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"I'm actually really not playing as well as I'd like to right now," he said. "But, yes, I really feel like that (his scoring average) is good enough to make the team because in the tournament I was looking up the scores and some of the guys were shooting on the gold course … what I've been shooting.
"So I know I'm good enough to be on the team."
While Crews said he talks to Methodist coach Steve Conley "about every day," he had not met his future teammates until he showed up at Paradise Point on Sunday.
"I just wanted to go out there and meet the guys and see how he (Conley) works with the guys," Crews said, adding he had "no clue" how he'd be greeted. "But as soon as I walked over there on the course — I was standing beside the green — all the guys came over and they're like, 'Hey, Reggie, what's up.'
"It's like they've known me for years. It was kind of cool to automatically feel welcome."


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The Last Thing You Read Was
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- Don't complain about lack of options. You've got to pick a few when you do multiple choice. Those are the breaks.
- Feel free to suggest poll ideas if you're feeling creative. I'd strongly suggest reading the past polls first.
- This whole thing is wildly inaccurate. Rounding errors, ballot stuffers, dynamic IPs, firewalls. If you're using these numbers to do anything important, you're insane.
The Last Thing You Read Was
By definition (Score:5, Funny)by MisterSquid (231834) on Sunday November 11, 2012 @01:46PM (#41950473)
If one is responding to this poll, by definition the last thing one has read is something online, right? Or did Slashdot finally launch that vote-by-post card feature I requested in '98?
Re:By definition (Score:4, Funny)If they did, wouldn't "post card" be a missing option?
Re:By definition (Score:4, Funny)by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 11, 2012 @01:59PM (#41950559)
Actually, I'm beating up a nerd and having him write what I tell him. And the most brilliant part is that I don't even know how to read.
(please save me)
If your assailant can't read what you write, why are you writing what he says?
The funny part is that you didn't say anything about not knowing how to read; your MitM nerd added that.
Re:By definition (Score:5, Funny)by degeneratemonkey (1405019) on Sunday November 11, 2012 @02:50PM (#41950893)I read the poll, selected the second option, picked up my copy of H2G2, read a few lines, and then smashed my face on the left mouse button to submit the vote. Owned.
(...) and then smashed my face on the left mouse button to submit the vote.
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YMBNH We don't actually read polls before we vote (or TFA btw).
Yes, that's why I clicked something online. But within the past week I've read something in all of the categories mentioned except the non-fiction book and it's just a coincidence that I didn't do that.
Technically, the last phrase I read before voting was "Print is Dead". So, I voted for that.
The last thing I read aloud was a paperbook I read to my children (which are old enough to read anyway, and my daughter is writing her own stories), but they like it when I read to them.
Hi, can I read some of her stories?
One of my pet projects is an initiative to write stories for children. I wonder what subjects she writes about, who the protagonists are, etc.
If one is responding to this poll, by definition the last thing one has read is something online, right?
Wrong. I'm no longer reading slashdot: I'm seeing it.
BTW: what did think of the Cowboy Neal in the red dress?... He, uhm, well he doesn't talk very much, but, but if you'd like to meet him, I can arrange a much more personalized meeting.
The image!!! It burns... aaaaaaaaahhhh *runs away screaming*
by Omnifarious (11933) *
That was my thought. Or maybe you responded to the poll without reading anything. Maybe you're illiterate and just like clicking on buttons. Or maybe you have your browser configured to turn off all text and you just select poll answers blindly.
Once I read all the poll options, the last thing I had read was "Print is Dead".
If one is responding to this poll, by definition the last thing one has read is something online, right?
Although I "read" slashdot, I don't consider it "reading". It is too interactive to meet my definition of reading. Now, you can read the articles linked to by some of slashdot's summaries, and I would consider THAT reading, but nobody actually reads the articles. They just read the summary and then try to work in some angle where they can use the contents of the summary to bash Republicans or Christian
by Nationless (2123580) on Sunday November 11, 2012 @02:01PM (#41950589)
An article on Slashdot.org. I don't know if you've heard of it.
by captainpanic (1173915) on Monday November 12, 2012 @06:38AM (#41955117)
No, this was a very sensible poll. We all know that the large majority of the people here never read the articles, so I guess that we all want to know what they did read (if anything) before responding.
It's either that, or all those comments saying RTFA are meant to be humorous.
by Cprossu (736997) <[cprossu2] [at] [gmail.com]> on Sunday November 11, 2012 @02:05PM (#41950627)I am unable to understand why any sane man would spend reading time on anything but technical manuals.
I am unable to understand why any sane man would spend reading time on anything but technical manuals.
Well, considering how many people enjoy books, and considering how almost all people enjoy fictional stories in some form, and therefore should be able to at least understand how some may enjoy written fiction, there is only one conclusion: very few men are sane..
I am unable to understand why any sane man would spend reading time on anything but technical manuals.
You should make a spoof of those commercials, showing a bunch of hot chicks sitting around you at the table while you look up from a manual and say that.
I am unable to understand why any sane man would spend reading time on anything but technical manuals.
WTF are you doing on Slashdot then?
by Neil Boekend (1854906) on Monday November 12, 2012 @03:00AM (#41954545)I didn't see him claim he was sane.
I am unable to understand why any sane man would spend reading time on anything but technical manuals.
I may not always read, but when I do, I read the label of a Dos Equis.
by lightknight (213164) on Sunday November 11, 2012 @02:22PM (#41950729) Homepage
I am going to get to the latest book of this series if it kills me.
Your goals are a bit loftier than mine. I'm currently working my way through 50 Shades of Grey...
Why. I don't understand this. Why would anyone read 50 Shades of Grey.
I am going to get to the latest book of this series if it kills me.
Coroner 1: Cause of death, patient died from trying to read the discworld series.
Coroner 2: What, that's like the 5th this month.
Coroner 1: When will they learn.
Isn't it obvious?
Isn't it obvious?
If I'd been thinking I would have made my choice, put the mouse over the submit button, read something else, and then clicked the mouse without looking at the screen.
