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While this strap isn't actually called the Leather Belt Strap (rather, it's nameless), I was one of those kids who got punished with my dad's leather belt and this thing bears a resemblance while being at least twice as cruel. I.e. if you or your lover also had cruel parents, this thing can be great for a mind fuck. The leather is significantly heavier than that of a belt, but it has a belt-like, pointed tip and the perforations are reminiscent of those used to secure a buckle.
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Lena, Nikki and Michelle get together to compare their favorite toys and vibrators, but they decide to play instead! Michelle and Nikki use two Pocket Rocket vibes on Lena. Then she gets the Hitachi wand, and finally Nikki gets the Hitachi wand. These three have a whole lot of fun torturing each other with toys! 8:21 min.
Roxxie tries out the Wahl vibrator in the soft afternoon sunlight.
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The Wahl is an electric vibrator, similar to the Hitachi wand. I personally prefer the Wahl over the Hitachi! I really like to use the attachments on the Wahl to pinpoint specific spots, well one specific spot anyway. The focused vibrations from the Wahl really make me scream.
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This toy has quickly become one of my most beloved floggers. I highly recommend it–especially for the price!
Blossom Organics Arousal Gel is not a product that I would normally choose for myself. I've never actually used any products to increase arousal, because most of them are scary. I know that there are quite a few herbs that can be used for naturally increasing libido. I looked into it and looked at some supplements to have on hand just in case I need some help performing, but I never actually bought or used any. Babeland sent me a sample and I was excited to give it a try. I must say, I am pleasantly surprised. I wanted to give it a test drive solo with a toy, and wow it was intense. I had a very satisfying warm orgasm, and my vulva was very very happy. It smelled nice. It felt nice. I am very happy with the Blossom Organics Arousal Gel.
Blossom Organics Arousal Gel isn't very lube-ish. It is a bit moisturizing but I don't think it replaces lube. It's possible that you end up being so aroused and stimulated that you don't need so much lube. It is a bit tingly because it contains peppermint oil, and I think that's increases blood flow to the vulva. It also contains a number of other natural herbal ingredients that are specific to women's sexuality. There are no questionable ingredients, so you know this is safe for your sensitive parts. I suppose that it could work for men too, but this is pretty obviously targeted to women's sexual pleasure.
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Part 2 of Slyde and Prudence is even more playful! Prudence uses the slick Lumina dildo to tickle Slyde's g-spot and then teases her with the pocket rocket. 6:55 min. Video
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Slyde and Prudence are a real hot butch-femme couple. They come together to test out some toys. Prudence starts out by playing with Slyde while wearing a sexy and safe purple glove.
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Prudence finishes up using the Wahl with her silicone dildo. She sure can sream! Watch her hot orgasm face. 5:31 min. VIDEO!
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Where purchased: babeland
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Nice electic vibrator can be used for direct clit stimulation and can also be used to vibrate my silicone dildo.
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The alcoholic, bisexual, syphilitic and scary smart John Wilmot, Lord Rochester, penned the politically satirical "Signior Dildo�? in 1673. The poem offers these lines:
When next you go thither to make your Selves Sweet, [10]
By Buying of Powder, Gloves, Essence, or So
You may Chance get a Sight of Signior Dildo.
You'll take him at first for no Person of Note
Because he appears in a plain Leather Coat:
But when you his virtuous Abilities know [15]
You'll fall down and Worship Signior Dildo.
Like most of Rochester's poems, this one swerves seamlessly between anxious praise and painful derision, between the deeply personal and the abjectly political, between male and female, between heterosexuality and homosexuality, between just about every polar opposite you can imagine. Rochester was never a man to be easily pinned down, a facet that Johnny Depp plays up in his portrayal of Rochester in the filmic version of The Libertine. In this particular poem, however, the praised and derided, loved and hated, feared and desired, vexed object in question is the dildo.
The dildo is an ancient object. One found in a German cave dates back about 28,000 years, suggesting that we humans have been using tools to for pleasure since the ice age. Before their current silicone, stainless steel, pyrex and jelly incarnations, dildos were often carved from stone, ivory or wood, or fabricated by stuffing a leather pouch with rags, horsehair or other filler, which is the type that Rochester's "Signior Dildo�? evenhandedly celebrates and vilifies.
(One has to marvel at Rochester's choice of the dildo as the tool upon which to skewer his political enemies. He is one dead mother-fucker I'd invite to the apocryphal dinner party.)
But enough of dusty dildo history. I write here today not to bury the dildo, but to praise it. I, as Rochester predicted of his reader, have fallen down and worshipped the dildo. I love my dildo, and I am not ashamed to admit it.
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In some ways women get the short end of the stick when it comes to enjoying sex. While it's true that some of us do get the benefit of being multi-orgasmic, most of us aren't. And while it's true that not only do we have the potential for many orgasms in one sexual session, and not only do studies prove that our orgasms longer-lasting and more intense than men's orgasms, it's also true that percentages of anorgasm in women have been so high that until recently, the inability to orgasm wasn't considered a sexual dysfunction.
While I'm not saying that men have it easy in the sex department—especially men who have suffered sexual trauma, whether that trauma was emotional or physical—men's biology makes it a bit easier for them to find pleasure and that our culture tends to be a bit more forgiving to men who like sex, at least to heterosexual men.
Our bodies don't necessarily make it easy on us. Those recalcitrant sex organs tucked up, under, and away can play possum, and often as we lurch our ways toward pleasure, we may find that it's like spelunking without a headlight. It's often hard enough to discern what pleases us; it's yet harder to give directions to someone else when we can't even provide any kind of definitive road map. And on top of all of this, we're often the unwitting bearer of sexual baggage—we learn to the bone the lessons we've been taught by culture and by experience that to experience sexual pleasure is, somehow, bad.
I'm not saying anything radically new to anyone who has ever opened a copy of Our Bodies/Our Selves, but I do think that it bears repeating: it's your body and you can learn to enjoy it.
To that happy end, let me offer a few humble suggestions:
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Spirk, D; Aujesky, D; Husmann, M; Hayoz, D; Baldi, T; Frauchiger, B; Banyai, M; Baumgartner, I; Kucher, N (2011). Cardiac troponin testing and the simplified Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index. The SWIss Venous ThromboEmbolism Registry (SWIVTER). Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 106(5):978-984.
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A low simplified Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (sPESI), defined as age ≤80 years and absence of systemic hypotension, tachycardia, hypoxia, cancer, heart failure, and lung disease, identifies low-risk patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE). It is unknown whether cardiac troponin testing improves the prediction of clinical outcomes if the sPESI is not low. In the prospective Swiss Venous Thromboembolism Registry, 369 patients with acute PE and a troponin test (conventional troponin T or I, highly sensitive troponin T) were enrolled from 18 hospitals. A positive test result was defined as a troponin level above the manufacturers assay threshold. Among the 106 (29%) patients with low sPESI, the rate of mortality or PE recurrence at 30 days was 1.0%. Among the 263 (71%) patients with high sPESI, 177 (67%) were troponin-negative and 86 (33%) troponin-positive; the rate of mortality or PE recurrence at 30 days was 4.6% vs. 12.8% (p=0.015), respectively. Overall, risk assessment with a troponin test (hazard ratio [HR] 3.39, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.38-8.37; p=0.008) maintained its prognostic value for mortality or PE recurrence when adjusted for sPESI (HR 5.80, 95%CI 0.76-44.10; p=0.09). The combination of sPESI with a troponin test resulted in a greater area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve (HR 0.72, 95% CI 0.63-0.81) than sPESI alone (HR 0.63, 95% CI 0.57-0.68) (p=0.023). In conclusion, although cardiac troponin testing may not be required in patients with a low sPESI, it adds prognostic value for early death and recurrence for patients with a high sPESI.
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April 15, 1999
Bruins In National Rankings
In this week's Trackwire national Top 25, the Bruin women are rated No. 3 in the nation (57 points; behind No. 1 LSU, 59 points and No. 2 Texas, 58 points) and the UCLA men are No. 21 (13 points; tied with TCU, NE Louisiana and Northwestern State).
At the recently completed NCAA Indoor at Indianapolis, in women's competition (won by Texas), UCLA tied for eighth (with Wisconsin) with 22 points and in men's competition (won by Arkansas), the Bruins were 13th (with 17 points). At the 1998 NCAA Outdoor at Buffalo, NY, in women's competition, the Bruins were second (55 points, behind winner Texas, 60 points) and in men's competiton, UCLA was sixth (38 points).
