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It's gone now, but the buzz about it at City Hall and in political circles still is ongoing.
An e-mail circulated this week — presumably among conservative Republicans — referenced the Wikipedia entry for Cincinnati City Hall, which had been changed to include a lie about Congressman Steve Driehaus, a Democrat, implying he was anti-Christian.
Conservative presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is busy today trying to clarify a comment he made Thursday that indicated reelecting President Barack Obama would be better than electing Santorum's Republican rival, Mitt Romney.
Santorum's comment, made in San Antonio, Texas, at the USAA insurance company, drew criticism from Romney, Newt Gingrich and other Republicans.
"You win by giving people a choice. You win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone who's just going to be a little different than the person in there," Santorum said in San Antonio. "If you're going to be a little different, we might as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk with what may be the Etch A Sketch candidate of the future."
Romney quickly fired back about Santorum's comment.
"I am in this race to defeat Barack Obama and restore America's promise," Romney said. "I was disappointed to hear that Rick Santorum would rather have Barack Obama as president than a Republican. This election is more important than any one person. It is about the future of America. Any of the Republicans running would be better than President Obama and his record of failure."
Not to be left out, Gingrich took to Twitter to join in the symbolic thrashing.
"Rick Santorum is dead wrong. Any GOP nominee will be better than Obama." Gingrich tweeted.
This morning Santorum's campaign released a statement that sought to clarify what the candidate meant. (How many times has that phrase had to be used in relation to Santorum in the past few months?)
"I would never vote for Barack Obama over any Republican and to suggest otherwise is preposterous," Santorum said in the prepared statement. "This is just another attempt by the Romney campaign to distort and distract the media and voters from the unshakeable fact that many of Romney's policies mirror Barack Obama's."
Santorum added, "I was simply making the point that there is a huge enthusiasm gap around Mitt Romney and it's easy to see why — Romney has sided with Obama on health-care mandates, cap-and-trade, and the Wall Street bailouts. Voters have to be excited enough to actually go vote, and my campaign's movement to restore freedom is exciting this nation. If this election is about Obama versus the Obama-Lite candidate, we have a tough time rallying this nation."
Santorum might be correct about the enthusiasm gap over Romney.
A new poll found that more people offer negative than positive assessments of Romney. But, tellingly, this also is the case for Romney's rivals — Santorum, Gingrich and Ron Paul.
When Americans were asked what one word comes to mind when thinking about Romney, the top responses were "no" or "no way," and "rich." After those, the most frequently used words were "flip-flopper," "idiot" and "arrogant."
Roughly twice as many respondents gave negative one-word descriptions of Romney rather than positive terms, 30 percent versus 14 percent; just 29 percent used neutral terms.
The most frequently used terms for Santorum, with the exception of "no," were "crazy," "too conservative," "extreme" and "idiot."
A mere 13 percent of respondents used positive words for Santorum, while 30 percent used negative words and 22 percent used neutral terms.
Words most frequently offered about Gingrich were "old," "no," "no way," "idiot" and "untrustworthy."
Thirty-nine percent of respondents used negative terms about Gingrich, compared to 10 percent that used positive terms, and 23 percent that used neutral terms.
The most frequent descriptions used for Paul were slightly better, but not by much: "no," "old," "Libertarian," "honest" and "crazy."
Twenty-seven percent of respondents used negative terms to describe Paul, compared to 15 percent that used positive terms, and 23 percent that used neutral terms.
The national survey was conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and The Washington Post. It surveyed 1,009 adults March 15-18.
Of the respondents, 605 were interviewed on a landline telephone, and 404 were interviewed on a cell phone, including 176 who had no landline telephone.
The poll's margin of error is plus or minus four percentage points.
By no measure can The Wall Street Journal be mistaken for a liberal newspaper, so the findings of its latest poll should greatly disturb Republicans.
A poll released late last week, done in conjunction with NBC News, found that most Americans support collective bargaining rights for workers, want to end the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy and impose a surtax on people making more than $1 million annually, and believe economic growth is a higher priority for government than deficit reduction.
Despite numerous examples of intolerance and hatred at its events and multiple polls showing the group represents only a small minority of the populace, the noisy Tea Party movement continues to gain an unwarranted amount of media attention as it strives for respectability.
County Commissioner Todd Portune's idea to borrow more money and extend a half-cent sales tax in order to keep up with stadium costs has been shot down by a Bengals lawyer who used 15 bullet points to demonstrate that Portune's plan "proposes to breach one or both leases."
Duke Energy is asking state regulators if it can bump customers' rates up again. Duke says the increases are to pay for infrastructure investments. The change would increase customer costs of electric service by $86 million and for natural gas by $44 million. A federal appeals court on Monday reinstated an antitrust lawsuit against Duke Energy that accuses the company of paying kick-backs to corporations opposing a 2004 rate increase.
A rally for "religious freedom" will take place on Fountain Square today in response to federal health care legislation requiring women to have abortions employers to provide insurance that covers birth control. The law includes a religious exemption, which bishops have said isn't enough.
A group pushing to ban dog auctions in Ohio has halted its effort to put the issue on the November ballot due to lack of funding and time. CityBeat in February reported the group's efforts to ban the sale of dogs through auctions or raffles, as well as all trafficking in dogs from out-of-state auctions.
New York City officials, including
Brooklyn Democratic Rep. Yvette Clarke, are arguing that the city's
"Stop and Frisk" policy is racist. The policy allows police to
stop an individual and pat him or her down for contraband if they
suspect illegal activity. From USA Today:
Clarke says the program, known as "Stop, Question and Frisk" or "Stop and Frisk," amounts to racial profiling. It is based on a 1968 Supreme Court ruling that police could stop people on the basis of "reasonable suspicion."
Last month, U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin approved class-action status for a lawsuit that alleges the practice subjects people to race-based illegal searches.
President Obama's health care law helped
6.6 million young adults stay on their parents' plans during the
first year and a half.
Rick Santorum has formed a new conservative organization aiming to recruit 1 million supporters to help get Barack Obama out of the While House. No word on how Santorum's "Patriot Voices" group will differ from the tea party patriots.
NASA says it has spotted the universe's first objects.
Black members of the Netherlands soccer team were subjected to
racist chants at their Euro 2012 practice facility in Krakow, Poland.
The team says fans were making monkey chants at the players.
LeBron James scored 45 points to lead the Miami Heat over the Boston Celtics last night, forcing a deciding Game 7 for the Eastern Conference championship. The Oklahoma Thunder await in the NBA Finals.
Since Ohio sold the Lake Erie Correctional Institution to the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), prisoner accounts and independent audits have found deteriorating conditions at the minimum- and medium-security facility. In the past few months, prisoners detailed unsanitary conditions and rising violence at the prison, which were later confirmed by official incident reports and a surprise inspection from the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee. Now, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio is calling on the state to do more to hold CCA accountable. To read the full story, click here.
A Northern Kentucky lawsuit backed by the tea party is threatening library funding across the state. The problems get into the specifics of Kentucky's tax code, potentially unraveling the entire library system by forcing the state's libraries to get voter approval before increasing or decreasing taxes. If the courts rule against the libraries, the libraries could have to set their tax rates back to levels from decades ago, leading to considerably less funding for the public institutions.
City Council is set to approve a budget plan today that will avoid laying off cops and firefighters, but it will make considerable cuts to many other city programs, increase fees for various services and raise property taxes. The public safety layoffs were averted despite months of threats from city officials that such layoffs couldn't be avoided without the city's plan to semi-privatize parking assets. But the parking plan is being held up in court, and City Council managed to avoid the public safety layoffs anyway.
Commentary: "Commissioners' Proposed Streetcar Cut Ignores the Basics."
A budget bill from the Ohio Senate would keep social issues at the forefront and refocus tax reforms on small businesses instead of all Ohioans. The bill would potentially allow Ohio's health director to shut down abortion clinics, effectively defund Planned Parenthood, fund anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers and forgo the Medicaid expansion, while cutting taxes by 50 percent for business owners instead of going through with a 7-percent across-the-board tax cut for all Ohioans.
The Ohio legislature is moving to take away the state auditor's powers to audit private funds that JobsOhio and other taxpayer-funded private entities take in. State Auditor Dave Yost is looking to do a full audit of JobsOhio that includes private funds, but other Republicans, led by Gov. John Kasich, have pushed back, claiming Yost can only check on public funds. JobsOhio is a privatized development agency that Kasich and Republican legislators established to eventually replace the Ohio Department of Development.
A teacher who was fired from a Catholic school when she got pregnant through artificial insemination when she was single is taking the Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati to court, with hearings now underway. The Church's critics argue that the Vatican's stance on single pregnant women is discriminatory, since it makes it much easier to enforce anti-premarital sex rules against women than men.
Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) is facing $14.8 million in deficits in its next budget — a sign that years of cuts are continuing at the school district. CPS says the shortfall is driven by state cuts, which CityBeat previously covered in greater detail and how they relate to CPS here.
Hamilton County commissioners are asking Cincinnati to merge its 911 call centers with the county. The change would likely save money for both Cincinnati and Hamilton County, but it remains uncertain how it would affect the effectiveness of 911 services.
Scientists are using yogurt to study how food interacts with the brain.
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How many states are the black tails in?
Nice buck JNDEER. Congrats!
How many states are the black tails in?
I believe Columbian Blacktails are in CA, WA and OR. and Sitka blacktails are in AK.
There is also some great Colomian Blacktail hunting in B.C.
Dang nice buck OJ, welcome to ehf
Great lookin buck OJ!
You are a blacktail killing machine! Awesome.
A lot of great bucks posted. Congrats guys!
Here is a blacktail I killed during the rut in California this past season. Looked over a lot of nice deer.