Or the mouse logo.
Truly astounding... (Score:3, Funny)by AthanasiusKircher (1333179) on Sunday November 11, 2012 @03:03PM (#41950997)
As I read the results now, nearly 2/3 of those polled clicked something other than "Something Online" (or "Print is dead").
I know people are into multitasking today, but I never realized so many people would read a poll question on Slashdot, then go read a novel, and then come back and click the button to respond to the poll.
I'd like to see more research into this area -- perhaps polls asking questions like "What is the last thing you thought about?" or "What was the last thing you moved your mouse over?"
Eventually, we can move to the truly puzzling poll questions, like "Are you lying in your response to this poll? Yes or No."
i pretty much understood the poll to be "what is the last non-trivial thing you read" i mean we're reading all the time, i have wow open in another window; do you think trade chat counts?
I read my twitter stream on the train on the way to work this morning and read a few emails when I got to my desk and then a couple of new stories form the local online newspaper (does that count as newspaper or online?), then a couple of stories on SlashDot. Plenty of trivial in there.
As of this post... (Score:5, Funny)
About 63% of voters are either confused or lying...
I read the poll, clicked an option, and tabbed down to the submit button, then read a book, blindfolded myself, and hit enter by feel, you insensitive clod!
That's obviously what everyone else did too.
Ok, I stand corrected. About 63% of the voters are either confused, lying, or clinically insane.
Still going with #2 for you, though
Yay, pedantic arguments! (Score:4, Insightful)by 93 Escort Wagon (326346) on Sunday November 11, 2012 @04:01PM (#41951369)
I figure the spirit of the question is blindingly obvious, but whatever. My only uncertainty was whether to choose from the book I just finished (which was fiction), or the one I'm now in the middle of reading (which is non-fiction).
I went with the one I'd finished.
Exactly the same here, except, doubly the opposite. I just finished a non-fiction book, but am reading a fictional one. Went with the one I'm reading.
PS. The Tripods: The White Mountains, by John Christopher. Might be a children's book, but entertaining nonetheless.
Thank God for that clarification! With the additional information you provided about your vote, we can now make a more informed analysis of the poll results. You have helped the future poll interpretations be less skewed, good sir. This sentence will now simply refer to itself as simply being more facetiously grandiose praise because the author has run out of clever phrases and is hoping this counts.
I figure the spirit of the question is blindingly obvious, but whatever.
Phrasing a poll question on a nerd site that so easily falls to the most cursory of pedantic analyses (i.e., a glance), must, in my estimation, either be intentional, or is naïvely presumptive about some nerds' abilities to not subconscious evaluate the logic of whatever questions/statements may be before them.
If the pollster wanted the extant skew to occur—well, congratulations—mission accomplished. If not, then I must conclude that the poll's author fucked up—not the thousands of re
It's not obvious to me. I suppose it's what another commenter said, The latest [non-trivial] thing you read, but still, do I include doxygen documentation for the code I'm working on? News articles? Well, for me it's easy as I'd have to use a complex definition to exclude all the online stuff and include the scientific papers I printed out or the novel I read at night
Time of day ... (Score:4, Interesting)
My answer to the poll's question would be different depending on which time of the day that I would be asked:
* I always read the newspaper in the morning while I eat breakfast.
* I often read on-line in-depth articles during the day and evening, either in a trade magazine or online (frequent visitor to Ars Technica.. which a third of Slashdot topics seem to link to anyway)
* I often end the day with a good book (fiction).
And as to the question if visiting Slashdot itself would constitute the answer "Something Online", I would answer: No, not unless you have actually clicked a link in a story and read the article that the story links to.
When I saw "book" I wasn't even thinking about books printed on dead trees. I read far more books in electronic format.
The last book I read? (Score:5, Funny)by Brad1138 (590148) <email@example.com> on Sunday November 11, 2012 @04:58PM (#41951719)LOTR in high school in the early 80's...
Ignoring forum and Facebook reading/posting, the last book I read is Slash's autobiography (of Guns & Roses if you don't know).
C'Mon Slashdot (Score:5, Funny)Admit it. 50 Shades of Gray. All of you. Go ahead, look me in the eye and tell me it's not true!
Admit it. 50 Shades of Gray. All of you. Go ahead, look me in the eye and tell me it's not true!
I can look you in the eye and tell you it's partly true... and partly false.
Only 50? Hah! Try Fifty-Thousand Shades Of Grey [amazon.co.uk].
Or maybe Shifty Grades of Fey.
It's not true. But then, I am not a woman.
Obligatory xkcd: http://xkcd.com/1128/ [xkcd.com]
1) Huffington Post RSS feed for news headlines.
2) Some linked article if I want more detail
3) Twitter for up to the moment news, and @GreatDismal
4) Facebook for family news
5) Bunch of other web sites for specific information
6) Books, fiction, from Library
The last book I finished was "The Wehrmacht on the Western Front", almost a text book (re-reading). The last book I'm still actively reading is about the Bismarck (again, a re-read). For fun. I need help.
Re:Such a sad life (Score:4, Insightful)
The last book I finished was "The Wehrmacht on the Western Front", almost a text book (re-reading). The last book I'm still actively reading is about the Bismarck (again, a re-read). For fun. I need help.
Or company. I'm reading "The Russian Court at Sea" - about the embarkation and exodus of the surviving Romanovs from Yalta (the Crimea) in 1918/1919. As Rasputin/(Boney M), said "Oh, those Russians...".
(Damn - what have I done - I've now got that tune in my head).
(Damn - what have I done - I've now got that tune in my head).
Here, let me help:
Oh, my darlin'
Oh, my darlin'
Oh, my darlin' Clementine [youtube.com].
Have a listen to the Rasputin cover by Boiled in Lead. It's
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The Economist (Score:4, Insightful)by desertfool (21262) on Sunday November 11, 2012 @08:59PM (#41953087) Homepage
I still get this in dead tree form. I can keep it in the bathroom (where electronics aren't welcome) and I get a look at international news that is so hard to come by in the US. That and Playboy (yes, Playboy) will be the last magazines I give up.
