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Hi, I got this game a month or so ago, but i figured a pretty good german strategy. I'm pretty new at this so if somthing dosn't make scence, please bear with me.
recommended cards: germantown mills, factory(2), 1 infinidate sw, fort(2), stronger explorer(forgot name), improved woodcutting(also forgot name.) advanced mills, advanced arsenols, advanced plantations, and any others that may be usful. (ur coice.)
ok, first, i always put 2 sw on food and 1 on wood, and spawn 3 settelers. put 1 setteler on each recorse. while your doing this, put your exlplorer to work. make him collect tresures. you never know what usful stuff you could find!! your first card should be the card that gives your explorer a dog( i blank on the name :( ) the second card should be to help your woodcutting. (you'll need it. theirs gonna be so much wood to be used in the second and thired age) and third card should be 1/2 sw. You should also build trading posted early on for fist dibbs and free exp early on. keep on building settelers and put them on wc and/or food. (mabe a little on coin) also, keep building houses as needed. once you have a decent amount of food/settelers, age up using the 500 food guy!
once you age up, collect the food and build as many settelers as possible(build houses as needed.) put some on food, some on wood, and most on coin. your first card should be 2 sw. put 1 on coin and 1 on wood. as you get more food, get more settelers! the next few cards should be advanced mill/plantations for you may be running out of avaliable food/coin scorces neer you. try to biuld more tp for trade or na's. the improvments could be usful for your economy/early defences. upgrade your tp to stagcoaches for faster trade and set it to the reasorce you lack on most. now build needed biuldings, such as market and get improvments from them(which should actualy be done in age 1.) biuld a saloon, a stable, a barrak, a church, outposts, and houses as needed. train some uhlans for defences for foes that attack early(such as the spanish) keep biulding settelers! your next cards should be any you already didn't get from age 1/2. once you have enough, age up! ( i realy don't care with who)
( now comes the military plart) build another stable and barrak. improve to veteran uhlan. start building skirmishers and uhlans and if you can afford it, artillary.improve all the ecenoming upgrades at market and other places thats needed like mill. your first card should be germantown mills, so you can train sw.get some of those and distributee them were needed. keep building up your eco/military. put troops on your tp for thats probably were the foe will be attacking fist. tp are very inportant! you don't want to lose them!! put a fort neer the tp thats attacked most( or neer your base if your cautious) when you feel comfortable to do so, age up! (i sujest the tycoon with 1k coin)
The fist card you should get is the 2 factorys. put them to watever recorce you need most, or to the cannon if you feel like it. keep biulding eco with more settelers and military. upgrade all upgrades you can afford. such as needle gunner, czapka uhlans and alot of others. upfrade tp to locomoive.keep on biulding military to a large force and eco. and start some small raids with uhlans. (i attack from the side, so i can hit their soft spots, like all their factories, houses, tc and eco buildings. then i do a larger raid on their military. i bring lots of howizers, which are long range and powerful to inflict massive damege to the buildings.
you can do this, or wait till next age, to upgrade military to imperial. or you can do a rvolution and kill all of them in one big swoop with a massive army of militia, gatlings, and your origional armys.
I hope this guide helped you! like i said, i'm new at this forums thing, so if u have questions please ask!
*sigh* why cant some1 actually write a legitimate strat?
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I don't think this would actually work well against a bit higher ranked players.First off, age I you ALWAYS put all your vills on food to age up as early as possible. You only put a vill on wood or gold if you find a good wood treasure and you can afford hunting dogs ( market upgrade ). First card for germans should always be 2 SW ( the best age I card there is imo )Germans have a good colonial rush, and can put good pressure with the free uhlans they get from the shipments, use them to your advantage! They lack a musk type unit, but a crossbow - pike combo is pretty decent for germans!
If you reach age III, SW from mills is a good card to use to get a decent boom going. However, people who use this card tend to leave their hunts earlier, and switch to mills. Stay on hunts as long as possible!! I would maybe recommend sticking with 1 mill to produce SW. 1000 wood would come in handy to build a mill + TC to get vills out at a nice rate.
In age III... A skirm, uhland, doppel combination is pretty nice and hard to beat imo, and with a good economy backing the spam up you should do a decent job!
Meep26:And you think you can do better?
yea. iro laming
Taunty:*sigh* why cant some1 actually write a legitimate strat?
I'm working on one... Testing the last variations and then I might actually get going and write a guide on it. Problem is that it is not exactly viable at higher levels and thus its hard to test :D
Taunty:good on u jerom. refining noobs strats.
oo but you are underestimating what I have been testing. With not exactly viable I mean that around pr 25 ++ people start beating it more than 50% of the time and below that you still occasionally suffer a BO loss because people accidentally do things exactly how you are supposed to beat it/ So with "not exactly viable" I mean that it will work against 95% of agecomm and against about 90% of the community but if people play well it just doesnt work...
Alicorn700:wat up niggas
tycho.psycho:I came to this thread and actually didn't read it when I realized it wasn't TacticalWillie's.
haha lol. I've stopped reading all strategies that people have been posting simply for the fact that new strategies that are actually worth a read are never actually made up by these kind of people in these kinds of posts...
LordStefanIII:Lmao, I usually just scan through them really quick reading words like "Invisible Jaguars" and "factories" as well as "advanced mills/plantations". Then come to an irrational opinion on the subject. Or just completely disregard what the thread is about and just flame someone.
haha me likes this hahahahaaaaa u made me laugh out loud XD
EDIT: Damn my hand slipped and I actually posted twice haha. I really drank too much yesterday me thinks ...


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Do you have a link to Fehr saying he wouldn't negotiate?
Same way how I say you have no idea how if the NHLPA and the NHL started bargaining in January, that they may have come to a deal with the extra time they had. You say there is no way it would have happened. I say its possible given the extra time. In this case, you choose to believe a new NHL commissioner would be more accomodating. I say not so fast, and that a new commissioner would probably lock out the players being as that the owners are only making 43%. So who is right in this case? Without anything to base it on except our gut, neither of us are right.
The ownership obviously believes that they can get a better deal. Its not like Bettman is doing his own thing here.
Thats funny, when the NHL put forward the proposal before the big 50/50 proposal, they were waiting for the NHLPA to come to the table and put forward a proposal, yet the NHLPA wouldn't do it. With Fehr saying this wasn't a game of "ping-pong" and he wasn't going to negotiate. No words for Fehr when he pulls that kind of buffoonery, but you have plenty for Bettman when he pulls the same stunt? I certainly don't excuse either side for their part in this charade, and neither should you. Two wrongs don't make a right.
Because I remember Fehr saying the taking turns thing but that's not the same as refusing to negotiate.
