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Mona's not the type of cat to rush into things. She's a bit sensitive, and would prefer to get to know you before letting you pet her. But once you befriend Mona, you'll see that she's a sweet cat who loves attention! When she's feeling relaxed, Mona will come out of her shell for lots of playtime with laser and wand toys.
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Wish you could adopt them all? There are other ways to help. This holiday season, do the next best thing for homeless animals by making a gift to the ASPCA.
Got one just like her from Orange County Animal Services 2769 Conroy Rd, Orlando, FL(407) 836-3111. Periodically they wave their fee.
I am sharing this sweet girl Mona and I rescued all 3 of my pets, 1 dog and 2 cats. Lots of love in my house and I help other animals too. I know Mona will get a great forever home soon! :)
Mona, you have the most soulful, pretty face. I know some good person will along soon to take you home and love you and cherish you.
Mona is just like one of my feline children. She has the most adorable face that simply melts my heart and I know someone will feel the same so I will share for that special person to see her. Have a good life Mona, you deserve it.
You are soooo cute Mona. Just like my cats.
have 3 dogs so hubby says no more pets tho I do adore such darling cats-hope she finds a wonderful forever home.
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More kids reading is always good news -- especially when reading achievement levels are so abysmal. Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress says that only one-third of all students entering high school are proficient in reading.
It's no secret that children who read tend to be more successful in school. Reading helps instill an interest in learning, exercises the brain and improves concentration, critical thinking and vocabulary.
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Thursday, August 15, 2013
GIA ALLEMAND . . . a Top 3 finisher on Season 14 of "The Bachelor" . . . is dead of an apparent suicide. She was only 29 years old. TMZ says her boyfriend RYAN ANDERSON of the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans found her hanging and unconscious in her New Orleans home on Monday. She'd been on life support, but she was too far gone, so it was shut off yesterday.
DAVID ARQUETTE was reportedly fired from a movie called "Something About Her" . . . because he's DRINKING again. The official reason given for his departure was "creative differences", but sources say he showed up one day not fit to work and, quote, "The director had no choice but to fire him on the spot. Everyone on the set was pissed and disappointed."
CHAKA KHAN may not be the only person LINDSAY LOHAN drove out of the Cliffside rehab facility. So-called "sources" say five more women and one man also cut out because they couldn't deal with her. One source says, quote, "Lindsay mostly clashed with the girls in the rehab because she always needed so much attention and acted like a spoiled brat . . . They just couldn't take her [crap]."
8/14/13 Celebrity Pre-Fame Jobs
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JENNIFER GARNER says she purposely goes to events without BEN AFFLECK so she doesn't lose her own identity. She tells "Allure" magazine, quote, "It's a very conscious decision . . . I think especially for women, they can really lose their identity and just become 'wife of'." She also says she's afraid of Botox because she has a big forehead.
A new list of celebrities and their pre-fame jobs tells us that Sean Connery was a milkman, Kanye West worked at the Gap, Whoopi Goldberg was a phone sex operator, Ellen DeGeneres was an oyster shucker, Sylvester Stallone was Lion cage cleaner at the Central Park Zoo and Jon Hamm was Porn movie set designer.
Reportedly, Lindsay Lohan developed an online shopping addiction in rehab and spent $5,000 a day. A former patient who attended rehab with Lindsay, said she would shop online all day and it was like an addiction. The source says she would drop $5,000 a day, mostly on clothes. And the constant stream of boxers and packages to the gates of the rehab center annoyed the staff, and residents.
With baby North West here, Kim and Kanye are busy planning their next media event -- a wedding. Us Weekly says, quote, "They've been discussing marriage for a while. A wedding is in the works." And in keeping with their lavish lifestyle, it's going to be big.
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Pictures surfaced yesterday of JUSTIN BIEBER serenading his grandmother . . . while he was NAKED with nothing but a guitar covering his naughty bits. This went down last October at granny's house over Canadian Thanksgiving. Justin came out of his room like that to mess with everybody.
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The website Jalopnik.com says KANYE WEST just bought two SUVs that are fully-armored and cost A MILLION BUCKS EACH. The vehicle is called the Prombron, and it's made by a Latvian company called Dartz.
BEN AFFLECK met secretly with LINDSAY LOHAN while she was in rehab, but it wasn't to offer her a movie role, as some sites are reporting. Ben went to rehab himself back in 2001, so he was basically just there to offer her support and advice. Meanwhile, sources say Lindsay came out of rehab TOTALLY clean, which means she's not even taking Adderall anymore.
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JUSTIN THEROUX turned 41 on Saturday, and JENNIFER ANISTON threw him a party at their Bel Air mansion. The guest list was INSANE. Check out who showed up: Ben Stiller, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard, Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen, Jason Bateman, Laura Dern, John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, Tobey Maguire, Lake Bell, Will Arnett, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi, and Jimmy Kimmel.
We've had so few legitimate opportunities to talk about KEVIN FEDERLINE lately that it is an honor and a privilege to announce the following to you: On Saturday, August 10th, your man K-Fed married his Baby Mama #3, Victoria Prince, in Las Vegas. Kevin is 35 . . . Victoria is 30. She's a former pro volleyball player who now teaches special ed.
A judge has extended AMANDA BYNES' psychiatric hold for another 30 days. In order to keep Amanda for another month, doctors had to convince the judge that she's, quote, "gravely disabled as a result of a mental disorder." Obviously, they did. But on a positive note, Amanda was reunited with her dog Thursday night. The same dog she accidentally doused with gasoline while lighting that driveway fire last month.
