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Ok, I'm just going to try and paint the picture here, and hopefully it will generate the responses I need to clear my head.
Hey baby, I need my medicine!!
My HB and I have been together for just over a year now;the honeymoon period is def over (although I don't see why it should have to be), where I would say, my natural flare managed to keep things stimultating. You can almost tell what this is going to be about.. can't you? Moving on; we are now living together for the last few months, which on the plus side means we get to spend more time together - especially seeing as there is plenty of comfort residing within the relationship and we have a lot of fun together. Unfortunately, it's so much of one thing and not so much of the other. It's almost to the point were I no longer feel in love anymore, partially due to the lack of excitement.
the details.. she is ten years my senior(33), has a a daughter (6), is working in a demanding job. We meet at home in the evenings, where we chill out and have fun most of the time... Growing up, she never really received much affection from her mother so is curious to know why I might want to caress her, kiss her or play with her boobs (which I do casually but very rarely) etc. And she will say "behave yourself", which was funny at first, until I realised how serious she was, and then started saying it all the time.. Also, in her last relationship (13yrs) her b/f would complain if she didn't have sex with him - which combined with how her mother was towards her makes this mental conditioning tought to crack. Originally, when we started out, the sexual tension was electric. Now it has got the point where sometimes we will have sex, even when she is not in the mood and I feel like im f**king a corpse, but she says she is ok with it because I get to do it, but its not what I want. When we talk about sex, she almost always refers to it as, ''something you want to do'', as opposed to what she would want too. (I have to put up with this for a few months, but now I want to do something about it). Also, if I ignore her, which I have done for a whole week at one point, she says (1)"Are you sure you are not feeling frustrated, do you want some sex" (which doesn't turn me on). Then I say, "what about you, feeling horny?", to which she replies, (2)"I don't need sex, I can go weeks without sex" I can imagine most of you will assume Im being AFC about this, but trust me, Im not, just need to fine tune my actions and see if its something I can change. I can see what she is doing, making it seem like she is the prize,but if I try to switch it around then I get..(2). Sometimes, I get the impression that she behaves like this because she wants to keep my own my toes, but its gone past that stage now, and I'm just frustrated.
the FLIP side... I applied some game to the situation the other night: we were in bed, and I was lying chest face down. She started rubbing herself against the side of me when she realised I wasn't paying her any attention and I was pretending to fall asleep, making her work harder. I told her "I wasn't interested"... Then she started to lick my face whilst she kept rubbing up against me (she was now lying on my back); eventually, she s I was getting so turned on that I thought, "right, now you deserve my attention", I turned round and she whispered in my ear and said "I want you to f**k me".. Which, to be honest, is the best result I could have hoped for. So you're thinking, great, that worked, whats the problem.
the Problem in hand....
- I don't know how to respond the annoying things she says when it comes to nookie, when we discuss it before the event.(1)
- I could hold out, and let her come to me, but then she knows/(gives the impression) that she could wait weeks. (2)
- From time to time, we used to kiss passionately (with tongues), now if I try to kiss her that way she tells me to stop. (I'm ok with this being infrequent, but now it doesn't happen at all), and if it does, she has to psyc herself up for it.
- NO MORE BJ's (its been 2 months, ouch!!), her response is "go and find yourseld a dirty g/f"; when if anything, she was the one to instigate them in the beginning, I've never had to ask before.
Becauses of the problems she has had with physical intimac in the past, it feels like she just wants to dismiss the problem rather than recognize it!
ALL shes seems to want is hugs, and most of the time she doesn't even hug back.
Note* I know it sounds like im frustrated, and that maybe I should move on, but I want to try and make this work.
I know this post is long but I've tried to fit everything in.. I know its easy to think logically when you are not emotionally involved, but im finding it hard to step outside the circle. btw, I think MM will work eventually, but worried that it might not. Would really appreciate some valuable comments. It's getting to point where I know feel anxious and paranoid.


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1 box of yellow or white cake mix, 2 eggs beaten, 1 stick melted butter, 2C chocolate chips. Mix together and bake in 9X13 pan on 350 for 20 min. When cooled, cut into squares *Made this with my girls and OMGosh! too easy. **Edit Spray the pan with cooking spray for easy cutting and clean up. I used Butter Flavored Pam
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Eating our way to economic prosperity
Dear Editor,
Everyone is talking about the sorry economic plight of Jamaica. And sorry it is indeed. The public debt is fast approaching twice the total value of all goods and services produced on the island; and almost 60 per cent of government income is required just to service that debt. In such a dire situation, everyone is required to do his or her own little bit. And that could be possible if every Jamaican decided to eat more food that is grown in Jamaica by Jamaicans.
As Barry Higman's wonderful book, Jamaican Food, lavishly illustrates, Jamaica has a marvellously eclectic variety of sumptuous plant food including roots, stems, fruits, and seeds that for centuries have provided the basis for divine meals. His book should be in every parish library. Higman reminds us of how lucky Jamaicans are where food crops are concerned.
Included in the excellent book by Higman are cassava, zamia, arrowroot, yam, coco, sweet potato, Irish potato, artichoke, ginger, sarsaparilla, callaloo, cabbage, onions, escallion, garlic, cucumber, banana, plantain, breadfruit, ackee, avocado, mango, jackfruit, coconut, pineapple, pawpaw, and the list could go on and on. Add to this list, the varieties of domestic animals, fowls and fish, and it is readily apparent that Jamaica is a culinary paradise.
The problem for Jamaicans and the government is to organise adequate production to satisfy the domestic demand. Finding ways to boost production of the basic food items in every parish and then setting up competitions to display and promote various dishes, Jamaica could find itself in a win-win situation. Farmers would benefit and people would eat better. Certainly this is a way for Jamaica to eat its way to general economic prosperity.
John Williams
Mandeville, Manchester
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY -- Two recent arrests in Saratoga Springs raises questions about how to hold' em when it comes to playing a game of poker. Two men allegedly held illegal Texas Hold' Em games twice weekly out of Saratoga Springs. We found out what sets popular weekly games at home apart from illegal gambling operations.
Shuffling and dealing cards for Bob Daubney is second nature. After all, he used to play in major national poker tournaments and even brought home a trophy. "In the olden days they used to call me rabbit, because they thought I was lucky but I was a good player too," said Daubney.
Daubney now owns his own shop where he sells everything you'd need to hold a poker tournament in your own home. "I get invited by everybody, everywhere, all the time," he added.
He says household poker games are widespread, but if you're not playing by the rules you could end up in jail. Earlier this month the NY state police searched a building in Saratoga Springs after a 2 month investigation led to an illegal Texas Hold'Em game played every Tuesdays and Thursdays. Police arrested 27 year old Arthur Wexler and 44 Joseph McTiernan for promoting gambling in the second degree. "Say the person running the game is taking 50 dollars out of the pot that's promoting gambling," said Attorney Steve Coffey.
He says the rule is pretty simple, paying the host ahead of time or taking a cut from the pot frequently can get you in trouble. "five, six, seven people makes no difference, play for a dollar or a million dollars, the size of the pot makes no difference," Coffey added.
At Daubney's his play at home customers come in to ask for his expert advice on poker games. "Weekends you know a lot of people play little tournaments," Daubney said.
He tries to steer them clear. "I'll say be real careful, be careful where you play and when you play," Daubney said.
"The smaller the operation the less concerned authorities are," Coffey added.
In Saratoga Springs investigators seized around $3,000, but Coffey says chances are your home tournament with friends won't get much attention from police. The two men arrested in Saratoga Springs will be in court again on the 22nd of October. Both men could face up to a year in jail for their charges of promoting gambling.