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Ever try Turkish coffee? A Turkish coffee truck is handing out free Turkish coffee to drum up attention for September's inaugural Turkish Cultural Heritage Month. Today, you can find the truck in Georgetown on M St. near Bluemercury. Saturday it's at the Textile Museum and Sunday it's at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.
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This radar detector has a great range and the gps feature is worth the extra cost. I had it detect radar from over a mile away.
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Testimony :: Hon. Christopher H. Smith
Ranking Minority Member - Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the opportunity to participate in today's timely hearing on Russia in advance of the President's upcoming summit meeting with his Russian counterpart in early July. While many are focused on the pursuit of arms control agreements with Moscow, the human rights situation in the Russian Federation continues to deteriorate across the boards. Whether we are speaking about freedom of expression and the media; the rights of all believers to freely profess and practice their faith; or the ability of human rights defenders, NGOs, independent journalists and political parties to operate without fear of government harassment, the space for such activity is shrinking. Compounding this reality is the near absence of an independent judiciary to which victims can appeal, receive a fair hearing and stand a chance of prevailing.
The troubling trends in Russia since the rise of Vladimir Putin from relative obscurity nearly a decade ago have largely continued unabated. In the 1990 Copenhagen Document all participating States reaffirmed that democracy is an inherent element of the rule of law and recognized the importance of pluralism. The Kremlin's pursuit of "managed democracy" is nothing more than euphemism for creeping authoritarianism.
As President Reagan once observed, "concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty." Regrettably, there is nothing to suggest that the current Russian leadership is about to shift course.
Not surprisingly, at the OSCE the Russians have teamed up with a motley crew of likeminded countries seeking to strip the human dimension of any meaning. Among their specific targets are the OSCE's democracy promotion activities, particularly the framework for election observation. Similarly, they are looking to severely limit the involvement of NGOs within the OSCE. This ongoing campaign is of particular concern in light of Kazakhstan's upcoming chairmanship of OSCE beginning in January.
Mr. Chairman, from my experience as a member of this Commission since 1983 as well as human rights work elsewhere, I have found that the American people can be moved when they see the human face of rights violations. Today's witnesses bring to the table deeply personal experiences that remind us that there are very real victims of the policies and practices pursued by Russia's current leaders.
In anticipation of Secretary Clinton's travel to Corfu later this month for an OSCE discussion about the future of European security and the President's summit meetings in Moscow next month, I urge them not to lose sight of the fact that, at its root, genuine security is inextricably linked to democracy, human rights and the rule of law – the very foundations of the Helsinki Process.