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KATE UPTON says she felt "terrible" about herself after her first "Sports Illustrated" cover . . . quote, "I'm not a toy, I'm a human. I'm not here to be used. I am a grown woman, and you need to figure your [crap] out." She would also like you to know that she's not a dumb blonde.
The Huffington Post has put together a slideshow of celebrities who are Sexy Over 60. It includes Pierce Brosnan, Susan Lucci, Jane Seymour, Helen Mirren, Jeff Bridges, Tom Selleck, Jane Fonda and Richard Gere, among others.
After that nightclub brawl in the Hamptons last weekend, JUSTIN BIEBER ended up going home with two sexy cocktail waitresses. One of them was 24 . . . the other was 32. In fact, they may have had something to do with the brawl. Sources now say that the guy Justin's crew beat up had been wearing a bowtie . . . and one of the waitresses took it and put it on during the course of the night. Well, when the waitresses left with Justin, the guy ran out to get his bowtie back, and that's when the chaos ensued.
Amanda Bynes' forced psychiatric hospitalization was set to expire last night, but her parents are reportedly hoping doctors will seek a legal ruling to keep Amanda locked up for at least another 30 days. A source has shared that Bynes appears to be suffering from schizophrenia and needs more time to respond to her new drugs. The insider explained, "She's not improving yet. She's still delusional. These meds take longer than a week to work, and she's only been given them for about a week." The 30-day extension would give the doctors time to make their case for a state temporary mental health conservatorship.
Lindsay Lohan is reportedly dating a guy she met in rehab. Sources say LiLo hooked up with a 23-year-old male patient while she was at the Cliffside Malibu treatment center. The sources say the two flaunted their romance which upset other patients and forced the guy out of the facility. He was sent to an all-male facility.


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Azuriel has a good post on the disappointing sales of The Secret World. To sum up, The Secret World sold somewhere between 50k and 250k boxes, probably closer to 100k. The game did not meet Funcom's (relatively modest, in my opinion) expectations. Funcom is looking at laying off 10% of its workforce in response.
This is unfortunate, because The Secret World is a good game, with several innovations. I've purchased it, and am subscribed, though I'm working through it very slowly. I've only finished the first zone, but am enjoying it greatly.
Funcom is blaming low scores on Metacritic, citing the disparity between the professional reviewer scores and the user scores. First, I do think the reviewer scores are a little low. TSW has a 72, while TERA has a 77, and The Old Republic has an 85. In that context, I do think TSW's score is lower than it should be. Funcom probably did not hand out enough
bribes advertising dollars.
However, I do think the high user scores are primarily coming from selection bias. The Secret World is a niche game, and those people who went out and purchased it are probably very happy with their purchase.
I think the real problem with TSW is that their target niche turned out to be too small. Like other game companies before them, Funcom made the mistake of listening to the MMO pundits and blogosphere. Thus they made a game which the literati love, but no one else bought.
According to Azuriel's research, 1.5 million people tried TSW in beta. That's about a 10% conversion rate. 90% of the people who tried the game didn't think it was for them.
Faction Choice
I wonder if this information can explain an observation regarding factions that was puzzling me.
In beta, the dominant faction by far was the Illuminati ("Sex, Drugs and Rockefeller"). Like, there was no contest at all. It seemed that everyone was playing Illuminati.
In live, the dominant faction by far is the Templars ("Deliverance From Evil"). The last few times I've played, they hold almost every PvP objective, even though it's a three-faction game.
I was at a bit of loss to explain the switch. Now, I wonder if the type of people who were attracted to the Illuminati were the same type of people who were not attracted by the game. While people who chose the Templars were the type of people predisposed to like The Secret World. Almost all the TSW bloggers I've seen have been strongly Templar.
I think it would be really interesting to see the faction retention numbers from beta, if they exist. Was retention equal among all factions, or was faction choice in beta a good predictor of whether or not one would purchase the game?
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- Anonymous said...
I think it's just a bad time to release a mmo. I actually purchased the game as I didn't do Beta.
I played for a couple of days and thought it was not bad, but with MOP around the corner, and GW2 (which I have already bought) I thought to myself that I do not have the time or patience to get to grips with another MMO.
I believe other people who played in BETA were of the same mindset.
- 10:40 PM, August 14, 2012
- Azuriel said...
According to Azuriel's research, 1.5 million people tried TSW in beta.
Well, 1.5 million people signed up for the beta - it is a lot different than actually getting to play said beta. Nevertheless, getting that huge number of people to navigate to your webpage and enter in their email address only to have such a small showing on release is still tragic.
According to the other investor docs I was reading, Funcom mentioned that 80% of the beta testers said they would purchase the game at release. I have to wonder though... how many beta keys did Funcom actually give out? Obviously not 1.5 million (*I* certainly didn't get one), but 100k? 50k? 10k?
Like anything else, TSW likely has an awareness problem. Or maybe it IS simply too niche, as you said. Or sandwiched between too many big budget MMO releases. Or... you get the drift.
- 11:24 PM, August 14, 2012
- flosch said...
It's probably a somewhat worse time than some others, but in this day and age, there is always a release for some game around the corner. I'd love to blame everything on GW2, just for the vitriol some of its so-called "fans" have strewn everywhere, but I'm not sure that would be fair.
I personally couldn't care less about GW2; when I restarted my feed reader, topics about GW2 were the first to get "marked as read without actually reading" to cope with the immense backlog of posts. MOP? I might pick up later. So I'm all open for another game to supplement EVE, which is a nice game, but I more and more realize it just has too many slow phases during which there's nothing you can do to be my main go-to game.
Back to the original idea of the post though! It is an intriguing idea. However, I want to amend it with some (anecdotal) experience from a different dimenson.
