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The rain has begun. It has washed away the golden glow of autumn, the brilliantly blue skies have melted into unpolished pewter, the gentle cool breeze has yielded to the cruel, chill wind and icy patter of rain. Rain, incessant rain, has taken over our world and wrapped us in her gloomy blanket of gray. The dampness seeps into our bones and we huddle together for warmth. And we dream of stew. Soup is fine and dandy for some, but nothing warms you to the marrow like a thick, rich, hearty stew. Chunks of meltingly tender meat long-simmered in a rich broth infused with the earthiness of thick slices of carrots, onions, mushrooms heightened by the gentle tang of white wine all blended together into a perfect mellow sensation. Served over rice or homemade pasta to be slurped up with the last of the sauce as you push back your chair from the table, satisfied.
The first days of autumn, the bright sun adding a gentle warmth to the mellowing temperatures, the crackle of gold and red leaves underfoot, bring a joy to my heart and a spring to my step. It is absolutely my favorite season. Weekends are spent walking the dog through the vineyards outside of Nantes or taking strolls through the city. The summer fruits are making way for the burnt orange of pumpkins and sweet potatoes, the deep violets of figs and plums, the tumble of grapes and the pyramids of pale green pears and apples snuggled up next to the warm woodsy browns of the walnuts and chestnuts. But then all is suddenly washed away as the rains sweep in, calling our attention to the change of seasons like a slap in the face.
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I love the rain. I love being snuggled up inside as the water drizzles down the windowpanes and spatters on the cobblestones outside. It is the ultimate in cozy: sipping coffee, nestled in one's favorite armchair, book in hand listening to the rhythmic patter of raindrops on the roof. Even the flash of lightening and the distant groan of thunder are exciting when warm and snug inside. But when the rain and the cold let themselves in and bring with them an unexpected dampness, forgotten sometime through the heat of the summer, and sitting still for even a few minutes has us grabbing for a thick, down-filled comforter and slipping on a second pair of socks, then all I want to do is migrate towards the kitchen, push baking sheets of dough into the oven as the heat and the smell of cinnamon wash over me and I simply begin to chop vegetables.
~Roger Miller
This Autumn Veal Stew is simple, pure, uncluttered pleasure made with the most basic of ingredients: tender, slow-simmered meat, I chose veal today, the richness of tomato paste adding depth to the meaty sauce, a splash of wine and the hint of garlic bringing life and zing to the dish. The added texture and deeper, earthier flavor of a selection of mushrooms complements the usual, lowly carrot and onion and together they bring a luxuriousness to an otherwise simple stew.
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28 oz (800 g) veal for stew *
1 cup (125 g) flour seasoned with salt, pepper & smoky paprika for dredging veal
2 Tbs (30 g) butter or margarine + 2 Tbs olive oil
1 large yellow onion, trimmed, peeled and slice into 8 - 10 wedges (depending on size of onion)
1 or 2 carrots, trimmed, peeled and sliced into ¼-inch (½ cm) thick coins
2 - 3 cloves garlic, peeled, cloves crushed
2 Tbs or 1 small can tomato paste (concentrate)
1 cup (250 ml) dry white wine
1 cup (250 ml) water
Bouquet garni or 1 large bay leaf, 1 branch rosemary & a few branches fresh or dried thyme
½ - 1 tsp smoky paprika, to taste
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbs (30 g) butter or margarine
10 oz (300 g) fresh mushrooms of choice
* I used both ossobuco and veal shoulder. I found the ossobuco came out much more tender and I'll use only this cut for future stews. You can also make this with chunks of lamb shoulder.
Heat the butter or margarine with the olive oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Rinse and pat dry the pieces of veal then dredge each piece in the seasoned flour, making sure all sides are floured and shaking off the excess. Brown both sides of the veal.
When the veal is browned on all sides, add the onion wedges, the carrot coins and the crushed garlic. Tossing often, cook the vegetables with the meat until the vegetables are beginning to color and are slightly tender.
Add the tomato paste, wine, water, herbs or bouquet garni, the salt, pepper and paprika. Stir to combine and then bring just up to the boil. Turn the heat to low, cover almost completely (I always leave the lid slightly ajar to allow steam to escape so the sauce thickens) and allow to simmer for 1 hour.
About 15 minutes before the end of cooking, clean and trim the mushrooms and cut into large chunks. Sauté the mushroom chunks in butter or margarine until softened and beginning to brown around the edges. Salt and pepper. Feel free to add a squeeze of lemon if you like. Add the cooked mushrooms to the stew for the last 10 to 15 minutes of cooking.
Check the meat and allow to cook a bit more if not yet ideally tender. Top up the sauce with a bit more water if it evaporates or thickens too quickly. Taste and adjust seasonings towards the end of cooking.
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Kenneth McCathran was crawling back into bed Tuesday morning when a bright glow coming from his neighbor's home in historic Washington Grove caught his eye.
He yelled to his wife to call 911 and headed out to find the home at 203 Second Ave. engulfed in flames.
"The porch was in flames and I couldn't get to the front door," he said.
After calling out for homeowner Eva Polston he banged on the homes next door to make sure those neighbors got out.
Fortunately, Polston was already on her way to work, according to McCathran, who said a neighbor reached her via cellphone.
