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It has been more than 18 months since Lexi Stewart ran face-first into a pillar during a flag football practice indoors, and the 17-year-old Service High junior looks great. No scars on her face. No clue that she all but lost her two front teeth, which have been capped and could star in a toothpaste commercial.
It has been more than 18 months since Stewart was injured, and you would never guess that every single day since, she struggles. She struggles to stay awake. She struggles to read, and then she struggles to remember what she read. She struggles through debilitating headaches. She struggles with depression. She struggles at school, which even now she attends only part-time.
Unless you live with her or spend time with her on a regular basis, you don't see signs of Stewart's ongoing condition, because it's all in her head.
Stewart has what is known as the invisible injury -- a traumatic brain injury commonly known as a concussion.
"People say concussion because it sounds better than brain injury," she said.
On Saturday, Stewart will put a face on concussions at Coaches Clinic 2012, a two-day course offered by Providence Alaska Medical Center for coaches, teachers, parents, nurses and others involved in youth sports.
She will be the keynote speaker at the clinic organized by physical therapist Wally Wilson, who has helped with Stewart's rehabilitation at Providence Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Therapy.
"Behind every diagnosis there's a story, and she told me hers while riding the bike one day," Wilson said. "Everybody needs to hear it."
The story begins on a rainy Friday afternoon, Sept. 24, 2010, when Stewart and her teammates were practicing in the cafeteria. Stewart hit a pillar while going for a pass. She doesn't remember the impact or the pain, only that she felt something hard in her mouth.
"I spit out my two front teeth," she said. "I was a little shaken by what happened -- a high school girl with no teeth. I couldn't talk. I sounded like a hillbilly."
And so off she went for three hours of emergency dental surgery.
For the next 48 hours or so, Lexi assured her parents, Brian and Lisa Stewart, that she was fine. She wasn't.
"I started really declining. I'm not really sure when. I started sleeping 16 hours a day. I didn't even get up to go to the bathroom. I had constant headaches. I would stand up and, you know how you get when you spin yourself around and everything goes black? I had nausea and I couldn't eat," she said.
She stayed home from school Monday. On Tuesday she saw a doctor who said if her symptoms got worse, she should go to the emergency room. On Wednesday she went to the emergency room and was told she had post-concussion syndrome and should rest for a couple of days. On Thursday, while sitting in her living room, she blacked out and woke up disoriented and with her nose bleeding. She made another trip to the ER, was diagnosed with severe dehydration and got a CT scan, the results of which were inconclusive. More rest, she was told.
On Friday, Lexi returned to school, partly to talk to her teachers and take home assignments, and partly because it was picture day for the yearbook. She spoke to one teacher before dizziness hit. She went to see the school nurse, who told her, "You need an ImPACT evaluation."
An ImPACT evaluation is a computerized test that measures cognitive skills like memory, reaction and hand-eye coordination. Lexi's scores put her in the bottom 1 percent.
"We thought, well, in a couple of weeks her scores will jump up," mother Lisa Stewart said, "but they didn't."
Lisa was about seven months pregnant when Lexi got hurt, and on Dec. 3 she gave birth to Luke, the family's third child -- another son, Kyle, is 12. Lisa wound up taking off a full year from her job at Alaska USA because Lexi needed as much care as the baby.
"I couldn't bathe myself," Lexi said. "I would lay limp at the bottom of the shower."
She lost 10 pounds from a body made strong and lean from years of competition-league soccer, mountain biking, flag football and other sports. "Her legs were like lethal weapons," Lisa said of the pre-injury Lexi.
Lexi tried to go back to school three weeks after her injury, but she couldn't manage. More than once, she left in a wheelchair because of fatigue or sensory overload.
"I could only sit and listen for an hour a day," she said. "I had to get used to the lights, and I had to get used to the noise, because kids are really loud."
Lexi was a straight-A student with plans to be a nurse before she got hurt. She was in the top 10 percent of her class, meaning she was on track for a University of Alaska scholarship. Now she gets mostly Bs and still wants to be a nurse.
She's still not back in school full time -- she attends class for four of the seven periods each day. Sports like soccer and flag football are pretty much off the table for life, because no one knows what another blow to the head might bring.
"I completely gave up sports. I cook now. I bake," she said. "If I work out too much, the next day I'll re-read something six times and still not get the meaning of it."
She said good days -- "When I'm not tired and I don't have a headache" -- happen about once a week.
Lexi said she asked Wilson if she could speak at Saturday's clinic because she thinks it's important for coaches and others to know just how traumatic a traumatic brain injury can be -- and so they know that just because a kid looks OK doesn't mean she is OK.
That's a message that is being delivered everywhere from the National Football League to the Anchorage School District as more attention is being paid to head injuries. Attitudes about concussions are changing and stories like Lexi's might aid the evolution.
"Coaches say, 'Just sleep it off. You'll be fine.' You're not. You're damaging an organ," Lexi said. "There's just not enough information on (the brain). The doctor we saw didn't know. The emergency room didn't know. How's a coach supposed to know? How's a parent supposed to know?"
Reach Beth Bragg at firstname.lastname@example.com or 257-4335.
Coaches clinic
What: Coaches Clinic 2012, a two-day course for coaches, teachers, nurses and other adults involved with youth sports.
When: Saturday and Sunday at the Providence Cancer Center, room 2285
Registration: Saturday from 7:15-8 a.m. at the classroom or online.
Cost: $100
Details: Health care providers will discuss injuries to adolescents, including head injuries, neck injuries, fractures, cardiac issues and injuries to the knee, hip and other joints.
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Post-game breakdown: SMU
The Huskies secured a signature victory that they so desperately needed.
UConn will attempt to advance to the Final Four for the fifth time in school history today.
It will require UConn's best effort of the season to beat Michigan State in the East Regional final at Madison Square Garden. Game time is 2:20 p.m.
It also will be the ultimate toughness test for the Huskies.
"We've been through a lot," senior Shabazz Napier said. "We understand that this is definitely going to be another dogfight. We don't expect them to back down and I hope they don't expect to back down.
"It's going to be a fight, and we're just hopeful that we'll be on top."