UCLA's Dual Winning Streaks
UCLA's women have a current seven-year unbeaten dual winning streak and the Bruin men have an impressive overall 15-year dual meet record. In 1999, the Bruin women are 6-0 in duals--with wins over California (110-53), Washington (105-58) and UC Irvine (141-16) on March 20 at CS Sacramento; Florida (110-81) on April 3 at Drake Stadium and Baylor (112-66) and CS Northridge (129-51) on April 10 at Drake Stadium. The Bruin men are 5-1, with wins over California (101-62), Washington (107-56) and UC Irvine (139-22) on March 20 at CS Sacramento; a loss to Florida (101-99) on April 3 at Drake Stadium, snapping their six-year dual meet winning streak, but coming back with victories over Baylor (100-69) and CS Northridge (116-65) on April 10 at Drake Stadium.
Entering his 15th season as head coach, the Bruin men under Bob Larsen now have an impressive overall dual meet mark of 117-3-1. The loss to Florida on April 3 snapped two Bruin men dual winning streaks. Prior to the Florida loss at Drake Stadium, the Bruin men since 1991 had won 51 straight dual home meets without a loss (the last home dual loss at Drake Stadium was 3/16/91, to Texas, 83-71). The Gator win also snapped UCLA's overall 58-dual meet winning streak (3/27/93 at Berkeley, California 86-UCLA 76).
Bruin women's head coach Jeanette Bolden, who is entering her sixth season, has never lost a dual meet and has a career and school record of 52-0. The last time UCLA's women suffered a dual defeat was in 1992, losing back-to-back duals to Houston, 70-66 and USC, 80-30. Since then, the UCLA women have won 60 consecutive duals, including 49 straight at Drake Stadium.
Looking Ahead
Next weekend, April 24-25, the Bruins will compete at the Cal/Nevada Championships, held at UC San Diego. On Saturday, May 1, UCLA will travel to USC for the traditional dual meet.
Looking ahead to outdoor collegiate championship events, the 1999 Pac-10 meet is May 21-22 (Friday-Saturday) at Tempe, AZ (Arizona State) and the 1999 NCAA Outdoor is June 2-5 (Wednesday-Friday) at Boise, ID (Boise State).
UCLA's Pac-10 Men/Women Track/Field Athlete of the Week Nominees
Track- senior Brian Fell, from Rancho Bernardo HS in San Diego, placed second in the 400m (46.67, season-best); ran the first leg on UCLA's winning 4 X 100m relay (40.12, season-best) and ran the anchor leg on UCLA's 4 X 400m relay that placed second (3:06.80, season-best and NCAA provisional qualifier). Field-senior Travis Haynes, from Billings, MT HS, who placed first in the shot put (63-2 1/4, personal-best and NCAA automatic qualifier) and was third in the discus (181-11).
Track-senior Joanna Hayes, from Riverside North HS, who won both hurdles (100m, 13.26, season-best and NCAA provisional qualifier and 400m, 58.00, first outdoor mark of season and an NCAA provisional qualifier) and ran the first leg on UCLA's 4 X 400m relay that placed second (3:35.95, season-best and NCAA provisional qualifier).
Field-junior Seilala Sua, from Aquinas, HS in Cooper City, FL, who won three events (shot put, 53-6 1/2; discus, 196-11 and hammer, 167-5).
Last Meet
On April 10 at Drake Stadium, it was UCLA's last home meet of the season, theBruin women and men defeated Baylor and CS Northridge in triangular and dual meet scoring.
In women's triangular scoring, UCLA won with 173 points, followed by Baylor, with 105 and CS Northridge, with 70 points. In dual scoring, UCLA beat Baylor (112-66) and CS Northridge (129-51) and Baylor also beat CS Northridge (92-67). For the Bruin women, it was their 60th consecutive dual win, including 49 straight victories at Drake Stadium.
In men's triangular scoring, the Bruins won with 150.5 points, followed by CS Northridge, with 99 and Baylor, with 97.5 points. In dual scoring, the Bruins beat Baylor (100-69) and CS Northridge (116-65) and CS Northridge beat Baylor (88-72). UCLA's men returned to their winning ways in dual meets. On April 3 at Drake Stadium, the Florida men beat UCLA 101-99. That loss snapped the Bruins' overall 58 straight-dual meet winning streak and their 51-consecutive dual meet winning streak at Drake Stadium.
In women's competition, UCLA junior Seilala Sua won three events--hammer (167-5), shot put (53-6 1/2) and discus (196-11); Baylor sprinter Ssereta Lafayette won the 100m (11.60) and 200m (23.79); Bruin Joanna Hayes won both hurdle races (100m hurdles, 13.26, season-best; 400m hurdles, 58.00) and ran the first leg on UCLA's 4 X 400m relay that placed second (3:35.95, season-best and NCAA provisional qualifier); Baylor's Yulanda Nelson won the 400m (52.14) and the anchor leg on the Bears' winning 4 X 400m relay (3:34.87) and UCLA's Keyon Soley won the long jump (19-10 1/4) and ran the third leg on UCLA's winning 4 X 100m relay (44.13, season-best).
Other UCLA women winners were, in the field--freshman Darnesha Griffith in the high jump (5-8), freshman Tracy O'Hara in the pole vault (13-0) and junior Kristin Ayers in the javelin (129-3) and on the track-freshman Tracy Cohn in the 800m (2:12.65, personal-best), senior Melinda George in the 1500m (4:32.15, season-best) and junior Christina Bowen in the 3,000m (9:25.59, personal-best and NCAA provisional qualifier).
In men's competition, Baylor's Tre Gardner won three events (long jump, 23-2 3/4; 100m, 10.47 and 200m, 21.16w); Bruin thrower Luke Sullivan won the hammer (201-0) and discus (190-04); Baylor's Brandon Couts won the 400m (45.46) and ran the second leg on Baylor's winning 4 X 400m relay (3:05.34) and Baylor's Michael Smith won the 110m hurdles (14.33) and the third leg on the Bears' winning 4 X 400m relay.
Other Bruin men winners were, in the field-junior Tye Anderson in the triple jump (49-6 1/4), senior Travis Haynes in the shot put (63-2 1/4, personal-best and NCAA automatic qualifier) and sophomore Joe Franklin in the javelin (197-0, season-best) and on the track-freshman Bryan Green in the 3,000m (8:28.92, personal-best), sophomore Jess Strutzel in the 800m (1:47.84, NCAA provisional qualifier), freshman Andrew Wulf in the 1500m (3:58.80) and UCLA's 4 X 100m relay (senior Brian Fell, freshman Jeff Hunter, junior Malachi Davis, sophomore Bryan Harrison-40.12, season-best).
UCLA Men's Head Coach Bob Larsen
In his 15th season as head coach, Larsen has led the Bruins to two NCAA titles (1987-88) and nine (of the last 12) Pac-10 crowns (1987-89; 1992-96; 98), including six of the last seven conference titles.
In 1998, the Bruins placed sixth at the NCAA Outdoor, won the 98 Pac-10 crown, were 10-0 in duals (No. 2 dual meet team in the U. S.), tied for No. 7 in the final TrackWire poll (before NCAA Outdoor) with Florida and placed 12th (16 1/2 points) at the NCAA Indoor. Larsen was named the 1998 USTCA Dist. VIII and Pac-10 Coach Men's Coach of the Year.
In 1997, Larsen was inducted into the Mt. SAC Relays Coaches Hall of Fame and in 96 he was inducted into the California Community College Cross Country and Track Coaches Association Hall of Fame. In 1995, he was named the USTCA National men's Coach of the Year.
Overall, Larsen has been men's national Coach of the Year three times (1987-88, '95) and Pac-10 Coach of the Year nine times (1987-89; 1992-96; 98). He has a remarkable dual meet career record of 117-3-1.
Bruin Women's Head Coach Jeanette Bolden
An Olympic gold medal winner (1984, U. S. 4 X 100m relay) and Bruin All-American sprinter (1981-83), Bolden is in her sixth year as head coach.
In 1998, the Bruins placed second at the NCAA Outdoor, won the 1998 Pac-10 title, were 11-0 in duals, rated No. 2 entering the NCAA Outdoor (the Bruins were ranked No. 1 for three weeks by TrackWire before the Outdoor) and placed 19th (11 points) at the NCAA Indoor. Bolden was named the 1998 USTCA Dist. VIII and Pacific-10 Women's Coach of the Year.
