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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Perhaps a new Class A football conference would alleviate some of the travel concerns for schools in the southern part of the state.
There has been some discussion on the issue, according to coaches involved.
"We had one meeting last spring and talked of trying to develop a single-A conference,'' said Man coach Harvey Arms. "Five schools showed up. Hopefully, we can maybe keep working and put something together there that will benefit all of us. With these things, you never know until it gets developed.''
Buffalo coach Mike Sawyer said other schools mentioned in the possible league - besides Man and Buffalo - include Sherman, Tug Valley, Van, Valley and Fayetteville.
"My [athletic director] is talking to some people,'' Sawyer said. "I'm hoping something will happen next year.
"If I had to do a schedule, I know how hard it is. Either you do that, or you play nine games.''
Fayetteville is already a member of the Coalfield Conference, but coach Frank Spangler said that doesn't necessarily ensure a full schedule.
"We're only able to schedule about five teams in our conference,'' Spangler said. "The rest of the teams, we can't get them to play us. I don't know why. Gee whiz, we were 0-10 last year.
"That's the way it's always been. I don't know why, but it is. We take it like it is and get the best schedule we can with the schools we play.''
Status quo, however, may not remain for Fayetteville much longer. Spangler sees Fayette County consolidation just down the road.
"There's talk about swallowing us up with Midland Trail and Meadow Bridge,'' Spangler said. "We're all within 7, 8 miles or each other. People in other counties have been hollering about that because we're so close together. Our community's fought it for years, but I see it coming to a screeching halt in the next couple of years.''


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Ms. Fizz | April 7th, 2011 |Let's talk about one of the most iconic "adult" fizzy drinks out there – the gin and tonic, or the G&T. As the days get longer, and (finally) warmer, you may be starting to think about the carbonated concoctions you can whip up with your SodaStream to beat the heat. The gin and tonic has long been a popular choice as a summer treat, however today, thanks to some help from our friends over at BULLDOG Gin, we're going to show you how to make some of the most unique and refreshing versions of this classic cocktail that we've ever seen.
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On a fundamental question — evolution or creation? — Americans are on the fence. According to one survey, 61 percent of Americans believe we have evolved over time, but 22 percent believe this evolution was guided by a higher power, with another 31 percent on the side of creationism.
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Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)Converging and Convincing Proof of God: From Fragile Life to Eternal Life in God
By Andrew M. Greenwell, Esq.
November 13th, 2012 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) And we go from one contingent life, yonder to another, yonder to another, yonder, yonder, yonder. And yet we cannot simply go yonder to infinity. An infinity of lives, each of which is possible not to have been or not to be, even if all chained together never get above and beyond their contingency. CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (Catholic Online) - In prior articles of this series, we have written about the "converging and convincing" proofs of God, proofs which are like a cable which, bound together, make it certain, within the bounds of reason alone, that God exists. Reason thus takes us to the threshold of faith, and the assent to God who has revealed himself to us is ultimately not an unreasonable act, although it is something more than a reasonable act since it is a double gift. Faith is a gift spurred by the gift of grace.We have started with experiences common to men and women-desire, truth, perfection--and then used the illative sense--a broader reason than the mere single-dimensioned reason of the empirical or physical sciences-to come to a reasonable conclusion that God exists. In prior articles, we started with desire, with truth, and with the experience of perfection. The insights of St. Gregory of Nyssa, St. Augustine of Hippo, and St. Anselm of Canterbury were our guides. In this article, we shall focus on life, on being, and our experience that it is contingent. Our guide will be St. Thomas Aquinas. In his Summa Theologiae, St. Thomas offers five "proofs of God," the famous Quinque viae. His third proof, the one we shall focus on in this article, is based upon contingency. The proof starts from our experience regarding life, regarding being. We experience life or being as something that is contingent, that is not necessary, that it is possible not to have been or not to be. Humans experience life as fragile, tenuous. Life, as G. M. Hopkins puts it in his poem "Binsey Poplars," is like the nature of which it is a part; and it can so easily be felled, felled, and felled. Since country is so tender To touch, her being so slender, That, like this sleek and seeing ball But a prick will make no eye at all. The smallest things can end life, like the prick of eye that makes the eye unable to see, a pin prick can make life not to be. We might recall that Lord Carnarvon--who funded the archeological expeditions of Howard Carter at the Valley of the Kings in Egypt and discovered Tutankhamun's tomb--died from the simple act of shaving. It is possible for life not to be. Not only is life contingent because it is fragile. It is contingent in the sense that we have done nothing to give it to ourselves. The German philosopher Schleiermacher coined a great word which sums up this experience: We experience ourselves as Sichselbsnichtsogesetzhaben, "not-having-put-oneself-forth," or Irgendwiegewordensein, as "somehow-having-come-to be." As Aidan Nichols puts this phenomenon in his book A Grammar of Consent, life is "non-self-explanatory and non-self-existent." Life appears to have been given to us, sometimes by the most fortuitous circumstances. If my mother had not fled to Venezuela to escape the communists taking over Czechoslovakia after WWII, and my father not having decided to leave Oklahoma as a young man to find adventure the oil industry in that foreign land, and had my mother's jeep not gotten stuck in a muddy rut one Saturday after an earlier rain, and my father not helped her, I would not have been here, and this article would never have been written. All of us have stories like this. How extraordinary that I exist! How extraordinary that anything should exist! It is possible for life not to have been. This experience is what started St. Thomas thinking. In the terse words of St. Thomas: "The third way is taken from possibility and necessity, and runs thus. We find in