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OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have signed former Denver Broncos defensive tackle Ryan McBean to a one-year contract to add depth to their line.
McBean is unavailable for the first six games of the season because of a suspension for a violation of the NFL performance-enhancing drug policy.
The Ravens lost defensive end Cory Redding and tackle Brandon McKinney during free agency to the Indianapolis Colts. Over the past week, the Ravens have signed McBean and veteran defensive tackle Ma'ake Kemoeatu.
McBean had 19 tackles and four sacks last season for the Broncos.
Denver withdrew his $1.272 million restricted free agent tender following his suspension, making him a free agent.


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Bogut misses practice due to back spasms
St. Francis - Bucks center Andrew Bogut did not practice with his teammates Monday due to back spasms, a condition he said bothered him in the team's 82-81 loss to Oklahoma City on Saturday night.
"I hurt it (the back) before the game last game, and then during the game it kind of flared up a little bit," Bogut said. "I took a hit (against the Thunder) and yesterday I was doing treatment. It's just sore."
Bogut said he didn't know if he would be able to play Wednesday night when the Bucks start a two-game trip in Cleveland.
"It's hard to say right now," he said. "The way I feel right now, no, but 48 hours is a long time. Hopefully I'll be all right."
Bogut said he would see an acupuncturist later Monday to see if that relieved some of his pain.
The Bucks' 7-footer finished with eight points, 12 rebounds and two blocked shots in 30 minutes against the Thunder, after playing 32 minutes and scoring just four points on Friday in the Bucks' 90-79 loss at Philadelphia.
Some observers near the Bucks bench reported a heated exchange between Bogut and coach Scott Skiles during the game Saturday, but Bogut downplayed its significance.
"There was nothing really to it," Bogut said. "We just wanted to win and obviously got fired up at each other but that was about it."
Bogut said the team understands the importance of the three games this week: at Cleveland, at Detroit on Friday night and home against Charlotte on Saturday night. The Bucks are 4-2 thus far against Eastern Conference foes but 5-8 overall.
"We've played bad against bad teams and good against good teams, and we need to correct that right now," Bogut said. "We're playing teams right now that have records about where we are and worse.
"We can't take that granted because we're bad. We need to get three of the next four or four of the next four, however we look at it. Because after this week we've got two tough games on the road, at Utah and Denver. December is a hell of a month for us."
The Bucks will play road games in December against Denver, Dallas, San Antonio, Portland, the Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento and Chicago. Counting this week, the Bucks have 10 road and seven home games remaining in the calendar year.
And some of the home games are very tough, including Orlando, Miami (the Heat's first visit is Dec. 6), Utah and Atlanta.
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My review is for Jane Iredale Liquid Minerals as a product, not this particular color. I've used this foundation for close to 10 years and love it. It provides a sheer to medium coverage and looks very natural.
For the reviewer who has oily skin and was unhappy that this doesn't last, I also have oily skin and use both Skindinavia's makeup setting spray for oily skin and Jane Iredale's Amazing Matte loose powder with the Liquid Minerals. I spray my bare skin with the Skindinavia, let it dry, then dust the Amazing Matte on my skin, followed by the Liquid Minerals. This will help the Liquid Minerals last a little longer.
Selecting the right shade can be difficult, especially online. Try to find a spa or salon near you that sells Jane Iredale and have someone try the various shades on you to find the right one. Sometimes using 2 shades and mixing them gives the best results (I use either Amber alone or a combination of Amber and Light Beige).
I have a couple of small quibbles: this product does NOT contain any SPF so you definitely need to use a sunscreen before application, and occasionally I've gotten a bottle with a funky pump.
All in all, I love this foundation and would recommend it to anyone!
I am unusually fair-skinned and this is one of the only foundations that is light enough for me without looking like a mask. Instead, I look airbrushed. This foundation doesn't last all day, but it does last about 6-7 hours, and I look like a porcelain doll the entire time!
I was so excited after hearing about this product that I couldn't wait to try it. However, I was very, very disappointed. Within an hour of applying this product, I was actually watching it slide slowly off my face. Wearing the J.I. oil controll product before applying the liquid did not help at all. Nor did using the matte finishing powder. Because these products are so expensive and I was so hopeful after all the hype, I experimented using them any which way I could think of, but the result was always the same--within a very short time after applying I looked like a glowing blob whose mineral face slowly slid off the real.
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MeeGo Chosen to Become Platform for In-Car Infortainment
Expect to see MeeGo in a car near you.
GENIVI, the nonprofit industry alliance that was founded by BMW, Delphi, Intel, GM, PSA, Wind River and Magneti-Marelli, announced that MeeGo would become the operating platform for the next generation of In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) devices. IVI applications include entertainment services, GPS navigation and broadband internet functionality. The first iteration of the MeeGo-based platform will be called GENIVI Apollo.
"We selected MeeGo as the open source basis for our platform because it is technically innovative and can provide the cross architecture build support we require for our references," said Graham Smethurst, President of GENIVI.
No word on when MeeGo-base systems will be available in vehicles or how widely adopted the platform will be. GM. for example, is a founding member of GENIVI and recently announced a partnership with Google to leverage Google Map technology in its OnStar suite of services. The MeeGo Project encourages automakers to download the initial release and contribute to the platform.
MeegoThis another breakthrough in technology and I'm definitely excited for this. It would make travelling and driving less taxing for the people with the built in technology in the vehicle. Locating places would also be easier for those who are not so good at it with their gps tracking system.
As vehicle owners continue to embrace entertainment and high technology in their vehicle, Meego is just the thing that they are looking for. I could just imagine how great it would be to have your own internet connection in your own car, truck or van.
Business trips, family vacations or just a simple road trip is made more exciting with this newly developed technology. I just hope it doesn't cost that much and would be very much accessible to all consumers. In addition, it would be an additional point of interest if it would be made user-friendly. This is also to encourage those people who are not very much acquainted with technology to try and use it.
