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Andy Crouch: Well, let's start by having you just describe how you have spent the last couple of years, where you went, what methods you used and kind of a thumbnail summary of what you have discovered.
Michael Lindsay: Sure, I was interested in trying to figure out how Orthodox Christians, people of deep Christian faith who are also in positions of societal responsibility; so leaders in government, in the White House, cabinet secretaries, heads of federal bureaus and agencies, as well as business leaders like corporate CEOs and folks in Hollywood and professional athletes. How did they bring their faith to bear on what they do through their work? So does their faith make a difference in how they live their lives and particularly in how did they exercise their influence in their different spheres of influence. One of the interesting things I found is that it makes a huge difference. It not only ground some of their convictions and shaped some of their motivations but it can produce actual tangible results in lots of different parts of American society. The project was trying to interview a lot of folks who had been in responsibility over the last 30 years or so and, in total, I interviewed about 360 leaders from lots of different walks of life.
Andy: You mentioned some of the different spheres that they were in but could you give us a sense of who some of these people were, if that's public knowledge or if you can?
Michael: Sure. I interviewed former president Jimmy Carter, former president George H. W. Bush, about 20 cabinet secretaries and folks like C. Everett Koop who was Surgeon General to Karen Hughes who was counselor to the president. I also interviewed about 40 Fortune 500 CEOs as well as another 50 or 60 CEOs of pretty large companies, both public and private. The CEO of Johnson and Johnson, the CEO of Hughes Supply, the head of Epcot down at Disney World. Hollywood folks, so writers, producers, directors. Folks like Todd Komarnicki who was a producer of Elf. Ralph Winter who has produced a lot of different movies; X Men, Fantastic Four. Scott Derrickson who is the director of the Exorcism of Emily Rose as well as professional athletes like golf, first, Nancy Lopez and Betsy King, as well as football players like Kurt Warner and Tony Dungy, coach of the Indianapolis Colts.
Andy: Wow! Evangelical Christians, I think, in America can sometimes have a sense of being a beleaguered, persecuted minority. But when you list this number of people, it sounds like actually we may underestimate the degree to which people of faith are actually already in positions of cultural power.
Michael: That's exactly right, Andy, that if you look at it, I mean, there are leaders in very senior positions in American society who are very serious about their faith. I mean, you have to estimate what percentage of the nation's elite are evangelical. Depending on how you define that, we are still talking about a small number, five to 10%. But when you compare that with where things were 20 or 30 years ago, it's extraordinary. Evangelicals weren't even on the radar map 20 or 30 years ago and today they can be found in lots of important places.
Andy: What would you attribute that change to over the past few decades?
Michael: Well, some of it is demographic shifts so that one of the kind of key indicator or ways in which you kind of moved up the social mobility is through access to elite education. So going to places like Harvard and Stanford, Duke and Princeton. Over this span of time, these elite institutions have made a real concerted effort to draw a national student body that's representative from different regions of the country, different races, different ethnicities. One of the unintended consequences of this is that people of different religious faiths have come to these kinds of schools. So, Harvard has more evangelicals today than maybe it has had in 200 years and that contributed partly.
But at the same time, there has been a real concerted effort by evangelicals and other people of faith to try and bring faith to bear on positions of responsibilities. There's a lot more initiatives for folks that are in these kinds of positions. Programs to help emerging leaders, folks in their 20s and 30s who have real potential to do something significant if they just have the encouragement and the access and opportunities. Orthodox Christians who have some of those resources have deployed them, have used them to try and help some of their fellow believers to get a leg up.
Andy: Now, you said that when people arrive in these positions of cultural leadership that their faith does make a difference. Can you tell maybe one or two stories of ways that you saw that happening in some of the people you interviewed?
Michael: Well, some of it comes from decisions about what you are not going to do or what you are not going to agree to. There's an element that faith kind of compels you to give up something, so I had a couple of folks that I interviewed who decided that they had to take a step back from their positions for a time. Karen Hughes, for example, decided that life in the White House was so demanding and that the requirements of her job were really taking a larger toll than she was willing to pay and she wanted just to be able to spend more time with her son while he was still in high school. So, she decided to step back for a couple of years. Since then, he has gone off to college and she has gotten back into the fray and she is now serving as an Assistant Secretary of State in Washington.
Another guy, Gary Daichendt was the number two executive at Cisco Systems and he decided that there was a need to give up his position because he disagreed on moral grounds with a personnel decision that was made. As he told me very few people would understand why he had done it or the events surrounding and he really won't speak publicly about all that was involved. But for him, to stay in that position was an act of moral cowardice and he had to get out.
So, some of the folks that I interviewed decided that they've got to make a change, downshift or readjust their priority. It doesn't mean that they give up the experiences or the leadership and really in both those cases; they've had lots of opportunities since then to get back into the game, so to speak.
At the same time, there are lots of folks who have tried to move the ball forward to try and make a real difference to their leadership. You can see this, for example, there is a lot of exciting developments that happened in the late '90s where evangelicals built together a coalition to try and lead the passage of the International Religious Freedom Act that was passed in 1998 by Congress, signed in the law by President Clinton which basically linked human rights and international religious freedom as a hallmark of American foreign policy.
Now, we produced a list of countries that do not support religious freedom and we are able to name and shame some of those countries into changing their policies. It's been extremely effective. We also have looked at public agendas for trying to end sex labor, human trafficking. Evangelicals have been at the forefront of that. So, public policy, we can see some real adjustment.
Also in Hollywood, I think we are seeing some real changes. That's there is a much greater openness. Philip Anschutz is a business leader out of Denver who has the Anschutz Film Group of which Walden Media is one part. They've been behind producing the Chronicles of Narnia series. The first movie came out last Christmas. They're currently working on finishing up a film on the Life of William Wilberforce and trying to bring some of their Christian convictions to bear through public media. I mean, those are just a couple of examples. There's lots of these kind of activity happening all around us.
Andy: You know you have mentioned maybe roughly four spheres that you focused on kind of political leadership, business leadership, athletics and entertainment. I am wondering if you have a feeling that Christian believers have been more or less effective in one sphere than another. How would you compare how much people have been able to really influence these spheres in those different spheres of culture?
Michael: One of the people that I interviewed, this guy named Al Sikes. He was the Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission in the early '90s and he says, "Really what I was trying to look at is…" what he calls, "Move the Dial Christianity." Not a radical change but trying to elevate the influence of Christians in public life. My assessment is that the easiest way to do that in our culture is through politics. Politics is largely based upon voting a particular person into office and you don't have the same kind of gatekeepers that you do, for example, in the artistic world or in higher education in the scholarly realm. You don't have the same kind of impediments that you do in the business world.