nature things that are possible to be and not to be, since they are found to be generated, and to corrupt, and consequently, they are possible to be and not to be." From whence does this fragile, tenuous, contingent life come? I suppose we could be entirely incurious, and respond, "It just is." But this is to say that there is Nothing behind it all. This is hardly satisfactory. It is intellectually cowardly, and in fact clearly false since it is plain that nothing comes from nothing. Ex nihilo nihil fit! And not only is this sort of philosophy stupid and obtuse: its psychological effect upon us is devastating. Oh, yes, we avoid the God question, but at what price! If we believe that nothing comes from nothing, then it means that we are nothing. It leads us into the sloughs of despond, where we find the likes of Camus. It makes us wallow in the mud of absurdity, where we find the likes of Sartre. It is to fall into the trap of Macbeth, and cry out that life is but a "walking shadow," a "tale, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." Ultimately, this leads to despair: So be beginning, be beginning to despair. O there 's none; no no no there 's none: Be beginning to despair, to despair, Despair, despair, despair, despair. All this experience is summarized by St. Thomas, who is bold and courageous, and refuses to entrap himself in the nothing comes from nothing error, thus: "But it is impossible for these always to exist, for that which is possible not to be at some time is not. Therefore, if everything is possible not to be, then at one time there could have been nothing in existence. Now if this were true, even now there would be nothing in existence, because that which does not exist only begins to exist by something already existing. Therefore, if at one time nothing was in existence, it would have been impossible for anything to have begun to exist; and thus even now nothing would be in existence-which is absurd." Yes it is absurd. So we must avoid the nothing comes from nothing trap. Life is something, however tenuous and fragile, and this means that this something must come from something. The more reasonable and the more human question is to care about the question, and is to ask: "Is there something behind this life that was possible not to have been and is possible not to be. Is there something "yonder,"? Yonder.-What high as that! We follow, now we follow.-Yonder, yes yonder, yonder, Yonder. And we go from one contingent life, yonder to another, yonder to another, yonder, yonder, yonder. And yet we cannot simply go yonder to infinity. An infinity of lives, each of which is possible not to have been or not to be, even if all chained together never get above and beyond their contingency. The only explanation is that there be a necessary being, a Life that is impossible for it not to have been, and impossible for it not to be. And this necessary Life, this necessary Being, is what reason knows as God. In the words of St. Thomas, the proof is rounded out this way: "Therefore, not all beings are merely possible, but there must exist something the existence of which is necessary. But every necessary thing either has its necessity caused by another, or not. Now it is impossible to go on to infinity in necessary things which have their necessity caused by another, as has been already proved in regard to efficient causes. Therefore we cannot but postulate the existence of some being having of itself its own necessity, and not receiving it from another, but rather causing in others their necessity. This all men speak of as God." Reason tells us that there must be a necessary Being, a necessary Life, and that it is the Source of our contingent life. And this allows us entry into the threshold of faith: Did this God, this necessary Being, reveal himself to us in any way? Faith is the escape hatch out from our fleeting, fragile lives, which ushers us into the very life of God. St. Alcuin, the theologian and librarian and tutor of Charlemagne, wrote in his poem "O My Cell," some thoughts on life's fragility, on contingent being, and compared it to God's solidity, for God does not have being, but is Being: Nothing remains forever, nothing is truly immutable. Shady night obscures the sacred day, And suddenly frigid winter casts off the beautiful flowers, And a harsher wind disturbs the placid sea. The sacred youth that used to chase deer in the meadows Now reclines tired, older on a staff. Poor us, why do we love you a fugitive, o world? You flee from us always, everywhere rushing. You who flee, may you flee; let us always love Christ. Always may the love of God hold our hearts. May that holy One defend His servants from their dire enemy, Taking our hearts, His own, to heaven. Whom with our whole heart let us equally praise and love. That holy One is our glory, life, and welfare. Yes. Faith in Christ takes us out of this contingent life, and promises us a share in that necessary Life, that uncontingent and full Life, the Life which is God Himself. "I have come that you may have life," said Jesus, "and have it to the full." (Cf. John 10:10). The life that Jesus was talking about, and which he promised us, was not the fragile life, but the abundant life, the participation in the eternal life of God. "Now this is eternal life," Jesus prayed to His Father, "that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent." (John 17:3). ----- Andrew M. Greenwell is an attorney licensed to practice law in Texas, practicing in Corpus Christi, Texas. 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by rotharch Sep 5, 2007 (A Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 50 Recommended: Yes
Pros: Smooth, quiet ride; comfortable seating; lots of goodiesCons: Cheap tires; radio speakersThe Bottom Line: Get one!!!
Picked up my new Rendezvous CXL 2 weeks ago, came out of a Jeep Grand Cherokee. If you want noise, ruggedness and a butt-busting seat, do the Jeep. If you want a smooth, quite ride with lots of comfort, you gotta go with the Rendezvous. Mileage so far ... read more
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by buicksucks Mar 22, 2007 (A Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 10 Recommended: No
Pros: Very nice drive. Goes through snow and ice like butter!Cons: Money pit. One problem after another. The Bottom Line: Avoid this vehicle!
Beware used car buyers! The 02 Rendezvous (AWD) has been nothing but a problem. Expenses have been huge and frequent. Parts take forever to arrive and diagnosis of problems is a nightmare. Aside from all the other electrical/computer glitches and ... read more
by croe Mar 20, 2007 (A Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 40 Recommended: Yes
Pros: Good ride, comfortable, third row seating converts easily, good gas mileage, all wheel drive. Cons: Outside mirrors, dash lights, bad wheel bearings from manufacture.The Bottom Line: I would recommend the Buick Rendezvous. Love the way it handles and it has plenty of space for passengers or groceries.
