, princes, and with spirit of honor edged
¶More sharper than your swords, hie to the field.
¶Charles d'Alberet, High Constable of France,
1420You Dukes of Orléans, Bourbon, and of Berry,
¶Alençon, Brabant, Bar, and Burgundy,
¶Jaques Châtillon, Rambures, Vaudémont,
¶Beaumont, Grandpré, Roucy, and Fauquembergues,
¶Foix, Lestrelles, Boucicaut, and Charolais,
1425High dukes, great princes, barons, lords, and kings,
¶For your great seats, now quit you of great shames.
¶Bar Harry England, that sweeps through our land
¶With pennons painted in the blood of Harfleur.
¶Rush on his host as doth the melted snow
1430Upon the valleys, whose low vassal seat
¶The Alps doth spit and void his rheum upon.
¶Go down upon him -- you have power enough --
¶And in a captive chariot into Rouen
|¶Bring him our prisoner.
|This becomes the great.
¶Sorry am I his numbers are so few,
¶His soldiers sick and famished in their march;
¶For I am sure when he shall see our army
¶He'll drop his heart into the sink of fear
1440And, 'fore achievement, offer us his ransom.
¶French King Therefore, lord constable, haste on Montjoy
¶And let him say to England that we send
¶To know what willing ransom he will give.
¶Prince Dauphin, you shall stay with us in Rouen.
1445Dauphin Not so, I do beseech your majesty.
¶French King Be patient, for you shall remain with us.
¶Now forth, lord constable, and princes all,
¶And quickly bring us word of England's fall.


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Senate Appropriations Committee Restores Affordable Birth Control and Cuts Funding to Dangerous Abstinence-Only Programs; House Version Awaits Vote
WASHINGTON, DC Yesterday, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) praised members of the Senate Appropriations Committee who stood up for womens health care by voting to restore affordable birth control. The Senate bill also denounced abstinence-only education by voting for a decrease in Community-Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) programs in the FY2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill.
Planned Parenthood applauds the Senate Appropriations Committee for using this bill to approve commonsense preventive health measures, said PPFA President Cecile Richards. The president sought to increase funding for programs that dont work, and today the Senate took a step in the right direction. The Senate also took this opportunity to vote for affordable health care that will reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and acknowledged the failures of abstinence-only education.
The Senates Appropriations bill includes language that would restore affordable birth control for low-income women and college students. This legislative fix is necessary to correct a mistake made in law that has placed the price of birth control out of reach for millions of women. Yesterdays Senate action will once again make it possible for college health clinics and safety-net providers to purchase birth control at low prices in order to pass along the savings to the college students and low-income women who rely on them.
The Senate bill also includes a $28 million cut for the CBAE program in response to President Bushs request for a $28 million increase in the programs funding.
The Senates decision to cut CBAE funding is positive news for Americas teens. Recent studies, including a congressional study, have found that abstinence-only programs dont work and dont delay initiation of sex. A recent study by the University of Washington found that teens who have comprehensive sex education are less likely to become pregnant than those who have abstinence-only education or no sex education. Federal funding should be directed toward comprehensive sex education programs that will keep teens healthy by including information about abstinence as well as contraception, healthy communication, responsible decision making, and prevention of sexually transmitted infections.
While the Senates Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill is good news for medically accurate sex education, it does not increase Title X funding. The Senate Committee voted to flat-fund the program at $300 million, despite womens health groups urging a $100 million increase to the program. Had it kept up with the cost of inflation, Title X would now be funded at more than $750 million.
More than 17 million low-income women in the U.S. need subsidized family planning services, and there is simply not enough funding to meet the need, said Richards. The best way to prevent unintended pregnancies and promote healthy families is to invest in family planning programs like Title X, and ensure more women and families have access to reproductive health care.
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ModMobilian share their video coverage and say "Gogol Bordello – Quite possibly our favorite show. Eugene Hütz poured his Boone's Farm on us and then we got kicked out because the audience was being thrown into the media pit. Plus – a discussion on Alabama's immigration law."
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By Tom Withers
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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia – Furiously fast and fluid, Felix Loch is an Olympic gold medalist again.
Felix Loch of Germany celebrates as he crosses the finish area to win the gold medal Sunday during the men's singles luge final at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.
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Felix Loch of Germany celebrates as he crosses the finish area to win the gold medal during the men's singles luge final Sunday at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.
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And at 24, he's only just begun.
Germany's newest luging lord locked up the title he won four years ago in Vancouver on Sunday by easily beating a field of racers he left in his icy wake. Loch completed four runs down the Sanki Sliding Center track in 3 minutes, 27.562 seconds – 0.476 seconds ahead of Russia's Albert Demchenko, who won the silver in his seventh Olympics.
Italy's Armin Zoeggeler won the bronze, giving him a record six in six games.
Loch arrived at the Sochi Games expected to win. It seemed to be a mere formality that he would add another gold medal to Germany's cache of Olympic hardware.
He dominated and delivered.
"Unbelievable. It's so crazy for me," Loch said. "I don't have any words, but yeah, it's so cool."
With IOC President Thomas Bach and German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer in attendance, Loch showed why there's no one currently in his class. Not even close.
Loch began the second day of competition leading Demchenko by 0.294 seconds, a sizeable advantage in a sport where the difference between podium and pedestrian can be the blink of an eye.
On his third trip down, Loch completed the 17-curve course in 51.613 seconds, bettering the track record he set on his second run a day earlier. It was going to take a major mistake for anyone to reel in Loch, but he was precise throughout his descent, staying away from the walls and trouble.
Demchenko, who won silver at the 2006 Turin Games and had a raucous crowd backing him, needed to find speed anywhere he could on his home track. But when he posted a time of 51.707 seconds, Loch's lead had swelled to 0.388 seconds.
At that point, Loch only needed to stay upright during his last run to secure Germany's 10th gold in 14 events since luge debuted at the 1964 Innsbruck Games.
Loch's final trip was essentially a victory lap.
He paddled down the start ramp, the spiked fingertips of his gloves digging into the slick surface. Loch stole one last look at the pristine ice before him before lying back and weaving his way to an easy victory. After crossing the finish line, he pumped both fists and let out a scream.
The 42-year-old Demchenko was nearly as excited with his silver, and as he celebrated Russian fans chanted "Four more years!" in hopes he'll keep sliding.
"Why would I be disappointed," said Demchenko, who indicated he will retire and possibly coach. "There is no reason to be disappointed with any medal."
Zoeggeler, 40 and likely to hang up his racing helmet, was thrilled to add a third bronze to the Olympic collection he started 20 years ago in Lillehammer.
"I'm happy for the sixth medal," he said. "It's a very hard job for these two days."
After winning five of nine World Cup events this season, Loch, whose father competed in luge for East Germany in the 1984 Olympics and passed on sliding secrets to his son, was one of the biggest favorites in the games. This was his race to lose, but not only did Loch win, he outraced the field of 39 lugers so convincingly that he unintentionally embarrassed them.
He beat fourth-place finisher, Germany's Andi Langehnam, by 1.829 seconds.
There's not another slider in his age bracket as talented or as driven as Loch. And with Demchenko and Zoeggeler nearing the finish lines of their stellar careers, Loch lacks a luging contemporary to challenge him and keep him on top of his game.
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