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ATHENS, Greece (AP) NBA stars Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and Kristaps Porzingis of the New York Knicks battled it out in Athens in a game of streetball Sunday, watched by a crowd of 5,000.
Played in an open court in Greece's largest public high school, the "Antetokounbros Streetball Event" ended 123-123. No overtime was played.
Porzingis scored 21 points but was overshadowed by team member Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Giannis' older brother, who scored 69. The two had played for a few games together last season, when Thanasis was signed by the Knicks on a 10-day contract. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the other team with 64 points. The other players were a mixture of veteran pros and amateurs.
On Saturday, Porzingis and the Antetonkoumpo brothers were given a private tour of the Acropolis Museum.
Klay Thompson credits Yoda socks for Game 6 performance
The Warriors' most important adjustment in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals didn't occur on the court — it occurred on Klay Thompson's feet. Thompson scored a playoff career-high 41 points against the Thunder on Saturday to force a Game 7, and afterwards, he credited it all to a pair of Yoda socks from Stance's Star Wars lineup.
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As he quietly got dressed, Thompson rolled up a pair of Stance socks with a cartoonish image of the green, pointy-eared Jedi master from Star Wars, Yoda. Thompson packed his lucky socks especially for Game 6, knowing he'd need something a little extra to fend off the Oklahoma City Thunder.
"I brought my Yoda socks to bring out my Jedi powers," Thompson told The Vertical after a performance in which the least heralded, but no less important, member of the Splash Brothers saved Golden State's season.
Here's a picture of Thompson wearing the socks, which are pretty sweet:
Thompson will need whatever special powers the socks gave him again on Monday, if the Warriors hope to overcome what was once a 3-1 deficit and advance to the Finals.
NBA's official Facebook page prematurely lists Warriors in the Finals
The NBA Finals schedule will not be determined until Monday, when the Warriors and Thunder play Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals in Oakland. The Cavaliers already advanced to the Finals out of the Eastern Conference, but the dates of their home games are not set in stone: they'd have home-court advantage over the Thunder but not the Warriors.
On Sunday, the NBA's official Facebook page jumped the gun slightly, listing the seven Finals games under their "Events" tab under the assumption the Warriors won Game 7. They later took the listings down.
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It was obviously an honest mistake, but if the Warriors win on Monday, this will do nothing to quiet the crowd that believes in some sort of conspiracy theory, however ridiculous that notion is.
For what it's worth, ESPN also accidentally aired a commercial for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Cavs and Raptors, even though Cleveland has already closed out that series:
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Report: Heat, Chris Bosh clashed over Bosh wanting to play while on blood thinners
Chris Bosh missed the second half of the 2015-16 season with a reoccurrence of the blood clots that kept him out much of last season, and the situation was clouded by a lack of clarity. Reports emerged closer to the playoffs that Bosh and the Miami Heat disagreed about the handling of Bosh's condition, that he wanted to play and doctors wouldn't allow it. The Miami Herald's Barry Jackson has some new details of their disagreement, which centered around Bosh wanting to play while on blood thinners.
According to a team source, the Bosh camp spent considerable time exploring the idea of Bosh continuing to take those blood thinners, but at a time of day (such as early morning) that the medication would be out of his bloodstream by game time.
Someone with knowledge of the situation said blood tests indicated the medication was out of Bosh's system after 8 to 12 hours, which would significantly lessen the risk for Bosh playing. But the Heat and team doctors rejected that idea.
None of the doctors involved in Bosh's case is commenting, but Robert Myerburg — an expert on treatment of athletes and a cardiologist at U-Health – said even though some of the newer blood thinners can be out of a patient's system within 12 hours, "I would not use that strategy [that the Bosh camp explored]. There's too much at risk.
"The drug being out of the system is not what worries me as much as the unprotected time" during games and other times when the blood thinner is out of his system, even more so if he's subjected to trauma in an area where there was past clotting (in his leg and calf). He said patients with atrial fibrillation can sometimes be taken off thinners when they go on a skiing trip, but this is different.
As much as Bosh believed the blood thinners would be out of his system, the Heat were right to handle it the way they did. Even if timing the medication differently lessened the risk of playing, the Heat were still the ones responsible for what happened when he played. If something were to happen to him, the Heat would have to be the ones to explain how they let their medical staff be overruled by Bosh and allowed him to be placed in a life-threatening situation. Both Bosh and the Heat are apparently optimistic that he'll be able to return next season, but blood clots are nothing to play around with, and taking an overly cautious approach this season was better than the alternative.


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I'm in. Haven't been on in a couple of days. Sorry to hear the news about your FIL Bob, sounds like a great guy.
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I was hopeful, but I need to face reality: I'm out. :(
There was something that needed to line up perfectly this past weekend for this to work and it didn't. Maybe next year...
I'm in. A friend, Clive Bolton, who rode with us on the last CCRT Ride will be coming with me. And possibly Eric Colasanto, a former co-worker who also rode with us before.
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I wish I could make them as good as you and Sharon do, Jim, or I'd bring some.
I guess we don't need any beer, eh?
I'm still on board.
My wife and I will be staying in Nickerson SP Friday & Saturday night. We will bring our tandem. Anybody else camping?
It looks like I'm in. I'll bring the 3-speed Record Ace, and have the quick-detachable mudguards as well. That should appease the rain gods.
I'll be there. Not sure whether I'll bring my Raleigh Gran Sport or the Dawes Double Blue--leaning toward the latter at this point.
I'm still in. You want I should make a mailing list to coordinate logistics as we did last year?
My Lovely Wife Carol plans to come but might bail because she is doing a little too much lately.
I'll probably bring my heavy Bianchi Volpe because I'll be departing from High Falls, and my McLean is in NYC currently.
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A mid-autumn wind caused dry and brittle leaves to tumble along the ground, landing at the base of the Ponyville Library. Growing close to the middle of town, the library itself was actually in the middle of a hollowed out tree, which through the grace of magic, was still alive and growing. At this time of year, leaves of brown and orange replaced the normally verdant canopy. Inside, the library was homely but spacious. Bookshelves had been carved into the living wood walls. The main area was for books and patrons to read or check out materials. Off to one side was a small kitchen and in the back, up a few steps was a dining come reading area. Upstairs was set-aside for the librarian's living quarters. It too was equally spacious including a second bathroom and a few rooms for the librarian and guests. Off some of these rooms were balconies that gave a commanding view of town and the surrounding countryside.