For the same reasons that you stated about the bathroom, I have for quite some time, and will always subscribe to National Geographic as well as The Smithsonian. My poopin' time just isn't complete without a quick read-through of the latest art/history/nature/humanity article.
I will only fail to renew my subscription when they fail to print.
The "All of the above" option.
If I read anything these days, its on the screen. I read (science) fiction books I purchase from Baen and downloaded. I read magazines and newspapers in Kindle format on my tablet. These days you don't get a Manual , you get a PDF file om the disc with the driver software.
And of course I read Slashdot online.
A slashdot poll. Come on is it a trick question? Its obviously the thing i was reading right before answering the question.
...and you would be correct. I am old fashioned in a lot of ways. I enjoy (most of the time) reading my weekend newspaper with coffee Saturday and Sunday mornings.
With Project Gutenberg + eink classics are back (Score:4, Interesting)Read Conrad's "The Secret Agent" and "Under Western Eyes" and you'll wonder why Tom Clancy bothers to write at all.
...was online. You read this poll.
The poll makes no sense whatsoever (Score:5, Informative)
"Something Online" is the medium.
"Fiction" or "Non-Fiction" is the content.
So how can the options Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Something Online, all be in the same poll? What if I read Fiction online, or read Non-Fiction online?
by Frederic54 (3788)> The poll makes no sense whatsoever
You must be new here
"Something Online" is the medium
"Fiction" or "Non-Fiction" is the content.
So how can the options Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Something Online, all be in the same poll? What if I read Fiction online, or read Non-Fiction online?
The polls are quick and dirty constructions -- as the disclaimer states -- mostly in fun with some effort done in earnest; meaning, there is always going to be a lack of clarity in its design, opening it up for discussion. In this case, it's a classic mistake of confusing medium and message. The answer then to your rhetorical question is: The pollster made a mistake.
Print vs Pixel
Fictional vs Factual
Just finished it last week. I enjoyed Little Brother a bit more (partly due to the newness, I'm sure -- this one was somewhat more of the same) but I couldn't get into For the Win at all so I was very pleased by this one. Very British (only a couple times too much so) and I dig the idea of kids talking like Dickens characters for fun. Read it for free here. [craphound.com] My other favorite by him is Makers. [craphound.com]
The scroll on the bottom the TV screen in last night's NFL game.
It's a graphic novel by Terry Pratchett
Over the weekend I picked up: The Illustrated Atlas Of The Universe.
http://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Atlas-Universe-Tirion-Garlick/dp/1740893778 [amazon.com]
I'm amazed at how good books are these days. $30 gets a nice hard cover book with ~300 pages of full colour, high quality, informative, pictures and star charts.
I wish books of this quality had been so easily available and affordable when I was a lad.
Something online, duh (Score:2, Insightful)Given that the last thing I'd read was that very sentence, and the poll options, it was 'something online.'
Instead of the not so well chosen option "something online" I would like to propose "A badly written proposal" as this was the latest thing (beside a
Just returned the dead-tree version to the public library. I only got it because they didn't have Neal Stephenson for some reason, but I had heard him compared to William Gibson a lot, so I gave it a try.
Too much hipster brand-name dropping for my tastes. I didn't identify with any of the characters. I didn't really learn anything I didn't already know (though the way he describes one of the main characters reacting in stupor to dropping terms like 'steganography' made me feel stupid by empathy anyway...
I'm working my way through a useful instruction manual to better improve my skills, She Comes First [amazon.com] . A few years ago it might've seemed like fiction to me...
iBooks provides a good reading experience for the British music mags to which I subscribe (Sound on Sound, Computer Music, Future Music). But more important for me, they're cheaper than the dead tree versions AND I don't have to look like an old man with a house full of magazines and newspapers. I only wish there were an equivalent on my Mac because I don't trust Apple to always give me access to content I have purchased previously.
Does no one read the newspaper any more. I choose newspaper, i read the Metro on the way to work and the evening standard on the way home. I probably wouldn't read a newspaper at all, but both those sheet are free, and given out on the london underground.
Needs to be one of the poll options.
Currently grinding my way through 'The Count of Monte Cristo'. 600+ pages in, another 500 to go...
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It's just hair, right? Sure, and Michelle Obama is just a nice looking lady with toned arms — and those bangs. The stir created by the first lady's new locks is a little hint that hair does more than keep our head warm. It often determines how others see us and how we see ourselves.
Hair is extremely versatile, and not only from the styling standpoint.
Your hair can boost your self-esteem, call for self expression or even determine others' view of you.
That's true for women in particular. A woman's hair is often times referred to as "her glory."
Sherry Yourdan, owner of Shear 7x salon in Kinston, said when a woman likes her hair, her self-image is improved.
"I think when clients are down, (getting their hair done) makes them feel better about themselves," she said. "It is very much tied to self-esteem."
Using a telephone poll, USA Today reported 44 percent of 1,031 women said their mood has been negatively affected by a bad hair day. Hair product line Tresemme conducted a study in 2010 that showed women are on average spending more than $1,000 a year in salon visits and on hair products, with major complaints include hair being too thin or thick, unmanageable or falling out.
Diane Bryant, Kinston Sally Beauty Supply assistant manager, said most customers visit the store searching for hair treatments to help moisturize, especially during the frigid winter months.
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Bryant was a hair stylist for 13 years and said she's seen the difference well-styled hair makes on a woman's image.
"To a woman, our hair is our glory," she said. "You can't go out with a million-dollar outfit without your hair not being kept up, because the first thing people notice is your hair."
Although Michelle Obama's birthday is on Jan. 17, a Yahoo! news story that day highlighted her new hairdo — the much-discussed bangs — and only mentioned it was her 49th birthday in the last line.
Local women and stylists had varied opinions about what their hair means to them. Some said it does make or break their day, others said it makes them unique, while one even called it a reward.
"I like to get my hair done. It's almost like a luxury for me working hard," said Juanisha Lawson, an Atlanta woman who was visiting family in Kinston. "I'm beautiful, regardless. My hair doesn't make me."