Fehr ultimately paid the price for not putting forth the proposal because it allowed Bettman to pull the big PR stunt with the 50/50 offer that would save the season, even though that ultimately turned out not to be what it actually was.
And we've played this game before, remember? It's not my fault you apparently can't comprehend or remember any of the posts where I've been critical of the union.
EDIT: Nevermind, I found the actual context of Fehr's statement.
Although the two sides are scheduled to reconvene Saturday and Sunday, those financial issues are not expected to be addressed.
According to NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly, the league is waiting for the union to make a move before that discussion resumes.
NHLPA special counsel Steve Fehr pointed out, however, that bargaining does not have to follow any strict format and that the union is open to discussing such issues at any time.
"Bargaining is not ping-pong. There are no rules," Fehr said. "Whenever the parties are ready to discuss that, we can do it."
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"I understand Steve's comment about it not being a ping-pong match and I don't disagree with that necessarily," Daly later said, "but at some point we've got to see a willingness from the Players' Association to compromise because they haven't shown any willingness to compromise at this point."
Steve Fehr said the Union is constantly working on ideas that could turn into proposals, but his hope is that the NHL is doing the same thing.
"It's clear that they say they would like a new proposal from us. For that matter we would like a new proposal from them," Fehr said. "Neither side should stand on ceremony. If either side has an idea that will help they should bring it forward."
Fehr also suggested that the major economic issues can be discussed without proposals being made.
"You don't have to have an offer to have a meeting," Fehr said. "Most of the last few weeks, unless it was on their terms -- that is, unless we have a proposal -- they don't seem very interested in discussing the core economics."
So it's pretty much what's going on right now between the sides. The NHL refused to meet with the players unless they had a proposal that was based closely off the NHL's last proposal because they feel the players need to concede more.
In other words, Fehr's ping pong comment was pretty much the opposite of how you characterized it.


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The second half of the Atlantic Sun Conference regular season begins at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon as the Stetson women's basketball team will visit the UNF Ospreys in Jacksonville, Fla.
After an 8-0 start in conference play, Stetson (15-5, 8-1 A-Sun) saw its school-record 11-game win streak halted against FGCU last Saturday in Fort Myers. Head coach Lynn Bria expects the Hatters will bounce back from last week's defeat and use the game as a positive learning experience.
"They are always a team that responds well," Bria said about her squad. "You look at your mistakes, you learn what you can do better and you got to make those adjustments. You come in and work on them every day and that's all you can do."
With a full week between games, the Hatters have had a little extra practice time to study the game film and make their adjustments.
"I think we responded very well and have had a couple days of really good practice," Bria said. "We were able to take another day off this week, so I think the extra day of rest was good for us too."
Coupled with Monday night's game at Jacksonville University, senior guard Shanasa Sanders will have the opportunity to play back-to-back games in her hometown.
"I am very excited to go back home and play in front of my peers and my family, but these two road games will be just like the other conference games," Sanders said. "We need to be ready to win both of them."
Sanders is also closing in on a personal milestone - she is just 31 points shy of reaching 1000 points for her collegiate career. She scored 325 points in her two seasons at Cincinnati, and she has scored 644 points so far as a member of the Hatters.
"It's a good thing to score points, but I want to do whatever I can for my team to win."
Sanders has been contributing in several ways of late. She led the team with 16 points and nine rebounds against FGCU, and she has recorded five or more rebounds in 10 consecutive games.
"She's done great, she's having the best year she's ever had," Bria said about Sanders. "She's been fun to watch, and I thought she played a great game (at FGCU). She was really solid for us and played a lot of minutes even though she really wasn't healthy. She's scoring a lot of different ways, she's probably our best defender, and she does a lot of different things for our team."
Stetson and UNF (9-11, 5-4) will be meeting for the second time in less than a month - the Hatters defeated the Ospreys 71-57 in DeLand back on Jan. 5. As the Hatters get set to meet their league opponents a second time, Bria says the team's approach won't change much from the first time around.
"I think all your doing right now is trying to get better at what you are already doing, and fine-tuning that," Bria said. "You might add another set or two, but really you are just trying to get sharper at what you are already doing. That doesn't mean you don't put a wrinkle in here or there, but I think it's just a matter of getting better at those small things and focusing on the details."
Stetson can clinch a berth in the 2013 Atlantic Sun tournament with a pair of victories or one win and losses by both Kennesaw State and Lipscomb.
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"The building is totally different" from its days as Buffalo ReUse headquarters, said Megan McNally, program director at the Foundry.
One of the biggest differences is the introduction of the "Second Saturday" series held there on the second Saturday of each month. It is a mix of performance art, spoken word, fire-dancing performances, live demonstrations, live music, artisans selling their wares, and more.
The first "Second Saturday" was held in June. This month's installment focused on promoting local performers and featured bassist Oscar Alston, who played on all of Buffalo native Rick James' albums.
February will feature "a bunch of different musicians" and a glass-blowing demonstration by Jason Dederich, said McNally, who explained how the series got started. It was born out of frustration among local artisans, performers and artists, she said, and became a way to introduce artists to a market and to find out what works for them and what sells.
"A lot of people were frustrated by the fact there are a lot of different markets – like the Allentown Art Festival – out there where you have to pay several hundred dollars to have a booth. It's very frustrating not having that money or fronting the money and hoping you will be successful," said McNally, who rents space at the Foundry to run her woodworking business, Rusted Grain. She builds furniture out of reclaimed wood primarily taken from construction projects and demolitions of houses in the city. She also offers free classes and workshops.
McNally also works for a nonprofit organization that hosts the "Second Saturday" events: Net + Positive. The group focuses on supporting local businesses, especially local tradespeople and artisans. Two key areas of focus are small businesses and the local economy, which are important to job creation in Buffalo, Hayes said.
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In addition to hosting the "Second Saturday" series, the Foundry also offers work space, especially for people who include reclaimed or alternative materials in their creations. Shared tools and equipment also are available to tenants and the community.
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Meklit Hadero's voice is earthy and soulful, sinuous and untethered, and she's about to unleash a new album on the world. She has just launched a crowdfunding campaign for her second solo recording, We Are Alive, and is currently touring the East Coast of the United States.We caught up with her between shows to ask about her musical vision and her latest news, including an exciting new initiative promoting food sustainability in the Nile basin.
You're often billed as Ethiopian-American singer. Did you grow up in Ethiopia? Tell us about your journey to becoming a singer-songwriter.
I grew up all over the place. I was born in Ethiopia, and left when I was about 2. We went to Germany briefly and from there to DC, Iowa, Brooklyn, Florida, Seattle, now ten years in San Francisco! I like to say that my upbringing was a good training for life as a touring musician.