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Pitch It, Catch It and We'll Find a Way to Score
It was a solid win last night over a first place team. Timely hitting, great starting pitching from Gil Meche and a couple glamorous defensive plays and viola! Its the recipe to beat a team which, even after the loss, holds a slight edge over the defending World Series champs. And even better it came on Girls Night Out, which by all accounts was another huge success.
True, its just one win and we talked just the other day about being able to move on from one game to the next, but on the same token, its good to enjoy the team's high points. That's what being a fan is all about right? To do that, let's go Around the Horn…
Gil Meche never went anywhere, but a rough start skewed his numbers. Now he's back on track and poised to pass his win total from last season, when he was undoubtedly the Royals ace and won Pitcher of the Year. Meche did not allow a run for the first time since May 4 at Cleveland, when he also pitched seven shutout innings. After that start, he dropped his ERA to 5.98. One rough start later and he jumped back up to 6.31.
Then he started whittling it down. After logging so many innings, it took a while, but he's shaved a full two runs off his ERA since his May 9 start versus Baltimore. Over his last 14 starts, Meche has a 3.27 ERA in 88 innings with 69 strikeouts, which is 7.06 K's per nine innings.
For a little more prespective, the 2007 Gil Meche set a career best with a 3.67 ERA with 156 punch outs in 216 innings, which is 6.5 K's per nine innings. Granted, Meche kept his numbers up over 34 starts in 2007, but it looks like we've seen the return of the real Gil Meche.
Defense is just as important to a win and three times already this homestand (we've only got video evidence of two), David DeJesus has made a spectacular play down the left field line. He's laying out down there to save his pitchers runs.
His catch last night in particular – a head first layout onto the warning track gravel – became an instant replay on SportsCenter's Top Plays, Baseball Tonight's Web Gems, FSN' Final Score, The Baseball Report and MLB.TV's highlights. He literally stole a base hit or an extra base hit from the Rays' Dioner Navarro.
Baseball Tonight's Buck Showalter had some praise for the Royal, saying with him in the corner outfield position puts him among the elite defensively at that position. Oh and national media, his last name is pronounced "duh-HAY-soos" with the accent on the middle syllable, not "duh-hay-SOOS" with the accent at the end. Mispronunciation is kind of a pet peeve of ours. While we're at it, it's "WA-keem SORE-ee-uh", not "Joe-uh-KIM" or "Sore-eye-uh" or whatever.
Not to be completely overshadowed by DeJesus' night, Mike Aviles also made an outstanding throw to first to help cut short the Rays rally in the eighth.And Mitch Maier* recorded six putouts in the first five innings in his first game in the big leagues this year.
*Maier went 1-for-4, recording his first hit in the Majors since he went 2-for-4 against Minnesota on September 28, 2006.
Speaking of Mike Aviles, he has hit safely in 13 of 14 games after having his career high 12-game hitting streak snapped two days ago…The Royals induced a double play from Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura in the fifth, his first of the season. He'd gone 392 at-bats without hitting into a double-play, which led the Majors…Joakim Soria (did you pronounce it correctly?) picked up his first save against the Rays last night, leaving Boston as the only American League team he hasn't recorded a save against…Notes from Trey Hillman's pre-game press conference: Mark Teahen is still stiff and out of the lineup again. Hopefully he will resume outside workouts tomorrow…Also from Trey: Hillman saw the rehab DVD for John Bale, who is starting for Omaha tonight. He said Bale's velocity is not back to where is was but the arm action looks okay…Finally: John Buck shaved his head last night before the game, reportedly because Gil Meche said he'd stay locked in better if his catcher had a shaved head. Hillman said Meche, who did the shaving, wasn't going to come anywhere near him with the clippers.
Minor League Notes:
Triple-A: Mike Aviles is still 5th in the Pacific Coast League in triples (six in 51 games), the leader, Tucson's Tim Raines, Jr. has 11 in 98 games.
Double-A: Kila Kaaihue of Northwest Arkansas leads the Texas League in homers with 25 and is third in slugging percentage (.615) and RBI (71). He also leads the league with 79 walks and has 39 strikeouts in 87 games.
Single-A Advanced: The Wilmington Blue Rocks, or Runnin' Rocks are tops in the Carolina League in stolen bases. They've stolen 200 bases in 102 games, 79 more than any other team in the league. They've broken a team record already, lead the league in walks (359) and have five of the top six base stealers in the CL. Derrick Robinson (pictured left) leads the league with 48 steals, followed by Jarrod Dyson at 33, Joseph Dickerson at 24, Winston Salem's Paulo Orlando at 22 and Chris McConnell and Kurt Mertins at 21…Josh Johnson (11 SB) is third in the league with a .423 OBP and tied for second with 65 walks…Dickerson also leads the league in triples at 10
Single-A: Burlington, Iowa's Adrian Ortiz leads the league with 128 hits in 99 games…Jason Taylor lead the Midwest League with 60 walks…Mike Moustakas' 12 homers is tied for 11th, but the league leader only has 19 in the pitcher's league. Two are tied for second at 16, five players have 14 and two more have 13, so he's not far off the pace…David Lough is second in the League with nine triples…Alexander Caldera is fifth in the league with 113.1 IP.
Rookie League-Advanced: Burlington, North Carolina's Kelvin Herrera is second with a 1.83 ERA in 34.1 IP. He also leads the Appalachian League in WHIP with a 0.84 mark.
Rookie League-Advanced: Idaho Falls' Nicholas Francis has a .582 slugging percentage, which is fourth in the Pioneer League. He's also fifth with a .978 OPS and first in triples with five…The Chukars also have some runners with three of the top five base stealers, including the leader, Patrick Norris who has 14 in 31 games. Norris also leads the league in walks with 23…Bryan Casey holds a 1.93 ERA which is second in the PL.
Rookie League: The Arizona Royals Jose Bonilla is fourth in the Arizona League with a .390 average, fifth with a .688 slugging percentage and fifth with a 1.129 OPS…Deivy Batista is fifth in doubles with eight…Deybi De La Cruz is tied for third (two tied at four) with three wins and is sixth in the league with a 2.73 ERA. He also has 26 K's which is sixth and only one strike out behind teammate Carlos Fortuna who is tied for fifth.
Tonight's lineup: Remember, Emerson Drive and Dan Quisenberry Bobbleheads tomorrow.
DeJesus LF
Aviles SS
Grudzielanek 2B
Guillen RF
Gordon 3B
Butler DH
Gload 1B
Buck C
Maier CF
Meche P
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Hello Cartographer's Guild! So I found out about this challenge through the DF dev blog. As a DF player with some creative skill to burn, I thought I'd give it a shot.
From the main map, I'm cropping a section of it. I'll use Dwarf Fortress' map export tools to tell me which settlements trade with which others, to help create a map of a localised set of trade routes.
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landing spot. will be interesting to see how he does.
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|1 year 45 weeks ago
|Thank you for sharing.
One helluva piece and beautifully written.
|3 years 8 weeks ago
|Webber was quite close to
Webber was quite close to being convicted of perjury if not for the death of Ed Martin. The perjury was committed well after he was 18-years-old. It's ridiculous to excuse something like that just because he was a basketball star, unless you were unaware of it. That's not bitterness; that's a felony.
|3 years 45 weeks ago
|These blog posts are both informative and hilarious.*
Keep up the good work, CRex.
|7 years 2 weeks ago
|This is great stuff Brian,
This is great stuff Brian, and you get an extra gold star because it came on a Friday afternoon.
As for Gladwell, as annoyingly simplistic as he is at times, I must admit that he is thought-provoking, not in any profoundly original way, but in a manner that will make you to want to revisit and reanalyze a well-worn topic with more nuance and sophistication.
|7 years 34 weeks ago
|For the lack of subtlety, jeesh.
You want an example? How about SuperBowl XXXVIII, when Carolina missed two 2-point conversions in the fourth quarter, the first of which was attempted w/ 12:39 left in the game. The final score was 32-29. Had Carolina kicked both extra points, they could have gone for two on a third 4Q TD they scored with one-minute left in the game.
I'm not sure why you are so adamant that I provide an example, because one example does not prove my point per se, not to mention that the example may not be analagous to the Michigan game. Only a study using a decent sample size would be useful. My question was not proferred as proof, but as anecdotal consideration. Likewise, Brian's a priori assumptions of probabilities should not necessarily be taken at face value. And that is my point: not that the 2-point attempt was a bad idea; rather, people's conceptions of likely final scores with a lot of time left in the game are in many cases flawed, and thus have a major effect on strategy. In other words, it's a NOT no-brainer to me (even though I would have gone for two in the same situation.)
|7 years 34 weeks ago
|My problem with the 2-point
My problem with the 2-point conversion chart is that the statisticians who developed it should have included several pages of footnotes--not that anyone would bother to read them. To arrive at those numbers, they are using estimates for a large number of variables, whose reliability is highly sensitive to time. The smaller the score discrepancy and fewer the minutes left in the game, the more accurate those estimates are; the converse is also true. To provide concrete figures for 30 minutes left in a game for example are silly. No statistician in good faith should offer a definite figure (which creates the illusion of precision) without a glaring caveat emptor. As an analogy, predicting the temperature and precipitation over the next 48 hours is fairly reliable; predicting an exact temperature (and not just a range) for a day a year from now is much less so.
|7 years 34 weeks ago
|Princess Bride & Inconceivable
Methinks you do not undertand the meaning of "no brainer".
|7 years 34 weeks ago
|Not so fast my buddy guy friend
Ask yourself when the last time was in college or the pros that a
Off the top of my head, I can't recall even one time. On the other
A really solid argument would incorporate a statistical analysis using a large number of games. But who wants to do that?
My point is not that Michigan should not have gone for 2 points. My


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Lloyd Banks has announced his upcoming DJ Drama-hosted mixtape series F.N.O. (Failure's No Option), which is currently without a release date.
Taking to Twitter, the G-Unit member revealed that the series is in the works. "The A.O.N (all or nothin) series coming soon!! Bank$ Drama!" wrote Banks.
He also revealed the cover art for the first volume, sporting a picture of the silhouetted rapper gazing out over New York City, New York. It is unclear what features will appear on the tape, as Banks asked his Twitter followers who he should collaborate with on the project.
Check the official cover art below.
(January 19)
UPDATE: DJ Drama has announced the release date for Lloyd Banks' "F.N.O." The mixtape is slated to be released Thursday (October 31).
The announcement was posted by DJ Drama on Instagram today (October 28). The image he posted can be viewed below.
(October 28)
UPDATE #2: The tracklisting for Lloyd Banks' "F.N.O." can be viewed below, as per hiphopwired.com.
1. "The Natural"
2. "Failure's No Option"
3. "Pain In Variety"
4. "You Wish"
5. "Reminder"
6. "Paint the Sky" f. Vado
7. "The Plague"
8. "Lead the Blind"
9. "Daily Betrayal"
10. "Cover Me" f. Styles P
11. "Keep Up"
12. "Tour Stories"
13. "My Flight"
14. "Drop a Diamond" f. Raekwon
15. "House Pride"
16. "No Surrender" f Mr. Probz
(October 30)
UPDATE #3: Lloyd Banks' F.N.O. has been released. It can be streamed below, via datpiff.com. The download link is below the stream.
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Position: RB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: October 25, 1967 in Indianapolis, IN
High School: John Adams
College: Notre Dame (school history) (Johnson college stats)
Drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2nd round (36th overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 32 (3081st overall since 1950)
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In Loving Memory of Jason Leffler - Turning LefWritten by on September 5, 2013 Contributors: NASCAR, Todd Ridgeway A look back at a racer who left us far too soon
It's been a rough few months for oval track racing. Coming on the heels of Dick Trickle's passing, the motorsports community lost Jason Leffler in a Sprint Car crash at Bridgeport Speedway in New Jersey on June 12, 2013. Leffler, a native of Long Beach, California, began racing at age 12. He won four USAC championships before making the move to NASCAR where he spent 12 years in both the Camping World Truck and Nationwide Series. He was inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2003 on the strength of an impressive resume which included being just the third driver to win three consecutive USAC Midget championships (1997-1999). He also claimed the USAC Silver Crown title in 1998.
Like we did for Dick, we dug out some pictures that may have never been published to honor his memory. Enjoy.
Memorial Race
Wayne County Speedway (Wayne City, Illinois) recently announced the Jason Leffler Memorial Race on Wednesday August 28 at 7 p.m. The $5,000-to-win Midget Race will have the 600 non-wing Outlaw Micros as the only companion class. The Pit Gates open at 3, spectator gates at 5. There will be an autograph session from 5:30-6:15 and the racing starts at 7 p.m. General Admission for the event is $10, while a Pit Pass is $35. One hundred percent of the front entrance proceeds and 50 percent of the back entrance will go to the Charlie Dean Leffler Trust, a trust benefiting Jason's five year old son. For more information, visit www.racewaynecountyspeedway.com or call 618/895-2800.
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Jason Leffler at speed at Indianapolis Raceway Park in 2003 behind the wheel of a USAC Silver Crown car.When things in the Cup series didn't work out, Leffler found a home in the Nationwide Series where he amassed 2 victories, 42 top fives, 107 top 10s, and 8 poles in 296 starts. He finished in the top 10 in points for six consecutive years and gave Toyota its first Nationwide victory in July 2007 at Indianapolis Raceway Park, shown here.Leffler was no stranger to the front of the pack in a truck race. Here he is to the outside of Tim George Jr. at the start of the April 2012 Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway.


