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MILWAUKEE - What do a girl from New Mexico, a boy from Kansas and a girl from Germany all have in common? These three teens from various Boys & Girls Clubs across the world have all received the opportunity of a lifetime – four-year, full tuition scholarships from Marquette University. Marquette partnered with Boys & Girls Clubs of America last year to offer scholarships to Club teens who have been selected as Youth of the Year winners.
Being named Youth of the Year is the highest honor bestowed on a Boys & Girls Club member. The title recognizes outstanding contributions to a young person's family, school, community and Boys & Girls Club, as well as personal challenges and obstacles overcome. Applicants for the Marquette scholarships must also have met the university's admission criteria.
The inaugural class of Marquette/Youth of the Year scholarship winners, all age 18, are: Tamara Johnson, Pueblo of Pojoaque Boys & Girls Club (Albuquerque, N.M.), and Ryan Allen, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City Wyandoth County Unit (Kansas City, Kan..) – both who were Youth of the Year at the local level – and Amaya Hamilton, Ramstein Youth Programs (Ramstein AFB, Germany), who is the 2010-11 Youth of the Year for all of Europe. "We are extremely grateful to Marquette University for recognizing the accomplishments of Tamara, Ryan and Amaya," said BGCA President and CEO Roxanne Spillett. "We know they will do Marquette, their local Clubs, families and Boys & Girls Clubs of America very proud."
Marquette President Robert A. Wild, S.J., praised the Youth of the Year winners for their academic and leadership success and their service to their Clubs and communities. "These young adults are already demonstrating what it means to 'Be the Difference,'" he said. "We are looking forward to having them join our Marquette family and inspiring those who follow them in their Clubs to pursue a college education. We hope that this partnership will grow to involve more students across the country, supporting Marquette's long tradition of educational access."
Each scholarship, renewable for four years, is valued at more than $120,000. The national partnership between the university and Boys & Girls Clubs of America had its roots in a local partnership. When Marquette University created an Urban Scholarship program several years ago, two of the 10 annual, full-tuition scholarships were designated for members of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee.
In fact, a recipient of a 2010 Urban Scholarship, Tommy Walls of Milwaukee, Wis., is one of five finalists for BGCA's National Youth of the Year title for 2010. Walls, originally from Detroit, was first named Youth of the Year for the Mary Ryan Boys & Girls Club in Milwaukee, then named Youth of the Year for the Greater Milwaukee organization, the State of Wisconsin and BGCA's Midwest Region. The National Youth of the Year winner will be named next month. As an Urban Scholarship winner, Walls will receive a full-tuition scholarship from Marquette.
Two other Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year winners will also attend Marquette this year. They are: Allyson Aderman from Menominee, Mich., who received an Ignatius Scholarship, and Arisbet Escalante from Hill City, S.D., the recipient of a Magis Award.
Miami HEAT and former Marquette basketball star Dwyane Wade will be in Milwaukee Aug. 30 to welcome the Youth of the Year winners to Marquette. Wade, through the Wade's World Foundation, provides support to community-based organizations that promote education, health and social skills for children in at-risk situations.
Meet the Scholarship Recipients
Tamara Johnson – A nine-year member of Pueblo of Pojoaque Boys & Girls Club, Johnson is very active in her Club and her community. At the Club, she is president of the Keystone Club, a teen group that focuses on leadership and community service. Under her leadership, the Keystone Club raised more than $2,200 for the Haiti Relief Fund. Johnson has also volunteered to ride on the back of a fire truck to help "Santa Claus" pass out toys to needy children during the holidays. As a Junior Staffer at the Club, she demonstrates superior leadership qualities to the younger Club members.
One of Johnson's biggest accomplishments related to the Club was being named the 2010-11 National Money Matters Ambassador for Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The Money Matters program was created to promote financial literacy among teens by building basic money management skills. As Ambassador, Johnson attends various events to speak about the importance of financial education for teens.
Johnson, a recent high school graduate, was a six-year member of the National Honor Society and served as student body president and as an attorney for the Mock Trial team. A recent graduate, she plans to major in pre-law at Marquette.
Ryan Allen – Enrolling in the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City 10 years ago, Allen says, was one of the best decisions made for his life. Growing up in a single-parent household with his mom and younger sister, he stepped up to be a big help to his mom in raising his younger sister. Allen made a conscious decision to avoid going down the wrong path as many did in his inner-city neighborhood. He even helped his friends get back on track when they strayed.
Allen contributes much of his success in making the right choices to his Boys & Girls Club. As a younger member he joined Torch Club and then joined Keystone as a teenager, where he served as secretary for the group. He's been an active participant in the Clubs' Passport to Manhood program, which teaches young men how to grow up to be honest, dependable and respectable. For two years, Allen has participated in the national African-American Male Teen Summit, a conference geared toward this population of Club members.
Before his recent high school graduation, Allen participated in basketball, track and choir. While attending Marquette, he will pursue a degree in business.
Amaya Hamilton – Many face war and trouble, but Hamilton has faced soldiers, loss, deployment and movement. The oldest of three, she is the daughter of military parents. Living as a military child has forced her to face seven new schools, three new countries, two new languages and leaving behind the support and interaction with extended family back in the U.S. Yet, it is through her emitted family's close-knit relationship and strong commitment to each other that she is able to get through it all.
Hamilton has been a Boys & Girls Club member on military bases for 11 years. Now a member of Ramstein Youth Programs, she has been involved in various Club activities and programs. She helped with Power Hour, which tutors younger Club members when doing homework, and participated in various sports activities. She currently serves as the vice president of the Keystone Club. Hamilton worked to establish the first chartered Torch Club at Ramstein, which is similar to Keystone but geared toward younger members.
In the community, Hamilton has organized holiday events for families and helped collect over 300 pounds of clothing for the needy. She mentors younger children coping with the absence of parents, deployment and multiple household moves. She has helped raise money for the "Malaria No More" campaign to end malaria in Africa. Her service to the community earned her the United States Air Force in Europe's Hidden Hero award at the early age of 14.
A graduate of Ramstein American High School, Hamilton has excelled academically and socially. She completed several AP classes with a 3.6 GPA, participated in the Model UN program, Spanish Honor Society, Spanish Immersion Program and Dance Team. At Marquette, Hamilton will pursue a bachelor's degree in political science, with a goal of becoming a Foreign Service Officer.
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While critics bash Obama for negotiating with the Taliban, Americans are celebrating Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's return from captivity. No one feels good about freeing prisoners from Guantanamo, but we don't know the details about the conditions and how Qatar will manage the outcome. Negotiating with terrorists is not without precedence. For instance, Israel traded over 1,000 captives for their kidnapped soldier, Gilad Shalit. It isn't standard practice or policy, but sometimes it makes sense.
