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The Honey Vessel 2
Male Weight Gain, Belly Stuffing, Force Feeding
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A Combee nest was always a sight to behold. They were tall, beautiful amber structures that shimmered in gold. Though they looked indestructible, years can take their toll and the amber eventually starts to break down. This was the current situation of this particular Combee nest.
The queen of the hive, Vespiquen, took charge of the situation and had ordered her subjects to find a new location to live and begin building a fresh hive from the bottom up. It was looking really good so far and it would be livable within a few more weeks. Of course, this brought about the problem of what to do with their stored honey in the old hive.
Combee and Vespiquen have a somewhat dark ritual that they perform to move their sweet honey that few know about. That's because it is an extremely rare occasion that doesn't happen that often. Vespiquen orders Combee to locate a "containment vessel" to store their honey in so that they can transport it safely and easily. The "vessel" was usually a living host, whether it be Pokémon or human. Why they chose living creatures to be the vessel was currently unknown by all Pokémon experts.
Ash was chosen to be that vessel for some reason. It might have been his kind gesture to the one Combee that made the swarm feel that he was reliable.
Combee's job was to spend a few days filling the boy up with their honey supply before carrying him over to the new nest where the honey would be "extracted" by Vespiquen. After the task was complete, they would have to take him back to the original hive and start the process all over again.
Of course, all of this was unknown to the raven-haired boy and it would most likely be a while before he could leave.
Morning came swiftly and the sun rays began to shine through the amber hive. Part of the light reflected onto Ash's eyes which caused him to stir. The affect of the honey that filled his belly had him in a whimsical state still.
That was a weird dream
" he muttered. "Say Pikachu
I had a dream that I was kidnapped by a Combee swarm and they took me to their hive where they kept feeding me their honey
Isn't that crazy?"
Ash was convinced that everything that happened was a dream and that he was with Pikachu and his friends. But that lasted shortly as he noticed how bloated he felt. His eyes opened fully and he let out a gasp seeing that his belly was distended.
The raven-haired boy looked around and saw that he was inside Combee's nest. It wasn't a dream at all. More like a nightmare come true.
"Oh no! Was I here all night!?"
Like yesterday, Ash tempted to break free from his wax stocks. But he felt weak with a belly still full of honey. When he realized he couldn't get free on his own, he let out a frustrated sigh.
How am I going to escape
He looked down to examine his bloated gut. The waistband of his jeans was cutting into it further, making the pain worse. He really wished he could unbutton them. He was unaware that he consumed about roughly eight pounds of honey yesterday.
Ash felt his heart start to race as his ears picked up the sound of Combee's wings. The swarm had just returned from their morning rounds and began to store the pollen they had collected from flowers.
"You guys
Let me go right now! You can't keep me here like this! It isn't right."
After putting away the pollen, the Combee swarm once again gathered up some honey from their combs to feed to their unhappy prisoner. Knowing what was to come, Ash started protesting.
"Stop this! I'm not eating anymore of your honey! I can't handle anymore!"
He was ignored and the Combee approached ready to deliver the honey. Ash turned his head away from it like he did yesterday. A couple of other Combee tried to get a hold of his head but he was moving it around to much for them to get a steady grip.
The Combee carrying the honey chirped loudly for some assistance. The raven-haired boy saw two more Combee fly in from the top of the hive with a stick substance. It wasn't honey however.
Both of them flew behind Ash's head and stuck the strange substance on the wall. They backed out of the way as another Combee head-butted Ash in the face which slammed his head into the substance.
" he moaned.
He attempted to lift his head from the wall but was unable to. The sticky substance was the exact same waxy substance that made up the stocks for his arms and legs. Now it was being used to hold his head to the wall. The more he tried to move, the more pain it caused as it pulled on his hair and skin.
"I have a feeling you guys bringing me here was not so you could thank me
But what's the point of stuffing me with honey!?"
Now unable to move his head, the Combee slathered the honey onto the raven-haired boy's mouth to get him to start eating.
"I won't
" he thought. "I won't do it this time
Resist it
Resist it
He could hear the Combee laughing at him. They knew he would eventually cave in to the alluring sweet honey and start to eat it again.
The sticky feeling of the honey on his face was getting to him. He had the urge to lick it off. Tears were now forming in his eyes as he tried to fight the temptation.
"Don't do it
No matter what
Don't do it
The temptation proved too much and his tongue slipped out of his mouth and licked away the honey.
Ash's worries of what was to come melted away now that the honey was making him feel good inside. He closed his eyes blissfully and began to suck on the thick honey glob that the Combee held.
"When I eat this
I feel so much better
" he thought while the honey ran down his throat. "It can't be bad for me
It would turn into a morning of non-stop feeding for the raven-haired boy. After about an hour had passed, the Vespiquen of the hive finally showed herself in order to see how things were progressing with their vessel. Ash was so out of it that he didn't notice her among the Combee.
Vespiquen inspected him for a little bit. The boy's belly appeared to be a wonderful containment vessel and was holding the honey nicely. She then flew back into her quarters.
Though her subjects were hard at work, time was of the essence. Something needed to be done to make the process go faster. So she started to create something out of light wax that would help aid in that.
Meanwhile the Combee worked quickly to fill their "containment vessel" with as much sweet honey as possible. By noon, Ash had consumed around four more pounds of honey. This was made evident by the state of his stomach.
It had ballooned to more than twice its normal size already and was still expanding. His waistband continued to cut deeper into his soft flesh. Normally that would cause a large amount of discomfort. But the constant binge on the honey took all of the pain away. He continued to sip up each honey batch that was given to him by Combee.
Ash's bare stomach was starting to become more visible now. His shirt and vest were both creeping up as his belly swelled with the thick and rich honey. Peeking from just above his waistband was his navel. With each new helping of sweet honey, it started to be pushed away from the waistband making it more noticeable.
In the afternoon, the Combee needed to take break in order to replete their energy. So they left their vessel alone while they all dined on their own sweet honey. While they did, Ash became fully conscious again and moaned in pain.
He felt as if he would explode at any given moment. It was a perfectly reasonable feeling now that he had almost twenty pounds of honey in his belly.
"How long was I out for this time
?" he muttered. "I feel awful
He let out a loud belch that echoed through the amber hive. Then he attempted to look at the state of his belly even though it would probably scare him. But since he could not move his head, he was spared that sight. He did however hear it make all kind of strange sounds that he never heard it make before.
"I know it's got to be big
I can feel it
My pants are
squeezing me to death
The tears returned to his eyes as he experienced more and more pain and discomfort caused by his waistband.
"There's only one way to open them
I'll have to break the button with my gut. Then maybe I can get some relief."
Ash took in a deep breath then held it in order to inflate his belly as much as he could. This of course only caused more pain. But he heard his pants creak and became hopeful that he could get the button off. But his first attempt failed and he released his breath in order to breathe.
The raven-haired boy repeated the process a couple of more times. Though it sounded like it was going to give, the button stayed in its place. He broke out in tears as one failed attempt after the other came until he finally just gave up.
no use
I'll just have to wait to be filled up more
I can't believe I'm saying that
What's the point anyway
? Might as well do what they want seeing as there is no way for me to escape."
Finding the situation hopeless now, he simply waited for the Combee to finish having lunch. And soon enough they had finished and even brought some sweet honey for him to engorge on. This time he slurped it up without struggle. He wanted to be taken away from this nightmare and enter the honey's land of enchantment.
