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Originally posted by Squishy Tia...
Originally posted by Squishy Tia I don't suppose this addon is slated to be updated for Cataclysm, is it? I miss its functionality and being stuck with Blizzard's half-baked version, I can't fully plan out a route for talents, but instead only "up to my current level", which sucks. Hello. I'm sorry, I'm currently out of the ga...
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Originally posted by zork ichik is correct on this. rABS does not affect the buttons at all, only thing could be an overlay of different clickable frames. And that's exactly what was happening: rABS_MultiBarLeft was overlaying frames, preventing them to be pressed. Thank you very much for clarification. P.S. ichik, sorry, dud...
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Re: Re: Troubles with ruRU locale
Originally posted by ichik This has nothing to do with rABS imho. Main life's concept: do not assume anything until you have some proofs for your theory. I surely did check it up and (surprisingly) turning off rActionBar makes those buttons work like charm. Why would I write anything here if I really had no idea whether it's rAct...
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Troubles with ruRU locale
Hello. Quest items' buttons, located at the default quest list on the right side of the screen is not working in ruRU locale. enUS gives me no troubles but ruRU is definitely broken. Could you look into this issue, please?
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Originally posted by Goldpaw
Originally posted by Goldpaw There are many ways to copy URLs, and I'm taking a wild guess as to urlcopy.lua being written in a manner such that it doesn't actually require the rest of BasicChatMods to be installed. Wow, that sentence came out longer than I intended! :o You could probably add urlcopy to ANY addon, and still get...
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I am sorry for figuring it out this...
I am sorry for figuring it out this way and of course it should be worked out with BasicChatMods author funkydude, but registering urlcopy.lua in gChat.toc will render URL-linking in gChat perfectly enabled, thanks to the unobtrusive coding from both programmers. Cheers to you, guys! My gChat.toc: ## Interface: 30300 ## Name: gC...
|File: Talent Planner Revised05-19-10
Originally posted by Slaxi81
Originally posted by Slaxi81 Hello, had no bug since but thank you for the info. Is there a way i can change the web data to show me the german talent infos? Not at the moment, sorry. I'm looking way to implement such feature, but not just yet.
|File: Talent Planner Revised05-18-10
Originally posted by Slaxi81
Originally posted by Slaxi81 Thank you, very nice mod. Small an "out of Crap" : ) Have a nice Day Slaxi Very kind of you, thanks :) By the way, check out new version, it could fix old problem.
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Originally posted by dwex DongleStub.lua needs to be before Dongle.lua in the .toc file Fixed. Many thanks.
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Career Performance List
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2014-15: Set school record as member of outdoor sprint medley relay ... Scored at Indoor Heps in the 500 meters (third) and as member of distance medley relay (fourth) ... Scored at Outdoor Heps as member of 4x100 relay (fifth) and 4x400 relay (fifth) ... Won the 800 meters at Philadelphia College Classic (March 21)
2013-14: Scored at Indoor Heps as member of 4x400 relay (third) ... Scored at Outdoor Heps as member of 4x400 relay (third) ... Won the 400 meters at Philadelphia College Classic (March 22).
2012-13: Scored at Indoor Heps as member of 4x400 relay (fifth).
High School: Lettered four times in indoor track, outdoor track and soccer ... Captain of all three teams ... Four-time all-county in indoor and outdoor track ... Three-time all-state in indoor track and five-time all-state in outdoor track ... Five-time All-American in indoor track and three-time All-American in outdoor track ... Member of four-time county champion indoor and outdoor track teams ... Member of two-time indoor 4x400 relay state champions ... Member of four-time outdoor 4x400 relay state champions ... Member of 2010 outdoor 4x800 relay state champions (set state record) ... Member of indoor 4x400 relay national champions (2010) ... Member of indoor sprint medley relay national championship team (2011) ... Member of soccer state championship team (2012) ... Scholar Athlete.
Personal: Daughter of Mark Hennig and Carma Muhlstock ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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DEA Secretly Investigating NFL for Pain Killer Pills Distribution
After 1,300 NFL retirees filed a lawsuit accusing the NFL of illegally handing out painkillers, sleeping pills and other drugs without informing players of the risk of health problems and addiction the DEA quietly opened up a investigation into the allegations.
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Marvel at this full-scale, high-fidelity replica of the Space Shuttle. Parked outside Space Center Houston, you can enjoy the shuttle before you even walk in the door. Measuring 122.7 feet long and 54 feet high, this replica gives you the look and feel of an actual shuttle. That's because it was built by shuttle contractors using NASA schematics, blueprints and documents. Since it's arrival in 2012, the shuttle is one of our most popular attractions.


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EUGENE, Ore. - The Alabama track team got on the score board on the second day of the NCAA Championships and is sitting in 21st place on the men's side after earning top-eight finishes in the hammer throw and the long jump.
"It was another great day for us," UA head coach Dan Waters said. "To have two guys score and get us on the board, and to improve on our seedings and come away with personal bests in the biggest meet of the season shows we're moving in the right direction."
Kamal Fulleradded three inches to his career-best outdoor mark in the long jump to snag sixth place overall after soaring to 25 inches 8 ¼ inches with his third jump of the day. Fuller's previous best outdoor mark of 25-5 ¼ came earlier this season. The junior had jumped 25-8 ¼ indoors where he is three-time All-American.
"I was eighth last year and sixth here, so I'm moving up the totem pole," Fuller said. "This was a time to stay resilient and to work through and be a competitor."
Fuller had been having an up and down outdoor season while battling through some nagging injuries, but he hit Thursday when it was on the line.
"That was a great way for Kamal to finish off his season, with a big jump at the national championships," Waters said. "He's struggled some bit at different points this season, but he focused in this week and fought through for a great performance. He'll come back next year with another year under his belt and this experience - he'll be the crafty veteran."
Freshman Elias Hakanssonfinished eighth in the hammer throw with a throw of 213 feet 10 inches in UA's first event of the day to get the Crimson Tide on the board in the team race. For Hakansson, who owns the top-10 throws in UA history after his rookie season, it was the third best throw of his career, just a matter of inches off his personal best.
"There are things that I'm working on that will help, but I have to be happy that I scored," Hakansson said. "I can't wait to get back to Tuscaloosa and start working on my technique. It's a methodical step-by-step process and you can't skip any and be successful."
"Talk about invaluable experience," Waters said. "Elias came in and scored at this meet as a freshman. That's something he can build on for the next three years. He's another who has great potential and this performance gives him a great launching pad."
Diondre Batson posted a career-best 20.35, shaving nearly two-tenths of a second off his previous best. The sophomore passed Olympian Kirani Jamesand Latonel Williams on the Tide's all-time 200m list, moving into the third place behind James Mallard (20.07) and Calvin Smith (19.99). Batson returns to action Friday in the finals of the 100, where he was fifth after the semifinals.
"That was another amazing performance for Diondre," Waters said. "He staggered out of the block a little, but still shaved almost two tenth off his PR. The way he's running and competing after being on campus with us for just six months is phenomenal and this experience is going to priceless for him going forward. There were five seniors ahead of him in that race (200m) today. He's got a big future, and it continues tomorrow and Saturday."
The Tide's 4x400m relay, which included freshmen Dwight Davis and Quincy Smith and juniors Joel Lynch and Ken Taylor, turned in a 3:06.69 to take 12th place. The quartet came in seeded 18th and shaved more than three-tenths of a second off its seed time.
"That was another great race and a great example of what has made us successful," Waters said. "We've stayed within ourselves and stuck to what has made us successful coming into this meet. That's allowed us to continue to get better on the biggest stage."
The Tide women get things going on Friday when senior Alexis Paine competes in the pole vault. Batson will run the finals of the 100m while freshman Justin Fondren will compete in the high jump.


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Tuesday, January 21, 2014
I've definitely become more able to control my compulsion to eat while I am fixing myself meals or snacks. And I'm not talking about just snacking a little bit on some veggies or snitching a little pinch of cheese. I'm talking EATING - like some crackers and cheese or a big ole chunk of turkey - before I had even touched my meal. Now that I'm aware of it, I catch myself starting to do it a lot. Usually, it's not too hard to stop myself. After all, I know I'm going to be eating within minutes, so all I have to do is remember that, and I'm all set.