Firefighters extinguished the fire in about 25 minutes, according to Montgomery County Assistant Chief Scott Graham. Three firefighters suffered minor injuries during the incident, he said. Firefighters from Rockville and Gaithersburg responded.
Washington Grove, dubbed a "town within a forest" is listed on the National Register of Historic Places with homes dating back to the late 1800s. Neighbor Joli McCathran said Polston's home, built in 1875, was one of the originals. Polston could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
"These homes are tinderboxes, wooden cottages," Joli McCathran said.
Making it challenging is the layout of the community, with some homes only accessible via walkways.
"There are streets that are blocked off that are on footpaths," Graham said. "This is where we have to hand pull lines to the scene. It is challenging but not insurmountable."
In fact, according to McCathran, fire officials often come by to do a walk-through of the community to familiarize themselves with it. She said one walk-through occurred just a few weeks ago.
"When I was on 911 she said they are pulling to scene and I said they are not here. I could hear them and kept saying there is nobody here. There is terrible confusion in Washington Grove," Joli McCathran said. "When you watch a neighbor's house burn down and it is going so fast...but I don't think we could have expected more."

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At the conclusion of the play that essentially brought Suitland High School's hopes of an undefeated season to an end, Rams defenders Josh Burke and Brandon Brown stood facing a massive block of empty purple seats in the far end zone at M&T Bank Stadium.
There they both stared into the emptiness, arms hooked over a padded banner that said "Ravens," and watched their season wither away, one win shy of a state championship. On the other sideline, Northwest's players and fans celebrated a shocking 77-yard passing touchdown — the longest play of the game — from Mark Pierce to Matt Watson that put the Jaguars ahead by 10 points with 4 minutes, 27 seconds to play in the fourth quarter.
While the blown coverage on that play was costly, it was the accumulation of uncharacteristic mistakes throughout Friday night's contest that ultimately doomed Suitland.
On a rainy, windy and generally unpleasant night in Baltimore, Northwest's 33-16 victory ended Suitland's bid for its third state championship. Instead, Ed Shields' team settled for being runners up for the third time in school history.
"We had some opportunities, but we were not about to take advantage of those opportunities for some reason," Shields said. "We had some miscues and I thought that maybe we could still get by them. But in a state championship game, you've got to catch every ball, you've got to throw every ball, you've got to make every run and do every coverage.
"We messed up in those areas and today was one of the first days all year we weren't able to overcome those mistakes."
Shivering and sneezing during his postgame interview, senior quarterback Wesley Wolfolk shouldered the blame for his team's poor performance. In reality, while Wolfolk certainly could have played better than his stats indicate, the result was far from his fault alone. Suitland (13-1) committed 17 penalties, allowed a season-high 33 points, suffered costly injuries and missed the mark on a number of would-be big plays.
"You saw our fight and our character in trying to come back, and even with the 17 penalties it looked like we might come back, but we just couldn't get it done," Shields said.
On four occasions in the first half, Wolfolk had a receiver open deep downfield, but failed to connect. On the first, he overthrew Nick Nelson along the far sideline. On the second, Tevin Singleton dropped an underthrown ball. The third was intercepted by Northwest's Rodney Snider (intended for Singleton) and Snider batted the fourth away from Singleton as well.
Injuries were an issue, too, as Nelson left the game with a high ankle sprain in the first half and didn't return. In the third quarter, Singleton cramped badly, which affected his play for the remainder of the game. That left Steven Rivers as Wolfolk's go-to target as he caught 10 passes for 132 yards.
"We had three linemen to start the year," Wolfolk said. "We had to get two guys to come on board with us, so the way our season was supposed to go and the way it went were two different things and I'm proud we made it to this point."
Continuing a postseason trend, the Rams started sluggishly. However, after entering the half trailing 12-2, Wolfolk connected with speedster Tevin Singleton for a 40-yard touchdown that pulled the Rams within two. After another Northwest touchdown, Suitland answered when Wolfolk found Darryl Jasper from 4 yards out to make it 20-16, but that's as close as the Rams would come. On Suitland's next drive Wolfolk's fourth-down attempt with 4:46 to play, intended for Jasper, sailed high.
"I think our team thought that since we came out scoring in the second half and got one stop that the game was just going to fall into our hands," Wolfolk said. "And most of us didn't realize that it was the state championship and they were playing as hard as they could, too."
Despite the loss, the Rams' 2013 superlatives are impressive. Nine times this season Suitland allowed seven points or fewer. Only three times did the Rams allow more than 20. They finished with 474 points scored. On this night, however, Suitland was presented with one too many obstacles to overcome.
"I'm hurt that we lost, but I'm still grasping the whole concept that we just played in a state championship game," said linebacker Anthony Jackson, who led the team with eight tackles. "I'm proud of everybody. We worked so hard this entire year, we just fell a little short."


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Three Bryan men were arrested Sunday after admitting to police they were stealing electronics from Wal-Mart.
According to police records, 20-year-olds Jacoby Woodard, Damien Parhams and Kelvin Caldwell, along with 18-year-old Juliah Henson, all told investigators that, over the course of 4 months they took over $20,000 in merchandise.