"Who am I kidding
?" Ash thought. "I know this bad
But it's the only way I can get away from this
I can't help but wonder why they're doing it
His curiosity and worries soon faded away however after becoming fully under the influence of the sweet honey.
The Combee continued their work to fill the vessel. Ash was currently consuming about one glob of sweet honey every thirty seconds. One Combee after the other fed him with out struggle. After ten minutes, he had devoured twenty helpings of honey. His stomach groaned and continued to swell forward further pressing into his waistband.
More of the raven-haired boy's bare belly became exposed after a half hour had passed and he had consumed sixty more globs from Combee. The waistband of his pants continued to creak against his growing girth. The intoxicating affect kept him from feeling the pain of it cutting into his flesh.
"Feels like I'm in my bed at home wrapped in a blanket
" he thought while sipping on another helping of the thick honey.
The meal that the Combee had eaten earlier left them with plenty of energy to burn off. This allowed them to work even faster than before. To their luck, Ash was keeping up with them. They were able to feed him over one-hundred more globs of honey. This added up to another five pounds.
The Combee noticed all of the strange noises that the raven-haired boy's belly was making. It was a result of it trying to stretch out to make room for the honey. It also appeared to be cut in half by his waistband which was now basically hidden underneath his flab.
Though it could not bee seen, the waistband could be heard creaking. It would not be very long before Ash's stomach would break through it. The honey bee Pokémon were increasingly curious to see what would happen. The raven-haired boy opened his brown eyes realizing they had stopped working and saw them all staring at him.
"What's the matter fellas
?" he asked drearily.
One Combee decided to serve another helping of sweet honey to the vessel to see if it would cause a reaction. Ash slurped up the honey it had and sighed as it made its trip to his stomach. This glob of honey caused his belly to bulge out just a bit more.
Then, without warning, the button of his pants lost its battle to contain the growing gut and popped right off, surprising Combee. With the button gone, his belly bulged outwards and forced open all the teeth on his fly's zipper.
" Ash said with a slight smile.
The Combee started to laugh at how funny the boy looked. Their giggles eventually got him to laugh hysterically along with them. One Combee took the opportunity to place another helping of sweet honey in his mouth. A big goofy grin was on his face while he swallowed. He kept having a few giggle fits after that even when the other Combee started to get back to work. There was no time for them to stand around. They were wasting valuable time that needed had to be spent feeding the raven-haired boy.
Ash's belly began to expand again after being fed about twenty more servings of honey. Because it was expanding so quickly, stretch marks started to form on it. His stomach continually swelled throughout the next couple hours with more honey. Both his shirt and vest crept up and became snugger. Every so often the raven-haired boy would involuntarily burp as a way to help relieve some of the pressure on his stomach.
Though the Combee still had a lot of energy to spare, Ash was beginning to become tired by the late afternoon. This caused him to eat much more slowly and disdainfully causing honey to drip all over himself.
By now he had consumed over thirty pounds of the stick substance in total. His bare belly was now hanging over part of his thighs and was covered with bits of sweet honey that he had dripped.
Though the raven-haired boy didn't feel pain, his stomach was constantly groaning and stretching to accommodate what he consumed. The buttons on his vest also appeared strained. His white shirt could be seen through the small gaps between the buttons.
At sunset, Ash had been overcome by exhaustion and feel asleep soundly. A smile remained on his face while the intoxicating honey made him have pleasant dreams. Seeing that the raven-haired boy was sleeping, the Combee decided to quit for the day until he awoke in the morning.
Ash's sweet dreams would not last long, however
Around midnight, he was awakened by the strong nauseating feeling he had. His stomach felt really heavy and he began to tremble in reaction to the immense discomfort.
Ash had the urge to vomit but couldn't force it out no matter how hard he tried. It had also been a while since he last went to the restroom. Before being captured in fact. But for some reason, he had no desire to go despite being fed non-stop.
?" he started to think. "How am I going to get out of this mess
Tears stared to well from his eyes and rolled down his cheeks. The sparkled in silver as the moonlight hit them.
I want you here so much
I'm afraid
I want to be rescued now
Why hasn't anyone come to look for me
The raven-haired boy cringed feeling his honey-filled belly cramp up. He could feel the sticky substance churning inside of it while it made a lot of strange gurgling noises. Ash bit down on his lip to keep himself from shouting in pain. He did not want the Combee to hear him and start feeding him again.
"My stomach won't settle down
It hurts
I want this to be over
A while later Ash's stomach calmed and settled which took some of the discomfort away. He took the opportunity to get some peaceful sleep while he still could.
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Part 2!!!
So yeah. Now you know why they are feeding him Don't worry, they're not finished with him yet. That belly can hold much more honey. But first Ash needs some sleepy time. He's just so cute sleeping with a bloated belly. Wish I could rub it to make him feel better.
So yeah. Now you know why they are feeding him Don't worry, they're not finished with him yet. That belly can hold much more honey. But first Ash needs some sleepy time. He's just so cute sleeping with a bloated belly. Wish I could rub it to make him feel better.
Also make vespiquen think he is too slow and make all his friends including pikachu too.
Make him so fat he's a ball with fingers and toes in part 3 pls its my b-day soon and this would be a perfect gift
I have a suggestion, too! Rub the big honey belly! Part 3, 4, 5, 6...
When is part 3 coming?
Love it lol
This is so awesome!
Love it!
then draw a picture of him
once again he gets drunk. Oh Ash why can't you resist? Its a sweet substance that drugs you! xD
Awesome, as usual.
Also, I have a bit of an idea of something else that can happen to Ash while he's being stuffed with honey. It's your story, so feel free to ignore this suggestion, but maybe, at some point, Ash's belly becomes so filled with honey that his belly button ends up sticking out, kind of like my 'Naruto: Big Ol' Gut' picture. Like I said, feel free to ignore it, especially since you probably have your own ideas, but I'm just puttin' it out there.
Also, I have a bit of an idea of something else that can happen to Ash while he's being stuffed with honey. It's your story, so feel free to ignore this suggestion, but maybe, at some point, Ash's belly becomes so filled with honey that his belly button ends up sticking out, kind of like my 'Naruto: Big Ol' Gut' picture. Like I said, feel free to ignore it, especially since you probably have your own ideas, but I'm just puttin' it out there.


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Cody Milch is playing a key role in Laundrylux's PLUS business development. The company will "revolutionize the industry" when it introduces PLUS technology and new Generation 7 Wascomat and Electrolux coin models at the Clean Show next month in New Orleans, Neal Milch says.
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With Chris Johnson now in the fold the Jets can focus their attention on adding wide receiver and tight end help in the draft. Bilal Powell will fall into the third back slot for the Jets with Mike Goodson and Alex Green on the potential chopping block. (In all honesty I would not be surprised to see Gang Green draft a young explosive back and then cut both Green and Goodson.)
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For all of the criticism general manager John Idzik has received this offseason, the Jets gm has quietly pieced together a solid team. Idzik has signed arguably the best free agent wide receiver (Decker), quarterback (Vick), and running back (Johnson). In addition New York's general manager re-signed several valuable players including Jeff Cumberland, Garrett McIntyre, Darrin Walls, Leger Douzable, Willie Colon, and Calvin Pace.
