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It looks uninhabitable to meApril 12, 2010 at 11:42 p.m.
Correction to the story:April 12, 2010 at 5:24 p.m.
Sisters Shirley Welker and Karen Pickering are the owners of the home at 607 N. Main St. in Victoria that was demolished Friday and Saturday. They are the daughters of the original owner, Dr. F.J. Krenek, who had the home built in 1928. A story Sunday incorrectly identified the owner of the home and the date it was built.
I did some checking today on the financial questions regarding VPI. Here's what I found out.
The info about the 'Property owners can do whatever they want with the property so as long as there are no federal monies attached to the property, according to the register's Web site' is correct, and applies to property and structures across America that are listed on the National Register of Historical Places. This home was not on that register.
Locally, VPI no longer gives any grants. They haven't for quite some time, but when they did, the grants were in the $200.00 to $1000.00 range. Hardly enough to do much with. They were only able to give five to ten grants a year.
Where did VPI get the money? I understand they used to participate in the Palace Bingo Charities, but when the Texas Lottery cut into the Bingo money, VPI parted ways with Palace Bingo. That is about when the grants stopped.
On a side note, I was told that the homes on the tour this year were just beautiful.April 11, 2010 at 5:55 p.m.
How much money is Victoria spending promoting the city ? $750000 for an advertising campaign. The new townhomes that are suppose to go in across from Mcnamara house that are nothing historical. The historical society and the City should work at keeping the city "historical". Not letting anymore buildings slip away forever. The history of Victoria told through its buildings and structures has been limited, with the loss of Denver Hotel and surrounding builds, the old Welder mansion that is no longer. Thank goodness to the owners of places like Fosati's, Rosebud ( the old Biachi's) , the Junior league building and all the buildings that have been part of Victoria's history for a longtime. Savanna , Ga. is a great example of keeping a city beautiful. It has its' modern parts , but in the old, historic area that defined the city for over 200 years , the history has been maintained. Building and remolding codes have been adopted to keep it true to the era. God Bless America , God Bless Victoria , keep them both free and beautiful.April 11, 2010 at 12:39 p.m.
I forgot to ask you, LDS, but was your generosity with using public money to restore La Bahia due to your belief that it is a public property?
You do know that the Catholic Diocese of Victoria owns Presidio La Bahia, don't you? Private property. They charge admission. They sell souveniers. They have a paid staff.April 11, 2010 at 12:17 p.m.
Where are you getting that tax dollars are being spent on private property? I disagree, but if you can show me where that is the case, I will reverse my position.
And not everything being preserved is private property.
And the owner of the property pays for any markers placed on the building, I believe.April 11, 2010 at 11:46 a.m.
I don't know if this is exactly right, but there are some grants to assist folks with preserving uniques examples of architectural significance. It comes nowhere close to covering the cost of a complete restoration. They are intended to encourage historical restoration.
These grants are not always tax-payer dollars. Monies for these efforts come from all kinds of foundations, private donations, etc.
Why do we need historical restoration? Because these gems from the past are a part of our history.
Your generosity regarding LaBahia is noted, but if I am not mistaken, that entire restoration was funded by a private individual, namely Kathryn Stoner O'Connor. Lots of folks with the means choose to support efforts just like this.April 11, 2010 at 11:07 a.m.
What a shame! That was a really cool house.April 11, 2010 at 11:03 a.m.
You're right. I do remember seeing that. But something was telling me they may have been somewhere else at one time, but I can't recall where.April 11, 2010 at 10:28 a.m.
If you look on the Goodwin street entrance to the county building there is a sign "Victoria Preservation Inc." They must have thier offices there.April 11, 2010 at 10:21 a.m.
I really have no clue. As I indicated, this is kind of confusing, and yeah, maybe the Advocate could check this out. I was thinking a 'look, see' for clarification; you said investigate. Do you think there is something funky going on? But wouldn't you think that everything was completely kosher between a non-profit and the County?
I don't know what the tax status of VPI is. I figured they were a 501(c) [or whatever that non-profit thingy is], in which case they may be allowed to be housed in a county building. I am just not up on that stuff. Are you concerned that they may not be paying rent? How much space might we be talking about?
I have heard that when you call VPI, the phone rings in the Bell building. I don't know if that is true, but VPI's address in the phone book is 205 W. Goodwin. The big Bell building is 205 N. Bridge. So the little Bell building may be 207?
Good question, though, and again, certainly an indication that folks may not know where to go for what they are looking for.
Maybe a little clarification is in order here. Advocate, how about it?April 11, 2010 at 10:13 a.m.
I have a question about Victoria Preservation Inc.. Can a private corporation be given free office space in in a county building? Can the directior be given free office space and telephone etc? And if not how long has this been going on.
Maybe the Advocate can investigtate thisApril 11, 2010 at 9:53 a.m.
Isn't Gary Dunnam the Victoria County Heritage Director?
Is Victoria Preservation, Inc. co-housed in the old Bell building where the County Archives and Dunnam's office are? Is this the same thing, or is this two different things, VPI and the County Heritage office? If the County archives are in the Bell building with Gary Dunnam, what is Val Huvar watching over at the County Clerk's office?
This is a bit confusing.
Maybe the Victoria Advocate, as a public service, could spotlight different city and county offices and titles and explain what that person or agency is responsible for. Could happen in a little box on page A2 every Sunday. Might save some folks a few phone calls to the wrong place. Could be a very helpful spot.
I always loved this house. Sad to see it go.April 11, 2010 at 9:19 a.m.
Victoria~ Fix your streets.April 11, 2010 at 9:13 a.m.
They are worth preserving!
WHY NOW JON RIGGS? $$$April 11, 2010 at 7:29 a.m.
That's progress!April 11, 2010 at 5:38 a.m.


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After Russian President Boris Yeltsin announced in Paris on May 27 that warheads would be taken off Russian strategic nuclear missiles targeted against the United States and NATO countries, his spokesmen immediately scrambled to say, "He didn't mean it," and Yeltsin soon disowned his words.
But the Russian president had it right the first time. Removing nuclear warheads is precisely what both the United States and Russia should do -- on a reciprocal and verifiable basis -- to reduce the danger of accidental or unauthorized nuclear missile launch. It is time for the United States and Russia to cast off the mental shackles of deterrence, to "de-alert" our strategic forces and embrace a new formula that makes our nuclear relationship more compatible with our political relationship.
The United States and Russia are no longer enemies, but almost six years after the end of the Soviet Union and communist rule there, we remain stuck in the Cold War logic of "mutual assured destruction." By this formula, the security of each side depends upon the certain knowledge in Washington and in Moscow that their strategic forces could survive a nuclear attack by the other and answer with a devastating retaliatory strike. Accordingly, each country still maintains roughly 3,000 strategic nuclear warheads poised and ready to launch. These deterrent practices may have been necessary during the Cold War. Today they constitute a dangerous anachronism, for three fundamental reasons.