Bowe Bergdahl is the only American captured in the Afghanistan conflict. As the war draws to a close for Americans, the timing is right to get the American home.
"Obama: While freed soldier was gone, 'he was never forgotten'
By Kevin Cirilli - 05/31/14 06:45 PM EDT
President Obama said Qatar officials will protect America's national security interests while holding five Taliban prisoners from Guantanmo Bay in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's release.
"The Qatari government has given us assurances it will put in place measures to protect our national security," Obama said in a brief address Saturday in the Rose Garden, alongside Bergdahl's parents.
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"The Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange (Hebrew: עסקת שליט; Arabic: صفقة شاليط) followed an agreement between Israel and Hamas to release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for 1,027 prisoners – mainly Palestinians and Arab-Israelis, though among the prisoners released there was also a Ukrainian[1] prisoner, a Jordanian[2] prisoner, and a Syrian prisoner.[3] Two hundred and eighty of these were sentenced to life in prison for planning and perpetrating various terror attacks against Israeli targets.[4][5] Hamas military leaderAhmed Jabari was quoted in the Saudi Arabian newspaper Al-Hayat as confirming that the prisoners released as part of the deal were collectively responsible for the killing of 569 Israelis.[6][7] The agreement came five years and four months after Palestinian militants captured Shalit in southern Israel along the Gaza border."


text: Jan 19, 2013 19:06 In gun debate, video game industry defends itself In gun debate, video game industry defends itself Associated Press photo by Susan Walsh -- Vice President Joe Biden, second from left, with Attorney General Eric Holder, second from right, speaks during a meeting Friday with representatives from the video game industry in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, D.C. Entertainment Software Association President Mike Gallagher sits between Biden and Holder. JULIE PACE and ERICA WERNER| Associated Press Comments WASHINGTON — The video game industry, blamed by some for fostering a culture of violence, defended its practices Friday at a White House meeting exploring how to prevent horrific shootings like the recent Connecticut elementary school massacre. Vice President Joe Biden, wrapping up three days of wide-ranging talks on gun violence prevention, said the meeting was an effort to understand whether the U.S. was undergoing a "coarsening of our culture." "I come to this meeting with no judgment. You all know the judgments other people have made," Biden said at the opening of a two-hour discussion. "We're looking for help." The gaming industry says that violent crime, particularly among the young, has fallen since the early 1990s while video games have increased in popularity. There are conflicting studies on the impact of video games and other screen violence. Some conclude that video games can desensitize people to real-world violence or temporarily quiet part of the brain that governs impulse control. Other studies have concluded there is no lasting effect. Cheryl Olson, a participant in Biden's meeting and a researcher of the effect of violent video games, said there was concern among industry representatives that they would be made into a scapegoat in the wake of the Connecticut shooting. "The vice president made clear that he did not want to do that," Olson said. Biden is expected to suggest ways to address violence in video games, movies and on television when he sends President Barack Obama a package of recommendations for curbing gun violence Tuesday. The proposals are expected to include calls for universal background checks and bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines. Obama appointed Biden to lead a gun violence task force after last month's shooting at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school that left 20 children and six educators dead. Gun-safety activists were coalescing around expanded background checks as a key goal for the vice president's task force. Some advocates said it may be more politically realistic — and even more effective as policy — than reinstating a ban on assault weapons. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence said some 40 percent of gun sales happen with no background checks, such as at gun shows and by private sellers over the Internet or through classified ads. "Our top policy priority is closing the massive hole in the background check system," the group said. While not backing off support for an assault weapons ban, some advocates said there could be broader political support for increasing background checks, in part because that could actually increase business for retailers and licensed gun dealers who have access to the federal background check system. "The truth is that an assault weapons ban is a very important part of the solution — and it is also much tougher to pass," said Mark Glaze, director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Restrictions on high-capacity ammunition magazines are also seen by some as an easier lift politically than banning assault weapons. The National Rifle Association adamantly opposes universal background checks, as well as bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe


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Wanted to get this in before the experience had totally faded from memory. Working without a net here, so to speak. Played Colonial a little less than a week ago with four members of my local gaming group, two of whom (me, for one) had never played it before. Generally, I like to have at least the rules in my possession, and ideally, one or two plays of a game before I attempt a review. There have been exceptions, and as I've noted in the past, there's something to be said for a game that you can write about without benefit of the normal tools at your disposal (rules, and/or extensive experience with the game).
Its full name is Colonial: Europe's Empires Overseas. Lot of plurals and possessives in that title, so we'll just call it Colonial, and utilizing a tool I do have at my disposal - its page on BoardGameGeek - I offer its base description:
Colonial "is a board game about colonial times, from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. Players are the rulers of mighty European states and send their ministers to explore the earth, establish missions, ascertain scientific supremacy, and trade in exotic goods.
It goes on further to explain that "this fast-paced board game requires careful management, knowledge, diplomacy, and a degree of luck to lead to victory in the race for prestige."
It can feel, at times, as if it's taking as long as its described time frame - "from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution" - so I don't necessarily concur with its description as a "fast-paced game." I do agree with the requirements of "careful management" and "degree of luck" part, though I'm a little hesitant to buy into the need for knowledge, beyond what's necessary to play the game, and diplomacy. To the extent that the game does, in fact, entail "skill in handling affairs without arousing hostility" (one definition of diplomacy), then yes, Colonial requires some diplomatic skill, but more importantly, it requires careful selection of appropriate tools at your disposal at a time when you're called upon to make some critical decisions.
What you have here, at its core, is a race for victory points, or in Colonial parlance, prestige points. It has a kind of Settlers of Catan feel to it in that way; the first person to acquire 10 prestige points wins the game. You accomplish this by, as noted above, sending "ministers" out to explore, and eventually colonize the four corners of the globe, other than Europe, because, of course, the players themselves represent Europe.
It is something of a beast, in terms of rules and the breadth of understanding necessary to make wise decisions, and without delving too deeply into any one aspect of this beast, let me see if I can simplify.
The process begins with a set of role cards; six of them, each with two roles on it. You will use only five of the six possible cards in a round of play, and only one of the two roles on a card when you play it. These roles define what you'll do on your turn and sometimes offer either/or choices. In addition to the basic selection process, the order in which you choose to execute these roles plays a part, as well. The actions you undertake play out on a massive, artful playing surface, showing a map of the other-than-Europe world, onto which you will place markers, representing your forays into that world.