I pre-ordered the game, but for various reasons only managed to play about 20 days after release, shortly after the Leviathan dimension opened. I've been progressing slowly, only now finishing Blue Mountain. I feel like I see more Illuminati and Dragon than Templars.
In addition, I've seen the Templars hold all 5 points in Fusang, but that's a rare occurance, and almost invariably followed by a large number of announcements of "X facility is under attack by the Dragon". Most of the time, the Templar seem to hover between 0 and 2 points held. Incidentally, I cannot remember to ever have seen the Illuminati mentioned. I wonder whether there's a bug.
And all of that on a dimension called Leviathan, like the Biblical mythical creature, and the political book advocating order through absolutism. That sounds tailor-made for Templars. But... you know, I might be overthinking that part. ;)
Then, of course, there's the tag line battle. "Illuminati: Sex, Drugs, and Rockefeller" might sound nice, but it just can't win against "Templars: It's not our fault God made us better than you."
- 11:27 PM, August 14, 2012
- Crucifer said...
I signed up for Beta but never got a key.
I still haven't played it because now I'm deeply enmeshed in TOR and I haven't had the chance to play TSW or even know people who do.
I still think its a good time and if I were to play, I would probably go Dragon.
If the game goes to 15 levels on trial, I probably would download it and give it a play but right now purchasing it is not cost effective for me.
- 1:35 AM, August 15, 2012
- Ardent Defender said...
I was interested in TSW months before it was ever released because it wasn't exactly the same like every other MMO and was at least trying to do something a little different. Who has played MMO for the last decade that over that time don't want something different that the same stuff we all been getting year after year after year. We all want a bit of new MMO's with some innovation and something different or unique.
I signed up for TSW Beta long before it was released. That been said i didn't read or keep up with it much beyond that because it already appealed to me before it was finished and didn't need to read or keep up with news about its impending release. The less i read the better for news blackout. I just stayed playing my other games.
So though i got a Beta invite…. twice … I didn't play TSW Beta. Why? Playing Beta for me eventually does spoil my appeal of a game I'm going to play because its not all to new to me when its all done. I want my game fresh. So i didn't play Beta even though i got 2 invites.
I purchased the game the afternoon it was released, i didn't pre-order even though I was interested for months. But i did pickup the game on game day release
Playing the game for first time, I loved it and it did appeal to me and have enjoyed the game since. The game got even better the more you play and got beyond the first zone of the Kingsmouth.
Initially months back I was going to go Illuminati as my first Faction choice. However the group of other blogger friends I also know were going to play were all going Templar as a group. So in order to play with the group of friends I was going to play with well, I went Templar. In the end makes no difference to me, what count was I was playing the game and enjoying it.
TSW didn't seem to have a whole lot of advertising or hype ahead of its release and even after its been released many people still don't know the game exist, so that could be part of the not all too many people knowing of the game. I've heard people in game mention that weren't even aware of the game other than when they heard about the free weekend promo. Go figure there.
Other part could be the amount of new MMO's being released at this time this year with WOW new exp, GW2 and all and whatever other MMO is out there people have allot of choice as to where they put their money or save up for it or not want to get into another MMO with so many back to back releases all at same time.
In the end, I don't know the real answer, everyone on the internet would like to probably claim they have the real answer as to why TSW numbers are low. I'll admit I don't have the answer other than maybe its too different with its modern MMO setting than what most people are used to and well not all games are for everyone either.
As for me, I actually like the game having reached all the way to Faction 13 (max) and completed missions all the way to the very last zone.
- 2:45 AM, August 15, 2012
- Redbeard said...
In my case I would like to play TSW, but my budget prevents me from doing so. I only recently picked up TOR --just in time for it to go F2P, naturally-- but I also play WoW and a few other MMOs.
If I got to play every game I'd like to play, I'd never get anything done around the house, and I'd find myself being served with divorce papers. It's just that there are too many interesting games and not enough time to play them.
TSW ought to have a wider appeal than it does, because the heavy Cthulhu and zombie theme to the game does get wide play out there. I just wish that TSW would have actually marketed themselves a bit to a wider audience, rather than just MMO players.
- 4:58 AM, August 15, 2012
- Dave said...
"Funcom probably did not hand out enough bribes advertising dollars."
You don't seem like a stupid person, you're a pretty good writer, you know what "selection bias" is... so what purpose do you think lines like that serve? Don't you think, if there is some GREAT BIG SLIGHT towards the Secret World going on, that it's more likely selection bias on the part of the reviews towards Star Wars, whose source material everyone in the world is a fan of? Isn't that more likely than a conscious conspiracy among all game reviewers based on ad dollars?
- 6:57 AM, August 15, 2012
- Mythbusting said...
I played TSW in beta but didn't grab the game. I loved most of the game - character progression was great, quests engaging, lore interesting. But I just couldn't stand how awful the characters' faces looked.
I'd signed up for beta with a few friends - two grabbed it for the investigation missions, four opted not to grab it with GW2 / the Rift expansion around the corner, and one just hates Funcom. After SWTOR and D3, I think the group feels a little cautious before grabbing a long-term commitment game.
- 8:41 AM, August 15, 2012
- RJ said...
PvP success is not a good indicator of faction balance. Even if you look at WoW, you can see many cases where servers with high Alliance counts can tend to be beaten by Horde players. Blizz's own few times they've given faction balance numbers have tended to show Alliance overall ahead, even if the Horde has a seeming PvP advantage.
This is also especially obvious when the world PvP objective only allows a small portion of the player-base in at a time.
It's just as likely to assume that possibly more players that enjoy to PvP decided to roll Templar; the Illuminati may still have the most players, but if most of them don't want to PvP, then their number advantage won't become apparent.