Slowly but surely John Idzik is adding the playmakers that his team needs. Supplement the free agent signings with a solid draft class and the Jets will be building a sound foundation for sustainable success. Not sure what else you could want from the New York Jets front office. This team is showing financial responsibility with a keen eye on the future. Sounds like a recipe for success to me.


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- 5 cups uncooked egg noodles
- 1 cup (8 ounces) reduced-fat sour cream
- 1/2 cup fat-free mayonnaise
- 2 to 3 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups fat-free milk
- 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese, divided
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1 package (6 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken stuffing mix
- 1/3 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 2 cans (6 ounces each) light water-packed tuna, drained and flaked
- Preheat oven to 350°. Cook noodles according to package directions.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise and lemon juice; set aside.
- In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat; stir in 1/3 cup cheese, stirring until melted. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream mixture. Add spinach, stuffing mix, bread crumbs and tuna.
- Drain noodles and place in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with tuna mixture; sprinkle with remaining cheese.
- Cover and bake 35 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until lightly browned and heated through. Yield: 8 servings.
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Release Date: 2010-07-09 (Limited)
Genre: Romance,
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Magic happens, if you let it; and sometimes even fate or destiny, or whatever you want to call it, steps in to lend a hand. But when it concerns love, and finding that special person you're going to spend the rest of your life with, should you risk tempting fate with a test of that love or what is seemingly meant to be, or should you just follow your apparent destiny and embrace it? Such are the questions two people must face and answer in the romantic comedy-drama, "Milenge Milenge".
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by Meghan Maguire Dahn and Abby Ohlheiser
"You are so beautiful, Giulia Farnese, I would have you painted," declares Jeremy Irons's Pope Alexander VI in Showtime's new series The Borgias. It's not surprising. The lighting in The Borgias is sumptuous and if there's one thing they light particularly well, it's the desirable flesh. It's all positively luminous, like pigment suspended in oil.
And, really, what else would you expect? The viewer-attracting meat of this show is its meticulously constructed tension between our understanding of Catholic virtue and our expectations for scintillating cable entertainment. Showtime is marketing The Borgias as some sort of historical Sopranos – a crime family with pretty costumes, big meals, and the juxtaposition of religion and naughty bits. But The Borgias is a bit more complicated than that: the series is about getting and keeping absolute power, in the name of God.
Let's be clear about God's role here. The Borgia family – and their enemies and friends – talk about God like a Brit might talk about the Queen. God is real, but mostly ceremonial. The important action happens in the City of Man. This is not Augustine's Catholic Church. Instead of withdrawing from worldly delights, the cardinals turn up their nose at gruel and scoff at the suggestion of fasting, carnal sacrifice be damned.
The Borgias is vaguely based on the historical family of the same name, and the reign of their second pope, Alexander VI ( i.e. Rodrigo Borgia), known for his delicious corruption. Before maneuvering into the special hat, Borgia fathered a handful of children – four, for the sake of the series, but the actual number is disputed. With the exception of the very youngest son, Jofré, they're strategically and nepotistically positioned to aid and abet their father's power: Cesare (François Arnaud) is a ruthless and reluctant newly-minted cardinal. Juan (David Oakes) gets to fight, and becomes the head of the Papal Army soon after his father's election. The teenaged daughter, Lucrezia (Holliday Grainger), who wears white gowns and thinks that seahorses are better than unicorns – no, really – seems destined for at least one strategic marriage. Historically, Lucrezia becomes something of a Marie Antoinette-style source of titillating rumors, so we assume the white dress doesn't last for long.
One might find it useful to enter into the viewership of a historical drama with armor on: read up on the art the Borgias funded, or the Vatican reforms they enacted. One might get a little bleary eyed at all that history and wander back to her art history texts imagining, say, a DEATH MATCH: MEDICI V BORGIA game, where works of art matter more than spiritual cohesiveness. And then, one might think, "ahh – I am ready to watch this." But we advise that form of preparation that's all wrong for The Borgias. The history and the art are the setting and the aesthetic, repsectively. Food, glorious food, is much more important: it's nourishment, yes, but it's also a metaphor for decadent consumption, and a fantastic vessel for hiding everything from bribe-promising scrolls to deadly poison. Quoth the Pope, "Oh, what would Rome be without a good plot?" And who can plot on an empty stomach? Obviously, not these wise guys.
Determined to match a menu to our viewing entertainment, we started to plot. Our first thought was some kind of Spanish-Italian hybrid dish. Chorizo risotto, perhaps. But it seemed a little plain. We came up with – this, perhaps, will be featured next week? – is cherry pit ice cream (for its cyanide content, obviously) in honor of Lucrezia Borgia. But, like anything involving poison, that would have required some advance planning. And an ice cream maker. Where's a gaggle of scullery attendants when you need them?
It's surprising that, as experienced fans of Showtime's previous debauched (and debauching?) historical drama, also named for a corrupt family headed by a ruler with godly and political powers,The Tudors, we didn't immediately pick up on The Borgias' potential as a drinking game. One episode in, it all seems so clear. We've even come up with a list of rules. Drink at the first sign of:
- Any gratuitous iteration of the seven deadly sins
- Winks the writers are making at the audience (e.g., foreshadowing of (in)famous historical events or characters, perhaps referring to one of the many famous Renaissance artists Borgias patroned as "up-and-coming.")
- Heavy-handed tension between virtue and vice (bonus if said tension involves ironic quoting of Scripture)
- Ladyparts (it wouldn't be Showtime without them)
(You might also spice up the game by adding an element of competition! We think it probably best to "call SLOTH" on your opponent whenever he or she misses an instance of one of the above bulleted items.)
History's intrigues are not all about drinking, you may rebuff. But we're confident that you'll find – even through a cursory viewing of the series – that drinking is imperative. Rodrigo,while still attempting to become pope (Belated Spoiler Alert: he becomes Pope Alexander VI in the series too!) certainly thinks it is. He plies his colleagues with wine from his very own vineyard (PRIDE!) while securing their votes (SIMONY!). He pours others' wine right out, calling it vinegar. His son brings about a tasting monkey so that sub-standard alcohol won't pass his lips (GLUTTONY!). (It's plausible that good wine has something to do with being an appropriate vessel for divinity on earth, right?)
At any rate, it's thematically appropriate to drink and strategize when watching a series about indulgence and strategy. In The Borgias, a cup of wine is not just a cup of wine, it's the deliverer of salvation, the bringer of death. Blood spilled in this show in the name of God is for an intoxicating earthly power. The body and blood of Christ are symbols of control, the ornaments of the papacy gild, the bearers of (a certain kind of) grace.
All this is nothing new under the sun, and The Borgias would not be as interesting a show as it's managed to be had it stopped at the reduction of God to a ceremonial afterthought in a worldly battle. The lesson, as Mario Puzo well knew, that corruption is power and that, tellingly, power corrupts, makes for irresistible TV. Borgia ultimately believes he is chosen by God; it's a moment of clear, inevitable weakness. Dizzy with the weight of his coronation adornments, the weakened, weary Pope feels a divine burden on his earthly body. Although his tears and "seeing the light" may be unorthodoxly earned – they're the sort of tears only a carefully constructed, gorgeously shot scene can draw out – the effect is real. Bortia needs a divine power to sustain his ambition; this need proves his imperfect, alarming humanity.
