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He's already reunited with his former on-screen dad twice on Last Man Standing, but now Home Improvement alum Jonathan Taylor Thomas is stepping behind the camera - and we've got an exclusive sneak peek.
In this video from Friday's episode (8/7c, ABC), Vanessa (Nancy Travis) really gets into the Halloween spirit by setting up an elaborate haunted house at the local elementary school. But will Vanessa's decorations prove too scary for Boyd (Flynn Morrison)?
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Mike doesn't seem to think so, that is, until he sees Vanessa's costume!
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Maybe you don't have the greenest thumb. Your tomatoes refuse to ripen and your roses won't bloom. That doesn't mean that you can't enjoy the botanical world. You might have to go about it a little differently! Try out one of our upcoming Garden Craft series or learn how to capture the plant world in pencil or silks.
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Garden Craft: Potato Printmaking
Saturday, September 7, 10am – 12pm
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If glass isn't your thing, try Potato Printmaking! Use potatoes (or yams, or sweet potatoes!) to create sophisticated and elegant prints for paper and cloth. Print on plain wrapping paper for a unique gift or bring a plain tablecloth to embellish. The possibilities are endless! At the very least, you will take home your own custom printed tea towel.
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If you are looking for something a little more technical, sign up for our Botanical Drawing series of classes. With nothing but a pencil, learn to create beautiful, detailed and accurate botanical drawings. Beginners are welcome; many start with sketch an egg or a pepper, before moving onto more complicated subjects such as artichokes and coleus leaves.
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Saturday, November 2, 9am – 5pm
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An ass attack is when you are feeling completely normal without the feeling of having to take a shit. Then all of a sudden out of nowhere you have to shit and shit BAD!! You pretty much have less than one minute to find a toilet. It can happen anytime or anywhere.
I was standing in my kitchen feeling completely normal making dinner then all of a sudden I had an Ass Attack, so I ran to the bathroom and pulled my pants down just in time to make it in the toilet.
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after eating that enchilada I had an ass attack
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the sudden attack of the anus
joey planned a stealthy ass attack
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Giving it hard, deep and fast in your anal orfice
my girlfriend loves an ass attack...she loves it
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When a man unexpectdly gives another man anal.
Mike gave Tim an ass attack.
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Being REALLY REALLY stoned, resulting in your ass falling asleep. See stoned
Dude, after smoking that blunt, I felt an ass attack coming on.
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to become sudddenly very emotional - surprised, angry etc.
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The scenery of the couple's nuptials – Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts – was peaceful and picturesque, covered with trees and flowers.
The Ralph Lauren Black Label-dressed groom, 39, and custom Carolina Herrera-clad bride were joined by friends and family in the intimate ceremony, including Olivia Munn, Allison Williams, Kristen Wiig, Amy Poehler and a handful of other current SNL stars and alumni.
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Turning into the driveway on a hot, steamy morning in June, a strange sound begins to compete with NPR. It wins.
Sitting there, listening, the hauntingly beautiful chorus of myriad voices harmoniously transports the listener to some exotic place, far away … Xanadu … in the middle of Summerville.
The gibbons are singing.
Forty years ago, Shirley McGreal, PhD, OBE came to the rescue of Gibbons. Today she operates the International Primate Protection League and a Gibbon sanctuary in the Summerville area. Next week the IPPL celebrates its 40th anniversary.
A human voice jars with a pleasant "hello!"
Tina McCoy leads the way into the cool confines of a plain brick structure that houses a surprisingly pretty office inside.
McCoy offers a welcome then suggests a tour. Sanctuary executive director, McGreal, is on the phone and will join us later.
As we exit the office we peer through dense foliage and a tiny face peers back. Intelligent, watching, waiting to see what this intrusion would bring.
It is Palu Palu one of the 37 gibbons that live at the sanctuary.
"He's our office manager," laughs McCoy. He sits there all days and watches what we do inside."
The sanctuary is a sort of tropical paradise, planted in such a way as to mimic the natural habitat of the Gibbons to make them feel secure and comfortable. Long wire "tunnels" lead from each huge enclosure. These enable the staff to move Gibbons from one enclosure to another safely.
Gibbons are not particularly human-friendly or safe so no one handles them unless they have been anesthetized. In fact, there are discreet rows of plantings about four-feet around every enclosure – the arm span of a Gibbon. Go inside the four-foot zone and don't be surprised if you lose your glasses or you hair.
(A hand on my shoulder firmly pulls me back when unaware, I wander inside the plantings and quicker than light, a Gibbon hand sweeps by my face aiming for my glasses.)
McGreal doesn't just house Gibbons however. At the sanctuary live two dogs and some otters.
In addition to an office, the sanctuary also offers a medical facility/kitchen, which holds cases of fresh fruit and vegetables. The staff are quite savvy shoppers getting the best deals between the grocery stores such as Piggly Wiggly – for cases of fresh mangos -- and the Summerville farmer's market for bushels of tomatoes, squash, beans, etc.
After a quick "hello" to the otters, who want to play, we settle on a golf cart to tour the rest of the grounds. Beautifully landscaped sympathetically to Gibbon world, the grounds include a number of houses or cottages where visiting experts stay. McGreal also lives on site so the Gibbons are never left unprotected.
Since 1973, McGreal has helped countless primates across the globe, her reach touching primates in Bolivia, Cameroon, Chile, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nepal, Republic of Congo, Thailand, Uganda, South Africa, Vietnam, Columbia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea. Guinea, Nigeria, Peru and Sierra Leone. Through grants, the IPPL helps numerous organizations worldwide, protect primates. It plays watchdog on behalf of primates uncovering abuse, exploitation and wanton killing.
The Summerville sanctuary has expanded to 36 acres including a buffer zone so the singing doesn't bother the neighbors. The IPPL mission is "to promote the conservation and protection of all nonhuman primate, including apes, monkeys and prosimians, around the world."
Operating with an international advisory board, the IPPL is able to help both financially and by publicizing, organizations to change laws, rescue and offer sanctuary to primates.
And then, of course, there are the delightful Gibbons who live here in Summerville.
Wily and intelligent, these primates live in what could be considered, in the Gibbon world, the lap of luxury. Safe inside huge spaces, they are able to keep track of the world around them, take a nap, enjoy feasts of fresh fruits and vegetables and get their backs scratched by their human caretakers.
They get veterinary care and live out their lives in peace.
"We tend to lead the way to get groups recognized on the map," said McGreal. "We have more than 10,000 members, including foundations, and we are speakers for the world."
McGreal says there are always several campaigns ongoing and they often get animals that have been confiscated and sent to the sanctuary.
McGreal, a British subject, speaks fluent French, "some Spanish, modest Hindi and Thai." and is recognized by her peers as a leader in primate protection. She operates the only Gibbon sanctuary in the country.