I studied political science at Yale, but I always thought of a liberal arts education as developing a relationship to language, writing, and complexity, learning to take streams of thought from multiple disciplines and develop your own opinions about the world, to engage with information and culture in a present-time way. Even though I'm no longer in the field of political science, those meta-ideas are ones I put into play every day.
After college, and after a few years in Seattle, I moved to San Francisco and found the Red Poppy Art House. That tiny little arts and culture hub was my introduction to artists and musicians from around the world who were thinking big and making work with substance. I started organizing there, and ended up co-directing the space for two and a half years. The community around me really supported me in making the transition to being a full-time artist.
Do you identify strongly as both African and American?
Yes, absolutely — I feel deeply African and deeply American. I was born in Ethiopia, my parents are Ethiopian, so I grew up in many ways steeped in that culture. At the same time, I was raised in Brooklyn, equally surrounded by early hip-hop, street-level jazz, and Ethiopian classics. I like to say I walk the road of hyphens. That's actually where I'm most comfortable, in between and celebrating it. I grew up always wondering where home was, especially because we moved so much. It became a wonderful driving question in my music, especially early on.
I remember the first time I went to Ethiopia as an adult. It was me and my mother. Growing up, she always referred to Ethiopia as "back home." Then when we were in Addis Ababa together that first trip, she kept referring to the States as "back home." It was then that I realized just how fluid that phrase and idea were. It didn't mean a place — it meant a state of being. And that freed me in a way to both accept the searching, and let go of it too. Culture is funny – there are no firm lines, only fine ones.
Above: Watch "Leaving Soon" — a music video from Meklit Hadero's first album, On A Day Like This.
You've just launched a Pledge campaign for your new album. What is it about, and how is it different from your previous work?
We recorded in November and the new album, titled "We Are Alive," will be out March 18. The PledgeMusic campaign just launched earlier this week. We really had fun creating the campaign and got as creative as we could with the perks, including visual art, homemade covers, songs written just for you, all sorts of stuff!
The concept that ties the whole thing together is simple. As hard as life gets, and as sweet as it gets, we are alive. It is the through line in all our experiences. It's an anthem that celebrates the ups and the downs as equal parts. Sugar and salt. Rock, paper, scissors. After my first solo album, On A Day Like This, I spent a lot of time on side projects. You see, every artist has their whole life to write their first solo record, and they usually have a year and a half to write their second one. I didn't want to fall into that trap. I wanted to take a few years to explore and experiment. We Are Alive brings all that time of experimentation together into one cohesive sound. I'm really proud of how this turned out. It feels really good.
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Oscar-winning actor/director�Richard Attenborough�died�on Sunday�at age 90, his son told the�BBC. No cause of death�was given, but he had been in poor health for some time.
Born in Cambridge, England, Attenborough was one of Britain's leading actors and at one time served as the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. He is perhaps best known in the U.S. for his roles as Santa Claus in the 1994 remake of�Miracle on 34th Street, and Dr. John Hammond in�Jurassic Park�and its sequel�The Lost World. He also appeared in 1963's�The Great Escape.
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Before he became an actor, Attenborough served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, flying with the Film Unit during several missions across Europe.
His acting career began on the British stage and he continued to perform in plays after transitioning to films. In 1952, Attenborough and his wife,�Sheila Sim, were among the original cast members in a production of Agatha Christie's�The Mousetrap, which went on to become the world's longest-running stage production.
In addition to his movie roles,�Attenborough was also successful behind the camera. He directed several films, including 1982's Best Picture Oscar-winner,�Gandhi�(for which he also won a Best Directing Academy Award), as well as�A Chorus Line�(1985) and�Shadowlands�(1983).
In more recent years, Attenborough focused on charity work. In 2004, he became the Honorary Life President of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, for which he had served as president for more than three decades. He and his wife also founded the Richard and Sheila Attenborough Visual Arts Centre, as well as the Jane Holland Creative Centre for Learning in Swaziland, Africa, in memory of his daughter who died along with her daughter and mother-in-law in the Asian tsunami in December 2004.
Page 2 of 2 - Attenborough had been confined to a wheelchair since suffering a stroke in 2008; by 2013, both he and Sim were both living in a nursing home.
Attenborough is survived by his wife, his brother David, and two children.�
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4 Things I Wish I'd Known as an Awkward High Schooler
#2. High School Is Largely About Survival
Like I mentioned waaaay above these words, some people have a super fun time in high school or, failing that, some people have a time that doesn't leave any profound impact on them at all. They see high school as a very brief, very low-stakes thing that came and went and didn't enhance or impair their ability to enjoy life. I envy their maturity, as a socially awkward lunatic who stored reruns of Doug in the parts of his brain that were supposed to be reserved for empathy and emotional maturity.
For people like me, high school wasn't always great (was that not clear yet?!), but it would have been a lot easier if one person had sat me down and said to me, "Hey, man, just stop whining and get through it." When you're in high school, everything feels so HIGH STAKES because you're learning what emotions are for the first time and you're slowly taking those first few steps toward being a human. Everything feels important and life-or-death, because high school is the first time in your life when you feel things other than "hungry" and "need to pee."
On the first day of high school, someone should address all of the students and say, "Work hard, be nice to each other, try to have fun, study and REMEMBER: This is all mostly bullshit. Just get through it, because after high school, real life starts."
Unless you go to college. Then life just sort of hangs out in the wings for another four years.
I was always trying to win high school, like the movies told me to do. I was looking for the moment where I overcame my awkwardness and slight stutter and started becoming, like, 11 Fonzies. Really, what I should have done was just keep my head down and hang out until high school was over. I would stop stressing about high school as if the decisions I made there would impact every social and professional aspect of my being for the rest of my life (spoiler: they did not), and I would relax and have fun and, mostly, bide my time. I'd bide my time because ...
#1. Things Will Get Wildly Better ... Eventually
(At this point, it's a cliche to say "It gets better" [which is why I very cleverly added "wildly" and said "things" instead of "it"], but just because something's a cliche doesn't mean it isn't true.)
Getting out of high school, whether you go to college or just hang out, is just wonderful. As someone who pretends to be an adult, high school reduced to a sentence sounds crazy to me: several hundred people who have nothing in common beyond geography are forced to spend every single minute together five days a week while A) being force-fed an impossible number of lessons and B) going through puberty. That sounds like a nightmare.
College was better. It was crazy better, for a socially awkward guy. And I'm not saying that college was better because all colleges are full of socially awkward people; I'm saying all colleges are full of everyone. In high school, you're sort of stuck with whomever you're stuck with. If you go to school in a town where high school football's important, you'd better be into high school football, because otherwise you'll be ostracized. You do the best you can navigating a world that often feels alienating, and that's what you think life is. You suppress those nerdy things you do, as an awkward person, because you're just trying to get through the day without bringing too much attention to yourself.