Did I mention dice? There are dice, specialty dice with two sides of each one (of 10) having a laurel wreath, which, in effect, means success in either exploration or battle. Did I mention battle? There's battle, but only if you opt to employ it as a means towards your 'prestige points' end. That said, being a peace-loving sort of guy or gal in this game is only going to get you so far. It brought me to within a single point of winning, until an opponent chose to exercise his battle option, and thus, steal a prestige point away from me. Had he not done so, I would have taken actions to secure the final prestige point I needed to win the game. As it was, I was now short, and someone else went on to win the game. Thus, it should be noted, as a hard-fast, unwritten rule that you ignore the development of your naval forces in this game at your peril. The game of Eclipse has this sort of balancing act in it as well. With both, you earn points through exploration and expansion, albeit on different landscapes, and can merrily go about your business without recourse to war, until, of course, an opponent notices you're doing pretty well, and decides that an attack is the only way to slow you down.
It's a game that you'll want to learn from and possibly always play with, someone who knows it pretty much inside and out, because some of the rules governing exploration (can't go here, can go there), monopolies, trade, rebellion, war and a host of other mechanics can take a while to get used to. With one play of it under my belt, I could play it again without too much instruction, but I'd be depending on the game's owner for certain specific actions, like the conduct of a battle or the shipment of goods to market, which, with Colonial, can often entail offering to ship other people's goods, as well, leading to varied advantages/disadvantages that never did settle into my head.
Late in April, designer Christophe Pont, responding to a variety of threads on BoardGameGeek, released a second edition of the rules on the site for download. They include a "Nations" variant (with separate, downloadable cards) and, submitted by others, a player aid, and something called "Colonial Easily Overlooked Rules." It may well be that by the time you make a decision regarding purchase, the copy available will include these revised rules.
I liked this game. The 'beast' quality to its rule set and breadth of understanding requirements is offset by a game that when you get right down to it, is pretty straightforward. Like driving a car, it may take a while before you fully comprehend every switch, gauge and dial on the dashboard, ever pedal at your feet and the nuances of parallel parking, but when you get through all that, you'll be enjoying the ride.
Colonial: Europe's Empires Overseas, designed by Christophe Pont, with artwork (excellent, by the way) by Pont and Maxime Estoppey, is published by Stratagem, Ltd. Though it suggests that it can be played with between 2 and 6 players, it is likely to be at its best with the higher numbers. The age recommendation is 14 and up, which is about right. Playing time is indicated as two hours, although it should be noted that first-time play is likely to take a good bit longer. It's got something of a hefty price tag that begins at around $50 and can climb as high as $72 and up, depending on where you purchase it.


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Reds midfielder Stephen Dawson says he is expecting to be out for between six to eight weeks with an ankle injury.
The in-form hardman was stretchered off the pitch against Ipswich on Saturday after a clash in the first half.
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There's a very good reason Destiny's Child named their 2001 album Survivor. On their way to becoming one of the most successful female vocal groups of all time, DC endured more drama than the cast of a Mexican telenovela. Fired bandmembers, lawsuits, rumors of breakups, more lineup changes, more lawsuits and a breakout solo career were just some of the obstacles thrown in the group's way over its 15-year career.
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In the end, though, DC rose above all the drama and were survivors. Through a combination of sleek attitude, sophisticated style and sisterly love, they rose to the top of the charts time and again, went solo, then reunited last year for the prophetically titled Destiny Fulfilled, their fifth and final studio album. And as the statement the group released on Sunday said, the group is truly going out "on a high note, united in our friendship and filled with an overwhelming gratitude for our music, our fans, and each other" (see "Destiny's Child Announce Split" ).
The Early Years
Only a really old-school Destiny's Child fan would recognize the group that debuted under the DC banner a decade and a half ago. Still in their preteens, the trio was put together by manager (and Beyoncé's dad) Mathew Knowles in Houston in 1990, featuring his 9-year-old daughter, Beyoncé, and friend LaTavia Roberson. Taking their name from a passage in the Book of Isaiah, the pair — who met at an audition — added Beyoncé's cousin, Kelendria "Kelly" Rowland, to the mix in 1992 and began making a name for themselves on the local scene with an act that combined singing and rapping.
Not long after Rowland joined up, the trio made their national debut on "Star Search," where they rapped instead of singing in their now-signature three-part harmony. The group's original lineup was cemented in 1993 with the addition of LeToya Luckett, and the quartet took to the road, paying dues opening for everyone from SWV and Dru Hill to Immature.
After four hard years on the road, they signed with Columbia Records in 1997 and made their recorded debut that year with the song "Killing Time" on the soundtrack to the box-office smash "Men in Black." DC's self-titled debut dropped the next year, with Jermaine Dupri, Wyclef Jean and Corey Rooney lending a hand with production.
The girls hit immediate paydirt with the platinum Jean-produced single "No No No," a plea to a coy man to act right and show some love, as well as the lesser hit "With Me." The group took home three Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards and quickly got back in the studio with Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs to work on their second album.
Blowin' Up And Breaking Up
With Briggs handling most of the production on The Writing's on the Wall, DC exploded with the sassy lead single, "Bills, Bills, Bills," a smackdown to men who don't pay their own way. It became their first #1 single in the summer of 1999, and the album debuted at #6. The follow-up, "Bug a Boo," hit the top 40 but was just an appetizer for one of the biggest hits of their career, "Say My Name."
Topping both the R&B and pop charts for three weeks in early 2000, the plea for love turned the quartet into crossover superstars. But, in a pattern that would be repeated, just at the peak of their success, Destiny's Child was beset by inner turmoil.
In December of '99, Roberson and Luckett tried to make a break with manager Mathew Knowles over their belief that he was keeping too much of the group's profits and that he favored Beyoncé and Rowland. The pair said at the time they were only looking to secure outside management, but they soon found themselves on the outs with Knowles. Worse, when the "Say My Name" video debuted in February 2000, they were shocked to find themselves replaced by two new members, Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin.
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Roberson and Luckett did not take the slight lightly, firing off a lawsuit in March against Mathew Knowles and the group and setting off a nasty media battle in which the two sides exchanged barbs in magazines and newspaper interviews. The controversy did nothing to slow the group's success, as it scored another hit single with "Jumpin, Jumpin" and the album went on to sell 8 million copies.
Just as the group began a string of dates opening for Christina Aguilera, drama reared its head again in July 2000, when it was announced that Franklin would be leaving the group after just five months. According to the group, Franklin was asked to leave after missing a handful of promotional appearances and concerts, with Knowles rubbing salt in the wound by saying at the time, "Destiny's Child is going to be fine. We've done three or four shows already without Farrah and they've been phenomenal."
However, Franklin said she quit because of negative vibes in the group and her inability to assert any control in decision making. Either way, it was the kind of drama that DC fans had gotten used to, and it ushered in the group's most successful stretch.
Independent Women … Together
Finally set with their final lineup, the trio recorded "Independent Women, Pt. 1" as the theme song to "Charlie's Angels." The girl-empowerment anthem was another smash, hitting the top of the charts and staying there for 11 weeks.
