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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) -- One man is dead, and another is severely injured after an overnight drive-by shooting in the District Saturday.
Metropolitan police say officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 1100 block of Bladensburg Rd. In Northeast around 1:44 Saturday morning. Once they arrived at the scene they found two men suffering from gun shot wounds.
One of the men was found lying lifeless in the roadway and was pronounced dead at the scene by members of DC Fire and EMS. The second victim was taken to a local hospital in critical condition with a gun shot wound to the head.
The deceased victim has been identified as 44-year-old Raymond Harris of Northwest DC.
A vague description for two suspects in ski masks was given.
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Decade's Best In The Big 12
- Wednesday, December 23, 2009 2:23 PM
- Written By: Jonathan Crowl
There's no time like the bowl season to break out the nostalgia and take a look back at the last decade. Big 12 football has gone through a shift in power from the start of the decade -- when Nebraska and Colorado were contenders for a national championship in 2000 -- to the end, when three Big 12 South Division teams were at one point ranked in the Top 5 nationally and Big 12 South teams closed out the decade with two straight national title berths.
Between all that, there was a lot worth remembering, even if it's painful. Here's your quick rundown of the Decade in Big 12 Football:
Team of the Decade: This one goes to Oklahoma. Texas fans might disagree, clinging to its national championship in 2005, its berth in 2009 and Vince Young's historic season. Impressive as that is, Oklahoma tied them in national championships, earned four total title game appearances, won two Heismans to UT's none and collected four straight Big 12 championships. Texas didn't hold a flame to the Sooners.
Top Candidate for Conference Dismissal: Baylor. Hard as I may cheer for the Bears, they haven't done much in the decade, and they've always been undersized.
Greatest Offensive Player: Vince Young. His struggles early in his career benefited him at the end, as he closed out four years at Texas by rushing for 200 yards and defeating favored USC for the national championship.
Greatest Defensive Player: Ndamukong Suh. Nebraska's dominant defensive lineman broke through offensive lines and barriers all season, winning the Bednarik, Nagurski, Outland and Lombardi trophies while becoming just the 15th defensive player to be named a finalist for the Heisman. Earlier this week, he became the first defensive player ever named the Associated Press Player of the Year.
Greatest Upset: In 2003, Kansas State won the North Division and the right to be Oklahoma's stepping stool to a national championship game. The day of the game, numerous newspapers across the country featured articles discussing the Sooners' merits as potentially the best football team in the history of college football for its dominance throughout the regular season. Oklahoma scored a quick seven points against Kansas State, and that was the end of it: The Wildcats scored 35 straight, routing OU and claiming their first Big 12 Championship.
Worst Athletic Director Move: I couldn't cut this any other way than a tie: Steve Pederson's firing of Nebraska's Frank Solich in 2003 and Tim Weiser's hiring of Kansas State's Ron Prince in 2005. Solich's canning came one day after wrapping up a 9-3 season with a revamped coaching staff that seemed built to return Nebraska for glory. It was the first major move in Pederson's long-term abortion of Nebraska's tradition, which ended after he was fired in October 2007. Weiser's folly was hiring a man completely different from the one he was replacing, former Kansas State coach and program architect Bill Snyder. Prince struggled through an abysmal era, gutting the program of its prestige and the values that Snyder used to turn it into a winner. He tied the record for shortest-tenured coach in Big 12 history at three years.
Best Speech: Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy's "I'm a man! I'm 40!" speech earned him YouTube fame, but it also served him well in the recruiting aspect of coaching. Every player wants to play for a guy that stands up for his players. People will remember that speech for years.
One-hit wonder: Kansas, circa 2007. That team went 12-1, claiming an Orange bowl victory. Two years later, their coach was fired after a six-game losing streak sent them home for the bowl season. Outside of 2007, the Jayhawks' record boasts gratuitous amounts of mediocrity, sprinkled with awfulness.
Biggest Recruiting Bust: Every team has a handful, but I'm going to go with Nebraska's Harrison Beck, once an Elite 11 quarterback turned transfer to North Carolina State. He languished behind the Huskers' Zac Taylor, who earned Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year awards in 2006, while trying to progress as a budding punk rocker (so the story goes).
Best Trick Play: Black 41 Flash Pass Reverse, otherwise known as the touchdown pass thrown to Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch in the Huskers' 20-10 victory over Oklahoma in 2001. The catch was the biggest play of the game and a boost of momentum to Crouch's Heisman bid, which he ultimately won. It also kept Nebraska undefeated en route to an 11-0 start and national championship game berth.
Top Off-the-Field Moment: Colorado's fallout. With Katie Hnida kicking field goals, half a dozen rape accusations and the discovery of recruits being bribed with sex and alcohol, the Buffs had more drama than General Hospital. I'll be surprised if the next decade can provide something to top that.


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It's time I get back on track. Had such a great restart last September and then I let my grand mal seizures sideline me. Not a very valid excuse, but I'm sticking with it. The weight has crept back up and I realize I need to take this in smaller chunks, 10% of my weight at a time, instead of everything at once. Plus, I clued my husband in on my dissatisfaction with how I look. His response was "what are you going to do about it?" I said I need to cut out the junk that I eat and I have the impression he is willing to support me in that.
I've changed my ticker to show pounds lost, starting back over at zero, because that really is where I am, as much as I hate to admit it. tired of the clothes fitting so tight and not willing to buy a size larger (hate to spend the money!) Besides, this isn't a healthy weight for me. I need to get healthy for me. My sons are both graduating HS this year and I want to be able to celebrate with them, be there to support both of them in their college endeavors and be able to enjoy the empty nest time with DH.
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I traveled to India for three weeks the later half of February into the beginning of March. I work for India Partners, a Christian relief and development organization that partners with six indigenous partners in India. Part of what I do is lead teams to India and I feel blessed to be able to do so even though I find it very difficult to diet on Indian food!
Then in May, I was hospitalized with a multiple drug resistant e-coli infection (not related to my travel to India at all!). We still don't know how I got it. From the middle of May to the beginning of September, I have been in hospitals four times for various problems (e-coli, benign brain tumor removal, bone flap in skull removed due to bone infection and, finally, an adverse reaction to the antibiotic infused to fight the infection). I currently wear a helmet whenever I am not in bed to protect my head where the skull area is missing. I will get a prothesis implanted in January. One more surgery, one more hospital stay. I am praying for no more complications so my recovery will be swift and life will return to normal. (For all the details of my medical saga, if you are so inclined to read it, go to www.caringbridge.org and enter donnaglass and you will be able to read the journal entries my husband, Kevin, has posted since May)
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I leave for Seattle next Friday, the 23rd, for my pre-op appointments prior to surgery on Monday, the 26th. I can't wait for this last surgery (please, God, let it be so) to be over with and I can get rid of the helmet I've worn since August. Then just a couple of weeks later, I'll get rid of the cast on my right leg and be able to start some serious cardio exercising again. Thank you to everyone for the support and encouragement.
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Surgery was put on hold for two weeks due to a bladder infection. What a disappointment! We traveled to Seattle on the 23rd, went through pre-op and the lab work, found out sunday evening about the infection, took antibiotics Sunday night and Monday morning, still tested positive on Monday. UGH! We were in the surgery waiting room area for five hours on Monday morning before we got the word that surgery was being rescheduled! If my tests come out negative this week, after a full week on antibiotics, then surgery is next Monday, 2/9/09. I'm praying that that will be so. Then the cast comes off on Friday morning, 2/13/09. Life will be much better.
Life is better, but I have unfortunately put weight back on. Just haven't been watching what I eat since I got out of my cast. I wore a boot on my right foot for a few weeks, had PT to increase mobility and strength and that helped. Unfortunately, I was so enthused about walking, even with the boot on, the dogs and I were back out doing 4 to 5 miles a day. Well, I overdid it and ended up with planar facaitis in my right foot. That laid me up for another month!!
Good news, I finally got the all clear from my neurosurgeon! I can ride my bike again, fly on an airplane, swim, just whatever I want to do! God is good! So, most mornings, I ride with DH to work and then ride back home again (six miles RT). When I need to run errands during the day, I seriously consider whether or not it's feasible to ride my bike for (I have two paniers to hang off the bike rack to carry things in). If I can't get a bike ride in, I try to find time to go to the community pool across the street and swim laps. The dogs and I are back to walking 4 to 5 miles a day with minimal, if any, flare up in my foot. I'm working on portion control, trying to get back on track.
DH had to go on a bland diet for stomach problems so cooking has been a whole new adventure. Of course, he's lost about 16 pounds (I think they found their way to me!) and wants to loose another 30 or more. So, he's now interested in a life style change than he was before.
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Home List of Titles Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis of the basic reproduction number of a vaccinated epidemic model of influenza
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- Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis of the basic reproduction number of a vaccinated epidemic model of influenza
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- Samsuzzoha, Md; Singh, Manmohan; Lucy, David
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- The basic reproduction number and the point of endemic equilibrium are two very important factors in any deterministic compartmental epidemic model as the basic reproduction number and the point of endemic equilibrium represent the nature of disease transmission and disease prevalence respectively. In this article the sensitivity analysis based on mathematical as well as statistical techniques has been performed to determine the importance of the epidemic model parameters. It is observed that 6 out of the 11 input parameters play a prominent role in determining the magnitude of the basic reproduction number. It is shown that the basic reproduction number is the most sensitive to the transmission rate of disease. It is also shown that control of transmission rate and recovery rate of the clinically ill are crucial to stop the spreading of influenza epidemics.
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- Applied Mathematical Modelling, Vol. 37, no. 3 (Feb 2013), pp. 903-915
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- 2013
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- Epidemic model; Influenza; Sensitivity analysis; Transmission rate; Uncertainty analysis; Vaccination
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- Elsevier
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should I set up a planted tank?
I'm sure you guys are getting sick of all my questions. I'm heading off to college soon and am going to bring my as of yet unpurchased betta fish. I want to give him (or her) the best possible life. I know I'm going to be busy with class work and not necessarily always have time for frequent water changes. I have a 2 gallon hex tank so it's going to be really hard to maintain a cycle but also my cycle would crash every break. My tank will probably only be coming back and forth over the summer holidays and I'll just transport my betta and set up a little temporary house for him over 2-3 week breaks.
Because a cycle doesn't seem like a great idea I though maybe if I planted my tank pretty heavily I could limit ammonia build up. I've been doing some reading. Am I best of forgoing the dirt and just use sand/fine gravel or should I try for a npt.
Can I do this in my little two gallon hex? I'm not totally opposed to getting a new tank but I don't A) want to spend a ton a ton of money (this tank was a gift) and B) while I know it's not totally ideal I like the small footprint. I'm going to be living in a dorm so space is an issue. I want to stay in the 2-3 gallon range. Recommendations to kits with either decent lights or lights that can just have bulbs switched out our welcome.
My tank I think has little LEDS so I'm obviously going to need an additional light if I stick with that. Can I just use a desk lamp with the bulb switched out for whatever wattage it needs.
Recommended plants are also great. I'd like some sort of carpet but I read that carpet plants are kind of difficult. Is there any plant I can use to kind of imitate the look?
Also, will I be able to keep a snail to help control algae and what not. I was thinking maybe a nerite because I know they can't reproduce in feshwater.
Any tips, tricks, and suggestions are highly appreciated.
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Starting my NPT was the best decision I ever made tank wise. I believe that if you start a NPT you run the chance of it crashing, but I have never had any problems with mine. I have soil with sand on top, and I started with several types of plants. I guessed and got lucky basically. I picked out some random plants and happened to pick out some fast growing stem plants, Amazon Swords, and a java fern. (The java fern died and I had some sort of land plant that I grabbed on accident and ended up throwing away). I think if you get a large variety of plants the tank is less likely to crash.
Also, I have some natural light that hits one side of the tank and causes algae, but I bought three nerite snails and they are amazing. If you decide to go with sand, make sure you poke it to get rid of air pockets. I am actually about to put in a new filter because my NPT currently has a filter from walmart and it's starting to shed black flakes into my tank and I'm pretty sure that is not a good thing. SO, you may be seeing an "OMG MY TANK CRASHED" thread soon :P I will be putting one of the filter pads in the new one but we shall see if that works.
Summary: NPT's require a delicate balance, BUT I do a lot less work on this tank because the plants have somehow reached their own kind of cycle. I have no ammonia, no nitrates and no Nitrites EVER. I change my tank weekly because tannins leech into my water column and I don't like the color of the water. I know my fish do but I can't stand it.
If you do decide to do an NPT: Make sure you can turn the light on consistently each day. If you leave for weeks this would require a timer. Another problem with leaving for weeks is that you would take the fish out... which means no food for the plants.
I will post a pic and more info on my tank after I clean it in a few minutes lol. I don't like posting tannin-y water pics.
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I think you'd have a happier fish if you went with a rectangular glass 5 gallon tank. Just wait for a Petco $1 per gallon sale. You will take a lot of room in the tank for your substrate whether or not you do an NPT (and I highly recommend an NPT as they're very low maintenance). Also with a tank this size you can comfortably house some MTS to aerate your soil to prevent gas pockets. Plants take up space too, so even in a 5 gallon NPT you will end up with maybe 2 gallons of clear space for the fish to swim around in. I also find that bettas and plants in NPT's tend to do best with an air-driven sponge filter.
Once your NPT is established, you can get away with very few water changes.
I'm pretty sure you can use the desk lamp, as long as you stick with low-medium light plants. I suggest you include some good oxygenators like anacharis, frogbit, duckweed, and hornwort. And maybe some java fern, anubias, amazon swords, that kind of thing for the bottom of the tank.
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hmmm. I'm just don't know if I have room for a 5 gallon in my dorm. And I don't know who my roommate is so I can't really run a tank by them. I figure with the little tank it shouldn't be a problem but once I get up to five gallons that's more room and I'd feel better running it by them. Unfortunately I don't find out until like a week before I move it. Maybe I can see if they have the five gallon hex tanks when I go to petco. At least those have a smaller footprint to annoy a potential roommate less?
also say my tank gets 10 hours of light a day does it have to be the same 10 hours? My schedule will probably vary so is there a little wiggle room or does it have to be exact.
will MTS help with algae as well as the soil? Als with they reproduce like crazy?
I'm leaning towards an NPT but I'm nervous. I don't want to mess anything up.
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MTS only overpopulate if you overfeed the fish in the tank. And I have a varying schedule so my lights are not on at the exact same time each day. I can even get away with being gone a couple days and having the light left off. I would have MTS if I could find somewhere to buy them. It's just a lot less hassle to stir the sand.
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>>> If you want more water, but don't want to take up too much space, I highly recommend hitting you local homegoods store. Oftentimes, they have large glassware, that is not only unique, but I find them suitable for bettas.
Just PLEASE do remember that the more "water surface" you have, the better, so don't get something fat at the bottom and small at the top (also, terrible for cleaning, I assume). And choose wisely, taking into consideration all of your equipment.
>>> I, personally, recommend at least a few live plants. IME, bettas with live plants are more active and more colorful, which tells me that they're happier and healthier. Plus, of course, plants are good for the water chemistry... And they're pretty.
Java Fern
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I really appreciate all the replies guys. The more you guys say the more excited I am to set up an NPT. I'm aware that bettas need to be able to reach the surface so while I want something with a smallish footprint I'll make sure they still have adequate surface room.
thanks for tip about looking for glassware. I just Tupperware as a temporary home for my last betta, it wasn't exactly pretty but I'm sure glassware would look a lot nicer xD not that I'm really all too fussed with appearance. I'd rather have a happy fish.
Where is the best place to get fish. Am I best off ordering from a specific website, scouting aquabid/ebay, or looking to see what they have at my local petco? I want to get quality/healthy plants so they have the best chance of flourishing and a lower chance of my tank crashing.
Also, what about adding a semi aquatic plant to the top like lucky bamboo. I remember reading that since they tend to grow faster they can suck up a ton of ammonia. Is that a good or bad idea.
Another reason I'm super excited to do an NPT is in addition to a lighter water changes I really want a snail (or if I go with mts instead of nerites perhaps a couple). A couple months ago I would have been like ewww snails but not I'm super excited. I'm doing a semester in Siena, Italy and they have these things called contradas. They are the different neighborhoods but I like to think of them kind of like Hogwarts houses. Anyway I'm in the chiocciola contrada which is the snail contrda so YAY SNAILS.
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You can also buy some planted tank substrate (caribsea makes floramax...I got it at petsmart) and use that. It is nice because it is more friendly for plants but less of a mess if you have to move the tank. I don't think it alters your chemistry at all.
So...IMHO (seriously take with a grain of salt)....a planted tank with substrate, just a little diff. from a NPT, might work too.
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Where is the best place to get fish. Am I best off ordering from a specific website, scouting aquabid/ebay, or looking to see what they have at my local petco? I want to get quality/healthy plants so they have the best chance of flourishing and a lower chance of my tank crashing.
Definitely check out Aquabid for fish, or find out if you have an independent fish store near you. If you can find out when Petco gets a new shipment, that's the best time to get a healthy fish. Petsmart and Petco have a decent selection of low light plants, anubias and swords especially. Just don't buy anything that is clearly dying or any plant you don't know about. They do sell some plants that aren't supposed to be aquatic in the same section as the aquatic ones in those tubes.
I have had some success with buying plants online, just make sure the seller can offer heat or cold packs depending on what the weather will be like between the seller and you. Plants aren't going to survive too well in freezing temps or above 85 degrees.
And as tempting as plants from Asian sellers might be, it is illegal to import them without a license, so Aquabid is a good source of U.S. sellers. Bob's Tropical Plants has a decent selection of low light plants too, including a good price right now on bolbitis.
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Ahem...teeny tiny voice here...don't want to make anyone angry....
You can also buy some planted tank substrate (caribsea makes floramax...I got it at petsmart) and use that. It is nice because it is more friendly for plants but less of a mess if you have to move the tank. I don't think it alters your chemistry at all.
So...IMHO (seriously take with a grain of salt)....a planted tank with substrate, just a little diff. from a NPT, might work too.
You're right, there are good substrates out there. I guess I just like NPT's because buying potting mix and sand is cheaper :P I so use Fluorite in one of my tanks though.
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hah, thanks. That was supposed to say plants not fish woops. I'd love to get an aquabid fish (I spend more time than I'd like to admit scouting out my dream fishes) but I think with the price of shipping it might be out of my price range. I'm just a poor college student. So I'll probably get my fish at either petco or petsmart. Maybe if I'm feeling adventurous I'll head to chinatown because they have some nice fish stores. Of course that means my poor fish would need to take several subways home.
also, bethy, I'll def look into that. Less messy when moving is a plus because my tank is going to have to be moved at least twice a year.
Also, say I brought my betta home for winter/summer breaks (well not if, obviously I will) will the snails/plants be okay for a couple weeks? I could try to leave the tank near the window so it'll get some light and I'm think that maybe the plants could feed the snails and the snails produce enough ammonia to feed the plants. But I don't know if that would actually work. Could come back to a messed up tank?
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A cucumber is a small green animal that lives in people's bodies.
Origins of "Cucumber"
The word cucumber comes from the dutch word 'Komkommer'. The Dutch female word for a cucumber is 'komkommerin', which means come-on-in. so whenever you see a Dutch lady with a cucumber, it means that you will be welcome in her neighborhood. But if any Dutch lady you see is not holding a cucumber then it is best to stay at a safe distance. Cucumbers have wicked souls.
Cucumbers can be found in the center of the Earth, because they are very dry and thick, Napoleon discovered the first cucumber. It was red-skinned and looked like a human, and he called cucumbers Indians. Later there were more discoveries: Hitler found one in his boot, and he currently has a cooked cucumber in a place where it would not easily be found. Most "Women" have one in their "Other Butthole."Cucumbers are found any where it is warm not just in the center of the earth
What do you mean 'How?' How stupid can you be? How to Grow a Cucumber:
- Organize a big, big party, with lots of beer, (like more than 10.000 bottles)
- Let everyone who drinks his beer put the empty bottle on the ground next to each other.
- Now you only have to play the waiting game!
Enjoyment of Cucumbers
Well, they taste good, but i think you have another use of it. Your sister sticks it up her pussy and moans
Cows actually invented the famous cucumber; for them it was a revolution in cowation history. The cucumber was found by a tiny purple cow, who climbed into a tree and after he looked around a bit, he saw spirals everywhere! He then went crazy and screamed CUCUMBER!!! After the small purple cow's exclamation the very first cucumber sprouted from the ground. Beginning the long proud history of the cucumber race.
Cutting a cucumber lengthways
Cutting a cucumber lengthways is considered as something "city folk" would do. Molemen of excentric culture would not usually do this, although they sometimes cut a cucumber lengthways when in the city, as not to offend city folk.
Not many people know this, but secretly, everyone worships the almighty cuCUMber. Yes, even the christians, buddhists, you know it, they worship cuCUMbers. Every afternoon, they gather around the sacred table called a 'counter' and take out the sacred device called a 'knife'. To show appreciation to the almighty cuCUMber god, they take one of his greatest creations, a cucumber (a smaller, edible version of himself) and slice the cucumber into thin slices. Then they consume this gift to show appreciation for all the almighty cuCUMber's creations, especially his cucumbers..
Other Uses
See above under enjoyment.
Aesthetically, cucumbers are almost identical to zucchinis. Having said this, they are a sworn enemy of cucumbers and have been a harrowing burden to the cucumber society and way of life since the beginning of time. They would steal valuable heirlooms from the cucumber royals, rape the cucumber children, sell cocaine on the streets of the cucumber cities and commit many other terrible deeds. Eventually the cucumbers reached breaking point and declared war on the zucchinis. It all ended in tears. Hundreds of billions of innocent human civilians were killed in the crossfire of the war, so they called for a ceasefire. Relationships have been sour ever since the war, but cucumbers and zucchinis have lived in peace ever since.
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American Pie
|Release Date: July 09, 1999
|Running Time: 95 mins.
|MPAA Rating: R
|Box Office: $101,736,215.00
|Genre: Comedy
Jason Biggs
Jennifer Coolidge
Shannon Elizabeth
Alyson Hannigan
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Summary:Jim is your average healthy re-blooded virgin -- he's desperate to "make it" with a woman. The stakes are raised when his parents catch him with his pants down watching porno films in his bedroom, his one experience with a beautiful exchange student turns into an online disaster and his friends make a pact that by the day of their high school graduation, none of them will be virgins. Pressure's on, but will Jim rise to the occasion?


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8,989 students enrolled at Vol State this fall semester
Submitted on September 28, 2010 at 9:29 AM
Volunteer State Community College has experienced another all-time record fall enrollment, bringing the fall 2010 total to 8,989 students. That is a 6.6 percent increase over the fall of 2009. The unduplicated headcount number adds 559 students to the College. The full time equivalency measures the number of credit hours students take. That number is up by 4.7 percent to 5,758.
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Did you know that with the help of the Knox Parks community garden program -- one of the oldest in the state -- there are more than 300 plots located at 13 garden sites throughout the city?
That adds up to hundreds of people cultivating and feeding themselves fresh local produce.
And a lot to be proud of.
So, on August 19, a tour bus will depart from the Niles Street community garden at 5:15 p.m. and will stop at four gardens where admirers and aspiring gardeners can meet and mingle with local gardeners.
The bus will return to the Niles Street Garden, where a light meal featuring goodies harvested from the Hartford gardens will be served.
Musical entertainment will also be provided by RSJ (Reggae, Soul & Jazz) Band.
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AngelicDeath wrote:File is all orks plus 1x sally, 1x dryad, 2x sp gen. Ss all legit with 1x pom.
... I just finished a match against an Ork file that fit that description.
AD, please don't tell me you are that Ork player that just genocide my mermaid.
Cause that Ork using at least 2x Angel Trumpet, 1x Oversoul, 3x **** Grebados, Afee SS, and Rasam SS.
If this week UD consider Afee SS and Rasam SS as legit, I'm totally fine with UD broken forever.


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NEW YORK (AP) - Though still a bachelor, Trey Powell is a new addition to the ranks of American men who intentionally seek the role of single father by caring for twin daughters born six months ago via a surrogate mother.
"I feel so lucky every day," the 42-year-old Powell said.
While some opt for adoption, others yearn to have children with genetic ties and are willing to invest $100,000 or more to make that happen.
There are no firm numbers of how many American men have taken this route. It's clearly still a rarity, although Growing Generations, a leading for-profit surrogacy agency in Los Angeles, says its caseload of single men has risen steadily and totaled about 25 cases last year.
"They say they've always wanted to be a dad, they haven't found a partner that they want to start a family with, they're getting older and just don't want to wait - the same things single women say," said Madeline Feingold, an Oakland, California, psychologist who has done extensive counseling related to surrogacy.
That was the case for Powell, a pharmaceutical company executive in Seattle who spent three years futilely trying to adopt.
