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this is the first album with classic POTENTIAL of the new generation of hip hop and it will have a lasting effect on hip hop music for years to come. end of.
imma leave it at that. ive said all ive had to say about kendrick previously.
so many kendrick stans and so many kendrick haters i cbf dealing with niggas like that smh
note: pls dont be like "how the fuck you just say Killer Mike album a classic but this the FIRST??" Mike 37 yrs old bruh bruh. aint no new gen there.
aight. initially when i was making this list i was thinking R.A.P. Music would prolly come in around 6 or 7. y'know, i thought it was dope af but nothing THAT special. but, forreal, when i re-listened to this i realised some shit. i realised R.A.P. Music was a classic, lowkey. it doesnt have the widespread critical acclaim and didnt get niggas talking about it like that, but its most definitely an underground classic.
what more could you want from Mike on this b? son dropping gems of all different colours on this project bruh. yawl got Big Beast which is strictly G and Atlanta to the fullest. yawl got some next level knowledge on Reagan, crazy af storytelling on Jojo's Chillin, some more heartfelt type ish in Untitled and Anywhere But Here. the list goes on and on. diversity is mad nice. gotta give a huge shoutout to El-P for the production too, amazing work. LOWKEY CLASSIC BRUH
yo Frank been on a journey and Channel ORANGE reflects that. all of son's joints take all its listeners on a journey b. the whole album is just some beautiful shit. i aint really no what to say about this project cos RnB or w/e aint really my area of expertise. i just fucks with this heavy bruh. whole album got a good concept, telling Frank's story of when he first fell in love and shit. son got a crazy nice voice. killing shit with that falsetto or w/e. production tight af. only three features, Andre 3k blessing us all with a verse.
yo imma say some shit right quick. VAST MAJORITY of GREAT albums got hardly any features on em. obviously theres a few exceptions like The Roots and Kanye, but majority of niggas thats got hella guest verses is cos they aint really got shit to say and they aware they kinda wack.
Frank defs got shit to say. and yeh w/e. Channel ORANGE got some classic potential in its genre. fwm
waaaaaaaaaaayyyyy too many ppl are sleeping on Roc Ma tbh. son is a very very good rapper. Roc just goes in on joints with this menacing flow and he one of the best storytellers in the game right now. he on some darker, more personal ish on this project compared to Marcberg (his debut LP). Listen to Flash Gordon and yawl will get the theme of this album; initially i was gonna quote a line or two from that joint but the entire song is quotable, ya feel me? The beats are pretty bleak but it fits the darkness of Roc's lyrcis, and you really cant complain about production from Q-Tip and Alchemist. aint a weak joint on here neither, nothing even close to a weak joint on here. Roc kept the features minimal so aint no wack niggas showing up; Ka shows up forreal tho and that man is a fkn beast on the mic. Very good to see two New York Mcs linking up for some dope shit. If you fucks with Raekwon and Mobb Deep and shit like that, then yawl needa cop this album b
yo imma come clean and say that i prolly aint been fucking with El-P like i shouldve been in recent years. what really put me onto him was the work he did with Killer Mike this year tbh. since i been put on tho i have really been fucking with his albums. Cancer For Cure is El-P's fourth studio album and its prolly his darkest. all his storytelling centred around hella conflicts and shit b. he saying some kinda fucked up shit on here too like he fighting with the darkness on some real shit. forella to me - cant stress that enough - to ME the album sounds like El-P is walking through this post-apocalyptic world in the future or w/e and on his travels he has to do a lot of dark deeds like killing ppl and shit in order to survive and he dealing with a lot of trauma and shit. prolly cos he lost all his stuff in some kinda nuclear explosions that some government officials pulled over some wack shit. but yo thats just ME and i dont think thats what the album is really about but its w/e yo. its some good music either way. also, Killer Mike, Despot, Danny Brown, and Mr MFN eXquire are featured. eX kills it ma, he full bodied that shit bruh.
the progress as a rapper Soulo made since he released LTM is pretty crazy bruh. son stepped up a couple levels for Control System. he improved in every aspect tbh and that allowed him to get across his hella complex ideas a lot better. Ab on some wordy af, higher-level, third-eye thinking type ish. everything he says is intelligent even when hes going dumb and nowadays thats very rare in a rapper. tbh there isnt another MC much like him at all. Soulo defs got a lot of opinions and he aint afraid to let niggas know about em. i aint really one for conspiracy theories but when its delivered in the form of joints like Terrorist Threats i aint finna complain. production hella nice too. TDE producers are pretty huge on the boards. aight. fuck with this shit b
Schoolboy Q is THAT nigga yo. forreal i dont get how anybody can not fucks with Q. he just a cool dude that makes cool af music. hes definitely not a special rapper thats gonna blow you away with his bars, but hes doing him and he got that confidence that yawl cant front on. That confidence prolly best outlined on There He Go. Q got his own style as well, he rapping about the same shit a million other rappers are, but none of em do it quite like him. he on some kinda bay area rap with his own swagga mixed in. it got these gangsta rap elements, weed rap elements, its serious but at the same time its fun, the beats is ridiculous, and the whole way through he fucking your bitch and poppin pills. i kinda feel like theres a few too many songs on here and he prolly coulda cut a few off but its whatever yo. when you got joints like Hands On The Wheel and Druggys Wit Hoes Again, you can sit through/skip a weaker joint. features dope. beats dope. im out. peace xx
yo the big homie MF Doom and Jneiro Jarel linking up as JJ DOOM for what proved to be some pretty dope shit. Key To The Kuffs was hella slept on tbh, didnt get nowhere near the hype of other Doom releases but thats w/e yo. honestly, the first time i listened to this project i was kinda dissapointed didnt think it was all that good. shit seemed hella chaotic and poorly put-together and pretty dull too. shit was just hella complex tho. as i kept listening to it more it was like i was unravelling the beauty of the project bruh. my ears was getting used to the production and Doom was killing shit. Jneiro on some hella unique shit with his production, the sound is on some kinda electronic jazz type ish. heavy synths and percussion choppy as a motherfucker but once you used to it, its crazy nice. Doom is his usual self. he goes in with his complex rhyme schemes and that sharp wit bruh. some of his slang and references kinda different tho prolly cos he been living in London for like a year or some shit.
tight album yo. give it a good chance
aight yo this project only got five songs on it but they all dope af. i wasnt really too familiar with the big homies Hudson and Lunice before this shit neither so it was cool to get something new. aint no rapping just crazy ass production, for all of yawl that was unaware. it wasnt really hip hop production either. i dont think any rapper could go in on these joints and do them justice; Captain Murphy went in on Bugg'n and Kendrick Lamar freestyled over one of them, but i didnt think either of those really worked. there is NO WAY a nigga could go in and body beats like these. there isnt really a way, i can see, to ride these beats either; shit is going all over the place, crazy af. that being said, the EP was short and snappy, and got me vibing hella bad. i mean HELLA bad, like i be swagging out in front of my computer and falling out my chair and then im like fuck it and i just be dancing on the floor, flopping all about like im on my Reggie Evans #NBAjokes
Shame knocked Nas' Life Is Good right out my top 10. shit was close tho. shit was like Madlib drives and kicks to Gibbs who knocks down a 3 on the buzzer to down Nas in triple OT and NBA.com be slapping that shit with a 5/5 on the Horry Scale #NBAjokes
forreal tho, i think the only reason Life Is Good was in contention for the #10 spot was because of the mad respect i got for Nas, but im not gonna get into that right now.
even more forreal tho, Shame is a beautiful EP. only runs for 15 minutes but thats the beauty of it b. the sheer simplicity of it. damn son. yawl cant front on me and say it aint an extremely enjoyable and peaceful 15 mins. the whole layout/sequence of the EP is so interesting, i aint never really come across any body of music set out like this. imma just drop the tracklist below so yawl can understand what im getting at
1. Shame (ft. BJ The Chicago Kid)
2. Shame (Instrumental)
3. Later That Night (Bonus Beat)
4. Shame (Acapella)
5. Terrorist
6. Terrorist (Instrumental)
7. The Morning After (Bonus Beat)
8. Terrorist (Acapella)
that some different shit bruh. hard to even call it an EP but w/e. Madlib always leaving instrumentals on projects a la Madvillainy, but to have the instrumental of the last song and then the acapella just another song later is some weird shit that proved to be very clever b. Freddie even left his inner-thug at home when he was in the studio, even if it was for just two songs. Madlib one of my fave producers of all time and he just crafting some beautiful shit on here. say what you will but i really fucked with chilling back to this album b.