First, Russia's severe budget crunch has strained its nuclear posture to the point that Russian generals can no longer be confident of reliable retaliation after absorbing a systematic U.S. first strike.
As bizarre as the idea of a U.S. nuclear strike may seem in today's world, from the conservative perspective of the Russian military, the only way to preserve Russia's deterrent credibility is to declare -- as Russia recently did -- its readiness to "launch on warning." Despite its inherent danger, the option of launching a retaliatory salvo against an apparent aggressor during the small window of time between a hostile launch and the arrival of the incoming warheads 15 to 30 minutes later is now the centerpiece of Russian nuclear strategy.
Nuclear deterrence, after all, assumes "worst-case" scenarios in which capability counts far more than intention. Concern over possible adverse military consequences of NATO expansion toward Russia's western border put more pressure on the Russian nuclear trigger finger, especially given the steep decline in Russia's conventional military might.
Second, Russia is moving to a quick-draw nuclear posture at a time when its ability to decide rationally whether to pull the nuclear trigger is diminishing. The ability of Russian warning sensors to detect an incoming missile attack accurately and in a timely fashion (i.e., in a very few minutes) is in bad shape. Russia's network of ground radar and its constellation of early warning satellites are deteriorating because of the country's economic crisis, increasing the risk that Russian commanders might receive false signals of an attack and launch their missiles on an unsuspecting United States.
Third, the budget crunch facing the Russian military threatens to undermine the entire Russian system of command and control over its nuclear arsenal. A discernible erosion has already occurred, and the process could readily accelerate if Russia fails to make adequate, judicious investments, particularly in the critical area of safeguards against unauthorized use and accidental launch.
After discussing the nuclear situation at length with many Russian security officials, we believe the nuclear policies of both our countries need to change. Instead of threatening Armageddon to avoid war, we should pursue "mutual assured safety" as our paramount goal.
By de-alerting, we mean adopting measures that increase the amount of time needed to prepare nuclear forces for launch. Although such measures could be reversed if circumstances change and national security requires it, de-alerting would create a judicious delay in the capacity for launch in order to assure more reliable control over nuclear weapons, to reduce daily nuclear tensions, and to strengthen mutual confidence in each other's nuclear intentions. De-alerting does not mean the elimination of nuclear weapons, but it would eliminate their hair trigger, unlike the "de-targeting" steps taken under the 1994 Clinton-Yeltsin agreement which can be reversed in a matter of seconds. At the same time, it would preserve a basic (albeit residual) deterrent effect virtually as powerful as the Cold War variant.
Here are some steps that could be taken soon:
The United States could remove guidance units from MX missiles and store them inside their silos.
Heavy objects could be placed on the lids of Russian and U.S. missile silos, and the explosive charges that are now in place to blow the lids off the silos prior to launch could be removed.
Russia could remove essential in-flight batteries from its silo-based and mobile land rockets.
Russian mobile land rockets could be taken out of their garages and faced south to prevent their rapid firing in a northerly direction (i.e., toward the United States). The erector launchers could also be put on blocks with their tires removed. While in their garages, mobile rockets could be prevented from launching on warning by setting up large heavy metal beams above the sliding roofs of the garages.
The United States could reduce from two-thirds to one-third the fraction of its strategic submarine fleet at sea at any time.
Russia could separate and put in storage the warheads from its vulnerable submarine missiles on dockside alert poised for immediate launch. Several of the hatches on each submarine in port could be left open each day on a rotational basis to permit verification.
Both Russian and U.S. submarines at sea could operate on modified instead of full alert, ensuring that they would require a number of hours to ready their missiles for launch.
We should consider immediately removing a few hundred warheads from missiles on each side to encourage the adoption of such measures. If the United States would de-alert MX missiles and also place in verified storage the submarine-based W-88 warheads which Russian generals view as first-strike weapons, then Russia would likely be willing to de-alert the vast majority of its strategic forces configured for launch on warning. The number of launch-ready Russian warheads would drop from several thousand to the low hundreds.
All of these measures could be rapidly implemented on a reciprocal basis without a protracted arms control negotiation. They are equitable, inexpensive, and lend themselves to direct observation using normal surveillance methods and existing arrangements for on-site inspections. And the procedures needed to reverse them would be slow and transparent.
Although these measures are adequately verifiable, a substantial number of de-alerted forces would remain invulnerable in any case. If either side is reluctant to de-alert all of its nuclear forces, keeping the alert arsenal small could at least focus attention on the operational safety of this force.
As confidence builds on both sides, we should take the large and verifiable step of separating all nuclear warheads from their delivery vehicles. This step could be implemented in a number of months.
To address concern about the vulnerability of warheads stockpiled at a few storage sites, a portion of these separated arsenals could be protected by dispersed hardened storage -- for instance, warheads from silo-based missiles could be stored in nearby vacant silos that have been partially filled with concrete so that they could not hold a missile.
De-alerting would lead to much safer nuclear postures. It would not solve the world's problem of safeguarding detached nuclear warheads, nuclear materials and know-how, but it would greatly reduce the serious dangers associated with the deterioration of Russian nuclear control -- as well as relegate to history the already remote threat of a sudden deliberate nuclear first strike.
We may now have a rare window of opportunity to move to a new joint doctrine. Until his recent appointment as Russian minister of defense, General Igor Sergeyev commanded the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces. He well understands the dangers of the current situation. Yeltsin has appointed a new generation of key national security advisers. Together we should take the path he suggested: We should move beyond the hair trigger, launch on warning and assured destruction, to a world of mutual safety.
Sam Nunn, a Georgia Democrat, was chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Bruce Blair is the author of "Global Zero Alert for Nuclear Forces" (Brookings Institution).
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DJ Ron: A little birdie told me that VH1 over here was about to do a feature on you. How is all this attention in the US feeling?
Emma Bunton: It's so exciting. I come to America on holidays and in the UK, it's our dream for people to enjoy our music in the US. I'm just so excited about coming out there. I want people to see me, because obviously I've grown up and I want them to get to know me. So that means coming out and spending some time, which I'm so looking forward to.
DJ Ron: You were over here for the Billboard Dance Music Summit and you were on a panel with Martha Wash, Esthero, DJ Rap, and Ultra Nate. Were you surprised to be sitting next to any of them?
Emma Bunton: Oh of course. I actually was really nervous and I didn't think I would be. We ended up having a lovely time. It was a girly panel and we were very honest and enjoyed every minute. Afterwards, I had this huge party on a boat where all the DJs came and we danced to "Free Me." I went back to my hotel room that night on a real high. It was just amazing to be in America and for people to be listening to my track. It's very exciting.