I bought my 02 Buick Rendezvous in 03. What I like about the Rendezvous is the ample room and the third row seating. The third row allows me to haul my grandchildren around wherever we need to go. When the third row is not in use, there is ... read more
by kentmom Jan 31, 2007 (A Very Helpful review)
Pros: Great ride, pretty good mileage, easily converts to three-seat configuration.Cons: No real complaints from this driver...The Bottom Line: We've been happy with this car and would buy it again!
We've had a great experience with our '02 Buick Rendezvous, which we purchased used in 2004. It had about 22,000 miles on it when we got it. Today, with about 50,000 miles on it, we're still quite happy. A few minor problems we've experienced: ... read more
by kristyh Dec 30, 2006 - Updated Jan 2, 2007 (A Helpful review)
Pros: Luxury interior, seats 7 with good seating & storage flexability.Cons: Totally unreliable!!! Don't let the pretty gadgets fool you.The Bottom Line: Don't waste your time or money!
Prior to owning the Rendezvous I leased the Aztek and just loved everything about it, so the Rendezvous seemed like the next obvious choice since it had more luxury options. We bought it for how many it seats and, with the seats out, it held a lot ... read more
by freedom059 Nov 14, 2006 (A Helpful review)
Pros: Enough problems early into the purchase to know to NEVER get this DUMB again!Cons: Taking it off the lot with your name attached to it AND a loan. The Bottom Line: Look in your rearview mirror if you buy one. You will surely see the salesmen shreaking hysterically and pointing at you while wiping the tears of laughter away.
I am sure I will forget some repairs that I have had done with-in 3 mo. of driving it off the "certified" lot. Wheel Bearings, air conditioning, self leveling suspension all but exploded, back lift gate, boots, starter,it's getting new tires so I can ... read more
by mommythemaid Jun 28, 2006 (A Helpful review)
Pros: Very roomy cargo space, console. Good alternative for a minivan.Cons: Too many expensive repairs!The Bottom Line: Avoid this car - it's not dependable.
I bought this car brand new because of the spacious cargo area and console, it was the perfect looking "mommy car". Everyone fit into with plenty of room as well as any thing I chose to purchase. The transmission on this car went out after only being a ... read more
by auntieamy Nov 6, 2005 - Updated Nov 7, 2005 (A Very Helpful review)
Pros: Very roomy, comfortable, nice looking vehicleCons: Totally unreliableThe Bottom Line: We are a very busy family who thought we were getting the perfect family vehicle. The Buick Rendezvous is far too unreliable and cannot be trusted.
We have loved this car since the day we bought it, but it's a vehicle possessed. First I will start with the good news: The Buick Rendezvous is a great car, easy to drive, extremely comfortable, and a good alternative to a minivan. In 2001, we ... read more
by rina430 Oct 19, 2005 (A Very Helpful review)
Pros: Looks goodCons: Nothing but a headache!The Bottom Line: My final recommendation is stay away from this car!
Here is a letter that I am writing to Buick in hopes to get some sort of response, I think this will explain it all. I am writing in regards to my 2002 Buick Rendezvous. Since the time I purchased this vehicle back in 2002 I have had problems with it ... read more
by makerme Oct 5, 2005 - Updated Oct 10, 2005 (A Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 20 Recommended: No
Pros: LARGE INTERIOR. 4 AIR BAGS. Decent mpg, but not 26 Thoughtful interior features.Cons: Hard to see when backing. 3yr/36k warranty. Overpriced unless you get a large rebate.(5k) The Bottom Line: The workmanship and quality are NOT there. I wouldnt recommend to a friend unless I wanted a enemy! Durability is zero.
I purchased by 2002 Rendezvous with 19k miles on it. I have owned it now for a 1.5 years, now it has 30k on it. I have to say this car is Junk. I have had nothing but problems with it. First, the hood started corroding by the front windshield. Then, a ... read more
by dmaandjsa9190 Sep 27, 2005 (A Helpful review)
Pros: style, handling, size, third-row seats, shoulder belt middle seatCons: Lots of mechanical problems, no side-impact air bags for back seatsThe Bottom Line: Definitely don't buy this vehicle used because you'll end up getting stuck with huge repair bills and no warranty.
When I first got our Rendezvous, I would have rated it 5-star, the first American vehicle we were happy with... But all of a sudden, we have problems -- lots of problems. At first you may think I got stuck with fluke of a lemon, except that my husband ... read more
by wendychurch Apr 14, 2005 (A Helpful review)
Pros: Like the looks, love the ride. Cons: Expensive repairs that are not made in a timely mannerThe Bottom Line: I would still buy the car if better parts were put in it.
Purchase: Bought in summer of 2001 to replace a mini van We liked the looks and the interior as well as the drive. It took four dealerships before someone knew that that driver's seat could be raised with a bar. At 5'2" I was told by one salesman that, ... read more
by bldalager Aug 30, 2004 (A Helpful review)
Pros: Pretty much everything, love the looks and the way it drives.Cons: Mileage, engine powerThe Bottom Line: It drives like a car, it has room like a van, you sit high like a truck, looks good, great standard equipment.