As DC prepared to enter the studio to record their third album, they finally got some good news on the drama front.
Near the end of 2000, Roberson and Luckett agreed to a settlement that required them to drop the part of their lawsuit that targeted their former bandmates (though they retained the suit against Mathew Knowles) and required both sides to stop disparaging each other in public.
In January, the group won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo and followed it a month later with two Grammys for "Say My Name": for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group and Best R&B Song.
However, the group's united public front was showing some cracks. Though they took pains to appear as a group of three equals, during the recording of Survivor it became clear that Beyoncé was emerging as DC's unequivocal musical leader and public face. Although Rowland was the first DC member to release a solo song ("Angel," from the Chris Rock movie "Down to Earth") Beyoncé was more involved than ever in songwriting and production, co-writing all but one song on the album and producing or co-producing most of the tracks as well.
The album title Survivor was reportedly inspired by a DJ's joke about DC members voting each other off of an island à la the reality show of the same name, but the name proved to be fitting for a group that had endured so much internal strife. The album debuted at #1 in May 2001 and launched two massive hits in the title track and the Stevie Nicks-sampling "Bootylicious," a sexy ode to feminine beauty that became a near-constant presence on pop and R&B radio.
Beyoncé made her first big break into acting in 2001 as well, appearing in MTV's "Carmen: A Hip-Hopera," alongside Mekhi Phifer and Mos Def.
The group canceled a European tour in the wake of the September 11 attacks and performed at a pair of benefits for the survivors of the attack. A stop-gap holiday album, 8 Days of Christmas, was released in late 2001, just as the trio announced that they'd take some time off for solo projects from all three members.
The End, Or A New Beginning?
Just as it seemed as if all the drama with past members had subsided, shortly following the release of This Is the Remix in March 2002, Roberson and Luckett filed suit against DC again, claiming that the song "Survivor," which featured such lyrics as "I'm not gonna blast you on the radio … I'm not gonna lie on you or your family … I'm not gonna hate you in the magazine," violated their settlement with lyrics that referenced the ugly split.
As always, DC marched on, picking up a pair of American Music Awards (February) and another Grammy (March) before the solo efforts came fast and furious over the next 12 months.
First up was Williams' gospel album, Heart to Yours, in April, followed by the hit Rowland/Nelly duet "Dilemma" in July and Beyoncé's big-screen debut as Foxxy Cleopatra in "Austin Powers in Goldmember" that summer. Beyoncé also contributed two solo songs to the soundtrack, including the Neptunes-produced hit "Work It Out."
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Rowland released her solo debut, Simply Deep, in late 2002 and began filming her big-screen debut in "Freddy Vs. Jason" as Beyoncé was gearing up to shoot her second film, "The Fighting Temptations." Beyoncé also found time to record a huge hit single, " '03 Bonnie & Clyde," with her boyfriend, rapper Jay-Z, which set them up as urban music's golden couple and paved the way for the chart-dominating run by her solo debut.
When Dangerously in Love was released in June 2003, it seemed to signal that DC's days might be numbered. Just as critics speculated Justin Timberlake could not go back to 'NSYNC after tasting solo success, the chart domination of such Beyoncé hits as "Crazy in Love," "Naughty Girl" and the Sean Paul duet "Baby Boy" put the singer at the top of the R&B heap, on the cover of countless magazines and on TV screens thanks to numerous endorsement deals.
Meanwhile, Williams appeared on Broadway in "Aida" in late 2003 and quietly released her second solo album, Do You Know, in early 2004. In February, Beyoncé won five Grammy awards and opened the broadcast with an unforgettable duet with Prince on a medley that included his songs "Purple Rain," "Baby I'm a Star" and "Let's Go Crazy" along with her "Crazy in Love."
Though Beyoncé had originally planned to release a second solo CD made up of unused tracks from the sessions for Dangerously — and despite each member tasting various levels of solo success — the trio announced that it would reunite to release a fifth studio album, the aptly titled Destiny Fulfilled. In July of 2004, Rowland said the reunion was destined to happen. "It was a no-brainer that all of us wanted to do another DC record," she told MTV News. "That's where we started. That's the mold everything we grew from and you can't just stray away from that. I know all of us are so excited about this next record and we wouldn't have done the solo records if it wasn't for Destiny's Child records."
Whether they knew it at the time or not, the trio's recorded swan song, released in November 2004, would allow them to leave the game at the top thanks to hot production from the likes of Rockwilder, Swizz Beatz and Rodney Jerkins. The first single, the frantic "Lose My Breath," was a #1 hit, followed by "Soldier," a bouncy homage to thug love that featured the signature DC mix of urban grit and slick production.
Despite the album's now-prophetic title, the singers shocked fans on Saturday night when they announced that they'll split after the North American dates for the Destiny Fulfilled … and Lovin' It Tour, which concludes in September.
While spokespeople for the group did not return calls at press time about what the future might hold for Williams, it's safe to assume that Rowland will continue with her solo and acting careers. Similarly, Beyoncé has the above-mentioned second solo album at least partially completed, although it's not clear whether she'll release that or an all-new LP first.
She also has a pair of movies on tap that should help further establish her reputation as a double threat. Though it was recently pushed back to 2006, Knowles will co-star with Steve Martin in the "Pink Panther" remake, and she's also slated to star in the remake of the Broadway hit "Dreamgirls," which also features Jamie Foxx and the just-announced addition of funnyman Eddie Murphy as singing sensation James "Thunder" Early.
However, one thing is certain: The above is certainly not the last we'll hear from any of them. With worldwide sales of 40 million and a long list of unforgettable singles destined to be radio staples for years to come, DC are secure in their place as one of the most successful girl groups of all time.


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Opening on June 13, 1986, Back to School was Rodney Dangerfield's big return to the big screen following a three-year break after 1983's Easy Money. Directed by Alan Metter (Girls Just Want to Have Fun) and written by Harold Ramis (among others) from a story by Dangerfield (among others), it went on to make more than $90 million. With cameos by Sam Kinison, Kurt Vonnegut, and Robert Downey Jr, it's no wonder.


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Weekend in Val Daone
- 03.09.2015- by David Falt
I finally got a chance to escape for a weekend and go climbing! Bouldering in Val Daone and a quick stop in Arco, that was our plan and I only wish we had more time. Icecream, cappuccino, little shopping and saying hello to our youth team who are crushing there at the World Championships.
Then we were off. Up in the Valley, the air was so much cooler and the fine granite boulders were waiting for us. I'm slowly getting back in shape after my finger injury and a busy summer, so I just wanted to enjoy it and climb a lot.
