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How do I Join?
Own it!
By its simplest definition, a cooperative is a business that is owned and directed by the people that it serves, its membership. A member of the Flying Bike community will actually OWN one membership share, and all members have equal voting power (one vote) to elect the Board of Directors and set the long term goals and policies of the Coop. After the brewery is operational, the excess net savings of the business can be distributed to the membership on the basis of patronage. Anyone over the age of 21 can become a member-owner.
Join now for a $200 membership fee. ($175 membership share and $25 non refundable)
Flying Bike Membership FAQ:
What is a co-op?
A co-op is a member owned and directed enterprise that operates for the mutual benefit of all members and others in the community. More info on Cooperatives can be found here.
How will Flying Bike be different from other breweries?
Flying Bike is more than a brewery: it is a community-owned business that produces delicious beer, sourced from the membership, while also providing opportunities for education and community meeting space.
Why do co-ops have memberships?
Co-ops are built on member-ownership. Members own and help make decisions about how the business is run. Members also provide the financial foundation of the business.
Do you have to be a member-owner to drink at Flying Bike?
No. Everyone will be welcome to visit the taproom and everyone is welcome to join!
If everybody can shop at the Co-op, why become a member-owner?
Member-owners provide critical community support for the Co-op. Their ownership share and involvement in the business make the Co-op possible. Also, member-owners receive specific benefits – they vote for the Board of Directors of the Co-op and on other matters brought before the membership; members will receive patronage refunds as the Co-op becomes profitable; they will receive member-only discounts and information. Members also get access to exclusive events. Even better, members may enter their homebrew in beer competitions and help select winning brews to be produced by Flying Bike!
When and where will Flying Bike be opening?
We hope to open in early 2015 in a walkable, vibrant neighborhood in Seattle. Negotiations with potential leases are on-going and we hope to provide more information soon. June 2014 update – check here!
How many member-owners do you need?
We have over 800 member-owners of Flying Bike and our goal is to reach 1000 members before the brewery opens. However, should we fall short of this membership goal, it will not necessarily delay the launch of the brewery. It is very rare for cooperatives to obtain enough start-up funds through membership fees alone, and this is one reason that the Co-op has chosen to offer preferred shares to raise additional capital. To accrue enough capital through membership fees alone, we would need to recruit over 2,500 people.
What is the Board of Directors?
The Board of Directors is responsible for legal and financial decisions that affect the Co-op. The Board is elected by the members around the Co-op annual meeting.
What has the Co-op done so far?
Planning for Flying Bike began 2010 when 15 people began working to open a brewery. The co-op has focused on building a membership base, reaching out to our community, supporting area businesses, hosting member only events as well as outreach events, and sourcing member-driven beer through homebrew competitions. The Board of Directors has spent countless hours researching legal requirements, building a solid business plan, and vetting potential brewery locations. The next step is to build sufficient capital to follow through on our plan.
Also: Check out what we accomplished in 2013!
How much does ownership cost?
A lifetime membership costs $200. This amount purchases one voting share in the Co-op. This is a one-time purchase, with no recurring fees.
Is there a payment plan for memberships?
Not yet. At this point, full payment is necessary upon becoming a member-owner.
Can a person own more than one voting share?
No. However, if a person wants to help the Co-op by providing additional financial assistance, they may invest additional capital by purchasing non-voting preferred stock during our Member Investment Campaign.
If I move or just decide to quit the Co-op do I get my money back?
Flying Bike has members all over the US; you don't have to live in Seattle, or even Washington, to be a member!
A member's voting share is returned to the Co-op when membership in the Co-op is terminated under the conditions set forth in the Co-op's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws However, only members in Washington State are eligible to purchase Flying Bike preferred shares. If the Board finds that a member is no longer eligible to own Shares in the Cooperative or who has otherwise become ineligible for membership, then the Board has the right to redeem the Shares at an amount equal to the value of the consideration for which the Shares were issued. Upon such redemption, the ineligible holder ceases to be a member, to have voting rights and to receive a patronage dividend.
Can the Co-op be financially successful?
Yes! We are very confident of this. Our business plan shows the potential of profit by the second or third year of operation, using very realistic assumptions. The intent is that the Co-op will have the ability to generate profit so that we can provide additional services to the membership and the community. Future decisions will determine how the funds are used. Some of these actions may include enhancement of the services offered in the brewery, expansion of the brewery, reduction of prices, increased dividends for members, increased wages, or investment in community projects. The membership, through the Board of Directors, will make the decisions about these actions.
If I buy a preferred share and for some reason the Co-op doesn't open a brewery, do I get my money back?
If the Co-op ever goes out of business, its assets will be liquidated and funds will be used in the following order: liabilities will be paid to secured and unsecured creditors and the remaining cash will be distributed to shareholders and members. Currently, Class A preferred shareholders (the current offering) would be next in line, receiving up to the amount each shareholder's investment. However, keepy in mind that it is unlikely that all of an owner's preferred stock investment could be returned if the Co-op ceases operation before the store opens because some expenses will have been incurred and no income will have been received. We have built pro forma financial statements to confirm for ourselves and for potential member-owners that a brewery can be opened and be successful. We have a high degree of confidence in the future of the Co-op, but the investment does have risk. You must review the Disclosure Statement before making any investment decision.
Will I get my money back if the Co-op closes after a brewery is opened?
If the Co-op ever goes out of business, its assets will be liquidated, its liabilities will be paid and the remaining cash will be distributed to shareholders.
Will the Co-op need money in addition to memberships?
Yes. Flying Bike will also conduct fund-raising, seek loans from members, and may borrow money from outside sources. Success in all of these depends on having sufficient memberships, so they are the fundamental source of capital and the foundation of the Co-op.
Can I work there? / Will I have to work there?
You will not be required to work or volunteer at the Co-op. When the brewery opens, we hope to make volunteer opportunities available to interested members, when allowed by Washington State law. The brewery will have paid staff, which could certainly be hired from within the membership.
Will Flying Bike be non-profit?
Yes and No. Flying Bike is incorporated under the Washington State Nonprofit Miscellaneous and Mutual Corporation Act. However, we are not considered a non-profit under federal law, and thus, contributions to Flying Bike are not tax deductible. Flying Bike will not be profit-driven. Some businesses exist to earn a profit for their owners. Cooperatives exist to provide a service to their owners. A well-run Co-op needs to be able to earn a modest profit. This profit allows the Co-op to invest in the growth of the business to better serve its member-owners, to invest in the community, or to take other actions consistent with its mission. Additional profit that results from members' patronage will be refunded to them. A portion of this refund will be in cash or vouchers. The balance may be in increased equity in the Co-op. The Board of Directors working with all the member-owners determines these actions.
Do you have paid staff?
Currently, No. The Board of Directors is completely volunteer. Before the brewery opens we will hire additional staff, including a brewmaster and a general manager. Once open, we'll have paid staff working in the taproom. Volunteer members will provide extra services that add to the brewery experience!
How do I join? Click on the "join now" button, below!


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my question is, I need to drop the voltage down from a car battery, probably 14v or 12v, down to 5v to power a picaxe microntroller. Would a voltage regulator work fine for this? which one would work best? Would that develope too much heat?
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Get a USB car charger. Those make 5 V efficiently and are designed to deal with the nasty parts of car power. Due to the high volume these things are produced in, you'll have a hard time making something as effective and cheap. At the very least they will put out 500 mA, but a "charger" will usually put out significantly more. 1 A or more output current is common. You left out the all-impotant information as to how much current you need, but 1 A is most likely well more than what a "pixace" needs.
yeah you will be able to find a 2+ amp 5V regulator without too much problem... if you are sourcing online check to make sure the package is what you expect it to be (I am a dumb beginner and have been surprised a few times by tiny smd versions of what I am used to).
linear or switching will work fine for you, linear uses fewer pins, switching will probably run cooler.
Just use a voltage regulator from radio shack that's for 5 volts, I know they are overpriced but it's OK because you are only getting one component so it will be fine. If it burns out, get a more powerful one. Because I don't know your current requirements I don't think a microcontroller takes too much current so an amp should be plenty, just if it gets too hot get a more POWERFUL one.