I purchased my Rendezvous used March of 2004, it is a CXL AWD. I grew up with pickups aways around the house and being available. After my father passed away the trucks were gone, and I was never was one who wanted a truck, I like driving a car. I ... read more
by kd5czf Jun 21, 2003 - Updated Jul 14, 2004 (A Very Helpful review)
Pros: Rides better than a truck and looks better than a minivanCons: Underpowered, kinky Transaxle, Annoying Cruise Control.The Bottom Line: While underpowered, the Rendezvous is Innovative, Practical, and Reliable. PGA Tour Buicks are a great catch of a deal.
Aside from a School bus flattening the front of ours, We have had no problem with this vehicle. One complaint is that the engine is low on power, causing the transmision to hunt for gears while going uphill at highway speeds, nobody else seems to notice. ... read more
by essexdog Apr 13, 2003 (A Very Helpful review)
Pros: Superb road manners, great ride & handling. The fit & finish is unsurpassedCons: The gas tank is only 18 gal.The Bottom Line: Even though $30K+ is a lot of money, people who spend more for a particular name aren't getting a better vehicle.
I have never driven a vehicle like this. We just got back from the Poconos, and anyone who knows that area knows about those winding, hilly 2-lane roads that eat minivans for lunch. Well, my Rendezvous LOVED those roads -- didn't want to leave :-) ... read more
by myared Apr 8, 2003 - Updated Apr 10, 2003 (A Very Helpful review)
Pros: Interior room, handling, Large field of viewCons: Gas mileage incorrect, cheaply made key fabThe Bottom Line: I would certainly recommend the Buick Rendeveous if this is the type of vehicle you would enjoy. In all my research it outperformed the similar Lexus model.
I purchased a 2002 Buick Rendevous in March of 2002 and have now owned the Buick Rendevous for a little over a year so I feel I am qualified to write an accurate review on this vehicle. In my view, Buick has created a winner with their 2002 Buick ... read more
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Pros: fuel mileage, interior room, driving 'feel'Cons: some interior buzzesThe Bottom Line: Great to drive around town and on the road, excellent mileage, completely trouble-free.
I'm a 'car guy', having bought for our family an average of one new vehicle per year for the last twenty years. We've had two Lexus, BMW 528, Audi, Saab, etc. Never dreamed that I'd ever own a Buick, which I considered a geriatric vehicle. However, I was ... read more
by vicsnoopy Mar 4, 2003 (A Helpful review)
Pros: Comfort Economical Safe very luxousCons: could be more economical higher MPG want to.The Bottom Line: If you want a car in style that gets you there it drives itself.
I first this vehicle in a commercial. Wow pretty little vehicle. My mother drove one loved it! I drove loved the feel and comfort. She has the ultimate package. We have driven twice to the Chicago area in rain and high winds. Handles better than ... read more
by tmakogon Jan 24, 2003 - Updated Jan 27, 2003 (A Helpful review)
Pros: Silky smooth ride. Excellent reliability. 7-seater. Cargo space as big as Expedition.Cons: Onstar automatic emergency notification fee. Engine options only in 2004 model.The Bottom Line: Definitely test-drive it. It's very versatile and reliable. By far it's the best bang for the buck among midsize SUVs.
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Noah. Bob. Noah. Yeah, "Noah" definitely has that Biblical ring to it more than "Bob" does, right? Well, apparently there was a Bob back in the "good old days" and he too was commissioned to build an ark, but due to a minor miscommunication, he ends up building a wooden shark instead. Bob's misadventures are illustrated through a blending of live-action shot by filmmaker Wendy Rubin, animation and found footage of monkeys and assorted other animals, although we really liked the monkeys.
So this cute little tales offers another reason why we've heard so much about this Noah's ark, but nothing of Bob's. But again, I think it's all in the name.
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I've used this as a weekend carry-on bag but usually as an additional bag when I know I'll be coming home with more than I left with. I have a similar size duffel made...Read complete review
I've used this as a weekend carry-on bag but usually as an additional bag when I know I'll be coming home with more than I left with. I have a similar size duffel made with cordura nylon that I was happy with but left it at home one time and needed to buy a new one. I saw this duffel at an outdoor store and was immediately impressed by its sturdiness and the high quality of materials. It's bulletproof. It makes my other duffel look wimpy. There's a price to pay for that sturdiness, tough, and that's in a larger size when compressed. This duffel takes up about one and a half times as much volume as my lighter weight duffel. On the other hand, I now feel reckless having trusted my belongings to airlines with the lighter weight duffel. I'm quite confident that the No Matter What duffel will handle anything the airline gorillas can throw at it. Even though it's a simple single compartment duffel it's well designed and all materials are topnotch. The one feature I've realy come to appreciate is the "back slip panel" that steadies the duffel on the extended handle of a rolling suitcase. This prevents the duffel from sliding off the suitcase. It's a simple but valuable solution. All in all, a great product.
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I use this product as a railroad employee. I am a locomotive engineer, and travel out of town for overnight stays. Compared to the Eagle Creek duffle bag I bought over 15 years...Read complete review
I use this product as a railroad employee. I am a locomotive engineer, and travel out of town for overnight stays. Compared to the Eagle Creek duffle bag I bought over 15 years ago (great quality), this bag feels cheap. The old bag had thick leather straps with buttons on the bag handle for your hand grip, the new ones are thick vinyl material. The old bag was made of canvas with really thick heavy duty zippers. The new one is made of what feels to be a heavy duty vinyl you might find on a rain jacket. The zippers are half the size in teeth thickness compared to the old one. The last bag lasted over 15 years, and the quality was second to none. I can only hope this bag lasts half as long. I was disappointed upon opening the shipping box. To be fair, the bag hasn't failed me yet, but on first sight, you would probably pass this bag by in a sporting or luggage store. I only bought this bag out of brand loyalty , since the other was so high quality. I hope my loyalties weren't misplaced. Hoping forThe best.....almost forgot, the shoulder strap that came with it was so uncomfortable with a load of about 10 lbs. I had to buy an after market strap with a thicker shoulder pad and METAL clips for the bags D rings. Eagle Creek of old, please come back.