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As the daily countdown to the UL-Monroe game begins, I started thinking about how this Longhorn team, with so many apparent pieces in place, will be different and need different things than last year's to achieve an undefeated season. The coaches have already alluded to the need for new leaders, as Roy Miller, Chris Ogbonnaya, and Brian Orakpo, 3/4 of the heart and soul of the 2008 Horns with Colt McCoy, have journeyed on to the NFL. And that made me think about who on the 2009 burnt orange needs to STEP UP.
As a point of reference, the 2008 team was all about players "stepping up." In fact, watching players of purported talent but little experience blossom is one of the things I like best about college football. In 2008, Texas had Roy Miller emerge from the third guy in a 3 DT rotation in 2007 to All Big 12, Fiesta Bowl Defensive MVP, and third round NFL draft choice. There was Brian Orakpo, the oft-injured Mad Dog creation, who emerged from perceived threat to consensus All-America and winner of three national defensive player awards. How about Henry Melton, who emerged from his spectacular failure at running back as a sophomore and obscurity as a junior to lead the team in quarterback hurries and become a 4th-round NFL draft choice? Earl Thomas rose from virtually unknown redshirt freshman to be a pre-season All Big 12 safety for 2009. On offense, Jordan Shipley rose from a valuable third receiving option in 2007 to the biggest offensive impact player on the team.
So who will be the "Step Up Guys" in 2009? I really don't know. But I do have a wish list. And this list is related to what I see are the biggest weaknesses on the Horns, especially relative to their two toughest opponents Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. Here are my top 6, ranked in order of need for the biggest improvement. Clearly all would need to improve over their 2008 performances, in terms of production and playing time. Several of these players have been discussed at length in different threads, but some, as expected, are still under the radar.
1. Jared Norton
2. Kyle Hix
2. Christian Scott
4. David Snow
5. Lamarr Houston
6. Malcolm Williams
I explore the reasons in more detail after the jump
Why these six?
1. Jared Norton. Point #1.As evidenced in last year's games against Oklahoma State and Ohio State, Texas's defense, which is increasingly designed to emphasize speed and quickness in order to match up with spread offenses, is vulnerable to power rushing attacks. These appear as various formations with one TE and a blocking back or 2 TE's, both of which create a broader "surface" against which to attack defensive linemen and linebackers. Texas proved vulnerable to plays that focused blocking on the strong side edge. For example, in 2008, 56% of tackles by DE's and LB's were by strong side players (Melton, Norton, etc.) in the game against the Cowboys, where the Horns struggled in defending the run, compared to only 37% in the game against OU, where Texas had much better success defending the run. Point #2. Texas features slanting defensive tackles, which means that the DT's charge through gaps at the snap. This practice in fact weakens Texas' dependence on having great DT's because attacking the gaps tends to tie up offensive linemen even if the DT is a stiff. However, slanting leaves one extra gap to be filled by linebackers, and there are at least two unfilled gaps generated by a power running offensive front. This puts enormous pressure on the LB's to sniff out the right gap to fill.
With the expected and somewhat unavoidable inexperience and lack of talent at DT (more below about Lamarr Houston), inside and strongside linebacker play will be critical to the Horns' success in 2009. This points the giant fingers of a foam Hook-Em hand directly at Jared Norton. Number 11 has shown flashes of talent in the past two seasons - I recall him blowing up several plays and getting a QB sack in the big (at the time) win against TCU in 2007, and he had a couple of nice stuffs against Beanie Wells in the Fiesta Bowl. However, these "flashes" have been relatively few and far between. A more powerful memory is watching Norton being apparently eaten by the monster otherwise known as TE Brandon Pettigrew in the Oklahoma State game and chasing Kendall Hunter from behind all over the field. In general, Norton struggled throughout 2008 with choosing the right gaps, and Blake Gideon, that champion of of the bone-crushing hit (Not!), had to come to his rescue repeatedly. Texas needs a major upgrade from Norton in the "head for football" department if opposing teams are to repeatedly enter the the third-and-long "sack zone" for clean-up by Kindle, Jones, Acho, and Okafor.
2. Kyle Hix. General and loud lamentation and woe on various blogs has blamed problems in the Texas running game on scheme, recruiting, injuries, and backs that can run but can't block (Yes, Vondrell we're talking about you). That all might be relevant, but I think there's nothing wrong with Texas' running game that an upgrade at right tackle wouldn't fix. I watched the film of several games: UTEP, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Kansas, and Ohio State, and it struck me that Point #1, Texas rushed for an average of two yards less per carry when running to the right (Kyle Hix's side) than the left, with the exception of Chris Ogbonnaya's Sooner killer run. Point #2. Backs seemed to have trouble reading Hix's blocks, and thus "did the dance" on many plays, as if they were uncertain whether Hix would push his defender outside or inside. On the zone sweep that Texas' runs so often, the tackle needs to seal the DE to the inside or kick him out strongly to create a cutback lane, and all too often, this didn't happen in 2008. Point#3. Hix was often late in arriving on leftside counter plays (or possibly the backs rushed the hole too soon). Timing was off somewhere.
Kyle Hix had starts as a freshman in the offensive-line-challenged year of our Lord 2007, and much was expected of him in 2008. Reach-blocking, the technique central to success in the zone-blocking scheme used by the Longhorns, may not be his strength. He was OK in pass-blocking, but often had help from a TE or RB, leaving Ulatoski on an island on Colt's blind side. Starting as a freshman lineman at Texas speaks to considerable talent for number 64; the fans are waiting to see it in 2009.
3. Christian Scott. One of the more memorable series of plays in 2008 occurred when Blake Gideon suffered a concussion at the hands of Kansas running back Angus Quigley, and Christian Scott entered the game and, on the next play, knocked the stuffing out of Quigley and the ball out of his hands. Ever since, the cries for Christian Scott to take the field have amplified to the point of screechy feedback. No screeching has been louder than that of coach Will Muschamp, who longed to put Mr. Scott on the field but couldn't because he "didn't know where to line up."
As Texas shifts more fully to a 4-2-5 base defense, Christian is one of the few players Texas has who can play the critical hybrid linebacker-safety position (although Nolan Brewster may fill in there). The possibilities are both exciting (he looks to be an elemental force) and frightening (how high is his football IQ), as that "rover" position needs to be manned by someone who recognizes formations and can make decisions about whether to drop into coverage or attack the line of scrimmage. Clever offensive formations can also isolate smaller, quicker receivers on Scott, and it remains to be seen whether he is up to the coverage nightmare. It was encouraging that number 6 did make it onto the field with the first team defense in the spring game, but it will be important that he develops an understanding of the game sufficient to deal with the likes of Jermaine Gresham and Dez Bryant if the Horns are to have a truly dominating defense.
4. David Snow. The other piece of offensive line play that needs upgrading is the interior play of the guards. Yes Chris Hall is a physically maxed out but very smart player who might be irreplaceable in making the line blocking assignment calls. However, Michael Huey and Charlie Tanner are highly replaceable in my view. Both have been badly overwhelmed at times by smaller, quicker pass ruishers and have underwhelmed in their ability to pull on counter plays or switch blocks in the zone running game. Snow represents the best hope for an upgrade, as he, a true freshman lineman who saw significant playing time in 2008, paved the way with beautiful, annihilating blocks on several touchdown runs last season. His physical presence and tools seem better than those of either Tanner or Huey, and fans and coaches are still twiddling their thumbs waiting for Trey Allen to emerge. It may be difficult for Texas' running game and overall offensive performance to improve if Snow doesn't "step up" to claim a starting guard spot.
5. Lamarr Houston. For all the reasons outlined for the importance of Jared Norton's improvement, improved play by the 2009 DT candidates is also paramount. The encouraging thing is, we fans have been here before. With the departure of Frank Okam and Derek Lokey after 2007 and the immature career self-destruction of Dre Jones, many questions existed about the the DT position last August. Roy Miller was the only experienced incumbent, and no one foresaw him as a physically dominant presence on the line. Thus 2009 feels like deja vu. Two seniors have departed, leaving a converted DE with less than overwhelming statistics, Lamarr Houston, to lead a thin group. Lamarr's tramsition to DT was pantingly awaited at the beginning of 2008, but the show turned out to be Roy Miller's, not Lamarr's. So now we arrive in 2009 and the question is, can "Lamarr be a starr"? Let's sell T-shirts.
I think Lamarr can be a "starr" for several reasons. One, he is playing at 300 pounds instead of the marginal 275 he played at last year. Two, he's had a year to make the transition - that time did wonders for Henry Melton last year. Three, nearly a third of his tackles went for loss last year. Fourth, Lamarr's biggest problem was running himself out of plays, that is, playing DT like a DE - see reason two. Fifth, Lamarr might be the best overall athlete ever to play DT for Texas. If he stays healthy, the Big 12 media will be saying "Gerald who?"
6. Malcolm Williams. If I had a dollar for every blog post salivating over the prospect of Malcolm Williams getting open deep or outjumping some poor safety for an end-zone fade in the last six months, I'd be rich enough to retire. I don't need to go into details - the man has incredible potential to dominate games at the WR position with his speed, jumping ability, and size. His ability to push safeties five yards deeper and keep them from jumping the short routes Colt likes to throw are of incalculable value. You'd think he was the second coming of Vi... OK that's enough. Malcolm showed flashes in 2008 with a high-flying TD reception against Missouri and the two TexasTech-back-cracking(but eventually not breaking) long TD's. But he also looked lost in blocking on running plays (how can a TE-sized guy not just smother the DB on a running play?) and had a few drops. The competition to get on the field at the WR position is intense, and in game situations, Williams hasn't been consistently up to it. So despite being rubbed with anointing oil and having the altar prepared, number 9 still must show it in the real games on a consistent basis for Texas to have a highly effective passing game.
There are others who could stand to "step up," like Chris Hall, Fozzy Whittaker, Blake Gideon, Deon Beasley, etc. but I felt Texas' depth would make them unmissed in the case that they failed to do so.