text: ok guys i seen something out of the norm yesterday eve while scouting for elk, 200+ elk including at least 3 nice mature bulls and several smaller bulls rag horns and spikes, cows and calves everywhere. this is a place i hunt alot and i know it holds lots of elk but these bulls with the cows? so many herded up? its only aug3rd! no lack of water and no lack of food. just wondering if this is odd, ive never seen it like that in summer.


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She's my buddies dog and she's doing good, moving around OK.
She's my buddies dog and she's doing good, moving around OK.
Glad to hear she is doing good!
Well, after all the hoopla about the big bear it looks like I might have another friend of a friend with a bear tag that wants to run. He's been trying spot n stalk and busting his hump but hasn't had any luck and seasons getting shorter. I'm excited to get some more hunting in for my dogs before the lions start taking dirt napps. I will keep you posted and continue the adventure when we start the 2nd hunt.
Best get your guide certificate, after this story and more to come you will have plenty forum members hitting you up when we get a tag! Jason's Monster Bruin Guide Services! Just saying.
Haha, that's funny! Its something I've wanted to do for years so don't be surprised! I think it would become to much like work tho! I never wanna take the fun out of it so its a tough decision. Thanks for the compliment tdub.
This was the most fun ive had reading a thread in a while! Congrats again on the bruin! If you need a tag to fill on the lions let me know, definitely on my bucket list! Ive got just the spot on the mantle picked out for a full mount leaping cat!
Soooo, I'm up cutting firewood today in the mountains that I also bear hunt. I'm loading my truck and another truck comes toodling up the road. He stops and shuts his truck off and ask's "would you happen to know where to find some bears?" This fellow is up from Vegas and another houndsmen I know was supposed to help him out but had other obligations. I proceeded to get to know him and pointed him in the right direction but could tell he had no idea about the area. So, I told him I had dogs and had the next 3 days off so I'd be willing to help him out. He was excited to say the least so then I showed him last weeks bear. I'm excited to get my dogs out sooner than expected and can hopefully show this guy a good time. In another week or so I've got another tag to run as well. Could make for an exciting bear season, can we go 3 for 3? We shall see on the next episode of Jason's monster bruins! Haha
LOL, I love this TV show! Can hardly wait for the next episode!
Hey keep it on this form! I dont have TV! LOL
We hunted hard Saturday, ran every road in the mountains and found another HUGE track. Turned out the hounds, they cold trailed for awhile when it seemed they heated it up. Over about 2 hours they went from lower, thick pinions to over 8000' on top of one of the nastier peaks in the are. Really rocky with several old abandoned mines. They trailed into the rocks nice and steady and then just split up and scattered everywhere. They never did catch up to this bear and when his trail hit the rocks and they lost it. Spent the next hour or so rounding up dogs. In a nutshell we hiked about 3 miles and saw a lot of tracks and sign but never put one up a tree.
Met up with the Vegas boys early today and hit the roads looking for any new sign. Made our loop when I spotted a new track going up the bank. Turned my top dog out and my old buddies top 2 out and they bolted off on the track, we turned the rest of the dogs in and the race was on. I went east to a side road that would cut in behind them and my buddy went west thinking they might loop downhill. I didn't drive 10 minutes when the GPS had dogs treed and I was only 1000yds out. Radioed my buddy to head my way cause I was able to get 650yds from the hounds singing treed! We made our way the short track up the mountain to see all our dogs treeing hard on a good bear. Vegas made his choice and setup for his shot while we tied dogs back from the tree. When we had all but 3 dogs tied the bear decided he was coming down. He climbed within inches of the dogs reach and we ordered the shot come now. Vegas made 2 clean shots on the fly and the bear made his exit fast and furious with 3 dogs on his tail. We turned the rest of the dogs loose to give chase and only worked about 200yds downhill to find the bear in his final resting place. Vegas made 2 perfect shots to the boiler maker in a very rushed situation, impressive. This was their first hound hunt and they were extatic! A beautiful 300# cinnamon boar.


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Head-to-head: 6 Fed, 11 Rafa
Last meeting: Roland Garros '08, Rafa 6-1, 6-3, 6-0
Weren't we just here recently? Oh yes, I remember it well though I'm sure Fed would probably want us to forget it. The two truly dominant ballers on the ATP Tour reasserted their places in the tennis heirarchy by systematically dissecting their draws with astounding precision. Top seed Roger Federer will look to make it six-in-a row, breaking Bjorn Borg's record, when he battles nemesis Rafael Nadal for the Wimbledon title.
How they got here: The top-ranked Swiss has looked in imperious form, even with a cardigan on, and has not gifted a set this fortnight. His latest victim was the resurgent Marat Safin, who never really believed in his chances and went down with a quick 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-4 decision. Rafa was just as tidy in his dismissal of another resurgent baller, German Rainer Schuettler, booking his spot in the final by a similar scoreline of 6-1, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Here's some of what Fed had to say about how Rafa's challenge:
He's made me improve, you know, just the approach, you know, playing against him. I was playing him quite differently in the beginning of my career. Well, the thing is also he's evolved as a player, started to play better. He's challenged me, you know, especially on I think clay for me. That was the major, major part of playing on Rafa on clay, it was the ultimate test for me, you know. I mean, I don't know how much he's helped me to play against other players. Playing him, because it's such a different dimension, such a different type of game, it's hard to really judge, you know. But I definitely feel like he's made me more tough, that's for sure.Rafa has this to say about facing the world no. 1:
Well, always a special feeling play against the No. 1, and especially against Roger, because, well, he plays specially, very nice all the time, very easy. Sometimes you distract watching his game, no?Outlook: This match, much like the ladies' final, is a true toss up. Both ballers are playing near-perfect tennis, showing that they are still head-and-shoulders above the rest of the tour when it comes to consistency, belief and championship mettle. Though Fed has yet to give up a set this fortnight, he'll be giving up at least one tomorrow though I think three is more likely.
We going to be play the sixth final in Grand Slam, so that's a lot important matches. Some more Masters Series finals, some important the rest finals. So sure it is a nice rivalry because we are No. 1 and No. 2. That's the main rivalry, because if someone is No. 1 and the other one is No. 5 doesn't matter, no? But for the last years we did well, and I hope continuing like this for a lot of years.
Rafa's game has lifted to new levels since he made the final in Miami, crushing the field during the clay-court swing and continuing his untouchable form onto the grass, winning at Queen's Club for his first title on the green stuff. He seems ready to take the top-ranking and that'll begin when he grabs his first Wimbledon title on Sunday.
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(WUSA9) -- Spotsylvania County authorities are investigating after someone detonated a homemade explosive device in the Chancellor area of the county on Wednesday night.
Authorities say in a press release that someone reported a loud explosion at approximately 10:46 p.m.
According to authorities, they found that the device was placed on the ground and detonated in a utility right-of-way between houses off of Regency Glen Drive.
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56 degrees of warmth projected in NYC today, and we'll be placed firmly behind the computer screen for most of it. Gotta love what we do...we keep telling ourselves that.
While we sit here and daydream of wearing jorts with our vintage combat boots, why don't you have a run at some rad music steez below...then go outside and enjoy the sun!
Last week, Fanfarlo appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly. Each time I see them perform, I become more infatuated with their sound. Watch their live go at Harold T. Wilkins here.
Due to overwhelming demand, Fever Ray added a few extra UK tour dates in September. Now if only we can get Karin and company back to NYC...thoughts? Tickets for the additional stops go on sale this Wednesday here.
London's Underage Fest announced the addition of M.I.A. to their already incredibly lineup. The fest is exactly what it sounds like...only allowing kids aged 14-18 to attend. Full lineup and ticket info is here.
Cool Dutch dude, Shook, spun up our buddies Electric Youth's infectious track, Replay, and we're tossing it to you for all sorts of free.
No Monday morning is complete without the musical assistance of The White Panda...they just make sitting in an office job that much easier, especially when they throw Khia and Hot Chip together. Ready For My Neck, My Back is yours below.
mp3: Khia vs Hot Chip - Ready For My Neck, My Back (The White Panda Mash)
mp3: Electric Youth - Replay (Shook Remix)