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The raid on Al-Awlaki's home base is "likely to change the perception of the Fort Hood attack," says I.M. Destler, public policy professor at University of Maryland and co-author of "Protecting the American Homeland." "It'll raise a strong question as to whether there was just this man who went over the edge and acted alone or whether it was part of a larger international plan."
Hasan is alleged to have killed 13 and injured dozens of others in opening fire on a crowded soldier deployment center at Fort Hood on Nov. 5. He faces a court martial for murder, but no terrorism charges have been added.
Some critics have drawn parallels between intelligence failures that preceded 9/11 and the Hasan attack, as Hasan's behavior may have raised red flags that were missed. Some of his colleagues at Walter Reed Hospital were aware of the Army psychiatrist's conflicted view of a looming deployment to Afghanistan. And the FBI was aware of his e-mail communications with al-Awlaki, a Yemeni American cleric, though officials reportedly found those e-mails "benign."
Fort Hood, a terrorist attack?
Pending ongoing investigations, the Obama administration has resisted the terror label, and a November poll showed slightly more Americans view the Fort Hood rampage as a "killing spree" rather than an "act of terrorism."
But Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I) of Connecticut and others have cited the connection between Hasan and Al-Awlaki as proof that the Fort Hood shooting was a terrorist attack – which, if true, would be the first of the Obama presidency, and would have legal and political consequences for the investigation into the incident.


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He doesn't write poetry anymore.He doesn't write poetry anymore,even if he still collects it, reads it, saves it, treasuresfaded verses from his wife the way connoisseurssavor vinyl over metallic rainbows on disc.I don't mind not knowing, but I can't stand not asking.The record needle hits the groove wrong;he stumbles over words that aren't there,rummaging for an answer he doesn't really have.He doesn't write poetry anymoreand his confusion is strangely endearing.But there's a lyricism to his words that I love,poetic lines inserted between the daily grindof character names and who said what;voiceless boys in white and draymen carting the dead to saltwater lakes,elegiac undertones that haunt historians and forlorn painters.He doesn't write poetry anymore –except when he does.
Caramel and AshesI named my first child after my favorite breakfast; Nichole, oatmeal sprinkled with cinnamon and cashew pieces. Sensible, but sweet, she wore turtlenecks and flats all throughout high school. My second, James, was like the lunch I had every other day in college – provolone and turkey on sourdough. Sturdy, hardy, jack of all trades. James could build a new clock just as easily as fixing the old one.People keep asking me to taste their names. Like names are ice cream cones, and I'm the only one that gets a lick. Strangers in the hallways know about the girl who eats names like potato chips and aren't shy about asking how do I taste, Willow? Like I haven't heard that innuendo before.My third, Willow, inherited my gift. Willow was bittersweet; sea salt, caramel, a little rosemary. She's a lot like her father. She named the cat Zion for being a combination of her favorite flavors – lemon-lime, vanilla, and grapefruit.I don't know if the ta
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Butterfly SundaeMr. Dipple runs the ice cream shop a few blocks from the school. I like going there because the words and flavors mash up in weird ways. The word strawberry tastes like peaches; chocolate is cashews; pistachio is vanilla, and vanilla is oddly floral. It's like getting a double scoop for the price of a single.Mr. Dipple tastes like butterscotch. I like that, because butterscotch is the same color as his mustache and the stripes underneath his apron. He's Oliver's grandfather, so that's where he took me. Out, I mean. Like, not really a date, but kind of a date, you know? No hand holding or anything, but he did open the door for me and that's kinda embarrassing but kinda really sweet too.He asked his grandfather to whip us up a sundae; I didn't realize until it got to the table that it was one to share and that's also kinda embarrassing but really sweet in every way possible. Vanilla ice cream, chunks of brownie, whipped cream, and what I knew t
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treasureI watched beauty die today.She said, "I've lived too longand now nobody knowswhat I really am."
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jillianshe's eight.the girl never stops moving,climbing the tarnished metalof the jungle gym wildly, limbs swinging,eyes alightwith a childhood joyI shed when I passedthe port of twelve,thirteen.she is knotted curls,long silken hairwith infant-blond ends.her fingers grabher doll with the frizzy hairand painted face,and she's eager to winhide-and-seek,checkers,Mario Kart.I am old enoughto recognizethat she will not last this way,that she will grow,as all children do.every time I see her,she grows a little taller.she no longer likes Dora,I've learned,and I guess she thinksblowing bubblesis too babyish now.one dayshe will abandon her dollsfor makeup,leave her coloring booksfor boyfriends and college andlife,but right now,her world is simple:days in school, coloring pictures,nights at home,nibbling dinners and playing with her toys.right now,she's eight.
