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Too bad the Yankees lost to the Red Sox this afternoon.
If only all the NBC stars were in the same fantasy league.
Too bad the Yankees lost to the Red Sox this afternoon.
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Following up on my first MBK Delta Kite story with the last flight of this valiant kite.
Unable to find sufficiently long 5mm dowels, I resorted to gluing 3 pieces together like I had done the first time, however I also glued a shorter piece of 4mm dowel on one side and a very small metal plate on the other, which resulted in a slightly heavier but definitely stronger spreader. I tested the Delta with this new spreader and it flew very well so I decided to decorate it with spray paint, which in retrospect was not a brilliant idea since the paint came flaking off, making this a very messy kite to handle.
Anyway, I took the Delta kite out today and took a few pictures, one of which I am attaching to this flight report. It was a very sunny day but the wind was difficult to handle, constantly changing direction or speed, and sometimes stopping altogether. But it was fun to fly the kite in these conditions, and I had a great time until I made a mistake and landed my Delta into trees... I eventually managed to wrench it free from the branches but the center spar had snapped at the top connection point of the keel, probably due to all the pulling and tugging that was required to bring it out of the branches.
I guess I'll just have to make a new one, and I won't be using any spray paint to decorate it this time.
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CANOGA PARK, Calif.—Lexington Steele, owner of Mercenary Pictures, straps into the pilot's seat and shows fans a view from the cockpit in the latest addition to his award-winning POV series, Pole Position: Lex POV 11.
Steele brings together a cast of female performers who look as good as they perform. French brunette bombshell Eva Karera will amaze fans at home in her intense boy/girl with Steele. Julie Cash, while new to the business, holds her own when it comes to tackling Steele's supersized endowment and multiple cumshots. Not to be outdone, Amy Brooke goes balls deep with the three-time AVN Male Performer of the Year—and likes it.
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How to show, that $Proj \, A[x_0,...,x_n] = Proj \, \mathbb{Z}[x_0,...,x_n] \times_\mathbb{Z} Spec \, A$? It is used in Hartshorne, Algebraic geometry, section 2.7.
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Show that you have an isomorphism on suitable open subsets, and that the isomorphisms glue. The standard ones on $\mathbb{P}^n_a$ should suffice. Use that $$\mathbb{Z}[x_0, \ldots, x_n] \otimes_\mathbb{Z} A \cong A[x_0,..., \ldots, x_n].$$ Maybe you could prove the isomorphism by using the universal property of projective spaces too, but that might be overkill / not clean at all.


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Endgame Isolation Quotes
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Act.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue.
Quote #7
Infinite emptiness will be all around you, all the resurrected dead of all the ages wouldn't fill it, and there you'll be like a little bit of grit in the middle of the steppe.
Yes, one day you'll know what it is, you'll be like me, except that you won't have anyone with you, because you won't have had pity on anyone and because there won't be anyone left to have pity on. (1.379)
Does Hamm really think that he has taken pity on Clov or is it just a figure of speech? Is he speaking more of Clov or of his own fears? If you think it might be the latter, to what extent do you think Hamm realizes this?
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If you leave me how shall I know?
CLOV (briskly)
Well you simply whistle me and if I don't come running it means I've left you.
You won't come and kiss me goodbye? (1.483-485)
Why is it important to Hamm that Clov have some sentiment for him? What does he honestly expect this sentiment to be based on? What difference does it make to him if Clov is just dead in the kitchen or gone? How is this tied in with the first two questions?
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Whom did you call when you were a tiny boy, and were frightened, in the dark? Your mother? No. Me. We let you cry. Then we moved you out of earshot so that we might sleep in peace.
I was asleep, as happy as a king, and you woke me up to have me listen to you. It wasn't indispensable, you didn't really need to have me listen to you.
I hope the day will come when you'll really need to have me listen to you, and need to hear my voice, any voice.
Yes, I hope I'll live till then, to hear you calling me like when you were a tiny boy, and were frightened, in the dark, and I was your only hope. (1.561)
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LAREDO, TX (KGNS)- Vandals strike a local recreation center and leave a lot of broken glass in the aftermath.
It all happened at the El Eden Recreation Center shortly after closing hours. Vandals threw rocks and other objects at the front of the building, resulting in a broken window and a broken glass window from the front door. Laredo Parks and Leisure P.I.O. Eddie Millian calculated the costs of damages.
"It's gonna come out to about $2,500, and that's about half of what we spend per month on vandalism alone," said Millian. "We average anywhere from $40,000 to $60,000 on vandalism and it gets to be very costly."
Millian said he hopes to meet with Laredo police soon. He said other acts of vandalism also happened in the park adjacent to the recreation center.
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Yellagonga Regional Park � Shared paths
Lake Goollelal Circuit - 4.3 kilometres. 1 +hr walk. 0.5 +hours scenic ride
A relatively flat scenic shared path that circuits Lake Joondalup.
Location �� Straddles boundary of Wanneroo and Joondalup cities.
Parking areas �Off Wanneroo Rd @ Kingsway lights. Limited parking on Bindaree Tce and Hocking Road.
This is a relatively flat path that circuits Lake Goollelal via a combination of shared path and footpaths.
0.0 �Commence the circuit by turning right (anti clockwise) onto the shared path at the bottom of the car park. Observe the revegetation plantings, by The Friends of Yellagonga, along the left side of the path.
0.1�Lakeway Dr. Reverend John Smithies Park.� Plaque: - Wesleyan Mission Farm located here 1841 � 1852.
Proceed left on Lakeway Drive (if cycling) as footpath here is narrow. Wonderful views across Lake.
0.6 �Luisini winery. In 1929 one the largest wineries in the southern hemisphere @ 8.1 hectares.
0.9�Look and listen for the Splendid Fairy Wrens in the low shrubs on your left.
1.0�Proceed left along the shared path, with Hocking Rd on your right. Look for Nankeen Night Herons in the paperbark forest bordering the northern edge of Lake Goollelal. In winter the lake flows north under Hocking Rd & Whitfords Ave into Walluburnup Swamp & Beenyup Swamps to Lake Joondalup.
1.3�Proceed left at the junction of shared path. Magnificent stand of Tuarts on right. Paperbarks on left.
1.6�A delightful lagoon on the left where White Egrets and Black Ducks are regularly observed. The grassy area on the right is used for nesting by Freshwater Turtles and Rainbow Bee-eaters.