When you watch the uncensored 2-hour first episode yourself, here are our favorite moments to watch for, in order of preference:
- The coronation scene, where we are blessed with a Pope's-eye-view of the processional. We first see Borgia as his subjects do, sitting up there in his sedan, looking every bit the paper doll. Then what to our wondering eyes should the camera give us to behold but the very view that His Holiness takes of the scene. This is powerful television, people.
- The Popemobile! Here, rather than bullet-proof glass, the thing is covered in lush brocaded fabric. We're thinking Alex VI might regret this choice in the next episode, when Rome is stormed by a bunch of miffed Frenchies.
- Jeremy Irons's gestures, postures, and facial expressions: We are entirely serious when we suggest that this is physical acting of the highest order. He is able to match occasional frailness with convincing and potent disdain. We're planning on incorporating the dismissive hand gestures (of benediction and administration) into our daily lives.
- Did we mention the food? The Borgias makes you hungry. Unless you're a passionate vegetarian, that is, for the most impressive stomach porn often features whole roast pigs and fowl. It's glistening, drowned in sauce, and wolfed down with relish(and wine) by the Cardinals.
Is it good for you to watch this show? Probably not. It will probably cause some pretty significant urges to blaspheme. Is it accurate history? Of course not. But we are all very much in trouble if Showtime seeks to be an approved source of historical knowledge. Will we be watching it? You bet your zuchetto!


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Three years ago, the Catholic League stepped in to help Chuck and Susan Baker, owners of Regal Art Press in Vermont, when the ACLU brought suit against them on behalf of "Catholics for Free Choice." The Bakers' "crime" was their refusal to print pro-abortion materials for the abortion industry front organization. The Bakers... [Read more...]Free speech rights defended in Florida clinic protest case
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The Catholic League offered testimony in hearings before the Committee on Public Safety of the City of New York questioning the appropriateness of a proposed new law aimed specifically at curtailing demonstrations at abortion clinics. The statement by Catholic League president William A. Donohue follows: "Whenever legislation is being considered,... [Read more...]THE WAR AGAINST PRO-LIFERS
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Aging NHP Resource
The number of elderly in the U.S. and in other industrialized nations is projected to grow rapidly, perhaps doubling within the next 25 years. Fueled by the expansive baby-boom generation, coupled with increased lifespan, record numbers of post-retirees will enjoy a longer period of time in their "golden years". But it is also anticipated that there will also be a concomitant escalation in the number of elderly who experience an increased period of time in a fragile state, encumbered by and progressive illnesses. This gradual loss of functionality or "healthspan" will be a significant challenge for health care management, social services, and entitlement programs.
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) was created by Congress in 1974, to meet the emerging aging challenge, with a focus on the extension of the "health-span" of people. In order to accelerate research on aging and its diseases, the NIA helped create models for human aging, including the Primate Aging Study (PAS). The PAS program has provided support for the formation and maintenance of colonies of aged nonhuman primates at ONPRC, as well as other participating Primate Centers. The PAS colonies take advantage of the existing resources and infrastructure at the NPRCs to produce and maintain this vital research model.
To enhance aging research at ONPRC, the Aging Nonhuman Primates Resource was created in 1999, with the following programmatic goals:
Manage the enrollment of animals into the PAS program.
Provide enhanced husbandry and veterinary care for aged primates.
- Provide technical and veterinary consultation to for research efforts.
- Coordinate animal assignments to research projects.
- Promote collaborative efforts in basic and clinical science.
- Perform longitudinal, non-invasive exams, such as the collection of biomarkers of aging and in vivo scans.
- Support the development of projects, which contribute to translation research.
The Aging Nonhuman Primates Resource also provides the foundation for the Biology of Aging Program. This research focus group was recently generated due to wide interest in aging by the researchers at ONPRC and OHSU, and will help create a multi-disciplinary approach in the study of senescence in the nonhuman primate.Steven G. Kohama, Ph.D., Senior Staff Scientist, Head


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"Cheer Perfection" may not be on the air right now, but the show's stars are making headlines. On Jan. 15 TMZ reported that Cheer Time Revolution co-owner Ronald (RD) Dunlap has been arrested.
Dunlap is in trouble for marijuana possession and drug paraphernalia possession. Cheer Time Revolution coach Ryan Dahl has also been arrested. Dahl does not appear in the "Cheer Perfection" episodes on TLC.
Police arrested Dunlap and Dahl Wednesday morning after they were found in Dahl's car, which reeked of marijuana. They apparently admitted they had been smoking pot and were arrested. A glass pipe was also found in the car.
TMZ reports that RD's wife, Alisha Dunlap, is very unhappy about the issue. The gym is said to have a zero tolerance drug policy, so both Ryan Dahl and Ronald Dunlap are suspended from doing anything with Cheer Time Revolution for now. This may have not only legal ramifications for both men, but business ramifications for the Dunlaps and their popular training facility.
TLC has yet to officially renew or cancel "Cheer Perfection" for season 3. While Tuesday's news that a "Cheer Perfection" mom arrest could be worked around, this arrest news involving JD Dunlap may well spell doom for the show. Stay tuned for more details on both the legal issues and renewal wait on the popular TLC show.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a sure fire hit. The Call of Duty franchise has become a household name, smashing sales records and dominating online statistics. It's also a cultural icon in the gaming community.
And I won't be buying it.
"GASP! How could he refuse the second coming of Jesus?". "God damn BF3 fanboy!". I can already envision the comments on this article, and the backlash that will follow on Twitter. Never the less, here are five reasons why I won't be buying Modern Warfare 3.
12 Month Subscription Fees Are Outdated
Everyone seems to know that 12 month subscription fees are outdated; a number of MMO's and shooters are launching as "free-to-play" these days, however Call of Duty still manages to steal your hard earned cash every twelve months.
The secret to publisher Activision's diabolical plans is that it doesn't call it a subscription fee. Instead it just churns out a new CoD game every year that has the same gameplay mechanics, the same graphics engine, and the same downfalls with minimal changes. The developer re-skins the game, throws in a few nifty multiplayer features and kicks it out the door with a premium price-tag. Everyone is so excited for Modern Warfare 3 yet they don't realise they have already played it. It came out in 2007, and it was called Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
Over Before It's Started
One thing that CoD has always done well is to craft an action-packed, single-player experience. Call of Duty 2 had one of the best experiences of its time, and CoD 4: Modern Warfare was truly an epic adventure that changed the face of the entire genre. However the series seems to become a little more complacent with each subsequent release.
There's no foreplay, it's just balls to the wall action that sets the scene for an adrenalin pumping thrill ride. The stories become ridiculous and completely over the top, and just when things are getting into a rhythm, it's all over and you're left with a big mess on your hands. Nothing is resolved, we're given a weak answer to our problems and we're asked to leave $14.99 on the nightstand for some upcoming DLC. Call of Duty has never been about character development, but when that action is so condensed into a 4-5 hour experience it doesn't give you a chance to breathe or take it in. Draw it out a little guys, return to the pacing of CoD 2 and things will be much better for it.
1337 Skills Not Rewarded
Most online shooters demand a dedication to learning the game, developing strategies and bringing in some 1337 skills to pwn your opponents. Battlefield 3 requires you to learn the subtleties of bullet drop and Team Fortress 2 will have you learning how to rocket jump and the best tactics to being a successful spy. Call of Duty doesn't require said skills, which is a double edged sword: it makes the game easy to pick up and play however it doesn't promote those who are truly elite.