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Halloween is a time when you get the chance to dress up and pretend to be someone that you're not. Schools throughout the district usually dedicate the day before (or if Halloween is during the weekend, the Friday before) to dressing up and wearing costumes and celebrating the great event. Then at night, children get to go trick-or-treating and get a ton of candy. But, at what age do kids decide to stop going trick-or-treating? When does it become an "inappropriate" thing to do? I noticed that I stopped wanting to go trick-or-treating when I was fourteen. Last year some of my high school friends decided that they wanted to go out and have some fun and get some candy. But some of the houses didn't want to give them any candy because they thought they were "too old". This year, I wanted to see if there was any validity to the idea that people see teenagers as being too old to go trick-or-treating.
I took two of my friends and we dressed up for the occasion. One of my friends dressed up as a gnome, the other dressed up as a ballerina and I was a 1950's housewife. We went to our first house and knocked on the door. When the lady opened the door we smiled and expressed our eagerness with a nice, "Trick-or-treat!" and the lady just stared at us. There were a few awkward moments before she gave a huge "SIGH" and slowly reached for the candy that was in a gigantic bowl, filled to the brim with delicious candy. She slowly dropped ONE piece in each of our bags.
It was the worst possible way to start the night. It was even worse than being told that we were too old, because she acted as if the only reason why she gave us any candy was because she felt sorry for us but not sorry enough to give us TWO pieces. After that we went to ten other houses and got only a handful of candy. So, we gave up and went out to get a milkshake and food from Denny's.
The Kid's Table
Thanksgiving is a time of year when all of your family comes together to eat delicious food and share memories. There always seems to be a designated "kids table". I understand the need for it, because there are a lot of people eating at the same time and not everyone is going to be able to sit at the same table. When you are five years old you think it is AMAZING that you and the other kids get your own little table without the grownups, but when you reach the age of fifteen it tends to get a little boring and uncool to sit at the kids table. So when do we get to upgrade to the "adult table"? It seems like, as we get older, the age limit of the "kids table" keeps growing along with us.
When should parents stop giving their children an allowance? My dad used to give my brothers and I a weekly allowance, but after a few years he stopped. We all got paid a certain amount of money based on the chores that we did. At the end of the week my dad would tally up all of our chores and give us the choice to either save it, spend it, or save some and spend the rest. But then it stopped and we were just expected to do the chores without the reward that we had become accustomed to. Of course we found it unfair, but our parents thought it was the right thing to do. They said that if we want to make money, then we should go get a job. But our rational was that we couldn't legally get a job because we were not of age. We thought we had a valid point! Still they refused to start up our allowances, once more.
Age = Freedom
At sixteen you get freedom: well, some freedom. You can get your driver's license but then for the first year there are rules that you have to follow or else you'll get your license taken away. So when are teenagers no longer considered children? When are we grown up enough to be able to be considered adults?
When I think about it, so many times I want to be treated like an adult, and yet there are many times when I still feel like a kid. It can be confusing, even within the course of a day, as to how I feel about things going on around me. Do I order from the kid's menu, or the regular menu? Do I think about a major, in order to choose the best college, or do I focus on my chemistry homework? Parents and children don't always agree on these things, and, as we get older, we need to have an open conversation with our parents when developing rules and expectations. We like to think that we can do it all, but many times we just want a shoulder to lean on.
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Chancellor: Podcast
Listen to the chancellor's interview with Join the Conversation, a podcast from the Student Housing Matters blog.
Dennis J. Shields, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, joined the Pioneer community in 2010 and is the 14th chief executive of the university. Chancellor Shields' vision for higher education includes a focus on academic excellence, serious pursuit of scholarship including applied research and high quality teaching, and experiences and services for students, employees, alumni, and friends. Initiatives are focused on giving students the tools that they will need throughout life to be independent, critical thinkers and problem solvers who are contributing citizens within their communities.
An Iowa native, Chancellor Shields earned his undergraduate degree in business administration from Graceland College and his Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa College of Law. Immediately prior to becoming Chancellor at UW-Platteville, Chancellor Shields served as acting vice president of Student Affairs at the City College of New York – City University of New York. He has held administrative positions at the Phoenix School of Law, Duke University School of Law, the University of Michigan Law School and the University of Iowa.
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Craft a crazy quilt of puzzle fun!Piece together colorful patches to solve increasingly intricate puzzles. Take your time, enjoy, even pour yourself a coffee… you're not on the clock. Packed with piece-ful play, this game's a stitch!
1.Type your first name or nickname, click Accept, click Play, and then click Close to open Level 1. Below the puzzle frame is your queue for pieces. Place any piece and another is added!
2.Point to and click a piece to place, and then drag it to the board. If you've found its spot, it snaps into place as you release the left mouse button.
3.Pieces get smaller and puzzles get harder. If the queue's full of pieces you can't place, drag a few to a free spot on the board to add new ones to the queue. Ideally, you get ones you can place!
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· You're not on the clock. If you want to go for a high score, know that the faster you solve the puzzle the more points you retain.
· Click Pause whenever you want to examine the puzzle. That way, you won't needlessly lose points.
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· Having trouble placing the pieces from the queue? Just move some from the queue to a free spot on the board to add new, and hopefully easier-to-place pieces, to the queue.