In anticipation of its anniversary celebration, tributes from around the world have come in to the Summerville office.
"Congratulations to you Shirley and all your amazing colleagues…for 40 years you have struggled to improve the lives of countless primates and have truly made a difference in their lives." Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE
"Thanks to its [IPPL] kindess…three chimpanzees have been able to leave the horrible conditions they were living in…." Franck and Roxane Chantereau, J.A.C.K. Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo
"IPPL was instrumental in helping Malaysia…." Mohammed Khan, Wildlife Chief of Peninsular Malaysia
"We really want … IPPL…to know that we appreciate …from the bottom of our hearts your generous help…." Pharanee Deters, Highland Farm Gibbon Sanctuary, Thailand
When IPPL struggled with a lawsuit by an Austrian drug company because it was trying to block the company's plan to set up a large-scale chimp lab in Sierra Leone, it got assistance from a surprising quarter: The British Royal Family. Prince Philip, a life-long conservationist with an interest in wildlife trade issues. The Prince interceded on IPPL's behalf, getting the lawsuit dropped. The lab plan collapsed.
Prince Philip stepped in on a number of other occasions to support IPPL and its work. When McGreal went to Buckingham Palace to receive an Order of the British Empire honor from Queen Elizabeth, she and the Prince spent a long time chatting privately in his sitting room.
McGreal has a precious collection of letters from the Prince.
"IPPL is a shining example of what can be achieved by persistent effort, accurate intelligence and fearless intervention. I am delighted to…send my congratulations and best wishes to everyone…particularly its founder on this important anniversary." Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Anyone wishing to support the IPPL may do so by contacting IPPL at P.O. Box 766, Summerville, SC 29484 or calling 843-871-2280. For more information, go to www.ippl.org.
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text: Patricia N. Wilson, 85, Tyrone, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at Epworth Manor, Tyrone. She was born in Tyrone, daughter of James P. and Kathryn Alice (Gilson) Neil. She married the late Clifford L. Wilson. Surviving are four children: Susan (Paul) Smith of Warriors Mark, Marlene (Darren) McClellan of Tipton, Kenneth (Linda) of Newton, Mass., and Judy (Steve) Barry of Kevil, Ky.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 until the 2 p.m. funeral service Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, at Richard H. Searer Funeral Home Inc., Tyrone, Pastor Sarah Kim officiating. Burial will follow at Bald Eagle Cemetery.


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Toyota's board voted
to halt production at the Nummi plant in Fremont, California, a
facility built in 1984 that Toyota shared with General Motors.
GM ended the partnership several months ago, which immediately
started rumors of a possible plant closure sometime in 2010.
The Nummi plant produces the Toyota Corolla, Matrix, and Tacoma
along with the Pontiac Vibe (which is being killed along with the
Pontiac brand).
United Auto Workers union members have entered
negotiations with New United Motor Manufacturing officials,
attempting to see if there is any way Toyota will keep the factory
open longer. The Nummi facility served as Toyota's first
manufacturing foray in the United States, with Nummi employees saying
it was them who helped shape Toyota's success.
Toyota, which
hasn't had to close a plant outside Japan, was rumored to announce
the plant's closure last spring. Nummi currently employs 4,600
employees, and if Toyota halts production, then the plant's closure
will put all of those employees out of work. Furthermore,
supports indicate the ripple effect from Nummi's closure could impact
up to 50,000 people.
Toyota is expected to reduce worldwide
capacity from 1 million vehicles down to 700,000, with the Nummi
closure expected to help Toyota reach that goal.
quote: "Corollas will be sourced from its Cambridge, Ont., Canada plant, as well as Japan to meet near-term demand. This will enable an uninterrupted supply of vehicles to dealers and customers in North America," said a Toyota news release.The Cambridge plant already assembles Corolla sedans and Matrix hatchbacks.It is not yet clear how many jobs will be gained in Ontario because of the move."


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Thirteen ways to cook without using an oven. (Cheap Healthy Good)
On carnivore guilt. (The KitchenBitsch)
Six surprisingly creative ways to reuse empty wine bottles. (NorCal Wine Blog, via Lonely Gourmet)
Why dairly farmers across the country wasted perfectly good milk on July 4th by pouring it down the drain. (Wasted Food)
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Yes, you can nail that "Thai restaurant flavor" of Drunken Noodles in your own home! (Alosha's Kitchen)
Three important secrets for delicious Homemade Peanut Butter. (stonesoup)
How to make homemade Ghee. (A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa) Bonus post for beet lovers: Stuffed Beets or Remolachas Rellenas.
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Why our civilization is doomed if we do not rein in our social scientists. (The Last Psychiatrist)
Shut up! Talking about your goals gives you a premature sense of completeness, and it can actually prevent you from accomplishing them. (Derek Sivers' Blog)
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quote: The unfortunate thing is that they let totally investor centric people be CEOs or they let these guys who have this "marvel of technology," that they push even if it tosses their company into an early grave, be CEOs.... never someone who is balanced and... ya know, intelligent on both fronts (or as I like to call it, practical/pragmatic).


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The crap they sell at "jewelery" parties. Generally, the types of parties you are guilted into buying something at only because the person is a single mom or has a deadbeat husband.
Look at that black hills gold and turquoise necklace she has on. It's so bad, it's junkerey.
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Ephemeral Relics: Approaches to the Five Senses in the Ancient World
Deadline, December 15, 2012
The Center for Ancient Studies at the University of Pennsylvania invites submissions for its 2013 Graduate Conference. Scheduled for March 2, 2013, the conference will address the nature of sensory experience in the ancient world through examinations of the five sense organs: The Eye, The Nose, The Ears, The Mouth, The Skin. How can contemporary scholarship study these senses, divorced from ancient experiences by time and distance, and limited by the cultural mediation of our own sensory faculties? Through focusing on individual sensory experiences, the challenge of capturing sensation and transmitting it through a variety of media will be explored. What, if anything, can we learn across the chasm of both time and medium? What were the challenges that documenting ephemeral experience presented for both ancient peoples and for modern interpreters? How are we to deal with the mediating factors of time, environment, and acculturation when discussing and comparing sensory experiences from the past?
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• Optics and the science of vision
• Music theory, performance history and the science of musical instruments
• Perfumery
• The development of sanitation systems
• Erotic literature and the literary description of physical pleasure
• Gastronomy and the history of beverages
• Poisons and poisoning
• Sense memory and the production of crafts
• Architectural manipulations of the gaze
Papers from a variety of disciplines are encouraged, including but not limited to Religious Studies, Classical Studies, Ancient Studies, Art History, Anthropology, Near Eastern Studies, East Asian Studies, History, and the History of Science. Papers must center on a topic prior to the Early Modern period. Each panel will be chaired by a Penn faculty member.