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Tennis Beats Binghamton 6-1
March 9, 2003
ITHACA, N.Y. - The University of Massachusetts defeated SUNY-Binghamton in women's collegiate tennis action, 6-1, Saturday at Cornell. The win placed UMass 3-4 in the spring portion of its schedule.
The Minutewomen captured both singles and doubles victories comfortably. Junior Susan Hyams(Cincinnati, Ohio) dominated doubles and singles action. She beat Jenilee Brohm of Binghamton 6-2, 6-2. She then paired up with doubles partner Camilla Knight (Devon, England) to secure the win at No. 3 doubles, 8-0. Sophomore Stephanie Price (Columbia, Mo.) continued her winning streak, but stepped up to play at No. 1 singles. She won 6-3, 6-3 against Binghamton's Justina Hakimi. Junior Jafra Depontes(Kaliua-Kona, Hawaii) and Price earned the Minutewomen a point at No. 1 doubles.
Dorothy Iwanowicz(Hilton Head, S.C.) defeated Brill 6-2, 6-4, while Camilla Knight posted a 7-6(2), 7-6(2) victory at No. 5 singles.
The Minutewomen will next compete 4:00 this afternoon against UMBC at Cornell
UMass 6, Binghamton 1
1. Stephanie Price(UM) def Justina Hakimi(B) 6-3, 6-3
2. Sasha Edelstein(UM) def Janine Sadaka (B) 6-1, 6-2
3. Jafra Depones(UM) vs. Amy Weissberg (B) DNF
4. Dorothy Iwanowicz(UM) def Alexis Brill (B) 6-2, 6-4
5. Camilla Knight(UM) def Amy Linda(B) 7-6, 7-6
6. Susan Hyams (UM) def Jenilee Brohm(B) 6-2, 6-2
1. Depontes / Price(UM) def Brill/Hakimi(B) 8-4
2. Edelstein/Iwanowicz(UM) def Weissberg/Sadaka(B) 8-3
3. Hyams/Knight(UM) def Linda/Brohn(B) 8-0
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We now have ten chapters established as of August 2011. We have found that local chapters are the best way to promote activities that reach the largest number of people to best serve and represent the region as a partner in the presentation of the floods story.
The Board has approved a statement of requirements and guidelines to help local groups in the initial stages of organizing chapters. The requirements (revised April 26, 2002) and the Institute's Bylaws (amended Oct. 18, 2002) are available on request from Gary Ford by e-mail or at ( 208) 660-3757. Please provide your mailing address if contacting by e-mail.
To facilitate chapter organization and recruitment, IAFI can provide information from its membership and mailing database, to members who are ready to take a leading role in organizing a chapter. Leaders of established chapters can also be very helpful with practical advice.
To support the chapters and to develop the structure for the whole organization, the Board
The requirements provide for a progression from provisional status to fully chartered status - a two-step process. Passage of bylaws and completion of state and federal paperwork can be addressed after provisional standing has been established.
A founding or organizing group of at least ten current Institute members is required to form a chapter, in the first round of chapter formation. There is no requirement that chapters must all be of some substantial size, or of approximately equal size.
Chapter members must be current Institute members (dues paid) who have formally indicated their choice to be members of the chapter. There is no separate chapter-only membership. (On the IAFI membership application form, an indication of chapter choice can be made, and, where marked on current members' applications, those choices have already been tabulated. An Institute member may choose any chapter, or opt for at-large status, with no chapter affiliation.)
As spelled out in the requirements referred to above, a group's initial application for provisional status should
There are also some standard organizational details to agree to and to take care of, and these are listed in the requirements. Please be sure to refer to the full statement of requirements, and the IAFI Bylaws, to see what is necessary to qualify for provisional status.
The application should be sent to Ice Age Floods Institute, 95 Lee Blvd., Richland, WA 99352.


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Frontman Geoff Tate has assembled a new cast of incredible musicians and is touring the country celebrating the 25th anniversary of Operation: Mindcrime, playing the album in its entirety. Queensryche starring Geoff Tate features Tate, bassist Rudy Sarzo and his brother guitarist Robert Sarzo, guitarist Kelly Gray, keyboardist Randy Gane, and drummer Simon Wright.
The band hits The Palace Theater here in Syracuse tomorrow evening and Tate sounded like a new man, energized, and excited over the new lineup, playing the full album again, and hopefully coming out and playing other fan favorite Queensryche cuts. Last we spoke in 2012 about his solo album and the well-known split with his former bandmates was really just hitting the courts, it weighed on him as it would anyone that deals with all the negativity that comes with it. He optimistically looks ahead to that finally being over with and getting on with what he does best, making music.
With a lineup as potent as this one and a charged up Tate manning the vocals, the show promises to be an enjoyable evening of some of the best hard rock ever written. I spoke with Geoff at length about everything Queensryche, his solo work, their last album, and the show itself. Take a minute and get up to speed with Geoff Tate. Check out their album "Frequency Unknown" to get a feel of the band and it includes some classics that they re-recorded.
Frequency Unknown
1. Cold
2. Dare
3. Give It To You
4. Slave
5. In The Hands Of God
6. Running Backwards
7. Life Without You
8. Everything
9. Fallen
10. The Weight Of The World
11. I Don't Believe In Love
12. Empire
13. Jet City Woman
14. Silent Lucidity
Wednesday Mar 12, 2014
Doors: 6:00 PM
Show: 7:00 PM
All Ages
$38 - $60
The Palace Theater - Syracuse
2384 James St.
Syracuse, NY
Interview with Geoff Tate
It's a pleasure to talk with you again, I saw you on 'King 5' where you said you hoped not to see snow, I hate to break it to you about here but…
I heard you guys are still experiencing the cold and snow. Traveling across the country in the snow is a bit of a burden but we've don't it before and it can be done. (We laugh)
Now that was a cool performance of 'Lola'; loved the wig and the dancers, very cool!
Oh, thank you! It's going to be a fun show where we try and impersonate our favorite performers, that's the best Ray Davies that I could do! (More laughs)
You will be here next week on the '25th Anniversary of Operation:Mindcrime' tour, can you talk about this tour and what we can expect at the show?
It's a real honor and a pleasure to play Operation:Mindcrime in it's entirety. It's a fan favorite! I have some really excellent musicians playing it with me. We get to play the whole thing! Mindcrime is almost exactly an hour long, so we play it and hopefully the fans appreciate it and asks us out for an encore and we'll rip into some of their favorite Queensryche songs!
You have a stellar line-up of musicians! I hope to interview Rudy soon and I have interviewed Simon Wright as part of "Dio: The Very Beast of Vol. 2" right around when I spoke with you in Oct. of 2012 for 'Kings and Thieves'.
Yes they are all really great guys!
I finally got a chance to listen to "Frequency Unknown" great album, can you talk about it and will you be playing some of this next week?
Yeah, we'll probably play some songs off of that. It was a very fun record to make. Over the years I've tried to make each record very different from the previous one. Tried to put the band or the people writing and playing with me in a situation where it is conducive to a creative environment. We had a lot of people joining and collaborating on this one. It was really great hearing all of these great musicians interpretation and input on a song. I'm a firm believer in collaboration; I like other peoples input and really to see where a song can go, you know? I really like the record!
There is! I mean "Dare" is one song that got me grinning; it is you at your best with a little bit of attitude and all the vocalizations that you are known for, what is the song about?
I think it's a song about confrontation, you know? I tend to try and pick a subject and write from that perspective. Confrontation for example, the song just had a swagger to it!
You also remade four iconic Queensryche tunes which sound awesome, can you tell me about the decision to do those and how did you choose from so many?