Politics is the area where I would say there has been the most activity over the last 30 years. Just in terms of influence or at least bringing faith to bear on public discourse, politics has clearly been the area where we've seen the most developments over the last 30 years or so.
Today, I would say that there is less enthusiasm for that or my sense is that there is less enthusiasm from evangelicals, the average person in the pew. That there is more excitement about some of the activities going on in places like Hollywood where people where people of faith are trying to bring their convictions to bear on the goods that are produced, on the movies that are made, the TV characters that are introduced, the books that are published.
I see a lot more activity today, for example, going on Hollywood than I do actually in Washington, a lot more entrepreneurial activity. If I had to kind of make a prediction of what I think we'll see, I think we'll probably see similar kind of developments that we have witnessed in the political realm probably in the artistic and entertainment realm in the coming decades.
Andy: That is interesting because I do think that even a lot of Christians who have been very active in politics, it seems to have a sort of a high disillusionment rate. One of the expressions that is used a lot in the world of Christians and political leadership is that politics is downstream from culture so that they're realizing we legislate in this environment that is shaped by other kinds of culture and especially people are paying attention to Hollywood. But it sounds like what you are suggesting is that we may not appreciate how much you actually can do by participating in the political process that it might not be good for us to give up on that.
Michael: That's right. I mean, what you are saying is exactly what I heard as I interviewed folks in the White House, in Congress and in all over Washington. Those folks who have been there for 15, 20 years do kind of express a sense of disillusionment or frustration at the lack of progress that has been made. I think you could say that that's true for a lot of folks who have tried to legislate some of their commitments across American society that it's difficult to do. Politics is a game of compromise and because of that, it's not easy to get a straight line from your belief and conviction into public policy. There's a lot of in between gray area which is tougher to navigate.
At the same time, I do think that there has been a lot of forward movement. I look, for example, in my book talking about how you can see an abortion policy and public opinion about abortion; it's very different today than it was 30 years ago. I would attribute that to a lot of the activism that has occurred among Orthodox Christianity.
In international relations and foreign affairs, just for example, in the Journal of Foreign Affairs this fall, there was a leading article that said that, "Basically evangelicals have become the conscience of American foreign policy". I think that that signals a seismic shift in what we saw in previous generations.
Then, finally, with faith based initiatives, the interesting thing is that a lot of these debates that has happened since the White House created the Office of Faith based and Community Initiatives in 2001, a lot of the debate has been about is this breaching the separation of church and state? Is it problematic that the federal government is giving grants to religious institutions and organizations?
The funny thing is that, this has been going on for decades in terms of international aid. The federal government has given religious groups grants from United States Agency for International Development, for example, to try and support lots of different initiatives in Africa, in Asia and in Latin America. The difference is that it has come closer to home. Some of these grants are going to ministries and projects that are down the street and in our neighborhoods.
Andy: Right, right. Let's shift topics a little bit and talk about churches and how the folks that you talked to who are people of pretty significant accomplishments and status, how are churches doing at serving these folks that you interviewed? Turning it around, how did you find they were doing in terms of finding a local church where they were committed to and connected with?
Michael: This is probably the most surprising element to me because these are folks who have a lot of resources. They give a lot of money to different Christian causes and they are, by and large, very serious about their faith. So, I fully expected that most of these folks would be highly involved in their local church and there are some exemptions to the rule. But, generally speaking, most of these folks are not connected to the local church. They might be members and they might attend regularly but that is not where their health and soul is. A lot of the leaders I interviewed, frankly, are frustrated with the local church. They feel that pastors don't connect enough with the everyday working world of their parishioners and so sermons tend not to be deep enough. They tend not to be real enough, they tend not to grapple with the issues that these business executives say that they struggle with day in and day out.
How do you make a decision as a person of faith when you realize it's going to put people out of work or it's going to radically change the local community? These are big tough issues where they are not easy answers and perhaps it's unfair to expect the pastors can preach and answer in 25 minutes or less. But I did sense a real hunger, a real desire for more authentic connection between the working world of folks in the church and those who are leading the churches.
That said, I did interview some folks who are extremely loyal to their church and when I asked, "Well, why are you so committed? Why are you so involved?" Invariably, they said it's because they respect the senior pastor as a real leader, that they hold a senior pastor up as someone who can make tough decisions, who recognizes that there is a lot of complexity in leading an organization. Because of that, they sense a heartfelt connection with their pastors.
Andy: It strikes me that Christians and maybe pastors in particular have kind of a black and white approach to power, which is to say, either when we preach about people in positions of influence, it's almost always these negative examples of the damage you can do with power. Or we become so intoxicated with and maybe envious of and attracted by power that we just celebrate anyone who, for any reason, has some level of success and accomplishment. Yet it sounds like what you are describing is that these folks who really were plugged into a church had a pastor who didn't have either of those extremes but was more aware of the complexities that come with being in a position of leadership.
Michael: That's right. When you think about how the Bible talks about power, I think that the overriding message is that people of faith ought to be in the world but not of the world. You have to keep in mind that when you are talking about human action, power and meaning always go hand in hand and we ignore it at our peril. The Bible talks a lot about how we deceive ourselves and I think one of the key ways in which we deceive ourselves is we don't pay attention to the really big, important issues. I can't think of the last time I heard a sermon about power. It's almost always if we talk about it, it's in the context of stewardship and, frankly, financial resources.
Andy: Right, giving your money.
Michael: Exactly. It's not talking about how do you steward the influence that you are given. Regardless of your station in life, all of us have a circle of influence where we can make a difference at the personal level and sometimes at the organizational level just by introducing subtle things in the workplace or just by trying to be more present, let's say, in your local PTA or in your local community. There are definite ways in which power can be exercised in a soft, gentle, loving way but a way that makes a real difference. The Bible in the Old Testament had three kind of characters that were often described. They were the prophets, they were priests and they were kings. Sometimes you would have a character who was two of those roles but you never had somebody who was prophet, priest, as well as king. In fact, the only person in the Bible who is described in that kind of language is Jesus.
A lot of times, what you are talking about where we become infatuated with power is where you have the priest trying to also be the king. Whenever you have a pastor who is actually seeking power, particularly seeking political power or worldly power, it's always a scandal waiting to happen.