2.0�Turn left down the short limestone track for a rest stop at the observation platform. Long-necked Freshwater Turtles can often be seen here. In the early evening Rakali, the beautiful native Water Rat, may be observed. Good location for observing many species of water birds. Proceed left along the shared path.
2.3 �Continuing past the pumping station on your right, up the challenging little hill, with a beautiful stand of Jarrah and Marri trees on your left.
2.6�Located at the corner of Goollelal Dr and Bindaree Tce an extremely diverse portion of Banksia bush being maintained by the Friends of Yellagonga Regional Park(Inc.). Wildflowers and fungi during spring.
2.8�Bindaree Rotary Park located on your left contains a colourful children�s playground & picnic table.
3.1�With Hepburn Ave in sight you will be passing another Friends of Yellagonga volunteers site where many diverse endemic species have been reintroduced. These plants propagated in their own nursery located nearby at the Landsdale Farm School in Landsdale.
3.2�Turn left on the shared path alongside Hepburn Avenue
3.3�Turn left onto the red shared path. Look for Variegated Wrens on the left.
3.4�A little further along is a rest seat with good views across the lake.
3.6�Plaque: - Tony & Rayna Antulov, pioneering family, is located on your right. Proceed left along path.
3.9�Avoid old limestone track on left, another Friends of Yellagonga site and where Western Tiger Snakes are commonly sighted. Stay on shared path, veers off Woodlake Rt into beautiful fringing bushland.
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Our world-class faculty and alumni are changing the face of education by inventing new apps, shaping educational policy, providing expertise in distance learning, and leading a $1.2 million project to create a new GED assessment.
As you enter the Lindquist Center building at the heart of the University of Iowa's campus, you don't have to go far to find an expert on nearly any issue impacting the field of education.
For more than 165 years, the College of Education, its faculty, staff, students, and alumni, have been at the forefront of national and global initiatives such as standardized testing, gifted education, assistive technology, special education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education, online learning, cross-disciplinary literacy, rehabilitation counseling, educational leadership, student affairs, counseling psychology, and more.
As the College articulates its new strategic plan, Interim Dean Nicholas Colangelo says one of the goals is to strike a balance between embracing the College's deep heritage and communicating its strengths in new areas of education and research.
"We've been through an extensive process to get to know who we are as a College," he says. "We are educating outstanding teachers, and we are doing so much more. Our Rehabilitation Counseling program is ranked number two in the nation, and we have notable alumni on the faculty of nearly every college of education in the United States. Our reach is far and wide and we are proud of that."
When Colangelo talks about the College's vision moving forward, he is quick to point out that from the beginning the College has been a place where scholarship, leadership, and innovation have flourished.
"The College of Education has a rich legacy and at the center of the legacy are faculty members and alumni such as Helen Lemme, Ernest Horn, E.F. Lindquist, Albert Hieronymus, Leonard Feldt, J.B. Stroud, Beatrice Wright, Larry Griswold, Mildred Lavin, C. Esco Obermann, and so many others," Colangelo says. "What these educators share in common is that they were all leaders, scholars, and innovators — a unique combination in the world of education. At their core, they were educational entrepreneurs who epitomized the idea of not only improving educational practice but also advancing the field of education."
Listing faculty and alumni accomplishments is a little like working your way through a "Who's Who" list. Lemme (BA '28) devoted her life to the rights of African Americans and women. Horn founded the University Elementary School and his work in spelling brought national recognition. Stroud created what is now the UI Center for Disabilities and Development and was known as the father of special education in Iowa. Obermann (BA '27/MA '31/PhD '38) wrote the definitive text and first code of ethics for the field of rehabilitation counseling. Wright (MA '40/PhD '42) is the architect of rehabilitation counseling in Iowa. Lavin (PhD '71) created the University's first Saturday-and-Evening program. And Griswold (BSPE '32) and fellow Iowa student George Nissen (BSC '37) invented the first modern trampoline in 1936.
Other graduates have gone on to become U.S. ambassadors; write the Americans with Disabilities Act; direct ministries of education for entire countries; found bilingual, charter, and alternative schools; lead community colleges, universities, and international think tanks; write state and national curricula; start international business consulting firms and battered women's shelters; become campus recruiting managers; establish international peace institutes and advocate for globalism; serve as directors of affirmative action offices; direct museums; and work as higher-education policy analysts for nonprofits dedicated to post-secondary education access and success around the world.
Today, faculty members such as Allison Bruhn, an assistant professor of special education, are working on innovations that reflect the changing face of education. Bruhn is collaborating with a team from Vanderbilt University to design two computer applications she believes will help K-12 teachers better manage behavioral issues in the classroom. William Liu, a professor of counseling psychology who is ranked as the nation's third most-published scholar in the psychology of men and masculinity and sixth most-cited multicultural scholar, directs the highly selective program. His expertise and work at the local homeless shelter is rewarding for both Liu's graduate students as well as the homeless population. And Professor Ernest Pascarella, the Mary Louise Petersen Chair in Higher Education, whose award-winning book, How College Affects Students, helped him to have one of Google Scholar's highest citations records with over 22,000 references to his important text and research.
These faculty members and alumni say they came to the College to follow in the footsteps of great educators who came before them — educators whose pioneering enterprises changed the field of education such as Lindquist (PhD '27), a member of the faculty until his retirement in 1969 and for whom the College's building is named. He established the Iowa Testing Programs, where his contributions have been felt throughout Iowa with the spinoffs of ACT and Pearson (recognized as one of Iowa's largest technology transfers) as well as by introducing standardized testing to millions
of students in all 50 states and around the world.
Lindquist created the Measurement Research Center to develop new scoring methods in educational testing. The center later spun off from the University of Iowa and ultimately became a unit of Pearson, the largest test-scoring and processing corporation in the world.
He also developed an armed-forces testing program into what is now known as the GED, providing a route to a high-school diploma for adults who were unable to complete the usual high-school program.
Feldt (PhD '54) came to the College to work under Lindquist and developed the first American College Testing entrance exam that spun off into ACT. Today, the ACT test is administered in the United States to more students than any other college admissions test and internationally to students in 126 countries.
Hieronymus (MA '46/PhD '48) then worked with Lindquist and the University of Iowa College of Engineering to develop the optical scanner that revolutionized test scoring and helped to make Iowa City a world-renowned center for educational testing. In the late 1950s, he collaborated with Lindquist, U.S. space pioneer and longtime distinguished professor of physics James Van Allen, and others on the design and assembly of the campus's first computer.