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Does anyone here at RR have information as to what uniform numbers have been assigned to Bench Coach Chris Speier and Bullpen Coach Juan Lopez? I can't seem to locate them and need to update my RedsInfo file on my computer if I can.
Maybe it was on this site, but I read somewhere that Dusty did get his # 12 and EE switched to # 28 (if anyone didn't know and was interested).


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The Miami Dolphins were able to notch their third victory on the season and their second home win after the team held on to defeat the visiting St. Louis Rams by the score of 17-14.
While it was a low-scoring game, Miami's run game struggled on Sunday as featured running back Reggie Bush accumulated just 17 yards on 12 carries. Instead, it was rookie quarterback Ryan Tannehill who shouldered the load, completing 21 of 29 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns, to hold off a late comeback attempt from the Rams.
As it has in all of Miami's victories, it was the Dolphins defense that carried the team to the win on Sunday in the low-scoring affair. While the defense did keep the Rams out of the end zone, the team's run defense allowed quite a lot of yardage. Nonetheless, the team's defense extended an impressive streak, as noted by Kevin Nogle of SB Nation's Dolphins blog, The Phinsider.
The Dolphins came into the game with the number one ranked rush defense, but were gouged for 162 yards on the ground today. However, the team extended the NFL's current streak for most yards without allowing a 100-yard rusher to 20 straight games. Rookie Daryl Richardson led the Rams with 76 yards on 11 carries.
Miami will now head into a bye week and prepare to visit the New York Jets for a week 8 divisional showdown.