In 97 and 1995, Bolden was named the USTCA Dist. VIII and Pac-10 Coach of the Year and in her rookie head coaching season of 1994, she was the co-Pac-10 Coach of the Year.
She is unbeaten in duals in her career with a mark of 52-0.
Record-setting Bruin Men's Distance Medley Relay
At the NCAA Indoor on March 6 in Indianapolis, the UCLA men's distance medley relay won the event in an American record time of 9:33.17 (old mark, 9:35.83, Georgetown, 1997). Running for the Bruins were junior Jess Strutzel (1200m), senior Brian Fell (400m), junior Michael Granville (800m) and senior Mark Hauser (mile).
UCLA's Women's Recruiting Class No. 1 in Nation
UCLA's 1999 women's recruiting class was judged No. 1 in the nation by Track & Field News. Several of the Bruins' top incoming freshmen include--Keyon Soley (Uniondale HS, NY), the nation's No. 1 prep long jumper (20-10 3/4) with 11.49 speed; Tracy O'Hara (Rancho Benardo HS, San Diego), the U. S. junior champion in the pole vault (13-3, U. S. Junior record); Heather Sickler (Camarillo HS), in the pole vault (12-3 1/2); Chaniqua Ross (Laguna Creek HS, Elk Grove), the nation's No. 4 prepster in the shot put (50-0 3/4) with a mark of 177-1 in the discus; Bumni Ogunleye (Long Beach Poly), 53.75 in the 400m and 20-3w in the long jump (her mother, Modupe Oshikoya, won the long jump for UCLA at the 1978 AIAW meet in Knoxville) and prep jumper Darnesha Griffith (Trabuco HS, Santa Margarita), niece to the the late Florence Griffith-Joyner.
Outdoor NCAA Qualifiers
Pronunciation Guide
Men - Malachi Davis (Mal- a-ky (rhymes with sky) Davis); Ibrahim Hassan (E-bra-ham Ha-ssan); Paul Mutie (Paul Moy-tay); Narc Narcisse (Narc Nar-cease); Jess Strutzel (Jess Strut-zul); Roger Van Sluis (Roger Van Sloos); Tim Yeo (Tim Yo).
Women - Andrea Anderson (Ann-dre-a Anderson); Erin Blunt (Air-in Blunt); Elaine Canchola (Elaine Can-cho-la); Tamar Cherebin (Ta-mar Chair-bin); Kelly and Tracy Cohn (Cone); Damesha Craig (Da-me-sha Craig); Zalika Davis (Za-lee-ka Davis); Alynda Franco (Ah-len-da Franco); Eboni Grayson (Eb-a-nee Grayson); Darnesha Griffith (Dar-ne-sha Griffith); Erica Hoernig (Erica Hor-nig); Jeanarta Jackson (Ju-nar-da Jackson); Shakedia Jones (Sha-kee-da Jones); Nicole Luque (Nicole Lu-k); Bunmi Ogunleye (Boo-mee O-gun-lay-e); Heather Perrin (Heather Pear-in); Kiesha Porter (Kish-a Porter); Chaniqua Ross (Sha-ni-qua Ross); Deana Simmons (Dee-na Simmons); Keyon Soley (Key-on Soley); Ysanne Williams (Ya-san Williams).
NCAA Outdoor Leaders
As of April 5, in the women's division, Bruin junior Seilala Sua led the nation in the women's shot put (55-3 1/2) and discus (207-3). Freshman Tracy O'Hara was second in the pole vault (13-4 1/4, behind Fresno State's Melissa Price, 14-0).
In men's competition, junior Jess Strutzel is second in the 800m (1:47.84)
Pac-10 Leaders (the conference accepts indoor marks)
As of April 12 in men's competition--Jess Strutzel in the 800m (1:46.48I) and Travis Haynes in the shot put (63-2 1/4).
In women's competion -- Joanna Hayes in the 100m hurdles (13.26) and 400m hurdles (58.00); Tracy O'Hara in the pole vault (13-4 1/4); Deana Simmons in the triple jump (43-4 1/2) and Seilala Sua in the shot put (55-3 1/2, best outdoor mark) and discus (207-3).
UCLA Track and Field Pac-10 Athletes of the Week
Begins Monday, April 5. April 5 - TRACK-Michelle Perry, won the 100m hurdles (13.60, NCAA provisional); second in the 100m (11.73); ran opening leg on winning 4 X 100m relay (44.56, NCAA provisional) and ran second leg on second-place 4 X 400m relay (3:39.32).
FIELD-Tracy O'Hara set a Pac-10 record in the pole vault with a mark of 13-4 1/4, breaking the old mark of 13-3 1/2, Dee Dee Buzzi, AZ, 1998.
1998 World Junior List
Seven UCLA athletes were on the 1998 World Junior charts. They are--
Men - SP-Scott Moser, No. 5, 59-3 1/2 (18.07); DT-Scott Moser, No. 7, 187-9 (57.22); Ed Stansbury, No. 17, 175-11 (53.62).
Women - 100m-Shakedia Jones, No. 1(tie)*, 11.11; 200m-Shakedia Jones, No. 3, 22.84; 100mH-Michelle Perry, No. 4, 13.41; 400mH- Michelle Perry, No. 16, 58.66; PV-Tracy O'Hara**, No. 8, 13-3 (4.04); LJ- Keyon Soley, No. 17, 20-10 3/4 (6.37); DT-Chanique Ross**, No. 19, 173-10 (52.99). *tied with USC frosh Angela Williams; **still a junior in 1999.
U.S. Collegiate Track and Field Series
UCLA's meets this season at CS Sacramento (March 20, vs. California, Washington, UC Irvine), vs. Florida (April 3) and Baylor/CS Northridge (April 10) at Drake Stadium and at USC (May 1) are all part of the 1999 U. S. Collegiate Track and Field Series, sponsored by the U. S. Track Coaches Association.
One hundred and thirty-eight teams from the nation's colleges and universities will be competing in 56 scored track and field meets. These meets promote head-to-head competition between the nation's best collegiate track and field teams. The meets will consist of two to five teams competing against each other in a "finals only" format to be completed in under three hours.
These competitions have been designed to showcase the teams in a fan- friendly environment and to present collegiate track and field the way it was mean to be, with scored meets. Where college teams challenge each other on the ovals of battle, where one team emerges victorious, where the essence of team competion still reigns supreme.
Looking Back at 1999
On April 3 at Drake Stadium, behind Florida men's sprinters Gerald Clervil, John Capel and Bobby Williams, the Gators beat the UCLA men 101-99, snapping the Bruins' 51-straight home dual winning streak. The UCLA men's last home dual loss was to Texas 83-71 on March 16, 1991.
UCLA's women beat the Gators 110-81. It was the Bruin women's 58th consecutive dual win, including 47 straight at Drake Stadium.
In the men's competition, Florida won the 100m (Capel, 10.18, second-fastest time in Florida history; top mark, 10.03, Dennis Mitchell, 1988); 200m (Williams, 20.62), 400m (Clervil, 46.62) and the 4 X100m relay (Clervil, Capel, Williams, Daymon Carroll). On the track, the Gators also added wins in the 110m hurdles (John Buscema, 14.11), 400m hurdles (Erin Tucker, 51.43; beating a lunging at the finish line UCLA's John Hall, 51.44) and two-mile (Rob Evans, 9:02.78).
Hurting the Bruin men's chances to win was a false start in the 4 X 100m relay. In international dual scoring in the relays, the winning team gets five points and the second-place team three. Because of the false start, the Bruins did not get any points in the 4 X 100m relay and lost the meet by two points.
UCLA winners on the track included--junior Dan Brecht in the 3000m steeplechase (9:19.45); junior Michael Granville in the 800m (1:49.05); junior Jess Strutzel in the 1500m (3:51.87) and UCLA's 4 X 400m relay (Granville, Strutzel, junior Terrence Williams, junior Malachi Davis, 3:10.70).
The Bruins also had a good performance from sophomore sprinter Bryan Harrison, who placed second in the 100m (10.33) and third in the 200m (21.07w).
In the field, the Bruin men were led by senior Luke Sullivan and freshman Scott Moser. Sullivan won two events (hammer, 206-3; discus, 190-3) and Moser won the shot put (60-11 1/4), was second in the discus (184-9) and third in the hammer (180-0).
UCLA's men entered the meet not at full strength because of injuries. Not competing for the Bruins were-- senior All-American Brian Fell, two-time Pac-10 400m hurdle champion, with a respiratory ailment; senior All-American shot putter Wade Tift, flu ; junior All-American sprinter Damian Allen, hamstring strain and junior Tye Anderson, the defending CA State JC triple jump champion.