Here's pre-game preview
-- Records: Seventh-seeded UConn 29-8, No. 4 Michigan State (29-8)
-- Last game: UConn beat third-seeded Iowa State, 81-76, Friday; Michigan State defeated top-seeded Virginia, 61-59, Friday
-- Common opponents: Harvard (UConn won 61-56, Michigan St. won 80-73), Indiana (UConn won 59-58, Michigan St. won 71-66 and 73-56)
-- Probable starters: UConn, 6-1 sr. guard Shabazz Napier (17.9 pts, 5.9 rebs, 4.9 assists), 6-0 jr. guard Ryan Boatright (12.1 pts), 6-9 jr. forward DeAndre Daniels (13.0 pts, 5.8 rebs), 6-7 sr. forward Niels Giffey (8.4 pts, 3.8 rebs), 6-10 so. center Phil Nolan (3.5 pts, 2.4 rebs)
Michigan State, 6-1 sr. Keith Appling (11.4 pts, 4.5 assists), 6-4 so. guard Gary Harris (16.6 pts, 4.1 rebs), 6-5 so. guard Denzel Valentine (7.9 pts, 5.9 rebs), 6-6 jr. Branden Dawson (11.4 pts, 8.3 rebs), 6-10 forward Adreian Payne (16.5 pts, 7.2 rebs)
-- Coach Kevin Ollie: "We want to give our fans something special. It will be amazing to play 40 full (minutes) of UConn basketball and get a win, but I know it's going to take every ounce of guts we have, ever ounce of sweat and tears that we've got to win against a great Michigan State team."
-- UConn is playing in its in 11th Elite Eight, going 4-6. The Huskies have won three of the last four trip.
Michigan State is 8-3 in Regional finals, including 6-1 under coach Tom Izzo.
-- Series: UConn leads, 3-2, winning the last two including a 66-62 decision in 2012-13 season opener in Germany. The teams also played in 2009 national semifinals, with Michigan State winning 83-72.
-- Player to watch: The 245-pound Payne, a match-up nightmare.
-- Michigan State relies heavily on interior offense and perimeter defense to punish opponents. Payne and Dawson are averaging a combined 36 points and 14 rebounds in the NCAA tournament.
-- Top reserve: junior guard Travis Trice (7.5 pts).
-- The Spartans lead the Big Ten in field goal percentage defense at 39.8 and shoot 47.6 from the field.
-- Hot: Daniels is averaging 18.7 points and 6.3 rebounds in three NCAA games. Cold: UConn almost even in rebounding (33.7-33.0) in last three games.
-- Since both teams reached Final Four in 1999, UConn is 35-8 in NCAA tournament, MichiganState is 40-14.
-- Winner plays Florida in the national semifinals Saturday in Dallas.
-- Check back later for a post-game breakdown and video.
-- Follow me on Twitter @GavinKeefe
Former UConn great Richard "Rip" Hamilton announced his retirement today.
UConn took a difficult route to victory on Sunday. So it was a typical win for the Huskies, who held off Tulane, 67-60, at Gampel Pavilion.
UConn senior Ryan Boatright and Providence sophomore Kris Dunn are two of 17 finalists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award in college basketball.
Freshman Daniel Hamilton is a rising star. The latest evidence came in UConn's 75-72 loss at Memphis on Thursday night.
UConn and Memphis meet twice over the final few weeks of the regular season.
UConn played its most complete game this season on Thursday night. Its near perfect performance couldn't have come at a better time.
UConn begins a make-or-break stretch tonight.The Huskies host Tulsa, the American Athletic Conference leader, at the XL Center.
UConn released a statement late Sunday from Jim Calhoun on the passing of fellow Hall of Fame coach Dean Smith, the North Carolina legend.
Here's a revealing statistic: UConn is 7-1 when Rodney Purvis scores in double figures.
UConn played about 13 minutes of nearly perfect basketball on Wednesday night.
UConn has never lost more than two games in a season at Gampel Pavilion since the building opened in 1989. That streak is in jeopardy.
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Derick E. Hingle/USA TODAY SportsJackie Bradley Jr. is making it very hard for the Red Sox to send him to the minors.
TAMPA, Fla. -- We've got the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees on ESPN today in a 1 p.m. ET game. Jackie Bradley Jr. is expected to play for Boston, in the midst of a spring in which he's 18-for-41 and, just as impressively, he has drawn eight walks and has only five strikeouts. In spring training, a lot of young hitters would tend to swing the bat anxiously and aggressively, because that's what hitters do, but Bradley has shown patience, in keeping with his hitting approach from the minors. He's had 615 plate appearances in pro ball so far, and in those, he has almost a 1-to-1 walk to strikeout ratio -- 91 walks and 97 strikeouts.
He has been so good, at a time when David Ortiz is hurting, that there is pitched conversation about what the Red Sox should do with the outfielder -- whether they should keep him in the big leagues to open the season, or to send him to the minor leagues.
If Bradley played for the Tampa Bay Rays, who are the most disciplined organization in baseball in the way they try to maximize the value of their player development products, it would be a no-brainer: He would go back to the minor leagues until they were certain he had been given the best chance to hit the ground running at the major league level -- and to not start his service-time clock until the most advantageous time for them.
But these are the Boston Red Sox, with a budget more than twice the size of the Rays', with a lot more margin for error financially and a fan base with a much higher level of expectation. And there is this, which cannot be emphasized enough: They haven't made the playoffs the past three seasons, and they are coming off the disastrous Bobby V season in which they went 69-93 and were widely regarded as unlikable and unwatchable in New England.
If Bradley -- a dynamic prospect with a strong, poised presence -- has the ability to make an immediate impact, in a year in which the AL East appears to something of a mud bog of parity, he could help to change a lot for a Red Sox Nation that still tells tales of the Gold Dust Twins of Fred Lynn and Jim Rice in '75. Jackie Bradley Jr. could serve to alter the likability, and the losing.
Generally speaking, if the Red Sox want to delay free agency for Bradley, they need to wait 20 days before calling him up during the season, or until about April 20. (There are variations of how they could accomplish this, in which they'd send him back to the minors early in the season, but having him open the year in Triple-A is the most simple.)
This may seem like a small amount of time for an extra year of club control, but as one executive noted, consider the Braves in 2010: Atlanta decided to open the season with Jason Heyward as their right fielder, he played well right from the start, and the Braves made the playoffs by one game.
Another example cited by another official: The Angels of 2012, who waited until the end of April to summon Mike Trout to the big leagues, as they gave Vernon Wells a chance to play daily. Trout played like an MVP and the Angels went 83-59 after he arrived, but because the Angels were 6-14 at the time he arrived they wound up missing the playoffs.