While some of these innovations started years ago, faculty and students continue to build on them and take them in new directions. In March 2013, Iowa Testing Progams and the University of Iowa entered into an agreement with Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey, to collaborate on a new assessment of high-school equivalency and readiness for postsecondary education and training programs. The new test will be an accessible and affordable option for candidates nationwide pursuing a high-school credential.
The project carries an initial budget of approximately $1.2 million for three years. Catherine Welch (BBA '80/MA '84/PhD '90), professor and director of the Iowa Testing Programs statewide testing programs, and Stephen Dunbar, the Hieronymus-Feldt professor and director of the Iowa Testing Programs, are leading the project
"People don't always think of educators as innovators, or even inventors, but there is no doubt that our faculty and alumni are just that," Colangelo says.
To this day, testing programs developed at the College have a significant impact on the University and the state of Iowa. Thanks to an agreement with the University of Iowa, Iowa schools pay just $4 per student to take the Iowa Assessments, tests that cost students in other states about $15 per student. Since roughly 360,000 Iowa students took the assessments during the 2011-2012 school year that means Iowa pays about $4 million less annually than other states. Multiply that times dozens of years and it's easy to see the enduring economic impact the College's scholarship and innovation have had.
As interim dean, Colangelo understands what it takes to be an entrepreneur in the area of education. After all, he built the internationally recognized Belin Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development from the ground up. Today, the center serves more than 5,000 academically gifted and talented students and their teachers from pre-K through college level each year. Those who know him well say that Colangelo has brought a mix of business acumen, expertise in gifted and counselor education, and strong doses of compassion and commitment to the field of gifted education and talent development. He has built a center that is recognized as one of a kind in the world for its comprehensive approach to gifted education research, service, and advocacy.
Today, as in the past, students come to the University of Iowa College of Education because they want to make a difference in this world. They are students who excel both academically and professionally. They have high GPAs and ACT scores; they start international philanthropies and lead national professional organizations; they actively participate in cutting-edge research; and they master new technologies. They come to the College to be mentored by some of the field's best leaders, scholars, and innovators — faculty who have earned degrees from Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Penn, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin, Michigan, and more.;
In addition to being attracted to world-class faculty, students say they come to the College because of the flexibility they have to explore new ideas. For example, Tina Vo, who is pursuing a doctoral degree in science education, said she looked at Berkeley and the University of California–Davis before selecting Iowa. "My dream job would be to create and implement programs in a science and technology museum," she says. "More importantly, I would like to help schools, teachers, and students, find technology to use in tandem with science education that does not overshadow the content, but instead allows for a more in-depth understanding."
Colangelo says Vo is representative of the College's outstanding students and alumni worldwide.
"We are proud to have graduates all over the world with a strong track record of not only understanding the field of education but helping to further it," Colangelo says.
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The Schedule: Track and field heads to Moscow McDonald's Scoring Invitational, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho.
This Week: The Huskies resume competition this week at the annual Moscow McDonalds Scoring Invitational in the University of Idaho's Kibbie Dome. Teams from around the northwest are expected to attend, including Western Oregon, Eastern Washington, and host Idaho.
Outdoor Dawgs? A rare sight during the indoor season, two Husky athletes will be heading outdoors this week to compete at the USA Winter Cross Country Nationals in Greensboro, N.C. Freshman Kate Bradshaw (Issaquah, Wash.) will compete in the 6,000 meter run on Saturday, while fellow frosh John Russell (Spokane, Wash.) will run the 8,000 meters on Sunday. The top six finishers in each race will compete for the United States at the 2000 Junior Cross Country World Championships.
Last week: Washington decided to take a break last week after a flurry of action in the first month of the season. Four Huskies have already bested NCAA provisional qualifying marks, including sprinter Ja'Warren Hooker (55 meters, 60 meters, 200 meters), sophomores Melinda Campbell (3,000 meters) and Sandy Erickson (pole vault), and senior thrower Seselia Thomas (shot put). For more information on these exciting Husky athletes, see below.
The rankings: The bye week hurt Washington's men's and women's teams in this week's NCAA Dual Meet Rankings, as the Dawgs dropped from 9th to 18th on the men's side, and from 8th to 18th on the women's side. The rankings, compiled weekly at Idaho State University, placed Kansas State atop the women's rankings for the second-consecutive week, while Florida took the men's top spot away from last week's leader, Kent State. Both squads remained unranked in this week's Trackwire 25, with NCAA champion Arkansas retaining the top spot on the men's side, and Louisiana State holding steady at No. 1 among women's teams. The Trackwire 25 ranks teams based on predicted finish at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Golden Evans Dons Washington Purple: Lee Evans is giving new meaning to the words "purple and gold." The 1968 Olympic gold medalist and former world record holder joined the Husky coaching staff this offseason. A three-time national champion in the 400 meters, Evans set a world record of 43.86 in the event that stood for 20 years before being eclipsed in 1988. Evans has coached the national programs of Nigeria, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, and will work primarily with Washington's sprinters and relay squads. Evans has coached the national teams of Nigeria, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, and works primarily with Washington's sprinters and relay squads. Evans was inducted into the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1983, and was one of 100 "Golden Olympians" at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Generation X-Cellent: Washington has seen an explosion of young talent in the past three years, from sprinter Ja'Warren Hooker's NCAA indoor title as a freshman in 1998, to promising 2000 newcomers Jamara Smith (Oakland, Calif.) and miler Russell. Following is a list of UW freshmen ranked among the top three Husky competitors in their events: Men's: 55m, 2nd, Greg Forni, 6.59s, 3rd, Anthony Walters, 6.77s, Mile, 1st, John Russell, 4:09.22, 3,000m, 3rd, Russell, 8:38.37 , 55m Hurdles, 2nd, Forni, 7.97s, Long Jump, 3rd, Kevin DeSuoza, 21'-6", Pole Vault, 2nd, Brad Walker, 15'-7", Shot Put, 1st, Doug Jackson, 49'-5.5", 35 lb. Weight, 2nd, Jackson, 41'-9.75", Women's: 55m, 1st, Jamara Smith, 7.12s, 3rd, Andrea Sauter, 7.61s, 60m, 1st, Smith, 7.63s, 200m, 1st, Smith, 25.30s, 400m, 2nd, Arlene Bledsoe, 56.97s, High Jump, 1st, Brittany Roberts, 5'-1", Long Jump, 2nd, Smith, 18'-5.75", 3rd, Sauter, 17'-1.25", Triple Jump, 1st, Smith, 36'-2.75".