Purple scales blanketed almost every surface of the library. Spike, a baby dragon of eighteen years, rushed around the library with a broom, trying to clean up the scales that continued to drop from him. Normally, the little dragon was covered from his round head to pointed tail with purples scales. Today however, was not normal. His scales were falling off him like the fall leaves outside. Not even the smaller, light green scales that covered his underside or the emerald green vertical scales going down his back were spared. With how many scales he'd been losing, he felt exposed and was seriously considering getting Rarity to make him some pants until his new scales came in. Upstairs, his guardian Twilight Sparkle was sleeping peacefully with one such purple scale perched precariously on her nose, teetering back and forth as she breathed. The unicorn in question had been sleeping most of the day due to contracting a bad case of pony-pox. Coughing in her sleep, the scale on her nose tipped into her mouth waking her suddenly. Spitting the scale out she called for her number one assistant. "Spiiiiike!"
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"I'm fine. Fluttershy said I'm going through a growth spurt and even though it looks bad now, my scales will grow back in a week or two." Spike was excited. "I can't wait till my new scales come in. As soon as they do, I'm going to run over and show Rarity."
"I'm sure Rarity will find them quite attractive." Twilight said between coughs.
Spike became aware of Twilight's disheveled appearance. Any other day, the unicorn pony had a tidy well brushed purple mane and tail with a violet and pink strip running through them, but now they were both considerably unkempt. There were bags under her eyes, and her usually vibrant lavender coat, was covered in little white spots. Even the star shaped cutie mark gracing her flanks was duller than normal. "Since you're up, do you feel like eating anything?" Spike asked her. "Can I get you glass of apple juice or maybe some alfalfa pancakes?"
"Thanks Spike, maybe later my stomach still feels a little queasy." She thanked him. "I can't sleep right now; could you get me my copy of Ponies in Underland? It's one of my favorites." She asked.
"Sure thing Twilight." Spike scanned the bookshelves until he found the title up on the third shelf. "Little help?"
"Of course." Twilight tried to concentrate on lifting the young dragon to the shelf with her magic but nothing was happening. "I'm sorry Spike, but with this headache I can't seem to concentrate."
"That's okay, I'll see if I can climb up there. I wish we still had the ladder; too bad it won't be back from the carpenter until tomorrow." Spike said.
"No Spike, I don't want to risk you falling and getting hurt on my account." She thought for a moment then came up with a solution. "I've got an idea. If you come over here I can try to swing you up to the shelf, then you can jump down onto the bed safe and sound."
"Sounds like a plan to me." Twilight used her mouth to grab Spike by the tail and swung him up to the third shelf. Unfortunately, without the scales' to protect him, Twilight's teeth cut into his tail and caused a small wound that started to bleed.
"Owch!" He cried out as he clung to the third shelf of the bookcase
"Oh my gosh Spike. I'm so sorry! Are you all right?"
The purple dragon reached up and grabbed the book before jumping down to Twilight's bed. "Yeah, I'm fine. It hurt at first but I think it's okay now." He said as he inspected the damage to his tail. There was a small cut near the spade tip of his tail but it didn't look too deep to him. "At least I got your book." Spike handed the book to her and grabbed a small basket from the corner.
"Are you going out?" She asked him.
"When I was at Fluttershy's this morning, she told me Zecora was coming over to help her make a medicine that should clear up your pony-pox. She said it would be done tonight so I'm going to go pick it up and save Fluttershy the trip." He said. "You know how she is about traveling alone in the dark."
"Yes, I know. She tries but one of these days she's going to have to get over her fear of the dark." Twilight said.
"You've got to admit though; she's come a long way since we moved to town five years ago." Spike said
"Yeah, she has. I appreciate you putting forth the extra effort right now Spike. I'm sorry I'm too sick to help out around here." Twilight said. "You really are my number one assistant."
"Aww, you'd do the same for me if I was sick. Will you be okay while I'm gone?" Spike asked, concerned.
"I should be fine. I have my book and if I get tired I can just lie down and go back to sleep. If she's not busy, have Fluttershy take a look at that cut. I wouldn't want you to get an infection."
"Will do, and I'll clean up this mess as soon as I get back." Spike said as he walked out the door.
Night had already fallen in Ponyville and many of the shops in town were already closed up for the night. Fluttershy had been worried about Twilight ever since she became sick and Spike knew, no matter how late it got, Fluttershy would stay up working hard on Twilight's cure. The young dragon was passing between the fountain and town hall when he started to feel a little strange. Spike felt himself growing dizzy and used the edge of the Founders Fountain to prop himself up. He bent double as a sharp, stabbing pain, shot through his stomach. A full harvest moon rose above the horizon, flooding the entire town square with moonlight. As soon as the light touched Spike he felt incredibly weak. His body convulsed and he threw up the small snack he had eaten earlier. Falling to the ground, he clutched his stomach as another wave a pain coursed through him. The basket he was carrying rolled off along with a few scales disturbed by the low wind. For a moment he thought he may have caught Twilight's illness, but that was impossible since he wasn't a pony. Spike's face contorted in pain. Everything hurt, his head felt like it was going to explode and every bone in his body felt like it was breaking. His muscles burned and his joints ached. Spike was in absolute agony; he believed his body was being torn apart, and just when the pain had become too much to bear, he screamed and exploded in a puff of purple smoke and scales.
Spike slowly opened his eyes and saw Pinkie Pie standing over him. "Are you okay?" She asked, her brilliant blue eyes radiating concern.
"Is that you Pinkie Pie?" Spike asked. He looked at her through still bleary eyes. For a minute all he could see was a pink blob but as they began to clear he could see her more clearly. Pinkie was not a pony one would call svelte; she was pleasantly plump but not overly so. Spike had heard stallions around town say she had curves in all the right places. Her mane and tail were almost always curly and bouncy like pink cotton candy. At that moment however, she had a confused expression on her face. "What happened?"
"Do I know you?" She asked. The pink pony gasped in realization. "Are you new to Ponyville? You have to be new, because I know all the pony's that live her and I've never seen you before and if I've never seen you before than that means you're new and if you're new then you probably don't have friends in town yet, unless you already know a pony that lives here. Do you know anyone who lives here yet?"
"Pinkie, it's me, Spike." He said, trying to standing up.
"Is Spike your name? We have a baby dragon named Spike that lives in town with my friend Twilight. Have you met Spike and Twilight? I just I know they'd like you because I like you and I just met you!" Pinkie said, bouncing around him in a circle.
"What are you talking about Pinkie? It's me, Spike. You know, small purple dragon, breaths fire, any of this ringing a bell?"
"You can't be the same Spike that lives here, he's a cute little bitsy baby dragon. You're cute but definitely not a dragon." She said.