In January, a Wal-Mart manager was told by a customer that they had seen a TV being dropped outside from the end of one of the delivery trucks. When the manager called a meeting of all the unloading crew, one person, Woodard, was missing. Woodard never returned to work.
Investigators spoke with Parhams, Caldwell and Henson, all members of the unloading crew. Parhams admitted to stealing at least seven Mircosoft XBOX 360's, four Sony Playstation 3's (PS3), five Nintendo Wii's, two Laptop computers, twenty iPod Touch's and two TV's.
Caldwell admitted that he stole things like iPods, GPS's, PS3's, XBOX's, Wii's, Nintendo 3DS's, and laptops. Caldwell also told police that Woodard would use his car, but never got any of the merchandise.
Henson said he helped take a stereo once.
In February, investigators met with a Wal-Mart Asset Protection manager who had been conducting an internal investigation into the thefts. Wal-Mart couldn't provide an exact list of the items taken, but did provide video and a log of actions.
Most of the videos show Woodard doing most of the stealing. The video shows them all helping at different times, placing items out the back door, but it is not clear enough to show rhat the exact merchandise is, except in the case of a TV.
Woodard is charged with stealing seven Mircosoft XBOX 360's, four Sony Playstation 3's, five Nintendo Wii's, two Laptop computers, 20 iPod Touch's and two TV's.
Parhams and Caldwell are out on bond. Woodard is still in the Brazos County Jail under $10,000 bond.
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Same size as monopoly money!
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In the picture the bills look larger in size. I ordered these expecting them to be closer to actual bill size, for adult use, they are not. Each bill is only 2 inches by 4.5 inches (similar size to Monopoly money). There is no size description on the product page. I was disappointed and had to return them.
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I searched for paper money to use at home for my children. We have built a home economy with credits and debits. Hoping to teach them to save. Making beds in morning gets them $5. Back talking makes them lose $5 etc. They can save up for trips to the movies or one on one time with parents all sorts of things. This money is a good quality paper. It is thick enough to stand up for multiple uses. I see it lasting a long time in our house. Not at all flimsy.
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"The ideas surrounding collective intelligence are the kind of ideas that cause convention to be questioned."
There are two things about Willamette that impressed me: the motto, "not unto ourselves alone are we born," and the faculty's intellectual diversity. I think that to be truly happy one must personally thrive while at the same time support the thriving of others, a true resilient and sustainable ecosystem. I think that my own thoughts are sufficiently different from the students and faculty that I can offer a new perspective, and that the reverse is also true: they can lead me to think in ways I would not have thought on my own. So by sharing intellectually we better ourselves by being together and in so doing offer something to the world it would not have had without us.
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Research InterestsMy primary research interest is collective intelligence, the capacity of groups to be smarter than lone genius. This is the principle at the heart of all markets and yet most management is top-down, one controlling many. My aim in the classroom is to introduce ideas that get students to question common practice and then act in a thoughtful, rather than a robotic way. They will then be architects of events, rather than pawns of convention or victims of circumstance. I think the ideas surrounding collective intelligence are the kind of ideas that cause convention to be questioned.
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Cheick Kongo Turned Down Fight Against Roy Nelson at TUF 16 Finale
Cheick Kongo Turned Down Fight Against Roy Nelson at TUF 16 Finale | MMAWeekly.comOne fighter who was offered the bout against Nelson, but turned it down was French born heavyweight Cheick Kongo.
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Kongo turned it down, wrote White in response.
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Monday, December 15, 2008
this can't be good
Don't miss Will Wilkinson's comment, it's about exactly how I feel.
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I think there's a serious generation gap here -- I read it and didn't even blink. -K.
- December 15, 2008 at 1:07 PM
- The Abstracted Engineer said...
If you're interested in reading it, just look up "in defense of hook up culture" on google, they have it in the cache.
- December 15, 2008 at 1:43 PM
- ryan said...
Yeah, weird. If that had somehow made it to an articles page without his approval, hey, by all means, take it down: editors exist to, you know, edit. But policing blogs? Really? Bad call. No justification. I haven't read the thing and don't really plan on it, but come on.
- December 15, 2008 at 1:46 PM
- ryan said...
Now having read the original post I'm even more nonplussed. That was worth censoring? Really?
- December 15, 2008 at 1:49 PM
Pretty heavy handed, yup. If this is the new norm, we might as well skip the dancing and winking and straight up bring in the big dog. That's right, I'm talking Kathryn Jean Lopez herself. She can take her ruler to the knuckles of the bad children. Swift Catholic justice!
- December 15, 2008 at 5:23 PM
- Elizabeth said...
I almost commented there that in all the weirdness, perhaps the weirdest thing of all was you and Wilkinson's complete agreement. ;-)
- December 15, 2008 at 6:01 PM
- raft said...
what's next, censoring comments?
we all know how this goes...
- December 15, 2008 at 8:13 PM
- ryan said...
The upshot seems to be that they've restored the original post. Which is encouraging.
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Pangea's iOS games free until Friday morning
Yep... It's still free in the Pakistani store as well as seemingly on the US store.
Apparently the games are not free across all app stores? Or most likely are based off of the specific store's time zones. 'Coz though i see it free in US store right now, switching to Italy shows 2.69 (whatever their currency is)...
