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Watching friends do coke, really makes you think
I hate this, being upset over a person who used you. I can't eat or sleep over you like what the Hell , how could someone so shitty affect me this bad
I want to be skinny but I also want pizza for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Do you feel me.
I get attracted to someone, I fall, I end up broken, then repeat. Can someone end that cycle? I mean, is it that hard for someone to fall for me? I'm not desperate, I just miss having someone in my life who's willing to stay. I don't need to get hurt anymore, I've experienced enough of it. Someone come into my life and tell me you want to stay and never leave because I doubt there is someone willing to do that.
I will say I miss you , and no one will replace you and I want to be yours again
I have no one to talk to about this. You my sir hurt me not only with you words but what you would do to me, never think someone is asleep, what you did could ruin your life but you did it so many times and acted like everything was fine. You do not know that I know what you did to me , but you have really destroyed my mind and body
It's been awhile , so I just moved out of my house with my mom to the nice house near my college and work :) I love it so cute. I finally get my own bed set and just got an awesome tv, those this is little to you I have never gotten anything new for my room other then paintings and clothes so I love itv


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One gotcha with the older MK II bodies is the lack of support for 64 bit pc operating systems. You can use the USB port to download images, but you must use the firewire port when you want to do remote release or change some of the settings that are available by no other method, so you will need to keep the original software disk with windows XP 32 bit drivers for the firewire port. That has frustrated many new owners.
I'd say go for a 1D MK III which is well supported, even though the MK IIN is a great camera.
Good point with the support. But all I ever hook up for is to sync date & time between 4 different bodies.
Downloading is fine by USB but most people will probably choose a card reader.
If you do go for a Mk3, try to get one that is a late build...the frustrating earlier issues were evidently sorted towards the end.
Canon did do hardware fixes to 1000's of earlier Mk3 bodies.
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'Safety is paramount' says Wilson
A spectator was killed on the opening round of the Scottish Rally Championship, the Snowman Rally in Inverness two weeks ago.
A competitor lost control of his car and it landed on top of a 50-year-old woman and an eight-year-old boy.
The young boy survived but the woman died.
Matthew Wilson said that everything is done to continuously improve the standards of safety for both drivers and spectators:


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This isn't even really a post about wanting him, so much as I'm curious what other people think his value would be on the FA market right now. He hasn't thrown 200 Innings since his sterling year back in 2004, when he had 237 IP and 264 K's with a 2.70 ERA playing for a terrible Brewers team.
Last year he was pretty close to 200 IP with 198 1/3, but like in 2005-2007 he missed time with various injuries.
Does anybody think it would be a good idea to try to sign him? The few figures I've found is a 2 year deal to the Yanks for like 28 mill, and Texas is interested in him right now too, the Rangers cleared him medically. IF (big if, yes) he can stay healthy he could end up being a relative bargain in a 2 or 3 year deal for someone.
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10:30am Thursday 7th June 2012 in New Forest
POLICE are investigating after a van crashed, leaving two of their officers in hospital.
The accident involved a single police van that was travelling along the Lymington to Beaulieu road.
It was on its way to a public order incident involving a group of youths in Marchwood when the crash happened.
The driver and front seat passenger were both injured in the incident, which happened in the early hours of Sunday.
Police are not releasing any details about the two officers or the extent of their injuries.
A spokesman said: "A police Ford Transit van was involved in a single-vehicle accident on the B3054 Lymington to Beaulieu road.
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I presume neither twit was wearing his seatbelt then.
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dolomiteman wrote:The police driving course supposedly 'guarantees' that you will not have an accident. So if a police driver crashes a vehicle, it's assumed he is automatically at fault because he must have deviated from 'Roadcraft'. Utter nonsense, of course, but that's how it is. Or was. Maybe things have changed.
Why would the driver be charged and why the assumption about not wearing seatbelts, seatbelts do not prevent injuries?
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Two days after realizing Christmas gifts Kelly Caldwell put on layaway at Toys 'R' Us were likely sold to other customers, the toy store said they will give all of her missing gifts for free.
"The district manager ended up contacting me yesterday after the news report and he wanted to let me know first off what happened," she told FOX13 News. "He told me he would do everything in his power in order to make me satisfied, that he likes to satisfy the customers at Toys 'R' Us and that he definitely wants a returning customer."
MORE: Holiday layaway nightmare
Caldwell went to the Toys 'R' Us on Winchester and Polo Grounds Boulevard the week before Thanksgiving to get her Christmas shopping done for her family.
She completed her shopping and paid a $50 deposit to have eight items put in layaway. Caldwell, of Southaven, Miss., says she was told she had until Dec. 16 to get the items out of layaway. When she returned Dec. 10 to pay the $115 left on her balance, she found out her reserved toys were not in layaway but likely back on the store floor or sold to other customers.
Due to the mix-up, Caldwell said the district and store managers decided to hand deliver every item she had reserved to her for free on Thursday.
"They are going to drive it out to my house and hand deliver it at no charge to me," she said. 'They don't want me to go out of my way. They understand they dropped the ball and want to do everything to fix it."
Toys 'R' Us Memphis representatives told FOX13 News there was a layaway problem, but how many people were affected they would not say. They did mention they would meet with anyone who was in this similar situation.
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America the Dependent
So much for the new era of fiscal responsibility. The federal government's dependency drones have been spared the chopping block. After vowing to eliminate funding for President Obama's bloated $6 billion AmeriCorps social justice army, House Republicans retreated — and will shrink the AmeriCorps budget by a minuscule 6.7 percent.
Politicians originally sold AmeriCorps as an alternative to big government — a program to "renew the ethic of civic responsibility and the spirit of community throughout the United States." With bipartisan support, the program has morphed into an all-purpose progressive slush fund. Instead of reining in the national service boondoggle, Washington has turned taxpayer-subsidized helping hands into a legion of Nanny State handout helpers. Goodbye, AmeriCorps. Hello, FoodStampCorps.
Yes, across the Internet, the feds are recruiting AmeriCorps VISTA ("Volunteers in Service to America") workers to apply for jobs as publicists for the welfare state. Their mission: to sign up as many people to federal food stamp rolls as possible. Because, you know, the record-breaking 12 million that have been added since Obama took office is apparently not good enough.
Here's a typical job ad in Boston: "AMERICORPS VISTA: FOOD STAMP COORDINATOR (INTERNSHIP) Through this project, the Elderly Commission will be able to provide information, assistance and support to senior citizens of Boston in applying for food stamps. Develop a full knowledge of the Food Stamp program and application process. Assist seniors in senior housing and community centers to fill out Food Stamp applications; assist seniors with gathering necessary proofs together for applications; follow up with the Department of Transitional Assistance to ensure seniors receive awarded benefits. Recruit volunteers to be trained on the application of the Food Stamp program."
In New York, Philadelphia and a total of 30 sites across the country, AmeriCorps and the Department of Agriculture are funding the "National Anti-Hunger and Opportunity Corps" to "increase access to food stamps."
National Affairs managing editor Meghan Clyne reports that the administration is roping in left-wing churches to aggressively promote food stamps. With institutional support from first lady Michelle Obama, the FoodStampCorps will train church members to apply for food stamps after religious services; and "'encourage eligible families to enroll their children in (government-subsidized) school meal programs'; if organizations operate day-care or after-school programs, they are advised to pursue reimbursement for meals and snacks through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (a federally funded, state-administered welfare program). Places of worship are asked to serve as feeding sites for the Summer Food Service Program — another federally funded, state-run welfare project."
With billions poured into the welfare state at the local, state and national levels and enrollment at an all-time high, why should taxpayers be underwriting make-work jobs for future Democratic flacks-in-training? Shouldn't it already be the job of the vast network of existing social services and welfare agencies to publicize and assist food-stamp applicants?
More troublesome: AmeriCorps workers are themselves being encouraged to sign up for food stamp benefits — giving new meaning to "hands-on" (or rather, "hands-out") experience.
An AmeriCorps blogger provided a thorough advice manual on working the system: "Plenty of jobs come with perks," the worker wrote. "For some these come in the form of company cars, dental insurance, or a spending allowance. For VISTAs, it's food stamps." The step-by-step guide tells AmeriCorps workers: "If you apply for food stamps after you become an AmeriCorps VISTA member, you will have a decreased food stamp allotment. So if you're debating applying, you should do it now."
Another AmeriCorps tip for those preparing for their in-person eligibility interview with food stamp administrators: "These social service agencies are only open during regular business hours, so you will probably have to take the day off (some sites don't count it against your 20 vacation/sick days)." Oh, and don't forget to "bring a book." Says the wise AmeriCorps welfare-system expert: "While food stamps are handled by a different agency in every state, they all generally have a reputation that mirrors that of the DMV: too little staff, too high demand, and wait times that can border on extreme. While my own wait was only three hours, I've heard some VISTAs waiting as long as eight. Yes, I know you may have an appointment, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're going to see you at that time. So bring a book, an iPod, that screenplay you've been tinkering with — whatever, because you're going to be waiting a while."