"I think you've been eating way too much cake again Pinkie Pie; of course I'm a dragon." Pinkie pulled him over to the nearby fountain and pointed towards the water. Reflected in the water was a strong looking purple pony. While his coat was an intense purple color, his eyes, mane, and tail were all deep emerald green. He had a chiseled jaw line with a strong chin. Poking out from under his top lip was two small, sharp looking fangs set at the front corners of his mouth. His hair looked a little spiky between his ears but swept down into a flowing mane that draped around his left shoulder and his tail flowed behind him like green silk.
"See? Not a dragon." Pinkie said decidedly.
Spike was shocked and stumbled back from the fountain. He fell on his rump looking at his front hooves trying to put it all together. "What, what happened to me? Why am I a pony? I'm supposed to be a dragon!" He asked in a panic.
"Are you sure you're all right? You didn't hit your head or something did you?" She asked.
"Pinkie, how can I convince you that I'm Spike?" He asked, looking at himself in the fountain again.
"If you're Spike, than tell me something only Spike would know." She said with a suspicious look in her eyes.
"Remember that time I caught you in Applejack's cider cellar?" Spike whispered into her ear. "And to this day Applejack still doesn't know who did it."
"Don't know who did what?" Applejack commented as she rounded the corner. The light orange farm pony was a lot like Pinkie in the respect that she carried more weight on her frame than some ponies. The thin layer of fat she had softened her toned, muscular body. Her blond mane and tail were always kept bound at the end to keep them from blowing wildly while she worked.
Pinkie jumped into the air in surprise. "Applejack! What are you doing out here so late?"
"I was comin' to check on Twilight, now what don't I know about my apple cellar?"
"Uh, uh I have no idea. Hey! Look! Something happened to Spike!"
"Nice try Pinkie but I don't see Spike anywhere." The light orange farm pony said.
"I'm not joking; I was closing up the store for the night when I heard a weird noise. I came outside and I found Spike like this." She said, trying her hardest to appear genuine.
"That's a good one Pinkie Pie but all I see here is this good-looking pony next to you." Applejack said smiling. "What's your name handsome? I've never seen you round these parts before, you new to town?"
"My name's Spike."
"Well aint' that a coincidence, we got a baby dragon what lives in town here by the same name." She leaned close to Spike. "You ever gone apple-buckin'?" She asked fluttering her eyelashes at him.
Pinkie put her left hoof up to her forehead. "Applejack, this is Spike, our Spike." She said.
"Uh, hi AJ, I know it doesn't sound like me, but yeah, it is." Spike said slowly waving a hoof.
Applejack jumped back in surprise. "Spike, is that really you?" Her face, freckles and all, turned as red as the three apples on her flank. Applejack pulled down the stetson hat that always seemed shade her green eyes; only now it covered her face.
"Apparently, yeah." He said.
The light orange farm pony composed herself quickly. "What happened to y'all sugar cube?" The light orange mare asked, pulling on his ears, half expecting it to be a costume of some kind.
"Oww, I don't know." He confessed, wincing as Applejack pulled on his mane. "I was just going to Fluttershy's to get medicine for Twilight when I started feeling bad. Everything started to hurt and then I guess I passed out. When I woke up Pinkie was here and I looked like this."
"That's it? Nuthin' else happened?" She asked, prodding his shoulder with her light orange hoof.
"Well I got bit by on my tail by Twilight. It wasn't her fault though, my scales have been shedding and she didn't know she'd cut me when she swung me up on the bookshelf.
"I don't know what a bite would have to do with it but we best get over to Fluttershy's. She might know what's goin' on." Applejack said, looking at the bottom of one of Spike's hooves.
Spike took his hoof back and walked back to the fountain. Looking down into the water he admire the way he looked now. "You guys go ahead; I think I'm going to drop in on Rarity. Now that I look like this, I've got a fighting chance with her again."
"Whoa there lover boy, the first thing you need to do is get checked out. Who knows what changing into a pony has done to you." Applejack told him.
"Yeah, you might be really sick, and if you're really sick then something bad might happen, and if something bad happens then we'd all be really sad. You don't want to make us all sad do you?" Pinkie asked.
"No, I guess not." Spike said, a little defeated.
"Well okay then, it off to Fluttershy's we go! We can get the others later." The hyperactive pony shouted. Spike and Applejack followed Pinkie Pie as she bounced down the road toward Fluttershy's cottage.
From behind the curtains of the Carousel Boutique, Rarity's vibrant blue eyes had been watching the town square. The svelte, white unicorn mare had heard yelling outside, and when she looked out the window she saw Pinkie and Applejack talking with a gorgeous purple stallion, his green mane shining in the moonlight. She watched as they walked down the path towards Fluttershy's cottage. Rarity walked away from the window and paced her room tensely. Her expertly styled royal purple mane and tail bounced of its own accord every time she moved. The fashinista had a cutie mark of three diamonds on her flanks that suited her well since she incorporated gems into most of her deigns. "Who is he?" She wondered aloud. "More importantly why wouldn't they introduce him to me? It's not like Pinkie Pie to take an interest in anything but cakes and parties but then she's a mare, I suppose even she has needs. Knowing Applejack, she'll try to get him to work on her farm. I can't let a stallion the looks as fabulous as him, soil himself by bucking trees. Whatever the reason, I'm getting to the bottom of this."
Rarity grabbed a black cloak emblazoned with the same, three-diamond design as the cutie mark on her flank. Wrapping herself in the cloak, she left the Carousel Boutique and set out into the night. The white unicorn galloped after Applejack and Pinkie Pie but was careful not to be seen. As soon as they came into view, she began to trail them darting from bush to tree. Rarity could see the hem of her cloak getting dirty from the off road travel but it was more important for her to stay out of sight of the others.
Fluttershy's cottage was quaint and simple. With the heavily moss covered roof, it appeared that the home of the yellow pegasus had been carved out of the side of a hill rather than constructed on top of it. Birdhouses were perched and built into every nook and cranny that would support one. Under the bridge that led up to her home was a den for river otters. Everything about the shy pegasi's home was centered around the multitudes of small forest animals the frequented her cottage and even though her cutie mark was three butterflies she had no particular favorite animal other than her pet bunny Angel. Inside the home was simple, nothing overly fancy or outlandish. The shy pony's residence reflected her personality, reserved. Her living room was comprised of a sofa, a small table and a bookcase holding books on animal care. A single throw rug sat in the middle of the wooden floor. Fluttershy was not one for unnecessary furniture; she preferred to keep her home as open as possible for her animal friends. Around the inside of her home, like the outside, birdhouses and other homes for various animals could be found hanging from the exposed rafters or built directly into the cottages structure. The kitchen of the small house, much like the rest of the home, was mostly empty except for the necessary cooking implants to prepare simple meals.