Running and gunning isn't frowned upon. Rather, it is openly encouraged in the CoD world we live in. There may be team based modes in the multiplayer gameplay, however it all comes down to one thing: the kill-to-death ratio.
Players who meticulously learn their classes and develop strategies for every map won't be rewarded highly, not when some punk who hasn't even earned his wings can simply run around the corner, spray and pay and collect an XP boost. Obviously players who possess some form of 1337 skills will fare better than most, but they aren't as important as other games seems to emphasise.
The Fossil Syndrome
Graphical advancements are coming thick and thin this year. However Modern Warfare 3 will be using a tweaked version of the same engine that powered Call of Duty 2 back in 2005. While it doesn't look bad, it's certainly starting to age a little when compared to other titles out there these days. Sure, it runs at a smooth 60fps, however gamers demand graphical prowess, and the IW Engine is starting to slip.
Another Step Towards Destroying The CoD Namesake
Believe it or not I was once a huge advocate of the Call of Duty franchise, jumping ship from the Medal Of Honor train when that series started to go downhill. There is no question that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare transformed the face of multiplayer shooters, and gave the FPS genre a much needed boost, however it seems that each release since then has brought down the quality of the series inch by inch. I don't want the series to fail, I remember the days when Call of Duty was "Medal of Honor but more realisitc", yet now many are probably making the same claim with Battlefield 3.
Will Modern Warfare 3 revolutionise the series? No. It will offer more of the same content that we've been receiving since 2007. Is that a bad thing? Not necessarily, however it isn't exactly ideal. The series is slowly coming to a standstill, and soon it will be lacking innovation completely. Other titles may not be able to come close in terms of sales, but they are rapidly surpassing Call of Duty based on experiences alone.
By Stephen Heller
Who's steering clear of Modern Warfare 3 this week?
Kenni said:
Hmmmmmmmmm.... wat.
Ben said: I like COD as my mindless FPS. It won't last forever, but it's still the best when you just want to run around shooting people. I don't always want to have to plan and work as a team. Nothing is better for a quick 30 minute game of shooting idiots all over the world than COD at the moment.
I didn't like W@W at all, but I've actually like all the rest since COD4 so I don't think it's really destroying the name.
I won't be subscribing though. Biggest scam of all time right there. Although, I buy one Map Pack at the most since I'm normally bored when these come out, so I don't consider the value in those with it.
Heller said: That may be true but they try to offer the illusion of things being drastically different.
CoD has lost all integrity if you ask me, it feels like a cash cow more than delivering a great user experience.
GreenThumb said: My guess is that, Like Kenni. CoD will be dead after MW3.
I remember discussing it with him on LIVE once, What are they going to do after MW3? Make another modern type shooter? Or back to the World Wars...
Beta said: GreenThumb said: My guess is that, Like Kenni. CoD will be dead after MW3.
I remember discussing it with him on LIVE once, What are they going to do after MW3? Make another modern type shooter? Or back to the World Wars...
My guess is the future, but I don't think you can put a limit on contemporary war shooters. Even if its present day and a fictional story, like MW3. MW4 is a surety. I don't think it'll end at 3.
I'd love a future COD.
Beta said:
Marge said: Its a game where you shoot people, with guns. What could the developers actually change? I have found the general FPS community to be a very pretentious and hypocritical group. They make constant rhetorical demands out of a mix of conformity and their week-willed nature. The community is what always turns me off playing any modern multiplayer game.
I cannot stand hypocrisy so that's what most my hate comes from.
gdmatt said: People who bash on the graphics and somewhat lack of innovation this time round from Infinity Ward need to understand that they lost an absolute ton of staff last year and 2009. It's effectively a new company with new employees, and alongside Sledgehammer games, who are also new,
SONY said: Overall...COD: MW3 will be more fun than BF3.
malypso said: You have to be careful when writing an article like this for many reasons. People will scream "BF fan-boy," and you have to take it! You bring up some good points you just have to articulate without be labeled as bias. I agree for the most part with your entire article; at the same time you need to be more openly Objective instead of being openly Subjective. When one adds more feelings into an article, people start to think your less credible on what you speak or write, basically you leave yourself open for an attack. With that said, the IW Engine is completely out dated and it shows with every iteration of the COD series. I believe that it is time for Infinity Ward to dish out a new game engine before the competition makes a move that will render the COD franchise obsolete. I could care less what people think; what I know is facts. The human mind evolves and becomes less interested with repetition, for some people it takes longer than others.
Vile said: From what i've heard everything is balanced which makes all the try hard gun nerds happy.
Baldred said: Here's what I think...
I think you shouldn't waste so much time writing an article about a game you're not going to play. Try writing something nice about a game you actually like, rather than talking trash about a game you don't.
IAMColonel said: Baldred said: Here's what I think...
I think you shouldn't waste so much time writing an article about a game you're not going to play. Try writing something nice about a game you actually like, rather than talking trash about a game you don't.
Where's the fun in that? 56 comments, unheard of! Good article.
IAMColonel said:
Heller said: After much badgering from @Beta I played through the campaign in 4hours and 25minutes and then played online for about two hours. As expected I hated it and returned it.
UKSmeagal said: Great artical and i agree intirely
I refuse to buy MW3 dispite the fact i love the MW series
Purely because of what happened to MW2 online (hackers etc)
Not interested in any activision game now until i can pick the game up for a fiver second hand as clearly after there next game (across all genres) they give up on the previous servers
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Blink-Data vs Instinct?
By Samantha.Y. Ma on Oct 17, 2012
1. What makes some people good at thinking on their feet and making quick spontaneous decisions?
2. Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others consistently seem to stumble into error?
3. Why are some of the best decisions often those that are difficult to explain to others?
In Blink, Gladwell introduces us to the psychologist who has learned to predict whether a marriage will last, based on a few minutes of observing a couple; the tennis coach who knows when a player will double-fault before the racket even makes contact with the ball; the antiquities experts who recognize a fake at a glance.
Ultimately, Blink reveals that great decision makers aren't those who spend the most time deliberating or analyzing information, but those who focus on key factors among an overwhelming number of variables-- i.e., those who have perfected the art of "thin-slicing."
In Data vs. Instinct: Perfecting Global Sales Performance, a new report sponsored by Oracle, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) explores the roles data and instinct play in decision-making by sales managers and discusses how sales executives can increase sales performance through more effective territory planning and incentive/compensation strategies.
If you are a sales executive, ask yourself this: "Do you rely on knowledge (data) when you plan out your sales strategy? If you rely on data, how do you ensure that your data sources are reliable, up-to-date, and complete? With the emergence of social media and the proliferation of both structured and unstructured data, how do you know that you are applying your information/data correctly and in-context?
Three key findings in the report are:
• Six out of ten executives say they rely more on data than instinct to drive decisions.
• Nearly one half (48 percent) of incentive compensation plans do not achieve the desired results.
• Senior sales executives rely more on current and historical data than on forecast data.
Strikingly similar to what Gladwell concludes in Blink, the report's authors succinctly sum up their findings: "The best outcome is a combination of timely information, insightful predictions, and support data."