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Whether you have an appreciation for the epic, lulling melodies of Miles Davis; the soul-bending, scat singing of Ella Fitzgerald; or have yet to discover your hero in this American-rooted genre, the city has many secret corners resonating with the vibrant, airy whispers of timeless American jazz. And one week a year, the city attracts musicians and aficionados from around the country and the world to unite and celebrate the current trends in Jazz. The University of Louisville 2014 Jazz Fest runs from February 27th through March 1st. These free concerts take place on the Belknap Campus School of Music, in the Margaret Comstock Hall, starting at 8pm.
Thursday Feb 27th – Bruno Mangueira, jazz and bossa nova guitarist/composer from Brazil, will share his works for guitar, jazz ensembles, and orchestra.
Friday Feb 28th – Christian McBride, jazz bassist and three-time Grammy Award winner, will be performing with his trio, in addition to performing and directing his compositions and arrangements with the University Jazz Ensemble 1.
Saturday March 1st – Sean Jones, trumpeter and composer, will perform his poignant and expressive love songs with the Jazz Ensemble and the Faculty Jazz Ensemble.
But after Jazz Fest has come and gone, the city's local talent still echo the melodious fragments of an American history not lost. New jazz-seekers can get their fix nearly every night of the week, whether it is for a perfect romantic date night, a casual meeting for drinks with friends, or an escape of solitary reflection. You might even discover your own jazz hero.
Monkey Wrench – Jazz Jam on Tuesdays at 8pm (1025 Barret Ave) free
Decca – "The Buzzard" every Monday night in the cellar, from 8pm – 11pm. (812 E Market St) free
Nachbar – Jacob Duncan and the band every Wednesday night, 10pm (969 Charles St) free
Eddie Merlots – The Bobby Falk Group, every Friday from 7 - 11 and Saturday from 8 – 12 (455 S 4th St # 102) free
Comedy Caravan – Don Krekel Orchestra every third Monday of the month 7:15 – 9:15pm (1250 Bardstown Road 40204) $10
Stevie Rays – The Culligan Men Band on Wednesdays starting at 9 pm (230 E Main) no cover
Volare – Carly Johnson and Craig Wagner every Friday night from 8 – 11 (2300 Frankfort Ave) free
Varanese – The Jeff Sherman Trio every Friday and Saturday night from 6:30 – 10 (2106 Frankfort Ave) free
St. Charles' Exchange – Carly Johnson and Craig Wagner every Wednesday night at 6 (113 S 7th) free
Sake Blue Japanese Bistro – Craig Wagner, Todd Hildreth, and Mike Hyman every Tuesday night from 6:30 – 9:30 (9326 cedar center way) free
Blu Italian grill – Dave Clark Jazz Trio for Sunday Brunch from 10:30 am to 2pm (280 W Jefferson) brunch buffet is $22.95 a person
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Christian Brothers Search for Authenticity
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ROME - In 1990 in Geneva, on a platform alongside United Nations dignitaries, Christian Brother John Calvin Johnston accepted the UNESCO Noma Award for the Christian Brothers schools' work in combating illiteracy (see accompanying story).
It was an extremely bright moment in a somewhat mixed picture for "the brothers," the 7,800 remaining spiritual descendants of their French founder, John Baptist de La Salle, who work with 50,000 teachers and 858,000 students in 80 countries.
"All religious orders have suffered losses," said Johnston, the Christian Brothers' Rome-based superior general, "but brothers have suffered more. We're the largest order of brothers, and we have suffered most. We are down 50 percent through numerous departures, deaths and the lack of vocations."
Johnston quotes the Jesuit Father General, Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach: "The same crisis is present in the clerical orders, but many religious are hiding behind their priesthood - living like diocesan priests."
Said Johnston, who spends half his year traveling the globe visiting the largely decentralized Christian Brothers provinces and LaSallian schools, "I am convinced there are vocations, but only if we're authentic."
That authenticity has much to do with looking at what specifically a brother's vocation is: "who we're supposed to be, what we're supposed to do, and how we're supposed to do it," he said. "We were terribly dependent, all religious orders shared that dependency. Then we went through a period of excessive independence and individualism - at which point it was necessary to remind ourselves that the individual is there to serve the order, not the order to serve the individual."
Johnston, 59, said that brothers are "realizing now what they always knew: You don't have to be a brother to teach, or to catechize, or to be a youth minister or headmaster. So the question arises, |Why am I here?' and that's a healthy question, but a painful one and many decided to take another path."
The Christian Brothers vision of mission is one of collaboration with the laity. Their schools - even when there were a majority of lay teachers - were still always the "brothers' schools." That concept has changed. "That model just collapsed," said Johnston, "it made no sense." So dramatic is the lay involvement now in Christian Brothers establishments that when the order gathers in Rome in April, 17 of the delegates will be laypeople.
A former teacher, Johnston keeps an eye on today's youth. He speaks highly of young Catholics in Spain, where he recently spent two months; laments the "pretty profound" de-Christianization of France, where even Catholic schools aren't pushing the religious dimension too strongly; and sees indifference in Germany and Holland, where 20 years ago there was youthful hostility to religious teaching.
In the United States, however, students now have religion classes four or five days a week, a marked change from two decades ago and an interest level unheard of in Europe.
The order has a LaSallian Volunteer Program, where volunteers live in community with the brothers - a variation on most religious-order programs. …


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Though the East Coast has been in the grip of serious winter weather, we here out west have been pummeled by quite a wet 2010. Naturally rubber boots of all stripes have carried the rainy day, as common a sight on the streets of San Francisco as skinny jeans and fringed moccasins. And though I've no beef with Wellingtons, I do hate carrying around an extra pair of shoes once I'm through with my galoshes. Enter Swiss design star Alfredo Häberli's ingenious rubber shoe covers for Camper Together.
Not only do the things slip so easily over any old pair of Oxfords or bluchers, but they keep the rain out, keep leather soles from sliding all over the place, and can be taken off in seconds. Leave them under your desk on rainy days, as I do, and then slip them back on when the yen for an afternoon coffee gets too strong.
Häberli also designed a pair of shoes for Camper you can get with the covers. I like them in blue, though the real coup here is the covers, which I've seen in shops for as little as $35. The red interiors of the covers not only make for a nice contrast to the exteriors (which I've seen blue, green, and pink) but are wonderfully soft, and a sure bet not to scuff your togs.