Make no mistake: Americans are suffering as a result of this profligate administration's job-stifling and anti-economic growth policies. No one questions the need for a basic safety net to care for those most in need of help. But the community-organizer-in-chief is squandering billions on failed Alinsky-ite rackets that are geared toward ever-expanding service not to the individual, but to the insatiable state.
Michelle Malkin is the author of "Culture of Corruption: Obama and his Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks & Cronies" (Regnery 2010). Her e-mail address is email@example.com.
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Well, duh! Everybody deserves a cell phone for free, right? Internet access should be free, right? Half the people in the country deserve not to pay taxes, right? The rich deserve to pay more taxes, right? Students deserve to get straight A's, right? Students don't deserve to have teachers grade their papers, because that would be judgmental, right? People shouldn't be blamed for their self-destructive behaviors, like unmarried pregnancies, not going to school, doing dope, even getting STDs, right? Except for smoking, because that gives other people cancer but it's the fault of the evil tobacco companies, so they should pay a lot of money ... by, um, selling more cigarettes! All applicants for police and firefighter jobs deserve to pass their tests and be hired on the basis of--oops--skin color, right?
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Hello all, I don't spend a ton of time on the forums so much anymore but I have purchased 2 cases of Brain Candy and will be running a blog of my experiences with it. I don't see anyone else posting a progress forum on this new supplement yet so I'll start.
I will not be reposting what's going on here as that will take too much time and I'm pretty sure those already on T-Nation forums don't need anymore marketing based convincing to use/try this supplement so I'm going to do the review off-site on my blog to reach a greater audience as well as present my findings in an unbiased way.
If I love the stuff, you'll know about it. If it's shit, you 'll also know about it.
3 days in however, it's going very positive.
is where you will find the beginning of this experiment. I'm hoping the moderators do not see this as a threat in me posting my off-site link. They best not, I'm a huge Biotest and T-Nation supporter as well a VERY loyal customer these past 5 years.
Part 2 will come after the 15 day mark. Part 3 after 30 full days of supplementation of Brain Candy.
Any questions, feel free.
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LOL.. Based on your sensitivity to caffeine, it sounds like you should have waited for the caffeine free version. :)
I'd be interested in hearing from people who work with their minds on their Brain Candy experience. Any engineers or scientists out there trying this?
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BiP has been commenting in the live spill. He likes it.
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To be clear - I have not tried it in a work setting yet. Day 1 was a conference followed by a party, day 2 was an off day that included a training session and some social interaction.
thanks for the feedback BIP. Will be interested to see if it helps you in the analytical role of engineering.
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I got a case for my wife, she's in finance. Hasn't noticed anything in 2 weeks. I tried it a few times hoping......felt no difference ;(
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I'm on day 3 and so far I'm on the fence with this product.
Day 1 - I felt tons of energy, but I felt more anxiety when talking to people instead of less. No jitters, but the energy was way too much I could hardly focus. I can usually drink coffee/energy drinks without any problem so not sure why it hit me so bad.
Day 2 - Felt some energy on my drive to work, but then felt tired. No energy, no jitters. Had to have a cup of coffee around 2pm to pick me up. Normally I don't have coffee that late. It was one of the least productive days at work for me.
Today is day 3 and so far I do feel like I want to be more productive, but I don't feel as energetic as I would if I had a preworkout supp.
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actually i had a similar experience as selfinflicted. how is your carb intake? i felt much more tired today (day 4) but after a high carb meal it felt like a clean high energy/focus. Also consuming anything with gluten seems to nul the effects of it temporarily.
I'm on day four today, and similarly, I felt less energy than the previous three. It was still a nice, clean, anxiety-free energy. But it lacked the punch and the bliss of the previous days.
I'm almost done with Day 5. I'm still not personally noticing the benefits. Normally I don't stress about work, but so far since starting to take Brain Candy I've actually been stressing more about work and other things. At one point today I felt extremely stressed over my workload, which is out of character for me.
I've also noticed my road rage has increased from being minimal to much more frequent since Brain Candy.
Interesting. I just started day 5. It feels better than day four. It has definitely helped my stress and anxiety level at work. I am definitely feeling happier, and almost spontaneously laughed on my way to work for no reason. I'm feeling great today.
Your road rage comment is interesting because I find myself much more able to handle stress, however, a couple times when I got pissed I flew off at the handle, which is odd for me.
But I have to say, I am feeling far better than I normally do as I sit here and type this.
Those of you feeling more stressed or short tempered on Brain Candy, are you normally laid-back personalities? Those of you feeling less anxious / more relaxed, are you more of a type A / shorter temper type (like myself)?
I'm definitely a laid back type. But the couple times I got angry on Brain Candy, I was definitely more angry than usual. I don't know what to make of that since it does give me a feel good mindset. Incidentally, I have been eating low carb (under 50g) diet for a couple weeks. I ate carbs last night, and the Brain Candy gave me a stronger feeling today. I'm not sure if that is a coincidence.
I'm on my 8th consecutive day. I love this stuff. A lot. I like to take a shot as soon as my alarm goes off. Then I lie down and let the good vibes wash over me. Getting out of bed has never been so easy!
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I've been taking Brain Candy for awhile now. I tend to get stressed out or have a short-temper when I take it and don't get any food in me within an hour... I guess the caffeine hits me harder that way, which makes sense since it's on an empty stomach. I mitigate that by being sure to eat breakfast 45-60m after taking it.
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I definitely notice "it" when using Brain Candy. Its everything an energy drink SHOULD be, but isnt. Mental clarity, the ability to hone in on tasks and in the gym. I was an energy drink a day kinda guy, so the caffeine didnt hit me nearly as hard as it might if you dont drink at least 300mg a day anyway.
I like to use it in 3 day "Super Charges" - Kinda like the section on the hot wheels tracks that speeds the car back up. When you feel yourself losing the effects, hit another 3 day run and I'm back up and running.
Its good stuff. Given the price of other "competitors" its certainly appropriate in that regard... It blows them out of the water like Spike does, but Spike is a much different feeling.
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I'm find I'm in a better mood throughout the day and actually WANT to get work done. I even find myself wanting to read on campus in between classes, and I'm not one to read books for pleasure.
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I definitly notice a difference in mood. I am not the friendliest person, but with Brain Candy, I seem more cheerful and peope have noticed. Also I can talk faster, like my thoughts become words a lot easier. The flow of thoughts to words is constant and un-interuppted, I noticed this while writing a paper the other week.
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I am almost done with my 2 cases. I work in IT. So brain fogginess is the mortal enemy of mine :) I take Brain Candy at the moment my alarm rings in the morning.
I take a shot, and it does not allow me to go back to sleep.
Unfortunately, it is the only positive effect I can feel. Nothing else.
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"A study showed dimethylaminoethanol(DMAE) to decrease the average life span of quail." o-0
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These Hope Life poems are examples of Life poems about Hope. These are the best examples of Hope Life poems written by international PoetrySoup poets
Sweeping through your scotch broom,
weeping over your cobblestones,
lilting around the columns of Calton Hill,
is an Age of Reason so brilliantly brooding,
some nights I am kept awake
listening to Pendragon's breath caress Arthur's Seat,
and whispers drip from sills on Ramsay Street.
Though roots may drink from a sleepless night,
when morning light creeps through the curtains,
my love for you is renewed.
*This is a re-post
replacing an opinionated piece
The sky resembles the robin's eggshells
scattered across the ground,
a blue so seemingly infinite yet fragile,
cracks running between understanding and madness
complementing each other
as divine truths in their own right
to conquer my mind,
to unhinge the doors,
making it unnecessary to pick rusted locks
letting thoughts fly free,
releasing love out into the horizon.
If frozen within caged snapshots of mildewed expectations,
it will surely die,
but even so,
I was willing to strangle it by holding on too tightly.
Until I saw the sky and eggshells today
Peppered clouds reflected on the water,
paralleling speckles on the eggshells,
remind me of the freckles on your face.
We need to be wide-open-free,
we need to fly,
without focusing too hard on shells of yesterdays.
We need to unclench our fists,
unclench our tongues,
explore the vast blue peppered sky
on wings of letting go....
so that we can once again feel with purity,
so that we can hold each other ever closer.