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LA QUINTA — This is as close as western Riverside and San Bernardino counties get to the PGA Tour, so the health of The Tournament Formerly Known As The Bob Hope should be of significant concern to the Inland Empire's golf fans.
Pun intended, as it turns out. Because the emphasis on health, particularly improving the health of the citizenry, is what connected former President Bill Clinton and his Clinton Foundation with the event now known as the Humana Challenge.
It is, so far, a win-win-win — for the HMO that is the title sponsor, for the Tour and for the area.
The involvement of the 42nd President of the United States has infused a new energy into the proceedings. The sponsors' village is the largest it's been in a while, more of a village and less of an encampment. The whole vibe seems different.
And it doesn't hurt that the tournament's shorter length and less onerous pro-am format drew enough star power and top-of-the-rankings talent to actually resemble a solid PGA field and not a jumbo-sized Nationwide event, as it has been accused of in recent years.
Fact is, Clinton didn't have to work the phones much to bolster the entry list.
"The only calls I actually made were to Greg Norman and Phil Mickelson," he said Friday during a brief session with area media. "And Phil had already decided to play. He was all about whether we could work together on health-related issues (with the Phil and Amy Mickelson Foundation).
"We have 15 more pros than we had last year. We wrote some people, but they responded to the different format and to the infusion of new energy into it. And I give Humana a lot of credit for that, and (PGA commissioner) Tim Finchem for having the imagination. We talked about this a good while ago, more than a year ago."
It was exactly a year ago that This Space suggested the face of this tournament again needed to be someone whose calls would get returned and whose invitations couldn't be refused, the way the late Bob Hope once held sway over the golf and entertainment industries.
"It's very difficult to replace Bob Hope, you know," Norman said earlier this week. "So to replace Bob Hope with President Clinton is an automatic.
"When I received a phone call from him I had no intention of playing. … He asked me if I would come and play, and I said yes. Simple as that."
The payoff comes today, when Clinton is paired with Norman in the third round of the tournament, playing in a foursome with pro Scott McCarron and Humana Healthcare CEO Mike McCallister at the Palmer Private course at PGA West.
And maybe, just maybe, a youngster with his own dreams of success on the Tour will make the trek east to the desert, sort of the way Brendan Steele did so many years ago.
"I came out … probably three times, I'd say," said Steele, the former Hemet High and UC Riverside golfer now playing in this tournament. "One time really sticks out in my mind. I came out to this course and met Corey Pavin and Craig Stadler, Hubert Green and Lanny Wadkins and those guys. That would have been about '94 or '95, somewhere in there. I still have the tournament guide with all the autographs on it.
"This is as close as I get to playing a home field event. I've got friends and family and this is as close as they'll get all year, so it definitely has a special place in my heart."
It is a resource, an event that Inland Southern Californians need to cherish and protect.
So whatever your political persuasion, it wouldn't be a bad idea to express some gratitude to Bill Clinton for taking it off of, uh, life support.


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New nickname and some love from ESPN. Here's the entire column.
Western Conference scout on the East's most dangerous dark horse
"I think they can be a fourth seed and cause problems. They're built a little differently. This is a Noah's ark team: They've got two of everything and there's no drop-off. In a short season, that kind of depth helps you.
"They've purposely kept it pretty simple on offense to focus on defense and I think that's very smart in the short season. They do the simple things well. What's missing is what they've been missing for a long time -- finding a guy who can close games out. But it's a good story for the league."


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Embarkation went smoothly and the lines were long but moved quickly. Within 30 minutes of getting in line we were on the ship. After passing through security your first line is where you present your tickets and passports or birth certificated and picture ID. After than you go to another line and get you keys (sign and sail cards). After picking those up it is a walk up a hallway to have your picture taken and then across the gangway you go to board the ship. When you enter the lobby they have you look into a small camera that takes a picture for security purposes.
After coming on the ship we headed up to find our cabins. We booking two balcony cabins, side by side, on deck 9, the Lido Deck. Cabins 9293 and 9289 are the last two cabins on the port side before you walk out to the pool area. We loved the location. So close to the pools, slide, hot tubs, buffet, and pizza...all without having to leave our deck. I was concerned about noise from the pool area, but the only time it was a problem was when the door to our hallway was left open and the live band was playing. Other than that it was great. We would book these rooms again.
We knew that the rooms would be small, but it is still a shock the first time you walk in at how small they are. I do know that for ship cabins they are good sized, but compared to a hotel they are small. There are laid out well with a lot of closet space and drawers. The bathrooms are small but functioned very well. The shower had great water pressure and I enjoyed the soap and shampoo provided in the shower too. The hairdryer worked well, but you had to keep a button pushed in to make it go. I found that a bit odd, but it worked. You might want to bring yours if you have long or thick hair.
The bed was comfy, but we could feel the crack between the two beds. It did not keep us from sleeping well every night. We enjoyed the balconies and had the steward unlock the doors between them to make one large balcony. That way were able to get to the boys room without going into the hallway. I know a lot of people have their children in the room with them, but I think the cabin is just too small to have four people in one room. We had our space and they had theirs. If you can afford it get two cabins!
The food...oh, the food was everywhere and was great. We enjoyed the dining room the best. Our wait staff was great. Ben and Roxanna always greeted us with a smile, got to know us, and were very attentive. Every night they danced and sang and even got us up too. Dinner was an event not to be missed and people who just went to the buffet really missed out. We had the late dinner seating at 8pm. We often sampled the buffet before going to dinner and found it nothing to get excited about. The Red Sail (buffet) is decorated nicely and most tables have a water view. Also located near the Red Sail is the Deli...they make great fresh sandwiches (try the ruben) and the Oriental (never tried it). The Fish and Chips restaurant is upstairs from the Red Sail and the fish is excellent. The pizza place is open 24 hours a day and we used it a lot...my kids love pizza. The pizza is good and was always fresh. They have your normal cheese, pepperoni, meat and veggie, and one with goat cheese. They also serve calzones and Caesar salad. The ice cream out of the machines was very good...rich and creamy. They also have frozen yogurt. Back to the dining room. We were in the lower level of the Platinum Dining Room, table 371. It is a booth for four. I would have opted for a large table so that we would have had others to talk with, but it was also nice to just have our family. The food in the dining room was great. My favorite was the lobster tail and the prime rib. The portions are small so don't be afraid to order two starters or two entrees and if you are still hungry order more! We also ate most of our breakfast in the dining room. It was just easier than standing in line at the buffet. I would much rather have someone put my napkin in my lap, refill my drinks, and bring the food to me. If you have children you will be leaving in Camp Carnival you may want to request the early seating so that you can enjoy the show or something else before having to pick the kids up at 10pm. They can stay later, but you have to pay hourly after 10pm.
The entertainment is endless. Everything from game shows, poolside games, comedy shows, talent shows, live music and dancing there was always something to do. My favorite was the comedy shows. We had 4 different comedians and they were all funny. I laughed so hard one night that my sides hurt the next day! Mark the Cruise Director was funny and so was Wee Jimmy.
Our ports of call were Key West, Belize and Costa Maya. It takes a long time to get transported from the ship, through the Naval Base where you dock, into town. The ride is not that long, but waiting for the shuttle does. We ate lunch and swam until the lines died down and they went into town and had a great time at the Key West Aquarium. In Belize we used a local taxi driver as a tour guide. He took us to Cucumber Beach, picked us up a three hours later, and they took us around the city. The kids loved Cucumber Beach and so did we. In Costa Maya we took the bus into the fishing village of Majuhal and enjoyed the free beach and table and chairs under a hut. The water is shallow and clear, great for kids. We relaxed in the shade while they swam and played.
We sailed during Spring Break and even with all the kids on board we had a blast. We can't wait to cruise again and would sail on the Glory again in a minute. We did not want to get off the boat. We sailed with a full ship, but never had a problem finding a quiet area for ourselves.