Well, that was a record company deal really. They wanted four specific Queensryche tracks on the record and they wanted them made as close to the original as possible. So, there wasn't much thought process to it; it was looking back at those songs and trying to recreate them which was difficult to do on a number of levels. Technically utilizing old recording equipment is getting harder to accomplish as it's harder to find (Laughs) And then performance mode as well, I didn't realize how much I had changed the delivery of certain songs over the years which you just kind of naturally do, at least I do and I think probably most singers do. You change your phrasing around, you change your note choice here and there, and you augment the melody over time because typically when you write a song, you spend about a month total between writing and recording and you're done with it. For me, I don't typically look back too much I'm just going off memory every time I perform a song, so it just naturally starts changing and evolving. Like "Silent Lucidity" for example, I changed the phrasing on that all around live. Listening back to the original I had to put both tracks up and work at creating the same phrasing I did for the record. Over years of performing a song live, you just do different things to it, you know add notes here, subtract notes there, it's an interesting evolution that I had never really been cognizant of it before we did that record and we had to go back and listen to the original tracks again.
Well it's natural, I mean you sing something 10,000 times you want to try and keep it fresh for yourself while you are performing it.
Yeah I guess so, you know?
And I think, any new song, fans especially don't understand is it's a brand new song and you are in that mindset coming out with it initially and ten years later it's an entirely different thing.
Yes! It really is, and I think that's the beauty of music is that it's a changing thing, it's always evolving and you change your delivery and change your intent.
Absolutely! I know you have the string of dates for the 'Rock and Vaudeville' shows in Seattle; what is next for you? Any new records coming?
Kind of in a holding pattern on that end until our court case is settled. We're kind of in the last stages of that now. In the next month or so I hope to have some news for everybody.
Well, I hope it all works out and everyone remains friends. I know Pamela Moore when we talked, she loves all of you guys, and we are really pulling for everybody to make it happen, you know?
Yeah! Me too! (He was very sincere)
I hope to meet you and the band at the show next week; it would be a thrill.
Yes, I hope so!
Lastly, what would you like to say to the readers and the fans?
Thanks for listening to the music, I appreciate it, and I hope to see you at the show!


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Can anyone give me a general idea on how much time I should leave for the simulations on the exam?
Can anyone give me a general idea on how much time I should leave for the simulations on the exam?
4:00 - 3:15: Teslet 1
3:15 - 2:30: Teslet 2
2:30 - 1:45: Teslet 3
1:45 - 0: Teslet 4
I agree with CashMoney10. The SIMS include 7 individual testlets so don't cut yourself short on time. Approx 1.5 minutes for each M/C should be sufficient so be conscious of the amount of time you are spending.
I keep reading that- but I've also been told that the actual test simulations resemble those on Wiley. I've been doing the Wiley sims in max 5 minutes each. I don't want to cut myself short on MCQs since I tend to be slower with those.
@ Sandra, have you used any software for the TBS? I found that using the computer took me longer than in Wiley homework book? I am using Rogers CPA Review and he suggest the same as CashMoney10 from above:
4:00 - 3:15: Testlet 1 (MC)
3:15 - 2:30: Testlet 2 (MC)
2:30 - 1:45: Testlet 3 (MC)
1:45 - 0: Testlet 4 (TBS)
I am currently studying for FAR which is also a 4 hour test. I passed AUD using that timeline as a guide, but found I didn't need the entire 45 minutes for the MC testlets, therefore I had extra time to complete the TBS. But each person is different, and you may not need that time for the TBS.
I don't know what review system you are using but the software that comes with Roger CPA review includes a full length test, including TBS. I think that would be the best way for you to determine timing for each testlet. Take a full length computerized sample test to maximize your timing per testlet.
Don't forget those 7 questions on the TBS are worth 40%.
"Don't forget those 7 questions on the TBS are worth 40%. "
This is SO important. Many people disregard the weight of the TBS's so they can get a few more minutes for 1 or 2 MCQ's. I passed FAR by randomly clicking ~10 answers on the MCQ's because I wanted to adhere to my time schedule. This allowed me enough time to obliterate the sims for a passing score. Or maybe I just got lucky at guessing :D
I'm also using Roger CPA Review.
Good to know. I've been using the Wiley software for the TBS and its not that they are easy, its just that they don't seem to take much time. I will adhere to the recommended schedule, but I know I'm a little slow on MCQs. My fear is that I'm going to rush through those, missing a bunch of questions I could otherwise tackle and end up with time left at the end.
I don't know what the Wiley SIMS are like, but I took both 4 hour exams from Becker, thought the SIMS were quite manageable, and finished both times with almost an hour left over. At the real exam, I had 1:30 left to do the SIMS and felt they were generally more challenging than what I had seen in Becker - basically longer problems. The last one I worked on was more complicated than I had time for, so I just filled in blanks as best I could. Of course, every test is different, but I would definitely do whatever you could to save the time. Don't let yourself get bogged down on any one MCQ for too long - if you don't get an answer rather quickly, pick something and flag it. You can always come back to it at the end of the testlet if you think you have some time. But if you don't, at least you have it answered.
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Speaking on the occasion Chairman EP sated that, "Source Zone offers apparel exporters a great opportunity to source their requirements for fabrics, laces, trims, embellishments and accessories under one roof."
Leading domestic suppliers from across India and international suppliers are there to exhibit at this Show. Several well known suppliers like Grasim, Donear, Winsome, KRF Limited, K G Denim, Pallava Group, Pratibha Syntex, Optitex, Talco-Talreja, Nuvozymes, Ecotech Software, Kandoi Impex, Krish Fashion have also displayed latest trends in suiting shirtings (cotton, linens), value added yarns and fabrics, woven labels, printed labels, denim fabrics, yarns, spun dyed and viscose linen, 2D & 3D solutions, cotton interlinings, enzymes for textile industry just to name a few.
In addition to this, ERP software, elastic, crochet laces, garment accessories are also displaying their products." After the success of Source Zone in 2010, 2011 and 2012, Apparel Export Promotion Council is organizing the 4th Edition of Source Zone.
AEPC will enable companies to interact and conduct business in a conducive and facilitative environment. AEPC is organizing this fair with the help of Apparel Online, Apparel Exporters Manufacturers Association, Apparel handlooms Exporters Associations, Confederation of Indian Apparel Exporters, The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India, Garment Exporters Associations, Garment Exporters Associations of Rajasthan and Tirupur Exporters Association.
Source Zone has attracted the participation from 43 companies which are exhibiting diverse products in this show in 47 booths occupying area of 516 SQM. The best display award for fabrics and accessories will be presented. On the sidelines of the Fair AEPC will be organizing a seminar on 'Sustainability'.
Source Zone will offer visitors an outstanding opportunity to find about latest fabrics, laces, embroideries, accessories, trimmings and embellishments, Services all under one roof. Leading domestic companies from across India and International companies are participating in this Show. Some of the buyers and buying agents are expected to visit Source Zone, 2014.
Shri Sekhri underlined that this show will provide the opportunity for buyers to analyze the widest spectrum of existing and emerging products and services at the best rates as well as enhancing and revitalizing displayed brand & network.
This would help exhibitors to explore and tap global markets and trends, interact and trade with of top buyers/ decision takers at one place with focused market strategy for better business conversion. Visitors will also have opportunity to grab bulk orders at competitive rates, finalize long terms contacts and credit policies, network and establish one-to-one contact with India's top exporters and maintaining customer relationships and meeting with prospects etc during the fair.
The last Source Zone was held in 2012 and generated the revenue to the tune of Rs. 8.45 Cr.
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All stories start in a specific time and place; that's how literature explains the complexity of the world. The crisis affects me directly; many of my Spanish friends are currently experiencing its full devastating force. They feel that the future is full of uncertainty and watch in astonishment as life in a normal European country becomes more out of joint by the day, swept along in the mad two-horse race between the centre-right People's Party (PP) and centre-left Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), neither of which is capable of giving the slightest account of what went wrong in the past, what is going wrong today and — worst of all — what could go even more wrong in the future.
The role of a government is to create a narrative for a society, with all its contradictions and problems, but Spain does not have — and never has had — such a story. This is because, since the death of Franco and the start of the transition to democracy (1), Spain's political class has established intellectual laziness as a defining feature. A viable model for running the country has never been devised. When you reread parliamentary statements or electoral campaign speeches, you look in vain for the slightest vision for Spanish society.
The only statesman who ever attempted such a narrative was Manuel Azaña, the last president of the republic before Franco's coup d'état. There has never been another, because Spain's great shortcoming stems from the absence of an enlightened middle class, which in turn is the result of a lack of statesmen.