In women's competition, UCLA was led by seniors, Andrea Anderson and Seilala Sua, sophomore Michelle Perry and freshman Keyon Soley.
In the field, Sua won two events, the shot put (55-3 1/2) and discus (198-11) and was second in the hammer (181-6). Freshman Tracy O'Hara also set a Pac-10 record in the pole vault, winning with a mark of 13-4 1/4, breaking the old record of 13-3 1/2 set last year by Arizona's Dee Dee Buzzi. O'Hara was named the Pac-10 Women's Field Athlete of the Week for her effort.
Other Bruin winners in the field included -Soley in the long jump (19-11); freshman Darnesha Griffith in the high jump (5-8) and freshman Kristee Porter, also a standout on the UCLA women's volleyball team, in the triple jump (39-9 3/4).
On the track, Anderson won the 100m (11.67), Soley, won the 200m (24.36) and Perry, who was named Pac-10 Women's Track Athlete of the Week, won the 100m hurdles (13.60). Perry also placed second in the 100m (11.73), ran the opening leg on UCLA's winning 4 X100m relay (Perry, sophomore Shakedia Jones, Anderson, Soley-44.56) and ran the second leg on UCLA's second-place 4 X 400m relay (3:39.32).
Other Bruin winners on the track included-junior Christina Bowen in the 1500m (4:25.17) and second in the 800m (2:08.92); senior Melinda George in the 3,000m (9:46.07) and senior Erin Blunt in the women's 400m hurdles (1:01.99, her best time since setting a personal-best of 57.68 in 1993; Blunt missed 1994-96 with foot and leg injuries and from 1997-98 was on a Mormon mission).
From March 27-28, UCLA competed in the UC San Diego Invitational. In men's competition, several Bruins had good marks -- senior Luke Sullivan (second in the hammer, 199-7 and seventh in the discus, 194-9) and freshman Scott Moser (fourth in the hammer, 181-11 and ninth in the discus, 190-10).
In women's competition, the standouts were - freshman Tracy Cohn who had the top time (2:15.50) in the 800m open; senior Melinda George in the 1500m (third, 4:33.00); sophomore Julie Ott (first, 10:03.93) and junior Kara Barnard (second, 10:07.89) in the 3000m; junior Kelly Cohn in the 10,000m (first, 35:55.6); UCLA's 4 X 400m relay (3:50.11) and 4 X 800m relay placed first (8:54.5); junior Kelly O'Connor in the triple jump (first, 39-5) and in the discus, junior Seilala Sua, the two-time defending NCAA champion and defending U. S. champ, had a 207-3. Also in the discus, freshman Chaniqua Ross was fourth (177-3).
The Bruins opened the 1999 outdoor collegiate season on March 20 with quadrangular and dual wins over California, Washington and UC Irvine on the new track and field facility at CS Sacramento, home to the 2000 U. S. Olympic Trials.
In men's team scoring, the Bruins won the quad with 225 points, followed by Cal (206), Washington (168) and UC Irvine (65). In women's team scoring, UCLA won the quad with 227 points, followed by Washington (179), California (176) and UC Irvine (70).
In men's dual scoring, UCLA beat California (101-62), Washington (107-56) and UC Irvine (139-22) and in women's dual scoring, the Bruins beat California (110-53), Washington (105-58) and UC Irvine (141-16).
Individually for the UCLA men on the track, the Bruins had six winners -- junior Damian Allen in the 100m (10.64); senior Brian Fell in the 400m (46.99); sophomore John Hall in the 400m hurdles (52.95); junior Michael Granville in the 800m (1:49.37); junior Jess Strutzel in the 1500m (3:48.24) and junior Will Bernaldo in the 5000m (14:27.68). The Bruins also triumphed in both relays (4 X 100m-40.75; 4 X 400m-3:09.60).
Individually for the Bruin men in the field, UCLA had three winners-- senior Brian McLaughlin in the pole vault (16-0 3/4); freshman Scott Moser in the shot put (58-4) and senior Luke Sullivan in the hammer (210-5).
Individually for the UCLA women on the track, the Bruins had four winners--senior Andrea Anderson in the 200m (23.98); sophomore Michelle Perry in the 100m hurdles (13.95); junior Christina Bowen in the 3000m (9:31.14) and junior Kelly Cohn in the 5000m (17:13.42). UCLA also won the 400m relay (45.24).
Individually for the Bruin women in the field, UCLA had seven winners--freshman Tracy O'Hara in the pole vault (12-6); freshman Keyon Soley in the long jump (19-11 1/2); senior Kiesha Porter in the triple jump (39-0 3/4); freshman Chaniqua Ross in the shot put (52-7 1/4); junior Seilala Sua in the discus (201-4) and hammer (185-7) and senior Kristin Ayers in the javelin (128-9).
On March 6-7, select Bruin men and women athletes competed at the 1999 NCAA Indoor Championships. The Bruin women tied for eighth (22 points) with Wisconsin and the UCLA men placed 13th (17 points).
The Bruin men were led by the UCLA distance medley relay, that won in an American record time of 9:33.17 (the old mark was 9:35.83, Georgetown, 1997). Running for the Bruins were junior Jess Strutzel (1200m leg), senior Brian Fell (400m leg), junior Michael Granville (800m leg) and senior Mark Hauser (mile leg).
Strutzel also placed third in the 800m, in a time of 1:46.48, the fastest indoor or outdoor 800m mark in school history.
Other Bruin men who participated in individual events were--senior Wade Tift in the shot put, placing eighth (61-2 1/4) and earning All-America honors; Hauser placing 13th (8:05.63) in the 3000m run, also earning All-America (top eight U. S. athletes) and sophomore Steven Michaels in the pole vault (15th, 16-10 3/4).
The UCLA women were led by junior Seilala Sua, the 1998 U. S. and NCAA discus champion. At the Indoor, Sua placed third (67-4) in the 20-lb. weight throw and shot put (54-2), earning All-America honors in both events. Other Bruin women competing were --sophomore Erica Hoernig (fourth, 12-11 1/2) and freshman Tracy O'Hara (seventh, 12-7 1/2) in the pole vault and freshman Chaniqua Ross (sixth, 53-0 3/4) in the shot put. Hoernig, O'Hara and Ross all earned All-America honors.
On Feb. 26-27, select Bruins competed at the 1999 USA Indoor Championships in Atlanta.
Competing for the UCLA men were -- in the 60m, junior Damian Allen (DNQ for final; fourth in heat, 6.76); in the shot put, seniors, Travis Haynes (9th, 58-8 1/2) and Wade Tift (10th, 58-8) and in the weight throw, senior Luke Sullivan (15th, 58-6 1/2).
Competing for the Bruin women were - in the pole vault, freshman Tracy O'Hara (6th, 13-3 1/2) and sophomore Erica Hoernig (10th, 11-11 3/4) and in the shot put, junior Seilala Sua (5th, 56-3 1/4) and freshman Chaniqua Ross (11th, 47-5).


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For the second consecutive match, the 18th ranked Seward volleyball team made quick work of an overmatched opponent in the Green House. Seward beat winless Garden City (25-13, 25-18, 25-15). Sheina Fernandes led Seward with 11 kills while Stacie Carver added eight and Rolla's Jade Greene had five. Madison Winkelman had 24 digs and Maddy Taylor had 16 assists. The Saints are 9-2 and 3-0 in the Jayhawk West. They travel to Great Bend to face Barton (6-4, 0-2) Wednesday at 6:30.
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April 3, 2004
PULLMAN, Wash. --- Junior running back Allen Thompson carried the ball 14 times for 72 yards and a touchdown Saturday to lead all rushers in Washington State's 99-play scrimmage session at Martin Stadium.
Thompson, who is rebounding from injuries that have kept him out of action for much of the last two seasons, was the focal point of WSU's running game during the morning session. The National City, Calif., native scored on a two-yard dive and had a long of 26 yards on a sprint up the middle.
Redshirt freshman Kevin McCall also gave the ground game a boost Saturday, churning out 59 yards on 15 carries.
Walk-on freshman Mike Reilly led all quarterbacks for the second consecutive week with 112 yards and a touchdown. Reilly completed his first eight passes before having a potential second touchdown taken away on an interception by senior free safety Hamza Abdullah.
Sophomore Josh Swogger connected on 6 of 10 passes for 71 yards while redshirt freshman Alex Brink completed 5 of 10 for 66 yards.