For the Red Sox, there is a clear advantage to waiting before they promote Bradley -- but they also must keep an open mind to the possibilities that some players can be an exception to the rule. If there is an every-day opportunity, and if there is a player who is a clear best alternative, there is some value in going with that player who can mitigate the downside to starting earlier.
The other factor the Sox must consider is Bradley's timeline for becoming arbitration eligible.
If the Red Sox want to prevent Bradley from becoming a "Super Two" and getting an extra year of arbitration, one executive wrote in an email, "the best time [to call him up] is somewhere in the range of June 15-July 1. Since [Super Two] players are in the top 22.2 percent of the two-plus [years] service class, it is something of a moving continuum. Put another way, if clubs all wait and don't call up top prospects like Bradley the date gets pushed back. However, based upon past dates and the current projections for this class, a promotion somewhere in the June 15-July 1 timeframe should work."
How much could the Red Sox save by doing this? Well, consider the case of Buster Posey, who is at one extremely high end of the spectrum. Buster Posey has two years and 161 days of service time, meaning that he qualified for arbitration this year, and he and the Giants settled on a salary of $8 million. If he had been summoned to the big leagues in July 2010, rather than in May, his salary would have been a fraction of that.
But the Giants probably wouldn't have made the playoffs or won the World Series in 2010 if they had kept Posey in the minors another four to six weeks, in an effort to freeze his arbitration clock.
If I were running the Red Sox (and they are fortunate that is not the case): I'd start him in the minor leagues to open the year and call him up April 20, after ensuring that he wouldn't become eligible for free agency until after the 2019 season, rather than 2018. Jonny Gomes could play left field until then, and move into a fourth outfielder/DH role once Bradley arrives.
For the readers: What would you do with Bradley?
Issues for Yankees, Giants
• Hal Steinbrenner runs the Yankees, and he's really good at forecasting, too, writes David Waldstein.
Derek Jeter was scratched from Tuesday's lineup.
Normally, this wouldn't be a concern. But the Yankees have almost no safety nets in place with a lineup that appears much weaker than last year, given the departures of players such as Nick Swisher and the injuries to Mark Teixeira, Curtis Granderson and Alex Rodriguez. The Yankees need the 38-year-old Jeter to be a productive member of their lineup, and we are less than two weeks away from the start of the regular season and he has not yet come close to playing nine innings at shortstop in any exhibition.
• As the start of the season nears, the Giants also have a lot of pieces out of place, writes Henry Schulman. From his story:
Their No. 3 hitter, Pablo Sandoval, will not throw a baseball before this weekend because of an inflamed ulnar nerve in his right elbow. Head athletic trainer Dave Groeschner revealed Tuesday that an MRI taken Monday also shows a bone spur in the back of Sandoval's elbow, which Groeschner downplayed as a "chronic" condition that should not prevent the third baseman from playing.
Two of the three left-handed relievers, Jose Mijares and Javier Lopez, are behind after getting hurt, with Lopez ahead of Mijares on the comeback trail.
Angel Pagan, the Giants' center fielder and leadoff hitter, and reliever Santiago Casilla probably will not rejoin the team until Thursday after playing in the World Baseball Classic.
Most troublesome, backup catcher Hector Sanchez is struggling through his second spring bout of shoulder inflammation and will attempt to play light catch Wednesday.
The battle for jobs
1. Marlon Byrd will be the right fielder for the Mets, it appears.
2. David O'Brien explains why the Braves might keep Jordan Schafer.
3. Shelby Miller was really good; Joe Kelly, not so much.
4. Brent Morel was sent to the minors.
5. Billy Hamilton was reassigned.
6. The Tigers sent Nick Castellanos to the minors, as expected.
7. The Brewers are looking at a young outfielder for a bench role.
Dings and dents
1. Roy Halladay is still recovering from his stomach virus.
2. With Scott Baker shut down, gambles are not paying off for the Cubs.
3. This is not good: Albert Pujols is battling plantar fasciitis, writes Mike DiGiovanna, one of those injuries that can just linger.
Moves, deals and decisions
1. A top Cardinals prospect is still waiting for his visa.
2. We will learn soon whether Aroldis Chapman is being moved to closer. As John Fay writes in his story today:


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According to security mettle-detectors Independent Security Evaluators, of the overall devices analysed from ten manufacturers, almost all of them were found to be vulnerable.
Independent Security Evaluators security analyst Jacob Holcomb told PCWorld: "There wasn't one device that I literally couldn't take over.
"At least 50 percent of them can be exploited without authentication."
During the experiments, Holcomb evaluated devices including Asustor's AS-602T, TRENDnet's TN-200 and TN-200T1, QNAP's TS-870, Seagate's BlackArmor 1BW5A3-570, Netgear's ReadyNAS104, D-LINK's DNS-345, Lenovo's IX4-300D, Buffalo's TeraStation 5600, Western Digital's MyCloud EX4 and ZyXEL's NSA325 v2.
To date, the security organisation MITRE has allotted 22 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) for the issues.
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Style... substance... sophistication... and simplicity, with the ability to transition into different dimensions throughout the song... pretty dope
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Brazil playmaker Ronaldinho wants his side to pepper Australia's goal when the two sides meet in Munich on Sunday.
The Barcelona star and his team-mates struggled to overcome Croatia 1-0 in their opening game, with Kaka's excellent 25-yard drive proving to be the difference.
Ronaldinho said: "This ball is great for forwards. It is very hard for the goalkeepers because it is so light and it moves around a lot.
"We have spoken about it as a squad and believe the best thing we can do is to keep shooting from long range."
The midfield ace also backed his side to improve on their opening performance as they try to justify their favourites' tag.
He added: "At World Cups in the past, Brazil have grown into the competition.
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 48 minutes ago.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP)—Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka will revive their Olympic gold medal-winning doubles partnership against Belgium and try to lead Switzerland back into the elite Davis Cup World Group.
Swiss captain Severin Luethi confirmed Thursday that the pair will team up for the first time in Davis Cup play in Saturday's doubles of the best-of-five playoff.
Wawrinka, ranked No. 9 in the world, will open Friday's singles against 58th-ranked Steve Darcis. U.S. Open champion Federer, now ranked No. 2 behind Rafael Nadal, follows against No. 95 Kristof Vliegen. The matchups are reversed for Sunday's singles.