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An Ice Storm Warning and a Winter Storm Warning remain in effect in parts of Georgia.
An Ice Storm Warning has been issued for areas along and south of a line from Carroll county to Douglas to south Fulton to Rockdale to Barrow to Jackson county and all areas south until Thursday at 1 p..
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for all areas north of that line listed above until Thursday at 1 p.m.
Both are expected to have dreadful weather. The main difference is the amount. Counties in the Winter Storm Warning will expect to see a lot of snow with a little bit of ice. Counties in the Ice Storm Warning are expected to get a lot of ice, with just a little bit of snow.
By Wednesday afternoon, some areas in the metro Atlanta area had already reported getting .25 to .5 inches of ice. Up to an inch has been forecast in areas east of Atlanta.
The ice had caused more than 100,000 Georgia Power customers to lose power by Wednesday afternoon. Click here to report an outage and see an outage map from Georgia Power.
In their advisory on Tuesday, the National Weather Service called this a potentially "catastrophic event."
"These high ice accumulation amounts will make travel impossible," the advisory says. "Widespread and extended power outages are likely as ice accumulates on trees and power lines and brings them down. Please be prepared to be without power in some locations for days and perhaps as long as a week. Once the ice begins to melt on Thursday and Friday, falling ice from bridges and overpasses will create an additional hazard."
There were some breaks in the precipitation on Wednesday afternoon, which could help bring the ice totals down, 11Alive's Chesley McNeil reports. Another batch of storms is expected to move in later in the day, bringing more ice and snow to some areas.
The Freezing rain is forecast to continue throughout the day Wednesday and then taper off as snow Wednesday evening. Then, all precipitation moves out by rush hour Thursday morning.
High temperatures will get above freezing in most spots Thursday afternoon, which will help to melt some of the snow/ice, but not all of it. The remainder should melt Friday as sunshine and highs in the low 50s return.
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$50,000 EMERALD EXPRESS2-YEAR-OLD COLTS & GELDINGS, 6 FURLONGS18th RUNNING, SUNDAY, JULY 28, 2013 Track Record: tie-1:07Atta Boy Roy (4), September 13, 2009Noosa Beach (4), May 16, 2010Stakes Record: tie-1:09Sundance Circle, July 19, 2003 Hollywood Harbor, August 9, 2009Most WinsTrainer: 4,Howard Belvoir (Sundance Circle, 2003; Seattles Best Joe, 2004;Tusko T, 2005; Immigration, 2006)Jockey: tie-2,Ricky Frazier (Knightsbridge Road, 2002; Margo's Gift, 2007) Jennifer Whitaker (Sundance Circle, 2003; Immigration, 2006)Kevin Krigger (Seattles Best Joe, 2004; Winter Warlock, 2010)Owner: 2, Howard Belvoir, Dan Corby & Harley Hoppe (Seattles Best Joe, 2004; Immigration, 2006)Winner Bred: Washington 14, Kentucky 3Favorites: 5-for-17Track: Fast all 17 years
Owners Hometowns 1—Stikine Slough (4) One Horse Will do Corp. (Jody Peetz, Issaquah, WA); Scott & Tina Saxwold, Des Moines, WA; Chris Stenslie, Enumclaw, WA 2—Nicolas Cajun (8) Peggy Hopwood, Phoenix, AZ; Debra Larson, Phoenix, AZ 3—Mizzo's Gold (10) Ron & Nina Hagen, Enumclaw, WA; Frank Lucarelli, Enumclaw, WA 4—Hanrahan (15) Curtis & Darrell Landry, Gibbons, Alberta 5—Kendini (10) Helen L. Mahre, Wapato, WA 6—Illumination Road (10) Buffalo Stables (Ron Maus, Enumclaw, WA) 7—Kenai King (7-2) Bar C Racing Stables Inc. (Neal & Pam Christopherson, Hermiston, ORE) 8—Mebossman (8) R.E.V. Racing LLC (Roy Schaefer, Port Orchard, WA) 9—Italian Warrior (6) Luigi DiPietro, Seattle, WA; Diana DiPietro, Tukwila, WA10—Del Rio Harbor (8) Desert Rose Racing LLC (D.H. Walker, Kennewick, WA); Bar C Racing Stables Inc. (Neal & Pam Christopherson, Hermiston, ORE)11—Dallon's Gold (15) Dixie Hitchcock, Bonney Lake, WA; Delwyn Ellis, Blackfoot, ID; Debra Larson, Phoenix, AZ
EmD 2YO COLTS & GELDINGS SERIES July 28: $50,000 Emerald Express, 6FAug. 17: $50,000 WTBOA Lads Stakes, 6-½ FSept. 8: $50,000 Dennis Dodge Stakes* (WA-Bred), 6FSept. 29: $75,000 Gottstein Futurity, 1 1/16 MileSept. 29: $50,000 NWSS Cahill Road Stakes, 6F*Sponsored by Daily Racing Form
SUPER 6 HANDICAPPERSJoe Withee (EmD1): Kenai King, Nicolas Cajun, Stikine Slough (2-12/$88.90)Robert Geller (EmD2): Stikine Slough, Italian Warrior, Mebossman (4-12/$101)Gary Dougherty (Horse Racing Seattle): Kendini, Illumination Road, Stikine Slough (5-12/$105.80)Vic Cozzetti (Predictorsays.com): Kenai King, Italian Warrior, Stikine Slough (4-12/$141.70)Nick Rousso (Daily Racing Form): Kenai King, Mizzo's Gold, Stikine Slough (3-12/$114.80)Jacob Pollowitz (EmD3): Mebossman, Kenai King, Italian Warrior (3-12/$114.00)Consensus: Kenai King (17), Stikine Slough (9), Mebossman (6) (4-12/$109.50)
NOTES: Three of the top four finishers in last year's Emerald Express—Mike Man's Gold, Finallygotabentley and Music of My Soul—have won stakes this season as 3-year-olds at Emerald Downs…However, the EmD champion 2-Year-Old Male has lost this race the last three seasons: Music of My Soul finished fourth to Mike Man's Gold in 2012, Chu and I finished second to Silver Boxcar in 2011, and Couldabenthewhisky finished fifth to Winter Warlock in 2010…With 11 horses entered, the Emerald Express is the season's largest stakes field to date, and seven of the runners are coming off maiden victories…Betting favorites are only four-for-12 in stakes this season, and 3-year-old filly Stopshoppingdebbie has three of the wins…Thru July 26, horses breaking from post-positions 9, 10, 11 & 12 were a combined 1-for-57 in sprints this season @ EmD…Hanrahan attempts to become the fourth Canadian shipper to win a stakes this season: Hoist (Governor's Handicap), Gosailgo, (Boeing Handicap), Herbie D (Mt. Rainier Handicap)…Washington-bred have dominated this race, winning 14 of 17 runnings, but Kentuckv-breds have won six of the first 12 stakes this season @ EmD, followed by Washington-bred with four and B.C.-breds with two.


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In the last EBJ I noticed an odd thing. A staffer wearing his binos and rangefinder bandolier style. This is the second time I have seen this and it made me question as to why.
Clearly from the photos bow strings are not the reason why, as they drastic angle strings go away from ones body, they never would touch them anyway.
I personally have been using the elastic chest harnesses for years and love how they take the strain off your neck and shoulders.
I have only been able to guess, and that guess is to do with those guys that like to belly crawl to stalk game.
Other than that one reason, is there more to it than that? Please explain if you know.


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Congrats! You going bow or rifle?
"Congratulations! The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is notifying you that you were successful in drawing a 2011 - 2012 hunting license for the following hunt code(s): ANT-1-103"
Has anybody drew this tag before? I think I will be "assigned" to a specific ranch to hunt? I am not really sure how that works.
Congrats! You going bow or rifle?
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I drew that tag 4 yrs ago. You will be getting a letter in the mail in the next month or 2 with the landowners contact information. So to answer your question, yes you will be issued a ranch to hunt on. My experience was very possitive with the ranch I was assigned to. I killed a great 17" buck the last day with my riffle after spending a day and a half chasing them with my bow. Congrats on the tag!
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Any antelope tag in NM is great with their system. I hunted another unit on an assigned ranch. You will hunt anywhere on the place that the paid hunters can. You will be what they call the public hunters on the ranch. After the season the dept. will send you a survey letter to make sure you were treated fairly. Quality of ranches vary but you will see antelope. Let us know how it went.
Good luck, Bob
Rock on...Congrats! Nice tag!


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First let me say I hope this is the correct forum. Second that, despite my best efforts, I am truly awful at mapping. Though time is limited and I haven't been dedicated, the simplest GIMP tutorial sends my head swimming. So I decided I should build my skills the old fashioned way - hand drawn maps - which unfortunately I draw in the old D&D fashion.
The map image should be attached.
This is a fantasy map of an ancients' complex that's now underwater but within a protected bubble. There are no traditional stairways, and those marked are deep step-like constructions. However, there is extensive use of slopes and ramps. My immediate issue is that I don't know how to encode that data economically, the direction and slope.
For instance, the walkway/parapet is supposed to rise up gradually until it is at an elevation of 20' over the oddly-shaped room (referred to as the cathedral) at the same level as the center columns, but the center of that room has a bowl-shaped depression (it says 12' but it's been changed to -6') and thus the two center columns are 6' taller than the other two putting the highest point of the walkway at 26' (possible a bit more because of angle required to view that point from the opposite side of the cathedral). The four columns support an oval, gently sloping canopy that extends slightly over the depression. What's more: the walkway, rather than extending out actually passes over the cathedral matching its northernmost arc (sadly too, I have forgotten how to use a protractor )
There is a ramp that extends across the three square rooms at +12', meaning the ramps off the straightaway slope 12' to the floor in a sort of partial cloverleaf. I'm using dashed lines now but may move to color.
All the slopes should be quarter grade (if I'm using the terminology correctly), that is -3.5' per 10' vertical movement (not all the values on this test map are correct by that calculation).
I guess I'm asking for constructive criticism on how to clean this map up, be more precise, and encode symbols accurately. (I did a google search, without really understanding what terms to search for, which returned topographic maps which are not the best solution here, I think.)Attachment 52009