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- 16.07.2015- by David Falt
People in Sweden always talk about the weather. After the obligatory greeting phrase" hi, how are you" swedes always follow up with: "What do you think about the weather?", or "The weather is wonderful/awful today!".
I'm not going to complain about the weather, today I'm just going to be a normal swede. The summer hasn't arrived yet! Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain and some more rain; that's what this summer has been all about.
I feel sorry for the Swedish people. Summer is what we live for. We buy summer furniture and bikinis during the winter, we plan out summer trips years ahead and we're doing everything to make that summer tan longer lasting.
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Soon after the government's initial $700 billion bailout, one of my elder relatives sent along this:
"More than 200 years ago, while the original 13 colonies were still part of Great Britain, Professor Alexander Tytler wrote of the Athenian republic, which had fallen 2,000 years earlier:
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years. Great nations rise and fall. The people go from bondage to spiritual truth, to great courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to selfishness, from selfishness to complacency, from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependence, from dependence back again to bondage."
Is it true? Yes and no. If you want to believe it, yes, there is evidence that several nations have been through the cycle. But some have escaped it, and clearly, the 200-year figure is a big round number, and not etched in stone for any nation.
Also, there is no proof that Tytler, a Scottish historian who lived from 1747 to 1813, wrote it … or anything similar to it!
The closest Tytler came to it is this: "It is not, perhaps, unreasonable to conclude, that a pure and perfect democracy is a thing not attainable by man, constituted as he is of contending elements of vice and virtue, and ever mainly influenced by the predominant principle of self-interest. It may, indeed, be confidently asserted, that there never was that government called a republic, which was not ultimately ruled by a single will, and, therefore, (however bold may seem the paradox,) virtually and substantially a monarchy."
Nevertheless, if you want to believe America's best days as a democracy have passed, there's plenty of evidence today.
Economically, we're behind the 8-ball. Our country's debt is now 340% of GDP. Seven percent of mortgages were delinquent at the end of the third quarter; the number is even larger today.
Morally, much of the country is bankrupt, not least many of the politicians who profess to lead us.
Politically, we're at the mercy of two parties who care more about wielding power than serving the country.
Educationally, we have a long tradition of failures in public education. Seventeen of our 50 largest cities have high school graduation rates below 50%.
Our health care system, where the decision-making and the control of the dollars are both in the hands of insurance companies, is broken.
And our continued reliance on foreign oil is a disaster waiting to happen; the past summer's oil shock is likely just a taste of what will come as global demand grows and supply dries up.
On the other hand … not long ago I received the following from a reader:
"Within 10 years, the internal combustion engine as a primary propulsion engine for human transportation, will become obsolete.
"My argument supporting this prediction is based on the simple laws of physics. Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, it simply changes form.
"Presently, the kinetic energy of a moving vehicle is wasted when the brakes are applied, as heat generated from the friction of the brake pads acting upon the rotors or brake drums. This heat energy dissipates and contributes to global warming (see, I got you to smile).
"The primary propulsion engine of the future will be an electric motor or motors powered by the car's battery.
"Regenerative braking, a built-in function of the motors, will capture that kinetic energy of the moving vehicle as the brakes are applied and store it as electrical energy in the car's battery to be re-used.
"An on-board, constant rpm Capstone Turbine micro-turbine engine (diesel, gasoline, LP-gas, unrefined wellhead gas or a hydrogen fuel cell) will act as a range extender power plant generating electrical energy to power the car when the car battery voltage has depleted to a threshold sufficient to trigger charging.
"The reuse of energy captured during regenerative braking is why the electrical propulsion vehicle is more efficient, getting many more miles traveled from a gallon of diesel fuel or gasoline.
"A solar panel integrated into the roof of the vehicle will charge the battery when the car is in the sunlight and power cabin ventilation of the parked vehicle. The sunlight that now heats the interior of a parked car on a hot day will be captured as electrical energy and stored in the car's battery for future use or used to ventilate the cabin to keep it at ambient temperature.
"Future labor agreements will adopt provisions to allow employees to plug-in their cars while at work so the battery will be recharged at the end of the workday. We will most likely see the building of many "solar carports" where folks can park in the shade and plug in their car battery charger while they go about their business.
"CleanPowerSystems is presently constructing just such a parking facility here in Apple Valley, CA at the St. Mary's Regional Medical Center.
"My high-school chemistry teacher (1963), Mr. Bolliger, said it's really a shame to use petroleum as a motor fuel because it is the basis of all plastics and synthetic materials.
"Perhaps that day is near when oil is no longer used as a primary motor fuel?
"Without any doubt we are entering a brave, new world. We must be brave, optimistic and ingenious to overcome the challenges that lie ahead."
D.F. of Apple Valley, California
Which outlook is right? You choose. You can believe the United States' best days are over and we are slowly slipping back toward dependence and bondage. Or you can believe that "good old American ingenuity" will allow us once again to "overcome the challenges that lie ahead" and retain our position of global leadership. Or you can choose something in between.
If your life has been full of disappointment, you may be inclined to adopt the former, pessimistic position. And if you're a self-made man or woman who has achieved success through hard work, you may be inclined to think it can be done again. Or, again, you can choose something in the middle.
You will, of course, believe that your perception is correct, and that people who don't see it your way just haven't seen the light yet. But the fact is that the reality they perceive is colored by their life's experience, just as your reality is colored by your own experience.
Me, I'm an optimist, not least because life is a lot more fun when you look on the bright side. It makes you healthier, more productive, and more fun to be with.
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Champagne is a serious hangover offender as carbonated drinks release alcohol quickly into the bloodstream. Before we know it our sensible head has been replaced with a party-loving one, and we're off gulping down those gorgeous bubbles of pure hedonism like there was no tomorrow…but there is, and boy, do we pay for it!
The first thing in the human personality that dissolves in alcohol, is dignity. ~Author Unknown
Hangover symptoms
We wake with a dry mouth, a throbbing headache, dizziness and nausea and the worst thing of all? We have nobody to blame but ourselves. It's a simple case of having to take responsibility for our own foolish actions, and quietly suffer the consequences.
What causes a hangover?
A hangover is a result of dehydration and a depletion of vitamins A, B6 and C and the toxic by-product of metabolised alcohol called acetaldehyde. Apart from its toxicity, it also acts as a shock to the metabolism, as excess alcohol causes a mild overdose of a depressant drug that in turn dispels nutrients from the body.
It's a combination of these factors coupled with the level of impurities (called congeners) that vary from drink to drink that give you that unmistakable morning 'gueule de bois' !
Hangover remedies
Lurking in your kitchen cupboards are a few home remedies that will shorten the suffering, although not eliminate it entirely.
- Take a multi-vitamin with a large glass of water to replenish lost nutrients.