CardiganI liked your cardigans because they were as soft as your skinand they seemed to match the atmosphere when we would sit at park tables,eating our words with silver spoonsand sitting next to each other rather than across because we didn't like the rulesof platonic relationships.You were left handed and your fingers and elbows would sometimesaccidentally collide with mine and you apologizedand I said that it was okaywhen I really wanted to beg for more.The truth was that I only ever wanted to know you andtouch your jaw and your fingersand your elbows and your collar bones but that was notappropriate for park tables and silver spoonsand you only wore cardigans around people who you thought of as just friendsand nothing more
lessons in rising abovemy spine cracks from whereyou once snapped vertebrae; Iturned my back on you.
star gazingyou did not look away.that is what i first noticedwhen i chose my mind over my heartand you held your gazelike you were seeing the beach for the firsttime.i always knew i was too logicalto understand lovebut now maybe one daywhen someone finally admits that they hate me,i will smile like you,and never look away
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She had never thought of herself as brokenShe had never thought of herself as broken,as missing, as unfinished, as incomplete.She used to think she was complete, accomplished;her flaws hidden, her heart healed and soul varnished.Her Creator had made her independent -she did not need her "other half" to be whole.HoweverWhen he left, a cold hand wrapped around her heart;she ached, trapped under the weight of missing him.She craved his presence, his arms around her waist,his hands in her hair, his eyes locked on to hers.She realized she'd simply been fooling herself -He was her "other half", a 'yin' to her 'yang'.She had never thought of herself as broken,until feeling broken was all she had left.~C♡


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Breach Interview: Peter Tamte
Peter Tamte talks about destruction, cover systems, and multiplayer in this interview for Breach.
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looks retarded. your going to have to better to compete with the other behemoths out there
Looks good. It has gone gold coming out on the 26th of January! Nice to see an FPS with cover system and full dynamic destruction. Two of my favourite things :D :D
Anyone else going to preorder Halo Reach?! Man, I can't wait till September 2010! Oh...wait... Thumbs up if you see that ad too?
this looks so stupid jajajaja please "God I need money permit people to believe my lies about destructibility and buy my cheap game that I created for $100 I need to pay my Ferrari bill" lol
Love the concepts here but would really like to see some polish and fluidity given to it...unless this was a very early video.
this looks like a cheap version of bbc but then again it is just a arcade game didnt think they do alot to this one, I hate how the gameplay looks a little stiff, kinda like how mag is which I think sucks but in any case I'll keep my eye on this one.....
Games today has to be original, and from the looks of this interview, it seems that this is WAY too klichéed. The destruction is ok, i guess... but the actual gameplay looks like any other mediocre Fps. The cover system is seen before and.. i don't know about you, but i think it was cool, though not very good nor practical. The class system is a kliché too. It worked awsomely in the BF BC games, but it's too worned out now to work good in other games. Mabye if the classes were a bit more original, and not just "Gunner" or "Recon"... The game modes seem ok, but i can think of one or two other games (or 3 or 4 or...) that have them. I won't judge it too soon, but i don't have high expectations.
The cover system sucks, you can take cover and go into 3rd person then look round a corner or over a wall without actually looking around it, so you can camp there and ambush people, thats why FPS games dont let you do that, apart from Rainbow Six which was a camp fest with people just watching round corners in 3rd person.
Considering it's a $15 XBLA game and this was an early trailer I wouldn't judge it too hard. Battlefield 1943 couldn't compete with the retail shooters and it still got over a million buys.
@dylan545 I am allowed my opinion. Don't start swearing at me it is the lowest form of communication. If you don't like what I wrote don't read it simple the fact you chose to read it then reply. Then got mad. I think this game looks bad. Poorly made. Poorly designed. Thought I would have a look at it before making my judgement, and it is still the same.
The real question is: do you really want to pay $15 for a game that pales in comparison to the games that already fill your library?
Sounds like the destruction will be WAY better than Bad Company's. I was disappointed with both 1 and 2 of the series. It was all pre-rendered crap and it looked very pre-rendered. This one looks more simulation-based, so it should be a lot better. Not to mention the cover system will be pretty awesome. Hopefully Atomic will eventually get to release Six Days in Fallujah. That one looks good.
Surely the word 'another' in 'another military shooter' should have been in italics! Is this all were going to get now? Different forms of military shooter and fantasy is all we get nowadays!
looks good, but i feel that bad company 2 will keep this title from its crown. this game looks like its going up toe to toe with PS3 Socom 'the new one' hope it does do well as this looks kinda kool, maybe splitscreen local play would be nice for a change tho...please lol
Even though we all know the whole "destruction" thing isn't new, you got to give this game props for the $15 price tag and that it won't require an epic computer to play this awesomeness.
i take back any criticisms, i just noticed he said $15 or about £10, for that price it is well worth it.
destructibility looks really good though and it could be a great game if: the graphics were improved, there were more than 16 players and if it offered more variety in weapons+class options (customization + upgrades would be great)
bc2 is rubbish, not that this looks any better(the only thing that is good with either of them is the destructible environment, buildings in particular), so far. Cant wait for COD 7.
oke, gotta say. really lousy name, Special.activyties division? thats really S.A.D. LOL, sorry for bad language! ;)
@CSP2009 not everything has to be MW2, because you gave your verdict before playing. and also, Bad Company is amazing, and breach looks great so stfu
Wow this game look AWFUL.. More I watch it more it looks like M.A.G which was a bad game with Bad Company. With Graphics from a game called Black... They should stop making this game now and invest in a better game
Well the destruction in BC2 isnt that good. The explosions are covered with loads of dust to ensure that you never actually see the wall disappear which is what really happens It just disapeaers like a big jigsaw puzzle. The destruction on this game you see each individual brick move etc and it seems more dynamic. This game is more like Lego type destruction system which is better that Dices Jigsaw type destruction. This destruction syetm is there alot more advanced than Bc2s, although the visuals are somwehat lacking. And dont be so spoiled, these developers work very hard to make these, the least you could do is show some respect. Btw you can also destruct floors which is awsome, in BC2 the floors are indestructible. Apart from when the building falls downs. To me it looks quite good, seems like the team fortress 2 of destructible games.
is this premature april 1st joke ? I mean this looks like COD:UO, all "innovation" was already made by almost everyone, sounds like CS and so on...The most attractive thing about this game is price but even for $15 dollars you can buy 3 modern games with steam's weakend deals... It looks like that their canceled Close Combat: Red Phoenix became known as Breach...