The Swiss pairing will face Olivier Rochus and Xavier Malisse, who won the doubles title a the 2004 French Open.
The Belgian duo each present Federer with some personal history.
As a 17-year-old in 1999, Federer lost both his Davis Cup singles matches— including one to Malisse—and the Swiss team fell 3-2 in the quarterfinals in Brussels.
"I don't have any good memories of that match," Federer said. "I have waited a long time for revenge."
Federer and Rochus are friends from their days on the junior circuit. They teamed up to win the boys' doubles at Wimbledon in 1998, when Federer also won the boys' singles.
The 27-year-old Rochus said he was not surprised that Federer turned a rare appearance in doubles into a gold medal at Beijing.
"When it was important in the Olympics he played once and he won it," the Belgian said. "That proves he is the best player in the world. He can do anything with the ball."
Federer, who will play before a Swiss crowd for the first time this year, said he hoped to relive the Olympic experience he shared with Wawrinka.
"We were a really nice team," he said. "Stan played great doubles over there."
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4:05 PM ET, September 29, 2012
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
CHICAGO -- The math is there for the Tampa Bay Rays to see and despite a 10-4 victory Saturday over the slumping Chicago White Sox, they know pulling out a wild-card berth when trailing by three with four to play is a monumental assignment.
Of course, they didn't clinch a playoff spot last season until the final day. So, keep playing."We have to believe we're going to get the help while we take care of our own business. We're 1-0 on Saturday, let's go 1-0 on Sunday," manager Joe Maddon said. "I'm like the biggest scoreboard watcher, but at the end of the day I can't worry about that."For the White Sox, it's just as difficult. They trail Detroit by two in the AL Central with four left and must find a way Sunday to beat Rays ace David Price as he goes for his 20th win."We have to win every game and hope Detroit loses a couple," said Chicago's Alex Rios, who had two of the White Sox's four hits allowed Saturday by Tampa Bay starter Matt Moore and two relievers. "That's what has to happen."Moore allowed one hit in 5 1/3 shutout innings, Matt Joyce came off the bench to homer twice and Jeff Keppinger and Chris Gimenez also connected Saturday.Tampa Bay, with nine wins in 10 games, remained three games out of the second wild card behind Oakland, which beat Seattle 7-4 in 10 innings Saturday.The White Sox, who've dropped 9 of 11, fell two games behind Detroit in the AL Central when the Tigers defeated the Twins 6-4After Sunday, the Rays go home for three against Baltimore and the White Sox head to Cleveland. Detroit goes to Kansas City, while Oakland has three at home against the AL West-leading Rangers."If we win out, we're hoping the way their (A's) schedule is -- a chip and a chair kind of thing -- that's all we need," Gimenez said.Moore (11-11), 0-4 in his previous five starts, retired the first 13 batters before Rios singled with one out in the fifth. Dayan Viciedo followed with a walk, but Moore got out of it on a fly ball and a strikeout of Tyler Flowers."I never felt that there was anything wrong, especially physically. And that's where a little bit of the questions came from at this stage of the season and with my age," said Moore, like Chris Sale, a young lefty with a big future. "That's a natural question with my velocity being down a little bit. But I felt like I went out there and competed with what I had."With the White Sox trailing 10-0 in the eighth, pinch-hitter Orlando Hudson hit a grand slam off reliever Chris Archer -- Chicago's fourth hit all day.Sale (17-8), who has pitched 192 innings in his first year as a starter, lasted just 3 1/3 innings, his shortest start of the season. He gave up seven hits and was charged with five runs while walking three and striking out seven.He said fatigue was not a factor whatsoever."That was terrible. That was a disgrace," Sale said."I did nothing to help the team win, put guys in positions that they shouldn't have been in. To go out and have your starter go three innings, that's a recipe for a disaster pretty much every time. Like I said before, just didn't do my job. Team needed me and I didn't pull it out for them. Just a frustrating day."Sale beat Moore 2-1 at Tropicana Field on May 28, when he struck out 15 to Moore's 10, but this time he wasn't sharp from the outset, struggling with his control."When he doesn't locate, I think that was the biggest thing for him today," Chicago manager Robin Ventura said. "He was just not in the zone enough. It was just one of those, you don't expect that out of him but it is late in the year and stuff can happen. Other than that we stunk."The Rays had two runners on in both the first and second innings but Sale used his strikeout pitch to escape -- he had five in the first two frames.But B.J. Upton drew a leadoff walk in third and raced home on Ben Zobrist's double into the left-field corner. Evan Longoria lined out, but Keppinger hit his ninth homer, just over the fence in left-center to make it 3-0.Upton's RBI single in the fourth made it 4-0 and finished the young White Sox ace. Longoria added a run-scoring single off reliever Brian Omogrosso with Upton thrown out at the plate to end the inning. Gimenez hit his first homer of the season and sixth of his major league career, leading off the sixth against Deunte Heath for a six-run cushion.Game notes
Moore's fourth strikeout of the game in the fifth was his 175th of the season, setting the Rays' rookie record. Scott Kazmir had 174 in 2005. ... White Sox leadoff hitter Alejandro De Aza was scratched from the lineup with flu-like symptoms and replaced by Dewayne Wise. ... Price (19-5), who could become the first 20-game winner in Tampa Bay history, will be opposed by Chicago's Jose Quintana (6-5) on Sunday.
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CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 29: Chris Sale #49 of the Chicago White Sox pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays in the...
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Scoring Summary
3rd | B Zobrist doubled to left, B Upton scored. | 1 | 0 | |
3rd | J Keppinger homered to left, B Zobrist scored. | 3 | 0 | |
4th | B Upton singled to right, S Rodriguez scored, C Gimenez to third. | 4 | 0 | |
4th | E Longoria singled to right, C Gimenez scored, B Upton thrown out at home. | 5 | 0 | |
6th | C Gimenez homered to center. | 6 | 0 | |
7th | M Joyce homered to center. | 7 | 0 | |
8th | M Joyce homered to center, B Zobrist and E Longoria scored. | 10 | 0 | |
8th | O Hudson homered to left, Jor Danks, R Olmedo and D Johnson scored. | 10 | 4 | |
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Game Information
Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
Attendance | 26,559 (65.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
Game Time | 3:19 |
Weather | 78 degrees, sunny |
Wind | 8 mph |
Umpires | Home Plate - Alfonso Marquez, First Base - Tom Hallion, Second Base - Brian O'Nora, Third Base - Chad Fairchild |
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3080 ups - 1381 downs = 1699 votes
350 comments submitted at 15:07:22 on Jan 19, 2013 by markednl
Failed Ahmed Dogan assassination (GIF) (i.imgflip.com)
3080 ups - 1381 downs = 1699 votes
350 comments submitted at 15:07:22 on Jan 19, 2013 by markednl
Wow, talk about divine intervention. Glad the guy's ok.