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When you finally find an empty public restroom for a dump so massive that it requires complete solitude for the deposit....and then someone walks in.(especially at your office/work place)
Just as I was about to 'release the beast', some turd buglar entered the bathroom causing my sphincter to snap shut!
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In Quebec, the thief who follows the first burglar and the second burglar.
We arrested de first two burglars, but de turd burglar got away.
po Saddam Hussein Мај 9, 2003
yet another word for gay men
jeez joe is a turd burglar!!
po turd-bur-gal-er Април 24, 2003
One who burgles turds
My cat took a crap and the dog ate it...he sure is a turd burglar
po baldylocks1976 Јануар 29, 2005
(UK) Slang for homosexual.
"Hey, turd burglar! Get off that guy!"
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The Hamburglar's more fetid and vastly less successful predecessor.
I thought the McCrappy Meal cam with a Turd Burglar toy...
po AngryChegro Јул 10, 2003
A derogatory term for a man of homosexual tendencies.
See also: Marmite/Vegemite/Chutney Ferret; Tail-gunner; and obviously faggot etc.
Man that guy is a turd-burglar
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The Amherst Industrial Development Agency, in an otherwise quiet meeting, agreed to allow Zaepfel Development Co. to refinance an existing mortgage on a cluster of eight properties in the Northpointe Commerce Park, reducing the mortgage amount and getting a lower interest rate.
Agency directors backed the plan to obtain a new mortgage of $28.25 million, down from the current mortgage balance of $31.72 million because Zaepfel will pay down some of the loan and refinance the rest at a lower rate.
The new loan, from Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co. or VALIC, will have a seven-year term. There is no new money, tax breaks or tax exemptions involved in the deal. However, four of the buildings are expected to be conveyed back to Zaepfel and returned to the tax rolls as part of the transaction, IDA officials said.
Northpointe is a 52-acre research, development and office park in northwest Amherst. The eight buildings house a range of tenants, including consumer products testing firm Bureau Veritas and a foreclosure law firm that took over space once occupied by the Steven J. Baum PC firm. Baum had been the state's No. 1 foreclosure firm until it closed a year ago after losing much of its business in the wake of a scandal, government investigations into its practices and widespread criticism.
In other matters, the agency:
• Reaffirmed its mission statement and approved its 2012 performance report. Last year, IDA approved 10 projects totaling $84.37 million in private-sector investment for construction, renovation and equipping of 450,040 square feet of space. The projects will create 495 new jobs, retain 564 jobs and generate $6.4 million in new property taxes. Additionally, the construction itself will produce 492 jobs and $55.86 million in spending.
The projects included Ellicott Development Co.'s conversion of the former Stereo Advantage site on Main Street into a mixed-use building, construction of a new office building for PHH Mortgage Corp., and the Lord Amherst Hotel renovation and expansion project on Main Street. Half of the projects involved redevelopment, with three in targeted "enhancement areas," and the IDA has approved 53 such projects totaling $200 million in new investment since 2000.
The IDA has also participated in developing the town's Bicentennial Comprehensive Plan, planning for improvements to the Main Street corridor, and hiring a consultant to conduct a market study of the Main Street retail corridor from the Youngmann Expressway to Youngs Road.
"I see Amherst now as where Buffalo was 30 to 40 years ago, and if we don't respond, we'll be where Buffalo is now in 30 to 40 years," said Amherst Town Supervisor Barry A. Weinstein. "We're getting criticism for some of the projects, but that's what's going to make the difference."
• Discussed the merits of its business development efforts through consultant Paul Leone, and debated whether the agency is facilitating or encouraging development in the town as opposed to facilitating or encouraging the use of tax breaks to bring business to the agency.
"I don't think it's appropriate to facilitate tax abatements," said board member Stuart C. Shapiro. "We shouldn't be going around saying, 'Can we give you a tax abatement?' "
But IDA Executive Director James Allen said it's more about letting small businesses and others know what services the agency provides, and how it can help them. He also noted that it's not always tax breaks, but assistance with obtaining Small Business Administration or bank loans, or advice on getting through the town planning and permitting process.
"A lot of people aren't aware of what an IDA can do for them," said board member Edward Stachura. "They're just educating people."
• Discussed Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's state budget proposal that calls for eliminating the state's portion of IDA sales tax breaks. Allen said the proposal would harm redevelopment efforts, especially for "adaptive reuse" of outdated buildings, and said IDAs around the state are now mobilizing with local municipalities and chambers of commerce to defeat the plan.
"It's something that's not really good for anybody. It's draconian," Allen said. "I'm hopeful something will be done with that, but I don't know."
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Hope Berschler of Vintage Rescue has been rescuing eclectic 20th-century household treasures for more than two decades and delights in putting them back into circulation. She has an affinity for vintage books and ephemera, not only for their stories, but for their design, cultural references and yes, their covers. Curated especially for One Kings Lane, the items offered here are ready for you to rescue and use for vintage home decor and gifting.


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Three Florida women beat a neighbor who asked them to keep the noise down in their apartment, WPBF 25 News has learned.
Palm Bay police said the victim knocked on the suspects' door over the weekend to complain about the noise, and the three women attacked her.
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Then, later in the parking lot, the women attacked her again.
All three have been charged with battery.
MORE MUGSHOTS: Who Got Arrested In South Florida?
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Life is Aight, I GuessFriday, July 27th, 2012
Nas f/ Mary J. Blige – "Reach Out" (Def Jam, 2012)
Life Is Good is definitely a 21st century Nas album. It's exactly the type of record he has been making since Stillmatic – 12% good enough, 63% whatever, 25% completely embarrassing. And yet it will still get hailed as a classic (because it's Nas, yo) for three weeks before fans forget it and forever and go back to longing for him to make another album with DJ Premier. [1]


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Take the plunge into a beautiful new form of fiber art! Claudia Chase helps new crafters get started and even shows experienced beaders and weavers fresh tricks. These addictive bracelet designs whip up in as little as 45 minutes and make the perfect handmade gift. Cotton or silk, clay or crystals, you'll love the results. With Claudia's guidance, make designs that match your style, from delicate and luxe to bold and tribal. You'll even learn how to make a basic bead loom using a picture frame!
Meet your instructor, Claudia Chase, as she previews what you'll learn in this class.
Claudia Chase explains three looms: the Mirrix bead and tapestry loom, the Cricket rigid-heddle loom and a handmade frame loom.
Claudia discusses the materials you'll need and how to set up each loom. Then get started with a simple bracelet using silk thread and beads.
Elegant gold thread and beads lend a new twist to the beautiful, classic affinity bracelet.
Expand your skills as Claudia introduces two beautiful variations on the affinity bracelet that feature larger beads.
Expand your skills on the Mirrix loom as you weave with wire, adding in beautiful beads along the way.
Claudia uses the Cricket loom to create the no warp ends bracelet in wire.