I think that probably the most effective thing that we can do in the church is to help folks recognize that it's natural and human to seek power and to want influence but we have to bridle that. It has to be channeled through, frankly, the Gospel and the ways in which the Gospel ought to change our orientation. It ought to be not just something that we bring into our life, it ought to radically transform our life.
I think that what we will see in the years ahead is that those leaders who are able to recognize that there is great opportunity, that there is a real chance to make a difference by exercising secular power, by bringing their faith to bear on what they do in the working world. Yet at the same time recognizing that you have to do it in different ways and that it has to be bridled but there has to be accountability and that, frankly, the church has to speak out a lot more about what it means to be a leader as well as a deep follower of Jesus Christ.
Andy: One last question for you, you have surveyed the recent history of a lot of evangelical believers and cultural power. As you think about the prospects for the next couple decades, let's say, what are you hopeful about? What are you worried about? What's your assessment of the prospects for evangelicals and cultural leadership in this very pluralistic complex culture that we are in?
Michael: Well, I would say that there is a real opportunity. Power gets exercised through networks or what we would call in the church community. We exercise our power by our ability to get folks together by able to convene groups, by being able to create new ideas and new opportunities. By having a wide enough outreach that you have kind of a cosmopolitan approach. I mean, that's creative, convening cosmopolitan power is where I think there is real hope we'll find that I see going on in the church. In that regard, I think that there is a lot of resources that we have within the church, not just from the biblical tradition but also from the communities that we are part of that can be encouraging and helpful as we seek to try and bring our faith convictions to bear on our individual spheres of influence.
At the same time, we need greater accountability. We have to recognize that there are secularists who are really fearful of the Christian quest of power because they see it as a journey of the majority where Christians simply try and baptize this sense that we are in the majority and so we are going to squelch out any minority dissent.
Actually, if you think seriously about what the gospel has to say, Christians ought to be the ones who are speaking up the most for the least and the lost. I think that that's probably the most tangible specific witness that Christians who are in positions of responsibility can bear is that I am not just interested in serving my own interest but I am genuinely interested in the common good.
Andy: Well, thank you very much, Michael, for speaking with us and for sharing the results so far of your work.
Michael: Sounds great. Thanks, Andy.


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"A concern about Robinson's game coming out of college was how he would deal with bigger defenders as a 6-foot-9 post player. The Raptors have big defenders, including Ed Davis, a 6-foot-10 player entering his third NBA season. The Kings want Robinson to use his speed to exploit mismatches and not settle for jump shots. Robinson's ball-handling skills and strength should allow him to do that."

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text: If losing coach Pete wasn't bad enough ( I'm so depressed right now) some of the projected bowl matchups won't make OBNUG feel any better either? Northern Illinois laid a giagntic egg against Bowling Green ( Bowling Green!) in the MAC championship game.Instead of a BCS game they get- well- far less than that now.( We know how that feels don't we nuggies?) What applies here to OBNUG is the projected matchup for BSU. ( refer to link). I pray this isn't true. BSU and Buffalo in the Poinsettia Bowl.The bowl is okay but Buffalo!? This is a team that has been to 1(let me say it again ) 1 NCAA sanctioned bowl game in it's history! I don't think I have to elaborate any further on just what a low viewership that game will have.But on a positive note, they have UW playing in the Fight Hunger Bowl against BYU. Didn't the UW fans vow they wouldn't play in what they termed a "Crap Bowl" this year after beating BSU? Seems I remember many UW fans saying that? What's more ironic is the very coach thay were slamming a couple of months ago is at the helm at UW now.Someone is gonna be eating crow in Seattle.What say you nuggies?


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VIENNA TWP., Ohio - Men and women who work at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station begin feeling the effects of government cuts on Monday.
That's when the 400 civilian personnel assigned to the base begin shortened work weeks to account for the congressionally mandated sequestration, which requires certain government agencies to reduce spending.
A news release from the Air Reserve Station says that involuntary furlough days are scheduled on Mondays, beginning July 15 until August 26.
Another designated furlough day is also scheduled on September 3, the Tuesday after Labor Day for a total of eight weeks.
The designated furlough days will save additional resources including lights, air conditioning, etc. according to the news release.
The release says that during the designated furlough days, services usually available to Department of Defense cardholders, such as I. D. card issue/renewal, access to the fitness center, Base Exchange, the Community Activity Center and Retiree Activities Office will not be available.
Col. James Dignan, 910th Airlift Wing Commander, says Security and Fire assets will continue to provide resource protection on the furlough days.
In addition to the eight scheduled designated furlough days, the release says the 910th's civilian employees will need to schedule additional "floating" furlough days.
However, services will be available during the "floating" furlough days.
"The 910th will continue to carry out our airlift and aerial spray missions with the resources available to us. However, one non-working day per week for our affected personnel during the 11-week furlough will obviously impact mission readiness," said Col. Dignan. "The sequester-driven furloughs strain our most important asset, our people. The civilian personnel here at YARS will suffer a 20 percent loss in pay that will cause hardship for many. Additionally, this pay loss will likely mean a reduction in our economic impact on the local community during this fiscal year."


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The District 15 Board of Education Tuesday learned two companies have provided bids to outsource bus services, and they also heard from a several people saying it just shouldn't be done.
Unease about the proposal to hire a private company for busing services focused mainly on safety issues, in addition to breaking up what is described as a strong community of drivers who not only work in the district, but are community members.
"Parents know us as drivers, they know we are safe, professional," said John Hall, a District 15 bus driver for the last five years. "People that work for these private companies have no reason to stay-poor wages, poor benefits, no major medical-you will produce a transient workforce."
Hall went on to say he is not only a District 15 employee, but a taxpayer as well, and wouldn't mind spending a few more dollars on his property tax bill to ensure the children who live in the school district are safe.
"I know you will make the right decision if you let your conscience guide you here," Hall said.
Other parents expressed strong unease due to the needs of their children, who they say are very well served with the current district bus drivers.
"My daughter has special needs, and is non-verbal, she can't tell me if she is being hurt or mistreated. I know every single person my daughter goes off to school with, and her safety is not a concern of mine," said Deanna Gile, District 15 parent. "Please don't add that to all the things I already have to be concerned with."
Caren Ulrich, the president of the District 15 Transportation Union warned the board of the large number of safety issues that she says occur regularly with lower quality employees who are employed by for-profit busing companies.