EDIT: I hate how every single time I say something in respect to my faith I get down voted. I didn't even say God this time! Out of all the times that man probably practiced with that gun, went over the scenario in his head, and he even executed it perfectly to get right in front of his target. He got the one chance to shoot that man point blank in the face, what he has been dreaming of, and the gun jams. The chance of that is astronomically small. You want a miracle? We just got one on camera :)
I'll say it again, I am so glad that guy is ok.
EDIT 2: I'm sorry but I can't respond to all these messages. I've literally gotten over two dozen responses. I've started civil discussion with most of them, but they are starting to deteriorate into angry, hateful, responses or ridicule. I'm sorry that I've offended some of you but I am not sorry for what I've said. I will state my belief and be a witness for my faith if challenged. I'm very surprised at the argument that has started all from me saying 'divine intervention.' Two small simple words, who knew they would have such an impact.
For some reason Reddit goes absolutely nuts if you bring up religion. It's like a Pavlovian response...
I'd hate to see what would have happened if he had said Merry Christmas.
GTFO you piece of shit.
Watch this guys...
Mitt Romney!
How dare you.
"For some reason"?
In this case, it's like "Wow, let's attribute this random chance event to a causal source that no one is allowed to question because it doesn't hold up to questioning."
It isn't 'for some reason' it involves the history of the site. It was originally one of the original places where atheism was actively supported and respected, the only reason I originally joined was because they had a very large atheist community and there were very few larger sites that were like this. So don't say you are shocked, today reddit is for rage comics and pictures of cats for middle school children, but it didn't always be this way, and to you are mererly ignorant of the facts.
Regardless if you agree or disagree atheism built this sites community, and now it is so marginalized, both for good and bad reasons.
What about reddiquette? Complaining about downvotes gets you more downvotes. The kids are taking over, this is just another example.
Just trying to better the world one comment at a time.
How do I make the world better? I KNOW! I'll be a dick to everyone who doesn't think like me!
You will be assimilated by the hive mind, resistance is futile
I think people in religious communities/countries think the internet 'goes nuts' when in fact most of us are just facepalming and downvoting what we consider serious delusions and ignorance. Accepting and respecting it helps it spread.
Your right. Fighting religion with your downvotes and rage comics is a great way to do it.
Fuck your intolerance.
You realize that in saying "Fuck your intolerance", you're literally being intolerant?
Dude it was a fucking figure of speech. It's not like he said look at this miracle, it was clearly caused by God and now you must all worship him and give me all your money. Get your shitty intolerant ass back to /r/atheism.
It is for some of us. I grew up in a Christian family and feel strongly about religion because of it. I think it's abusive to raise children in any religion. I see it was brain washing. I still have issues because I never bought into it and didn't know if I was crazy or if everyone else was.
So, yeah, some of us have strong opinions on religion and for good reasons.
That still isn't any reason to jump on someone the second they mention anything remotely religious. That's just abusive.
I didn't. And I didn't condone it either. I simply offered up my personal reason for finding religion offensive. If it's ok to feel strongly about religion when one is religious, it should be ok to feel strongly about it on the other side too.
He used a figure of speech, he didn't bring his child to fucking Jesus Camp.
And I didn't say a single word about it, or to him at all. I'm just pointing out that for all the strong, positive feelings about religion there are others with strong, negative feelings about it. It evokes strong opinions on both sides. Expect chaos if you bring it up in a forum that has millions of people from all over the globe. Is this actually surprising to anyone?
Reddit, I... I just don't understand you. Here, most people are saying "There's nothing wrong with this person mentioning their religion" but go to another thread and people will be saying things like "Religion is inherently bad, and anyone who talks about their religion in public is a bad person." It seems very hypocritical to me that you can say one thing in a thread about creationism in schools, but turn around and say the complete opposite when responding to an actual religious person.
I don't believe in creationism in schools, but I respect other humans enough to let me believe whatever the fuck they want to, as long as they don't try to shove it on me.
I think as long as creationism isn't taught as empirical fact, and other cultures creation stories are taught equally, then creationism should have a small part.
But maybe thats just because my parents didn't make me do religious education, so my RE classes consisted of me sitting outside playing lego, and i don't want other kids missing out on that
Reddit isn't a single person.
But anyway, being against creationism in schools is pretty different (at least to me) to allowing religious people to express themselves in an internet forum.
For the record, nope I don't think it was divine intervention. Things that have low chance of occurring do occur. It would be improbable that they wouldn't.
Guns jam. It had a chance of jamming in that instance and it did.
I think a miracle is something which has 0 chance of happening, but happens anyways. (Think loaves and fishes)
I agree, guy is just lucky.
> I think a miracle is something which has 0 chance of happening
Best. FTFY. Ever.
Help! /r/atheism is leaking!
Props for speaking out in outspoken Atheist territory.
stay strong. I don't have to have your faith to respect it. Screw anyone who says otherwise
There are a lot of commenter that are being dicks true.
But do consider the implications of your comment. You are saying right here that your deity can take actual steps to prevent shootings in the world but chooses not to most of the time. All those children at Sandy Hook your god let die, but not this guy. That is what you are saying here. What if a commenter had a family member killed in a shooting? You basically just said you god wanted them dead, because if he could intervene then he chose not to. That has got to be offensive.
I have a family member that died from getting shot. Stop getting butthurt by Kamon2011's comment. He meant well and that's exactly how it came across. What he said isn't offensive.
just because he doesn't comprehend the implications of his comment doesn't excuse him from them.
>I have a family member that died from getting shot.
I like how you say this as if it means you have the authority to speak about if a gun jamming is the result of divine intervention.
Just because it's not offensive to you doesn't mean it's not offensive.