This evening in particular, Fluttershy's kitchen was being used for something more than preparing a simple meal. Zecora, the town's local zebra apothecary, and Fluttershy were just putting the finishing touches on a cure for Twilight's pony-pox. The yellow pegasi's normally shy; quite personality was temporarily suppressed while helping Zecora make medicine for one of her best friends. She was used to making medicine for the animals she looked after but making medicine for a pony was new. "Thank you very much Zecora. I don't know how I could have made this medicine without you." Fluttershy said. Her bouncy pink mane fluttered beside her as she rushed to get a bottle to store the medicine and even though her mane always seemed to cover one of here deep blue eyes, she didn't appear to have any problems seeing where she was going.
"It's not a problem as you well know; it's off to Twilight's I must go." Zecora said in her singsong way. The black and white striped zebra pony started walking toward the door; her ample frame disguised her nimbleness and agility as she had been found on more than one occasion meditating while standing on her head atop a thin staff.
"Oh, thank you but I couldn't possibly ask you to do more. I can take it to her, even though it's really dark out there, I can do it." Before Zecora could protest there was a loud knock at the door. Fluttershy walked over, opened the door, and found herself nose to nose with a purple pony she had never seen before. Frightened by the sudden contact, she slammed the door in his face. There was another knock at the door and Fluttershy opened it slowly to find the purple stallion sitting their rubbing his nose with a hoof. She looked into his emerald eyes and couldn't help but blush and hide her face behind her pink mane "Oh, uhm I'm sorry, are you okay? Are you lost? Is there anything I can do for you?" She asked; her voice barely above a whisper.
Applejack and Pinkie poked their heads out from behind Spike. "Fluttershy! We need your help! Spike here's been turned into a pony and I'm pretty sure Twilight's gonna need that medicine y'all been brewin' up pretty soon." Applejack said as they walked by her, into the cottage.
"Yeah! And if she doesn't get it soon she's gonna get all itchy and there's nothing worse than being itchy and not being able to scratch!" Pinkie said and she scratched her flank against the side of the fireplace in the living room.
Zecora placed the medicine in her satchel and walked toward the door. "Stay here and help your friend, Twilight's house is around the bend. I'll get their fast and you will see, she'll soon be healthy as she can be." Excusing herself, she left the cottage and galloped down the road and into town. Rarity saw the zebra gallop down the road but quickly turned her attention to the task at hoof, finding a window where she could look in on her friends and the mysterious new stallion.
"Spike, how can this be Spike?" Fluttershy asked in disbelief.
"Trust us, it's him." Applejack and Pinkie said in unison. Spike filled her in on what happened while Fluttershy sat patiently taking it all in.
"Are you sure that's everything?" Fluttershy asked him. Spiked nodded. "I've never heard about anything like this before. Animals don't change into other animals. Have you asked Twilight?"
"Well, Twilight's been really sick and I didn't want to bother her. I was coming here anyway to get her medicine. While listening, Fluttershy noticed a hooded figure looking in her window and screamed in fright.
"What is it Fluttershy?" Spike asked, worried.
"There was somepony at the window." She said.
The other three looked in the direction she was pointing to find the window with nothing in it but a view of the small stream in front of her house. "You sure you saw somthin' sugar cube?" Applejack asked.
"Yes, I'm sure of it." She confirmed.
Pinkie was already out the door and in the bushes around the house. Without warning she popped up next to the white unicorn. "Hiya Rarity, what's with the hood?"
"Pinkie, don't scare me like that!" She shouted.
"Why are you sneaking around in the bushes? Come inside, there's somepony I want you to meet." The two ponies walked into the cottage. Rarity hung up her cloak before addressing the others.
"Hello all, and what are we up to this evening?" Rarity said, slowly walking toward Spike.
"Uh, Rarity." Applejack interrupted.
"Is this the pony you wanted to introduce to me Pinkie?" She asked. "More importantly, I'm wondering why you didn't introduce this marvelous hunk of pony to me earlier, when you were talking next to the founder's fountain?"
"But Rarity," Pinkie said trying to get a word in.
"I don't blame you wanting to keep him all to yourself, who wouldn't? You could have at least brought him by to say hello." Rarity said fluttering her eyelashes, her nose almost touching his. Spike was blushing so hard; his purple coat was turning red, a silly grin on his face. Never before had Rarity shown this much interest in him.
"But Rarity, this is Spike; we're trying to figure out how he got turned into a pony." Fluttershy informed her.
Rarity laughed. "You must be joking, how could this amazing specimen of pony be that lovesick little reptile?" Spike couldn't believe his new pony ears.
"Rarity!" Applejack shouted. "That's no way to talk about Spike; he's done so much for you. You should be nicer to him."
Rarity waved her off with her hoof. "Spike's just a friend. Well, more like an acquaintance. Truth be told, he's just a silly little dragon with a crush." She told the purple stallion. "Oh don't get me wrong, he's excellent when it comes to lift and tote work or when just about any type of manual labor needs to be done. That's reason enough to keep him around. But honestly, having that little dragon follow me around all day does get sort of bothersome. I'd really wish he'd understand that I'm not interested in him the way he's obviously interested in me. Not that I can really blame him." She said.
"Besides, what would ponies say if they thought I was romantically involved with a dragon of all things? You can understand that, can't you?" She asked the purple stallion. "Why, I'd be ruined; my dreams of being the greatest fashinista in Equestria would go up in proverbial flames. No, it simply cannot be and I wish he'd realize that sooner rather than later."
The sound of Spike's heart shattering was almost audible. He was devastated. 'Is this how Rarity really feels about me?' He thought to himself. Spike could feel a pain in his chest, growing with every moment. The former little dragon could not help the tears welling up in his emerald eyes.
Rarity saw the expression on the ponies face. "Darling, are you okay? Whatever is the matter?" Trying to keep himself from crying, Spike ran out of the cottage as fast as he could, toward town, not really caring where he ended up.
"Nice job there Rarity." Applejack said, reprimanding her.
"What are you talking about? Pinkie, you agree with me right? Right? Pinkie?" Pinkie was already gone, chasing after Spike. "Where did she go?"
"She probably ran after him but I don't know if she's gonna be able to catch up with Spike, he's pretty fast as a pony." Applejack said, scowling at Rarity before leaving the cottage to chase after Pinkie and Spike.
"But, I don't understand." Rarity turned to where Fluttershy was standing and received a slap across the face.
"How could you?" The slap didn't hurt but the point was driven home. What did hurt was the tearful look she got from Fluttershy before she ran out the door after Applejack.
'Oh my dear Celestia, It was Spike!' She thought to herself. 'I know Applejack and Pinkie are prone to having a good joke at somepony's expense but Fluttershy would never.' Rarity felt her cheek where Fluttershy had struck her. 'What have I done?' Rarity ran out of the cottage, tears streaming from her eyes. 'Oh Spike, I didn't really mean it! What's wrong with me? Why did I say those things?' She chastised herself.
