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News & Notes from WWE NXT Tapings This week's WWE NXT television tapings from the campus of Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida was seen as the most important developmental taping in WWE's history. With the grand opening of the WWE Performance Center, several prominent names were in attendance and Triple H wanted the […]
Ryback Promotes Raw On Local TV, WWE Introduces Sami Zayn
Ryback Promotes Raw Ryback was on CBS Baltimore Monday morning to promote this week's Raw from the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The hosts acted surprised when Ryback informed them Monday Night Raw was live on the USA Network. You can watch in the video embedded below: [information][/information] WWE Introduces Sami Zayn Byron Saxton […]
Trish Stratus & Stephanie McMahon Talk WWE Hall Of Fame, El Generico's New Gimmick
Trish & Stephanie Talk WWE Hall of Fame TrishStratus.com has a new interview online with Trish Stratus and Stephanie McMahon with Trish talking about choosing Stephanie as her inductor into the WWE Hall of Fame. Below are the highlights: Trish Stratus "As the Hall of Fame is a nod to what one has accomplished in […]
Y2J As Champ, TNA Scrapping The 6 Sided Ring, El Generico, Lesnar Reckless?
The following is today's edition of Ask WNW. Ask WNW is the most popular feature on the website where Richard Gray answers four questions daily, Monday through Friday. To submit your question for the next installment of Ask WNW, click here.
WWE Takes The Gimmick Off El Generico (Photo)
El Generico worked Thursday night's WWE NXT live event under his real name as Rami Sebal. We have a photo in his ring gear below:
El Generico Arrives At WWE NXT As El Generico
Rami Sebei made his WWE NXT debut at a live event Wednesday as El Generico in Orlando, Florida. He accompanied Brodus Clay to the ring for a match against Conor O'Brian. You can view a photo below:
Goldust Nervous At Royal Rumble, WWE Backing Off International Market, El Generico Update
– Goldust discussed being nervous at Royal Rumble and his ultimate goal of a Wrestlemania match against Cody Rhodes at this link. As noted, Goldust worked under a per shot and is not under a new WWE contract. – WWE has backed off touring in Mexico due to a declining economy, TV ratings and piracy. […]
WWE Signs El Generico
Word beginning to make rounds in several circles is that WWE has signed Rami Sebei. Sebei, who WWE targeted in November, is best known as El Generico. I do not have 100% confirmation but would assume this is a developmental deal that will see him report to NXT Wrestling in Tampa, Florida.
Edge's Wrestlemania Status, The Rock Taking On More Than He Can Handle?, WWE Interested In Top ROH Name
– Edge was recently asked on Twitter if he would be at Wrestlemania 29 next year in New Jersey. He responded by saying he will be in Winnipeg the day of the show. – A lot is being made of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's upcoming acting/promotional schedule conflicting with Wrestlemania 29 and appearances leading up […]


text: Johannesburg - The platinum mines in the Eastern Bushveld were developed because of pressure to effect black economic empowerment (BEE) in the mining industry but should never have been built, RBC Capital Markets platinum analyst Leon Esterhuizen has said. Esterhuizen pointed out that that the entire platinum sector is under severe pressure, but that the low grade mines in the Eastern Bushveld are suffering the most. Esterhuizen said that platinum mines' profit margins are falling month by month because mining costs rise faster than metal prices. Platinum mines, especially the junior producers, are carrying the burden of BEE. Not one of the mines in the Eastern Bushveld, he said, is currently making a profit. These are also the mines where the big producers, like Anglo Platinum [JSE:AMS] and Impala Platinum Holdings [JSE:IMP], have BEE partners. The problem is that for political reasons they dare not close these mines, he added. This situation largely contributes to investors' current negative view on the platinum sector, which is keeping platinum mines' share prices depressed. The share price of Wesizwe Platinum [JSE:WEZ] – which, under exceptionally favourable circumstances and with full Chinese funding, this month started building the first new mine since the 2008 economic downturn – has in fact dropped since the deal was announced with Jinchuan, China's largest nickel producer. The mine Frischgewaagd-Ledig near Rustenburg in the Western Bushveld, which has a much higher grade of ore, is being built with $207m in equity funding from Jinchuan and long-term funding of $650m (almost R6bn). Wesizwe's share price nonetheless fell from 186c when the deal was concluded to around 170c in recent weeks. It improved slightly on Friday, closing at 182c. The Wesizwe deal moreover has a uniquely favourable element. Jinchuan and the China-Africa Development Fund, which together advanced the debt finance for the development of the group's Frischgewaagd-Ledig Mine, undertook to make up any funding shortfall without in any way diluting the shareholding of the other shareholders. Even this is unable to invigorate the Wesizwe share price. - Sake24 For business news in Afrikaans, go to www.sake24.com.

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Todays challenge on www.photochallenge.org/ was "Backpack"
In particular the one you use each day.
Now I have a huge collection of backpacks, but this is the one I am currently using each day to carry my Camera, 2 or 3 lenses, spare batteries, Lunch, often a laptop, some files, not as often as I should but occasionally also a tripod
Wondered how to take an interestign shot of it, and came across the Mannequin statue thing on Broadway as I was approaching Times square, so put the backpack on it and got this shot with Times Square lights in the background
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February 1, 2007
Books: Ruth's Garden of Secrets
Eva Etzioni-Halevy, a Viennese-born Holocaust survivor, wants everyone to enjoy Bible stories as much as she does.
"At a certain stage in my life I became religious, and I wanted to bring the Bible close to people's hearts," said the 72-year-old Israeli academician turned best-selling author.
Etzioni-Halevy has focused her attention on reworking popular biblical stories, making the characters, particularly women, more alive and personable for modern readers.
"The Bible stories are very beautiful but very brief," Etzioni-Halevy said in a phone interview from her home in Tel Aviv. "They leave a lot unexplained, so you to have to fill out the gaps with your imagination."
Her most recent book, "The Garden of Ruth," explores "the smooth, idyllic pastoral story" of Ruth, the widowed Moabite woman who was one of King David's ancestors and is revered for following her bereaved mother-in-law, Naomi, back to Israel.
As told in "Megillat Ruth," she is credited for extraordinary modesty and loyalty. It was Ruth who uttered the famous words "Where you go, I will go." In Etzioni-Halevy's retelling, Ruth's fictional great-grandchild, Osnath, becomes a detective of sorts when she discovers a scrap of a love letter written to Ruth. Osnath investigates her ancestor's story, even as she deals with her own problems in becoming the paramour of both King David and his brother.
In the book, Ruth is not just the modest woman of tradition, but rather one with a secret, and her journey back to Israel is not simply and act of devotion, but also a journey to rejoin an unnamed lover.
Etzioni-Halevy's biblical personalities lose their halos.
"The Bible makes it very clear that the heroes are not angels -- it is full of descriptions of the weaknesses of the patriarchs," she said. "It doesn't detract from the heroes -- but it makes them more human. I think the Bible did us a great favor by not presenting people as saints and angels -- and we should follow what the Bible says and not sweep it under the carpet."
Eva Etzioni-Halevy will be in Los Angeles Feb. 8-12.
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Texas Tech Caps Rough Day With 1-0 Loss to McNeese State
March 2, 2013
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech wrapped a difficult second day of the Texas Tech Invitational with a 1-0 extra-inning loss to McNeese State Saturday afternoon at Rocky Johnson Field.
The loss was Tech's second of the day after the Red Raiders (12-7) fell to Jackson State, 4-2. It marked the first time Tech had dropped consecutive non-conference games at home in the same season since Texas State swept a March 22, 2004, doubleheader.
"We just couldn't create any offense today," Tech head coach Shanon Hays. "It was one of those days where nothing went our way and we have to look to correct that tomorrow. McNeese pitched well but we still have to find way to create offense and we didn't do that today."
After seven scoreless innings, McNeese utilized the international tiebreaker rule to its advantage as the Cowgirls quickly bunted runner Katie Roux to third where she would later score off a Jessica Bowden fly ball to center that was dropped by Mikey Kenney.