- Make Natural Mothers Soothing Tea
What you need
peppermint ( 5 fresh leaves or a herb tea bag)
fresh juice of 1 lemon
2 slices of fresh ginger
½ tsp honey
hot water
Peppermint has long been considered by herbalists to be the superlative cure for a hangover. Fresh Lemon juice detoxifies and helps flush the stomach. Ginger is soothing on a sensitive stomach. Honey gives you a gentle sugar-level boost
- Drink coconut milk
The traditional remedy in India is coconut water and for those of you who are lucky enough to have a coconut palm growing in your back yard and a spare nut in the cupboard, then now's the time to drink some! The natural electrolytes in coconut help rehydrate the body.
Just don't attempt to climb one this morning, okay?
Hangover food
- Eat Marmite on toast
You either love it or hate it or have never heard of it- but Marmite ( a yeast extract spread) on toast is ideal for your first meal. It's packed full of B vitamins to help replenish lost nutrients, just skip the butter as the oil in it might make your sensitive tummy feel decidedly uncomfortable.
- Peel a banana
This staple fruit contains plenty of potassium which we lose when we drink to excess. They also contain significant levels of magnesium which helps a throbbing head by relaxing blood flow. Bananas are a natural anti-acid and reduce feelings of sickness.
How to avoid a hangover
- Limit your alcohol consumption, it's a no-brainer really!
- Remain aware of carbonated alcohol, so go easy on the Champagne.
- Eat. Food doesn't actually absorb alcohol, but it does increase the speed with which our body metabolises it, which in turn speeds up the elimination of its toxins.
- Drink a large glass of water before retiring to bed to avoid dehydration.


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In the wake of the recent earthquake in Haiti, Harrisburg residents are reminded that not all charity organizations are legitimate. Sadly when a disaster strikes, either natural or man made, scammers come out in force to take advantage of compassionate people. The FBI has issued a warning to those who are thinking about donating money for relief efforts. In a press release issued earlier this week the FBI recommends proceeding with caution before making a donation.
When a disaster of this magnitude strikes the people directly affected need immediate help. If you want to add to the relief effort you are encouraged to do so after you have verified the authenticity of the organization to which you are donating your money. In these tough economic times when millions of consumers are struggling financially it becomes all the more important to ensure your donation actually provides help to the victims of this tragedy. Here are a few tips to ensure your hard earned cash doesn't fall into the wrong hands.
- Verify organization status- When in doubt research any company or organization that is accepting donations for the relief effort.
- Be wary of unsolicited requests- People wanting to donate don't have to look far to find a legitimate organization. If you receive unsolicited requests either in person, over the telephone or via email be wary of the source. Email scams can be especially dangerous as many criminals use this method to spread a virus which can wreak havoc on your computer. They often use this strategy to obtain personal information which can be used for credit card fraud or identity theft. The results of either can be far more damaging than the loss of a one time donation.
- Donate locally- Most charity organizations do their part to contribute to larger relief efforts. This increases the demand for donations on a local level. By donating locally you can help those in your community and free up valuable resources which can be forwarded for larger relief efforts.
Donating to a charity is a great use of your hard earned cash. When disaster strikes it often takes the help of citizens around the globe to begin the long road to recovery. If you are in a position to donate, take the necessary steps to ensure your money is going to those in need, versus those in greed.


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Secrets Of Unlikely Players
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Mick JaggerPrevious conquests: Jerry Hall, Chrissie Shrimpton (model), Carla Bruni (model), Jana Rajlich (model), Luciana Gimenez Morad (model), Bebe Buell (model), Janice Dickinson, Mackenzie Phillips, Marsha Hunt (model).
Secret to his success: Ask any man to describe Mick Jagger and one of the top answers you'll hear is "creepy." Look, the guy appears to be an alien. He's a rock God, sure, but he doesn't exactly exhibit what's known as "classic good looks." Even when he was younger, other Players had difficulty understanding why he was a model magnet.
But with limber moves and a ton of energy and charisma, he has an immediate jump on the competition. He also carries with him the Gene Simmons target-and-conquer philosophy, as he supposedly attempts to bed just about every female he comes across. That may sound like it goes above and beyond even the Player level, but for Mick, it just adds to the appeal.
However, unlike Jagger, you can't practice the automatic come-hither persona simply because of who you are. Therefore, it's imperative that you exude confidence with every step, word and gesture you make. "Rock God" may be an impossible label to land, but the highest level of confidence isn't beyond your grasp.
Jeff GoldblumPrevious conquests: Patricia Gaul, Geena Davis, Laura Dern, Kristin Davis, Catherine Wreford.
Secret to his success: From the more old-school beauty of one Davis to the more modern beauty of Sex and the City Davis, Goldblum has a resume that includes nothing but quality. The lanky, bespectacled actor shouldn't instantly inspire lust in the opposite sex, but that wry grin and solid intelligence have a way of luring even the most tasty treats.
He appears at ease in any given situation, and it's this calm and cool demeanor that gets him plenty of interest. And don't let the glasses fool you; beneath the exterior is an athletic body that surely came as a pleasant surprise to a variety of beautiful actresses.
It's not necessarily a matter of confidence with women; it's more a combination of an easygoing personality and sensitivity. If you always come prepared with a quick smile and a bit of intriguing discussion, you're well on your way to pulling a Goldblum. You may even want to consider a pair of dark-rimmed glasses.
David SpadePrevious conquests: Lara Flynn Boyle, Heather Locklear, Kristy Swanson.
Secret to his success: Laughter is the best medicine, and it works surprisingly well when driving the seduction route. Even so, Spade has a little more going for him; he has that adorable puppy-dog look that many women are suckers for. We might see a small, somewhat scrawny guy with weird hair, but that's clearly not what his impressive girlfriends saw.
In terms of personality, Spade adopts a snotty, elitist attitude, which causes women to seek his approval and affection. Furthermore, that persona places him firmly in the driver's seat, even though his looks alone wouldn't. And his sense of humor borders on the catty and playfully insulting — although that's not normally a trait we'd endorse.
Make like Spade and learn the secrets of another unlikely Player…
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College Hockey:Krug notches two points as Michigan State sweeps Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Michigan State Spartans have fully inserted themselves into the CCHA logjam by finishing a sweep of the No. 10 Ohio State Buckeyes with a 3-2 victory Saturday evening.
Michigan State is one of eight teams in the CCHA within six points of first place with six games to play. First year Michigan State coach Tom Anastos led the CCHA as its commissioner up until this past summer for 13 years. As commissioner, Anastos instituted a playoff system in which, in a season like this, a few points could make a huge difference in matchups.
"I am not a huge fan of parity unless the parity is at a high competitive level," Anastos said. "By looking at our teams throughout the CCHA, and our nonconference record, looking at where the teams fall in the PairWise, we have parity in our league, but our teams are very deep and competing on a national level."