Receivers Marty Martin and Tramaine Murray were dependable targets during the two-hour session, combining for 12 catches and 121 yards. Martin beat Abdullah on a jump ball for the scrimmage's second-longest pass play, a 39-yard strike from Swogger.
Sophomore Jeffrey Muai was the leading receiver, bringing in three passes for 86 yards.
Graham Siderius attempted a pair of 47-yard field goals, knocking the first directly down the middle and missing wide right on the second.
Junior Kyle Basler punted three times for a 44.6 yard average.
The Cougars will scrimmage again Saturday, April 10 at 9 a.m. in Martin Stadium. The annual Crimson & Gray Game is Saturday, April 17 at 1 p.m.
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Josh Swogger 6-10/71
Alex Brink 5-10/66
Chris Hurd 5-13/47
Allen Thompson 14/72/1
Kevin McCall 15/59
Will Bennett 3/14
Blair Hawkins 1/5
Brandon Ervin 3/3
Chris Bruhn 2/2
Rafael Bolton 1/2
Lavell Anderson 5/-1
Brandon Asuega-Stark 4/-3
Jeffrey Muai 3/86
Tramaine Murray 6/65
John Williams 3/61
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Hunt Retires
MTSA President L. Phil Hunt, RN, EdD will retire on May 13 following 35-years of nursing service and leadership in both healthcare and education. Hunt joined MTSA as President in May of 2005 after serving as Dean of the School of Nursing at Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, Tennessee where he also served as professor of nursing. The MTSA Board is currently involved in a search for a new president.
Under Dr. Hunt's leadership many important developments in the advancement of MTSA have occurred. He initiated and implemented a master expansion/development plan including the purchase of buildings A & B from Tennessee Christian Medical Center and the three acres on which they are located; and he led renovation and construction projects including the addition of the classroom/lecture hall, simulation skills center, and renovation of the two buildings. He too was very instrumental in the $3.0 million goal "Building the Future" fundraising campaign to finance these additions and renovations. The campaign is currently at 68 percent and has raised more than $2.0 million.
Hunt's influence has been felt in implementing formal policies and procedures including an updated Administrative Manual and a Board of Trustee's Handbook. His presence was also seen in the classroom where he enjoyed teaching his class -- ANED 520 Education. As a Christian gentleman, he constantly reminded those with whom he worked that "God is in control" and that "we may not know the final answer, but God does." He said that he is particularly honored to have seen the physical plant and facilities improved to better reflect the excellent educational program. "Now the buildings mirror what has been taking place academically, and I am very pleased about that." He too is pleased with the development of faculty and staff, with additions and educational achievements to reflect the progression of the school.
When asked what he is most disappointed about as he leaves MTSA, he reflected that he had hoped to see a successful completion of the "Building the Future Campaign", adding that "we can't control the economy."
Dr. Hunt said he had hopes of teaching the last few years of his career, "but God had other plans." He said his tenure at MTSA has been "growth producing," and that, "when you see the Lord leading – it's best to follow – and that's why I came to MTSA."
"Over Dr. Hunt's five-year tenure at MTSA, the school has experienced unprecedented success," said Steven L. Dickerson, MD, Chairman of the MTSA Board of Trustees. "While there are many metrics to judge success, none is more important than the exemplary quality of the educational experience MTSA has provided during Dr. Hunt's time here. The board appreciates Phil's efforts on behalf of the school, and wishes him the best of luck as he starts a new and exciting chapter in his life."
Dr. Hunt is a graduate of Pacific Union College with an Associate Degree in Nursing, and Southern Adventist University with a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. He graduated from Teachers College at Columbia University, New York City in 1976 with a Masters of Education with an emphasis in Adult Health, and in 1988 he earned his Doctorate in Education with an emphasis in Curriculum & Instruction in Higher Education Cognate - Nursing from Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan.
Additional work experience include positions at Southwestern Adventist University, Keene, Texas where he was an Associate Professor of Nursing; he worked as a staff ER and ICU nurse at Huguley Memorial Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas; and was Vice President of Nursing at Washington Adventist Hospital.
Dr. Hunt's love for mission service is well documented and evidenced by his many stations of duty. Some of his work background includes: Director of School of Health Occupations in Taipei, Taiwan; Consultant for Mission College, Muak Lek, Thailand; consulting work at Penang Adventist Hospital, College of Nursing, Penang, Malaysia; and Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital in Hangzhou, China.
Following his retirement, Dr. Hunt and his wife Connie will be moving to Thailand for one or two years where two of their daughters and families currently serve as missionaries. He has plans to be a consultant for Penang Adventist Hospital College of Nursing where they plan to develop a School of Allied Health, and he too will consult with Asia Pacific International University (formerly Mission College). "So many countries have done with much less than we have here in the states," said Hunt. "As a consultant, it is so gratifying to see the results of the input given and what a suggestion here or there can make for the direction of the institution."
MTSA Vice President/Dean/Program Administrator Ikey DeVasher ('69/'94) CRNA, PhD, APN said, "I've been fully aware of God's leading in sending Dr. Hunt to be President of MTSA. He has brought beauty to our campus, peace to our work-place, leadership for the accreditation process, and a vision for the future, all while staying true to our mission." She continued saying, "I thank Dr. Hunt for listening to the voice of God directing him to MTSA, will miss his Godly advice and influence, and pray that God not only lead him in the next phase of his life – but will also provide MTSA someone who is equally as dedicated to the full mission of this School as he has been."
No article on Dr. Hunt would be complete without mentioning his love of outdoors and his hobby of wood-working and craftsmanship. He has handmade 39 guitars, two mandolins, two banjos, one lute, one dulcimer, and many other beautiful wooden items. He hand-crafted a wooden, stylized keepsake for each MTSA employee as a Christmas gift just a few months ago.
"It has been a privilege and honor to work at a school that has such a high standard of Seventh-day Adventist Christian education," said Hunt. "I challenge those who continue to lead MTSA to maintain this standard and focus as they prepare students to graduate and become excellent anesthesia providers."


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High school football: Park City Miners 2012 preview
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Note: Park City finished with a 3-8 overall record and was 3-2 in Region 10 in 2011. It lost, 34-14, to Desert Hills in the 3A first round of the 3A playoffs.
PARK CITY — It was a jack-in-the-box season for the Park City football team last year. No one — the media, coaches, players, parents, boosters, cheerleaders, dogs or cats — expected a losing season.
But that's exactly what happened. The Miners stumbled out — strike that — fell out of the gates with an 0-5 start in preseason play en route to the school's first losing season since 2005.
"I think it was a surprise to everybody," said Park City coach Kai Smalley. "It took us a lot longer to mesh together to form that team unity than it should have. This year, I feel like we're on top of that. They have that bad taste in their mouth from last year and they don't want it back."
Park City, typically revered as an upper-echelon contender in the 3A ranks, started to calibrate towards the end of the 2011 campaign. In Region 10 play — aside from a 44-9 loss to powerhouse Juan Diego — the Miners outscored their region foes 172-77 (though they did also give up 14 fourth-quarter points in a loss to Judge.)
"I just hopin' that our kids come out and pick up where we left off last year. We had a slower start and finally got the ball rollin' towards the end of the season," Smalley said. "We played a great team in the playoffs with Desert Hills but I think we still played some pretty good football down there. Our kids continue to feed off that."
With five returning starters back on both sides of the ball, Park City believes that the winning ways will shine brightly once again.
"We had a lot of young players by the end of last season that were gettin' a lot of experience," Smalley said. "Hopefully we have more of those veteran players coming back and being able to lead the younger kids (is) kind of what we expect on the field."
Right now, with a week until their opening-week matchup against Spanish Fork, the Miners are working out the necessary kinks.
"We're getting to that fourth day of doubles and our kids are startin' to brain cramp as much as they're leg cramping. I'd rather have those mistakes happen on the practice field than in a game," Smalley said in reference to a confusion-filled practice. "It's good to see our coaches are on top of them. That's one thing that I've been happy with this year. We have coaches that are intense about it and are working hard to make sure our players get better."
Park City Miners at a glance
Coach: Kai Smalley has a 9-12 record after two years at the helm of the Park City program. He's a graduate of Oregon University.
(5 returning starters; Spread offense)
Commonly when fans hear the word "spread" associated with football — it can only mean a couple things: finger food spread across the table or a specific type of offense. Dealing with the later, a stigma is attached to the offense — that it's an air-it-out way of life, i.e. the Mike Leach, Rich Rodrigues and Mike Gundy-like play-sheets.