The Cowgirls eventually left the bases loaded as Cara Custer worked herself out of a jam after a walk and another Tech fielding error. Custer (5-2) failed to surrender a hit in her 4.2 innings of relief work as she struck out six and walked one.
The right-hander has now gone 42-straight innings without giving up an earned run dating back to the season-opening Sportco Kick-Off Classic. She and starter Brittany Talley also combined for 11 strikeouts, the most for the Tech pitching staff this year.
The Red Raiders had a chance to win in the eighth as Tech put runners on the corners with one out before Adriana Perez grounded out to the circle and Sydnie Tapia struck out to end the game. Sandy James was intentionally walked to load the bases prior to Tapia's at-bat.
Tech stranded 10 total runners, including one in all but two innings. The Red Raiders' best scoring chance early was in the third when Katelyn Williams doubled to the wall in center field but a liner from Perez was snatched by a leaping Katie Roux at short, though, to end the inning.
Meagan Bond (7-2) picked up the win after coming on in relief to surrender just out hit while striking out four and walking two over the final three innings. She relieved Jamie Allred, who gave up just four hits of her own in the first five innings.
The Red Raiders close the weekend against Northern Colorado Sunday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Rocky Johnson Field.


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Last night Rick Springfield gave an unusual performance at the Wyly Theater in the Dallas Arts District. Entitled Rick Springfield Stripped Down: An Intimate solo performance of music & storytelling, that is exactly what it was. Rick Springfield, accompanied by "eight more recorded Rick Springfields", put on a memorable show playing old favorites along with songs that were never played in public before and songs from his new CD "Songs for the End of the World", then recounting personal stories from his teen years forward. A few of the songs heard last night were Jessie's Girl, Don't Talk To Strangers, I've Done Everything For You , My Father's Chair, and An Affair of the Heart. After that portion of the show, Rick returned to the stage for an extensive question and answer session, taking questions randomly from the audience.
If you missed last night's performance, all is not lost. There will be another show tonight at 8 p.m. at the Wyly Theater, located in the downtown Arts District at 2400 Flora Street, with tickets starting out at $50. There is not a bad seat in the house at this venue, so get your ticket now, and prepare yourself for a rare treat.


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The body of a white, adult man was recovered from the Columbia River on Wednesday evening about 150 feet southwest of the dock at Vancouver Landing, Vancouver police said.
Emergency responders were dispatched to the incident at 6:18 p.m. Medics on a Clark County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol boat retrieved the body and brought it back to the dock below the outdoor amphitheater adjacent the Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay.
Medics shielded the body from the view of bystanders who were watching the recovery from the amphitheater.
Vancouver police Sgt. Mike Davis said the county Medical Examiner's Office would be investigating the death.
He did not say whether the body was presumed to be that of a man who disappeared under the water Sunday evening. The man, described as 24 or 25 years old, was swimming near the Vancouver Landing dock, called for help and went under.
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Health care is a human rightDecember 07,2012
Health care is a human right
In a column Nov. 24, Rep. Heidi E. Scheuermann of Stowe proposes that the Republican Party needs to reinvent itself. She said, We need thoughtful, intelligent debate on the proposals put forward by others, yet instead of intelligent opposition, we sound lifeless and uninspiring and sometimes idiotic, angry and petty. She went on to say, It is time that we join together to reinvigorate, reinstitute and revive the Republican Party in Vermont.
Scheuermann advocates in generalities (cares about Vermonters and their families, believes in liberty, protects our childrens welfare) of the kind that every single person of good conscience advocates, regardless of party. This is like being against crime. The principles have meaning only when you start to apply them to specific circumstances and issues.
When she says that one of the Republican Partys traditional values is caring for those in need, can she point to specifics?
From what I understand, Scheuermann voted repeatedly against legislation that would create a universal health care system. Is this really an expression of caring about Vermonters and their families?
These high-sounding generalities are in keeping with the abstract values espoused by Campaign for Vermont, of which she is a founding partner (along with Bruce Lisman). In the case of Campaign for Vermont, these principles appear to translate into the very typical Republican positions of, specifically, no universal health care, and generally, let the wonders of the free market solve all our problems.
Unfortunately, the ideal of the free-market system has been valued by the Republican Party much more than the needs of Vermonters. Instead, health care needs to be a human right.
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The remaining Academy Award winners are as follows:
"Gravity," Emmanuel Lubezki
Other Nominees:
"The Grandmaster," Philippe Le Sourd
"Inside Llewyn Davis," Bruno Delbonnel
"Nebraska," Phedon Papamichael
"Prisoners," Roger A. Deakins
Costume Design
"The Great Gatsby," Catherine Martin
Other Nominees:
"American Hustle," Michael Wilkinson
"The Grandmaster," William Chang Suk Ping
"The Invisible Woman," Michael O'Connor
"12 Years a Slave," Patricia Norris
Documentary Feature
"20 Feet from Stardom"
Other Nominees:
"The Act of Killing"
"Cutie and the Boxer"
"Dirty Wars"
"The Square"
Documentary Short Subject
"The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life"
Other Nominees:
"Facing Fear"
"Karama Has No Walls"
"Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall"
Film Editing
"Gravity," Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger
Other Nominees:
"American Hustle," Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten
"Captain Phillips," Christopher Rouse
"Dallas Buyers Club," John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa
"12 Years a Slave," Joe Walker
Foreign Language Film
"The Great Beauty," Italy
Other Nominees:
"The Broken Circle Breakdown," Belgium
"The Hunt," Denmark
"The Missing Picture," Cambodia
"Omar," Palestine
Makeup and Hairstyling
"Dallas Buyers Club," Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
Other Nominees:
"Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa," Stephen Prouty
"The Lone Ranger," Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny
Original Score
"Gravity," Steven Price
Other Nominees:
"The Book Thief," John Williams
"Her," William Butler and Owen Pallett
"Philomena," Alexandre Desplat
"Saving Mr. Banks," Thomas Newman
Original Song
"Let It Go" from "Frozen"
Other Nominees:
"Alone Yet Not Alone" from "Alone Yet Not Alone"
"Happy" from "Despicable Me 2"
"The Moon Song" from "Her"
"Ordinary Love" from "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
Production Design
"The Great Gatsby," Production Design: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Beverley Dunn
Other Nominees:
"American Hustle," Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Heather Loeffler
"Gravity," Production Design: Andy Nicholson; Set Decoration: Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Woollard
"Her," Production Design: K.K. Barrett; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena
"12 Years a Slave," Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Alice Baker
Animated Short Film
"Mr. Hublot"
Other Nominees:
"Get a Horse!"
"Room on the Broom"
Live Action Short Film
Other Nominees:
"Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)"
"Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just before Losing Everything)"
"Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)"
"The Voorman Problem"
Sound Editing
"Gravity," Glenn Freemantle
Other Nominees:
"All Is Lost," Steve Boeddeker and Richard Hymns
"Captain Phillips," Oliver Tarney
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," Brent Burge
"Lone Survivor," Wylie Stateman
Sound Mixing
"Gravity," Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro
Other Nominees:
"Captain Phillips," Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris Munro
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick and Tony Johnson
"Inside Llewyn Davis," Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
"Lone Survivor," Andy Koyama, Beau Borders and David Brownlow
Visual Effects
"Gravity," Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould
Other Nominees:
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds
"Iron Man 3," Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash and Dan Sudick
"The Lone Ranger," Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams and John Frazier
"Star Trek Into Darkness," Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton
For the other winners please click here.
For those interested in viewing the aforementioned features in Austell the safe bets are always Carmike Cinemas Movies 14 and Regal Stadium 22 in Austell. If there is a film not showing at one of those locations, please click here for other various locations.
Also remember, some of those films are currently available for rental. If you are interested in renting any of the films mentioned from last year, make sure to check out Videodrome, Netflix, or movie channels based upon your cable or satellite provider for availability.