"there are some of the game modes that are unique"... what is exactly unique? Operations - sounds very much like "Capture the Flag" Infiltration - that's "King of the Hill" for everybody. Convoy game - no, we haven't forgot Unreal's Assault. This is a joke. Really.
The price here is probably the most atractive thing about this game.Since video games discovered the laws of physics recently there have been so many developers making statements such as:"Never before has there been such a robust destruction system in a FPS!" Yeah right....actually you know what...this doesnt look fun even for 15$!
That guy must not play very many games because he doesn't know what he is talking about with the destruction deal.
I like how when he was mentioning 'these things that you just can't get in any other game regardless of the price" he mentioned this mega advanced destruction system. "the most robust destruction system he's seen in any game." I guess he hasn't played any Red Faction or Bad Company. He then says it's rare to have any cover system in a first person shooter. really? REALLY? At least they're smart and marketing it for 15$.
Err, does that any other shooter he is talking about happen to be BC:2? Mark it up for what it is, not what it is not. By the looks of it, I'm not alone.
"There are a few thing that we have done in Breach that you just can't get in any other game". ROFL, yeah, so outdated graphics, sound of weapons that is like typing on an old typing machine and "innovation?!" they talk about + destruction just made me cry while laughing how this "president" is full of himself. EPIC FAIL -10 points :D


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Alvarion ® Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), a global provider of optimized wireless broadband solutions addressing the connectivity, coverage and capacity challenges of public and private networks, announced that on October 24, 2012, it received notification from NASDAQ granting the company an additional 180-day period, or until April 22, 2013, to remain listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market and to regain compliance with NASDAQ's minimum $1.00 bid price per share rule.
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Lots going on this weekend. The highly anticipated Birney Quick Retrospective opens at the Johnson Heritage Post with a reception from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, followed by the North Shore Dragon Boat Festival.
The North Shore Dragon Festival begins in Grand Marais on Friday with drums sounding across the harbor as dragon boat teams practice for the races on Saturday. They'll all gather together in their bright-colored T-shirts and zany costumes for the Parade of Teams down Wisconsin Street at 7 p.m. led by the Red Dragon puppet.
This is always a fun, high-energy event as the teams chant and sing and generally have a great time rallying their spirits for the upcoming race day. The parade ends in Harbor Park for the opening ceremonies, including "Waking the Dragon."
A family paddle opportunity follows at 7:30 p.m. and the Splinters will play in the park from 7:30-8:30 p.m. All welcome.
The races begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning with live broadcasts by WTIP Community Radio on-site.
The dragon boat races and dragon dashes continue through the day with the divisional finals set for 3:15 p.m. The awards ceremony is at 5 p.m. There are also opportunities for youth and family paddles at 11:15 p.m. Register at the big tent by 11 a.m. Food is also available on-site.
The festival continues on Sunday when the Splinter Nation, an eight-piece dance band, will play in Harbor Park from 1-3 p.m. Sunday is also an alternate race day if there is inclement weather on Saturday.
For more information, visit www.northshoredragonboat.com. (Hint: Boats are often looking for paddlers… check at the big tent to see if there are openings.) Whether you race or not, it's always an event to enjoy in Grand Marais.
"A Quick Reflection: A Retrospective Exhibit of the Art of Birney Quick" opens at the Johnson Heritage Post with a reception from 5-7 p.m. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited.
The exhibit will include a wide selection of his works, including paintings, pen & ink drawings and more. Quick was co-founder, with Byron Bradley, of the Grand Marais Art Colony, and his influence is still felt today.
He was a plein air painter and he and Bradley first brought students from the Minneapolis School of Art to Grand Marais for a summer arts program in 1947. Classes for children were also offered every Saturday. Quick and Bradley took over the arts program from the Minneapolis School of Art in 1956 and, over the years, expanded the programming to include a Friday night lecture series on art and a Town Hall Music Series, as well as a variety of classes and art opportunities for students.
Quick developed a strong artistic vision which has allowed the Art Colony to evolve and flourish even after his death in 1981.
During his career, Quick produced more than 10,000 artworks as well as wrote and illustrated "Adrift in the Aesthetic Latitudes."
The exhibit will continue at the Johnson Heritage Post through Sept. 7. The Heritage Post is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday and Monday.
Other exhibits open this weekend include an exhibit of watercolors by Tim Pearson at the Spotlight Gallery at the Grand Marais Art Colony and an exhibit of acrylic paintings by Tim Young at the Coho Cafe in Tofte.
To learn more about how paintings are made, check out the studio demo at the Art Colony on Friday at 10 a.m. with plein air painter Neil Sherman. The demos are free and everyone is invited.
For theater lovers, the Grand Marais Summer Theater Festival continues this week at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts with performances of "Nana's Naughty Nickers" ( 7 p.m. Thursday & Saturday) and "Nunsense: The Mega Musical" (7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday.) The plays are a production of the Grand Marais Playhouse and will be performed in repertory through Aug. 10. For more info and tickets, visit www.grandmaraisplayhouse.com.