Sandy Mills of Deep Run said her hair means everything to her.
"If my hair is not right, nothing's right," she said.
She's a client at the Hair Gallery salon in Kinston, which she found via word of mouth several years ago and has frequented since.
"Color is really important to me," she said as she prepared for a touchup at the salon on Thursday. "I always leave here feeling good.
A Pantene Pro-V survey conducted in 2010 revealed women have a "love-hate" relationship with their tresses, with 91 percent of 2,000 women claiming to have a serious issue with their hair. It reported many women's hair can affect their social interactions, including photo opportunities.
A local stylist believes having a good hairdo is a way to break from life's issues.
"A lot of times women who have problems at home, (getting their hair done) is a way to escape," said Nikki Morilla, owner of MNM Hair Spa, a Dominican salon in Kinston. "They want to look pretty."
As she used a blow dryer on a young girl's hair, she added, "When you look good, it makes you feel better."
Hair — for men and women — can be linked to a person's self esteem, according to many local stylists and community members, such as Wanda Hall, Gate Community Outreach Center director.
"We, as women, put a lot of emphasis on our hair," she said. "I think it has a lot to do with how we see ourselves."
She said there are many styles that help women define the importance of their hair.
"Whatever way you chose to wear your hair is definitely a part of you and means a lot to you," said Hall, who rocks a short, natural cut. "I've seen a lot of women with a guy's cut, but that works for them."
Local men are noticing a trend in women with short hair — and they like it.
"Short hairstyles are in," said cosmetologist and barber of NEDACUT Barber Shop, Anthony Coples. "I've seen women who had short hair and their personality made it look even better."
His colleague George Garner said short hair is "cute," but he is satisfied so long as a woman has some type of hair on her head.
"It's an investment," he said. "(A woman's hair) has to be right. That let's me know what the rest of her stuff is going to be like."
He said the longer a woman takes in the shop, the better.
Depending on the style, women can log up to five hours in salontime, but Hair Gallery owner and stylist Michelle Cantu said clients could be in her shop from 30 minutes to two hours.
"You have some of them come in and they're so depressed," she said. "They feel so much better about themselves by the time they leave; it's like a different person.
She said the reason she became a beautician was to boost others' confidence, calling her career, "rewarding."
Several conditions can lead to hair loss, including chemotherapy for cancer patients.
"There are different ways to cope with it," said Loretta Griffin, a nurse with Lenoir Memorial Cancer Center. "But it's pretty overwhelming."
She said cosmetologist Amy Hill demonstrates a variety of hair and make-up tricks for patients with Hill's "Look Good, Feel Good" program.
"It's pretty dramatic when you lose your hair," Griffin said.
Locks of Love, a non-profit organization based in Florida, provides hairpieces for financially disadvantaged people up to 21-years-old suffering from a long-term, medical hair loss condition.
Tonya Adams, Kinston's Beauty Box stylist, has witnessed a couple of clients donate their locks to the organization.
Cancer patients constitute the second highest percentage of Locks of Love recipients.
Wanda Hall survived a 1996 run of endometrial cancer during her last year of college at East Carolina University.
"When I went through chemotherapy and radiation, I lost my hair," she said. "It wasn't a big deal for me simply because I wore wigs for a while."
She said the hair weaves were emerging in the 1990s, so wearing fake hair wasn't going to stand out.
When her hair began falling out, she didn't wrestle with trying to keep it — she immediately cut it off.
"I had to work with what I had," said Hall, who experimented with various head wraps and pieces.
Although she had chemically straightened her hair since childhood, she made the decision to go natural — stop using chemicals in her hair — nearly three years ago because the perm's upkeep became too difficult and it damaged her hair.
So she cut it off.
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A USA Today Poll reported 36 percent of women chose to ditch relaxers in 2011 — a 10 percent jump from the previous year.
Stylist Danielle Noble of Kinston's Simply Hair, a salon that specializes in natural hair care, said determining a texture is the starting point for newly-natural women.
"The difficulty, I think, for most women now is adjusting to their natural hair," she said. "Most people have had chemically-altered hair for so long."
Trending across the lands is the "big chop," a haircut that removes chemically altered hair for a fresh start. Simply Hair teaches women to manage their hair during the natural journey.
"Some people don't think you have as much versatility with natural hair," Nobles said. "I think you have more versatility."
Juanisha Lawson said although close family members wear perm-free hairstyles, going natural is too time-consuming for her.
"If it were more acceptable in the workplace, I would probably wear my hair natural," she said, adding relaxed hair is also difficult to maintain.
Culture has a role in determining how women wear their hair, she said.
"I think sometimes African American women emphasize too much on the European look and (do) not appreciate the natural beauty of our hair," Lawson said. "A lot of us don't appreciate our natural beauty."
Hall, though, enjoys being natural and said it shows her individualism.
"It doesn't define me, but I think it makes me different," she said. "In a professional setting, my hair certainly stands out."
Achieving eye-catching natural looks can take many hours, but studies show more women are transitioning out of relaxers.
Nobles said a common misconception is natural hair is always healthier, but it's not automatic.
"All natural hair is not healthy hair," said Nobles, who encouraged finding the right treatment for a person's own hair type.
MNM Salon owner Nikki Morilla said natural hair dries much faster than relaxed hair.
"You can't put shampoos in it too much because they have a lot of chemicals," she said, suggesting naturals should "co-wash," washing with conditioner instead of shampoo each time.
She said both hair situations should receive treatments, keep up with chemical services and maintain moisture.
"Hair is like a plant," said Morilla, who's been styling hair for 24 years. "You have to feed and nourish it."
Every two weeks, Clyde Harris Jr., 20, gets his dredlocks re-twisted.
"The lady (who does them) said that's why they grew so fast," said the Winston Salem State University student who began his dredlocks when he was a freshman in 2010. "It's a way of me saying, 'This is me, this is who I'm gonna be.'"
He said women should take the same approach and chose whatever style suits them.