Online editor Amanda Dameron snapped a few photos of me sporting the covers on a rainy day this week. I sported them home afterward and found that they kept my shoes admirably dry.
My favorite bit about the shoes Häberli designed is actually the sole, whose clever cartoon of the designer eschews the meddlesome trappings of capital B Branding in favor of something more idiosyncratic.
All told, I'm hooked. Though it does put a damper on the many joys of city life--afternoon at the park, cycling out to the ocean--at least my feet are calling out, "Bring on the rain."


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I was frustrated this morning to discover that registration for my favorite race had been filled 5 minutes after it opened! Grrr. BikeReg is so cumbersome to use, I have to take 30 minutes out of my work day just to figure out if there's a new race I can sign up for.
I'm very tempted to build an iPhone app that handles all this for me.
Do you guys have a special way to track race registration openings? Right now I'm manually setting up iCal alerts. Awful.


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"Women have been responsible for the downfall of man, since the beginning of time. Attracted to evil, they truly are the most twisted of creatures. Chaos and destruction rule their world and like idiots, we follow them, to our inevitable demise."
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Love the Podcasts
Posted 05 July 2011 - 04:52 PM
Didnt know if i should put a spoiler warning on so i did!
New to the forums and the podcasts!! i just downloaded all of them and am currently on podcast #18. I have been reading the WoT series for about 7 years and have read all the books mulitple times!! Even towers of midnight! I love listening to the old theories that were discussed before gathering storm and towers of midnight came out! I just listened to all the verin theories and now i am kinda sad she is gone. Anyways.. i just wanted to say hello and thanks for all the great podcasts!!
P.S laughed so hard with the "Bella Theories"!! I think she is The wheel itsself or "goodness" itself if you prefer. She shows up when she is needed and was with rand his whole life growing up (watching over him perhaps). i dont know if that has come up as a crazy theory or not and i have no evidence at all but ill just throw that out there!!
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Thank you all for your work on the podcasts!
Posted 30 July 2011 - 01:04 PM
did you know you can listen to a podcast while you play sims, or solitaire, or cook dinner, or pretty much anything?
except when there's no podcast.
'k, waiting some more.
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Posted 31 July 2011 - 01:53 AM
Blood and bloody ashes, how do you say "podcast" in Latin?
Posted 31 July 2011 - 04:19 AM
you point these issues out to me, carrie, and i'll sic my kitty cats on them. honest, if the debt thing blows up and they stop paying me, i'll have too much time at home to survive without podcasts. so this is a serious issue for our times. . . my times.
pweasssseee.... pwetty pweasssseee. . . (that always works when kids do it, worth a shot).
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Why you like Dawn so much? let's see.....because she's cute? That enough? :) Also because she is a starter trainer (not sure about May) but aren't Misty and Iris Gym leader already?
Misty is, but as far as I know Iris isn't in the anime, her in-game appearance seems to be completely different to hear anime appearance x] But I agree, it's great how Dawn is just starting out on her journey, and especially how the first DP episode is mainly from her point of view. It's a great way to get to know her instantly and it feels like she's a special character and that she'll definitely be worth watching. And I love how she doesn't say anything about her bike until way into the series xD
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Your favourite of Dawn's Pokémon: Mamoswine because it disobeys her at first. Piplup too!
Ahahah, I love Mamoswine xD It's so funny watching him disobey her every command and sit in the corner pretending not to care xD But the way she turns him round to become a great contest Pokémon, even to the extent where he can perform great moves with a completely unexpected Pokémon like Pachirisu, it really shows how great a train she is. I was seriously impressed by the Ice Chandelier move too whilst we're on the topic of her being a great trainer, though that didn't end up being Mamoswine iirc. x]
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VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The latest idea for energy storage in the Northwest: Pump compressed air into underground basalt formations and later tap the bubble to generate electricity.
Underground storage has been used with natural gas, but the new research is looking for ways to store the power generated by wind turbines when the electrical grid can't handle it. That was the situation last year when high flows on the Columbia River had hydroelectric dams running at capacity. The Bonneville Power Administration wanted wind farms to shut down to avoid overloading the grid.
The Columbian reports (http://is.gd/ev0qLC ) the BPA and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are conducting the $790,000 study. A researcher says the technology has the potential to regenerate more than 75 percent of the energy that is used for storage.
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A nice non invasive treatment to help draw out any impurities and wax from the ear, unlike using a medical syringe which injects water into the ear, a muslin cloth soaked in wax is inserted (not all the way and does not cause any physical discomfort) to the ear canal, it is then lit and then starts to burn. all caution is taken so that no harm comes to the client. The burning creates a vacuum that helps draw out the impurities into the cone.
Although there is no scientific proof that this treatment work, there is none to go against it, this treatment has been done for many centuries by ancient Egyptians to Native Americans.
Ear candling can help ease headaches, sinus blockages, swimmers ear to even tinnitus.
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CHICAGO (AP) -- An arctic blast that dropped Midwest temperatures
50 degrees in a few hours is having a similar effect on the mercury
today in the Northeast and New England.
Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and fierce winds sliced through
the Midwest yesterday, leaving behind bitterly cold air and
blizzards in the northern Plains.
The temperature in Buffalo, N.Y., dropped more than 30 degrees
this morning from a high of 54 yesterday, with winds gusting to
more than 60 miles per hour. Power is out in 40,000 homes and
businesses, roads are slick and most schools in the Buffalo area
are closed.
Power is also out in parts of Illinois, Ohio and Michigan.
Authorities say the winds and thunderstorms may have killed two
people in Indiana yesterday.
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Can anyone help me? I can only log into Vista through Safe Mode just now.
Normally once my laptop boots up I click on the username (admin account) and
type my password. but on that screen there is no user/display pic. It's just
the blue/green background with the ease of access button at the bottom left
and the shutdown options on the bottom right. I can't get System Restore to
work in Safe Mode so I'm really out of answers here, anybody got any clue?
As I said, can't get the System Restore to work -
"The disk (C: ) has errors.
Windows has detected file system corruption on (C: ). You must check the
disk for errors before it can be restored."
Although when I click the 'check the disk for errors' it comes back with the
"Windows cannot check the disk while it is in use. Do you want to check for
hard disk for errors the next time you start your computer?"