Back on Track: Junior sprinter Ja'Warren Hooker (Ellensburg HS) inched closer to a defense of his 1998 NCAA title in the 55 meters with a 6.19-second mark in the event at the Jan. 29 Silver State Invitational. The provisional-qualifying time moved Hooker into the top-10 nationally in the event, and marked the fourth time this season he has bested the provisional standard, including a 6.20-second mark in the Silver State final, where Hooker remained undefeated (5-0) at less than 400 meters this season. Hooker will likely be competing in two events at March's NCAA meet, having posted a NCAA qualifier of 21.46c seconds in the 200 meters, the nation's seventh-fastest time in 2000. With personal-bests of 6.55c seconds in the 60m (the distance at which the NCAA sprint championship is held) and 21.20c in the 200m, Hooker has plenty of room to move up in the national rankings. On January 15, Hooker blew away the competition in his first indoor races since an ankle injury derailed his 1999 season last March. Hooker tied or broke two long-standing course records, shattering the Multi-Sport Facility record of 21.31 in the 200 with a 21.21-second mark, and tying the record of 6.75 seconds in the 60m. In 1998, Hooker captured Washington's first-ever national sprint title, winning the 55-meter dash in a blistering 6.13 seconds. Hooker's defense of the title was cut short by injury in 1999. Prior to the injury, Hooker had posted an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 6.22 seconds in the 55 meters, and had helped qualify the men's 4x400-meter relay squad for an NCAA appearance as well. Hooker has proven just as fast outdoors, winning twenty-one consecutive sprint races in 1998, including Pac-10 championships in both the 100m and 200m dash, en route to a third-place NCAA finish in the 100m. For his efforts, Hooker was named the Pac-10's 1998 Male Track Athlete of the Year, the first Husky since 1976 to be bestowed with the honor. On May 2, 1998, he broke the Washington record in the 100m, posting a 10.18. The sprint specialist, who has also competed on the UW football team as a wide receiver, bypassed the Huskies' 1999 football season to focus on earning a berth on the U.S. Olympic team for the 2000 Sydney games.
Catching Up With "Hook": Husky sprinter Ja'Warren Hooker has been on fire this year in both the 60- and 200-meter dashes, besting the NCAA's provisional qualifying standard a total of five times. How fast has he been? Following is a comparison of Hooker's first three sprint finals (converted to the NCAA-standard 60-meter distance) to his first three sprint finals in 1998, when Hooker went on to win an NCAA title in the 55-meter dash.
2000: 1. 6.75, 1st, Penn State Quadrangular, 2. 6.72, 1st, Ohio State Buckeye Invitational, 3. 6.69, 1st, Silver State Invitational
1998: 1. 6.79, 1st, UW Indoor Classic, 2. 6.70, 1st, Eastern Washington Invitational, 3. 6.69, 1st, McDonald's Scoring Invite
Goin' Deep: Husky senior Seselia Thomas (Spanaway Lake HS) has thrust herself back into the national shot put rankings for the second consecutive year. On Jan. 22, Thomas launched a personal-best 49'-9.75" put at Ohio State's Buckeye Invitational. The provisional-qualifying mark ranks 12th nationally as of January 26th, and puts Thomas in position to make her first trip to the NCAA Indoor Championships. Thomas bested the NCAA provisional qualifying standard in 1999 as well, but fell just short of earning an invitation to the national meet.
Husky Qualifiers: Four members of Washington's track and field team have qualified for this year's NCAA Indoor Championships, to be held March 10-11 at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark.. Here is the list of current Husky provisional and automatic qualifiers, adjusted for altitude (aa) and track size (c) to meet NCAA standards. NCAA meet invitations are traditionally extended to the top 15 qualifiers in each event:
* Melinda Campbell -- 3,000 meters (Prov: 9:40.54c -- ranks 17th nationally) Sophomore, Newport, Ore. (Newport HS/Boise State University)
* Sandy Erickson -- Pole Vault (Prov: 11'-11.75" -- tied for 33rd nationally) Sophomore, Whitefish, Mont. (Whitefish HS)
* Ja'Warren Hooker -- 200 meters (Prov: 21.46c seconds -- ranks 13th nationally) 60 meters (Prov: 6.69caa seconds -- tied for 9th nationally) Junior, Ellensburg, Wash. (Ellensburg HS)
* Seselia Thomas --Shot Put (Prov: 49'-9.75" -- ranks 19th nationally) Senior, Spanaway, Wash. (Spanaway Lake HS)
On the Road Again: Perhaps least affected by the Huskies' lack of home indoor meets this year is sophomore distance runner Melinda Campbell (Newport, Ore.) who over the last two years has become used to excessive travel. After a stellar high school career which included two Oregon state championships in the 3,000 meters, Campbell enrolled at Boise State University, placing 19th for the Broncos at the 1998 NCAA Cross-Country Championships and capturing Big West crowns in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. In the fall of 1999, Campbell packed her bags once again, this time for Seattle, where she helped lead the Huskies' cross-country squad to a 13th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. In her first 2000 indoor meet, Campbell posted a provisional-qualifying mark of 9:39.74 in the 3,000 meters. Her reward? Another road trip, this time to Fayetteville, Ark., home of the 2000 NCAA Indoor Championships.
Last Year at the McDonald's Scoring Invitational: The Husky men's and women's track and field squads won twelve events en route to six combined dual meet victories over Washington State, Portland, and Eastern Washington. Then-junior Derek Prior (San Jose, Calif.) blazed onto the national scene, capturing the 400-meter dash in just 46.57 seconds, a mark which, at the time, was the fifth-fastest in the nation in 1999. Sprinter Ja'Warren Hooker posted a provisional qualifying mark of 6.74 seconds in the 60 meters, and helped the men's mile relay team to a provisional qualifier of its own. On the women's side, departed runner Deeja Youngquist teamed with current Husky Jennifer Smith (Spokane, Wash.) to sweep the distance events, with Youngquist capturing the mile title in 5:01.12, and Smith crossing the line first in the 3,000m (9:49.17). Other current Huskies to claim victory at last year's meet include senior Seselia Thomas in the shot put, senior Geoff Perry (Gig Harbor, Wash.) in the 800m, and sophomore Jason Fayant (Spokane, Wash.) in the 3,000m.