After high school, in either real life or college, whatever nerdy things you did in high school that got you picked on or made you feel embarrassed or alienated, I guarantee you that there are enough people around you who also love doing those exact same things. In high school, I made little figurines out of clay and shot movies alone in my room and kept quiet about it, because I didn't want the rest of my school to make fun of me (I came from a largely non-clay-model-making high school). In college, all of my weird little hobbies came out and I pretty quickly found a bunch of other nerds who did the same kind of stuff, or at the very least, thought what I did was cool (in its own unique, objectively uncool way).
Growing up and getting comfortable in your own skin isn't about suddenly becoming cool with the outside world; it's about finding enough people who share your interests that you don't even notice the outside world. Every nerdy thing that I did alone in high school found a home with people outside of high school, and it never felt lame or nerdy or shitty (even though it probably should have). Hell, I sang a cappella in college and didn't even realize how lame and nerdy that was until fucking never. I still think our group was dope as shit.
Daniel O'Brien is Cracked.com's senior writer (ladies), and is just now coming out of his awkward high school phase (everyone else). Follow him on Twitter to find out about spontaneous San Diego Cracked meet-ups.
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Demi Moore
- 1976
On the Road
By the age of 14, Moore, a self-described "trailer park kid," has moved at least 30 times. Her parents, Danny and Virginia, divorce the following year, and Moore settles in L.A. with her mother, where she eventually drops out of Fairfax High School at 16. She works as a debt collector and takes up acting in earnest after reading scripts with a young German neighbor and aspiring actress named Nastassja Kinski.
- 1980
White Wedding Day
Moore, 18, marries rocker Freddy Moore, 30, whose last name she adopts as her own. Their marriage lasts for four years, and ends amicably. "I'm not surprised she's now the star she is," he later tells London's Daily Mirror. "She's a genius." In 1982, she plays reporter Jackie Templeton on General Hospital. "She had street smarts," GH veteran Norma Connolly tells PEOPLE. "She learned fast."
- 1984
Undress for Success
Moore bares her chest in her first major motion picture, Blame It on Rio. Over the next 12 years, she will appear topless on screen five more times and nude on two Vanity Fair covers.
Brat Pack Unleashed
Moore plays the emotionally damaged Jules in the hit St. Elmo's Fire. Before filming begins, though, director Joel Schumacher pressures the young actress to get treatment for her drug and alcohol problems. "I didn't want to do what they had done with John Belushi," he tells PEOPLE in 1997, "which was just give her the money to kill herself." The movie helps launch her, boyfriend Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Andrew McCarthy into Brat Pack fame.
- 1985
Engaging Emilio
Moore and Estevez decide to marry but, two years later, the busy actors end their on-again, off-again engagement. "I was deeply in love with her," Estevez says to PEOPLE in 1996, and Moore tells Cosmopolitan that Estevez "was definitely my first love." The two remain friends.
- 1987
Moonlit Romance
Moore meets Moonlighting star Bruce Willis at a screening of Stakeout, featuring her former fiancé, Estevez. Willis is a legendary drinker and carouser, but Moore takes a chance because, PEOPLE reports her saying, "he was just so ready to embrace and give me love."
Here Comes the Bride (Again)
Following up on the diamond "friendship ring" Willis, 32, gave Moore ten days earlier, the two get hitched in a suite at the Golden Nugget hotel with a few guests. A big, black-tie celebration follows in L.A. a month later.
- 1988
Oh, Baby
Moore gives birth to her first daughter, Rumer Willis, named after British writer Rumer Godden. She and Willis love being parents: "I'm a big fan of kids. I tell everybody they should have them," PEOPLE reports Willis saying. The couple will continue to expand their brood with Scout LaRue (July 20, 1991) and Tallulah Belle (Feb. 3, 1994).
- 1989
Sew Bad
Moore takes on the challenge of designing her own outfit for the Oscars. A black split-front gown over biker shorts and a bustier land her on a few worst-dressed lists that year.
- 1990
A Haunting Performance
Starring with Patrick Swayze and Whoopi Goldberg, Moore gains wide attention as a grieving wife in the movie Ghost. It is a blockbuster at the box office and establishes Moore as a bankable star.
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- November 11, 1962
- Birth Place
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Sean Friday (linked in 2014)
Harry Morton (linked in 2013)
Vito Schnabel (linked in 2012)
Ashton Kutcher, ex-husband (2003 to 2013)
Oliver Whitcomb, ex-boyfriend (1999 to 2003)
Bruce Willis, ex-husband (1987 to 1998; divorce finalized in 2000)
Emilio Estevez, ex-boyfriend (1984 to 1987, engaged)
Freddy Moore, ex-husband (1980 to 1984)
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Rumer Willis, daughter (8/16/1988)
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KENNESAW — For the second time in less than a week, Kennesaw State University Athletics has entered into a multi-year sponsorship agreement.
Monday, Kennesaw State Athletic Director Vaughn Williams announced that Superior Plumbing will be contributing $1.5 million in 10 equal installments to the KSU Athletic Department.
Jay Cunningham, president and owner of Superior Plumbing, said the partnership with KSU isn't just the latest deal with a local sports team for his organization, but something that is an opportunity to help out a neighbor.
"Ten years ago, we started to look at sports as a partner for Superior Plumbing," said Cunningham, who has entered Superior Pluming into other sponsorship deals with the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks, and the now departed Atlanta Thrashers. "But this is cooler. It's a lot more personal. This is like I'm home."
In return for the sponsorship, Superior Plumbing will be given naming rights to the Loge Section — a tiered picnic area — in the southwest corner of Fifth Third Bank Stadium. In addition, Superior Plumbing will be known as the "Official Plumber of KSU Athletics."
The company will receive additional signage at the KSU Convocation Center, Bailey Park and Stillman Stadium along with advertising in game programs, on KSU television and radio broadcasts and on the athletic department's official website, KSUOwls.com.
While the sponsorship is the first official partnership with the athletic department, it is far from the first deal Superior has taken part in with Kennesaw State.
It was one of the main sponsors of the first football game to be played at Fifth Third Bank Stadium, last year's matchup between North Cobb and Kennesaw Mountain in their annual "Civil War Classic," and during the university's Halloween celebration, "Owl-O'Ween," Superior sponsored a large hot-air balloon.
Superior Plumbing is also a sponsor for nearly every Cobb County High School.
"We are proud to have Superior Plumbing as a partner," KSU president Dan Papp said. "Their commitment to the community has made a tremendous impact and we value their support of Kennesaw State and our athletic department."
For Kennesaw State athletics, Superior Plumbing is the third major sponsorship deal entered into within the last year, and it brings the total sponsorship donations to $9.25 million over the next 15 years.
In February 2013, Fifth Third Bank secured naming rights to then KSU Stadium with a $5 million donation over 10 years. And only a week ago, WellStar Health System pledged $2.75 million over 15 years.