To purchase any Blu-rays or DVDs mentioned in this review please check out your local Austell Best Buy, Walmart, Target, or Kmart.


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The truism goes, "Those who can't do, teach."
Despite the several lovely and generous offers from some of my male readers, mostly those who live rather inconveniently across the Pond, I find myself currently sans partner, as you who keep up with my pretty dumb things are well aware. I even, to my intermittent consternation, find my libido flickering like a lightbulb with a faulty connection.
And yet, when it's on, it's klieglight bright. Cities have been lit with the power of my libido.
I hyperbolize, but you get the enlightened picture.
Currently, the house is a bit dim. The lights are down, and the absence of kinky means that I can be more clearly thinky. Let me, then, address some questions that some of my readers have been asking of me. Let me, then, give you directions to the tender part.
Let me teach you how to buttfuck.
I'm writing here more or less a primer to the beginner sodomite. I don't pretend to have knowledge treading on territory much beyond the narrow bounds of dilettante buttfuckee. I will not, she may rest assured with her eponymous plug snug in her rectum, snatch the crown from the Ass Sex Queen, Tristan Taoromino. She can sit pretty and easy on that omniscient butt of hers.
But enough people have asked that I want to share my limited wealth. And here is what I know.
Step 1: Know Thine Own Ass
The best way to make friends with anal sex with someone else is to first experience it on your onesy. You will feel infinitely more at ease opening and spreading the virgin gates of your butt if you have some idea of what is coming. I cannot urge you emphatically enough to buy two items and play with them by yourself before you invite another body into your home.
You need to buy some designer lube, and you need to buy a small buttplug. I have tried a lot of lubes, and Maximus is the best. It is highly viscous and it stays liquidy when you need it to. It doesn't taste particularly good, but anal and oral should never mix, so that's really not an issue. I also like Liquid Silk, but Maximus is better.
I promote the use of the buttplug over other anal toys for the simple reason that I like it best. I don't particularly like beads or beady dildos. And while I do enjoy the traditionally shaped ass dildo, you may want to graduate to a dildo slowly. Buttplugs are great because they stay in place while you masturbate, receive head, or fuck vaginally. They are small, not particularly scary (many of them), and they insert easily.
Buy some very good lube and buy a buttplug, preferably a silicone one because it washes up easily. Watch porn, read erotica, do whatever it is you like to do when you masturbate, and when you're aroused, lube your plug generously, lube your asshole generously, and slowly insert the plug in your ass.
It's going to hurt as you spread, and then it will "pop" almost audibly into place. That pop will be accompanied by a little flash of pain, and then the pain will subside.
So it's going to hurt a little bit, then it will feel interesting, and finally it will feel good. When you learn to experience the plug happily, you can start playing with it in various ways—you can sit on it and touch yourself (whether you're male or female); you can enjoy double penetration with another toy if you're female. Just be patient, and figure out what you like. It's your ass, to paraphrase Bliatz, play with it.
When you're done playing, remove the plug by grasping the flangy end and pull it gently and slowly out of your little behind. It will probably be kind of nasty. Accept. Move on to the sink and wash it with hot water and anti-bacterial soap. Make sure you clean up after your own darn self too--if you're a chick, you need to pee in addition to washing to prevent urinary tract infections.
Finally, don't be nervous if the lube makes you a bit...uh...anxious to poop. It's normal. Everyone poops. (Unfortunately. But really, my horror of pooh is a post in its own right.)
Step 2: Don't Just Walk the Assy Walk; Talk the Assy Talk
You are, of course, taking buttplug in hand so that you can enjoy all this assy fun with another person. What you need to do after figuring out what you like is to communicate it to him or her or them. Talking about sex is not just fun, it's dead helpful. So find the vocabulary and do it.
If you're old enough to be fucking, you're old enough to talk about it in no uncertain terms. And I must urge you to choose to pop your anal plum with someone you can talk to. You do not want to do it for the first time on a first date. It doesn't have to be someone you have a love connection with—though I'm not knocking that—but it does have to be someone you can have a frank and open discussion with about the state of your ass. Talk about it before you do it, talk about it while you're doing it, and talk about it after you've done it. Just talk.
I would suggest playing with the buttplug with your partner before you actually do the bendover girlfriend or boyfriend deed. It took me a really long time to feel comfy with toys during sex. I used to feel quite self-conscious about the toys. I got over it.
It feels divine to get head while wearing a plug. It feels diviner to get fucked while wearing a plug. Integrating your friend the buttplug into your sexplay will not only get you feeling chuffed about ass sex, but it will also add new hotness to your traditional sex play.
Step 3: It's a Wash
You have the lube, you have the plug, you've talked to your partner, you've played in bed, you're ready to rock and fucking roll. Now go to the pharmacy and buy an enema.
Good sodomites clean house. Cleanliness is next to godlessness, and you need to be cocksure that you have mitigated the possibility of accidental poohage. Yes, as Elvis Costello and the Attractions have pointed out, accidents will happen, but you can prep yourself so that they are less likely to.
I suggest a plebian Fleet enema. Follow the directions on the box. Enough said.
Step 4: Plug It
After your enema and at some point during and/or before your play, insert your plug. If you have a small one, you can actually walk around, go shopping, have dinner, watch a movie, drive to the mall, go bowling, whatever, while wearing it. This will do a couple of things: it will excite you both physically and mentally, for nothing is more titillating than knowing you're secretly preparing for naughty hot monkey butt sex; it will excite your partner physically and mentally (see above); and it will stretch and pre-lube your rectum so that when your partner inserts his cock or her dildo into your previously egress-only orifice it won't hurt that badly.
Trust me on this one. Just wear it.
Step 5: Doing the (un)Nasty (and Loving It)
You're in bed, and you're prepped and ready to go. You're going to be nervous. It's cool. In fact, it's exciting. You and your partner are poised on the brink of experiencing something new and potentially fantastic.
So now that we've reached this magic moment and I have your full attention, it's time to talk about safety. There is a long litany of nasty you can get from buttfucking. AIDS/HIV, sure, but also gonorrhea, syphilis, hepatitis, herpes, anal warts, anal fissures, and hemorrhoids. You don't want any of them. Therefore, unless you and your partner are 100% monogamous and checked out for all known diseases—or unless your play is with a preferably silicone dildo that will fuck one ass and one ass only, ie, yours—you must use a condom. You must in any case use lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of lube.
There is no such thing as too much lube. Lube makes the friction pleasurable, and your ass doesn't produce the right kind. Use a metaphoric ton of lube. As you did with your plug, lube your ass and lube your cock before insertion. Lube will help you from getting tears if you let yourself go and buttfuck vigorously, and it will help prevent hemmorrhoids. Let the lube flow.
You need to be safe by also being very clean. Anything that goes in your ass must not go in anyone's mouth or pussy. You and your partner have to keep track of what goes where. I suggest that if you like to use fingers, you do the Hindu thing and use one hand for the ass and the other hand for all other body parts.
And as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy suggests, a towel is a good thing.
Ok, so you're in bed, you're prepped. You're ready to pop the plum. And I'm going to leave you, ass hanging in the air, as it were, until tomorrow.
Trust me. It'll be worth it.


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I have two separate Windows Domains in different LANs. Between both I have established a site-to-site VPN. Red is a Windows 2003 Domain Controller of Domain Dom_a. Blue an Windows 2008 R2 Domain Member of Domain Dom_b. I want to mount a Red shared folder from Blue.
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Blue can ping Red, execute an RDP connection or access any server in A. The routing is done with static routes on Red and Blue. If I enter \\red.domain\ in blue's explorer I get a passwort promt. After submit I get the error message that the user is not allowed to connect from this station. Credentials should be okay. "Net use" on the machine gives me a system error 2240 (user is not permitted to connect from this station).
Next I configured Gateway A to work as a NAT towards Red. So all traffic from B seems to come from A's local network. Still the same situation.
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Should President Obama approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline?