"We know the community, children, parents and the neighborhoods, that's especially important in today's world of uncertainty," Ulrich said.
She added that all district bus drivers have been thoroughly checked out by the district.
"If problems arise, D15 has the authority to handle them. What can get lost in this process is the harm on people, the real people who live and work and maintain homes and mortgages, buy groceries and go to church here," Ulrich said.
Ulrich said if the district does chooses to outsource, D15 bus drivers would be lumped together with possibly thousands of other drivers, and transfers or lay-offs could become a real possibility, in addition to lower wages with no benefits.
"If you believe that this school district will maintain the same type of quality we have today, you are mistaken," Ulrich said.
Ulrich also said the union learned discussions between the outsourcing companies and the school district commenced much earlier that they were made aware of.
"We believe some of the district's actions have violated our rights under our agreement, and [if we fight this] the lawyers will make a bundle," she said. "We want to work here and we want to keep our jobs here and we are willing to work with you to make that happen."
The current transportation budget is roughly $9 million, which represents slightly more than 6 percent of the overall budget, according to Mike Adamczyk, assistant superintendent for business and auxillary services/treasurer.
The portion of that $9 million that covers bus driver salary and benefits is $6.5 million-which the school district is considering outourcing.
The remaining costs relate to the fleet itself, which is owned by the school district, in addition to maintenance and other related upkeep costs.
Adamczyk said two out of the five transportation companies the distrist reached out to provided bids for what would be a three-year contract.
The first company, First Student bid $7.5 million for the upcoming school year, with an increase of $100,000 each year for the following two years. Durham, the second company, bid $6.7 for 2013-2014, and then decreased their cost for the next two years to $6.5 million.
Now, the bids will be more closely examined, and will include three members of the board of education as part of a negotiating team, to determine if it is the right step to move to outsourcing bus services.
Negotiating team members will include President Tim Millar, who will not seek re-election in April, Vice President Scott Herr and board member Manjula Sriram.
A full summary of the bids, and how they compare to what the district is spending currently on transportation costs will be presented at the February 13 board meeting.
"No decision has been made yet, we are still working to determine if this is the right move for the district," said Jim Garwood, deputy superintendent.
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My various online gaming sessions (Playing D&D Encounters and D&D Next via Google+ Hangouts) has provided me with ample opportunities to try my hand at dungeon mapping in Photoshop.
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Life as a Dragon Chapter IChapter I: A Transformation"Thank you and good night!" I said, sending the last costumer away.I slumped on my chair and sighed. It had been a hell of a weekend. I worked nearly non-stop for two days and I was dead tired. Cashier life isn't as easy as one might think, particularly at this time of the year: Christmas. Fortunately, I was free to do whatever I wanted for the next two days, and I'd take the most advantage of it.I snapped out of my thoughts and called my supervisor to end my working day. She arrived rather quickly, to my surprise. Looks like I wasn't the only one looking forward to a comfortable bed. She "bled" out the money on my pay-box, cashier jargon, and I quickly counted fifty Euros, the fund, for the next worker for the following day. We then proceeded to the vault and deposited everything there. Minor pleasantries and goodbyes exchanged, I went to the changing room to trade my uniform, which consisted on a white shirt, black trousers and steel toed shoes, along wi
Life as a Dragon Chapter IIIChapter III: Running awayI saw the ground approaching and started wondering how could I land. In Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted, dragons flapped their wings when they were close to the ground to decrease their vertical speed, in order to ensure a safe landing. I pondered doing so, but then I found the reason why I was still so small: I was probably just a hatchling... and a hatchling's wings weren't strong enough to fly, only to glide. Because of that, they would land rather roughly after flying in such a way. If I did the same I would most likely get hurt. However, I had to try. The ground was less than a meter away. I waited until the last possible moment and braced myself for touch-down, flapping my wings hard. It slowed me to some extent, but it didn't prevent a bone-jarring impact with the ground. The world spun around as I rolled, finally coming to a stop after a few loops. I dizzily checked myself for injuries, finding only a minor, nearly painless bruise on each of my forel
Life as a Dragon Chapter IIChapter II: A (forced) DecisionI entered my room and looked at my bed. It was a mess. I stole a glance at my clawed hands and then again at my bed. 'Something tells me it won't be a good idea to accuse.' I thought, and shrugged. Suddenly, my stomach rumbled. 'Hmm... as far as I know, dragons eat meat. RAW meat.' I shuddered at the thought. I started to walk out of my room but I tipped too much to the left and fell over. I glared at my paws. 'What's wrong with you four?' I had walked before without thinking, but now the knowledge to do so escaped me.On my numerous researches on draconology, I found out dragons use their tails for balance. 'If I lift my left foreleg, my center of gravity will shift slightly to left. Therefore, to compensate that, I will have to move my tail to the right. However, when my left leg hits the ground, I will be unbalanced, for my right leg is behind the left one and my tail was on my right. I'll offset it my swinging my tail to the left and moving my right
Life as a Dragon Chapter VIIChapter VII:I opened my eyes, but imediatelly squeezed them shut when the still intense sunlight burned them. I opened them again, this time slowly, giving them time to adjust. When that was done, I got up, yawned, stretched, being careful not to strain my still healing wounds, and cracked my joints, releasing a satisfied growl each time I felt a pop. Suddenly I remembered I had... 'Breathed fire!'. I turned to Kerian.but she wasn't there. I cocked my head. 'Strange.' I looked around the area but I couldn't see her anywhere. I tried to catch her scent. With some relief, I picked up a faint whiff. I followed the trail for some time, until I found her in a clearing. She apparently didn't like sleeping on dirt, for she was bathing herself with her tongue. I allowed myself a moment to admire her form. Her scales seemed to sparkle where she had already cleaned herself. She was licking her left side, which was visible from where I was standing, the dirt leaving her scales with each tongue