Up, Up, and Away: That's what Husky track fans have been saying about sophomore vaulter Sandy Erickson (Whitefish, Mont.) since her arrival on campus in 1999. Two weeks ago at the University of Nevada's Silver State Invitational, Erickson became the fourth Husky to qualify for March's NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., clearing the bar at a personal-best 11'-11.75". This weekend, Erickson looks to improve her mark at Idaho's McDonald's Scoring Invitational, where last year she finished seventh with a 9'-8" vault. Erickson continued her success in the 1999 outdoor season, tying her career high in the vault at the Pac-10 Championships en route an eighth-place conference finish.
Richburg USA's Top Dawg: Entering his 15th season as a head track & field coach at Washington, Orin Richburg was honored in December by USA Track and Field's International Competition Committee, who selected Richburg to coach the United States National Team at the 2001 World Championships. This will be Richburg's fourth stint with the national team. He served a head coaching stint for the 1997 World Indoor Championship Meet, and worked on National Team staffs at the 1989 Junior Pan-American Games, as well as in a 1994 dual meet with Great Britain. The committee could hardly have made a better choice: in 1998 alone, four Huskies claimed conference titles, including sophomore sprinter Ja'Warren Hooker's double victory in both the 100m and 200m events. The five victories were the most for Washington since the 1976 squad claimed six championships. In his tenure, Richburg has converted Washington into one of the top dual-meet squads in the nation. The UW women's team has ranked among the top-10 dual-meet teams in the nation every year during the 1990s. His 1988 UW squad finished 10th at the NCAA championships, the best national finish in the school's history. Prior to coming to Washington, Richburg spent seven seasons at Kent State and three years as an assistant at Western Michigan. A fine athlete in his own right, Richburg earned All-America honors as a sprinter at Kent State, finishing sixth in the 200-yd dash at the 1967 NCAA championships.
Huskies at 1999 NCAA Indoors: Two Huskies competed at last year's NCAA Indoor Championships, with departed All-American Derek Prior finishing 10th in the 400 meters, and current senior Aoki crossing the line 12th in the 5,000 meters with a career-best time of 16:33.51. In all, seven Washington athletes posted at least provisional qualifying marks for the national meet, including Hooker (55 meters and 4x400m relay), senior Ben Lindsey (shot put), Thomas (shot put), departed letterwinner Deeja Youngquist (3,000 meters, 5,000 meters), and 4x400-meter relay specialists James Mackey and Scott Anabel.
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DeKALB, Ill. - The Northern Illinois track & field team has added Vince Bingham to its staff as an assistant coach, NIU Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Connie Teaberry announced Thursday. Bingham joins the Huskies after spending last season as the head coach at Neosho County Community College in Chanute, Kan. Prior to working at NCCC, Bingham spent time as a head coach at Missouri Baptist and as an assistant at Kansas, Southern Illinois, Missouri, Lincoln (Mo.) and Lindenwood. "We are excited to have Vince join our staff," Teaberry said. "He brings a wealth of knowledge as a coach and a recruiter. Our staff is once again complete and I'm looking forward to the new success Coach Bingham will assist in helping the program reach." "The facilities are amazing and, knowing Connie and Greg, I feel like we have a great opportunity to do a really good job here with it being so close to Chicago and in the state of Illinois," Bingham said. "There are many good athletes in the state of Illinois. The facilities are unbelievable. Where I came from, we had nothing. Now we have everything, so I'm really excited." As the head coach as Neosho County in 2012-13, Bingham led the Panthers to a stellar season in both indoor and outdoor competition. NCCC brought home seven All-Americans from the NJCAA national meet in March and followed that up with 11 individual All-Americans at the outdoor national championships. As a team, Bingham's Panthers placed ninth on the women's side and eighth in the final men's standings. Prior to his stint at NCCC, Bingham served as the Director of Track Operations at national power Kansas from 2009-11. During his two years in Lawrence, he not only helped with the day-to-day operations, but also assisted in helping the Jayhawks place in the top 25 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. His recruiting efforts also lifted once unranked KU to the 2013 NCAA national outdoor title. Bingham also found plenty of success as the head coach at Missouri Baptist. In 2006, he led the Spartans to NAIA national titles at both the indoor and outdoor meets in 2006. His team also set eight NAIA national records at the 2006 indoor meet and had 18 of the 21 athletes earn All-American status. At the 2006 outdoor meet, MBU took home eight individual titles. In total, Bingham's athletes brought home 78 All-American honor on both the men's and women's side to help him net the NAIA National Track & Field Coach of the Year Award in 2006. Off the track, MBU had five Academic All-Americans. In 1998, Bingham was an assistant on Lindenwood's men's indoor national championship squad. All told, Bingham has helped coach 14 different athletes to NAIA championships. Additionally, he has coached five future Olympians in Nickesha Anderson (Jamaica - 2008), Ibrahim Bashir (Kuwait - 2004), Brittany Borman (United States - 2012), Nikki Holder (Canada - 2012) and Randy Lewis (Grenada - 2004 & 2008). In another move by the coaching staff, the team has added former Huskie Ashley Lucas as a volunteer assistant. Lucas spent one season with NIU's distance squad after competing the previous four seasons at Lewis University. "Ashley is a great addition to our staff," said NIU head cross country and assistant track coach Greg Hipp. "Ashley is going to be a great mentor to our student-athletes and her experiences as a past member of our team are going to be a great help to me and our entire program."


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It's hard to write a review on for Animal Crossing: New Leaf (for the Nintendo 3DS), as the game really has no purpose. It is completely what you make of it. There's no princesses to save or bad guys to kill, it's just you, your neighbors, and your imagination. Unlike say, Super Mario Bros. or Assassin's Creed, no two players will have the exact same Animal Crossing experience. It's that uniqueness that makes Animal Crossing special.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (ACNL) is the fourth game in Nintendo's Animal Crossing series. Animal Crossing is best described as "a community simulation video game series, in which the player lives in a village inhabited by anthropomorphic animals, carrying out various activities. The series is notable for its open-ended gameplay and extensive use of the game systems' internal clock and calendar to simulate real passage of time." At its core, that's exactly what ACNL is. If you've played any of the previous games in the series, you know what you're in for. Though, at the same time, you really don't. You see, Animal Crossing: New Leaf throws a new twist into the series. In this game, you become the mayor of the village, replacing the now retired Mayor Tortimer from the first three games. On the surface, this move seemed to be nothing more than a gimmick, this game's 'hook' if you will. Thankfully, was I quite wrong in making that assumption. Taking on the role of mayor breathed just enough fresh air into a franchise that was starting to get a bit stale after the less than stellar Wii iteration, "Animal Crossing: City Folk."