Spike could indeed outrun them, even Applejack. Many times he considered going back to the library but with Twilight being sick, he didn't want to cause her any more problems. Mile after mile passed and he found himself on the outskirts of Canterlot. Spike was tired but didn't feel like stopping at the moment. He walked a familiar rout through the city almost on automatic. He didn't stop until he found himself at the overlook where he and Twilight used to stargaze. Spike collapse from near exhaustion; tears coursed down his cheeks. Unable and unwilling to stop weeping, Spike cried out the pain in his broken heart.
Lost in his remorse, didn't notice that a shadow had fallen over him. "Hello Spike."
"Who's there?" He said, breathing rapidly. A tall and slender, dark purple alicorn stepped out of the shadows. Her almost translucent, blue violet mane fluttered and waved in a nonexistent wind. The black crown atop her head was almost hidden in her mane, but her gilded silver shoes shone brightly in the moonlight. "Princes Luna, how do you know who I really am?"
Luna smiled down on him. "Oh Spike." She said compassionately. "Just like my sister knows about most things that go on beneath the sun in our kingdom, I see quite a bit of what happens under the moon." Luna placed a hoof on his shoulder. "Everything that's happening right now must be terribly confusing but come, you must be tired." Luna beckoned him to follow her back to the palace. Spike struggled a bit to get to his hooves but Princess Luna leaned against him allowing Spike to stabilize himself. "Are you okay to walk? Spike?"
Spike had walked to the edge of the overlook. Hundreds of hooves below him was the valley floor. Looking down he could almost make out the road that winds through the White Tail Woods. "After all I've done, all I've given. It wasn't enough; it was never going to be enough."
"Spike?" Princess Luna asked, unfolding her wings.
A small rock had tipped over the edge. Spike watched it as it fell into open space. "It would be so easy wouldn't it?" Spike said to nopony in particular. The tears had sprung anew from the purple stallions eyes, each drop falling over the edge into oblivion. "What's the point anymore? She doesn't love me, she doesn't even like me, and she never did. It would be better to just..."
"Spike, come talk to me please?" She asked. "Please Spike."
The purple earth pony looked back at the Princess and saw the concern and worry written on her face. Slowly, he turned around and stepped away from the edge. "I'll be fine Princess." Spike said as he fell to the ground worn out and exhausted.
This fic has been revised again. Sorry to do this to all of you.
Again, Comments are appreciated. Let me hear from ya'.
Fic updated 4-15-2012
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Again, Comments are appreciated. Let me hear from ya'.
Fic updated 4-15-2012
Next: [link]
I have one word... AWESOME!!!
You sir, are a master writer.
how did you come up with this story anyway
Awwww man. You made a Werepony fanfic before me? Lucky. I made one Called "Night of the Werepony" with my OC and Fluttershy.
F*CK YOU RARITY! After all Spike's done for you, HOW COULD YOU?! HOW COULD YOU?!
Sorry had to get that out
Sorry had to get that out
even though great first chapter every time i read it the part where rarity pretty much bad mouths spike is still very harsh,espically to her saying that some stallion she doesnt even know yet
i started reading the luna matchmaker stories/ the sequel to it before this cuz i wanted to find out how the spike and rarity thing happened and i can see ur writing style has been the same through all ur stories (or close to the same)....good! I like ur stories, good mix of funny, dramatic, cute etc... awesome.
Ur stories are up there with the "spark" twi-luna fic. Also! FINALLY DOES A SPARITY STORY RIGHT THANK FUCKING GOD!
P.S. would you by any chance do a Discord/Kirin (+Celestia maybe) intro story? i think you'd be really good at doing a story like that
Ur stories are up there with the "spark" twi-luna fic. Also! FINALLY DOES A SPARITY STORY RIGHT THANK FUCKING GOD!
P.S. would you by any chance do a Discord/Kirin (+Celestia maybe) intro story? i think you'd be really good at doing a story like that
I'm glad you like it. For now though what you see with the Kirin/Celestia is all you're getting unleass i find the time to write something.
I've just started reading these, and these are awesome.
Poor Spike
are they any ideas for your stories that were dropped like anything your orginally planning ideas until you decide to go with something else
not really
also are there any pairings in that you support that are not in any of your stories
to be honest, I think I've got them all covered. I don't min Apple Dash or PInkieShy but i like my ships (go figure)
yeah most of the ones in your stories are the pairings i support two except twiluna i more into twixie, also i really really really dislike appledash it just so overrated and just based on lesbian steorotypes infact other than twilight i can't see any of the mane six being lesbian i just think they are friends and should stay that way
I agree with this totally, however there is one or two Apple Dash stories That I really do like. One of the is AppleJoy (or at least I think that's the name of it.)
at first i was okay with the yuri pairings of this show they didn't bother me that much but as i read some stories even appledash i realize that none of those stories caught my attention and i prefer the hetero pairings over of the yuri pairings and grew to dislike the yuri pairings all except twixie,lyrabon,and vinyltavia are the only yuri pairings i support now.
for me it's all a matter of how well writing it is, i pass on the tripe that someone just threw together regardless of who the pairing is. I'll give anything a chance if it's well written.
you must of heard me say this over 10 already but i'll say it again i love this story it one of my favorites even though i said i like Dragon That Would Be Pony more i love this story so much mostly because of the romance between Spike and Rarity it just so heartwarming and touching you've done a excellent job on this. I think that why i read it more than dragon that would be pony because despite for me DTWBP being the better pony spike story. your story is the better Sparity story i love sparity keep up the amazing work
Oh wow! This has certainly proven to be an interesting story already~
You've captured Rarity's personality well - most people maker her act OOC when it comes to shipping stories, and that's why I like this!
I really like where this is going~ *goes to read more*
You've captured Rarity's personality well - most people maker her act OOC when it comes to shipping stories, and that's why I like this!
I really like where this is going~ *goes to read more*
Most people don't like my rendition of Rarity, they say I make her too bitchy
Well then those people need to watch the series again I think. Rarity is my favourite pony (Princess Luna a close second) so I know you've done well with her~
I feel like making a picture about this. Is that okay with you Lazerous?
sure but I want to see it when you're finished
Of course. I'll see to it that you and AleximusPrime are the first to see it.
Who is the AleximusPrime person?
I was finally able to get the peace and quiet I needed to buckle down and read this story the right way. I jut finished the whole thing, so I'll give one big review. (SPOILER WARNING: this comment mentions all 4 chapters!)