Life as a Dragon Chapter IXChapter IX: Earning your wingsWe reached once again Kerian's human house. I stared at its large form, suddenly feeling a sort of homesickness. 'Why?' I asked myself. We have the burrow. Something didn't feel right, though. It was like it wasn't meant for us. I craved something we could call our own. Something like... a cave? I was unsure of what it was. I snapped out of it and looked at Kerian.I asked.<I think I should go by myself; one dragon alone must be disturbing enough for them.>I growled worriedly. I didn't want the same to happen as it did with her brother. But I let her go. She went off, going through the gates, which were now open... conveniently so.I went behind a tree and tried to watch the action from afar, though I couldn't see much. Just then, I realized I was still hungry. I tasted the air for something edible, finding nothing. However, a lizard did cross my sight. I quickly scooped it up and devoured it. It wouldn't last long, but it would ease the hunger pangs fo
Life as a Dragon Chapter VIIIChapter VIII: PlayI growled as I narrowly avoided a tree while sprinting. I knew she was almost on me. I could hear her footsteps over mine. I saw a bush up ahead. I decided to jump across it. I got ready for a burst of strength and... woosh! I soared through the air and to the other side. I kept running, for I was sure this obstacle wouldn't deter her for long. The problem was: I was getting tired. I was panting heavily, and I was sure I wouldn't last much longer. I had been running at full speed for nearly two minutes. I really hoped Kerian was in the same situation. I decided to take a sharp turn to the left in order to trick her and gain some time. I used my tail to counterweigh my momentum and quickly turned left, dashing between two trees. I dove past a bush and ran some more. When I couldn't do it anymore, I went behind a tree and imediatelly sunk on my stomach, not caring if my scales became dirty, panting heavily and feeling the frantic thumping of my heart throughout my whol
Life as a Dragon Chapter VIChapter VI: Fire!I squinted as the bright light from the sun pierced my eyes. I waited for them to adjust, realizing that it didn't take as much time as when I was human. The explanation came once again from my knowledge on dragons: The slits on my eyes were vertical. This, combined with my horizontal eyelids, reduced the amount of light reaching my eyes even more than a human's round pupils.My stomach growled loudly. I got ready for the hunt. I urged my tongue to flick faster in order to create the already familiar scent map. I scanned the area for anything edible. Nothing.I repeated. I moved forward, not giving any rest to my tongue. I asked. As if to answer the question, I detected something at one o'clock. I looked in that direction and I was surprised at what I saw: a fox. Wow, and it reeked. I stopped darting my tongue in disgust. As a human, I probably wouldn't even looked at it. But at our current size, such a canine was an intimidating sight. However, it didn't
Life as a Dragon Chapter VChapter V: UrgesAnother dragon. I just stared at her for a minute, and she did the same to me. Her scales were a vivid green and her eyes were lemon. She had a slim but muscular build, looking mostly like mine. She had two beautiful earfins and two elegant horns sprouting from the back of her head. Her wings were a paler shade of green, with a small white talon on the tip of each wing-finger. A crest started on the top of her head and went all the way down to the tip of her long tail. The claws on her legs were startlingly white, and my gaze lingered. I lifted my foreleg to take a step and she tensed, causing me to stop it in mid-air. I slowly lowered it to the ground. As I lifted my other leg, a disturbing thought entered my mind. 'Wait... how do I know she... is a she?'. I noticed my tongue frantically darting in and out and hers doing the same. The scent she emitted had decreased, but I could still detect it. As I focused on the enticing odor, my instinct repeated the same word ove
Life as a Dragon Chapter XIChapter XI: RevelationsI suddenly opened my eyes with a blush. The dream I just had was very vivid. My blush deepened as I thought of it. I looked to my right and there she was, Kerian, still sleeping. I was about to get up but an idea popped into my head. I growled mischievously and slowly rose, careful not to disturb her. I froze as my wing brushed against her side. Her tail twitched but otherwise she remained still. Sighing in relief, I turned to her and approached her neck, giving it a shallow but firm nibble. I quickly pulled my muzzle out of the way once the deed was done. She emitted something between a yelp and a roar and jumped in clear surprise., I tried to say, while laughing uncontrollably. Suddenly, out of nowhere I was tackled to the ground. My laughing stopped and I saw Kerian looking at me and growling, with her teeth slightly bared. I felt a tiny twinge of fear. Had I gone too far? My fear intensified when I noticed her teeth approaching my neck. I tried to kick her
The College Drag, Part 5I got up Friday morning to a funny sight. Nestled right between my tail and my right leg was Mini Me. That paranoid cat hasnt gone near me since I became a dragon. He would run off every time I would walk in the same room as him. And now here he was, fast asleep right in the same uncomfortable spot he used sleep in. I couldnt move as long as he was there. I tried to fidget out around him, trying very hard not to wake him up. I didnt succeed though, his little gold eyes opened up and he stretched his arms out. He even yawned as he began to look around the room he was in. When he caught sight of me staring at him, his face said it all. Best I could tell, it was,Oh crap, wrong room!He just sat there in wide eyed terror, thinking this was it, he was going to die. I slowly reached my right hand out to him, trying to get him to smell it. Maybe he might realize that Im me. To my surprise, he actually smelled it. I thought hed run away. I just starte
Dracozine - part 15I was woken up that morning by the sound of the door opening, and turned just in time to see Zilla dive onto the bed next to me, pinning my left wing down on the mattress. My head was feeling a lot better than last night, after the fight with Jonah, but it still throbbed from his blows."Wake up, you lazy dragon!" he yelled happily, bouncing on the bed, (and my wing) his voice cutting through my ears like a razor. " It's 9:30! Gotta get up!""...Mmmo kay, Zilla, just get orf my wing." I replied sluggishly as I rubbed my aching temples.Zilla looked down at the grey wing membrane he had been jumping on and quickly left the bed. I gave a sigh of relief, which quickly turned into a yelp of surprise as Zilla grabbed my tail and dragged me out of bed by it, leaving me to crash onto the floor. He chuckled as I picked myself off the floor and kinked my neck, cracking it in a few places as I stretched it."By the way, your roommate, she made this for you." Zilla proclaimed, throwing a blue clo
Dracozine - part 13"Achilleos?" I exclaimed with disbelief, "Is that you?""Wings and all, Skyder." Achilleos replied with a smile on his beak."But how?" I asked."The guys at the DRC said they would let me check for draconic ancestry outside of regulation parameters, a reward for the overall success of the program. I tested for compatibility last night, and I was positive." His tail flicked in the air behind him,, "So, I used Dracozine this morning, and here I am.""No kidding." Zilla remarked, "You're huge!"Achilleos looked away and chuckled nervously, "Yeah... I guess I am a bit big. They couldn't even find any clothes that would fit me. So for now, I gotta walk around nude.""Guess the scales come in handy." I said, stifling laughter.Achilleos smirked "I tell you what, though, I really can't wait to try these out." He spread his huge wings open, blocking out the sun as he did. "But we're not allowed any more flight sessions, so I'll have to wait til after the media release.""Awww..." Zilla groane
Dracozine - part 8After lunch down at the canteen, we decided to take a walk around the complex, to see if there was anything going on. As we approached the entertainment area, we saw that there was a huge crowd gathered around the front door. There were dragons and humans all over the place, talking excitedly and laughing.I noticed there were more dragons around than last night, I was able to count about twenty of them. Grym had been right, now would be the time when a lot of the humans would be taking their Dracozine. At this rate, everyone in the complex would probably be dragons within a few days."Whatss's all thisss?" Grym asked a bronze dragon who walked out of the crowd."There's some kind of party going on tonight." The bronze dragon replied, "A few of the guys who know each other outside of here are setting up a party so that everyone can meet up.""A party, huh?" BlueScale said, "Could be fun. You guys wanna go?""Wouldn't mind going." Rosethorn answered, "See some of t
Dracozine - part 4I woke up and it was morning. I opened my eyes slowly, and I was confused. This was not my room; I didn't recognise the furniture or the view outside the window in front of me. Then I remembered everything that had happened yesterday. I looked at my hand to see if everything that happened last night was not a dream. It was covered in silver and gray scales, and my fingers ended in onyx claws."I did do it." I thought to myself, "I made myself a dragon."At that point, I was feeling pretty disoriented. It's hard to explain, but it was like my arms were in front of me and behind me at the same time. I moved my "other arm" to look and saw it was a wing, which moved just like my actual arm. I also felt warmth on the small of my back, and I could only determine that it was my tail. I looked around behind me and tried to get it to move. I didn't do anything for a moment, and then it wagged a little, responding to my thoughts the way my body always had.I decided it was time to go see myself
Here's My Two Weeks: Part 1When life takes an unexpected turn, your only real choice to make the best of it. You must keep moving forward in your life to get anywhere. Unexpected turns can be just the thing you need or they can break you. Which one is up to you.With Storming the Farm over and two weeks before I had to go back to work at the library and back to class, I had a lot of time on my claws. So I did what any guy my age would do, anything that popped into my head. I dont think I made a lot of bad choices, I just may have rushed into a few things. Well enough of that, time to tell you what happened next.My head felt like crap, a dull ache pounding in my skull. I didnt want to open my eyes. My muscles screamed at me not to move them and my joints popped every time I did move. There was a mild burn in my veins from the adrenaline that was long since gone. Ah, Sams apply named airsoft hangover. Any airsofter get these, the after effects of playing the game. Its even worse after Ops.
The College Drag, Part 27The next morning came and I woke up. The first thing I checked was if the door was still closed. The second thing was if my pants were still on. Both checked out. I carefully untied the bell and cracked the door open just a bit. There she was, still fast asleep under the covers. I went upstairs to make a nice big breakfast for her. I figured shed be hungry when she woke up.Lets see. I said to myself as I looked over what we had, Bacon, eggs, hash browns, sausages and deli meat. I guess a nice large omelet with a ton of meat in it will do.So I set to work on making a very large meat filled omelet. I may not have a very large range of breakfast meals I can cook, but I make a mean omelet. I used the biggest skillet we had to make the jumbo meat omelet. This thing took nine eggs to make a proper sized omelet. After filling it with as much meat as it could hold, I tossed into onto a plate, put from hot sauce on it, added some basil for presentation and
Half-Dragon Solis, Chapter 27Chapter Twenty-Seven - All's Fair When Dragons Wage WarThe grenades were detonating out of range, which was a good thing, because we probably made pretty good targets. I stumbled back, everything beginning to blur. I was panicking. What was I supposed to do?Hide, was Teyaan's only suggestion, so I decided to take him up on it.I turned and started to run. Some part of me felt guilty--those are your friends out there, they're fighting to protect you--but the rest of me replied with something along the lines of holy crap, grenades, giant dragons, I'm so screwed.More explosions tore at the ground, and I looked back to see what was happening. A bunch of half-dragons at the forefront of Black's army were the source of the explosions, the ones with grenade launchers, though at something like four hundred yards their shots seemed to be falling too short to reach us. The grass was torn up in rough, burnt earthy patches.There was nowhere for me to hide,
Dracozine - part 6I walked back to building B, glad that the sun had warmed things up a bit. I went up the stairs and back to 7G. As I entered the apartment, I saw Rosethorn and BlueScale sitting at the table, talking. I grabbed a seat and sat down."Anyone checked up on Grym?" I asked, "How is he?"BlueScale was about to answer when I heard a familiar voice behind me say, "Never felt better."I turned around to see a tall black dragon standing in the doorway. He had white horns that tapered inwards to a razor sharp point, and the scales down the front of his bare chest were a dark shade of grey. The tail that came out of the shorts he was wearing ended with three spikes pointing out at different angles. His eyes had gone a very deep crimson, the same colour as blood. He seemed imposing, yet in a weird way he also seemed approachable as well.I let out a low whistle. (Which was impressive in itself. I didn't think I could whistle) "Looking good, Grym.""Thanksss" he replied, "Jusst like the dragon I alw
Life as a Dragon Chapter IVChapter IV: CompanyExcited with my newly found ability to speak, I exited the shack, resuming my trek through my neighbor's backyard. I looked up. The sun was high in the sky. 'It's probably past noon. Glad I didn't sleep all day.' I climbed down the hill, towards the grass, careful to watch my step and my tail to prevent painful accidents. As I neared the grassy fields, I crouched to reduce the chance of being seen. I slowly crawled, until I reached a well. 'Good, I'm on the right track.' I veered slightly to the left. There was a wall on my right, bramble bushes to my left and the well hid me from behind. I was out of sight. After a last careful look around, I relented my crouching position and took off running. I raced through the dirt path that would end on a road. As I neared the latter, I slowed my pace to a trot, then to a walk, until I finally stopped.I looked at the road. It looked really wide. 'The chicken crossed it, now it's the dragon's turn.' Suddenly I hear a faint buz
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Volunteer helped find missing Edenfield man
7:30pm Thursday 10th May 2012 in Ramsbottom
A VOLUNTEER who found a missing Edenfield man has said he 'just wanted to hand him over alive'.
Craig Robertson, 44, from Fecit Lane, Ramsbottom, spotted Alzheimer's sufferer Stephen Iggulden by Naden Reservoir, near Rochdale on Monday afternoon.
Mr Iggulden, 65, had been missing for nearly 24 hours after going for a walk on Sunday evening.