I've been listening to some great podcasts. I especially like the ones that address the mental aspect of learning healthier habits. I had always heard about weight loss and fitness being a mental game, and now I am beginning to understand that a little bit. I have not taken care of myself for a long time, partially because I haven't fully believed that I'm worth taking care of. That's hard for me to admit. I am a positive person; I like to say and do things that make the people around me feel good. I like optimism. I am constantly saying, "Things could be so much worse." It's hard for me to admit something as negative as not loving myself. But it's true. And I feel like, unless I admit it, and take steps to correct it, that I will keep making myself unhealthy.
I've also been thinking a lot about how my relationship with food and eating and exercise have developed over the course of my life. I didn't realize it as a child, but my mother had her own struggles with body image and eating. I remember her going on lots of diets and being very critical of her body. As she got older, she became more restrictive with her diet and became a complete fat-phobe about 20 years ago. And she was one of those annoying, preachy people who criticized everyone else's eating habits. It was irritating. I liked food, and cooking, and eating, and she was constantly criticizing everything I put in my mouth. I think part of issues with overeating are due in part to just wanting to defy her. How ridiculous! As if my being unhealthy is going to "get back" at her for being overly critical.
I know this is a rambling blog...I don't expect anyone to get it, or offer advice or anything. I just want to get these thoughts out. I'm still processing a lot, so I will probably revisit this in the future.
I'm down three pounds, as of today. I feel like I am headed in the right direction. I'm not stressed or worried about what I should or should not be eating. I'm trying to eat more vegetables, eat fewer refined carbs, and less processed food. I'm okay with doing it slowly.
My fitness goal for the month was 300 minutes, which I have already passed. I think I have 315 right now. The mini-tramp was a great investment. I am thrilled that it doesn't hurt the ball of my foot, like walking and aerobics. I have found a yoga class that meets on Thursday evenings, so I want to start going to that too.
I'm feeling good.
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Amanda McKenzie: Mom charged in baby's drowning sentenced to 5 years behind bars
NEWPORT, Ky. -- A mother charged in the drowning of her 5-month-old son was sentenced Tuesday to five years behind bars under a plea deal.
Amanda McKenzie, 30, is charged with reckless homicide after her son Liam James McKenzie died in August 2013. McKenzie told police she accidently fell asleep in the bathtub with Liam on her chest.
MORE: Newport police investigating drowning of 5-month-old boy in bathtub
"She's telling me she had him in her arms like this in the bathtub and she let go and when she let go…who knows," said Jamie Griffen, the boy's babysitter. "She nodded out. Who knows how long she was out and the baby went into the water."
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The Hollywood Beauty Salon is a tiny beauty parlor tucked inside the Germantown Recovery Community, a non-profit mental health facility in Northwest Philadelphia, which is a program of NHS Human Services. The salon is not open to the public, but serves a small clientele in profound ways. Men and women undergoing treatment for mental illness gather here to have their hair done, share stories, and support each other as they rebuild their lives.
The Recovery Model
The Germantown Recovery Community is a community-integrated recovery center that serves persons with behavioral health and addiction challenges. The film presents to a national audience NHS Human Services' successful execution of a model of mental health care—unique to the city of Philadelphia—that combines both treatment and rehabilitation services that are individualized, choice-based, consumer-driven, family-inclusive and community-based.
The Film
Currently in production, Hollywood Beauty Salon is also a feature-length documentary that tells the story of the salon—and its clients' journeys of recovery—in imaginative ways. Documentary filmmaker Glenn Holsten is partnering with members of The Germantown Recovery Community (part of NHS Human Services) to produce a film that weaves together powerful narratives of transformation. Hollywood Beauty Salon tells stories of struggle from darkness—including mental health challenges, addiction, trauma, and abuse—to hope and light, revealing the strength of this special community.
The Process
Director Glenn Holsten conducted a 16-week workshop series at the Hollywood Beauty Salon, which created the foundation for the documentary script. Holsten and a film crew collaborated with 8–12 women and men who patronize and/or volunteer at the salon to develop individual stories centered around the special Hollywood Beauty experience. Participants discussed the depths of their illnesses and their paths to recovery. They tapped into joyful and painful memories alike—and explored their hopes and dreams for the future.
The Script
The final script that emerged from this workshop process is a new kind of documentary—a hybrid that artfully combines real life "vérité" (fly on the wall) sequences of everyday life in the beauty parlor with highly crafted filmic sequences employing animation, fantasy, and dramatic reenactment. The film's subjects decided how their personal histories should be documented and shared; each designed the storytelling approach of his/her section of the film.
We're inspired by the literary tradition of magical realism—moments of fancy that delve deep into the psyche of a person and reveal truths about her journey. These individual stories will take many forms, creating visually rich and engaging "entry points" for a general audience to understand and empathize with the film's storytellers. For example, Sanetta will tell her story of recovery through animation, showing her transformation from a woman struggling with hallucinations and the scars of schizophrenia into the lovely person she is today: Butterfly. Rachel will re-enact pivotal, dramatic moments of her life. Darlene will speak to a younger version of herself, portrayed by an actress.
While the stories will take us into the individual lives and to a variety of emotional landscapes, the film always returns to its home base—the Hollywood Beauty Salon.
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The Liberal Bee Jays concluded their regular season series with the Derby Twins with a 9-5 victory on Thursday in Derby.
Liberal got off to a hot start scoring the game's first seven runs. Christian Kowalchuk earned the win for the Bee Jays going 5.3 innings, striking out three, and walking just one. He is now 2-1 on the season. Travis Parker, Thomas Cruz, and Nick Youpel came in relief to hold the Twins down.
The Bee Jays were led by Marc Gomez who hit a grand slam in the third inning. Liberal ended up scoring five runs in that third. David Masters also hit his first home run of the season for Liberal giving them a 9-4 lead in the game.
The Bee Jays have now won 13 of their last 15 games and improve to 22-8 overall, and 14-8 in the Jayhawk League.
Liberal will travel to Dodge City on Friday night. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. The game will air on 1270 AM and right here on kscbnews.net.
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Match Preview: Women's Tennis vs. Arizona State, NCAA First Round
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|(18-7, 5-5 Pac-12)
|Princeton Tigers
|Probable Lineups
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|(67) Lindsay Graff (Jr.)/Alanna Wolff (Fr.)
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|Desirae Krawczyk (So.)/Leighann Sahagun (Jr.)
|Emily Hahn (So.)/Caroline Joyce (Fr.)
|Kassidy Jump (Fr.)/Joanna Smith (Jr.)
|Joan Cannon (Jr.)/Dorothy Tang (Fr.)
|Alexandra Osborne (Fr.)/Ebony Panoho (So.)
|Lindsay Graff (Jr.)
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|(69) Stephanie Vlad (So.)
|(94) Alanna Wolff (Fr.)
|(37) Desirae Krawczyk (So.)
|Emily Hahn (So.)
|Kassidy Jump (Fr.)
|Sivan Krems (Fr.)
|Leighann Sahagun (Jr.)
|Dorothy Tang (Fr.)
|Ebony Panoho (So.)
|Katie Goepel (Jr.)
|Gussie O'Sullivan (Fr.)
|Head coaches: Princeton head coach Laura Granville is in her second season in her first head-coaching position while Arizona State coach Sheila McInerney is in her 30th season at ASU, which has been her only head-coaching role. The two have met on the tennis court before, when Granville played at Stanford from 1999-2001. Stanford went 5-0 against ASU over those two seasons, including a win in the 2000 NCAA quarterfinal when Stanford went on to win the NCAA title.
|Against Arizona State: Princeton and ASU have never met. The Tigers last won a match against a Pac-12 foe a season ago at Colorado, defeating the Buffaloes 4-3. Princeton is 5-10 all-time against Pac-10/12 teams at the time of the match.
|Player notes: Princeton had two 2014 All-Ivy League singles honorees in first-teamer and Ivy Player of the Year Lindsay Graff and second-teamer Alanna Wolff, with Wolff also earning a bid to the NCAA singles tournament. Graff and Wolff were a first-team doubles pair. Graff has been named All-Ivy in singles and doubles in each of her three seasons. Katherine Flanigan (singles) and Joan Cannon (doubles) were All-Ivy Leaguers last season. Wolff is ranked No. 94 on the ITA singles list and Graff and Wolff are ranked No. 67 in doubles.