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The Charlotte chapter of
the NAACP wants more oversight of Charlotte police after an officer's
arrest on charges he fatally shot an unarmed man.
During a rally
on Saturday, President Kojo Nantambu said that a board that reviews
citizen complaints against officers needs to have more authority.
rally was held to remember Jonathan Ferrell. Authorities say the
24-year-old was shot 10 times earlier this month by
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Officer Randall Kerrick.
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Ferrell may have been seeking help after a car wreck when he went to a
home and knocked on the door, frightening a woman into calling 911
because she thought he was trying to break in.
Kerrick is charged with voluntary manslaughter.
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1. Thank your school counselors
Today is the last day of National School Counseling Week. This year's theme is "School Counselors: Helping Students Be Brilliant." Let them know you appreciate all that they do for you!
2. Welcome new blogger: Energize!
Yesterday we posted a by Heather Rae of Energize Bedford, who offered the scoop on new financing options for homeowners who want to get an energy savings project started. If you want to blog, let us know! We welcome any point of view that is relevant to the community:
- Musicians, Live Music Fans, Audiophiles and Artists
- Parents, High School Students, Teachers and Professors
- Bartenders, Baristas and Foodies
- Fashion Experts, Stylists, Crafters and Do-it-Yourselfers
- Volunteers and Nonprofit Workers
- Health and Fitness Experts
- Local Sports Fans, Athletics Coaches and Directors
- PTA-ers and Scout Leaders
- Librarians
3. Stroller Tours at KMA
New parents, grandparents, and caregivers are invited to join the group of cultural enthusiasts at Stroller Tours, an original series of exhibition tours specially designed for adults with children under 18 months old. Following light breakfast snacks provided by Bedford Village Pastry, participants are invited to join an interactive tour and engage in exhibition-focused discussions and art activities inspired by the Museum's 2012 Tri-State Juried Exhibition, Art to the Point. Tours are free for KMA members, $5 for non-members, and do not require registration.
4. Check out the Wolf Conservation Center
offers a number of interesting events - this weekend and beyond, for example, you can join naturalists for an opportunity to photograph Ambassador wolves Atka, Alawa and Zephyr. The WCC sayd "perfect light and a fresh coat of winter fur on the wolves will make for exquisite photographs. Hot beverages will be offered in the woodstove-heated classroom." I just took my kids to the mythology of wolves session and they thought the stories we heard were interesting, but meeting the wolves upclose was even better.
5. Kudos to students making college honor lists
Skidmore College has announced students achieving honors:
Alexia Zarras, a member of the class of 2014. She is the daughter of Dean and Kirstin Zarras of Bedford.
Daniel Manson, a member of the class of 2015. He is the son of Mitch Manson of Bedford.
Ryan Clark, a member of the class of 2012. He is the son of Tim Clark of Katonah and Megan Clark of Cross River.
Robin Luongo, a member of the class of 2015. He is the son of Robert Gulian and Laurie Luongo of Katonah.
Zoe Gross, a member of the class of 2015. She is the daughter of Bill Gross and Alicia Condon of Katonah.
Term honors are awarded for a quality point ratio of 3.6 from a possible 4.0, for students who have completed 14 credit hours.


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Logan 10s shut down LaPorte at state
The Logansport 10 year old Cal Ripken Northern State Tournament got underway Wednesday night at Fairview Park. The host team from Logansport played the late game against the LaPorte All-Stars and thanks to a combined one-hitter by four Logansport pitchers the locals came away with a 9-2 win.
Michael Meadows got the start on the bump for Logan and totally owned LaPorte through the three innings he pitched. The result, nine batters faced, nine batters go down on strikeouts.
"We wanted to come out with Michael and set the tone early and I think we did that," said Logan manager Matt Gaumer. "It also helped that we were hitting the ball and getting kids on base, too."
Logan got on the board early in the first when Malachi Pearson singled to start the game. He eventually scored with two outs on a base hit from Eli Starkey for the early 1-0 lead.
The local squad then plated three more runs in the third inning to go up 4-0 on the LaPorte squad. Logan then pushed another run across in the top of the fourth to make it a 5-0 game. LaPorte then got its only hit of the game in the bottom half of the inning and a pair of walks and a hit batter allowed two runs to cross the plate making it 5-2 after four innings of play.
Logansport then scored two runs in each of the final two innings to make it the 9-2 final.
Leading the way for Logansport on the night was Pearson with a pair of base hits and three runs scored. Kian Harris, Ethan Denny, Starkey, Meadows and Kolton Barber each had a base hit for Logansport. Nick LeDonne and Hunter Hewitt each hit a double in the attack. Evan Vizcarra also scored a run in the win.


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Score one more for the dirty, rotten scumbags.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was targeting a date of November 2013 for its 20th anniversary supershow at Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York City. In addition, the world's largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion already had a fight card planned for "the world's most famous arena."
What they didn't have, was legislation.
Despite UFC President Dana White's master plan, the sport of MMA is still banned in the "Empire State," thanks to the Las Vegas Culinary Union (find out what their beef is here), who've made a career out of cock-blocking the UFC when it comes to Manhattan cage fighting.
White vents at the UFC on FOX 7 pre-fight media scrum:
"I'm just not as optimistic as I was. Everybody wants [MMA in New York] except the culinary union. Let me tell you this: Every time we try to move forward and progress in New York, the Las Vegas Culinary Union starts hammering everybody with letters, and they're working the politicians and everything else. I have a question for you. In Las Vegas, we put on however many fights a year. How come they're not writing any letters in Las Vegas? They're from Las Vegas. And if the UFC is this horrible thing that they write about, why aren't they sending letters to the MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, the Nevada State Athletic Commission - and the list goes on an on? Why are they only writing letters to New York? Does that make any sense to anybody? So what's good for Vegas, Vegas can reap the benefits of all the economic impact we have, all the good things that happen when a UFC event comes in to Vegas, but New York can't? Why is that? Dirty, rotten scumbags. There's going to be a 20-year anniversary. It's just not going to be at MSG. But wherever we go for the 20-year, it's going to be big."
So much for Chris Weidman's immediate rematch.
Ever since the state of New York imposed a ban on MMA in 1997, ZUFFA officials have been trying to somehow reverse it to hold an event in the "city that never sleeps." In fact, for the last four years, White, the Fertittas and several fighters on the UFC roster have been lobbying for the ban to be lifted.
The ban remains intact, despite the positive economic impact that a live MMA event would have on the state and surrounding areas. Until then, New York fight fans will have to travel across the bridge to places like neighboring New Jersey to get their UFC fix.
See you at UFC 159.