Long before Horus' exposure on its trunk
and the nailing of Jesus upon its grain,
rings have been added within the Tree
while people proclaim to hold the key
of salvation, a continually borrowed mythology
swallowed; a powerful sleeping pill
pulling the masses into slumber,
away from the obvious truth
that such supposed salvation
is a ticket far too easy to obtain,
a discriminatory damnation of souls
so blindingly righteous,
even the most vengeful, maniacal deity
would draw the line there.
So many people hand-out the easy tickets,
cut and light the tree --
a hypodermic injection of selfish memories
mixed into mortar for temples designated as sacred,
but the elements are desecrated by swirling sewers,
by shears amputating roots from the sky.
Too many people preach, judicate, proclamate,
hold signs pointing towards a cheap, polystyrene heaven,
while only a few walk the narrow path,
live the sacrifice because it feels right.
Again and again,
the ticket isn't so easy,
we must put aside our slumber-crutches,
stop watching the few carry the rest
upon their backs until bones creak and groan
from the weight of people waiting for salvation
to be handed to them.
27 years, a branch in the road, 46664 etched into its bark.
The forked doors opened,
a living, breathing gospel
brought down fences,
and even then the wood was made into crutches
for people to say,
"M will fix it, M will do this, M will do that,
M will save us, just wait and see."
But M is finally free, yes, he is free!
Free, but not lost to us,
always surviving as spirit-seeds.
We must no longer lean upon crutches,
instead purge the pill from our blood
and awaken into gardeners who water the seeds
within the soil of our souls,
before the vision withers completely,
and we remain only as husks
waiting to be hydrated by watering cans
held in hands too weak to lift the weight....
held in our own hands all along,
held in our hands all along.
*Inspired by Madiba Mandela
December 7th/8th, 2013
Travelling to a foreign land,
engaging in a cause not rightfully yours to join,
illegally taking up arms
with a desperate desire to save baby orphans
(only to dig them into the ground anyway);
is a life-altering experience.
There is an old line which goes something like:
"A part of my soul died on that cold, November morn."
But, such an experience can have the opposite effect entirely.
Yes! An experience such as this
can re-kindle a passion within,
so that every single particle,
every minute of each passing hour,
feels like a sacred gift -
the most sacred gift imaginable.
Yet upon returning home from such an experience,
after being grilled by Internal Affairs,
threatened with charges of International Treason,
Subterfuge and Espionage(but in the end,
you were only trying to save baby orphans
that you had to dig into the ground anyway,
so Internal Affairs drops the charges, telling you to scram),
you are inevitably slapped across the face
with an inescapable new reality....
....everyone appears to be whining and complaining
about the most trivial things,
as if everyone simultaneously feels wronged.
And this is wot you feel compelled to do:
you want to take these whiners,
transport them one-by-one
back to the foreign land with you.
After they see living skeletons
drag themselves across the dirt,
moaning, groaning, pleading for a drop of clean water,
a miniscule morsel of food,
you hand the whiner a gun,
point toward an ominous dust-cloud on the horizon,
and this is wot you say:
"See the dust-cloud moving closer towards us.
It is filled with psychopathic horsemen.
These psychopathic butchers are wielding bayonets, machetes and Kalashnikovs.
If you and I do not successfully kill these mad horsemen,
they are going to chop apart all of the baby orphans
congregated in the courtyard over there.
Do you see the beautiful baby orphans in the courtyard?
Yes, those are the orphans.
And if we do not successfully defend this camp,
yet somehow survive with our lives,
we are going to spend the rest of the night
digging the baby orphans into the ground.
So, it best be high time you wipe the tears from your face,
stop worrying about how so-and-so called you a loser or wotever,
how your retirement funds appear to be shrinking
and so you won't be able to play as many games
of hitting the little white ball across a course
fed with enough water to run an entire city.
Forget about your little boo-boo.
Pull-up your chin, straighten that spine,
and start squeezing the trigger like there's no tomorrow."
September 25th, 2011
?Just a stutter-step, and I over-think it?
I ask you how are we breathing underwater?
The question is the shadow of a nightmare
appearing as an Octopus -
its tentacles wrap around us,
dragging us towards the edge of an abyss.
I tear open my rib-cage,
I am fever, high-temperature fever,
licking the Octopus with the tongues of my heat.
It lets go, retreats into a crevice.
You are swallowing water with the fear in your eyes.
I shouldn't have asked that specific question -
brought it into existence.
I kiss you, push breath into your lungs.
Upon seeing figure-eights wash away your doubt,
I am now suddenly breathless.
You give me back breath to breathe,
offering us strength to breach the surface.
The Ocean is Sky; Sky is the Ocean,
Night is Day; Day is Night.
?Is this flying, or walking upside-down. Sideways?
"Look down there, can you see the Evergreen tree?" I ask.
You say nothing. Just breathe. The fear is gone from your eyes.
I close my eyes, open my eyes,
close my eyes, open my eyes.
There is no difference, a shutter-frame of eternal passages.
We have done this before somehow,
flown through the doors of deja vu.
"The tree doesn't need to be sacrificed into paper.
But, if cut down, at least spread its seeds."
Why did I say that? It felt so natural.
Waves. Surging, vibrating waves.
Now, it is flesh for feeling,
breath on breath,
an elevation of sheer simplicity within sweat.
I can barely contain myself,
but when I do, again, my belly becomes an earthquake,
unleashing seismic waves
from the centre of my core....
Even though you already appear to be sleeping,
I feel you awake inside,
but so calm peaceful.
We breathe, exhale, inhale,
your body gently pushes against my chest and belly....
....before I fall asleep,
I spy the Cardinal hopping along the branch of an Evergreen tree
"Yes, then I am filled with hate," she replied.
"You need to let it go. I know....I used to be filled with cold hatred.
Let it go. People can violate your body,
but it doesn't mean your soul is also violated -
not always.
Your body is only on loan anyway.
The soul is truly yours."
We moved even further away from the music and lights,
until we eventually found ourselves outside.
The sleet had stopped falling,
and amongst a crowd of pigeons sitting on a wire,
a Raven was perched on a buzzing halogen lamp.
Clouds broke apart, exposing a crescent moon hanging from a winking star
like a Christmas ornament, or an earring of night herself.
Not fixed, but dangling,
always moving and changing.
"Breathe in deeply. Focus in on the star,
pretend that you are casting your eyes up to the moon like a fishing line.
Begin reeling in your mind."
"Seems like a silly game to me."
"Please try it."
The Raven was watching us from its perch.
I breathed in and out deeply,
opening up my lungs and heart to the sky.
I turned to her and asked,
"Do you feel hate coming from the Raven perched over there?"
"No, not that I can tell."
"Remember. You can still become someone's Queen.
People can violate your body, but your soul can stay intact.
Even if you doubt it right now."
She pulled out some napkins from her purse,
handed them to me, and asked, "Will you write it down for me?"
-And so I did-
January 1st, 2012
My thoughts are filled with the Hermaphrodite,
of the woman breaking through the surface of my skin.
I cup a vulva where there should be instead, a pen.is -
laugh aloud because I feel whole.
You ask why I am laughing,
but you do so with your own laughter.
Your voice startles me awake,
its echo whispers along my spine.
Disorientation leads to clarity.
I look around, it feels like home.
Pixies shine in my eyes.
Right now you are a Pixie
in my eyes,
a paradoxical puzzle that makes you all the more beautiful.
You have always been there,
so intertwined, I only had an illusion of being alone.
IT/You/I/We, say:
"I have been your Mother, you have been my Father,
Sister, Brother, Child, Lover."
I want to make love to you
on exponential levels.
Here finally,
I swallow the truth of always having wanted to.
You tell me that we already are,
possibly a bit differently than expected.
"In my sleep?"
"No, ancient boy, young boy."
I feel slighted for a fraction of a moment,
but the woman re-surfaces within.
You penetrate me,
using my own body to fill me/your body.
Waves. Pulsating, flowing currents.
How can I be feeling both?
We are between two Mirrors deep beneath the Sea.
Do I dare look? Of course.
I see our reflection through your eyes -
you are using my body to make love to me/your body,
my belly is an earthquake.
There are smaller images of us rebounding between the Mirrors,
hypnotizing me, leading me deeper into reflections,
until I am only a grain of sand.
You take me in. You are an Oyster,
molding me into a Pearl,
even though you were born a Pearl.
I wanted to write about how my doubts and fears
are simmering on the surface, how I am purging myself onto bleach,
to cleanse the grime staining what's left beneath.
And what's left, is love.
A romance for life,
a nearly hopeless romantic who cannot always transfer it properly onto paper.
Not the pure essence of it all.
No, not in flowery lines - not a cheap, plastic bouquet
compared to my true emotions,
my dreams, my hope.
And of dreams, my love.
The blank sheet of paper seemed too beautiful to tarnish
with my plundering hooves;
to be torn apart with horns sharpened by the Earth,
piles of peat-moss smoldering from the lightning of my Heart.