I really enjoyed Pangea's games on my first Mac -specially Bugdom and Nanosaur- back in the early 2000s, so I couldn't resist and grab some of them for free, thank you!!!!!
Thanks for the tip on this app!


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Here's a couple good examples of Silat sweeps & throws
YouTube- Silat! Silat! JurusAction Packed"Judo is a study of techniques with which you may kill if you wish to kill, injure if you wish to injure, subdue if you wish to subdue, and, when attacked, defend yourself" - Jigoro Kano (1889)
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So when a teacher has to demonstrate how to apply something that is also theatrics?
Be consistant in your judgements thats the first thing.
Understand context... the Shamrock brothers practice plenty before going at it hammer and thongs yes? Teachers often teach and expect compliancy to do so.This thread never was a high quality conversation - My friend vern Gilbert on the William Acquier thread.
The fight in question having started over who owns which piece of rubble. Nicko1;2233174 On the Acquier Kim Fiasco slash thread.
Understand context? We're on a thread that has stipulated dozens of times that compliant demos are not the goal, that theatrics are not proper evidence, that there are plenty of compliant Silat videos, and that none of these are desired or useful to this discussion.
That's the context I was operating in.
As for Moose and Tripp: to my recollection I neither saw nor commented on it. Same with Shamrock. If you want to have a discussion about the validity of compliant demos in general, then I'd say start another thread.
Briefly, my opinion is that there's nothing intrinsically wrong with compliant demos, but they don't prove anything about fighting or function. Since this thread is about proof, fighting, and function, I am unclear as to how compliant demos are a useful thing to post.What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. -Xenophon's Socrates
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Coming from someone who has very limited MA experience (Karate basics and some BJJ holds) and no experience with Silat whatsoever, to me it appears to be like Traditional Chinese martial art systems, it has useful parts that might work in a more updated system i.e: Sanda plus its emphasis on weapon particularly knives, however l doubt we'll be seeing a traditional Silat practitioner win MMA fights any time soon.
Of course some would use the whole street fight argument to show how "badass deadly" Silat is, while having a martial art background is a good thing to have, it isn't always relevant in a street brawl. By the way, I consider the old BJJ is to be the true art for the streets argument to be total BS (remember how Bob Sapp slammed Big Nog in the ring? Imagine if that happened on cement or a guard rail)
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*Jeffrey Campbell for Free People
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Rated 4.3 out of 5Â by 104 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5Â by CeeCee Very Cool! I just received these sandals today and I am very pleased with the fit and style. I bought the Aztec and very glad that I did. The colors are very beautiful and looks like it will go with many things as the colors are vibrant yet muted. I ordered a 6 1/2 which is my size and it fits perfectly. I was hesitant in ordering my true size as with JC I have better luck ordering 1/2 size larger. Not so with these sandals. They seem to run exactly true to size. My legs are skinny but not extremely yet the straps fit me loosely like the model's. I wasn't sure they would be but they are very comfortable to walk in. I'm only disappointed that I bought this now in the Fall. I probably won't be able to wear them too much longer but look forward to wearing them a lot next Spring and Summer. I recommend these sandals highly! 9.27.2012
Rated 5 out of 5Â by lvshopping fabulous sandals! i love these! i debated on getting them for a while and finally bit the bullet and did. my daughter loves jeffrey campbell and encouraged me to try him out. glad i did! i am a 7.5 in almost all my shoes so that's what i ordered in the aztec print. i did read lots of other reviews warning that they fit a bit snug, but they fit me perfect. but i don't have wide feet so i think that makes a difference. they are totally unique and quite eye catching! part of the reason i love free people is you can dress like your personality....and mine is carefree and sometimes nontraditional. i wear them with anything that lets them be seen. i loved them so much i just ordered the brown leather ones. i am looking forward to getting them as they are leather and not material. same sandal, different look. totally recommend these!! 2.6.2012
Rated 1 out of 5 by swatijr8 sad but true I loved everything about these sandals until I wore them. They were too tight around my calf, which I could have lived with, but they broke after just one day walking the streets of Paris! The zipper pull broke and it took two people to unzip the sandal, which I was close to cutting off with scissors or a knife. Très mauvais FreePeople!!! I expect more from a $160 sandal!!! 8.27.2013
Rated 4 out of 5Â by starrr fave sandal ever! i'm a size 8 with very skinny legs. i adjusted every strap to the tightest possible and they still slouch a ton...which i think is part of their charm. The zipper up the back spirals around to the outisde of my calves within a couple steps. It's pointless to adjust it (this is why i rated four out of five stars#. I just let it be and rock the heck out of these sandals anyways! I've never received more comments from people absolutely loving them #including men!) and asking where I got them. Bravo FP! 8.8.2012