"A woman's hair gives them confidence," Harris said. "If they don't have good hair, they might not have a good day."
The men
Anthony Coples styles both men and women's hair, believing women prefer a male stylist.
"They say we grow their hair," he said.
While he's personally experienced the importance of hair to women, he said the vanity goes both ways.
"We're men, and a lot of times we don't want to touch our sensitive side," Coples said. "We are very particular about our hair. If a man is used to seeing his hair one way and he gets out of the (barber) chair and something's wrong with his head, it's going to bother him."
Common man-problems linked to hair — along with a bad haircut — include balding and thinning.
"A lot of bald-headed men are pickier," said barber Tim Brinson of Friendly Barber. "A lot of men who are thinning are more concerned, too. They're trying to save it."
Men, like women, have their hair care tips and secrets.
NEDACUT barbers said men dye and chemically process their hair to hide the gray and make their locks appear fuller.
"A lot of men are scared of going bald," barber George Garner said.
He said keeping a fresh haircut is important to a man's appearance because of stereotypes.
"You have a certain image you want to hold up," Coples said. "Everyone does."
Tonya Adams said some men are pickier about their hair than women, noting one of the longest times she spent on a haircut was on a man.
"He was just so peculiar about his hair," said Adams, who remembers the 45 minutes she spent on that man 20 years ago.
She said clients at her shop at times don't want to cut off half an inch of hair because they closely link personality with their tresses.
"For some ladies, their hair is their identity," she said. "It shows a reflection of who they are."
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- Feel free to suggest poll ideas if you're feeling creative. I'd strongly suggest reading the past polls first.
- This whole thing is wildly inaccurate. Rounding errors, ballot stuffers, dynamic IPs, firewalls. If you're using these numbers to do anything important, you're insane.
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Douchebag Hero (Score:5, Insightful)by Archangel Michael (180766) on Tuesday June 25, 2013 @09:29AM (#44099845) Journal
Not really a "bad guy", not really a "hero". He did the right thing, for the right reasons, the wrong way. But then again, I'm not sure there was a better way to do it. Not really ambivalent, but not entirely on his side, and also not on the side of big government.
It needed to be done (expose the NSA), but then again, it only exposed what everyone with a brain already suspected. I mean really, who is surprised by this revelation?
Re:Douchebag Hero (Score:5, Insightful)
Yeah, there really was no right way - at least three former NSA people have tried to whistleblow on this without revealing secrets to the press and failed. He certainly didn't commit espionage, as the US charged him with, and rightfully fears for his life as the US is pursuing the death penalty. This is clearly a case of a US agency that is not allowed to spy on US citizens by law breaking the law and the government covering up and saying it is justified. It is not justified, it breaks the law, and violates the fourth amendment.
IMO, impeach congress, the president, and the NSA and give them all the chair for grossly abusing the Bill of Rights. Yeah, I don't really believe we should be that extreme, but that is essentially what the US government wants to do to Snowden, and it is obscene. If the ever capture him, they will have a kangaroo court and convict him of all charges and give him the chair (due to a badly written, overbroad law written to fight opposition to World War 1), so why not accuse the NSA, congress, and the president of the same? By the same law, they have been committing espionage on us and deserve to die.
Agreed - so for me it was the second option.
And for surprise, well I'm not surprised that the US government is trying to do this; the shocking part is the huge extend of the program. Especially the parts where they did not only tap US companies, but actively hacked into foreign computers to gather more data from there.
And what may be a surprise is the complete lack of any concrete results from this massive program, other than the massive amounts of money that have been sunk into it, and the enormous loss of
Re:Douchebag Hero (Score:5, Insightful)by Archangel Michael (180766) on Tuesday June 25, 2013 @10:46AM (#44100501) Journal
Them: "We stopped (X) Terrorist acts under this program, we just can't tell you about them."
Me: "Then, my dear comrade, you didn't stop anything, because without proof, it didn't happen. I cannot accept the word of someone who has lied and mislead me dozens of times"
The problem is, too few people will actually question authority, at least properly. Them telling me lies and then saying they lied to protect themselves and then lie some more doesn't really cut it. Too bad the press is the lapdog of the Demicans and Republicrats.
So if the government puts you in a situation where your only option to help people see the truth is to go against the rules, the only way you can be good is to be a "douchebag"? I suppose if he'd gone to the MSM and they'd hushed it up he'd be "ineffectual" and if it hadn't done anything, well then he wouldn't be a hero.
In cahoots with Aeroflot
Yeah, the thought of a whole plane full of journalists having to go to Havana without Snowden just makes me giggle.
cause all we had before was speculation. Now we know what the governments have been up to and hopefully there can be push toward more acceptable reform. Too naive? Oh well. Doomsday it is then. Cheers.
by Reliable Windmill (2932227) on Tuesday June 25, 2013 @10:00AM (#44100103)
He is a true hero. He put his safety and future, his whole life, on the line for the sake of everyone else so we could get the truth.
But then he flees from a country that he exposed secretly spies on its own people, to a country that openly spies on its people.
This is my problem with his motive. If he did it to take a stand against the US spying on us citizens, than he should not have gone to China to escape punishment. If he did this to show the government is violating the Constitution, than he has shown by where he seeks refuge that he doesn't actually mind a country spying on its own citizens, as long as they don't have a rule against
"But then he flees from a country that he exposed secretly spies on its own people, to a country that openly spies on its people."
No, you have that incorrect....
he FLED from a country known for torturing and permanently imprisoning people that go against the current leadership. He knew that computer crime is punished far more severely than murder is. and he knew that with laws signed by Obama, he can be called an "enemy combatant" without any proof and sent away to be tortured for the rest of his life.
That is why he ran, and I certainly would as well. Only a complete moron would stay where they could be captured, silenced and forced to pay for their insolence every hour of every day for the rest of their lives until they are broken and make a public statement as to how they were evil.
THIS is the US of A, we happily and openly use torture.