For ASU, Desirae Krawczyk is ranked No. 37 by the ITA and Stephanie Vlad is at No. 69. Krawczyk and Kassidy Jump are ranked No. 80 in doubles, though the pair have not played together since Mar. 22 vs. Washington State. Krawczyk earned a bid to the NCAA singles tournament. Though no current Sun Devils have career All-Pac-12 honors, this year's list won't be out until after the first NCAA tournament weekend.
|NCAA Tournament History: The Sun Devils have made all 29 of their NCAA tournament appearances under McInerney, who has guided ASU into the bracket annually since 1988 after first making the draw in 1985. Princeton was in the second NCAA tournament in 1983 and returned in 2000, 2009 and 2010, but this will be the first postseason for any of the current Tigers. ASU's furthest advance in the postseason has been eight trips to the NCAA quarterfinal, most recently in 2001 when Granville and the Cardinal ended the Sun Devils' season. Princeton is looking for its first NCAA win after coming up one point short in 4-3 losses to Florida International and Virginia in 2009 and 2010 respectively.
|Season Recap: Princeton enters the postseason on a 10-match winning streak, its longest since 2010, after standing at 8-5 in mid-March. The Tigers lost their first four matches to ITA-ranked opponents but have won the last three, all in Ivy League play against No. 52 Yale, No. 46 Harvard and No. 37 Columbia, the last of which clinched Princeton's NCAA tournament bid. Arizona State has played 14 matches against ITA-ranked opponents and is 7-7 in those matches. ASU was 16-2 before finishing the Pac-12 schedule with two wins in its final seven matches with the five defeats coming against the Pac-12's California schools and rival Arizona to close out the regular season. Neither team has played a match since the weekend of April 19-21, though some ASU players competed individually in the Pac-12 Championships that wrapped April 27.
|Common Opponents: Princeton and Arizona State have two common opponents this season and both had the same results. Stanford defeated both teams, Princeton 7-0 on Jan. 28 and ASU 6-1 on March 30, and both teams defeated Yale, Princeton 4-3 on April 4 and ASU 4-3 on March 13.
|Against The Field: Among NCAA tournament teams, Princeton has faced Columbia, Stanford, Denver, FDU, Stony Brook, Ohio State and Miami (Fla.), going 3-4 against those opponents. ASU has faced Stanford, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Pepperdine, Cal, UCLA, Purdue, USC and Arizona, going 2-7 against the group.
|Up Next: The winner will face either Alabama or Jackson State, who will play following Princeton and ASU. Alabama is the No. 2 overall seed in the draw and advanced to the SEC final before losing to Georgia. Jackson State won the SWAC's automatic bid.
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ROCKFORD, Ill. – The Northern Illinois men's tennis team split Saturday at Boylan Tennis Center when it defeated Western Illinois, 7-0, and lost a tightly contested match with Green Bay, 4-1. The Huskies are now 7-3 this season, while WIU is 7-9 and the Phoenix are 7-1.
"It was a high low kind of a day for us. We won both of our doubles' points which was awesome," said Head Coach Patrick Fisher. "We were in a position to beat a very good Green Bay team, but we didn't because we did not finish and close out sets or matches when we were in position to do those things. We know where we have to improve and over the last two weeks we did that, but it was not enough for us today unfortunately."
Northern Illinois made a clean sweep over Western Illinois, winning all nine of its matches against the Leathernecks. Dor Amir returned to the No. 1 position in the lineup versus WIU and was the lone Huskie to play three sets in the match, defeating Brad Holt, 6-2, 6-7, 10-6. At No. 6 Jovan Zeljkovic dominated in his match as he won every game over Brandon Meeker, 6-0, 6-0.
Following his 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 3 over Western Illinois, Frederic Cadieux extended his undefeated winning streak to nine matches. The streak would end there however, as Cadieux fell versus Green Bay's Cox, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Amir and Zeljkovic at Nos. 1 and 6, respectively, both finished with the lead in their matches against the Phoenix but the contests went unfinished as Green Bay had sealed their victory.
Northern Illinois will return to the road next weekend when it takes on Butler and IUPUI March 3 and 4 in Indianapolis, Ind. and Milwaukee, Wis., respectively.
Northern Illinois 7, Western Illinois 0 Boylan Tennis Center Rockford, Ill. DOUBLES: 1. Amir/Cadieux (NIU) def. Holt/Granger (WIU) 8-4 2. Lagerlof/Formont (NIU) def. Yue/Bunch (WIU) 8-6 3. Zeljkovic/Lagutin (NIU) def. Cederkall/Meeker (WIU) 8-4 SINGLES 1. Dor Amir (NIU) def. Brad Holt (WIU) 6-2, 6-7, 10-6 2. Axel Lagerlof (NIU) def. Ben Yue (WIU) 6-2, 2-1 (ret.) 3. Fred Cadieux (NIU) def. Mitch Granger (WIU) 6-0, 6-1 4. Simon Formont (NIU) def. Max Cederkall (WIU) 6-3, 6-1 5. Maksym Lagutin (NIU) def. Chris Bunch (WIU) 6-3, 6-4 6. Jovan Zeljkovic (NIU) def. Brandon Meeker (WIU) 6-0, 6-0


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Newcastle University holds University open days for prospective undergraduate students in the Summer and Autumn each year. There's a variety of activities to help you find out about the University, student life and the city. You can discuss your options with staff and students from the School.
After you apply, you will be invited to a School Post Application Visit Day where you can talk to our friendly Admissions Team, teaching staff and current undergraduate students.
We are happy to answer any questions you might have about our courses, the University and what it's like living in Newcastle. There are talks by students and staff on the essentials of student life here and the activities of the School. You'll be shown round the School and the campus by our students and taken on a tour of the city and accommodation.
School post application visit days are normally held in December, February and March. Friends and family are welcome to come along. If you would like to come to an visit day but have not yet applied, please contact us.
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This is a discussion on After how long do you tell someone? within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Originally Posted by 357and40 BOTH... It's my 88 magnum and my firearm... I heard that most of those 88 magnums only fire blanks, that true?...
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Start gradually with a few innocent questions:
1). Is she a Democrat?
2). Did she vote for Obama?
3). Is she from California/New Jersey/New York/Maryland/Chicago?
4). Has she ever heard of the NRA?
5). Has she ever heard of the Brady Campaign Against Gun Violence?
It's been way too long to remember exactly what happened, as far as mentioning firearms while I was dating my wife, but I have pics of us shooting my S&W .357 magnum while on our honeymoon.
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When you hug her she will know you carry, or be REAL impressed.
I don't recall NE being all that liberal in my time there. Most of the girls I knew were not midwest "city" girls. Their families hunted and what not. I'd watch the news and just say, WOW what would you do in that situation, scary, I bet they were wishing they could protect themselves somehow, etc.
NE is kinda funny though I think it will depend on where you are....Lincoln, Omaha, or Karney (sp.) You could get hot country farm girl, or girl that thinks she is a big city girl.
Let her find it when you are making out. It always makes for an interesting experience.
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For me it wasn't much of an issue since we met in a martial arts class and one of our first discussions was "What do you always have with you for self-defense?"