Which would be pointless because I can't actually log in to Windows normally
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Imagine selling your kids for just two days to get some piece and quiet. That's what one Illinois frazzled mother tried doing, and now she's in a web of trouble.
The woman is offering to sell her four and eight year old daughters for two days so she can have some peace. She calls the kids crazy and unruly and says the bidder can have a white trash dream while she sleeps peacefully in a roach motel.
The woman claims she's bipolar with major depression and a borderline personality disorder. She says the bidder can also have her meds which aren't working for her.
One area resident said, "I'd be very concerned about the children because she's not gonna know who's gonna take them, what they could do to them."
Another said, "She wants peace and quiet and her kids are unruly. Well, that's a parent's job to take care of their kids and teach them right from wrong.
Police say "We have to take it seriously when it comes to children." Officers are looking into it, and say they believe the woman is not from Benton- but rather from northern Illinois, possibly the Chicago area.
They don't know if there is some other Benton connection- but many are worried about the children.
"With the things going on in the world today, what was the possibility of a pedophile picking up on this bit."
Investigators still don't know who the woman is. Illinois state police say their internet crimes unit is investigating.
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"Billy" vs. God: Swedes Trust IKEA More than the Church
What do Volvo, Ericsson, Saab and IKEA have in common? The people of Sweden have more faith in them than in the church.
An IKEA store in Sweden: People trust the furniture maker more than the church.
IKEA isn't the only company Swedes trust more than the church -- the list also includes Volvo (69 percent), Ericsson (59), Saab (57) and pharmaceutical giant Astra Zeneca (47) as well as four other companies that beat out the church on the trust factor. Indeed, the church landed in slot 14, behind Sweden's public television station, its universities, small business, the central bank and the daily paper Dagens Nyheter.
There was, however, some positive news for the church: It got better marks than the conservative party of Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt (30 percent). And it fared better than foreign companies like Coca-Cola, which only 22 percent of Swedes said they trusted.
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Kentucky volleyball preview
Kentucky volleyball is big on consistency. Notre Dame is the local kingpin, aiming for its 22nd consecutive regional title. And Louisville Assumption is nearly invincible, having won seven consecutive state titles and two straight national championships, and ranking No. 2 nationally in the Student Sports preseason poll.
The Rockets have beaten 171 consecutive Kentucky opponents since a loss to Notre Dame in the 1994 state semifinals. Louisville Sacred Heart is second to Assumption in the preseason state coaches poll, with Notre Dame third. St. Henry ranks sixth, Beechwood 10th, Newport Central Catholic 11th and Boone County 13th.
Five teams to watch
Notre Dame has five seniors, including star setter Andrea Lanham and left-side hitter Erin Janson. It's strong at the net with 6-foot-1 junior Meredith Harmon, 6-foot sophomore Kristine Eisenmenger and 5-10 senior Amanda Groth.
In the next eight days, the Pandas play Cincinnati powers Mercy and Ursuline, then Kentucky No. 4 Louisville Mercy.
St. Henry coach Maureen Kaiser said hers is a balanced team. The top players should be senior setter Justine Suedkamp, who had 22 assists Tuesday in a victory over Bishop Brossart; senior outside hitters Natalie Thelen and Stephanie Boh and freshman outside hitter Hillary Otte.
Highlands has all six starters back. On paper, It's the best team I've ever had, coach Jim DeLong said. That includes three third-year starters: hitters Amanda Bardo and Heather Holtz, and setter Natalie Forbes.
Newport Central Catholic has just one returning starter, Tricia Bertke. It started five juniors and a sophomore Tuesday in a victory over Holy Cross. Not only are we new, we're young, coach Jenny Mertle said.
Ryle has four starters back from a 23-9 team. Senior setter Emily Melville, junior outside hitter Christina Steiner and senior outside hitter Ashley Schmidt should star.
Top talents
Andrea Lanham, Notre Dame: The second-year starter has been mentioned by several coaches as the area's top player. Having played for a club team that went to nationals this summer, she's ready to quarterback the area's top team.
Danielle Diehl, Boone County: The junior middle blocker totaled 131 kills last year and will anchor a team that could surprise at regionals.
Erin Janson, Notre Dame: The senior outside hitter has a 26-inch vertical leap, one of the best in the area. Like Lanham, she played on a club team that went to nationals this summer.
Tricia Bertke, NewCath: The junior outside hitter is also an outstanding defensive player, and she's Mertle's starting server. She's not going to come out of the game, Mertle said.
Amanda Bardo, Highlands: The senior averaged 2.5 kills a game last year. I've pretty much told her that this is her team,
DeLong said.
Big matches
Today, Parochial School Tournament at St. Henry, featuring St. Henry, NewCath and Holy Cross Aug. 27, St. Henry at Louisville Sacred Heart Aug. 28, Ursuline at Notre Dame Sept. 13-14, Louisville Invitational Volleyball Tournament at Louisville Assumption, including Notre Dame, St. Henry and NewCath Sept. 21, Cake Classic at Highlands (for public schools) Sept. 21-22, Fall Classic at Mercy, including Notre Dame, St. Henry and NewCath.
Last year
In the first year of the one-region format in Northern Kentucky, the two state qualifiers were Fifth Region champ Notre Dame and runner-up St. Henry. The Pandas (28-9) lost to Assumption in the quarterfinals. The Crusaders (28-8) lost to Louisville Mercy in the first round.
New this year
Jen Woolf has left Campbell County to become coach at Conner. Shelly Hagyi takes over at Campbell, Cassie Doering is the new coach at Boone County, and Tasha Tanner takes over at Ryle.
Tournament trail
Districts: Oct. 14-19, sites TBA. Regional: Oct. 21-24, site TBA. State: Nov. 1-2 at Ryle.
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Patriots 23, Panthers 3
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Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael T. McGuire pinned on his second star with help from Gov. Janice K. Brewer, his daughter Maggie and his wife Deborah in the main hall of the Allen Readiness Center here. McGuire was also awarded the Legion of Merit for his accomplishments during his time as the commander of the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson.