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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Schalke came from behind to win 4-1 at Kaiserslautern in the Bundesliga on Sunday and stay in the chase for a place in next season's Champions League.
Kaiserslautern is winless in 16 matches and stayed bottom of the league, three points behind Hertha Berlin and six points from safety.
Schalke, a quarterfinalist in the Europa League this season, remained fourth, one point behind Borussia Moenchengladbach.
Rodnei scored early for Kaiserslautern, but Lewis Holtby, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Raul Gonzalez and Jefferson Farfan replied to secure Schalke's victory.
Kaiserslautern made a good start when Christian Tiffert's free kick to the far post allowed defender Rodnei to score with a powerful header in the third minute.
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Huntelaar shot wide with a header in the 24th and found the net in the 32nd, only to be called for offside.
Huntelaar provided the pass for Holtby to score, the midfielder drilling a shot from 20 meters (yards) into the roof of the net in the 39th.
Jefferson Farfan's free kick had Kaiserslautern goalkeeper Tobias Sippel stretching to his right to palm the ball away late in the first half.
Huntelaar finally scored in the 45th, his 20th goal in the Bundesliga this season.
Farfan laid the ball for Raul Gonzalez, who buried a left-footed shot into the upper left corner from the edge of the box in the 51st.
Farfan himself sealed the win in the 81st, leading a quick Schalke counterattack. He fed Holtby, who carried the ball a long distance before passing back to Farfan for an easy score.

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Jeff Saturday discusses Peyton Manning's reaction to a reporter using the word "embarrassing" to describe the Broncos' loss in Super Bowl XLVIII, and comments on Manning's legacy.
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According to Fox Sports' Jay Glazer, the Cardinals are planning on trading Matt Leinart
Hat tip to DaCards for being the first person I saw posting this. "Matt Leinart's days in Arizona may be numbered. The Arizona Cardinals have been calling around the league trying to trade their former first-round draft pick, FOXSports.com has learned. Several teams have confirmed that they have received calls and e-mails from the Cardinals regarding his services, but it is not yet clear what sort of compensation that Arizona is seeking. Leinart lost his starting quarterback job this preseason to Derek Anderson. After his demotion to the second string, Leinart said, "I think this goes beyond the football field. "I've done everything they've asked of me and more – outplayed the competition in training camp and preseason. "Obviously there's something that's going on; I don't know what it is." Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt dismissed the idea that he has a problem with Leinart. "I don't know where that comes from," Whisenhunt said. "It's not about whether you like somebody or you don't like somebody. It's more about what you feel is right for the team." In three preseason games, Leinart is completing 82.6 percent of his passes and has a passer rating of 110.2 with no turnovers. Anderson has completed 58.5 percent of his preseason passes with two interceptions and a passer rating of 70.2, which is the lowest of the Cards' four QBs." Let me just say that I am disgusted by how this entire situation has turned out, I think Leinart should be the starter, and I do not think this is the right decision.


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The 2 Fat Bastards And A Microphone – Spearmint Rhino Entertainer Of The Year Asia Kim, DJ Egypt, Tim Calls His Mom
Miami, FL – Tony Batman's A Entertainment News –In this second episode of the 2 Fat Bastards and A Microphone Show, DJ Tim Baconator and Just Dave welcome Spearmint Rhino's Entertainer of the Year 2013 Asia Kim, who recently returned from winning the competition in Los Angeles, CA. The duo visit a local food spot Coney Island Joe's, Tim phones his mom to invite her to his club, and DJ Egypt sits in for a sports recap with DJ Just Dave.
This week's Fat Bastard segment features authentic New York hot subs and sandwiches from Coney Island Joe's located in the Seminole Indian Reservation. Tim interviews the owner Elliot who began the food spot as a continuation of the original Coney Island Joe's started in 1952 in Brooklyn, NY.
DJ Egypt sits in on the sports review with Just Dave to highlight major events of national teams in the NFL and NBA. And Tim makes the mistake of phoning his mom and inviting her to come visit his club on one of the nights he is working.
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Dugger Mountain Music Hall is the public profile of a low profile ministry known as Our Father's Arms (OFA), homes of healing and opportunity for individuals and families in crisis.
The reason OFA keeps a low profile is to protect the dignity and privacy of our residents. Though many have experienced rehabilitation and have found effective transition into healthy community, OFA is not a rehab or a half way house. We are very simply a Christ centered family learning to love and care for each other in a non-codependent way.
Headquartered in North East Alabama, OFA has been intimately and actively involved for 28 years sharing God's love in prisons, jails, streets and toxic subcultures providing assistance to those who need and want help. This is done without 'ability to pay' being a determining factor.
Facilities include a 30 acre farm with a spacious home for men, a separate home a few minutes away on 3 acres known as: "Eagle's Nest" for women including mothers and their children.
Near Cherkassy, Ukraine we have a home for men (former prison inmates and/or drug addicts) who need help in making the transition into healthy community.
Here in the US we have a communications center which houses a state-of-the-art recording studio, offices, apartment for hospitality, fellowship hall and the Dugger Mountain Music Hall. Even though all financial support has been and is unsolicited, the ministry has no mortgage and remains debt free.
In 2007 the Calhoun Baptist Association donated an abandoned church building 5 miles south of Piedmont, Alabama to BrokenStone Ministries, which is the 501 c3 non profit corporation doing business as "Our Father's Arms." This is where Dugger Mountain Music Hall began in 2010. Every 3rd Saturday night doors are opened to welcome the community, enjoy supper and family entertainment at no charge.
January 2012 Legacy TV Network began broadcasting our programs and our audience went from 90 to over 90 million! We can be seen each Saturday at 6:30 PM. Click the Legacy Link below for affiliate stations or to watch on-line.
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11,400 stitches in a week
And it wasn't ready for Christmas! If you didn't get your Pollyanna gift from me, skip this post, eh?
The moon was really incredible the other night. I tried to get a picture.
just not catching enough light to show the very interesting wolves should be howling in Transylvania clouds
So I thought maybe the 'M' setting would be like the 'B' setting on my old K1000. I pushed the button, and then couldn't get the camera to stop taking the picture or shut off or do just about anything. Except it got this
does it look like a book cover for a creepy mystery?
I used this yarn,
tiur, frog tree alpaca, jawoll, inca alpaca, frog tree alpaca
in linen stitch, 300 stitches lengthwise on a #8 to make a scarf.
The back is different than the front, but I like both sides,
One side is supposed to mirror the other, but because of construction of the stitch, it didn't quite,
It ended up as 42 inches long. Just a tad short. Enough to wrap once, but the tails just stick out of the wrapped section around the neck. Should I put fringe on it? The fringe would have to be red, or black/gray/red; there isn't enough to do tails in all black. Should I pick up and knit or crochet an edge? Fringe is quicker, and it is already late, but I'm open to suggestions here.
Had a grand time at Ellen's, though somebody came so early I missed him!
Franklin was charming, warm, welcoming, and entertaining. Much different than the tough guy gym rat he looks like in his host photo on his blog. Or maybe he's channeling Dolores in that picture?
The girls each got a toy under the tree, but you know that they only wanted the one that the other had. After some time this led to a knock-down-growls-teeth kind of dog fight!