1. I agree a relationship will have a lot of problems if you don't agree politically.
2. My ladyfriend did vote for Obama (before she met me) and is very sorry she did. We both are happy conservatives.
3. However I'm in my 60's and both my lady friend and I met here in SC and both originally from NY.
4. I wear NRA shirts, hats and car sticker with no complaints. She also feels a safer when I carry.
5. Brady never came up... well maybe Tom..
My house said it all. Walls have US flag, map of Texas, decorative Stetson and old leather holster belt. Bookshelves of military history and theories(pro&con) and lots of action movies on DVD. Galco packaging in recycle bin. Cabela's receipt on desk. I'm too busy to hide what I do in my free time.
Dealing with this myself. Dating means different things. Be discreet if unsure, but be honest if someone digs you that you want to be serious with. Better to end early if they don't trust anyone to responsibly take responsibility for themselves.
In Texas you can't tell someone you are carrying. Except a LEO. Or, on your own private property and the like. Not in public. "You have a gun right Now?!"...in public:( even friends don't get to ask cuz I don't discuss it.
That's why I'm on this forum. Wrap it, regardless.
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Not that I have to worry about dating right now but I don't see much point in beating around the bush.
In the initial "meet and greet" before I even accepted an invitation to a date I would ask about things like religion, politics, kids, guns and get it all out on the table.. no point in getting emotionally involved with someone who is not going to be compatible in the long run... just makes it harder to say goodbye or tempts you to compromise on things you probably shouldn't or won't be able to give up in the long run.
Poor JD... after he asked me out the first time I sat down with him and went over a literal list of qualities I needed in a man. If he didn't have what I needed I would have said, "We can still be friends," and he wouldn't be my husband and father of my two children today.
(PS.. Patience was one of those qualities..lol)
On the other hand, if all you are looking for is a good time.................
well, then, keep the thing well hid and use protection.
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As Lima said - if you're only looking for a good time, don't even bring it up. You're probably not going to talk politics or religion, so why talk guns? But if you're talking about serious relationships, I definitely agree with the suggestions of doing it early in the process while talking about things you like to do. The range suggestion is ok, but I know women who have no problem with guns or the fact that I carry, but they have no desire to go shooting. I'm not a person who has to do everything together so when they go shopping, I go shooting (which gives me plenty of range time!) but I personally don't consider it a deal breaker. One woman I used to date even got her CWP because she became interested.
If they're afraid of guns, it's a different story - they don't have to enjoy shooting them, but they DO have to know how to shoot them safely! If they refused to either let me teach them or take a gun safety class, it would be time to move on.
Well. I can see how you might be able to conceal a firearm on your person during a trip to the supermarket and such. It is unclear to me how you would manage to conceal your firearm successfully across several dates.
At least, in the way that I understand "dating," it isn't something you do standing 3 feet away from your partner, remaining swathed in concealing garments. You'll be getting in and out of cars. Dancing, perhaps. Going swimming. Strolling along the beach hand in hand. And so forth.
To conceal a firearm throughout this sort of behavior would require a stand-offishness that would preclude a favorable outcome.
Now, do you normally go about telling people that you carry a gun on your person? Hopefully, you don't. Same with your date. When the matter arises, it will be because she either sees it or feels it on your person. Play it from there.
"It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first."
True, if you carry a bat belt's worth of stuff (mag carrier, knife, flashlight, pepper spray, etc, etc) she'll probably find SOMETHING.
I've successfully concealed weapons on my body during dates.. even when the clothes came off there was a way to keep things hidden provided you don't let your date do all the work. Anyone who doesn't respect your boundaries or your preferences isn't worth your time anyway. You just have to be smart about it and not too stiff or standoffish or jerky.. that will alert your date more than anything else... either that or she'll think there's something wrong with her and/or you.
If you are looking for something serious then get the conversation taken care of almost immediately so you don't waste your time or emotions. Start with asking her about guns in general and then carry. You know if she absolutely HATES guns and doesn't even want to look at one you probably don't want to progress to telling her you have one on you. If it's not serious go ahead and have fun and be careful. If it started out as fun and starts to get serious bring it up ASAP before you get too involved.
Be prepared as she might be REALLY ticked to find out you were carrying a firearm with you on dates without her knowledge.
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HONOLULU, Hawaii- East Carolina's softball team (8-15) was shutout and lost its fourth-straight game by a 4-0 score to No. 20/23 Hawai'i (18-5) on Monday evening at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. The Pirates scoreless streak is now at 26 straight regular season innings dating back to the sixth inning of the contest against North Dakota in the Wilson/DeMarini Invitational. Hawai'i has now won seven games in a row.
Sarah Christian (6-7) started for the Pirates and allowed four runs (none earned) in throwing all six innings with seven hits allowed and four strikeouts. Kaia Parnaby (16-2) earned the win with seven-shutout innings and 12 strikeouts.
The Pirates were outhit in the contest seven to four and also committed two miscues on defense.
ECU picked up its first hit of game as junior Jordan Lewis ripped a single back through the box in the second, but the next three were retired in order to keep the game scoreless.
Christian had a strong frame in the second, as she struck out a pair of batters and got a sharp ground out to junior Alex Fieldhouse at third.
The Pirates picked up another two-out base hit in the third as junior Jill Jelnick pushed a single into centerfield, but first base was as far as she could get in the frame.
Christian pitched out of a two-out, runners on first and second jam in the third inning with a called strike out of Jessica Iwata.
The Rainbow Wahine broke the game open with four runs in the fifth inning. Kaile Nakao reached on a fielder's choice. The next two hitters, Kelly Majam and Kayla Wartner, were hit by pitches to load the bases. Keiki Carlos then delivered a single to center to score pinch runner Brynne Buchanan. The ball momentarily got away from the ECU center fielder allowing Majam to score. Iwata then delivered a single to score the third run. The fourth run, Iwata, scored on Leisha Li'ili'I single to right field.


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"You Gotta Be a Soldier" -- UCLA's adopted theme for 1997 was most appropriate considering the rash of injuries to key starters the Bruins had to battle at the Championships. Despite playing without co-captain and Player of the Year candidate Sasha Victorine, senior All-MPSF defender Kevin Coye and team MVP Pete Vagenas, head coach Sigi Schmid's troops prevailed and brought back the third NCAA Men's Soccer Championship in school history.
The Bruins faced top-ranked and undefeated Indiana in the semifinals in a rematch of the 1994 NCAA Semis which saw the Hoosiers pick apart redshirt freshman goalkeeper Matt Reis to win 4-1. But Reis gained redemption for that night in 1994 and was more than outstanding, stopping everything shot his way. Indiana could not find a way to figure out Reis, who made a school record-tying 11 saves on 25 shots on goal.
Over 131 scoreless minutes after kickoff, a UCLA corner kick found its way to Josh Keller, who then passed it to Ryan Lee. The freshman took a shot that was deflected by an Indiana defender. However, the deflection went right to Indiana native McKinley Tennyson, Jr., who tapped it into an empty net for the 1-0 win in sudden death overtime.
A matchup with a powerful Virginia team playing in its home state loomed next for the Bruins in the Championship game. With playmaker Vagenas unable to play, Schmid was forced to adopt a more defensive, counterattacking style that frustrated Virginia the entire game. Although the Cavaliers had their chances in the game - they had 15 shots on goal, nine of which were stopped mostly in spectacular fashion by Reis - they could not capitalize.
Two minutes later, Virginia played with fire again while trying to equalize. With most of its men up front, the Bruins again took advantage. After Tennyson fired a shot that Yetso stopped, no Cavalier defenders were there to clear, and George, the tournament's Offensive MVP, easily hit the deflection into the empty net to put the game away.


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Weight-Loss: Eat Your Fruits and Veggies
Green vegetables are so incredibly low in calories and rich in nutrients and fiber that the more you eat of them, the more weight you will lose. One of my secrets of nutritional excellence and superior healing is the one pound-one pound rule. That is, try to eat at least one pound of raw green vegetables a day and one pound of cooked/steamed or frozen green vegetables a day as well. One pound raw and one pound cooked--keep this goal in mind as you design and eat every meal. This may be too ambitious a goal for some of us to reach, but by working toward it, you will ensure the dietary balance and results you want. The more greens you eat, the more weight you will lose. The high volume of greens not only will be your secret to a thin waistline but will simultaneously protect you against life threatening illnesses.Now, this next item shouldn't be all that surprising. Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have determined fruits and vegetables are an essential part of weight-loss. Diet-Blog is on it:
Their study included 658 healthy men and women divided into two groups.