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O'Brien offers glimpse into future on PSU caravan
ALTOONA, Pa. Bill O'Brien has quickly put to rest any notion that he plans to stick around as long as the last Penn State football coach.
Don't expect his tenure in Happy Valley to last 46 years.
"I can tell you that 46 years from now, I'll be 88 years old. I promise you that ... I'll start taking golf lessons when I'm about 70," a straight-faced O'Brien said Monday morning. "Hopefully I can last until I'm 70 on this job."
With that question out of the way, the Nittany Lions' new leader can go on introducing himself to the team's massive fan base before he ever coaches a game.
O'Brien's comments before about 200 alumni in Altoona started Week 3 of the Penn State coaches caravan. Traveling on a bus retrofitted with the school's blue and white color scheme, the rookie head coach has embarked on an ambitious effort to connect with alumni from Connecticut to Virginia, New York to Ohio.
It's a public relations campaign and media blitz mixed in with a pinch of staff bonding. Other Penn State coaches have boarded the bus, too, including men's basketball coach Patrick Chambers and women's basketball coach Coquese Washington. Hockey coach Guy Gadowsky and men's volleyball coach Mark Pavlik joined O'Brien in Altoona.
But only O'Brien has been at every event, and he's going straight through until the 18th and final stop Wednesday night in Buffalo, N.Y. After each event, fans still anguished in part over the end of the Joe Paterno era appear to be coalescing behind O'Brien.
"I think considering everything that's happened over the last year that this is an occasion for Penn State to get together and look ahead," Nicholas Roslevege, a 1988 graduate, said last week before O'Brien spoke in Hazleton. "People are wishing him the best of luck up there. ... I think that's what people are feeling overall right now."
The Associated Press was allowed to accompany O'Brien on one leg of his caravan last week for stops in Hazleton and Bethlehem and has also covered stops in New York. This story looks at the different roles played by O'Brien at a critical juncture in the school's storied football history.
THE COACH NEXT DOOR: The black SUV pulled into the parking lot with 10 minutes to spare before the bus was scheduled to depart to Hazleton. Out stepped O'Brien from the driver's seat with a white towel draped over his right shoulder, sporting a look that called to mind another well-known coach.
He wasn't paying homage to retired Georgetown coach John Thompson. It's just a habit that O'Brien said he picked up while coaching on the sideline at his previous stop as offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots. This day, O'Brien was coming from a workout at the gym.
Barely a few seconds into a chit-chat with the bus driver, and O'Brien started poking fun at himself, about how his back hurts after a new workout regime.
Other times, he'll jokingly lament about his receding hairline, or the time he brought a cheesesteak to a brown-bag lunch with fellow Penn State coaches who were eating salads.
"He's just a funny guy," Washington said. "I always find myself laughing when he says something. Maybe it's the way that he says things that makes it really funny."
The sense of humor goes back to his childhood growing up in the suburbs of Boston, the youngest of three boys in an Irish Catholic family
"A lot of (the laughs) were at my expense. So it was a little bit of chop-busting. It's definitely a Boston sense of humor," O'Brien said in an interview with the AP. "These guys are getting used to it, but they all know it's in good fun."


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Discussion in 'Show Off' started by Thickster, Apr 23, 2012.
DO I win? what do you think?
Thick but, PENIS GUY, BOB GIRTH, HUNG HUGE and MAESTRO are thicker!
Awww, ty for the mention man . For my money I gotta go with ThePenisGuy , damn that dick is insanely thick.
I have only seen one thicker, on a guy I dated for 6 months when I was younger
Wow, that is very thick, not the thickest but definitely up there
I think you may win the contest, let's bring the competition!!
well im over 7 inches http://www.lpsg.org/members/roman/a...8/634586-base-girth-measurement-7-inches.html
take a measurment thickster coz otherwize we will never know your thickness
Thanks for mentioning me, buddy!
is you dick natural or did you do PE?
Damn thick! And don`t fall for all the guys who exaggerate and use internet inches!
i think roman and wristthick are the thickest on the site
Roman, bignlong and wristhick
7" here
Youngdonk. Not only is he really thick he probably and very likely has the best looking dick on this site.
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Sorry, posted in wrong thread. Is there a way to cancel posts?
I'd like to throw my hat into the ring, so to speak. Just under7" thick here. Great pics of thick ones in here.
Quite thick, but the head is very small
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regions of the United States, many drivers and auto manufacturers are looking
for ways to consume less gas. Drivers are looking to cut down on unnecessary
trips and turning their attention to more fuel efficient offerings when it
comes time to purchase a new vehicle.
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tight spaces that other seemingly "small" vehicles wouldn't dare
venture. Parking space too small? Just park head first up against the curb. The
Fortwo makes compact parking spaces at malls look like an exercise in excess.
The Smart Fortwo's small size and miserable performance
numbers (60 MPH is reached is achieved in a lethargic 14.1 seconds from a
standstill) hasn't stopped people from lining up to purchase the vehicle.
Penske Automotive Group (PAG), the U.S. importer for the Smart Fortwo, reports
that the vehicle has surpassed all
sales expectations. Over 15,000 Fortwos were originally projected to be sold in 2008, but Penske is now on track to receive 25,000 units this year -- all of which are spoken for. Penske says that he could sell 40,000 units if he had the supply.
Buyers are also loading up on options with the average buyer
dropping $1,600 on accessories for a vehicle that starts at $14,235 including
destination fee.
"This is not a customer who is buying a car because it
is cheap," said PAG CEO Roger Penske. "People are interested in its
urban friendliness and its fuel economy," he said. "It is the total
of what we offer."
Traditional hot beds for "quirky car" sales like
New York and Los Angeles have seen booming sales for the vehicle. Cities not
typically known for their hip car culture are also seeing lots of interest.
"In Pittsburgh and places like that, the dealers are dying for the
cars," added Penske.