DJ Ron: I was actually on that boat cruse and I was having the time of my life.
Emma Bunton: It was such a good night. I was on such a high, it was brilliant.
DJ Ron: You were so on the entire time, like I'd never seen someone smile so much.
Emma Bunton: Really? I like to think I'm quite a positive person. Don't get me wrong, in the morning I am awful but, you know come midnight, I'm alive.
DJ Ron: How is performing solo different than performing with the girls behind you, the Spice Girls?
Emma Bunton: Well I think they're both very, very different. Being with the girls I had the best time and you kind of get away with more. If you go wrong, it's not a problem because the other girls kind of takeover. Being out there on my own, I'm doing something for me and I'm creating my own album, I'm creating my own videos, so it's very rewarding. I feel very lucky that I've had the opportunity to be in a group and now I feel very lucky to be performing as a solo artist. I'll just keep my fingers crossed. I'm still loving it so much and my fans are being so supportive so I'm going to keep doing it for them.
DJ Ron: Why do you think your music always translates so well in the club context?
Emma Bunton: I think because I always try and have a great melody that people can sing to and I want the lyrics to be as strong as possible. Then the remixers just take it and put there little bit of sparkle and magic on it. I was dancing to my own song and that's something I don't usually do. But with "Free Me" on that boat, it just was so exciting. So I just think they do some magic and make it a great dance track.
DJ Ron: A friend of mine went to a Spice Girls concert here in Nashville a couple of years ago and realized the audience was about seventy-five percent young girls, another twenty-five percent gay men.
Emma Bunton: Yes, baby!!!
DJ Ron: Why do you think the Spice Girls attracted such a big gay following?
Emma Bunton: I've got some fantastic gay friends who have always been wonderful. They're not frightened to go out, have fun and be open-minded. That completed rubbed off on all of us girls and we had so much fun. We love dressing up and we love fashion. We were really flattered with having such a huge gay fan base because they know about fashion and they know about songs that. I'm so flattered that we've got such a huge gay following, it's amazing.
DJ Ron: How was your stint on Absolutely Fabulous?
Emma Bunton: Oh, do you know what? It was so much fun Jennifer Saunders has been a friend of mine for years now and it was wonderful to work with her and Joanna Lumley and Jane Horrocks and just being able to go with it. I had to shout and swear on Absolutely Fabulous and not a lot of people have seen me do that before, so it was good fun.
DJ Ron: Have you every seen a drag queen perform one of your songs?
Emma Bunton: Oh yes, many. They always look so bloody gorgeous and they've all got long legs and look stunning. So, again, I'm so very flattered. Recently I saw a drag queen do "Maybe" and she was just incredible.
DJ Ron: Is there anything you want to say to all the dance music lovers out there?
Emma Bunton: I would love to say a huge thank you for all your support. Keep dancing to those tracks and I'll hopefully see you in a club one night. <laughing>


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News: Eminem Reveals "Relapse" Details, Talks Working With Dr. Dre
Friday, Dec 12, 2008 11:33AM
With anticipation building for his long-awaited Relapse album, Eminem has revealed exclusive details about the forthcoming project and working with Dr. Dre.
According to Billboard, the Grammy winning rapper has officially gone back to working with the mega producer responsible for signing Em back in 1999 and releasing The Slim Shady LP.
"Me and Dre are back in the lab like old days," Eminem told Billboard. "Just him banging away on tracks and me getting that little spark that makes me write to it. I don't have chemistry like that with anyone else as far as producers go -- not even close. Dre will end up producing the majority of the tracks on Relapse."
With alleged songs leaking from the upcoming disc including "Number One" and "Crack a Bottle," Em confirmed the unauthorized pre-releases.
"It wasn't close to finished, and it even has me doing guide vocals for Dre as a suggestion of how he could lay his verses down," Em added. "It's like someone catches you peeping in your window before you got the Spider Man costume all zipped up! Nobody is supposed to see that. We are gonna finish it up though and get it out there how it's supposed to be."
The rapper also addressed forthcoming releases from Shady artists like 50 Cent and Cashis.
"[50] is still working on [Before I Self-Destruct] and getting back together with me and Dre next week to finish up. I have a couple of tracks on there with him. It's sick," he said. "People are going to be surprised what [Cashis] is capable of. I produced a bunch of records on there as well."
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Y'all, this Polar Vortex is killing me. And I am safe and warm in front of the fire.
I read about this initiative in Ontario, where some kind soul is leaving scarves draped artfully about the city, for anyone who is cold, tagged with a small note saying this….
And I thought, ouch, scarves take a long time to knit! And hats more fun.
So, EVERY THURSDAY MORNING anyone who wants to have some tea and company and free yarn for knitting hats for those in need, come on down to the shop and cozy up on the couch and we will knit hats. Then we can label them and yarn bomb the world with them. Or at least Beverly. Come with your ideas and creative juices!
I am not sure where we will yarn bomb with our hats, but yarn bomb we will!
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Round 1 - 8th pick: Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas A&M
Well love it or hate it, Ireland finally went with the franchise QB. IMO taking Tannehill at 8 is a little high for a guy that started all of 18 games at Texas A&M, but I guess the potential is there and that is what our front office (FO) is banking on.
The fact is Sherman coached the guy and therefore he could be biased, but I think having coached him in college gave our FO the insight that no one else really could have (i.e. his work ethic, type of person he is, etc. to go along with his playing abilities).
Ultimately, with the success Matt Moore had and the signing of David Garrard pretty much tells me that Tannehill is probably not going to see many snaps under center this year, which is fine by me. The reason being, this is one of the primary reasons we targeted Philbin, he has the ability to develop young quarterbacks (i.e. Aaron Rodgers Super Bowl and NFL MVP, as well as Matt Flynn who was a 7th rounder and is now considered a NFL starting QB). So if anyone is going to get the maximum potential out of Tannehill it is going to be the combination of Sherman and Philbin.
And if all else fails, we could always covert him back to WR...haha just playin.
Round 2 - 42nd pick: Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford
I really like this pick. We have a huge hole on the right side and needed to take a tackle/guard, preferably tackle, and we got just that. We could have possibly waited and taken one in the third round, but once our third round pick came around the talent level dropped off significantly at the tackle position.
Some experts are saying Martin is more of a 'finesse' tackle (whatever that means), but the fact is the guy has good footwork which is what you want in a tackle and the guy has some of the longest arms of all the tackles in this years draft. They also say his strength is a weakness of his, but once he gets in the weight room the Dolphins strength and conditioning coaches will solve that problem in no time.
Ultimately, the guy has first round talent and will be an anchor on the right side (opposite the best LT in the game) for the next decade; and we now have three lineman who are pro bowl caliber players to protect Tannehill once he takes control of the offense.