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Nas in South Africa
I was wondering whether Nas will ever come and do a tour in South Africa.. I don't
remember him doing a tour in South Africa before.. It'd be cool see him perform live
maybe at the Coca Cola Dome or Blue Moon..
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Im sure Africa is always on Nas radar, I can only imangine the energy and vibe being and performing in Africa, as he stated in Distant Relatives, My brothers and sisters are never forgotten NAH MEAN! #AFRICA
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That will be a great thin for Nas to do us down here S.A, if he can perform in Cape Town
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Yeah! It would be awesome for him to come to S.A. Nas and Jay Z performing live in S.A would be mind blowing.
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He should have brought the Distant Relatives tour here with Damian Marley, plus on the album they be talking about how life originates from Africa, and scientist theorised it began in the cradle of mankind which is right here in South Africa...
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Nas and Damian were planning on bringing the Distant Relative tour to Africa this year. It was all planned out but the demand for the tour was bigger than they anticipated. the original venues were to small and the african countries wanted more dates added from what I heard, so they are planning on rescheduling. Right now it is out of Nas and Damian's hands (again from what I heard). The two are basically waiting for the countries to make concrete financial offers and the planning to be done in a professional way. No use for them to show up and it's amateur hour. I for one am planning to drive all the way to South Africa for the gig. They obviously won't come to Namibia. Seeing Nas live, is a must for me as a die hard fan.
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he don't wanna see all you nasty niggers eating dirt and chillin with the flys.
that's why my baby coming to Europe all summer, and what bitch.
Imma Nigga, he a Nigga, they some Niggas, we some Niggas, would u like to be a Nigga too.
Ignorance as now place in the world read more maybe u would understand more. Not a dis at all lady but ur view on Africians is jaded.


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The renewed search for a missing Scotland Neck teenager has been suspended for now as authorities failed to find Jalesa Reynolds' body.
Searchers spent the past three days looking for possible remains of the teen who has been missing for more than 2 1/2-years.
Scotland Neck Police Chief Joe Williams tells WITN they've been searching the area around Cemetery Road since Wednesday for the girl. They were being assisted by the Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Chief Williams says the center brought in special dogs to be able to search for remains, as well as a special response team from Johnston County to map the area.
Crews were out Friday and planned to drain a small pond on Salvia Lane which is off of Cemetery Road. The chief says search crews did all they planned to do in the last three days.
Reynolds, who was 18-years-old when she disappeared in February 2010, was last seen at the library in Scotland Neck, and police say she later logged onto her Facebook account at the home of a registered sex offender on Cemetery Road. Police seized a computer from that individuals home, but have never charged the man in connection with the girl's disappearance.
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More than 70 people gathered at Pilgrim Way of the Cross Church in Scotland Neck Tuesday evening to remember the day 18-year-old Jalesa Reynolds went missing and to pray for her return.
With candles glowing, those attending the vigil remembered Reynolds through song and prayer.
One by one, concerned community members offered words of support to the family. Vernell Jones said, "I express my love to you, and your family. I can't say I know how you feel, but all I can say is that God is able."
Even those who didn't know reynolds personally attended the vigil. Betty Cotton says, "I pray every day, every day I pray for them that they will find her alive."
Scotland Neck Police Chief Joe Williams, Jr. says a year after her disappearance, they believe foul played was involved and she likely will not be found alive.
Authorities say they believe a Scotland Neck teenager who was last seen a year ago today has met with foul play.
Lawmen and Jalesa Reynolds' family spoke to reporters this afternoon.
The 18-year-old girl was last seen at the library in Scotland Neck, and police say she later logged onto her Facebook account at the home of a registered sex offender on Cemetery Road. Police seized a computer from the home of Dwayne Davis, but have never charged the man in connection with the girl's disappearance.
Today, Scotland Neck Police Chief Joe Williams says there is no person of interest in the case, but they continue to interview Davis. He said police would like to find Reynolds alive, but they don't think that's likely at this point.
The family says it's very hard still dealing with the girl's disappearance. Cousin Frederick Lassiter says they don't talk to Davis and let investigators do their jobs.
Asked about a gag order that was put into place shortly after the girl disappeared, Williams says that since has been lifted. He says they didn't want people they were interested in hearing too much about the case.
A candlelight vigil will be held tonight at 7:00 p.m. at Pilgrim Way Of The Cross Church in Scotland Neck.
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Tuesday marks one year since anyone has heard from an 18 year old who mysteriously disappeared.
Jalesa Reynolds of Scotland Neck in Halifax County disappeared on February 22, 2010. Officials say Reynolds was last seen at the town library. They say she may have logged on to a website at the home of Dwayne Davis, who was named as a person of interest in the case.
A judge issued a gag order, and there have been no new breaks in the case announced in several months.
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Release Date: December 25, 2006
Running Time: 84 mins.
MPAA Rating: R
Box Office: $16,235,293.00
Genre: Holiday, Horror, Remake
Billy, a young boy, was abused by his mother as a child. His mother cheated on Billy's father, and eventually killed the man, while keeping Billy in the attic--for good, while she was with her lover and starting a "new" family. As Billy's mother fell pregnant with a daughter and treated her with the love he had never experienced, Billy came out of the attic after years and brutally murdered his mother and her lover. Cut to present day, a group of six sorority sisters consisting of Kelli, Dana, Lauren, Megan, Heather, Melissa and their house mother, who now live in Billy's childhood home, find themselves being harassed by threatening and intimidating mystery phone calls during Chris...


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Macy's Glamorama: Bruno Mars, Far East Movement, Tracy Reese + A Killer Fashion Show this Friday
Every September we look forward to Macy's Glamorama, an annual, rockstar-meets-runway benefit show with huge headlining acts. Each summer, Glamorama tours four major cities -- Minneapolis, Chicago, and Los Angeles, with a finale in Macy's home-base, San Francisco.
Surprisingly enough, a few tickets are still available for this Friday's event at the Orpheum Theater, with the mad musical skills of Bruno Mars and Far East Movement, and the high-fashion prowess of Tracy Reese. Tickets also get you access to an exclusive after-party with the performers, at the Asian Art Museum.


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When it was announced in 2005 that the gruff vocalist and former Screaming Tree Mark Lanegan would be recording a collaborative work with the honey-toned singer and ex-Belle & Sebastian member Isobel Campbell, there was reason to be a little surprised at how well their particular aesthetics would mesh together. Five years later, with the release of Hawk, their third full-length together, the surprise has been replaced with the simple thrill of hearing how robust and creative this musical partnership has become.
This new work furthers their exploration of the dustier corners of American roots music, with blues and folk dominating the album, but sent through the prisms of Campbell's deep love of '60s pop and Lanegan's whisky drunk meanderings. The songs hang in the air like thick smoke, all atmospheric strings and lightly pushing drums and guitar.
The album is a testament to Campbell's sharp musical visions. She was able to create an impressively cohesive work while recording all over the globe and including so many collaborators. For Hawk, she not only enlisted Lanegan, but pulled in regular collaborator Jim McCulloch (ex-Soup Dragons), former Smashing Pumpkin James Iha, and the young folk singer Willy Mason who is given the spotlight on a pair of gorgeous Townes Van Zandt covers.
But, of course, the album soars when she and Lanegan are singing in tandem, their voices melting around each other like candle wax on steamy tracks like "Come Undone" and "We Die And See Beauty Reign". For what appears to be a sexless relationship between the two, they've certainly created one sexy, sexy LP.