Drivers used to driving "normal" family sedans or
SUVs may balk at the idea of a tiny "tin can" vehicle roaming the
streets, but it appears that many buyers are willing to put up with the
downsides in order to make a statement.
quote: But all else equal, occupants in a heavier car will survive more than occupants in a lighter car. No question.
quote: But if the current trend of SUVs gaining market share continues
quote: Main thing I'm getting out of your post is ignorance. Live in more than just one country and then you can open your mouth.
quote: In the end, it's for people to decide what they want to spend thier hard money on, not for someone to allow what they can buy. No need to live in any other country to know that.
quote: Money talks - wait till gas is over $4 per gallon, you'll see even more small cars on the roads.
quote: Ironically, RV sales are at the highest level in 28 years.
quote: Any rate, my point is that RV's are not inherently bad. Like any tool, it's what you do with it.
quote: I agree. This car is 33/40 and the Yaris is 29/36. Frankly I'd go with Yaris because its a 4 door car and doesn't look like this after a crash:http://images.dailytech.com/nimage/7688_large_smar...
quote: if brought over here and sold (expectedly well) all the US would have LA Smog within 2 years
quote: My sister's Aveo is too small for me, but it costs about the same and gets about 34 MPG, which is respectable especially head to head with the Smart car.
quote: I leave all my racing on the track
quote: beating up German cars on the highway .
quote: you can't even keep your story straight.
quote: On the straight line, everybody can put their feet on the gas pedal and yell "Hell yeah power!" and go faster than many other cars. Does that satisfy you?
quote: I'm not talking about smaller or nimble european cars are handling better. If you keep the size similar when comparing eauropean and american cars european cars still built better, handle better, use higher quality materials and have fewer reliability related problems in the long run.
quote: There are still new cars manufactured here in US with fixed axle rear suspension and leaf springs. How do you expect a car like this to handle on a corner and even consider it safe in a near crash scenario? It'll wobble like hell and possible spin and endanger everybody near itself.
quote: More info please???
quote: FIT you just said you drive a Cobalt SS. My 4cyl '06 Accord can blow the doors off that POS as well as hold a tight corner at 50mph+. And, just to rub it in, I average 31mpg if I stay below 75mph on the interstate.
quote: The only real difference here is the weight.
quote: Congrats on your success.
quote: Regardless, I really don't care. Neither car is fast.
quote: And don't even make me start that all American cars do not have proper handling capabilities like European cars do; they cannot go around corners, they are built extremely cheap, workmanship and quality of interior materials sucks and they have a tendency to start having serious problems after 40,000 miles.
quote: I'm not one for big cars. Don't have much need. Course at the same time, neither do many Americans.
quote: The current-production "HEMI" combustion chamber is not truly hemispherical; it is flatter and more complex than the 1950s-'70s Hemi V8 chamber.
quote: Returning for its fifth consecutive 10 Best Engines win, the Hemi's intrinsic goodness and legitimate effort to improve efficiency transcend this year's fuel-price scare, in the minds of the competition's judges.
quote: I'm aware the Focus replaced the Escort, but when's the last time you heard someone complain about their Escort's dependability?
quote: owhere near the standards of handling and performance of a BMW/Merc/Audi and even a Volvo or a SAAB is better made.
quote: So remember, when making an argument compare like for like.
quote: It's based on the same previous generation Mercedes EClass chassis (dubbed LX),
quote: London cops have them from Mercedes for testing and they drive like scooters! 0-60mph in about 7 seconds.
quote: Unfortunately they will not be sold in the US, too much high-tech for average US consumers. Too expensive when compared to the ususal GM or Oldsmobile.
quote: looks like a great thing for a place like New York, or maybe some small planned communities.
quote: Americans "don't want" electric cars (according to the oil and auto industry) but people are lining up for anything with high mileage.
quote: It's a cool little grocery-getter for the trendy soccer moms out there with more money than sense, sure, but it's really not a practical vehicle for the majority of the population, IMHO.
quote: Given the diminutive dimensions of the ForTwo, I wouldn't go shopping for groceries in it for any family larger than two.
quote: Drivers used to driving "normal" family sedans or SUVs may balk at the idea of a tiny "tin can" vehicle roaming the streets, but it appears that many buyers are willing to put up with the downsides in order to make a statement.
quote: "This is not a customer who is buying a car because it is cheap," said PAG CEO Roger Penske. "People are interested in its urban friendliness and its fuel economy," he said. "It is the total of what we offer."
quote: perhaps soon i will see some smart ads on tv too ?
quote: The tour was so effective that the company's first two years' allotment is spoken for, reports Smart USA President David Schembri. Because of that, Smart will not engage in conventional advertising through the usual outlets, but will continue to engage in non-traditional brand-building activities, he said.
quote: oh ! so now at least big americans cowboys wake up and admit that a efficient little car is really smart ?
quote: and that the "vroom vroom i'm bigger than you" is overpass ?
quote: sorry but it is like this since decades in europe lol.
quote: perhaps soon i will see some smart ads on tv too ?
quote: Miatas and Solstices are a niche market just like the " smart car ".
quote: The Miata continually sells about 16k per year,
quote: Ok you must be european, because you obviously know nothing about American culture.
quote: but history shows that European has not been a trendsetter for the USA.
quote: You probably would on the BBC, but the fact is that the majority population of the USA is not interested in this car.


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Attention Home Buyers: Lock in Your Rate
If you are thinking about buying a home, it's time to look into locking in your rate.
Rates have suddenly spiked in the past 10 days and there is a serious danger that this could get a lot worse.
The average interest rate on a typical 30-year fixed loan has jumped to 6.02% from 5.82% in a week, according to data tracked by Bankrate.com. That's because rising inflation fears have caused a jump in the interest rates on long-term government bonds.
On a $300,000 mortgage, the increase will add $38 to your monthly payments. It will cost nearly an extra $14,000 in interest over the total life of the loan.
You can still get some good deals. Bankrate shows some lenders still offering rates below 6%, though not many.
(These rates only apply to so-called "conforming" loans, which are $417,000 or less, in most parts of the country. These mortgages are effectively underwritten by Uncle Sam. Rates for "jumbo" loans, which are above these limits, are higher; more on jumbos below.)
No one knows where rates will go next. But if you find a reasonable deal now, it may be worth risking a deposit to lock it in for a month or two if you can.
Regular readers know I was warning about this through the winter. While others were panicking about a mythical "great depression," I was cautioning about the more likely danger – namely that as the central bankers flooded the entire system with extra cash, they would end up stoking more inflation. Higher inflation means higher interest rates and the end of cheap mortgages.