"I was in an adoption pool for a year and half, didn't get any calls and got bummed about the whole experience," he said. "I just wanted to be a dad. Time was not on my side, and I didn't have the luxury of waiting for an ideal mate."
Now, Powell says, fatherhood is the focus of his life - a transformation made easier because he often works from home and can afford a full-time nanny.
That level of affluence is a virtual prerequisite for men pursuing the option of fatherhood via surrogacy.
"We tell people to budget $125,000 to $150,000 for a single baby, and $150,000 to $175,000 for twins," said Stuart Bell, co-owner of Growing Generations.
Those figures include compensation of $8,000 to $10,000 for the egg donor, and at least $25,000 for the surrogate mother who gives birth after being impregnated with an implanted embryo.
Though male clients have the option of enlisting an egg donor on their own, Bell said most make their choice from a pool of women recruited by Growing Generations. The clients aren't told the names of the possible egg donors, but see videos of them and learn extensive details about their health, education and genetic history.
The process also entails psychological screening, plus detailed legal negotiations to minimize any chance that the egg donor or surrogate mother might claim parental rights.
By the time the process is done, the aspiring father's commitment is usually apparent, said Denise Bierly, a State College, Pennsylvania, attorney specializing in adoption and surrogacy law.
Alan Bernstein, a dad raising three surrogacy-born children in Los Angeles, said "It helps to be really passionate about it."
Bernstein, 48, is president of a property management company, able to adjust his working hours and also to afford an au pair who helps care for 9-year-old Isaac and 7-year-old twins Natalie and Naomi.
Like Trey Powell, Bernstein is gay and grew into adulthood never expecting that fatherhood would be a realistic and enticing option.
"When I came out in my early 20s, I felt it was a choice of leading an honest life but giving up on the idea of family," he said. "I'd always liked children - but for many years I didn't allowed myself to think about it. It seemed sad and inevitable that I wouldn't have any."
Though gays account for a substantial portion of Growing Generations' single-father clientele, it also caters to straight men, such as New York City lawyer Steven Harris, 58, whose 6-year-old son, Ben, is about to start first grade.
"Everybody thinks you're real sensitive. 'What a guy,'" Harris said. "They don't realize it's fun and wonderful."
State laws on surrogacy vary widely. Some states forbid commercial transactions, while California has a reputation as perhaps the most receptive state.
Worldwide, commercial surrogacy is banned in most countries, and two that do allow it - India and Ukraine - have decided not make it available to single men. As a result, Growing Generations' clientele of single men includes an increasing number of foreigners seeking the option of a safe, legal surrogacy.
Among them is Simon Taylor, a 50-year-old Briton who had a son via a surrogate birth in Arkansas last year, and is now working on arrangements to have a second child.
Taylor, a self-employed businessman in the insurance industry, said in an email that he had extensive discussions with family and friends about his decision, with the upshot being strong support once those close to him realized how serious he was.
His son, Cal, is now 15 months old. A nanny helps with child care, but Taylor says he strives to be a hands-on dad, coming home early from work twice a week, putting the baby to bed, and spending all weekend with him.
"My life has completely changed now that my son has been born and it is all around Cal," Taylor wrote.


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As fans of all things fashionable and funny, we're counting down the days until The Other Woman premieres.
1. Have you seen the trailer? We've been watching it on repeat.
2. We'll be sipping on girls'-night cocktails pre- (and post-) theater.
3. These sneak-peek quotes have us expecting to laugh nonstop.
4. The characters in this flick were styled by Patricia Field (you know, of Sex and the City fame?). Fashion at its finest, folks.
5. Plus, these lucky ladies got to film at The Cove Atlantis. So. Jealous.
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The Power of Independent Thinking
Love Gov Video Series: Presentation at Draper University
Recorded: Tuesday, November 3, 2015
David J. Theroux, Founder and President of the Independent Institute, presents the idea and concept behind Love Gov: From First Date to Mandate, the award-winning, satirical video series that portrays the federal government as an overbearing boyfriend Scott Gov Govinsky who foists his good intentions on a hapless, idealistic college student, Alexis Smith.
To watch the web series, follow this link
Experts: David J. TherouxType: Other EventIssues: Banking and Finance, Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Collectivism, Corporate Welfare, Culture/ Society, Economic Policy, Education, Energy, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Free Market Economics, Freedom, Government Power, Government Secrecy, Government Waste/Pork, Health Care, Housing, Labor and Employment, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Privacy, Property Rights, Public Health/ Consumer Protection, Regulation and Deregulation, Taxes, Trade, Welfare
John C. Goodman on A Better Choice: Healthcare Solutions for America
Recorded: Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Independent Institute Senior Fellow John C. Goodman talks about his new Independent book, "A Better Choice: Healthcare Solutions for America," on how to replace the Affordable Care Act with market-based solutions. Hosted by Michael Cannon, the discussion was held on July 22, 2015, at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C.
Experts: John C. GoodmanType: Other EventIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Economic Policy, Free Market Economics, Health Care, Privatization, Property Rights, Public Health/ Consumer Protection, Regulation and Deregulation, Social Security, Taxes
The Road to Freedom and Prosperity
Abolish the IRS, Privatize Social Security and Welfare, End Unfunded Public Pension Liability
Recorded: Friday, July 10, 2015
Independent Institute Senior Fellows John C. Goodman and Lawrence J. McQuillan speak on a panel with Heartland Institute Senior Fellow Peter Ferrara at the 2015 FreedomFest held in Las Vegas, NV. The program is moderated by Lewis Uhler, President of the National Tax Limitation Committee.
Thanks to FreedomFest, Inc. for the permission to post our fellows' presentation. For further information about FreedomFest, go to www.freedomfest.com
Experts: Peter J. Ferrara, John C. Goodman, Lawrence J. McQuillanType: Other EventIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Fiscal Policy/Debt, Health Care, Privatization, Public Health/ Consumer Protection, Social Security, Taxes, Welfare
Love Gov: From First Date to Mandate
Recorded: Monday, July 6, 2015
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Love Gov portrays the federal government as an overbearing boyfriend Scott Gov Govinsky who foists his "good intentions" on a hapless, idealistic college student, Alexis. Each episode follows Alexis's relationship with Gov as his intrusions wreak (comic) havoc on her life, professionally, financially, and socially. Alexis's loyal friend Libby tries to help her see Gov for what he really is a menace. But will Alexis come to her senses in time? Tune in to find out!
Episode 1: An Education in Debt
Episode 2: Protection from Jobs
Episode 3: A Remedy for Healthcare Choices
Episode 4: House Poor
Episode 5: Keeping a Close Eye on Privacy
Type: Independent Institute TVIssues: Banking and Finance, Business, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Corporate Welfare, Culture/ Society, Drugs (Illicit), Economic Policy, Education, Environment, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Freedom, Government Power, Government Secrecy, Government Waste/Pork, Health Care, Housing, Labor and Employment, Land Use, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Privacy, Privatization, Property Rights, Public Health/ Consumer Protection, Regulation and Deregulation, Taxes, Welfare, Womens Issues
Public Choice And Government Failure
Recorded: Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Hillsdale College Professor of Economics Ivan Pongracic discusses the different motives that exist in the public decision-making process. He utilizes economic analysis to shed light on governmental choices. Presentation given on June 9, 2015 at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Experts: Ivan Pongracic Jr.Type: Challenge of Liberty SeminarsIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Politics, Public Choice Theory
Independent Publishing and Independent InstituteAn Interview with Acquisitions Director Roy Carlisle
Recorded: Friday, June 5, 2015
Independent Institute Acquisitions Director Roy M. Carlisle is interviewed by IBPA Executive Director Angela Bole at the Book Expo Book Convention in New York City. Roy talks about two new books from the Independent Institute: A Better Choice by Senior Fellow John C. Goodman and California Dreaming by Senior Fellow Lawrence McQuillan. Both books were highlighted at the conference and the authors signed copies of the books for attendees. Carlisle is a former board member of the Independent Book Publishers Association and the conversation touches on the Independent Institutes powerful scholarly book program offering solutions to todays public policy issues such as water markets, healthcare and education.
Experts: Roy M. CarlisleType: Other EventIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Health Care, Taxes
Lawrence McQuillan Discusses the Public-Pension Crisis in the US
Recorded: Friday, May 29, 2015
Senior Fellow Lawrence McQuillan, author of California Dreaming appears on Newsmax TV to discuss the financial crisis facing many cities and states in the US: the fact that public-pensions are grossly underfunded and taxpayers can be left holding the bag. McQuillan talks about how to resolve this pending, man-made crisis in America.
Experts: Lawrence J. McQuillanType: TelevisionIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Government Waste/Pork, Labor and Employment
Defusing Californias Pension Bomb
Recorded: Thursday, May 28, 2015
Sr. Fellow Lawrence McQuillan, author of California Dreaming, appears on the Wall Street Journals Opinion Live show to talk about how to right Californias underfunded public pension system. He talks about how California got into the mess and how other states and cities have the same issue.
Experts: Lawrence J. McQuillanType: TelevisionIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Taxes


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[EDIT: Final map on page 3: Monastery of Tyrs and the rather extensive write up to the various puzzles can be found on page 4 (warning.. it's quite a read!).
Okay, so that's just a working title, but the running theme through my dungeon will be Ghosts. The first room of the adventure in my mind has a puzzle in the middle and no doors on the walls. When the adventurers successfully complete the puzzle they are killed (WTF?!) and become ghosts. In the room there will now be ghostly doorways that they can see now that they are part of the shadow world and they can pass through them when in their incorporeal form.
Dungeon Features
- The main puzzle of the dungeon will be a maze like layout where some areas they can only pass through if they are in their ghost form, otherwise they must find various shrines in the labyrinth to resurrect at.
- In their corporeal form they will appear with all their gear, and are obviously now targets to the ghosts and other undead type creatures in the dungeon.
- Whilst in ghost form they can pass through doors and ghostly mobs will not attack them (so they could scout a room as a ghost so they know what awaits them beyond), however, there will be a "Reaper" type mobs that hunts ghosts down that don't belong. Dying to this mob as a ghost is an actual death as expected, they cannot be killed and you are only safe from them whilst in your corporeal form.
- Some rooms require you to be in your corporeal form to operate manual puzzles (our ghosts are not poltergeist) to move deeper into the complex.
- Friendly ghost NPC/s who can give advice and help guide you through the dungeon
- Multiple ways to complete (not sure what the objective or story background is yet) and multiple routes to take
So that's what I got so far. Roughing out a general map and thinking of ideas and routes as I go. Right now I'm not sure whether to do this as a smaller GM map or a usable battlemap.


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Stylish teen star Peyton List to appear at Charleston Town Center
Peyton List meet-and-greet
With teen summer fashion show
WHEN: Noon to 2 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Charleston Town Center Center Court
COST: Free
NOTE: Donate socks to the Union Mission back-to-school teen sock drive between 8 a.m. and noon and be entered to win mall gift cards, drawn during the fashion show.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Though the Disney Channel comedy "Jessie" takes place in New York, it's filmed in Los Angeles. That's where 15-year-old Peyton List, who plays Emma Ross on the show, was at on an early morning this week, but not for long. She was headed to the Big Apple and looking forward to it.
"I'm from New York originally; I lived in Brooklyn," she said en route to the airport, where she would head East, first to Gatlinburg, Tenn., for a meet-and-greet, then to New York to visit her best friend and enjoy a short stay and then here, for a meet-and-greet at Charleston Town Center beginning at noon today.
List has time to visit friends and fans now because "Jessie" is on hiatus. On July 29, she and her co-stars will head back to work for season three of the comedy about the titular Jessie (Debby Ryan), a nanny to a celebrity couple's four children -- Emma, Luke (Cameron Boyce), Ravi (Karan Brar) and Zuri (Skai Jackson).
List said she doesn't know what might happen this season.
"They didn't tell us anything about season three," she said. "I'm waiting to get the first script.
"I hope Emma gets to do more with fashion," she added. "She did a lot with Kitty Couture, her fashion blog, in season two. I hope she gets to do more. It was really fun."
Like her character, List is quite the fashionista. She has two Instagram accounts -- her own (peypeylist) and one with friends (fashionloverandadvice) -- where her style is on full display.
"I'm very girly. I like to dress up," she said.
As for her style?
"It just depends on the day: one day could be girly, one day sporty. I don't really have a set style."
And what you see Emma wear on "Jessie" is what you might see List wear in real life.
"Emma's style is based off mine," she said. "Sometimes I'll buy something over the weekend with my friends at the mall, and I'll come in [to work] Monday and see [the same thing] in my closet."
Her favorite designer at the moment is Ted Baker.
"Emma wears a lot of that on the show," she said.
Style aside, "I don't know how much [Emma and I] have in common. I hope I'm a little bit smarter than her," List said with a laugh.
There are other little things. They're both the same age and in the same grade at school. They both have two brothers.
They also both have pets. List's family has a Shih Tzu named Windsor, and Emma shares her penthouse apartment with Mrs. Kipling, a seven-foot water monitor lizard that belongs to Ravi.
"It's pretty crazy," List said of working with the animal, whose real name is Frank. "It takes getting used to."
She said that in one episode where Emma and Mrs. Kipling spent a lot of time together, she had to wear pads underneath her clothing in case something happened. She also recalled an instance where he peed in the elevator in the middle of a scene.
"His pee is toxic; we had to evacuate the elevator."
When List isn't having adventures on the "Jessie" set, she's exploring other acting avenues. She appeared as Holly Hills in the second and third "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" films ("Roderick Rules" and "Dog Days"), and she recently wrapped production on a TV movie, "A Sister's Nightmare."
The family thriller about a woman who shows up at her police officer sister's home after 16 years in a psychiatric hospital also stars Kelly Rutherford ("Gossip Girl"), Natasha Henstridge ("The Secret Circle") and Matthew Settle ("Gossip Girl"). It is currently in post-production, with no airdate set.
Prior to "Jessie," List appeared in a number of films, including "27 Dresses" (as a young Katherine Heigl), "Something Borrowed" (as a young Kate Hudson), "Remember Me," "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" and "Confessions of a Shopaholic."
"I definitely want to get more into film," she said. "When I'm on hiatus, I'm going to try to get some of that in."
In the meantime, she's looking forward to visiting West Virginia, even if only briefly.
"I've driven through before on road trips, but I haven't actually stopped, so I'm really excited."
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May 6, 2016
By: Mike Springer
February 2, 2013
Tallahassee, Fl-Super Bowl Sunday is less than 24 hours away.
And some bars are prepping for the big game and what they expect will be a big night.
At Prime Time Tallahassee, workers there are expecting a full-house Sunday.
They say that means they'll be getting ready to serve up plenty of beer, burgers and especially wings.
"More chicken-wings get eaten tomorrow then I think all 11 other months combined," said Curtis Solomon, director of operations for Prime Time. "We're going to have a bunch of those ready to go along with our delicious burgers and 24 beers on tap,"
Kick-off for the big game is 6:30 p.m. on WCTV.
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