How many surveys on the XL will the Wheeling connection run. This is what the third time this question is put out. What does an entity not involved in the pipeline want it so badly.. What is their connection to the Koch's. Beat a dead horse and while you are at it, give ole rushslide a whack or two.
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Thanks, Big Oil.
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First, President Obama can issue an executive order to repeal the ACA.
Second, he, President Obama, can resign from office.
Both actions will help America immensely.
There'll be dancing in the streets.
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I just love to hear sore losers cry,bah ha,bah ha,bah ha,.The BLOCKERS will pay for the way they have tried to mess up our country just becouse they are mafia bully bigots.Goinpeace
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I vote never, I am in no hurry to export our energy supplies.
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I am confused.Did they name Bridegete for the illegal closing of the lanes on the bridge or after BRIDGET kelly the one who was fired. Come on BLOCKERS you should have the inside information on this.Goinpeace
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Canada has been unable to secure 2 proposed western routes to export these tar sands and an eastern route is said to have no chance.
Canadians are 46/47% for & against the very development of these tar sands while Americans seem headed towards those same numbers.
20 famous German scientists have resigned from a Canadian funded study citing influence. The EU's proposed fuel quality directive reducing carbon emissions would be compromised by refining the world's dirtiest crude.
Industrialized nations do not regard refined tar sands contracted to Asian markets as environmentally or economically sound at this time.
With all the available data, this project should have been dead in the water 5 yrs. ago.
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let the Canadians refine this crap in Canada! They need the jobs as well as other countries. Then IF they want to export the finished product, then and only then there skould be a eay to do that!!
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Always fun to see that PJ and Goinpeace have nothing but hate speach to respond with.
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wellchild, you got most of that right, but all you have to do is look at the blogs and the last line should read, "Respond to!!!"" Look no further than rushslide, Mules, whistler/, and others and you find hate flowing from their keyboards. Get real, child.
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Never, the less oil we have the less likely we can afford to bomb another country
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Maybe when*****freezes. Oil is red and does not miss a chance to bash our president. Now they whine because they can't trick or treat at the white house. I would be all 4 it if it made economic sense. Approving the line is as dumb as storing their nuclear waste. Maybe they could approve his jobs bill and raise the min. wage to sweeten the pot. What fool would drill oil without a good transport system? Maybe next time they will think b4 they try to steamroll their way and bash at will. I am proud our Pres. stood up to them. They needed a spanking.
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The media's massive revisions on CBO-Obamacare story
By Erik Wemple February 4 at 7:03 pm
In January of 2010, Trans-Canada CEO Russell Girling claimed that the project would produce 13,000 construction jobs. In April of 2011 the number grew to 20,000, which the Canadian Ambassador reiterated in August 2011. In January 2012 the number was revised back down to 13,000 and this past April the company revised that number even lower, to 9,000 construction jobs. Meanwhile, both the federal government and the Global Labor Institute at Cornell University's College of Industrial and Labor Relations examined TransCanada's application and made their own job creation estimates, at 6,000-6,500 and 2,500-4,500 respectively. A State Department study projects only 35 permanent jobs in pipeline maintenance and inspection.
John Boehner 01-31-14 100,000 shovel ready jobs.John Hoeven 04-2012 as many as 200,000.
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"Justa whats the CBO Obamacare story got to do with the pipline.. Too much spirts with your lunch????"
If I'm not mistaken, you posted the fallacious misleading story by the media on job losses from Obamacare yesterday on 3 different unrelated polls & editorials.
Am I correct?
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Hi VERTSITAS, remember me?
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who unsuccessfully sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, once pegged the number of potential pipeline jobs at being anywhere from "100,000 to one million."
A financial analysis paid for by TransCanada also said another 250,000 to 550,000 some spin-off jobs could be created over the 100-year life of the project.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation's largest business advocacy group, supports construction of the pipeline. Its president and chief executive officer, Thomas J. Donohue, called on the Obama administration to approve construction, saying it would create a quarter million new American jobs.
Boehner claimed later in January 2012 that the Keystone pipeline would create "over 100,000 indirect jobs" as well some 20,000 direct jobs.
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Why are dirt poor people so determined to fight for wealthy oil corporations?
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Numbers and republicans.Thats like giving a botlle of whiskey to a drunk.How we can get from 50 to 100,000 is beyond me.Must be the blockers math.I think I'll stick to the basics.Goinpeace
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Slide ,Just a matter of time and you will have another DEMOCRAT as President. We love it.Goinpeace
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garr, you know very well that I'm not Dustoff and ndvetrn as ndvetrn is you.
Along with your other alias's Napoleon, AtticusFinch and billlldoesntgitit just to name a few. Just be honest for a change hoaxster.
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Our nationwide expert on propane said higher exports shorted our domestic supplies and caused the price to double. He said nothing about drying corn 4 ethanol. Oil will lie about ethanol at every opportunity. Any alternative to gas/diesel threatens their massive profits and they will bad mouth any alternative energy source. I would rather pay a local farmer than some tycoon living in Dubai Ports World.
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I've seen Justaman at the Bis Trib.
Glad you old friends got to meet up again.
I can't believe the free speeching that goes on here!!
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Legend, ethanol isn't all it's cracked up to be. We've been through this before. It's hard on small engines, for one.
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"Numbers and republicans.Thats like giving a botlle of whiskey to a drunk.How we can get from 50 to 100,000 is beyond me."
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You have made posts right after mine that make no sense to me FreedomRings.
In fact, they have nothing to do with my posts so if you want to dial up customer service on this site to prove something, exchange email address or phone # by all means go ahead.
My postings on Bismarck Tribune are a matter of internet history and with the help of Bill Garr so is Rick Berg!
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Q. This is your highness' first visit to Russia. How do you evaluate the outcome of your negotiations and the bilateral agreements signed between the two countries?
A. First, I would like to thank President Vladimir Putin for his invitation to visit the Russian Federation, which comes in the framework of strengthening bilateral relations between our two countries and exploring ways to bind and develop cooperation in all areas. In this respect various bilateral agreements have been signed, aimed at reinforcing the earnest directives of our two governments to develop economical and other relations. In addition to that, there was discussion of an array of international and regional issues of concern to both of us.
Q. What is your assessment of the proposed settlement for the Middle East conflict and implementation of the roadmap? In the opinion of the Saudi leadership, what is the role that Russia can play in the current phase of the Middle East peace process?
A. Unfortunately, while the entire world is supporting the quartet and the roadmap peace plan initiated for the sole purpose of resolving the Middle East conflict, Israel continues to challenge the United Nations and its principles and to block all initiatives designed to reach a just and comprehensive solution, by adopting repressive policies, mounting assassinations and taking unilateral measures such as blocking and seizing Palestinian territories, building settlements and the security barrier, thus undermining the peace process and rendering it meaningless.
Russia, as a member of the quartet, is expected to exert all possible efforts to ensure implementation of the roadmap, and adherence of all concerned parties to implementing all phases of the plan. It should also urge Israel to stop procrastinating as to fulfillment of the commitments set forth by the roadmap peace plan and the preceding initiatives, including the Arab peace initiative adopted by the Arab summit in Beirut that called for pursuing just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East and establishing an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its national capital.
Q. Is the Kingdom willing to join the efforts of stabilizing and reconstructing post-war Iraq? And what is the position of Riyadh in regard to the continuing presence of foreign troops in Iraq?
A. The Kingdom has never missed an opportunity to support international efforts aimed at bringing stability to Iraq. In supporting these efforts the Kingdom concentrates on two main objectives: the first is to alleviate the suffering of the people of Iraq and the second is to maintain the unity, independence, sovereignty and regional integrity of Iraq. We are continuing this policy; and the Kingdom was one of the first countries to send relief convoys immediately after the cease of military operations. In addition, the Kingdom welcomed the Security Council resolution to lift the sanctions against Iraq and strengthen the role of the United Nations in Iraq. Moreover, the Kingdom has lately received a delegation from the transitional Governing Council in Iraq.