Those who made the greatest reductions in the energy or calorie density of their diets lost an average of 13 pounds over 6 months. Those who made the smallest reduction in energy lost 5 pounds over the same period.
- Group 1: Told to eat 9 to 12 daily servings of fruits and vegetables and 2 to 3 servings of low-fat dairy.
- Group 2: Told to reduce calorie intake, but were not given goals for fruit, vegetable and dairy intake.
I try to include as many fruits and vegetables in my diet because I like the filling sensation. I also believe that consuming more more fresh foods will increase the intake of fiber, vitamins and minerals.
I really hate how people don't even believe that I like to eat lots of vegetables. They think I do it only because to them, I'm calorie obsessed.
While I do count my calories, I choose these foods because they're nutritious, low calorie but most of all, I LIKE THEM!!!!!!
People really just don't believe it.
When I see a greasy burger, it does NOTHING for me! All I can think of is the crap in it and how much I don't want to put that into my body!!! When I see chocolate, all I can think of is how much sugar is in it and I don't want to put it into my body.
People really don't believe me and put me down for wanting to eat healthy foods and I've got to tell you, I'm sick of defending myself!! No wonder the western world has this obesity problem!
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Q: "How many conservatives does it take to screw in a light bulb?"
A: "None. If the government would just leave it alone, it would screw itself in."
Did President Obama tell business owners they didn't build their businesses? That's what the entire right-wing media machine is saying he said. What did he really say?
Drudge Report headline: "Obama Goes Wild: 'If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen'..."
Drudge links to the Washington Times, which writes, "President Barack Obama addressed supporters in Roanoke, Virginia on Friday afternoon and took a shot at the business community. President Obama dismissed any credit business owners give themselves for their success:"
Heritage Foundation: Obama Tells Entrepreneurs "You Didn't Build" Your Business
Heritage writes: "That sound you hear is silence—as millions of small business owners and entrepreneurs were left speechless this weekend from President Obama's latest insult."
And so on across the right-wing media machine. Imagine the talk-radio discussion today!
What Did He Really Say?
President Obama pointed out that businesses did not build the roads and bridges that help them get their products to markets. He said that in the United States we succeed together. Here is the full quote:
There are a lot of wealthy, successful Americans who agree with me -- because they want to give something back. They know they didn't -- look, if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own. You didn't get there on your own. I'm always struck by people who think, well, it must be because I was just so smart. There are a lot of smart people out there. It must be because I worked harder than everybody else. Let me tell you something -- there are a whole bunch of hardworking people out there. (Applause.)
If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business -- you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen. The Internet didn't get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet.
The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together. There are some things, just like fighting fires, we don't do on our own. I mean, imagine if everybody had their own fire service. That would be a hard way to organize fighting fires.
This is not "insulting," it is just the way it is.
PS, Heritage then goes seriously off the deep end:
Obama pushed his policy goals of infrastructure (aka stimulus) spending and "government research" as part of a collectivist utopia "doing things together." It's simply stunning that he would tell Americans, "If you've got a business—you didn't build that."
Heritage mocks the idea that government should maintain our country's infrastructure -- internal improvements? Heritage says infrastructure and research and "doing things together" are part of a "collectivist utopia?" Deep end, people, deep end. Get back in the children's pool.
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PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley overcame a hot start by Eastern Illinois to erase a 16-point first-half Panther lead, but EIU held the Braves scoreless the final 2:29 of the game and escaped Renaissance Coliseum with a 71-67 victory Wednesday afternoon despite a career-high 23 points from senior Kelly Frings (Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI).
Eastern Illinois (3-5 overall) made 11-of-14 shots to open the contest and jumped out to a 27-11 lead less than seven minutes into the contest. Bradley (2-5 overall), which had just seven players in uniform for the game, buckled down on defense the remainder of the period and limited the Panthers to 4-for-25 shooting over the final 13 minutes of the first half.
Frings opened a 19-2 Bradley run with a three-pointer and went on to collect 10 of her 23 points during the spurt which put the Braves in front 30-29 with six minutes left before halftime. A Kelsey Budd (Prairie de Sac, Wis./Sauk Prairie) three with 1:29 on the clock gave BU its largest lead of the game, but Sabina Oroszova answered with a three-pointer of her own for Eastern Illinois and the teams went into the locker room tied at 37-37.
Bradley held a 49-47 lead at the 13-minute mark of the second half following a Frings three-pointer, but EIU hit a three on its next possession to go back in front and the Panthers extended the advantage to six (63-57) with just under six minutes left to play.
Sophomore Fantasia Vine (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North) later had a steal and layup to pull Bradley within three at 67-64 with 4:22 on the clock and senior Alyson Spinas-Valainis (Davenport, Iowa/Assumption) split a pair of free throws after another Vine steal to make it a two-point EIU lead 67-65 with 3:48 to play.
After an EIU basket, Frings made a pair of free throws with 2:29 left to pull Bradley within two 69-67, but those were the last points of the night for the Braves. Bradley held Eastern Illinois scoreless on its next four possessions, but the Braves failed to score during that span and BU missed the front end of a one-and-one with 41.1 seconds left. Oroszova, who scored a Renaissance Coliseum record 38 points, made a pair of free throws with 10.7 seconds left to seal the 71-67 victory for the Panthers.
Bradley committed a season-low 10 turnovers, but the Braves shot just 30.3 percent from the field in the second half and 37.5 percent for the contest. Frings made 7-of-11 shots from the field, including 4-of-6 three-point attempts and finished with 23 points. Budd added 19 points, six rebounds and six assists in 40 minutes of action. Spinas-Valainis finished with 11 points and a team-high nine rebounds.
Oroszova connected on 16-of-29 from the field and tied the Eastern Illinois single-game scoring record with 38 points. She also had 15 rebounds, four assists and three blocks. Katlyn Payne hit 5-of-10 three-point attempts and finished with 15 points to join Oroszova as the only EIU players with more than six points.
Bradley plays its last game before semester finals Sunday when the Braves travel to Columbia, Mo., for a 2 p.m. contest at Missouri.


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Congress Needn't Rescue Junk-Food Marketers from Voluntary Government Nutrition Guidelines
Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan
October 12, 2011
What an unseemly spectacle it is to see panicked junk-food advertisers running to Congress for help fending off the innocuous, voluntary guidelines for food marketed to children proposed by the Interagency Working Group. I could understand how the industry might play the national nanny card if the government were proposing mandatory nutrition standards. But, in fact, the Administration is merely proposing non-binding, totally voluntary guidelines that, if adopted, would help make the industrys own self-regulatory program more effective.
It is to the great discredit of the food, entertainment, and advertising industries that they have resorted to a misleading campaign of fear-mongering and phony facts to kill these voluntary nutrition standards. But I suppose if youre in the business of convincing young children to want to eat Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisps, Kool-Aid, and fake fruit snacks, it makes perfect sense that youd try to change the conversation away from nutrition and health.
I hope the House joins the Senate in support of the Interagency Working Group for Food Marketed to Children, made up of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its not junk food marketers who deserve special Congressional protectionits children and parents who do.


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College Hockey:Wiebler Nets Winner As Bentley Sweeps Quinnipiac
WALTHAM, Mass. — Sophomore forward Troy Wiebler tipped in a shot at 12:52 of the third period to snap a 2-2 tie as Bentley took a stunning two-game sweep of Quinnipiac with a 3-2 win Saturday night.
Losers of four straight coming into the weekend, the Falcons recorded their second weekend sweep of the season and improved their conference record to 5-10-4, 7-15-4 overall. Quinnipiac, now winless in its last three, fell to 11-13-4 overall and 8-6-4 in Atlantic Hockey.