Rated 3 out of 5Â by CinCro Wah :( I loved these sandals the minute I saw them. I ordered a 6.5 which is the size I am but the leg openings were way too tight. I do not have thick legs at all but I do have muscle. The straps that are adjustable fit perfect but the straps without were the ones that were too tight. If they had a little bit of elastic to them they would have been fine. I have had to send mine back and since I am not in the US I couldn't exchange for another size. I will not be purchasing another pair as I wanted the Aztec design and there are no more. Sad sad day :( I suggest to anyone who have some muscle in their legs to order a half size larger. 3.15.2012
Rated 5 out of 5Â by Stegosaurus TTS and beautiful Having large feet (size 10) and average sized legs, these fit TTS for me. They have the slouchy look, as in the photo, so I'm glad I didn't size up. The tribal print is BEAUTIFUL. These are show-stoppers. Recommend. 3.1.2012
Rated 3 out of 5Â by ABGlasgow Good and Bad What can i say, I love this Sandal. I got both styles. First I got the "suede" romana fest sandal but when i recieved it in the mail it was nothing like the picture so thats why i am giving it 3 stars. It was extremely disapointing. So If you are ordering the brown, you will get leather not suede. Now the tribal sandals are awesome. I absolutely love them and I would give them 5 stars but unfortunately I can only rate one. You can wear them with almost everything. The colors go with so much. They are true to size and very comfortable. I think they actually look better on me than on the model. I have very nice athletic legs. The model has very skinny legs and they look very loose on her. So if you think you have very defined and nice legs then they will surely look better on you too. 6.23.2011
Rated 5 out of 5Â by dallasdiva AMAZING but narrow I am IN LOVE with these sandals! I ordered them the second they hit the site, and since they arrived, I haven't taken them off. The tribal are exactly as pictured. (Although I think the suede is actually leather.) With regard to sizing, these are quite narrow, particularly for sandals. With JC shoes, I always size up from a 6 to a 7.5 because of the width of my foot, but thought that since these were sandals, I'd be fine with a 7. Not the case. My pinky toe fits under the first strap at the toe of the shoe, but the shoe is too narrow for it to fit under the last strap at the toe. (I didn't see any point in sizing up though because going from a 6 to a 7 meant the shoe is quite long, if I'd sized up any more, my pinky toe might not have fit inside any of the toe straps.) Long story short, if you have wide feet, make the necessary adjustments. A note on the straps, they weren't as "saggy" on me, although they do slouch some. The issue is I run and my calves have more muscle than the model. Depending on the size of your calves, you will get a varying amount of slouch. Some of the straps are adjustable, but only 2 of every 3, so that doesn't make much of a difference. 6.22.2011
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Thursday, November 21, 2013
Green Wave coach John McKissick is hoping to play a game of keep away with the Bulldogs Friday.
Summerville (10-2) hosts Boiling Springs (8-4) at 7:30 p.m. in the second round of the Division 1-AAAA playoffs. The Bulldogs scored 40 or more points in nine of their games this season so McKissick knows he needs to cool down the Boiling Springs' offense.
"We will need to keep them off the field," McKissick said. "When we have the ball, we have to make first downs. We can't afford to have as many three-and-outs as we've been having. Last week our defense only gave up seven points but Ashley Ridge had 18 first downs and possessed the ball way too long."
Boiling Springs demonstrated how quickly it can score last week when it rallied to avenge an earlier loss to Gaffney and advance in the playoffs.
"Boiling Springs scored 21 points in the final nine or so minutes to get the win," McKissick said. "That's scary. They have a tall receiver who caught about 11 passes in that game and they have a talented running back. They are a good football team that plays with a lot of confidence. If you are a football fan, this one should be fun to watch."
The Bulldogs' wins have been over Nation Ford (40-13), Clover (48-21), Rock Hill (21-7), Riverside (51-31), Wade Hampton (41-21), Spartanburg (41-38), Dorman (35-31) and Gaffney (48-41). Their losses came to York (46-45), Byrnes (63-34), Gaffney (59-54) and Mauldin (83-70).
Boiling Springs' wide receiver Mason Sanders (6-6, 210) and running back Tre'shaun Sanderlin (5-10, 190) have been selected to participate in this year's North-South All-star game.
Sanders had more than 150 receiving yards and three touchdowns last week while Sanderlin had 65 rushing yards. Bulldog QB Daniel Thompson connected with other receivers for another 193 yards through the air and sophomore Brendon Robinson added another 122 rushing yards.
The good news for home-team fans is the Summerville defense has done better than most against other high-octane teams. The Green Wave held Goose Creek to 34 points and Stratford to 28 points.
The Summerville offense is also very capable. On average, the Green Wave has scored 32 points per game this season.
A key for Summerville this week will be getting out to a faster start. While the Wave has owned the fourth quarter in terms of time of possession, it hasn't possessed the ball well in the first quarter.
For the season, Summerville has nearly 65 minutes of first-quarter possession time while its opponents have held the ball for just more than 79 minutes in the opening quarter.
In contrast, Summerville has an 86:30 to 57:30 edge in fourth-quarter possession time.
Summerville's offense has been very balanced as it has rushed for 2,414 yards and passed for 1,872 yards.
Summerville is losing the penalties battle this season with 104 penalties to its opponents' 66. However, the Wave is winning the turnovers battle 23 to 17.
The Summerville defense has 32 sacks on the season and 12 interceptions. It has 62 tackles for a loss, has hurried the QB 87 times and has blocked/broken up 50 pass attempts.
Summerville also has two North-South All-stars of its own, kicker David Kennedy and tight end Sean Smith (6-6, 225).