"This is what's good about this whole thing," Williams said. "People believe in what's happening here at Kennesaw State."


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Dr. Arch William Fees Jr., 76, Hollidaysburg, passed away Saturday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., surrounded by his family.
He was born in Spangler, son of the late Dr. Arch William and Juliana (Connolly) Fees. He married Susan Olivia Pavey on Nov. 28, 1964.
Surviving are his wife; seven children: Kelly (Scott) Atkinson, Elaine (Rick) Gallagher, Dr. Heather Fees, Susan (James) Sanders, Diane (Matthew) Krueger, James (Megan) Fees and Bridget (Dr. John K.) Monagle; 13 grandchildren: Lauren and Avery Atkinson, Kaylie, Rachel, Jacob and Trent Gallagher, Olivia and Madeline French, Hayden and Reed Sanders and Harrison, Chase and Henry Krueger; three sisters: Ann Marie Ranck, Juliana Kirsch and Gretchen Kirsch; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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He was preceded in death by his sister, Connie Wychulis.
Arch graduated in 1958 from the University of Notre Dame and earned a medical degree in 1962 from Temple University Medical School. He served an internship in 1962 at Geisinger Medical Center and his surgical residency at Harrisburg General Hospital and completed his urology residency at St. Vincent Hospital in Erie.
Arch was well known in his community as a respected urologist. He practiced medicine at Altoona Hospital and many other hospitals in Blair and Cambria counties for nearly three decades. During the Vietnam War, he served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force and provided lifesaving medical and surgical care for countless wounded soldiers.
He took pride in cheering for the Fighting Irish. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and traveling, particularly throughout the American West, Alaska and Canada. A favorite pastime of his was studying military history, especially WWII and the Civil War.
Dad's loving spirit will forever live in our hearts. His joyous character, countless jokes and gregarious nature touched the hearts and lives of so many. He lived for and loved his wife, children and grandchildren. His sense of humor, kindness and determination will carry on for generations, and he will be sadly missed.
Friends will be received from 9 until the 11 a.m. funeral Mass Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, in the Boniface Wimmer Room at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Carrolltown, the Rev. Jude W. Brady, O.S.B., as celebrant. Interment will be in the church cemetery, and full military rites will be accorded by local veterans.
Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home Inc., Carrolltown.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.


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I love this stepped notebook. And have bought 2 at the sale price. It is a good value for the sale price. It has changed my life by providing a simple way to organize various areas of my life. I keep it with me all the time and have become much more productive in all areas of my life!
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I have all sizes .. extra large. letter & junior -- but I never had gotten this smaller size (I 'travel light' .. and this is a verygood size that will fit into a pocket or a small bag). Levenger has many very high quality items: if my house wasn't too full of, mainly, genuine antique furniture already (including 2 'barrister bookcases that'd belonged to my paternal grandfather who was a lawyer ... as well as 2 bedroom sets), I would order those from Levenger. I have never been 'disappointed' by a single thing I have boughtthere.
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I LOVE this product. I have so many small projects within larger projects and I finally found a way to manage them all. And because the sheets are removable and replaceable it is PERFECT!
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Great for multiple projects and trouble remembering what needs to be done when! Wish you offered more colors.
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This little notebook sits on top and front and center of my desk. As a multi-tasker, this really helps me to focus on the projects that are goal-oriented.Just flip open the cover and see (and easily tucks new thoughts) behind each heading. Gave one as a gift, too!
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I have used the Circa products and Stepped Project pages for years (when the Stepped pages were offered by Franklin Covey). This new combination of the stepped pages in the Circa format are the best of both worlds.I would like to see Levenger offer refill pages for the Stepped Project Notebook since I have lots of rings and covers!I added dividers to further organize this disc binder
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The Stepped Project Notebook is the solution to multitasking at work. I have multiple projects at work, and was overwhlemed with to-do lists. I would forget about projects that were not right in front of me. This stepped design allows me to see the titles of the projects I am working on, without being overwhelmed by the tasks associated with each. I relate the different size pages to the size of each project - Larger projects are on larger pages, smaller on smaller pages. I list daily/monthly reminders on the smallest page in the front as a reminder. Julie Morgernstern's time saving and organziational techniques are exactly what I have been searching for! Thanks!
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I'm chronically disorganized. My desk invariably turns into a pile of papers; and I have a terrible time keeping track of details.Counterintuitively, in my work I've become responsible for a number of projects, each with a myriad details. Although my work is primarily digital, I manage better with visual systems.I've only been using this notebook for a few days, but I'm already finding it to be extremely effective. I keep written summaries of my projects in the notebook, so I can refer quickly to important details when asked a question. I'm crossing my fingers. This might be a system that works for me.Levenger, PLEASE create refills for this notebook. I already own a number of junior-size covers, and it's a waste to keep buying more. (In fact I'm about to buy 5 more of these notebooks).
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This Stepped Project Notebook is a very efficient and useful addition to the Circa line. Professionally I routinely have several projects occurring simultaneously. This notebook became instantly useful upon arrival, as its format allows me to quickly turn to the project in question and stay on-task. As a matter of fact, I just ordered another.
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In terms of usefulness and overall value I rank the Stepped Project design right next to the Circa concept itself! The more I use these pages, the more instances I find to apply the system to other aspects of projects as well as notes and record keeping. And I use other other Circa and Behance products in conjunction, such as the Circa Task Pads and the Behance "Action Method" formats. I have several sets of the Stepped Project pages in one notebook and use 1" discs for that quantity. I consider each aspect of my life as a project and therefore have projects such as Health, Electronics, Auto, et al. (These are all in one notebook)I, also, have separate Stepped Project notebooks for areas such as Books and Reading, in which each book that I read is a "Project" and the stepped system allows me to separately detail specifics of the book's content, quotations, references and further reading, and the outline for a book review.In a sense, each "Project" section is a gathering point for notes, thoughts and ideas, info from publications and others, etc.A quote from Behance summarizes the role the Stepped Project notebooks play in my life: "Peace of mind and productivity starts when you know where everything is!" And this system helps me achieve that.
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The Talking Books program is a free nationwide service coordinated in the state by the Indiana State Library for sight impaired and handicapped persons. The audiotapes play on a special player provided by the State Library to those eligible to enroll in the program. MCPL has a small supplementary collection of the audiotapes and working replacement tape players for those already enrolled. Applications are available at our Movies and Music reference desk or The Indiana State Library website
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These DVDS have a secondary audio track that has an additional "voice-over" narration that describes the images on screen. This allows someone with low vision to follow the story. The descriptive audio track is provided by Descriptive Video Service. You may check their website of information.