Set up and weave the tapestry cuff on the Cricket rigid-heddle loom.
The tapestry cuff is explored, this time on the Mirrix loom.
Take your weaving skills farther as Claudia shows you several more variations for the tapestry cuff bracelet, including how to make wavy lines, hatching and even a checker board.
Take your cuff from loom to wearable art as you learn to apply the cuff fabric to a metal backing.
Learn how to make a version of the affinity bracelet using handmade Columbian clay beads in this bonus lesson.
"I want to thank Claudia and Craftsy for making this class available. The project could be done on any loom, even a handmade loom from four pieces of wood, and the materials required are whatever you happen to have in the way of beads and yarn. Nothing expensive is required and I was able to recycle all sorts of things into my project. I had some old jewelry that I took apart for beads and had lots of leftover sport-weight knitting wool and embroidery floss for the warp and weft. I would highly recommend this class to others, regardless of their stash of beads and yarn or whatever loom they might own or make. Thanks again for a great way to learn new techniques. "
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BOULDER, Colo. � Colorado rose up on defense, but the offense wilted against Washington. Now the Buffaloes have one chance left to avoid being on the wrong side of history.
Keith Price threw a career-best five touchdown passes and Washington overcame a slow start to whip hapless Colorado 38-3 on Saturday for the Huskies� fourth consecutive win.
After committing five costly turnovers in this one, the Buffaloes will have to beat Utah on Friday to avoid the worst record in school history and their first winless season at home since 1920.
�What I�ve been telling the guys, I don�t even want you to play for me or just play for the seniors; play for yourselves,� senior tight end Nick Kasa said. �Because we can�t be that team that never won at home; that�s just embarrassing. We�re going to go out and get this win.�
Washington senior Justin Glenn recognized the disappointed looks of the Colorado players during the game. He lived through a similar season as a freshman.
�I saw it, and they just looked dead,� he said. �Me and Cody (Bruns) were talking about that how our freshman year, you just don�t have hope coming into a game, it�s just not the same. And it feels great to be on the opposite end of that.�
The Buffaloes� defense did its job before wearing down in the second half, forcing a fumble near the goal line and holding the Huskies scoreless until Price threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Bruns with 1:02 left in the second quarter.
Colorado�s offense wasn�t nearly as productive. Sophomore quarterback Connor Wood struggled in his first start, going 3 of 6 for 11 yards and two interceptions before he was replaced by Jordan Webb, who started the first nine games. Things didn�t get much better � Webb ran a quarterback sneak on first down in an apparent miscommunication from the sideline.
�They originally had it as third down, so we signaled him quarterback sneak,� Colorado head coach Jon Embree said. �Then they gave him the first down, and he didn�t get the signal what the play was supposed to be.�
Webb had 33 yards passing before giving way to John Schrock. Colorado (1-10, 1-7 Pac-12) finished with 51 yards passing.
�We�ve struggled at that position, so we�ve got to find a way to fix it,� Embree said. �It is what it is, unfortunately, right now. We�ve got to find the guy who can hopefully give us a chance to be more productive on that side.�
The Huskies (7-4, 5-3) found their groove in the second half.
Bishop Sankey atoned for a first-half fumble at the 1 by running through Colorado�s defense for 139 yards and collecting 48 more on four receptions as the Huskies won consecutive road games for just the second time in the last decade.
Price completed 22 of 29 passes for 248 yards with no interceptions.
The Buffaloes held an opponent scoreless in the first quarter for the first time this season but still trailed 7-0 at halftime after running their own scoreless streak at Folsom Field to eight quarters.
Two big blunders by the Buffs led to 14 quick points and ended hopes of an upset in a stadium that mostly was empty with the campus on Thanksgiving break and the program in a downward spiral under Embree.
A punt hit Colorado�s Nelson Spruce, and Will Shamburger recovered for Washington at the Colorado 35 after a save by teammate Kevin Smith as the ball was bouncing out of bounds. Three plays later, Price found Kasen Williams in the end zone for a 17-yard touchdown.
�The kid just made a great play,� Spruce said. �One of our guys got it and didn�t hold onto it, and they ended up recovering it.�
Huskies tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins, playing defensive end on third downs with Washington�s defensive line riddled with injuries, then recovered a fumble after Josh Shirley�s sack-strip of Webb. Fifteen seconds later, Price hit Kendyl Taylor for a 23-yard touchdown and a 21-0 lead.
Marques Mosley returned the ensuing kickoff 59 yards, setting up Will Oliver�s 37-yard field goal that snapped the Buffs� home scoring drought, which had dated to the first half of a game against Arizona State on Oct. 11. They subsequently were shut out 48-0 by Stanford.
�I don�t know why we�re better on the road than at home offensively. That makes no sense to me,� Embree said. �Part of it�s opponents, but at the same time, it shouldn�t be that.�
The Huskies responded with a 17-point blitz that included touchdown passes from Price of 3 yards to Seferian-Jenkins and 18 yards to Jaydon Mickens against a tired Colorado defense.
�Eventually that�s what happens to your defense if you�re out there all the time,� Embree said. �If it�s three-and-outs and you consistently have to come back out there, they�re going to get worn down.�
The Huskies caught the first big break of the game when Marcus Peters pressured Wood into a poor pass that Shaq Thompson intercepted at midfield. After reaching the Colorado 13, however, the drive stalled and on fourth-and-10, Travis Coons banged the ball off the left upright.
He later was good from 25 yards out.
Later, Buffs linebacker Doug Rippy stripped Sankey at the 1, and Jon Major recovered for Colorado. Wood quickly followed with his second interception, this one picked off by safety Sean Parker.