Applying this insight is crucial to creating a sound sales plan that drives alignment and results. In the area of sales performance management, "territory programs and incentive compensation continue to present particularly complex challenges in an increasingly globalized market," say the report's authors. "It behooves companies to get a better handle on translating that data into actionable and effective plans."
To help solve this challenge, CRM Oracle Fusion integrates forecasting, quotas, compensation, and territories into a single system. For example, Oracle Fusion CRM provides a natural integration between territories, which define the sales targets (e.g., collection of accounts) for the sales force, and quotas, which quantify the sales targets. In fact, territory hierarchy is a core analytic dimension to slice and dice sales results, using sales analytics and alerts to help you identify where problems are occurring. This makes territories
Start tapping into both data and instinct effectively today with Oracle Fusion CRM. Here is a short video to provide you with a snapshot of how it can help you optimize your sales performance.


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A "vector" is an animal or insect that is capable of transmitting a disease to humans.
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The rich get richer, the popular become more popular and where does that leave me, a poor, unknown Wisconsinite? Frustrated. I work hard, pay my taxes and just when I think I gain some footing, government steps in. In a recent Gallup poll, only 7% of Americans feel "very satisfied" with our nation's distribution of income and wealth.
Fast-food workers are pushing for a $15 hourly minimum wage. Fast-food restaurants are oftentimes a teenagers training ground, their first job while studying for high school exams and trying out for the cheerleading squad. Is it realistic for a teenager to earn $15 an hour their first time out? As a previous business owner that employed teens, I would have never succeeded if I had to pay that amount. Perhaps the government needs to instigate a tiered minimum wage, one for teens and another, higher amount for adults.
Sam Pizzigati wrote in Opposing view in USA Today, "A century ago, Americans faced an income and wealth distribution even more top-heavy than today's. But Americans trimmed the super-rich down to democratic size. Our forebears had the courage, in short, to confront concentrated wealth and power. Do we?" We need to find the courage to end inequality.
Lolo Jones is a current, prime example of the popular, becoming more popular. Jones, a hurdler in the summer Olympics has been named to the American Olympics Bobsled team as brakeman. Three teammates said Jones was given the final brakeman spot because of her fame. They feel they weren't given the same opportunities to succeed. What about competency, was that taken into consideration?
I do not begrudge anyone from being successful, I just feel that the playing field needs to be level. Everyone needs the opportunity to succeed and without fairness, it is virtually impossible. The government needs to be realistic and the selection committee needs to be fair. Is that that too much to ask?
I am a health and wellness coach but without a name like Jillian Michaels, I don't stand out. I am the author of 4 books, but without a name like Danielle Steele, who would guess a small town Wisconsin girl could be published. Yes, I am feeling a bit frustrated but I will keep pushing forward and hope I sell one more book, or secure one more client. I guess even Lolo Jones needed to start somewhere.


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PG&E Space-Based Solar Plans Get the Green Light
PG and E looks to launch its solar space program. Photo Credit: EcoFriend
Pacific Gas & Electric's groundbreaking plans to harness solar power in space reached a milestone last week when the California Public Utilities Commission gave their project the go-ahead. Earlier this year, PG&E signed a 200-megawatt power purchase agreement with Solaren, the California company planning to build and operate the interstellar power plant.
The weird part is that right now, there is no solar power plant in space and certainly no space-based solar power to be purchased by PG&E. Solaren's plan is to have the plant up and running by 2016. It may seem strange that PG&E would sign a power purchase agreement for power that isn't being produced, but there is no real risk for the utility, which won't pay Solaren until there is power.
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DeKalb, Ill. - For the third time this season, a Northern Illinois baseball player was selected for a Mid-American Conference weekly award as junior Jordin Hood (Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Lake Zurich) earned MAC West Division Player of the Week for his outstanding performance in this past weekend's three-game sweep of Buffalo.
"Jordin had a great weekend for us," said NIU head coach Ed Mathey, who has now had 10 pitchers and nine hitters earn MAC weekly awards since 2003. "He hit for a high average, drove in runs and got on base a lot. I'm very happy for him to get this recognition. He has probably been our most consistent hitter and has played every position we have asked him to play and has done a good job."
Hood, who joins teammates senior Andy Deain (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) and junior Chuck Lukanen (Lombard, Ill./North Iowa Area C.C.) as the three Huskies to win MAC weekly honors, went 5-for-10 with five RBI, four runs, three doubles, a triple, two walks, three HBP, a 1.000 slugging percentage and a .667 on-base percentage to earn the honor for the second time in his career.
He extended his hitting streak to a career-high tying 15 games and has tallied multiple RBI in four of his last five while recording a double in five straight games. In Friday's 14-3 win, he went 2-for-5 with two runs scored. In Saturday's 9-3 win, he went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, three RBI, a triple and was hit by two pitches. In Sunday's 5-4 walk-off win, he went 1-for-2 with two RBI and two walks, including an intentional walk in the ninth to set up junior Dave Reynolds' (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) game-winning hit. On the season, he leads NIU with a .419 average, 18 runs, 31 hits, 10 doubles, 21 RBI, 10 HBP, seven steals, a .662 slugging percentage and a .517 on-base percentage.
The Huskies (8-12, 3-0 MAC) have already surpassed last year's MAC weekly award total of two and head to Peoria, Ill. tomorrow to take on Bradley (5-11, 0-3 Missouri Valley Conference) in a doubleheader that starts at 4 p.m CT.


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The holiday season is the perfect excuse to purchase some new pajamas. Not only do they provide for cozy slumber, they also make for fantastic photo ops during present-opening. (Heaven forbid all your shots feature too-small, faded or stained jammies. Can you imagine looking at them year after year, lamenting the fact you didn't spring for a new pair?) We've rounded up nine festive styles your tot is guaranteed to look adorable in—although, for the record, we're sure your tot looks adorable in anything, even the aforementioned snug, wornout, seen-a-better-day pj's. A bit of the bedtime-wear is holiday-specific, but most of it will look good all winter long. And yes, and we're admittedly a little heavy on the stripes—we couldn't resist their irresistibleness!
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
DC Comics Presents #27 - Jim Starlin art & cover
DC Comics Presents v1 #27, 1980 - The alien conquerer Mongul (in the mold of Marvel's Thanos) makes his debut, challenging both Superman and the Martian Manhunter. As in the previous issue, Jim Starlin's pencils buckle under the weight of crudely applied inks. Credited to "Quickdraw" (most likely Steve Mitchell), the resulting figures are angular and unappealing. Starlin's cover displays greater depth and modeling. A short Congorilla tale accompanies the main feature. Other artists in this issue include Romeo Tanghal/Frank Chiarmonte. This is number 2 of 7 DC Comics Presents issues with Starlin art and/or covers. See today's posts or more Starlin or DC Comics Presents issues. See also this blog's Starlin checklist or Top 10 Starlin comics.
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GUSA Roundup: Special elections spectacular
SPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS: The election commission ran a successful special election that culminated in the election of the following senators:
- Townhouses: Matthew Ginsberg with 35 votes
- Harbin 6-9: Clara Gustafson with 46 votes
- Copley: Shaalin Parekh with 52 votes
- Village A E-H: Nolan Johnson with 15 votes
The only apparent glitch was that students in the districts received "about three emails or so" for ballots because of a problem with Hoyamail, according to the election commissioners. Nick Troiano (COL '11—Village A A-D) thanked the election commissioners for running such an impressive election, compared to last year's chaotic special elections.