"Our team has great focus," Smith said. "We think if we just keep our minds right we will be able to make a run. We just need to maintain that focus through practice and then on Friday make sure we come up big when it counts."
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Originally posted by Shorun
you do know what aesthetics mean right? really has nothing directly to do with polygons or textures.. here's good video on the topic http://www.penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/graphics-vs.-aesthetics
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Originally posted by KhinRunite
Your whole text in green is invalidated by the fact that you are level 48 and haven't done a dungeon yet. Trust me, I was just as excited at level 48. Come back to us after you spend 1-2 weeks at level 80. (if you make it that far)
And btw I tried to be social. I tried inviting people who were on the same quest and got either ignored or yelled at ("we can do everything without having to group" etc), I tried grouping with friends but the hearts drove us to solo all the time(some of them are slower players than me and it's painful to always have to wait for them to finish their heart) . Also grouping gave us NO advantage whatsoever(soloing is faster actually), so why do it?
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Joined: 11/05/10
Originally posted by boxsnd
1.) I do not think my views will change about everything I spoke of once I hit 80. The main reason is that I want to run dungeons for exploration, not for rewards. I was never interested in the grind for gear. The only reason I did it in WoW was because I wanted to go and see the raid dungeons so badly. In order to do that I HAD to join the gear treadmill. In all MMOs I tried after WoW I stopped playing once I hit level cap, but not in this game, due to how different it was designed at endgame. I estimated the expansion coming out next year while I'm just about to complete my share of the vanilla content to my satisfaction.
If I couldn't finish dungeons, despite others being able to accomplish them, I will blame it on my lack of ability (and will tend to hone my skills more) than blame it on the game.
Also I'm not so excited as to build myself up for disappointment. I know what lies ahead beyond 80.
2.) Well it's a case to case basis, as my experience is different from yours, and the reviewer apparently. But yeah, the lack of party buff, impossibility to directly assist a party member with heart quests are a couple of my few gripes with this game. If they addressed these maybe the game will have gotten a 9/10 on the category :)
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Joined: 11/06/11
Awesome review.
I was critical of the socialization elements of the game initially, in that the game design does not foster much socialization, and still doesn't. (No mechanics have been changed, the game is still fast-paced which, I believe, is the primary reason that communication is extremley transient.) However, as things start to settle (on my server) personalities are developing, so there may be an uptick in the community aspect of the game.
As to end game, I just hit 50, so I'm still having a blast. I just watched the legendaries promo and there are a few items I wouldn't mind spending some serious time on acquiring.
Also, ArenaNet will deliver on future content. This is not a company that shines its playerbase on. So we have guaranteed new fun down the road. (This month, in fact, with Halloween.)
Re: SWTOR
"Remember, remember - Kakk says 'December.'"
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Joined: 8/03/06
Originally posted by boxsnd
100% agree
I dont understand the high score for a mini game.
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Joined: 1/07/10
Originally posted by Zylaxx
I am not so sure about your assessment in my experience. My guild has more or less just vanished. Only a couple of them were even 80 so I suppose it depends upon how you define "longevity." I suppose assuming you do every bit of content, at a casual pace, this game does have a pretty long life, so in that case I could agree with the score. But on the other hand, as most of my friend's list and guild roster is going dark a month in, that score seems somehow disingeuous in my opinion.
And downscaling, to me, does not equal new content. It is just ways to reutilize content you would have experienced with alts in other MMORPGs. To me, the downscaling of content has already made a couple of my alts a lot more boring than I would have liked, because I did a good portion of their content already going for map completion with my main. Don't get me wrong, I like downscaling overall, but it has had a negative effect on the game for me from the perspective of replayability, which seems to be all we have waiting for us at level 80.
I would not disagree with the score, overall, but to say it is "raising the bar" or that the longevity is as high as it is when so many of my friends have quit a month in (most of the same friends were still playing SWTOR at this point, if only barely) just seems a bit off.
Joined: 3/03/12
Originally posted by Naral
15 of us with 4 leading the way, came over from TSW. I logged in last night, to see how people were doing, there was one person on. That person was not one of the 15 either. Anecdotal evidence, yes it is. True none the less, for better or for worse.
Joined: 3/03/12
Originally posted by Toxia
Exotic = Tier 2?
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Joined: 11/11/11
This review is pure garbage. I miss the days were people would actually be impartial. I've been playing MMO's for a long time and none of them ever got me bored after one week like GW2 has.
GW2 is great on the visual presentation, but that's pretty much the strongest point of the game. I would rate this game 8/10, nothing more, nothing less and that's because it's a b2p game. If it was p2p i would give it a lower score.
But i have to say... If the future of MMO's is:
- Having instances all over the place instead of having a true open world.
- Having a teleport system that makes the game lose immersion and also makes the player lose the sense of the size of the world.
- Quests that are repetitive has hell, even worse than standard quests like in WoW. Dynamic events that are nothing but a zerg fest and have no true incentive to group up.
- Lack of interesting combat, mostly because there isn't a trinity system in place.
- No true open world PvP. Instead you get instanced PvP with tons of zerg fests (WvW).
Then im done with MMO's for a while. Maybe in 2 or 3 years there will be a MMO worth having my attention again, and maybe truly innovative unlike these games that have been coming out in recent years.