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2012 Jrs Courts utilization
2010 Tournament Results and SALFASS Past winners
2010 Juniors Schedule Part 2
The 60th Annual North American - Lithuanian Sports Tournament was held on April 30th-May 2nd weekend in Cleveland, Ohio. This year's tournament was hosted by Cleveland Zaibas which is also celebrating its 60th Anniversary. Events included Mens / Womens Basketball Championships, Mens and Coed Volleyball Championships and Table Tennis Championships.
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Ollantaytambo is a town and an Inca archaeological site in southern Peru some 60 kilometers northwest of the city of Cusco. It is located at an altitude of 2,792 meters above sea level in the district of Ollantaytambo, province of Urubamba, Cusco region. During the Inca Empire, Ollantaytambo was the royal estate of Emperor Pachacuti who conquered the region, built the town and a ceremonial center. At the time of the Spanish conquest of Peru it served as a stronghold for Manco Inca Yupanqui, leader of the Inca resistance. Nowadays it is an important tourist attraction on account of its Inca buildings and as one of the most common starting points for the three-day, four-night hike known as the Inca Trail.
During the Spanish conquest of Peru Ollantaytambo served as a temporary capital for Manco Inca, leader of the native resistance against the conquistadors. He fortified the town and its approaches in the direction of the former Inca capital of Cusco, which had fallen under Spanish domination. In 1536, on the plain of Mascabamba, near Ollantaytambo, Manco Inca defeated a Spanish expedition blocking their advance from a set of high terraces and flooding the plain. However, despite his victory, Manco Inca did not consider his position tenable so the following year he withdrew to the heavily forested site of Vilcabamba.
In 1540, the native population of Ollantaytambo was assigned in encomienda to Hernando Pizarro.
In the 19th century the Inca ruins at Ollantaytambo attracted the attention of several foreign explorers, among them, Clements Markham, Ephraim Squier, Charles Wiener and Ernst Middendorf published accounts of their findings.
The main settlement at Ollantaytambo has an orthogonal layout with four longitudinal streets crossed by seven parallel streets. At the center of this grid, the Incas built a large plaza which may have been up to four blocks large; it was open to the east and surrounded by halls and other town blocks on its other three sides. Inca buildings to the north of the plaza were built out of unworked fieldstones while those to the west and to the south were made with cut and fitted stones. All blocks on the southern half of the town were built to the same design: each comprised two kancha, walled compounds with four one-room buildings around a central courtyard. Buildings in the northern half are more varied in design, however, most are in such a bad condition that their original plan is hard to establish.
Ollantaytambo dates from the late 15th century and has some of the oldest continuously occupied dwellings in South America. Its layout and buildings have been altered to different degrees by later constructions, for instance, on the southern edge of the town an Inca esplanade with the original entrance to the town was rebuilt as a Plaza de Armas surrounded by colonial and republican buildings. The plaza at the center of the town also disappeared as several buildings were built over it in colonial times.
'Araqhama is a western prolongation of the main settlement, across the Patakancha River; it features a large plaza, called Manyaraki, surrounded by constructions made out of adobe and semi-cut stones. These buildings have a much larger area than their counterparts in the main settlement, they also have very tall walls and oversized doors. To the south there are other structures, but smaller and built out of fieldstones. 'Araqhama has been continuously occupied since Inca times, as evidenced by the Roman Catholic church on the eastern side of the plaza. To the north of Manyaraki there are several sanctuaries with carved stones, sculpted rock faces and elaborate waterworks, they include the Templo de Agua and the Baño de la Ñusta.
'Araqhama is bordered to the west by Cerro Bandolista, a steep hill on which the Incas built a ceremonial center. The part of the hill facing the town is occupied by the terraces of Pumatallis, framed on both flanks by rock outcrops. Due to impressive character of these terraces, the Temple Hill is commonly known as the Fortress, however, this is a misnomer as the main functions of this site were religious. The main access to the ceremonial center is a series of stairways that climb to the top of the terrace complex. At this point, the site is divided into three main areas: the Middle sector, directly in front of the terraces; the Temple sector, to the south; and the Funerary sector, to the north.
The Temple sector is built out of cut and fitted stones in contrast to the other two sectors of the Temple Hill which are made out of fieldstones. It is accessed via a stairway that ends on a terrace with a half finished gate and the Enclosure of the Ten Niches, a one room building. Behind them there is an open space which hosts the Platform of the Carved Seat and two unfinished monumental walls. The main structure of the whole sector is the Sun Temple, an uncompleted building which features the Wall of the Six Monoliths. The Middle and Funerary sectors have several rectangular buildings, some of them with two floors; there are also several fountains in the Middle sector.
The unfinished structures at the Temple Hill and the numerous stone blocks that litter the site indicate that it was still undergoing construction at the time of its abandonment. Some of the blocks show evidences of having been removed from finished walls, which provides evidence that a major remodeling effort was also underway. It is unknown which event halted construction at the Temple Hill, likely candidates include the war of succession between Huáscar and Atahualpa, the Spanish Conquest of Peru and the retreat of Manco Inca from Ollantaytambo to Vilcabamba.
The valleys of the Urubamba and Patakancha rivers along Ollantaytambo are covered by an extensive set of agricultural terraces which start at the bottom of the valleys and climb up the surrounding hills. The terraces permitted farming on otherwise unusable terrain; they also allowed the Incas to take advantage of the different ecological zones created by variations in altitude. Terraces at Ollantaytambo were built to a higher standard than common Inca agricultural terraces, for instance, they have higher walls made of cut stones instead of rough fieldstones. This type of high-prestige terracing is also found in other Inca royal estates such as Chinchero, Pisaq, and Yucay.
A set of sunken terraces start south of Ollantaytambo's Plaza de Armas, stretching all the way to the Urubamba River. They are about 700 meters long, 60 meters wide and up to 15 meters below the level of surrounding terraces; due to their shape they are called Callejón, the Spanish word for alley. Land inside Callejón is protected from the wind by lateral walls which also absorb solar radiation during the day and release it during the night; this creates a microclimate zone 2 to 3°C warmer than the ground above it. These conditions allowed the Incas to grow species of plants native to lower altitudes that otherwise could not have flourished at this site.
At the southern end of Callejón, overlooking the Urubamba River, there is an Inca site called Q'ellu Raqay. Its interconnected buildings and plazas form an unusual design quite unlike the single-room structures common in Inca architecture. As the site is isolated from the rest of Ollantaytambo and surrounded by an elaborate terraces, it has been postulated that it was a palace built for emperor Pachacuti.
The Incas built several storehouses (qollqa) out of fieldstones on the hills surrounding Ollantaytambo. Their location at high altitudes, where there is more wind and temperatures are lower defended their contents against decay. To enhance this effect, the Ollantaytambo qollqas feature ventilation systems. It is believed that they were used to store the production of the agricultural terraces built around the site.


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The Fox broadcast team used a song from M83 after halftime in the Giants-Saints game. Joe Buck used that as an excuse to show up his partner Troy Aikman with his indie music cred.
Troy, who looks like he has a totally awesome collection of 90s pop CDs, was thoroughly confused and maybe a little uncomfortable.