Saw this take on one of the tinfoilhatcrazy websites. Snowden is a deep US CIA agent with the task of getting close to Wikileaks and Julian Assange in order to either get Assange out where he can be arrested or make a hit. Sadly, this makes as much sense as anything else - right up there with the "impress the girlfriend" view.
None of the above? (Score:2, Insightful)by Anonymous Coward
I'm a bit indifferent to Snowden's actions, so I'm not sure if I'd qualify him as either hero or villain. Mostly because I don't think his actions _should_ have had any impact. Anyone who has been paying attention for the past twenty years was well aware that the NSA (and other information gathering agencies) spy on citizens. They've been pretty open about it for a long time. Well, open in the "Of course we can, but we would never do that, wink wink," kind of way. Privacy advocates and the FSF have been war
... with the power to vanish [bbc.co.uk].
Or not:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23053915 [bbc.co.uk]
The link is to an article where Snowden claims he got the job just to do this. That means his oaths taken to get the job were lies. He is just a traitor. There were other means that were legal to expose this program, he could have sent the data to every member of Congress, and acted like a true whistle blower instead of running to China like a thief in the night.
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If your information is from The Daily Mail then you're already misinformed.
The Daily Mail is notorious for outright lying to create inflammatory headlines just to sell papers and ad impressions.
For example, when Tiger Woods had multiple affairs the figure quoted was with 9 women, The Daily Mail took that number and doubled it printing a headline of 18 women for which there was literally no evidence. It was just an outright made up lie to try and make their headline look more juicy than the competitors who had supposedly only unmasked 9 women...
For example, when Tiger Woods had multiple affairs the figure quoted was with 9 women, The Daily Mail took that number and doubled it printing a headline of 18 women for which there was literally no evidence.
Maybe they got a bit confused were counting the holes, after all there's a front 9 and a back 9 in golf...
I think what he has revealed needed to be revealed, because Congress, all the 3-letter agencies, and the president seemed to think there was nothing wrong with it.
But why do we need to know his name? If I were him I would have talked to the reporter and stayed anonymous. And I hope any documents he leaked were absolutely necessary to reveal what's going on, not just wholesale theft/leak of sensitive information like Manning did.
Lets talk about the NSA (Score:4, Insightful)
Many people point out this discussion about Snowden is a distraction from the discussion of the information he reveled. Perhaps the same poll should be done about the NSA.
The real hero is... (Score:5, Insightful)
I don't know if Snowden is a real hero or not. But you know who is a real hero? Senator Mark Udall, who has been talking about this, legally, for years.
by InMSWeAntitrust (994158) on Thursday June 27, 2013 @09:43PM (#44128693)"Edward Snowden is not the real news story here"


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Whether they were urging citizens to enlist in the Army, buy war savings stamps, support the Red Cross or join the war effort for "adventure and action," the countless recruitment and propaganda posters produced during World War I—in every country engaged in the conflict—were marvels of graphic design. Some were shocking; many were beautiful; virtually all were created with one aim in mind: to get the viewer to stop, read—and act.
Here, 100 years after the war began, LIFE.com presents American posters that are not only aesthetically striking, but also capture the breezy nationalism (often slipping into jingoism) of the era. That the English, French (see below), Germans, Italians and virtually every other nation with soldiers in the fight created their own brand of similar propaganda only reinforces the old adage: in war, the first casualty is the truth.


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In the valley of Dragonja river, slightly more than 3 kilometers from the border crossing Dragonja. The easiest way to find the Farm tavern Kortina is to turn left approximately 200 meters before the border crossing Dragonja (in the direction of Krkavče village). Follow the macadam road for another 3 kilometers and turn left at the sign for the Farm tavern Kortina.
For those, who would like to enjoy a short sightseeing, we recommend the slightly longer route trough villages Šmarje, Puče and Krkavče. When you leave Krkavče, you will need 3,8 kilometers to reach the Farm tavern Kortina.
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Ideal location for everyday relaxation, family trips, picnics, birthday parties, anniversaries, weddings, recreation and private gatherings. Sport activities: bowls, basketball, football, volleyball In the hot summer time our pool will bring a pleasant cool down for you and your children. We have a lot to offer to those, who enjoy nature and long walks. You can take a shorter walk around the farm and its surrounding or make a longer trip to the nearby villages. Sečoveljske soline, Sankt Peter, … and Krkavče, where you can see famous Krkavče stone, museum ˝House Vrešje˝ and Sankt Michael's church, built on pure rock, are waiting for you. Those with less condition can reach these sights with the car.
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SWANSBORO — The recent spotting of a black bear on Bear Island is a reminder that they are among the occasional visitors to Hammocks Beach State Park.
A contractor working for Camp Lejeune recently snapped a photograph of the juvenile bear and sent it to park officials, and not long after that a park ranger on patrol also saw it.
"The first time it was seen was when the contractor took the photo on May 1. The ranger spotted it a week or week and half later," park Superintendent Paul Donnelly said.
But contrary to the island's name, black bears aren't seen often.
"It's not unheard of, but it's very seldom," Donnelly said. "This is the first time in the 10 years that I've been here that there has been one seen."
Donnelly said there have been times when they've seen tracks, but they haven't seen the bear or gotten reports of one.
But when they do appear there's not much reason for them to stay long, with the island lacking the food and water they need.
Bear Island was originally named Bare Island due to its lack of vegetation. Donnelly said the history is that an early map maker changed the spelling to Bear Island to match the nearby mainland community of Bear Creek.
Donnelly said visitors should be mindful that bears can be present on the island.
"From a safety standpoint, if visitors see one they should not try to approach it, and we ask that they don't disturb the wildlife," he said.
He said visitors are asked to report a sighting if they see a bear. The area where the bear was seen was not a heavily visited area of the island.
According to information from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, the black bear is the only bear species found in North Carolina, with populations in the eastern and western park of the state.
The bears prefer large expanses of uninhabited woodland. In the east, lowland hardwoods, swamps and pocosins are good habitat.
The black bear spotted on Bear Island was at the west end of the island and likely came across Sander's Creek from land aboard Camp Lejuene, Donnelly said.