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WHEELING-After three straight years of being a prime contender for the West Virginia Class AAA boys' basketball championship,Wheeling Park finds itself cast in an unfamiliar dark horse role entering the 2012-13 season.
Coach Michael Jebbia saw four highly regarded starters and three other seniors graduate last spring from a 20-6 team that was upset 39-37 in overtime by Hedgesville during the quarterfinals of the state tournament. The previous two years saw the Patriots advance to the state championship game before coming short in their bid for the Ohio County consolidated school's first West Virginia crown since the 1995 season.
The impressive list of Park seniors was headed by 2012 West Virginia Player of the Year Boo Lathon, a member of the football squad at West Liberty University. Lathon averaged 19.8 points and 10.8 rebounds while collecting 15 double-doubles.
Errin Baynes, a second-team all-WV performer in basketball and nationally ranked three-time state high jump champion, is a University of Southern California track and field performer. In basketball last year, he averaged 14 points and 4.1 rebounds.
The other starters ending their high school careers were Fairmont University football recruit Vondel Bell and Emil Popicg, currently attending WVU. Other graduates were Na'Kwaun Phillips, Ohio University Eastern basketball performer, Lee Peluchette (WVU student) and Kody Geisel, football and track performer at Seton Hill College.
''We lost seven guys that were obviously tremendous contributors to the program," Jebbia said. ''Errin, Vondel and Boo were part of 67 wins in three years. No other Park group has won that many games in three years time.
''The general perception is that Wheeling Park is going to be down. I think our kids heard that (from everybody) this summer and they've worked extra hard because this group may want to try and prove something. These seniors have paid their dues in freshman basketball, then as jayvees and having a small role with the varsity. They've done everything we've asked and now it is their turn to play the extra minutes. Fortunately, we also have some really good young kids to mix in with the seniors.''
The lone returning starter is junior Luke Saseen, already a two-year letterman. During his sophomore season, Saseen averaged 7.1 points and 4.1 rebounds. Included were high scoring games of 18 points against a tough North Allegheny club, 17 versus Logan and 15 against South Charleston.
He will be joined in the starting lineup at the outset of the season by seniors Michael Thomas (5-9 point guard), Quashad Pugh (6-foot-4 off-guard), Zach Snedeker (6-1 forward) and Andrew Kowalo (6-3 forward).
Regarded as a good defender with some solid shooting skills, Thomas started five games a year ago.
Expected to share more of the scoring load is Pugh, a speedy left-hander with good range. Pugh also managed a couple of starts last year when the Patriots experienced some injury problems.
Snedeker looked to be Park's most improved player during preseason and hopefully can provide some rebounding help on a team that does not have a lot length inside. Kowalo could be this year's energy bunny, according to Jebbia.
''Andrew is our energy guy and he plays very hard every time he steps on the court. He is going to be asked to guard some of the other team's bigger players,'' Jebbia said.
Two other upperclassmen in the mix are senior DuQuan Smith-Ellerbee (6-1) and junior Zach Phillips (6-1), the quarterback on the Patriots football team.
The talented sophomore class is headed by Theo Blackston (6-0, 220-pounder), Trenton Smith (6-0), Ryan Reinbeau (6-2) and Chalmer Moffett (6-3). All four are fighting for extensive playing time with Blackston making the strongest bid to nab a starting position.
Reinbeau is the son of former Wheeling Central Catholic and Wheeling Jesuit University Hall of Famer Jackie Ernest Reinbeau.
Other players being looked at to contribute in the near future are juniors Justice Jackson (6-1) and Quavonte Pugh (6-1) along with sophomores Boyd Bibey (6-1) and Nick Vargo.
The Patriots will open the season at home against the Jeff Mennillo-coached Parkersburg High on Saturday, Dec. 8. The Big Reds are one of three new opponents, the others being Winfield and 2012 Class AA runner-up Bluefield.
The Bluefield Beavers finished 26-2 last season and return first-team all-state junior Anthony Eades.
In the Cancer Research Classic at Wheeling Jesuit University, Park will have a rematch against Philadelphia St. Joseph's Prep on Saturday, Jan. 5. St. Joe's lineup includes Notre Dame recruit Steven Vasturia and Wake Forest signee Miles Overton.
''We have a really tough December with games against Parkersburg, University, Winfield, North Allegheny and Morgantown, which has all five guys back and may be ranked No. 1 in the preseason,'' Jebbia said. ''We finish off the month on the road against John Marshall before starting January in the CRC Classic.
''If we battle through December in good shape, we should be fine. We are excited about the season. Each year is a new journey and I'm looking forward to playing that first game,'' Jebbia said.
Tony Marvin, Dave Stahnke and Dave Koehler return as varsity assistants while guiding the freshmen will be Terry Payne and Don Headley.
Wheeling Park Boys
Dec. 8: Parkersburg 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 12: at University 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 21: at Winfield *5:15 p.m.
Dec. 22: at North Allegheny (Pa.) 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 27: Morgantown 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 29: at John Marshall 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 5: St. Joseph's Prep ** 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 8: Wheeling Central 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 11: at Parkersburg South 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 12: at Bluefield 2 p.m.
Jan. 15: at Brooke 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 16: University 7:30 p.m.
Jan.18: John Marshall 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 22: at Steubenville 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 26: Zanesville 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 30: Brooke 7:30 p.m.
Feb.5: at Morgantown 7:30 p.m,.
Feb. 8: Parkersburg South 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 12: OVACTBA
Feb.16: OVACTBA
Feb. 21: George Washington 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 23: South Charleston 7:30 p.m,
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IUCN NL appoints new chairman and new executive director
19 April 2013 | News story
The board of IUCN NL, the Dutch committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, has appointed Nanno Kleiterp as its chairman and Maas Goote as its executive director.
"These new leaders will strengthen IUCN NL's efforts to value and conserve nature worldwide. Moreover, they will contribute to IUCN NL's striving towards a green and sustainable economy and help strengthen our green development projects", says interim chairman Hendrik Jan Laseur.
Nanno Kleiterp is Chief Executive Officer of the Dutch Development Bank FMO (Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden). He also serves as a chairman of EDFI, the Association of European Development Finance Institutions.
Maas Goote is the former lead negotiator for the European Union at the UN climate talks and has significant experience in developing international environmental treaties. Currently, he is responsible for the Dutch environmental policies at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment. Maas Goote will join IUCN NL on June 1st. Interim director Michiel de Wilde will remain in office until August 1st in order to secure a smooth transition.


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Design by: Rosemarie Murray, Marie Fagan & Maggie Weldon
Skill Level: Easy
Size: Wallhanging: 33″ wide x 36″ tall; Afghan: 46″ wide x 68″ long.
Materials: Yarn Needle; 5 mm Pom-Poms; Worsted Weight Yarn;
Wallhanging: Warm Brown (B): 5 oz, 275 yd (140 g, 248 m); Speck (S): 10 oz, 550 yd (280 g, 495 m); Country Blue (CB): 18 oz, 990 yd (504 g, 891 m); Windsor Blue (DB): 10 oz, 550 yd (280 g, 495 m);
Afghan: Warm Brown (B): 7 oz, 385 yd (196 g, 347m); Speck (S): 15 oz, 825 yd (420 g, 743 m);
Country Blue (CB): 28 oz, 1540 yd (784 g, 1386 m); Windsor Blue (DB): 14 oz, 770 yd (392 g, 693 m);
Nativity Scene (each): Dark Brown (Br): 1 oz, 55 yd (28 g, 50 m); Small amounts Metalic Gold (MG),
Yellow (Y), Green (G), Blue (Bl), Beige (Bg), White (W), Red (R), Gold (Go), Grey (Gr) and Tan Eyelash.
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Nativity Afghan and Wall Hanging Pattern is an easy crochet pattern that all crochet skill levels can create for some festive flair for your home. The finished wall hanging measures 33 inches wide and 36 inches long. Make the crochet afghan and the finished size is about 48 inches wide and 68 inches long. Instructions for both sizes are included in the pattern. Use a worsted-weight yarn to achieve the size listed in the pattern and a durable wall hanging or afghan to use each holiday season. Start this project early in the year so you have it completed before the holidays roll around and become hectic with activities. Your home will feel warm and cozy with the addition of this Christmas crochet hanging.
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Santa Toilet Cover Crochet Pattern
Christmas Tree TP Topper Crochet Pattern
Vintage Christmas Doilies Crochet Pattern
Christmas Ornaments Set 1 Pattern
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I have exchange setup in cloud and would like to migrate to ZCS NE. Just wondering what info I would need before migration. Plus I don't think it has AD configured not sure from where the schema will be picked up? In that case how do I migrate the users and respective data to the Zimbra server?


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It's always a neck-and-neck contest to see whether it will be the small spring bulbs (snowdrops, snow crocuses and winter aconites) or hellebores (Helleborus spp. and cvs.) that win the race to produce the first flowers of the new gardening season once the witchhazels have finished.
In my garden, the snowdrops won the cup this year, but when the white stuff finally melted, it revealed hellebore blossoms that had already partially opened under a thin, insulating layer of snow.
We often get mail at this time of year asking whether gardeners should remove the leathery overwintering leaves of hellebores, or leave them in place to die down naturally (as with daffodils and tulips). The answer is that it's really a matter of personal taste. Some gardeners feel that the old foliage offers protection against spring frosts, while others say that the previous season's leaves detract from the plant's overall appearance.
You be the judge, here's the "before snipping" picture of two separate clumps:
And here's the hellebore on the right, several days later: