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Against Me! Biography & News
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McMahon Stadium has been a hallmark of Calgary since it opened in 1960. The storied stadium may not be the world class facility it once was, but no one can deny the history that emanates from the building. From the 1988 Winter Olympics opening and closing ceremonies to multiple Grey Cup championships, it's understandable why many hold the stadium near and dear to their hearts. While the stadium has been around for a while, it is still incredibly active. It is the home of five football teams that range from the collegiate level to amateur and professional squads. The star attraction of the McMahon Stadium is of course the storied Calgary Stampeders: one of the oldest franchises in the CFL and also one of the most successful. The stadium also regularly hosts large concerts and in 2011 hosted the NHL Heritage Classic, a rare outdoors hockey game played between the Canadiens and the Flames. The stadium normally seats about 35,000, but it can be expanded to over 46,000 for big time events. The last renovation took place in 2010; however the improvements were largely centered on backend improvements for staff and players, such as improved locker rooms and office facilities. For the fan, McMahon Stadium offers a largely no-frills experience. Expect a good view of the the game, maybe a quick bite, and a long ride home. While the stadium lacks the bells and whistles that some of its more contemporary peers have, most citizens of Calgary wouldn't have it any other way.Lead by guitarist and lead vocalist Tom Gabel, Against Me! combines guitar, bass and drums to create a fast-paced, hard-edged sound. Often self-deprecating their struggle as fledgling indie musicians before their rise to fame, punk-rockers Against Me! have gained mainstream success while maintaining a loyal fanbase through challenges and triumphs in the music industry. After canceling a bulk of their concerts due to a falling out with Sire Records, their first major label, Against Me! is back on tour to support the highly anticipated release of their album, Total Clarity, which consists of unreleased songs and demos. Find Against Me! tickets on Seatgeek and enjoy this energetic band live in concert.
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Against Me! Tour Dates 2014
date city state venue 12/01/2014 Munich BY Backstage 11/27/2014 Braunschweig NI Stadthalle Braunschweig 11/19/2014 London London Electric Ballroom 11/18/2014 Manchester Gtm Manchester Academy 2 11/17/2014 Portsmouth Ham Wedgewood Rooms 11/16/2014 Leeds Yorkshire The Cockpit 11/15/2014 Glasgow Rfw King Tut's Wah Wah Hut 11/14/2014 Birmingham W Mids O2 Academy Birmingham 11/13/2014 Bristol Bst Bristol Bierkeller 10/17/2014 Pittsburgh PA Stage AE 10/16/2014 Chicago IL Aragon Ballroom 10/15/2014 Minneapolis MN First Avenue 10/14/2014 Kansas City MO Uptown Theater 10/12/2014 Austin TX Stubbs BBQ 10/11/2014 Houston TX Warehouse Live 10/10/2014 New Orleans LA The Civic Theatre 10/08/2014 Nashville TN Marathon Music Works 10/07/2014 Atlanta GA Buckhead Theatre 10/04/2014 Dallas TX House of Blues Dallas 10/03/2014 Tulsa OK Cain's Ballroom 10/01/2014 Tempe AZ Marquee Theatre 09/30/2014 San Diego CA House of Blues San Diego 09/28/2014 Los Angeles CA Hollywood Palladium 09/27/2014 Oakland CA Fox Theater 09/20/2014 Detroit MI The Fillmore Detroit 09/19/2014 Toronto ON Sound Academy 09/18/2014 Montreal QC Metropolis 09/16/2014 Boston MA House of Blues Boston 09/13/2014 Holmdel NJ PNC Bank Arts Center 09/12/2014 Philadelphia PA Mann Center for the Performing Arts 09/11/2014 Washington DC 9:30 Club 09/10/2014 Washington DC 9:30 Club 08/22/2014 Las Vegas NV Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas 08/20/2014 Fresno CA Strummer's 08/19/2014 Santa Cruz CA The Catalyst 08/17/2014 San Luis Obispo CA SLO Brewing Co. 08/16/2014 Petaluma CA The Phoenix Theater 08/15/2014 Sacramento CA Ace of Spades 08/14/2014 Eugene OR Wow Hall 08/12/2014 Spokane WA Knitting Factory Concert House 08/11/2014 Boise ID Knitting Factory - Boise 08/09/2014 Fort Collins CO Aggie Theatre 08/09/2014 Chicago IL Concord Music Hall 08/07/2014 Lincoln NE Bourbon Theatre 08/06/2014 Fargo ND The Aquarium 08/03/2014 Ottawa ON Ritual Nightclub 08/01/2014 Kingston ON Ale House 08/01/2014 Montreal QC Parc Jean-Drapeau 07/30/2014 Pawtucket RI The Met 07/29/2014 Hartford CT Webster Theater 07/27/2014 Portland ME Port City Music Hall 07/26/2014 Amityville NY Revolution Bar & Music Hall 07/24/2014 Wilmington NC Ziggy's By the Sea 07/23/2014 Augusta GA Sky City 07/22/2014 Chattanooga TN Track 29 07/20/2014 Cleveland OH House Of Blues Cleveland 07/19/2014 Bloomington IN Rhino's Youth Center 06/24/2014 Paris Ville De Paris La Maroquinerie 06/21/2014 Clisson B5 Hellfest Grounds 06/20/2014 Clisson Loire-atlantique Val de Moine 06/13/2014 Luxembourg L Den Atelier 06/13/2014 Derby Derbyshire Donington Park 06/12/2014 Bern BE Dachstock 06/11/2014 Dornbirn Vorarlberg Conrad Sohm 06/10/2014 Vienna 9 Sick Travellin' Tour @ Arena 06/09/2014 Stein bei Nurnberg BY Rock Im Park 06/08/2014 Nurburg RP Nurburgring 06/06/2014 Dresden Saxony Beatpol 06/05/2014 Berlin BE Lido 06/04/2014 Hamburg HH Knust 06/03/2014 Prague Lucerna - 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date city state venue 12/31/2013 Pittsburgh PA Altar Bar 11/18/2013 West Hollywood CA The Troubadour 09/21/2013 Byers CO May Farms 09/21/2013 Byers CO May Farms 09/20/2013 Kansas City MO The Riot Room 09/19/2013 Saint Louis MO The Firebird 09/18/2013 Iowa City IA Blue Moose Tap House 09/17/2013 Minneapolis MN Triple Rock Social Club 09/15/2013 Chicago IL Humboldt Park 09/14/2013 Chicago IL Cobra Lounge 09/13/2013 Chicago IL Humboldt Park 09/13/2013 Chicago IL Humboldt Park 04/18/2013 Los Angeles CA Hollywood Palladium 04/15/2013 Seattle WA Showbox SoDo 04/14/2013 Portland OR Roseland Theater 04/13/2013 Vancouver BC Vogue Theatre 04/10/2013 Denver CO Fillmore Auditorium 04/08/2013 Lawrence KS Granada 04/05/2013 Chicago IL Congress Theater 04/04/2013 Columbus OH Newport Music Hall 04/02/2013 Detroit MI Saint Andrews Hall 03/31/2013 Toronto ON Kool Haus 03/29/2013 Portland ME State Theatre 03/28/2013 Boston MA House of Blues Boston 03/26/2013 New York NY Terminal 5 03/24/2013 Philadelphia PA Electric Factory 03/23/2013 Montclair NJ Wellmont Theatre 03/22/2013 Washington DC 9:30 Club 03/19/2013 Atlanta GA Masquerade 03/17/2013 Orlando FL House of Blues Orlando 03/14/2013 Dallas TX House of Blues Dallas 03/13/2013 Houston TX House of Blues - Houston 03/12/2013 San Antonio TX Backstage Live 01/28/2013 Claremont WA Claremont Showgrounds 01/22/2013 Melbourne Vic Hi-Fi 01/20/2013 Southport, QLD Qld Gold Coast Parklands 01/17/2013 Sydney Nsw Manning Bar