With a number of small islands across the waterway, Donnelly said it's a manageable swim for the black bear.
"Bears can swim," Donnelly said. "We don't allow them on the ferry."
While they don't know why the bear wandered over to Bear Island, Donnelly said they are typically young male bears in search of new territory.
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Methyl bromide is the only ozone-depleting substance directly connected to food security (production and post-harvest applications), until being phased- out by most countries in the early 2000s. The few African countries that joined in the phased-out reported that there is strong pressure to return to methyl bromide use as a result of the non-sustainability of alternatives, both in terms of availability and cost.
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OXFORD, Ohio - A pair of freshmen led the way for the No. 4 Miami hockey team Friday night but Providence played the RedHawks to a 1-1 overtime tie in an exciting, back-and-forth contest at Steve Cady Arena. With the draw, Miami moves to 2-0-1 on the year while the Friars are now 1-1-1 overall (0-1-0 Hockey East).
Rookie goaltender Ryan McKay kept the RedHawks in the game for much of the evening as he finished with a career-high 37 saves on 38 shots while Providence limited Miami to just 28 shots. Classmate Riley Barber scored the RedHawks' only goal despite each side having several chances to break the deadlock in the closing minutes of regulation and in overtime.
Both teams were called for a pair of penalties in the opening five minutes and each had power play chances, but the Friars struck first, taking advantage of a 5-on-3 power play to grab a 1-0 lead 5:55 into the opening period. Myles Harvey fired the initial shot from the blue line that was saved by McKay, but the rebound went right to Ross Mauermann between the circles, where he buried the puck in the open net. McKay shut down the Friars after the man-advantage goal, however.
"We weren't playing our game. We came out unfocused," sophomore Austin Czarnik said. "In the third (period) we started playing our hockey. If we start taking the body, turnovers will happen."
After being outshot 15-7 in the first frame, Miami came out on the attack in the second stanza. The RedHawks pulled even 4:40 into the middle period as Barber tallied his second goal of the year to level the contest at 1-1. Senior Curtis McKenzie won a battle on the boards behind the net and got the puck to Czarnik. Czarnik then fed Barber in front of the crease, where he quickly wrapped the puck around Providence netminder Jon Gillies for the score.
The RedHawks earned a power play late in the second period and nearly took the lead as a scramble in front of the net ensued but Miami was unable to poke the puck in the net. Providence then had a 2-on-1 short-handed break the other way but McKay made two huge saves on point-blank shots, including one while on his side, to keep the game even.
Miami again nearly grabbed the lead on the power play early in the third period as Czarnik had multiple blasts on net but both were saved. Sophomore Blake Coleman then had an open net on a rebound but was unable to settle the puck. Minutes later, classmates Jimmy Mullin and Cody Murphy had a 2-on-1 break but Gillies made the close-range save to keep the game all square.
Neither side would find the net in the third period despite the 'Hawks outshooting the Friars, 13-9, and the game went to overtime. In the extra session, Czarnik nearly ended it with a 2-on-1 rush but he couldn't get his stick on the end of Barber's pass at the far post. The Friars had their chance on a wraparound but the RedHawk defense was able to break it up before Providence could finish the play.
"I thought McKay kept us in the game through the first two periods," head coach Enrico Blasi said. "This is obviously a process for us. I thought we played pretty good in the third (period). The third was the kind of game we thought we would be in against Providence. We have to do a lot of regrouping tonight and make sure we come out with a more complete effort and if we do that, we will get better."
With the game ending in a draw, the teams decided to hold a shootout, despite it being meaningless in the teams' records. The RedHawks won the shootout, 2-0, in three rounds on goals by Czarnik and Murphy while McKay denied both Providence shots he faced.
Gillies totaled 27 saves in net for the Friars, who finished 1-for-3 on the power play. The RedHawks went 0-for-5 on the man advantage, firing seven shots while on the power play.
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Garrisoned by the Nine Houses of the Derai, the towering mountain range called the Wall of Night is all that separates the people of Haarth from the terrible Darkswarm.
Five years have passed since the Wall was breached and the Keep of Winds nearly overrun. Five years since the Heir of Night, Malian, and her friend and ally Kalan went missing in the wild lands of Jaransor.
Now, in Haarth's diverse southern realms, events are moving. From the wealthy River city of Ij to the isolated Emerian outpost of Normarch, rumors of dark forces and darker magics are growing. As the great Midsummer tournament at Caer Argent approaches, Haarth will have one opportunity to band together against an enemy in which few believe . . . or be lost forever.
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For weeks, Kinston's been looking for a strong start.
Well, the Vikings nailed it Wednesday night. They soundly eliminated No. 12 Red Springs from the NCHSAA 2A state playoffs, 79-56.
And Mykel Hart starred in Act 1 of the victory.
As if the Red Devils needed any more punches after Brandon Ingram opened the game with a one-handed jam to spark a 14-2 Kinston run, Hart's shot from the floor — his rear end against the actual hardwood — knocked Red Springs down early.
Hart tumbled to the baseline as he grabbed an offensive rebound with 4:48 left in the first quarter. Still sitting on the floor, he hurriedly made the decision to shoot or pass — and he made the right one when he looked up at the basket without hesitation, Red Devils swarming around him. His shot dropped flawlessly and rattled Viking Gym.
Hart's unbelievable basket made him five-of-five from the floor to open his team-high tally of 20 points, adding 11 rebounds.
"I was right under the basket and none of my teammates were around me, so I had no choice but to throw it up there and it went," Hart said of the wild shot. "(Starting off strong at this time of year) is important because we're the defending state champs and we're trying to bring home another championship and three-peat."
Kinston (22-5) will go on the road to face the fourth-seeded Fairmont (20-5) tonight at 7. The last time the teams met, Kinston defeated the Golden Tornadoes, 68-41, in the 2013 regional finals in Fayetteville.