My first concern for this story when I read it was "oh great, another Sparity fic. It'll just be the same stuff again, right?" That mindset lasted for about, oh...3 paragraphs. The first thing I noticed was the attention to detail when it came to describing the settings and the characters. I've never seen the body types for each pony explained so thoroughly.
This story gets to the meat of the emotions fast, and it hits hard. It doesn't try to cover up the conflict; everything is right there, right where you need it. The length is long enough to be an enjoyable read, but not too long as to lost interest. It was just the right pace for the amount of suspense that was needed to make it a great reading experience.
It's impossible to read this story without getting emotionally attatched to the characters, mainly Spike and Rarity. But even though this story is their show, the side characters still have plenty of time in spotlight. They each play their part very well and tie the story together, instead of sitting on the side with nothing to do.
The use of the werepony curse is a good way of experimenting on both sides of the romance, as well as creating a good focal point of conflict for the plot.
I love how the romance between Spike and Rarity isn't just some one-shot "I love you, you love me, let's hook up" kind of structure: we get a very personal view of how much pain both characters have to endure. Their love is ever-changing, difficult, and sometimes impossible to put into words....and that's exactly the way it should be. It isn't simple, it isn't static; it's like a roller-coaster, going up and down and in random, unpredictable directions, but it's a hell of a ride. That's the best way I can describe the overall feel of this story: it has the potential to surprise the reader and make them feel a real investment into the characters' emotions.
But there is one negative thing that still stands out with this story: it's peppered with a lot of tiny grammar mistakes. It's mostly missing commas and a lot of missing parenthesis. I know you've updated it recently, but it still needs some work. I'm not a huge grammar person, and it didn't derail the story much, but it can have the potential to break up a good emotional buildup if you have to go back and lose your train of thought trying to figure out where a character stopped talking and where the narration picks up. Again, it's a small thing, and it happens to everyone, so it doesn't have any negative affects on the story itself, just the experience.
All in all, I really enjoyed this story.
My first concern for this story when I read it was "oh great, another Sparity fic. It'll just be the same stuff again, right?" That mindset lasted for about, oh...3 paragraphs. The first thing I noticed was the attention to detail when it came to describing the settings and the characters. I've never seen the body types for each pony explained so thoroughly.
This story gets to the meat of the emotions fast, and it hits hard. It doesn't try to cover up the conflict; everything is right there, right where you need it. The length is long enough to be an enjoyable read, but not too long as to lost interest. It was just the right pace for the amount of suspense that was needed to make it a great reading experience.
It's impossible to read this story without getting emotionally attatched to the characters, mainly Spike and Rarity. But even though this story is their show, the side characters still have plenty of time in spotlight. They each play their part very well and tie the story together, instead of sitting on the side with nothing to do.
The use of the werepony curse is a good way of experimenting on both sides of the romance, as well as creating a good focal point of conflict for the plot.
I love how the romance between Spike and Rarity isn't just some one-shot "I love you, you love me, let's hook up" kind of structure: we get a very personal view of how much pain both characters have to endure. Their love is ever-changing, difficult, and sometimes impossible to put into words....and that's exactly the way it should be. It isn't simple, it isn't static; it's like a roller-coaster, going up and down and in random, unpredictable directions, but it's a hell of a ride. That's the best way I can describe the overall feel of this story: it has the potential to surprise the reader and make them feel a real investment into the characters' emotions.
But there is one negative thing that still stands out with this story: it's peppered with a lot of tiny grammar mistakes. It's mostly missing commas and a lot of missing parenthesis. I know you've updated it recently, but it still needs some work. I'm not a huge grammar person, and it didn't derail the story much, but it can have the potential to break up a good emotional buildup if you have to go back and lose your train of thought trying to figure out where a character stopped talking and where the narration picks up. Again, it's a small thing, and it happens to everyone, so it doesn't have any negative affects on the story itself, just the experience.
All in all, I really enjoyed this story.
couldn't have said it better myself
I hate grammar, thanks for the honest review. You have no idea how much it means to me when my work brighten the day of another.
While I was reading it, I actually came up with a really good idea for a poster for your fic, and now I wanna draw it. Right now, it looks awesome in my head, but I'm pretty sure it won't turn out that well when I actually make it, but for a story like this, it's definitely worth a try. Every good story needs a poster.
dlazerous, you rock, i looove this story, ive already read it, and the second one. im reding it again because its so great. it should totally be published!
Second paragraph, where Rarity is in the Boutique, she thinks to herelf "bucking tress.", instead of "bucking trees."
i like the new revisions. better descriptions and overall detail, this fic is amazing and it was worth the revision
Sooo what exactly has been updated?
The first chapter of the story was revised, better descriptions, and a little more explanation in parts. It grew the chapter so much I had to break it into two chapters, hence the new chapter one and two.


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NSW Premier Kristina Keneally hopes to shrug off a nightmare week and turn attention to Tuesday's budget, urging voters to focus on her deeds and policies rather than state Labor's messy internal politics.
But Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell says politics has "buggered" the state and voters should have the means to throw out poorly performing politicians.
The Keneally government faces a critical fortnight with the state budget to be handed down on Tuesday, followed on June 19 by by-election in the western Sydney seat of Penrith that Labor is tipped to lose.
In the past week, the government has weathered two ministerial resignations and claims that Ms Keneally broke the law.
Sydney's Sunday Telegraph reported that the NSW Ombudsman was investigating Ms Keneally over claims that a "dirt file" was compiled to smear Tim Horan, a whistleblower responsible for ending the career of Penrith Labor MP Karyn Paluzzano.
Ms Paluzzano resigned after admitting rorting her parliamentary allowances during an Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry.
Ms Keneally said on Sunday neither she nor any of her senior staff had compiled any dossier and had not been contacted by the ombudsman.
Macquarie Radio Network reported on Sunday that the ombudsman had not launched an investigation.
The premier conceded the Penrith by-election would be very difficult for Labor, predicting swings of up to 30 per cent in favour of the coalition.
On Friday Ms Keneally suffered a double blow when State Development Minister Ian Macdonald and Juvenile Justice Minister Graham West quit their jobs.
But she urged voters to look past the upheaval and focus instead on what the government has delivered.
"All I've asked of the people of NSW is to judge me and to judge my government on the services that we deliver," she told reporters in Sydney on Sunday.
She said voters would see "results" in the budget.
Mr O'Farrell again urged Ms Keneally to call an early election and said voters must get more power to remove politicians they think are doing badly.
"I think politics has virtually buggered this state, and we've seen it again in recent days," he told reporters.
"The only way to fix this state, the only way to deliver to the public of NSW the reforms and the change that it deserves, is to constrain politics.
"And if that means putting in place mechanisms to allow the public again to recall politicians individually or collectively, I say that's a good thing."