The most telling statement was Felipe González's (2) quotation of the motto of the Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping: "It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice." Taking this metaphor, which has come to be applied to all social, economic, cultural and political situations in the country, as a starting point, I shall try to construct a narrative which makes it possible to understand what has happened in the past, what is happening now and why.
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She's back. After a hiatus of a few years, anal Annie returns, though she's not doing too well financially. She invested in an escort service for ladies who like ladies but not until going undercover does Annie discover why she's going broke. It seems that her employees are in bad need of some on-the-job training which Annie is more than happy to provide.
This is all new footage, as is evident from Nina's fairly new chest, and we are treated to three brand new ladies to boot. I personally opt for Heather O'Connell who not only has a great figure, but isn't cut from the same old mold from which too many startlets spring. A nice wall-to-wall sexvid for your all-girl section.


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Why would Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki agree to step down? The Hill reported the news just awhile ago that Maliki is stepping aside and endorsing his replacement. Here are some possible reasons:
- Too much pressure from all sides including the U.S. and Iran for him to go.
- Too much of a patriot to stay.
Those are sufficient reasons. More could be added but it would not be honest such as:
- Self recognizance of his malfeasants to form a coalition government and to make it work.
- Belief that no one else will be able to govern either.
CNN's Fareed Zakaria share pessimism about the Middle East's capacity to produce pluralistic governments. He fears that the Middle East will turn into sectarian states, and that minorities are in peril.
While many are hopeful that nations in the Middle East will emerge that are accommodating of diversity in ideologies and ethnicity, others are pessimistic. The outcome is up to the free world, and the ultimate outcome puts the free world's viability at stake.
At stake is a war between ancient religions and ideological beliefs that are man made and crusty with mythology and modern ideas for equality and democratic governance that subordinate old ideas to new governance.
Iraq is one of many instances of opportunity where the free world can intervene as a participant to shape solutions. It isn't about bombing terrorists that transform into political organizations rivalling nation states. It is about changing people's' ideas about how to live in sustainable economies that ensure peace and security for global citizens.
President Obama's legacy is a trivial consideration, but his contribution to transforming Iraq by supporting the political process to achieve required outcomes can establish his being respected as a world leader who made a difference. Here is your opportunity.
"Iraq's al-Maliki to step down as prime minister
By Justin Sink - 08/14/14 04:17 PM EDT
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has agreed to peacefully step down and endorse the deputy nominated to replace him, ending a political stalemate that threatened to overwhelm the country's fragile central government.
Al-Maliki's decision clears the way for deputy prime minister Haider al-Abadi, who was nominated for the top post earlier this week, to form a unity government that Iraqi and American officials hope could calm the sectarian strife that has gripped Iraq in recent weeks.
It's also a foreign policy win for the White House, which vocally endorsed al-Abadi's candidacy as the best chance for Iraq to move forward.
Earlier Thursday, President Obama implored Iraqis to seize "the enormous opportunity of forming a new inclusive government" under al-Abadi.
Obama said the prime minister-designate had spoken about the need for "a government that speaks to all the people of Iraq" in a phone conversation earlier this week.
"He still has a challenging task in putting a government together, but we are modestly hopeful that the Iraqi government situation is moving in the right direction," Obama said.'


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The opening of the new Helena High School has been delayed for one year with the project now expected to be completed for the 2014-2015 school year.
Helena City Councilwoman Cris Nelson said a number of factors were involved in the delay, including inclement weather that has not allowed the soil to settle properly and lengthy negotiations with USS Real Estate on the land purchase. USS Real Estate is a subsidiary of U.S. Steel.
Nelson said while the delay is disappointing, it is understandable.
"I'm confident that Doster Construction and the Shelby County Board of Education know what's best and the fact that construction is progressing and the building is going to be a reality is what's most important," Nelson said.
The Helena High School site is on Hillsboro Parkway, across from Helena Middle School. Helena officials paid $1.7 million for the 78 acres.
Shelby County school board officials committed in early 2011 to building a high school in Helena if the city provided the land and paid for a sports complex, including a football stadium and baseball and soccer fields.
According to county school officials, the high school will serve Helena students in the ninth through the 12th grades. Those students now attend Pelham High School, which officials say is overcrowded. The school will house classrooms, a cafeteria, media center and other standard school amenities in about 180,000 square feet.
Helena High School will also be the first new high school in the county to have built-in storm shelters large enough to hold the student body and faculty, said Nelson.
Plans call for the band and choral rooms to be constructed so they can serve as shelters.
The 2010 Alabama Legislature passed a law requiring all new schools to incorporated a storm shelter in their construction plans, Nelson said.


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On Wednesday, Jan. 8, Sarah Michelle Gellar won Favorite Actress in a New TV Series for her CBS show "The Crazy Ones." During her acceptance speech, Gellar gave a special shout-out to the crew and fans of Joss Whedon's cult TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", in which she played the title role:
For seven years, I had the privilege to be a part of one of the most amazing television shows and I've never gotten the chance to publicly thank them, the cast, the crew, and all the fans of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," so thank you!
Gellar also tweeted thanks to fans of her three major TV roles, including The CW's "Ringer", which ended in 2012.
One of the actresses who lost to Gellar was Ming-Na Wen, star of Joss Whedon's current TV series, ABC's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."


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I spend all the day trying to find the answer, so finally I write here. I encrypt one string with class crypto and I get a byte[]. I have to convert this byte in string with tostring(), to upload in one web. I need to get this string, decrypts and get the original string. My problem is about getBytes, that not return the same byte[] to decrypt.
I need convert the original string to byte[], encrypt, get the byte[] that returns, convert to string and then, this string convert to byte[] and get the same byte[] encrypted.
I try all that it was in my mind. I need some method that with one string, returns always the same byte[] and getbytes don't make this.
I add one example:
String s2="this is an example";
byte[] b1=s2.getBytes("UTF-8");
byte[] b2=s2.getBytes("UTF-8");
System.out.println("Byte s:"+b1);
System.out.println("Byte s:"+b2);
There is one method that from one string give the same byte[]? With getBytes (at least at me) I obtain two different byte[]. Thanks.


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I am reluctantly selling my wedding dress! I will include my veil in the sale, but please know that the belt is not included. The dress was so comfortable to wear throughout my wedding day and I hope that someone else will be very happy with it as well! If you are local, you are welcome to see the dress in person. Please contact me with any questions.
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- Will Ship to: Anywhere at Owner Expense
- Payment Methods Accepted: Escrow.com
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The State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is activated at Phase III to support the response to the Taylor Bridge Fire in Kittitas County. The State EOC moved to Phase III at 8:12 p.m. Monday night.
The State EOC was initially activated to Phase II at 3:30 p.m. Monday afternoon. Gov. Chris Gregoire's Office was notified of the activation and is receiving updates as the situation continues.
State fire assistance was mobilized by Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste Monday afternoon in response to a request from Kittitas County Fire District #7. Kittitas County commissioners declared an emergency Monday afternoon.
Chief Batiste's action authorized use of the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan, which is being implemented by personnel from the Office of the State Fire Marshal on scene in Kittitas County and at the State EOC. More information about the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan is available at: http://www.wsp.wa.gov/fire/mobilization.htm.
At approximately 1 a.m. this morning, a federal management assistance declaration was approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. This action makes funds available under the Federal Management Assistance Grant program (FMAG), which provides assistance when uncontrolled wildfires threaten to become a major disaster.
The State Enhanced 911 Office in cooperation with local telephone carriers reminds all citizens in the affected area:
To stay off the telephone unless you have a critical need to make a telephone call. Remember a FAX or a computer also uses a telephone line and its use may affect your ability to get immediate help in a life-threatening emergency.
DO NOT call 9-1-1 unless you need an emergency response from police, fire or emergency medical personnel. The 9-1-1 lines must be kept open for people who have a true emergency.
If you experience other types of problems not related to these emergency services, call the appropriate telephone number for those services.
If you pick up your telephone to make a call and do not hear a dial tone, DO NOT HANG UP. Simply wait a few seconds, and you will get dial tone and be able to make your call.