The Spartans were led by defenseman Torey Krug, who had his second straight multi-point game with a goal and assist. Krug had a total of five points for the weekend.
"He comes to play every night," Anastos said. "He doesn't take a shift off. There are times he makes mistakes, but because he works and competes so hard, I think he is an incredible competitor. Because of that, he is very dependable."
Krug helped put the Spartans on the board 9:14 into the first to give MSU the opening 1-0 lead. Krug faked a shot from the left circle and then passed off to Matt Berry, who redirected his shot past the glove of OSU goalie Cal Heeter.
"I think he is an all-league type player," Ohio State coach Mark Osiecki said. "You have to have a defenseman that can run and
quarterback. Certainly it settles things out five-on-five, but from a power-play standpoint, he is top shelf."
After Jake Chelios gave Michigan State a 2-0 lead 1:57 into the second, Krug gave the Spartans the eventual game-winner 13:25 into the middle frame. After taking a cross ice pass, Krug buried a slap shot past Heeter to give the Spartans a 3-0 lead.
Krug's five-point weekend gives him 24 points for the season, tops in the CCHA for defenders.
"I was fortunate this weekend; I got a lot of lucky bounces," Krug said. "My teammates played great and made good plays to me and I was able to put the puck in the back of the net."
Ohio State mounted a furious rally following Krug's goal.
One minute and two seconds after Krug's goal, Ohio State's Tanner Fritz scored his first of two goals, converting on a rebound left from a Max McCormick shot that bounced off Spartans goalie Will Yanakeff.
With 2:11 remaining in the second, Fritz finished a two-on-one chance after taking a pass from Ryan Dzingel and burying the puck past Yanakeff's glove. Ohio State had all the momentum going into the second intermission.
"We felt that momentum," Osiecki said. "The guys felt good. I thought we played pretty desperate hockey and just couldn't find a way."
The Buckeyes spent the entire third period unsuccessfully looking for the equalizer. Ohio State had three failed power plays for the third period, and outshot Michigan State 12-4.
Special teams played a huge difference in Saturday's contest. Michigan State converted on two out of its six power-play opportunities. Ohio State went 0-for-8 for the game and 0-for-14 for the weekend series on the man advantage.
"We have to find the right guy on the blue line," Osiecki said. "There is an example why. [Krug] does a hell of a job running their power play and we have to find somebody who can step up and do that."
"[The penalty kill] was big for us," Krug said. "Last weekend, we got beat a couple times down in Ferris and once again, our goal is to be a top penalty killing unit in the country, and hopefully we took another step forward on that this weekend. I thought a lot of guys blocked shots."
Ohio State is still seeking its first win in 2012, as the Buckeyes are 0-6-4 since the start of the new year.
Osiecki said after the game that Ohio State's second leading scorer, Danny Dries, was suspended for a violation of team rules following a meeting with the coaching staff and Ohio State administrators. Osiecki said the suspension is indefinite and did not know when or if Dries would return for the season.
Dries transferred to Ohio State after being booted from New Hampshire in 2009 two days before the NCAA Tournament. Dries missed both contests this weekend against MSU.
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A giant of a pantomime!With a bag full of magic beans, colourful characters, creative costumes and a set straight out of a fairy tale book, Jack and the Beanstalk promises to raise the roof at The Carriageworks with bucket-loads of laughter and GIANT opportunities for audience participation.Our fast paced story will grow quicker than our magical beanstalk, with a dame to add confusion and comedy capers from Leeds' favourite funny-man Jez Edwards. Ashes to Ashes star Marshall Lancaster will be heading up the cast this year as henchman to the Giant and all round villain Fleshcreep. And if that's not enough, there's Daisy the cow to bring cuteness to this enchanting tale!
BSL performance: Friday 7 December, 6.30pmFather Christmas visit: Monday 24 December, 11am & 2.30pm
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The 30 Hottest Women of Native American Descent
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In honor of the Thanksgiving season and the original inhabitants of this great country, here are the 30 hottest women of all ages and sizes who are of some Native American descent. We couldn't find their spirit animals on Wikipedia, but we're assuming they're foxes, minxes, and possibly, just possibly, the double-breasted hot chick.
These may not be pictures of Native American nude girls, but these are some of the hottest pics of sexy Native American girls that you can find on the web. This list includes Native American actresses and Native American models.


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Gull Lake Competition
The Gull Lake FIRST competition was our first competition of the year. It was held on March 2nd and 3rd at Gull Lake High School in Richland, Michigan.
The opening ceremony began at 10:30 am and ended with an award ceremony at 5:00 pm on March 3.
For further information about the competition at Gull Lake Community School, visit Gull Lake High School
Unfortunately, we did not win any awards at this competition, or make it to the finals. Better luck next time.
Time for Competition:
The robot in the arena!
Behind the driver's station.
Being taken out on the cart.
A quick inspection while waiting for another round.
It wasn't always a clear shot.
More fierce competition!
Everybody gather round!
Watching from the sidelines.
Being inspected by the volunteers at the competition.


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Westminster Church in southwest DC has been hosting jazz night every Friday for 14 years. They have been hosting blues night every Monday for 7 years. You can catch some of the best talent in the DMV and beyond, right there in the church. It is fun to go there, listen to music, eat, and maybe dance. There is a very serious project behind the events. The church wanted to bring people together after urban renewal tore the community apart. They decided that music could help the people get re-rooted in the neighborhood. It is working.
Building community with music
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What to Eat at American Cut, Marc Forgione's Tribeca Steakhouse
Would you like your beef 21-day wet-aged and 28-day dry-aged?
LDV Hospitality and Marc Forgione have opened the second location of their Atlantic Citybased steakhouse on Greenwich Street. It's a sleek space, with copper ceilings and brass chandeliers, and the extensive menu includes 21-day wet-aged and 28-day dry-aged cuts of beef. And some finishing options: You can choose to top any steak dish with bone marrow, foie gras, chili lobster, an egg, or double-smoked bacon. Take a look at the food, the menus, and the space, straight ahead.
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Losing is as much of a habit as winning, and the Boston Red Sox continued to feed their losing habit by falling 6-4 at the hands of their American League East rival, the Toronto Blue Jays, in Wednesday's game. The Red Sox's latest loss was their 24th in 45 contests and their losing has become an unsurprising endeavor. Whatever goodwill their 2013 World Series title engendered, the truth is that this season the Red Sox are a struggling club who cannot make the most important and winning plays to dig themselves out of their current doldrums.
For the most part, the defeat suffered by the Red Sox was a very ordinary one for the team this year. The four runs they scored was right in line with their average scoring output, which is a problem since the 2014 Red Sox are not a very good offensive team when it matters most. Sure, their season batting line ranks them as an above-average hitting team, but where they suffer is when they try to turn their hits and walks into runs. The Red Sox can buy the freshest ingredients from the grocery store; just do not ask them to actually transform those ingredients into an edible meal.