Whether we have already arrived at this unhappy state remains to be seen. But it's a danger.
How much more does a higher rate actually cost you?
As a rule of thumb, for each $100,000 you borrow, an additional tenth of a percentage point on your mortgage rate will add about $2,300 to the total amount of interest you will pay over the life of the loan.
Yes, that's before mortgage interest tax relief, and to be really technical you'd need to shrink this sum by a discount rate to put it in true, present value terms (I only mention these things because too often financial media leave them out). So the effective cost will be less. But it's still more than petty cash.
Now, about those jumbo loans. There's some good news for those buying a home in higher-cost regions, such as New York and California, and seeking to borrow a bit more than $417,000.
For those so-called "jumbo comforming" loans, says Bankrate chief economist Greg McBride, "rates have dropped dramatically in the past few months."
The reason? Uncle Sam, as part of the emergency bailout during the financial crisis, raised the size of the mortgages it would underwrite in these areas. Nationwide, loans up to $417,000 were already backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Now lenders get some Federal protection for making bigger loans in areas where prices are higher. In some areas like New York City and San Francisco, where prices are simply absurd, these limits can go above $700,000.
(Initially, after the government first announced this measure, the lenders still remained reluctant. A few weeks ago they at last started acting. Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the House banking committee, says this happened after he threatened to hold hearings on the matter. It may also be that the financial panic had begun to subside).
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For the holidays, the park has created a light blue version of its popcorn buckets shaped like the the fire engine-red race car and emblazoned with snowflakes as well as his number, 95.
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Does your girl ever come before you do?
Guys, esp those in their 50's, I'm wondering how much foreplay you have with your wife, how long you keep an erection, and whether she ever has an orgasm before you do?
In our marriage, we got in the habit of him having an orgasm first, and then he will use his wonderful fingers on me (or I do myself), but by then he is already half asleep and it is not exciting for me. I get turned on very fast and have not needed any foreplay, so he never does more than a few seconds of foreplay on me (or none), but I am curious what it would be like and what I may be missing. My husband is in his early 50's, I'm a few years younger, and we are both in great health and physically active.
Re: Does your girl ever come before you do?
Can I give you my answer? I am not a man. I always come before my husband. I get on top of him, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, then I come. Then it's my husband's turn to come. After I come, the feeling is even more sensitive when he is inside of me working!
I am in my late 30's.
Re: Does your girl ever come before you do?
We have foreplay usually for 30-45 minutes. I maintain my erection the entire time.
My wife prefers that I have an orgasm first because she gets very sensitive once she does and it makes it hard for her to let me have intercourse after that. So we have foreplay, intercourse and then I get her off using oral, toys, hand, whatever.
I will admit that during that refractory stage I could easily fall asleep too but hang in there until my wife is satisfied.
Re: Does your girl ever come before you do?
Wow, greenpearl, good for you! It takes me at least 5 min, usually around 10 with direct stimulation, so I have never been able to come by wiggling on top of him. Are you having intercourse while you are wiggling?
Chris, do you ever feel too tired to just hang in there? I think a man must get resentful of having to spend the time, esp. those times when it can take really long (like 20 min or more). Also does foreplay include anything other than genital touching, and do you spend so much time because you like to, or because you know that your wife likes it?
If the women are masturbating after their husband has an orgasm, does he watch, hold you, try to participate, or fall asleep? I'm just wondering what I should expect, as I am not really happy with this department.
Re: Does your girl ever come before you do?
Foreplay is involved with us, I need it to get in the mood. Some times he's first, some times I'm first. It just depends. But, I am lucky enough that my husband can keep it going if he comes first and I can do what greenpearl said, get on top and wiggle wiggle wiggle.
Re: Does your girl ever come before you do?
Sara Ann,
Every once in a while it takes my wife quite a while. I certainly don't get resentful! It's what I like doing most, so why would I be anxious for it to end? As long as she comes in time to prevent my fatal heart attack, I'm good with it. Even if she doesn't, what better way to leave this world?
Re: Does your girl ever come before you do?
We are in our middle 30s here. I do sometimes have a problem keeping a really rigid erection but it almost never causes problem in sex, or if so only momentary. It is never a deal killer.
As far as cumming though, my wife usually comes 2-3 times before I do. She sometimes (half teasingly) jokes that I take too long. I'm sure more women wish their men had stamina like that, but it is what it is.
Re: Does your girl ever come before you do?
Well, I'm a woman and we're both in our early 30s (I'm 31, he'll be 33 in about a week and a half), but for us, I always come first, and usually multiple times. He's very unselfish and giving, and always makes sure I do first. I don't have to do anything for myself, he's always willing to do what it takes. We do lots of oral, lots of foreplay, lots of uh... "other" play, and alternate all of it with penetration.
Re: Does your girl ever come before you do?
Wow, greenpearl, good for you! It takes me at least 5 min, usually around 10 with direct stimulation, so I have never been able to come by wiggling on top of him. Are you having intercourse while you are wiggling?
Yes, his toy is in my body. :) :) :)
I have a pretty young heart. With my husband, I am very natural. I am 100% true in front of him. I don't feel ashamed. I don't feel embarrassed. Just want to enjoy. My husband likes me this way. It is so easy for him to tell if I am satisfied or not.
You husband loves you. He will sure want you to be satisfied. Sometimes we masturbate in front of each other, watching each other, just for fun. My husband likes to watch me masturbate in front him. I like watching him masturbating in front of me, too. Seeing a big toy in front of me having fun, very interesting.
Re: Does your girl ever come before you do?
When the male orgasms it causes an Oxytocin release which makes him among other things... sleepy.
Ladies first. :)
Re: Does your girl ever come before you do?
How long do you wiggle? Whenever I take things slow on top, he seems to want to get moving again. So I should just tell him to let me wiggle? I'd like to try that. I wonder if he would lose his erection without thrusting though, esp. if I am just sitting there for a while wiggling.
Re: Does your girl ever come before you do?
I think of horny pictures too. That helps me come.
Re: Does your girl ever come before you do?