Craig owns the Ride On bike shop on Bacup Road in Rawtenstall and his expert knowledge of the area was crucial.
He said: "I've got huge experience getting round this area having navigated the Valley all my life on bikes.
"I would have felt like a bit of a plonker if I hadn't found him and then he was discovered two weeks later.
"When I found Stephen he was at the bottom of a very steep hillside, in a really bad way. I found him alive and I just wanted to hand him over to paramedics alive."
Craig used his own clothes to keep Mr Iggulden warm and kept him awake for 40 minutes until help arrived.
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In BP credit profile is it possible to display Both calculated risk class and manual risk class at the same time.
Along with the manually assigned risk class I should be able to see calculated risk class also.
Please explain. Will definitely award points for all helpful answers.
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Hi Donnesh, the Risk class is only one field. If the calculated Risk class doesnt reflect the actual status of the business partner, the user has the option to overwrite the calculated risk class.
Thanks for the reply. Also once I assign a manual risk class I am able to see the claculated risk class right next to the calculated risk. So we are able to see both calculated risk class and manual risk class at the same time.
Cristobal, I have one more doubt. Is there a way to fill the fiscal year information In BP master data automatically, from some external source or we just have to enter those details manually?
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Could you please explain where did you assign the manual risk class? Any specific IMG activity that you have done for it.
please reply. Thanks
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Friday, Oct 10, 2008 11:31AM
Chicago rapper Common recently partnered with computer giant Microsoft, who will be sponsoring his upcoming tour.
According to Adweek Age, the G.O.O.D. Music artist has taken the popular route of many rap moguls like 50 Cent and Jay-Z in hopes of developing a business relationship that will be beneficial on both sides. As the only major competing computer company aside from Apple, Common revealed his motivation for joining forces with the Bill Gates-led brand.
"I know that Microsoft has been around for 20 years, they established themselves in the mid-80s and since then they've progressed," Common told Adweek. Microsoft is classy, it's a timeless brand, and it means something to the world, internationally, and I felt like that's the direction of what I want Common to be, to be honest."
Despite the popularity of Apple's Mac, the Chi-town rap slinger felt Microsoft's longevity was reason enough to venture with them, which is leading to an upcoming line of clothing.
"I want to be timeless, I want to be international, and those are the things I feel like I'm working toward now," he said. "I liked creatively where they wanted to go. Actually Microsoft and I are about to do a line of T-shirts coming out in November. I'm designing them."
Adding that the company wants "to touch down with the community and they want to touch the world," Common also emphasized the growing relationships between major corporations and rap artists.
"I think more hip-hop artists became open with more people in corporations when the corporations really started to understand the music and respected the artists," he added. "Artists realized that we have to make a living too, and if it's something that's gonna go well with what I do, then why not do it, 'cause these corporations are making money off it. If I mention something in a rap, they're making money off it anyway, so why shouldn't I get a piece of it""
Microsoft is currently sponsoring his nationwide tour with Pharrell's rock group N.E.R.D.
In related news, the rapper-turned-actor has recently pushed his upcoming album back to the beginning of next month.
Originally titled Invincible Summer, Common has re-named the highly anticipated LP Universal Mind Control. The disc's current title track's single features Pharrell and has been made in to a music video by renowned director Hype Williams.
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It's so easy to relate to. it doesnt hurt that I just about love every song made by Green Day. Their my all time favorite group. I love them. All of em. And i'm not gonna say how cute Billie Joe is b/c I dont care about that. I care about THE MUSIC. Gosh. True blue(shall I say green and be corny???) fans don't care about their looks entirely. This song works for me right now in my life. For any teenager it should work, too. If you ever feel like you dont belong or feel like your completely on the outside of some group, this song is great to listen to. Green Day(2 words) rox.
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Hi all -- I'm looking for yarn to use to crochet neckwarmers for athletes - I'm new to crochet but am looking for a wicking or 'technical' yarn that won't get soggy with sweat and won't hold odor. Any ideas?
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If I'd known about this, I would have posted it in my arbitration numbers diary. Oh well.
The Royals avoided arbitration by agreeing to contracts with three players on Friday and exchanged arbitration numbers with their three other eligible players.
First baseman/outfielder Ross Gload agreed to a two-year deal with a club option, while catcher John Buck and left-handed pitcher Jorge De La Rosa agreed to one-year deals.
Gload hit .288 with 51 RBIs and agreed to a two-year deal worth $3.2 million. The club option for 2010 is worth $2.6 million.
Buck hit .222 and led the team with 18 home runs. He signed for $2.2 million, a raise from the $440,000 he made in 2007.
De La Rosa went 8-12 with a 5.82 ERA and signed a deal for $1.025 million plus performance bonuses.
These players all got more than I thought they'd get. I did a horrible job of estimating arbitration awards. This takes the projected payroll up to $63.2M, $3.8M under last year's payroll. The Royals also signed former Padre starting pitcher Brian Lawrence to a minor league deal. He was a pretty good, reliable starting pitcher until he torn his labrum and rotator cuff, which kept him from pitching the last two years. He's a nice no-risk signing to see if he can come back from his injury.


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Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced Friday afternoon that he has reached an agreement with the National Park Service to re-open Mount Rushmore for the duration of the federal government shutdown.
"Visitors from around the world come to the Black Hills to see Mount Rushmore, and I'm pleased that our nation's Shrine to Democracy will be re-opened," said Gov. Daugaard. "I appreciate the willingness of the National Park Service to partner with us to operate the monument."
The National Park Service will charge the state $15,200 per day to operate the monument. The monument will re-open Monday morning at 8 a.m. MDT.
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I had such a laugh when the Retail Industry Leaders Association two weeks ago cried foul over Amazon.com Inc.'s Amazon Price Check app. Welcome to the 21st century, folks. Welcome to the mobile revolution. The genie's out of the bottle and you can't stuff it back in.
The Amazon Price Check app enables consumers to use their smartphones to scan the bar code on a product in a store and automatically see Amazon.com's product information and price on that item. The app essentially turns a store into a showroom for Amazon, No. 1 in the Internet Retailer Mobile Commerce Top 300. That's one of the smartest plays in mobile commerce today.
What really irked some store retailers was a promotion Amazon.com ran this month. Scan a product and receive $5 off the Amazon price. And a consumer could do that three times. Nice.