If, let's just say, 20 of the 30 best PvPers on a server are on one faction, and it's a 30v30(v30) battle, then clearly the one side has the advantage, even if they may have way fewer members.
- 5:22 PM, August 15, 2012
- Cam said...
That's actually a damn shame, because the Illuminati is, hands down, the most entertaining choice for lore/mission-reward text.
I feel really sorry for anyone who has rolled Dragon or Templar, and assumed they were getting the best experience there is to have, without having seen the dry, glib, sarcastic handler's mission debriefs.
If you haven't got an Illuminati alt, you're not seeing the best the game has to offer.
- 6:15 AM, August 16, 2012
- flosch said...
I think that really comes down to preference. While I like dry humor and haven't played the Illuminati, so I can't compare...
The Templars have their share of dry humor too, and a lot of tongue-in-cheek history references, all delivered with a delightfully snooty attitude.
- 8:09 AM, August 16, 2012
- Alexis Lee said...
The box is £40, which put me off straight away. The sub is £12 or something which is what, 50% more than WoW? I could afford it but it's not competitive in the marketplace.
Then there are the "Starter Packs". These really put me off. If I'm paying a sub I don't want to have to buy extras. Basically gave the impression FunCom wants to soak every player for every penny they could get.
Oh and then it's EA Origin. EA have been willing to cut people's access to their entire library based on a forum post. I don't troll - I don't even post on forums unless forced - but I just hate that. For the same reason I won't play ME3 or SWTOR.
I'd probably enjoy the game, but to me it was a stillborn. Poor devs, you work your heart out for years then business factors shoot you in the face :(
Unfortunately I have no solution other than deep, deep pockets. At least the first year is all about gaining traction. When an MMO first comes out, it needs players more than they need the game. It's only when the network effect kicks in you can start making money.
- 10:09 AM, August 16, 2012
- Anonymous said...
Don't know what to say, Alexis, but I'll make an effort:
(1) no entity would make you buy "starter packs" for the game. They're full of items that stop being useful about eight hours into the game. But, really, the game has no entry cost other than the box and subscription (after the first month). And do you really think that 40 pounds is too much to pay for dozens of hours of entertainment?
(2) if you're going to avoid a game based on its "competitiveness in the marketplace," then I feel a bit sorry for you. Why would allow your entertainment choices to be dictated by what the holy market says is viable?
(3) EA Origin is but one way to receive the game's content. You'd do far better by visiting Funcom's Website and buying it directly from them.
(4) The game has a three-day trial that you can access at any point now by visiting the afore-mentioned Funcom homepage. If you really think you'd enjoy the game, download it and try it out. I imagine you'd find it far from "stillborn."
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Team Scores: Lake Stevens (LS) 198.5, Snohomish (S) 154, Cascade (C) 105.5, Arlington (A) 94.5, Edmonds-Woodway (EW) 94.0, Kamiak (K) 83.0, Mariner (Mar) 70.0, Mount Vernon (MV) 62.0, Lynnwood (L) 52.5, Jackson (J) 37.5, Monroe (Mon) 35.0.
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I know that MOST atheists believe (1) morality is objective and (2) God is not the source of morality. The fact that a few overzealous and not-very-careful posters on this forum think otherwise is no indication that the dichotomy you describe is an accurate one."
So all you are doing here is backpedaling, from MOST atheists believe Vs a few overzealous ones, to, I meant a few of the more famous ones….......
"In fact, MOST atheists (including Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens) believe that there are objective moral standards (the appeal to such standards plays a very important role in Hitchens' arguments against the existence of God.)"
Thanks for proving my point that you are not a very careful thinker.
Your response to my original observation that MOST atheists believe that morality is objective was:
""morality is objective" is an atheist belief? I'm an atheist and I believe no such thing"
But this is a non-sequitor, since I said "MOST" (and not "ALL.") atheists believe that morality is objective. You obviously misunderstood what I was saying. If I had said that all atheists believe it, then you response would have been pertinent. But I didn't and it wasn't.


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GAFFNEY, S.C. Pfeiffer University placed four members in double-digit kills and needed a rally in the fifth set to comeback and defeat Limestone College 3-2 (22-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-21, 15-13) in the 2010 regular season finale of Conference Carolinas action on Saturday morning. The win pushes the Lady Falcons to 12-15 overall, 11-7 in league play while the Lady Saints fall to 10-20, 6-13. Both teams are in the upcoming womens volleyball tournament with final seeds being determined tonight.
Pfeiffer was led by Jordan OBryant (Reidsville, NC) and Kim Amerell (Lynchburg, VA) who each put down 11 kills in the five-setter. Kristina Mordini (Freeport, IL) and Abbie Ovbey (Mt. Gilead, NC) each had 10. Colleen Wands (Apex, NC) had a match-high 41 assists.
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Southwest just finds ways to win in the NCHSAA 1-A girls' soccer playoffs.
And that was the case Wednesday night as Kimberly Carroll scored the deciding goal with 12:16 left to help the Stallions rally from a pair of one-goal deficits and defeat Dixon 3-2 in the East Regional semifinals.
Defending state champion Southwest (11-8-2) came back from being down 1-0 early and 2-1 at halftime to defeat the Bulldogs (10-7-4) by one goal for the third time this season and advance to the regional final for the fourth consecutive year.
The Stallions will play Friday against Raleigh Charter at WakeMed Park in Cary. Raleigh Charter (19-1) beat Midway 9-0 on Wednesday.
"I think we started pressing the last 20 minutes of the first half when we went down 2-1 and there was a little panic," Southwest coach John Sweeney said. "But we were doing good things and we were playing well. We just needed to be patient. They stuck to the game plan in the second half and it worked."