Smalley takes a page out of his alma mater's philosophy at Oregon.
"To be able to hopefully establish our run game and be able to balance that out with our passing game," Smalley explained when asked what his intentions are on offense. "I don't like the concept of being an air-raid offense. I don't want to pass it every time. I want to have a run game and establish that first."
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I am completely new to Ubuntu. I experimented with Ubuntu 12.04 by running it from a USB drive, in-order to recover files from my hard disc.
History: My laptop is an IBM R60 running windows 7. Suddenly it gave me an error stating "error 2100 - Hard drive initialization error".
I have read all the forums and most of them suggested that I remove and replace my HDD and that did not work. And one site suggested to try using Ubuntu to recover files.
I booted my system from USB, and once Ubuntu came up, I choose "Try Ubuntu". It came up fine and I was able to surf ,and do other things, etc. I was unable to to access my files which are on the hard disc and "Attached Devices" is grayed out.
1- Is there any way to gain access to my hard disc to recover the files? How do I navigate to search for my files.
2- Is it just simply not possible if the hard disc themselves are not working? Is that why I`m unable to find the drives.
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by Heather, March 28, 2014
I don't think there is any one that has not made a money mistake in the past. Sticking to a budget plan can be tough and many of us fall off the wagon occasionally. It is a lot like dieting – trimming the fat out of our budgets allow us to keep more money, but sometimes that "fat" tastes mighty good too! Impulse shopping trips can make us cringe and for some, even fall off the wagon!
But it doesn't have to be that way! There are some things that you can do if you have fallen off the wagon and made a big money mistake that haunts you. Check out these ideas:
1) Don't Quit!: It is easy to throw in the towel and go for broke – literally, but realize that you have come so far in your budget plan and quitting now will only make it worse when you want to get back on track.
2) Forgive yourself and look at how to recover from your mistake: Understand that learning to save and stop spending unnecessarily is tough. It is hard to break old habits but take a hard look at what happened to make you splurge and how you can recover as soon as you can.
If your digression was impulse shopping, return what you can and move on. If you cannot return them, sell the items to recover some of the money, if possible.
If it was a big purchase like a car or something similar that you cannot sell or return, plan on how you can pay it off as fast as possible. Rework your budget plan and move that to the top of the heap for the fastest payoff.
3) Plan for fun spending: Running a super tight budget that does not allow for any fun spending can make the best of us crack. Allow some mad money in your budget even if it is $20 a week or a month. Sometimes treating ourselves to a new top or a book we have been wanting is better than risking an all out splurge because we need some relief.
4) Stay on Track: Look to the future and keep your eye on the goal. Learning to break bad habits is possible and by focusing on your payoff plan, soon you will be right where you want to be financially. It is worth the effort.
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Here is a thirst quenching drink perfect for the scorching weather this weekend has in store! I first discovered this recipe from Sandra Lee a few months ago and finally tried it out yesterday. I used frozen raspberries, only because my son ate all the fresh ones, but both would work equally well. With or without the vodka, this colorful, fruity lemonade served with plenty of ice is perfect for sitting on the patio or the dock this weekend!
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- 1 pint fresh raspberries
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Just a little over a week ago, rumors of an Orlando polercoaster were confirmed at a press conference on the future site at Sand Lake Road and International Drive. The polercoaster, which will be called the Skyscraper, will be part of an entertainment complex known as the Skyplex, which is slated to open in 2016
The Skyscraper will stand at 570 feet tall, but how tall is that really? You can see the answer for yourself in the video accompanying this article, as members of the press had a chance to view the construction area from a hovering helicopter. It soared up to the point where the new coaster will top out to give a breathtaking view of the project's scope.
If that looks a little too scary to tackle in roller coaster form, you can always opt to ride one of the glass elevators up to the observation deck and restaurant. If you dare to brave the Skyscraper, its height won't be the only intimidation factor. The coaster will also feature drops, inversions, and other thrill elements as it makes its way back to the ground.
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Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 4th round (106th overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft.
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This is probably the most difficult time to find a job since the 1930s. The number of long-term unemployed is at the highest level since the late 1940s. Likewise, it is extremely important that you keep hope alive and stay motivated during your job search.
It's important for you to bury your past and move forward. Instead of dwelling on a previous layoff or job-related setback it's important for you to start over with a clean slate. Employers are looking for optimistic and confident potential employees. Thus, you need to keep a positive mental attitude by focusing on what you can control instead of previous events.
You need to determine what is working and not working during your job search. Too many job seekers rely on advertised jobs which is not the wisest strategy. For the job search strategies that are not working, seek advice from career experts and make the necessary adjustments. Next implement these adjusted strategies and continue to measure your progress. Also leave your comfort zone and try new job search strategies such as networking to uncover hidden job leads.
Finally, remember that this journey will have both ups and downs. As a result, do not allow pessimism to take control of your mental state. On occasions take a time out or break from your search and participate in activities that make you smile, laugh, and enjoy life. Afterwards, return to your job search revitalized and rejuvenated.
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Thursday, Japanese game publisher Square Enix suggests a Western release of "Dragon Quest" games for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation 4 is possible, if there's enough fan support for them.
Regarding the 3DS remake of "Dragon Quest VII," Siliconera interviewed series mobile producer Noriyoshi Fujimoto at PAX Prime on why the game hasn't been released outside of Japan. As many fans have suspected, Fujimoto said the game's immense script, considered the longest in the "Dragon Quest" series, has given Square Enix doubt on releasing the 3DS remake in North America. "In terms of DQVII, it has a lot of text to go through and translate," Fujimoto said.
"And we've received so many requests and so much positive feedback about the game, but unfortunately, we have to consider the cost and the manpower needed to handle the sheer load of text. In terms of scenario and script, the game is probably one of the largest in the DQ franchise. If a lot of people can buy it and support it… well, we can't promise anything." Fujimoto continued: "Going back to people who want DQVII to come out… we've gotten a lot of requests, we really want to do it, but right now, we need to hammer out what kind of resources we'd need to do it. We say this a lot, but, we can't seem to get to the point where it's justifiable."
For the recently announced "Dragon Quest Heroes" for the PS4, a Western release isn't ruled out, but it's also not guaranteed. Translated by DualShockers, Game producer Ryutaro Ichimura tweeted an English localization of "Dragon Quest Heroes" is undecided at the moment, but is being considered at Square Enix. Just like the 3DS remake, the PS4 "Dragon Quest" game will need vocal fan support to show Square Enix the cost and hassle of translating these titles will be worth the effort. "Dragon Quest" fans can show their support by contacting Square Enix through its social media accounts, or e-mailing the publisher at firstname.lastname@example.com. It should go without saying that fan contact should be positive and not involve any form of harassment.
Square Enix's recent words on "Dragon Quest" for North America and Europe are the most encouraging the publisher has been on the matter. Given the surprise success of "Bravely Default," there's more room to argue that a series as well known as "Dragon Quest" can sell in today's Western market. Especially for high-selling platforms, like the 3DS and PS4.


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"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Yolanda Foster knows what it is like to battle with some of the ladies, as she has been feuding with the Richards sisters. However, after watching this week's episode, Yolanda believes that someone crossed the line. And she isn't talking about Brandi Glanville and Joyce Giraud. According to a new Wetpaint Entertainment report published on Jan. 2, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Yolanda Foster is now going after Joyce's husband, Michael, for getting involved with the ladies' drama.
"Brandi and Joyce are like oil and water. Somehow in the five times they have met, they have brought out the worst in each other," Yolanda reveals of her own experiences. "What comes out of Brandi's mouth is absolutely rude and inappropriate. Joyce on the other hand puts labels on Brandi that are extreme and might reflect her actions, but are not the person I believe she is." Bu there is one person that Yolanda has some advice for.
"Michael seems like a really nice man and under normal circumstances it's only natural for him to defend his wife," Yolanda wrote. "But unfortunately the concept here is called 'Housewives' not 'Househusbands.'" The episode did seem to focus on Joyce's husband and their relationship. And of course, she did get him involved by telling him everything that Brandi had said. But there isn't much difference between what happened here and Heather Dubrow telling her husband, Terry, about the drama with the ladies on "The Real Housewives of Orange County" for example.
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Is Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill Leaving Union Square? [Updated]
What does the future hold for the groundbreaking restaurant?