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After tweeting a picture claiming that Republican leaders are the "real wolves of Wall Street" on Sunday, Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., was taken to task and schooled on Twitter, Twitchy reported.
"Let's not forget who the real wolves of Wall Street are. Protect people, not profits," he wrote, attaching a picture of GOP leadership. The picture is titled, "The wolves of Wall Street."
"Doesn't @RepMarkTakano know that Wall Street's money almost all goes to Democrats? Mostly Chuck Schumer," one person said.
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Just about any house, no matter what size or condition, can be raised off its foundation to make way for a new ground-level addition. But the more complicated the job, the higher the cost.
The usual price range is from $7,000 to $10,000 for a 1,200-square-foot house raised three or four feet, says Darryl Johnson, supervisor of the Victoria branch of Nickel Brothers House Moving Ltd. "The average house runs from 40 tons to 80 tons," Johnson says. Some of the older homes in town -- often the ones that are raised -- weigh more due to plaster construction and sturdy old wood.
The lift itself takes only a day with hydraulic jacks, but support cribs of extremely hard fir built around the jacks stay in place for 30 days to allow for foundation work and walls to be built.
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In 1994, construction workers had to scramble for their lives when a Dalhousie Street house slid off its foundation and collapsed. In this case, the liability was shared due to inadequately nailed sheathing on the lower floor.
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Enrollment Requirements To live on campus, students must maintain a minimum enrollment of twelve or more credits each semester during the academic year and minimum of three credits per session during the summer. Requests for exceptions should be directed to the Director of University Housing before enrolling in less than the minimum enrollment requirements. Students enrolled in less than the minimum credits without the advance permission of the Director of University Housing will be given a maximum of 48 hours to vacate student housing and will be charged according Cancellation and Release Schedule contained in the Housing and Dining Agreement.
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I'm going to tell you a story, and it's true....I always have to tell people that." So asserts comedian-turned-playwright-turned-filmmaker Mike Birbiglia directly to the viewer at the outset of his autobiographically inspired, fictional feature debut. Birbiglia wears his incisive wit on his sleeve while portraying a cinematic surrogate. We are thrust into the tale of a burgeoning stand-up comedian struggling with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship threatening to race out of his control, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.
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Red Raiders, Lady Raiders Finish Fifth at Big 12 Championships
The Red Raiders and Lady Raiders each finished fifth at the 2012 Big 12 Outdoor Championships in Manhattan, Kan.
May 13, 2012
MANHATTAN, Kan. - The No. 3 Red Raiders and No. 6 Lady Raiders each finished fifth overall at the 2012 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Sunday at R. V. Christian Track Complex on the K-State campus.
After three days of action, the Red Raiders finished with 66 points overall while the Lady Raiders finished with 71 - just one point behind fourth-place Baylor. Texas A&M took home the men's conference championship with 150 points, while Texas placed first overall among the women with 139 points.
Sophomore indoor All-American Kyal Meyers opened Sunday by tying for second place in the men's pole vault with a clearance of 5.31 meters (17'-5.00"). Kyle Wait (Kansas State), Hayden Clark (Texas) and Meyers each missed attempts at 5.41 meters (17'-9.00") and Wait won the competition based on prior misses.
Texas Tech found success throughout the meet in the hurdle events with four athletes placing in the top-six in Sunday's finals. Senior Shane Brathwaite placed second in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 13.46. The time was the sixth-fastest time in Big 12 Championships history and met the Olympic Qualifying `A' Standard. Junior Katie Grimes placed second in the women's 100 meter hurdles with a personal best time of 13.00. Nwokey followed in fourth place with a time 13.44.
Jamele Mason later placed second in the men's 400 meter hurdles with a time of 49.60. Mason also placed sixth in the finals of the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 14.02. Rose Tanui earned a second place finish in the women's 5,000 meter run with a personal best time of 16:03.42. Teammate Caroline Jepleting also earned a second place finish in the finals of the 1,500 meter run with a time of 4:20.17. Jepleting qualified for the finals of both the 800 meter run and the 1,500 meter run on Saturday.
A pair of freshmen put on strong performances in the field events. Avril McGhee finished fourth in the women's triple jump with a mark of 12.62 meters (41'-5.00"). Jacorian Duffield later finished fifth in the men's high jump. Duffield cleared the bar at 2.11 meters (6'-11.00").
The women's 4x100 relay team, which entered the meet ranked No. 10 in the country, placed third overall to earn six points with a time of 43.71. The time broke the R.V. Christian Track Complex record of 43:95 set in 2005 and was just off their season-best time of 43.53.
Texas Tech now has its eyes set on the NCAA Regionals in Austin, Texas set to be held May 24-26.


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At the beginning of every month, I am offering C&Z readers a new wallpaper to apply on the desktop of your computer, with a food-related picture and a calendar of the current month.
Our calendar for June is a picture of fresh garlic (ail nouveau), which you can find on market stalls in France starting in early June.
For the longest time I never really stopped to think about the fact that the large majority of garlic heads the cook uses are dried, and if they're dried, they have to have been fresh at some point, right? And if so, what does a fresh head of garlic look like?
Well, it looks like the above picture: the outer layers of skin, which will later become paper-thin and brittle, are lightly ribbed and quite thick. They offer some resistance when you pull them away to reveal the cloves beneath, and the latter are whiter and more satiny-looking than when they're dried.
Fresh garlic can be used the same way you would dried, but it is softer in flavor, less pungent, and more discreet on the breath. It should be handled like a fresh vegetable, kept in the fridge, and eaten within a week or so. If a whole head sounds like too much to consume in that time span, you can either share it or freeze the extra cloves.
[Read about pink garlic from Lautrec too!]
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2- Right-click (or ctrl-click for some Mac users) on the image, and chose the option that says, "Set as Desktop Background", "Use as Desktop Picture," or something to that effect — the exact wording will depend on the browser you use.
3- If the image does not fit your desktop background neatly, you may have to go to your preference screen (on a Mac: System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver > Desktop; on Windows: Control Panel > Display > Desktop) and choose "Fit to screen" as the display mode of your background image.
4- Enjoy!