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text: @Aaron, I don't think I understand your point. From my understanding about bitcoin blocks https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Block it contains a transaction log. I understand that as the more people mining will cause blocks to become harder to find. Fast forward into the future when the very last block is mined and no more bitcoins will be created. What happens at that point? Are blocks still created? Why should I try to generate blocks if there is no reward for doing so? When this happens, does the entire system break down? Some of this is just my own ignorance and I don't think could be considered valid since I haven't taken the time to really dig into the code and make sure I understand a lot of this stuff. If any can answer, please do. - Joshua Estes @JoshuaEstes "If you live periods of your life in misery, when you remember back to those times, all you'll remember is the misery. The misery robs you of great memories you could otherwise be making." On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Aaron welch <n2nightfall at gmail.com> wrote: > Josh, the difficulty would increase to make finding blocks that much > harder and the value that much higher. Imagine it like the first stock > certificate for GE or Coke and how much those would be worth today after > all the stock splits. > > -AW > > > On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 10:47 AM, Joshua Estes <f1gm3nt at gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> https://www.google.com/search?q=inventor%20committed%20to%20mental%20institution >> >> Even the smartest people are wrong some of the time. >> >> 1: When you start out learning something say economics, you read >> everything you can on the subject. Eventually you can recall things based >> on previous work or come up with your own theories. At some point you >> believe in your idea so strongly that no one else is right. You die, you >> leave your legacy of books and papers behind. >> Goto 1; >> >> This process repeats itself over and over again. One of my biggest >> questions I have with bitcoins, which I haven't bothered to ask yet, is if >> each block contains transactions that are to be tracked. What happens when >> the last block is found? Does the system fail at that point? Bitcoins >> interest me because it makes me ask questions, other people's questions >> about bitcoins interest me as well. Nothing is set yet and this whole >> "experiment" could fail. >> >> >> - Joshua Estes >> >> @JoshuaEstes >> >> "If you live periods of your life in misery, when you remember back to >> those times, all you'll remember is the misery. The misery robs you of >> great memories you could otherwise be making." >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Randy, thank you, yes, deflation. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Randy Yates <lpcustom at gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Isn't that rapid deflation? >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> And Lynn, I think you are probably one of the smartest people here, so >>>>> I find it hard to criticize your argument because they are usually fairly >>>>> well thought out. >>>>> >>>>> My other big thing with Bitcoins is the rapid inflation. I mean look >>>>> at that guy who paid for a pizza in bitcoins a couple years ago, the amount >>>>> he paid for the pizza would now be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars! >>>>> >>>>> Even inflation from the early 1900s to now isn't nearly that bad. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Stephen Kraus < >>>>> ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I criticize it because numerous economics professors criticize it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Look, I'm all for you doing Bitcoin, its your time and your >>>>>> processing power, not mine. >>>>>> >>>>>> But lets be perfectly honest: When a bunch of people who spend their >>>>>> entire lives studying economic systems inside and out say its a waste and >>>>>> it will lead nowhere, I'm of the mind to take their opinions into account. >>>>>> Especially when a Nobel Laureate is saying so. >>>>>> >>>>>> Right now, I've watched the Bitcoin trends from Mt. Gox and it is >>>>>> bouncy as hell, repeatedly bubbles then pops. It doesn't matter how often >>>>>> it spikes if it cannot stay consistent at a certain value for long or >>>>>> trends rapidly up and down. >>>>>> >>>>>> Just read this thread, ignore some of the goofiness and listen to >>>>>> some of the people in it. I find their opinions seem to reflect a lot of >>>>>> people I know in the economics fields: >>>>>> http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3543334&pagenumber=70#lastpost >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 9:29 AM, Lynn Dixon <boodaddy at gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> What is surprising to me is the vast number of people that will jump >>>>>>> in and criticize the currency after doing no research on it. They will >>>>>>> read a few articles on the web, or maybe even some horrid bitcointalk forum >>>>>>> posts and simply make an assumption that is usually incorrect. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The currency works, and works well. I have been mining for a while >>>>>>> now, nearly two years, and I have personally made some impressive returns. >>>>>>> I have also used the currency quite a bit. I have used it as a vehicle of >>>>>>> exchange when dealing with foreign currency, I have used it as a vehicle of >>>>>>> exchange for goods and services, and I even accept bitcoin as payment for >>>>>>> my web hosting company. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 8:02 AM, Mike Robinson < >>>>>>> miker at sundialservices.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> These are just my thoughts – but I see a bully pulpit here, and >>>>>>>> I'll be brief. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If you wanted to fleece a bunch of nerds, how would you do it? >>>>>>>> Well, first of all, you'd promise them, one way or another, "easy money." >>>>>>>> In fact, knowing that many of them spend hours each day in >>>>>>>> gam-environments where guns never run out of ammo, you'd promise them "make >>>>>>>> your own money." An altogether synthetic currency system. "World Money, >>>>>>>> Release 2.0." >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You'd slow-roll the whole thing. Just toss the ball out onto the >>>>>>>> field almost unmentioned. Aside from the obvious need for plausible denial >>>>>>>> when the sheet hits the fan, you're playing hard to get, in the form of a >>>>>>>> cryptographic-based puzzle that can only be brute-forced, but that can be >>>>>>>> shown to be solvable. Add a few more promises – that the supply of this >>>>>>>> "money" will always be limited (never mind how) – and wait for the >>>>>>>> Powerball Effect to take hold of its own accord. A very large number of >>>>>>>> paper cards are thrown away near my driveway, because I live on a country >>>>>>>> road about a quarter-mile from a convenience store. I pick them up by the >>>>>>>> hundreds. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Meanwhile, start selling supplies .. for real money. And books, of >>>>>>>> course. Every now and then, grab a quiet instant-success headline, say by >>>>>>>> selling a Ferrari (a Ford will NOT do ...) for this "new money." Then wait. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It's a Crowd Psychology 101 play, people, and I just want to say .. >>>>>>>> there are some things in this ol' world that are truly ancient, and finding >>>>>>>> new and creative ways to rip off your fellow-man by leveraging his own >>>>>>>> gullibility is one of them. I don't want my Chattanooga virtual friends to >>>>>>>> be among those many that will eventually be hurt. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> #undef soapbox .. Thank you. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> – Mike Robinson >>>>>>>> (615) 268-3829 >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Chugalug mailing list >>>>>>>> Chugalug at chugalug.org >>>>>>>> http://chugalug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/chugalug >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Chugalug mailing list >>>>>>> Chugalug at chugalug.org >>>>>>> http://chugalug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/chugalug >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Chugalug mailing list >>>>> Chugalug at chugalug.org >>>>> http://chugalug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/chugalug >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Google reads my email! >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Chugalug mailing list >>>> Chugalug at chugalug.org >>>> http://chugalug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/chugalug >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Chugalug mailing list >>> Chugalug at chugalug.org >>> http://chugalug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/chugalug >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Chugalug mailing list >> Chugalug at chugalug.org >> http://chugalug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/chugalug >> >> > > > -- > Aaron Welch > Chief Mechanic @ Geek Ventures > 423-505-9999 > n2nightfall at gmail.com > "Enabling people to do great things with their own ideas." > > _______________________________________________ > Chugalug mailing list > Chugalug at chugalug.org > http://chugalug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/chugalug > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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DFW Airport: Road fixers and shape shifters
We have spoken. And the folks with the DFW Connector project have listened – and responded.
After writing about my tribulations trying to get out of the DFW Airport by way of the northern entrance/exit, some of you offered your own tales and opinions.
Very smart stuff. Among my favorites was Edward Holman's "Shape shifters have got the north side in some kind of temporal paradox. It never looks the same and there are no signs until you hit Fort Worth."
Well, Alyssa Tenorio, the public information manager for the project sent me a very gracious e-mail, explaining a few things about the project and offering some help about how to navigate the north access.