Dixon, a wildcard from the Coastal Plains Conference, was hoping to defeat Southwest after the Stallions topped the Bulldogs twice by 1-0 scores in the regular season en route to the
"I told them that I was extremely proud of how hard they fight," Dixon coach Josh King said. "I firmly believe they are one of the best teams in the state when they play like they did tonight. The unfortunate part was we had to play another team that's one of the best in the state.
"We played well and we had our chances. We finished some of them and we didn't finish some of them. Unfortunately they finished theirs and ended up with one more than we did."
That one deciding goal came from Carroll, a junior midfielder.
The game was tied at 2-2 when Carroll received a short pass from the left side from Taylor Marley and shot from 25 yards out. The ball sailed into the upper left corner of the goal.
"Right before I went back in, Sweeney was like, 'Make sure you cut back around,' and so that's what I did and I hit it with my left foot," Carroll said. "The time before I tried to kick it with my right foot and it didn't work. I saw it going over her hands and I knew it was going in."
Then the Stallions went more defensive to keep their late lead.
"We did go a little bit more defensive when we were up 3-2," Sweeney said. "We didn't want to completely change our philosophy, but we let players know that defense became our priority."
And while Carroll's goal was the game-winner, it would not have happened if not for junior Allison Blake scoring her second of two goals just 6:53 into the second half to tie the match at 2-2.
Carroll delivered a crossing pass from the right side into the 18-yard box where Blake beat out a defender for the ball and flicked it into the goal.
"I definitely felt confident when we tied it up," Blake said. "I knew it gave us a little bit more confidence to keep playing the way we were playing."
The Bulldogs took a 2-1 lead with 18:52 left in the first half on an own-goal after Dixon's Jasmine Brown played the ball near the left post and had the ball kicked into the net by a Southwest defender.
It was a goal that gave the Bulldogs a boost.
"It was the first half so I knew we would have a chance to talk. I know this is a team of a lot of character," Sweeney said. "My bigger concern was what it would do for Dixon's confidence and their sense of momentum."
The Bulldogs certainly took early momentum when Justina Lewis gave Dixon a 1-0 lead just 5:55 into the game off an assist from Carly Rochelle. It was more than Dixon's first goal this season against Southwest — and its only shot on goal Wednesday. It was a sign the Bulldogs came to play.
"We felt really good coming into the game," King said. "Then we jump out and take that lead."
However, the Stallions quickly responded.
Just 38 seconds after Lewis' goal, Blake scored her first goal to tie the game at 1-1. It came off an assist from Alex Crow from the right side. Blake then went across her body to kick the ball in the air with her left foot and put it in.
"That was certainly the goal of the year for us," Sweeney said. "For a kid who's 5-feet tall in cleats to go up and get her foot on that was nothing short of miraculous. But she was doing good things all night long. Obviously she had the second goal, but she also had great serves, beat people 1v1 and she was checking back to help her defense. Allison was terrific tonight."
And so was Dixon goalkeeper Miranda Davis, King said. Davis saved nine of Southwest's 12 shots.
"I don't think there's a better goalie in the county than Miranda Davis. She just makes saves that not many can," King said. "She definitely kept us in the game."
But the Stallions still found a way to win in the playoffs.
"We've been really fortunate to have this stretch of victories," Sweeney said. "Coach King does a terrific job and they obviously have a ton of great players. We are just going to keep chipping away and hope we can keep winning for as long as possible."
Dixon 2 0— 2
Southwest 1 2— 3
GOALS—D: Lewis, own goal. S: Blake 2, Carroll. ASSISTS—D: Rochelle. S: Crow, Marley. IN GOAL—D: Davis (9 saves). S: Ware (0 saves). SHOTS ON GOAL—D 1, S 12. CORNER KICKS—D 1, S 4. RECORDS—D: 10-7-4, season complete. S: 11-8-2, at Raleigh Charter on Friday at 5 p.m. in regional final.


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If you're looking for polar political opposites, take a gander at Mark Cryan and Judy Carter.
Both were working Tuesday outside the polling site at First Presbyterian Church on
"Hey there, young man," Cryan asked for probably the umpteenth time of the day as a 20-something-year-old voter approached. "Would you like a mint from Judge Katie?"
Carter was from the opposite end of the political spectrum, handing out a list naming Republican candidates. Carter's husband, Steve, is a leader in the
"Would you like a conservative voting guide?" Carter repeated to every voter who neared.
Most took what was offered by both Cryan and Carter though a few looked annoyed. A handful ignored the poll volunteers. Neither Cryan nor Carter seemed to take such snubs personally.
"It's grassroots politics," Cryan said of his day's work. "It's all about friends."
Cryan said he's friends with Overby and her husband, Ben. He's coached the Overbys' children on youth athletic teams and Ben has done likewise with his children.
Carter said she was hoping her efforts and the efforts of other volunteers like her might help change the nation's political course. "I'm doing this for my grandchildren," she said as she handed a flier to a soon-to-be voter.
Though Carter and Cryan didn't share much in common when it came to politics, they seemed to bond Tuesday while spending hours alongside one another. It was cool, the
"Y'all are going to freeze out here," one woman said to the pair as she left the polling site.
"Too late, we've already done that," Cryan responded.
Carter smiled and called after the woman, "Thank you for voting!"
Both Cryan and Carter laughed when asked if they'd argued politics while spending much of the day in such close proximity. No, they agreed.
"I don't think I'm going to change her mind and she's not going to change mine," Cryan said.
He said he jump-started the car of one voter whose vehicle had a dead battery. "And the woman only took her voting guide," Cryan quipped, motioning in Carter's direction.
That's what John Paisley was hoping as he spent part of the afternoon working the First Presbyterian precinct along with Cryan and Carter.
"I'm John Paisley and I would truly appreciate your vote," he told voters as he handed them a card listing his court experience.
At the
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Cardwell said the bane of all poll volunteers is wondering if what they're doing really makes a difference. She said she felt better after one voter told her she hadn't made up her mind on the District 64 race and would be sure to cast a vote for Riddell.
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Kevin Wagner is President and CEO of URBan Radio Broadcasting, LLC. Mr. Wagner possesses over 20 years of experience in establishing, developing, and operating radio stations. He began his broadcasting career at the age of nineteen as an account executive Gannett Broadcasting in 1980, where he enjoyed a decade as one of the most successful account executives at WCGI-FM in Chicago. In the late 1990's, Mr. Wagner acquired majority ownership in Roberds Broadcasting, Inc. and assumed management and operational control of WYOK-FM and WGOK-AM in Mobile, AL. In 1999, he negotiated a successful swap with Clear Channel to enter the adjacent Pensacola market. He then sold the cluster to Cumulus Broadcasting and used proceeds towards the formation of URBan Radio Broadcasting, LLC. Mr. Wagner has been the driving force behind URBan's operations to date. He serves as the company's President and Chief Executive Officer and oversees strategic direction of the company. In 2005 URBan announced that it had received $17 million in new financing from The Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group and 21st Century Group. URBan presently owns and operates 23 radio stations in six markets located throughout the Southeastern United States and Ohio.
Darryll J. Green was named to his current position of Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of URBan Radio Broadcasting, LLC in 2008. Mr. Green is responsible for the overall day-to-day operations of the company's 23 radio station and financial oversight of the company. Prior to joining URBan Radio Broadcasting, Mr. Green served as Vice President/Program Development for Gannet Broadcasting. He was named to this position in 2007. Mr. Green began his career with Gannett Broadcasting as a senior auditor in 1983. His career credits over 24 years with Gannett Broadcasting include serving as the President/General Manager of W*USA-TV, Washington, DC;President/General Manager of WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY; Vice President/General Manager of WGCI- AM/FM, Chicago, IL; and Senior Internal Auditor for Gannett Co., Inc., Rochester, NY. In addition, Mr. Green received his CPA certification in the State of New York.
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CARSON, Calif. -- Robbie Rogers is on the LA Galaxy's 18-man roster for their clash with Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday.
Rogers received his International Transfer Certificate on Sunday morning.
Do you think he'll play on Sunday? When will he enter the match?
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CARSON, Calif. -- The LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders FC will face off in a match that may be first in American team sports history as Robbie Rogers, the first openly gay professional athlete looks to take the field.
*Robbie Rogers was acquired on Saturday in exchange for Mike Magee. Rogers talked about his deal in a press conference on Saturday while Galaxy players discussed the deal that sent Magee to Chicago.
*Rogers will be in the game day roster on Sunday after the Galaxy received his International Transfer Certificate on Sunday.
*Juninho and Marcelo Sarvas expect to participate after missing several days of training earlier this week.
*My preview of Sunday's match that focuses on the Galaxy's potential rivalry with Chicago.
*Lastly, my Three Points to the match.
Eddie Johnson vs. Omar Gonzalez
Johnson notched two goals last week in the Sounders impressive victory over FC Dallas, but he'll face a stronger challenge in Gonzalez, who is eager to rebound after a late break down cost the Galaxy a point in their defeat to New York last week.
Robbie Keane vs. Djimi Traoré
The pair battled several times during Keane's time at Tottenham while Traoré was with Liverpool and will face off again on Sunday. Expect Keane to look to get off to a fast start as he'll be off for Ireland duty after the match.
Galaxy/Sounders each look to score first
Sunday's match is a simple case of who scores first wins. The Galaxy and Seattle are a combined 9-0-4 when scoring first, but when they concede, they are 0-7-0.
Cudicini; Franklin, Gonzalez, DeLaGarza, Dunivant; Donovan, Sarvas, Juninho, Stephens; Zardes, Keane
Courtesy of LAGalaxy.com, the complete Robbie Rogers introductory press conference
Expect to see Robbie Rogers in the LA Galaxy's 18-man roster for Sunday's match with Seattle Sounders FC.
The LA Galaxy confirmed via the club's website that on Sunday morning that Rogers' ITC arrived in time for him to participate against the Sounders.
CARSON, Calif. – Robbie Rogers is well aware that because of his sexual orientation that there is going to be scrutiny and possibly a few hateful comments, but he's ready.
During his unveiling as a member of the LA Galaxy after a trade that sent Mike Magee to the Chicago Fire in exchange for Rogers, the 26-year-old talked at length about his move to LA and his place as the first openly gay professional athlete. Although Rogers has received an outpouring of support from the sporting world, he knows that there will be bumpy moments that he intends to meet in stride.
"Our society is changing. Obviously there are a lot of people who are still behind and are not willing to accept the fact that there are gay women and men out there that don't have a choice. I was created this way," said Rogers. "I just those people voice their opinion, this is the United States, and they can say whatever they want. In the end, I'll still love them; I'll still give them a hug if they want one. But I think it is inevitable that everyone will accept that this is just part of life."
Rogers was also asked about New York City FC owner and United Arab Emirates deputy prime minister Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan, who has drawn criticism for his nation's stance on homosexuality. The 26-year-old admitted that he'd love an opportunity to sit down with the owner of NYCFC to have an open discussion and show him just how normal that he truly is.
"If I could invite him to sit down and have some coffee with me sometime then I'd love to speak with him and hear his ideas and his beliefs and share mine as well as well because it's a discussion," Rogers said. "What message would I send to him, I wouldn't send him a message, I would just open a conversation with him…I don't know what he thinks that gay men are supposed to be like, I'm sure there are stereotypes that we live up to or that we are so I guess I would just offer an invitation to sit with him and to have a discussion with him. I think that's the important to show him that I'm a lot like the other athletes that he owns."
CARSON, Calif. -- Robbie Rogers may make his LA Galaxy debut on Sunday in the team's match against Seattle Sounders FC, if the club receives his International Transfer Certificate in time.
LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena told reporters on Saturday that if the club receives Rogers' ITC then he will be placed into the club's 18-man roster. Rogers is already hopeful that he'll be on the squad against Seattle.
"I expect to be in the 18, but I don't know," said Rogers. "I don't expect one way or the other. I just really want us to win."
AC Milan, Everton, Valencia, and Chelsea join as the field is filled for the Guinness International Champions Cup
The field for the Guinness International Champions Cup has been filled.
The LA Galaxy will be joined by AC Milan (Italy), Valencia (Spain), Everton, and Chelsea (Both England), the organizers of the tournament announced on Saturday. Inter Milan, Juventus, the Galaxy and Real Madrid were announced as participants in April.
The tournament opens on July 27 before culminating at Sun Life Stadium in Miami on August 6-7.
CARSON, Calif. – Robbie Rogers knows that he has big shoes to fill.
After being traded to the Galaxy in a deal that sent fan favorite Mike Magee to the Chicago Fire, Rogers must deal with the pressure of replacing the club's former leading goal scorer.
During his 10 appearances with the Galaxy in MLS regular season play, Magee notched six goals, but he'll now be taking his talents to his native Chicago. As Rogers looks to replace Magee's production, he views the expectations as just another challenge.
"As a professional player, there's always pressure. Mike is a great friend of mine and a great soccer player and I would love to play with him because he makes the game easy for everyone," Rogers said. "I know that I'm very motivated to prove myself and I want to be better than I was before. I don't want to be the last cut for the World Cup team; I want to be on the World Cup.
"I want to prove to everyone in this room and everyone in this world that I'm a great footballer, a great soccer player. It doesn't matter that I'm gay or where I'm from so that's not important," said Rogers. "I'm very motivated and really excited because I think that this is going to be a great challenge for me."
And as for what he'd say to Galaxy fans still skeptical or even upset about the deal?
"They want to win. It's great for them, those are the ones that [my sexual orientation] isn't a big deal to them," Rogers said. "I applaud them because it's not a big deal for them that I'm a gay athlete. All I can say to them is that I hope to be better and I hope to be an exciting player to watch, so I'm excited for that challenge to win them over."
Former LA Galaxy midfielder Mike Magee penned a letter to Galaxy fans following his trade to the Chicago Fire.
In his letter, Magee thanks Galaxy fans, staff and the club for his tenure with the club.
Read the letter here: A letter from Mike Magee
CARSON, Calif. -- It's official.
The LA Galaxy have acquired Robbie Rogers from the Chicago Fire in exchange for Mike Magee. Rogers will be eligible to participate upon the receipt of his International Transfer Certificate and could be available for Sunday's match against Seattle Sounders FC.
Galaxy captain Robbie Keane offered his thoughts on the deal.
"I think that everybody is sad to see Mikey go because he's a top player and a great person to have around. He's good for the locker room, so he's certainly going to be missed by everybody, but you have to respect somebody's decision that for family reasons, he wants to go back home. We wish him well and hope that he can have as much success there as he had with the Galaxy. We got another player Robbie, who has trained with us the last couple of weeks and has great qualities so he's going to be a great addition to the squad."
It's official. @robbierogers is a member of the #lagalaxy #mls twitter.com/LAGalaxyInside…
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OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Health officials in Washington and Oregon say an outbreak of salmonella illness is linked to Foster Farms chicken, one of the most popular brands in the Northwest.
The Oregon Health Authority said there were 43 cases last year in Oregon, and the Washington Health Department said there were at least 56 linked to a specific strain of the bacteria called salmonella Heidelberg.
Fifteen people sickened in Washington were hospitalized. There were no deaths.
Foster Farms says in a statement that safety and quality are priorities. There is no recall.
At Cook's World in Seattle, owner and chef Nancie Brecher says it can be easy to blame the brand of chicken involved in the recall, but we shouldn't.
It's easy to get sick from raw chicken, so it's not surprising, she said. I think the public, though, has to get educated on how to handle chicken in a more safe way, so that they don't get sick. The control is ultimately in the hands of the person cooking the patrol.
It's something she teaches and preaches to each one of her cooking students.
The way I teach my students to handle it safely is to contain it, she said.
That process starts at the grocery store. Keep raw poultry separate from other foods in your shopping cart and grocery bags. That will help avoid cross-contamination.
When you get the chicken home, Brecher recommends putting it in a bowl when you defrost it.
You also need to pay attention to your hands, because your hands are touching the chicken. So you can't, just because the chicken is isolated, go over to the faucet and turn it on. Then you've contaminated the faucet.
The health department and Foster Farms offer similar advice.
They say the illnesses announced on Thursday are a reminder to consumers to take care in handling and cooking chickens. Salmonella is common on all chicken, not just Foster Farms products, and cross contamination is possible, for example, if salad lettuce touches the same cutting board as raw chicken.
Foster Farms also reminds consumers that products should be prepared according to package guidelines and cooked to an internal temperature of at least 165 degrees to guarantee it's been fully cooked.
If customers have any questions or concerns, the company suggests calling the Foster Farms Consumer Hotline at 800-338-1107.