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So in the same way I'd argue we legalize drugs, why not have a careful, legal pathway to break into a phone?
It is too late now. The only hope is to start singing "The Way We Were," and hope it all goes back to the good old days before the URL has been splattered across the web.
If I were a stock holder in Netflix I would not be too pleased to hear this dialog. It sounds like an explicit acknowledgement, that Netflix does not have a firm understanding of its customers. On the other hand, as a Netflix subscriber I am actually quite thrilled that Netflix does not have a complete understanding of who I am other than my viewing choices. I certainly wish google had the same outlook on its customers.
I think it was President Kennedy who said this about not going to the moon:
We should not do it because it is not difficult, we should not do it because it is difficult.
Yes, we should rise up and take control! Time to take to the internet and use social media to rally everybody.
wait a second...
If ESPN is forced to disclose financial entanglements between what it broadcasts and the sports it covers then there would not be much time left for sports. ESPN has provided some good reporting, but it falls far short of the other broadcasting efforts. The success of ESPN is closely entwined with the sports it covers. They have a vested interest in making sports and players look good.
Since Rogers took over Hockey Night the show has been shedding viewers. It will soon move to only cable, and the combination of the falling popularity of Hockey Night and the move to a la carte pricing should make for an interesting combination. Rogers already streams hockey, so they are going to have to make a decision about the future.
Rather than default to the instinctive urge to punish someone, they may decide to handle this with more restraint and common sense.
Just noticed that this site automatically directs to an https URL. Perhaps I should be notifying Senator McConnell about this travesty. Is it any wonder that the terrorists who run this site are so adamant about keeping their encryption? If you have nothing to hide then you should be doing everything neckid, in your front yard in full view of your neighbors.
As I started to read the entry I was planning on posting a smart alec remark about how this might be the impetus to bring the process of maintaining the no-fly list one step closer to being a responsible activity. Then I got to the end about how some folks would rather just use the fact that it is not responsibly maintained as an excuse not to do anything. (And I mean not do anything.) Now I just want to rock back and forth and whimper. Government disfunction has become the norm to strive for and not just the expected result.
It is amazing how hard it is to make someone do the right thing.
Then again, the government is now officially taking more stuff now then burglars: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/23/cops-took-more-stuff-from-people-than-burglar s-did-last-year/
Taking his letter and throwing it in his face and dredging this whole thing back up is totally gangsta. Good on you mate.
Obligatory oz link to harden up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh6pZQX22CQ
Sure, some of you are going to complain that it is not the government's purpose to play school marm and tell everybody where everybody has been. You negative nellies need to look on the positive side. This will create an immense incentive for people to use mass transit or to use bicycles for commuting. (And also to leave cell phones at home or have them tracked as well. And also learn how to wear hoodies around public cameras.) If this can lead to cities with better bike lanes and better bus systems then this is a win for everybody!
Also, I just like to know where everybody has been because I am a humongous busybody. But, that is another story....
One day some of these people are going to retire and spend a little time with their grandchildren. When that happens they are going to be shocked to watch the kids playing with tablets and playing around with apps, interactive websites, and videos on the web. I only wish I could be there when they dirty their diapers as they realize the advantages of spending more time with actual human beings when they were younger and in charge of a large corporation. Whatever ghouls are feeding them the information that the execs want to hear will be laughing as they go to their bank's website and count the money instead of watching their televisions.
In the context of sports this is not that different from broadcast television. If you try to watch a football game all you get is an endless loop of the two different commercials trying to sell the two different kinds of erectile dysfunction drugs. As far as I can tell the primary audience for football is aging men who are so senile that they need to be reminded to buy their boner pills every four minutes. Then again, these are the same people who like to spend their time on the beach lounging in a tub.
Too bad the second amendment folks cannot see past their gun sights and have not started talking about this as part of their second amendment rights. If encryption is a weapon then the government should be limited in how it can regulate it.
Another common method is to go to https://www.researchgate.net/ where people upload their work before they submit it to a journal. Not only that but you can use the system to send messages to request a copy of a paper. At worst you end up having to send an email to the author listed as the primary contact. I am not sure why you would need to use twitter.
I do not understand the ownership thing. So the DOJ is saying that anything Apple owns is something that Apple has to hand over if there are suspicions about a third party using it? Not just hand over but break into. If I rent a back hoe to dig a hole in my yard, do the police get to come back later and dig up the hole because the owner of the tractor says it is okay? What does ownership even mean? Can lien owners chime have a say too? Does my bank have an obligation to protect my rights if I get pulled over by the police, and they want to open my trunk?
At least he was not using his own personal email server. Oh wait... I think that Secretary Clinton screwed up with the email server and have been dismayed by her inability to come clean (but not surprised). If the US Congress is going to spend millions of dollars on her situation then they should be crawling up this guy's back side as well. What he did is just as bad if not worse.
Sorry, but I am going to take a contrarian view here, and I know this may not be popular. The author of the article is incorrect when he says that people will look at these gifs in lieu of watching the game. I find the images quite engaging and more than satisfy my need to watch professional football. These highlights are more than enough, and I no longer feel the need to watch people take part in an activity that is physically harmful and are usually only able to play for one or two years before their health declines too low. It is a game that mostly enriches a small number of people, called "owners," who are supported by taxpayers who build extravagant palaces for them to make up for whatever shortcoming they have which needs to be compensated for.
So yeah, a few gifs may indeed be enough to detract from the league's power to extract money from taxpayers and fans.


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Oklahoma City's St. Anthony Hospital prepares to build $53 million expansion
St. Anthony Hospital is preparing to build a new emergency room and intensive care unit as part of a six-story, $53 million addition that is scheduled to begin construction next year.
Plans for the project are set to be reviewed Thursday by the Downtown Design Review Committee, and if approved, construction is set to start in March with completion by fall 2014.
Joe Hodges, regional president for SSM Healthcare, which owns St. Anthony, said the addition is the largest single expansion to date and will bring the campus investment since 2003 to $220 million.
"It will be a completely new face for St. Anthony," Hodges said. "It's really significant for us."
The addition will allow the hospital to consolidate its two separate emergency units and expand bed counts, while freeing up existing space for other hospital operations. The addition includes subsurface parking and a rooftop helipad.
The design by Rees Associates, Hodges said, attempts to present a modern, cutting-edge image while still complementing the historic architecture of surrounding MidTown. Hodges said careful consideration was given to Kaiser's American Bistro, home to the ice cream parlor since 1918.
The adjoining one-story office building, currently home to Upward Transitions, and a surface parking lot will be removed to make way for the building.
"I'm hoping this will result in more outdoor patio space for Kaiser's," Hodges said. "There will be more landscaping, more plaza, and a fountain."