Round 3 - 72nd pick: Olivier Vernon, DE, The U
I do not know much about this guy, but I do know he was suspended for 6 games this year for accepting improper benefits and that if he was to have played the entire season he probably would have been a higher pick. One of my good friends goes to Miami and is a Jet fan, yet he tells me this guy is a beast and that we got a steal taking him in the third. So I am hoping he is right and that we struck gold with this pick and found that pass rusher to line up opposite of Wake.
Round 3 - 78th pick: Michael Egnew, TE, Missouri
The guy is 6'5" and change, he ran a 4.62 at the combine and had a 36" vertical leap. In other words, he is a match up nightmare. Now myself, and probably along with many other Dolphin fans were yelling for the Fins to take a receiver here; but the more I looked into Egnew, the more I grew to love the pick. Just a little comparison: Jimmy Graham is 6'6", had a 38.5" vertical and ran in the 4.53-4.62 range in his 40 times. Now is Egnew gonna be the next Graham, probably not because Graham is a freak but he has similar skills set. McShay put it in good context when he said Philbin probably drafted Egnew to be his JerMichael Finley in his developing Dolphin offense.
What we as fans have to realize that this is Philbin's first year drafting players and offenses are not built in one draft. Would it be nice to get an immediate replacement for Marshall...of course it would, but we did not have 3 second rounders like the Rams did so taking Tannehill and Ignew in his first year are solid pieces in the construction of his future offense.
Not to mention we still have a 4th rounder (103), 5th rounder (145), two 6th rounders (183 and 196), and a 7th rounder (215)
Now as for the rest of our picks...once it gets to the 4th round and later I believe you should take the best talent that is left on your draft board. Now, I would still love to see us grab a WR and Tommy Streeter out of The U is 6'5" and ran a 4.40 in the 40 at the combine. I also got to see him play in college and the guy is big time play maker and it would also fill a glaring need of ours.
If Streeter is not available I think Marvin McNutt, WR, Iowa would be a a solid pick up for several reasons. For one, if we are going to follow suit with drafting players that were coached by their former college coaches then this would make sense because our new wide receivers coach is Ken O'Keefe who was Iowa's offensive coordinator for the last 13 years. Also, McNutt is just a solid WR prospect: 1) he has good size at 6'3" and 216 lbs; 2) he has a vertical jump of 37 inches; 3) he ran his Combine 40 in 4.54 seconds; 4) he also ran a 4.07 in the 20 yard shuttle which is pretty good considering the best time was 3.90. Additionally, this past year he had 82 receptions, 1315 yards receiving, averaged 16 yards per catch, and 12 touchdowns. So, all in all, the guy would be a solid pick up with any one of our picks we have left.
Other positions I can see us adding depth at is safety, outside linebacker, guard, and you can never have too many pass rushers and/or corners. But I think along with myself, the rest of Dolphin nation are going to be pleading with the FO to take a receiver with at least one of our 5 picks we have left.
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It's already being called the Harbowl: a Super Bowl clash between San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh. The Harbaughs are the first pair of brothers to work as head coaches in the NFL, and they'll square off for Super Bowl 47 on Feb. 3.
This year, Missouri has a few connections to the big game. Locally, St. Louis native Joe Larrew has been selected as an official for the Super Bowl, Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Veterans from the University of Missouri football program also are represented on each team: 49ers defensive ends Aldon Smith and Justin Smith and Ravens coach Ted Monachino all played at Mizzou, and Ravens offensive line coach Andy Moeller previously coached there. Jim Leavitt, a 49ers coach, also attended Mizzou in the '70s.
Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on CBS.
If you're looking for a place to watch the game around Ladue or Frontenac or for local specials, Fallon's Bar & Grill in Olivette is offering $3 stadium nachos, $5 buffalo bites and a $3 chili dog, along with buckets of five beers: $9 Coors and Miller Light, $11 on Bud, Bud Light and Bud Select; and $12 Coronas. The restaurant is also raffling off four Las Vegas trips.
Culpeppers in Creve Coeur is offering a bucket of five domestic bottles of beer for $11, plus small one topping pizza or 10 wings for $6 more. Other suggestions:
Here's some other spots in the area:
- Sportsman's Park Restaurant
- Buffalo Wild Wings in Creve Coeur
- Granite City Food & Brewery in Creve Coeur
- Gas House Grill in Creve Coeur
The writers at Bleacher Report have offered their Super Bowl predictions, but if you're interested in some more untraditional predictions, take a look at TIME Magazine's list of " Wacky Ways of Predicting the Winner," which includes computer and Madden NFL 2013 simulations.
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There are probably a lot of opinions out there about who should be the Atlanta Braves fifth starter to open the season. Braves beat writer Mark Bowman gives us his opinion:
But if pressed for a guess right now, I'll stick with Brandon Beachy winning the fifth spot.
My reasoning for Beachy hasn't changed. The Braves paid Mike Minor a big bonus and his upside is tremendous. Thus with just 134 career Minor League innings under his belt, the Braves need to maximize their investment by giving Minor another month or two in the Minors to work on his secondary pitches.
Consider this account of the last spring start by each pitcher:
Minor surrendered five hits and four runs -- three earned -- in six innings against a group of Nationals Minor Leaguers that didn't include Bryce Harper. At the same time, Beachy was about 20 miles away, limiting Magglio Ordonez, Miguel Cabrera and the rest of the Tigers' lineup to one hit over five scoreless innings.
Admittedly, Minor was working on developing his curve ball, so he threw it a lot in predictable situations and the Nationals hitters caught on. But that's just it, he's still "working on" things and "developing." Hard to believe that a guy who was undrafted out of college might beat out a guy who was the seventh overall pick who signed for millions. Beachy has even made fewer minor league and Major League starts than Minor, and yet it's really anyone's guess as to who the fifth starter job will go to.
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4:00am Wednesday 12th February 2014 in News By Nick Hitchens, Assistant Editor
If you're looking for a fitness challenge that gets you out of the gym, you might be inspired to join a new triathlon club.
Organisers are finalising plans for a permanent training facility, but weekend bike rides and swimming training around Raynes Park will start this month.
Wesley de Leur, a South African electrical engineer who launched the club after falling in love with the sport, said: "Our intention is to get both adults and children from the community involved in triathlons and promote healthy living."
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ultra weekend!!!!
Hello fellow purple freaks!!!! Ive been buttering my bread over this weekends game. But let me tell you a tale.
Boss comes in this afternoon and lays some OU tickets on me for the mizzu game in Norman.... Im there go OU!!!! Then the wife comes in just now and shows me the Vikes and Broncs are here local on cbs.... Im in HEAVEN!!!! And to think I turned down Hogs tickets in Little Rock for the Gators whipping. I would rather be at a Hogs game than OU. But I dont do Little Rock... But MAN OU Live and Vikes on CBS... Im in Heaven!!!