He didn't mean well, he meant nothing. It's a pithy throwaway thing to say when you have no way to really explain something. It makes it easier for people to deal with reality.
I am not religious, but people such as yourself that find very simple statements such as the one previously said offensive, I find just as bad as extremely religious folk that won't stop shoving religious down my throat. As a word of advice, keep your high sensitivity to yourself. It is not appreciated, it is just kind of sad.
Edit: How do you know he didn't mean well? Did you ask him?
lol, who said I found it offensive? Just stating a point regarding human psychology and how people cope with things.
I find it just as bad when people who want to take strawmen and put them in a person's actual place in order to make themselves feel smarter, and then shove simplistic garbage comments like yours down their throats. It's not appreciated, it's just kind of retarded.
Edit: Do you like moose? My sister had a moose once.
I must admit that you did not say that you found it offensive, and I apologize for making that wrong assumption.
I do not really understand what you meant to say in your second paragraph, but I will attempt at a rebuttal. I'm not shoving anything down your throat, you chose to read my comment. I didn't follow you around shoving my comment in your face. If you don't like my comment, you don't have to respond. No one is making you.
I was merely responding to your irrelevant comment with one of my own in the same format as yours. You automatically assumed I was someone I'm not because I had a different opinion. That's going to make you look foolish.
To you. Do you speak for everyone? I find it kind of offensive.
I agree he meant well. But that doesn't mean you should be insensitive to the feelings of others. There are some sayings that might be okay to you but to others are terribly hurtful.
PS If he truly means well then he should take this opportunity to learn that it isn't always taken well.
No, I do not speak for everyone, nor did I say that I do. However, why do you have to find it offensive though? He/she didn't personally insult or attack anyone. He/she mentioned divine intervention because that is part of his faith. No one said you had to agree with it. Why not respectfully disagree? Why do you need to feel offended? Why not just choose to move on, knowing that you have every right not to agree with him?
If you can't take someone mentioning their faith, then you sir/madam are incredibly sensitive and probably do not belong on the internet.
Did I say that you did speak for everyone? I believe I asked a question.
Was I disrespectful? Please point as to where. I believe all I did was point out why people have a negative reaction to what he said. Or do you believe disagreeing is an insult? That seems to be your thesis here.
And I do have the right to be offended if somebody says their deity chooses on a whim if my loved one is murdered or not. I find that very offensive. "God has a plan" is a terrible thing to say to someone grieving. Why do you feel the need to trample on people's feelings? Is your faith so important that you feel the need to force it upon someone in pain? Offense is not something you choose, it is a natural visceral reaction.
Or is it that you feel anyone who doesn't adhere to your worldview should never speak out?
>Why not just choose to move on, knowing that you have every right not to agree with him
I cannot respond to something posted on a public forum? Why not ask why he posted it in the first place? I have just as much reason to speak as he did do I not? Are people of faith so sensitive that they cannot take someone not agreeing with them?
I answered your question and I did not say that you said that I speak for everyone, I simply answered in a very clear, clarified manner that seems to have been misinterpreted.
Disagreeing is not an insult depending on how one does it. For example, if one disagrees by using a personal attack, such as name calling, then it is an insult. But, if someone says/writes something well thought out, and just states their opinion, then it is not an insult. You were not insulting anyone and I'm sorry if it seemed like I was implying that.
You have the right to be offended, but I find it to be an overreaction in this case. To me, saying that "Wow, talk about divine intervention. Glad the guy's ok." is not at all the same as saying "It was God's plan for him to live". Even if he did say that second statement, I would not think twice about it. It's his belief and it's not physically harming anyone, nor is it a personal attack.
In this instant, the comment by Kamon2011 was just a voiced opinion. If I was grieving the death of a family member and someone said it was God's plan for them to die, I would show them the door immediately and invite them to take their beliefs somewhere else.
From a different comment: I am not religious and I do not believe in a God. What was said is not my belief, but I felt as though it was not disrespectful. Honestly, he said that he's glad the guy is ok, that's the important part!
You can respond to anything you want, but you do have the choice to just move on. I have done it hundreds of times, but this time I chose to speak out. Not everyone of faith is sensitive.
In short, I just believe it is silly to get offended over such a harmless comment which ended in relief that no one was killed.
Well that seems like a fair assessment. I still feel that people should understand that sometimes a phrase they use commonly can be hurtful to others and that they should be mindful of that possibility. And that nobody can decree how somebody should feel. But I do feel that I understand your point better. Thank you.
Thank you for your understanding reply.
To help me understand this whole situation better, why exactly would someone find the statement in question offensive?
I love reddit.. But it saddens me to know that if I mention my faith I'll be downvoted.
Because no one knows how to not be offended in a disagreement anymore. Any counter argument is seen as a personal attack. Such is life.
I think that's taking it a step too far.
In what way?
In terms of "talk about divine intervention," I think it's more used as a figure of speech then a carefully plotted out statement where the person considering the implications to every person who's ever had a gun pointed at them.
I mean, I'm an ABC, and people will sometimes say things (often slightly jokingly) like "lao tian ye must have saved me," even though the Chinese as a whole are pretty atheist/religious practices is more of a cultural thing. Dude, one of our saints is a talking monkey. (lao tian ye = basically god, but not quite.)
I don't like how OP doubled down in righteous religious fury, but I agree that there wasn't anything explicitly offensive about his statement.
It's a really hard line to walk, and I understand that it could make someone upset. There is a lot of evil in this world no doubt. It's a common conclusion to come to that why doesn't God just take it all away? Well that walks the fine line between his will and also free will, which is one of the hardest doctrines to understand. I still don't. But I'm not gonna stop seeing the good in this world because of the evil.
As a Christian I see God as a loving father and a caring lord, who doesn't want to see any of this pain. Sometimes he intervenes and sometimes he doesn't. Why does he choose sometimes and not others? I don't know, nor do I expect to fully now. He is my God and I respect and humbly trust his decisions, knowing that they are for the best because he sees the whole picture. It can be hard sometimes and my faith can start to waiver when I come face to face with evil. But I must remain steadfast in trusting him, knowing that he is working out fate in such a way that it will come to a beautiful ending.
Clearly god didn't respect the free will of the shooter in this instance if HE stopped the gun from firing.
Those mental gymnastics you're doing right here? Yeah, those go away when you realize there's probably no god, and evil things happen simply because evil people exist.