If I take the leap, show you my dreams,
and in doing so, push you away with the nightmares that are intertwined,
I will understand,
love you nonetheless,
even though there is a part of me
that doesn't want to settle for less,
in an all or nothing embrace.
I have been dreaming,
dreaming of light,
visions of darkness, of black holes,
of the wondrous womb that bore me
as a winged wolf.
Yes, black holes and white holes to accompany the stars.
I place a pen upon the sheet of blank paper,
wondering if I can be real enough for us....
The Evening Star, the Morning Star,
two halves of the same body,
the broken shards fuse, shine as One....
....wings unfurl, paws become talons,
I awaken in a dream, within a dream.
The words lodge themselves between my heart and hand,
so I roll up the blank sheet of paper into a tunnel,
a perfect circle to journey inside of.
Rolling out of my body,
I enter the tunnel,
following the Totems of this life and beyond.
There is a Wolf, Owl, Cardinal, and Starfish -
a part of me and something more,
an essence of Ladybugs, Ravens and Spiders.
In one end shines the Sun. It is I.
In the other end shines the Moon. It is you.
In the center, a crimson Cardinal alights upon an Evergreen branch,
before morphing into Seaweed brushing a red Starfish.
The Saltwater is my Blood,
Witch's Hats,
Barnacles are my nipples
hardened by your Lunar tide.
I didn't read the signs,
and you were raised not to complain,
holding it all inside, behind an ever-present smile.
Too scared to ask for advice,
too proud to ask for help,
you tried fixing the problem on your own,
until the problem appeared too volatile.
silly boy
I was here the entire time,
as I am still here even now,
and I can feel your shadow
moving over me,
whispering up my spine.
I can feel you wishing for the simple things,
wishing only to wake up in your bed again,
just wishing to re-start that day once more -
to feel the pain,
to feel the need
of trying things a bit differently.
If only I had been able to decode
the complex puzzle of your mask,
I could have offered more help.
Did I not try hard enough?
There is a shadow in my heart,
that believes you would have drowned
in your selfishness,
regardless of what any of us had done or said.
Either way, you were already marching toward
the dreaded plains of the regretfully dead.
(there are times when it is truly best to stop asking why.
On certain winter nights,
I open a window to softly falling snow -
not a single breath of chaos blows.
The night is so calm, I can hear snowflakes
touch each other on the windowsill.
I turn on a light behind me,
and as the light pours out into the night,
thousands of crystals glitter like a city of angels.
I don't have any tears left to shed for you,
they are all sitting frozen in the blanket of sparkling snow.
It is at moments such as this,
when I miss you the most)
Yet, the offer of a helping hand is still open,
a helping hand for a troubled spirit.
Reality is constantly altering,
changed in so many ways,
but I am still here,
here as I ever was.
So whenever you feel the need,
whisper up my spine,
dial up the ancient area code,
and together we can dine.
Possibly, just possibly,
we can figure out a way
to push you through the needle's eye,
and both of us can stop asking why.
February 8th, 2012
I am the ring around Saturn
spinning words as particles of ice and dust
with the power to transcend
I am the original chosen to be right here right now
transmitting verbal frequencies
through speaking my thoughts into existence
I am the heir of omnipotence,
born with a direct connection to profound abundance
The one whose words will age, yet still have substance;
since there are no boundaries attached to my pen
I am constant energy
Translating personal experience into imagery
Vulnerable to tyranny,
yet i continue attempting to share some truth
through this abstract language of poetry
I am the core
I am that I am more
I am the Divine Presence that is the Source of my rewards
I am the green you get when you mix too much yellow with the blue
That shade of gold you get when the sun resides into darkness
and when it ascends in the dawn burning dew
I am the transition between the third and fourth dimension of time;
the love you feel when you realize how it feels
I am the poem that is abstractly direct
because I write beyond limits
absorbing frequencies from 3 to 8 hertz
through meditation for several minutes
I am the one bridging the gap between
the analog ascension and the direct connection to spirit
The one who is love
because I am a descendent of it
I am the rhythm that the wind blows
I am the beginning and the ending of stories told
about the universe and how miracles unfold
I hold the power to accept judgement from those who will do just that
Not knowing that I am them in the absolute reality of me
Judge that
I am knowledge beyond measure because that is my right
So I continue meeting the different parts of me
when I meditate and write
Who am I?


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My NIS Safe Search has come up missing on my browser. I did a search for safe search and looked at all the posts but didn't see anything that gave me a clue as to how to get it back.
One post said to uninstall NIS and reinstall. That seem's to me to be a lot of work.
I looked under settings and nothing there. I right click on the Norton tool bar and the drop down menu does not show NIS safe search.
Is there anything I can do, short of uninstalling/reinstalling NIS?
If not, I'll just use Google (not my desire).
Thanks for any insight
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Hi boongsong,
What version of NIS are you running? Support > About from the main page of NIS.
The current version does not have a drop down menu as you describe.
Please also tell us your operating system and your default browser.
Hi yank.
Sorry for omitting that info.
Version is 126.96.36.199
I'm using IE 11, Ver 11, Win 7 64-bit.
I had the safe search directly under the Norton tool bar before I departed overseas for a funeral and when I came back and "fired-up" my computer, it isn't there.
The drop-down menu only shows Menu, Favorites, Command, Status, Bing, Norton, and Google bars with Lock the tool bars and Show tabs on a separate row.
If you need additional info, please advise
Thanks for your quick response
The setting is in the identity safe program now.
Thanks to peterweb for the info and screenshot:
Click on the Vault is Open link on the Toolbar. Then click on the gear icon at the bottom of the Identity Safe window. Be sure Enable Norton Safe Search is checked.
01-23-2014 03:53 PM - edited 01-23-2014 03:53 PM
Thanks DaveH.
Follwed your instructions. According to the Settings, everything is checked. (See atch)
Still no safe search
Any other ideas?
Not a real big issue other than I prefer to use safe search but can live with Google
I actually lost safe seach too and had to regenerate a search provider addon for it.
The Norton seach bar is actually a second search bar that I didn't like in the first place because IE already has on on the top right.
When you click the google icon or go to: Tools > Manage Addons > Search Providers, do you see an option for Norton Safe Search or is that missing too?
Thanks DaveH
IE Tools - yep. No NIS in search providers (add ons)
Nothing on Google - just the box to enter the item(s) to search for
I did this a few times with no problems, even with a Windows 8.1 system with IE11
Go here:
In the first box put this:
The capital TEST is necessary, it replaces that word with some other data.
In the second box put whatever you want it called I used Norton Safe Search
Then click the install button.
Then go into" IE> tools > Manage addons > seach providers
change the default from google to Norton safe search.
It should work fine for you
If for some reason you want the icon, only do the following if your familar with the registry and know the risks.
Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes
Below you will see 2 large numbered keys, one for safe serch and one for google
When you select one or the other, you should recogognize the one for safe search from the name and address.
On the right double click "FavIconURL" and change the data to: http://www.ask.com/favicon_norton_v1.ico
01-24-2014 05:51 AM - edited 01-24-2014 05:53 AM
Thanks DaveH
Used your link to get NIS safe searcj\h.
Went to Tools/Search providers.
NIS Safe Search is there but not available. (see atch)
Maybe I should do a restart. I'll try that and see what happens.
Looks like we might be chasing the "elusive dream".
Appreciate your help and time.
Thats odd, it works fine for me.
Where your screenshot says "Not Availible" for me thats search suggestions and top results.
Mine says that too and I'm not sure those were ever availible.
Here is a tablet running Windows 8.1 pro and IE 11
It's pretty new and I have never installed a Norton product yet.
You can see that the address bar is using Norton Safe Search now by default, search results (In this case "Norton") go through Norton Safe SEarch and I even get the Norton Safe Web ratings next to the search results.


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Sydney home values in 'no man's land'PUBLISHED: 23 Apr 2012 00:01:00 | UPDATED: 23 Apr 2012 08:55:38PUBLISHED: 23 Apr 2012 PRINT EDITION: 23 Apr 2012
A four-bedroom house in Hurstville that went for $1.5m was Sydney's top-selling property at auction over the weekend.
Matthew Cranston
In a further sign of slowing residential property markets, Sydney's top-selling property over the weekend netted just $1.5 million.
Sydney, which remains the least affordable city in Australia according to the latest analysis by JPMorgan and Fujitsu, experienced yet another ordinary auction clearance rate, of 58.9 per cent, on Saturday from 315 listed properties.
The most expensive sale was an old four-bedroom brick home in Hurstville, in southern Sydney, where six bids were made and a sale price just on reserve was achieved.
Australian Property Monitors senior economist Andrew Wilson said he was surprised by the weak result for Sydney.
"That would be the first time this year, to my recollection, that the top-selling price achieved was sub-$2 million," Mr Wilson said.
"That's just another sign of how quiet it is at the top end. We are still in no man's land in terms of where values are heading. I don't think we are seeing the sort of competition amongst buyers that would generate growth."
Ray White's Christine Curtis, who sold the Hurstville property, said the bidding was driven by Vietnamese and Chinese buyers.
"They have helped drive prices up here and they underpinned the auction," she said.
A Chinese buyer ultimately outbid a number of developers who were thinking of knocking the property down.
In Melbourne a similar clearance rate of 58.7 per cent was achieved, with 553 properties listed for auction. A six-bedroom home in Fitzroy North was the top seller of the day, going for exactly $2 million through agents Collins Simms.
The Australian Financial Review
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Seventy campers having been hitting MSU's practice gym to get all the knowledge they can from players and coaches in the week long camp.
MSU coaches are teaching everything from basic skills all the way up to competition play.
And that's a pretty good place to start learning considering the Cougars made it to the final four last year.
For more information on the camp or how to attend call MSU or head to its website.


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It wasn't exactly what the New York Rangers had in mind, this losing a vital hockey game at home in convincing fashion against a team that's not playoff bound. But that's exactly what happened on Thursday night, and now, those Rangers are in serious peril when it comes to their own playoff lives.
Ondrej Pavelec made 29 saves while Rob Schremp, Eric Boulton and Andrew Ladd each scored goals as the Atlanta Thrashers topped Rangers, 3-0, at Madison Square Garden.
The Rangers' loss puts the No. 9 Carolina Hurricanes in the drivers seat for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot. Should Carolina win both their remaining games in regulation or overtime, they will clinch the No. 8 seed no matter what New York does in their season finale against New Jersey on Saturday afternoon.
Let's talk about this loss, though, because really, the Rangers did it to themselves. It's not as if the Thrashers played a phenomenal shut down hockey game or anything, although they certainly didn't play poorly and Pavelec was pretty fantastic himself. But no, it was clear that the Rangers just didn't come to play, and without Ryan Callahan in the lineup, it's clear something is missing.
Maybe they'll be able to find enough of that something to squeak into the playoffs, but at this point, they're going to nee some help.


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Today's weather forecast: Dreamy
I dropped in to the USC School of Cinematic Arts last night and caught a screening of the surrealist comedy Wrong and I'm still trying to figure it out. The absurdist lost-dog-in-a-parallel-universe picture stars Jack Plotnick and was written, shot and edited by Quentin Dupieux. The two previously worked together on the infinitely darker and more twisted sentient-tire picture Rubber. That one is on your Netflix, go try to watch it. Whoa. I'm still not over it. Well, Plotnick is wonderful as the sad sack character Dolph, who lives in a Pasadena bungalow and wanders the streets of Los Angeles encountering a motley bunch of quirky characters while looking for his dog and for reality. "I'm going to see David Lynch next week," a stranger sitting nearby whispered. "I'm going to tell him he has to see this movie." The picture has a one-week run at Cinefamily starting Friday. I give it two paws up.
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So a couple of weeks ago I flew Stateside to work my way up to Montreal. I figured I'd watch some bike races. Before I was finished I'd racked up over 20,000 miles of travelling, one assault by Mt Mitchell, one encounter with a bear, multiple assaults by mountain bikes, two pro bike races, one hilarious (in hindsight) encounter with a border crossing, a bunch of high quality beers and about 8 different fast-food firsts. Here's the first part of the story.
Due to the distance I was going to be travelling I decided that I'd try to take advantage of being on the other side of the world and catch up with some of the fine folks from here at PdC.The first step in the plan was to catch up with Sui Juris and Megabeth in DC.
Alright here are a few fun facts for the would be traveller:
- Distance from Sydney to LA = approximately 7500miles. Flight time averages 14 hours and change (in this case 14 and a half).
- Distance from LA to Washington DC = approximately 2300miles. Flight time averages 6 hours
- Layover in LA between flights = 5 hours
So in short, I arrived in DC after travelling for over 25 hours, more than 20 of which involved being jammed in a plane. Those of you who are regulars around here will know that Sui has spent considerable time and effort in carefully building his reputation here, so I'm not going to ruin it by telling you who friendly, generous, hospitable and kind he is. Instead I'm going to tell you that even though I'd never met Megabeth before I was warmly greeted at the door in a questionable condition (20 hours of flying makes even me slightly paranoid about how I must look) with a great big hug and a medicinal beer.
Seriously, Sui and Megabeth are super good folks. Just wonderful hosts and great people to hang out with. Especially if you like good conversation, cycling and beer. Originally my plan for the DC leg of my trip had been to catch a couple of the museums I missed last time around and spend some facetime with the President explaining the finer points of [comment redacted due to the no politics rule]. Shortly before I left home this plan changed as the opportunity to spend the Labor Day weekend cycling, mountain biking and drinking in North Carolina with ant1, Mr Rogers, Sui, Megabeth and a host of others presented itself.
This meant that I got about 6 hours sleep before we hit the road for the 9 hours of driving to an undisclosed location in the Appalachians (warning: it contains bears).
This is the point in the story where I should note for you that ant1 is every bit as cool in real life as you imagine him to be. Actually, he's probably even cooler than that. Among other things he's living my dream in that he owns a pickup that he puts bikes and stuff in, then he goes to places and camps and rides his bikes. But the main reason I'm telling you that he's awesome is that my enjoyment of this particular weekend owes a lot to the generosity of ant1 and Sui.
Items that were generously lent to me in order to facilitate this weekend include:
- Road bike (with unique front derailleur setup)
- Mountain bike (rigid)
- Tent
- Sleeping mat and bag
- Various other paraphernalia
On Saturday we began our ride up Mt Mitchell. In previous communication I'd been told by Sui not to Google the profile, just understand that it's 25 miles of UP.
I should've fucking googled the profile.
It turns out that Mt Mitchell is the tallest peak East of the Mississippi. 6000+ feet of climbing with one small rolling section and the rest of it just UP. I acknowledged from the start that I'm not a good climber. My self-description went like this "I'm a shitty climber but I'm stubborn". Turns out that was an understatement.
I'm a really, really, really shitty climber and I'm stubborn enough to get up the first and worst part of the climb but after just over 9 miles of punishment I started to cramp up and was running low on water so I exercised the better part of valour (discretion) and headed back downhill. I'd like to be able to blame the bike and the fact that we'd had to set the front derailleur in such a way that I couldn't shift it without risking it snagging the front cog and sending me flying. But honestly, who's going to believe that I failed in my climb attempt because I couldn't use the big ring?
As HWMNBN once said, it's not about the bike.
ant1 and Sui both variously dropped back to check on me and offer encouragement throughout the climb. Their support was welcome and very kind. Sui was especially patient and I really was glad that he made it to the summit after having to nurse me so far. Fortunately they will have completed enough climbing to help the PdC strava ranking.
The descent was a lot of fun, but also had moments of excitement. After all V-Brakes do work, but you have to be a little more careful in judging your braking distance. It was when I started smelling smoke after the first three turns that my mind started throwing up every story I've ever heard about overheated rims and exploding tyres. It was as I raced through a hairpin and looked out over a 500 foot drop that I decided I might want to stop and let the rims cool down a bit.
Anyway, I got down quickly, had a great time riding back past the trout farms and RV parks before getting to the car and taking on the important responsibility of heading into town for more ice and beer.
Damn it was a good day. I'll tell you more about the moonshine in part 2.


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Katrina Kaif visits Sufi shrine of Sheikh Salim Chisti
Has a visit to the Sufi shrine of Sheikh Salim Chisti here become a must for Katrina Kaif before the release of her film? Is the shrine proving lucky for the actress? Katrina visited Fatehpur Sikri, about 35 km from Agra, Thursday and offered prayers and quickly left before anyone could know about her visit. [...]
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Wed, 11 November 2009
O so many things to link to!
Here are some links to...gluten free flour mix, the Jean Reno movie Les Visiteurs, iPhone app info!, Flatland needs readers (text in left sidebar of link).
More iPhone app information will come as I know it. Those of you who indulge, I'll try to make sure the launch isn't TOO bumpy.
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Per yesterday's Pirates Notebook in the P-G, attendance has increased 21% over last year, up to 20,785 per game. And this in spite of a staggeringly wet and cool spring (although iirc the Pirates have had fairly good luck with homestandsª).
The big Phillies weekend helped, obviously, but, spread out over 26 home games, it's no more than a ~700/game bump
The bottom line is that, through what are typically their worst-drawing months, they're out-drawing their overall attendance average from last season. I've always contended that a good Pirates team would see an immediate increase in attendance, and I think that 2011 - which hasn't even seen a really remarkable quality of play or spot in the standings - is proving me right. The first season they're in a pennant race, they'll top 25k per game, mark my words.
ª Although I also recall a few April games where there were literally hundreds in the stands, more due to the Pens than the weather


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Sitting back, marveling at the weeping pile of desperate goo that we've turned the last two Super Bowl champs into, I started asking myself: Where did our starters come from? Which regime can take the most credit for all this success? Are we building from the draft? I was surprised to see how many McDaniels holdovers we have, despite two extremely befuddling drafts and some questionable roster maneuvering. And yet somehow, I was equally surprised to see how many new starters the Elway regime has had to bring in such a short time. Make no mistake, today's starting Broncos squad is absolutely a hybrid of three different leaders.
WR Demaryius Thomas - DRAFT: McDaniels
LT Ryan Clady - DRAFT: Shanahan
LG Zane Beadles - DRAFT: McDaniels
C Manny Ramirez - FREE AGENT: Elway
RG Louis Vasquez - FREE AGENT: Elway
RT Orlando Franklin - DRAFT: Elway
TE Julius Thomas - DRAFT: Elway
WR Eric Decker - DRAFT: McDaniels
WR Wes Welker - FREE AGENT: Elway
QB Peyton Manning - FREE AGENT: Elway
RB Knowshon Moreno - DRAFT: McDaniels
LDE Derek Wolfe - DRAFT: Elway
DT Kevin Vickerson: FREE AGENT: McDaniels
NT Terrance Knighton - FREE AGENT: Elway
RDE Robert Ayers - DRAFT: McDaniels
SLB Nate Irving - DRAFT: Elway
MLB Wesley Woodyard - UDFA: Shanahan
WLB Danny Trevathan - DRAFT: Elway
LCB Champ Bailey - TRADE: Shanahan
RCB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie - FREE AGENT: Elway
SS Duke Ihenacho - UDFA: Elway
FS Rahim Moore - DRAFT: Elway
SLOT Chris Harris - UDFA: Elway
Special Teams
K Matt Prater - FREE AGENT: Shanahan
P Britton Colquitt - FREE AGENT(PS)*: McDaniels
LS Aaron Brewer - UDFA: Elway
KR/PR Trindon Holliday - WAIVER CLAIM: Elway
*Britton Colquitt was a Broncos UDFA in 2009. He was waived by the Broncos, signed to the Dolphins' practice squad, and then signed back to the Broncos active roster.
27 Starters By The Numbers
Shanahan: 4
McDaniels: 7
Elway: 16
By Way Of
Trade: 1
Waivers: 1
Free Agency: 9
Draft: 12
- I noted the leaders of each regime responsible for "last say" on personnel decisions. At times there were different GMs, Exec VPs and Coaches, but Elway, McDaniels and Shanahan were the personnel honchos in their respective eras.
- Why 27 starters? I have 12 defensive starters, including the slot corner, who often plays more snaps than some starting LBs.
- Chris Clark, now the starting LT for the foreseeable future, came as a waiver claim in the McDaniels era.
- Von Miller will obviously supplant fellow Elway draftee Nate Irving, keeping numbers the same.
- At first thought, would you have ever imagined that the McDaniels experiment, largely a media-gurgling-circus failure, would still be responsible for eight of our starters (now 9 with LT Clark)?
- Seeing 16 of our starters attributed to Elway is a testament to two things: The McDaniels era was majorly boom and bust. His greasy fingerprints still remain on the offense: Beadles, Moreno, Decker and Demaryius are all vital cogs in the machine. And yet, in just two years, 16 of 27 starters needed to be replaced.
- 0 starters in the defensive back seven from the McDaniels era. Hm.
- We currently have 9 starters that come as draftees or UDFAs from the Elway era. That's a solid average of three new starters per draft.
- How good does the 2011 draft look now? Four every down starters: Von Miller/Nate Irving, Orlando Franklin, Rahim Moore, Julius Thomas. With Virgil Green currently the 2nd TE.


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Florida State Recruiting Class 2014
SKILL - Ermon Lane (WR)
SKILL - Travis Rudolph (WR)
SKILL - Javon Harrison (WR)
SKILL - Mavin Saunders (TE)
SKILL - Ryan Izzo (TE)
SKILL - Jonathan Vickers (RB)
SKILL - Dalvin Cook (RB)*
OFFENSIVE LINE - Alec Eberle (C/OG)
OFFENSIVE LINE - Corey Martinez (OG)
OFFENSIVE LINE - Ethan Frith (OT)**
OFFENSIVE LINE - Roderick Johnson (OT)
OFFENSIVE LINE - Derrick Kelly (OT)
OFFENSIVE LINE - Chad Mavety (OT)
OFFENSIVE LINE - Brock Ruble (OT)
OFFENSIVE LINE - Kareem Are (OL)*
OFFENSIVE LINE - Stephen Gabbard (LS)*
DEFENSIVE LINE - Demarcus Christmas (DT)
DEFENSIVE LINE - Frederick Jones (DT)
DEFENSIVE LINE - Derrick Nnadi (DT)
DEFENSIVE LINE - Adam Torres (DT/DE)
DEFENSIVE LINE - Rick Leonard (DE)
DEFENSIVE LINE - Lorenzo Featherston (DE)
DEFENSIVE LINE - Arthur Williams (DL/OL)
LINEBACKER - Kain Daub*
LINEBACKER - Delvin Purifoy
LINEBACKER - Jacob Pugh
DEFENSIVE BACK - Trey Marshall (S)*
DEFENSIVE BACK - Malique Jackson (CB)
QUARTERBACK - J.J. Cosentino
* indicates early enrollee
** indicates grey shirt
Florida State football recruiting 2014 board
Florida State football scholarship roster by year
FSU finished this cycle with 29 players total. (5 EEs, 1 greyshirt, and 23 who signed LOIs). Comments for this thread are closed, please post any questions or comments you might have to the new recruiting thread that is up.


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While Browns coach Rob Chudzinski left open the possibility of the team looking elsewhere for a quarterback, CEO Joe Banner indicated that Brandon Weeden is who he expects will be the team's starter in 2013.
The Browns are hoping that pairing Weeden with new offensive coordinator Norv Turner will be a winning combination.
"The biggest thing for Brandon is going from year one to two year two,'' Banner said, adding that bringing in Turner and improving the talent around Weeden should help the former Oklahoma State quarterback.
Banner added that the Browns will not be looking for a quarterback with the sixth overall pick in this year's draft, and the club currently does not have a second-round pick, having used that on receiver Josh Gordon in the supplemental draft last year.
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The label claims to be non-explosive, but the burn scars that cover the body of a Salem woman tell a different story.
Lillis Larson has just settled a lawsuit against Ecoflame - a company that makes bottles of gel fuel for portable warming devices.
The trial was supposed to start Monday in Marion County Circuit Court.
It has been a long road to recovery for Larson.
Nearly 4 years ago, the retired teacher was volunteering at a food booth at a church event when she became the victim of an explosion.
Another volunteer was refilling the cans underneath the chafing dish when the bottle of Ecoflame fuel gel caught fire and exploded.
"I just heard the noise and turned and this napalm-like stuff on fire hit me all over my body," Larson said.
An entire third of Larson's body was on fire and nothing could put it out.
Witnesses put water and ice on her and she even dropped and rolled, but her body continued burning.
It wasn't until EMTs used a fire extinguisher that the flames went out.
But the damage was done.
"I wanted to die a couple times. It was that bad," Larson said.
She was covered in painful second and third degree burns.
She spent five weeks in the hospital where doctors had to remove the skin from her thighs for multiple skin grafts on her torso and arm.
Larson's lawyer Carl Amala says this could've been prevented.
Other fuel gel brands use flame arresters to keep flames and sparks from entering the bottle.
Had this small piece of plastic been put on the Ecoflame bottle, he said the explosion would've never happened.
"This was clearly a case where you had a company that was clearly more concerned with profits than safety," Amala said.
What's more—the label on the Ecoflame bottle clearly reads "non-explosive."
"I couldn't believe it. It was worse than false advertising. It was blatant misrepresentation," Larson said.
When Larson sued Ecoflame, they settled, awarding her $2 million.
But Amala said the bottles could still be on store shelves across the country, meaning others could be in danger.
"It has always been about it's not right. It's not right that this product be out there and misrepresenting itself," Larson said.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is now looking into industry-wide regulation to make sure all gel fuels are safe.
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It's been a bit since we've had a new OS for the Bold 9900 but today Claro Republica Domincana has released OS 126.96.36.1998. Not many reports in on this one just yet, so if you give it a go be sure to swing by the forums and let us know how it is. As always, use caution when installing any new software on your device.
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mohawk apple Jan 5, 2012 at 2:37 pm
Maybe have to drop down an try this one
I thought Claro worked on CDMA o.0
alexislgz Jan 5, 2012 at 7:22 pm
noo it works in GSM before america movil bought claro to DR it was verizon wireless but after america movil bought verizon it was named Claro and changed its network to GSM
El Platanero Jan 5, 2012 at 2:45 pm
Hahahaha, this is for my people. Dominicanos reprisent.
mafia16#IM Jan 5, 2012 at 2:47 pm
I'm. From dominican republic first time I saw a oficial link on crackberry cool
domzdel Jan 5, 2012 at 2:52 pm
why doesnt the 9860 get any love? been waiting for decades for an later update or even an os7.1 update
thecsman Jan 5, 2012 at 2:56 pm
Even a carrier in Dominican Republic updates the OS faster than ROGERS.
TELUS too!
123berryaddicted Jan 5, 2012 at 2:56 pm
I'm on the 9900/22.214.171.124 and I absolutely LOVE it... The wifi hotspot feature alone is worth the love! I do have the odd bug, but few and far between... Can't wait for more 7.1 updates!
mafia16#IM Jan 5, 2012 at 3:00 pm
I have 7.1 in claro dominicana too cool mobile hostpot here
pirerman Jan 5, 2012 at 3:01 pm
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwww yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Dominicans in the house! who would have tought that claro DR was goin to give us an update!!!!!? SWEEEEET!!!!
ianbordas Jan 5, 2012 at 3:23 pm
Does anyone know if this one has the hot spot feature enabled???
ifraser Jan 5, 2012 at 3:33 pm
wifi hotspot is a 7.1 feature so i doubt it, same as UMA
My country updating BBs... Amazing!!
AfroZepher Jan 5, 2012 at 4:25 pm
Really? T-Mobile? Where??? Seriously??? Are u now the only one in the world with no update to the 9900??
Are you guys kidding? firts time that i see an update by claro DR (my carrier) Lol
llllBULLSEYE Jan 5, 2012 at 6:26 pm
Nice! Showing love Blackberry showing love for DR. The 7.1 update is not far now.
lwaysluking Jan 5, 2012 at 6:45 pm
WTF? My beloved Dominican Republic has a BB 7 update to offer the world?
Then there really might be some hope that we'll also "update" someday from being a third world economy! LOL
Representing Dominican Crackberrians in NY!
aris20 Jan 5, 2012 at 11:42 pm
Wow i thought i was the only Dominican Crackberian... Even tho i recently moved to the States !
We are many dominicans here in Crackberry \o/
Long CrackBerry fan here in the DR. Outstanding! Way to go CB! Hi from Santo Domingo.
Jberry32 Jan 5, 2012 at 11:16 pm
Thanks! Been waiting a long time for this update!
ChefMenendez Jan 5, 2012 at 11:30 pm
Damn i hope one day we could get some upgrades from TELCEL Mexico. :(
caquito07 Jan 6, 2012 at 12:03 am
Count me in, DOMINICANO!!!
Another Dominican here from Cabarete, POP (:
eliezer87 Jan 6, 2012 at 11:53 am
Dominican from San Cristobal
thadealer Jan 12, 2012 at 7:25 am
Does anyone wanna comment on the os rather then where u are from?
sorash Feb 19, 2012 at 11:49 pm
heyyyyyyyy. Dominicaba presente. Wow my pple making updates. i live in queens NY n own many bb products one of them being the bb9900. but can someone tell me how to do dis i still hv the os version original from packing. I also waiting like Crazy 4 tuesday n the new os2.0 for the playbook.


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This summer I caught a lot of heat from Miami fans for shooting straight about Miami's program and its recruiting. I pointed out that the Hurricanes are getting crushed in recruiting and the quality of players Miami has brought in has steadily trended down over the last two classes. I said Miami cannot afford a quality coaching staff. And I noted that the actions of Miami's administration clearly demonstrate that the program is not committed to winning at the highest level.
Thanks to the internet and cable TV, Miami's location is now a smaller recruiting advantage than it was even ten years ago. Add to that an administration that is acting like Notre Dame South in not loosening admission standards for enough kids and insisting on an Ivy-League like graduation rate and zero appearances on the police blotter, and the 'Canes' ability to leverage their location is further diminished. And in an era when big programs have realized they can leverage dollars into wins through facilities and staff, Miami isn't even in the race. It is a small private school and it now has the football program to match. Yes, the 'Canes can still be a consistently good team, but unless something drastic changes-- and I don't think Miami has the will or the way to force those changes, UM won't be able to compete at the highest level.
Back then I was laughed at, but now Miami writers are starting to realize that the swagger is not coming back.
Here's the Miami Herald:
You would like to think the clock is ticking, that expectations would be higher than this for a program that has won five national titles. But it seems like nobody at Miami is really keeping score of wins and losses anymore except the fans and boosters. Good GPAs and clean police records appear to count a lot more than touchdowns and field goals. That's probably the way it should be. But it just sounds strange for a program that spent 20 jubilant years collecting championships and loading up on swagger. And it makes you wonder if they'll ever be great again.
Even if Miami wanted to compete at the highest level, it might not have the financial means to accomplish that. The fact is the UM program cannot afford a first-class coaching staff. The Canes must catch lightning in a bottle with a young coach willing to take a chance on a program with poor facilities but great local talent. And even then, that coach will eventually want to get paid.
Here's one 'Cane writer weighing in:
Those of you working tirelessly on your next coach 'wish list', remember a few things during the process - namely, the fact that the University of Miami head coaching gig isn't the premier job it was decades ago.
What used to be a stepping stone to greener pastures hasn't been that since Dennis Erickson left for Seattle. Nobody was diving at the opportunity back in late 2006 when Larry Coker was fired.
Greg Schiano turned down $2M and chose to stay in Rutgers, as opposed to rebuilding UM. Having spent some time down south in the late 90s, he wanted no part of taking on the challenge Randy dove at. Same to be said for Davis, who accepted the North Carolina job weeks before the UM job reopened (even when the writing of Coker's impending firing was on the wall).
Even Davis, who had proven success in Coral Gables, chose to start fresh at a basketball school instead of rebuilding where he had past success, at a program firmly planted in the most fertile recruiting soil this nation has to offer.
Big schools in big time college towns with stronger fan support, better facilities, on campus stadiums, huge student / alumni bases and state-funded athletic budgets -- all of that outweighs, five titles and some dominance over the last few decades. The landscape has changed and there are only a small percentage of guys out there who are going to sign up to take on the challenge that is 'The U'.
Who really wants to compete with the Dolphins and the HEAT, while playing games at an off-campus stadium, dealing with a fickle fan base and a large media market that brings heavy scrutiny when you lose and little praise when you win? Miami is a special place that requires a special coach. Few guys out there fit the bill in this day and age.
This administration is not going to bring in a $3 million-a-year head coach, so forget a Saban or Meyer-type coach coming in to save the day. Miami makes coaches and does not pay them, why do you think we can never keep a great coach for long? Then they decide to pay Coker of all people? If you want to see what life will be like after Randy, look at what happened to Michigan when they switched systems. Unless you get a coach who has a system to match the talent level on the team, then expect to struggle for two or three seasons as the team starts from scratch.
Maybe Shannon is not the answer, but outside of the top five percent, what coach is going to come in guaranteeing success? It's all a roll of the dice, and if you are willing to risk three years of exchanging recruits, attrition, new systems and new coaches while the team struggles in hope of winning something in year four, be my guest.
Good luck finding good coordinators for the paltry salary Miami pays its assistants. Mark Stoops (FSU def. coordinator) makes almost as much money as Randy Shannon. If Miami is a big-time program they need to pay to get the coaches that will make them one. Until then, good luck attracting anyone big-time to come to Coral Gables.
Here's Barry Jackson, who has covered Miami for 20+ years on Miami's desire to place graduation and behavior over winning thanks to its president, Donna Shalala:
`He can't get away with winning five or six games,'' said a second Board of Trustee member. ``But if they win eight games every year, as long as the kids keep graduating and stay out of trouble, that's most important to Donna. He's got her full support.''
Shalala is content not winning national titles as long as UM players graduate and aren't arrested? ``I want a championship and a high graduation rate, and that's my standard,'' she said last month. ``Who would play the game if you don't want to win?''
But Shannon's margin for error is larger because the UM administration loves how players are scared of him and stay out of trouble. Don't underestimate how proud it makes UM leadership to see last week's front page USA Today story showing UM's football graduation rate trails only Stanford's.
Yes, there are a few unhappy trustees -- one told a friend he wants Shannon's and offensive coordinator Mark Whipple's heads at the end of the season. But Shalala will do what she wants, with athletic director Kirby Hocutt's input heavily weighed.
She may want to win, but what Miami is doing and what Alabama is doing is night and day. Miami has the second-highest graduation rate among the BCS conferences. That's not going to deliver a national championship in football. National champions have rosters littered with players who had questionable academics coming out of high school but made it at the college level. And they have many more no longer on the roster who didn't make it. Like the lottery says, "you can't win if you don't play." Miami is showing no interest in taking a chance on kids with questionable academics.
And here's Jackson on Miami's inability to afford a decent coaching staff:
Even if UM wanted to hire a new coach, it doesn't have the money for a bidding war. For example, at $2.5 million, Texas Christian's Gary Patterson is earning about $1.2 million more annually than Shannon.
The main beneficiaries of Miami finally deciding to run its football program like the small private school it is are Florida State and Florida. Look at the recruiting within 75 miles of Palm Beach. It is being dominated by the 'Noles and Gators. Florida State already has 8 commitments from Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm-Beach, Martin, and St. Lucie County. The state of Florida has always had to split its talent between three teams and the various out-of-state programs. It could never support three great teams at once. But two great teams is possible if the third program, in this case Miami, isn't a serious player for the top talent.
Florida State can do everything in its power to try to match UF, but it likely wouldn't happen without Miami's complicity.


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"Hey y'all," "Bless your heart" and "I suwannee." Anyone who's grown up in the South has probably heard those sayings at some point. But who knew that those local colloquialisms would be so popular with the rest of the world? Gaffney native Julia Fowler - that's who.
Fowler, an actress who now lives in Los Angeles, wrote and was one of the stars in a YouTube video called, "Sh%t Southern Women Say."
The video starts with Fowler, and her fellow southern actresses Katherine Bailess, Delanie Yates and Shelia Hawkins, strutting toward the camera, followed by three minutes of non-stop, down-home southern speak.
"My daddy's gonna kill you," Fowler said in one of the scenes.
So, to see if her daddy is really that vicious, FOX Carolina's Jennifer Phillips set out to find him. Turns out, Allen Fowler is just as proud of his daughter as he can be.
"The whole project was just to enjoy it," Allen Fowler said in his own deep drawl. "Have fun, and laugh at it, you know?"
Allen Fowler said his daughter started clicking her clogs at a young age, and watched her mother Claudia teach dance classes at a studio in Gaffney. He said his daughter is now an actress, who has appeared on Broadway - ironic considering one of the sayings in the video is, "You couldn't pay me to live in New York."
Fowler's father said she got a lot of what is said in the video from the house in which she grew up.
"My mother said that all the time, 'I suwannee. Bless her heart. I suwannee,'" said Allen Fowler. He said he had a saying of his own that didn't make the video. "'I told you 50-11 times,' I've heard that so much."
Julia Fowler told Phillips by phone from LA that she thinks of the video as her love letter to the South. She said that often times southern women are misrepresented, so she wanted to create the video for the cousins, aunts and grandmothers of the South.
So far, the tongue-in-cheek look at the language of the South has received more than 2.23 million views.
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I've been playing around* with some of the statistics used by Sally and Anderson to analyze the impact of this summer's transfers (including Bale) on the likely performance of Spurs this season.
With Soldado the highest ranked player in the starting XI and Rose the lowest (thanks to the addition of Lamela), the gap between highest ranked and lowest ranked is a ratio of 1.595. That is a great tightening from the pre-window ratio of 1.72, with Bale the highest.
According to Sally and Anderson's "weak link" theory, what's most important is for a team to upgrade its weakest player either through development/coaching or transfer. At this point, if you assume that Chiriches is not the weakest or second weakest link, the ratio actually becomes 1.196 (top player 76%, worst 56%), which is an amazing leap that puts us in the rarefied air of Europe's top 10-15 clubs.
Assuming some of the players in the starting XI are young enough to still have some upside potential, an assumption I don't think is unwarranted, then what we have here is a massive improvement in the team. This team should score more, lose less, and get more points in the standings.
For reference, Arsenil is currently around 1.49 (72/51), Liverpool is about 1.73 (85/49).
The management has put a team in place that should qualify for the Champions League. I don't think that's entirely news to everyone, but it's interesting to see it borne out by these statistical methods. What's even more interesting, to me anyway, is the knowledge that a few cheaper signings at midfield and defense could actually put the team into the mix for the title.
*I make no representation that I've correctly applied these statistics or that I'm error free here. If someone comes up with different numbers/interpretations, please post.


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Run Offense is ranked 6th in NFL
Pass Offense is ranked 21st in NFL
Total Offense is ranked 15th in NFL
Scoring Offense is ranked 21st in NFL
Scoring Defense is ranked 3rd in NFL
Run Defense is ranked 6th in NFL
Pass Defense is ranked 8th in NFL
Total Defense is ranked 5th in NFL
As you can see by the numbers, The Skins are downright NASTY on defense. It is almost impossible to argue that the Redskins don't have an elite defense. The numbers also show that the running game is back in full force and is effective. The numbers also show that the Skins need to score more points. Yeah. But don't stress my dears, i am going to break down how the Skins can improve on what they don't do well and how they can excel at what they do well even better.
Lets start with the Run Offense: The Skins need to accept the fact that they are a RUNNING team and the PLAYCALLING needs to reflect that CONSISTENTLY. We ain't New Orleans. We ain't Green Bay and we sure as hell ain't New England. Simply put, Kyle Shannhan needs to call more runs than passes because our best offensive weapons are in the back field. Lets take a look at the run plays called game by game so far this season.
Week 1 vs. NY. Giants: 26 runs called, 74 yards gained
Week 2 vs. Arizona: 35 runs called, 172 yards gained
Week 3 vs Dallas: 22 runs called, 65 yards gained
Week 4 vs. St. Louis: 40 runs called, 196 yards gained
Kyle was very aggressive in calling run plays in the Arizona and St. Louis games and the Skins gained almost 200 yards rushing in each game. In the Giants and Cowboys game, he steered towards the passing game more. But lets be honest here. Do we want to put the game in Rex Grossman's hands? No! That's what i meant when i said we are not Green Bay, etc. We don't have the QB to go out and win shootouts with teams. We have to BEAT people up, take the air out of the ball, control the clock and keep the score down. You do this by staying with the run game. Even if you don't get big yards at first. Keep pounding them. Test the conditioning of the defense and just batter them.
Lets Look at the Pass Offense: Rex Grossman has thrown 6 touchdowns and 5 picks on the year. He has lost 2 Fumbles. His longest pass play is 40 yards. Clearly the passing game is not the Skins strong suit. But lets see what can be done here. Here are the number of play calls for the passing game this year.
Week 1 vs. NY. Giants: 34 pass plays called, 258 net yards gained
Week 2 vs Arizona: 43 pass plays called, 283 net yards gained
Week 3 vs. Dallas: 37 pass plays called, 233 net yards gained
Week 4 vs St. Louis: 29 pass plays called, 143 net yards gained
Lets think about this. The game against St. Louis was the least amount of attempts that Grossman had. We were DOMINATING in that game. They put the ball in the hands of the backs and asked Grossman to manage the game which he can do. But what happened when the Skins tried to get cute and have Grossman "make some plays"? We had some turnovers and the Rams got points they should not have. Yes, Grossman carried the offense in Week 1 but that was against a banged up Defense with an poor secondary. The Skins need to call anywhere from 25 to 29 pass plays for Grossman. They need to evaluate the type of passes Grossman excels at and call those plays only. They also need to evaluate what the passes his is struggling with and stay away from them. Plus, if the Skins establish the run, early and often, they can set the bootleg passes up so much easier for Rexy.
Defensively the Skins are fine. Haslett has been superb. I would like to see more havoc caused in regards to turnovers. I hope the Skins(am i sure they do this already) practice more ball stripping drills. Knock the ball out! Ballhawking. I think the Skins have forced 6 TO's this year. 3 fumbles.
In regards to scoring more points, i think they need to study game tape of teams that are successful in the redzone. Look at what those teams do and see if they can implement those plays in their gameplan. Skins can move the ball, the redzone is the only issue holding them back.


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MI Assistant Store Manager Job Listing at Family Dollar in Detroit, MI (Job ID ASM06572001)
MI Assistant Store Manager ( Job Number: ASM06572001 ) , General Summary : As a Family Dollar Assistant Store Manager you will responsible for providing exceptional service to our customers. A key priority includes assisting the Store Manager in the daily operation ofthe store. Under the direction of the Store Manager, you will also be responsible for maintaining inventories, store appearance and completing daily paperwork. Principal Duties Responsibilities :
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