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I came across this earlier today, and I thought it was entertaining enough to share:
According to the article, Haye and K were due for back-to-back training sessions. Haye was up first, postured in a southpaw stance, and then threw just one punch before hanging it up, while Klitschko watched. Then, Haye left, without so much as a how-do-you-do. Intimations of psychological warfare ooze out of every corner of this.
Klitschko then spent an hour in training, and declared himself "fed up" with Haye, suspecting that Haye spends his time in his hotel room, brooding over what else he can do to possibly rattle Wladimir.
This is all interspersed with the usual humdrum references to images of t-shirts advocating or promising decapitations, and allusions to unpleasant public comments.


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Battle of Bladensburg - Conflict & Date:
The Battle of Bladensburg was fought August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812 (1812-1815).
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Battle of Bladensburg - Background:
With the defeat of Napoleon in early 1814, the British were able to turn increasing attention to their war with the United States. While General Sir George Prevost, the governor-general of Canada and commander of British forces in North America, commenced a series of campaigns from Canada, he directed Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane, the commander in chief of the Royal Navy's ships on the North American Station, to make strikes against the American coast. While Cochrane's second-in-command, Rear Admiral George Cockburn, had been actively raiding the Chesapeake region for some time, reinforcements were en route.
These took the form of a brigade of Napoleonic veterans, led by Major General Robert Ross, which entered the Chesapeake Bay on August 15. Joining with Cochrane and Cockburn, Ross discussed potential operations. This resulted in a decision to make a strike towards Washington, DC, though Ross had some reservations with the plan. Dispatching a decoy force up the Potomac, Cochrane advanced up the Patuxent River, driving back the gunboats of Commodore Joshua Barney's Chesapeake Bay Flotilla. Pushing forward, Ross began landing his forces at Benedict, MD on August 19.
Maintaining pressure on Barney, Cockburn forced the American commander to scuttle his flotilla on August 22 and retreat overland towards Washington. Marching north along the river, Ross reached Upper Marlboro the same day. In position to attack either Washington or Baltimore, he elected for the former. Though he most likely could have taken the capital unopposed on August 23, he elected to remain in Upper Marlboro to rest his command. Comprised of over 4,000 men, Ross possessed a mix of regulars, colonial marines, Royal Navy sailors, as well as three guns and Congreve rockets.
The American Response:
Assessing his options, Ross elected to advance on from the east as moving to the south would involve locating a crossing over the Potomac's Eastern Branch (Anacostia River). By moving from the east, the British would advance through Bladensburg where the river was narrower and a bridge existed. In Washington, the Madison Administration struggled to meet the threat. Not believing Washington would be a target, little had been done in terms of preparation. Organizing the defense was Brigadier General William Winder, a political appointee from Baltimore, who had previously been captured at the Battle of Stoney Creek.
As the bulk of the US Army's regulars were occupied in the north, Winder was forced to largely rely on militia. By August 20, Winder's force consisted of around 2,000 men, including a small force of regulars, and was at Old Long Fields. Advancing on August 22, he skirmished with the British near Upper Marlboro before falling back. That same day, Brigadier General Tobias Stansbury arrived at Bladensburg with a force of Maryland militia. Assuming a strong position atop Lowndes Hill on the eastern bank, he abandoned the position that night and crossed the bridge without destroying it (Map).
The American Position:
Establishing a new position on the west bank, Stansbury's artillery built a fortification which had limited fields of fire and could not adequately cover the bridge. Stansbury was soon joined by Brigadier General Walter Smith of the District of Columbia militia. The new arrival did not confer with Stansbury and formed his men in a second line nearly a mile behind the Marylanders where they could not offer immediate support. Joining Smith's line was Barney who deployed with his sailors and five guns. A group of Maryland militia, led by Colonel William Beall formed a third line to the rear.
The Battle of Bladensburg:
On the morning of August 24, Winder met with President James Madison, Secretary of War John Armstrong, Secretary of State James Monroe, and other members of the Cabinet. When it became clear that Bladensburg was the British target, they moved to the scene. Riding ahead, Monroe arrived at Bladensburg, and though he had no authority to do so, tinkered with the American deployment weakening the overall position. Around noon, the British appeared in Bladensburg and approached the still-standing bridge. Attacking across the bridge, Colonel William Thornton's 85th Light Infantry was initially turned back (Map).
Overcoming American artillery and rifle fire, a subsequent assault was successful in gaining the west bank. This forced some of the first line's artillery to fall back, while elements of the 44th Regiment of Foot began enveloping the American left. Counterattacking with the 5th Maryland, Winder had some success before the militia in the line, under fire from the British Congreve rockets, broke and began fleeing. As Winder had not issued clear orders in case of a withdrawal, this quickly became a disorganized rout. With the line collapsing, Madison and his part departed the field.
Pressing forward, the British soon came under fire from Smith's men as well as Barney's and Captain George Peter's guns. The 85th attacked again and Thornton was badly wounded with the American line holding. As before, the 44th began moving around the American left and Winder ordered Smith to retreat. These orders failed to reach Barney and his sailors were overwhelmed in hand-to-hand fighting. Beall's men to the rear offered token resistance before joining the general retreat. As Winder had provided only confused orders in case of retreat, the bulk of the American militia simply melted away rather than rallying to further defend the capital.
Aftermath of Bladensburg
Later dubbed the "Bladensburg Races" due to the nature of the defeat, the American rout left the road to Washington open for Ross and Cockburn. In the fighting, the British lost 64 killed and 185 wounded, while Winder's army suffered only 10-26 killed, 40-51 wounded, and around 100 captured. Pausing in the intense summer heat, the British resumed their advance later in the day and occupied Washington that evening. Taking possession, they burned the Capitol, President's House, and Treasury Building before making camp. Further destruction ensued the next day before they began the march back to the fleet. Having inflicted a severe embarrassment on the Americans, the British next turned their attention to Baltimore. Long a nest of American privateers, the British were halted and Ross killed at the Battle of North Point, before the fleet was turned back at the Battle of Fort McHenry on September 13-14.