The election commissioners noted there were far more candidates per capita for the special election than the actual election. The Harbin seat had nine candidates, the Copley seat had seven candidates, the Townhouses seat had five candidates, and the Village A seat had three candidates. They said in the normal election, there were 35 candidates running for 34 seats, whereas in this election, there were 24 candidates running for four seats.
GUSA President Calen Angert (MSB '11) attributed the peak in interest to run for GUSA Senate to the timing of the elections.
"You have to have the Senate in place at a certain time, and I think students don't have their lives together until a certain time," Angert said. "I think this was a very good indicator of why there wasn't a good turnout [of candidates] at the start and why there was a good turnout now. There wasn't any additional advertisement."
The new senators agreed with Angert's reasoning and added that the seats seemed more accessible because no one had the elections "wrapped up."
GEORGETOWN FUND PLANS: Angert told the Senate there was "nothing super new to report on," but the senators wanted to hear more about the executive's plans for the proposed GUSA Georgetown Fund. Angert said the current plans are only a rough outline that have not yet been sent to the Finances and Appropriations Committee, but the Senate discussed several aspects of the potential Georgetown Fund.
Angert confirmed that parts of the Georgetown Fund would be earmarked for certain causes, such as diversity initiatives or certain types of events, but a large portion would be kept undefined and unrestricted.
Josh Mogil (SFS '11—Off Campus) pointed out that SAC provides "insurance" to the clubs it funds, and thus takes some responsibility if something were to happen at a club event. Angert agreed GUSA still needs to research this problem because there may be liability issues if the Georgetown Fund were to give money to non-SAC-funded organizations.
RATS! PART 3: Eric Cusimano (SFS '10—At Large) and Arman Ismail (COL '11—Reynolds) have been working on a bill to continue their project on eradicating Georgetown's rats. They indicated that the bill will include a "massive information campaign" about cleanliness, but they are not sure how much money to allocate to their project.
They plan to talk more with Facilities and introduce their official bill next week. For more details about Cusimano and Ismail's conversations with Facilities, you can look at the email from Director of Facilities Management Richard Payant.
BIAS-RELATED ATTACKS: The Senate passed a resolution condemning the bias-related assault of a Georgetown student Tuesday night, and recognizing GU Pride for their quick response. The Public Safety Alert email about Sunday's second bias-related assault was sent out after the resolution had already been passed.
TRANSPARENCY: As part of GUSA's initiative for increased transparency, the Senate added to the Senate rules a provision requiring that pending legislation be posted on the GUSA box.net website for viewing before the GUSA meeting, so that both senators and the public are able to post comments and review the legislation before meetings.
ROBBERIES IN MCCARTHY: In the Good of the Order segment of the meeting, Nicholaus Nelson-Goedert (COL '10—McCarthy) reported that a series of robberies took place in McCarthy on Halloween. He said middle school and high school students posed as trick-or-treaters and took "laptops, cell phones, and the like" when people had left their doors unlocked.
Cusimano pointed to the leniency of student guards and suggested the Student Life Committee look into dorm security. He also said he thought most break-ins were more like "walk-ins," and said many break-ins are a result of people not locking their doors. But Speaker Adam Talbot (COL '12—LXR) pointed out, "I can't think of what more any campus organization could do to remind people to lock their doors."
Some senators also suggested many buildings have entrances that are not guarded. The issue was referred to the Student Life Committee.
STUDENT SPACE SUMMIT: Talbot attended the Student Space Summit on Monday with the Student Space working group and Vice President of Student Affairs Todd Olson's office.
Talbot summed it up as: "Basically the consensus among the student body is there isn't enough student space, and the consensus among the administration is there's nothing we can do about it right now."
Talbot said the administration's long-term strategy is to renovate the New South underground. The old cafeteria used to be under New South, and now there is 25,000-40,000 square feet of space that could be turned into a new student center for some millions of dollars. He said the administration said it could be ready by 2015, which he joked actually meant "hopefully by the time our kids are here, we'll be looking at a new student center."


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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) biologists are assessing the impact of Hurricane Isaac on the deer populations in parishes flooded by the storm.
Flood conditions created by Isaac's heavy rainfall moved deer out of normal habitat and in some instances resulted in deer mortalities. Biologists are working to determine the overall effect on the deer herd within impacted areas of the state. Aerial, waterborne and ground surveys will continue throughout the month of September.
The data collected would be used by LDWF's Deer Program manager to develop any recommendations for changes to the upcoming deer season. Any recommendations for changes will be presented to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission for consideration at the October 4, 2012 Commission meeting.
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The popularity of Pinterest has inspired all sorts of ideas for DIY projects for home and garden, and of course weddings. Here are a few cute and easy DIY ideas for wedding favors inspired by Pinterest pins. Any of them would also be perfect for shower or bachelorette parties too.
Tile Coasters: These tile coasters are made with scrapbook paper, felt, and tiles found at any home improvement store. The scrapbook paper is the key to the look of the coasters, so take time to pick out the designs you want. Do you want the color to go with your wedding décor? Do you want several different corresponding designs? They are made with mod podge over the paper, and then gluing felt on the bottom of the tile so it will not scratch any furniture.
Teacup Candles: This project takes a little more for supplies, but the result is a really cute and definitely unique favor. These candles are made of soy wax flakes and created in teacups. The teacups make these into more than ordinary candle favors. The small teacups shown in this link make them especially cute.
Pretty Garden Seed Packets: These are very simple favors, perfect for an outdoor wedding. The presentation is key, with just some pretty fabric and twine wrapping that compliment your wedding décor. The garden seeds could be for the flowers used in your wedding or just a favorite. They could also be for herbs, some with a delicious scent and easy to grow for garden novices. Use seeds that are in season so guests can plant them right away.
Mint To Be: Mints are a good favor for any dinner for their obvious breath freshening power. These mints are wrapped in pretty paper, twine, and a tiny silk flower. As a bonus, they will dress up any table. The mints also tie into the wedding theme with "mint to be" tags that can be personalized with the bride and groom's names.
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REVIEW: 'You've Been Trumped'
3 stars
Documentary uncovering the David and Goliath battle between a band of proud Scottish homeowners and celebrity tycoon Donald Trump, who wants to build golf courses on their rare stretch of British wilderness. In cinemas December 6th.
It's not hard to vilify Donald Trump. It's a feat easily achieved by exposing moments of his wealth-infused arrogance and complementing them with the odd close-up of his seemingly soulless pupils. You've Been Trumped jumps all over this opportunity, though it never forgets its key objective (even if it is edited like an episode of America's Most Wanted).
Backed by the Scottish government, Trump attempts to build a potentially profitable golfing resort over environmentally-sensitive stretches of coast, a unique landscape cemented in the town's history. Thus, the townsfolk-turned-environmentalists rally with farmer/fisherman Michael Forbes, a lifelong resident who refuses to sell his land to the tycoon.
So begins the battle of perspectives: the locals value their wilderness as 'Amazonian' while Trump sees it as 'swamplands', their farms and homes are 'slums', their local hero Forbes is 'the village idiot'.