And to a statement I saw in another thread about fare weather fans and all the noobs.... Im a noob to this place and its like heaven to me.. Being in Oklahoma and a vikes fan has been a hard row to hoe... But we got some game so let the folks pile on!!!!
What a weekend Im on!!!
psyGo Vikes!!!!! Life time fan in Oklahoma
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The Amazing Underratedness of Eduardo Rodriguez
Let me open by saying that this is my first post in over a year, and that this marks the end of a long hiatus from writing in general. Basically a forewarning that my voice and style need a little refinement. But hey, you don't want to hear about that, how about some statistics? I'll give you a hint, one of the below stat boxes (taken from BB Reference) belongs to Aaron Sanchez and one belongs to Eduardo Rodriguez.
The two pitchers are very close statistically, not identical, but they same to be cut from an identical mold.In fact, both pitchers spent 2011 split between Rookie and Low A Ball, all of 2012 at A Ball, and are currently in High A Ball. The top box belongs to Aaron Sanchez, and the bottom box belongs to Eduardo Rodriguez. Examining the boxes closely reveals many differences between the two Latino hurlers. For example, both have started and played in 9 games this season, however, Rodriguez has pitched a total of 57 innings giving him an average of 6.1 innings per start. Sanchez has pitched a total of 42.2 innings, which gives him an average of 4.2 innings per start. A peripheral statistic not explicitly stated in the box that in my opinion, puts Rodriguez ahead of Sanchez as he could easily reach AA quicker. What brings me to this conclusion? Below are the lines from all nine games this season, the boxes again belong to Sanchez and Rodriguez respectively.
Sanchez has gone 6 innings or more in a start once out of nine times this season, as opposed to Rodriguez who has failed to go 6 innings or more only once this season. Rodriguez is by all means hittable, more so than Sanchez, who consistently allows less hits per game. Sanchez is also a groundball pitcher, and Rodriguez is a flyball pitcher. To be honest this kind of scares me at Camden Yards, but Wei-Yin Chen has done surprisingly well for a flyball southpaw, and Rodriguez has not given up a homerun since his first start.
Physically Sanchez definitely has the advantage, standing 6'4 and 190lbs. he has plenty of room left to fill out. Rodriguez is 6'2 and 200lbs., he could easily add another 20lbs. to his frame in due time. Sanchez is definitely going to miss more bats and probably has the long term velocity advantage. That being said, i think Rodriguez's velocity could easily sit at 93-96mph in a year or two, couple that with a lower career BB total and lower average BB/9 and I'll take Rodriguez over Sanchez any day. Not to mention that Rodriguez is a lefty, which can never hurt. Sanchez was ranked at 65 and 35 by Baseball America and MLB.com respectively while Rodriguez went unranked. As much as I think E-Rod does not get the attention he deserves, statistics go to show that rankings are fairly meaningless, subjective, and often based on industry hype. In the end I would much rather have an unheralded prospect quietly become great rather than... well, the Charge of The Light Brigade. Sadly, until then I can only drool over the prospect of seeing Bundy, Gausman, and Rodriguez on consecutive days. I hope you enjoyed this article and feel free to leave feedback!
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David Watson
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Watson is a personality psychologist with particular expertise in personality assessment. His work investigates the structure and measurement of personality, mood and psychopathology, as well as examining how personality traits relate to clinical disorders. He works in a variety of substantive areas within psychopathology, including depression and the anxiety disorders, personality disorders, schizotypy, and the sleep and dissociative disorders. The long-term goal of this work is to develop comprehensive taxonomic models that integrate normal-range and pathological processes into a single overarching scheme. Other areas of personality research examine temporal stability versus change across the life span, and accuracy versus bias in person perception. He has published more than 100 articles in the top journals in psychology, including the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Psychological Bulletin, and Psychological Assessment. He currently is serving as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology.
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Koffel, E., & Watson, D. (in press). Development and initial validation of the Iowa Sleep Disturbances Inventory (ISDI). Assessment.
Kotov, R., Gamez, W., Schmidt, F. L., & Watson, D. (in press). Linking "big" personality traits to anxiety, depressive, and substance use disorders: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin.
Naragon-Gainey, K., & Watson, D. (in press). Clarifying the dispositional basis of social anxiety: A hierarchical perspective. Personality and Individual Differences.
Watson, D., & Naragon-Gainey, K. (in press). On the specificity of positive emotional dysfunction in psychopathology: Evidence from the mood and anxiety disorders and schizophrenia/schizotypy. Clinical Psychology Review.
Forbush, K. T., South, S. C., Krueger, R. F., Iacono, W. G., Clark, L. A., Keel, P. K, Legrand, L. N., & Watson, D. (2010). Locating eating pathology within an empirical diagnostic taxonomy: Evidence from a community-based sample. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 119, 282-292.
Chmielewski, M., & Watson, D. (2009). What is being assessed and why it matters: The impact of transient error on trait research. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97, 186-202.
Koffel, E., & Watson, D. (2009a). The two-factor structure of sleep complaints and its relation to depression and anxiety. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 118, 183-194.
Koffel, E., & Watson, D. (2009b). Unusual sleep experiences, dissociation, and schizotypy: Evidence for a common domain. Clinical Psychology Review, 29, 548-559.
Naragon-Gainey, K., Watson, D., & Markon, K. (2009). Differential relations of depression and social anxiety symptoms to the facets of extraversion/positive emotionality. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 118, 299-310.
Watson, D. (2009). Differentiating the mood and anxiety disorders: A quadripartite model. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 5, 221-247.
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Big 12 expansion rumors have long pegged either the West Virginia Mountaineers or Louisville Cardinals as the likeliest program to catch a lifeboat away from the flailing Big East. Just picture a boat sinking while flailing. Why does it have arms! The Big East is like that.
While a report broke Tuesday in the New York Post that WVU will get the call-up, 'Eers fans remain cautious -- not to mention wishing the SEC had pounced first. But, of course, just about anything is better than the Big East.
We turned to WVUIE97 of the excellent West Virginia blog The Smoking Musket for insight from the Mountain State:
If this report that WVU is headed to the Big XII is true, it would be a welcome relief to WVU fans and administrators. The Big East is viewed by most as an unsavable sinking ship with little to no stability. The fans just want out and into a better situation. The Big XII may not be the most stable conference out there (they are at least addressing concerns), but it is a far-and-away better option than remaining in the Big East. Travel would be an issue for fans and even more so for the non-revenue sports, but the added benefits vastly outweigh the negatives.