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#GivingTuesday – A New Day of Giving
With the holiday season rapidly approaching, it's easy to get wrapped up in all the hustle and bustle of Black Friday, Shop Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. But this year, another event has been brought to my attention, #GivingTuesday. On Tuesday December 3rd, the nation will come together to celebrate and encourage the charitable activities that support nonprofits, who work tirelessly throughout the year to build their communities, and PFS is happy to be one of 5,000 organizations participating.
PFS is fortunate to be able to give back to the community in a variety of ways. During the Philadelphia Film Festival, we have the PFF on Us and Student Education programs. Most recently, we were able to make 30% of the inaugural Philadelphia Independent Children's Film Festival free of charge, and we are look forward to beginning our Filmadelphia at the Roxy Series, through which local filmmakers can screen their work. None of these programs would be possible without the your support.
One of Philadelphia's greatest attributes is its booming art culture and we're proud to be listed among Philadelphia's nonprofit staples like the Art Museum, the Zoo and The Barnes Foundation (to name a few…). We can't wait to officially re-open the PFS Theater at the Roxy, the new home of PFS, and launch year-round screenings and education programs that will enhance cinematic culture throughout Philadelphia.
Come Tuesday Dec. 3rd (#GivingTuesday), we invite you to support PFS in our efforts to complete the renovation of the PFS Theater at the Roxy through our Text To Give campaign. By having our own venue, PFS will be able to expand our free ticketing programs exponentially and share the power of film with the entire Philadelphia community. Our work wouldn't be possible without your generous support.
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on December 27, 2012 - 7:06 AM
We don't pretend to have the answers when it comes to protecting witnesses brave enough to step forward and testify against criminals. But there has to be a better system than the current one.
News staff reporter Lou Michel wrote recently about the awful circumstances for members of an East Side family who believe they were targeted Oct. 31 by a gunman trying to head off possible testimony against a drive-by shooter. And although there is no proof of motive, the theory seems plausible.
Tara Hall is now paralyzed from the waist down. Her daughter, Yasmine, considered and then changed her mind about identifying to authorities the gunman in a drive-by shooting outside a neighborhood store in May.
The Hall family blames the Erie County District Attorney's Office for failing to heed its request for protection after the alleged drive-by shooter began making death threats. The district attorney said the request was never made. Either way, the effect of the shooting at the Hall apartment certainly was to dampen any resolve others might have to step forward.
There have been other incidents, some resulting in deaths of eyewitnesses who had either testified or indicated they were willing to testify in crime investigations. In a highly publicized case in August 2009, a 19-year-old Derby woman testified in a murder investigation and hours later she and a companion were fatally shot on Hirschbeck Street. Jamie Norton's family has said she was killed for her cooperation. No arrests have been made.
The irony in this is that the District Attorney's Office has a witness protection program and has, at times, offered to help witnesses, including with relocations. The Buffalo Police Department regularly investigates threats against witnesses and has made arrests for such threats.
But it may take more. Perhaps federal or state assistance or funding can make it safer for witnesses to testify.
Police cannot create safe streets without community cooperation. If law enforcement is to successfully fight violent crime in the city, the cooperation of residents is essential. But if witnesses are afraid for their safety, they will be scared into silence.
Unfortunately, police cars cannot park in front of the house of every witness. But there can be discussions about making people feel it is safe to come forward. It's a conversation that law enforcement and the public should have with each other.


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NIAGARA FALLS – Mayor Paul A. Dyster proposed a 2013 city budget Thursday that included 20 layoffs and the first substantial property tax increase since 2006.
"I call it a disaster budget," Dyster said, placing the blame on the dispute between the Seneca Nation of Indians and the state over casino revenues, which has cost the city $60 million in revenue it was hoping to have received.
The budget calls for increases in property tax rates of 8.3 percent for homeowners and 5 percent for businesses.
The layoffs include the equivalent of 27.5 full-time positions, but nine are vacant or expected to be vacated as a result of upcoming retirements.
Others are part time, so the number of individuals to receive pink slips is 20.
Spending in the general fund, the area of the budget supported in part by property taxes, was reduced by about $2.6 million, to $83.7 million, even with an increase in the tax levy of $2.47 million.
The 20 pink slips would include 12 from civil service positions, four hourly workers and four appointees exempt from civil service regulations.
City Council members vowed to retain all the threatened jobs and eliminate the tax increase.
"An 8.3 percent [homestead] tax increase in a city where home values are falling is unacceptable," Council Chairman Sam Fruscione said.
"To be honest with you, I'm pleased with the outcome of the budget," Councilwoman Kristen M. Grandinetti said. "It's been a long struggle to get this far, and unfortunately, we all have to bear the weight of this problem with the casino."
Dyster said a crucial side effect of the layoffs is the result of a union contract provision that bars the city from hiring any temporary or seasonal workers while any full-time hourly employee is on layoff.
He said that means the city must eliminate 82 seasonal slots, which will hurt summer programs, from street paving to lifeguards at municipal swimming pools. Those cuts will save $487,000 in payroll costs, however.
Dyster said he expects an arbitration process between the state and the Senecas will result in a settlement sometime next year.
But he included only $5.37 million in casino money in the budget, saying that was the "conservative" way to go.
"The delay in the delivery of casino revenues has been a catastrophe," he said.
Dyster said the city's property tax collections have been basically flat since 2006, while expenses have risen nearly $20 million during that period.
Ferris J. Anthony, president of United Steelworkers Local 9434, the largest city employee union, was angry that Dyster's proposed layoffs didn't include any police or firefighters.
"I don't know the answer, but it has to be fair across the board, and it's not," Anthony fumed.
Dyster said, "We did a legal analysis of every union."
He said the terms of the federal grants the city accepted in recent years to hire five more police officers and eight more firefighters barred any reductions in those forces until a year after the grants run out. He said cuts in police and fire would not be legal until 2014.
"I, of course, hope we can restore all of those positions," Grandinetti said, "but I think that we are looking at this tax increase in a negative way. We have been under the [state's 2 percent tax] cap for years, and [an increase] makes sense if it can keep us afloat until we resolve some issues."
Councilman Glenn A. Choolokian said the city has been mismanaged.
"Over $100 million was collected from the casino [before the impasse]. They blew every nickel," Choolokian said. "We're worse now than we were 10 years ago."
The Council scheduled a public hearing on the budget for 7 p.m. Nov. 13 and budget resolution meetings for 4 p.m. Nov. 27, 28 and 29.
The legal deadline for the Council to complete work on the budget is Dec. 1.
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Posted 20 December 2008 - 09:46 PM
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TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp of Channel 4s Location, Location, Location has described the site as sick.
There is a website called Housepricecrash and I am their deadliest enemy, she said earlier this year. They all rent and have a vested interest and enjoyment in watching others suffer . . . We are not going into freefall unless we panic ourselves into it.