Not intent on completely playing off Trump's 'rich douchewad' stigma, the filmmakers effectively convince you of the deceptive beauty in the naturally-formed lands. It's hard not to feel that Inside Job anger hearing Trump's deliberately tainted and agenda-fuelled viewpoint on the environment he wishes to roll over. Seeing the flatten remains of the once-preserved sand dunes is akin to seeing a field full of dead tree stumps and billboards for The Apprentice.
Without the aid of a narrator, You've Been Trumped places its audience in the witness chair. It's this raw technique that has you feeling the townsfolk's pride, determination and helplessness. Going into this film guarantees one thing: you will be provoked.


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Although I adore games like Mass Effect and Bioshock, being disabled by chronic illness means I'm not always able to handle, physically or mentally, real-time combat and tasks requiring hand-eye coordination. For those times when my brain wants to play something but my body wants me to curl up and not pick my head up off the pillow, I've become a great fan of turn-based games played in a web browser.
One of the best known, and one I've written about before, is Kingdom of Loathing (KoL). You are given a base 40 turns a day, which can be increased to hundreds depending on the food, drink, equipment, and other items you use. While there is a daily limit of 200 turns you can store up (in other words, you can't stop playing for a couple of months and come back to thousands of turns), there is no limit to how much time you can spend playing all the turns you've generated. Other games, such as the delightful Paradox! The Musical (not an entirely disinterested plug), Metroplexity, and Game! hew pretty closely to KoL's model of turn generation.
As much as I enjoy the intricate puzzles and engaging writing of the above titles, they can prove a roadblock to chronically ill gamers who may be especially limited by cognitive dysfunction, or are unable to read a lot or spend too much time on the computer. Echo Bazaar, by Failbetter Games, manages to create a remarkably vivid and intriguing world while keeping gameplay simple, and effectively forcing a casual approach.
Echo Bazaar takes place in Fallen London, which is what became of Victorian London when it was mysteriously carried away, down a mile beneath the surface. Inhabitants are defined by four character traits — Dangerous, Watchful, Persuasive, and Shadowy — and these traits, along with myriad other story-related characteristics (such as Hedonist or Ruthless), contacts (such as Bohemians, Constables, the Church, or Hell), and menaces like Wounds or Nightmares, develop your character as he, she, or it pursues an overarching Ambition. The gameplay is a mixture of card game and RPG, with an ambiance that evokes Lovecraft, steampunk, and other familiar themes while managing to keep Fallen London feeling mysterious and unique, not derivative. While it is text-based like the other games mentioned, the story is meted out in tantalizing tidbits rather than requiring a large investment of time to read.
Players of Echo Bazaar are rewarded for patience, due to its unusual turn-generation model, speaking of tantalizing tidbits; people who are used to the more common methods found in other games can be frustrated here, but it's one reason I recommend it for chronically ill gamers. You are given 70 actions a day, which cannot be increased. You can "bank" a maximum of 10 actions and as you use them, they refresh at the rate of one every 7 minutes. This does mean that you are losing turns as soon as your candle refills if you aren't logged in, so the best attitude to take is a very relaxed one. Don't worry about playing optimally, or not having a chance to play on a given day. You don't have to compete with anyone (PvP, in the form of the game "Knife and Candle," is entirely optional) and as yet there is no "end" to the game past 90 to all stats. So it's perfectly suited for people who want a casual but engrossing experience, who can only log in once or twice a day but will always find their 10 turns awaiting and will proceed slowly, but inevitably.
(One might observe that it is a bit cruel of the folks at Failbetter to invent such a fascinating world in which to get lost…and then to limit one's time in that world so harshly. If one were to be gauche about it.)
If you're on Twitter and you don't play the game, you may consider it either a curiosity or a pain in the ass, depending on how considerate are your friends who play. Echo Bazaar requires you to log in with a Twitter account, but if you want, that can be the limit of your involvement. Players are enticed to tweet at least once a day, since every 24 hours you get the option to refill your actions immediately, giving you 20 to play at once instead of 10. However, this is not required, and you can also edit what you say aside from the link. (Which, as some reviewers have gotten wrong, is not a referral link. I loathe those games.) I usually replace the default text with something tailored for my character, and I also enjoy tweeting out some of the funnier, creepier, and most intriguing bits, so I created a separate account to avoid spamming my main account's followers.
This brings me to my final point about the game. I'm not much for multiplayer anymore, since even if I do have the energy to game, I may not have the energy to interact with strangers. This is an area where I really enjoy Echo Bazaar's design. There are myriad benefits to interacting with fellow players, who are people you follow (mutually or not) on Twitter. However, it all takes place in an appropriately genteel manner, as if through a matchmaker. You send an invitation to something — possibly a "visit" to decrease the menace of your Nightmares — through the game, and the recipient gets an automated DM from the @EchoBazaar account. That person can then accept the invitation, conferring benefits on both of you, or reject it. (Update: Thanks to another player for pointing out that some of the "benefits" received from these interactions aren't necessarily positive, depending on your goal.) There is no actual chat interface or need to form a group, which cuts down greatly on my own energy costs when playing a game. However, especially if you do create a separate account, you can get involved in conversations with your fellow players, in character or otherwise…and even with the Masters of the Bazaar and other notorious inhabitants of the Neath. The level of personal interaction is completely up to you.
I'm utterly enchanted by Echo Bazaar, and in a way I want more — more actions per day, more hints about…well, everything, and just who is this mysterious Cheesemonger? But the truth is I really enjoy the fact that it can be played with one finger while lying on my side, and that due to the mechanics it's in my favor not to get obsessed. You'll find me exploring the dark corners of Fallen London when my body's put the kibosh on playing anything more taxing. And you can find my character, Ms. Antoinette Divertimenta, on Twitter. I await your visit, delicious friend.
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March 5, 2011
TUCSON, Ariz. - Three Minnesota pitchers combined for a six-hit shutout and the Golden Gophers defeated Washington State 2-0 in the Dairy Queen Classic at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Saturday.
Phil Isakkson (1-0) logged six and one-third innings for the victory. Billy Soule and Scott Matyas each recorded four outs for Minnesota (4-4) with Matyas earning his third save.
"We had our opportunities offensively and just didn't get the big hit when we needed it," Washington State Head Coach Donnie Marbut said. "James Wise gave us a chance to win and that's all we can ask from our pitchers."
The Cougars (5-2), who had their four-game winning streak snapped, had at least one baserunnner in every inning, including two in the second, fifth and seventh.
Wise (2-1) retired the first 10 batters he faced before Minnesota picked up a run in the fourth on a single, balk, wild pitch and single. The Golden Gophers added a run in the sixth on a single, sacrifice bunt, error and single.
Washington State's best threat came in the sixth when Derek Jones reached on a two-base error to open the inning. However, he was stranded at third, one of 10 men left on base by the Cougars.
The Cougars conclude the Dairy Queen Classic against South Alabama, Sunday at 8:30 a.m. The game can be heard on KQQQ NewsTalk 1150 AM.
Freshman Stetson Olson made his first-collegiate start...Washington State lost for the first time in three meetings with Minnesota, all in the Dairy Queen Classic.


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(by Bob Przybylo) First two seasons haven't gone as planned for Durron Neal. All of that will be a footnote if he can turn it around now. It's now or never for Oklahoma junior wide receiver Durron Neal. In the opinion of a lot of OU fans, he's already two years behind from where...Read more