As far as the marquee sports of football and basketball, WVU would be able to compete, and fans are already looking forward to a more attractive home football schedule and better bowl options. The SEC was and still is the first choice by many fans on our site and most others I know, but it seems that numbers of television sets mean more than a solid program/athletic department on the rise, and that's a shame.
For more on the 'Eers, visit West Virginia blog The Smoking Musket. And stay tuned here for more conference realignment news.


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CNN's Don Lemon Compares Mitt Romney to 60s Segregationist George Wallace
CNN's Don Lemon Sunday evening compared Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to former Alabama governor George Wallace.
At the beginning of a CNN Newsroom segment he calls "No Talking Points," Lemon played a clip of Wallace saying in 1963, "I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever" followed by Romney saying Saturday, "Marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
DON LEMON: It is time now for No Talking Points. Alright, I'm going to warn you because I'm going to tick a whole lot of people off here. The subject tonight: words that come back to haunt you.
GEORGE WALLACE, FORMER GOVERNOR ALABAMA: And I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever.
LEMON: Honestly, can you imagine having uttered those words in front of television cameras or being one of those people in the crowd cheering on Alabama's governor George Wallace? That wasn't so long ago. It was the 1960s. Now think about how far we have come, and think about what this might sound like a few decades from now.
MITT ROMNEY: Marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman.
There of course are a number of serious problems with this comparison.
First off, for many Americans opposed to same-sex marriage, it's a religious issue and not merely homophobia.
Lemon should know this because during his program Sunday evening, he interviewed black religious leaders about this very subject. Some of their quotes were included in this NTP segment.
Let's be honest. The concern Barack Obama has had with divulging his true feelings about this subject, and why he first flipflopped on it in 2008, is the fear that Evangelicals not enthused by John McCain four years ago or Romney today would be energized by him coming out of the closet so to speak.
Syndicated columnist Pat Buchanan said on this weekend's McLaughlin Group Obama has "instantly solved the biggest problem Mitt Romney had which is how to energize and rally the social conservatives and the Evangelicals. They are now singing 'Onward Christian Soldiers' and riding to the sound of the guns on this issue."
Gallup reported Friday that twice as many people are less likely to vote for Obama because of this flipflop than are more likely.
On Monday, Gallup revealed that 42 percent of Americans still view gay or lesbian relations as "morally unacceptable."
As such, for many in this country, same-sex marriage is a religious issue and not a civil rights matter.
Sadly, as America's secular press do a victory lap for Obama's flipflop, they're missing this distinction.
Also of concern regarding the blending of this issue with civil rights is the implication that folks opposed to same-sex marriage are racist.
With America's first black president seeking reelection, this acts as a double whammy to gin up anger on the Left.
But will it work?
The reality is Obama and his devoted media would like nothing more than to discuss anything but the economy for the next five and a half months.
If the headlines and airwaves are filled with the culture war right up to the first Tuesday in November, they think they've got a winning hand.
The polls at the moment certainly don't reflect that, and one can hear those guns Buchanan talked about all over America's heartland.
This might very well be one of those times that liberal elites on the coasts, particularly in Manhattan, have once again badly misjudged the temper of the nation, and are miles ahead of the parade unable to hear the music.
We will know in the fullness of time.
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Back when I was in college as
Submitted by Bettendor on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 10:58am.
Back when I was in college as a journalism major, we used to talk about avoiding any conflicts of interest on different stories, either by staying out of the fray completely (I've heard one story of a former Washington Post editor who advocated reporters not voting so they can remain neutral). Apparently that has changed since I graduated not so long. Don Lemon, who we remember came out as gay a little while ago, now gets to comment on gay issues. Wouldn't that be a conflict of interest at a "news" network, especially one of CNN's stature?
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From his perspective, I think
Submitted by redfish on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 11:52am.
From his perspective, I think it would be a little like saying black commentators can't talk about race issues.
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He's even more important to CNN because . . .
Submitted by Galvanic on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 5:29pm.
. . . he's both black and gay. They get two "minority" show hosts for the price of one.
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Lemon needs more history
Submitted by Agnostic on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 11:01am.
check out what Malcom X had to say possibly. Of course his opinions 'evolved' as well.
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So Obama was also like George Wallace
Submitted by Kevin Groenhagen on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 11:10am.
Until last week?
The moonbats are going to give us a great deal of entertainment between now and November.
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Submitted by GregE on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 11:25am.
Before last week, Obama was all the stuff the media is telling us we are, Romney is, the Republican party is, the TEA party is, blah blah blah...............and they had NO problem with Obama and this topic prior to last week, yet now here they come.
Idiots, all of them. Hypocritical idiots.
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Comparing Romney to George Wallace
Submitted by kristensuzanne on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 11:23am.
The problem is George Wallace was a Democrat...I don't imagine Don Lemon mentioned this or does he even know?...this contrived media blitz about everything Romney as a tide of negativity seems to be falling flat...I can't believe anyone is stupid enough to believe this garbage...it's perfectly absurd & laughable...I cannot help but think these calculated and purposeful news flashes are designed to fail because they're so ridiculous...the Obama campaign can't seem to catch a break for some reason...I'll be handing out popcorn pretty soon because it's like watching the Three Stooges, Laurel & Hardy and Abbott & Costello all rolled into one giant ball of misdirection and nonsensical gaffes one after another...oh and let us not forget Joe Biden is in there throwing out his usual laugh a minute one-liners as the court jester....
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These people will not stop
Submitted by MrSnuggles on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 11:31am.
These people will not stop until the entire country is gayified and no one is allowed to express a dissenting view.
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Gay claims....
Submitted by Chulio on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 11:50am.
My comment is not scientifically researched, but most of the people who I've heard or read who compare the civil rights struggles for African Americans with gay rights are gay people. Most straight black people that I've listened to are offended by the comparison. Election results and polls show that most black voters oppose gay marriage, especially those who are church going. I doubt that the majority of black voters will vote for Romney and against Obama, but staying home because of a lack of Obama enthusiasm is a definite possibility.
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When someone says in 50 years
Submitted by redfish on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 11:58am.
When someone says in 50 years people will think its silly anyone opposed same-sex marriage, I say I think in 50 years people will think its silly anyone ever thought to compare same-sex marriage to the black civil rights struggle.
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Submitted by DumbCanuck on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 12:08pm.
The problem is Lemon's tribe is the same one that is writing the history books, so he may have a point. 30 or 40 years from now, people will wonder how anybody could have ever thought of such a thing... that is IF the media keeps controling the agenda.
I never bought the argument that this is a civil rights issue. If that's so, how come homosexual marriage has never been accepted in 6000 years of human history... that is until the latest generation? Doesn't all this seem at least a little arrogant to you?
This is not even a religious issue. It is quite simply anthropological. We, as humans, have created an institution that has worked and benefitted all of mankind for all of human history, and now these activists aren't happy because it isn't enlightened or inclusive enough. I'm so sorry, but it is what it is... what it has always been.