Also, the Cook County Farm & Craft Market is open at the Senior Center parking lot from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. The market features a variety of arts and crafts as well as baked goods, handmade soaps, gourmet salts and Fika coffees. Musicians often play during the market as well.
North House Folk School will hold free craft demonstration on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. as well.
And author John Bouchard, who wrote "Life on the Invisible Line," which he also illustrated, will have a booksigning at the Lake Superior Trading Post from 1-3 p.m. Saturday.
In other art news. singer/songwriter Maria Nickolay will talk about her music and play a few songs on WTIP's The Roadhouse on Friday night. Buck Benson will also talk about his upcoming bicycle adventure through South American on the show.
If you're going to Thunder Bay on Saturday, check out the Die Active Y-Art Sale, an arts and antiques yard sale with emerging young artists and artisans. It will be held behind the Hoito (314 Bay Street) in the 'midsummer garden.
The Y-Art sale is part of the 2nd annual Valley Fresh Buskers Festival, July 26-27.
The festival features street performers, food vendors as well as interactive audience events as well as lots of musicians. The festival is from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (EST) both days and is free and will be held in the Bay and Algoma neighborhoods in Thunder Bay. For more info, click here.
Meanwhile, here are the music opportunities in Cook County:
Thursday, July 24:
- Joe Paulik, Music on the Beach, Lutsen Resort, 6 p.m.
Friday, July 25:
- Portage Band, American Legion, 6 p.m.
- Briand Morrison, Pie Place Cafe, 6 p.m.
- Maria Nickolay, Cascade Lodge Pub, 7:30 p.m.
- Joe Paulik, Music by the Campfire, Eagle Ridge Resort, 7:30 p.m.
- The Splinters, Harbor Park, 7:30 p.m.
- Michael Monroe, Bluefin Grille, 8 p.m.
- Cook County's Most Wanted, Gunflint Tavern, 9 p.m.
Saturday, July 26:
- Cook County's Most Wanted, Birch Terrace Lounge patio, 3 p.m.
- Joe Paulik, Bluefin Grille, 7 p.m.
- Michael Monroe's Log Cabin Concert, rural Grand Marais, reservations at 387-2919, 7 p.m.
- Eric Frost, Cascade Lodge Pub, 7:30 p.m.
- Gypsy Lumberjacks, Gunflint Tavern, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 27:
- SplinterNation, Bear Tree Park, 1 p.m.
- Gypsy Lumberjacks, Gunflint Tavern, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 30:
- Shane Martin, Moguls Grille at Caribou Highlands, 6 p.m.
- Bughouse, Gunflint Tavern, 7 p.m.
- Joe Paulik, Bluefin Grille, 9 p.m
We found a great variety of photos this week.
Let's start out with some wonderful photograph of moose by Nace Hagemann.
And this one, taken at dawn:
Paul Sundberg visited Kakabeka Falls recently and took this wonderful image.
Layne Kennedy took a trip down the Missouri River recently and he and his fellow paddlers discovered that umbrellas were good sun shades, as along as it wasn't too windy. Here is a gorgeous photo he took one evening.
Bryan Hansel was in Pictured Rocks National Park recently and took this wonderful shot of the Au Sable Lighthouse Station on a starry night.
Closer to home, David Johnson captured this evocative moment just before dawn in Grand Marais.
Summer really has arrived and here are two photos to prove it.
Thomas Spence posted this photo of flowers along the Poplar River the other day.
And David Grinstead posted this shot of brown-eyed Susans, which are blooming on the Gunflint Trail.
And finally, here two interesting lightning shots from the storms earlier this week.
The first is by David Johnson taken in Grand Marais.
And here's a photo we found on Destination Duluth yesterday which we posted on our NorthShore ArtScene Facebook page.
It's of the same thunderstorm that hit Grand Marais. The photo was taken by Cary Schmies, assistant district attorney in Dulut. People say that lightning never strikes the Lift Bridge. You decide.
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Nokia Wants To Lock Up Ogg
The open-source Ogg Theora video format is an important part of keeping video free on the web — but it won't be for long if Nokia gets its way.
In an objection filed with the World Wide Web Consortium against the selection of Ogg Theora as a baseline standard for web video, Nokia cites the lack of digital rights management (DRM) in the format makes it a "non-starter" for Hollywood. According to Nokia, the open source format is really proprietary, and DRM is an essential part of web video.
The good news is that the W3C has traditionally taken a stance against proprietary and restricted formats, so the likelihood of the Consortium kowtowing to the proprietary pressures is about as likely as Microsoft releasing Vista under the GPL.
Justin Ryan is a Contributing Editor for Linux Journal.
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First of all, the "lack of DRM" is not a complaint made by Nokia or Apple. The unclear patent status, rather, is. Nokia in fact suggested relying on older technologies whose patents have expired, both because of their widespread availability/support and because of their clear legal status.
Further, Ogg has no business being part of the HTML spec, anyway. It can be a candidate in a separate W3C recommendation regarding internet video, but it should be a part of the HyperTEXT Markup Language technical recommendation.
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Thank you!!! Good to see you to!! Have a great week!!
Thanks Catw. I'll try and you do the same. As always, stay safe out there.
It's storming pretty bad here and I'll probably lose power/internet any second.
I love KWS myself. Great song choices. Remember that song 'Take This Job And Shove It'? I should rewrite that song and it'll be titled 'Take This Friendship and Shove It' LOL I'm feeling that way about well... you know hehehehheeh