When you are leaving the airport from the north entrance, you will need to stay in the left lane and head toward northbound SH 121," she explained. "From SH 121, you'll be able to exit to eastbound IH-635 on your right. In future – tentatively scheduled for this spring – we will open a dedicated bridge from northbound International Parkway(north exit of DFW Airport) to eastbound IH-635, which will alleviate the need of having to merge with SH 121 before reaching IH-635."
A dedicated bridge…not having to merge with SH 121…
And that wasn't even the best part.
"The DFW Connector project is currently more than 80 percent complete," she added, "with a substantial completion date of this summer!"
Relief. And during summer, no less.
Alyssa suggests we go to www.dfwconnector.com, which lists all current and upcoming closures, before heading to the airport. And she said NorthGate Constructors, the contractor for the project, will have its crews look at the signage on the north side.
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OCALA, FLA. — Step inside The Funking Conservatory, a school of higher learning for wrestling hopefuls with aspirations of making it to the big show, and you get a glimpse of the future.
On any given night, chances are good that you'll see an array of talent with bright and promising careers in front of them.
Students travel from around the world to attend the elite school, run by former NWA world champion Dory Funk Jr., bringing with them hopes of one day being cheered by thousands of fans at major arenas or watched by millions more on television.
Some trainees, such as Heather Webber, don't have to go very far in search of a dream.
Webber, better known as "Hollywood Heather," is a homegrown talent from Ocala.
She's also a WWE diva-in-waiting.
"Six feet of blonde perfection" is how the attractive 22-year-old describes herself.
In her two short years of training at this central Florida academy, Webber has made major strides that have Funk and others projecting her as a can't-miss prospect.
"We believe in her one hundred percent," says Funk, who runs the school with wife Marti. "We think the world of her."
There's more than one reason for the WWE Hall of Famer's lofty praise.
Webber is poised, camera-friendly and can throw a superkick faster than you can say HBK.
"She's definitely charismatic," says Funk. "They used to say that when Joe Namath walked into a room, he grabbed everybody's eyes. Hollywood Heather is very much like that. If you walk into a room and Hollywood's there, she grabs your eyes and she grabs your attention."
Moreover, says Funk, Webber has the ability and attitude.
"She has an absolute super attitude, and she has some great athletic abilities, too. We think she's got the potential to go all the way. She's certainly got the heart for it."
Funk, who has been in Ocala since 1987, knows talent when he sees it.
He has helped train such future stars as Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle, Edge (Adam Copeland), Christian (Jay Reso), Matt and Jeff Hardy, and Lita (Amy Dumas).
Webber, who, like another well-known WWE superstar, often speaks in the third person, hopes she can someday be part of that elite list.
"Once you meet Hollywood, you'll never forget her," she smiles.
Boots for ballet shoes
Born and raised in Ocala, Webber "grew up with wrestling," having two older brothers who she says were big Sting and Hulk Hogan fans.
"Hulkamania was running wild in my house. My brothers had the Randy Savage 'Bash Buddies' and the Sting face paint."
While her brothers were avid wrestling fans, Webber was following a different path.
A born entertainer, Webber is professionally trained as a dancer, singer, actor and model.
"I've been doing acting and modeling since I was 4 years old. You name it, I've done it."
In her spare time, she played a little softball and volleyball in high school.
"Surprisingly, other than dance and a little cheerleading here and there, I really wasn't into athletics. I wasn't a girl who liked to sweat much. I was that girl who would cheer for you really great from the sideline. Wrestling was a big transition for me."
Webber was with a local talent agency two years ago when she heard about a wrestling show the Funks were staging. WWE diva Mickie James was on the bill, and Webber jumped at the opportunity to see her in action.
"I ended up going to the show and absolutely fell in love with it," she says.
Webber, only 20 at the time, began attending the shows on a regular basis and grew more enamored with every visit.
"I actually approached Marti about writing for the shows. I have a big creative mind. I do a lot of monologues and a lot of script-writing. That's something I thought I could do. And then I sort of got sucked into the rest of it ... which turned out to be even better."
The Funks immediately saw potential talent in more than just her writing ability.
"Physically you have to get in and take some bumps and learn the business," says Webber, who admits that initially she didn't know if that part of the business was something she would be able to get used to. But Marti Funk, she says, was persistent in her attempts to persuade Webber to at least give it a shot.
Not everyone in her family, though, was so sure.
"I put you in ballet shoes, not wrestling boots," her mother told her.
But with her innate acting skills and superb body coordination, Webber took to the mat like a duck to water.
"The next thing you know, I was in the ring stealing the show," she laughs.
Two years later, Webber finds herself knocking on the door of some big-time opportunities.
She made headlines in May when she took a piledriver from Jerry Lawler in The King's first match back since suffering a heart attack last year during a live Monday Night Raw telecast.
"That's definitely on the list (of highlights)," says Webber.
"She improves by the day. It's just amazing," says Marti Funk. "I think she's the most beautiful, talented young lady that I've seen come along in a long time."
Born entertainer
It was divas like James and Beth Phoenix who initially piqued Webber's interest in the profession.
"That's what really got me interested. I knew I wanted to do that."
Webber already had the acting chops. Learning to take bumps was a slightly different experience. "Dory showed me how to do it, and I just kind of did it," she says. "Luckily enough, I guess I picked it up fairly quickly and managed to kind of hold my own. The next day I was like, 'Holy cow, I didn't know that part of me could get sore.' But I made it through."
Most new arrivals are given catchy ring names. Selecting a mat moniker for Webber was easy.
"That came very naturally. Hollywood is who I am," says Webber. "It's actually something that's been in my family for a very long time. I've always gone by that name. Everyone knows that I've always been an entertainer. I've provided the entertainment at every New Year's Eve and Christmas party you can think of."
Webber says it makes her job that much easier to have the freedom to portray her real-life character.
"Hollywood has been a character that's been around for a very long time. Now she's just branched off into wrestling and taking over this area of entertainment," she says.
"Behind the camera lens, she's a hot mama. The camera loves her," says Marti Funk, who serves as producer of the school's !Bang! TV shows.
Funks 'a blessing'
Webber, who is approaching her second anniversary in the business, is excited about her future in the wrestling profession.
For now, though, she's content with soaking up everything she can while learning from one of the sport's all-time greats.
"They have been an absolute blessing," Webber says of the Funks. "It's been an honor and a blessing and a privilege to work with them both. If you want to get into this business, Dory is the man to go to. For someone of his caliber to give me that positive feedback, and to take an interest in my career in this business and my future, is sometimes staggering to me.
"And Marti as well. She's been so wonderful personally and professionally in my life just helping me through the business. It's a hard business to be in for a lady. But to have a background so stable and such a strong support system has been unbelievable. ... I can't put a price on that."
Mastering the art of taking bumps and cutting promos isn't the only thing Webber has learned in her two years at The Funking Conservatory.