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On the heels of the Pittsburgh Steelers latest disastrous loss, the big story to emerge from the wreckage is the demotion of first round pick Jarvis Jones. It all started during the game where those unfortunate enough to have had to sit through Sunday's fiasco saw linebackers coach Keith Butler chewing his rookie out on the sideline. Jones did not start on Sunday and at his weekly press conference, Mike Tomlin admitted that Jones has been benched in favor of Jason Worilds. His reasoning being that Jones needs to work on "the details."
Which is Tomlinspeak for "He don't know the playbook." Continue reading »
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There was no Mike Tomlin press conference last week. Pity, considering how pissed Coach T appeared in the aftermath of the Pittsburgh Steelers loss to the Minnesota Vikings, I'm sure it would've been highly entertaining even if the questions are being furnished by the cheerleader local media. With the Penguins starting their season and the Pirates continuing to shock the baseball world, the media treated yesterday's presser like a typical Pittsburgh sports fan: with stunning apathy.
While the sparsely attended affair wrapped in a tidy 15 minutes, there were still several juicy Tomlin nuggets worthy of note (and mockery). Read on! Continue reading »
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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin promised changes after his team's terrible loss to the Minnesota Vikings in London. As with anything spoken by Tomlin, I operated under the standard assumption if his mouth was moving, he was probably lying. Lo and behold a few days later the team made a trade for left tackle Levi Brown in an effort to bolster that position.
If you thought that was the end of the changes, boy were you wrong. Evidently all it takes is a historically disastrous start for Tomlin to finally mean business.
The offensive line won't be the only line undergoing change when the Steelers take the field against the Jets. Cam Heyward has been elevated to starting defensive end ahead of fellow first round pick Ziggy Hood. Brett Keisel will continue to start on the opposite side with Steve McClendon manning the middle. Continue reading »
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Week 10 Recap: What The F#%k Just Happened?
I don't even know where to begin with last night's debacle.
Might as well start with the positives I guess. The Pittsburgh Steelers pulled out a 16-13 win against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football after Lawrence Timmons intercepted Matt Cassel's first pass in overtime. One play later, Stonecold Shaun Suisham booted a 23 yarder to end the misery. And that's about all the good things I have to say about what happened last night.
Ben Roethlisberger left the game in the third quarter with what preliminary reports are saying is a "sprained" throwing shoulder. I'm so glad we brought in Todd Haley's boring dink and dunk offense to protect him from getting injured. That's sarcasm by the way. Of course, Ben has been remarkably healthy all season so it totally makes sense he'd suffer a serious injury a week before the Steelers play the Baltimore Ravens.
Ben wasn't exactly lighting up the scoreboard before the injury. If not for a circus catch by Mike Wallace in the end zone, Ben would've departed with two FGs to show for his efforts. All week, fans and talking heads alike were calling this game Boss Todd's shot at revenge against the team that canned him last season. What we failed to take into account is that familiarity is a two way street. Teams practice against each other all week for months on end meaning the Chiefs defense probably has taken hundreds of snaps against Haley's offense during his tenure there. The result, as Max Starks later told reporters, was that KC's D recognized practically every play they called last night.
Let's not make excuses for the offense, though. The tone was set early when they went three and out on their first two possessions and Willie Colon was flagged for "cussing." Swearing is a crime? What the f#ck?
Any questions about Antonio Brown's worth to the team were answered as Manny Sanders repeatedly failed to step up in his absence. The running game was absolutely atrocious the entire game. Isaac Redman was pathetic, fumbling the ball to gift wrap a FG early then getting stoned on a crucial 4th and inches early in the second half. Jon Dwyer relieved him and only did slightly better, averaging 2.9 ypc to iRed's sad 2.6 ypc. Dwyer had a couple decent runs and he was running into a 7 man box after Ben got hurt but it still was far from an acceptable performance.
Let's talk about the post-Ben offense. For whatever reason, Steeler Nation seems to have turned on Charlie Batch, mocking him as a broke washed-up bum. Well, if you're comfortable with Byron Leftwich after what we saw last night then I don't know what say. The guy plays quarterback like he's trying to win a stuffed giraffe for his girlfriend at Kenneywood.
Okay, this was Lefty's first action in like three years. Back-ups are rusty enough since they only get a handful of snaps at practice. And when he gets a nice clean pocket and about five seconds to wind up, he does throw a pretty ball. At the same time, he looked even more immobile than the last time we saw him. Leave it to Mike Tomlin to sign the only immobile black quarterback in NFL history. Lefty took about four or five vicious shots in about a quarter and half of work. He's never going to survive if he has to play a significant stretch. What's more, his goofy throwing motion and lousy accuracy is all wrong for an offense that relies on timing and accuracy.
Gotta love that with Ben under center, Haley went deep twice all season, then Leftwich comes in and his first pass is a bomb to Wallace.
I haven't yet mentioned the Steelers defense. On paper, it looks like they had a good game. In reality, Kansas City's incompetence was the only thing which saved them from a horrible loss. While we're on the subject of terrible games, Ziggy Hood played like absolute shit. The Chiefs ran Jamaal Charles (23 carries 100 yards) right at him time after time for big chunks of yardage. Only when Dick LeBeau started switching up Hood and Bret Keisel did the bleeding stop. How bad does Ziggy have to play before Ironhead Junior gets more than a handful of snaps?
Did LaMarr Woodley play yesterday? How about James Harrison? You didn't hear either name at all. If KC had receivers who didn't fall into the fetal position when faced with contact and stopped shooting themselves in the foot with stupid penalties, this game wouldn't have been close. In fact, the key series of the game occurred early in the third when a 22 yard TD to Dwayne Bowe was wiped out on a ticky-tack holding penalty then the KC kicker missed the ensuing FG wide right.
Late in the quarter, the pitiful Steelers offense was going nowhere fast when pass interference and roughing the passer penalties let them drive for the game-tying FG. Even at the end of the game KC tried their damnedest to snatch defeat from the jaws of
victory mediocrity. Cassel hit Bowe for a nice gain but Bowe lost the ball when Ryan Clark concussed himself while dislodging the ball. Then TE Tony Moeki got flagged for offensive PI which took them out of FG range and left them with 4th and 15. Of course, Ike Taylor played it too loose and let them convert a 27 yard pass play.
The Chiefs came in having never led during regulation all season. They led for almost half the game. The Chiefs came in leading the league in turnovers. Until Cassel threw the pick to Timmons in OT (which was tipped by the Diesel, btw), they had zero giveaways. Yeah, they were a desperate team. Yeah, maybe this was a trap game. Injuries, Haley, their Super Bowl, yadda yadda…
No excuses. Any good feelings from last week's game against the Giants are long gone. This was an abominable effort that would've resulted in a loss against any halfway competent team. And now an offense which has already been average at best needs to find a way to score points with their back-up QB. On top of all this, two of the next three games are against the Ravens. Suddenly this season isn't looking so promising.
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Tomlin Concerned With Steelers Defense
Every Tuesday, Mike Tomlin holds his weekly press conference. As I've stated many times in the past, I tend to ignore whatever "news" comes out of it. I don't do this because I prefer to be an uneducated fan; on the contrary, writing a Pittsburgh Steelers blog makes it doubly important I stay informed. No, I ignore the Mike Tomlin presser because experience has shown you can't believe what you hear.
In simpler terms, Tomlin tells a lot lies.
I don't blame Tomlin for lying to the press. He's one of those ultra-secretive coaches who believes information is power and if it's good enough for Bill Belichick, it's good enough for Tomlin. I just get aggravated when people fail to take what he says with a grain of salt. He regularly downplays injuries that are much more serious than he lets on (James Harrison's broken orbital last season comes to mind) and hints at personnel moves that he has no intention of following (When Bryant McFadden struggled a couple seasons back, he said it was time to see what some of the youngsters could do. They never saw the field).
Which is why yesterday brought a rare moment of honesty from Tomlin. Granted it was couched in typical Tomlinspeak – he follows the political model of never let three words suffice when grand eloquent sentences with opaque meanings can be used instead – but honest it was nonetheless.