Fairmont advanced to the third round of state playoffs after at 78-57 victory over Edenton Holmes Wednesday, where five Fairmont players scored at least 10 points. Shyheim Hines recorded a team-high 16, a junior averaging about nine points for the Tornadoes this season.
Fairmont's leading scorers, seniors Shamar Barfield and Jarrod Neal, score just over 10 points a game.
Ingram nearly doubles their point production with 20.
"Separation early"
Four players scored in double figures Wednesday night for the Vikings (22-5).
And during the post-season, Kinston's depth has so far showed. When teams try to contain recruit Ingram, it broadens the floor for other Vikings options. Red Springs left Hart wide open down low for Kinston to go up, 36-8, in the second quarter.
The Vikings' third-round playoff introduction led to a 43-17 halftime lead.
"We knew (Red Springs was) tough and had a lot of weapons, so that was big for us to get that separation early," Kinston coach Perry Tyndall said. "I think this time of year you've got to be ready to play. It's not a seven-game series like the NBA. One bad night, we're hanging our jerseys back up.
"The guys understand that, and I thought we came out really aggressive, (with) solid defense."
But after the break, Red Springs started an attempted recovery.
The Devils came out for a quick eight points and with tight defense, as the momentum swayed their way. The rally was led byfreshmen Tavion Atkinson, who recorded three of his five steals in the third period, converting the trio of takes into points.
Red Springs forced several Kinston turnovers after halftime, including Eric Graham racing between a long overhead pass and dribbling it down to the Red Devils' hoop. He unselfishly passed over his shoulder to teammate Jamison Baker for the finish, proving RS had a little fight left in them.
But after being as down by as many as 28 early on, the first half was too damaging for Red Springs. The closest the Devilswould come was 18.
"First half, we did not play our basketball," Red Springs coach Glenn Patterson said. "We came out in the second half, made some adjustments and tried to get back in the ball game, but the deficit was too deep for us to climb out of."
Red Springs attempted seven 3-pointers over Kinston's defense before the break.
"I don't think the defense was that tough," Patterson said. "I think we just settled for too many jump shots. They were not falling, and then we dropped our heads and we just didn't get back.
"That hurt us."
By halftime, Red Springs committed 10 team fouls to Kinston's three.
Emotions continued to run high as Bakerreceived a technical immediately following his third personal foul, sending the Vikings to the line for four free throws.
Charity stripes were spread evenly across the Kinston roster, as the Vikings went 11-of-23 from the line. Red Springs hit six of their nine.
Jared Fosterregistered a game-high 25 points and grabbed five rebounds. Atkinson led on the glass with seven boards, but Kinston outrebounded the Red Devils, 38-30.
Red Springs finished its season with an 18-7 overall record, an effort to which the Patterson attributed the team's "never quit"-mentality.
"This is the time of you when you want different guys stepping up different nights," Tyndall said. "To advance, you've got to have guys stepping up in different games."
Different from last year, Fairmont is hosting Kinston tonight in its own gym. They played at Fayetteville's Crown Arena last year before the Vikings advanced to the championship.
The Tornadoes are undefeated at home (13-0) and own a five game winning streak. The Vikes have won 12 in a row entering tonight's contest, but they hold a 6-2 away record this season.
Kinston has hosted five conference teams since falling at New Hanover, 63-58, in mid-January.
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Red Springs (18-7) 8 9 20 19 — 56
Kinston (22-5) 22 21 16 20 — 79
J. Baker 3-11 0-0 0-6 4 6
A. West 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0
E. Graham 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0
T. Tucker 2-2 0-0 1-1 2 5
J. Foster 7-20 4-4 3-8 5 25
J. Chavis 2-11 0-2 0-3 1 4
M. Blue 3-3 0-0 0-0 6 6
T. Atkinson 4-11 2-3 0-3 7 10
J. Woods 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0
Totals 21-58 6-9 4-21 30 56
A. Berry 2-2 1-2 1-1 1 6
T. Canady 2-6 1-4 0-0 4 5
Q. Ham 3-5 0-0 1-2 0 5
A. Lopez 5-8 1-3 2-4 1 13
M. Davis 1-4 0-2 0-0 2 2
B. Ingram 4-13 4-8 0-0 8 12
M. Hart 9-15 2-2 0-0 11 20
Darnell Dunn 2-6 2-2 0-0 3 6
T. Jones 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0
Darius Dunn 5-10 0-0 0-2 2 10
V. Styles 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0
J. Fields 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0
D. Waters 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0
Totals 33-70 11-23 4-9 38 79
NCHSAA 2A State Playoffs Round 3
Tonight at Fairmont High School at 7
5149 Old Stage Rd. in Fairmont
No. 5 Kinston (22-5) at No. 4 Fairmont (20-5)
Category Kinston Fairmont
Home 13-1 13-0
Away 6-2 6-2
Neutral 3-1 1-3
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Artillery fungus isn't corrosive, or an allergen but causes millions of dollars of cosmetic damage to paint surfaces and is an annoying eyesore that's almost impossible to remove. The longer it remains bonded to the paint surface of an automobile the harder it sticks. Even if you can pry off the dark little bumps, a brown stain often remains. And if you don't catch the little bumps and destroy them, they can survive for up to 12 years and reinfest the ground wherever they fall.
Scrubbing and scraping the black spots from the paint surface of an automobile with strong chemical cleaners is a time-consuming chore that can scratch and damage the paint. In fact many detailers have been known to speed up the process by blowing them off the paint surface by closely aiming the pressure washer directly at them, of course we all know this type of pressure can fracture the clear coat, not to mention that entire pieces of clear coat can be ripped from the surface of the vehicle. Removing the fungus safely is possible with hot soapy water and scrubbing gently on each spot with a micro-fiber towel making sure to properly dispose of the spores.
Once you're rid of the spores, the best way to avoid a re-appearance is to advise your client to stay clear of wood mulch. If you use it in your yard, don't have it near the house or driveway, turn it and break it up regularly to aerate it and dry it out, and completely replace it every year. If that sounds like too much work, use stones for landscaping instead.
Gina Budhai is the managing partner of Car Pool Detail in