PS: And i have to say, i've had a good laugh when i read the "Fantastic Story" in the positives of the game.
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Joined: 1/07/10
Originally posted by bcbully
Sadly, it seems like anecdotal evidence is not really lining up with the critical reviews very well. I will play as long as I have fun, and I still am, but I can see the light coming through the door at this point. Found myself looking at the planetside 2 website a lot these days, and even thinking about something I swore off...MoP. Still gonna take more to make me play KungFu Pana Online than a failed GW2, but the fact that I have even thought it kinda saddens me. =)
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Joined: 5/27/12
I am liking W v W so much that I haven't rolled a new character since I completed the story and level up to 80. I am looking forward for the holiday event!
Novice Member
Joined: 10/20/10
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GW2 is a blast once you hit 80 you can still do all the other zone's you missed wich is HUGE.
Dungeons are hardcore
WvW is epic
Spvp is epic
Big Meta Events are epic
Grapics are idd very good
What more can you ask for ?
Hard Core Member
Joined: 7/18/10
Veni, Vidi, Converti
It's interesting to see a review from an "outsider's" point of view: Edge-Online:
However, value for money, GW2 appears to be one of the best games of the year. So definitely an 8.5 score, but not higher than 9.0 as the DEs are just not revolutionary enough. I think Edge's 8 is to nearest whole number and it also does not look at PvP in the review which it seems is one of the games BIGGEST SELLING POINTS.
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Joined: 5/23/06
Been MMOing for almost 15 years and there is a few times I knew I knew a MMO would be epic. EQ1, DAoC, WoW and now GW2. GW2 is epic and will change how MMOs are made. I for one will be playing for a long time. One thing is for sure, gona take a lot to mesure up to GW2 to make me pay 15 bucks a month to switch MMOs.
=-D Only on a forum can optimism be called the bad thing and pessimism is the good thing =-D
Novice Member
Joined: 7/16/12
Combat: +1
I would give combat a -1 because it's strategy is revolved around twitch rather than preparation and thought. If I wanted to have play a twitch combat game, I'd play an FPS...I play RPG's/MMORPG's because I'd rather have to think on my way to battle, before battle and during battle....I said it before, twitch/instinct is the absence of thought. RPG's/MMORPGs, at least I thought, were more a thinking person's game than anything. This game has destroyed this concept and set a new precident...you don't have to think to play. To prove that, I can make a video of my 8 year old son playing the game flawlessly if you'd like. He even uses his skill points and moves his skills over to be able to use.
He tried to play Ryzom, Anarchy Online, AoC (even though this isnt even a thinking person's game really) and TSW and could not....died ALOT and the skill system for each (except for AoC) baffled him.
I don't usually use my child as a psychology experiment, but this time it proved useful.
Novice Member
Joined: 10/05/12
Sorry dear MMORPG, I would say like this.
AESTHETICS – 9 : True, beautiful environments and 3dmodels.
SOCIAL – 1 : Hard to party up with people, if it even works which it rarely does. It costs alot of ingame currency or real money if through gems to portal around to play with friends. It costs about 600 Euro to form a raid for one of the participants.
POLISH – 3 : Very buggy at levels 60+, most events and story-quests bug at one time or another breaking immersion and play.
INNOVATION – 1 : The only thing innovate would be automatic partying which is not new and therefore not innovative at all.
VALUE – 5 : Could have been higher, but the value is lowered because you need to spend 60+ of your own precious hours to realise it. Those hours is worth alot more than the game usually.
Elite Member
Joined: 5/23/06
You must have stopped playing after the first week because that big was fix very fast. If I join a team and they are in a overflow server and I zone I am poped into the same shard my team is without being asked. As for commanders and paying RL money to get that, you dont. Earn the money ingame and you to can be a commander.
Im level 80 for a while now and in 20 events and hearts I find maybe 1 that is bugged. I was expecting that to be higher with no real large scale testing. Personally I am very impressed.
Frist MMO to have no linear quests. Hearts are there just to point you in the difrection where public/dynamic events take place. NPC tells and combat circles really make things fun. First real dodge system. No gear grind, play for fun with 33 different dungeon runs. Dont pay a monthly fee with a game thats a AAA game. I could go on and on but GW2 has made enough of a foot print to be called inovative.
Pls list the bugs you find so bad, because ANet has been rolling out patches with fixes faster then most new MMOs I have played and I been playing them for almost 15 years. The game has polish!!!
Over all I have no idea what game you played but its not GW2.
=-D Only on a forum can optimism be called the bad thing and pessimism is the good thing =-D
Originally posted by grimal
Ah the good ol' opinion versus fact argument. Never fails! It's also COMPLETELY MEANINGLESS.
We are not talking about the product of 6*7, or the average flying speed of the peregrine falcon here. THOSE are FACTS. No, we are talking about different views on GAMES. OBVIOUSLY opinions. It should be freaking implied that everything said here is an opinion.
So let me restate my views in a way that may be less offensive to your sensibilities.
It is my opinion that anyone who gives GW2 a score below 7 is smoking crack.
It is my opinion that YOUR opinion is wrong.
It is my opinion that many people here are not able to look at games objectively and from perspective, and instead decide to score games based solely on personal bias and preference.
Now, do I really need to say "It is my opinion" before every sentence I write? Or can we just move past this and accept that all our views on games are just opinions, and shocker, we can argue about differing opinions.
Are you team Azeroth, team Tyria, or team Jacob?
Originally posted by Randayn
Twitch and strategy are not mutually exclusive. Look at Starcraft, it is basically equal parts twitch and strategy.
I don't think GW2 is as strategical as SC (but then again no MMO is), but I don't think it's pure twitch. There are plenty of tactics you can do in GW2 that actual require thought and oftentimes coordination. For example, a mesmer can trait himself so that anytime people enter or exit his fields (glamors) they get a stack of confusion.
He can then go to a busy control point and put down a portal field, and proceed to just kite everyone around as they run through the portal field (it's small) over and over again, getting 2 stacks of confusion each time, and proceed to kill themselves by attacking him.
Are you team Azeroth, team Tyria, or team Jacob?
Originally posted by stevebmbsqd
LOL, touche :).
Are you team Azeroth, team Tyria, or team Jacob?


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Frost/Nixon (Drama)
Oscar®-winning director Ron Howard brings to the screen writer Peter Morgan's ("The Queen," "The Last King of Scotland") electrifying battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make, in the untold story of the historic encounter that changed both: "Frost/Nixon." Reprising their roles from Morgan's stageplay are Frank Langella, who won a Tony for his portrayal of Nixon, and Michael Sheen, who fully inhabited the part of Frost onstage in London and New York.
For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans.
Likewise, Frost's team harbored doubts about their boss' ability to hold his own. But as cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted. Would Nixon evade questions of his role in one of the nation's greatest disgraces? Or would Frost confound critics and bravely demand accountability from the man who'd built a career out of stonewalling? Over the course of their encounter, each man would reveal his own insecurities, ego and reserves of dignity–ultimately setting aside posturing in a stunning display of unvarnished truth.
"Frost/Nixon" not only re-creates the on-air interview, but the weeks of around-the-world, behind-the-scenes maneuvering between the two men and their camps as negotiations were struck, deals were made and secrets revealed…all leading to the moment when they would sit facing one another in the court of public opinion.
"Frost/Nixon" is a collaboration between Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Films, with Academy Award® winners Brian Grazer and Ron Howard joining Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner as producers. Joining Langella and Sheen as the colorful real-life personalities who provide the men counsel is a formidable roster of actors including Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell, Toby Jones and Matthew Macfadyen.
Cast: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew Macfadyen, Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell; Director: Ron Howard
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About the life of legendary hip hop rap artist Christopher Wallace aka Notorious B.I.G. In just a few short years, Notorious B.I.G. rose from the streets of Brooklyn to become one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time. B.I.G. was a gifted storyteller; his narratives about violent life on the streets were told with a gritty, objective realism that won him enormous respect and credibility. His stories were universal and gave a voice to his generation.
Cast: Angela Bassett, Anthony Mackie, Derek Luke, Naturi Naughton, Jamal Woolard, Charles Malik Whitfield, Marc John Jefferies, Antonique Smith, Sean Ringgold, Kevin Navayne, Osas Ighodaro; Directed by: George Tillman Jr.
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Back in the late '80s, Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, twenty years later, he ekes out a living performing for handfuls of diehard wrestling fans in high school gyms and community centers around New Jersey.
Estranged from his daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) and unable to sustain any real relationships, Randy lives for the thrill of the show and the adoration of his fans. However, a heart attack forces him into retirement. As his sense of identity starts to slip away, he begins to evaluate the state of his life — trying to reconnect with his daughter, and strikes up a blossoming romance with an aging stripper (Marisa Tomei). Yet all this cannot compare to the allure of the ring and passion for his art, which threatens to pull Randy "The Ram" back into his world of wrestling.
Director Darren Aronofsky presents a powerful portrait of a battered dreamer, who despite himself and the odds stacked against him, lives to be a hero once again in the only place he considers home – inside the ring.
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Inquiries: Deb Shelestak, Ph.D., R.N.
email@example.com | 330-244-3385
Additional Resources:
Clinical Experiences
Clinical experiences are an integral part of the nursing education program. Through these experiences, students gain real-life experiences in a variety of patient care settings and with culturally diverse populations.
The human dimensions of nursing are enhanced through nurse-patient interactions which may include therapeutic communication, teaching, counseling, and advocacy. Students can enhance their performance of basic nursing procedures, organization and priority-setting skills, time management, and decision-making.
Area clinical sites utilized throughout the program may include:
- Aultman Hospital
- Mercy Medical Center
- Affinity Medical Center
- Altercare
- Heartland
- Hanover House
- St. Luke Lutheran Community
- SARAH Center


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UM hosts 18th Annual Conference for the Book this weekend
OXFORD TOWN – Oxford's 18th Annual Conference for the Book begins today (Thursday, March 24) on the Ole Miss campus featuring Karen Russell (pictured) and many other renowned authors. The conference collaborates with Thacker Mountain Radio at Off Square Books tonight and lasts through Saturday, March 26. Pages 9 and 11 in this week's issue of Oxford town has participating author photos and more information about the conference. (March 24, 2011, Page 9, 11)