Took the two of us adults to settle them, but it was over as quick as it started and they were tail wagging and ready for a treatie. So the stuffed toys now only come out for short bursts.
Have you all seen the Craftzine blog? All kinds of interesting stuff shows up there, knitted and not. I was especially taken by the gun-shaped purse, though I wouldn't want to wear it travelling or in airports (and I'm not really a handbag kind of person).
The girls are about to have some new cousins. Their auntie is 62 days pregnant, and ready to pop any moment. I thought maybe they'd come yesterday. The best Christmas gift ever, life.
Auntie Bear, sister to the girls' mom
She may not look it, but Bear is 1/2 border collie and 1/2 yellow lab. But put her near a ball and she is all border collie. The father is a different dog than the girls' father, a lovely, boxy, well-tempered apricot standard poodle. Bear, her sister Micky (mom to the girls), their mom Kate, and their dad Tucker are all used in therapy work with kids. Which explains a lot about my girls' general good temperment.
kate, micky, and one of their pups a couple of years ago
I had a dream some months ago that my friend had a batch of puppies running around, and some of them looked like little red Zuzus (I didn't have Gracie as a pup, so don't have that connection). I'm very very interested to see what these puppies look like. I've a standing invite to come watch them being born (unless it's the middle of the night), so I'll probably have puppy pics. Not sure if all the pups are spoken for, but if you're interested in more info, let me know and I'll hook you up with my friend.


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Without a doubt, the purple bro in this video messing with the silver street performer is the most swollen asshole to appear on Soletron in probably all of March. He is the descendant of rats. He deserves a harder punch, because he's probably been doing this kind of stuff all his life and no one until now has put him in his place, which happens to be under a floor mat of a taxi cab.
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As always, thank you all in advance for your wisdom.
1. Should we sign CJ Wilson? This actually would have the chance to benefit us in two distinct ways.
First, it would shore up our SP, a position of great need on this team. Based on what you all have told me, Wilson is relatively young as a pitcher. He certainly is the best FA pitcher available, and arguably the only elite SP available.
Second, and perhaps more important, it drives up the value of Matt Garza. Teams desperate for SP including teams willing to overpay and who feel they are in contention now will be willing to pay more in prospects for a pitcher like Garza. It is clear that Epstein/Hoyer and considering moving Garza for the right package of prospects. Teams that otherwise would pay cash for Wilson will no longer have the opportunity to do it if we beat them out. Now they will be forced to overpay in prospects if they wish to contend this year.
Again, the FA pitching market is really weak this year, and is pretty strong next year. For teams that feel they are almost there, I think it would make sense to sign Wilson as it would give us the SP we need while allowing us to quickly rebuild the farm system. Most teams are nowhere near willing to part with a top value pitcher... because they can't just go out and sign a player like Wilson. We can.
2. What is Soriano's value as a DH? Is there a way of "calculating" how much better a hitter Soriano will project to be if he is a DH as opposed to LF? Or is he unlikely to be a more effective hitter as a DH?
In other words, does a player project to hit better if he doesn't have to field all the time. It would stand to reason that the answer would be yes, if the player does not need to field that he would have more energy and could spend more time focusing on hitting only, and perhaps also be less likely to be injured. Is there a "correction factor" that allows for one to calculate the projected improvement as a DH as opposed to being a position player?
3. I know this is likely to be considered heresy, but should be consider trading Starlin Castro? Before you all stone me, the only way to get top value in trades is to trade something of value in the first place.
Although I don't get to watch Cubs games all the time, Castro's value as a SS to me at least seems limited. His throwing accuracy is terrible. Cal Ripken used to say that he would be mentally exhausted after every game, and that being a SS requires a ton of mental concentration. I just don't see him being an elite defensive SS, and many are now starting to question if he should really be a 2B.
Yet he certainly could be sold as a potential SS which makes his value as high as possibly could be.
If a trade of Castro would net you several top prospects, especially pitching prospects, the question is do you do it. The team is in desperate need of SP and having SP can always keep you at least somewhat competitive. Now that his value is as high as it will ever be, do you consider trading him now? Do you all think he will really be that elite player that everyone thinks he will become?
4. I know there has been a lot discussed on this already in another thread, and I posted this question to the undeniably astute Josh77, but I wanted to get your all input on this also. I think I must be missing something.
With the new labor agreement, it would seem that the new system will allow the small market teams to ensure that they WILL get those top picks. I am having trouble seeing why everyone is so opposed.
The concern is that a team like, say, the Indians who pick before the Yankees might balk at signing someone they otherwise might sign because they know the agent is going to ask for a ton of money and they don't want a bidding war while they lose their top pick.
The draftee, understanding that he is in high demand and that there is no cap on spending for prospects, can demand an outrageous amount that the small market team (Indians) cannot afford. So he drops down, not because he isn't the best player available, but because the Indians don't want to have him hold out and potentially get nothing with their top draft pick, and can't afford to pay him what the agent is going to demand.
Draftee then falls down the board and some asshole team like the Yankees gets him who are willing to overspend, since a mistake to them does not cost the way it would a small market team.
For goodness sake, the Nationals almost lost out on Strasburg for this very reason.
More and more teams are understanding the importance of prospects, and without a system like this to prevent the Yankees and Red Sox (and yes, the Cubs) from distorting the draft also they way they have distorted the free agent market, this really was absolutely necessary.
I do realize that the Pirates and Royals spent more on the draft than any other team over the past couple years. However, I can also see this rapidly changing. The "rich teams" like the Yankees are seeing it pay off for teams even MORE than spending on free agents. Now that this formula has been shown to work you can bet they'll start overspending on draft picks in the very near future. This helps prevent that from happening.
While I think the parity in the NFL beats any other sport, I totally disagree with the drafting system. There have been several times teams have been "scared away" from signing the best available player because they knew the demands were too high.
I do think they need to give the small market and worst teams additional picks (not just some lame 6-selection lottery) or allow them additional resources to sign those picks.
It is great to hear that teams with losing records and smaller markets will get more money to spend on international signings. That is definitely a step in the right direction.
So after all that... the question is why does everyone think the new agreement is so unfair? Of course they should really have a salary cap but that will never happen (and actually hurts smaller teams who can trade an expensive player for prospects... which can't happen in the NBA where salaries have to "match"). I thnk this at least helps.


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'1. Penetrate in the seated position. Move as if grinding while the main course here is caressing.
2. From the position No.1, she lies back stretching her arms above her
He supports her back by his feet. He gives caressing to her breasts by bending forward. As he has difficulty moving back and forth here, he makes side movements.
3. First bring back her body to the positions No.1, it is his turn to lie
She should spread her leg at an angle of about 60 to 90 degrees as the illustration. It is nice if he performs up down movements at fixed rhythm.
4. Next, she bring her feet at his back just like he has done at position
Enjoy deep penetration without moving much.
5. From the position No. 4, He brings his body upright to this position.
She should stretch her leg without fail, and bring her arms above head.
It is nice to combine circular movement and back and forth movement at gentle pace.
6. This position with her legs bent at the breast is for the G-spot stimulation.
Keep the penetration shallow for it. Main purpose is to stimulate 2 to 4 cm inside vagina with the head of penis. Therefore, keep shallow penetration and use mainly push-pull movement with occasional circular movements. You can move at the rate of you choice.
7. With this position, He puts some weight by stretching his legs and supporting his body with his arms. She puts her leg around his body. Similar to position No.6, use shallow push-pull movements. However, it is nice to use so-called 9-10 method to penetrating deeply only at the tenth push.
8. As the illustration shows, she puts the side of her feet together and lock them between his legs. He support himself with his elbow while putting his arms under her shoulder to hold her head gently. Slow grinding circular movements are nice here.
9. First, she stretch her legs putting them together, then, he takes position as the illustration. Take each other's hands. Only for this positions, it is better to put pillow under her hips. Here, she makes active pelvic push-pulls while he catches them steadily. Also he can make slow circular movements.
10. When her orgasm approaches, bring your holding hands together up above the head, and firmly press your whole body against each other. He leads the movement keeping it to the push-pull type without changing the rhythm. At the sign of her orgasm, do not make the movement faster abruptly. Make it faster step by step. Continue the movement until she stops her orgasmic spasm. You can both come at this position.
11. One variation of position No. 10. By crossing her legs, his penis will be squeezed firmly. Quick small push-pull movement is recommended.'
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When the woman places one of her thighs across the thigh
of her lover it is called the 'twining position'.
When a woman during sex forcibly holds in her yoni the lingam after it is in, it is called the 'mare's position'. This is learnt by practice only,
When the female raises both of her thighs straight up, it
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During sex when she raises both of her legs, and places them on her lover's shoulders, it is called the 'yawning position'.
When a man, during sex, turns round, and enjoys the woman without leaving her, while she embraces him round the back all the time, it is called the 'turning position', and is learnt only by practice.
When the woman places one of her legs on her lover's shoulder, and stretches the other out, and then places the latter on his shoulder, and stretches out the other, and continues to do so alternately, this sex position is called the 'splitting of a bamboo'.
When a man supports himself against a wall, and the woman, sitting on his hands joined together and held underneath her, throws her arms round his neck, and putting her thighs alongside his waist, moves herself by her feet, which are touching the wall against which the man is leaning, it is called the 'suspended congress'.
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Tim Burke: Leg kicks and wrestling. That's where it's at for Henderson. I don't see Nate having much of an advantage on the feet at all, and I think Ben can work his way around the Stockton Slap. The kicks, which are something neither Diaz brother handles well, will slow Nate down and make him more open to takedowns. Yes, Diaz has awesome submissions, but Henderson simply can't be choked out. WEC all the way, baby. Ben Henderson by decision.
Mookie Alexander: I'm a big Ben Henderson fan, but I don't see how he wins this. Nate has better submissions (better than anybody Bendo has ever fought), crisper boxing, and Henderson has a BAD BAD habit of putting himself in bad spots. While likely a product of bad footwork, he gets knocked down in virtually every fight and Diaz can certainly catch him standing. Yes, Ben can take this to the ground, but I don't see Henderson having the cardio nor ability to "grind" a decision. He's going to get picked apart on the feet and when this fight goes to the ground -- I mean it has to, right? -- he will get careless and Nate will capitalize. Nate Diaz by 3rd round armbar.
Anton Tabuena: Henderson can score points by getting a few takedowns, but I don't think Diaz will be 'controlled' on the ground, so the striking battle will be key here. Bendo has very good movement and his leg kicks can cause trouble with Diaz, but I do think Nate can keep peppering him with punches and win more exchanges. It's a tough fight to pick, and I do think it will be really close especially if it goes to a decision, but I think Diaz can land more and take this fight. Nate Diaz by Decision.
Fraser Coffeen: I'm having a tough time here, and I think it's because these guys are both stylistically bad match-ups for each other. Like Mookie says, this thing almost definitely will go to the ground. Once it does, Diaz is a terror - that guillotine on Miller was eye opening in its brutality. Bendo has notoriously tough submission defense, but Diaz is on another level. At the same time, Diaz has always struggled against stronger wrestlers - Guida, Stevenson, Maynard. Standing, Diaz is superior, but I guess I like Bendo's ability to push the pace and control him. Tough, tough fight here. Ben Henderson by decision
Dallas Winston: Dearest readers -- since I've been writing and talking in serious depth about each of these match ups throughout the week, I'm just going to leave my picks with no explanations, but feel free to check out my video analysis of the card with Kid Nate or just peruse the library of Dissections if you're interested on my warped reasoning. P.S. Nate Diaz by Stockton, son.
Staff picking Henderson: Fraser, Grant, Ben, Tim
Staff picking Diaz: Mookie, Anton, Dallas
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Mauricio Rua
Tim Burke: I'm going against the board here. Gustafsson is ultra-talented, but I'm not ready to write Shogun off yet. I think he can overcome the reach by getting inside, he can get takedowns from the clinch, and he can blast away on the big Swede. It's a three rounder, and I think his cardio will hold up. Shogun Rua by decision.
Mookie Alexander: Not only has Shogun proven to have severe cardio issues even in round 1, but he's now been knocked down or hurt badly on the feet in 3 of his last 4 fights. He definitely still has that KO power, but unless Gustafsson gets careless, I see him picking Shogun apart from range and badly mangling his face until the 3rd round. Alexander Gustafsson by 3rd round TKO
Anton Tabuena: Shogun isn't SHOGUN anymore, and like the fight with Jones, he will have tons of trouble with Gustafsson's reach. Gustafsson also has more power and a more diverse striking arsenal than that, so I really think it's an uphill battle for Shogun. Sure, the former PRIDE and UFC champ can land shots that can definitely turn the tide, but this is Gustafsson's fight to lose. Alexander Gustafsson by dominant decision.
Fraser Coffeen: Shogun's UFC run has been a minor miracle of dedication, as he somehow pulled off a pretty solid resurrection after a terrible start inside the Octagon. As a result, I'm not yet ready to rule him out. That said, Gustafsson is a beast and will just be too aggressive for the slowed down version of Shogun. Alexander Gustafsson by decision
Staff picking Gustafsson: Mookie, Anton, Fraser, Grant, Dallas, Ben
Staff picking Shogun: Tim
Tim Burke: It's a weird fight. If you look at individual skill areas - striking, wrestling, BJJ - Penn is probably better at all of them. But that doesn't mean he's going to win. He'll start strong, but fade late. Just like he always does. Rory MacDonald by decision.
Mookie Alexander: This fight would be easier to pick if I could predict which B.J. Penn would show up. I'm done trying to pick based on that. Can Penn beat Rory? Yes. He has the better stand-up and MacDonald's defensive striking wasn't impressive against the elite Che Mills. But if Penn can't finish him in the 1st round it's over. Penn's cardio cannot hold up at WW and I don't know how many more times we need to see it. He has never won a fight (to my knowledge) in which he has lost a round on the judges' scorecards, so that pretty much tells you right there that when he doesn't dominate, he doesn't win. I see Rory capitalizing on that and busting him up with ground-and-pound in rounds 2 and 3 when he tires. Rory MacDonald by decision.
Anton Tabuena: Penn is looking like he is in the best shape he's ever been since his reign at lightweight, and he should have better striking than Rory. He has great takedown defense and if Penn can keep it standing, he should take this. That's a very big 'if' though, as Rory will also have a massive size advantage to compliment his wrestling. I'll be very glad to be wrong about this, but Penn hasn't looked great at welterweight, and I think Rory will out muscle and out wrestle him to take this fight. It's too bad that Penn decided to get in great shape now and probably retire if he loses, since I think he'd still be a huge force at lightweight and has a much better chance against guys like Henderson or Diaz. Rory MacDonald by Decision.
Fraser Coffeen: I said this before Penn vs. Diaz and I'll say it again - B.J. Penn at Welterweight is NOT the same fighter at Lightweight. His WW reputation is based pretty much solely on the first Hughes win. That was a good win, but it was also 8 years ago. Since then, he's won exactly 2 fights at 170 - against Duane Ludwig and a shot Hughes. Rory outmuscles Penn here, attacks the cardio, and puts the legend away. Rory MacDonald by TKO, round 2
Staff picking MacDonald: Mookie, Anton, Fraser, Tim
Staff picking Penn: Grant, Dallas, Ben
Tim Burke: Brown's tough, but he gets subbed a lot. This seems pretty by-the-numbers. Mike Swick via submission (guillotine), round 1
Mookie Alexander: Matt Brown has a hell of a chin, so I'm thinking Swick just takes advantage of Brown's glaring weakness and that is submission defense. Mike Swick via Swickotine, round 1
Anton Tabuena: Swick should take this one. He's just the better overall fighter. Sorry Luke. Mike Swick by TKO.
Staff picking Brown: Dallas
Staff picking Swick: Mookie, Anton, Fraser, Grant, Ben, Tim
Yves Edwards vs. Jeremy Stephens
Tim Burke: Yves is awesome, but Stephens has some wrestling and power, and that'll be enough to get him through. Jeremy Stephens by decision.
Mookie Alexander: There's only one outcome whether you like it or not. Yves Edwards by superior Thugjitsu.
Anton Tabuena: I think the difference maker on this bout would the power advantage from Stephens. Jeremy Stephens by TKO.
Staff picking Edwards: Mookie, Grant, Dallas, Ben, Tim
Staff picking Stephens: Anton, Fraser
Raphael Assuncao vs. Mike Easton
Tim Burke: Assuncao is underrated, but Easton tends to fight to the level of his opponent. He looked like he didn't really care against Papazian, but turned it up huge against Menjivar. If he doesn't take Assuncao lightly, it's his fight to lose. Mike Easton by decision.
Anton Tabuena: Easton has been looking great recently, and his speed, power and explosiveness will be very tough for a guy like Assuncao to handle. Mike Easton by TKO.
Fraser Coffeen: I can't really articulate why, but I just don't quite like Easton. Something about him doesn't click for me. But I can't deny that he's talented, with explosive wrestling and a great self confidence. Assuncao will be too tentative I think, and will let Easton set the pace, which will be his undoing. Mike Easton by decision
Staff picking Assuncao:
Staff picking Easton: Mookie, Anton, Fraser, Grant, Dallas, Ben, Tim
Tim Burke: I was pretty impressed with Nijem's win over C.J. Keith, and I think he keeps it up against a TUF fighter. Ramsey Nijem by TKO, round 2.
Fraser Coffeen: Proctor was on the largely unseen TUF Live, so people don't know him at all, but he's a pretty solid Joe Lauzon trainee with good hands and a strong ability to close the fight with submissions. I see him catching Nijem early and ending it. Joe Proctor by submission, round 1
Staff picking Nijem: Mookie, Anton, Grant, Dallas, Ben, Tim
Staff picking Proctor: Fraser
Daron Cruickshank vs. Henry Martinez
Tim Burke: I'm going to go against Fraser on this one. I think that Martinez has really underrated striking and he can definitely hang with Cruickshank on the feet. I'm taking the Jackson guy. Henry Martinez by decision.
Fraser Coffeen: Cruikshank is a good enough stand-up fighter, and I suspect that's where this one will be contested. He can do fine on the ground if needed, but I think they will both want to stand, and Cruikshank's superior striking will take the day. Provided he doesn't get lazy, which is a possibility for sure. Daron Cruickshank by decision
Staff picking Cruickshank: Mookie, Anton, Fraser, Dallas, Ben
Staff picking Martinez: Grant, Tim
Marcus LeVesseur vs. Abel Trujillo
Tim Burke: LeVesseur's wrestling makes him the prohibitive favorite to me, but his abysmal fight IQ could balance the odds out a bit. Trujillo can wrestle too though, so who the hell knows. Can I pick a draw? No? FINE THEN. Marcus LeVesseur by decision.
Mookie Alexander: I have no idea how you can analyze a fight that was made just a few hours ago, so I'm going to go with Leonard Garcia by split decision.
Staff picking LeVesseur: Tim
Staff picking Trujillo: Fraser, Mookie, Dallas
Staff picking Sauna Monsta: Ben
Tim Burke: Siver should be able to handle Phan without too much of a problem. Dennis Siver by decision.
Mookie Alexander: What the hell is this fight doing leading off FX? That's way too low in the pecking order. If Siver wants to contend, he has to beat gatekeepers like Phan. I think he gets it done in entertaining fashion. Dennis Siver by decision
Anton Tabuena: Nam Phan will have better BJJ, but it won't matter since I don't think he will be able to take Siver down enough to capitalize on it. Sorry, Asian brotha isn't getting love from me either. Dennis Siver by Decision
Fraser Coffeen: I can't believe Siver is curtain jerking the prelims with Nam Phan of all people. That's a massive fall from his near contender status last year. Siver is just a vastly superior fighter to Phan, and can outstrike him for days. Dennis Siver by decision
Staff picking Phan: Dallas
Staff picking Siver: Mookie, Anton, Fraser, Grant, Ben, Tim
John Albert vs. Scott Jorgensen
Tim Burke: Jorgensen needed a good bounce-back fight, and this is it. Scott Jorgensen by submission (guillotine), round 1.
Mookie Alexander: Jorgensen is going to do whatever he wants with Albert. Scott Jorgensen by submission, round 1.
Staff picking Albert:
Staff picking Jorgensen: Mookie, Anton, Fraser, Grant, Dallas, Ben, Tim


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.....Because mine sucked balls. I made the playoffs last year at 8-6 and lost to a team that started DeSean Jackson on a night where he would have a punt return for a touchdown and a bunch of long catches. This year I finished 3-11 with my final loss to a different team with a different player because he started....DeSean Jackson. I'm not inviting Eagles fans ever again.
This is how the final week went:
And now to explain the tiebreakers for that ridiculous 4 way tie at 7-7:
- Calvin and Hobbs was eliminated from the playoffs by virtue of losing the season series to Hawkeye Nation (2-0).
- Hawkeye Nation had split the season series with Pink Flamingos, so the next tiebreaker was division record, but both were 2-4 in the "AFC". The deciding tiebreaker was "points scored". Pink Flamingos scored 118 points in defeat while Hawkeye Nation managed just 64.5 points. As a result Pink Flamingos nicked Hawkeye Nation for the final playoff spot by 51 points. Talk about backing in to the playoffs.
- SabresBuffalo Speedfreaks went from out of the playoffs to the #3 spot after his win over Hawkeye Nation in what was essentially an elimination game, and he has the better division record than Pink Flamingos (they split the season series).
The Championship Bracket:
#1 Norv's Failslip vs. #4 Pink Flamingos
#2 Rex Ryan's Underpants vs. #3 SabresBuffalo's Speedfreaks
The Consolation Bracket:
#5 Hawkeye Nation vs. #8 Lose Forever
#6 Calvin and Hobbs vs. #7 Alaska Shadow
Lastly, some basic season stats:
Closest Game: Pink Flamingos 94.9 SabresBuffalo's Speedfreaks 93.9 (Wk 12)
Most Lopsided Game: Hawkeye Nation 125.95 Lose Forever 57.15 (Wk 9)
Lowest Scoring Game: Calvin and Hobbs 69.65 Alaska Shadow 61.8 (Wk 12)
Highest Scoring Game: Norv's Failslip 139.15 Pink Flamingos 118.4 (Wk 14)
Fewest Points Scored in a Single Game: Hawkeye Nation 41.5 Alaska Shadow 104.65 (Wk 10)
Most Points Scored in a Single Game: Norv's Failslip 139.15 Pink Flamingos 118.4 (Wk 14)
So I sucked, how is your season going? It's the playoffs and either you're in or you're not.


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Bradford families angry at delays after Leeds-Bradford PIA flight is diverted to Manchester
Updated 6:32pm Wednesday 5th February 2014 in News By Julie Tickner, Bradford Chief Reporter
Families are demanding answers from an international airline which left passengers waiting on a stationary plane for hours without food and drink.
People who went to collect relatives from Leeds-Bradford Airport on Saturday evening were told the plane had instead landed in Manchester due to high winds.
They drove the 60 miles to Manchester only to have to return to the Yeadon airport several hours later when the plane flew to its original destination.
In the meantime, passengers were left on the plane on the runway without refreshments or explanation, families say.
Councillor Ishtiaq Ahmed's parents and 90-year-old grandmother were on the Pakistan International Airline (PIA) flight from Islamabad. He said the incident was the latest in a series of frustrations Bradford people have experienced with the company.
The independent Manningham councillor said his grandmother, who has Parkinson's Disease, diabetes and a heart problem, had slept all of the following day after finally being picked-up at about 1.30am.
"It was a real nightmare," he said.
He said his relatives who had been travelling for close to 20 hours had only had one meal on the journey.
"I said 'for God's sake, at least let me get my grandmother off'," Coun Ahmed said, adding that his parents will never use the company again.
The councillor said many people used PIA as it was the only airline with a direct flight to Islamabad.
"That plane that comes into LBA is probably seven out of ten times late," Coun Ahmed said.
"Everybody I speak to is really frustrated by this airline in Bradford. There needs to be a meeting about this so we highlight this issue with senior Pakistani officials in London to say this is inexcusable and cannot continue."
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Married at 16, thrice a mother and divorced by 24, Thompson is no stranger to adversity. Not your typical teenage mother, she went on to complete her college degree and to earn her nursing license. She attributes God's faithfulness as the catalyst for her success in life. Now, having raised two children as a divorced mother, with a third fast approaching adulthood, she is sharing a long hidden talent and passion with the world. Using the lessons that life has so expertly taught her as a guideline (betrayal, abusive relationships, self-esteem issues, witnessing the deteriorating effects of drug abuse), she has created stories that will both entertain and inspire the reader.
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Is it just me or have we been getting burned a LOT by the umps the last couple of weeks. There have been three or four bad calls recently that directly affected the outcome of the game. Last night was another example of the umps getting it wrong and costing the Braves. I was so excited to see the pick off throw from Medlen called an out because I couldn't remember the last time one went our way. Then (not surprisingly) they had a MAJOR missed call that ended up costing us TWO runs and momentum.
Am I the only one that thinks we've been getting hosed more than usual lately?


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Parade-goers in Historic Downtown Murrieta will no longer have to fight to sit near a loud speaker.
By the end of the summer and in time for Murrieta's next scheduled large event, its annual parade, a sound system should be installed. Murrieta City Council last week awarded a $212,000 contract to Temecula-based Fiber Light Communications to install the system.
Fiber Light was the lowest bidder among six bids ranging up to $371,297.
Not just for parades, the system will feature 27 speakers along Washington Avenue from Kalmia Street to Ivy Street. It will be capable of playing CDs and MP3s to entertain visitors to the downtown area.
"It has been a long time coming," said Annie Borel, former president of Historic Downtown Murrieta Association who nows serves as a board member. "We are very excited because we actually pushed for it. It has always been part of the plan for Historic Downtown."
Borel became a downtown merchant when she purchased in 1999. She told Patch she remembers when the first slew of improvements were made to Washington Avenue around 2001. That included sidewalks, diagonal parking spaces, lighting and signage.
The sound system project finally made it onto a list of capital improvement projects that was approved by city council in 2011. It will be paid for out of allotted funds received from Riverside County Redevelopment Agency, according to a staff report.
The system will be constructed to "minimize impacts to existing devorative improvements," according to the staff report.
The project will start no later than June 25 and will be done within 25 working days—five weeks—of work commencing.
Borel said from what she has learned, the sound system will have the capability of broadcasting parade announcers from two different locations, giving parade-goers timely information as entries make their way down Washington Avenue.
"This just adds to the ambience," Borel said. "I hope to see there is music being played year-round."


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Nevadans Get Middle-of-the-Night Call from Sandra Day O'Connor
Posted Oct 26, 2010 6:40 AM CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
Thousands of Nevadans got a 1 a.m. phone call from retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on Monday.
The recorded O'Connor call urged voters to support a referendum for merit selection of judges, but the unintended effect may have been to turn some voters against the measure. The Las Vegas Review-Journal and MyNews3.com have stories.
New robocalls placed during daytime hours on Monday apologized for the error, caused when the message was programmed for 1 a.m. instead of 1 p.m., the Review-Journal says. The robocall company has since been fired.
The referendum, which is trailing in the polls, called for merit selection of judges with retention elections after judges are appointed to the bench.
Prior coverage:
ABAJournal.com: "O'Connor: Want a Qualified, Impartial Judiciary? Don't Use Contested Elections"
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Kalinago Children in indigenous wear as their school observes Creole Day
Kalinago Children in indigenous wear as their school observes Creole Day
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Keep up the culture , i love my people in the north, one love continue to teach the kids to carry on , just missing the action, stuck in newyork city waiting for the hurricane to come, boy wish i was home for the creole fest
indeed they are beautiful and really breathtaking, this is a very good gesture. I am a kalinago myself ,and I think that this is a wear that we could adapt for Kalinago week .
Marigot people wake up and demand that your culture be recognized as well. Love dem caribs in theirs, so it fuh set
but people that not traditional kalinago wear that's traditional clothes from the northern US Indian tribes what is the culture coming to when we have to copy someone else own and say its ours u all need to look up the old real real real old paintings in places like the french and London museums of natural history and see what there traditional wear was and i can guarantee u that that is not what they used to wear
You are probably blind. Nowhere did they said it is Kalinago traditional wear…..it said "Kalinago children wearing indigenous wear." Indigenous is a very broad term…it does not mean Kalinago wear.
Awwwwww they are so cute.
So unique,and lovely..
Yes my people!!!!!!!! Something which should be encouraged!!!!!!!!! I have always observed that the adults do not seem proud enough to dress in their traditional wear and this is warming to the heart!!! Remember, when the tourists and others see you as a people, you should stand out TALL AND PROUD!!!!!!!!!! Let us hope that the adults will begin to see the need for this trend to continue and grow and that someone will lead the way to making the Kalinago people recognize that special place which they hold in our land!!!! BRAVO!!!!!!!1 May this grow from strength to strength!!!!!!!! We love you Dominica!!!!!!!!! Happy Creole Day, Happy Independence!!!!!!!!
How cute. Go my Kalinago people. Bring back your heritage. Our culture is so unique, what a sight to behold having the Kalinago and the African decendants together portaying Dominica's culture.
Thats a great idea. When we celebrate independence day they should celebrate Kalinago day, take advantage of the holiday already there.
Awwwww so cute I could eat them. Way to go Kalinago people, next year I will make my creole wear Kalinago style since I am of both races it will be the perfect mix.
Be careful talking about eating here!!!
the girls are adorable, more Kalinago parents shoud adopt this idea of national wear.


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Mark Lagerkvist, an investigator and reporter for NJ Watchdog has reported that sheriffs in New Jersey are double dipping, which means they are getting a salary from the county as well as a pension.
Lagervist has studied all twenty-one counties in NJ and said, "80% of the sheriffs in New Jersey are what we call, double dipping. They're getting a paycheck and pensions…17 out of 21 county sheriffs in NJ are double dipping."
When you get a pension, it's usually a contract of a fixed sum that is distributed to people who are retired. However, that's not the case here. "They're getting a pension and they aren't retired. They're still working; they're still getting six figured salaries," he said.
Sheriff re-elections are coming around the corner and Lagervist spilled the details on one of New Jersey's biggest double dipping offenders. Sheriff Michael Saudino's salary is $138,000 and his pension is $129,984, thus making a grand total of $267,984 per year.
"This sort of greed knows no political boundaries. What you have is, you have 8 democrats, and 9 republicans who are doing this, so it's not a party issue, and it's not a partisan issue, it's just an issue of them wanting money in their pockets," Lagerkvist said.
In February 2011, there was an attempt done by the legislatures who were trying to change the law and to not allow double dipping. However, once the bill was in the senate hands, it never made it out of the committee. The way the law would have worked was, people who were receiving pensions while having a public job, would have had their state pension suspended if they were making over $15 thousand a year.
The irony of the bill never passing through is at that time, 18 of the voting legislatures on that case were also double dipping.


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Thousands of children play on restaurant playgrounds everyday in Lubbock but what types of germs are harboring on equipment, and most importantly how are restaurants cleaning areas to protect you and your children? We're asking those questions as we continue our four-week health investigation into the cleanliness of public places. NewsChannel 11 is putting restaurant playgrounds to the test.
"We always play on the playground when we go eat there," says Jennifer Allen. Jennifer and her two daughters Emily and Abby eat lunch at their favorite fast food restaurant and play at it's playground once a week. But six weeks ago, those visits changed. "She started getting some stomach cramping and then she started vomiting," says Jennifer. Four-year-old Emily was hospitalized with a stomach infection for three days and three weeks later, "We ate lunch at the same restaurant and they had played and then 24 hours later, Abby got sick the same way," explains Jennifer.
Doctors diagnosed 3-year-old Abby with the same infection but they say Emily was not contagious and they didn't get food poisoning, so doctors believe it was something the girls touched. "That was the only thing that was in common was that the day before they both got sick we had been at the same restaurant playing at the same playground," she says. Playground equipment kids ride, slide and grab everyday.
"It does concern me because I've never seen anybody clean it and I know that there are so many kids that play on this particular playground," says the concerned mother.
So we tested five restaurant playgrounds in Lubbock: McDonald's, Dairy Queen, Burger King, Chick-fil-A and Chuck E. Cheese. We went crawling through tunnels and slides to see what your children could be touching. After just four days, our samples grew more bacteria than our expert ever expected. "You can definitely see it's a lot more growth than what we've seen on door knobs and shopping cart handles," points out Rita Yee, University Medical Center microbiologist. This time she says the swabs were just plain dirty.
Let's start with McDonald's, where we found a large number of organisms growing on playground equipment. There were even some Rita couldn't identify. "I'm not sure what this white one is," she says. When collecting the samples, I found old french fries and burgers sitting on slides, which might explain this organism. "It's got some white chalky colonies on top," explains Rita. She says this growth is in between a bacteria and a fungus, one that could make you ill. "Respiratory infections like Bronchitis," she says.
Inside McDonald's we swabbed arcade handles and this is what we found. "This is the arcade handle, I did tape this one up because it does have a fungus growing," says Rita. She points out that fungus could trigger an allergic reaction.
We also found fungus at the Dairy Queen playground. Also growing at Dairy Queen: a variety of environmental and human bacteria. "They're all different sizes, shapes and colors. Actually some of the bacteria has spread over the plate," she shows us.
Moving on to Burger King. "This one is smelly," says Rita. So many organisms grew on this sample that it caused a foul-odor but most of the bacteria was environmental and not harmful.
The next restaurant had the dirtiest playground of them all. "Chick-fil-A is another one and this is an indoor play area but if you notice there is just as much bacteria, this is also one where the bacteria spread all over the plate," explains Rita. She says the cultures can contain viruses we don't see like the one that Emily and Abby experienced.
Chuck E. Cheese was the cleanest playground only growing human bacteria. "This one is more like skin type stuff," shows Rita but she says some of the organisms found at each of the playgrounds could make you sick. "Not to deter kids from playing on the playgrounds or anything, just to realize there is bacteria and dirt there," she says.
It's a realization that Jennifer Allen says came too late. She is now making sure her kids wash their hands after playing and even uses anti-bacterial gel. "It's made me a little more conscious about letting my kids play on the playground until I know for sure that something is being done about it and it's getting cleaner, I am a little more worried now," says Jennifer.
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Name of Assignment: Themed Literature Unit
Faculty to be contacted for specific questions: Katherine Schlick Noe
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1. Creates learning experiences that make subject matter meaningful for students.
2. Applies understanding of how children learn and develop by providing learning opportunities that support their intellectual, social and personal development.
3. Applies understanding of how students differ in their approaches to learning and creates instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners.
4. Understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage students' development of conceptual understanding of various subject areas through critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.
5. Designs lessons and units of study to create learning environments that encourage positive social interaction, active engagement of learning and self -motivation.
6. Uses knowledge of effective verbal and nonverbal communication techniques and makes appropriate use of educational technology to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.
7. Plans instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter (concepts, generalizations, principles, and skills specific to the core subject areas), students, the community, Essential Academic Learning Requirements, and curriculum goals.
8. Understands and uses formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social and physical development of the learner.
9. Synthesizes components of effective instruction by developing a unit that reflects an integration of curriculum.
10. Considers ethical dimensions of teaching and applies those considerations in choices of curriculum instructional strategies, assessment and strategies to address individual differences.
Rationale for assignment:
One of the requirements of your preparation program is to demonstrate "positive impact on student learning." In the MIT Program, that competency is met through one or more of the unit plans that you create, teach, and assess (for more information on these expectations, please see "Teaching Your Unit"). To meet that competency, one option is the Themed Literature Unit (TLU) which should, if possible, be related to your Social Studies Integrated Unit or Problem Solving/Data Gathering Unit.
Literacy learning is most powerful when tied to specific content. Therefore, placing reading and writing instruction within the context of social studies or mathematics/science learning makes sense. One way to do this is to organize literacy instruction around a central theme that comes out of a social studies or science topic.
A TLU differs from an integrated content unit whose main focus is content knowledge and integration in science, math, or social studies. An integrated content unit, such as the Social Studies Integrated Unit or Storypath, uses a topic as the central focus (e.g., Communities, Ancient Civilizations, the Civil War). A TLU explores the human themes that might relate to those topics. For example, a TLU (Facing Hard Times with Courage) might accompany an integrated unit on the Revolutionary War by exploring through literature the rich themes that might come from that topic (e.g., survival, injustice, discovering the horrors of war, overcoming loss, developing character through adversity). However, the same TLU could also accompany a science unit on environmental disasters.
A TLU can be built around fiction (e.g., read novels about the Civil War in which characters portray various forms of courage), nonfiction (e.g., read biographies of famous scientists and learn about the risks they took), or both. You can structure a TLU using literature circles or more traditional instruction.
Preparation for the assignment:
1. Planning: You may complete this assignment individually or with one classmate. There are numerous advantages to developing units of study in collaboration with a colleague. However, since one goal of the assignment is to develop a unit that you will use during student teaching, you need to make sure that it will fit both classrooms. If you opt to do the unit as a team, include a brief explanation at the end of your TLU of how you worked together to design the unit plan. Indicate each team member's specific contributions.
• Review sample TLU's. Examine the examples of complete units, as well as various aspects of the planning process. These are intended to help you visualize the various aspects of a TLU. You may adapt components of these examples for your own TLU. If you do so, please give the author credit in your references.
• Read "Themes of Human Experience: Linking Literature and Concept Development." Betsy Rupp Fulwiler and I wrote this article based on our work in themed literature units. This article should help you separate "themes" from "topics."
• Study the concept development process described on the TLU web site
and the examples designed for TLUs by classroom teachers Janine King (6th grade), Kirstin Gerhold (5th grade), and Lori Scobie (4th grade)
• Further information on literature circles is available in Chapter 5 of Conversations, in Getting Started with Literature Circles, and on the Literature Circles Resource Center Web site.
2. Selecting a Theme: In consultation with your cooperating teacher, identify a theme that is appropriate for your students' level and possible for you to teach during student teaching. Link the theme for the TLU with the topic you choose for the Social Studies Integrated Unit or the Data Gathering/Problem Solving unit. If you cannot link your TLU to your Social Studies Integrated Unit or to the Problem Solving/Data Gathering Unit, plan a TLU around a general theme that will be of value to your students (e.g., Persevering Despite Obstacles could be a strong theme that isn't necessarily tied to social studies or science content).
Select a theme that deals in some significant way with the concepts of problem solving and diversity. For example, the theme of Immigration: Coping with Loss would include books and instructional concepts that address diversity within the context of immigrants' backgrounds, nationalities, reasons for coming to America; and explore the multitude of problems faced and solved in the process.
The challenge may be in deciding what is a topic and what is a theme. If you selected "Immigration", you would have chosen a social studies topic. The theme is a specific aspect of that topic, "Coping with Loss". A good theme can be applied to a wide range of topics; similarly, a topic can spawn many meaningful themes. We will discuss the process of selecting an appropriate theme in class.