The argument I would use to counter the faux "civil rights" argument is this: To argue that SSM is right today is to argue that hundreds of generations before this one was WRONG about marriage all along. 6000 years of human history has been 'disproven'. Yet the evidence that marriage has worked in its traditional form is all around us. What do you suppose will happen to mankind in 1000 years after we destroy marriage, simply to accomodate less than 2 percent of the population?
And make no mistake. We ARE destroying marriage. The first pillar to fall was no-fault divorce. Look around you and see what has happened to society since that innovative breakthrough occured. Brilliant!
Now the next pillar: people can marry others of the same sex. What comes next? Well, why restrict the number to 2? Then will come the blood relatives. Wouldn't you like to stick around for what the world will be like in 1000, or even a 100 years?
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On the no-fault divorce
Submitted by redfish on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 12:27pm.
On the no-fault divorce thing:
Our culture was already becoming increasingly liberal towards sex, women's rights, family relationships, around the same time that no-fault divorce was put into law, so its not really an easy proposition to say that the cultural changes were a product of the policy rather than vice versa.
Its my opinion that conservatives should stay away from arguments about marriage from the perspective of "molding society" -- that's a progressive thing to want to do isn't it? Isn't that what conservatives call social engineering? However, marriage does serve a particular legal purpose: ensuring rights for the children born into those relationships -- and arguments about changing marriage should go back to re-stating that purpose. Its simply not a civil rights issue, because two straight men or two straight women can't marry either. An adoption agencies will be found discriminating against those types of relationships too, not just gay relationships. Why? Isn't it a bit strange that they can't give preference to a couple who can't have a child because they're infertile, and instead have to give equal consideration to two guys who decided they wanted to have a baby? So the question should be -- what type of laws best serve the legal purpose of marriage.
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A Real Lemon
Submitted by lilium479 on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 11:57am.
Wallace was a Democrat!
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I do not understand. People
Submitted by John21 on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 12:13pm.
I do not understand. People continue to be upset by the limited intelligence and lack of integrety of Mr. Lemon.
Everyone knows he is a far left Kool-Aid drinking Obamabot with limited (at best) mental capcities.
Why is anyone surprised by his over the top moonbat statements?
Mr. Lemons lack of integrety and honesty is well documented and he is even listed as one of the most bias of the many CNN Obamabots.
Why does anyone really care what his thought are?
The only people that really pay any serious attention to the administrations Public Relations firm of CNN is already in the Obama pocket.
Why do you give his rantings more play than his audience of 35? He is at best a slimey toad, ignore him
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Submitted by HudsonRiverGirl on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 4:36am.
This guy was hired because he was black. He gets to keep his job because he's gay.
Once he came out of the closet it seems his private part took over and he can talk of nothing else.
Pathetic, isn't it!
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Identifying gender differences
Submitted by Immortal Fish on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 12:14pm.
Words have meaning. To change language is to condition thought. The linguistic equivalent of Fahrenheit 411.
Quick -- Define the words matriarch and patriarch without citing gender.
If identifying gender differences is no longer necessary, then let's take the signs off the bathroom doors and see how well it goes.
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You are exactly right, it all
Submitted by MrSnuggles on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 12:29pm.
You are exactly right, it all boils down to the idea that male and female are indistinguishable and easily interchanged. It is pure insanity.
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I'm with you, MrSnuggles
Submitted by ProudAmerican58 on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 1:49pm.
So far, Dennis Prager has been the only public person who's articulated this fact. As he noted when he was on w/ Gayle King, once the notion that male and female are interchangable is crushed, the subject always gets changed...which is when Charlie Rose interjected and in order to "move onto something else."
On another note, Don Lemon is lucky he's so pretty because that "No talking points" segement was the most vacuous and intellectually shallow commentary I've ever heard -- even for a CNN anchor.
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Ok immortal*
Submitted by cajun2 on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 12:47pm.
It's already been done. And yes, lets see how it goes.
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Its not really a problem at
Submitted by redfish on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 1:03pm.
Its not really a problem at all if its set up right. To begin with, single-person bathrooms really don't need to be gender specific. And when I was in a university dorm we had co-ed bathrooms but all the stalls were closed, so everyone had privacy. Its only a problem if you take away the privacy provisions.
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For some of us it is a problem
Submitted by Radical1979 on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 1:11pm.
Sorry, but I don't find single sex bathrooms oppressive. Quite frankly, there are more than enough perverts in the world, it would be nice to know we are safe in the bathroom.
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Neither do I. Public
Submitted by redfish on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 1:17pm.
Neither do I.
Public bathrooms I would probably consider a little different than dorm bathrooms though just because you're a bit more anonymous.
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~On single occupant gender neutral
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 1:25pm.
public restrooms..
Women's restrooms are cleaner. I'm enough of a neat freak that women's public restrooms make my skin crawl; I'd go find some shrubbery before I'd use a public restroom frequented by men.
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Bru. LOL
Submitted by Radical1979 on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 1:36pm.
One way to make men neater is to make them clean the bathrooms! My kids used to have to take turns cleaning them, believe me, my son learned to be neat as he didn't want to clean it up later!
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Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 12:36pm.
My MIL raised her boys well in this area.
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Dorm restrooms usually include showers
Submitted by Radical1979 on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 1:35pm.
Sorry, I don't think it would work. Single sex bathrooms have worked for quite a long time. Because one person protests everything has to change?
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It does work, everything is
Submitted by redfish on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 1:40pm.
It does work, everything is set up so its private. There was never a problem.
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Submitted by cajun2 on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 3:50pm.
You see single sex bathrooms as having no problems for YOU. But you must consider these areas in terms of 10 yr old girls or 8 yr old boys alone or even old ladies like me. Defenseless in a closed area. No thanks DUDE!
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Well, if women don't mind walking in pee,
Submitted by SickofLibs on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 4:54pm.
then I guess I could put up with waiting 20 minutes for an empty stall.
No wait, actually I would mind!
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Dorm showers, private?
Submitted by Radical1979 on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 5:10pm.
Not usually. They have a shower curtain for privacy. Can you imagine drunk guys, or just disrespectful guys ripping down the curtains? Don't forget the age of college students and the immaturity of them
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They have a door
Submitted by redfish on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 12:09pm.
They have a door plus a curtains, people arent allowed to drink in the dorms, and if someone did something inappropriate they'd be punished or kicked out.
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~Yeah, because no one ever breaks the rules
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 12:34pm.
especially rules pertaining to drinking. And hey, what's the big deal about being assaulted in the shower as long as the guy gets in trouble for it? No biggie.
Do yourself a favor and drop the topic.