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Ai Weiwei's Taiwan Exhibit: 'Absence Itself Is the Current Status of My Art'
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TAIPEI — At his new exhibition, there is a self-portrait photo sequence of Ai Weiwei as a young man. In each photo, he turns his head or contorts his body so that the shot is in some way blurred. In the second-to-last photo of the series, he is so blurred he disappears almost completely from the frame, but in the final shot his image is crystal clear.
The photo, which is on display with other works through Jan. 20 at the Taipei Museum of Fine Arts, is eerily prescient when it comes to Mr. Ai's recent career. In disappearing from the art scene he only attracted more attention and in returning his message has gained resonance. Long a critic of the Chinese government, he was arrested in April and held for 81 days — allegedly for tax evasion, but many argue the Chinese government had grown uncomfortable with his activism.
Following his release on June 22, Mr. Ai followed the demands of the government, that he not post on Twitter or talk to the media for a year. But in the time since, he has again grown vocal, going back to Twitter in August, publishing a scathing commentary on Beijing in a late August editorial for Newsweek, and in the past week he has given interviews to media vowing to fight the 15 million yuan the government says he owes for his tax evasion, though he says he has seen no proof or evidence of his crimes.
In its name, simply titled "Absent," Mr. Ai's new Taipei exhibition is an extension of his increasingly vocal stance following his release from detention. In a press release accompanying the exhibition, in planning since November 2009, Ai explained the reasoning for the title:
In the exhibition, the presence of the artist is not necessary. An exhibition is articulated a single time through the completion of the artworks. To be absent from the exhibition is a kind of test. I feel we are all ethnic Chinese. We have a common cultural background, and also in today's political environment we have many problems that overlap with each other. I do not feel that my absence will have any impact on the exhibition itself. If my absence influences the exhibition, then it explains that this absence is necessary. Absence itself is the current status of my art and my person, and a part of my cultural circumstance. This status endows this exhibition with a special significance.
The exhibition features many of Mr. Ai's seminal works, including the photographs of him destroying a Han dynasty vase, a collection of other antique vases he has slathered with brightly colored paint, a marble surveillance camera, and Qing dynasty tables that he has altered so they climb, insect-like, up the walls.
There is also new work, including an installation of 1,200 bicycles, welded together by the seat and handlebars and stacked in parallel rows to fill much the museum's 10-meter-high main exhibition hall.
Although the exhibit does feature some of Mr. Ai's political work, in particular a photo of him giving the middle finger to the Forbidden City from one side of Tiananmen Square, some local artists have pointed out that the exhibit is missing his most sensitive projects, notably the pieces he made to commemorate the many children who died during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Also, they argue, the museum's pamphlet that is distributed along with the exhibit fails to introduce his views on China and his activism.
"The museum has displayed Ai's work not as a political statement but as an artistic statement… [they] exclude the political part totally….it's important, now the Taiwanese government is dealing with the Chinese government because you know the Taiwanese government needs to stand up for democratic values. In particular in the case of art exhibitions in this massive retrospective of Ai Weiwei to exclude these political works is very bad," said Manray Hsu, curator of the Taipei Contemporary Art Center.
Mr. Hsu — who has helped coordinate meetings to show support for Mr. Ai in Taiwan after his arrest in April and held a meeting to elucidate some of the problems artists have had with the museum's descriptions of Mr. Ai's life and work — also recalled the days in the 1980s when Taiwan was still under martial law, and the importance of artists during that period. Although some have criticized Mr. Ai for being too political with his art, Mr. Hsu did not agree.
"We have many artists around the world whose practice is switching between art and activism. That's how art functions in a society, and it is art's relation to the social reality," he said. "We have to bring art to touch on reality — we cannot avoid reality."
CLARIFICATION: Mr. Ai's show in Taiwan, which opened on October 29, 2011, has been planned since November 2009. An earlier version of this post said the show had been "underway" since November 2009, which might have given some readers the impression that it has been open for two years. Scene apologizes for any confusion.


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Another feisty Panthers' comeback ends in 4-3 loss to mighty Red Wings
SUNRISE Get out the For Sale sign.
Panthers General Manager Dale Tallon returned from a two-week European scouting trip in time to watch his club end a miserable 1-3-1 homestand with another gutsy, yet deflating 4-3 loss to the mighty Red Wings Friday night and tumble further out of the playoff picture.
With the Feb. 28 trade deadline approaching, the 24-26-7 Panthers have lost 11 of their last 14, albeit earning five overtime points in those defeats. They lead the league with 13 one-goal losses, but once again, thanks to a heroic effort by a dinged-up Stephen Weiss, they went down swinging to the final buzzer.
"I thought [Weiss] was our best player up front today,'' coach Pete DeBoer said. "Credit our guys for coming back [from two-goal deficts twice] and battling for 60 minutes. "A save or a goal at the end, and we didn't get one. … If you make a couple of mistakes they expose you.''
Adding insult to injury was watching one of the several thousand red-clad Red Wings fans keep up their tradition by tossing out a live octopus on the ice with 1:35 left in the second period and Detroit up 3-1, after a disastrous turnover by Rochester call-up Kennal McArdle set up Pavel Datsyuk for a gift goal.
The tatted-up fan was ejected to a huge ovation at a sold-out Bank Atlantic Center, that was sans the usual upper-deck Party City tarps.
The fish-toss seemed to energize the Panthers as Weiss singlehandedly ignited a comeback. He led a 2-on-1 break that newcomer Jack Skille couldn't convert as he collided with backup goalie Joey MacDonald. However, he drew a slash.
Five seconds into the delayed penalty Weiss won the draw and defenseman Dennis Wideman ripped his eighth power-play goal through a screen by David Booth to give the Panthers some hope heading into the third period trailing 3-2.
"The key is getting that first goal,'' Skille said of trailing the Red Wings 2-0 in the first 6:29. "I thought [the octopus] was overboard. It fired us up. You got to take that to heart.''
The Panthers have scored seven power-play goals in their last eight games and have killed off 24 straight penalties, including all three of Detroit's.
Weiss, who has been fretting over trade rumors, shrugged off his damaged hand and blasted a slap shot past MacDonald for a 3-3 tie at 10:24 of the third.
But the talent-laden Red Wings took less than three minutes to answer with Todd Bertuzzi's howitzer beating Tomas Vokoun for the game-winner at 12:28. Bertuzzi, who played seven games for the Panthers in 2006-07 before a back injury led to a trade (that eventually netted Shawn Matthias), scored his first goal just 1:21 into the game.
Bertuzzi, 36, has two goals in three of his last four games, giving him 14 this season and 287 overall.
Weiss had one more crack with 27.8 seconds left but MacDonald came up with a lightning-quick glove save to secure Detroit's fourth straight win. Then both Wideman and Booth broke sticks on shot attempts in the waning seconds.
The Red Wings were up 2-0 not long after hockey royalty Gordie Howe dropped the ceremonial puck. The late-arriving, resilient Panthers made it 2-1 on Radek Dvorak's snap-shot that trickled between MacDonald's backup's pads at 16:53. Dvorak snapped a 14-game drought in his 1,100th game.


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EUGENE, Ore. - Seven-time NCAA Champion Brianne Theisen is one of three finalists for the 2012 Bowerman Trophy. The highest honor given to the most outstanding athletes in collegiate track & field will be bestowed Wednesday night at the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association's annual convention in Orlando, Fla.
The Bowerman Trophy ceremony will be webcast live on Flotrack.org beginning at 4 p.m. Pacific Time. The Bowerman Red Carpet Show will open things at 3:30 PT.
Theisen will be joined by finalists Brigetta Barrett of Arizona and Kimberlyn Duncan of Louisiana State. The men's finalists are Cam Levins (Southern Utah), Tony McQuay (Florida) and Andrew Riley (Illinois).
In advance of the Bowerman Trophy ceremony, here are some helpful links:
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Theisen added two more NCAA titles to her trophy case in 2012 by again winning national crowns in the indoor pentathlon and outdoor heptathlon. It was Theisen's third claim to national glory in both events. Among NCAA Division I women, Theisen is now tied for fourth on the all-time championship-titles list, including relays and across both indoor and outdoor track & field. She only trails Texas' Carlette Guidry (12), Texas' Suziann Reid (10), and Wisconsin's Suzy Favor (9) in career national crowns.