Addressing the Steelers defensive performance on Sunday night, Tomlin said "The reality is that we didn't play well enough post-snap. Forget about whether or not they huddle between plays, we've got full control over how we play once the ball is snapped and it wasn't up to snuff in many instances." He also cautioned fans against blaming the absence of Ryan Clark and James Harrison for the defensive inadequacies. "Obviously, those guys are capable of helping us. They're quality veteran players. They know how to play and, specifically in Ryan's case, not only his play but his communication and leadership. That remains to be seen and we're not going to assume anything." sayeth Coach T.
In other words, don't expect the D to suddenly start dominating teams just because two guys come back.
The fact is, the normally stout Steelers defense has some serious question marks this season. A big part of the problem is they're just plain old. Seven starters are over the age of 30. Contrast that with another long-time defensive juggernaut, the Ravens, who've so successfully infused fresh talent into their team that only Ed Reed and Ray Lewis remain as elder statesman.
The problem with old players isn't just the natural decline which comes with age. Even when they are still capable of playing at a high level, their bodies inevitably start to break down. Last season, Harrison and Troy Polamalu were clearly the team's defensive standouts. However, both have also battled a host of ailments the past couple years. Harrison had two back surgeries during the off-season, then came down with a knee issue when training camp started. Tomlin says he's expected back this week but it's clear he's become alarmingly injury prone. Then we have Troy, who looked great the first half against the Broncos before fading away. Evidently he strained his calf which limited him as time went on. He's also expected to play on Sunday.
Still, here we are one week into the season and both are already showing up on injury reports.
Meanwhile, where is the infusion of young talent? One thing that bugged me following the Broncos loss were Steeler fans on twitter repeating Warren Sapp's "They're old, slow and done" comment from last season. The D is old but the line-up they put on the field last Sunday against Denver sure wasn't. Harrison was replaced by 23 year old Chris Carter and 24 year old Jason Worilds. Clark was replaced by 27 year old Ryan Mundy. Casey Hampton, who's become a two down player anyway, split time fairly evenly with 26 year old Steve McClendon.
Worilds had a sack when Peyton Manning screwed up a protection call and gave him a free shot at the QB. The only legitimate sack they got was from veteran Larry Foote. Other than that, where was the pressure? LaMarr Woodley got a big contract a couple off-seasons ago but his sack totals have declined every year for the past three years. He only seems to generate pressure when Harrison is on the other side. Worilds has been a bust. Inside, we have Foote, who's a stop-gap until the team finds a young ILB to groom in his place. Opposite him is Lawrence Timmons, who was supposed to be that ILB but has consistently underperformed since being drafted in the first round back in 2007. He's supposedly this super-athlete on par with Troy but Troy would never let Peyton Manning OUTRUN HIM to the sticks.
Wait, you may say, Dick LeBeau's zone blitz depends on the D-linemen opening up gaps for the linebackers. Fair enough. McClendon isn't stout at the point of attack. He gets pushed around in the run game which is why Big Snack usually plays the first two downs. He's not a starter. And what's up with Ziggy Hood? Was his name even called? Looking at the box score from Denver, he had 2 tackles, no assists. TWO TACKLES. Aaron Smith could make more plays on one leg.
Then we have the secondary. The Steelers have tried to find a second corner to pair with Ike Taylor for years. Of course, their search usually involves a mid-to-late round project they hope to coach up. The light bulb finally came on for Willie Gay last season but the team let him go to
Pittsburgh West Arizona. His replacement, Keenan Lewis, was an average at best nickel last year and so far has looked like another B-Mac with his generous 10 yard cushions. The team is high on second year man Cortez Allen but he didn't exactly distinguish himself against the Broncos, either. Meanwhile, Mundy remains the teams go-to safety off the bench even though he gets beat like Justin Bieber at a biker rally every time he's on the field.
The bottom line is the Steelers D is a big question mark. Veteran stars are facing an inevitable decline while the young guys don't appear ready for prime time. Steeler Nation may need to face the fact that for the first time in a very long time, it may be the offense which needs to carry the team. Play to your strengths. And right now, the defense is anything but a strength.
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Tomorrow night is round one of the 2012 NFL Draft. Because when it comes to the NFL, nothing is worth doing that isn't worth overdoing, rounds two and three follow the next evening. And on Saturday, we finish up with rounds four through seven. Throughout this three day marathon, you can be assured of two things. First, draft guru/demigod Mel Kiper will have a scouting report on every player no matter if they went to Ohio State or Slippery Rock University. And secondly, the event will culminate with the naming of Mr. Irrelevant, the very last pick of the entire draft who usually receives nice little rewards like a new car, a trip to Disneyland and/or dirty monkey sex from a young lady of questionable morals.
I try to avoid overblown statements like "This is the most important draft in recent Pittsburgh Steelers history" here on Total Steelers. But the fact is, um, this is the most important draft in recent Steelers history. The Black and Gold lost a number of players over the off-season, at least five of whom were starters on last year's team. With no outside help coming in, it'll be up to General Manager Kevin Colbert and company to once again build through the draft.
Going back almost ten years, the Steelers have had the luxury of using their picks to bolster depth and prepare for the future. Lawrence Timmons sat behind Larry Foote his first two years. Ziggy Hood served as a back-up to Aaron Smith and Bret Keisel. Even LaMarr Woodley had to wait a year while Clark Haggans started ahead of him. Well, those days are over. The future is now.
For the first time in years, the Steelers have multiple openings in the starting line-up. Willie Gay has gone (Pittsburgh) West, leaving only chronic underachiever Keenan Lewis and a couple of second year players (Cortez Allen and Curtis Brown) to replace him. Long-time defensive captain James Farrior finally succumbed to Father Time and now we're left with journeyman Larry Foote and unimpressive youngster Stevenson Sylvester at inside linebacker. And the offensive line, man, the offensive line continues to have more holes than Oakmont. Other than center Maurkice Pouncey, who's only in the starting line-up until he gets an ingrown toenail, there isn't a single member of the line I'd rate much above average.
I'm not going to get into this mock draft nonsense which seems to be the rage on football websites and message boards. Hell, I saw one Steelers site posting mocks the day after our soul-crushing loss to Denver. I couldn't even think about the Steelers without wanting to curl up in the fetal position while watching my Super Bowl XLIII dvd for a week after that game. Anyway, mocking is pretty pointless because after the first ten picks or so, there really is absolutely no way to predict how things will go. The Steelers will move up a handful of spots if a player they really really like starts to slip but usually they let things shake out and hope one of their targets falls into their lap when it's their turn to pick.
Two names have been frequently assigned to the Steelers. First we have Alabama's Dont'a Hightower. Hightower is your prototypical inside linebacker, exactly the kind of thumper we need to replace Farrior. In fact, Hightower is so highly rated that rumor has it the Ratbirds are looking to trade up ahead of us so they can draft him as an eventual replacement for Ray Lewis. The other name is Wisconsin guard Kevin Zeitler. Now that the Chris Kemoeatu era is thankfully over, Zeitler is the kind of kid who can step in immediately and start. There have been other names thrown around like Dontari Poe (an athletically gifted nose tackle who shot up draft boards after the combine) and whole host of offensive lineman (tackles Bobbie Massey and Mike Adams, guard Cordy Glenn) that are all possible picks depending on how the draft falls. And then we have corners like Dre Kirkpatrick or Stephon Gilmore, who probably won't still be around since CB is one of the more highly valued positions in the draft, but either would sorely tempt the Steelers if they were still around at pick #24.
Then we have the later rounds. Good teams find starters in rounds 2 and 3, great teams find them in rounds 4-7. I'm not going through the nearly infinite possibilities available after round 1 but I will say Colbert has acknowledged he absolutely cannot blow rounds 2 and 3 as he's done in recent drafts. Limas Sweed? Bruce Davis? We can't afford any more of those kind of mistakes.
Overall, it'll be interesting to see what positions the team addresses. If we take a running back in rounds 2 or 3, that'd be a pretty clear sign Rashard Mendenhall's days are numbered. Will Colbert try to strike late round magic yet again by taking a receiver as insurance in case Mike Wallace continues to behave like an asshole? How about wasting a pick or two by taking a kicker or punter in a the final couple rounds? And will they take a developmental quarterback to compete with grey-hairs Charlie Batch and Troy Smith?