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Showers made just for women anyway
Submitted by Radical1979 on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 12:41pm.
don't have doors, except to get into the bathroom, which your saying could be for both sexes.
As far as the rest of your post, what Bru said.
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It's not only a matter of
Submitted by Immortal Fish on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 5:12pm.
It's not only a matter of privacy, but safety.
If you volunteered at a local women's shelter as I have, you would know that the most frequent places where women are attacked are in parking garages and public restrooms.
Where's the first place child abductors go to dye the kid's hair?
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Let's see....
Submitted by Forbus on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 12:29pm.
so according to Lemon....the civil rights movement is equal to sodomy.
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Is it okay to argue that the
Submitted by redfish on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 12:39pm.
Is it okay to argue that the federal government and the courts overstepped their powers on civil rights issues in the 60s? Or does that make me like George Wallace, too?
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The Left's Desperation
Submitted by HardRightTurn on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 1:51pm.
The crescendo of shrill, shrieking Leftist vuvuzelas has just begun it's rise to an apoplectic apex. Buy stock in earplug companies.
To more fully comprehend the Left, one must read "Leftism As Psychopathy" by John Ray, M.A., Ph.D. Caution, it might scare you a little bit.
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At the risk
Submitted by bobsmom on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 2:18pm.
of appearing obtuse, when comparing gay "wants" to civil rights, I need someone to explain to me exactly what it is they're being denied? Use of the water fountains? Front seats in the bus? The right to vote? The right to own property? A seat at the lunch counter?
Sorry Mr Lemon, those rights being denied blacks were REAL, and to compare them to the rights better black folk than you risked their lives for is ludicrous.
As I've said before, go ahead, live your life, be as gay as you want. The fact that I don't care doesn't mean I support you, but it does mean I'm not interested in a ring side seat to your lifestyle. I don't think you'd want to see me in a tutu, any more than I want to witness your private life.
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I compare Lemon to......
Submitted by Qtaug on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 6:52am.
Paul Lynde! Both are effeminate comedians! Sadly, both are brain dead!
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The Red Carpet
Rutledge Wood started the evening on the Red Carpet by cutting off host Howie Mandel. After he gave some drivers' wives/girlfriends a brush off last year his evening was not off to a good start.
The red carpet was brushed under the rug this year though as SPEED went inside the ballroom after just twenty minutes of interviews and commercials. I wasn't counting but it seemed like they only talked to four drivers on the red carpet before the transitioned inside the ballroom for the first entertainment of the evening.
I really missed the longer red carpet portion of the program. The rest of the night's events are so scripted that the red carpet interviews are about the only opportunity that we have to hear the drivers provide some genuinely candid comments.
Kicking off the Evening
Howie Mandel started the night by admitting that he is the newest NASCAR fan and knew nothing about the sport until very recently. This makes him an even more unusual choice to host the evening. He had clearly done at least a little homework as he was able to pick on Jeff Gordon for wrecking Clint Bowyer in Phoenix but he was definitely a non-NASCAR guy hosting one of NASCAR's biggest nights.
It was a relief when he threw it to Train for a hit song.
Finally Mike Joy and Krista Voda took the stage and it was nice to hear from folks who know something about the sport.
The First Half of the Speeches
Tenth place Jeff Gordon was introduced by 3-time Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Soni fifty-seven minutes into the program and we transitioned into the meat of the evening.
Even though the pre-banquet festivities were trimmed this year the trade off seemed to be that the drivers were allowed more time for their speeches.
One humorous moment came when Clint Bowyer was awarded "The Running Man" award and an honorary Las Vegas Marathon bid, number fifteen of course, in honor of his run down pit road in search of Jeff Gordon after the famous Phoenix crash.
In general though while the speeches themselves were a little light on entertainment NASCAR inserted the fan voice awards for some lighthearted moments.
A new feature this year was a long break after the first five drivers had given their speeches. We went behind the scenes for a number of fan voice awards and some entertaining moments from a few drivers off the stage.
This halftime made up for the lack of red carpet interviews as there were some funny moments here. In particular I liked the helmet throwing segment.
The second Half of the Speeches
After the break we moved into the top five. One notable moment from this part of the evening had to be Kasey Kahne. His speech wasn't overly interesting or funny but holy cow was he nervous. Kasey was clearly not comfortable on stage but he got through it.
It seemed like Clint Bowyer really summed up the feeling of most of the drivers when he said that his speech was his last task of the year and he was clocking out.
That's a Wrap
Brad Keselowski collected his trophy, ring and check which put the finishing touch on another fantastic NASCAR Sprint Cup series season. 2012 has now officially reached its conclusion.
Fortunately NASCAR has one of the shortest off-seasons in all of professional sport. Although it seems far away, February's Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway will be here before you know it.


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The third and final suspect wanted in connection with an armed robbery where an East Texas store clerk was shot in the face, has turned himself in to authorities.
Jhamerrick Milton, 19, turned himself in to the Anderson County Sheriff's Department Monday evening.
Early in the morning of August 18, a single gunman entered Mr. D's Convenience Store in the 3200 block of West Oak Street in Palestine.
During the robbery, officials say the gunman confronted the store clerk with a rifle and demanded money. When the clerk refused, the gunman fired a single shot--striking the clerk in the face, police say.
The store clerk was hospitalized for several days, but has since returned home and is recovering from his injuries.
Two suspects, 17-year-old John Nicholas Hicks and 17-year-old Anthony Robert Mrdjenovich were arrested within days of the incident.
During the course of their investigation, police were able to obtain information that led to an arrest warrant issued for Milton.
The Palestine Police Department believed Milton fled to Louisiana to hide out with family members. The U.S. Marshals Office was enlisted to help located Milton.
Milton is charged with aggravated robbery, a first degree felony.
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Good Games: Come Join Us For Some Games
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Saga of Nightstalker
Welcome to the new Saga of Nightstalker Play-by-email website which focuses on 3rd edition Advanced Dungeon & Dragons. The site is new, but the campaign has been around for over a decade now and is currently in a period of rejuvenation after some very busy real-life years. A few long time players remain, a few patience low level players remains and a handful of new players are currently being added. (See Wanted Players).
At this point this site, will not have much but I hope will eventually have player profiles, maps, history, god demographics and a whole lot more. Unfortunately, my web creation skills are limited so it is likely to be static, unless someone else creates it for me or teaches me with my limited available software.
In the broadest of terms, I'm looking for posts at least once a week. If in combat, I hope for twice a week.
Want to join? Check out this link. It contains the basics of what I am looking for, not looking for and will not accept. It also has a link to the character that should be filled out if you would like to submit one.
Already read the information, and ready to make your character. Please use my character sheet.
Geographical Information (primarily cities/towns)
World map: (progress is being made, stay tuned to be enlightened...well perhaps just stay tuned to get an idea of where you PC is)