On the game-winning goal, Wiebler established position in front of the Bobcats' net and got a piece of teammate Seth Vinocur's slapshot that skipped under the pads of Quinnipiac goalie Jamie Holden.
With the score tied 1-1 after two periods, both teams got the offense going in the final frame. Bentley's Brett Murphy staked Bentley to a one-goal advantage at 10:30. The Falcons had possession in the Bobcat zone and Murphy came skating behind the play after a line change, received the pass above the left circle and buried the one-timer.
Quinnipiac answered a minute later on junior Matt Craig's tally at 11:46. Craig cleaned up a rebound in traffic in front of the Bentley net, but Wiebler's goal proved to be the difference.
Bentley goalie Geordan Murphy was impressive again in net, making 21 saves, including a beauty with under a minute to go in the third period. Holden made 24 saves for the Bobcats in the loss.
Sophomore Brendan McCartin staked Bentley to a 1-0 lead after the first period, with his ninth score of the season at 13:59. McCartin found himself alone in front of Holden with the puck on his stick after collecting a rebound, and flipped the puck over Holden's shoulder. He finished the game with a goal and an assist.
Quinnipiac evened the score in the second frame, with sophomore Ty Deinema converting on a penalty shot at 5:52. The second-year forward broke free of the Bentley defense and was hauled down before he got a shot off. On the resulting free play, he snapped a wrist shot past Murphy.
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overviewThe Yellow Iris, also known as the Yellow Flag Iris, is a true aquatic plant that is native to England. It is the only yellow-flowered iris and reaches 28 to 38" in pots and up to 48" in the wild. It may be grown in up to 12" of water.
The Yellow Iris has bold, deep green to gray-green vertical foliage and 4 to 12 brilliant yellow flowers per stem. The number of blooms is directly related to the amount of dampness the iris is grown in and how close each plant is to the next. The blooms may have brown to purplish veining on the petals.
This iris normally blooms from May into June. Planting in clumps produces lush, thick stands, but will also reduce the number of blooms per stem. Seeds germinate freely, so clip off seed heads before fully mature to reduce unwanted spreading.
A very hardy plant, the Yellow Iris should be wintered outside in the pond. In northern climates, cut back the dead foliage to just above the water line, southern grown plants may remain green all year. Divide and repot this iris in the fall or after the bloom season. Zones 4-11.
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Apr 08
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jade_horses says:
my horse has just passed away in the field i havent got a lot to say but needed to get it out of my head
I have areal passion for horses
Oct 07
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finefilly says:
i'm so sorry. thinking of you xx
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rosie_n_rupert says:
Massive huge hug coming your way ((((((((((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Thinking of you
Sam :-)
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Savkins says:
omg i am so sorry for you *big hugs*
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gnuton says:
I am so sorry Jade. When you're ready, talk to us. We can't do much to help with your pain but all of our shoulders arethere for you to cry on.
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Daniel_worshipper says:
Oh Jade how terrible for you, we all understand your heart ache here some much more than most. When you are ready, as Gnuton said, our shoulders are here for you to cry on. Go and scream at the world. We are all here waiting and thinking of you
Big hugs
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kitcat2 says:
I'm so sorry for your loss. Big, big hugs sent your way.
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ceej1000 says:
OMG so so so sorry. what a shock. Words cant say it. thinking of you. xxxx
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Becca says:
Oh Jade my heart goed out to you! and lots of hugs x
*Hevsie* says:
I'm so so sorry to hear you news.
Thinking of you.
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tori82oaks says:
Jade, that is awful - what happened? A heart attack?
Had you not only recently got this horse? You poor thing.
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Steve Axman returns to Washington for the 2004 campaign after spending last year at UCLA as the Bruins' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Axman's return will be a tremendous boost to the Husky passing game. He will coach Washington's wide receivers.
Axman worked at Washington from 1999-2002 as Washington's quarterbacks coach. He was the assistant head coach during his last two seasons with the Huskies. During Axman's last season at Washington, quarterback Cody Pickett became the first quarterback in Pac-10 history to pass for over 4,000 yards in a season, finishing with 4,458. He also set a Pac-10 record with 4,273 yards of total offense.
The first Husky quarterback Axman worked with was Marques Tuiasosopo, who finished his outstanding career as the 2000 Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year and MVP of the 2001 Rose Bowl. He was the first UW player to be named the league's top offensive player since 1983. In 1999, Axman's first year at the UW, Tuiasosopo became the first player in NCAA history to rush for 200 yards and pass for 300 yards in one game.
Axman came to Washington after working as the quarterback coach at Minnesota in 1998 under head coach Glen Mason. Prior to joining the Golden Gophers' staff, Axman was the head coach at Northern Arizona from 1990-97. He inherited a NAU program that had experienced just three winning seasons during the 1980s and had never qualified for the Division I-AA postseason playoffs. During his eight years, Axman guided the Lumberjacks to a 48-41 record, making him the second-winningest coach in Northern Arizona's history.
Axman's teams were known for their offensive fireworks and averaged 30 points per game over the eight years. His 1996 squad set or tied 14 national records and averaged 43.2 points per game en route to a 9-3 overall record and a 6-1 mark in the Big Sky Conference. That season produced a second-place conference finish, the school's first postseason appearance and a school-best No. 6 national ranking.
Honored as the Region V Coach of the Year in 1996, Axman's team led the nation in total offense (522.8 yards per game) and ranked third in passing (311.3 yards per game). The Lumberjacks became the first college football team to produce a 2,000-yard rusher ( Walter Payton Award winner Archie Amerson) and a 3,000-yard passer (Travis Brown) in the same season.
In 1989, Axman served as quarterbacks coach at Maryland where he worked with future NFL performers Neil O'Donnell and Scott Zolak.
Axman spent two seasons as offensive coordinator at UCLA in 1987 and 1988, coaching the quarterbacks the first year and the offensive line the second. In 1987, junior Troy Aikman ranked second in the NCAA in passing efficiency and the Bruins finished 10-2 and ranked No. 9 in the final AP poll. In 1988, Aikman finished third in the Heisman Trophy race, leading UCLA to a 10-2 record and No. 6 ranking.
Prior to UCLA, Axman coached at Stanford (1986), with the Denver Gold of the U.S. Football League (1985) and at Arizona (1980-84), as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Axman spent a year at Illinois, three seasons at Army and one season at Albany State. Prior to that, Axman's first collegiate coaching assignment was at East Stroudsburg (PA) State in 1974.
A 1969 graduate of C.W. Post in Greenvale, N.Y., Axman went on to earn his first master's degree from Long Island University in 1972 and his second in 1975 while coaching at East Stroudsburg State.
Axman has authored seven books and produced eight instructional videos about football. His most recent release "101 Pass Patterns" was published in 2001. His other books are titled "Coaching Quarterback Passing Mechanics,"101 Quarterback Drills," "The Art and Science of Coaching" and "Coaching Offensive Backs." His first non-coaching book, "Achieving Your Success" is due for release this year.
Axman and his wife, Dr. Marie Axman, an elementary school principal, have four daughters: Mary Beth, Jaclyn, Melissa and Kimberly. The 56-year-old Axman is a native of Huntington Station, N.Y.
Birthplace: Huntington Station, NY
Birthdate: June 10, 1948
Family: Wife Marie and daughters Mary Beth, Jaclyn, Melissa, Kimberly
High School: Walt Whitman High School, Huntington Station, N.Y. (1965)
College: C.W. Post (undergraduate in1969), Long Island University
(master's in 1972) and East Stroudsburg State (master's in 1975).