Whatever happens, we know one thing for sure. The 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers will look a lot different than recent incarnations of the team. How many of those players are new faces will be determined over the next three days. And how those new faces play will go a long way in determining whether the 2012 season is a success or another year to forget.
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Steeler Madness: Final Four (Part 2)
By Hennessy
Chris had his (long-winded) say, it's my turn.
Antonio Brown vs Mike Wallace – Given the offseason, the 2012 Steelers roster will most likely include all three members of Young Money. AB and Wallace are no-doubt the most proven of the three, and their 2012 success or failures will be at the top of the Offensive report card. Wallace has been a fleeting superstar for two seasons, and showed he may be worth reaching deep in your pocket for. However, last season his 8 touchdown 1,000 + yard performance was overshadowed by a late-season slip in production. While he's sitting on top of a $2.7M tender, his eagerness to get Larry Fitzgerald money before proving his long term value has all but signed him up for another year in Black and Gold. Antonio Brown showed he can step up when needed, and proved his durability by being thrown to only 3 times less than Fitzgerald Jr. Though he only crossed the endzone twice, he showed signs of being the go-to-guy for Ben. If Wallace proves his value with a 3rd superstar season, there could be owners opening their checkbook next year. Because I don't think that owner will be Deuce Rooney, I look forward to draining out another season of Flash Speed from MW and putting my money on the equally capable and seemingly more consistent Antonio.
WINNER: Antoniooooooooo
James Harrison vs LaMarr Woodley – Silverback and Woodley could shake the ground if they faced off against each other in a chess game. The Linebacker tandem has wreaked havoc on opposing offenses more than any other pairing in recent NFL history. 2011 gave us a wide angle at their individual abilities rather than as a tandem, with Harrison and Woodley finding it hard to take the field on the same Sunday as his pass rushing compatriot. Both put up impressive pass-rushing seasons with 9 sacks, but Silverback managed to tackle 22 more men than Woodley, despite playing in only one more game during the campaign. One thing that sets these two apart for me is Harrison's ferocity and availability on every play. He jumped out of the ESPN highlight reels late in the season, but still managed to compile an impressive record having only played 11 games. If he can come out healthy in 2012 alongside a hopeful healthy Woodley, I'm picking the man with the iron orbital bone to lead the 2012 defense to success.
WINNER: Ironface James Harrison
Baron Batch vs John Clay – Who? It wouldn't surprise me if a handful of readers have little more knowledge of these two than they do their fifth cousin. Batch was sidelined with an ACL tear before his first NFL campaign got off its feet, and John Clay did little more than squeeze into the gameday roster when CB hopeful Curtis Brown was sent to the IR. He punched a 10-Yard TD on his first NFL run against St. Louis, and went on to touch the ball a few more times to close out the year. Baron Batch spent his 2011 writing wordy excerpts and giving convincing insight into his distinguished character on his excellent blog. If he slips out of the NFL, that man could make a living putting together awesome playlists. He showed great promise in the pre-season, and between the two, I'm hedging my bets on Batch being the future of the elusive running game. He had a great career at Texas Tech, and god knows we need to fill the hole left by a man named Jerome.
WINNER: Baron Batch
Ziggy Hood vs Cam Heyward – James Farrior is arguably the biggest loss on the defensive side of the ball this year, but following in his wake was DE Aaron Smith. Smith was the glue that forged Lebeau's legendary defense in its infancy. Filling that gap will take leadership, performance, and the general bad-assery Smith carried out on the field with him. OSU native Cam Heyward played 16 games in his rookie year, but is still trying to prove his starting worth. Three year vet Evander Ziggidy-Diggity Hood convinced coaches to start him 7 times, and registered time on the clock for all 16 games as well. Heyward is regarded as the second coming of Iron-Head Heyward, and he needs to start proving it after being overshadowed by Hood last season. Hood registered almost 50 tackles last year. Get with the program, Cam – I don't care if you're a rookie or not. With the veterans we lost this year, the defense needs a DE with balls. Both are capable of performing, but so far Hood has showed more promise in carrying the load shouldered by Smith.
WINNER: Ziggy Hood
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Bravo, Steeler Nation.
The recent rise and fall of Aaron Smith combined with CBS repeatedly cutting to Hines Ward standing on the sideline being the NFL's highest paid cheerleader (to his credit, he probably dances better than most of them even though his ass doesn't look nearly as good in a tiny skirt) has gotten me to thinking. Thinking about the future. A future that doesn't include Hines or James Farrior or several other players who were a huge part of the Pittsburgh Steelers run as one of the most dominant teams of the past decade.
I can't help but be reminded of Rod Woodson. A 2009 Hall of Famer, Woodson was one of the best defensive backs to ever play the game. He possessed unbelievable speed for a man his size, routinely baiting quarterbacks by letting wide receivers run past him only to turn on the jets and close on the receiver when he saw the ball in the air. In 1995, Barry Sanders juked his ACL off his knee and when he returned the following year, he didn't have that same freaky closing speed. After watching him repeatedly get beaten on deep bombs, the Steelers thought his career was on a downhill slide and asked him to take a pay cut and move to safety, both of which he allegedly refused. While the Rooneys and Woodson eventually buried the hatchet, at the time this resulted in a divorce so ugly it would've made Mel Gibson wince.
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Harrison Tosses D-Line Under The Bus
No, no, James… A BLACK eyepatch…
The [intlink id="23″ type="category"]Pittsburgh Steelers[/intlink] began to address their offensive line woes with the signing of [intlink id="85″ type="category"]Max Starks[/intlink] yesterday. To give you an idea how poor they've been playing, Starks ran with the first teamers on his first day back. Not shabby for a guy the team released because they thought he was washed up. Or maybe he is and a has-been is still a helluva lot better than never-was like Jonathan Scott.
Now let's get to work on that defense.
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Know Thy Enemy: Indianapolis Colts
Sorry NBC, no take backs. At least not until week twelve.
The [intlink id="20″ type="category"]Pittsburgh Steelers[/intlink] face off the Indianapolis Colts in this week's edition of Sunday Night Football. Steeler Nation will be tuned in from coast to coast. Cris Collinsworth will be in the booth gleefully pointing out every mistake the Steelers make. Faith Hill will be there in her pleasingly tight dress, although sadly she's chosen not to bring back the sexy hooker boots she wore three years ago.
The only person who won't be there is Peyton Manning.
Obviously this match-up looked attractive back in June. It's not like the Colts gave any indication their franchise player would miss the entire season. They signed him to a $69 million dollar contract in late July for crying out loud. Then again, unlike the Steelers and the $29 million they flushed down the crapper on [intlink id="85″ type="category"]Willie Colon[/intlink], the Colts were smart enough to insert a buy out clause that gets them off the hook if Manning never steps behind center again.
The point being this game was never the Steelers versus the Colts. It was going to be Peyton Manning against Blitzburgh. Remove Pey-Pey from the equation and you have an Indianapolis team who are fast becoming the NFL version of the Cleveland Cavaliers sans LeBron.
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Imagine that you are supervising your child swimming at the beach or pool and notice that he or she is struggling in the water. You pull your child out of the water and aside from coughing, spitting, feeling stressed, and possibly embarrassed, you go on with your day as planned. Later during the day this same child is coughing more, complains of difficulty breathing and is uncharacteristically feeling very fatigued. He or she may be experiencing secondary drowning symptoms also known as dry drowning. Although uncommon, it is a serious medical emergency calling for immediate medical attention.
James Orlowski, MD, a drowning research scientist, believes that 1-2% of all drownings can be attributed to secondary or dry drowning. Dr. Orlowski explained that secondary drowning occurs when small amounts of water are inhaled, triggering airway spasms initially resulting in difficult breathing. As the condition progresses, fluid builds up in the lungs causing pulmonary edema and if not treated can cause brain injury and/or death. Dr. Orlowski added that a victim of secondary drowning can be acting normally for hours prior to the onset of symptoms. Secondary or dry drowning patients are treated at a hospital with oxygen or ventilation.
The key is to observe and act on the symptoms including troubled breathing, chest pain, coughing, extreme fatigue and/or sudden, uncharacteristic behavior change. As noted above, immediate medical attention is imperative. Calling 911 is the most ideal and optimum means of receiving both stabilizing and ongoing medical attention for this serious and life threatening medical emergency.
Secondary or dry drowning can happen to adults as well. The importance of water safety for all of us and parental supervision for children is paramount. Enjoy time at the beach and pool but be aware that secondary drowning is real and potentially fatal.


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Advanced standing is the granting of credit in an associate's degree or technical diploma program based on work done at another accredited educational institution. For example, you may have taken a course in high school that is very similar to a course at Western. If this is the case, there might be an agreement between your teacher and a Western faculty member, allowing you to receive advanced standing credit for the course. This means you do not have to take the course over again. Think about the money and time you'll save! Do your high school credits transfer?
The table below indicates what agreements your high school currently has with Western. If you have taken or are currently taking one of the agreed upon courses and you receive a "B" or better in the course ("A" for accounting), you can complete the Request For Transfer /Advanced Standing Credit Evaluation form and mail it to the address provided on the form to receive your advanced standing credit. You must attend Western or another technical college in Wisconsin to receive these credits.
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Talk 1410 May 13 radio spot
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B.C. man fends off cougar attack near ski resort
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Marion County Sheriff Jerry DeVore says Larry Evans, also known as Mfalme El Bey, was initially stopped on Commercial Street at Hardin. Evans was told he was under arrest and ordered to shut down the vehicle and exit. Instead, Evans said he wanted a supervisor at the scene, rolled up the window, and put the Jeep in gear and took off. He was blocked in with the help of a Central City Police officer a few blocks away. At that point, DeVore said Evans exited the vehicle, put his hands behind his back and was taken into custody.
Both Evans and a passenger, 49-year-old Antayus Haskins of North Sycamore in Centralia, were taken into custody for criminal trespass to the foreclosed home on Tonti Road north of Sandoval. A mattress that was among furniture removed from the home earlier by a caretaker for the Department of Housing and Urban Development was being transported on top of the Jeep indicating the two had been back at the home. While Evans was detained, Haskins was released on a notice to appear in court.
DeVore says the sheriff's department was first notified someone was squatting in the home on February 11th. When Evans was found at the home two days later, deputies discovered he had furniture delivered and the locks changed. He was detained, but released without charges being filed the next day as the State's Attorney's office sought more information.
The furniture was later removed by the property caretaker. However, the caretaker later returned the furniture to outside the home after receiving numerous telephone threats.
Evans had filed some paperwork at the County Clerk's office trying to show ownership of the foreclosed property because he belonged to a group that were among the original settlers of North America.
Deputies had been seeking Evans the past few days before he was located driving in Central City Tuesday morning.
Wilzbach is still waiting for all reports in the case to be gathered to determine what charges will be filed when Evans makes his first appearance in court on Wednesday.
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Long distance relationships are hard to keep going. They are time-consuming, difficult, and trying on the bond you have with your partner. For a relationship that spans many miles to work, you have to really put in the effort to stay close to your partner, to know what they need, and when they need it. There are five things that absolutely must happen for a long distance relationship to prosper.
1. Trust them.
Trust your significant other to make their own decisions, have their own friends, and live their own lives. You will never be able to control who they see or talk to, and shouldn't try (in any relationship)! You have to trust them to be faithful to you; remember, they love you. They have to, or they wouldn't have given this distance thing a shot in the first place.
2. Make things special.
It's easy for every conversation to stray to the same topics, over and over again. It's easy for your daily "check-in" to just be a report on what you've done during the day. Try to be interesting to your partner, and ask for their full attention in return. There's something to be said for the written word; start to love it, because it'll be your constant companion for the duration of this relationship.
3. Send things.
Use the snail-mail to send little gifts, hand-written letters- whatever you feel like sending. It's important to let them know you're thinking of (and love) them, and there's nothing better than receiving mail from someone other than the bank that's collecting on your student loans.
4. Skype. Facetime.
Make sure to see their face and hear their voice. It helps, trust me.
5. Remind yourself of them.
Because they're not there all the time, it is important to remind yourself that you have someone that you love very much, and that they love you. Not only does it make you feel good, but it helps you to be a better girlfriend/boyfriend/SO.
Good luck with your long-distance relationship, and trust me when I say that when you're able to see that special someone again, all the heartache will be worth it.


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It was a very interesting and times revealing night. I purposely waited to write any reaction to Thursday night's final night of the GOP Convention in Tampa because to be frank, I don't know if I really knew how I felt about it all.
Clearly it was supposed to be a night for Mitt Romney, but just as clearly it didn't turn out that way.
As I look back in reflection, the thing I cannot get out of my mind is the Clint Eastwood speech or skit or whatever it was. He was at his best when he looked directly at the audience and stated simply, "If you can't do the job you should be let go."
It got a rousing response from the faithful, but when he turned and started talking to the empty chair I started to think I was watching a bad skit on the Tonight Show. I began to wonder how the Romney people who shamelessly touted the appearance were going to get "The Clint Eastwood" off the stage in a way that would save face for everyone. Many people in the Forum struggled to hear Eastwood because he would turn away from the directional microphone, making him hard to hear.
Then he turned to face the front again and delivered another direct blow about how bad it is to have over 20 million Americans without jobs. Unfortunately just when you thought it was going to end, he turned back to his imaginary routine and once again you began to worry about an 82-year-old legend who may have finally found a role he shouldn't play.
Sen. Marco Rubio benefited from the Eastwood warm-up act and delivered the speech of the night. Any other time, Americans might be talking about his speech in the same breath with Mario Cuomo and Barack Obama. Would it fuel unfulfilled stirrings of the former or a presidential run of the latter. It stirred with passion, with vigor and made me begin to imagine that America could very well have a president of Cuban descent in my lifetime.
As I remember the surprise guest's speech wasn't even acknowledged during Romney's speech and little wonder why. He was probably hoping for a little separation at that point but it may have been too late.
Anticipation built all day for the Eastwood appearance. His voice was used in a Chrysler TV commercial during the Super Bowl and many took that as a tacit endorsement of President Obama. Now he was going to make their day by setting the record straight. Everyone was buying in, including me. It was going to be great theater. I can tell you the hallways on the fifth floor where I was hunkered down in waiting were empty with anticipation for his speech.
After the night was over, people left with mixed emotions. They felt good about their presidential candidate, felt good about the party's future, but they left talking about the actor's speech. Years later delegates will tell their family and friends they were in the Forum in Tampa, Florida for that speech by Clint Eastwood. You know – the one with the empty chair.
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Emma, well, I like Cressida. I think she's quite complex, I like that. Anyway, not a literature discussion... I love watercress! One of my girlsfriends lives down in Hampshire and when I'm there we go for walks along the watercress beds. I like all the Rosamund combos. Rosamund is beautiful... fair Rosamund. I actually like Zenobia a lot, it's fun! Needs something calm to go with it though... Zenobia Viola Elaine. Hmmm. The Hespera combo can go any way, yes, it's magical! Thanks sweetie!
Lineska, I quite like Fiammetta Ophelia Iris, thank you!
Blade, yup, Perdy's gone, not a nice meaning and it kind of sounds like a biscuit!My darling Marian Illyria Aphrodite, March 2013 & Little Bunny (a girl!) due 9th of February 2014
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Fiorella is cute, but maybe too cute.
What about...
Cressida Charis Amoret/Cressida Viola Amoret
Daphne Hespera Arden/Hespera Daphne Arden/Arden Daphne Hespera (depending on mood when baby is here)
Fiammetta Ophelia Elaine/Fiammetta Ophelia Yvaine
Rosalind Isolde Illyria/Rosalind Charis Illyria/Rosalind Elettra Elaine/Rosalind Miranda Berenice
Zenobia Viola Marian/Zenobia Nerissa Marian/Zenobia Miranda Elaine
Last edited by ottilie; March 5th, 2013 at 07:30 PM.My darling Marian Illyria Aphrodite, March 2013 & Little Bunny (a girl!) due 9th of February 2014
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