Didn't know the owner of this site was a homeowner, though
Posted 20 December 2008 - 10:25 PM
Posted 20 December 2008 - 10:28 PM
However, the site has attracted the ire of property experts who accuse McLoughlin of profiteering from pessimism.
Who said those people were experts, you'll find the experts were on this site.
Is the quote from krusty actually from 2008 or more likely 2005, I'd post on the comments section of the paper but it seems i'm banned, so much for a free press.
Posted 20 December 2008 - 10:34 PM
Posted 20 December 2008 - 10:34 PM
200K or 8x national avg wage for a two bedroom flat??? Optimist see's it as a steal, the markets see it as an outright con and are adjusting accordingly.
Who's been more right than wrong of late Kirsty? You or those doom mongers over at HPC?
Posted 20 December 2008 - 10:36 PM
Posted 20 December 2008 - 10:39 PM
Is the quote from krusty actually from 2008 or more likely 2005, I'd post on the comments section of the paper but it seems i'm banned, so much for a free press.
she said something about the site on that last abomination they put out a while back
'some of the comments were hurtful' and all that boll..ks
can she not just hurry up and eat that f..kin hat?
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If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.
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Posted 20 December 2008 - 10:42 PM
deadliest enemy!!!
geoffrey howe summed it up quite nicely.....it's like being savaged by a dead sheep.
Kirsty love,property porn is over......you'll have to start doing real porn to make a living now.
....and by the state of the property market,you'll have to find a niche market....straightforward lesbo action has been covered by all those nice bulgarian ladies you were trying to flog semi-detatched pigsty's to.
try hairy minge dwarf-sex.
you take the red pill...you stay in wonderland...and I show you how deep the Rabbit-hole goes.
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No comments on it yet... go on I know you want to.
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Posted 20 December 2008 - 11:37 PM
the controversial news and discussion website is attracting 50,000 hits a day and revenue of more than £300,000 from advertisers including Sky, Virgin and BT.
I suppose it sounds better than 'from advertisers including Gay Chubby Dating and Flat Stomachs R Us.'
Posted 20 December 2008 - 11:39 PM
I was a poster at HPC. They are good people there. They do not want to see others suffer, contrarily many of us knew for years this boom would be the ruin of the UK and it's people. It is a reality site and is far from 'sick' as Alsop says. She needs to look at her contributory role in peoples fate.
Mr Parry, Bristol, UK
Posted 20 December 2008 - 11:46 PM
Tomorrows newspaper today? Wheres the section on the horse-racing results?
Unfortunately, as did mine, it fell at the first fence and had to be shot...no point in hoping for anything else in the world of betting on horseracing...as I find out everytime I have a crafty flutter!
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NYSEG crews worked for several hours restore power in the South Abbott and Armor Duells roads area of Orchard Park on Tuesday after a Hamburg woman driving north on South Abbott crossed the road at the intersection and sheared off a utility pole, according to police.
Sandra M. Kaney, 52, of Hamburg, was taken to Erie County Medical Center with a back injury after the 4 p.m. crash and charged with driving while impaired by drugs, failure to stop at a stop sign, driving at an imprudent speed and making an unsafe turn.
After the initial crash, Kaney kept driving north on Armor Duells Road before driving onto a lawn in the 5000 block and striking some bushes and a fence, Orchard Park police said. She was ordered to appear in Town Court Jan. 15. NYSEG crews told police they expected power to be restored by early today.


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quote: When things like units shipped are used
quote: Strategy Analytics found that Apple shipped about 17.7 million phones for the fourth quarter
quote: I've said it many times, pros and cons. Its all about compromise, just like with any platform. Don't pretend I haven't said otherwise. :)
quote: My only real issue is when people immediately write off an iOS device because they don't have things like replaceable batteries or SD card expansion, when that is a direct result of engineering constraints
quote: Other things you mention like HDMI ports are quickly being made redundant with the advent of technologies like AirPlay and Miracast. Its an unnecessary slot that needlessly adds size to the device and will soon go away soon
quote: In the end the positives of iOS outweigh the negatives for me
quote: If those benefits aren't for you then fine, but saying that "SD card expansion" or "micro USB" should supersede all of those positives for everybody is horribly smallminded.
quote: Side note - My biggest criticism of the Android platform is that there aren't any good 4" devices out there.
quote: acting as if your phone is the end all be all.
quote: All of a sudden, market share would be a kick ass metric.
quote: The only importance of marketshare to me
quote: This is why usage matters to me.
quote: Otherwise I couldn't care less about marketshare.
quote: Because how millions of faceless people you don't know use their device matters to you I'm sure.
quote: Re: Marketshare.Well unless it favors Apple. Then you care a lot for it.
quote: You know maybe there are tons of people out there who want a smartphone, but you know, aren't super addicted to texting, surfing and buying apps all day every day. For arguments sake lets call this group of people "adults". Now it seems to me that Android would be the perfect solution for this group of people.
quote: It's about what we get as consumers, not what the companies get.
quote: Remember what Ballmer said, "Developers Developers Developers!!!".
quote: Ya, he's a different type alright.
quote: Really IOS 6 may as well be called 2.4 and the biggest improvement to the iPhone lineup since 2007 was the larger screen and 4G. Really Apple? WOW, what innovation.
quote: It was in reference to your vigorous and un-ending need to defend the Apple platform
quote: But when it comes to Android and smartphones, he doesn't seem to place any value in bargain handsets.
quote: Talk about FUD. Android is beating iOS in smartphones .
quote: I don't measure that Tony. There are people who get paid to do that for me, and know far more about this than I do. And they tell us that Android has outsold Apple in "smartphones" for every year since 2011 I believe.
quote: Flip-phones are not even in the picture.
quote: Not excited, just responding to Tonys snarky comment. Shutting down his stupid spin.
quote: Wow... 2 days in a row comments that I agree with for the most part. We are on a roll now buddy! ;)
quote: I sense we are both doomed...Either that or we are both winning. ;)
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When the entire orchestra absolutely, positively MUST be overpowered.
Wow! That tuba player in Ride of the Valkyries was awesome!
Yeah! I paid for an orchestra seat and ended up with a massage chair!
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only thee coolest instrument known to man. jocks admire tuba players. cheerleaders want to do tuba players. It originated back in the late 1790s when a man named corneilious tuba was picking up tons of hot babes in his hometown. He needed a cool club or something to separate him so everyone would know that he was the man. so saw a baritone in a local pawn shop and thought of how much of a pussy instrument it was, so he looked at the trombone. he decided that it too was a pussy instument. then he bought 17 trombones and 40 baritones and took them home. Mr. tuba then worked for 23 straight hours building thee most manly of manly instruments. When it was created he learned how to jam some sweet tunes and then went out to town to test the beast. As soon as he stepped out of his wagon the ladies flocked to him like the ones on the axe commercials. a young boy saw this and told his friends about it. the beast was from then on known as the tuba. to this day only the elite play this monsterosity and they still pick up all the hot babes.
"did you know hugh hefner played the tuba?"
by cool football player who loves tubas October 12, 2006
A regal instrument that is played by very beautiful, talented people.
1. The case can be used to hide dead bodies
2. A tuba can be used to hide illegal substances or as an enormous marijuana pipe
1. The case can be used to hide dead bodies
2. A tuba can be used to hide illegal substances or as an enormous marijuana pipe
Dude, I got high while playing the tuba...
by JPhat December 20, 2005
a low-brass instrument, a nobler instrument than that of a trombone.
The tuba is an instrument superior to all other instruments.
by tubaplyr October 30, 2003
You have sucessfully played the tuba when you do the following. Find a girl over 200lbs. Have her mount you in the 69 position. Make sure her right leg lies between your right shoulder and neck. If she's limber she might even be able to wrap her fat leg behind your back. Her other leg should be in the normal 69 position with her calf, ankle and foot behind your back. She has now mounted you much like a person carries a tuba. Now blow air into her gelatinous ass untill she plays you a massive musical fart.
It was almost 2am, so I settled on some fat chick. I took her home and played her like a tuba! Maybe next time I'll give her the Texas Tongue Torch.
by The Rock B Town February 23, 2011
the best freakin instrument in the whole band... tubas...are...GODS
i play tuba and i am the best i am a god..... all bow down to the almighty tuba!
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The Impact of Personal Genomics (PGen) Study, which aims to assess the impact of consumer genomics, reports that it is ready to initiate its data-collection phase. PGen was launched with funding from the NHGRI. Joint principal investigators Robert C. Green, M.D., of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and J. Scott Roberts, Ph.D., of the University of Michigan School of Public Health teamed up with 23andMe and Pathway Genomics.
"The goal is to produce results that can be translated into recommendations to guide policy and practice in this rapidly emerging area," says Dr. Green. Genetic risk information plays an increasingly important role in the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases. PGen's goal is to collect data to understand the motivations and expectations of consumers of personal genomic services, the psychological and behavioral impact of these services, and the associated ethical, legal, and social issues.
The group leading PGen will survey consumers of personal genome testing to identify their motivations, expectations, and attitudes as well as their responses to learning their genetic disease risk, carrier status, and drug response results. PGen is set to launch with the distribution of surveys to new consumers of personal genomic services. PGen will enroll 1,000 participants in all: 500 customers of Pathway Genomics and 500 customers of 23andMe.
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UNIVERSITY PARK - Bill O'Brien uttered a three-word phrase Tuesday that, albeit brief, essentially explains the challenge that Penn State faces this season and probably next year, as well.
It's all about, as the coach said, margin for error.
As in, given their limitations, the Nittany Lions have a very small one if they want to beat good competition.
"In our four losses, the four teams that we've played have a 30-8 record," O'Brien said. "When you play a schedule like that, you don't have a lot of margin for error."
That would be true of just about any college football team, but Penn State's margin for error is even smaller because of the sanctions and reduced scholarships.
When the Lions have injuries, turnovers and fail to execute, the already slim margin for error becomes non-existent. Those three things plagued Penn State on Saturday at Minnesota, and O'Brien admitted he was frustrated after a game that would have been winnable had the Lions not made so many mistakes.
"I think I was just frustrated because of how that game went," O'Brien said. "I just felt like our defense came out and played well, and we drove the ball, and I'm just very frustrated when we don't score touchdowns. That was my frustration."
Penn State made big improvements as the season went along last year, overcoming an 0-2 start to go 8-4 and closing with a big win over Wisconsin. That team, however, had a much bigger margin for error because it had a senior quarterback in Matt McGloin, experienced leaders on defense such as Michael Mauti, Gerald Hodges and Jordan Hill, and a superb senior class.
This year's team doesn't have those things, plus there are fewer scholarship players (61), which leads to more depth issues. This team also hasn't been efficient on offense, particularly in the red zone as quarterback Christian Hackenberg has struggled, and all of those factors have contributed to the losses.
"I don't think you can compare one team to the next," O'Brien said. "Every team is different. Every year is different. I think this football team has improved in some areas, and other areas it hasn't improved, and I think a lot of that is that we have to do a better job of coaching."
SUBHD: LB Kline out
It's been a tough year for linebacker Ben Kline, who has battled a shoulder injury and now will miss the rest of the season after suffering a torn pectoral muscle Saturday. Kline continued to play even though the injury occurred on the second play of the game.
"I can't say enough about him," O'Brien said. "He is a tremendous kid, and he's a 4.0 student. We're going to miss him out there."
Kline will have surgery on the torn pectoral this week, then at a later point will have to have shoulder surgery.
SUBHD: Receiver watch
O'Brien confirmed that star receiver Allen Robinson did suffer a minor left shoulder injury Saturday, but he is expected to play this week against Purdue.
Robinson is having an outstanding season (73 catches for 1,106 yards and six TDs), but there's a big dropoff between him and all the other receiving targets.
Brandon Felder has 27 catches for 293 yards, but he couldn't haul in a couple of key throws in the loss Saturday. After that, the next-highest total is 17 catches by tight end Jesse James.
O'Brien has said that Robinson isn't always the primary target, but with some of the other receivers not stepping up, it's understandable that Hackenberg would always be on the lookout for his star wideout.
"I think there's been improvement with our receivers, I really do," O'Brien said. "I think Brandon has had some chances to make plays and probably wishes he made some more of those plays, but he works extremely hard. He's a good route runner, and he came out to practice [Monday] and made some plays.
"Richy [Anderson] and Eugene [Lewis] are both young receivers, and it's not the easiest thing in the world to come in and play wide receiver right away in any offense, not just the offenses that we run, and they've improved every week."
Lewis appeared to be on a path to having a big season early, but he hasn't been much of a factor lately and has only 11 catches for 115 yards, with 54 of those coming on one play. O'Brien said Lewis will get more playing time this week.
"Eugene has practiced hard, and he has a lot of ability," O'Brien said. "He's only a redshirt freshman, so he's got a lot of time left. He's got three years left here. I think everybody expects redshirt freshmen to jump in and start and play right away, and in some cases it's hard to do that. You have to learn the plays and you have to perform well in practice."
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Bill Belton is listed as the first-string running back, despite fumbling on the first play against Minnesota and giving way to Zach Zwinak, who had 150 yards. With Kline out, Nyeem Wartman and Stephen Obeng-Agyapong figure to man that outside linebacker spot. RB Akeel Lynch returned to practice Monday after battling a knee injury.