The 22-year-old Mesa Grill in Union Square was scheduled to close today, Commercial Observer reports, but has been given a "90- to 120-day extension" on its lease. The adjacent 2,200-square-foot clothing shop Arden B has already closed, and realtor Douglas Elliman says potential lessees have the option of taking one or both of the spaces. So where does that leave Bobby Flay's groundbreaking restaurant?
"We've been there for 21 years and had a bunch of leases," the chef and Food Network star told Grub Street last May. "We hope to stay there." At the time, it was suggested that the restaurant would move to midtown, closer to Flay's Bar Americain.
Meanwhile, Douglas Elliman vice-president Joseph Aquino says they are fielding a few offers for the former restaurant space. While not identified by name, Aquino tells the Observer that the contenders are "nationally familiar names that 'have come out of the woodwork from Florida' and other points outside New York."
This morning, however, Grub Street reached out to Bobby Flay, who says the situation is more complicated. "It's not 90 days. I've had several conversations with our landlord and we agreed to extend the lease through the fall." The chef says he's most concerned with looking out for his employees. "One way or another," he says, "Mesa Grill will survive."
"It may be better to relaunch Mesa Grill in a new location," Flay continued, adding that he had looked at retail spaces in midtown and downtown. "It's hard to open downtown when everyone is asking $300 a square foot," he said. "No restaurant can expect to pay that and make a profit, so what we're seeing is a lot of national chains coming in. They open big and operate these restaurants at a loss, but it's such great advertising for them to be right there on Fifth Avenue. Even my landlord said it: 'Bobby, look around. You're the last big restaurant on lower Fifth.' This is how real estate works — hopefully, we'll be able to make another deal and stay."
"Welcome to the New York restaurant real estate wars," the chef said. "You know what? That would make a good show. Maybe you'll see that on the Food Network in two months."*
Douglas Elliman Markets Fifth Avenue Stores Vacated By Arden B., Mesa Grill [Commercial Observer]
Earlier: Flay Says Mesa Grill Might Not Be Moving After All
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Melanie White is currently ranked 45th in GolfWeek's national rankings.
Oct. 14, 2012
NORMAN, Okla. (SMU) - The SMU Mustangs women's golf team is looking forward to more improvements and a solid outing at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, Okla., this Monday through Wednesday.
"I love this Jimmie Austin golf course," Head Coach Jeanne Sutherland said. "It's a fun course to play and demands that players hit a variety of shots. We are looking forward to the competition."
The Mustangs make an effort to improve every week, and if the team continues to do so, the competition should become very aware of SMU squad. SMU has already won two of its first three tournaments in 2012, helping them move into 30th in the latest GolfWeek/Sagarin Rankings.
"The team had a good week of preparation for Oklahoma," Sutherland said. "We are working on improving around the greens and we hope that shows in fewer bogies this week. This is a strong field and we will have to play our best golf to come away with a win."
Both Melanie White and Alexandra Rossi have won individual titles this season, and White's win at the Johnie Imes Invitational has helped land her a national ranking of 45th according to GolfWeek.
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If you could first just tell us what neuroplasticity is?
Dr. Davidson: Sure, neuroplasticity is the idea or the concept that the brain changes in response to experience. It's probably the most important discovery of modern neuroscience over the last 10 or 15 years. We are beginning to understand the different mechanisms that are responsible for neuroplasticity. They range from the brain making new connections to actually new neurons growing in the brain to the impact of experience on gene expression in the brain. So, there's a whole range of mechanisms that account for neuroplasticity, but the fact of neuroplasticity is very powerful. It indicates that throughout our entire lives the brain is constantly changing and being shaped by experience.
And how does meditation play a role in that, if say you want to change something about your life? I mean is it possible to do that just by meditating or thinking it?
Dr. Davidson: Well, our brains are constantly being shaped wittingly or unwittingly, mostly unwittingly. We are continuously bombarded by stimuli in our environment, by the media, by our interaction with people that we surround ourselves with. We don't ordinarily think that the environments in which we are immersed are actually shaping our brain. However, that is quite literally what those environments are doing. The role of meditation and practices like meditation provide an invitation for us to actually take more responsibility for the shaping of our own brain; so that we can actually shape the brain in a more positive and responsible kind of way. Meditation can be thought of as a family of mental techniques, in Western scientific terms to help a person to regulate her or his attention and also to regulate our emotions. There are many different forms of meditation practice and those different forms of meditation, in different ways, work on one or both of those kinds of mechanisms.
What kind of conditions or ailments can meditation really help people with? And if you sit there and think I want to quit smoking, or I don't want to feel chronic pain anymore. It will go away, is it that simple?
Dr. Davidson: It's not that simple. Meditation is not sitting there and thinking about things. That's actually not what meditation is. Meditation is quieting the mind. It's becoming more familiar with our own mind and being more familiar with the basic nature of awareness itself. Meditation in Sanskrit actually means familiarization. What meditation fundamentally is about is becoming more familiar with our own mind. Most of us don't pause very much during the day and actually have very little idea of how our minds work. What the content and the processes that are occurring in our own mind are. We really spend so little time internally reflecting; most of our effort is directed externally. The invitation in meditation is to become more aware of those internal processes. Now you ask about what conditions or illnesses? Here is where the scientific research plays a very important role. The honest truth is that if we use the standards of very rigorous science, we have very little evidence at this point that meditation actually is good for particular conditions. It's probably not bad for most conditions, but we really don't have a lot of evidence at this point; so here is where the evidence does suggest that meditation may be quite helpful, where there's very good scientific evidence. One is in the area of certain kinds of psychiatric disorders and particularly anxiety and depression. There is very good evidence to suggest that meditation-based interventions are particularly good in individuals who are depressed at helping to prevent depressive relapse. One of the signs of depression is that it is a recurrent illness, the best predictor of a depressive episode in an individual is a past depressive episode and if you introduce meditation or mindfulness-based treatments during that period where a person is remitted, the likelihood that they will relapse into depression is significantly decreased. The evidence for that is very strong at this point in time. Meditation has also found to be useful for certain kind of anxiety disorders. A range of anxiety disorders, including phobias, social anxiety, as well as post-traumatic stress disorder. With respect to physical illnesses there is pretty good evidence that meditation has important effects on inflammatory processes. Basic research indicates that the biological mechanisms that promote inflammation are directly affected by certain types of meditation practices. If meditation can help reduce inflammation, there is the prospect that it may be useful in disorders that involve inflammation as a central feature of the disorder. One of them, for example, is asthma. We know that asthma involves inflammation in the lungs; airway inflammation is understood to be one of the central causes of asthmatic symptoms. The evidence suggests that meditation may affect some of those basic inflammatory processes in a way that would ameliorate some of the symptoms of asthma. There are other conditions that involve inflammation and irritation of the skin, for example psoriasis. There is evidence to suggest that meditation can significantly speed the healing in psoriasis. Those are some of the conditions where the evidence is fairly robust, although again to underscore the paucity of research at this time, there really isn't very much robust evidence. The evidence that we do have from the basic research though, clearly indicates that this is a very promising avenue to systematically explore the future. One other thing that you hinted at in your question is the idea, about the question of whether meditation should be considered a treatment in of itself or an adjunct. My own view is that it's best considered as an adjunct. It shouldn't be thought of as replacement for conventional treatment, but it may interact with conventional treatment in helping to facilitate it and also minimizing the extent to which we rely on medication. Some of which may have some deleterious side effects. So I think that meditation can usefully be considered as a complement to more traditional types of treatment.
Does it take a certain amount of meditation to see the changes or to help with the different anxiety depression inflammation? When does that change, neural plasticity, when does that take effect?
Dr. Davidson: Well, yes, those are important questions about the timing and dosage of meditation and again the answer to the question about dose is not definitively known. We do know based on our research and based on the research of a number of other scientific groups that many of the effects that we've observed in the laboratory with meditation do scale with a number of hours of practice. So, the more practice in general the stronger, at least for some. Now how much is enough to produce discernible change? The moment where you have an opportunity of practice, when you're waiting in line at a cashier to check out at a grocery store; that's an opportunity to practice. If you observe two people arguing in the street or a mother yelling at the child, that's an opportunity to just to observe, to not let those kinds of experiences ensnare you and to take more responsibility for your own mind. Through systematic practice and bringing the practice into your everyday life it is possible to change your experience, to change your behavior, and in the course of doing that, to change your brain. It requires intention. It requires practice so that it becomes more spontaneous. When these situations arise, it occurs to you that this is the moment of practice. When you feel yourself getting stressed out at work, if your boss is telling you something that you don't want to hear, and you feel yourself getting very agitated, that's the moment to practice. Now it takes practice on the cushion to have those thoughts arise spontaneously in those difficult situations during our daily life, but it's something that's accessible to everyone. It's actually pretty straightforward and there is nothing magical about it. Most people report that once they begin to taste it, it's very reinforcing and then it becomes much easier to incorporate into their daily life.