Playing Experience
Lebanon Valley College and C.W. Post College (1965-69)
Coaching Experience
1969-70 Freeport (N.Y.) High School (assistant coach)
1971-72 Bethpage (N.Y.) High School (assistant coach)
1973 McArthur (N.Y.) High School (head coach)
1974 East Stroudsburg State (defensive line)
1975 Albany State (offensive line)
1976-78 Army (offensive line, backfield)
1979 Illinois (quarterbacks, running backs)
1980-84 Arizona (offensive coordinator, quarterbacks)
1985 Denver Gold, USFL (offensive line)
1986 Stanford (offensive line)
1987-88 UCLA (offensive coordinator, quarterbacks)
1989 Maryland (quarterbacks)
1990-97 Northern Arizona (head coach)
1998 Minnesota (quarterbacks)
1999 Washington (quarterbacks)
2000 Washington (asst. head coach, quarterbacks, wide receivers)
2001-02 Washington (asst. head coach, quarterbacks)
2003 UCLA (offensive coordinator, quarterbacks)
2004 Washington (wide receivers)
Bowl Experience
1986 Gator (Stanford vs. Clemson)
1987 Aloha (UCLA vs. Florida)
1988 Cotton (UCLA vs. Arkansas)
1999 Holiday (Washington vs. Kansas State)
2001 Rose (Washington vs. Purdue)
2001 Holiday Bowl (Washington vs. Texas)
2003 Silicon Valley Bowl (UCLA vs. Fresno State)


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Here are pics of the birds that were covered in oil http://twitpic.com/1v441b
Just left Fort Jackson and Grand Isle, Louisiana which have been greatly affected by the Oil Spills. Extremely sad sight to see!
Just arrived in Fort Jackson, Louisiana with the team to help bring awareness to the devastation down here from the Oil Spills..
Alex Brown: Some of the birds that's awaiting a good cleaning. A sad sight indeed http://tweetphoto.com/26254619
Chase Daniel: Just got back from Fort Jackson in Plaquemines Parish, LA where the Oil Spill is headquartered to show our support for everyone involved!
Jonathan Goodwin: Birds that have been cleaned. http://yfrog.com/128u4nj
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Lance Moore: http://tweetphoto.com/26243717 The people are doing work down here to get these birds cleaned up and back into the wild.....some clean pelicans
http://tweetphoto.com/26234749 U can def smell the oil out here.... And the birds look so sad and outta their element. Glad they've been rescued
Down at the site of the oil spill, lending our hand and doing whatever we can to show our support for all who have been effected.
Jeremy Shockey: Just left the oil spill.. I hope someone steps up.. very sad..
Will Smith: Well it was fun visiting Plaquamine Parish, The people were great an were very excited to see us. On our way back home!!!!
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College Hockey:Third-Period Rally Lifts St. Cloud Over Duluth
Win Gives Huskies Sweep Of Two-Game Series
DULUTH, Minn. — It was just the type of game St. Cloud State head coach Craig Dahl wanted to see.
Dahl's Huskies (15-4-1, 10-4 WCHA) twice erased two-goal deficits, and rallied with three third-period goals Saturday night to defeat Minnesota-Duluth (4-16-2, 1-12-2 WCHA) and sweep the two-game WCHA series in front of 4,324 at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center.
Dahl says his team needed a tough game, because win or lose, they'd learn something about themselves and get better prepared for the playoffs.
"We want every game to be tested," he said. "We don't want any easy games."
UMD coach Scott Sandelin was also pleased. "I'm proud of how our kids played," said Sandelin. "They played hard — we just didn't get the result we were after."
The loss extended the Bulldogs' winless streak to six games, yet Sandelin believes it could lead to some good things down the road.
"We may be losing now, but maybe we'll win those games in February," he said.
Meanwhile, St. Cloud brought its winning streak up to five.
Senior center Brandon Sampair lead the way offensively for the seventh-ranked Huskies, scoring what turned out to be the winning goal, and adding two assists. Goaltender Scott Meyer turned aside 29 of 33 UMD shots to earn his 13th win of the season.
Sampair also assisted in motivating his team between the second and third periods. With the team trailing 3-2, he told his teammates that if St. Cloud was to gain respect as a possible WCHA champion, it had to act like one.
"In the past, teams like North Dakota and Colorado College, when they were down going into the third period, they would put about 30 shots on goal and win the game," said Sampair. "I told them, 'Now's our turn to make a stand, if we want to win a championship.'"
His team responded in a wild third period that started with the tying goal at the 5:34 mark. Heavy forechecking forced a turnover in the Duluth zone, and sophomore right wing Joe Motzko sent the puck from behind the extended goal line to the slot, where Junior left wing Mark Hartigan was waiting. Hartigan then roofed a shot that deflected off the knob of goaltender Adam Coole's stick and went in just under the crossbar. Hartigan's goal was his team-leading 14th of the season.
St. Cloud continued with some heavy pressure in the UMD zone, and followed with its first lead of the game at the 6:51 mark. A flurry in front of the Duluth net resulted in a Sampair centering pass that somehow found its way on to Tyler Arnason's stick. The junior left wing followed by lifting the puck over a seated Coole to make it 4-3.
Sampair added to that lead at the 14:42 mark when he tapped in a shot that Arnason let go from the left faceoff circle. Sampair skated in with Arnason on a two-on-one and found the puck to the right of the goaltender, and popped it in for his fourth goal of the year.
UMD did manage to cut the St. Cloud lead to one, thanks to Tom Nelson's second goal of the night at the 16:20 mark. The Bulldogs then tried everything to tie the game, but was thwarted thanks to superb goaltending by Meyer. The senior netminder stopped a half-dozen shots in the last 90 seconds of the hockey game.
Nelson opened the scoring for UMD at the 3:02 mark of the first period despite being tied up by St. Cloud defender. Nelson ended up using a one-handed shot to get the puck past Meyer.
The Bulldogs continued with some heavy pressure during the opening span, outshooting the Huskies 12-6. They made it 2-0 at the 16:41 mark when Andy Reierson scored on a 5-on-3 power play.
St. Cloud first got on the board early in the second period when Sampair assisted on Duvie Westcott's power-play tally at the 1:05 mark.
However, UMD made it 3-1 when Drew Otten scored his fourth goal of the year, banging in a puck that was first shot from the blue line by Pierce and seemed to hit several sticks and bodies before it found its way to Otten, who was positioned to the right of Meyer.
St. Cloud made it 3-2 on the power play at the 14:21 mark. Sophomore center Ryan Malone found the puck in the middle of a scramble in front of the Duluth net, and sent it past Coole on his stick side.
The win kept SCSU in a three-way tie for second place in the WCHA. North Dakota continues to lead the conference with 21 points, while the Huskies, Minnesota, and Colorado College follow closely at 20 points.
Dahl says the comeback victory proves to him his team has character, "They showed me they're not going to quit when they're down," he said.
Added Sampair, "It's nice; it shows we're going to find a way to win."
Overall, SCSU finished 3-for-6 with the man-advantage, while UMD ended up converting just one of eight power-play opportunities.
St. Cloud continues WCHA action next weekend when it hosts Michigan Tech in a two-game series. UMD will host Colorado College next Friday and Saturday in the final two games of an eight-game conference homestand that began in December.
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It's been almost ten years since James Surowiecki published The Wisdom of Crowds, which launched the notion that there was wisdom, and indeed robust solutions to be harvested from "crowds" that far exceeded comparable individual efforts.
According to Surowiecki, these key criteria separate wise crowds from irrational ones:
|Diversity of opinion
|Each person should have private information even if it's just an eccentric interpretation of the known facts.
|People's opinions aren't determined by the opinions of those around them.
|People are able to specialize and draw on local knowledge.
|Some mechanism exists for turning private judgments into a collective decision.
In parallel, aggregation platforms – often called Idea Management software were coming into being and in the decade since have matured, grown up, and become standard operating procedure for businesses solving problems of all kinds via crowdsourcing.
Initially, these platforms were tuned towards new product development, however, savvy companies recognize that the "crowd" has utility for all manner of problem solving. Which is good because there are no shortage of problems to be solved. HYPE Innovation, one of the oldest and most respected Idea Management software companies has hundreds of active installations of their software around the world.
The following indicators that crowdsourcing has indeed matured came from a presentation by HYPE's Director of Consulting, Colin Nelson, at the Front End of Innovation in Boston last week.
1. Crowdsourcing as a capability across the whole enterprise is being imbedded. And it's being deployed as a sustainable capability that honors and recognizes that "everyone who works here" can improve and innovate the way things are done in addition to contributing to the pipeline of new products and services.