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Couple of things;;
First, I finished the damn book. On to the next! anyway, i still maintain that the Yuuzhan Vong aren't outside of the force at all, but are simply (and perhaps only) part of the Unifying force which, to this point, every jedi has pretty much been ignoring.
Living Force - The force which affects creatures/beings. Such as picking up a big fricken rock and throwing it, shooting lightning, jumping really high. 90% of the force which the Jedi wield seem to be about this.
Unifying Force - The more mysterious and less explored of the two, the Unifying is part of everything, and is more about your place in the universe and the fate of all beings.
But in any case...
Kyle Katarn ain't no Jedi Master. He's a Jedi instructor, and teaches the big kids how to fight with their lightsabers. He's no master, though. His abandonment of the force after defeating Jerec caused a bit of irreperable damage to his force ability. He's strong, plenty strong, but not a Master.
After Desann, in his 'official' storyline, it looks like Kyle goes straight for the Vong afterwards. After becoming a Jedi instructor, Kyle taught many of the Jedi students who later went off and got themselves killed at the worlds of Ithor and Obroa-Skai. Maybe he'll take up the saber again, or maybe one of his students will.
And IMHO, any game/expansion on the YV would sell just fine. Why? not everyone who bought JKII was a star wars buff. And even if you are, most actually like the YV.
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America: The Oldest Democracy
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When I look out into the world, I see the forces that would bring us disaster. I see the deep night of unthinkable cruelty and blindness. But I also look within the human heart and find something of love there, something that cares and shines out into the dark universe like a bright beacon. And in the shining of that light, I feel the dreams and prayers of all beings. In the shining of that beacon I feel all of our hopes for a better future, and the strength to do what we are here to do. May all be fed. May all be healed. May all be loved. John Robins
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"He will devour in the next world, whose flesh I eat in this life; the wise declare this to be the real meaning of the word 'flesh' ." - Manu Samhita 5.55
"The sins generated by violence curtail the life of the perpetrator. Therefore, even those who are anxious for their own welfare should abstain from meat-eating." - Mahabharat, Anu.115.33
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Chelsea, 5 April, 1848—
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Accept many thanks for this kind Gift, which I cannot but esteem an honour, and receive with real pleasure.1 It comes to me like a breath from the clear seas and heathery hills, which I knew long since; and is welcome on these dusty coasts where my sojournings now are.
You are well known in this house, both from old and from recent days; and I could give phrases of yours which are part of our current dialect here.2 My Wife, who has gone on a short visit to the Country, will be very glad to receive your Note tomorrow morning; and I, this day after dinner, propose to entertain myself with the Lord Rector's Address to the Aberdeen-a-way people on matters that concern us all.
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This is so funny...Well, not really, but.
The same day I came back was the same day I had been shut off again. But SCREW THAT, I'M BACK!!! And I'm slightly dragged by some hooks.
I've just been feelin' really crappy this week. After I explain my week, I'll tell you.
.Some EXPLETIVES on the bus annoyin' me again
.Forget the rest
.Forgot the rest
(CRAP! I forgot most of my week)
.Had a strange dream, I think.
.Did nothing when I got home
.ROTC, talked to Mark, I don't know if he's on yet
.Found out why my nose hurts. I have a blackhead on it, and it felt like my bone was broken. It's ok, now, I don't feel it.
.Heard a Woodpecker. They're so freakin' cute! I wish I could just take one home!
.Slept all week
.Nothing on
.Forgot the rest
.F***** up in Drill twice
.Was anticipating getting my stuff back, didn't ask so didn't know.
.Forot the rest
Freakin' crap! Well, I'm just not in a mood to write alot, and I'm listenin to some music now, so it's taking half of my attention. I'm still mad 'cuz my headphones are still broken. I'll ask my Mom if we can get some new ones next week. She's not feeling well, so we might not go out this weekend. And I don't have SAT this Sunday, so I have some time.
Also, those in the way of Tropical Storm Isaac, I extend my prayers to you, that hurricane is very severe. I heard that it was gonna tear all the way through Arkansas and probably end after Missouri! That's insane! And I already heard about the floodings and all, I'm very concerned about you all.
I am not in a mood to write, so my previously anticipated production of my latest episode will not be created until later.
ALSO. I want your honest opinion on this. This is a very serious topic. But I need to ask someone from here to elaborate.
Am I unsociable? Or a nerd? GR! I hate that word.
But I've just been...Huff, tough with Verny Vern. We're starting to have alot more disaggreements and near arguments. LSS, I'm getting a bit tired of her chocolate-covered insults. Whenever I say "I'm lazy" or "I'm so fat", or something, she'd just make it worse. She never lends a helping word. I'm 14 years old, and I'm around 150lbs, I'm super irritated by my cousin (Who is still very annoying) and I'm a Freshman in a good High School. I'm trying to get a Physical so I can play Soccer, I would've gotten it on Thrusday, but the clinic could'nt take anyone else.
But my legs hurt from running/walking home, from Gym, and from ROTC. Right after that, my abdomen was hurting when I stood up, sat down, or walked down some steps. Now my wrist hurts because I hurt it in Gym. And she's all "You're always hurt, stop complaining. I have a reason to be upset, I have a disease!" and I'm getting so sick of hearing that! Yes, I know you have serious MS, and could possibly lose your sight or become completely paralyzed, but that's not helping me. At least offer me a bit of comfort when I need it.
I literally have nobody to talk to!(Except for y'all, who I can't stand to be apart from.) My cousin treats me like crap, and Auntie/Uncle Greg don't do anything about it...I have no siblings my age, no friends, whatsoever, and I am going through my problems without any support from anyone else, and the one time I need her to support me, she just makes it worse. My self-esteem has been shattered entirely, I keep feeling like there's something mentally wrong with me, and I'm just going crazy!!!!
She keeps saying that I need to get out more and make more friends. The thing is, I haven't met many people that are worth my time. Yeah, I know it sounds crazy, but it has to be true. Maybe not, since everywhere I've gone I've always had problems...Now I don't, but still, everywhere I go I am surrounded by idiots, sluts, and ignorance! And she keeps calling me a nerd, and said that that's why I don't have any friends. And I have plenty of friends. So what if I don't see them physically, is it really that important?! I mean, they're always telling me that I can't live life without friends, well I've done it for most of my life. I can cut emotional ties very easily!