Indoors, Theisen won the national crown with 4,536 points, joining Arizona State's Jacquelyn Johnson (2006-07-08) as the only other three-time champion in the event.
Outdoors, she won with a personal best and second-best score in collegiate and NCAA meet history - 6,440 points, joining Houston's Jolanda Jones (1986-87-89) and Arizona State's Jacquelyn Johnson (2006-07-08) as a three-time heptathlon titlists. Theisen used personal bests in the 100 hurdles (13.30), shot put (42-4¾, 12.92m), long jump (20-7¼, 6.28m), and javelin (152-2, 46.38m) to compile her winning score.
In January, at Texas A&M's Mondo Challenge, Theisen broke her own collegiate record in the pentathlon for the third time with a tally of 4,555. In that event's high jump portion, Theisen cleared 6-2 (1.88m) and finished the season tied for second among all collegians with that mark. Theisen's 4,555 also broke the Canadian record of 4,550 that was set in 1982.
The Pac-12 Field Athlete of the Year, she won the Pac-12 title in the heptathlon (6,353) for the third time. Theisen was also named the USTFCCCA Indoor and Outdoor National Field Athlete of the Year.
Theisen also completed the heptathlon at the Canadian Olympic Trials and finished second to make her first Olympic team. Theisen scored 6,393 points behind Jessica Zelinka who reset her own Canadian record with 6,599.
Theisen, the first Oregon woman to be named a finalist for The Bowerman, was also an academic All-America selection for the first time in 2012.


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STARKVILLE, Miss. – The dynamic duo of Craig Sword outside and Roquez Johnson inside lifted Mississippi State to a 65-64 overtime win against Loyola Sunday afternoon at Humphrey Coliseum.
The teams were playing the "Game of Change" to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the two schools' historic meeting in the 1963 NCAA Tournament. It was MSU's first-ever athletic competition against segregated opposition. In honor of the anniversary of this special occasion, the teams played last year in Illinois and then again Sunday in Starkville.
MSU improved to 5-1 overall with its second-straight win and first win against Loyola. The Ramblers fell to 3-5. The Bulldogs conclude a three-game homestand with TCU Thursday night in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
"This is really good that this game happened," MSU coach Rick Ray said. "When I first got contacted about playing this game, I really didn't know much about what had happened. Mississippi has some negative conations, so to see something special like this is really great."
"As far as Mississippi State goes, overtime was good to us this week."
The basketball Bulldogs were on hardwood four days after Thanksgiving weekend opened with MSU defeating arch-rival Ole Miss in overtime in the final regular season football game for both teams.
Sunday's basketball contest was nip-and-tuck throughout. The score was tied 13 times and the lead changed hands 20 times. The largest lead for Loyola was seven points in the first half and the largest lead for MSU was six points in the second half.
Sword scored 24 points – one shy of his career high – to lead the Bulldogs' offensive efforts. With leading scorer Gavin Ware held scoreless, Johnson poured in a career-high 20 points.
"Craig really does so many things well on both ends of the floor," Ray said. "His decision making is really good once he gets to the rim now. We knew we had to get some points inside. We thought we would get them from either Gavin (Ware) or Colin (Borchert), but we didn't. Instead, Roquez was really good. He was a dominating force at finding a way to get to the rim."
The Bulldogs won their second straight decision at the final horn, with the win coming on the heels of 58-56 decision over Jackson State.
"(Winning close games) is great for us," Sword said. "We have a full roster now, so we are just going to compete. We are going to do what we do every day in practice. We play with a lot of confidence and we feel like somebody is going to make plays."
The Bulldogs struggled out of the gates early offensively. MSU held a 9-8 lead before Loyola reeled off a 10-2 run for an 18-11 lead.
MSU battled back on top at 23-22 on a free throw by Sword. The lead would grow to 27-24 on two free throws by Johnson. Loyola then battled back for a 29-all tie at halftime.
In the second half, Loyola led 38-33 before MSU answered with an 11-0 run. Tyson Cunningham hit back-to-back 3-point baskets to spark the run. The lead stood at 44-38 on a Sword layup with 12:10 left in the contest.
The lead went back and forth a few more times before Milton Doyle hit a 3-pointer for Loyola to tie the contest at 56 with 1:09 left in the contest.
Loyola built a four-point lead in overtime at 60-56. A dunk by Sword capped a 5-0 run as MSU grabbed a 61-60 lead. A 9-2 run by MSU ran the lead to 65-62 with 54 seconds left in the overtime. From there, the Bulldogs held on as the Ramblers missed an off-balanced 3-pointer as the horn sounded.
For the contest, the Bulldogs hit 22 of 47 shots from the field (46.8 percent), 4 of 16 shots from 3-point range (25.0 percent) and 17 of 28 shots from the foul line (60.7 percent). The Ramblers hit 23 of 54 shots from the field (42.6 percent), 6 of 19 shots from 3-point range (31.6 percent) and 12 of 14 shots from the foul line (85.7 percent).
Loyola held a 35-27 rebounding advantage. The Bulldogs had 10 assists and a season-low nine turnovers, while the Ramblers had 12 assists and 14 turnovers.
Johnson posted his first double-double of the season by adding a team-high 11 rebounds.
Loyola received 22 points from Milton Doyle, 12 points from Christian Thomas and 10 points from Devon Turk.


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The sport of rock climbing is seeing more and more people delve into it each year. Indoor climbing gyms are a great way to be introduced to this fantastic sport, but there really isn't anything like getting in the great outdoors to test out your climbing skills on different types of rock. Here are five location recommendations to take the beginner climber out to get their hands on real rock. Keep in mind that not all of the locations have top rope areas available and some of the climbs are traditional, so you may want to have an experienced lead climber in both sport and trad climbing.
Red Rock – Draper, Utah
Red Rock is a quartzite crag located on South Mountain just east of the South Mountain Golf Course. It's an easy approach to the wall (about a five-minute hike), and rumor has it that the routes were put up by a dentist which would explain the route names such as Baby Teeth, Cavity Bones, Bloody Impaction, and Gum Cheese. Route difficulty ranges from 5.6 to about a 5.11a. They are all labeled with the rating and name of the climb. All routes can be top roped or you can also lead climb. This is an ideal place for beginner climbers and for those that want to make an attempt for lead climbing. Visit http://www.mountainproject.com/v/red-rock/105739334 for route information and directions on how to get there.
Storm Mountain
Storm Mountain, located 2.8 miles up Big Cottonwood Canyon, has quite a variety of climbs that range from beginner to expert. This is a picnic area with toilets and fishing areas as well. There are several classic climbing routes that are fun for the beginner climber. The Storm Mountain Island area has the biggest selection of climbs for a beginner. Climbing routes are graded from 5.5 to a 5.12d, and it is a mixture of sport and traditional climbing. If you plan on using a picnic site and parking at the area, there is an $8.00 entrance fee. If you just plan on climbing and not using a picnic site, you can park outside on the highway and walk in for free. See http://www.mountainproject.com/v/storm-mountain-picnic-area/105798348 for more information on all climbing areas at Storm Mountain.
Maple Canyon
Maple Canyon is an ideal location to climb during the summer as there are shaded areas along the narrow canyons. It is located seven miles northwest of Moroni in Central Utah. Maple has some of the most unique climbing rock as it is cobblestone-sized conglomerate that has eroded to form cliffs and a natural arch. It has more than 550 routes with climbing grades from 5.4 to 5.14, and they are easily accessed from the road and various hiking trails. Make it a weekend and reserve a campsite. The Maple Canyon Guidebook is a fantastic book for climbing in Maple Canyon. You can also find information on the area at http://www.mountainproject.com/v/maple-canyon/105739298/.