Wow, that is fast. I think it would take me at least 5 minutes. I don't fantasize anymore. I focus on the sensations in my body.
A long time ago we had some simultaneous orgasms, as I masturbated during intercourse, but I don't like them, because I want his attention on me during my climax because that makes it more exciting for me, and likewise I want to be focused on him during his climax as that excites me, and when we do it at the same time we are each in our own world and not enjoying the other, so we miss out on half the fun.
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Re: Does your girl ever come before you do?
He says he can only lick me when he is really turned on. He used to do it early in our marriage, but now he won't, because he says he must be really turned on. That makes me feel bad, ie he is not "really turned on" by me anymore. Although I am almost 50, I have a body that looks like J. Anniston or D. Moore, so I know I am hot, I am not taking it personal, but I wonder why he won't do it. Maybe it is still about the other issue we are dealing with, and he has to let down the wall between us, ie it is mental with him, maybe a control thing. He did tell me last week he would do, I should just quit asking him. So I am waiting, because I can't even remember what it feels like. I love going down on him all the time. And I have done it to a woman and liked that too, so I think every man should enjoy his wife's entire body. Just my 2 cents.
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Oklahoma public colleges and universities sign on to degree completion initiative
Nearly 500 public colleges and universities, including 12 in Oklahoma, signed on to an initiative that seeks to boost by 3.8 million the number of degrees awarded in the next 14 years.
But leaders also said they'd need help — including more funding from states and the federal government — to get the job done.
Project Degree Completion is a collaborative effort between the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the Association of Public Land Grant Universities. The organizations launched the initiative Tuesday.
Most of Oklahoma's public four-year colleges and universities have signed on to the initiative, as has the Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education.
Under the initiative, colleges and universities that are members of the groups intend to increase the number of college degrees they award each year from an estimated 14.6 million to 18.4 million by 2025. The baseline of 14.6 million degrees is based on the estimated number of college degrees the nation produced last year.
Muriel Howard, president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, said the initiative is designed to boost the number of Americans who are prepared to go to work in an increasingly technology-based labor market.
Although the average education level of the nation's workforce has increased, Howard said, it hasn't kept pace with industry demand, meaning companies have a difficult time finding qualified employees. That misalignment could have severe economic implications in the future, she said.
Part of the effort involves seeking more funding from states, as well as the federal government. Peter McPherson, president of the Association of Public Land Grant Universities, said he hoped the initiative would give higher education leaders leverage to argue for greater funding.
Higher education officials nationwide have expressed concern in recent months that state funding hasn't kept up with enrollment growth. According to a recent study from nonprofit group Demos, state funding for higher education nationwide has increased about $10.5 billion since 1990, but funding per student has declined by about 26 percent during the same period.
That same trend exists in Oklahoma, where public money represents a shrinking percentage of universities' budgets. In 1980, the University of Oklahoma received 38.1 percent of its budget from the state. Last year, state appropriations accounted for just 18 percent of the university's budget.
The shift also exists at Oklahoma State University, where state appropriations accounted for 42.6 percent of the university's budget in 1980 — by far the largest share. Last year at OSU, state appropriations made up about 21 percent of the university's budget, as did tuition and fees.
State set goal in 2011
The initiative plays into a larger conversation about college completion that's been under way in Oklahoma and nationwide. Last year, Gov. Mary Fallin and Glen Johnson, chancellor of the Oklahoma Higher Education System, called for an additional 20,400 degrees and certificates awarded in Oklahoma over the next 12 years.
In a statement, Johnson said the new initiative fits well with that ongoing effort.
"We look forward to working with our new partners as we accelerate our efforts to focus on readiness, transform remediation, build bridges to certificates and degrees, enhance adult degree completion, and reward progress and performance," he said.
Because Fallin's completion effort already has seen some success in the state, the new initiative is a natural extension, said John Feaver, president of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, one of the universities that signed on to the initiative.
"I don't know that there is a great deal of difference," Feaver said.
Feaver said he's pleased to see the system focusing on the number of college graduates it produces. But he said he's also concerned that, in focusing on the quantity of degrees, the state puts itself at risk of losing track of the quality of education it provides.
Even as the state commits itself to producing more graduates, Feaver said, universities must keep in mind the needs of students and the state's workforce.


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A woman accused of illegally buying an ex-convict two guns used to shoot and kill two New York firefighters pleads not guilty.
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A woman charged in connection with two guns used in a deadly Christmas Eve ambush of New York firefighters has pleaded not guilty to a charge of filing a falsified business record.
Neither 24-year-old Dawn Nguyen nor her lawyer spoke to reporters after the brief court appearance Tuesday in Henrietta Town Court.
Nguyen is accused of lying on a form when she bought guns later used by ex-convict William Spengler Jr to kill two firefighters and wound three other first responders in Webster.
Nguyen faces the same charge in federal court.
Prosecutors said Nguyen indicated on a form that a 12-gauge shotgun and AR-15 semiautomatic rifle she bought at a Gander Mountain store in Henrietta in 2010 were for her, but they were really for Spengler, an ex-convict who was not allowed to have them.
Spengler accompanied Nguyen to the store and picked out the weapons.
Spengler set his Webster house on fire on Christmas Eve and shot four volunteer firefighters, killing two, as they arrived on the scene. Two other firefighters and a police officer were wounded.
The 62-year-old, who had served 17 years in prison for killing his grandmother with a hammer, then killed himself.
The blaze destroyed seven homes on the narrow stretch of land on Lake Ontario.
"She's very sorry that this individual chose to use the guns two-and-a-half years later in this way and really shocked about what happened," Nguyen's lawyer John Parrinello said Monday.
Nguyen's family for a time lived next door to Spengler, and she knew him as "Uncle Billy," the lawyer said.
"I hope for her benefit that everybody understands how tangential, if at all, any role she had and how it is totally unrelated to what this maniac did on Christmas Eve," Mr Parrinello said.
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Located in secure and tranquil surroundings, Hill Top is situated within minutes from the city centre and the N1 route to Cape Town. Hilltop is around the corner from the business hub of the Northen Suburbs of Bellville and the busy Voortrekker Road. Jump on the N1 outbound and Paarl is a 15 minute drive away.
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