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Oct. 28Breast Cancer EventOct. 28 at 8 p.m., Old Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 300 Honey Creek Road, Conyers, the Women's Ministry hosts its first annual breast cancer awareness event "Beside the Still Waters," special music featuring Elder Rod Lumpkin and Treasures of Worship, 770-483-8392.Halloween FestOct. 28 at 7 p.m., Johnson Park, 1781 Ebenezer Road, Conyers, Halloween Fest -- trunk and treat, pumpkin painting, hay ride and more, for children toddler age through 12 years of age, free admission, 770-278-7241.Oct. 29Bake and Yard SaleOct. 29 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church, Highway 278 and County Road 229, the church hosts a bake and yard sale, table spaces available for $10, 770-365-5861, Karen.Brunswick StewOct. 29 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church, Highway 278 and County Road 229, the United Methodist Men of Mt. Pleasant UMC hosts their semi-annual Brunswick Stew sale -- $8 per quart, carry out only, to pre-order tickets, call 770-786-8272, Wayne Hunt.Harvest FestivalOct. 29 from 4 to 6 p.m., East Newton Baptist Church, 11290 Highway 278 East, Covington, the church hosts its third annual Harvest Festival -- food, games, hayride, faith bingo, live music and much more, free event, visit: www.enbchurch.org.Fall FestivalOct. 29 from 4 p.m. to dark, Community Worship, 1695 Hill St., Conyers, the church hosts its annual Fall Festival -- barbecue and hot dog plates, games, friendly costumes welcome, trunk or treat and more, 770-483-0966 or visit: www.communityworship.org.Trunk of TreatsOct. 29 from 5 to 7 p.m., Highland Park Baptist Church, 1381 Irwin Bridge Roads, Conyers, the church hosts a trunk of treats, games hotdogs, popcorn and more, 770-483-5172.Hallelujah FestivalOct. 29 from 5 to 7 p.m., Zion Baptist Church, 7037 Highway 212, Covington, the church hosts a free Hallelujah Festival -- games, candy, hayrides, inflatable jumper and more, friendly costumes welcome, 770-786-6767.Gathering of the HarvestOct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Redemptive Life Christian Fellowship, 406 Pleasant Hill Road, Conyers, the church hosts an event titled "Gathering of the Harvest" -- health and wellness screenings, food pantry, children's activities, financial services, refreshments and more, 770-922-1234.Prayer BreakfastOct. 29 at 9 a.m., Augustus Lett Sr. Community Building, 1002 Hardin St., Conyers, WCJ Outreach Ministries hosts a Community Prayer Breakfast, $10 donation, all proceeds benefit those in need, 770-875-5377, Evangelist Michelle Giles.Happy HallelujahOct. 29 from 5 to 8 p.m., United Fellowship Church, 3147 Klondike Road, Conyers, the church hosts a Happy Hallelujah Trunk or Treat event -- hayrides, horseback riding, music, free food and candy and more.Oct. 30Gospel SingingOct. 30 at 6 p.m., Newton Baptist Church, Covington, the church hosts a Gospel singing featuring duet Melanie Housworth and Dale Stapp.Gospel Singing at EbenezerOct. 30 at 6 p.m., Ebenezer Baptist Church, 3861 Ebenezer Church Road, near Social Circle, the church hosts a gospel singing featuring The Watkins Family, 770-267-4025.Hallelujah FestivalOct. 30 from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m., Bethesda Church of Deliverance, 812 Commerce Drive, Conyers, the church hosts a Hallelujah Festival -- games, food and prizes, no scary costumes, 770-897-5131.Pastor's AnniversaryOct. 30 at 3 p.m., Bald Rock Baptist Church, 2284 Old Covington Road, Conyers, the church celebrates Pastor Christopher Shipp's 25th anniversary, Pastor Eric Lee speaking, 404-291-6883.Fall FestivalOct. 30 from 4 to 6 p.m., Grace Baptist Church, 474 Crowell Road, Porterdale, the church hosts a Fall Festival -- candy, games, cupcake walk, costume contest and more.Trunk-N-Treat SundayOct. 30 from 4 to 6 p.m., Newborn United Methodist Church, located in downtown Newborn, the church hosts its annual Trunk-N-Treat Sunday -- food, games, prizes and lots of candy, 770-786-3574.Symphonic Band ConcertOct. 30 at 11 a.m, Conyers Church of God, 1825 Highway 138, the church hosts Lee University's Symphonic Band of Cleveland in concert, 770-922-5834.Women's DayOct. 30 at 3 p.m., Sanctuary of Christian Fellowship, 1775 Access Road, Suite A, Covington, the church hosts Women's Day, the Rev. Karen Griffin speaking, refreshments served after service, 404-290-4459.Trunk or TreatOct. 30 at 6 p.m., North Rockdale Baptist Church, 3130 Highway 138, the church hosts a Trunk or Treat, costumes welcome, 770-480-6784, Marsha.Oct. 31Fall FestivalOct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m, CrossRoads Baptist Church, 227 County Road 229, the church hosts a Fall Festival -- moonwalk, games, prizes, candy, hayrides, door prizes and much more, 770-786-2563.Sunday SingingOct. 31 at 6 p.m., Highland Park Baptist Church, 1381 Irwin Bridge Road, Conyers, the church hosts a fifth Sunday singing featuring Logan Smith, 770-483-5172.CrossRoads' Fall FestivalOct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m., CrossRoads Baptist Church, 227 County Road 229, Social Circle, the church hosts a Fall Festival -- moonwalk, door prizes, games, candy, cakewalks, free food and drinks and much more, 770-786-2563.Nov. 5Building Fundraiser EventNov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., The Baptist Tabernacle, 10119 Access Road, Covington, the church hosts a Huge Shopping Event -- a Christmas Shop with over 20 vendors, benefiting the building fund, 770-715-8623, Malinda.
To submit information, visit our website at www.rockdalecitizen.com, call 770-483-7108, ext. 252, fax the information c/o Julie Wells at 770-483-5797.
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Need modelers/texturers/animators! Anyway, budding game dev.
Game Review on Dec 20th, 2011
Can get old, but good mechanics
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Buggy, with terrible UI and the spell system is atrocious, but combat is satisfying, third person is semi-useful, immersion has been doubled (at least), graphics have been upped, quest giving system amped, added slayable children, werewolves, infinitely better character rendering, and more.
On a side note, M'aiq is back! :D
Engine Review on Aug 20th, 2011 - 1 person doesn't
Easily supports anything but RTS, which is the only real downside
Engine Review on May 18th, 2011
Just a little high on the processing power draw...
Game Review on Dec 8th, 2010 - 2 people agree 3 people don't
It's not nearly as bad as people say, and could be quite worse. The engine is NOT outdated.
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text: Waiting in Line 3D is a very boring video game about queuing Gaming 27 November 13 by Olivia Solon Interactive artist Rajeev Basu has teamed up with a Denver-based musician called Alex Anderson (AKA ManCub) to create a video game soundtracked by Anderson's first single, "Friends Listen".The video game, called Waiting in Line 3D, is a first-person punching game about a man waiting in a queue. Because waiting in line is so dull, the player has to punch themselves in the face to stay awake. You have to be careful not to punch too often, or you'll kill yourself.Stylistically, it pays homage to games from the early 90s such as Doom. Anderson's track fits perfectly. Not only does it have a retro chiptune sound to it, but it's thematically an anthem of encouragement. "If you want something in life, don't wait around," Anderson says.Basu describes it as an "anti-game", by which he means "a game that deliberately undermines the very idea of what a game is meant to be"."So the game isn't interesting, exciting or fun," Basu told Wired.co.uk. "I think we succeeded." The collaboration came about after Basu was introduced to Anderson through a friend. "It turned out we shared a similar kind of thinking," he told Wired.co.uk, adding that they both liked "creating things that are a bit 'off' and messing with people".Basu was keen to make sure the mechanics of the game were incredibly simple, so that people could start playing (and listening to the track) without having to learn controls. "It seems like you need a degree to play most games these days," he said.Despite being such a simple, boring game, "tens of thousands" of people have played Waiting in Line 3D in around 48 hours. Most people last a couple of minutes but there have been some standout performances at 12 minutes and 27 minutes. Patrick Lo was also responsible for Jurassic Park Melodica For the artwork, Basu collaborated with Patrick Lo (who was responsible for viral hit "Jurassic Park Melodica"), while it was programmed by Chandler Prall.Basu has previously created an interactive music video called "The Face Hawk", which Wired.co.uk wrote about in August."I think for the very fact of doing something that isn't a music video it gets you noticed. The good thing with a game is that people will come back to it over and over, helping get ManCub's song heard even more. Most of all, I like it because it's fun. And hope you do too. Really, really, boring, but fun. Kind of," Basu said.How long can you last? Head over to WaitingInLine3D.com to find out. If you want to listen to the entire 4.04 second track, you can find it on SoundCloud. Comments Latest on wired.co.uk


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ODESSA, Texas—Three people have been killed and four others injured in a West Texas collision involving two vehicles, one of which was packed with as many as nine men.
The Odessa American reports ( http://bit.ly/10b20SR) the accident occurred about 7:15 a.m. Tuesday. One vehicle is owned by a company called Asbestos Removal Inc. and the second by Sanjel Corp., which provides oilfield and other services.
Two people were pronounced dead at the scene and third died later at an Odessa hospital. The conditions of the injured were not immediately known.
The American says the Sanjel van had the nine men inside. Those killed and injured in the wreck were all in the van.
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A man walked away with minor injuries after an accident this morning.
The crash happened on Military Pike, near Harrodsburg Road.
Neighbors say they think the man had a medical emergency, causing him to lose control of his truck. He ran off the road and ended up going through four fences, before finally crashing into a tree.
"It could have been worse. To come up on the rise, he had to be airborne and ended up sideways," said Mike Langfels who had a fence destroyed.
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MUNCIE -- Three local men were arrested Saturday after being accused of offering money in exchange for sex to Muncie police officers posing as prostitutes.
William Goodvine, 68, 1009 N. Macedonia Ave., and Clarence L. Gordon, 51, 924 N. Penn St., both of Muncie, and Ralph A. Foreman, 42, 201 S. Union St., Eaton, all are preliminarily charged with patronizing a prostitute, a Class A misdemeanor carrying a standard one-year jail term.
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Willard Library now offers a searchable online collection of Battle Creek-area newspapers from 1846-1926. Additional years will be added by fall 2012. Newspapers archived include the Battle Creek Journal, Michigan Tribune, the Battle Creek Enquirer and the Evening News, the Battle Creek Moon Journal and the Battle Creek Weekly Journal.
"It's a project that's been in the works about 15 years," historian George Livingston said. "It's a vast ocean of history, giving the facts and flavors of the past."
Anybody with a Willard Library card can go to http://www.willard.lib.mi.us and access the database, found under Local History on the website's main menu. It's searchable by keyword and date. Each issue can be downloaded as a PDF.
More recent newspapers can be found on microfilm, with an online index of article titles and keywords since 1967. Articles from the Battle Creek Enquirer since 2002 can be found online through the library's ProQuest account.
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As Faulkner and William Carey battled in the final 10 minutes of the Southern States Athletic Conference tournament championship game, legs started to give out and an exciting championship game turned into a battle of wills and free-throw shooting.
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Terence regularly brings his broadcast experience to bear, working with his clients to create strong visual elements that appeal to television reporters and producers, as well as training them to interact with the broadcast media. He also contributes his broadcast expertise to Denterlein's crisis communications team.
Terence writes and produces video projects for a range of clients that are integrated into websites and strategic social media campaigns.
Terence draws on more than a decade of experience in broadcast journalism working at WGBH. He was an associate producer on WGBH's Emmy-award winning public affairs and news program, Greater Boston with Emily Rooney and produced Beat the Press, a weekly broadcast covering local and national media. Beat the Press was awarded the National Press Club's Arthur Rowse award for Press Criticism in 2005, 2004 and 2001 and twice won the Associated Press News / Talk award. Terence also produced segments on Massachusetts and national politics including live broadcasts from the New Hampshire primaries and the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. Before Greater Boston, Mr. Burke worked as a production assistant on the PBS series Frontline and NOVA.
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A child's stay in the hospital often leaves parents feeling scared and helpless. Parents want to understand the medical care their child is receiving and want to be assured their child is receiving the best care possible. The Family Education Workgroup is helping patients' families and Hospital staff to communicate more effectively to improve a patient's care and stay at the Hospital. The Family Education Workgroup is identifying ways to: a) orient family members to the unit and Hospital with written and verbal communication tools, b) educate new and current Hospital staff members on how to interact with families and patients, c) improve communication tools between Hospital caregivers and families and, d) revise preoperative procedures for outpatient surgeries.
Accomplishments of this workgroup include:
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A child's stay in the hospital is often a very stressful and difficult time for a child's family and loved ones. The Family Experience Workgroup is committed to creating a pleasant environment for patients and their loved ones. Family Experience group members work together to identify ways to improve and expand the infrastructure and recreational services currently offered to pediatric patients and their families at the Hospital.
Accomplishments of this workgroup include:
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Families sharing their experiences can help guide other families through a tumultuous and traumatic time. The Family Support Work Group is committed to identifying ways to provide support to families and to systematically manage that support. Family Support is focused on three areas: the development of a resource center for families, the creation of a parent-to-parent directory, and the development of a mentoring program so that current families can turn to families who have "graduated" from the hospital.
Accomplishments of this work group include:
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A Recruitment Committee has been established to oversee the recruitment process and all recruitment efforts for the Family Advisory Council. Responsibilities include recruiting new members in various ways such as via mailings, on-site recruitment programs, and weekly tea parties.
The overall goal of the Family Faculty Program is to promote a family-centered care approach to healthcare at the Komansky Center for Children's Health and encourage Hospital staff and family collaboration, communication, and mutual respect.
Launched in 2010, the Family Faculty Program subcommittee creates opportunities for FAC parents to impart their experiences and opinions to new physicians training in pediatrics to help ensure that future healthcare practitioners are sufficiently prepared to integrate the family-centered care approach within their everyday practice. FAC parents have the opportunity to tell their stories to new interns/residents with the goal of helping them learn from the parent/family point of view based on "real life" examples.
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From All Movie Guide: Margaret Mitchell was the most successful historical novelist of the mid-20th century, though her work was confined to a single book. That book, {-Gone With the Wind}, was simply the most talked about novel in American popular culture from a time predating its actual publication, and its screen adaptation was the biggest "event" movie of the 20th century. Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell was born in Atlanta, GA, in 1900, the daughter of attorney Eugene Muse Mitchell and the former May Belle Stephens. She attended the Washington Seminary, a finishing school, and also studied at Smith College, but her mother's death from influenza in the 1918-1919 epidemic made it impossible for her to complete a degree. The latter was no great loss for Mitchell, as much of her education was self-directed, in any case, and she had never excelled in the earning of grades or the taking of tests. She had an insatiable appetite for books, and was consumed by an interest in writing and literature.


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Berkeley's second Coffee & Tea Festival leaves a buzz
The second annual Berkeley Coffee & Tea Festival took place on Saturday morning at the Hotel Shattuck and, if you attended, you're probably only now coming down from the caffeine- and sugar-induced buzz it induced.
Hundreds of people wandered the hotel's elegant ballroom and exterior patio, sampling espresso drinks and fine teas, miniature bundt cakes, chocolate bites and gelato… not a bad way to spend a lazy weekend morning, many participants agreed.
The Coffee & Tea Festival was orchestrated by the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce and included a program of talks, and both coffee and tea ceremonies. Exhibitors included Berkeley Coffee & Tea, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Café V, Twenty Twenty Studios, Madecasse Chocolate, Genuto Gelato, Jade Chocolates, Five Mountains, Café Clem, Nothing Bundt Cakes and Tisano Tea. … Continue reading »
Tagged Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, Berkeley Coffee and Tea Festival, Berkeley dining, Café Clem, Café V, Caffe Mediterraneum, Coffee, Craig Becker, Downtown Berkeley, Five Mountains, Five restaurant, Genuto Gelato, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Hotel Shattuck Plaza, Jade Chocolates, Madecasse Chocolate, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Red Circle Tea, Shattuck Avenue, Twenty Twenty Studios
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FRENCH MOVE Café Clem has moved from its former spot on Seventh Street to downtown Berkeley at 2020 Kittredge Street, right at the central library. The new location for the café, which offers a French-inspired menu including baguette sandwiches, croques monsieur, pains perdus and coffee and teas, will also serve as the catering department for both Café Clem and La Note. The new Café Clem is inviting the community to an open house to mark its opening on Friday April 20, 5-7pm.
WHEELS STOP Peter Moore brings us news that Recycle Bicycle on Sacramento Street has a sign in the window that says, "Business is Closed." The store is not answering the phone so we can't confirm details. Any tipsters have insights? If it is closed for good, Moore for one is disappointed. "It's certainly a loss to South Berkeley. It was a nice place to get your bike fixed," he says. … Continue reading »


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Reading Juice is a collection of funny poetry and other silly stuff featuring short funny poems, long funny poems and limericks.
A Glass Half Full of Stuff to Read
If you should hear
A little Shakespeare
Perched on your shoulder
And close to your ear
Tweeting Iambic
And you turn to see
A bird in a ruff
Wearing a doublet
Of feathers and fluff
Writing about dreams
And other such stuff
A play for a flock
Of flighty bards
To be performed
In your back yard
A play full of jesters
Kings, queens, and guards
Then don't try to catch him
For the play's the thing
Allow him to be
And not not to be
Because a caged bard won't sing.
A farmer who crashed his old tractor
Found he needed a good chiropractor
His back came to some harm
While down on the farm
And faulty brakes were a very big factor
Featured Poem
Big T and the Piggies
Are a gang as tough as nails
Hairy and pink
They created a stink
And got themselves thrown in jail
Inside a one foot prison cell
Inside a cotton cage
Bound in leather
And tied with a knot
They were sentenced to sweat for an age
But now they're free
They're going to market
To fight a rival gang
On the mean streets
A pair of mean feet
Where Big T and the Piggies hang.


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11898 Lake Underhill Rd
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Type: Car Show
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Any political cartoonists in attendance? If so, here's an idea.
Have Sarah Palin - with a big mischievous grin - yanking the chord on an old fashioned lawn mower. On this lawn mower, there'd be the words "lamestream media."
Please go home.
What a media wh*re!! Her need to be the center of attention is almost pathological.
It's getting old, Sarah.
There is proof of her intentions.
She would not still be on Fox is she was going to run. She has probably told Rupert of her intentions.
She is not going to run.
She's suffering from her own version of attention deficit disorder.
Somebody should hose down that T-shirt! Or is it wet already?
Any word on whether or not Brett Favre is playing this season?
she is DYING to get into the race, but her approval ratings are in the TOILET! She must be ready to shove an ice cream sundae down Michelle Obama's throat she's so mad ! lol!
I think she is working for a VP spot when the time comes
Looks maybe 7 or 8 months along at this point, don't you think?
To Ohio Voter - do you really think the GOP would let that happen? Most Republicans would agree that Palin handing one election to Obama is enough.
No one would pick her as their VP. Remember how that torpedoed McCain's chances last go around.
Palin is absolutely the race…the race for attention
I have been a student of politics for over 30 years. Ms. Palin is either (1) the most astute politician since Richard Nixon, or (2) having a fun time cruising around in her van and warming up for her next reality T.V. show. Too many people underestimate Palin's canny use of the media, which she has been bending to her will. I personally don't care much for her, but she may be a genius, and biding her time until her competitors all flame out.
Bumper sticker popular in Alaska:
Go Sarah Go
and keep going until you
are ALL the way gone
You see, Palin was a terrible governor for Alaska. (1) Palin attacked the Alaska business community like a belligerent socialist child, directly causing massive layoffs. (2) Palin interfered with private sector commercial transactions, directly causing higher natural gas prices and an emergency gas shortage in the middle of a very cold winter. (3) Palin QUIT when the going got tough.
I believe she is only trying raise some fund, do not be so cynic about it. lol
I love the way Palin is playing liberals and the mainstream media for the fools that they are.
I think it would be so funny if she beat Obama in 2012 and I could watch all the heads of liberals explode. Oh would that be a sight!
The more I see liberals make stupid remarks about her, the happier I am because they are so getting their shorts in a wad. LOL
Mary G, you are correct. If she beats Obama in 2012, my head will explode.
Palin is a bloody fool along with all her tea party idiots.
Don't care.
Go away, Sarah.
Tax and Spend Grandma Sarah is no leader of the Tea Party. She's a brainless ditz, captivated by the stench of celebrity.
Keep her far away from the Tea Party and the GOP.
Just one more leg of her nation tour and by September (her decision time) she may not have another leg to stand on....just an empty bus to repaint.
She will never sacrifice her Fox gig. She will go right up to the line but never cross it.
@MarkZ, I agree with you. I think she and the Huckster have something going on....
@JKF in NYC - If she was the "media wh*re" like you said she is, wouldn't she actually annouce the stops of her bus tour to the media?
@Alaskian - I'd quit to if it was a choice between personal financial ruin and staying at my job. Because you know as an Alsakan, that up until last year, any lawsuits brought against a sitting governor had to be paid personally by s/he.
@Mary G - I'd enjoy that as well.
Palin doesn't need to be our president. The salary isn't enough for her and she'd just abandon the post like she did in Alaska. Do you want someone in office whose main focus isn't on the people but on her bank account? What Sarah's after is fame and fortune and everything that goes. See the ways she sells herself at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/06/ecstasy-of-sarah-palin_15.html
S&P...S.P., these two have considerably more in common than their initials. Both have done their best to torpedo the US economy and both make rash statements based more on fear than fact.
Palin's ability to turn fear into votes didn't translate so well last time. And with another texas governor trying to take over the white house (do we really need that fiasco again?) she should do a great job of dividing the party. So I say, Run sarah, RUN! You can afford your own $250,000 makeovers now, and i'd love to see her take on a politician who has actually been involved in matters of substance. But she won't, because she has to know by now that she can't take the heat....not to mention the potential exhuming of her closets.
She won't say where her next stop is, because she keeps getting lost.
Do the right thing, Sarah. Forget poltics and return Hugh Hefner's phonecall.
Palin is not running! Only the Palin fan club at HotAir.com still believes she's running.
She has to remain in the public eye or risk becoming Paris Hilton.
So cute. So coy. Life is one big game. If she ran and won, would she take the job seriously, or quit when she realized it is 24x7 responsibility?
The president gets too many "Gotcha" questions for Palin to handle.
Why not just vote for Bachmann if you want a crazy-eyed, slightly over-the-hill, conservative, real-america, prom-queen type.
All the Democrats and 25% of the Republicans want her to run. That's about 75% of the voters!
Please enter the race SP. You make a really good case for my kids to stay in school and get educated so they don't turn out like you.
A vote for Palin or Bachmann is really a vote for their husbands to be back-seat presidents.
"The Lord says: Be submissive, wives. You are to be submissive to your husbands," Bachmann said in a 2007 blog post. Her campaign hasn't disputed the remarks.
The Republican Party "leadership" continues to out itself as clown school. No serious examination of our deep, complex challenges here. The hardest thing in the way of small businesses isn't the government, it's big businesses. No clue as to how we can bring U.S. multinational company jobs back from overseas. But lot's of ways to make big bucks by being on TV, on Fox say.
Great role models.
Sarah's back, and she's got her wrecking ball swinging at full speed. Hilariously, it's her own party she's wrecking with it. Did the politics ever matter, or was it always about the attention?
Palin as president! What's wrong with a white trash family in the White House? Stock trout in the "cement pond!" I can see the 20 year old boats and cars littering the White House lawn now. How about a smoking room, pool hall, bar room and shooting range at the White House?
If Palin walked into my bedroom nude I would probably leave. I've seen enough of her already.
To A Man's World
Please view the Iowa debate last night (11Aug2011) for Michelle's calm, excellent answer to the aggressive press question on the respect between Michelle and her husband. By submission, she meant respect!
You and the press have taken her comment out of context rather than admiring her virtue of being empathetic to US Citizens, which includes you, me, and all of us. The unreasonable personal attacks on both of these women, Michelle and Sarah, should raise concern among thinking voters.
If you are complicit in such non-uniformly applied, non-issue Mickey Mouse journalism for them, you expose yourself to biased questioning that the US President and Vice-President, among others, could not successfully respond.
The mostr exciting candidate the republicans have fielded yet is Mitt Romney who is about as exciting as watching paint dry.
Palin, Bachmann, Paul, ... The Republicans need to find someone electable that is not status quo but who is experience and can work with the status quo (where is Ron?), and these people do not fit the bill. Otherwise independents won't be coming over. The only one out of the bunch I respect is Paul, who I'm pretty certain knows he is not electable, but is on a higher mission to get people to look at the vision of America in a different light.
This is so embarrassing. Last night the "debate" with one inane question after another - non-answered by the fatuous, unelectable clowns we have for candidates.
Now this? This woman is an embarrassment to all of us.
Why won't even a single serious individual run for president on the GOP side?
Al Franken, Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank have lowered the bar so far that everyone must be considered qualified for national office. That Palin attracts such hatred is hard to understand. Save the vileness for those currently in office that are leading this country to ruin.
Please run Mayor Bloomberg!!
Please run Mayor Bloomberg!!
Yeah, everybody hates Sarah. That's why there's throngs 10 deep every place she goes. She's smart. She's swimming along just under the surface, like a Barracuda. Watch out if -- when -- she decides to strike.
Run, Sarah, Run!
Pro tip to Mrs Palin: a strong, decisive leader would know if she was going to run ages ago.
Wow.. You can smell the liberal fear. Everyone knows she would have won in 2008 if she were the candidate instead of that RINO the reps propped up.
Keep scratching at her with your useless claws libs. We all know the only reason you hate here is because you know she will win.
Gruetzi Mittenand. Go back to Switzerland you socialist.
She looks hot in that picture!
Last thing America needs is another clueless clown
If,Palin runs in the elections of 2012,evidence that there is a shortage of leaders in EEUU,there are more women prepared in the private srctor.
Why did she quit as Governor; and why does she and a lot of people think it's ok for her to run as President?
I just love these comments. They really make me laugh. The thought that anyone could think that Sarah Palin could ever be elected President is laughable. What is not laughable is Rick Perry. He will be a serious and formidable foe, capable of attracting major $$$$ and voters alike. I predict he will walk away with the nomination. Romney has no chance against him (Hello?! Mormon?) nor has any other declared candidate. It's all over but the crying.
Don't forget to write in Sarah Polin on the straw poll.
I am so tired of her attempts to grab attention I change channels whenever she comes on TV or the radio. I was an early supporter who now can't stand the sight or sound of her!
I don't care what your stance on Palin is, she is looking good in this story picture.
Please run Sarah. We need you!
Sarah, please take your ego and drama and go away. The Republicans need a solid candidate to send Obama back to full-time community organizer status in November 2012, and we don't need another Sharron Angle-like candidate (too goofy and divisive to win) to screw that up.
Go away. Nobody's interested in your reality show drama appearances. You have never intended to run for anything or even finish what you started. Get the bleep away from the rest of us. You have nothing to offer to the political discourse.
Please Sara -- the moose miss you! Please don't campaign to give BHO another 4 years.
I would like to see her in some chaps, only, straddling a Harley.
If she does that, I will vote for her.
So would Bill Kristol
Please Sara -- the moose miss you! Please don't campaign to give BHO another 4 years.
The onnly thingsthat keeps palin from being a joke is she isn't funny.. Still, as long as people pay her $100,000 for one of her inspiring hee-haw speeches, she's pretty serious stuff.
She is so hot.
That coquettish smile and smirk.
She looks so naughty and tempting.
Sort of like a hot cheerleader or stewardess.
Who cares about the nuclear button.
She is every white middle aged man's dream.
She's smart and fun to watch. I hope she does run. Not sure I want her to win though.
The media are violins and Sarah i splaying them masterfully all the way to the bank. Yet, they have the gall to question her intelligence.
ANOTHER Palin story - a.k.a....the Liberal TOOL PlayGround. WELCOME LIBERAL TOOLS! The Swing Set and Sand Box are open...
It is fitting and proper that Liberal/Progressive attempts to destroy her have only resulted in one of the most influential and popular American political figures in our lifetime. You can love her or hate her but you have to deal with her!
By the way, not every supporter agrees with everything she says and does but we can disagree without being disagreeable. She has her faults, many the same as other political figures. But while the media ignores the issues surrounding their pet politicians (fill in the Democrat name here) and focus on her shortcomings, they keep her in the headlines, thank you very much!
She is an advocate of positions shared by many Americans. She is a common person with no royal bloodline, pedigree or Ivy League credentials. That simplicity appeals to a lot of people (all of whom Liberals no doubt look down on) and despite the brutal attacks on her and her family, the odds are pretty good that she is a loving Mom, caring wife and a decent (if not genuine good) person.
So, my Lefty friends, please go ahead, squirm and pout and continue to call her names and elevate her stature even more. You're hatred created her and she will single-handedly render the political Left irrelevant and obsolete. Ain't payback a b**ch?
Good luck Sarah, you have President Obama's full support!
Definitely a media wh*ore with a pathological need for the spotlight. A very sick individual.
Vanity or vanities! Sarah rides into town......draws a crowd to tell people she's definitely undecided. (Psst... everyone knows she absolutely undecided.) But what Sarah wants Sarah gets: attention.....isn't she the FOXY one?
I'm a republican but I will not vote for a ticket with that woman on it. She just doesn't have the intelligence to be in (or near) the Whitehouse.
Pailn is not running for President. All she is doing is teasing and tormenting the Left, which cannot decide how deeply it wants to demonize a probable non-candidate. This is the Silly Season in politics, with meaningless Iowa debates and straw polls dominating the news.
Now that Perry has officially announced he is running, the dwarfs will go away. The race will rapidly shrink to a Mormon RINO and a Texas Evangelical. My guess is that the Evangelical will be the runaway favorite after a few primaries are in the books.
The PDS (Palin Derangement Syndrome); is very thick on this thread. The leftist media has done a thorough job of indoctrinating people. Scary
Palin scares people because they know she could actually upset the applecart and change things.
The same illogical fear and hatred of Reagan existed; whipped up by a sycophant media.
The media needs to put a permanent BAN on Sarah Piglin.
From the tone of many of these posts I think it important, and fortunate, that Sarah Palin and people like her have a better, deeper understanding of this country, how it works, and its people, than the hostile posters. If for nothing else, taunts like give it up Sarah are impatient. They are also politically inept, and historically inept.
Keep attacking her as vitriolically as you can. Think up taunts, think up insults. Please do. The more you express your contempt, the better it is for the rest of America who will see you for your bad temper and understand what purposes it serves, what purposes it pretends to serve, what purposes it actually servers, and how different you truly are from the rest of America.
Sarah is just another source of hot air at the fair!
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I'm walking my two adorable dogs—a Frenchie and a Shih Tzu—in a park. There's a woman sitting on a bench eating a sandwich. Suddenly, unprovoked, she begins spewing an unholy index of racist and homophobic remarks at me at top volume. I calmly (and quickly) walk away. But she doesn't stop yelling about the "filthy fucking dogs" and the "white faggot" (perhaps a snap judgment based on my dogs' breed?) who has just ruined her lunch. Others begin to stare, possibly thinking I've done something to provoke this. She doesn't stop screaming until I'm out of eyesight. The whole thing is weird and sad and disappointing and deeply, deeply troubling. Almost as weird, sad, disappointing and deeply, deeply troubling is the fact that our beloved hometown hip-hop heroes the Roots are opening for the fucking Goo Goo Dolls at the WaWa Welcome America celebration on the 4th of July. Oof! At least dogs are welcome.
Sun., July 4
8 p.m.
With the Roots, Chrisette Michele + Chuck Brown
Eakins Oval
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"The Roots were good but did not care at all for their "guest stars!" They should have just stuck to their own music. Goo Goo Dolls rocked!!!"
"maybe when the roots write a #1 hit they can open up for a songwriting HOF'er like John from the Goo's.
I loved some of the roots stuff, their guitar player and drummer especially, but lets face it the hip hop culture is counter culture, and that is half the reason American's can't get their heads out of their asses."
"Maybe she knew you were going to write this offensive comment about a beloved rock band whose been around for 20 years now and decided you deserved to be yelled at."
"haha maybe you're just unlucky. I was just in Baltimore and my prissy little eskie bitch got mad love from even the most hardcore street people. And i'm as white and nerdy as they come.
Goo Goo Dolls aren't that bad, they're just not that sexy. Just a band that writes solid tunes that are non-pretentious. Like every one else, when "Iris" came out I really felt it man, maybe it's because i was 18 and impressionable then."
"goo goo dolls suck. they were a punk band from buffalo that couldn't get any play so they switched to writing vaj pop tunes. throw in that johnny reznick has the absolute worst ink of all time and there's nothing to like. if you like them, i hate to be the one to tell you this, you suck. listen to portugal. the man."
"In response to these comments...
"Maybe she knew you were going to write this offensive comment about a beloved rock band whose been around for 20 years now and decided you deserved to be yelled at."
"maybe when the roots write a #1 hit they can open up for a songwriting HOF'er like John from the Goo's..."
Maybe you should realize:
- The Roots have been around for just as long as the Goo Goo Dolls...
- The Roots have won a Grammy and been nominated more times than the Goo Goo Dolls
- They've held top ten chart positions for 5 albums while the Goo Goo Dolls have only had 2 albums in a top 10 position.
Lets not forget Johnny Reznick's little tantrum when his guitar was out of tune...
So... yeah lets consider these facts before we go around saying who deserves to open for who."
"John's guitar didn't go out of tune,
If you knew anything about guitars and alternate tuning you would not have typed that comment. It was the wrong guitar for Slide the "E" string was tuned down......guitar techs fault, he gave him the wrong ax.
If you notice he uses a new guitar for just about every song, ask yourself why? It isn't to be cool, as a lot of you morons would think....
The roots have never had a #1 hit, let me repeat myself. And certainly will never write a song like Iris or Name, it just won't happen......
I like their performance (the roots) but all the hate for the Goo's is just immature bashing, but thats what I would expect.
I listen to the roots studio stuff and it isn't even close to their live material, I find their studio stuff boring and cliche.....
"Actually I've played guitar and bass for almost 15 years and I realize his guitar was the wrong tuning.
My apologies for wording it poorly.
And technically if you knew anything about guitars or the goo goo dolls you'd know that his alternate tuning does not just tune down on string.
he plays open chord tuning which involves tuning the entire guitar differently
Otherwise he would have just tuned the low E himself...
Most of the songs he writes are not standard tuning.
I was making a point more towards his attitude towards the situation.
(plus I wouldn't exactly call his acoustic guitar an "axe")
I never once said I hated the goo goo dolls. I grew up in that era and have a respect for what they do, but in regards to the roots opening for them in their own hometown while they have busted their ass for years... well that just doesn't sit well with me or a lot of philly residents."
"I happen to play guitar for 15 years myself, and cover name and have covered slide black balloon naked we are the normal with my band just for fun, I understand the concept pretty well
and yes if you listen to the the intro it was the E string that was not tuned correctly, every other string was fine.......I don't know why he didn't tune it himself, but why bother when someone is paid to do that for you.
I think I already establish that he uses alternate tuning
The goo's aren't coming to philly to open for anyone unless their management thinks it will promote them,
people need to face it, most people want to hear lyrics they understand, and hip hop doesn't appeal to the masses because of that. I didn't understand 80% of what the rapper was saying, I grew up with NWA, and all that gangsta stuff, and it still hasn't changed since then......that is the same with heavy metal death metal grind core all that stuff, I used to play in a death band, it is a niche play, thats all it is."
"I just wanted to respond to all the voices who took a courageous 4th of July stand against one of the most easily derided rocknroll bands ever, the Goo Goo Dolls. Whatever they are now, the Goos were not a punk band that sold out when they scored a hit on a Megan Ryan flick. They were a guitar pop band that happened to play fast and loud in the mode of the times, who became increasingly tuneful as they matured. Their trajectory is analogous to that of the Replacements, only later and, clearly, not near as important. I remember Flipside loved them back in the '80s when they were just another band touring the country in a van. They received even more exposure when they were noticed by Westerberg, and though they aped the 'Mats sound from the start (listen to Up Yours off Jed and the Replacements' Shut Up back to back for more proof than you need), they had a spark of personality that distinguished them from a lot of more 'serious' bands whose main legacy would be getting big ups on some aging music geeks' blogs about their high school record collections. Sure, I remember when the video for There You Are came out and it looked like what Bon Jovi might do if they had no budget, but that was sort of the point. At the time, there was a strong 'everybody-lighten-the-fuck-up' movement in the indie rock world, beginning in the early- to mid- eighties with, of course, the 'Mats, but also discernible in Husker Du's be-yourself lyrical ethos, which suggested that simply liking some alternative pop music does not necessarily make one a dastardly rebel, so you should probably relax and stop writing anarchy symbols on your Chuck Taylors. The Goos rode the wave, hitting their stride from the beginning to the middle of the '90s as they put out a few records that stand up to later Soul Asylum or anything Superdrag did. Those who say much of their output lacked a certain weightiness all get my nomination for the No Shit Sherlock Award for Pointing Out the Bleeding Obvious, which is made possible by a grant from the No Duh Foundation. A few songs about girls, some buzzy throw-away rippers, the occasional poignant ballad from Johnny -- you were just supposed to get a beer buzz and shake your head to it, and try not to take yourself so seriously. Had it ended there, it might be considered cool today to look back and give Johnny and Robby Goo a nod, but, as we all know, it didn't... Still, however, Power Pop fans who claim to love the likes of Superdrag, Tommy Keene, and the Magnolias, but hate the Goos are just caving to hip popular opinion. (This is not to mention the enormous credit the band deserves for spearheading Vag Pop! Hardcore Slavin just needs to stay strong in Satan and stop worrying about what faggy guitar pop bands do, anyways...and ignore the feelings he gets from Johnny Goo's soft, streaked hair.) That said, I gave their performance at the river a wide berth myself. I was at a bar at the shore watching it muted on a big screen as a cover band played mechanical reproductions of bland top 100 hits from the past decade, one of which was Slide. The crowd loved it."
"i stand by my previous remark despite jb's emphatic diatribe on the brief history of alternative music/reasons why the goos don't suck. jb: you prove my point. and they still suck."
"Sorry bro, but the Goos > the Roots. Don't get me wrong, the Roots are a great-great band, but they're not on the same level as the Goos. SO many of their songs are tied to many different events that happen (good or bad), so many people get married to Iris. The Goos have made a far greater impact on people's lives. Get over it.
And who cares if they changed their style as they got older? Johnny wrote a song with Paul Westerburg and found what he's good at, and it's what he wanted to write. So too bad you don't respect them, they're not for you then. But to millions of others, they are."
"johnny did not throw a tantrum, i was there , it was just a mistke , and you cant suck by being around for 25 years, while smashing the charts with every album that you produce. Not many people appreciate a man or woman who can still sing after 25 years of performing. It is a tough gig. The roots singer does not really hit the high notes that often. he's a rapper."
"to comment #15: the goo goo dolls write songs about personal experiences, while the roots write songs about politics and events that effect the world. many different events is sort of a broad/vague statement to make in their defense. i'll admit the goo goo dolls write catchy pop songs, but look into them any deeper and you get the same shallow emotional baggage as dashboard confessional.
as for randy: he threw his guitar across the stage... most people would be a little more subtle/apologetic when they realize their guitar is out of tune (especially since he usually plays taylor's that are over $3500)
if it wasn't a tantrum then it was damn close.
also in terms of singing he has a 2 octave range at best...
someone pointed out already that the roots have had more top 10 albums than the goo goo dolls and when I checked for an exact amount of time the bands have been around... the roots were formed 1 year later than the goo goo dolls.
(continued in next comment...)"
"Its amusing that these people are making the googoodolls out to be one of the greatest rock bands of our time. they're a pop sensation (or borderline country if that makes you feel more comfortable) like Brittany Spears or any Boy Band from the past 2 decades. People also use Back Street Boys and N'Sync in their marital repertoire, would you like to back them up on being so great? Come to think of it most boy bands have more talented singers with a broader vocal spectrum.
Now let's look at these "chart smashers"...
Name - Sad song with vague references loss/wasting time
Slide - Song about a girl/abortion
Black Balloon - Drug Addiction/Love
Iris - Love
Excuse me for being cynical but these don't seem at all innovative or different from any other generic rock/emo band. The majority of people like things that they can relate to. These songs are just enablers for our already narcissistic way of thinking. At least the roots try to inform us on topics we may not already know"
"also you're sticking up for a band you keep referring to as "the goo's"
that alone should suggest you may want to re-evaluate your current ideals of music and life in general."
"First of all, the goo goo dolls have the most ac top ten hits in music history. ( And what rocker does'nt destroy a guitar or two?)
Apparently you have not researched enough. Have you seen the revenue and fan base that the goo goo dolls have world wide. It's phenomenal. As a singer, i know how tough it is to keep your voice in check. ]e John suffered from vocal nodes back in 2005.This can be a career ending condition. This is like a pro quarterback tearing both of his ACL's. Look at what nodes did to Whitney Houston. These days bands make their money on concerts, not albums anymore. Those nodes could have destroyed the band, but john fought through it. Now people are still giving him crap. He sounded amazing at the Borgata on July 3rd. I would not defend any other band, but this is one i will defend to the bitter end."
"People like to build people up only so they can tear them down... It's a sad world, but it's true.
On the topic of the change in their sound- they didn't sell out, they grew up. Honestly, if I bought a cd from a 45 year old guy singing about a 'pimply d**k' and 'being undersexed and overworked', I would think they are creepy weird old guys trying to be young. So it's a good thing they wrote those sort of things in their early 20's!
Their music HAS changed, and it's no longer a young man's angsty average-joe style college rock. But when they were writing those songs in their early days they rang true because they were relavent to THEIR personal emotions (and lack of ability to produce some heartfelt melodic and lyrical masterpiece) at that moment in time.
Fast forward and they started to pull out tunes that stood out to a large crowd, Iris was the most played song in a few countrys the year of it's release (Cont next post)"
"But by the time 2000 came it had been so grossly overplayed on radio that the 'radio audience' who just listened to whatever station was playing were sick of it- and how coulld you not be when it was played an average of 5 times a day each station- it would be frustrating! (That being said, I've probably listened to it a few thousand times myself, because I do love that song to pieces!) In fact, I remember the first time I heard it- I was 8 and went in my 18y/o sisters room to get a hairbrush and the song came on the radio. I was only 8, but I stood there and was captivated by it so much that I started to cry- and I wasn't some emotionally disturbed kid who would cry a lot either! I remembered that song (almost word for word) for the rest of my life until I heard it again when I was 15 (and realised google wasn't just for homework!) Now I know, I am going to be bias because of that, but I don't care. Cont again.."
"Johnny does write incredible songs and I know, I'm a fan so am more inclined to just instantly like whatever he, Robby and Mike come up with, but actually, it's the opposite. Because I like them I am a harsher marker of them because like a parent I want 'my favourite band' to 'reach their potential'! The thing is Johhny's lyrics are compareable to Bob Dylan's in the sense of what is memorable. The difference is JR has the ability to use few words and make a huge impact, where as Dylan would go into enormous detail in his lyrics- I have yet to meet anyone who hasn't heard a Dylan song where at least a couplet stood out to them.
And GGD songs DO stand out, and appeal to a mass crown because they do write about Universal themes. Sure, a song that tells a direct story about a singular event- for example that Dixie Chicks song 'I'm not ready to make nice', that struck a chord with anyone who thought Bush was a d**k who screwed over the US because that's what the song's about. cont again"
"Now maybe, someone going through a break up or fight period in a relationship could relate to that song, but a song so defined by an event you need to be knowledgeable of to understand the song, will just never be as popular as a song that can be played at weddings, funerals, breakups, etc.
I'm not saying these songs aren't great, but when I get my heart broken, I don't want to hear a song like Dear Mr President, I want to hear a song that I can relate to in that moment, and that's the biggest appeal of most GGD songs!
You can call them 'generic', because you think they haven't written a song that obviously directs your attention to a matter with such deep substance and importance as a protest song in the 70's, but they aren't generic because if they were, they would be on a 'where are they now' special and wouldn't be signed to a major label continually releasing music. cont again"
"Since 2002 they have put out 6 records, which wouldn't have been budgeted if they didn't have a fan base and credibility to warrant it!
Their music is continually improving while not conforming to what the modern radio demands are- EG, singing songs about being famous, dance machines and so many special effects it becomes impossible to play the song without a laptop!
And if you listen to their latest release, Something For The Rest Of Us, you would understand what I mean.
They have managed to incorporate well written lyrics, with original melodies and what impresses me most, have slid some of their gritty grunge style sounds into a pollished pop song! You don't get very many songs like that these days.
Anyway, I've written so much now that I don't even remember what my arguement was about (but I have a weird medical condition so I'm alowwed to completely zone out from time to time! lol)
"But yea, the bottom line is they have followers because they are worth following!
I wonder if Jeff Buckley was still alive today what we'd be saying about the music we all know he would haev kept on writing... Would he have become just 'the guy who did the best cover of that Leonard Cohen song' or would he be as adored as much in death as he could have been in life?
We'll never know, but the thing is They're a good band who write, play and record with integrity and don't act like deuche bags!! Something very rare for a successful act to maintain!
"As far as the 'guitar tantrum' goes too... If he meant disrespect to a Taylor guitar, he would have smashed it to pieces- the thing is Johhny is dependant on his guitar in a song, it is his shield- just look at the 2002 Winter Olympics performance (I cant remember what song) but his guitar string snapped and he didnt have a back up plan-he was pissed because he didnt know what to do, and being televised, probably embarrassed.
If he didn't do something, but just polietly stopped the song, blushed and walked off stage and said he had the wrong guitar- everyone would be saying 'he couldn't hack it and needed a break' or that 'he was too scared to do something wrong and acted like a b**ch'!
He laughed it off and apologised to the crowd- not much more could be done than that. And it did sound off because the different tuning is an integral part of their songs!
And if he was acting like a brat rockstar with no respect - he wouldn't have been an advocate for VH1's Save The Music!
"You can't equate commercial success with artistic merit. There a ton of very mediocre people out there with very mediocre tastes that will love a very mediocre band like GGD. to be fair, some of their harder-rocking songs are OK. The guitarist is decent. It's the songwriting that blows chunks, big-time.
What in the hell does "love's suicide" mean anyway? It's a crappy phrase with no meaning. Stupidest song line since "someone left the cake out in the rain." Bogus."
"the goo goo dolls are like whitebread,it is the most popular bread yet has little nutritional value. Thegoo goo dolls are some lameass lite rock band who play insipid ,bland commercial pop band.And to compare this guy johnny to Dylan is one of the most fucked up thing I have ever heard. A Dylan song was named the number 1 song on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs ever written I bet the go go girls didn't even have one song that made it in.And Dylan has been named by rock critics as one of the greatest songwriter in rock music period.You should stop sniffing glue because it seems it has already destroyed your ability to make informed decisions. I am just baffled by your utter stupidity. If you just say Dylan many
people all over the world would immediately know who your talking about. But if you say johnny maybe 10 people would actually know who you were talking about.Get a clue dude.
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By Matt Snyder
DALLAS -- Remember back in October when Angels' owner Arte Moreno said the team had no money to spend in free agency? He was evidently playing an incredible ruse on the rest of us. Not only did the Angels land the biggest fish of all Thursday morning -- signing Albert Pujols -- but they have also nabbed free agent starting pitcher C.J. Wilson, the club announced Thursday. Wilson has been signed to a five-year, $77.5 million contract, reports Jon Heyman. CBSSports.com's Danny Knobler has confirmed the news and the dollar figure.
Wilson, 31, is a born-and-raised Californian. He was born in Newport Beach and attended high school at Fountain Valley. He then played college ball at Loyola Marymount -- in Los Angeles. In fact, the Marlins offered Wilson a six-year deal worth a good amount more money. Scott Miller of CBSSports.com reports the Miami offer was up to $99 million -- and Wilson's representatives believe the Marlins would have gone over $100 million. Plus, there is no income tax in Florida. So, as opposed to the what appears to have happened in the Pujols situation, Wilson wasn't chasing the money. Sure, he's not anywhere close to being poor, but it appears he left lots of money on the table to go back home.
"The Marlins definitely were the frontrunner for a while -- they offered the most lucrative deal and the most freedom, too," Wilson said in the Hilton Anatole lobby Thursday. "But by no means was I trying to break the bank here. If it was about the money, I'd be a Marlin."
"You could say it's a hometown discount," he said, noting he's been getting tons of calls and text messages from excited family and friends back in California.
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On the flip-side, Wilson had a bad showing in the postseason, specifically with control -- this coming from a guy who constantly throws up the hash-tag #throwstrikes on Twitter before his starts. In 23 innings during the ALCS and World Series, Wilson surrendered 20 walks. He entered Game 7 as a reliever in a pivotal moment and forced home an inherited runner with a hit-by-pitch. In his career, Wilson is 1-5 with a 4.82 ERA and 1.43 WHIP in 52 1/3 postseason innings.
Also, Wilson has only been a starting pitcher for two years. From 2005-09, he worked exclusively out of the Rangers' bullpen, even serving as closer for a bit. He was pretty good in 2007 and 2009, but had an awful 6.02 ERA and 1.64 WHIP in 2008 -- the season in which he accrued a career-high 24 saves. Prior to 2010, however, Wilson made the switch to being a starter at the big-league level. It stuck. He went 15-8 with a 3.35 ERA and 1.25 WHIP in 204 innings. His walk rate was bad, as he coughed up an AL-high 93 walks, but he still was a quality starter by nearly every measure. He got even better in 2011, serving as the Rangers' ace en route to their second consecutive World Series appearance.
Wilson did note he was disappointed that the Rangers didn't push for him very strongly.
"I would have shot myself in the foot to stay in Texas," he said.
He just didn't have the chance. In fact, Rangers general manager Jon Daniels jokingly said to Wilson, "any chance I can get you to sign with the Marlins," instead of going to an AL West rival (per Scott Miller).
Instead, Wilson has gotten his big payday and returned back home -- still in the AL West.
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
© Copyright 2015 Newton Citizen
COVINGTON -- The Rotary Club of Covington will begin taking applications Monday from local residents for assistance through the club's Empty Stocking Fund program.
By raising funds through its Vidalia Onion sales in the spring and Sportsman Raffle sales in the fall, as well as a contribution from the United Way of Newton County, the Rotary Club is able to help nearly 1,000 children each year who might not otherwise receive Christmas gifts.
Applications for the Empty Stocking Fund will be accepted Nov. 16 to 20,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Salvation Army located at 5193 Washington St. S.W., Covington. Applications for children ages 13 and under will be accepted. Applicants must provide proof of residency in Newton County and a Social Security card for each child.
In addition to taking registration, the Rotary Club will collect unwrapped toys at collection boxes located throughout the community beginning after Thanksgiving.
For more information, call 770-483-7108, ext. 226.
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879 apartments for rent near Olathe, KS
Apartments in Olathe, KS
Women looking for a husband, take note: chances are better in Olathe, Kansas than in just about any other major city in the US. Although it's considered a family- and kid-friendly city, 36 percent of the population of Olathe is single, and for every 100 women there are 99 men, a higher number of men than most similar cities.
On a topic that could or could not be related, Olathe is also the best place to survive a heart attack. Olathe's cardiac arrest survivability rate is among the best in the country, according to its mayor, Michael Copeland. Statistics show heart attack survival rates have gone from single-digit numbers to more than 40 percent today. "So," the mayor told a Kansas City newspaper, "if you have to have a heart attack, do it here and we'll take care of you." Rates for diabetes and obesity are lower than the national average, as well.
The US Census named Olathe one of the country's top 25 fastest-growing cities with a population of 100,000 or more, the only city in Kansas and Missouri to make the list. Kansas City came in at a mere 120th. St. Louis was 249th.
Why the popularity? Good schools, a diverse tax base, affordable housing, big new developments and jobs close to home are just a few of the reasons residents love their town.
Olathe, a Native American word for "beautiful," is 19 miles southwest of Kansas City, Missouri. Although technically in Kansas, the city is considered part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Olathe and its neighboring cities of Gardner, De Soto and Edgerton are expected to be hot markets as the economy improves and the area grows along the Kansas 10 corridor.
With a median family income of just under $70,000 per year, Olathe has a large middle class and is regarded in the state as a city where many of the people are well-off, and a smaller share of its people living in poverty than most places in the state.
Once a prairie of wildflowers, Olathe is set for tremendous development; it's no wonder both Money magazine and Relocate-America ranked Olathe #11 on their lists of the "100 Best Cities to Live in the United States."
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Politics Counts
Don't come back now, ya hear!
Let's ask to see a copy of his birth certificate as proof of citizenship before we allow him to re-enter.
Make sure you bring plenty of flyers telling how illegals can get food stamps, Barry.
might as well let him go abroad, no one is listening to him at home anyways
please don't come back
Will President Obama be smoking weed again?
Why govern when you can travel free?
As always, we see comments from the usual gang of cranks, whiners, and malcontents with nothing better to do than bash the President.
Get a life and stop bashing the President!!!
How about a compromise, we'll get a life when Obama actually governs. Fair enough?
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TCU, A&M await decision from five star Braden Smith
Five star offensive lineman Braden Smith will announce his college decision live on ESPNU on National Signing Day.
The quiet giant from Olathe, Kansas has done very few interviews and refused to tip his hand throughout the process. TCU, Auburn and Texas A&M are the three teams from which Smith will choose.
Smith is the number one ranked guard in the class of 2014 according to Scout.com. Smith possesses a 6'6 frame, and he opened eyes with his bench press of 515 pounds.
He visited all three of his finalists with his most recent visit being at TCU. In Fort Worth, Smith was hosted by safety Geoff Hooker as well as quarterback Tyler Matthews. The Frogs are hoping Smith bonded well with quarterback commitments Grayson Muehlstein and Foster Sawyer who were also in Fort Worth last weekend.
Smith couples good technique with incredible strength. He plays with good pad level and has good footwork needed to move with faster defensive linemen. Smith has stayed out of the spotlight and done few interviews during his recruitment, and his on-field personality is much the same. He's an unassuming star who plays with a nastiness that makes him one of the best linemen in the 2014 class.
Auburn is the newest suitor for Smith while TCU and A&M have pursued him for some time now. The wild card that could give TCU an edge is Smith's sister who is currently a student at TCU.
Smith is one of 13 recruits that will announce their college decision live on ESPNU on Signing Day (Wednesday, February 5).
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December 1, 2015
EWING, N.J. (December 11, 2012)--College of New Jersey sophomore Kyle McCabe is in the business of protection.
He delivers condoms in five minutes or less.
McCabe, 19, is the founder of CondAm, which short for Condom Ambulance, and he delivers condoms 24 hours a day to fellow students.
During express hours from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, McCabe promises to deliver in a matter of minutes.
He told the Times of Trenton he gets lot of condom calls when it's raining.
He said he soon hopes to expand the CondAm business to Rutgers and other area colleges.
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The "little big city in the heart of Europe"
The historic center of the city of Kaiserslautern can be dated back to the 8th century, while prehistoric settlement in the area of what is now Kaiserslautern has been traced to at least 800 B.C. Current population is around 100,000.
Known affectionately to most Americans as 'K-town,' Kaiserslautern is a city of contrasts and apparent contradictions: a city of technology, a green city, a cultural city, a shopping city, a university city, a soccer city, a historical city that is surprisingly modern.
A city in a forest, tucked away in the south-west of Germany, but with optimal connections to the A6 highway (Saarbrücken-Mannheim), to France and Luxembourg as well as to the most important German Autobahns. The ICE railway connection makes Paris close, only a couple of hours away. There are airports in Frankfurt, Hahn, Luxembourg, Saarbrücken and Zweibrücken. Kaiserslautern is 65 km from Mannheim and Mainz, 70 km from Sarbrücken and only 55 km from the Alsace area of France. Luxembourg is 150 km away, Paris 450 km and Amsterdam 500 km.
The city of Kaiserslautern and its surrounding countryside are not a major tourist attraction, but nevertheless always a popular destination for city trips, short vacations or longer stays. The countryside around the city is the perfect place for relaxing walks as well as for intensive active sports. Families have a large choice of things to do, including adventure playgrounds and numerous swimming pools, the zoo and the game park and the garden show with its dinosaur exhibition.
Kaiserslautern Zoo
Kaiserslautern Zoo is a popular destination in the western outskirts of the city. Within an area of approximately 17 acres, the zoo is home to roughly 60 animal species and 360 wild and domestic animals. There's a playground with a nature adventure trail for young visitors as well as a restaurant.
The Zoo-Gesellschaft Kaiserslautern takes very seriously all EU guidelines as well as global nature protection strategy, which lay down the possible future constructions of habitats of the individual animal species in the zoo.
The zoo offers professional guided tours, some specifically for children.
The zoo is open daily: April to October 08:30 - 18:30; November to March 09:00 - 17:00.
Zoo-Gesellschaft-Kaiserslautern mbH, Zum Tierpark 10, 67661 Kaiserslautern
Tel.: 06301 7169-0
Betzenberg Deerpark (Wildpark)
The 62-acre game park at the Betzenberg "Wildpark" was established in 1970 and allows visitors to observe game species that can be found in local hunting grounds within six large individual enclosures. Animals in the park include wisents, auerochses, wild pigs, deer and wild horses. Browsing areas, water areas and wallows were created in the enclosures, so that the animals can live in natural surroundings.
The park's 120-years-old tree population - mainly oaks and beeches with added conifers - provides a perfect home for the wild animals.
Betzenberg makes a valuable contribution to the conservation of the wisent, an endangered species. A humid biotope was laid out in the wisent enclosures - a perfect spot for indigenous frogs and batrachians.
Garden Exhibition (Gartenschau Kaiserslautern)
Open April - October
Numerous play and sports possibilities - from a water playground to a skating track - and one of the largest scientific dinosaur exhibitions - ensure that children too will enjoy a visit to the Garden Exhibition.
Each year from April to October, there are flower exhibitions, various theme gardens and a cultural program. Even regular visitors can always discover something new. For example a mini golf course, the "Ice Age Garden" as a supplement to the dinosaur exhibit, the "Cactus Garden," the impressive pasture church on the Kaiserberg and the exotic world of the "Aqua Garden." The garden show admission ticket is also valid for the Japanese garden which is about 200 meters from the main entrance of the garden show Kaiserslautern.
Japanese Garden (Japanischer Garten)
A place of silence and relaxation, the Japanese Garden, which was opened in April 2000, is one of the largest gardens of its kind in Europe. Carefully selected plants, ponds, waterfalls, fishes, lantern lights and stone arrangements create a Far Eastern atmosphere. The Japanese Garden is open daily from spring to fall between 10:00 and 19:00 hours.
The Imperial Palace and the Casimir Castle
... unfortunately no longer exist - neither Barbarossa's Kaiserpfalz (Imperial Palace) nor the renaissance castle which the Palatine count Frederick I, known as Barbarossa, had built directly in the vicinity. But the spectacular building hasn't fully disappeared: the ruins which were given a roof and christened the "Casimirsaal" in 1935 are well worth seeing, and the city now holds official receptions in the former living room (or did he perhaps sleep here?) of the "hunter from the electoral Palatinate." The Casimirsaal, which can be visited as part of an official city tour, is very near Kaiserslautern City Hall. Registration for the tour is at: Tourist Information Kaiserslautern, Fruchthallstrasse 14, 67655 Kaiserslautern; Tel.: 0631 365 4019; Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
The Kaiserbrunnen - Art combines history with humor
With its 12 meter diameter and 5 meter height, the Kaiserbrunnen on the Mainzer Gate is impossible to overlook. Since 1987 the Kaiserbrunnen on the Mainzer Gate has been a center of attraction for natives, tourists, people interested in architecture, and especially children. If the Kaiserbrunnen can be understood as a three dimensional history and story book, then the main figures in it are the Emperor Friedric Barbarossa and King Rudolf von Hapsbug - both important personalities in the history of the city. The fish too, is a legendary heraldic animal that cannot be missing, as little as the "Elwedritsche", a mythical creature.
Other historical symbols are the Napoleonic hat, the donkey and the horse as former freight and transport animals, the immigrant's ship and the official seal of the city. Symbols of the modern regional economy include an Opel motor and a (Pfaff) sewing machine as well as wheels and keys as a symbol of the Technical University. There's a soccer ball signed by honorary citizen and winner of the 1954 World Cup Fritz Walter. The owl is a symbol of wisdom for Kaiserslautern's long tradition as a city of schools and now also a university city. The elephants with the city towers symbolize the strength of the former city wall. And the mouse? It's the distinctive mark of the Palatine sculptor Professor Gernot Rumpf who created the Kaiserbrunnen from bronze and sandstone.
The Collegiate Church - full of history
Even without being an art or church historian, if you look at the Kaiserslautern Collegiate Church (Stiftskirche) you will see that it is special, particularly viewed from its "picturesque side" from the Marktstrasse with the "Schönen Brunner" in front. First mentioned in 1571, the Collegiate Church is considered to be one of the most important late gothic churches in southwest Germany. A marble monument in the entry hall of the main entrance reminds us of the politically important "United Protestant Evangelical Christian Church". It shows among others Johannes Calvin, Martin Luther, Philipp Melanchton, Ulrich Zwingli, Ulrich von Hutten and Franz von Sickingen. Today the Collegiate Church is a Protestant parish church. It is open to visitors daily from 15:00 to 17:00, Tuesdays and Saturdays also from 11:00 - 13:00. The carillon chimes daily at 09:30, 11:00, 12:30, 15:00, 16:30, 18:30 and 20:00 hours. On Sundays, public holidays and during marriage ceremonies the chimes are cancelled at 09:30 and 11:00.
The Fruchthalle
The work of architect August von Voit, the Fruchthalle was built between 1843 and 1846 in Renaissance style, after the Palazzo Medici in Florence, and was originally used as a market hall. In 1849, it was the seat of the revolutionary government of the Palatinate. Today concerts and large social events are held here.
City Hall (Das Rathaus)
The City Hall, which is 84 meters high, is one of the most prominent of the city's landmarks. An extensive panoramic view of the city - as far as the Palatinate Forest - can be had from the roof terrace.
The Palatinate Gallery of Art (Die Pfalzgalerie)
The gallery on Museum Square was built between 1875 and 1880 from plans by Karl Spatz in neo-renaissance style. The reconstructed permanent exhibition halls now house an excellent collection of paintings and sculptures as well as exquisite pieces of artwork. The Gallery is open to visitors daily (except Mondays) from 10:00 - 17:00; on Tuesdays from 11:00 - 19:00.
Humbergturm - Panoramic Views
It's worth climbing up the Humbergturm, which was built in 1899/1900, for a fantastic view over the city. The nearby village of Hohenecken and the ruins of the castle are also worth a visit. Historical records first mention the castle in 1195. After being destroyed by the French in 1689, the ruin was restored in 1940. Today the castle ruin of Hohenecken is among the most impressive remains of the period of the Staufer.
The Spinnrädl
The historical hostelry "Zum Spinnrädl" (The Spinning Wheel), built in 1740, is the only remaining half-timbered building in the city.
The Palatinate Forest
The Palatine Forest, which has been designated as a biosphere reservation by UNESCO, is the largest contiguous forest in Germany, and it's just in front of the "gates" of the city of Kaiserslautern. There are not only rare animal and plant species, mixed forests and romantic hilly landscapes but also around 12,000 km of hiking trails.
Hiking or bicycling is a perfect way to get to know the most beautiful parts of the region. Kaiserslautern offers 11 different round hiking trails. Maps are available from the Kaiserslautern Tourist Information, Fruchthallstrasse 14, 67655 Kaiserslautern; Tel.: 0631 365-2317 or 2316.
K1 High Ropes Course - Fröhnerhof (Waldseilpark K1- Fröhnerhof)
In the K1 High Ropes Course Fröhnerhof you can discover for yourself the pure joy of climbing! Make your way from one platform to the next, over obstacles made from cables, swings, rope bridges and wooden bridges. Alpine safety equipment makes it possible: you, too, can balance, slide and climb high up among the tree tops. A fascinating experience for everyone - from schoolchild to sport climber. Different grades of difficulty on the course offer everyone, regardless of experience or ability, exactly the right challenge.
Volkspark (Public park)
The romantic Volkspark on the Eastern side of the city, with its green areas and large pond for ducks and swans is a place to experience nature without leaving the city. On Sunday, there are "Fruehschoppen" concerts.
Swimming pools
Kaiserslautern has several swimming pools, including wellness baths and the romantic swimming area at the Gelterswoog. The Waschmühle outdoor pool is the largest "one-pool bath" in Europe with a length of 165 meters (180.6 yards) and an average width of 45 meters (49.2 yards)
Fritz Walter Stadium, 1. FCK
Soccer matches of the local team, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, attract 40,000 soccer fans each time.
Mysterious time signals (Rätselhafte Zeitzeichen) Trail In the Northern part of the palatinate forest, to the east of Kaiserslautern, there are an extraordinary number of prehistorical cairns. The more than 300 burial sites are probably the most important Celtic remains in Germany. Located in the middle of former Celtic settlements, close to the Donnersberg, which was one of the biggest Celtic sites more than 2,000 years ago. Besides the cairns there are other marks and symbols hidden in the woods, not all of them yet scientifically proven to be Celtic. A joint project of the communities Hochspeyer, Fischbach, Enkenbach-Alsenborn and Mehlingen has established 60 kilometers of hiking trails through this area connecting more than 50 stations of 'Rätselhafte Zeitzeichen' (mysterious time signals).
Humbergturm Panorama Trail The trail stretches across approximately 130 km and offers the hiker spectacular views between Bad Bergzabern, Fischbach (Dahn) and Kaiserslautern.
Trail of Fountains The 'Brunnenwanderweg' (trail of fountains) guides you on two different routes to nine different fountains and springs.
Deer Park - Trail of King Albrecht In 1303 King Albrecht gave the southern municipal forest to the council and the people of Kaiserslautern to thank them for their loyal service. In memory of this event the city of Kaiserslautern named a circular trail along the border of the southern municipal forest after the sovereign. This trail is marked with the king's coat of arms, a red crown on a white background.
The "Biblical Garden" in the Gartenschau
A dinosaur in the Gartenschau
The Waschmuehle swimming pool
SoccaFive® Arena Kaiserslautern
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Sogoon® SoccaFive® Arena
SoccaFive® is a sport for all age groups. On 30 x 15 meter courts, which are laid out with blue synthetic turf, two teams of five players each play against each other. SoccaFive® is fast, spontaneous as well as tricky and requires good reaction times. The ball never leaves the court, because the whole field is surrounded by a one-meter board and covered by a huge net.
At the SoccaFive® Academy, an adventure-orientated soccer school for children and teenagers between 3 and 16 years, girls and boys can regularly practise their soccer skills under the guidance of Axel Roos. There are great children's birthday parties and soccer training-camps, which are supervised and organised by professional SoccaFive® coaches.
Sogoon® SoccaFive® Arena has:
4 SoccaFive® Indoor Courts (each 30m x 15 m);
2 SoccaFive® Indoor Speed Courts (each 18m x 9m); and
1 SoccaFive® Outdoor Court (30m x 15m).
SoccaFive® organizes its own leagues for hobby soccer players, clubs and companies. Participants play for goals, points and championships. SoccaFive® can be hired for events such as Christmas parties, charities, B2B-tournaments, employee tournaments, anniversaries, birthday parties, etc. SoccaFive® has a modern sportsbar (with silver screen and flat screen for all TV sports highlights), a beer garden and a beach lounge (from spring/summer 2009) care for the culinary good.
Open every day 10.00 am - 12.00 midnight
Sogoon® SoccaFive® Arena, Am Warmfreibad 3, 67657 Kaiserslautern
Tel.: 0631 - 310 3001
Cycle along romantic paths and calm roads and discover a charming landscape, where nature, history and culture are combined.
Cycle way 'Lautertal' A cycle path along the Lauter river through idyllic countryside connects the Barbarossa City of Kaiserslautern and the Veldenz City of Lauterecken.
Cycle way 'Barbarossa' The 90 km long cycle path runs across the Palatinate and connects the Rhine-bikeway at the imperial city Worms with the bikeway 'Glan-Blies' at Glan-Münchweiler.
Guided bicycle tours: Every year the ADFC Kreisverband Kaiserslautern e. V. (bicycle association) offers different, guided bicycle tours.
The picture of the tiger at Kaiserslautern Zoo is © Zoo Kaiserslautern. All other photographs in this article are © Stadt Kaiserslautern