Crawdad Canyon – Veyo, Utah
Crawdad Canyon is one of the largest privately owned outdoor climbing parks in the USA. It is located about 17 miles north of St. George and climbers experience climbing on basalt volcanic rock. There is a vast array of different climbs ranging from 5.3 to 5.13. There are over 180 bolted sport climbing routes up to 80-feet high. It's really like an outdoor climbing gym. After a full day of climbing, you can cool off in the natural spring fed swimming pool for $7.00. Climbing is $8.00 a day per person. Camping is also available at Crawdad Canyon for $5.00 a night per person. For more information on Crawdad Canyon, please visit http://www.crawdadcanyon.com/climbing.html.
Ice Cream Parlor – Moab, Utah area
The Ice Cream Parlor is located in the Moab area down Kane Springs Canyon. There is some parking near large boulders, but about 100 yards down, you can park on the road, and the access trail is better there. This is an absolutely gorgeous area to climb in among the beautiful sandstone cliffs. Desert climbing is a different experience compared to quartzite, basalt or limestone as sandstone can get a little slippery. There are both sport and traditional climbing routes at the Ice Cream Parlor with grades of 5.5 to 5.12 trad. Best time to climb on this crag is in the morning or later afternoon after it cools down. This is also a popular area for base jumpers, so don't be too alarmed if you hear parachutes flying open. Best Climbs Moab is a guidebook you'll want to get for Ice Cream Parlor climbs. You can also check out http://www.mountainproject.com/v/ice-cream-parlor/105716967 for more information.


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1.Know what you want – This might seem obvious, but it's easily the most important one. I remember being in line behind someone for easily ten minutes, only for them to arrive at the counter, seemingly bewildered by the fact that they needed to actually choose what they wanted. Such obtuseness puzzles me, yet it appears with great regularity. The more specifically you narrow your craving, the faster your result will be.
2.Don't specialize the order - "But instead of lettuce, can I get finely diced kalamata olives in a to go container on the side" will do little to expedite the process. On the safe side, stick with suggested, pre-constructed meals
3.Avoid wraps – Unless you are at Chipotle, where this is literally the only way they prepare food, wraps generally take longer than simpler, less healthy options.
4.Go to Wendy's. Wendy's is still coming in first in order time. Different restaurants have different methods, and different specialties, so if you want speed, know where to go. Burger King, on the other hand, has recently come in last in both speed and accuracy, a remarkable feat if you think about it.
5.Avoid specialty drinks – This is similar to #3. Specialty drinks, like those layered parfaits, or blended coffee-milkshake-ice-cream-fruit-chocolate mixes might take a touch more human cognition.
6.Park and get out – During drive-thru hotspells, i.e. lunch, breakfast, dinner, late night munchies, bad weather, or others, laziness actually trumps speed. If you are willing to actually exit your vehicle and brave the dangers of real human interaction, you may be able to retrieve your treasure more quickly.
7.Courtesy – Believe it or not, manners sometimes do matter. Chances are, the people working are actual human beings. If that is the case, they probably often reside somewhere in the domain of real human emotions, and as such, will treat you better if you treat them with kindness and respect.


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Engineered for durability, convenience, performance — and lots of FUN, the RIVAL makes it easy to turn your backyard into a car-crunching, ramp-flying monster truck arena! It comes with virtually everything you need, including a Reedy 1515-SL 2000kV brushless motor, XP SC1300-DB brushless ESC, an XP 2.4GHz radio system, two Reedy WolfPack 7-cell NiMH batteries and more.
Specifications:Length: 23.4 in (594 mm) Width: 17.7 in (450 mm) Weight: 13.2 lb (5,990 g) Requirements: Battery charger, 6 "AA" batteries, Maintenance and track equipment Deans and Ultra Plug are registered trademarks of W.S. Deans Co. U.S. Patent No. 5,533,915.
- Aluminum chassis with 0.2" (4 mm) thick steel wire roll bar.
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- Battery tray can hold two 6-7 cell NiCds/NiMHs or two 2S LiPo batteries.
- Aggressive monster truck tires.
- Beadlock-style wheels with 17 mm wheel hexes and locking wheel nuts.
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Proutying 5,000 Miles from Home
A Virtual Prouty helps people all over the world join in the fight against cancer
On Prouty day last year Dani Capsis Ligett woke early, put on her Prouty T shirt, filled her water bottle, and—as she has on every second Saturday in July since 2006—set out on a walk to raise funds to support the Norris Cotton Cancer Center. Before heading out she stopped to send a tweet to her fellow TGIF teammates (who all were sleeping and would be sleeping for another seven hours) and then headed up a trail that led through the rugged terrain of Ikaria, a mountainous Greek island in the Aegean Sea.
When a special trip to celebrate her 60th birthday placed Dani in Greece on Prouty day, doing The Virtual Prouty allowed her to keep a commitment she first made years ago after a breast cancer diagnosis. "I'm committed to raising money for cancer research and to supporting patients and families," she said. "The Prouty has been an important part of my life for years, and the Virtual Prouty allowed me to take this trip and not feel guilty about not being there with my team!"
To start their carefully-mapped-out 5K hike, Dani and her husband Mike followed a trail through the 500-year old vineyard where they were staying. They climbed through forested gorges and had explored an ancient monastery along the way before realizing that they had strayed from their planned route and were totally lost. There were no nearby villages and they did not speak much Greek, but they eventually found their way back 5 hours later with a great travel story to tell. And they raised $4,000 to support cancer research and patient care.
Spreading the word about what can be done to eradicate cancer
Dani says she has always enjoyed looking at the world map on The Prouty website, where participants can mark their location. But as she began to share her "lost adventure travel story" with others, the Prouty's impact on raising cancer awareness took on a new dimension. The Ikarians, whose longevity has been studied and widely written about, were interested in healthy living and were especially engaged by Dani and Mike's Virtual Prouty. And as the travelers made their way home and told others the story, it stimulated more conversations about health and about what can be done to eradicate cancer.
"On Ikaria it really sank in that people all around the country and the world –many on the same Saturday—were sharing the Prouty mission," Dani said. "Sometimes sharing it with strangers who do not even speak the same language!"
You don't have to travel to do a Virtual Prouty
For 32 years people have been gathering in Hanover, NH, on the second weekend in July for The Prouty, Northern New England's largest fundraising event. They golf, row, cycle, or walk to raise money to support cancer research and patient care at NCCC. In 2012 the Virtual Prouty was added to include those unable to join in one of the organized events—whether for geographical or physical reasons.
"Virtual Prouty-ers" have walked the Great Wall of China, run in Australia, cycled in France, and mountain biked in California. But you don't have to leave the country or even your house--you can support cancer research and patient services by making phone calls, writing letters or emails, or visiting with someone all while sitting in a comfortable chair.
About the Prouty
The Prouty began in 1982 when four nurses rode their bicycles 100 miles to honor an inspiring patient, Audrey Prouty. Those four nurses raised $4,000 to support Norris Cotton Cancer Center. By 2013, the combined 32-year fundraising totaled more than $20 million. This year, The Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation has challenged the Prouty community to raise $100,000 more than last year's total ($2.78 million). When achieved, the Foundation will donate an additional $100,000.
The 33rd Annual Prouty will be held on July 11 and 12, 2014 in Hanover, New Hampshire. To learn more about The Virtual Prouty, or any of the other Prouty events, visit http://www.theprouty.org
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Develop and Finalize A Career Plan
Panel Discussion: "Ladies Who Lead"
State Senator Patty Ritchie, along with other local leaders, is inviting Central and Northern New Yorkers to attend "Ladies Who Lead," a special event taking place that will feature a keynote address by SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, as well as a panel discussion with local women at the top of their career fields. Panel members will include Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, SUNY Oswego President Deborah F. Stanley, Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization Executive Director Denise Young, State Supreme Court Judge Mary Farley, and CNY Central meteorologist and 2015 SUNY Oswego graduate Molly Matott. Call 315-782-3418 or visit www.ritchie.nysenate.gov to pre-register. Free, including parking.