"I've definitely learned the importance of professionalism and respect. This business is all about respect. You have to give to get, and you have to stay humble. It's difficult for someone like me to stay humble, but that's definitely something I've learned. If you want it, you have to work for it. It's definitely helped my work ethic a lot."
Webber also understands the importance of staying grounded.
She attended the College of Central Florida in Ocala in pursuit of a nursing degree. She finished her first year-and-a-half before deciding to "jump into wrestling with both feet."
Webber took some time off from school, but says she's getting back into it now. "I'm going to finish up that degree because that's important."
Everything she has done to this point, she says, has led to where she is today.
Her two-year stint at the Conservatory has given her the opportunity to work with established pros as well as students like herself.
"I've worked with Mickie James a couple of times and learned a lot from her. I worked with Daffney early on in my career, as well as Wes Brisco, who was my intergender tag-team partner. Doors have been opened all over for me. It's been a wonderful experience."
Next month she is scheduled to have a match with former TNA and WWE star Awesome Kong/Kharma.
"I've not had the pleasure of working with her yet," she smiles, pointing to a wrestling boot with Kong's name on it, a possible precursor for one of Webber's lightning-fast superkicks.
Webber's not making any predictions — yet — but feels she has a lot to add if one of the major organizations comes calling.
"I'm definitely not boring to watch. I think that my physicality and the fact that I am six feet tall and am a bigger girl helps. I'm strong and I'm athletic. But also the fact that I can talk. I know what the crowd likes. That's what this business is all about — the fans. I pride myself in being able to put on a very good show."
Opening doors
Webber isn't just your average "Florida girl," as she sometimes refers to herself.
"I enjoy the water. I like to live life. I'm always exploring and going on little adventures. I'm a bookworm when I'm not in the ring. I do a lot of studying. I'm a lady who wears a lot of hats."
But she also possesses a dramatic flair that sets her apart from the pack.
"Eccentric and entertaining are two words that are very frequently used when you're talking about Hollywood. I'm also a very loving and a very passionate person, and that's perfect for this business because you've got to be passionate about what you're doing."
Webber is a student of the game, but realizes she still has a lot to learn. As good as she is at 22, there's knowledge to be gained on a daily basis.
"My main goal, obviously like anyone else, is to get to one of the bigger companies, whether it's WWE or TNA," says Webber. "Everybody wants to headline Wrestlemania at some point. There's always doors open, as well, in Japan or Mexico. I'm open to wherever this profession leads me. I like to try new things. I like to believe everything happens for a reason. If I do go to Mexico or Japan, I'll greet that with open arms."
For someone with only two years in the business, she boasts a solid skill set.
"That's all Dory," she says, giving props to her coach.
She prefers the superkick — "I have the nice long legs for that" — but is big enough to pull off the power bomb and a version of Brock Lesnar's F-5.
"I'd like to think that my work would speak for itself," says Webber. "I don't want to sound arrogant or overconfident in my work, but I definitely feel I have something to offer any big company. I do think I have what they could be looking for."
She also knows that WWE's new state-of-the-art training facility is only 80 miles away in Orlando.
"A lot of development is going on with the girls they have there now. They're always expanding with their new television show. I like to think Hollywood is versatile enough that she could fit in."
And she'd like nothing better than to add some more blonde star power to the ladies division.
"They've got a couple of blondes there now, but they definitely don't have any Hollywood in there now. They have some glitz and glamour for sure, but Hollywood could add a little glitter."
And, if one day in the future, she gets that call?
"That would be a dream come true for this girl. Hollywood would have arrived!"
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on December 14, 2012 - 12:37 AM
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Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll went 7-2 in bowl games as coach at the USC.
So it's no surprise how he views Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills in Toronto.
"It's kind of like a bowl game," Carroll told Buffalo-area reporters on a conference call. "Here, go play at somebody else's place and see what happens."
Carroll jumped from USC to the Seahawks in 2010.
Told that Sunday's forecast in Orchard Park called for 40 degrees and rain, Carroll said: "Wow. I think it's a great opportunity. I love playing in Canada. It'll be a fun experience, and I won't miss that day at Rich Stadium. It'll be just fine."
Does Carroll think the NFL schedule maker allowed him to dodge a bullet? "If we weren't playing at (Seattle's) Century Link I would think that we would have lost a bit of an advantage. If we go play somewhere else at a different site and we were playing up in Vancouver, I would think that would be different. It's going to be a different makeup in the crowd. But it's not going to factor into anything that we're doing or our approach unless it does. And if it does, hopefully we'll be the beneficiary of it."
Seattle will wear its "Wolf Grey" uniforms for the first time Sunday. It's Seattle's alternate, or third, uniform. The Seahawks redesigned their uniforms this year. Their normal road uniforms have white shirts, white pants and blue trim. The "Wolf Grey" has gray shirts and pants with blue numbers and blue and green trim.
The rapper PSY will perform his hit "Gangnam Style" at halftime at Rogers Centre. The YouTube video of the song had been played 948 million times as of Thursday.
The Buffalo Bills Alumni Foundation on Wednesday presented a $66,000 check to two dozen Western New York not-for-profit groups during its annual luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo.
The primary recipient was the American Diabetes Association.
"This really is the highlight of the year for our foundation", said former Bills tight end Charley Ferguson, the alumni treasurer. "These organizations that receive this support from us are so very appreciative, and we are happy to help them out in any way possible so they may continue bringing those needed programs and services to our community."
The foundation, created in 1999, has given more than $1.6 million to Buffalo-area charities.
Bills right tackle Erik Pears was walking around the locker room Wednesday. That was a good sign. Pears just got off crutches this week after having hip surgery at midseason.
"They feel good about it," Pears said, referring to his doctors. "I should be running by the end of April, and I'm looking forward to having an offseason of conditioning and being able to be back the way I should be. I fully expect to be 100 percent."
Pears had surgery to repair a sports hernia last offseason, but had a tough training camp. He wasn't cleared to practice until the week before camp started, and he had to sit out a good amount of the summer. He was able to start the first seven games before going on the injured reserve list.
Bills linebacker Nick Barnett sat out practice again Thursday due to a sore knee. Coach Chan Gailey said he still thinks Barnett will face the Seahawks. Defenders Jairus Byrd, Kyle Williams, Marcell Dareus, Spencer Johnson and Leodis McKelvin, all of whom sat out Wednesday, were back working Thursday. Defensive end Mark Anderson, out since Week Five with a knee injury, was able to practice a second straight day.
Seattle's top receiver, Sidney Rice, sat out again with a foot injury. Other starters sitting out were safety Kam Chancellor (groin) and defensive end Red Bryant (foot).
Carroll recruited Bills defensive end Kyle Moore out of Warner Robins, Ga., to play for him at USC, and Moore played for the Trojans from 2005-08.