On Wednesday, the Red Sox put together another respectable hitting line, using their 42 plate appearances to compile a very respectable .282 BA/.333 OBP/.462 SLG/.349 wOBA, which even exceeded what they have done overall this year. Unfortunately for the Red Sox, they could not really exceed their failures at run creation as they could not spin those hits and walks of straw into run gold. Instead, the Red Sox hitters spent another nine innings failing to live up to their run expectancy states. Despite their prowess at the plate, the Red Sox only pushed across four runs because of their -0.63 RE24. They did not fail by much at scoring runs, but they still should have done better.
One example of when the Red Sox were in line to score multiple runs but failed to do so was in the sixth inning when they loaded the bases with two outs, working their way to a run expectancy of 2.62. Grady Sizemore then struck out for the final out of the inning to ensure another empty-scoring inning for the team.
Only Shane Victorino's solo shot in the fourth inning and the three runs they scored in the eighth inning - albeit against one of the worst pitchers the Blue Jays had to offer - kept the Red Sox from another embarrassingly bad offensive performance. For a team that looks on the surface like the players should be able to knock in runs at will, the Red Sox are too often incompetent at driving in runs.
If the Red Sox had a lights-out pitching staff, then their offensive woes would not matter as much, but the Red Sox really only have a middling staff this season so when Clay Buchholz continues his disappointing season and gives up two home runs en route to allowing five runs in just 4.7 innings, the Red Sox really have no answers. It is not like they can expect their anemic-in-run-scoring-situations offense to pick up the slack when a starting pitcher of theirs gets hit hard.
Without the ability to perform in run-scoring situations at least comparably to how they perform in other situations at the plate, expect the Red Sox to lose many more games like Wednesday's defeat. Unless there is a turnaround soon, we will not be wondering if the Red Sox can rally and put together a postseason run, we will be left to surmise if this club can even keep their winning percentage above the .500 record. Given how they have played up to this point, which is right in line with their run differential, the answer might be that they are just not a winning team this season.


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Heavyweight fan favorite Roy Nelson and ex-college teammate of Drew Brees from Purdue Matt Mitrione will go head to head in the main event. This will be the last free UFC card of the year, so don't miss out. Check below for broadcasting details. Live on FX Roy "Big Country" Nelson vs. Matt Mitrione Roy Nelson – Las Vegas, 6-0, 260 pounds, 18-7-0Matt Mitrione – Springfield,Ill., 6-3,265 pounds, 5-1-0 Former Ultimate Fighter 10 teammates, Roy Nelson and Matt Mitrione will do battle in a scheduled five-round fight Saturday night. I'm not sure what the odds are that the bout will last five rounds, but they must be high. The heavyweight division has the shortest fights out of any weight division, so I wouldn't expect this one to be any different. Mitrione has blossomed in the UFC, winning his first five fights. But since losing his last fight he has taken over a year off. That much time off before a fight with a top tier fighter like Roy Nelson will come back to haunt him. 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On July 25th Motley Crue's farewell tour stopped in Reno, and drummer Tommy Lee followed that show with an appearance at LEX, the newest and most outrageous nightclub in the country located in Reno's Grand Sierra Resort, where he and DJ Aero killed it all night long. I was invited to come and experience LEX and Tommy Lee by Tara Trovato and Mike Draper of Draper Strategies, the Public Relations firm partnered with The Grand Sierra Resort and LEX Nightclub.
This place is unbelievable! LEX is the most incredible night spot I have ever been in. Admittedly, I don't go clubbing much though…but still! Based on film footage I've seen (because I've never really been there) LEX rivals the legendary Studio 54 from back in the days of anything goes, over the top super indulgence in New York City. LEX is the centerpiece of The Grand Sierra Resort's $40 million facelift. With a footprint of 25,000 square feet and a capacity of 1,100 people this is a place to see and the place to be seen. The $1,000,000 lighting system pulls out all the visual stops in framing the body thumping sound system that pounds like a non-stop freight train barreling through your chest. As soon as you walk in to the place your senses are overwhelmed by sound and vision.
The spectacle begins before you even enter LEX. Outside the entry to the club there are platforms in the midst of the gaming tables with beautiful costumed girls dancing. Besides the spectacle of lights and music that assaults you upon entry, there's a pool in the middle of the club occupied by beautiful LEX girls playing in the water, splashing about, playing with hula hoops, and having a good time with one another. On either side of the pool and up front on either side of the stage are dance platforms with provocatively attired dancing girls working up a sweat, both on themselves and on those paying close attention to their hedonistic performances. The theme of the club is - "where elegance becomes unruly". I'm thinking "where the unruly come to play" would work just as well. The deep end of the pool is covered by a glass dance floor giving the feeling of dancing on water.
Around the perimeter of the room is a tiered landscape of tables and booths, 33 of which are private VIP booths. I was lucky enough to be there with Draper Strategies who had a booth. It was set up with a large bowl of ice (lit from below), several cocktail glasses, several bottles of Sky Vodka and orange juice, shakers…the whole wazoo! The private booths even come with their own cocktail waitress. It was something else.
With no fanfare or other announcement whatsoever Tommy Lee appeared up on the stage doing his thing with his DJ'ing partner DJ Aero. I didn't even know he was there until I walked up to the front to take some pictures. He looked like he knew what he was doing, but I don't know the first thing about DJ'ing so I didn't know what to watch for. The crowd was worked up and into it. Tommy was spinning and laughing and having a good time. I climbed up on the stage and got behind Tommy for a few pictures of him with the crowd beyond.
Speaking of the crowd, the room was packed, and I saw nothing but people having fun and enjoying each other. As I strolled around, people kept asking me to take their picture. People were dancing in groups as well as with their own dates. It was a rowdy, but in-control crowd. The demographic of people sharing the dance floor covered all ages up to probably the upper 50's. People of all ethnic and social backgrounds were sharing the tight quarters without any trouble at all. It was a fun and beautiful crowd. There were lots of beautiful woman and a bunch of okay guys (I can't get too enthusiastic about the guys). LEX has three bars and can serve up just about anything you could dream of.
The club is open from 8:00PM to 4:00AM Thursday through Saturday. My recommendation is to get there early and avoid the rush. Although the room wasn't terribly crowded at 10:30, by 11:00 the line to get in was at least a couple hundred people long. Parking can be a challenge to. You might want to get a Limo or cab. At the very least carpool.
So put on your sexiest outfit, your coolest shirt, and your best dancing shoes, and head out to LEX for an evening you won't soon forget.
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...and the beat goes on.