Oh, and free will can't exist with a all-knowing, all-powerful god.
See - that's logical conclusion - it won't work with people of faith. Same as logical conclusion to what happened is - gun jammed, or he forgot to chamber first round due to massive pressure and stress, safety was on or it was just staged. Also gif is not in same pace as video is, making it look like old guy is very fast with his reaction.
Anyways, now that OP has seen "divine intervention" he will stop working for Marsellus Wallace.
I'm glad you humbly trust the God that saved this politician but let my loving uncle die. I guess my uncle isn't good enough for God to save him?
>shares opinion
>gets downvoted into oblivion
Welcome to reddit
There are people saying it's staged.
There are people why think that Sandy Hook was staged. They're all nuts.
This makes sense though. The guy lecturing is a declining leader of a declining party that needs attention - somehow. It is very improbable that any given person would be able to smuggle a gun in there and be able to get that close to the guy with said gun. Another point is: Why would he even want to get so close? A firearm is.. err.. ranged, it would be so much easier to shoot him from a distance but for some reason the guy chose to go melee - wtf -, and at that point a knife would be so much more effective. And yeah, even if you factor in the chance of him not being being able to smuggle a gun in there, the chance of not actually getting close to the guy, and convince yourself it is reasonably possible to happen, you'd have to convince yourself that either the "assassin" is a pro that did everything wrong and failed or a noob that did most of the things suprisingly right but made the wrong choices (range, weapon, means...). Because you know, even if he had succeded he would be enprisoned and interrogated, acting in melee range is just dumb. The fact that he managed to get that close with a weapon implies some serious preparation, and the way it turned out to be implies brain cancer. It doesn't match up, but even if you convince yourself that this "asssassination plot" is legit, you still have to consider the chance of the weapon jamming... it's too much to overlook, imo this is staged, and most bulgarians, from what I gather on YouTube, agree.
This is not the same thing as Sandy Hook dude.
The leader's reaction doesn't look staged.
That would be the point. But I know nothing about this really, just that if it was staged acting surprised would be assumed.
Really? Hmm, that is a common proposition whenever something of this nature happens. Still, I'd like to see what they have seen to come to that conclusion.
They found the mans AR-15 in the trunk of the car not inside the school which is where he committed suicide and could not have possibly used in the school. What guns do they want to ban? It's staged
Dude a man killed a bunch of children it isn't staged by some government to ban guns. If they wanted to try and ban guns they would dump money into lobbying campaigns not kill people.
Shitty things happen and not every bad thing is a conspiracy.
I'm sorry redditors are such assholes to people who think like you do.
Reading those comments, it reallllly seems like trolls.
Seems to me like a bunch of asshole atheists acting like asshole atheists. Did you know they're the smartest of all redditors? True story.
Post that cool story to advice animals, you will hit the front page.
You go ahead; all yours. I rarely wander into that part of reddit willingly.
It's a shame, the ones like that really ruin the image for the rest of us.
>Did you know they're the smartest of all redditors? True story.
A few assholes represent atheists just like WBC represents Christians.
Ok, well those atheists make generalizations and alienate people and mocking atheist redditors, of which I am one, kind of alienates me. I'm on your side about them by the way.
It's ok, they just don't know any better. Even if you don't believe what I belief, I at least wish they'd be respectful and caring. I wouldn't go up to a Hindu and insult them for believing in a polytheistic religion, nor the Jews for not believing in Christ, nor the Arabs for any of theirs.
I might not agree with them but you shouldn't ever be rude or cruel. Especially if I want to spread the message of God's love, I should come to them with an open palm instead of a harsh tongue. And if someone believes I am wrong, I'd expect it'd be in their best interests to do the same. It makes it much harder to believe your argument or even listen when you come to me vindictive and cruel.
You saying "It's ok, they just don't know any better" is just a really douche thing to say. Its a very self-righteous thing to say as if you believe you are of higher education solely because of your religion.
"Open palm instead of a harsh tongue." I love that!
>It's ok, they just don't know any better.
Arrogance is a great way to start your comment that talks about tolerance.
Oh, they don't agree with me? They just don't know any better.
You have to remember that one of the largest subreddits is r/atheism. People here look for reasons to call you an ignorant, redneck, homeschooled racist. "Divine" anything automatically means the traditional Christian God to them and intervention is gasp implying he would do things. It's amazing how Reddit can be one of the most biased and anti-religious places on the internet especially when you considered how "open-minded" it claims to be. People get their panties in a bunch if you say you believe in a god. You don't have to tell them to convert or tell them they are going to hell, all you have to say is you think that an all powerful being exists and people will immediately accuse you of helping found Westboro Baptist.
Don't worry about it man.
/r/atheism is just leaking and nobody likes them, except for themselves.
Shrug. I think shit tends to go wrong in these situations because of the extreme pressure the assassin is under. Assassinations fail surprisingly often due to technical difficulties.
Still, I wouldn't downvote you for saying the "d" word.
Just tell them to fuck off (or use more respectful terms if you wish). Your faith doesn't affect them in the slightest, and if this wasn't in fact staged, I would say it was definitely a fucking miracle he wasn't killed, no matter my stance on religion
It's more annoying you made that obnoxious edit like people give a fuck about your religious views
I think the reason people don't believe that something like divine intervention is that it doesn't make much sense. You can call it a lucky coincidence for this guy, but to believe that this (and anything else) is divine intervention, you have to believe
God interacts with this world by performing miracles which are indistinguishable from coincidence
He does it fairly randomly, helping bad people as much as he helps good people
In other words, where was divine intervention during 9-11?
He does not do so randomly but I do not claim to understand how he makes his decisions. Bad things happen in this world contrary to his will. To force his will upon the world would be to remove free will. So he acts sometimes. When and why? I don't know.
There are a few things about your statements that contradict each other. By the way, I'm just discussing this because I like to talk about this kind of thing, so let me know if it bothers you and I'll stop.
>To force his will upon the world would be to remove free will.
So either God intervenes in this world or he doesn't. If preventing 9-11 would be removing free will, then stopping this gunman through divine intervention would also be removing free will.
>He does not do so randomly but I do not claim to understand how he makes his decisions.
If you don't know how he makes his decisions, how do you know it's not random? Also how do you know this is one of those cases? Are all coincidences divine intervention?