"When we went to recruit outside of California, we had the criteria that we wanted to recruit what we thought would be a profile No. 1 draft pick," Carroll said. "And we thought that Kyle had that makeup. He was fast enough, he was long enough. He was a really good all-around athlete. ... I think he's a great talent for those guys."
Moore wound up being a fourth-round pick of Tampa Bay in 2009. He has three sacks this season.
"It's an NFL factory out there at USC, especially at the time I was there and we had just won a national championship," Moore said. "We had all these big guys. I had come from a high school where we won but we didn't win enough for me. He came all the way to Warner Robins, Ga., and found me, and that's the reason I went."
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At President Barack Obama's first inauguration, then-Altoona Deputy Fire Chief Tim Hileman - a Pennsylvania National Guardsman - served in a command center near the Anacostia River, helping to oversee fellow guardsmen assisting D.C. police in crowd control.
On Monday, Hileman will participate in Obama's second inauguration, slightly farther removed from the action and in a role that - unlike four years ago - will only become critical if things go critically wrong.
Hileman, now fire chief, will be in the command and control center as a member of the Homeland Response Force's "chemical, biological, nuclear explosive enhanced" unit.
He'll go into action if there is "some sort of terror incident," helping to direct the extraction, decontamination and medical treatment of mass casualty victims.
"I certainly hope we're not needed," he said.
Hileman is a command sergeant major, senior enlisted adviser in his unit, which comprises members of the Pennsylvania National Guard and the Air National Guard.
Washington, D.C., is within the unit's area of responsibility.
His role would be to work side-by-side with the commander to help make decisions about safety and troop placement during an incident.
When not in crisis, his responsibility is to ensure training is done right, safety rules are being followed and guardsmen have the right equipment and the right tools available at the right time.
If there are shortcomings, he reports back, so the problems can be fixed.
"I'm like the commander's eyes and ears," Hileman said.
He attributes his being placed in the position he'll occupy this weekend at least partly to his "civilian skills" and responsibilities.
Those include his duties as chief of a fire department that also includes the county's hazmat team and his work as the city's emergency management director.
In his role this weekend, Hileman could be working ultimately under civilian command, which means it will be good to be "familiar with the civilian way of doing things," he said.
"That makes it an easy pick sometimes," he said of his being chosen for the task.
He expects that the Secret Service would have the ultimate authority if something happened.
There are 10 National Guard-based Homeland Response Force units, one per Federal Emergency Management Agency region, according to a Department of Defense fact sheet.
Each unit has about 570 members and should respond within six to 12 hours in a crisis via ground transport, or air transport if necessary, according to the fact sheet.
An online video recommended by Hileman showed his unit in a training exercise in 2011 at Fort Indiantown Gap, pretending to deal with an explosion and chemical attack at a football stadium with 60,000 in attendance.
Professional make-up artists prepared "victims," who lay on the ground calling for help, Hileman said.
There were extraction teams, decontamination teams, medical teams and evacuation teams responding to help.
"We feel our unit is completely prepared," said one soldier on the video. "Down to the littlest things - down to zip ties and strings."
"It's a mission we hope never to be mobilized for," another soldier said.
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So what inspired the Queen of Halloween to dress as a 95-year-old woman?
"There was so much talk about me turning 40 this year and what it felt like to be older," Klum told PEOPLE. "I thought, really? I will show you old!"
The supermodel worked with Oscar-winning makeup artist and friend Bill Corso for the transformation. "He came to my house and casted my face," says Klum, who chronicled the process for her Instagram fans.
"The rest of my ideas – the grey hair, yellow-stained teeth, lots of wrinkles, a hunchback, arthritic hands, age spots and milky eyes – he just made happen!"
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The day after Halloween, Klum Tweeted a photo of her prosthetics, thanking special effects pro Andy Clement.
Known for taking the spooky holiday to extremes, Klum said, "I like to surprise my guests and to encourage them to go all out, as well."
This year's party attendees included Ice T and Coco, Bethenny Frankel, Jay Manuel and Victoria Secret's model Lindsay Ellingson.
In fact, Klum was almost unrecognizable upon arriving at Marquee nightclub on Thursday. She acted in character on the red carpet, joking with reporters about her get up: "It didn't take a long time at all," she said, in a little old lady voice. "I put on a little bit of eye shadow and my dancing shoes and I was ready to go!"
That, obviously, was the point.
"Life is serious enough as it is," Klum said. "It is great to be someone else for the night and let loose."


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Cronut Shop Reopens to Long Line of Customers
New York's famed "cronut" bakery, shut down by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene due to a "mouse infestation" Friday, reopened its doors Tuesday morning–and undeterred customers waited in long lines for the signature pastry.
Several hundred customers, including first-timers and a number of returning fans, descended onto the Dominique Ansel Bakery in SoHo to purchase the cronut, which had been put on hiatus over the weekend by the closure.
The bakery was closed Friday afternoon by inspectors from the health department, which said in a statement that an infestation was discovered that required pest control services. The store was cleared Monday after a second walk-through by the inspectors.
With a security guard posted on its doorstep, customers were brought inside the shop in groups as its owner, Dominique Ansel, greeted supporters and thanked them for returning.
"We're back stronger than ever," Mr. Ansel said during a lap of the line outside the shop, which extended to the corner of Spring Street and Thompson Street.
Customers were forgiving of the apparent rodent problems, saying such issues were common in big cities.
Lester Sykes, 26 years old, from Brooklyn, lined up at 6:50 a.m. and became one of the first to emerge from the shop with one of its acclaimed cronuts – described as a cross between a doughnut and a croissant.
He agreed to sample the snack in front of the waiting media, describing it as "churro-like." But he said it probably was not worth missing his bus, which left without him minutes earlier.
"It's good," Mr. Sykes said, pointing out that most shops in the area have difficulties with mice. "The mice didn't worry me. There's mice there, and there, and there," he said, pointing indiscriminately at nearby shops.
Jennifer Funk, 27 years old, from Utah, said she was not concerned by the mouse controversy.
"It's a little sketchy but… I have a strong stomach."
Others came down just to be part of the moment. Jay Randolph, a web video producer, was one of them, arriving at 6 a.m. to be at the front of the line. "I just wanted to see what the scene would be like."


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Source: The Detroit News
quote: Not to be a stick in the mud or anything, but my car does not need to be talking to your car.
quote: If tech can enable decreased space between cars with increased speeds, you reduce traffic jams.
quote: This "stop and go" traffic causes accordian-like compression waves that move through traffic. All of this could be eliminated if cars communicated with each other.
quote: All of this could be eliminated if cars communicated with each other.
quote: Also what I don't see here is any remedy for real world interference. That one signal that your car misses due to a lightning strike at the right moment and you don't slow down in time.
quote: nuclear power
quote: airliners
quote: You realize with automated traffic the traffic jam wouldn't form to begin with right?
quote: You think the minor issues with an automated road would be any worse than what we've got?