Hodges said the hospital will welcome Kaiser's patrons to use St. Anthony's parking spaces. Additional parking also will be built on the block bordered by NW 9, NW 8, Dewey and Walker (with the exception of the Century Hotel, which stands in the middle of the block).
Hodges noted the hospital's investment has exceeded the planned $200 million master plan first announced when, in conjunction with assistance from the city and county, St. Anthony executives agreed to stay in what was then a mostly blighted MidTown neighborhood.
In the past few years, the area has rebounded with older buildings being converted into housing, restaurants, offices and shops.
Former flop houses are now upscale apartments, and the once darkened Plaza Court is now home to a branch of the YMCA, restaurants, a bakery, art gallery and optical shop.
"What a great success story for Oklahoma City, and think how quickly it has happened," Hodges said. "We're very happy to be neighbors with all these great developers and business owners who have chosen to invest in MidTown."


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It's said that when the President Elect is named, a Rotary President breathes a big sigh of relief, knowing he or she is really is on the down slope of the presidential term. Sunrise Rotary's fearless leader, Dave McFadden, is happily sighing.
Much to his surprise, fourteen year Sunrise Rotary veteran Rod Fitch was named the 2016-2017 last month in a surprise ambush at Owen's Cycle.
"I was caught completely off guard," Rod reported after being lured to the cycle shop on the pretense of helping Curt Vangstad buy a new Harley.
After the shock wore off, Rod says he's looking forward to the role, which will technically begin in June, when it becomes Rod's job to introduce meeting guests, interview potential new members, and organize committees.
Rod has been involved in many of the projects and programs of Sunrise Rotary. As a newbie, he helped build Rotary Park along the Greenway, and it was there that he realized how much being a Rotarian meant to him.
"The feeling you get when you help someone… especially someone who maybe doesn't have what the rest of us take for granted… that's a great thing."
Rod's favorite Rotary project has been Operation Santa. He specifically recalls being dressed as Santa and driving with his young son to find a house. It was way out in Wiley City and past 8:30 when they finally found a rutted gravel road that led to a lone house. Two little kids were inside with their parents, and Rod knows he will never forget the look on their faces when Santa came through the door with gifts just for them.
Looking forward, Rod and his wife, Vickie, will travel to the Rotary Conference in Seoul, South Korea in June of 2016. At this point he doesn't yet have any new projects or plans lined up, but is beginning to attend Board Meetings to get up to speed with the executive branch of Rotary. Though he admits he was completely shocked when the past presidents materialized in the Owen's store, he's now looking forward to the upcoming role.
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Linksys Says Yes to Open Source Firmware
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A national expert on poverty will be the keynote speaker during Clark College's commencement ceremony on June 16.
Donna Beegle, the only member of her family to not be incarcerated, grew up in a migrant labor setting. She left school for marriage at 15, only to find herself with two children and no husband or job at 25. She has since earned a GED and bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees. The latter was earned at Portland State University, where she taught communications.
Beegle has insight from growing up in the deepest poverty in America and studying poverty for 20 years. Her story and work have been featured in newspapers around the nation, and on local and national TV programs. Her family and work on breaking poverty barriers will be featured in an upcoming PBS documentary, "Invisible Nation."
She is now president of Communication Across Barriers, a consulting firm devoted to improving communication and relationships, and founder of the new nonprofit organization PovertyBridge. For more, visit http://www.combarriers.com.
Clark's graduation ceremony will be in the Sleep Country Amphitheater, 17200 N.E. Delfel Road in Ridgefield.
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Houston Manager Implements Control System TechnologiesCollege, however, offers one great thing to everyone who attends and that is what I call 'non-linear' thinking – otherwise known as 'thinking outside the box.
Contractor Serving 1,100 Foster Children Quits The state will take over direct management of the care and service of about 1,100 foster children after the contractor it had hired canceled its contract.
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Call of Duty: Ghosts Update Introduces New Game Mode, Fixes & Tweaks
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Infinity Ward has rolled out a new patch for Call of Duty: Ghosts across all formats, introducing a new game mode as well as a long list of tweaks and fixes.
The new game mode is called Reinforce. Challenging teams to either kill everyone on the opposing squad, capture three flags or gain control of two capture points in order to win, Reinforce doesn't allow respawning. If you die, you stay dead. Sounds fun!
You can get the full patch notes below, courtesy of the official Call of Duty website.
- Improved FFA spawn logic.
- Improved TDM/KC/Cranked spawning logic.
- Updated Blitz spawn logic for online matches.
Weapon Balance
- Reduced headshot multiplier: No longer allow for 1 body, 1 head shot kills.
- Max and Min damage range reduced.
- Slight increase to kick.
- Aim down sight time faster. Now in line with other SMGs.
- Max and Min damage range reduced.
- Damage reduction always applied when the player is jumping, crouched or prone. Removed IED position check relative to player.
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- Now do 1/2 max health in hardcore modes.
Killstreak Balance
- Squad Mate – Reduced Accuracy & Fire Rate. Swapped Weapon to mp443.
- Update to DOM to allow 2, 5 minute rounds for eSports playlist, and with eSports mode in Private Match and System Link.
- Overall anti-cheat improvements.
- Fixed elite clan tag spoofing issue.
Additional Fixes
- Fixed an issue where the Tracked Operations and Progressed Operations loadout builder would not properly select items.
- Added popup message if a user tries to join on a blocked user from the recently met player list.
- Fixed an issue where the New Icons for heads/uniforms/etc would appear in private match.
- Fixed new icon to only appear on the "Heads" button when you have new heads of the gender you're using.
- Improvements to map voting.
- Fix In Game Store Image Stuttering when moving between images.
- Fixes hardcore audio alias for kill confirmed.
- Adds proper friendly alias for blitz friendly scoring.
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New Game Mode – Reinforce:
Reinforce is a competitive round based game mode. When a player is killed that player will stay out of the game until someone on his team captures a control point. There are multiple ways to win. Capture and hold 2 control points, wipe out the enemy team, or capture all 3 flags for an instant victory.
Gun Game
- Final kill now requires a throwing knife kill.
- Players can scavenge throwing knives.
- Reduced the usability window of other items when deploying the Riot Shield.
- Drill logic improvements.
- Grenade Turret adjustments.
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Satoshi Ookami
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Originally Posted by
But the graphics on no$gba mess up all the time :/
Well not for Platinum
If you have the right version, Platinum works like a charm
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Im new to emulation and so far it has put me on the verge of insanity.
so im county on the kindness of strangers on the internet to give me a links to download a working pokemon platinum rom and emulation that will run it and instuctions on how to get running. thank-you
Sorry but you have to use google.
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- Read before asking how to play a hack.
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