Against Me! Tour Dates 2012
date city state venue 11/10/2012 Charleston SC Music Farm 11/09/2012 Asheville NC The Orange Peel 11/08/2012 Charlottesville VA Jefferson Theater 11/07/2012 Wilmington NC Brooklyn Arts Center at St. Andrews 11/06/2012 Athens GA 40 Watt Club 11/04/2012 Little Rock AR Juanita's 11/03/2012 Dallas TX The Prophet Bar 11/02/2012 Austin TX Auditorium Shores 11/01/2012 Houston TX Warehouse Live 11/01/2012 Houston TX Warehouse Live 09/10/2012 Sparks NV The Alley 09/09/2012 Santa Cruz CA The Catalyst 09/08/2012 San Luis Obispo CA SLO Brewing Co. 09/06/2012 Seattle WA El Corazon 09/05/2012 Portland OR Hawthorne Theatre 09/03/2012 Sacramento CA Ace of Spades 09/01/2012 Los Angeles CA Los Angeles State Historic Park 08/31/2012 Saint Augustine FL Cafe Eleven 06/23/2012 Los Angeles CA Hollywood Palladium 06/22/2012 Tempe AZ Marquee Theatre 06/20/2012 Dallas TX House of Blues Dallas 06/19/2012 Houston TX House of Blues - Houston 06/17/2012 Atlanta GA The Tabernacle 06/16/2012 Orlando FL House of Blues Orlando 06/15/2012 North Myrtle Beach SC House of Blues Myrtle Beach 06/13/2012 Norfolk VA The Norva 06/12/2012 Silver Spring MD The Fillmore Silver Spring 06/10/2012 Philadelphia PA Electric Factory 06/09/2012 Hampton NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom 06/08/2012 New York NY Terminal 5 06/06/2012 Clifton Park NY Upstate Concert Hall 06/05/2012 Boston MA House of Blues Boston 06/03/2012 Pittsburgh PA Stage AE 06/02/2012 Grand Rapids MI Orbit Room 06/01/2012 Chicago IL Congress Theater 05/30/2012 Denver CO Ogden Theatre 05/25/2012 San Diego CA Humphreys Concerts by the Bay 03/04/2012 Costa Mesa CA OC Fair & Event Center 03/02/2012 Costa Mesa CA OC Fair & Event Center 03/02/2012 Costa Mesa CA OC Fair & Event Center
Against Me! Tour Dates 2011
date city state venue 12/31/2011 Atlanta GA Masquerade 08/28/2011 Calgary AB Scotiabank Saddledome 08/27/2011 Edmonton AB Rexall Place 08/26/2011 Saskatoon SK SaskTel Centre 08/25/2011 Winnipeg MB MTS Centre 08/22/2011 Toronto ON Mod Club Theatre 08/19/2011 Lancaster PA Chameleon Club 06/21/2011 Minneapolis MN First Avenue 06/20/2011 Fargo ND The Venue at the Hub 06/18/2011 Milwaukee WI The Rave/Eagles Club/Eagles Ballroom 06/17/2011 Chicago IL Metro 06/16/2011 Grand Rapids MI The Intersection 06/15/2011 Detroit MI Saint Andrews Hall 06/14/2011 Cleveland OH House Of Blues Cleveland 06/12/2011 Rochester NY Water Street Music Hall 06/11/2011 Northampton MA Pearl Street Nightclub 06/10/2011 South Burlington VT Higher Ground 06/09/2011 Boston MA Paradise Rock Club 06/08/2011 New Haven CT Toad's Place 06/07/2011 New York NY Webster Hall 06/05/2011 Brooklyn NY Music Hall of Williamsburg 06/04/2011 Allentown PA Crocodile Rock 06/03/2011 Towson MD Recher Theatre 06/02/2011 Washington DC Black Cat 06/01/2011 Philadelphia PA Trocadero Theatre 05/31/2011 Millvale PA Mr. Small's Funhouse 05/27/2011 George WA Gorge Amphitheatre 02/24/2011 Detroit MI The Fillmore Detroit 02/23/2011 Niagara Falls NY Rapids Theatre 02/12/2011 Madison WI Majestic Theatre 02/09/2011 Sioux Falls SD The Vault-Sioux Falls 02/08/2011 Fargo ND The Venue at the Hub 02/05/2011 Spokane WA Knitting Factory Concert House 02/05/2011 Spokane WA Knitting Factory Concert House 02/04/2011 Seattle WA Neumos 02/04/2011 Seattle WA Neumos 02/01/2011 San Francisco CA Slims 02/01/2011 San Francisco CA Slims 01/31/2011 San Francisco CA Slims 01/31/2011 San Francisco CA Slims 01/30/2011 Los Angeles CA The Fonda Theatre 01/26/2011 Austin TX Emo's Austin 01/26/2011 Austin TX Emo's Austin 01/25/2011 Houston TX Warehouse Live 01/24/2011 Dallas TX Trees 01/20/2011 Nashville TN Exit In 01/16/2011 Atlanta GA Masquerade 01/15/2011 Gainesville FL High Dive
Against Me! Tour Dates 2010
date city state venue 12/05/2010 Tampa FL MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds 09/23/2010 Boise ID Knitting Factory - Boise 09/19/2010 Edmonton AB Edmonton Event Centre 09/16/2010 Winnipeg MB Garrick Centre at the Marlborough 09/13/2010 Ottawa ON Bronson Centre 09/12/2010 London ON London Concert Theatre 09/11/2010 Toronto ON Sound Academy 09/11/2010 Toronto ON Sound Academy 09/10/2010 Kitchener ON Elements Night Club 09/08/2010 Montreal QC Olympia Theater 08/06/2010 Los Angeles CA Greek Theatre 08/04/2010 San Luis Obispo CA Downtown Brewing Company 06/21/2010 Richmond VA The National 05/11/2010 San Antonio TX Scout Bar San Antonio 05/08/2010 Henderson NV Sunset Station Hotel & Casino 05/07/2010 Albuquerque NM Launchpad 05/06/2010 Colorado Springs CO The Black Sheep 05/05/2010 Omaha NE Slowdown 05/02/2010 Pittsburgh PA Diesel Club Lounge 04/30/2010 Farmingdale NY Crazy Donkey Bar and Grill 04/29/2010 Asbury Park NJ The Stone Pony 04/28/2010 Portland ME Port City Music Hall 04/26/2010 New Haven CT Toad's Place 04/25/2010 South Burlington VT Higher Ground 04/24/2010 Buffalo NY Town Ballroom 04/23/2010 Toledo OH Headliners 04/22/2010 Ann Arbor MI Blind Pig 04/21/2010 Louisville KY Headliners Music Hall 04/20/2010 Newport KY Southgate House 04/17/2010 Richmond VA Alley Katz 04/16/2010 Greenville SC The Handlebar 03/01/2010 Seattle WA Neumos 02/21/2010 Gainesville FL High Dive 02/20/2010 Saint Petersburg FL State Theatre 02/19/2010 Orlando FL The Social 02/18/2010 Fort Lauderdale FL Culture Room
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date city state venue 12/19/2009 West Hollywood CA The Troubadour


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Half of Orange County's cities signed up with their garbage haulers 40 or 50 or even 60 years ago, and have never sought to learn if they could get a better deal for the residents and businesses who pay the bills.
A review of thousands of pages of documents by The Watchdog found that Orange County governments have awarded more than 40 exclusive contracts worth some $4.5 billion to private trash haulers – most without ever opening the process to competitive bidding – even though local experience and scholarly studies show that competition can dramatically slash rates.
The overwhelming majority of that trash business – some $3 billion worth – is tied up in what's poetically termed "evergreen" agreements. These agreements never really expire and can renew into perpetuity, guaranteeing haulers a constant flow of dollars and millions in profits, virtually worry-free.
Who pays?
There are exceptions, but generally speaking, the highest residential trash rates in Orange County are paid by folks in cities with those long-term evergreen contracts that have never been put to bid, including Placentia ($22.66 per month), Stanton ($21.09), Anaheim ($19.90), Yorba Linda ($19.56) and Huntington Beach ($19.39).
And, generally speaking, lower rates are paid by folks in cities where haulers recently duked it out, including Los Alamitos ($11.80), Orange ($12.30), Mission Viejo ($12.65) and Lake Forest ($14.18).
The very lowest residential rates in Orange County are enjoyed by folks in a city that has never put its contract out to bid – those in Irvine.
How? Back in 1997 – when cities were just starting to open trash contracts to competition and shy away from evergreen agreements – Irvine began renegotiating its contract with long-time hauler Waste Management. Irvine played what one might call hardball: In exchange for extending Waste Management's contract for 10 years, Irvine insisted on inserting a "lowest price guarantee" into the contract.
And there the guarantee remains. Irvine extended Waste Management's contract for another 10 years back in 2007, and today, Irvine still has the lowest residential trash rates in Orange County: $10.79 for most folks, and $10.16 for low-waste generators with smaller carts.
Important detail: Irvine's contract is a fixed-term, not an evergreen. Which means it does, indeed, expire. Which means it does, indeed, get regular scrutiny.
Today, 17 Orange County's cities, and 10 unincorporated pockets administered by the county, have fixed-term contracts.
Seventeen still have evergreens.
We invited city officials and haulers to tell us what virtues evergreen contracts might have that we might be missing. Curiously, we had no takers.

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Top 10 South Asian Entrepreneurs
Luke Roopra, CEOAzim Makanojiya, CEOShazi Visram, CEO and FounderGopi Kandukuri, CEOKevin Paul, CEODevan R. Capur, CEOSujay Jhaveri, CEODr. Suresh Kumar, CEOSony George, CEOR. Sukumar, CEO and President
No. 16
2010 Revenue: $12.7 million
Three-year growth: 8,648%
Though 38-year-old Lukhbir (Luke) Roopra was born in Hertfordshire, UK, his Indian roots have played a major role in is life as a businessman. He credits his parents, both of Indian heritage, with instilling a good work ethic in him from a young age. "In business, what satisfies me most now is when a client really sees that we are truly looking out for their interest and their success," he says. "It really works and is rooted in my background." He plans to pass these values on to his children. "When the kids get in their teens, we plan to make a trip to Asia so they can experience the history," he adds.
No. 31
2010 Revenue: $6.9 million
Three-Year Growth: 6,199%
Watching his parents work hard was both influential and motivating for the WBPromotions head, Azim Makanojiya. He says he learned to work hard from his Southeast Asian parents, who came to America for a better life, but also learned what he didn't want to do. "[Watching my parents] has motivated me to start my own business at an early age so I can spend time with my future family and provide them with comfortable life," he says.
New York City
No. 68
2010 Revenue: $13.3 million
Three-Year Growth: 3,207%
Shazi Visram is the daughter of a Tanzanian man and Pakistani mother; a combination that she says enriched her childhood and her future in business. She grew up in Birmingham, Ala. and watched her parents—with no prior experience—successfully run a hotel. "My parents worked very hard, and had that pride that comes from working for yourself, being your own boss, and then finding ways to give back. I was deeply influenced by that," adds Visram, who founded healthy baby food company HappyBaby.
Irving, Texas
No. 80
2010 Revenue: $7.3 million
Three-Year Growth: 2,948%
Heading up an IT staffing company like Saxon-Global is no easy feat. Gopi Kandukuri says running a company was just something ingrained in his DNA. "From my childhood days, I was very passionate about business and want to do something on my own," he says. "I was definitely influenced by several factors which made my determination strong and motivated to start my business."
No. 91
2010 Revenue: $16.2 million
Three-Year Growth: 2,795%
It wasn't his Indian heritage that influenced him as much as his childhood—which was filled with examples of his love of business. "My brother and I even ran a business selling CDs out of our parents basement," recalls Kevin Paul, who founded industrial supply company KPaul. "When I joined the Army straight out of high school, it opened doors and showed me the potential for a new business opportunity."
Product Movers
Holland, Ohio
No. 101
2010 Revenue: $7.7 million
Three-Year Growth: 2,659%
Born in India, Devan R. Capur says his childhood values have stayed with him. "When I was 16, my classmate and I launched a free clinic in the slums of Calcutta," he says. "This was my first start-up. It transformed my outlook, my dreams and inspired me to do more."
New York City
No. 142
2010 Revenue: $3.7 million
Three-Year Growth: 1,952%
Though he is of Indian heritage, Sujay Jhaveri was born and raised in Hong Kong, while educated in Britain and the U.S. "My father started his own business and I think his experience of moving from humble beginnings in India to successfully raising a family in Hong Kong instilled a feeling of confidence in me," he says. "Becoming an entrepreneur, while difficult and full of risks, can be rewarding on multiple levels." His company, MyDailyMoment is a lifestyle website, that provides tips and stories on everything from cooking to parenting.
Green Earth
Iselin, N.J.
No. 145
2010 Revenue: $2.3 million
Three-Year Growth: 1,933%
Coming to the U.S. when he was 27 years old, Dr. Suresh Kumar has a deeply rooted connection to his heritage in India. "Growing up in the highly competitive environment in India taught me to be very comfortable with competition and understand the concept of delayed gratification," he says. "Financial prudence and taking calculated risks as opportunities came up to get ahead in life were key values that my Indian culture taught me." He now heads sustainability company Green Earth.
Rockville, Md.
No. 147
2010 Revenue: $4.1 million
Three-Year Growth: 1,897%
Born in East India (Trivandrum, Kerala specifically), Sony George was the son of two engineers and credits the competitive environments of his childhood as the backbone of his entrepreneurial spirit. "I learned the basics of leadership during my undergrad years organizing many activities ranging from running snack bars to large community events," says George, who now runs MindPetal. "These were especially challenging; with little or no budget you had to rely on your ability to inspire and work with people. All this meant that hard work, strong relationships, organizing skills, and a bit of God's grace were the qualities that I came to rely on in life."
Optimal Strategix Group
Newtown, N.J.
No. 150
2010 Revenue: $6.5 million
Three-Year Growth: 1,878%
Coming from a large Indian family, R. Sukumar recalls a modest childhood. His father was an educator, which has provided a guiding light for him. He says it was this emphasis on learning that led him to become a highly-educated businessman; he now holds a MBA and Ph. D in Marketing and Business Administration. He currently heads Optimal Strategix Group, which is a marketing consulting firm.
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Gold-spotted oak borers from San Diego County have attacked at least three trees
The number of Riverside County oaks attacked by a bug that has laid waste to San Diego-area trees has grown to three.
Authorities announced last fall that a dying California black oak along state Route 243 in Idyllwild had been struck by the gold-spotted oak borer, the first indication the voracious pest had jumped the county line.
And in recent weeks, scientists have confirmed two more attacks in the rustic town nestled in the heavily forested San Jacinto Mountains.
All three victims are large, mature California black oaks, which are deciduous, meaning they shed their leaves in winter. The borer tends to attack black oaks in the mountains and the evergreen coast live oaks that grace many lower hills and canyons of Southwest County.
Local tree huggers have been watching with much anxiety as the borer marched across San Diego County's backcountry in recent years, felling an estimated 80,000 trees. Now they worry the bug may bore its way through Idyllwild forests and eventually threaten the signature oaks of the Santa Rosa Plateau and points nearby.
What is said to be the biggest wild coast live oak in the world is on the Pechanga Indian Reservation, south of the tribe's casino. A Temecula high school is named for it.
As for the growing Riverside County infestation, a second infected tree was discovered in early January, said Chief Gregg Bratcher, a forester for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Riverside County Fire Department.
Bratcher said the black oak is about a football field's distance north of the initial discovery and on the same side of the highway.
Then, as officials were preparing to hold a community meeting to discuss the borer threat Jan. 19 at Idyllwild's town hall, they noticed "a very shabby-looking tree" with half its bark off, Bratcher said.
"It was right next to the entrance to the town hall," he said in a telephone interview last week.
The two weakened trees are a quarter-mile apart, Bratcher said. Both had multiple holes in their trunks and scientists confirmed those were carved by gold-spotted oak borers, he said.
"There is a population there," he said. "To what extent, we're not sure yet."
Bratcher said spring's arrival should give scientists a better idea. Because black oaks are without leaves this time of the year, it is difficult to spot potentially infested trees. Around May, he said, unhealthy oaks will stand out.
That's also when the bugs start moving, following winter hibernation.
County officials say the infestation is likely the result of the delivery of bug-infested oak firewood to the community, where some cabins and homes are warmed by fireplaces. At the town hall meeting, officials emphasized the need to avoid burning oak wood that is from San Diego County or of unknown origin.
Supervisor Jeff Stone, whose 3rd District takes in Idyllwild, said he is preparing to write county legislation to prevent the sale of firewood of unknown origin.
"I'm going to continue to work with code enforcement and county counsel on our roadside ordinance to put some more teeth into it, to make sure that we are going to be able prosecute anyone that is (importing) contaminated wood illegally into Riverside County," Stone said.


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Recreating the Past and Patterning the Future
Friday, Aug 16, 2013, 4:00 PM
Sunday, Aug 18, 2013, 2:00 PM (All times are local to the event.)
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- Jean Houston, PhD
101 San Antonio Rd
Petaluma CA 94952
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One of the most provocative and evocative processes that Dr. Houston has evolved is the capacity to move back in time to influence significant events in your life, and move forward in your life, bringing with you a pattern for what you vision creating.
In this powerful weekend, you will discover how your past threads into your present and learn how to move back into your early experiences to unknot what holds you in limiting patterns.
Then, employing some of the latest mind-brain science, you'll discover how to work with your mind to continue to release restrictive patterns and grow new capacities that empower your visions for a more fulfilling, meaningful life.
The final part of this transformative weekend will be to advance in time to visit your future self and extend your imagination into the values, experiences, and visions that shape your destiny.
Pricing: $429.00 plus room


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Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is located directly across the Potomac River to the southwest of Washington, D.C. Formerly part of the District of Columbia, the land now composing the county was retroceded to Virginia on July 9, 1846, in an act of Congress that took effect in 1847. It was called Alexandria County from that date until March 16, 1920, when an act of the General Assembly changed its name to Arlington County.
Arlington is the location of Arlington National Cemetery, Reagan National Airport, the Pentagon, Fort Myer, the Pentagon Memorial, the USMC War Memorial, the Air Force Memorial, and numerous other monuments.
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Live at the NYPL, Sam Harris in conversation w/ Oliver McTiernan (Sept 25, 2006)
According to a recent Pew poll, three-quarters of all Americans believe the Bible is God's word. To Steve Paulson of Salon.com, "Numbers like that make an outspoken atheist like Sam Harris seem either foolhardy or uncommonly brave." In his first book, The End of Faith, Harris argued that much of the violence in the world today comes directly from people willing to live and die by sacred religious texts. The response to this book was thousands of letters from Christians excoriating Harris for not believing in God. Letter to A Christian Nation is his reply. In this open letter, Harris challenges the beliefs that form the core of fundamentalist Christianity and the influence that faith has on public life in our nation.
Integral Naked (with Stuart Davis), The End of Faith?, (May 22, 2006)
This is a fascinating dialogue exploring the very real problems of premodern religion threatening to undo a modern and postmodern world that has not yet found a way to uncover and integrate its own thread of spiritual intelligence, and therefore offer people a way out of the limitations of the religion of yesterday, and into the fullness of tomorrow. We invite you join in on this extraordinarily important and timely conversation….
Integral Naked (with Stuart Davis), The End of Faith?-Redux, (June 5, 2006)
Just a few minutes into the dialogue, Sam makes an incredibly clear statement regarding some of his views on religion and spirituality in today's world. "We need more than simply a criticism of the waywardness of our present situation. We need a positive statement of human possibility, human potential, and the spiritual experience, which takes the place of Iron Age philosophy and these bogus ideas… Ultimately we need a coherent presentation of ritual and all the other features of religion that people may still find necessary, but we need all of that to be presented in a form that does not require any unjustified belief, any endorsement of divisive superstitions."
Expanded Books (with R. Wetanson), Link Between Religion and Violence (Fall 2006)
Sam Harris caused a stir with his book, THE END OF FAITH, in which he argued for the deep link between religion and violence. In LETTER TO A CHRISTIAN NATION, he addresses the arguments readers have made in attempts to refute his claims.
Al Franken Show, Air America Podcasts (August 31, 2006)
Al Franken Show, Air America Podcasts (Sept 25, 2006)
Amsterdam Forum with Andy Clark, A Future without Religion (Sept 16, 2005)
Beyond the Ghetto, The End of Faith Interview (Oct 1, 2006)
Black Op Radio, The Clash of Faith & Reason (Jan 20, 2005)
Book TV/C-Span, University Synagogue Pt 1 (Feb 6, 2005)
Book TV/C-Span, University Synagogue Pt 2 (Feb 6, 2005)
The Colbert Report (April 26, 2006)
Culture Shocks, Interview #793 with Sam Harris (Oct 20, 2006)
The Dennis Prager Show, The End of Faith Pt 2 (Nov 10, 2004)
Faith Under Fire (PAX), Debate with Hugh Hewitt (Oct 2, 2004)
Freedom From Religion Foundation Podcasts, Sam Harris & The End of Faith (Sept 16, 2006)
The God Who Wasn't There (DVD), Extended Interview with Sam Harris
Ian Master's Background Briefing (August 22, 2004)
Ian Master's Background Briefing (Nov 7, 2004)
Idea City Conference 2005, Role of Religion in Perpetuating Human Conflict (June 2005)
The Infidel Guy Show, Letter to a Christian Nation (Sept 8, 2006)
The Infidel Guy Show, Tape 260 with Sam Harris (Feb 17, 2005)
KCBX, …an Evening with Sam Harris (Sept 27, 2006)
KCRW's Politics of Religion, The Philosophy of Religion (Oct 3, 2006)
Left Out, Interview with Sam Harris (Feb 21, 2006)
Michael Medved Show (Sept 21, 2006)
New York Society for Ethical Culture, Religion, Terror, and Self Transcendence (Nov 16, 2005)
NPR, Listener's Letters – Sam Harris' 'Attack on Faith' (Oct 2, 2006)
NPR, Talk of the Nation – Keeping Religion Out of Public Policy (Oct 2, 2006)
NPR, Day to Day – Author Challenges Faith of a 'Christian Nation' (Sept 29, 2006)
On Point with Tom Ashbrook, The End of All Religions? (Dec 30, 2004)
The O'Reilly Factor (FOX), (March 31, 2005)
The O'Reilly Factor (FOX), (Oct 4, 2004)
Point of Inquiry, Letter to a Christian Nation (Oct 6, 2006)
Point of Inquiry, The Mortal Dangers of Religion (April 14, 2006)
Point of Inquiry, The End of Faith (April 7, 2006)
ITC Pop!Tech 2005, The Future of Ideas (Oct 22, 2005)
ITC Pop!Tech 2005, Q&A Session with Susan Blackmore (Oct 22, 2005)
Pundit Review Radio, Pundit Review talks religion with Sam Harris (Oct 16, 2006)
Rational Response Squad, Interview #30 with Sam Harris
Ring of Fire, May 13th Show Hour #2 (May 13, 2006)
Scarborough Country (MSNBC), Sam Harris Interview (Oct 28, 2004)
Seminars about Long-Term Thinking, View from the End of the World (Dec 22, 2005)
To the Best of our Knowledge, Is Religion Dangerous? (June 11, 2006)
WCCO News Talk 830, The Jack Rice Show interview with Sam Harris Part 1 (Oct 12, 2006)
WCCO News Talk 830, The Jack Rice Show interview with Sam Harris Part 2 (Oct 12, 2006)
WORD FM, The Jerry Bowyer Show - Debate with Sam Harris (Oct 17, 2005)


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DIXON — If you get the impression the Dixon baseball program has been here and done this before, you'd be right.
When the Bulldogs (17-9) take on Midway (23-3) tonight in the fourth round of the NCHSAA 1-A playoffs, it will be the 23rd playoff game for Dixon in the last four years.
That's a season in postseason (and then some).
"That's big," senior Quinn Ryan said before practice Monday. "That's a big number. That's a full season. Just being able to play in all those playoff games, it's something special. Not many kids get to have that many games in the playoffs. It's just something I'll never forget when I graduate."
Ryan and the Bulldogs will be out to add to their postseason numbers — they're 16-6 in the postseason the last four years — tonight against the top seed from the Tri County Conference. First pitch is set for 7 p.m.
Midway downed conference rival Union 9-1 to advance while Dixon, the third seed out of the Coastal Plains Conference, won its third straight game on the road in the playoffs, edging North Duplin 4-2.
The winner advances to the best-of-three East Regional finals against the winner of the Voyager Academy-Riverside game.
Ryan is part of a senior class that as freshmen made it to the state 1-A championship, falling to West Wilkes in extra innings in final game of the best-of-three series at Five County Stadium in Zebulon. A year later, Dixon was upset in the second round before advancing to the regional finals last year, losing to Voyager Academy in three games.
"Definitely been blessed," said senior Zack Sicknick, who then as now was the starting catcher for the Bulldogs. "Coming here my freshman year being the state runner-up, that was awesome."
Losing as a sophomore was a stunner in Rookie Davis' final season before he was drafted by the New York Yankees, but last year the Bulldogs pulled off a stunner (to some) by advancing to the regional final without Davis.
"They thought we were done," Sicknick said. "We proved them wrong. And I think we're shocking a lot of people this year, too. We lost (a lot of) key players. They're gone and we're in the fourth round."
What's been the key?
"It doesn't really matter who you have as long as you come to play and, like (head) coach (Jack) Brown says, make the routine play a routine play," Sicknick said.
J.P. Padgett is another senior who was in the starting lineup for the Bulldogs back in 2010. A mainstay on the mound for the Bulldogs in recent years, he was the starting left fielder back then. Padgett appreciates that run to the finals more today than he did then.
"Coming out as a freshman, it didn't hit me at the time. I saw (second baseman) Rodman (Young) and all them crying and I was just like, 'What are they crying about?'" Padgett recalled as he stood outside the dugout Monday.
"I was like, 'There's always next year.' But you don't realize how hard it to get through those rounds and you only have four years."
To say Padgett is enjoying what the Bulldogs have accomplished this year would be an understatement. He knows Monday could have been his last batting practice and his last time on the mound in a Bulldog cap.
But there's more than that.
"Just raking the mound. I don't let anybody do it any more. I do it myself," he said. "You need to try to take in everything in appreciation. You only get four years."
Ryan, who didn't play in that final game in 2010 but was a wide-eyed freshman taking it all in on the bench, said the experience was "unbelievable."
"That's what we work so hard for is to get back to that stage," he said.
It hasn't been easy, however. The Bulldogs looked primed for another run at a state title after winning the Touchstone Energy Classic on April 3 by beating 2-A Croatan 4-2 in eight innings. At that point, the Bulldogs were 10-3.
"We really thought we had the team to go all the way," said assistant coach Nick Raynor, speaking for Brown, who declined comment. "We had three pitchers who could throw it 85. … J.P., (Matt), Gardner and (Tyler) Ross.
"We thought we had the pitching and the team to go all the way. And we had the depth."
But Gardner suffered a knee injury sliding into home to score the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of the championship game. One day earlier, Ross broke a finger on his pitching hand. Both remain less than full speed.
Gardner is "not really 100 percent to go out there and play defense and run bases the whole game," Raynor said, adding Ross has not been cleared to throw.
"All he can do is hit," Raynor added, which is why Ross has been used at DH.
And then Dixon lost starting third baseman Miles Padgett to an ATV accident on Mother's Day. Padgett is lost for the rest of the season.
All of which means two things: Dixon's starting lineup has been less than set and the coaching staff has had to rely on a lot of youngsters. Tonight a freshman could be starting at third (Daniel Mabe), shortstop (Aaron Prince) and left field (Dylan Grafius).
"How many teams left in the playoffs can say that?" Raynor said.
Probably none.
"Usually this time of year we don't even talk about our lineup. Our lineup is etched in stone," Raynor said. "But we've been having to mix and match. We've had to make some changes. We've put them (young players) in positions and they know their roles and they've thrived."
And while the Bulldogs preserved, Ryan, who was the MVP of the Touchstone Energy Classic, said it was tough at times as Dixon lost six of their final 10 regular-season games.
"But we still knew we had the guys to make it work," he said. "We always had faith and we always believed that we could win."
A once-in-a-decade (or longer) loss at home to Lejeune stunned the Bulldogs, who point to that loss and a seventh-inning rally to beat the Devilpups to end the regular season as key moments in a season that could have gone wrong but didn't.
"We wanted to prove ourselves and show that we're not about to fold our tents," Sicknick said.
Padgett agreed, saying the loss to Lejeune was "shocking" but the Bulldogs weren't about to call it quits.
"It was an up and down season. It's a weird season, definitely a weird season," he said. "But once the playoffs came we all came together, had a come-to-Jesus meeting that we need to win at all costs, and we really have. The playoffs came and it was a whole different season."


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The Chiefs managed to hold on to beat the Hurricanes in a wet Wellington.
The Chiefs won 17 – 12 after leading 12 – 9 at half time.
The only try of the match was scored by Tanerau Latimer, which was the only points of the second half for the Chiefs. Aaron Cruden nailed four from five penalties in the first half to ensure a narrow lead at the break. Beauden Barrett did all the scoring for the Hurricanes, kicking four penalties in total.
It was a match that could have been very entertaining had rain not intervened. Both teams looked ready to play running rugby, but the conditions did not allow it as a kicking game ensued. It was too important a game to throw the ball around and risk the match. That said, the match went down to the wire, with either team able to win it up until the last minute.
The Chiefs looked like a Champion team, holding possession at important times in the match, and grinding out a victory in a tight match.
The Chiefs have stretched their lead to seven points in the New Zealand conference, practically wrapping up top spot. For the Hurricanes, it is less good news as they will find it very difficult to qualify for the play-offs. They will have to win all their remaining matches and hope for a bad run of results for either the Blues or the Crusaders.
The Chiefs next host the Crusaders while the Hurricanes go into a bye weekend and pick up four points.
Hurricanes: 12 (9)
Penalties: Beauden Barrett (4)
Chiefs: 17 (12)
Tries: Tanerau Latimer
Penalties: Aaron Cruden (4)
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This past Friday I was surrounded by entrepreneurship education leaders from all sectors the Future of Entrepreneurship Education Summit, a gathering held at the University of Central Florida where actors of our entrepreneurship ecosystem met alongside established entrepreneurship educators to discuss current trends and ideas to nourish the entrepreneurship mindset.
I report in today from Shanghai where preparations are underway for a major global summit on entrepreneurship at the end of March. The recent events in Egypt have put a spotlight on the role of a younger, well-educated generation of entrepreneurs peacefully channeling expressions of economic freedom. China has been miles ahead in reconciling a strong government with messy entrepreneurialism and offers some useful lessons for Arab nations as they grapple with enabling, rather than blocking, their citizens under the age of 25.
In his 2011 State of the Union Address a couple of weeks ago, President Obama talked about the importance of innovation to create the jobs and industries of the future. A few days later, the White House released a new innovation strategy as part of the President's plan to "win" that future. This strategy said: "America's future economic growth and international competitiveness depend on our capacity to innovate. We can create the jobs and industries of the future by doing what America does best – investing in the creativity and imagination of our people. To win the future, we must out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world." A few days later the White House, in partnership with the Kauffman Foundation and Case Foundation, launched a Startup America initiative aimed at doing just this.
February promises to be a busy month in Washington for entrepreneurship policy. Next Tuesday February 8th will see Kauffman's annual State of Entrepreneurship Address delivered by Carl Schramm followed by Capitol Hill briefings and a host of interesting activity on job creation. Today, I post from an event at the White House where President Obama has just announced a "StartUP America Partnership," a new initiative aimed at fostering successful innovative, high growth businesses in the U.S. It marks a commitment of the current administration to a national entrepreneurship-based strategy to stimulate economic growth and the creation of quality jobs.
Colombia is the fifth-largest economy in Latin America in terms of GDP. The country boasts one of the best coffees in the world, rich natural resources, abundant gold and emerald production, and a relatively educated populace. And despite its international reputation for drug cartels and violence, the latest Doing Business 2011 ranking suggests things could be improving. Colombia is ranked number 39 among 183 countries in terms of the ease of doing business.
Last Friday, as I was meeting in my office in Washington, DC with Nazeh Ben Ammar, President of the Tunisian American Chamber of Commerce, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, now the former president of Tunisia, was fleeing his country. As my guest awaited word on when the airport would re-open and Lufthansa would be permitted to return him home to his family in Tunis, we talked about his country, entrepreneurship and a new generation of youth in the Arab region.
Given the momentum gained in 2010 to get policymakers thinking about entrepreneurship, it is reasonable to expect that America's commitment to entrepreneurship will grow, especially once we see that commitment translated into concrete policy action. Of course, the hope is that those policy actions will be the right ones—inspiring confidence, building up decision-making around risk-taking and investing, spurring new enterprises built on innovative products and services, and along with it, job creation. With that sense of optimism, comes the vision of a global economy finally starting to shake free from a global crisis.
Since the economic crisis broke out, entrepreneurship has attracted increased attention as a key path to economic recovery. I was happy to see that entrepreneurs have been set apart from some of the negative perceptions of big business and the blame being placed on large financial institutions for the economic meltdown. The question is whether such recognition of entrepreneurs as an engine for growth and innovation translated into concrete pro-entrepreneurship policies.
As the Defense Department's public review last Thursday of its war strategy in Afghanistan points to a slow troop withdrawal in 2011, efforts to better understand how to spur growth after such conflicts are speeding into top gear. A new cadre of economists, military leaders and other specialists are writing a long-needed canon to guide how to re-build economies during their transition from war to peace using indigenous entrepreneurship. Expeditionary Economics (ExpECON), as the field is now known, is informing large questions of national security strategy, positioning economic growth as a more important component of the formula for strategic success. While I defer to these experts in assessing the entrepreneurial health of current war-torn economies, I thought it timely to take a look at some of the neighbors engaged in their conflicts.
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(Bloomberg) -- Defense contractors may be able to protect some revenue from deficit-reduction cuts by persuading Pentagon buyers to sign contracts committing funds appropriated before fiscal year 2013.
The Office of Management and Budget estimates that $83.5 billion in previous years' Department of Defense funds will remain unobligated on Sept. 30, the end of fiscal 2012. All those funds, combined with the entire fiscal 2013 budget, are subject to $54.7 billion in sequestration cuts next year, as required by the 2011 Budget Control Act.
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However, any unobligated balances from fiscal 2012 or prior years that are placed on contract by Jan. 2, when sequestration takes effect, will be exempt from sequestration cuts.
This BGOV Insight follows an Insight published May 29 which calculates the potential impact of unobligated balances on the allocation of the Pentagon's sequestration cuts.
Defense contractors may press managers of programs with large, unobligated balances to accelerate contracts in order to exempt the money from sequestration.
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It is unclear how much of the estimated $83.5 billion in unobligated balances can be put on contract before Jan. 2, 2013. The Pentagon's refusal to plan for sequestration means defense program managers may rely on the annual end-of-fiscal- year spending spree to get unobligated money on contracts.
Federal buyers and sellers rush every September to obligate funds set to expire at the end of the fiscal year. This September, those transactions may offer opportunities to also get prior-year, non-expiring funds on contract, which will prevent their sequester.
Combining expiring and unobligated funds may not be easy because changes in a program's financial plan require multiple approvals from the military services, the Pentagon, and OMB. Some unobligated balances also are easier to put on contract than others.
A depot may obligate remaining funds by ordering larger amounts of frequently used spare parts. A weapon system still in research and development may have more trouble getting contracts signed because doing so may be tied to having achieved specific milestones, such as proving that key new technologies work.
OMB's estimate of $83.5 billion in unobligated defense balances at the end of fiscal 2012 probably is too low. Every year since 2008, OMB has underestimated the amount of unobligated defense balances by more than 50 percent.
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The breakdown of unobligated balances at the end of fiscal 2011 may provide some insight on the programs and contractors most likely to be affected by sequestration of previous-year money.
At the end of fiscal 2011, $134.2 billion in Pentagon funds remained unobligated. About 80 percent were in categories used mostly to pay contractors: 56 percent in procurement, 12 percent in research and development, and 12 percent in military construction.
The five accounts with the largest unobligated balances, representing 39 percent of all unobligated funds, were in procurement. The largest was $14.5 billion for Air Force aircraft. The funds in that account pay for the F-35 fighter jet, made by Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin Corp., and the V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft, made by Chicago-based Boeing and Textron, based in Providence, Rhode Island.
The second-largest account, at $11.5 billion, pays for Navy ships, including Virginia-class submarines made by Falls Church, Virginia-based General Dynamics Corp. and Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., based in Newport News, Virginia, as well as Littoral Combat Ships made by Lockheed and Austal Ltd., based in Henderson, Australia.
The third-largest account, at $10.5 billion, covers "other procurement" for the Army. This account provides funds for communications equipment, support and training devices, and tactical vehicles, such as the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, made by Oshkosh Corp., based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
It's not surprising that large, complex weapons have the most unobligated funds. Aircraft, ships, and large wheeled vehicles take a long time to put on contract and build. The money in these accounts can be rolled over for years, though it does expire. (See "Some Funds Last Longer" graphic.)
(Kevin Brancato and Robert Levinson are defense analysts for Bloomberg Government. The views expressed are their own.)
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Amerell Posts Another Monster Kill Night as Women's Volleyball Comes Back for 3-2 Win over Coker
September 27, 2011
MISENHEIMER, N.C. Trailing two sets to one, Pfeiffer University had to rally back to take sets four and five to notch a 3-2 (25-23, 20-25, 19-25, 25-17, 15-12) victory over Coker College in Conference Carolinas womens volleyball action on Tuesday night. Kim Amerell (Lynchburg, VA) posted a 23-kill night as the Lady Falcons advance to 6-5 overall, 3-1 in league play. Despite 18 kills from Katie McElveen (Hartsville, SC), the Cobras drop their third-straight dipping to 6-8, 3-2.
A service ace by Amerell early in the opening set put the hosts up 13-8, before holding on to that five-point lead thanks to three later errors by the Cobras making it 16-11. A Cate Glendenning (Holly Springs, NC) kill put the Lady Falcons up four after stifling a mini-Coker run, before a Samantha Celek (Charleston, SC) kill later put the Cobras within one at 22-21. Erin Gray (Sneads Ferry, NC) put down a late kill to give Pfeiffer set point while another Coker miscue put the Lady Falcons up in the match 1-0.
Sets two and three belonged to the visitors as kills from McElveen and Kelly Stine (Fort Collins, CO) coupled with three Pfeiffer errors put the Cobras up 5-0 early on as they would never trail in the second set. A pair of kills by Jordan Arnsmeyer (Sumter, SC) and Hannah Vadakin (Centennial, CO) put Coker up 11-3 while back-to-back kills by Amerell made things interesting late as Pfeiffer trailed 18-16. Eventually, a couple of three-point runs by Coker with two kills in there by McElveen along with two more Lady Falcon errors saw the Cobras even the match at one set apiece.
Tied at five in the middle set, a throw down by Vadakin and back-to-back points from Arnsmeyer put Coker up 8-5 as they would again hold a lengthy lead throughout the set. For the third-straight set, things got tight towards the end as an Anna Vizvary (North Augusta, SC) kill cut the lead down to two at 21-19, but four-straight Coker points ended the third with two of those coming from Celek.
Pfeiffer wasted little time in the fourth getting out to an 11-5 advantage thanks to Kelly Lancellot (Naples, FL) and a rare hitting error by McElveen. Amerell later put the hosts up 10 at 18-8 and 19-9 with two more kills before forcing a fifth and final set on another kill for a 25-17 set win.
In the match-deciding fifth, an ace by Amerell and attack error by the Cobras put Pfeiffer up 8-3 before Coker again, came storming back. McElveen led the charge with three kills in a five-point stretch for Coker cutting the lead down to 8-7 before each side traded errors to make it 10-8 in favor of Pfeiffer. Amerells final kill of the night, three Cobra errors and a final put down by Vizvary allowed the Lady Falcons to secure their third-straight victory overall and second-straight five-setter in eastern division play.
Amerell was the only Lady Falcon to post double-digit kills with her 23 while Glendenning led in the assist department with a match-high 44. Jordan OBryant (Reidsville, NC) led four in double-figures with 24 digs while Taylor Houser (Mount Holly, NC) finished right behind with 19.
Arnsmeyer trailed McElveen in the hitting department with a dozen kills on the night while Celek put up 41 assists. Brittany Bass (Bethune, SC) dug up 28 balls on the night while Stine finished with 19.
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The Continuing Saga of Bookie and Rachel
HamsterDame Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 3:54PM Print Article
Those of us who watched Big Brother 12 are very familiar with the first chapter of the relationship between Brendon and Rachel. We watched their love blossom, grow, wilt, grow, wilt, grow - well you get the picture. You either loved them or hated them - most hated them - but nobody can deny they brought drama to the house.
They even brought us drama in the off-season by way of Penisgate. If you don't know what was about, basically Brendon sent pics of his penis to a Twitter lady (who turned out to be a man) and then the lady told Rachel about it and all hell broke loose resulting in a tearful apology posted by Brendon posted on YouTube. A link to the story can be found here and a link to the very NSFW penis pics can be found here.
Well now this dynamic duo (proud of me Allison Grodner?) are back in the Big Brother house this season and the drama between them just continues. They have been fighting on and off this season already and usually because he gets upset at Rachel when she talks game with anybody else in the house when he's not around to supervise. And when that happens he begins to do his same old routine of being condescending to her and making her grovel for his forgiveness.
Last night, the hamsters got a little alcohol and Rachel and Porsche decided to share a bottle of white wine. Mind you, they asked the others if they wanted the white wine and they all said no so they split it. Rachel and Porsche got a little tipsy (Porsche even hid some of the beers) and Rachel called out to Brendon across the backyard by her pet name for him - Bookie. (Yes, it rhymes with dooky.)
Brendon became really upset at Rachel for that and took her to task in the HOH room saying that he didn't want her to call him that in front of the others because he didn't want them to make fun of their relationship. He was also upset accusing her of being drunk. Rachel tried to tell him that she was sorry for calling him Bookie in front of everybody else but that she was used to calling him that. And besides, she wasn't drunk. He went on and on about how he didn't like seeing her drunk and hanging around with Porsche and how he won't put up with this behavior when she's his wife.
Mind you, Rachel was NOT drunk. He was primarily upset about her calling him Bookie and watching her hang out and have fun with Porsche. I guess the poor wittle baby felt like he wasn't getting enough attention or something.
Jump to this morning, and they have another argument about what happened last night (Flashback time 10:44 AM July 12 on any of the feeds). Rachel stood her ground a little better this morning and gave him back some of his own medicine.
They argued about how much she had to drink. She called him impatient and frustrating. He said he doesn't like how she ignores him when she drinks. She said she's used to calling him Bookie at him and in front of his friends. She gets pissed off and upset because she feels like now she can't talk to anyone in the house, can't call him an endearing name, and now she can't drink.
He then tells her he'll throw the HOH competition so they could go on the block and he could go home. She gets pissed off and starts crying. He says he's only asked her not to talk game with anybody else on her own. She tells him that Porsche just wants to be her friend and doesn't want to be her. He keeps on saying how bothered he is. She said she came out here so that he could apologize to her and so that he could tell her he loves her.
He asked if she's serious. She said not to fight her. He said to do what he says. She said she wants to have fun in the house. He said he's hanging out with the wrong person (Porsche) in the house. She said it's ridiculous they're fighting about alcohol. He said they're not fighting about alcohol and asked why she does stuff he's asked her not to do. She swung it back at him and asked him why he does stuff she's asked him not to do (referring to Penisgate I'm sure) and he said he doesn't know what she's talking about and if she doesn't stop right now she's going to make a huge mistake. She told him that sometimes he forgets that he blames her for "stuff" and tells him she doesn't need a Dad. He told her he doesn't need a kid.
She said they won't get married if he doesn't stop acting like this. He said he's reaching the end of his rope and that if she wants people to take her seriously she should behave in a more serious manner and says he's done with this conversation. He says if he threatens her again then there will be no more conversation. It goes on and on and at one point she tells him he's not even good at the competitions anyway. And then eventually she crawls up on his lap and they begin kissing.
So yeah. What do you think about the relationship between Bookie and Rachel? And why does he keep going on about being so concerned with the way she's portrayed in the house? It didn't seem like he was so concerned about it yesterday morning when they were having sex. Are you on Team Bookie or Team Rachel? Let me hear what you think about Bookchel in the comments!


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Only small numbers of leopard seals are taken for scientific research, and have little commercial value. (Jefferson, Leatherwood, and Webber, 1993)
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First Known Use: 14th century
noun \ˈspȯi(-ə)l\
: something stolen or taken by thieves, soldiers, etc.
: something valuable or desirable that someone gets by working or trying hard
Full Definition of SPOIL
a : plunder taken from an enemy in war or from a victim in robbery : lootb : public offices made the property of a successful party —usually used in pluralc : something valuable or desirable gained through special effort or opportunism or in return for a favor —usually used in plural
a : spoliation, plunderingb : the act of damaging : harm, impairment
: an object of plundering : prey
: earth and rock excavated or dredged
: an object damaged or flawed in the making
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Examples of SPOIL
- <the bandits escaped with their lives but not with the spoils>
Origin of SPOIL
Middle English spoile, from Anglo-French espuille, from espuiller
Synonym Discussion of SPOIL
spoil, plunder, booty, prize, loot mean something taken from another by force or craft. spoil, more commonly spoils, applies to what belongs by right or custom to the victor in war or political contest <the spoils of political victory>. plunder applies to what is taken not only in war but in robbery, banditry, grafting, or swindling <a bootlegger's plunder>. booty implies plunder to be shared among confederates <thieves dividing up their booty>. prize applies to spoils captured on the high seas or territorial waters of the enemy <the wartime right of seizing prizes at sea>. loot applies especially to what is taken from victims of a catastrophe <picked through the ruins for loot>.
: to have a bad effect on (something) : to damage or ruin (something)
: to decay or lose freshness especially because of being kept too long
: to give (someone, such as a child) everything that he or she wants : to have a bad effect on (someone) by allowing too many things or by not correcting bad behavior
spoiled \ˈspȯi(-ə)ld, ˈspȯi(-ə)lt\ also spoilt \ˈspȯi(-ə)lt\ spoil·ing
Full Definition of SPOIL
transitive verb
archaic : to seize by force
a : to damage seriously : ruinb : to impair the quality or effect of <a quarrel spoiled the celebration>
a : to impair the disposition or character of by overindulgence or excessive praiseb : to pamper excessively : coddle
intransitive verb
: to practice plunder and robbery
: to lose valuable or useful qualities usually as a result of decay <the fruit spoiled>
: to have an eager desire <spoiling for a fight>
— spoil·able \ˈspȯi-lə-bəl\ adjective
Examples of SPOIL
- The fight spoiled the party.
- The camping trip was spoiled by bad weather.
- Don't let one mistake spoil your day.
- Don't spoil your appetite by snacking too much.
- Exposure to air will spoil the wine.
- I spoiled the sauce by adding too much garlic.
- The milk was beginning to spoil.
- The hotel spoils their guests with fine dining and excellent service.
- She always spoils me on my birthday.
- You should spoil yourself with a day at the spa.
Origin of SPOIL
Middle English, from Anglo-French espuiller, espoiller, from Latin spoliare to strip of natural covering, despoil, from spolium skin, hide — more at spill
First Known Use: 14th century
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