In my many cases, friends are expendable, they come and go...They've been ripped away from me, never to be heard from again, and I remember each and every one of them! And even though this sounds negative, if some people on here left, I would manage without much emotional termoil...Because I'm so used to my friends being taken away from me...I've adjusted to not having any friends.
Sorry about that, I'm just really pissed. And she gave me the most bullshittiest reason!
Ex: I was having a convorsation with her, and I quoted something that I've heard before and I said "Well, I'm paraphrasing." and Verny Vern just HAD to retort. "See, this is why you don't have any friends."
So, I was confused by her statement. Her reasoning was, quote, "Teenagers aren't supposed to speak like that...Using big words like that." and some classmates of mine in Biology and those two premature EXPLATIVES on the bus said similar to what she said. Well, one of them said the same thing that she did, but the other said that I just talk fast. Anyway, SCREW THAT! Just because I use 'big words' (They aren't really big words, I just paid attention in English.) is nowhere near linked to why I don't have any friends. Most of those ghetto rejects aren't worth being my friends. And I'm also getting very tired of how she refers to my Mom. She's had a rough life, saying stuff about her behind her back isn't gonna fix anything, it's only gonna make it worse!
And I tried to show her some of theO, saying that I do have friends, just not at school or around the neighborhood. And she just has to have some disgusted look about everything. She had a problem with the Screennames...THE FREAKIN SCRENNAMES! Are you serious? She said "How/Why are you talking to someone who's name you don't know?!" like there's something wrong with that. And to which I responded "Does it really matter?" and she said "Yes." She's the reason why I told you all my name. And some times why I was acting weird.
It seems like nothing I ever do will impress her, and I have to live up to HER standards of everything. But she never acknowledges my academic achievements. And every time I say "I could've gone into sports if I had gone to the right school." and she has to bring up my mother, complaining about how our lives have been messed up, and blaming her for everything. We don't need to bring up the past every time she reminds me how I hate most of my life!
Why can't she just appreciate the things I have done?! So what if I don't have any friends, so what if I don't do sports, at least I'm not obese, right?! I do well in school, I'm not in the streets, I'm not perfect, but can she at least appreciate me the way I am and stop undermining everything I'm not?!!! GAH!
Well, I had to get that out. But back to my first point.
All I'll say is that.....I'm crazy. I don't necessarily have Multi-Personality Disorder, but I'm kinda Tri-Polar (Bipolar but worse), and I just...If you met me in person, you'd really want to kill me. Like...Whatever you think of me now, I can turn into something completely different! I kinda adjust the way I am around different people.
Around Keon and Vernando, I act like a real clown...I'm witty, I'm funny, and I just can't stop messin with Keon. I'm a real jackass.
Around my Mom, I'm just...Messed up. I'm uptight, I don't want to talk, I just do whatever I can to get by.
Around my Aunt and Uncle...I don't even exist. I'm like the little leech that burns up the electricity, water, etc. and I can't do anything right...I'm a total screw-up, and I feel like a nuisance.
It's like I am a hundered different people, but that's only how I adapt to everyone else around me.
And I'll tell you this now. There is no Real Me...I say that because I don't keep the same attitude all the time. Just having that certain someone walk into the room and I change from a bird to a turtle.
I feel like nobody can understand because I'm afraid to tell them.
But if you think about it, it sorta is like Multi-Personality Disorder. If you catch me on the right day, I'll appear like a completely different person.
And like I said before, if you had met me in person, and had spent alot of time around me, you'll want to kill me.
I had to get that out, I was just itchin' to tell someone!!!


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2013 Saluki Football schedule poster
July 24, 2013
CARBONDALE, Ill. – The 2013 Southern Illinois football schedule posters are now available at Lingle Hall (1490 Douglas Drive) on the SIU campus.
The poster, which celebrates the 100th anniversary of SIU football, was produced by Saluki Athletic Marketing and athletic department graduate assistant Lacey King.
If any fans would like to have a schedule poster mailed to them, they can follow these steps:
1. Buy a USPS-approved mailing tube (must be at least 18" long) for poster requests.
2. At the post office, pay for shipping to the Saluki Athletics address listed below, plus a return postage sticker.
3. Insert stickers with (1) your return address and (2) prepaid postage into the tube. These will be used to mail tube back to you.
4. Insert slip of paper indicating which materials you are requesting.
5. Mail tube to:
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The ghouls from Monster High are back in their brand new film, Frights, Camera, Action! In this new totally clawsome film, the ghouls, Draculaura, Cleo de Nile, Clawdeen Wolf, Robecca Steam and stowaway HooDude VooDoo go an journey to find the new vampire queen. Their journey takes them to the Tower of Londoom to a haunted riverboat in New Goreleans and finally to the glamorous boo-vie lots of Hauntlywood.
The movie starts out with Draculaura upset about actress Veronica Von Vamp's Vampire Majesty films about vampire scaritage. Draculaura tells the story about how the vampires have not had a queen in over 400 years! All her close ghoulfriends pretend that she is the new queen, while Gory and Toralei make fun of the whole idea that Draculaura is queen especially since she does not even have her vampire powers yet.
It's all fun and games until Lord Stoker shows up at Monster High. He is the temporary leader until the new queen is found. Lord Stoker leads Draculaura to believe she is the rightful heir to the vampire throne and she is whisked away to Transylvania for a royal coronation along with her ladies in waiting Clawdeen, Robecca and Cleo. Later on Hoodude stumbles out of his hiding spot. He's all about romance, movies and royal moments like Draculaura's coronation and he just couldn't stay away.
When they arrive in Transylvania, they soon discover the hunt for the queen is not over yet. The Ghouls must locate an ancient artifact known as the Vampire's Heart in order to discover the identity of the true Vampire Queen. To find the new queen they must first head to the Tower of Londoom where we meet Clawdia Wolf. She is Clawdeen's sister and an aspiring writer. Then the gang heads to New Goreleans where we meet the next new character named Honey Swamp, a budding cinematographer. Finally, their journey ends in Hauntlywood, where we meet two new characters named Viperine Gorgon, a make-up artist and Elissabat, actress and star of the silver scream.
Draculaura hasn't done anything important yet and that's why she has not received her vampire powers. Could this journey to find the new queen and the vampire heart be the moment where she receives her powers?
Well, I can't tell you anymore without giving the whole movie away so you will have to find out for yourself how this fangtastic adventure ends. Frights, Camera, Action! releases March 25th so pre-order yours today for only $12.99 at www.Amazon.com.