Do you recommend people go to the class or try it out themselves?
Dr. Richard Davidson: My recommendation is that if they can find a class, they should take a class with a teacher. It's always helpful to have guidance from an expert when you're first learning any kind of new skill and this is no different. If viewers find they are unable to find a class in their local community there are a lot of material and resources available online that they can also find.
How about yourself personally? Is there a technique you use? What works best for you?
Dr. Davidson: Well I meditate every day and it's a very important time for me. I feel like I can never do all the things I do if it weren't for that practice. It helps me to juggle many things in my life and do it with at least a smidgen of equanimity. So I do a variety of different kinds of practices. I don't do just one form of meditation. Most people who've been meditating for a while combine a number of different kinds of practice. I have over the years, found a combination that works for me.
How long do you meditate each day?
Dr. Davidson: I do a formal practice, on the cushion for between 30 and 45 minutes a day.
Wow, that's great. I'm sure people have to work up to that level.
Dr. Davidson: Any amount helps, even really short amounts in my view. So, even two minutes I think is worth doing. That is what I tell people who say they just can't do it, their minds are racing, or they say they're too busy. They can't possibly fit anything else in their life. Everyone can fit a few minutes.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful:Hard to get into initially with a slow and pointless progression through the first few episodes, but develops into one of the best animes I have seen, especially through the second seasonAt first I put off this anime for some time trying to figure out if it was worth my time or not, and finally took a look into it. At first, it seemed like a pointless anime with not much going on, but soon developed a meaningful and suspenseful plot while also keeping comedic ideas. The second season was where the anime really shined though, and where it earned a five star rating from me. ...Read more
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful:Everyone wants a girl like Melaka....Great show....I wish they'd continue the anime so they can catch up to the manga. The manga has completed and I felt it rushed the ending a bit. I think we all wanted to see the romance completed. That's the one thing many of these animes don't do...seal the deal.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful:Creative and Quirky, but ShallowI enjoyed the plot twists, the outlandish character designs, and the animation, but the main story of Medaka Box failed to coalesce into anything memorable, let alone interesting. I struggled to get through much of the series, although the final villain who emerges to end the first season made for a good confrontation. Still, Medaka is merely a tease, leaving me unsatisfied. Gainax can do better.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful:Fingers crossed for another season!I reaally liked this one! Had some trouble getting into initially because I couldn't really see where it was going but once it caught with me I basically marathoned both seasons. I really appreciated Zenkichi's character and hope to see him develop more in later seasons (if they produce any more). I am pretty bummed with the ending though...cliffhangers with no follow up are no bueno.
I have no clue who the red people on the series art are... but!I wish there were more to it.. i wish this series could go more into how the main character acquired what she has.. other than that.. great season so far..
to sum it up, if you're looking for a female goku, watch this show
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful:Chaos and action abound in this colorful showMedaka Box is a story about a peculiar girl named Medaka Kurokami who seems talented beyond natural ability. She is incredibly caring and wants to make everyone happy, resulting in her idea to become the Student Council President at her school, the Sandbox Academy. The show is based off of a manga series (which I have not yet read) and currently has 2 seasons released.Read more
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful:Great until episode 14?Whoever made this show didn't intend for a fighting style perfectionist. You can see that in the writing or at least in the beginning somewhere-- he wasn't getting enough reviews. So he made it into a fighting show. I like the earnest of a 'almost' perfect girl who's afraid of animals or animals afraid of her lol. I just can't bear to watch the whole dz reenactment. it's just like they're ...Read more
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful:Medaka Box first and second seasonsThis is a comedy action series. Al tho it is pretty silly its still a good watch, the plot is sort of silly but the character design is good and the action sequences are ok too. the etchi elements are ok as well call it 3.5 out of 5. id rank it higher but the ending is the most important part of a story and this one will leave you hanging will review it again if they finish the story later
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful:I liked it for awhileThis was a good show until they started separating people into categories, then it turned to crap. It started off as a cute anime about someone who was obviously a gifted and hard-working individual trying to help people. The show had its own unique challenges and seemed like it could develop a good, happy story with likable characters. It was silly and over-the-top, but still pretty darn good. ...Read more
While, it's interesting to say the least.I started watching this show in my search for animes with a female protagonist. I have to say that she's the strongest one that I've ever sense in any media. Another great thing about this anime is that Medaka's great, but not at the expense of he teammates. There are a lot of anime were they have an OP lead and they're the only person to do anything of merit in the show( the anime Hamatora for ...Read more


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I am very new to networking and don't have enough knowledge so please forgive me!
We have a DSL connection which is used by more than one user. All the users are using MS Windows 7. Can we allocate equal DSL bandwidth to each user, and if so, how?
If you get a switch that supports Quality of Service, you can designate a per-port maximum throughput value.
Generally speaking, cheapo SOHO routers/switches don't support this, and those that do don't do it very well.
Side note: This really isn't something that's normally done in a business. Why do you want to give each user an equal slice? That's not a very efficient or scalable use of resources.
Are you sure you want it allocated equally all the time? Usually what people want is to ensure that nobody 'kills' the link for others, so something like a Squid caching proxy will do what you need and is free too!
Get a proper router, like a decent 70 or so euro Mikrotik 450G. Set up qos policies or at least a queue with equal distribution. Case closed.
End user level equipment won't support that, but a lot of lower priced (Mikrotik) ISP level stuff (Mikrotik) considers that a baseline service.


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|from Commission (COM (2001) 567, 16 Oct. 2001; OJ 2002 C 25 E/526)
|Legal base
|Article 66 EC
|UK opted in (Council doc. 5818/02, 31 Jan. 2002); Ireland opted out; Denmark automatically excluded
|EP committee
|Oostlander report adopted 19 Mar. 2002 (A5-0085/2002)
|EP plenary
|vote in favour with amendments, 9 April 2002 (OJ 2003 C 127 E/143)
|political agreement, 25/26 Apr. 2002 JHA Council; adopted as 'A' point, 13 June 2002 JHA Council: Decision 2002/463
|Application date
|19 June 2002 (Art. 15)
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The game deals at retailers are thin once again for the week of Sunday, May 25, so that means combining the offerings from Best Buy, Target and Toys R Us into a single post. Still, there are some decent combo deals that will be available with the release of "Watch Dogs" to the PS4, PS3, Xbox One and Xbox 360 plus "Mario Kart 8" to the Wii U.
Best Buy is running three different combo deals with "Watch Dogs" for the game's release on Tuesday, May 27. The first offers $20 off the following games when "Watch Dogs" is purchased – "NBA 2K14," "inFamous: Second Son," "Grand Theft Auto V," "Dark Souls 2," "Drakgengard 3," "NBA2K14" and "Killzone: Shadow Fall."
The second combo offering knocks $10 off the price of a 12-month PS Plus subscription with the purchase of "Watch Dogs" for the PS4 or PS3. That brings the premium membership down to $39.99.
The third combo offering for "Watch Dogs" is a bit of marketing ingenuity. Purchasing the game along with a new smartphone with a 2-year agreement gives a $50 gift card.
Other notable deals at the retailer include a $10 gas credit with "Mario Kart 8" pre-orders and $10 off "The Amazing Spider-Man 2." There's also a Memorial Day Sale that will wrap up on Monday that has several older titles for the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, 3DS and PS Vita on sale.
Meanwhile, Target's deal selections for the week are almost exclusively tied to "Watch Dogs" and "Mario Kart 8." Purchasing "Watch Dogs" with a 12-month Xbox LIVE Gold subscription or PS Plus subscription will discount the total purchase by $25. Those that pick up "Mario Kart 8" will get a free Wii U steering wheel.
Lastly, the Toys R Us deals with "Watch Dogs" and "Mario Kart 8" is a little more straight forward. Purchasing "Watch Dogs" for the PS4, PS3, Xbox One or Xbox 360 also gives 40 percent off any other game for those systems. "Mario Kart 8" has the exact same deal but for Wii U titles.
Free shipping and in-store pickup is available from all three retailers. Sales tax is applicable, however. "Watch Dogs" will be available Tuesday, May 27 while "Mario Kart 8" will be released Friday, May 30.