2. Crowdsourcing has moved beyond R&D and product development, and is being used by all parts of the enterprise – for software development, new marketing campaigns, customer service, procurement, you name it. It goes anywhere there are problems to be solved and opportunity spaces to be mined.
3. The fundamental assumption behind crowdsourcing has become lore: engaging collective expertise is a full fledged best practice. And like most best practices, only a small percentage of the enterprise use them in a sustained way.
4. One indicator of maturity is the use of advocate communities to ensure that crowdsourcing is seeded, understood, valued and nurtured as a practice across the enterprise.
5. Power users of Crowdsourcing investment understand that sustainability requires an investment of time and human capital. It results in deeper engagement and serves as a leadership development activity.
6. It turns out that the skills of advocacy are also the skills of centers of excellence, change management and deeper engagement, so creating an advocate community for crowdsourcing has multiple long- term benefits.
7. Advocacy communities sustain the successful practice of crowdsourcing because they touch the whole process, not just ideating.
8. Crowdsourcing is a proven way to harness the collective power of employees, suppliers, customers and stakeholders of all kind. Advocates are one proven key to successful enterprise adoption. You can see the complete presentation here:
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Tony L. Stargell
Position: DB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: August 7, 1966 in La Grange, GA
High School: LaGrange
College: Tennessee St. (school history)
Drafted by the New York Jets in the 3rd round (56th overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 16 (5629th overall since 1950)


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JEANNETTE, Pa. (AP) — A 2-year-old boy with only weeks to live will serve as best man when his parents wed this weekend.
Sean Stevenson and Christine Swidorsky, of Jeannette, had planned to wed next year but decided to move the ceremony up to Saturday so their son, Logan, who has leukemia and other complications, could participate.
"We want Logan in our family pictures, and we want him to see his mother and dad get married," Swidorsky said. Her 13-year-old daughter from a previous relationship, Isabella Johns, will be a bridesmaid, and the couple's 1-year-old daughter, Savannah, will be the flower girl. The story was first reported by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Logan has Fanconi anemia, a rare disease that often causes cancer. He was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia at 14 months old and had a stem cell transplant a year ago. He lost one kidney to a tumor in March and now has a mass on his other kidney.
Last week, doctors told the couple the boy would live only two to three weeks more.
"It'll be the hardest thing I'll ever do, is bury my son," Stevenson said. "You know it's coming, and you can't do anything about it."
God Bless these poor parents. Praying for your family.
Very bitter sweet. So glad he can be your best man. My heart breaks for you otherwise.


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Chick-fil-A, the quick service restaurant chain specializing in all things chicken, has vaulted ahead of chief competitor KFC as the nation's largest chicken fast food chain, according to an April 1, 2014 article published by the Christian Science Monitor.
Official 2013 sales figures show Chick-fil-A topping the $5 billion sales mark compared to KFC's $4.2 billion. This is the first time Chick-fil-A has surpassed its chief rival in the chicken business and momentum, in spite of controversial comments stated by Chick-fil-A senior management, is still on Chick-fil-A's side.
Businesses surpass others all the time, but Chick-fil-A's overtaking of once dominant KFC is unique for several reasons. Firstly, Chick-fil-A has only 1,775 U.S. stores compared to 4,491 KFC stores. Dividing the sales by the number of stores shows that Chick-fil-A has a huge advantage, with more than three times the sales volume per unit per year. Also, one must not forget that Chick-fil-A is closed on Sundays, so it has 52 fewer days per year to sell its food.
With fewer stores and fewer days of operation, how did Chick-fil-A manage to beat KFC in the race for your chicken dollars? There are countless reasons, but most important among them is the food itself. Catering to early risers, Chick-fil-A has a breakfast menu that is very popular with its fans and breakfast contributed significantly to its sales volume last year. KFC has a breakfast menu, too, but it isn't well promoted and actually lost sales in 2013.
Looking at the rest of the menu further illustrates Chick-fil-A's advantage. Its signature chicken sandwich is still a top seller and its waffle fries stand out in the fast food crowd. Chick-fil-A offers extra items like shakes, ice cream, and wraps- items not sold at KFC. And people still perceive KFC as a take- out place for a bucket of chicken while the public perception of Chick-fil-A is more as a place to sit down and eat inside the restaurant. Add to that the more family- friendly atmosphere at Chick-fil-A, play areas for kids, free wi-fi, etc., and it isn't difficult to see why Chick-fil-A is number one.
Chicken fast- food restaurants do not come close to the number of burger joints, but their popularity is growing. Chick-fil-A can now claim the top spot among America's chicken restaurants and unless KFC management can revamp the menu and change the restaurant's image, Chick-fil-A may extend its sales lead even further in 2014.
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Studio Liverpool's Fall of the Artificer uncovered
Studio Liverpool, once known as Psygnosis, is no more, but Siliconera has dug up a long lost treasure: Fall of the Artificer. This steampunk PS2 game was in the works for Sony between 2000 and 2001 but never saw the light of day; hit the link to see some concept art taken from a former staffer's CV. Although its become known mainly for the WipeOut and F1 series, SCE Liverpool actually had a very broad portfolio.
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The PGA of Australia would like to wish Life Member Mr Al Howard OAM a very Happy Birthday.
Today, Mr Howard celebrates his 99th birthday, this significant milestone making him the oldest Australian PGA Professional.
Mr Howard joined the PGA of Australia in 1931 having a long and distinguished career in which he was one the first Professionals to combine a playing and vocational career.
He followed in his father Tom Howard's footsteps by becoming a PGA Professional, his father is a former Australian PGA Championship winner.
Throughout his time Mr Howard was the Head Professional at Woollahra and Cromer Golf Clubs as well as Monash and Rosnay courses.
He went on to become a renowned course architect; Howard's repertoire of work includes the Tasmania Golf Club, Dalby Golf Club, Auburn Golf Club and Woolooware Golf Club.
Mr Howard was also a respected golf columnist and gave back to his Association by being the Chairman of the NSW PGA in 1950.
We wish Mr Howard continued health and happiness for the year ahead


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An American Icon: The Coupe DeVille
The Coupe DeVille was introduced by Cadillac late in the 1949 model year as part of the Series 62 line. It was a pillarless two door convertible hardtop that had leather interior, power windows and chrome bows in the headliner to simulate the ribs of a convertible top.
The DeVille was an option package for the Series 62, not a separate body style. For many years it was distinguished from the Series 62 by exterior trim script and luxury appointments such as hydraulic windows. In 1956 the Sedan DeVille, a four door pillarless sedan, was added to the series. In 1959 the DeVille became the Sub Series 6300 and a 6 window sedan was added. As before, they were distinguished from the Series 6200 by exterior trim and standard equipment such as power windows and seats. In 1961 a Town Sedan was added. A convertible joined the DeVille series in 1964 and as before the styling followed the Series 6200 with badging and interior features being the main differences.
Overall, the Coupe De Ville gets four out of five stars for reliability and parts/support. The car earns only three out of five stars for maintenance costs and market appeal. Good examples can fetch over over $30,000. If you're willing to turn rust into gold, the bottom of the market is limitless.
Tempted to add one to your collection? Stay tuned, we'll find you a Coupe De Ville to buy later this week.
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We're doing whatever it takes to give America a healthy mouth. And we believe a healthy mouth is one that's both comfortable & happy. That's why we're guaranteeing your money back if you're not happy with your dentures.
Our Denture Money Back Guarantee applies to all full & partial Comfidents® Dentures & covers the cost of the dentures only, fees for other treatments & services are not included. Patients must submit a refund request within 90 days after final insert or hard reline. The original dentures must be returned to Aspen Dental within 90 days after that request.
Oral Health America
Aspen Dental Management Inc
Aspen Dental - (Buffalo NY BBB)
Aspen Dental Corporate Offices
Akin, Lee, DDS Aspen Dental Management INC
Specialties: Cosmetic Dentistry
(315) 454-6000