These are topics …
These are themes …
Civil War
Finding Courage to Help Others
Marine Life
Taking Action to Care for Others
Endangered Species
Working for Justice
Standing Up for Your Beliefs
This topic
~ Civil War ~
could relate to these themes (and more!)
Finding the courage to help others Working for justice Persevering despite obstacles
This theme
~ Taking Action to Care for Others ~
could relate to these topics (and more!)
Endangered species Communities Revolutionary War Rain forest
Choosing a worthwhile theme with depth and breadth will make the unit much easier to develop.
Pose a Central Thematic Question: Your theme should guide students to think about a central thematic question or questions: What does it mean to (work for justice, persevere despite obstacles, or challenge yourself to reach for the stars)? What does it take for someone to (find the courage to help others, overcome adversity, or reach out to others)?
3. Choosing Books: Select 5-8 children's or young adult books (exact number will depend on grade level and reading level of students in your class) that illuminate, extend, or relate to your theme. This will be a challenge and needs to be approached thoughtfully. These titles form the core of book choices that you will offer your students. Or, if you have all students reading one book, the other titles can be the source of focus lessons and independent reading. Your goal is to identify 5-8 well-written, engaging books that complement your theme. Consult with your cooperating teacher or with me if you need help. Although you do not need to read every book, you need to know enough about each to understand how it fits your theme and to determine its quality for the unit.
Where to Look for Good Books:
• Annotated bibliography in the Blue Pages of Conversations (74b - 132b).
• Sample book lists in Literature Circles Resource Guide and in the searchable database on the CD-ROM (available for checkout from KSN).
• Teaching with Children's Literature web site
• Literature Circles Resource Center web site
Presenting Your TLU at the Resource Fair:
You will share your TLU as part of a Resource Fair on March 18 with a display related to your theme and a brief oral description of the unit. The format for the Resource Fair is much like a science fair: Five or six of you will be assigned to each 10-minute "session" and will set up your TLU displays at the same time. The rest of the class will mosey among your displays, pausing to talk briefly with you about your TLU. When the session ends, another assigned group will set up until everyone has shared.
• You do not need to prepare any formal presentation -- just be ready to say a few words about your TLU, perhaps give miniscule book talks about your books, and answer questions.
• The only requirement for the display: Provide something for us to look at besides you (e.g., samples of books, poster with generalizations, example response projects). This does not need to be elaborate – just some visual aid to help us all understand your theme and what you are trying to teach.
• Prepare a one-page (back-to-front) handout for participants including the annotated book list, learning targets and content generalizations, and any other pertinent information you can fit on one page. Provide citations for any information that comes from another source. Please put your name(s) on your handout. Bring copies for each of your classmates and Katherine. In addition, email as an attachment one copy of the handout formatted as a web page (HTML) to Katherine.
Description of assignment: Refer to the rubric in the hard copy of your TEED 521 syllabus.
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Judge in Viral YouTube Teen Beating Video Takes Paid Leave; Court Ups Security, Cancels Jury Duty
Posted Nov 2, 2011 8:20 PM CDT
By Martha Neil
Updated: It was chaos Wednesday at a Texas courthouse after the daughter of an Aransas County judge posted a disturbing video on YouTube of her father beating her back in 2004, while her mother looked on and even participated, too.
The video, which recently went viral, resulted in a deluge of non-stop phone calls, 300 emails, 100,000 hits on the county's website and death threats to Court-at-Law Judge William Adams and his clerk, County Judge Burt Mills told KRIS, a local television station.
By the end of the day, Mills said Adams has agreed to take paid leave, his office has been closed and security has been enhanced at the courthouse. Jury duty was also canceled for two days.
By Thursday, a retired Bexar County judge had been appointed as a temporary replacement for Adams, and Mills said he is expected to hear the full call in Adams' court, starting Monday, for the next couple of weeks, according to another KRIS report,
Calls about Adams were still interrupting court business, but at a slower pace.
Adams reportedly will stay off the bench until the matter is put to rest.
Although he won't be charged over the beating, because the statute of limitations has expired, Adams said earlier that he self-reported the incident to judicial ethics authorities. The State Commission on Judicial Conduct confirmed Thursday that it has "commenced an investigation into the incident," the Associated Press reported.
Additional coverage:
ABAJournal.com: "After Viral YouTube Video Shows Texas Judge Beating Teen Daughter, Probes and Public Outrage"
ABAJournal.com: "Texas Judge Won't Be Charged re Viral Beating Video, Says Daughter Posted It Out of Spite"
Updated on Nov. 3 to include information from subsequent ABAJournal.com post and Associated Press and KRIS coverage.
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Breckenridge spikers done in by defending regional champs
Nocona, the defending regional champion, has it. Breckenridge doesn't.
The Lady Indians quickly took control Tuesday night, qualifying for their sixth straight regional tournament with a 25-11, 25-16, 25-18 sweep of the Lady Buckaroos at Wichita Falls Rider High School.
"We came out pumped up and I think we did pretty well," Nocona's Allie Hackley said after a game-high 20 kills. "I like winning fast like that. It makes us feel confident to where we can do it again."
Nocona (32-10) faces No. 3 Bushland in the Region I-2A semifinals at 3 p.m. Friday at Abilene Christian's Moody Coliseum. Last year, the Lady Indians clinched a state berth by beating Bushland in the regional finals.
"They're out for blood since they were the big team last year and we snuck up under them," Nocona coach Sandy Langford said. "They're going to try and make sure they have all their eggs in their basket and so are we. We're just going to have to bring our 'A' game."
Nocona looked sharp early, winning 10 of the first 13 points in Game 1. Hackley, who also added four aces, served out the first set's final five points.
Breckenridge (27-11), the District 7-2A winner, improved as the match went on, but couldn't string together enough points to get anything more than a small lead.
"They're experienced. We're a young team when it comes to playoff experience this deep," Breckenridge coach Victoria Dudgeon said. "That was on their side this match and they were able to battle back and make sure that their balls were in the court."
The tightest game was in the third set. The teams were tied at 16-all before the Lady Indians won nine of the last 11 points.
Nocona rattled off four straight points with C.J. Hamilton's tip, Hackley's kill, Brittan Mitchell's ace and a Breckenridge error.
"We just kind of lost focus and I had to get them refocused," Langford said. "We knew going in that they had two big middles and we had to stop them. Other than that, we had to play our game, put the ball down before they could."
While the loss ended their season, Dudgeon said she was proud of her Lady Buckaroos, who claimed a playoff win last week against Kermit.
"We came in this year knowing we not only wanted to win district but wanted to get past that first playoff game," Dudgeon said. "We've been stuck there the past two years. I'm proud of the girls for the fact that we set that goal and we went for it. We build from here."
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Hey ya'll, i know it's not technically the jazz, however, this thursday the team usa camp is gonna have an intrasquad game with all the young new talent they are trying out. it's gonna be on NBA-TV. this means we can see some of the progress they are making, and see how they stack up against the other great up and comers, or as i like to say their peers. if you want to read about it, the links below, with the main detail even farther below. I'm excited, but i won't be able to watch, so I hereby recommend a slcdunk gamethread, with lots of descriptive posts. That is all.
An intrasquad game Thursday night at the Thomas & Mack Arena will be open to the public and broadcast live on NBA-TV (7 p.m. MT)


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Will Flyers Brayden Schenn be the first NHLer to be suspended for a head shot?
During last night's Philadelphia Flyers New Jersey Devils NHL game, forward Brayden Schenn left his feet to take out defenceman Anton Volchenkov.
He will now be required to meet with chief disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan and could be suspended.
Brayden Schenn's disciplinarian hearing with Brendan Shanahan is at 1:30 pm ET today. PHI F left feet on 2nd period hit, no penalty on play.—
Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) January 23, 2013
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