Location: Room 132, Marano Campus Center
Tuesday, June 28, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Third summer session begins
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Men's Soccer vs. St. John Fisher Scrimmage
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Tuesday, Aug 23, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Women's Soccer Scrimmage vs. Utica
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2016 Alumni Mets Game
Gather with NYC-area alumni, family and friends for a day at the ballpark! http://bit.ly/1RKCBib
Location: Citi Field 123-01 Roosevelt Ave New York, NY 11368
Saturday, July 9, 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Homecoming 2016
For more information, visit http://alumni.oswego.edu/homecoming
Tuesday, June 28, 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Complete items 1 and 2, choose between 3a or 3b, then choose one from items 4-11.
1. Develop a Strategic Graduate School or Job Search Timeline DATE COMPLETED: ________
Considering the many steps you need to walk through, it makes sense to identify tasks and develop a timeline to keep you on track. You may want to meet with a professional staff member in the Compass to discuss your particular needs and goals.
2. Secure and manage your references. DATE COMPLETED: ________
You will want to secure positive references from people who can critically evaluate your work and academic performance. For assistance with this process, you may want to review our handout on references, or considering starting a reference file with us for the purposes of the job or graduate school search. You can contact your reference writers directly from the system - anytime 24/7 and from anywhere with an internet connection!
(Complete EITHER 3a - Grad. School, or 3b - Job Searching)
3a. If applying to graduate school (if not, skip down to 3B).... DATE COMPLETED: ________
- Learn about/identify graduate entrance exams.
Many of the graduate programs you have identified require specialized entrance exams. Learn about these and schedule to take those that may be required early in your senior year.
- If applying to graduate school, explore sources of graduate school funding.
Rather than add to your existing college loans as you apply to graduate school, consider sources of graduate school funding such as scholarships, fellowships and assistantships. Do this early in your application process, as many of these sources of financial aid are awarded as soon as the application deadlines occur.
- Submit your graduate school application(s). Don't forget to check out our section on application essays and personal statements. DATE COMPLETED: ________
3b. If job searching....
- Connect the skills/characteristics you possess to the career fields you are interested in.
Knowing what employers want is the first step in beating the competition! There are many resources to assist you with this, including major exploration sites, professional associations, o "Job Choices" online magazine, and reviewing job vacancy requirements.
- Explore the sub-fields of your career fields. DATE COMPLETED: ________
There are many ways to accomplish this - you can talk to a Compass staff member or intern, explore online, utilize our Focus2 online program, or connect with alumni for informational interviews.
- Explore three industries related to career fields identified above. DATE COMPLETED: ________
Now that you know your general career field, you can narrow down the types of industries and organization that relate to your field. Our national company database, Reference USA, can assist with this process. You'll need to visit the Compass Resource Center for access to this online database.
Choose ONE of the following 4-11.
4. Engage with the Alumni Sharing Knowledge program (ASK) DATE COMPLETED: ________
Through the ASK program, you can shadow an alum, have your resume critiqued, conduct a mock interview, make networking contacts, gather relocation information, and learn about possible internship opportunities.
5. Attend a Pizza with Professionals event DATE COMPLETED: ________
We regularly schedule professionals from a variety of fields to come on campus and speak with students over lunch about what they do, the benefits, challenges, and day to day operation of their field.
6. Go on a "Test Drive Your Career" trip DATE COMPLETED: ________
Several times a year we will load vans full of students and travel off-site to an organization to learn first hand what working in that career field actually means. We have gone to PR agencies, medical labs, banks, defense contractors, prisons, and much more.
7. Personal finance/budget assignment DATE COMPLETED: ________
Directions: Complete the Budget Assignment to get a realistic picture of your personal finances upon graduation.
8. Attend an on or off-campus Career Fair DATE COMPLETED: ________
Career Services, Experience-Based Education, and Community Services & Service Learning coordinate a variety of events designed to put you in contact with potential employers who seek full/part-time employees, interns, and volunteers. Check out LakerLeads.
9. Conduct a job shadowing experience DATE COMPLETED: ________
There is nothing like walking a mile in someone's shoes to really understand what they do for a living, and the daily challenges and rewards they receive.
10. Explore and join a related professional association DATE COMPLETED: ________
Joining a professional association in your field has many benefits - you have access to online resources, job vacancies, networking opportunities, and more. Many times, joining as a student is either free or discounted.
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Yo, never judge a motha by her gangsta-rap text speak
There's the cutest little mum at school who waits at the school gate in her woolie hat and wellie boots, with 2 year-old on hip, always wearing the sweetest butter wouldn't melt smile. Her voice and mannerisms are equally cute: quiet and gentle, nodding and agreeing. Who knew that under this Hello Kitty exterior was a Jessie Pinkman*-style, gangsta mum. Now, I'm not suggesting she's cooking crystal meth in her farmhouse kitchen – far from it. I'm pretty sure she's devoutly Methodist and if she's ever heard of crystal meth she would have thought it was some form of vapour rub. No, what I'm suggesting is that what you see is not always what you get. Mothers come in all different shapes, sizes and attitudes.
It's so strange; I just can't figure it out. She doesn't have teenage children and I'm pretty sure that her Methodist roots would steer her away from the gangsta rap scene, so where does this come from? I suppose it's not entirely unrealistic to believe that people create a text identity – a persona that can live in the ether, totally divorced from reality. This text identity can be anyone you want it to be and if you're a stay-at-home mum then it has the potential to release you from the humdrum of normal life. But…. I'm not sure this is the case. P thinks that she works hard on this text speak. His theory is that she views text speak as a different variety of language altogether and she wants to conform to the conventions that govern it. I'm not so sure. If she's texting other mothers then she'll soon realize that we don't all use language like this. Or, do we? It's just occurred to me that I could be the one in the dark here. Maybe I'm the one who's missed out on the down widit text classes 4 village mothaz. Can anyone shed any light here? Who's widit and who's not?
*I know I reference Breaking Bad quite a lot, but you really MUST watch it!
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TUPELO – A new misdemeanor ankle bracelet program could help lower the police department's costs and the Lee County jail population.
People arrested on certain misdemeanor warrants in Tupelo will have the option to go to jail or go home, thanks to the electronic monitoring device. The new ankle bracelets were implemented last week, just in time for the weekend.
Police Chief Tony Carleton said police arrest dozens of people on the weekends on misdemeanor contempt of court warrants, causing inconveniences to the city, county and the person being arrested. But now he is hoping people arrested on these kinds of charges don't want jail time.
"If a person goes to jail on a Thursday on a misdemeanor warrant then that person has to wait until Monday to see a judge to get a bond set or pay the fine," said Carleton. "Now, you have a person with a speeding ticket spending the weekend in jail and we have to pay $25 a day to keep them there. If they opt for the monitoring device then they go home, we save money, and the county doesn't fill up with these types of inmates."
People who are arrested on nonviolent misdemeanor charges will have the option to wear a monitor on their ankle until their court date.
No one has opted to wear the bracelets as of Wednesday.
People who have warrants for crimes such as DUI, domestic violence and assault will not be eligible for the program.
The monitor will be tracked by GPS and if the person fails to make the court appearance, that person will be arrested. And because the person arrested has to pay the $10 a day to wear the device, Carleton said the program pays for itself.
Municipal Court Director Larry Montgomery said the monitors are a win-win situation for everyone involved.
"There is no judge on the bench on Fridays, so if you go to jail Thursday after hours for no insurance, you are there until you see a judge on Monday," said Montgomery. "Now it's going to cost the city $125 and may cost you your job for missing two days of work. No one is benefiting that way. The monitor puts a sense of urgency in the person and lets them know there is something they have to take care of. If they don't, then police will be picking them up."
Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson said the program can definitely help lower the jail population if implemented correctly. Johnson said more than half the jail population comes from Tupelo arrests.
The program is a six-month pilot program. After the six months its effectiveness will be reviewed before the city decides whether to extend it.
Contact Danza Johnson at (662) 678-1583 or email@example.com.