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BRAND NAME(S): Dyazide, Maxzide
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WARNING: This medication can raise your body's potassium levels. This effect is more likely to occur in patients with kidney disease, diabetes, or serious illness or in the elderly. Potassium levels must be closely monitored on a regular basis while taking this medication. If not treated, high potassium levels can sometimes be fatal. Seek immediate medical attention if you develop any of these rare but serious symptoms: muscle weakness, very slow heartbeat.
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Hormonal Methods of Birth Control
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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.
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William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR
William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR
Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.
Introduction to birth control
If a woman is sexually active and she is fertile, meaning that she is physically able to become pregnant, she needs to ask herself, "Do I want to become pregnant now?" If her answer is "No," she must use some method of birth control (contraception).
Terminology for "birth control" includes contraception, pregnancy prevention, fertility control, and family planning. But no matter what the terminology, sexually active people can choose from a variety of methods to reduce the possibility of their becoming pregnant. Nevertheless, no method of birth control available today offers perfect protection against sexually transmitted infections (sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs), except abstinence.
In simple terms, all methods of birth control are based on either preventing a man's sperm from reaching and entering a woman's egg (fertilization) or preventing the fertilized egg from implanting in the woman's uterus (her womb) and starting to grow. New methods of birth control are being developed and tested. And what is appropriate for a couple at one point may change with time and circumstances.
Unfortunately, no birth-control method, except abstinence, is considered to be 100% effective.
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The hormones can be estrogen and/or progesterone, or preparations that contain a combination of these hormones. These hormones may be taken orally (taken by mouth), implanted into body tissue, injected under the skin, absorbed from a patch on the skin, or placed in the vagina. The mode of delivery determines whether the hormonal exposure is continuous or intermittent.
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I wasn't aware of this other view of Libertarianism. I'm sure most people when think Libertarian would view someone like myself, small federal government and follower of the Constitution. Most people wouldn't think of a anarchic branch filled with 18 year olds who weren't spanked enough when they were kids. Correct?


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JON CARDINELLI reports on Australia's 27-19 victory over Wales in Brisbane on Saturday.
Following the embarrassing loss to Scotland on Tuesday, the Wallabies would have been looking to make a statement via a powerful performance against Wales. They got it right in patches in Saturday's series opener, dominating the first half and then finishing strongly in the final 15 minutes.
It was not the typical razzle-dazzle that produced the desired result, but rather a more combative attitude at the collisions and smarter tactical game. While the Wallabies still managed to finish two of their three tries in spectacular fashion, they were mindful of the abrasive Welsh defence and that it would take patience as well as physicality to break down the red and white wall.
The visitors were outplayed at the collisions, and this allowed Wallabies fetcher David Pocock to edge opposite number Sam Warburton at the breakdown. Pocock weighed in with some important breakdown steals, and it was his omnipresence at the rucks that slowed the recycle when the Welsh were in possession. This blunted the Welsh attack, and made it easier for the Wallabies to defend.
The Suncorp Stadium track is conducive to running rugby, and Wales seemed mindful of the Wallabies' strengths out wide. They attempted to keep the hosts honest in the wider channels but neglected to mark the area around the ruck. And it was here where the Wallabies punished them, a series of pick-and-goes resulting in a try for Scott Higginbotham in the 16th minute.
Wales would fight back at the end of the first half, if only to ensure the scoreline remained at a respectable 10-3. But they lapsed badly at the start of the second stanza, their focus on wide defence once again compromising their defence around the ruck.
Will Genia exploited this space expertly and then effected an outrageous side-step to negotiate the last line of defence. The finish was a moment of individual brilliance and highlighted Genia's running threat, but again the Wallabies had done well to work themselves into a good field position before launching an assault.
Apart from his try, Genia looked every bit the general in the No 9 position. When the Wallabies built some momentum through the forwards, his delivery from the base served to quicken the tempo and further stretch the Welsh defence.
His tactical kicking also put the Welsh under pressure, as did that of flyhalf Berrick Barnes. Barnes showed good composure and execution in this fixture, placing rolling probes and high-hanging kicks in positions where team-mates could contest and in some instances regain possession. It was a massive improvement on Tuesday's performance against Scotland.
The game looked to be the Wallabies' to lose after Genia's try had extended the lead to 17-3. But the cool goal-kicking of Wales fullback Leigh Halfpenny and the fighting spirit of the Welsh pack allowed the visitors to narrow the deficit.
It served to show just how important Genia's strike was in the context of the game. The Wallabies had played a draining Test against Scotland four days previously, and it was evident that a few players began to tire in the second half against Wales. The Wallabies were not as effective at controlling the ball at close quarters, and as the game grew looser, Wales came into their own.
Wing Alex Cuthbert had been outstanding for the visitors and it was his try that really brought the Dragons in sight of an upset. The ball went loose at a ruck and was subsequently hacked behind the Aussie defence. Cuthbert eventually got his hands on the ball to finish, and another great conversion by Halfpenny took the score to 20-16.
Wales butchered a try-scoring opportunity moments later. They had the Wallabies' defence stretched but just couldn't get the ball through the hands. They were then awarded a penalty which Halfpenny duly slotted, but looking back, that missed try was costly. Five or seven points would have taken them into the lead. As it was, three points saw them still trailing at 20-19.
In the final minutes, the Wallabies rediscovered their composure. The forwards controlled the ball well, and the halfbacks kicked the team into good field positions.
The hosts kept it close, hammering away at the Welsh defence until Pat McCabe ran a great angle to score under the posts. At 27-19, the game was over as a contest.
The result sees Australia taking a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series. Wales will need to produce a more consistent defensive effort and indeed a stronger showing at the collisions if they are going to bounce back in next week's match.


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