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Groucho to the rescue of Mighty Mite the meerkat (From The Northern Echo)
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Mighty Mite the baby meerkat overcomes adversity
6:50am Friday 14th February 2014 in News By Graeme Hetherington
MIGHTY Mite has proved a real fighter after overcoming adversity when she was unusually taken into the care of her father - the dominant male in her group.
The baby meerkat may be only nine-weeks old but she is set to become the latest star at Kirkleatham Owl Centre when she makes her public debut.
Born to the group's dominant female she was one of a litter of four but sadly the other three babies were stillborn leaving Mighty Mite the lone survivor.
All was going well for the first few weeks but then tragedy struck when her mother became seriously ill and died before she was weaned, so she had be fed chopped up food which limited her contact with group.
Rebecca Wilkinson, Kirkleatham Owl Centre, said: "It was now that dad Groucho stepped in, he was the group's top ranking male, he basically had the choice, stay with the group or look after his little daughter and risk losing his top ranking in the strict hierarchy in the process.
"He chose caring for Mighty Mite and separated himself off from the group by moving into one of the indoor enclosures.
"It was a big sacrifice, where you rank in the hierarchy is everything to a meerkat, and when the group were all reunited the other males had grouped together leaving Groucho bottom of the pecking order.
"But when you look at Groucho who his constantly by his baby's side you get the feeling he thinks it was worth it - though Mighty Mite is now somewhat of a handful charging around, digging and picking fights with the mongoose who share their enclosure and Groucho is forever having to rescue his daughter from yet another scrape."
The Owl Centre has a packed schedule over the school half term break including a daily flying display, meerkat feed and talk, animal encounter sessions and Mighty Mite will be making her debut over the half term holiday.
For more information about the centre's opening times visit www.kirkleathamowlcentre.org.uk of call 01642-480512.
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Round 3- Sean Spence- OLB from Miami (FL)
Spence ran a 4.56 at the combine, which is very fast, but I'm not saying that's why we take him. He's one of the BPAs at this point, and he fills a huge need for the Raiders. We have little depth anywhere outside of defensive line, but linebacker is more so scarce. The new starter at OLB opposite Curry is Philip Wheeler, who was just signed in the last week. They still need a backup in case one of them goes down, and don't really have cap room to do so.
Round 4-Mike Brewster- C from Ohio State
This early 2012 projected first round pick has dropped some with the average workouts and poor Ohio State offensive line last season. Like linebacker, we lack huge depth at O-Line, and we even traded some of it away to solidify running back. Brewster isn't exactly primed to start right now, but he could be serviceable in the event of an injury to Wisnewski, Carlisle, or Briesel.
Round 5-Vontaze Burfict- ILB from Arizona State
Ah, yes. The mysterious Vontaze Burfict. Some fans love the upside, and especially in Oakland, his mean intensity. He will likely drop to the later rounds because of the issues with his technique, measurables, and character. But Oakland needs to take some risks. We might get lucky and get first round Vontaze Burfict. He might completely bust out. At this point, Oakland needs serviceable depth and there's a coin flip chance Burfict could be more than serviceable.
Round 5-DeQuan Menzie-CB from Alabama
I may be a bit biased, but I feel Menzie is an extreme value in Round 5. I am a Tide fan, so I watched every Alabama, and I thought for a good chunk of time last season, Menzie was actually a better corner than Dre Kirkpatrick, a projected first rounder. Menzie would be the 5th corner on the team behind Bartell, Spencer, Chekwa, and DVD. He could play special teams and prevent another washed up guy like Lito Sheppard from seeing time on the field.
Round 6-Donte Paige-Moss- OLB from UNC
Some expert sites agree with me that this is great value in the 6th. Another falling first rounder, Paige-Moss could fill a hole immediately and grab the starting job from Spence or Wheeler. If his mind is right and his troubles are behind him, if we pick him, he could be another Ford-Moore-Bush like steal.
Please Raider Nation, post your own mock below and let's discuss. All these mid-round picks could eventually decide how the Raiders fare in 2012.


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The life of a hockey blogger is an interesting one. It provides one of the best creative outlets anyone could ever ask for, a place to talk about the game you love and engage in debate and analysis with a ton of smart and funny people.
The downside of course, is that for most of us the writing is being done in the peripheral part of days. Mornings, evenings, weekends and the like. Sadly, there are still only 24 hours between sun up and sun down, and only so much writing can happen during that time.
Lately I've gotten busier during those 24 hours and as a result will be scaling back my writing considerably. This week will be my last post at FHS for the foreseeable future.
It has been a brief ride, but an absolute blast. The guys here at the Scouts gave me a chacen to write to for a great community of readers that have made this experience a rewarding one. If there are better weekly articles than 2 minutes for tweeting and weekly free agent targets then I am yet to read them.
Thanks to the whole team, with a special shout out to Cam and Luke for giving me an opportunity when I was just a random guy tweeting at their account asking for a writing gig.
Lastly, thank you to the readers. It is the engagement and discussion with you that makes the whole fantasy hockey blogger thing such a rewarding occupation.
I hope to be back again in the future, providing you with biased Nichushkin advice and totally overvaluing Andrew Ladd in keeper leagues. Until then, you can always find me on twitter @FantasyHockeyDk
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5 Things You Should Know
1. Chris Higgins is the new Patric Hornqvist
By that I mean he is the underrated multi-cat option that most everyone doesn't know about.... yet. Through 29 games he has 14 points, which on the surface isn't all that impressive (around 40 points over the season). However, combine that with 98 shots (3.4 a game) and you have a nice bottom of the roster option. If you are in a 12 or more team league he is worth an add.
2. Once the Oilers finally get over the proverbial hump, watch out for Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
The stat line from last night wasn't aw-inspiring (0 points and 5 shots). What impressed me was watching him go to work, specifically on the man advantage. His vision and control of the puck was far and away the best on the Oilers PP (a group that includes both Eberle and Hall). He's still only 20 years old, it's exciting to think of his skill set at 23 or 26. I doubt he ever becomes a multi-cat superstar given his lack of PIMs and mediocre shot totals. Where he'll excel is in power play points (over 30 most years) and in assists. I don't think it is a stretch to look upon him as a future Art Ross candidate. If you are in points only league bump him up a bit.
3. 40 is the new 25 for Daniel Alfredsson
I have to apologize to those that follow me on twitter. To start the year I had given very little credit to Alfredsson. At his age and after watching a number of Senators games last season (where he looked diminished at times) I had all but given up on him as a fantasy asset – I was wrong. He added a goal and an assist last night against Ottawa and looks like he could challenge 60.
4. Pros and cons last evening for Jeff Skinner
The bad – he had zeros across the board outside of 2 shots on net. The good – he skated over 6 minutes on the power play. Is there a more frustrating player to own right now? He is still only 21 years old and has shown that he can produce (63 points and 215 shots as a rookie). The issue now is consistency and his health. My advice is to hang tough with him this year (for those in keeper leagues) as he is still shooting the puck at a reasonable rate (241 for the year), which I use as a leading indicator of future production.
5. Jonas Gustavsson has started 4 of the last 6 games for Detroit
Is it time to worry about Jimmy Howard? I don't think so. Howard has a long term contract in Detroit and has been outstanding the last two plus seasons. In saying that, this is a situation to at least monitor. While the Monster is unlikely to outright steal the job, he could certainly get a stretch of games if the coach deems him to be "feeling it". More games like last night's 4-2 win over Ottawa will help his case. If I have Howard on my squad I'm grabbing Gustavsson as a handcuff, but don't be hitting the trade market yet.