But now the creators of an app that has been in business since July are fighting mobile with mobile. Taap.it Live Local, free in the Apple Inc. and Android app stores, has this year signed up more than 5,000 small, local merchants in New York City, it says. The merchants offer their goods via the app; consumers can buy through the app and have products shipped to them or pick up products at the stores.
Effective yesterday, Taap.it is offering $10 off select items, double Amazon's offer. This is what I was talking about in my Dec. 8 blog post about the Retail Industry Leaders Association's laughable pronouncement. Store retailers have to use mobile technology to counter other retailer's mobile moves. Taap.it is the perfect example of this.
And there's much more retailers can do. Place 2-D bar codes on signs in stores that when scanned lead to mobile web-based content that showcases special in-store offers. Launch a mobile app that includes tools like an outfit builder that encourages customers to piece together multiple items in a set that can't be beat by a web-only retailer trying to muscle into the store with its mobile app. Do like Orbitz has done and launch mobile-only deals, offers that not only beat those from other retailers found on price comparison scanning apps but also the offers found in your own store.
Stop crying and fight back. Mobile is here to stay and it will only be getting more powerful. Kudos to Taap.it, a real fighter.
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RATT "Infestation" 2010
Released: April 20th, 2010
1. Eat Me Up Alive
2. Best of Me
3. A Little Too Much
4. Look Out Below
5. Last Call
6. Lost Weekend
7. As Good as it Gets
8. Garden of Ede
9. Take a Big Bite
10. Take Me Home
11. Don't Let Go
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MuTT // June 30, 2014 10:03:33 PM UTC
This album KICKS SOME SERIOUS RATTASS!!! Right fucking on guys, this album is definitely one of your best in my eyes, NO WAIT, I mean in my ears!! KEEP ON ROCKING RATT DON'T YOU EVER STOP! ! !
gonzo62 // April 05, 2014 12:07:30 PM UTC
This album is fantastic! Should have been released as a double studio record with "Out of The Cellar". Took me back to 1984-partying before the concert in my 1974 Chevy Nova with a couple of concert princesses in the back seat-cranking "Out of the Cellar" on a Pioneer system that was worth more than the car...ahhh the good old days-Thanks for the memories Ratt!
ACWest // December 01, 2013 3:39:48 AM UTC
Garden, NYC 2014 yeah? Lets party like it's 1984! Big fan since the beginning!!
Onfloor Audio // February 09, 2013 4:51:55 PM UTC
Yep ! Pretty safe to say that RATT is back !
The lead break on "A little too much " ..... WoW !
This new line up with the addition of Carlos has really raised the bar for RATT , this latest release shows that there is more to come from these savy rock veterans , and i can't wait for more ...
phoebus // September 18, 2012 10:21:42 PM UTC
Hi guys . You are really great ! Keep on Ratt n Rolling ! We need you !
How can I get some official t-shirts ? The "store" section here is ...out of order !
41yr old ratt fan // September 28, 2011 4:11:13 AM UTC
hey guys you were my band hands down growing up, I miss Robin still cant beleive hes gone.but hey im 41 now and i started rocking with ratt and roll in 1981 with the album ratt so ratt and roll will always be a WAY OF LIFE. ROCK ON!
Ludwig Von Filmmaker // July 28, 2011 5:33:42 PM UTC
@BigRATTfan: Sure, man. Maybe I don't think about the GnR album as good as you do, but the newest Ratt album is so f...kn good.
BigRATTfan // July 23, 2011 7:29:26 PM UTC
=Ludwig Von Filmmaker said:Hey, This new album is beyond good and evil. Sounds like the best times of the Out of the Cellar and Invasion of your Privacy. This rocks, thanks Ratt. Great, great. Album. Eat Me Up Alive, the best Metal Song in years.
Yeah, that's just what I said Ludwig! Eat Me Up Alive is the greatest song and Infestation is the greatest album in 20 years since G'NR's Illusion!
Ludwig Von Filmmaker // July 23, 2011 7:05:03 PM UTC
Hey, This new album is beyond good and evil. Sounds like the best times of the Out of the Cellar and Invasion of your Privacy. This rocks, thanks Ratt. Great, great. Album. Eat Me Up Alive, the best Metal Song in years.
ratt-judaspriest420 // March 04, 2011 11:42:56 PM UTC
lol you lucky fuck and you almost took it for granted!!! if i got one wish it would be to live my youth through 77+ im 17 now and fuckin wish haha, glad your enjoying your old school music its fucking awesome


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Chace Stanback didn't appear any different on the outside as he quietly explained in his typical low-key fashion his breakout from a three-week slump.
But inside, the UNLV junior forward had to be feeling giddy after making 5 of 6 shots, including both of his 3-point attempts, to finish with 15 points in the Rebels' 83-49 rout of Texas Christian on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
"It's a relief," Stanback said. "Anytime you go through a slump like that, it's going to be frustrating."
His troubles began Dec. 15 when he made 5 of 16 shots in the Rebels' 68-62 loss to UC Santa Barbara. And while he scored 16 points that night, his low percentage from the floor was not a positive sign.
It got worse. In the next four games, Stanback was a combined 10 of 25 from the floor. He made just three 3-pointers in that span. And while UNLV won three of the four games, it was evident the team missed Stanback's ability to score from the perimeter, which opens up things for the rest of the Rebels, particularly inside.
Coach Lon Kruger saw Stanback was having a tough time. But he also knew that the slump wouldn't last forever.
"We've tried to promote his confidence in practice, and in the last week to 10 days, he's been shooting it real well (in practice)," Kruger said. "It was nice to see him respond the way he did (Saturday). The key was getting good looks and being aggressive."
Stanback credits his teammates with getting him the ball in the right spots.
"They were looking for me early, and I was open," Stanback said. "If I'm open, I'm going to take the shots and try to knock them down."
Stanback had five of his 14 first-half points during UNLV's remarkable 24-0 run as the Rebels were frustrating TCU with a stifling defense led by Justin Hawkins and Tre'Von Willis. Hawkins had four steals and Willis two of his five steals during the run, which saw UNLV go from trailing 12-8 to leading 32-12 in a 6:28 span.
"That was a great stretch," said Stanback, who finished with seven rebounds and three assists in 23 minutes. "We played really well defensively, and everyone was looking for each other. When we play like that, we're going to be tough to beat."
When asked if his slump was a thing of the past, Stanback said: "I hope so. All I can do is keep shooting when I'm open and try to knock down my shots."
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Passport valid for 6 months beyond your planned exit from the Philippines.
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