You just did.
"He does not do so randomly"
>So he acts sometimes. When and why? I don't know.
You seemed very sure that it was divine intervention in your original comment.
It's because it's a fucking stupid way of thinking. You don't get to pick and choose things that fell on the good side of chance as "miracles :) :) :)" when hundreds of people got shot in the face today. Fuck off.
/r/atheism could use your expertise. Now please, fuck off.
r/adviceanimals could use your bravery.
It was a miracle for him at least.
Don't be a dickhole. He is entitled to his opinion.
Then isn't secretchimp entitled to his? Or are only people who share YOUR opinions are entitled to opinions?
Well I think he could have taken a better approach rather than saying, "...it's a fucking stupid way of thinking." don't you think?
I do not agree with Kamon. I am atheist and it is just as annoying to see someone push their atheism on some one as it is to have religion pushed upon you. secretechimp can express his opinion without sounding arrogant. It is a shitty way to argue and is unproductive
How is he sounding arrogant? He is sounding angry how Kamon said that the gun failing was all God's will but God doesn't have time for every other person that gets killed by a gun shot to fucking face.
Indeed a stupid way of thinking, one might think he's actually retarded when you read his line of reasoning.
Then what is it? Is everything just apathetic chance?
Pretty much yea....That's how life works.
Well that sounds as absurd to me as I probably do to you, but I don't go around telling people to "fuck off."
Neither did I, I'm not OP. But to think that somehow this is evidence of divine intervention is very stupid.
Broken gun = divine intervention? Things break/malfunction ALL THE TIME, is it divine intervention then too?
It's that type of reasoning and logic that get's you religious nuts downvoted. I bet if I drop my PB & J right now and it landed with the jam side up you'd call that a miracle too.
It's not a miracle, though. It is a machine failing to operate properly. Is a dead battery a miracle or a fridge that freezes its contents?
Jesus turned water into wine and walked on water and rose from the dead. Moses parted the red sea. This is literally the equivalent of some guy not putting good batteries in his remote.
And if you hate reddit so much, leave. Christians are actively supressing gays and women and education in this country, you are free to come and go as you please from this website.
Edit. This website is turning into a right wing shit hole. When do the lynchings and burnings start?
miracle on camera? don't get it twisted: it's just a weird-ass coincidence.
Do you think that God stopped the gun from firing?
Don't tell me you actually say "God Bless you" when someone sneezes :)
I bet your wallet is the one that says bad motherfucker.
Ahhhh come on. This wasn't a troll response!
I'll upvote you, sir.
You're a fucking idiot.
What part of my statement makes me a fucking idiot?
The part where you confuse chance with divine intervention
So is it only chance?
Absolutely. There's no need for the atheists posting here to be so rude though.
Yes. I'm sure whatever deity you believe in has wonderful reasons to let this Bulgarian politician live but allow the deaths of millions a day otherwise
... and just like that, bam, half of your total karma is now gone.
Just like the paper of that stoner chick from the Mac commercial
You are today's society idiot. You are a fool for your beliefs and I hope you realize that your children and your childrens children will look back at you and think of you as a simple religious zealot who didn't know any better. That will be your legacy.
How can I be a fool for my beliefs? It doesn't negatively impact my ability to live in society, in fact it actually encourages me to love and treat others with love and compassion. Considering about 73% of Americans also identify themselves as Christians, wouldn't you be considered the fool?
I am not a zealot. The problem with you is that you see anyone simply expressing their religious views through speech as a zealot. Therefore there isn't any religious person in the world that doesn't appear as a religious zealot to you.
I hope my legacy will be one of a great, compassionate man, that helped the poor, respected everyone regardless of their class, taught the importance of love, grace, mercy, forgiveness, compassion, raised his kids as a caring father, and was a shining example of the life God wants us to live.
I can only hope that is my legacy.
Christianity is hardly a loving compassionate religion if you actually read the bible. How does 73% of Americans being Christian mean the minority is the fool? So the Jews were the fools...got it.
>How can I be a fool for my beliefs?
Asking that is a good first step.
Do you have the answer?
Your religion is full of holes/contradictions and a sadistic asshole god.
Having foolish beliefs can mean you are a fool for your beliefs. You have foolish beliefs and you are a fool.
>Therefore there isn't any religious person in the world that doesn't appear as a religious zealot to you.
This is true. The biggest downer to my life is I will never live to see a world where not a single person is brainwashed to believing in religion.
Sure is angry in here.
Consider it's not the mention of the divine. Consider it's you implying this guy is more worthy to live than the countless miserable souls the world over who are gunned down everyday that aren't saved by mechanical failure.
Wow thanks for clearing that up, I don't think anyone here would've known what was being talked about without your glorious input
>I didn't even say God this time!
I laughed way too much at this. It might be due to the fact that I imagined you as a small frustrated kid complaining.
I need to stop coding and get some sleep. Thanks for the laughs though; much needed!
You're probably getting harassed because a gun jamming is not at all evidence of divine intervention, whether you have faith or not. Stop acting like you're so persecuted.
Why did God save this guy and not the children in the Sandy Hook shooting?
Hahaha, oh no. Now we're getting the new edgy pro-christian people. It's neo-edginess. Nobody can go against religion anymore
The same reason he helped that celebrity get that oscar or that football team win the superbowl.
Cause he is an asshole.
Get over yourself, downvotes aren't the end of the world you faggot
K, heres one for you.
A miracle? hahahahahaha
Yes, I clearly see God waving behind the characters.
i hate how everytime someone bitches about downvotes, they get upvoted..
keep your faith and don't give a shit about the sheep.


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Age: Two (Twenty-two in human years)
Gender: Male
Height: 6'3"
Breed: Alaskan Malamute
Job: N/A (Former sled dog)
Partner: N/A
Sexual orientation: Unknown
Strong willed | Confident | Capable | Loyal | Calm | Intelligent | Disciplined* | Dutiful* | Focused* | Hard-working* | Obedient* | Aloof- | Disobedient- | Hard to handle- | Dominant-- | Aggressive--
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Church was born and raised pulling sleds. He was a very reliable dog with a bright career until he suffered an injury to a hind leg from another member of his team. No longer able to safely run long distances, he was doomed to be put down. A client took pity on him however, and took Church home despite warnings that sled dogs often did not transfer well into house pets.
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